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14 (A)Awo Pawulo ne Balunabba bwe baatuuka mu Ikoniya ne bayingira mu kkuŋŋaaniro ly’Abayudaaya. Ne babuulira n’amaanyi mangi era abantu bangi Abayudaaya n’Abayonaani ne bakkiriza. Naye Abayudaaya abaagaana okukkiriza ne bassa omutima omubi mu baamawanga okukyawa abooluganda. (B)Ne baabeerayo ebbanga gwanvu nga babuulira n’obuvumu, era Mukama n’akakasanga ekigambo ky’ekisa kye ng’abawa okukola obubonero n’ebyamagero. (C)Naye ekibiina ky’abantu mu kibuga ne kyawukanamu abamu ne bagoberera Abayudaaya n’abalala ne bakkiriza abatume. (D)Abayudaaya n’abakulembeze baabwe awamu n’Abamawanga, ne basala olukwe okubonyaabonya abatume, n’okubakuba amayinja. (E)Naye Pawulo ne Balunabba olukwe ne baluggukamu ne baddukira mu bibuga ebya Lukawoniya ne Lusitula ne Derube, ne mu bitundu ebiriraanyeewo, (F)era n’eyo ne babuulirirayo Enjiri.

Pawulo ne Balunabba mu Lusitula ne Derube

(G)Mu Lusitula mwalimu omusajja eyazaalibwa nga mulema, ng’ebigere bye bigongobavu, nga tatambulangako. (H)N’atuula awo ng’awuliriza Pawulo bye yali ayogera. Pawulo n’amwekaliriza amaaso n’alaba ng’alina okukkiriza okuwonyezebwa. 10 (I)Pawulo n’amugamba mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka nti, “Yimirira ku bigere byo, weegolole!” Amangwago omusajja n’ayimirira, n’atandika okutambula! 11 (J)Awo ekibiina ky’abantu bwe baalaba Pawulo ky’akoze, ne baleekaanira waggulu mu lulimi lwabwe Olulikaoniya nti, “Bakatonda basse wansi gye tuli nga bali mu kifaananyi ky’abantu!” 12 Balunabba ne bamuyita Zewu, Pawulo ne bamuyita Kerume kubanga ye yali omwogezi omukulu. 13 Awo kabona wa Zewu, eyali ebweru w’ekibuga, n’agenda n’aleeta ente ennume n’ebimuli ku wankaaki, ye n’ekibiina ky’abantu ne baagala okuwaayo ssaddaaka.

14 (K)Naye abatume, Balunabba ne Pawulo, bwe baabiwulira, ne bayuza engoye zaabwe, ne bafubutuka ne bayingira mu kibiina ky’abantu nga baleekaana nga bagamba nti, 15 (L)“Abasajja! Kiki ekibakozesa ebintu bino? Naffe tuli bantu buntu nga mmwe! Twazze tubabuulire mukyuke okuva ku bintu bino ebitaliimu mudde eri Katonda omulamu eyakola eggulu n’ensi, n’ennyanja n’ebintu byonna ebirimu. 16 (M)Mu mirembe egyayita yaleka amawanga gonna okukwata amakubo ge baayagalanga. 17 (N)Kyokka tasigalirangako awo nga talina bujulirwa ng’abakolera ebirungi okuva mu ggulu, ng’aweereza enkuba, n’okubawa ebiro eby’okubalizangamu ebibala n’okubakkusa emmere, era n’okubajjuza essanyu mu mitima gyabwe.” 18 Newaakubadde baabategeeza bwe batyo, naye era katono balemwe okuziyiza ebibiina okubawa ssaddaaka.

19 (O)Awo Abayudaaya ne batuuka nga bava mu Antiyokiya ne mu Ikoniya, ne basasamaza ebibiina, ne bakuba Pawulo amayinja ne bamukulula ne bamutwala ebweru w’ekibuga nga balowooza nti afudde. 20 (P)Naye abayigirizwa ne bajja ne bayimirira okumwetooloola, n’asituka n’addayo mu kibuga! Enkeera ne basitula ne Balunabba ne balaga mu Derube.

Balunabba ne Pawulo badda mu Antiyokiya eky’omu Siriya

21 (Q)Ne babuulira Enjiri mu kibuga ekyo, era abantu bangi ne bakkiriza. Ne baddayo mu Lusitula, ne mu Ikoniya, ne mu Antiyokiya, 22 (R)ne babuulirira abakkiriza, nga babakubiriza banywerere mu kukkiriza, era ne babagamba nti, “Kitugwanidde okuyingira mu bwakabaka bwa Katonda nga tuyita mu bibonoobono ebingi.” 23 (S)Pawulo ne Balunabba buli kkanisa baagironderamu abakadde. Ne basaba ne basiiba, ne babakwasa Mukama, oyo gwe bakkiriza. 24 Awo ne batambula ne bayita mu Pisidiya ne batuuka e Panfuliya, 25 bwe baamala okubuulira ebigambo mu Peruga, ne beeyongerayo mu Ataliya.

26 (T)Oluvannyuma ne basaabala ku nnyanja okuddayo mu Antiyokiya, gye baali baasigirwa ekisa kya Katonda olw’omulimu gwe baakola. 27 (U)Bwe baatuuka, ne bakuŋŋaanya ekkanisa ne babategeeza ebyafa mu lugendo lwabwe, ne byonna Katonda bye yabakozesa, n’Abamawanga nga bwe yabaggulirawo oluggi olw’okukkiriza. 28 Ne babeera eyo ne bamalayo ebbanga ggwanvu nga bali n’abayigirizwa.

In Iconium

14 At Iconium(A) Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue.(B) There they spoke so effectively that a great number(C) of Jews and Greeks believed. But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the other Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.(D) So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly(E) for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.(F) The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.(G) There was a plot afoot among both Gentiles and Jews,(H) together with their leaders, to mistreat them and stone them.(I) But they found out about it and fled(J) to the Lycaonian cities of Lystra and Derbe and to the surrounding country, where they continued to preach(K) the gospel.(L)

In Lystra and Derbe

In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth(M) and had never walked. He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed(N) 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!”(O) At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.(P)

11 When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form!”(Q) 12 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.(R) 13 The priest of Zeus, whose temple was just outside the city, brought bulls and wreaths to the city gates because he and the crowd wanted to offer sacrifices to them.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes(S) and rushed out into the crowd, shouting: 15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We too are only human,(T) like you. We are bringing you good news,(U) telling you to turn from these worthless things(V) to the living God,(W) who made the heavens and the earth(X) and the sea and everything in them.(Y) 16 In the past, he let(Z) all nations go their own way.(AA) 17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony:(AB) He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons;(AC) he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”(AD) 18 Even with these words, they had difficulty keeping the crowd from sacrificing to them.

19 Then some Jews(AE) came from Antioch and Iconium(AF) and won the crowd over. They stoned Paul(AG) and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead. 20 But after the disciples(AH) had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.

The Return to Antioch in Syria

21 They preached the gospel(AI) in that city and won a large number(AJ) of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium(AK) and Antioch, 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.(AL) “We must go through many hardships(AM) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders[a](AN) for them in each church and, with prayer and fasting,(AO) committed them to the Lord,(AP) in whom they had put their trust. 24 After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia,(AQ) 25 and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

26 From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch,(AR) where they had been committed to the grace of God(AS) for the work they had now completed.(AT) 27 On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them(AU) and how he had opened a door(AV) of faith to the Gentiles. 28 And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.(AW)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 14:23 Or Barnabas ordained elders; or Barnabas had elders elected