Paulus mOefese
1 Apolos ngunda a ri mOkorinte, Paulus wa tapakaṋa orukondwa aruhe rwehi ndo nu eya kOefese. Nu mOefese eye wa vazere mo ovakambure tjiva, 2 ne ve pura nai: “Eṋe mwa pewa Ombepo Ondjapuke indu tji mwa rira ovakambura?”
Owo arire tji va ziri ave tja: “Eṱe katu na pu twa zuva nangarire ingwi okutja ku nOmbepo Ondjapuke.”
3 Paulus a pura a tja: “Neṋe hapo mwa pewa ombapitisimo yatjike?”
Owo ave ziri nai: “Twa pewa ombapitisimo ya Johanes.”
4 Paulus otja tja: “Ombapitisimo ya Johanes ya ri oyaimba mbe ritanaura kourunde wawo; neye wa raerere Ovaisrael kutja ve kambure mu ingwi ngu mee ya kombunda ye, okutja omu Jesus.”
5 Nowo tji va zuvire omambo nga, arire tji va papitisiwa mena ra Muhona Jesus. 6 Paulus wa yambeka omake ku wo, nOmbepo Ondjapuke ai ya kombanda yawo; owo va hungire omaraka wozonganda nu wina ave zuvarisa ombuze ya Ndjambi. 7 Owo va ri ovarumendu mangara omurongo na vevari avehe kumwe.
8 Paulus wa hita mosinagoge, nu oure womieze vitatu a hungire nouvanḓe kuna ovandu ama patasana na wo, nama roro kutja owo ve yakure ouhona wa Ndjambi. 9 Nungwari tjiva vawo va ri noviuru ovikututu, nu kave vangere okukambura nave hungirire ondjira ya Muhona oviṋa ovivi komurungu waavehe. Paulus ope ve sira na toora ovakambure a i puna wo, neyuva arihe aa kakara nomahungi novandu mondjuwo yomahongero ya Tiranus. 10 Nu pa tjitwa nao oure wozombura mbari, kokutja ovature avehe vorukondwa rwehi ra Asie, Ovajuda naimba mbe he ri Ovajuda, ve zuve embo ra Muhona.
Ovazandu va Skeva
11 Ndjambi wa tjitire oviungura ovihimise nomake wa Paulus. 12 Nangarire ouriyeke we womondjaṱu notuhira twe twa tuwa kovavere, nomitjise vyawo avi veruka, nozombepo ozohakohoke aze piti mu wo. 13 Ovajuda tjiva mbaa ve ryanga nokupitisa ozombepo ozohakohoke movandu, wina va rorere okutjita nao mena ra Muhona Jesus. Owo aave tja nai kozombepo ozohakohoke nḓa: “Ami me mu rakiza mena ra Jesus ngu zuvarisiwa i Paulus kutja mu pite momundu ngwi.” 14 Otjiṋa hi aatji tjitwa i ovazandu hambombari wOmupristeri Otjiuru Omujuda wena Skeva. 15 Nungwari ombepo ohakohoke ya tja ku wo: “Ami Jesus mbi mu i, nu Paulus wina mbi mu i; nu hapo eṋe oweṋe oowaṋi?”
16 Omundu ngwi ngwa ri nombepo ohakohoke we ve rwisa nomasa tjinene nga tje ve uru avehe. Owo va purukuta mondjuwo ye ave tupuke, tjandje va hara ovirwaro, nu va kasewa muzu. 17 Ovajuda naimba mbe he ri Ovajuda avehe, mba turire mOefese va zuva otjiṋa hi; owo avehe va tira tjinene, nena ra Muhona Jesus arire tji ra pewa ondjozikiro onene. 18 Novakambure ovengi ve ya ave rihepurire mokati kovandu imbi oviungura vyawo vyoundjai nu ave vi tjiukisa ku wo. 19 Otjingi tjaimba mba tjitire oundjai va woronganisa omambo wawo nave ye nyosire momurungu wovandu. Owo va vara onḓengu yotjimariva tjomambo nga, notjivaro atjihe kumwe tja vazere ovimariva ovisilveri 50,000. 20 Momuhingo omuhimise mbwi embo ra Muhona otji ra handjaukira ko nari zeuparere ko.
Ezunganeno mOefese
21 Oviṋa mbi tji vya za nokutjitwa, Paulus otje rimana okuryanga mehi ra Makedonie nora Akaja nokuyenda kOjerusalem. Eye wa tja: “Tji mba zu nokukavaza ngo, wina me sokukamuna Oroma.” 22 Eye arire tja hindi ovavatere ve vevari, Timoteus na Erastus, kOmakedonie, eye omuini ngunda ama kara omayuva ouṱiṱi morukondwa rwehi ra Asie.
23 Momayuva tjingewo nga mwa ri ezunganeno enene tjinene mOefese mena rondjira ya Muhona. 24 Omuhambure wosilveri worive wena Demetrius wa hambura oviserekarera vyosilveri vyondjuwo onḓere yomukuru wotjisenginina oserekaze Artemis, noviungura vye mbi vya eta ovihohe ovingi tjinene kovaungure.Otjiserekarera tjotjisenginina tjoserekaze Artemis 25 Neye otje ve woronganisa avehe puna ovakwao mba mbaa ve ungura otjiungura tjingetjo na tja ku wo: “Varumendu, eṋe mamu tjiwa kutja outumbe wetu u za motjiungura hi. 26 Nambano eṋe oveni mamu munu nokuzuva oviṋa omurumendu ngwi Paulus mbi ma tjiti. Eye u tja oomukuru mba ungurwa nomake wovandu kaoomukuru oparukaze, neye wa tanaurira ovandu ovengi okuriyameka ku ye, imwi mOefese na morukondwa mangara aruhe rwehi ra Asie. 27 Nu pe noumba wokutja otjiungura tjetu hi matji pewa ena evi. Karo ndi ena evi porwaro, nungwari wina pe noumba wokutja ondjuwo onḓere yomukuru omunene wotjisenginina oserekaze Artemis mai rire pouriri, nokutja ounene we mau yandisiwa, orondu omukuru oserekaze ngwi Artemis u rikotamenwa i avehe mehi ra Asie na mouye auhe!”
28 Notjimbumba tjovandu tji tja zuvire omambo nga arire tji tja pindike tjinene nu atji ravaere nai: “Artemis wa Efese eye omunene!” 29 Notjihuro atjihe tja zungana. Imba ovazunganise va kambura Gajus na Aristarkus, Ovamakedoni vevari mbaa ve ryanga puna Paulus, nu ave ve nanene koruveze rwomawongarero wovandu. 30 Paulus omuini wa vangere okukahungira notjimbumba, nungwari ovakambure ve mu tjaera. 31 Ovahonapare tjiva vorukondwa ndo, mba ri omapanga wa Paulus, wina va hinda ombuze yokukemuhekena kutja e he keriraisa omuini pomawongarero ngo. 32 Ovandu avehe tjandje nai mave rokoha mombongarero: Tjiva aave ravaere otjiṋa hi, novakwao ave ravaere tjarwe, owo tjinga aave ha tjiwa kutja hapo va woronganene tjike. 33 Ovandu tjiva va raera Aleksander kutja mape kayenda tjike, Ovajuda tjinga ave mu undurira komurunga wovandu. Tjazumba Aleksander e ve ṋanga neke kutja ve mwine nu a hara okuhungira kuna wo. 34 Nungwari owo tji va zemburuka kutja eye Omujuda, avehe pamwe arire tji va ravaere neraka rimwe oure wozoiri mbari amave tja: “Artemis wa Efese eye omunene!”
35 Korusenina omutjangerepo wotjihuro otja mwinisa otjimbumba na tja: “Vakwetu va Efese, amuhe mamu tjiwa kutja otjihuro Efese otji tji ri otjiṱakamise tjondjuwo onḓere onene ya Artemis na indi ewe ezere nda wa keyuru. 36 Kape nomundu ngu hi nokutjiwa oviṋa mbi. Okutja otji mwa sokuporimana amu ha tjiti oviṋa vyouyova. 37 Oweṋe mbu mwa eta ovarumendu mba poṋa mba nangarire kutja owo kave pundire oviṋa vyozondjuwo ozonḓere nu kave yambururire omukuru wetu oserekaze. 38 Ndovazu Demetrius novaungure va puna ye ve notjiposa kuna omundu, eṱe tu novapangure, nu pa zikamisiwa omayuva wombanguriro, oviposa vyawo ngavi twarewe ngo. 39 Nungwari tji mu notjiṋa tjarwe komurungu tji mamu vanga, otjo tji sokukaṱuninwa mombongarero yovature avehe votjihuro. 40 Tjapo imbi mbya tjitwa ndinondi mavi tu etere oumba wokurondorwa kutja twa tjiti ezunganeno. Ka ri ohepero okutjita omazunganeno aehe nga, neṱe kamaatu yenene okuyandja eziriro esemba kotjiṋa hi.” 41 Nu tja za nokuhungura omambo nga arire tja pata indji ombongarero.
Paulus muEfeso
1 Ndele Apollos fimbo a li muKorinto, Paulus okwa li ta ende nokupitapita moilongo yokombada, ndele ta fiki muEfeso, ndele okwa hanga mo ovalongwa vamwe 2 nokwa pula kuvo: “Nye omwa pewa tuu Omhepo Iyapuki eshi mwa itavela?” Vo ove mu nyamukula, tava ti: “Fye inatu uda nandenande, ngeenge oku na Omhepo Iyapuki.” 3 Ndele okwe va pula: “Nye omwa shashwa neshasho lilipi?” Vo ve mu nyamukula: “Eshasho laJohannes.” 4 Opo nee Paulus ta ti: “Johannes okwa li ta shashe neshasho lelidilululo, eshi a lombwela ovanhu ve nokwiitavela ou te mu shikula, nokutya oJesus.” 5 Ndele vo, eshi ve di uda, ova shashelwa medina lOmwene Jesus. 6 Ndele Paulus eshi e va tenheka omake aye, Omhepo Iyapuki ye uya muvo, vo ova popya omalaka ndele tava xunganeke. 7 Ndele venya va li ve fike pomulongo navavali.
8 Ndele ye okwa ya moshinagoga nokwa popya navo nouladi omafiku e fike peehani nhatu, ndele ta kendabala oku va hepaululila oinima ei yomouhamba waKalunga. 9 Ndele vamwe eshi ve likukutika nova anya okwiitavela, tava sheke ondjila moipafi yovanhu, ye okwa dja po puvo, ndele ta tongola mo ovalongwa muvo, ndele okwa li ha popi keshe efiku mofikola yaTirannus. 10 Ndele eshi pa pita omido mbali, novanhu aveshe vomuAsia, nOvajuda nOvagreka, ova uda eendjovo dOmwene.
11 Ndele Kalunga okwa longifa yo Paulus oilonga inene yeenghono, 12 ngaashi yo eenashituke noitetahema yaye oya ka tenhekwa kovanaudu, noudu we va efa, neemhepo dii oda dja mo muvo. 13 Ndele eemhule dimwe Ovajuda ovaendaendi, va hetekela yo okutumbula edina lOmwene Jesus kombada yaava va li ve neemhepo dii, ndele tava ti: “Ame ohandi mu anifa medina lOmwene Jesus, ou ta udifwa kuPaulus.” 14 Mokati kaava ve shi ninga, omwa li ovana ovamati vaheyali vaSkeva, omupristeli omukulunhu wOvajuda, 15 ndele omhepo ii oye va nyamukula tai ti: “Jesus ondi mu shii, naPaulus ondi mu wete, ndele onye oolyelye?” 16 Nomunhu ou e nomhepo ii, okwe va nhukila ndele e va finda, ngaashi ou osho naawinya, vo ova puma mo meumbo olo ve li omalutu ongaho a tosholwa oipute. 17 Ndele eshi osha udika kwaaveshe muEfeso, kOvajuda nokOvagreka, ndele va kwatwa ketilo, nedina lOmwene Jesus ola fimanekwa pombada. 18 Ndele vahapu vomuvo va ninga ovaitaveli, nove uya okuhepaulula nokuholola oilonga yavo. 19 Ndele vahapu vomwaava va li va longifa oupule wavo, ova eta omishangwa davo doupule da ndubilwa onduba, ndele ve di xwika po moipafi yovanhu, nondado yado, eshi ya valulilwa kumwe, oya ninga oimaliwa oisiliveli yomayovi omilongo itano. 20 Hano osho ngaha eendjovo dOmwene oda kula noda pama noda holola eenghono dado.
21 Ndele ashishe osho eshi sha ningwa ko, Paulus e litokolela okupitila muMakedonia nomuAkaia nokuya kuJerusalem, ndele ta ti: “Ame nge nda di ko, ondi noku ka mona yo Roma.” 22 Ye okwa tuma ko ovakwafi vaye vavali, Timoteus naErastus muMakedonia, fimbo ye mwene ta kala efimbo limwe muAsia natango.
Euyaano laDemetrius
23 Ndele momafiku enya euyaano linene la tukulukila ondjila ei. 24 Osheshi omuhambwidi umwe woshisiliveli, edina laye Demetrius, ou ha hambula moshisiliveli omafano eetembeli daDiana (Artemis) e a likolifila ovalongi eenghulungu vakwao ovo ve mu longela eliko linene. 25 Ndele okwa ifana ava novalongi vakwao, va longa oshilonga osho, ndele ta ti: “Ovalumenhu nye, omu shi shii eliko letu ola dja moilonga ei. 26 Ndele paife omu shi wete ndele hamu shi udu, Paulus ou nhumbi a ivalaleka, haamo omu muEfeso amuke, ndele nomuAsia alishe ndele ta hongaula ovanhu vahapu eshi ta ti: Oinima ei ya hongwa nomake kai fi ookalunga. 27 Hano paife oshiponga eshi oshi li popepi: hashilonga eshi shetu ashike sha nyika okudinika, ndelenee otembeli yakalungakadona Diana yakula, tai xutuka, nako vene yo taka kanifa etumbalo lako, oko tuu aka ka fimanekwa muAsia ashishe nomounyuni.”
28 Ndele vo eshi ve di uda, ova yada ehandu, va ingida mokule tava ti: “Omwene oove Diana wOvaefeso!” 29 Noshilando ashishe sha hovela okupiyaana, ndele ova lotokela kumwe kondabo youdano nova kokololela mo Gaius naAristarkus, Ovamakedonia, ava va enda pamwe naPaulus. 30 Ndele Paulus eshi a hala okuya mokati kovanhu, ovalongwa inave mu efa. 31 Novakulunhu vamwe vomuAsia ava va li ookaume kaye, ova tuma kuye, ndele tave mu indile, aha ye ko kondabo youdano. 32 Vo aveshe ova uyaana va popya, vamwe eshi novakwao shinya, osheshi ongudu aishe oya dundakana, navahapu ova li vehe shii eshi she va ongaleka ko. 33 Ndele mongudu omwa shililwa Aleksander, Ovajuda ve mu undula moipafi. Aleksander okwe va mweneka neke, a hala okulombwela ongudu eendjovo delipopilo. 34 Ndelenee vo eshi ve mu koneka nokutya, ye Omujuda, opo nee aveshe va hovela okwiingida mokule unene ngaashi okanya kamwe, ndele tava uyaana eetundi mbali, tava ti: “Omwene oove Diana wOvaefeso!”
35 Ndele hamushanga woshilando, eshi a li a mweneka ovanhu, ta ti: “Ovalumenhu nye Ovaefeso, oku na tuu nande oumwe ou ehe shii kutya oshilando shOvaefeso hashi pashukile otembeli inene yaDiana nefano laye la wile meulu? 36 Hano eshi shi li ngaha noshihe fi okutuwa eemhata, omu nokumwena muha longe osho inashi yuka. 37 Nye mwa eta apa ovanhu ava, vehe fi ovanyeki votembeli ile ovasheki vakalungakadona aka ketu. 38 Ngeenge hano Demetrius novalongi eenghulungu ve neemhata nomunhu, oku na omafiku okuhokololifa, novatokoli veendjovo oko ve li, nava ye hano va hokololifafane. 39 Ndelenee ngeenge mu neendjovo donhumba nodongadi dimwe di lili, odo odi nokutokolwa moshiongalele shoshiwana konghedi yoveta yoshilongo. 40 Osheshi oshinima eshi sha ningwa mefiku eli lonena, osha nyika oku tu pa etimba tu hokololifwe omolwondubo, nande inatu nyona sha, ndele fye itatu dulu okulipopila euyaano eli.” 41 Hano eshi a popya ngaha, oshiongalele osha hanauka nee.
