< Acts 19 >

1 And it came to passe, while Apollos was at Corinthus, that Paul when he passed thorow the vpper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certaine disciples,
Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo Apolo arĩ kũu Korinitho, Paũlũ akĩgerera njĩra ĩrĩa yatuĩkanĩirie mwena wa rũgongo agĩthiĩ nginya Efeso. Aakinya kũu agĩkora arutwo amwe kuo.
2 And saide vnto them, Haue ye receiued the holy Ghost since ye beleeued? And they saide vnto him, Wee haue not so much as heard whether there be an holy Ghost.
Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwamũkĩrire Roho Mũtheru rĩrĩa mwetĩkirie?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Aca, ithuĩ o na tũtirĩ twaigua atĩ nĩ kũrĩ Roho Mũtheru.”
3 And he said vnto them, Vnto what were ye then baptized? And they saide, Vnto Iohns baptisme.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Paũlũ akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mwakĩbatithirio ũbatithio ũrĩkũ?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Twabatithirio ũbatithio wa Johana.”
4 Then saide Paul, Iohn verely baptized with the baptisme of repentance, saying vnto the people, that they shoulde beleeue in him, which should come after him, that is, in Christ Iesus.
Paũlũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũbatithio wa Johana warĩ ũbatithio wa kwĩrira kwa mehia. Eeraga andũ metĩkie ũrĩa ũgũũka thuutha wake, nake nĩwe Jesũ.”
5 And when they heard it, they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Iesus.
Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, makĩbatithio thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ.
6 So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Paũlũ aamaigĩrĩire moko, Roho Mũtheru akĩmaikũrũkĩra, nao makĩaria na thiomi ingĩ na makĩratha mohoro.
7 And all the men were about twelue.
Nao othe maarĩ ta andũ ikũmi na eerĩ.
8 Moreouer he went into the Synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three moneths, disputing and exhorting to the things that appertaine to the kingdome of God.
Paũlũ agĩtoonya thunagogi, na ihinda rĩa mĩeri ĩtatũ akĩaria na ũcamba kuo, akĩgeragia kũringĩrĩria andũ ũhoro wa ũthamaki wa Ngai.
9 But when certaine were hardened, and disobeyed, speaking euill of the way of God before the multitude, hee departed from them, and separated the disciples, and disputed dayly in the schoole of one Tyrannus.
No amwe ao makĩũmia ngoro; makĩaga gwĩtĩkia na magĩcambia Njĩra ĩyo mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Paũlũ akĩmeherera. Akĩoya arutwo agĩthiĩ nao nyũmba ĩrĩa yathomithagĩrio andũ ya Turano, akaaranagĩria na andũ o mũthenya arĩ kuo.
10 And this was done by the space of two yeeres, so that all they which dwelt in Asia, heard the word of ye Lord Iesus, both Iewes and Grecians.
Ũndũ ũyũ nĩwathiire na mbere ihinda ta rĩa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ, o nginya Ayahudi na Ayunani othe arĩa maatũũraga bũrũri wa Asia makĩigua kiugo kĩa Mwathani.
11 And God wrought no small miracles by the handes of Paul,
Ngai nĩaringire ciama cia mwanya agereire harĩ Paũlũ,
12 So that from his body were brought vnto the sicke, kerchefs or handkerchefs, and the diseases departed from them, and the euill spirits went out of them.
o nginya itambaya na nguo iria ciahutagia mwĩrĩ wake igatwarĩrwo andũ arĩa maarĩ arũaru, nao makahona mĩrimũ yao na ngoma thũku ikamatiga.
13 Then certaine of the vagabond Iewes, exorcistes, tooke in hand to name ouer them which had euil spirits, the Name of the Lord Iesus, saying, We adiure you by Iesus, whom Paul preacheth.
Na rĩrĩ, Ayahudi amwe arĩa maathiiaga makĩingataga ngoma thũku makĩgeria kũhũthĩra rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ harĩ andũ arĩa maarĩ na ndaimono. Moigaga atĩrĩ, “Thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jesũ, ũrĩa ũhunjagio nĩ Paũlũ, ndagwatha uume.”
14 (And there were certaine sonnes of Sceua a Iewe, the Priest, about seuen which did this)
Ariũ mũgwanja a Mũyahudi wetagwo Sikeva, warĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mũnene, nĩmekaga ũguo.
15 And the euil spirit answered, and said, Iesus I acknowledge, and Paul I know: but who are ye?
Mũthenya ũmwe, ngoma thũku ĩkĩmacookeria ĩkĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Jesũ nĩndĩmũũĩ na nĩnjũũĩ ũhoro wa Paũlũ, no inyuĩ mũrĩ a?”
16 And the man in whome the euil spirit was, ranne on them, and ouercame them, and preuailed against them, so that they fledde out of that house, naked, and wounded.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũndũ ũcio warĩ na ngoma thũku akĩmarũgĩrĩra akĩmatooria othe. Akĩmahũũra mũno nginya makiuma nyũmba ĩyo makĩũra marĩ njaga makiuraga thakame.
17 And this was knowen to all the Iewes and Grecians also, which dwelt at Ephesus, and feare came on them all, and the Name of the Lord Iesus was magnified,
Rĩrĩa Ayahudi na Ayunani arĩa maatũũraga Efeso maamenyire ũhoro ũcio, othe makĩiyũrwo nĩ guoya, narĩo rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ rĩgĩtũũgĩrio.
18 And many that beleeued, came and confessed, and shewed their workes.
Andũ aingĩ a arĩa meetĩkirie makĩyumĩria na makiumbũra waganu wao matekũhitha.
19 Many also of them which vsed curious artes, brought their bookes, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fiftie thousand pieces of siluer.
Andũ aingĩ arĩa maaragũraga, magĩcookanĩrĩria mabuku mao na makĩmacinĩra mbere ya andũ othe. Rĩrĩa maatarire thogora wa mabuku macio, magĩkinyia durakima ngiri mĩrongo ĩtano.
20 So the worde of God grewe mightily, and preuailed.
Kiugo kĩa Mwathani gĩkĩhunja mũno na njĩra ĩyo na gĩkĩgĩa na hinya.
21 Nowe when these things were accomplished, Paul purposed by the Spirite to passe through Macedonia and Achaia, and to goe to Hierusalem, saying, After I haue bene there, I must also see Rome.
Thuutha wa maũndũ macio mothe gwĩkĩka, Paũlũ agĩtua itua rĩa gũthiĩ Jerusalemu, atuĩkanĩirie Makedonia na Akaia. Akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndaarĩkia gũkinya kũu, no nginya ngaacooka thiĩ Roma.”
22 So sent hee into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto him, Timotheus and Erastus, but he remained in Asia for a season.
Agĩtũma andũ eerĩ a arĩa maamũteithagĩrĩria, na nĩo Timotheo na Erasito, mathiĩ Makedonia, nake agĩikaranga kũu bũrũri wa Asia gwa kahinda kanini.
23 And the same time there arose no small trouble about that way.
Ihinda-inĩ rĩu nĩ kwagĩire na thogothogo nene ĩkoniĩ ũhoro wa Njĩra ĩyo.
24 For a certaine man named Demetrius a siluersmith, which made siluer temples of Diana, brought great gaines vnto the craftesmen,
Mũturi wa indo cia betha wetagwo Demeterio, ũrĩa wathondekaga tũmĩhianano twa betha twa Aritemi, nĩatũmaga andũ arĩa maaturaga indo icio magĩe na wonjoria mũnene.
25 Whom he called together, with the workemen of like things, and saide, Syrs, ye knowe that by this craft we haue our goods:
Nake agĩcookanĩrĩria andũ acio maaturaga indo icio, hamwe na aruti a wĩra arĩa maarutaga wĩra ũhaanaine na wao, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya, inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ nĩtuonaga uumithio mũnene kuuma kũrĩ wonjoria ũyũ.
26 Moreouer ye see and heare, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded, and turned away much people, saying, That they be not gods which are made with handes.
Na nĩmũrona na mũkaigua ũrĩa mũndũ ũyũ ũretwo Paũlũ aiguithĩtie na akahĩtithia andũ aingĩ gũkũ Efeso, na makĩria bũrũri wothe wa Asia akiugaga atĩ ngai iria ithondeketwo nĩ mũndũ ti ngai o na hanini.
27 So that not onely this thing is dangerous vnto vs, that this our portion shall be reproued, but also that the temple of the great goddesse Diana should be nothing esteemed, and that it would come to passe that her magnificence, which all Asia and the world worshippeth, should be destroyed.
Ũgwati ũrĩa ũrĩ ho nĩ atĩ to wonjoria witũ wiki ũkũmenererio, no o na hekarũ ya ngai ya mũndũ-wa-nja ĩrĩa nene ĩĩtagwo Aritemi nĩĩkwagithio kĩene, na ngai ĩyo ya mũndũ-wa-nja yo nyene, ĩrĩa ĩhooyagwo bũrũri-inĩ wothe wa Asia, na thĩ yothe, nĩĩkũimwo ũkaru wayo.”
28 Now when they heard it, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, makĩngʼũrĩka mũno na makĩanĩrĩra, makiugaga atĩrĩ: “Aritemi wa Aefeso nĩ mũnene!”
29 And the whole citie was full of confusion, and they rushed into the common place with one assent, and caught Gaius, and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, and Pauls companions of his iourney.
Na thuutha wa kahinda kanini itũũra rĩu rĩkĩiyũra inegene. Andũ acio othe makĩnyiita Gayo na Arisitariko arĩa moimĩte Makedonia na Paũlũ, nao makĩhanyũka marĩ ngoro ĩmwe magĩtoonya nyũmba ĩrĩa yagomanagwo nĩ ũndũ wa kuona mĩago.
30 And when Paul would haue entred in vnto the people, the disciples suffred him not.
Paũlũ nĩendaga kwĩyumĩria mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, no arutwo makĩmũgiria.
31 Certaine also of the chiefe of Asia which were his friendes, sent vnto him, desiring him that hee woulde not present him selfe in the Common place.
O na anene amwe a bũrũri wa Asia arĩa maarĩ arata a Paũlũ makĩmũtũmanĩra, makĩmũthaitha ndakagerie gũtoonya nyũmba ĩyo yagomanagwo nĩ ũndũ wa kuona mĩago.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assemblie was out of order, and the more part knewe not wherefore they were come together.
Kĩũngano kĩu gĩkĩaga ũiguano: Amwe maanagĩrĩra makoiga ũũ, na arĩa angĩ makoiga ũũ. Andũ arĩa aingĩ o na matiamenyaga gĩtũmi gĩa gũkorwo hau.
33 And some of the company drew foorth Alexander, the Iewes thrusting him forwards. Alexander then beckened with the hande, and woulde haue excused the matter to the people.
Ayahudi makiumĩria Alekisanda mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ, na andũ amwe a kĩrĩndĩ kĩu makĩanĩrĩra makĩmwĩra ũrĩa egwĩka. Nake akĩmakiria na moko nĩgeetha eyarĩrĩrie mbere yao.
34 But when they knew that he was a Iewe, there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres, of all men crying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
No rĩrĩa maamenyire atĩ aarĩ Mũyahudi, othe makĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo ũmwe ihinda ta rĩa mathaa meerĩ makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Aritemi wa Aefeso nĩ mũnene!”
35 Then the towne clearke when hee had stayed the people, saide, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is it that knoweth not howe that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana, and of the image, which came downe from Iupiter?
Karani wa kĩama gĩa itũũra rĩu agĩkiria kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, agĩcooka akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya a Efeso, githĩ thĩ yothe ndĩũĩ atĩ itũũra rĩa Efeso nĩrĩo rĩene hekarũ ĩrĩa ĩtũũragwo nĩ Aritemi ũrĩa mũnene, na mũhianano wake ũrĩa waharũrũkire kuuma igũrũ?
36 Seeing then that no man can speake against these things, ye ought to be appeased, and to doe nothing rashly.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kuona atĩ maũndũ macio matingĩkaanĩka-rĩ, mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkira, na mũtikae gwĩka ũndũ wa ihenya.
37 For yee haue brought hither these men, which haue neither committed sacrilege, neither doe blaspheme your goddesse.
Inyuĩ mwarehe andũ aya haha, o na gũtuĩka ti kũiya maiyĩte indo cia hekarũ, kana makaruma ngai iitũ ya mũndũ-wa-nja.
38 Wherefore, if Demetrius and the craftes men which are with him, haue a matter against any man, the lawe is open, and there are Deputies: let them accuse one another.
Hakĩrĩ ũguo-rĩ, angĩkorwo Demeterio na andũ acio angĩ marutaga wĩra nake marĩ na mateta igũrũ rĩa mũndũ o wothe, maciirĩro nĩmahingũre na aciirithania marĩ ho. No mamathitange.
39 But if ye inquire any thing cocerning other matters, it may be determined in a lawful assembly.
Angĩkorwo harĩ na ũndũ ũngĩ mũngĩenda kuuga makĩria ma ũguo, ũcio no ũciirĩirwo kĩama-inĩ kĩa watho.
40 For we are euen in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes sedition, for as much as there is no cause, whereby we may giue a reason of this concourse of people.
Ũrĩa kũrĩ rĩu nĩ atĩ, tũrĩ ũgwati-inĩ wa gũthitangĩrwo ngũĩ ĩno ya ũmũthĩ. Na kũrĩ ũguo tũtingĩhota kũheana ũhoro wa thogothogo ĩno, tondũ hatirĩ na gĩtũmi kĩa yo.”
41 And when he had thus spoken, hee let the assembly depart.
Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩĩra kĩũngano kĩu gĩthiĩ, akĩniina mũcemanio.

< Acts 19 >