Ibyakozwe
9: 1 Na Sawuli, ariko ahumeka iterabwoba no kubica Uwiteka
abigishwa ba Nyagasani, basanga umutambyi mukuru,
9: 2 Kandi amwandikira amabaruwa yandikiye Damasiko mu masinagogi, ngo niba ari
yabonye uburyo ubwo aribwo bwose, bwaba abagabo cyangwa abagore, ashobora kuzana
bahambiriye i Yeruzalemu.
3: 3 Agenda, yegera Damasiko, nuko harabagirana
amuzengurutse umucyo uva mu ijuru:
4: 4 yikubita hasi, yumva ijwi rimubwira riti: Sawuli, Sawuli,
Kubera iki umpotora?
9: 5 Na we ati: "Uri nde, Mwami?" Uwiteka ati: Ndi Yesu uwo uri we
gutotezwa: biragoye ko utera imigeri.
9: 6 Ahinda umushyitsi aratangara ati: "Mwami, urashaka iki?"
gukora? Uhoraho aramubwira ati: “Haguruka, ujye mu mujyi, maze
azakubwira icyo ugomba gukora.
9 Abagabo bagendana na we bahagarara batavuga, bumva ijwi,
ariko ntabona umuntu.
8: 8 Sawuli ava mu isi; amaso ye arahumuka, abona oya
muntu: ariko bamuyobora ukuboko, bamujyana i Damasiko.
9: 9 Amaze iminsi itatu atabona, ntiyarya cyangwa ngo anywe.
9 Damasiko hari umwigishwa runaka witwa Ananiya; Kuri we
Uwiteka yavuze mu iyerekwa, Ananiya. Na we ati: Dore ndi hano,
Mwami.
9 Uwiteka aramubwira ati “Haguruka, ujye mu muhanda uri
witwa Straight, maze ubaze mu nzu ya Yuda umwe witwa Sawuli,
ya Taruso: kuko, arasenga,
9:12 Yabonye mu iyerekwa umuntu witwa Ananiya yinjira, ashyira ibye
mumushyireho, kugira ngo abone amaso ye.
9 Ananiya aramusubiza ati: Mwami, numvise benshi muri uyu mugabo, uko bingana
yagiriye nabi abera bawe i Yeruzalemu:
9:14 Kandi hano afite ubutware buva kubatambyi bakuru guhuza abo bahamagaye bose
ku izina ryawe.
9 Uwiteka aramubwira ati: Genda, kuko ari inzabya yatoranijwe
njye, kwitirirwa izina ryanjye imbere y'abanyamahanga, n'abami, n'abana ba
Isiraheli:
9:16 Kuberako nzamwereka uburyo agomba kubabazwa kubwizina ryanjye.
9 Ananiya aragenda, yinjira mu nzu; no gushyira ibye
amaboko kuri we ati: Muvandimwe Sawuli, Uwiteka, ndetse na Yesu, wagaragaye
kuri wewe mu nzira nk'uko waje, wanyohereje kugira ngo ubashe
yakire amaso yawe, wuzure Umwuka Wera.
9:18 Ako kanya ahita agwa mu maso ye nk'uko byari umunzani: na we
yahise abona amaso, arahaguruka, arabatizwa.
9:19 Amaze kubona inyama, arakomera. Hanyuma Sawuli
iminsi runaka hamwe n'abigishwa bari i Damasiko.
9:20 Ako kanya abwiriza Kristo mu masinagogi, ko ari Umwana
y'Imana.
9 Abamwumva bose baratangara, baravuga bati: Ntabwo ari we
abatsembye bahamagaye iri zina i Yeruzalemu, baza hano
kubera iyo ntego, kugira ngo abahambire ku batambyi bakuru?
9:22 Ariko Sawuli arushaho gukomera, atera Abayahudi ibyo
yabaga i Damasiko, ahamya ko uyu ari Kristo cyane.
9:23 Nyuma y'iminsi myinshi, Abayahudi bafata inama yo kwica
we:
9:24 Ariko Sawuli bari bategereje byari bizwi na Sawuli. Bareba amarembo umunsi
nijoro kumwica.
9:25 Abigishwa bamujyana nijoro, bamumanura ku rukuta a
agaseke.
9:26 Sawuli ageze i Yeruzalemu, yiyemeza kwifatanya na we
abigishwa: ariko bose baramutinyaga, ntibizera ko ari
umwigishwa.
9:27 Barinaba aramufata, amuzanira intumwa, aratangaza
kuri bo uko yabonye Uwiteka mu nzira, kandi ko yavuganye
we, n'uburyo yabwirije ashize amanga i Damasiko mu izina rya Yesu.
9:28 Kandi yari kumwe na bo binjira i Yeruzalemu.
9:29 Avuga ashize amanga mu izina ry'Umwami Yesu, araburana
Abagereki: ariko bagiye kumwica.
9:30 Ibyo abavandimwe babimenye, bamanukana i Kayisariya, kandi
amwohereza i Taruso.
9:31 Hanyuma amatorero aruhuka muri Yudaya yose no muri Galilaya kandi
Samariya, kandi yarubatswe; no kugendera mu gutinya Uwiteka, no muri
ihumure rya Roho Mutagatifu, ryaragwiriye.
9:32 Petero anyura mu mpande zose, araza
hepfo no ku bera batuye i Lidda.
Ahasanga umugabo witwa Aineya, wari warinze uburiri bwe
imyaka umunani, kandi yari arwaye ubumuga.
9:34 Petero aramubwira ati: Eneya, Yesu Kristo arakuzuza: haguruka,
kandi ukore uburiri bwawe. Aca arahaguruka.
9:35 Abatuye i Lidda na Saroni bose baramubona, bahindukirira Uhoraho.
9:36 Noneho i Yopa hari umwigishwa runaka witwa Tabita, uwo
ibisobanuro byitwa Doruka: uyu mugore yari yuzuye imirimo myiza kandi
imfashanyo yakoze.
9:37 Muri iyo minsi, ararwara, apfa: uwo
bamaze kumesa, bamushyira mu cyumba cyo hejuru.
9 Lidda yari hafi ya Yopa, abigishwa bari bumvise
ko Petero yari ahari, bamutumaho abantu babiri, bamwifuriza ko ari we
ntabwo yatinda kubasanga.
9:39 Petero arahaguruka, ajyana na bo. Agezeyo, baramuzana
mu cyumba cyo hejuru: kandi abapfakazi bose bahagaze iruhande rwe barira, kandi
kwerekana amakoti n'imyenda Doruka yakoze, mugihe yari kumwe
bo.
9:40 Ariko Petero abashyira hanze, arapfukama, arasenga; no guhindukira
we ku mubiri ati, Tabita, haguruka. Afungura amaso, n'igihe
abonye Petero, aricara.
9:41 Amuha ikiganza, aramuterura, amaze guhamagara Uhoraho
abera n'abapfakazi, bamugaragarije ari muzima.
9:42 Kandi byari bizwi muri Yopa yose; kandi benshi bizeraga Uwiteka.
9:43 Amaze iminsi myinshi i Yopa ari kumwe na Simoni a
umukoresha.