21Ni wino wiona wiamala okuikola, Paulo yakenga mu omwoyo mbwe awitre Makedoonia na Akaaya na agia Yerusaleemu. Kandi mbwe na aema Yerusaleemu, paka agie Rooma.
22Kutio yatuma Timotheeo ne Erasto, awandi ku awantu awaamutunzianga emirimo mbwe wakangate wagie Makedoonia, iye na akiasigaaleko wutono mu ekialo ekia Eesia.
23Mu iwaga erio, erioga riafuma Efeeso inene ino ku amangʼana aga okulonda engira eya Omwami Yesu Kristo.
24Omuntu wundi owaetwanga mbwe Demetriasi omutuzi owa efeedha, yareetranga awemirimo waae amasendi amangi ino mu emirimo egia okulonga emifwano egia *ekaalu eya *Ateemi, katonda ensaasa.
25Kutio yaeta awemirimo waae alala na awandi awaakolanga nae emirimo emifwanani awalaga otino, “Awiiko wange, nyingirizia mbwe mumanyire mbwe owunyazi wuifu wuema ku emirimo giifu gino.
26Ni mumiire okuwurra kandi mumiire okuwona na amiiso giinyu aweene kiomo omuntu oetwa mbwe Paulo ono amiire okugamba-gambra awantu awa mu ekitemo kiifu kino, mboole mbwe ampi ekialo kiona ekia Eesia, na awagalusia ni isema na awoola mbwe katonda ezilongerwe na amakono ziwula emirimo.
27Kutio ekirio ngʼani mbwe emirimo giifu nigio egiiza okuwa ne eriina iwiiwi giengʼene, ne eriina ilootu eria ekaalu eya Ateemi riona riiza okuoneka, kandi katonda enkazi Ateemi omwene, osawua mu ekialo ekia Eesia ni mu ekialo kiona, oona aaza okuwula eriina.”
28Olwa awantu awo waawurra amangʼana ago, enda ziawu ziayia ino kandi waatanika okukuba erioga ni watondowola Ateemi watino, “Ateemi owa Awaefeeso ari omukaate!”
29Erioga riafuma eriaizula omugizi du. Ni kukiari, awantu awo waavwamira Gaayo na Aristakuusi Awamakedoonia awaagenda-gendanga ni Paulo, wawakulula ni wawaira mu enyumba eya okuikumia.
30Paulo yagalanga okugia okugamba-gamba nawo, na Awakristo awaawanga ao waamugaania.
31Awandi ku awakangasi awa ekitemo awaawanga awiiko waae, woona wamutumra *omutumwa ni wamuisasaama mbwe ataaza yagia mu okuikumia okwo.
32Ni kukawa mbwe awantu awo waawanga awangi, no owungi wuawu ngawakawanga ni wamanyire ekiikola, aeniki awantu awo ngawakawanga no omunwa omulala. Na awandi ku iwo waawoolanga kino, awandi waawoolanga ekindi ekisaasa.
33Awayaudi wandi waasindika omuntu oetwa mbwe Aleksanda emberi wa awantu kugere agambe-gambe nawo. Kutio Aleksanda yaoreezia awantu na amakono gaae mbwe wasarigire.
34No olwa awantu waamanya mbwe Aleksanda no Omuyaudi, waaogerera ku enyinga iwiri ziona, ni watondowola Ateemi katonda waawu. Waaogerera ni wawoola watino, “Ateemi owa Awaefeeso ari omukaate!”
35Owutuukre, omukangasi owa omugizi ogwo yaoreezia awantu na awalaga otino, “Awiifu mbawuuzia ntino, ekialo kiona ngakimanyire mbwe omugizi ogwa Efeeso nigwo ogurindre ekaalu enene eya omunene Ateemi? Nakuwa omufwano gwae ogwagwa ansi ni guema ku igulu ngaguri ano?
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Awatumwa 19:21-35