Atũmwo 19
1 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.
And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,
2 Akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Nĩmwamũkĩrire Roho Mũtheru rĩrĩa mwetĩkirie?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Aca, ithuĩ o na tũtirĩ twaigua atĩ nĩ kũrĩ Roho Mũtheru.”
he said unto them, 'The Holy Spirit did ye receive — having believed?' and they said unto him, 'But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'
3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Paũlũ akĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Mwakĩbatithirio ũbatithio ũrĩkũ?” Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Twabatithirio ũbatithio wa Johana.”
and he said unto them, 'To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, 'To John's baptism.'
4 Paũlũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ũbatithio wa Johana warĩ ũbatithio wa kwĩrira kwa mehia. Eeraga andũ metĩkie ũrĩa ũgũũka thuutha wake, nake nĩwe Jesũ.”
And Paul said, 'John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe — that is, in the Christ — Jesus;'
5 Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, makĩbatithio thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ.
and they, having heard, were baptized — to the name of the Lord Jesus,
6 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Paũlũ aamaigĩrĩire moko, Roho Mũtheru akĩmaikũrũkĩra, nao makĩaria na thiomi ingĩ na makĩratha mohoro.
and Paul having laid on them [his] hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,
7 Nao othe maarĩ ta andũ ikũmi na eerĩ.
and all the men were, as it were, twelve.
8 Paũlũ agĩtoonya thunagogi, na ihinda rĩa mĩeri ĩtatũ akĩaria na ũcamba kuo, akĩgeragia kũringĩrĩria andũ ũhoro wa ũthamaki wa Ngai.
And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,
9 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.
and when certain were hardened and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, having departed from them, he did separate the disciples, every day reasoning in the school of a certain Tyrannus.
10 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.
And this happened for two years so that all those dwelling in Asia did hear the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks,
11 Ngai nĩaringire ciama cia mwanya agereire harĩ Paũlũ,
mighty works also — not common — was God working through the hands of Paul,
12 o nginya itambaya na nguo iria ciahutagia mwĩrĩ wake igatwarĩrwo andũ arĩa maarĩ arũaru, nao makahona mĩrimũ yao na ngoma thũku ikamatiga.
so that even unto the ailing were brought from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the sicknesses departed from them; the evil spirits also went forth from them.
13 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.”
And certain of the wandering exorcist Jews, took upon [them] to name over those having the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, 'We adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul doth preach;'
14 Ariũ mũgwanja a Mũyahudi wetagwo Sikeva, warĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai mũnene, nĩmekaga ũguo.
and there were certain — seven sons of Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest — who are doing this thing;
15 Mũthenya ũmwe, ngoma thũku ĩkĩmacookeria ĩkĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Jesũ nĩndĩmũũĩ na nĩnjũũĩ ũhoro wa Paũlũ, no inyuĩ mũrĩ a?”
and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?'
16 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũndũ ũcio warĩ na ngoma thũku akĩmarũgĩrĩra akĩmatooria othe. Akĩmahũũra mũno nginya makiuma nyũmba ĩyo makĩũra marĩ njaga makiuraga thakame.
And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,
17 Rĩrĩa Ayahudi na Ayunani arĩa maatũũraga Efeso maamenyire ũhoro ũcio, othe makĩiyũrwo nĩ guoya, narĩo rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ rĩgĩtũũgĩrio.
and this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who are dwelling at Ephesus, and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified,
18 Andũ aingĩ a arĩa meetĩkirie makĩyumĩria na makiumbũra waganu wao matekũhitha.
many also of those who did believe were coming, confessing and declaring their acts,
19 Andũ aingĩ arĩa maaragũraga, magĩcookanĩrĩria mabuku mao na makĩmacinĩra mbere ya andũ othe. Rĩrĩa maatarire thogora wa mabuku macio, magĩkinyia durakima ngiri mĩrongo ĩtano.
and many of those who had practised the curious arts, having brought the books together, were burning [them] before all; and they reckoned together the prices of them, and found [it] five myriads of silverlings;
20 Kiugo kĩa Mwathani gĩkĩhunja mũno na njĩra ĩyo na gĩkĩgĩa na hinya.
so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.
21 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.”
And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in the Spirit, having gone through Macedonia and Achaia, to go on to Jerusalem, saying — 'After my being there, it behoveth me also to see Rome;'
22 Agĩtũma andũ eerĩ a arĩa maamũteithagĩrĩria, na nĩo Timotheo na Erasito, mathiĩ Makedonia, nake agĩikaranga kũu bũrũri wa Asia gwa kahinda kanini.
and having sent to Macedonia two of those ministering to him — Timotheus and Erastus — he himself stayed a time in Asia.
23 Ihinda-inĩ rĩu nĩ kwagĩire na thogothogo nene ĩkoniĩ ũhoro wa Njĩra ĩyo.
And there came, at that time, not a little stir about the way,
24 Mũturi wa indo cia betha wetagwo Demeterio, ũrĩa wathondekaga tũmĩhianano twa betha twa Aritemi, nĩatũmaga andũ arĩa maaturaga indo icio magĩe na wonjoria mũnene.
for a certain one, Demetrius by name, a worker in silver, making silver sanctuaries of Artemis, was bringing to the artificers gain not a little,
25 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.
whom, having brought in a crowd together, and those who did work about such things, he said, 'Men, ye know that by this work we have our wealth;
26 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.
and ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;
27 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.”
and not only is this department in danger for us of coming into disregard, but also, that of the great goddess Artemis the temple is to be reckoned for nothing, and also her greatness is about to be brought down, whom all Asia and the world doth worship.'
28 Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, makĩngʼũrĩka mũno na makĩanĩrĩra, makiugaga atĩrĩ: “Aritemi wa Aefeso nĩ mũnene!”
And they having heard, and having become full of wrath, were crying out, saying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'
29 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.
and the whole city was filled with confusion, they rushed also with one accord into the theatre, having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's fellow-travellers.
30 Paũlũ nĩendaga kwĩyumĩria mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, no arutwo makĩmũgiria.
And on Paul's purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,
31 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.
and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.
32 Kĩũngano kĩu gĩkĩaga ũiguano: Amwe maanagĩrĩra makoiga ũũ, na arĩa angĩ makoiga ũũ. Andũ arĩa aingĩ o na matiamenyaga gĩtũmi gĩa gũkorwo hau.
Some indeed, therefore, were calling out one thing, and some another, for the assembly was confused, and the greater part did not know for what they were come together;
33 Ayahudi makiumĩria Alekisanda mbere ya kĩrĩndĩ, na andũ amwe a kĩrĩndĩ kĩu makĩanĩrĩra makĩmwĩra ũrĩa egwĩka. Nake akĩmakiria na moko nĩgeetha eyarĩrĩrie mbere yao.
and out of the multitude they put forward Alexander — the Jews thrusting him forward — and Alexander having beckoned with the hand, wished to make defence to the populace,
34 No rĩrĩa maamenyire atĩ aarĩ Mũyahudi, othe makĩanĩrĩra na mũgambo ũmwe ihinda ta rĩa mathaa meerĩ makiugaga atĩrĩ, “Aritemi wa Aefeso nĩ mũnene!”
and having known that he is a Jew, one voice came out of all, for about two hours, crying, 'Great [is] the Artemis of the Ephesians!'
35 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?
And the public clerk having quieted the multitude, saith, 'Men, Ephesians, why, who is the man that doth not know that the city of the Ephesians is a devotee of the great goddess Artemis, and of that which fell down from Zeus?
36 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kuona atĩ maũndũ macio matingĩkaanĩka-rĩ, mwagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũkira, na mũtikae gwĩka ũndũ wa ihenya.
these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
37 Inyuĩ mwarehe andũ aya haha, o na gũtuĩka ti kũiya maiyĩte indo cia hekarũ, kana makaruma ngai iitũ ya mũndũ-wa-nja.
'For ye brought these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor speaking evil of your goddess;
38 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.
if indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artificers with him with any one have a matter, court [days] are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another.
39 Angĩkorwo harĩ na ũndũ ũngĩ mũngĩenda kuuga makĩria ma ũguo, ũcio no ũciirĩirwo kĩama-inĩ kĩa watho.
'And if ye seek after anything concerning other matters, in the legal assembly it shall be determined;
40 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.”
for we are also in peril of being accused of insurrection in regard to this day, there being no occasion by which we shall be able to give an account of this concourse;'
41 Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩĩra kĩũngano kĩu gĩthiĩ, akĩniina mũcemanio.
and these things having said, he dismissed the assembly.
