Acts 19
1 And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus. And finding 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 ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him, No, we did not even hear whether 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 And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And 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 Then said Paul, John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people, that they should believe on him that was coming after him; that is, on 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 And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, e mere ha baptizim nʼaha Onyenwe anyị Jisọs.
6 And when Paul bad laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues, and prophesied.
Mgbe Pọl bikwasịrị ha aka ya abụọ nʼisi, ha natara Mmụọ Nsọ. Ha kwukwara okwu nʼasụsụ dị iche iche, bukwaa amụma.
7 And the men were about twelve in all.
Ha niile ruru ndị ikom iri na abụọ.
8 And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading concerning the kingdom of God.
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 believed not, but spoke evil of the way [[of the Lord]] before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing 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 And this continued for two years, so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, 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 And God wrought 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 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 Then some of the wandering Jewish exorcists undertook to name over those who had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by that Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
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 And there were seven sons of Scevas, 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 And the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I knew, and Paul I well know; but who are ye?
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 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them both, 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 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus; and 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 And many of the believers came, confessing and declaring their practices.
Ọtụtụ ndị kwenyerenụ bịara na-ekwupụta omume ọjọọ ha niile, nʼihu mmadụ niile.
19 Many also of those who had practised magical arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men; and they counted the price of them, and found it 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 grew and prevailed mightily.
Ya mere, okwu Onyenwe anyị toro, na-agbasa nʼike nʼike na-adịkwa ire.
21 And when these things were ended, Paul resolved to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, and 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 And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
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 And about that time there arose no small tumult concerning the faith.
Ma ọ bụ nʼoge a ka oke nsogbu malitere megide Ụzọ ahụ.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, made silver shrines of Diana, and brought no small gain 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 And having called them together, with the workmen of like occupation, he said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft 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 and ye see and hear, that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying, that those are not gods, which 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 And there is not only danger that this branch of our business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be despised, and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.
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 And hearing this they became full of wrath, and kept crying out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians!
Ma mgbe ha nụrụ ihe ndị a, ha were oke iwe tie mkpu na-asị, “Atemis ndị Efesọs dị ukwuu!”
29 And the city was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, 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 And when Paul wished to go in to the people, the disciples would not suffer him.
Pọl chọrọ ịbakwuru igwe mmadụ ahụ, ma ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ ekweghị ya.
31 And some also of the Asiarchs, who were his friends, sent to him, and entreated him not to venture into the theatre.
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 were crying one thing, and some another; for the assembly was in confusion, and the greater part knew not wherefore 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 And they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward; and Alexander beckoned with his hand, desiring to make his defence 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 knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice for about two hours cried out, Great is Diana 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 But when the Recorder had quieted the multitude, he said, Men of Ephesus, who is there among men that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is guardian of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
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 Since then these things cannot be denied, ye ought to be quiet, and do nothing rashly.
Ebe ihe ndị a adịghị na ngọpụ, ọ dị mkpa ka unu nọdụ nwayọọ, ghara imebi ihe ọbụla nʼecheghị echiche.
37 For ye have brought hither these men, 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 then Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against any one, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls; let them bring their charges against each other.
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 ye ask for any thing further, it shall be determined in the lawful 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 we are in danger of being called to answer concerning this day's riot, there being no ground on which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse.
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 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Mgbe o kwuchara nke a, ọ gbasara ha.
