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Paulo mu Korintho
1Ebyo nga biwoire, Paulo yaava mu Athene yaaja e Korintho 2Eyo yaayagaanayo Omuyudaaya eriina lye nga ni Akwila, eyazaalibwa e Ponto, ni mukazi we Purisikilla. Baali baakava mu Italia kuba Kilaudio yali alagiire Abayudaaya boonaboona okuva mu Roma. Paulo yaaja ye bali, 3yaaba nabo, era yaakola nabo, kuba boona baakolanga omulimo n’omulala ng’ogwa Paulo ogw’okukola weema. 4Ku buli Sabbato Paulo yatakananga n’Abayudaaya n’Abagureki nga agezaaku okubaikirizisa.
5Sila ni Timotheo bwe baatuuka okuva e Makedonia, Paulo nga yeemaliire ku kwogera Kibono kya Katonda na kukakasa Abayudaaya ati Yesu ni Kurisito. 6Bwe baamutakania ni bamuvuma, yaakunkumula ebivaalo bye yaakoba ati: “Bwe mulizikirira ogwo musango gwaimwe. Nze nziraku musango. Okuva ni buti ndidha kuja y’abamaghanga agandi.” 7Agho yaavaayo yaaja mu ndhu y’omuntu eriina lye nga ni Titio Yusito, ng’ataamu Katonda ekitiisa. Ono yali n’endhu okumpi ni sinagoga. 8Kurisipo omukulu wa sinagoga n’ab’omu ndhu ye boonaboona baikiriza mu Musengwa. N’ab’e Korintho kamaala bwe baawulira ekibono kya Katonda baikiriza, baabatizibwa.
9Lwali lulala, Musengwa yaabonekera Paulo obwire yaamukoba ati: “Otatya aye yogera era otasirika. 10Kuba ndi n’iwe, ghazira aidha kukukola kabi, kuba ndi n’abantu kamaala mu kibuga muno.” 11Agho Paulo yaamalagho omwaka mulamba n’emyezi mukaaga ng’ayegeresa abantu ekibono kya Katonda.
12Gallio bwe yali nga n’afuga Akaia, Abayudaaya beeyimba ghalala, baagema Paulo baamutwala mu mbuga. 13Baakoba bati: “Omusaadha ono, aikirizisa abantu okusinza Katonda mu nsambo emenha amateeka.”
14Aye Paulo bwe yali oti aja kwinhama okwogera, Gallio yaakoba Abayudaaya ati: “Abayudaaya imwe nguli ghabairegho ekisobyo oba omusango omunene nandibawuliriisa. 15Aye ng’okutakana kwaimwe bwe kuli ku bibono, ni ku maina, ni ku mateeka gaimwe, ebyo imwe mubikoleku. Tiidha kuba mulamuzi mu bintu oti n’ebyo.” 16Yaababinga mu mbuga. 17Boonaboona baagema Sosithene omukulu wa sinagoga baamukubira mu maiso g’embuga aye Gallio tiyabalaadha.
Paulo airayo mu Antiokia
18Paulo yaabaayooku enaku edhindi kamaala mu Korintho, memale yaasiibula aboluganda. Yaaseeyeeya ni Purisikilla ni Akwila baaja e Siria. Ng’ali mu Kenkerea yaamwaku enviiri dhe nga bwe yali yeeyamye.18:18: Kub 6:18 19Baatuuka mu Efeso yaaleka agho Purisikilla ni Akwila, mwene yangira mu sinagoga yaatakana n’Abayudaaya. 20Abantu baamusaba abeeku nabo entangama, aye yaaloba, 21yaabakoba ati: “Katonda bw’alyenda ndiira ye muli.” Yaaseeyeeya yaava mu Efeso.
22Bwe yatuuka e Kaisaria yaaniinaniina, yaaja yaalamusa ab’Ekikunsu ky’Abaikiriza mu Kurisito memale, yaikirira mu Antiokia. 23Nga amazeeyooku entangama, yaavaayo, yaaja ng’abita mu biketezo eby’e Galatia n’eby’e Furugia ng’agumya abeegeresebwa boonaboona.
Apollo mu Efeso ni mu Korintho
24Agho Omuyudaaya ayetebwa Apollo, eyazaalibwa mu Alekisanderia, yaidha mu Efeso. Yali mwogezi mukalamu era nga aidhi inho Ebyaghandiikibwa. 25Yali ayegereseibwa Engira ya Musengwa. Yaafubanga inho n’obumalirivu okwogera n’okwegeresa obukalamu ebigema ku Yesu, waire nga yali aidhi kubatizibwa kwa Yoanne kwonka. 26Yaatoolera okwogera mu sinagoga nga tatya. Aye Purisikilla ni Akwila bwe baamuwulira, baamutwala baayongera okumwinhonhola bukalamu Engira ya Katonda. 27Apollo bwe yaayenda okuja mu Akaia, aboluganda ab’omu Efeso baamugumya era baaghandiikira abeegeresebwa bamusangaalire. Bwe yatuukayo yaayamba inho abo abaafuuka abaikiriza olw’ekisa kya Katonda. 28Kuba yatakananga inho n’Abayudaaya era yaabasingiranga mu maiso g’abantu, ng’akozesa Ebyaghandiikibwa okukakasa ati Yesu, ni Kurisito.