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1 Neho Paaurʉ akamogorera bhʉkʉngʼu abhakʉrʉ bhi ichandarʉ, arabhuga, “Abhahiiri bhaanɨ imwɨ, nɨmarirɨ emeremo janɨ kwa Mungu, ekoro yaanɨ nzɨrʉ ya pee kuhika reero yɨnʉ.” 2 Hanʉ kuhaani ʉmʉkʉrʉ Ananiya iigwirɨ ɨngʼana yiyo, akabhabhʉʉrɨra bhanʉ bhaarɨ bhiimiiriirɨ haguhɨ na Paaurʉ bhamoteme nyaasasɨ kumunywa. 3 Neho Paaurʉ akabhʉʉrɨra Ananiya, “Mungu arakotema awɨ, wʉnʉ wanga inyiki yɨnʉ ɨhakirwɨ iswakara! Awɨ wiikɨɨrɨ hayo korereke ʉntɨnɨrɨ ku kutuna imigirʉ, nawe aumwene ʉragɨsarya ku kuswaja abhaatʉ bhanteme ɨnʉ imigirʉ gɨraanga!”
4 Neho abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhaarɨ bhiimiiriirɨ haguhɨ na Paaurʉ bhakamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Ʉtakwenderwa kʉtʉka kuhaani ʉmʉkʉrʉ wʉnʉ atɨɨrwɨ na Mungu.”
5 Paaurʉ akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Abhahiiri bhaanɨ, naarɨ nɨtɨɨzɨ kʉbha ewe newe kuhaani ʉmʉkʉrʉ, kʉ kʉbha yandikirwɨ kʉMaandɨkʉ kʉbha ‘Ʉtamʉgamba kɨbhɨ ʉmʉtɨmi waanyu.’*”
6 Hanʉ Paaurʉ aamɨnyirɨ kʉbha gatɨgatɨ wa abhakʉrʉ bhayo bhaareho Abhasadukaayo hamwɨmwɨ na Abhafarisaayo, akatiirya riraka ryazɨ mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwi ichandarʉ, arabhuga, “Abhahiiri bhaanɨ, inyɨ Mʉfarisaayo nɨrɨ, umwana wʉ Ʉmʉfarisaayo. Nɨratinirwa hanʉ igʉrʉ wu ukwisega kʉbha abhaku bhararyʉka.” 7 Hanʉ aamarirɨ kʉgamba gayo, kʉkabhaho rirɨgɨ gatɨ ya Abhafarisaayo na Abhasadukaayo ni ichandarʉ chʉsi kɨkatwanɨkana kabhɨrɨ. 8 Bhakatwanɨkana kʉ kʉbha Abhasadukaayo bharaanga kʉbha bhʉtareeho bhuryuku, naabha bhamaraika, naabha amasambwa. Nawe Abhafarisaayo abheene bhariisirirya gayo gʉʉsi.
9 Kʉkabhaho na rirɨgɨ ikʉrʉ gatɨ wa abhakʉrʉ bhayo. Abhiija obhorebhe bhi imigirʉ bhanʉ bhaarɨ Abhafarisaayo, bhakiimɨɨrɨra bhakagamba kuzinguru bharabhuga, “Tʉtakorora bhʉbhɨ bhwʉbhwʉsi bhwʉ ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ! Ɨratʉra kʉbha agambɨɨnɨ nɨ ɨkɨhwɨ hamwɨ maraika.” 10 Rirɨgɨ rɨkabha ikʉrʉ kuhika ʉmʉkʉrʉ wa abhasirikarɨ wurya, akʉʉbhaha na kukina kʉbha bhiisirɨ kokenyakenya Paaurʉ. Akatʉma abhasirikarɨ bhajɨ bhamuruushɨ gatɨgatɨ wa abhaatʉ bharya kwa nguru na kumusikirya mwigoobhe rya abhasirikarɨ.
11 Ubhutikʉ bhu urusikʉ ruyoruyo, Ʉmʉkʉrʉ akiimɨɨrɨra haguhɨ na Paaurʉ, akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Ihaana umwʉyʉ! Chɨmbu wahurukiryɨ obhomenyeekererya Yɨrusarɨɨmu hanʉ, nɨmbu oreenderwa unhurukiryɨ obhomenyeekererya kʉrʉbhɨri rwa Ruumi rwʉsi.”
Abhayaahudi bharakora ɨsɨɨmi yu ukwita Paaurʉ
12 Hanʉ bhwakɨɨrɨ, Abhayaahudi abhandɨ bhakakora amangʼɨɨni na bhakiirahɨra kʉbha, bhatakurya naabha kunywa kuhika hanʉ bhariitɨ Paaurʉ. 13 Abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhaakʉrirɨ amangʼɨɨni gayo bhaarɨ bharakɨra merongo ene. 14 Bhakatuna abhakʉrʉ bha abhakuhaani na abhakaruka bhakabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Twirahiirɨ itwʉsi kʉbha, tʉtakurya naabha kunywa kuhika twitɨ Paaurʉ. 15 Mmbe nangʉ, imwɨ hamwɨmwɨ ni ichandarʉ ɨkɨkʉrʉ, moreenderwa mʉsabhɨ ʉmʉkʉrʉ wa abhasirikarɨ korereke areete Paaurʉ kwa niimwɨ. Mwikʉryɨ nkina moreenda kumubhuuririrya bhwaheene igʉrʉ wa amangʼana gaazɨ, na niitwɨ tʉmʉratɨ mʉnzɨra tumwitɨ, akɨɨrɨ kuhika hanʉ.”
16 Nawe umwihwa wa Paaurʉ akiigwa igʉrʉ wa mangʼɨɨni gayo, akʉmara akaja mwigoobhe rya abhasirikarɨ irya na kʉbhʉʉrɨra Paaurʉ. 17 Neho Paaurʉ akabhɨrɨkɨra ʉmʉkʉrʉ wʉmwɨ wa abhasirikarɨ, akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Muhirɨ umumura wʉnʉ kʉmʉkʉrʉ waanyu, ana kɨsɨgʉ chʉ ʉkʉmʉbhʉʉrɨra.”
18 Mmbe umusirikarɨ wurya akamuhira umumura wurya kʉmʉkʉrʉ waabhʉ na kʉgamba, “Paaurʉ omobhohwa, akambɨrɨkɨra na kʉnsabha nereete umumura wʉnʉ kwa naawɨ, kʉ kʉbha anɨ ɨngʼana yʉ ʉkʉkʉbhʉʉrɨra.”
19 Ʉmʉkʉrʉ wa abhasirikarɨ wuyo, akagwata umumura wuyo okobhoko, akamuhira rusizʉ na kumubhuurya, “Oreenda kʉmbʉʉrɨrakɨ?”
20 Umumura wurya akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Abhayaahudi bhiisirirɨɨnʼyɨ bhakʉsabhɨ, umuhirɨ Paaurʉ kuchandarʉ ɨkɨkʉrʉ chabhʉ tabhʉʉri. Bhakʉkangiriryɨ kʉbha bhareenda kumubhuuririrya bhwaheene igʉrʉ wa amangʼana gaazɨ. 21 Nawe ʉtaaza kubhiisiririrya, kʉ kʉbha abhaatʉ bhanʉ bhamʉratiirɨ bharakɨra merongo ene. Bhiirahiirɨ kʉbha, bhatakurya naabha kunywa kuhika hanʉ bhakumwita. Nangʉ bhamarirɨ kʉbhanʉra, bhararɨnda ubhiisiririryɨ amasabhi gaabhʉ.”
22 Mmbe ʉmʉkʉrʉ wa abhasirikarɨ wurya akabhʉʉrɨra umumura wuyo kʉbha ajɨ, nawe akamuhiitya, arabhuga, “Ʉtabhʉʉrɨra mʉʉtʉ wʉwʉʉsi kʉbha umbuuriirɨ amangʼana ganʉ.”
Paaurʉ arahirwa kumwanangwa Fɨriiki
23 Akʉmara ʉmʉkʉrʉ wa abhasirikarɨ wurya, akabhɨrɨkɨra abhaangariri bhabhɨrɨ bha abhasirikarɨ bhaazɨ, akabhabhʉʉrɨra, “Mʉbhɨ bhwaheene kʉbhʉʉka hanʉ zɨɨsa isatʉ ubhutikʉ, kuja kʉrʉbhɨri Kaisaariya hamwɨmwɨ na abhasirikarɨ magana abhɨrɨ, abhasirikarɨ merongo muhungatɨ bha zɨfaraasi na abhandɨ magana abhɨrɨ bha amatimʉ. 24 Mʉtʉʉrɨ zɨfaraasi bhwaheene, mutiiryɨ Paaurʉ igʉrʉ na kumuhira komorembe kumwanangwa Fɨriiki.”
25 Akʉmara akaandɨka ɨnyarʉbha kwa Fɨriiki ɨrabhuga:
26 “Kiraudiyʉ Risiya kumugungibhwa umwanangwa Fɨriiki, nɨrakokeerya. 27 Ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ akagwatwa na Abhayaahudi, bhakabha haguhɨ kumwita. Hanʉ namɨnyirɨ kʉbha ni‑Muruumi, nɨkaja hamwɨmwɨ na amaribhita ga abhasirikarɨ nɨkamutuurya. 28 Nekeenda kwobhoora kwakɨ bhaarɨ bharamʉgamba, nɨkamuhira mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwi ichandarʉ chabhʉ. 29 Neho nɨkamenya kʉbha aarɨ aragambwa kʉmangʼana gi imigirʉ jabhʉ, nawe ataagambirwɨ kwingʼana ryʉryʉsi rɨnʉ rikugirya iitwɨ hamwɨ kobhohwa. 30 Hanʉ nabhuuriirwɨ kʉbha gareho amangʼɨɨni gu ukwita ʉmʉʉtʉ wʉnʉ, nɨkamʉtʉma bhwangʉ kwa naawɨ. Nɨkabhatʉma abhagambi bhaazɨ, bhagambɨ amangʼana gaazɨ mʉbhʉtangɨ bhwazʉ.”
31 Mmbe, abhasirikarɨ bhayo bhakagega Paaurʉ chɨmbu bhaabhuuriirwɨ, bhakamuhira ubhutikʉ bhuyobhuyo kuhika ʉrʉbhɨri rwa Antipatiiri. 32 Hanʉ bhwakɨɨrɨ, bhakatiga abhasirikarɨ bha zɨfaraasi bhakakaja orogendo hamwɨmwɨ na Paaurʉ. Ribhaga riyo abhasirikarɨ bha amagʉrʉ bhakagarʉka mwigoobhe ryabhʉ rya abhasirikarɨ. 33 Hanʉ abhasirikarɨ bha zɨfaraasi bhaahikirɨ Kaisaariya, bhakaha umwanangwa ɨnyarʉbha yirya, bhakatʉʉra Paaurʉ wʉʉsi mʉmabhoko gu umwanangwa wuyo. 34 Hanʉ umwanangwa aamarirɨ kosoma ɨnyarʉbha yirya, akabhuurya Paaurʉ, “Awɨ nɨ‑mʉʉtʉ wɨ ɨɨsɨkɨ?” Umwanangwa kwigwa kʉbha ararwa kʉʉsɨ ya Kirikiya, 35 akamʉbhʉʉrɨra, “Nɨrakwitegeerera amangʼana gaazʉ, hanʉ abhagambi bhaazʉ bharaahikɨ.” Akʉmara akaswaja kʉbha, Paaurʉ ariibhwɨ mwikʉrʉ ryʉ ʉmʉtɨmi Heroode.
* 23:5 Rora Kʉhʉrʉka 22:28.