¹ Apolo kuyabere akiri Korinsio Paulo yaraba omubyaro byoruguru, yayika Efeso yasangayo bamwe abeegi. ² Yabagambira ati; Obumwayikiriza mukatunga Omwoyo Akwera? Bamugarukamu bati: nyagana, tutukawuraga ngu arowo Omwoyo Akwera ³ Yabagira ati, mukabatizibwa omukubatizibwa kwa Yohaana. ⁴ Paulo yabagira ati; Yohaana akabatiza okubatiza kwokwetesa nagambira abantu kwikiriza abw'okwenda kwiza enyima yewe nuwe Yesu. ⁵ Kubawurire ecyokubatizibwa, omwizina rya Mukama Yesu. ⁶ Paulo kuyabatirewo engaro Omwoyo Akwera yabizawo bagamba endimi ezindi baragura. ⁷ Boona bakaba bari ikumi nababiri. Paulo okukora Ebyokutangaza omuri Efeso ⁸ Yataya omuri sinagogi yamara emyezi isatu nagamba nobumanzi nayakanisa abantu, nabikiriisa ebyobukama bwa Ruhanga. ⁹ Konka abamwe kubagangeeze emitima, bayanga kuwura nibazuma omuwanda gwo mumeeso gabantu yabarigawo yatoranamu abeegi yaguma nayakanira omwisomero rya Turaano. ¹⁰ Yagumizamu nakora atyo kumara emyaka ibiri. Nabwecyo ababeere batwire Asia abayudaya nabagriika bawura ekigambo cya Mukama. ¹¹ Ruhanga yakozere emikono ya Paulo eby'okutangaaza ebitari byaburiizo. ¹² Kandi ebitambaare n'emyenda ebyarigire amubiri gwewe, babitwara abarwere, bacira endwere zaabo nabarowo badaimoni babarigawo. ¹³ Ababa aroho ebizengerezi byabayudaaya, abakwaci bemizimu bayepanka kukwata daimoni omwizina rya Mukama weetu Yesu nibagira bati: Ninkwicya Yesu ou Paulo agamba . ¹⁴ Akaba arowo abaseeza musanzu batabani ba Skewa omuyudaaya omunyamurwa omukuru ababeere nibakora batyo. ¹⁵ daimoni yabagarukamu ati, "Yesu nimumanya na Paulo nimumanya beetu mwebu muribaya?" ¹⁶ Omuseeza ayabere ary'awo, daimoni yabagurukira boona yabakira amaani, yababinga bairuka omunzu ejo, bazwere butyangali bawutere. ¹⁷ Kandi ekyo cyamanywa boona abayudaaya, n'abagriika ababeere batwire Efeso boona batiina munonga kandi iziina rya Mukama weetu Yesu ryayimbisibwa. ¹⁸ Kandi bengi aryabo abikiriize bayiza bayatura ebibi byabo, bagamba nebibakozere. ¹⁹ Beengi aribo ababere nibakora ebyobufumu, bateranira amwe ebitambo byabo byokugura babyocyeza omumeeso gabantu boona; babisririza, obuguzi bwabo, bakasanga nibiika obicweka byefeeza obukumi butaano. ²⁰ Okwe nikwe ekigambo cya Mukama cyayeyongiire kityo amaani kikasingura. ²¹ Kandi ebyo kibyawere, Paulo yamarira omumutima gwewe kubanza kuraba omuri Makedonia na Akaya, ngu abone kuza Yerusalemu nagira ati: kundiba nahikireyo,nsemerire kuza kureba Rooma nayo ²² Ku yamazire kutuma Makedonia babiri awo bayambi bewe, Timoseo na Erasta iwe yaguma Asia abiro bike. Abahesi ba Efeso okurwanisa ebya Ruhanga ²³ Omu biro ebyo akabawo okuzagaara kwingi abw'omuwanda ogwe. ²⁴ Abokugira omuseeza akwetwa Dameterio omuyesi wefeeza owabere nabeeseza ebisani bya atemu omu feeza natungisa abayeesi bewe munonga. ²⁵ akabateranira amwe naabo ababeere nibakora omurumo ogu yabagambiire ati, baseeza mwe numumanya ngu omurimo ogwe kunugo gubeere nigu batungisa. ²⁶ Mbwenu numureeba kandi nimuwura konku kitari omuri Efeso wenka, kureka nomuri Asia yeyi nayo, Paulo ogu atumire abantu bingi nabayindura nagira ati; Baruhanga bemikono tibari baruhanga buzima. ²⁷ Mbwenu haruho akabi tabwomurumo gwetu, kugayibwa kureka nabwa yekaru na ruhangakazi rugamba Atemi kuyindurwa busa kandi na ruwangakazi orikuramibwa abomunsi boona kwihibwaho ekitinisa Cyewe. ²⁸ Kibawurire ecyo, bakwatwa ekiniga, batooka munonga nibagira bati: ''Atemi wa Efeso ni mukuru''. ²⁹ Orurembo ryoona rwatoka, abantu bakwata Gaayo na Aristariko aba Makedonia ababere mbatambura na Paulo omungendo zewe, boona bayimuka baza omwizaniro. ³⁰ Paulo yayenda kubatayamu konka abeegi be tibamwikiriza. ³¹ Kandi bamwe abakungu abakuru ba Asia ababeere bari banywani bewe bamwesengereza ngu areke kutaya omwiteraniro. ³² Abo omumutwe ngu abamwe bakatoka okwabo, nabandi nabo okwabo abokugira boona bakaba nibatoka, kandi bengi batamanyire acabarundana ³³ Baiya Alegizanda omwiteraniro , Abayudaya baba nubo bamwebembeza Alegizanda yabawunamisa nomukono ngu afune keswengereza ag'abantu. ³⁴ Konka kibamumanyire ngu nimuyudaaya, boona bayombera omwe kumara, esaa ibiri nibagira bati: Atemi wa Efesa nimukuru. ³⁵ . Bwanyima omuyandiki omukuru ow'omururembo yawunamisa abantu nagira ati: Imwe baseeza ba Efeso mwe, nimuntuci atakumanya ngu etauni ya Efeso neekuma yekaru ya Atemi omukuru nekisani ecyarigire omwiguru? ³⁶ . Mbwenu nkoku atarowo akubasa tubyeyakana, musemerire kuwunama mutakora ekintu cyona nimurahukiriza. ³⁷ . Abokugira abaseeza abo tibibire ebyomu yekaru zeetu, nobu kwakuba okurigota ori ruwangakazi weetu, mbwenu mw'abareeta aha? ⁴¹ Kuyamazire kugamba ecyo yagambira abantu bayabuuka. Paulo okuraba omuri Bugriika okuhikaTroa ³⁸ . Mbwenu Demeterio nabayeesi batayi bewe kubabeere biine ekibakuhababira omuntu wena, awokucwera emisango arowo, nabategeki barowo babeniwo batabarizingana. ³⁹ . Konka kumuraabe mwine ekindi ekimusoboroza, nibiikumaarwa omwisengero ryaburizu. ⁴⁰ . Mumanye kuturi omukabi kokuregwa kwerizooba, abokugira tarowo oburyo obuturayetonganiire bukasoboora okuterana oku.