Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
Mgbe Apọlọs nọ na Kọrint, Pọl sitere ụzọ nke nʼime elu ala bịarute Efesọs. Nʼebe ahụ, ọ hụrụ ụfọdụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ,
2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
sị ha, “Unu natakwara Mmụọ Nsọ mgbe unu kweere?” Ha sịrị ya, “Mba, anyị anụbeghị na ọ nwere ihe dịka Mmụọ Nsọ.”
3 He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
Ya mere, ọ sịrị, “Gịnị ka unu kwenyere nʼime ya mgbe e mere unu baptizim?” Ha sịrị, “Baptizim nke Jọn.”
4 Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”
Mgbe ahụ, Pọl sịrị, “Baptizim Jọn bụ nke gbasara nchegharị site na mmehie, na-agwa ndị mmadụ ka ha kwere nʼonye ahụ na-eso ya na-abịa, nke bụ, ikwere nʼime Jisọs.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, e mere ha baptizim nʼaha Onyenwe anyị Jisọs.
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
Mgbe Pọl bikwasịrị ha aka ya abụọ nʼisi, ha natara Mmụọ Nsọ. Ha kwukwara okwu nʼasụsụ dị iche iche, bukwaa amụma.
7 They were about twelve men in all.
Ha niile ruru ndị ikom iri na abụọ.
8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
Ọ banyere nʼụlọ nzukọ ahụ ma were nkwuwa okwu, na ịrụ ụka nʼebe o doro anya gwasie ha okwu ike banyere alaeze Chineke. Ọ bụ ọnwa atọ ka o were ya ime nke a.
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Ma ụfọdụ nʼime ha mechiri obi ha; ha juru ikwenye, kama ha kwuru okwu ọjọọ megide Ụzọ ahụ nʼihu ọgbakọ ahụ niile. Ya mere, o sitere nʼebe ha nọ pụọ, kpọrọkwa ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ, ha na-akparịta ụka kwa ụbọchị nʼụlọ ọgbakọ Tiranọs.
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Ihe ndị a gakwara nʼihu afọ abụọ. Ndị niile bi na Eshịa nụkwara oziọma Onyenwe anyị. Ọtụtụ nʼime ha bụ ndị Juu, ma ndị ọzọ bụ ndị Griik.
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
Chineke sitere nʼaka Pọl rụọ ọtụtụ ọrụ ebube pụrụ iche.
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
Nke bụ na-ewere ụfọdụ nʼime akịsị maọbụ ịchafọ na akwa mgbochi nke metụrụ ya nʼahụ na-atụkwasị nʼahụ ndị ọrịa, ahụ a dịkwa ha ike. E sitekwara na ya chụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ.
13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Ụfọdụ ndị Juu dịkwa ndị na-ejegharị nʼobodo dị iche iche na-achụpụ mmụọ ọjọọ nʼime mmadụ. Ha chọkwara ime nke a nʼaha Onyenwe anyị Jisọs na-asị, “E ji m aha Jisọs, onye Pọl na-ekwusa na-enye unu iwu ka unu site nʼime ya pụta.”
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
Ndị na-eme ihe dị otu a bụ ụmụ asaa nke Skiva, onyeisi nchụaja, bụ onye Juu.
15 The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
Mmụọ ọjọọ ahụ zara ha sị, “Amaara m onye Jisọs bụ, amakwaara m onye Pọl bụ, ma unu onwe unu, unu bụ ndị ole?”
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Nwoke ahụ mmụọ ọjọọ na-achị makwasịrị ha, tie ha ihe nke ukwuu, mee ka ha gbaa ọsọ. Ha gbara ọtọ gbapụ nʼụlọ ahụ. Ha merụkwara ahụ.
17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Akụkọ banyere ihe ndị a jezuru obodo Efesọs niile. Mgbe ahụ, ndị Juu na ndị Griik ụfọdụ nụkwara ihe ndị a. Oke egwu jidekwara ha. Nʼihi nke a, e mekwara ka aha Onyenwe anyị Jisọs daa ụda nʼebe niile.
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
Ọtụtụ ndị kwenyerenụ bịara na-ekwupụta omume ọjọọ ha niile, nʼihu mmadụ niile.
19 Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Ọtụtụ nʼime ndị na-agwọ ọgwụ mgbaasị bupụtara akwụkwọ niile ha ji na-eme mgbaasị, kpọọ ha ọkụ nʼihu mmadụ niile. Akwụkwọ niile a kpọrọ ọkụ nʼụbọchị ahụ ga-eru ego ruru puku ọlaọcha iri ise.
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Ya mere, okwu Onyenwe anyị toro, na-agbasa nʼike nʼike na-adịkwa ire.
21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, Pọl kpebiri nʼime mmụọ ya na ya ga-eje ruo Masidonia na Akaịa tupu ọ bịaruo Jerusalem. O sịkwara “na ya aghaghị ijeru Rom nʼọgwụgwụ ije ya niile.”
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
O zipụrụ ndị na-enyere ya aka, bụ Timoti na Erastọs ka ha buru ụzọ jeruo Masidonia. Ma ya onwe ya nọgidere nʼime Eshịa nwa oge.
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
Ma ọ bụ nʼoge a ka oke nsogbu malitere megide Ụzọ ahụ.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
Otu onye ụzụ na-agbaze ọlaọcha, aha ya bụ Dimitriọs, onye ji ọlaọcha na-akpụ ụlọ arụsị ala ahụ a na-akpọ Atemis. Ọ na-ewetara ya na ndị ụzụ ibe ya ego nʼebe o hiri nne.
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
Nwoke a kpọkọtara ndị ọrụ ya niile, na ndị ya na ha na-arụkọ otu ọrụ, sị, “Ndị ibe m, unu ma na ọ bụ site nʼọrụ nke a ka anyị si enweta akụnụba anyị.
26 You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.
Unu niile ahụla ma nụkwa, otu nwoke a na-akpọ Pọl si rafuo ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ site nʼime ka ha kwenye na chi ọbụla e ji aka mee abụghị chi. Ọ bụkwaghị naanị nʼEfesọs kama ọ fọdụrụ ihe nta ka ọ bụrụ nʼEshịa niile.
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
Ọ bụkwaghị naanị na ihe ize ndụ dị banyere ọrụ aka anyị nke a ga elelị kama tinyere nke a, ụlọ nke oke chi nwanyị bụ Atemis agaghị enwekwa nsọpụrụ. Ya bụ, chi nwanyị nʼonwe ya bụ onye a na-efe nʼobodo Eshịa niile nakwa nʼelu ụwa niile ka a ga-anapụ nkwanye ugwu dịrị ya dịka chi.”
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Ma mgbe ha nụrụ ihe ndị a, ha were oke iwe tie mkpu na-asị, “Atemis ndị Efesọs dị ukwuu!”
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
Ọgbaaghara ahụ gbasara, zuo obodo ahụ niile. Ha banyere nʼebe a na-eme ihe ileleanya, kpọpụta Gaiọs na Arịstakọs ndị Masidonia, bụ ndị ha na Pọl na-arụkọ ọrụ.
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples did not allow him.
Pọl chọrọ ịbakwuru igwe mmadụ ahụ, ma ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ ekweghị ya.
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
Otu aka ahụ kwa, ụfọdụ ndị enyi ya nʼetiti ndị na-achị Eshịa zigakwaara ya ozi na-arịọ ya ka ọ hapụ ịbanye nʼebe ahụ a na-eme ihe ileleanya.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them did not know why they had come together.
Ugbu a, nzukọ ahụ na-agba aghara, ụfọdụ mmadụ na-eti mkpu otu ihe, ndị ọzọ na-eti ihe ọzọ. Nʼezie, ọtụtụ nʼime ha amatakwaghị ihe ha jiri nọdụ nʼebe ahụ.
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
Ụfọdụ ndị Juu nʼime ọgbakọ ahụ nupuru Alegzanda, sepụta ya, mee ka o buru ụzọ. Alegzanda feere ha aka ka ha dere duu mgbe ọ chọrọ ịgọrọ onwe ya nʼihu ọha mmadụ ahụ.
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Ma nʼotu ntabi anya ahụ, mgbe ha matara na ọ bụ onye Juu, ha bidoro iti mkpu ihe dịka ogologo awa abụọ na-asị, “Atemis ndị Efesọs dị ukwuu!”
35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
Nʼikpeazụ, ode akwụkwọ nke obodo ahụ kwụsịrị igwe mmadụ ahụ ime ụzụ. O kwuru, “Ndị ikom Efesọs, o nwere onye na-amaghị na obodo Efesọs bụ obodo na-echekwa ụlọ ofufe Atemis, na oyiyi ya nke si nʼeluigwe daa?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
Ebe ihe ndị a adịghị na ngọpụ, ọ dị mkpa ka unu nọdụ nwayọọ, ghara imebi ihe ọbụla nʼecheghị echiche.
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
Lee ugbu a, ndị a unu kpọtara nʼebe a abụghị ndị ohi, ndị na-ezuru ihe nʼogige chi anyị, maọbụ na-ekwutọ eze nwanyị arụsị anyị.
38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
Ọ bụrụ na Dimitriọs na ndị ọkpụ ụzụ ibe ya nwere ihe ọbụla megide ha, ha gaa nʼụlọikpe. Ndị na-ekpe ikpe ga-eleba okwu ha anya. Kama ha mee ya nʼusoro iwu kwadoro.
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
Ma ọ bụrụ na o nwere ihe ọzọ dị iche unu chọrọ ka e mee, a ga-edozi ya na nzukọ nke ndị obodo na-eme nʼụzọ ziri ezi.
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we would not be able to give an account of this commotion.”
Nʼihi na egwu dị, na-eleghị anya a ga-eji ihe nke mere taa boo anyị ebubo na anyị na-ebute ọgbaaghara. Anyị enweghị ọsịsa ziri ezi banyere ọgbaaghara nke a.”
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Mgbe o kwuchara nke a, ọ gbasara ha.
