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Pahulu ayabiira Timoteyo kwo bakizi gendanwa
1 Pahulu, anagenda mu kaaya keꞌDeribe, na mu keꞌLisitira. Neꞌyo munda, yâli riiri mwigirizibwa muguma wa Yesu, iziina lyage Timoteyo. Nyina, âli riiri Muyahudi-kazi úwâli koli yemiiri Yesu. Haliko, yishe âli riiri Mugiriki.
2 Timoteyo, âli huziibwi mu Bakirisito beꞌyo munda i Lisitira, naꞌbeꞌHikonyo.
3 Pahulu, analooza kwo bagendanwe mu lugeezi. Haliko, Abayahudi booshi beꞌyo munda bâli yiji kwo yishe ali Mugiriki. Kyanatuma agatee mútenguula, gira batayagalwe.
4 Ha nyuma, Pahulu naꞌbaabo banalenga mu twaya tweꞌyo munda. Banakizi menyeesa Abakirisito zirya maaja ízikabiikwa neꞌndumwa za Yesu, naꞌbashaaja biꞌshengero beꞌYerusaleemu, gira lyo nabo bakizi zisimbaha.
5 Kwokwo, kwaꞌmashengero geꞌyo munda gakagenderera noꞌkusikama mu kuyemeera Yesu. Umuharuuro gwaꞌBakirisito, gwanakizi yushuuka ngiisi lusiku.
Amabone ga Pahulu hiꞌgulu lyaꞌBamakedoniya
6 Pahulu naꞌbaabo, banagenda bagalenga mu poroveesi yeꞌFurigiya, na mu yeꞌGalatiya. Mukuba, Umutima Mweru âli mali balahiza kwo batagendi yigiriza igambo lya Rurema mu yeꞌHaziya.
7 Neꞌri bakahikaga ku lubibi lwoꞌkuyingira mu poroveesi yeꞌMisiya, banagira mbu basookere mu yeꞌBitiniya. Haliko, Umutima gwa Yesu, gutanabahanguula.
8 Kwokwo, banalungushuka mwiꞌyo poroveesi yeꞌMisiya, banamanukira mu kaaya keꞌTorowa.
9 Bwobwo bushigi, Pahulu anabona amabone. Anabona mu poroveesi yeꞌMakedoniya muyimaaziri mundu muguma, agweti agamúyinginga bweneene, ti: «E waliha, ujabukire ino munda, uyiji tutabaala.»
10 Yago mabone, ikyanya Pahulu akagabona, lyeryo twanayami yitegaanura ukugenda iyo munda i Makedoniya. Ee! Twâli bwini kwo Rurema keera atuhamagala kwo tugendi menyeesa Imyazi Miija, kiri na mu bandu beꞌyo munda.
Lidiya ayemeera Yesu
11 Kwokwo, twanalyoka i Torowa naꞌmashuba, twanayami genda halinde mu kalira Samotirake. Neꞌri bukakya, twanahika mu kaaya keꞌNehapoli.
12 Noꞌkulyoka yaho, twanagenda halinde mu kaaya keꞌFiripi. (Na yaho i Firipi, ko kaaya kahamu ka mu poroveesi yeꞌMakedoniya, kanali kaꞌBarumi.) Twanahabeera siku ngerwa.
13 Ku lusiku lweꞌSabaato, twanasooka inyuma lyaꞌkaaya, hoofi noꞌlwiji. Mukuba, twâli toniri kwo ho tugagwana abandu boꞌkuhuuna Rurema. Neꞌri tukahikaga ho, twanagwana hakoli kumaniri abakazi. Kwokwo, nyiitu twanahabwatala, twanatondeera ukubaganuulira hiꞌgulu lya Yesu.
14 Na mu bâli kizi tuyuvwiriza, mwâli riiri mukazi muguma weꞌTyatira, iziina lyage Lidiya. Âli riiri mudandaza weꞌmirondo miija yeꞌkituku-tuku, anâli simbahiri Rurema. Neꞌkyanya Pahulu akabamenyeesa Imyazi Miija ya Yesu, Nahano anayigula umutima gwage, halinde naye anamúyemeera.
15 Uyo Lidiya, ikyanya akaba keera abatiizibwa, kuguma naꞌbandu ba mu nyumba yage, anatuyinginga, ti: «E waliha, iri mwangambona kwo naani ngoli yemiiri Nahano, muyiji handa imwani!» Neꞌri hakatama, anatuyemeeza.
Pahulu na Siira bafuusibwa mu mbohe
16 Lusiku luguma, iri tukagenda yaho handu ho kuhuunira Rurema, twanahulukirwa kwo noꞌmunyere muguma, muja. Uyo munyere, âli riiri mweꞌkisigo kyoꞌkumúshoboleesa ukubona imbuko. Na ku njira yakyo, banahamwabo bâli kizi yondoola ifwaranga nyingi.
17 Uyo munyere, anakizi tukulikira, twe na Pahulu, iri anayamiza-yamiza, ti: «Yaba bandu, balyagagi bakozi ba Rurema úli hiꞌgulu lya byoshi! Bayiji mùmenyeesa injira yo mwangakizibwa mwo.»
18 Anamala siku nyingi agweti agayamiza-yamiza kwokwo. Iri hakatama, Pahulu anagarwa, anakebagana uyo munyere, anabwira ikisigo íkyâli múliiri mwo, ti: «Nakubwira kwiꞌziina lya Yesu Kirisito, shaaga muꞌyu munyere!» Lyeryo, kyanayami múshaaga mwo.
19 Banahamwabo boꞌyo munyere, iri bakabonaga kwo bataki hiiti ubulyo bwoꞌkukizi longa mweꞌfwaranga, ehee! Banayami birigisha Pahulu na Siira, banabakululira haꞌbatwali bâli kizi twa imaaja.
20 Banabwira abatwali, ti: «Yaba bashosi, bali Bayahudi. Keera banabiika kano kaaya kiitu mwaꞌkamburugu bweneene!
21 Si bagweti bagatubwira kwo tukizi kulikiriza imigeeza yeꞌmwabo. Neꞌmaaja ziitu twe Barumi, zitatuhangwiri kwo tugikulikire.»
22 Lyeryo, ikigugu kyaꞌbandu kyanayami bimbira ku Pahulu na Siira. Yabo batwali, banabahogoleesa ibyambalwa byabo, banadeta kwo bahimbulwe.
23 Yabo bombi, banabahimbula. Neꞌri bakaba bakola neꞌmiviivi, banalashwa mu nyumba yeꞌmbohe. Abatwali, banakomeereza umulaazi kwo abalange bwija, batatoloke.
24 Kwokwo, anabafunda mu kisiika kyeꞌkati, anabahagika amagulu mu bisito bihamu.
25 Ha kati koꞌbushigi, Pahulu na Siira bâli gweti bagahuuna Rurema. Banakizi múyimbira neꞌnyimbo zoꞌkumúyivuga. Abaabo bashweke, bâli bayuvwiriziizi.
26 Kibande-bande, mu kihugo mwanalenga sizigirye woꞌmusisi. Gwanajungubania ulutaliro lweꞌrya nyumba. Inyiivi zooshi, zanayami yiguka. Neꞌminyororo íyâli shwesiri abashweke booshi, yanashwekuuka.
27 Umulaazi weꞌyo nyumba, anasisimuka. Neꞌri akabona kweꞌnyiivi zikola nyigule, anayomola ingooti yage, gira ayiyite. Mukuba, âli toniri kwo abashweke booshi keera batibita.
28 Haliko, Pahulu anayami múyamiira, ti: «Utayiyite, maashi! Si tweshi tukiri muno!»
29 Uyo mulaazi anadeta kwaꞌmatara galeetwe. Neꞌri gakaleetwa, anayami yitunga mu nyumba. Anahikiri gwa imbere lya Pahulu na Siira agweti agalenga mwoꞌmusisi.
30 Ha nyuma, anabahulukiza ha mbuga, anababuuza: «E banahamwitu, ngwiriiri ngirage kuti, halinde ngizibwe?»
31 Nabo, ti: «Uyemeere Nahano Yesu! Kwokwo, lyo ugakizibwa, kuguma naꞌbandu ba mu nyumba yawe.»
32 Haaho, Pahulu na Siira banamúyigiriza Igambo lya Nahano, kuguma naꞌbandu booshi ba mu nyumba yage.
33 Ku kyekyo kyanya kyoꞌbushigi, anashuka Pahulu na Siira inguma zaabo. Anabuli batiizibwa, na beene wage booshi.
34 Ha nyuma, anatwala Pahulu na Siira mu mwage, anabazimaana. Anashambaala ngana-ngana, kuguma na beene wabo booshi, bwo bâli koli yemiiri Rurema.
35 Iri bukakya, balya batwali banatuma abalemberezi imwoꞌyo mulaliizi, banayiji múbwira: «Balya bandu, ubashwekuulage.»
36 Uyo mulaazi anagendi bwira Pahulu, ti: «Abatwali, keera batuma kwo nimùshwekuule. Ku yukwo mwangakoli taaha. Mugendage mu mutuula.»
37 Haliko, Pahulu anababwira: «Si keera batuhimbulira imbere lyaꞌbandu buzira kutubuulania, tunali Barumi! Keera banatulasha na mu nyumba yeꞌmbohe. Aahago! Ka bakoli loziizi ukutushaaza mwo ku bumbishwa? Nanga! Muleke boonyene babe bo bagayiji tushwekuuza!»
38 Yago gooshi, abalemberezi banagendi gaganuulira abatwali. Neꞌri bakayuvwa kwo Pahulu na Siira bali Barumi, banayoboha.
39 Kyanatuma bagayiji balembereza. Na boonyene, banabahulusa mu nyumba yeꞌmbohe, banabayinginga kwo bashaagage mu yako kaaya kaabo.
40 Pahulu na Siira, iri bakaba keera bahuluka mwiꞌyo nyumba, banagenda imwa Lidiya. Banakuumania mwaꞌbaabo Bakirisito, iri banabakania imitima. Ha nyuma, banalyoka yaho.