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Pawulo mu Efeso

19 (A)Awo Apolo ng’ali mu Kkolinso, Pawulo n’atambula ng’ayita ku lukalu n’alaga mu Efeso. N’asangayo abayigirizwa bangiko, n’ababuuza nti, “Bwe mwakkiriza mwafuna Mwoyo Mutukuvu?” Ne bamuddamu nti, “Nedda tetuwuliranga nti waliwo Mwoyo Mutukuvu.” N’ababuuza nti, “Kale mwabatizibwa kuyingira mu ki?” Ne bamuddamu nti, “Twakkiriza ebyo Yokaana Omubatiza bye yatuyigiriza.” (B)Awo Pawulo n’abagamba nti, “Yokaana yabatiza okubatiza okw’okwenenya eri abantu ng’agamba nti agenda okujja oluvannyuma lwe bamukkirize. Kino kitegeeza nti ye Yesu.” Bwe baawulira ebyo, ne babatizibwa mu linnya lya Mukama waffe Yesu. (C)Pawulo bwe yabassaako emikono gye, Mwoyo Mutukuvu n’abakkako, ne batandika okwogera ennimi endala era n’okuwa obunnabbi. Bonna baali abantu nga kkumi na babiri.

(D)Pawulo n’ayingiranga mu kkuŋŋaaniro buli lwa Ssabbiiti ng’abuulira n’obuvumu bungi okumala emyezi esatu, n’abategeezanga ekyo ky’akkiriza era n’ensonga kyava akkiriza, n’asendasenda bangi okukkiriza ebintu by’obwakabaka bwa Katonda. (E)Naye abamu ne bakakanyaza emitima gyabwe ne bagaana, ne batandika n’okwogera obubi ku Kkubo mu bibiina. Pawulo n’abaviira, n’atwala abakkiriza, ne bakuŋŋaaniranga mu kisenge ky’essomero lya Tulaano buli lunaku. 10 (F)Ne bamala emyaka ebiri n’okusingawo nga bakola bwe batyo, era Abayudaaya bonna n’Abayonaani bonna abaabeeranga mu kitundu ekyo ekya Asiya ne bawulira ekigambo kya Mukama.

Batabani ba Sukewa

11 (G)Katonda n’akozesanga Pawulo eby’amagero eby’ekitalo. 12 (H)Obutambaala bwe n’ebiwero eby’engoye ze bwe byabikkibwanga ku balwadde nga bawona, era abaabangako baddayimooni nga babavaako.

13 (I)Waaliwo Abayudaaya abaagendanga nga bagoba baddayimooni ku bantu mu buli kibuga, ne bagezaako okukozesa erinnya lya Mukama waffe Yesu, nga bagamba dayimooni ali ku mulwadde nti, “Mu linnya lya Yesu, Pawulo gw’abuulira, nkulagira omuveeko.” 14 Waaliwo batabani ba Sukewa, eyali kabona omukulu Omuyudaaya, musanvu, nabo abaakolanga bwe batyo. 15 Bwe baakigezaako ku musajja eyaliko dayimooni, dayimooni n’abagamba nti, “Yesu mmumanyi, ne Pawulo mmumanyi, naye mmwe, mmwe b’ani?” 16 N’ababuukira n’abasinza amaanyi bonna, n’abataagulataagula nnyo, ne bafubutuka mu nnyumba nga bali bwereere, era nga baliko ebiwundu.

17 (J)Ebigambo ebyo ne bibuna mangu mu Bayudaaya ne mu Bayonaani abaali mu Efeso, era bonna ne bakwatibwa entiisa nnene, n’erinnya lya Mukama waffe Yesu ne liweebwa ekitiibwa kingi. 18 Bangi mu abo abakkiriza ne beenenya ebibi byabwe mu lwatu ne baatula n’ebikolwa byabwe. 19 Abamu abaali abalogo ne baleeta ebitabo byabwe ne babyokya ng’abantu bonna balaba. Bwe baabalirira omuwendo gw’ensimbi mu bitabo ebyayokebwa, nga guwera nga siringi emitwalo kkumi. 20 (K)Awo ekigambo kya Mukama ne kyeyongera okubuna mu maanyi n’okunywera.

Akasasamalo mu Efeso

21 (L)Oluvannyuma lw’ebyo okutuukirira Pawulo n’alowooza mu mutima okugenda e Yerusaalemi ng’ayitira mu Makedoniya ne mu Akaya. N’agamba nti, “Bwe ndiva eyo kinsaanira nkyaleko ne mu Ruumi.” 22 (M)N’asindika babiri ku baamuyambanga, Timoseewo ne Erasuto e Makedoniya, ye n’asigala mu kitundu kya Asiya okumala ebbanga.

23 (N)Mu kiseera ekyo ne wabaawo akasasamalo ak’amaanyi ku bigambo by’ekkubo. 24 Waaliwo omusajja erinnya lye Demeteriyo, yali muweesi wa bintu bya ffeeza, era nga y’akola obusabo obwa ffeeza obwa Atemi obwaleetanga amagoba mangi. 25 (O)Awo Demeteriyo n’ayita abakozi be bonna wamu n’abo abakola emirimu egikwatagana n’egigye, ne bakuba olukuŋŋaana. N’alyoka ayogera nabo nti, “Mumanyi nti mu mulimu guno mwe tuggya obugagga. 26 (P)Kale kaakano, nga mwenna bwe mulabye ne bwe muwulidde, omusajja ono Pawulo asenzesenze abantu bangi nnyo wano mu Efeso ne mu Asiya, okubakkirizisa nti bakatonda abakolebwa n’emikono si bakatonda. 27 Kino kya kabi gye tuli naye si mu Efeso mwokka naye ne mu kitundu kyonna ekya Asiya ne ku yeekaalu ya Atemi ne ku mukazi Oweekitiibwa Atemi. Kubanga ettutumu ly’alina lijja kumuggwaako, mu bitundu byonna ebya Asiya ne mu nsi gy’asinzibwa.”

28 (Q)Awo bwe baawulira ebyo, ne basunguwala, ne batandika okuleekaana nti, “Atemi ow’Abaefeeso ye Mukulu!” 29 (R)Ekibuga ne kijjula akayuuguumo, abantu bonna ne badduka nga balaga mu kifo omwazanyirwanga emizannyo nga bwe basikaasikanya Gayo ne Alisutaluuko, abaatambulanga ne Pawulo, babatwale babawozese. 30 Pawulo n’ayagala naye okuyingira mu kibiina, kyokka abayigirizwa ne batamukkiriza. 31 N’abamu ku b’omu Asiya, abaali mikwano gya Pawulo, ne bamutumira aleme kwewaayo kuyingira mu kifo omwazanyirwanga emizannyo.

32 (S)Abantu abaali munda ne bamala galeekaana, ng’abamu boogera kino n’abalala kiri kubanga ekibiina kyali kitabusetabuse. Abasinga obungi nga n’okumanya tebamanyi nsonga yennyini ebakuŋŋaanyisizza. 33 (T)Abayudaaya abamu bwe baalengera Alegezanda ng’ali mu kibiina ne bamusika okumuleeta mu maaso. N’akoma ku bantu basirike abeeko ky’abagamba. 34 Naye ekibiina bwe kyategeera nga Muyudaaya, bonna ne baddamu buto okuleekaana nti, “Atemi ow’Abaefeeso ye Mukulu!” Ne bakiddiŋŋana emirundi n’emirundi okumala ng’essaawa bbiri nnamba.

35 (U)Awo omukulu w’ekibuga n’abasirisa n’ayogera nabo nti, “Abasajja Abaefeso, buli muntu yenna amanyi nti Efeso mwe mukuumirwa essabo ekkulu ery’omukulu Atemi, gwe tumanyi ng’ekifaananyi ekyava mu ggulu. 36 Olw’okubanga ebyo tewali abiwakanya, temusaana kwecanga olw’ebyo ebyogerwa, era temusaana kwanguyiriza kukola kya bulabe. 37 (V)Kale muleese wano abasajja bano abatabbye kintu kya Atemi n’ekimu, wadde okumunyoomoola. 38 (W)Obanga Demeteriyo n’abakozi be balina ensonga ze bavunaana abasajja bano, embuga z’amateeka weeziri era abalamuzi bajja kuyingira mangu mu nsonga zaabwe. Kirungi bakwate amakubo amatongole. 39 Obanga waliwo abeemulugunya ku nsonga endala, ebyo biyinza okutereezebwa mu Lukiiko lw’Ekibuga olwa bulijjo. 40 Kubanga singa tetwegendereza, tujja kuvunaanibwa olw’akasasamalo ka leero, kubanga tetujja kuba na kya kwogera.” 41 Awo n’abasiibula, ne basaasaana.

Paul in Ephesus

19 While Apollos(A) was at Corinth,(B) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.(C) There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit(D) when[a] you believed?”

They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

Paul said, “John’s baptism(E) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”(F) On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(G) When Paul placed his hands on them,(H) the Holy Spirit came on them,(I) and they spoke in tongues[b](J) and prophesied. There were about twelve men in all.

Paul entered the synagogue(K) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(L) But some of them(M) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(N) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(O) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(P) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(Q) heard the word of the Lord.(R)

11 God did extraordinary miracles(S) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(T) and the evil spirits left them.

13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(U) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(V) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(W) they were all seized with fear,(X) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[c] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(Y) spread widely and grew in power.(Z)

21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to Jerusalem,(AA) passing through Macedonia(AB) and Achaia.(AC) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(AD) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(AE) Timothy(AF) and Erastus,(AG) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(AH) a little longer.

The Riot in Ephesus

23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(AI) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(AJ) 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(AK) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(AL) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(AM) 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”

28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AN) 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius(AO) and Aristarchus,(AP) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,(AQ) and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples(AR) would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.(AS) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(AT) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AU)

35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(AV) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples(AW) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(AX) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(AY) They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 19:2 Or after
  2. Acts 19:6 Or other languages
  3. Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
  4. Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit