¹ Byanacibantyo erhi Apolo Ali e Korinto, Paulo erhi ayusi here omu ntondo z'e Azia, ahika e Efeso. Arhima yo nabanda baguma ababwira: ² erhi kamwayankirire Muka Mwimana, amango mwa yemeraga? Nabo bamushuza, mpu: ciru rhurhasagi yunva oku Muka Mwimana ahaba. ³ Naye, abadosa: bubatizo buhi mwahirwe? Bamushuza mpu: Bubatizo bwa Yohana. ⁴ Paulo anacibabwira, erhi: Yohana abatizize olubaga obubatizo bw'obuciyunyuze, akababwira mpu bayemere owanayishe e nyuma zage, ye Yesu. ⁵ Erhi bayunva ebyo binwa babatizibwa okw'izino lya nyakasane Yesu. ⁶ N'erhyaba amabalambulira kw'amaboko Muka Mwimana abayandagalira, barhondera baderha endimi banaleba. ⁷ Boshi haguma Bali nka baluma ikumi na babirhi. ⁸ Paulo anacija omu cishagala, ajira myezi isharhu ayigiriza buzira boba. Akashambalira Abayahudi e by'obwami bwa Nnamahanga n'oku cicesa oku bayemeza. ⁹ Ci baguma bahusa e murhima yabo, hakajira oku yemera, ciru banajacira e njira ya nyakasane embere z'olubaga. Anacibaleka abemezi habo habo, ngasi lusiku akazi baganiza omw'isomo lya Tirano. ¹⁰ Okwo akujira myaka ibiri yoshi, na ntyo abantu boshi b'omu Azia, Abayahudi n'Abagreki, bayunva oluderho lwa Nyakasane. ¹¹ Naye Nyamuzinda akagijira ebisomerine bizibu n'amaboko ga Paulo, ¹² kuhika abalwala bakahirwa kwo ebitambara n'emishangi yali e hisire oku mubiri gwage bakafuma, n'abazimu baka barhenga kwo. ¹³ Baguma omu Bayahudi b'abagenzi bakagilibirha kw'abazimu babi banacirhangira okuyambaza Izino lya Nyakasane Yesu oku bali mw'abazimu babi. Bakaderha erhi ''Mmulahirire oku Izino ly'olya Yesu Paulo ayigiriza''. ¹⁴ Muyahudi muguma, mpu ye Sheva mudahwa mukulu agwerhe bana bage misole nda bakagi jira ntyo. ¹⁵ Ci shehani abashuza ntya, erhi: Yesu mmuyishi, naye Paulo ntamuhabiri, ci mwoyo muli bandi? ¹⁶ Lero olya muntu wali mwo abazimu babi anaci bahamira kwo abanesha okubanali boshi, abakolera buligo, ciru barhenga mw'eyo nyumpa balibirha, erhi barhaciyambirhi banayunjwire b'ibande. ¹⁷ Okwo kwanaci manyikana oku bantu boshi b'e Efeso. Abayahudi n'Abagriki obwoba bwa bagwarha boshi, bakuza izino lya Nyakasane Yesu. ¹⁸ banji mulibalya balima yememre baka yi shi fululula n'oku derha engeso zabo . ¹⁹ Banji muli balya nakayijira eby'obukurungu ,bakaderha ebitabu byabo n'oku dulika muliroomu masu ga boshi .Batania echishingo chabyo ,babugana biri bihumbi makumi arhanyunva nsaranga. ²⁰ Na ntyo emyanzi y'Akalembe yayololoka haha zibuha. ²¹ Erhi ebyobyoshi biba byamaba ,Paulo anachi higa oku gera omu Makedonia n'omu Akaia ,n'okuja e Yeruzalemu ,erhi: '' hano mba nama yihika ,kukwanine mbone na Roma''. ²² Anachi rhuma baganda babirhi e Makedonia , bo Timoteyo na Erasto;naye yene achi jira zindi nsiku nsungunu omu Azia. ²³ Mw'ago mango,hazuka embaka zirhali nyi ziyrekire enlira ya Nyakasane. ²⁴ Muntu muguma ,mpu ye Demetrio , mutuzi w'amasholo wakagi yubakira Artemia enyusho z'ebyuma ,akagi lerher'abakozi have bunguke bunji. ²⁵ Anachi bahamagala bon'abandi bakozi b'emirmo eri Nk'oyo gwabo ,ababwira, erhi: ''Bira bani ,murha habiri oku ogu mukolo gwo gurhi jira.'' ²⁶ Ci mwene mubwine munagwerhe mwa yunva oku arhali e Efeso yone. Cina hofi omu Azia yoshi, oyu Paulo arhebire anahindula e mirhama y'abantu barahali banyi, ababwire mpu banya muzinda bajiragwa n'amaboko g'abantu barhali banyamunzi. ²⁷ Arhali mukolo gwirhu gone rhuyobohire nti gwa nkasherera ci n'olusho lw'Artemi ciru, omuzimukazi wirhu, nti lwanka lolwa nka lwa busha, na buzinda obone irenge ly'olya abantu b'omu Azia n'ab'omw'igulu lyoshi bashenga likola ntalyo. ²⁸ Erhi bayunva e byo binwa, obukunizi bwaba rhaluka irhwe, barhondera babanda endulu, mpu: Artemi wa ba Efeso alimuku! ²⁹ Ecishagala coshi cayunjula hidugundu, bashagamukira caligumiza omu itaramo, byakagijirwa nabo Cayo na Aristariko b'e Makedonia bakagi genda bona Paulo. ³⁰ Erhi Paulo aderha mpu aje ekarhi k'olw'olubaga, abemezi bamuhanzi; ³¹ ciru n'abajinji baguma b'omu Azia bali bira bage barhuma e munda ali mpu amanye anka ciyerekana omu itaramo. ³² Baguma bakayama kwabo n'abandi kwabo, bulya olubaga lwali mwo e hidugundu, na banji barhali manyire bici bashimbaga. ³³ Lero banaci rhenza Aleksandra omu karhi k'olubaga n'Abayahudi banacimusunika mpu aje embere. Okuhandi Aleksandra anacibakema n'okuboko, mpu bahulike; ci erhi akola ashuzagye olubaga, ³⁴ bamanya okw'ali Muyahudi, boshi banaciyakuza liguma, bajira nka nsa ibirhi baderha, mpu: '' Artemi w'aba Efeso ali mukulu!'' ³⁵ Okubundi omwandisi anacihuluka olubaga, alubwira, erhi: Mwe bantu b'e Efeso, omu Bantu boshi ndi orhayishi oku Ecishagala g'omulinzi g'omuzikazi mukulu Artemi n'ogw'enshusho yage ya manukaga oku nkuba? ³⁶ Kulya kuba ntaye wankalahira okwo, ku kwanine murhulule munamanye harhabaga eci mwajira murhana rhanziri cija emurhima. ³⁷ Abala bantu mudwirhe ntakulogorha balogorhire omuzimu-kazi wirhu, barhana mujaciraga. ³⁸ Akaba Demetrio n'abakozi Bali boshi hali oyu bagwerhe kwo akanwa, enkiko hoziri, n'abatwi b'emanja ho bali: Baje aha balume. ³⁹ Akaba kandi kantu mmulonzize, kaderhwa aha kagombe. ⁴⁰ Kali ciru ebyabire olusiku lw'ene byanarhuma rhwalegwa obugoma, bulya nti gwarhiro rhugwerhe lya nkarhuma engabo eri nkeyi yalundumana. ⁴¹ Erhi ayusi derha ntyo ashandaza olubaga.