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Aborokigwa ba Yohana Omobatisi ase Efeso
Ⅰ Ekaba ekero Apolo arenge Korinto, Paulo agaeta egati y’ense ya rogoro, agaika Efeso. Aroro akanyorana naborokigwa batari bake. Ⅱ Akababoria: “Mwanyorete Omoika Omochenu ekero mwegenete?”
Bakamoiraneria: “Yaya, titwana koigwa nonya ng’ake ng’a Omoika Omochenu noreo.”
Ⅲ Akababoria: “Mbatiiso ki mwabatisetwe?” Bakamoiraneria: “Ase ebatiiso ya Yohana.”
Ⅳ +Paulo akabateebia: “Yohana nigo aare kobatiisa ebatiso y’okoonchoka, ogoteebia abanto bamwegene ere oyorache gocha magega yaye, oyio nere Yeso.”
Ⅴ Ekero bachia koigwa aya, bakabatiiswa ase erieta ri’Omonene Yeso. Ⅵ Na ekero Paulo abekire amaboko aye igoro ase bare, Omoika Omochenu okabaikera; bagachaaka gokwana ase emenwa na kobana. Ⅶ Na bonsi nigo barenge abasacha koreng’ana ikomi na babere.
Paulo ase Efeso
Ⅷ Agasoa ase esinagogi ime, agakwana noboremu, akaorokereria abanto engaki y’emetienyi etato, okobaebereria ase amang’ana y’oborwoti bwa Nyasae. Ⅸ Korende ekero abande bakong’etie chinkoro chiabo, na tibegena, na bagakwana bobe igoro y’Enchera y’Omonene ase obosio bw’omosangererekano, akaimoka akabatiga, akarusanania aborokigwa, akaba nkoborokereria are kera rituko ase enyomba y’amorokererio ya Tiriano. Ⅹ Amang’ana aya akagenderera ase engaki y’emiaka ebere, goika bonsi abamenyete Asia, Abayahudi na Abagiriki, bakaigwa ring’ana ri’Omonene.
Ⅺ Nyasae agakora ebikone ebinene mono ase amaboko a Paulo, Ⅻ goika chianga na ebitambaa ebiakunete omobere oye bikairwa ase abarwaire, na igo bakagwenigwa amarwaire abo, na emeika emebe ekarua ase bare. ⅩⅢ Abande b’Abayahudi, abaseria b’emeika emebe, abarenge abaetanani, bagateema gwatora erieta ri’Omonene Yeso igoro y’ababwatire nebirecha ebibe, bagoteeba: “Twabitianirie ase Yeso oria okorandigwa na Paulo.” ⅩⅣ Abakorete ayio nabamura batano na babere ba Sikewa, Omoyahudi orenge Omokuani omonene. ⅩⅤ Omoika oria omobe okabairaneria: “Yeso nimomanyete, na Paulo namomanyire, korende inwe mbarabi?”
ⅩⅥ Na omonto oria obwatire n’Omoika omobe akabarindokera, akabanyara, akababua, goika bagatama korwa ase enyomba eria getirianda, bare ne chingoma baakirwe. ⅩⅦ Amang’ana aya akamanyekana ase Abayahudi na Abagiriki bonsi abamenyete Efeso; obwoba bokabasoa bonsi, na erieta ri’Omonene Yeso rikabakwa. ⅩⅧ Abange babo, abachaagete kwegena, bagaacha, bakaorokia chingencho chiabo chimbe baare gokora. ⅩⅨ Abange ase baria abaare gokora chingencho chi’oboragori, bagasangereria ebitabu biabo, bakabisamba ase amasio y’abaanto bonsi. Kobakorire omobaro bw’erigori ri’ebitabu ebio, bakanyora ng’a mbiisanete chiropia chi’echifeta chilifu emerongo etano. ⅩⅩ Nabo ring’ana ri’Omonene rikaranda, rikabua.
Emeroberio ya Paulo
ⅩⅪ Amang’ana aya achia koera, Paulo akarengereria ase omoika oye ime goeta egati ya Makedonia na Akaya gochia Yerusalemu, ogoteeba: “Magega konabeire agwo ningwenerete korora omochie o Rumi noro.” ⅩⅫ Agatoma abanto babere korwa ase baria baare komokoonya bagende Makedonia, nabwo Timotheo na Erasto. Ere omonyene agatigara Asia ase engaki enke.
Eburu‐buru ase Efeso
ⅩⅩⅢ Ase amatuko ayio eburu‐buru etari nke ekaimoka ase amang’ana ’enchera y’Omonene. ⅩⅩⅣ Ekiagera omonto oyomo ore korokwa Demeturio, omoturi bw’echifeta, oyorenge gokora ebie Hekalu bie chifeta bi’Aritemi*, nigo arenge konyorera abaroisia eniibo enyinge. ⅩⅩⅤ Akabasangereria abwo amo nabande ab’emeremo eria, akabora: “Inwe abasacha, mwamanyire ng’a obotenenku bwaito nigo bokorwa ase emeremo eye. ⅩⅩⅥ Naende mwarorire na koigwa ng’a Paulo, oyio oebereirie abanto na kobaonchora, tari ase Efeso oka, korende nonya nase Asia yonsi pi, okobateebia ng’a chinyasae chigokorwa namaboko tari chirochio chinyasae. ⅩⅩⅦ Nabo ere aakong’u ase tore, tari ng’a nemeremo yaito yoka erachaywe, korende nonya ne Hekalu y’Aritemi, enyasae enkuungu ere enene, nigo erabarwe ng’a teri gento. Naende enyasae eria, egosasimwa n’abanto b’Asia yonsi na ab’ense yonsi nigo eraurwe obonene bwaye.”
ⅩⅩⅧ Ekero bachia koigwa aya bagaichorwa nendamwamu, bagaaka eriogi, bagateeba: “Aritemi y’Abaefeso nenene!” ⅩⅩⅨ Omochie bwonsi ogaichorwa neburu‐buru, bakabwata Gayo na Aristariko, abanto ba Makedonia, baare gotaara amo na Paulo, bakabakurura na bakaminyoka amo gochia aase chigosori chigokorerwa. ⅩⅩⅩ Na Paulo akarigia gosoa ase egati y’abanto, korende aborokigwa tibamwanchera. ⅩⅩⅪ Abande b’abanene b’Asia, abarenge abasani baye, bagatoma abanto asare, bakamosorora tabaisa kweorokia omonyene aase chigosori chigokorerwa. ⅩⅩⅫ Bono abande nigo barenge korera iga, na abande iga, ekiagera omosangererekano oria konya obeire neburu‐buru. Abange ase bare tibamanyete nase ki basangererekanete amo. ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Abande ase omosangererekano bagatebereria Alekisanda, oyo Abayahudi bakamosukia ase amaiso ’abaanto. Alekisanda akaimokia okoboko kwaye, akarigia gwekengera. ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Korende ekero bamomanya ng’a ere n’Omoyahudi, bagakuura bonsi amo ase egeka ki’ang’e chinsa ibere chingima, bakorera: “Aritemi y’Abaefeso nenene!”
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ Omoriki bw’omochie agakiria abanto agateeba: “Inwe abasacha b’Efeso, monto ki ore aa otamanyeti ng’a omochie bw’Abaefeso noro omorendi bwe Hekalu y’Aritemi eria enene, na obw’omogwekano oria ogwete korwa igoro? ⅩⅩⅩⅥ Gaki, ekiagera amang’ana aya takonyara gokanwa, mogwenerete gokira, timokora ring’ana ria bwango. ⅩⅩⅩⅦ Naki iga mwarenta abanto aba bataibeti ebinto bie Hekalu gose korama enyasae yaito enkuungu. ⅩⅩⅩⅧ Ase igo, onye Demeturio na ababaachi abare amo nere bare ne ring’ana igoro ase omonto, amatuko ’yokogambigwa nare, na abagaambi mbareo, tiga basoerane. ⅩⅩⅩⅨ Korende onye more namang’ana ande, nigo araroisigwe nabagaambi ba botambe. ⅩⅬ Ekeene obokong’u mbore ase tore, aande mbarigetie gotosoera ase engencho y’eburu‐buru eye ya reero. Karabe igo, rirorio titokonyaara gwekengera ase engencho y’omosangererekano oyo.” ⅩⅬⅠ Ekero akoorire gokwana aya, akaa omosangererekano ribaga ogende.
+ ⅩⅨ:Ⅳ Mat 3:11; Mar 1:4,7,8; Luk 3:4,16; Yoh 1:26,27 * ⅩⅨ:ⅩⅩⅣ Aritemi: erieta ri’Ekegiriki ri’enyasae yarenge gosasimwa agwo Asia Enke