Ibyakozwe
16: 1 Hanyuma agera i Deribe na Lusitira, dore umwigishwa runaka yari
ngaho, witwa Timoteyo, umuhungu w'umugore runaka, wari Umuyahudi,
akizera; ariko se yari Umugereki:
16: 2 Byavuzwe neza nabavandimwe bari i Lystra na
Iconium.
16: 3 Pawulo yashakaga gusohokana nawe; aramufata
kubera Abayahudi bari muri utwo turere: kuko ibyo byose bari babizi
ise yari Umugereki.
4 Banyuze mu migi, babaha amategeko
gukomeza, ibyo byashyizweho n'intumwa n'abakuru bari kuri
Yeruzalemu.
16: 5 Kandi n'amatorero yashinzwe mu kwizera, kandi ariyongera
umubare buri munsi.
16: 6 Bamaze kugenda muri Firigiya no mu karere ka Galatiya, na
babujijwe Umwuka Wera kwamamaza ijambo muri Aziya,
7: 7 Bageze i Mysia, bavuga ko bajya muri Bitiniya, ariko Uwiteka
Umwuka ntiyabababaje.
8: 8 Banyuze i Miziya bamanuka i Troas.
16: 9 Ijoro ryerekwa Pawulo; Hano hari umugabo wa
Makedoniya, aramusenga, avuga ati: “Injira muri Makedoniya, utabare
twe.
16:10 Amaze kubona iyerekwa, twahise twihatira kujyamo
Makedoniya, yizeye rwose ko Umwami yaduhamagariye kubwiriza
ubutumwa bwiza kuri bo.
16:11 Kubwibyo rero kurekura Troas, twaje dufite inzira igororotse kuri
Samothracia, bukeye bwaho i Neapolis;
Kuva aho, uva i Filipi, umurwa mukuru w'icyo gice
Makedoniya, hamwe na koloni: kandi twari muri uwo mujyi tumara iminsi runaka.
Isabato dusohoka mu mujyi ku nkombe z'umugezi, aho dusengera
ntabwo yari yarakozwe; turicara, tubwira abagore ibyo
yitabaje.
16:14 Umugore umwe witwa Lidiya, ugurisha ibara ry'umuyugubwe, wo mu mujyi wa
Thyatira wasengaga Imana, yaratwumvise: umutima we Uwiteka yakinguye,
ko yitabiriye ibintu byavuzwe na Pawulo.
15 Igihe yabatizwaga, n'urugo rwe, yaradutakambiye, ati
Niba waranyumvishije ko ndi umwizerwa kuri Nyagasani, injira mu nzu yanjye, kandi
guma aho. Kandi yaratubujije.
16:16 Kandi twagiye gusenga, umukobwa umwe yari afite
n'umwuka wo kuragura yaradusanze, bizana shebuja inyungu nyinshi
kuraguza:
16:17 Niko nyene bakurikira Pawulo natwe, barataka bati: "Aba bantu ni Uwiteka
abakozi b'Imana isumba byose, yatweretse inzira y'agakiza.
Abikora iminsi myinshi. Ariko Pawulo, ababaye, arahindukira arabibwira
mwuka, ndagutegetse mwizina rya Yesu kristu gusohoka
we. Asohoka isaha imwe.
Shebuja abonye ko ibyiringiro by'inyungu zabo byashize, baragenda
yafashe Pawulo na Sila, abakurura ku isoko kwa Uwiteka
abategetsi,
16:20 Abazanira abacamanza, baravuga bati: "Aba bagabo, ni Abayahudi."
birababaje cyane umujyi wacu,
16:21 Kandi wigishe imigenzo, itemewe ko twakirwa, cyangwa
witegereze, kuba Abanyaroma.
Rubanda rurahagurukira kubarwanya, n'abacamanza
gukodesha imyenda yabo, abategeka kubakubita.
16:23 Bamaze kubashyiraho imirongo myinshi, barayijugunya
gereza, kwishyuza gereza kubarinda umutekano:
24:24 Ninde umaze kubona icyo kirego, abajugunya muri gereza y'imbere,
maze ibirenge byabo byihuta mu bubiko.
16:25 Mu gicuku, Pawulo na Sila barasenga, baririmbira Imana: kandi
imfungwa zarabyumvise.
16:26 Ako kanya haba umutingito ukomeye, ku buryo urufatiro rwa
gereza iranyeganyezwa: ako kanya imiryango yose irakingurwa, kandi
imigozi ya buri wese yararekuwe.
Umurinzi wa gereza akanguka asinziriye, abona Uwiteka
imiryango ya gereza irakinguye, asohora inkota ye, kandi yari kwiyahura,
ukeka ko imfungwa zahunze.
16:28 Ariko Pawulo arangurura ijwi n'ijwi rirenga ati: "Ntugirire nabi, kuko turi
byose hano.
16:29 Ahamagara urumuri, arinjira, araza ahinda umushyitsi, aragwa
hepfo imbere ya Pawulo na Sila,
16:30 Arabasohora, ati: Ba nyakubahwa, nkore iki kugira ngo nkizwe?
16:31 Baravuga bati: Izere Umwami Yesu Kristo, nawe uzabe
yakijijwe n'inzu yawe.
16:32 Bamubwira ijambo ry'Uwiteka n'abari muri bo bose
inzu ye.
16:33 Abajyana isaha imwe ya nijoro, yoza imirongo yabo.
arabatizwa, we n'abiwe bose, ako kanya.
16:34 Abinjiza mu nzu ye, abashyira inyama imbere yabo,
arishima, yizera Imana n'inzu yayo yose.
16:35 Bugorobye, abacamanza bohereza abasirikari, baravuga bati: Reka
abo bagabo baragenda.
Umurinzi wa gereza abwira Pawulo ati: “Abacamanza
bohereje kukurekura: none rero genda, ugende amahoro.
16:37 Ariko Pawulo arababwira ati: "Badukubise ku mugaragaro nta nkomyi, turi
Abanyaroma, kandi badutaye muri gereza; none baratwirukanye
wenyine? oya rwose. ariko nibabe ubwabo badusohokane.
16:38 Abasirikare bakuru babwira ayo magambo abacamanza: na bo
ubwoba, bumvise ko ari Abanyaroma.
16:39 Baraza barabinginga, barabasohoka, barabifuza
gusohoka mu mujyi.
16:40 Basohoka bava muri gereza, binjira mu nzu ya Lidiya:
Bamaze kubona abavandimwe, barabahumuriza, baragenda.