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1 Omusaiza oodi oSawulo yena yabbaire awo ngʼasiima ekyʼokwita oSitefaano.
OSawulo ayiigaania ekanisa
Oku lunaku olunyere oolwo, okuyiigaania ekanisa eyabbaire omu Yerusaalemi okwʼamaani ni kutandiika. Era okutoolaku abatume, kumpi abaikirirya abasigairewo bonabona basalaanikiire mu bitundu byʼeitwale lyʼe Buyudaaya nʼomu lyʼe Samaaliya. 2 Abasaiza abʼeiganyi omu kuweererya oKibbumba ababbairewo ni baliika oSitefaano, era ni bamukunga ino. 3 Neye oodi oSawulo iye nʼatandiika okukolerera okujigirica ekanisa. Ngʼayaba nyumba ku nyumba, nʼaingira nʼakwata buli mwikirirya yenayena, era abo abaakwaite nʼabawaayo babasibe omu mabbuusu.8:3 Bik 22:4-5; 26:9-11
OFiripo alaabba omu Samaaliya
4 Awo abaikirirya abo abebasalaanicirye ni baabanga nga webalaabba ekibono kya Kibbumba omu bitundu omu bawulikiire. 5 Omoiza kwibo, oFiripo, iye yaserengetere mu kibuga ekyʼe Samaaliya, nʼalaabba eeri abantu baayo ebifa oku Kurisito. 6 Abantu baayo owebawuliire oFiripo ebyatumula era ni babona nʼebyewunyo ebyakola, bonabona ni bateeka ino omwoyo kwebyo ebyayegesya. 7 Emizimu ni gizwanga oku bantu bangi nga wegikuukulya nʼamagono agaaminkirira. Era abasanyalali nʼabanialuuki bangi ino ni balama. 8 Nʼolwebyo, abʼomu kibuga kyʼe Samaaliya ni baizula eisangaalo libitiriri.
OSimooni omulogo
9 Omu kibuga ekyo mwabbairemu omusaiza ogubeetanga oSimooni eyabbaire alwire ngʼakola ebyeirogo ni yeewunyisya ino aBasamaaliya. Era yeewaananga ino nga yeeyeta muntu wʼamaani eino. 10 Abʼe Samaaliya abʼebibbula ebyʼenjabulo, nʼabakulu nʼabatobato, nʼabʼebitiisya nʼabasembayo ansi bamuwulisisyanga nʼomwoyo gumo, nga bakoba bati, “Omuntu onu dala niiye amaani ga Kibbumba gadi nakimo agebeeta amaani amabitiriri.” 11 Era, nga bamuwuliriramu ino olwakubba yabbaire alwire ngʼabeewunyisya nʼebyamalikoolo byʼeirogolye. 12 Neye abantu abo owebaikiriirye aMawuliro aMasa oFiripo ageyabbaire alaabba agafa oku bwakabaka bwa Kibbumba era ati oYesu niiye oKurisito, ni bababatiza, abakali nʼabasaiza kitabulye. 13 Era nʼoSimooni yena nʼaikiririrya omu Yesu. Owebamalire okumubatiza, nʼatandiika okusengererya oFiripo buli egiyaabanga okulaabba, era ebyewunyo ebibitiriri ebiyabonanga ni bimuwugulalyanga.
14 Awo abatume ababbaire omu Yerusaalemi owebawuliire bati omu Samaaliya abaayo baikiriirye ekibono kya Kibbumba, ni babasindikira oPeetero nʼoYokaana. 15 Owebatuukireyo, ni basabira abaikirirya basune oMwoyo oMweru. 16 Ekyo kityo olwakubba mwibo timwabbairemu kadi moiza oMwoyo oguyabbaire aikireku. Babbaire bababatizire-bubatizi mu liina lya Musengwa oYesu kyonkani. 17 Awo oPeetero nʼoYokaana ni babateekaku engalo gyabwe oku mitwe babasabire, atyo oMwoyo oMweru nʼaika ku buli moiza kwibo.
18 Iye oSimooni oweyaboine ngʼabatume bateeka engalo oku bantu oMwoyo oMweru nʼabaikaku, nʼaleetera abatume empiiya, 19 nʼabakoba ati, “Zena mumpeeku obwezye obwo kaisi mbe nga zenabuli ogunteekaku engalo gyange oMwoyo oMweru amwikaku.”
20 Neye oPeetero nʼamwiramu ati, “Ojigirike nʼempiiyagyo olwakubba oseegere oti wasuna ekirabo kya Kibbumba ekyagaba bwereere ngʼokigula-buguli! 21 Omu buweererya bunu obulamu kifo waire mugabo, olwakubba omwoyogwo timuteereeri omu maiso ga Kibbumba. 22 Weenenye, era weegairire oKibbumba amo nʼakusoniya okuseega ekiseego ekyʼengeri eyo ekiri omu mwoyogwo. 23 Ekyo kityo olwakubba mbona ngʼoizwire ngongi era oli muntu ekibbikibbi ogukifugira nakimo.”
24 OSimooni nʼakoba oPeetero ati, “Muneegairireku oMusengwa olwʼebibono ebyo ebyotumwire tiwaabbaawo waire kimo ekintuukaku.”
25 Awo oPeetero nʼoYokaana owebamalire okulaabba ekibono kya Kibbumba nʼokukikakasa omu bantu, ni bakwata ekangayo e Yerusaalemi, nga baaba webalaabba eeri abantu abʼomu bitundu bingi ebyʼe Samaaliya aMawuliro aMasa agakwata oku Yesu.
OFiripo nʼomukungu wʼEsyopiya
26 Oluzwanyuma, omalaika okuzwa e wa Musengwa nʼakoba oFiripo ati, “Osetukiremu oyabe olubba lwʼe maserengeta, okwate enzira ezwa e Yerusaalemi nʼerungama e Gaaza okubita omwidungu.” 27 Yena atyo nʼasetukiramu nʼayaba. Ngʼali omu nzira, nʼasangaana omusaiza oMwesyopiya omulaawe, nga mufugi mukulu akola ngʼomuwanika omukulu owa kabaka wʼEsyopiya. Okabaka oyo yabbaire mukali era ngʼekitiisyakye bamwetanga bati Kandake. Omusaiza oyo yabbaire ayabire e Yerusaalemi kusinza Kibbumba. 28 Kale atyanu ngʼakangayo e waabwe, atyaime-so bamusiringitya omu kigaalikye, nʼayaba nga waasoma ekitabo ekirimu ebibono bya naabbi oIsaaya. 29 OMwoyo oMweru nʼakoba oFiripo ati, “Oigerere oku kigaali ekyo otambulire ampyampi nakyo.”
30 OFiripo yena nʼairuukirira ekigaali nʼakituukaku, era oweyeetegerezere nʼawulira omusaiza oyo ngʼasoma okuzwa omu kitabo kya naabbi Isaaya. OFiripo nʼamubuulya ati, “Amakulu gʼebyo ebyosoma dala ogasuna?”
31 Iye nʼamwiramu ati, “Kaisi dala mpezya ntya okugasuna okutoolaku nga waliwo abinsonzoleire?” Awo nʼayeta oFiripo okuniina oku kigaali atyame aamo naye, nga webaabirana.
32 Ekitundu kyʼeBiwandiike omukungu ekiyabbaire asoma kikoba kiti:
“Bamutwaire okumwita ooti badooma ntaama kutwala mu kibbaagiro kusala;
era ngʼontaama owaatabbaalaala okwerwanaku nga bamumwa ebyoya;
yena tiyabbuunwire munwagwe okubakobaku ekibono waire kimo okwekankaba.
33 Bamubitirye omu ngeri yʼokumuswazaswaza,
era nʼomusango ogubabbaire bamuvunaana ni bagusalirirya.
Mpaawo eyalyezya okubalisya abaizukulube,
olwakubba obwomibwe babukapwire-bukapuli oku kyalo.”8:32-33 Isa 53:7-8
34 Awo omukungu nʼabuulya oFiripo ati, “Kaabbo onkobere, naani onu onaabbi ogwatumulaku? Yeetumulaku niiye onyere ooba atumula ku muntu gondi?” 35 OFiripo ngʼasinzirira oku kitundu kyʼeBiwandiike ekinyere ekyo, nʼatandiika okulaabba egyali aMawuliro aMasa agakwata oku Yesu.
36 Owebeeyongeire omu maiso omu lugendo lwabwe, ni batuuka awabbaire ekidiba kyʼamaizi, omukungu nʼakoba oFiripo ati, “Obone amaizi nganu! Neso aale ekindoberya okumbatiza tete niki?” [ 37 OFiripo nʼakoba ati, “Owoobba ngʼoikiririirye omu Yesu nʼomwoyogwo gwonagwona, kyezyeka okukubatiza.” Iye nʼairamu ati, “Njikirirya nti oYesu niiye oKurisito oMwana wa Kibbumba].”*8:37 EBiwandiike ebimo ebyeira bibulamu olunyiriri lunu. 38 Awo omukungu nʼalagira okwemererya ekigaali. Awo iye nʼoFiripo bonabona ni baniinuka, ni baaba omu maizi, oFiripo nʼamubatiza. 39 Owebazwire omu maizi, oMwoyo wa Musengwa nʼayangula oFiripo okumutoola awo, nʼamulungamya enkona, atyo nʼamugotaku. Neye era, omukungu iye ni yeeyongera nʼolugendolwe ngʼaizwire eisangaalo omu mwoyogwe. 40 OFiripo okwaba okweyaja ngʼali mwAzoto, era nʼabitabita omu bubuga bwonabwona obuli awo, ngʼayaba akobera abantu aMawuliro aMasa paka oweyatuukire e Kaisaaliya.