Oilonga 19:1-41
19 Eshi Apollos a li muKorinto, Paulus okwa tavakana moitukulwa yokeemhunda ndele ta i kuEfeso. Okwa hanga ko ovahongwa vamwe,
2 ndele te va pula ta ti: “Omwa tililwa ngoo omhepo iyapuki eshi mwa ninga ovaitaveli?” Ove mu nyamukula tava ti: “Inatu uda sha nande onale kombinga yomhepo iyapuki.”
3 Opo nee okwa tya kuvo: “Omwa ninginifwa eninginifo lilipi?” Ova ti: “Eninginifo laJohannes.”
4 Paulus okwa ti: “Johannes okwa li ha ninginifa ovanhu shi li euliko kutya ove lidilulula, nokwa kala te va lombwele va itavele Jesus oo a li te ke uya konima yaye.”
5 Eshi ve shi uda, ova ninginifwa medina lOmwene Jesus.
6 Ndele eshi Paulus e va tenheka omake, ova tililwa omhepo iyapuki nova hovela okupopya momalaka oshinailongo nokuxunganeka.
7 Aveshe kumwe ova li ovalumenhu 12.
8 Paulus okwa kala oule weemwedi nhatu he uya moshinagoga, ta tomhafana novanhu nokupopya nouladi kombinga yOuhamba waKalunga.
9 Vamwe ova li va kukutika omitima davo nova anya okwiitavela, ndele tava hovele okusheka Ondjila yOmwene moipafi yongudu yovanhu. Opo nee Paulus okwa dja po puvo pamwe naavo va itavela, nokwa kala he va pe oipopiwa efiku keshe pokapale kofikola yaTirannus.
10 Okwa kala te shi ningi oule womido mbali, nokungaho Ovajuda nOvagreka aveshe ovo va li muAsia ova uda eendjovo dOmwene.
11 Paulus okwa longa yo oikumwifilonga kekwafo laKalunga,
12 noikutu nosho yo outetahema ovo a li ha djala ova twaalelwa ovanaudu, nova li va veluka; neemhepo da nyata odo da li muvo oda dja mo.
13 Ovajuda vamwe ovo yo va li hava endaenda tava te mo eendemoni, ova li hava kendabala oku shi ninga tava longifa edina lOmwene Jesus; ova li hava ti: “Ohandi mu te mo medina laJesus oo ha udifwa kuPaulus.”
14 Vamwe vomwaavo va li tava ningi ngaho ova li ovanamati vaheyali vaSkeva omupristeri omukulunhu wOvajuda.
15 Pomhito imwe eshi va li tava te mo omhepo ya nyata, oya tya kuvo: “Ondi shii Jesus naPaulus, ndele nye onye oolyelye?”
16 Opo nee omulumenhu oo a li e na omhepo ya nyata okwe va ponokela, ndele te va dulu eenghono, nomeumbo omo ova dja mo onhapo ve li hamunghele* nove na oipute.
17 Eshi Ovajuda nOvagreka aveshe ovo va li muEfeso ve shi uda, ova kwatwa koumbada, nedina lOmwene Jesus ola li la fimanekwa.
18 Ndele vahapu ovo va ninga ovaitaveli ova li ve uya nova hepaulula oilonga yavo moipafi.
19 Opo nee vahapu ovo va li eemhule ova ongela omambo avo nove a eta ndele tave a xwike po moipafi yaaveshe. Eshi ve a valula, okwa li e na ongushu i fike poisilveri 50 000.
20 Omolweenghono daJehova, eendjovo daye oda kala nokutandavela noda holola eenghono dado.
21 Konima yoinima aishe oyo, Paulus okwa li a tokola kutya ota piti muMakedonia nomuAkaia ndele ta i kuJerusalem. Okwa ti: “Ngeenge onda i kuJerusalem, ohandi ka ya yo kuRoma.”
22 Opo nee okwa tuma kuMakedonia ovalumenhu vavali ovo va li tave mu kwafele, Timoteus naErastus, ndele ye okwa kala kuAsia oule wefimbo.
23 Ndele pefimbo opo opa tukuluka omapiyaano omolwOndjila yOmwene.
24 Opa li omulumenhu omuhambwidi wedina Demetrius oo a li ha hambula outembeli vanini va fa otembeli yoshikalunga Artemis, nokwa kala ha likolifa ovahambwidi vakwao.
25 Okwa ongela ovo va li have mu longele novahambwidi vakwao vamwe, ndele ta ti: “Ovalumenhu nye, omu shi shii kutya oupuna wetu owa dja moilonga ei.
26 Omu wete nomwa uda nghee Paulus a itavelifa ovanhu vahapu muEfeso nomuAsia ashishe kutya ookalunga ovo va longwa nomake kave fi ookalunga vashili.
27 Osho osha puka molwaashi ovanhu otashi dulika va ka sheke ongeshefa yetu. Otava ka tala ko yo otembeli yakalunga omukainhu omufimanekwa Artemis i li oshinima shongaho. Ovanhu muAsia ashishe nomounyuni aushe ohava longele kalunga omukainhu Artemis, ndele itave ke mu fimaneka vali omolweendjovo daPaulus.”
28 Eshi ovalumenhu ovo ve shi uda, ova handuka neenghono ndele tava ingida tava ti: “Artemis wOvaefeso na fimanekwe!”
29 Ndele moshilando osho omwa tukuluka omapiyaano, novanhu aveshe ova lotokela monhele yomaudano, nova kokololela mo Gaius naAristarkus, Ovamakedonia ovo va enda pamwe naPaulus.
30 Paulus okwa li a hala okuya kovanhu ovo va li meni, ashike ovahongwa kava li ve mu pitika.
31 Vamwe vomovaunganeki voivilo yokomudo novomaudano, ovo va li ookaume kaye, navo ova li ve mu londwela aha ye monhele yomaudano.
32 Ndele ovanhu ovo va li va ongala ova li va lyalyakana, navamwe ova li va hovela okwiingida keshe umwe ta popi shi lili, navahapu vomuvo kava li ve shii kutya ova ongala nelalakano lashike.
33 Onghee Aleksander okwa shilwa mo mongudu yovanhu ndele Ovajuda tave mu undulile komesho, opo nee okwa udikila ongudu yovanhu neke i mwene opo a dule oku i lombwela sha.
34 Eshi va didilika kutya Aleksander Omujuda, aveshe ova hovela okwiingida oshita oule weevili mbali lwaapo tava ti: “Artemis wOvaefeso na fimanekwe!”
35 Eshi omukulunhu woshilando a mweneka ongudu yovanhu, okwa ti: “Ovalumenhu nye Ovaefeso, olyelye womunye ehe shii kutya oshilando shOvaefeso ohashi pashukile otembeli yaArtemis noyoshihongwafano shaye osho sha dja meulu?
36 Ngungumaneni muha longe owii, osheshi oinima oyo itai dulu okupatanekwa.
37 Ndele omwa eta ovalumenhu ava oku nonande kave fi ovateyi veetembeli novasheki vakalunga ketu.
38 Ngeenge Demetrius novahambwidi vakwao ove na oupyakadi nomunhu wonhumba, otava dulu okuya komhangu nokoongoloneya* oko va ka hokolole omaupyakadi avo.
39 Ndele ngeenge ope na vali shimwe shi lili, oshi na okutokolwa metwokumwe nomhango.
40 Oshiningwanima eshi shonena otashi dulu oku tu twala moshiponga, nohatu ka talika ko ovanashibofa molwaashi katu na lela etomheno kutya omolwashike ongudu yovanhu ya ongala notai ningi omaweelelo.”
41 Konima eshi a popya ngaho, okwa lekela ovanhu ovo va li va ongala.
Eshangelo lopedu
^ Eln., “ve li moumbulukweva vokoshi.”
^ Ngoloneya woshitukulwalongo shaRoma. Tala omafatululo oitya.
