DITIRO 19

Tlhabologo ya barutwa ba Kolobetso ya ga Johane

1 Jaanong e rile Apolo a le kwa Korinthe, Paulo a fitlha kwa Efeso, a sena go ralala dinaga tse di kwa godimo; a fitlhela barutwa bangwe teng.

2 A ba botsa a re: “A e rile fa lo dumela, lwa amogela Mowa o o Boitshepo?”
Ba mo araba ba re: “Nnyaya, le e seng go utlwa gore go na le Mowa o o Boitshepo.”t

3 A botsa gape a re: “Lo kolobeditswe ka kolobetso efe?”
Ba re: “Ka kolobetso ya ga Johane.”

4 Paulo a re: “Johane o kolobeditse ka kolobetso ya tlhabologo, a bolelela batho gore ba dumele mo go ene yo tlang morago ga gagwe, e bong Jesu.”t
5 Ya re ba sena go utlwa jalo, ba kolobediwa mo leineng la Morena Jesu. 6 Mme ya re Paulo a ba baya diatla, Mowa o o Boitshepo wa tla mo go bone, ba bua ka diteme, ba be ba porofesa.t

7 Mme banna botlhe bao e ne e ka nna ba ba 12.

Dithuto tsa ga Paulo le dikgakgamatso tsa gagwe

10 Selo se sa dirafala dinyaga di le pedi, mo botlhe ba ba agileng mo Asia ba bileng ba utlwa Lefoko la Morena, Bajuta le Bagerika.
11 Modimo wa dira ditiro tsa nonofo tse di gakgamatsang ka diatla tsa ga Paulo,t

12 mo e bileng masela a a amileng letlalo la gagwe gongwe dikhiba di neng tsa bewa mo balwetseng, mme malwetse a tloga mo go bone, le mewa e e bosula ya tswa.t

Ka ga baleleki ba mewa e e bosula

14 E ne e le bomorwa ba ba supang, ba Mojuta mongwe, e bong Sekefa, moperesiti yo mogolo, ba ba dirang jalo.

15 Mme mowa o o bosula wa ba fetola wa re: “Jesu ke a mo itse, le Paulo ke a mo tlhaloganya, lo bomang lona?”
16 Mme monna yo mowa o o bosula o leng mo go ene, a ba tlolela, a ba betelela botlhe, a ba fenya, mo ba bileng ba tshaba mo ntlong eo, ba sa ikatega, ba le dintho. 17 Jaanong selo se sa itsiwe ke botlhe, Bajuta le Bagerika, ba ba agileng mo Efeso; poifo ya ba wela botlhe, mme leina la Morena Jesu la tumisiwa.t 18 Ga ba ga tla ba bantsi ba ba dumetseng, ba ipobola, ba bolela ditiro tsa bone. 19 Ba bantsinyana ba bone ba ba neng ba dirile tsa mereo ya boloi, ba kgobokanya dikwalo tsa teng, ba di fisa fa pele ga botlhe; ba bala tlhotlhwa ya tsona, ba fitlhela e le diranta di le 5 000.

20 Ka mokgwa oo Lefoko la Morena la ata, la fenya ka nonofo.t

Maikaelelo a tshepelo

22 Jaanong a roma ba le babedi ba bone ba ba mo direlang, e bong Timotheo le Eraseto, a ba romela kwa Maketonia, ene a nama a sa setse sebaka mo Asia.t

Khuduego ya ga Demeterio kwa Efeso

27 Mme ga se tiro ya rona fela e e mo kotsing ya go ka nyatsega, e bile le tempele ya ga Diana, modimo o mogolo wa sesadi, e ka kaiwa e se sepe; tota ona ka osi o Asia yotlhe le lefatshe lotlhe le o obamelang, o ka senyegelwa ke kgalalelo ya ona.”
28 Fa ba utlwa jalo, ba tlala bogale, ba kua ba re: “O mogolo, Diana wa Baefeso!” 29 Mme motse wa tlala pheretlhego, ba tabogela mo lebaleng la tshamekelo ka bongwefela jwa pelo, ba sena go tshwara Gayo le Aristarego Bamaketonia, bapati ba ga Paulo.t 30 Ya re Paulo a rata go tsena mo bathong ba, barutwa ba mo thibela.

31 Le balaodi bangwe ba Asia ba e leng ditsala tsa gagwe, ba roma kwa go ene, ba mo rapela gore a se ka a ya kwa lebaleng la tshamekelo.
32 Teng ba bangwe ba kua se, ba bangwe se sele; gonne kgobokano e ne e feretlhegile. Mme bontsi bo ne bo sa itse se se phuthegetsweng. 33 Bangwe ba bontsi ba isa Aleksantere kwa pele, ka Bajuta ba mo dirile mmueledi wa bone. Mme Aleksantere a boka ka letsogo, a rata go ba arabela mo bathong.

34 Ya re ba lemoga gore ke Mojuta, botlhe ba nna ba kua ka lentswe le le lengwe fela ka dinako tse di ka nnang tse pedi ba re: “O mogolo, Diana wa Baefeso!”
35 Jaanong ya re mokwaledi wa motse a sena go didimatsa bontsi, a bua a re: “Lona banna ba Efeso, kana ke ofe mo bathong yo o sa itseng gore motse wa Efeso ke modisa wa tempele ya ga Diana yo mogolo le wa setshwantsho sa gagwe se se oleng kwa legodimong? 36 Jaanong e re ka dilo tse, di sa ka ke tsa ganediwa, lo tshwanetse go didimala, lo se dire sepe ka potlako. 37 Gonne lo tsisitse banna ba, ba e seng magodu a dilo tsa tempele, le e seng bakgadi ba modimo wa rona wa sesadi. 38 Mme jaanong, fa Demeterio le badiri ba ba nang nae ba na le kgang le mongwe, makgotla a teng, le baatlhodi, a ba sekisanye. 39 Mme fa lo batla sengwe se sele, se tla sekwa mo pitsong e e epilweng ka molao. 40 Gonne re mo kotsing ya go ka bewa molato ka ntlha ya moferefere wa kajeno, ka go se na lebaka lepe le re ka ikarabelang ka lone ka ntlha ya pheretlhego e.” Ya re a sena go bua jalo, a phatlalatsa kgobokano.

Acts 19

1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:2 and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given.3 And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism.4 And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people that they should believe on him that should come after him, that is, on Jesus.5 And when they heard this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.7 And they were in all about twelve men.8 And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.10 And this continued for the space of two years; so that all they that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:12 insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.13 But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.15 And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.18 Many also of them that had believed came, confessing, and declaring their deeds.19 And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.20 So mightily grew the word of the Lord and prevailed.21 Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.22 And having sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.23 And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way.24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;25 whom he gathered together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this business we have our wealth.26 And ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands:27 and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.28 And when they heard this they were filled with wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesus.29 And the city was filled with the confusion: and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.30 And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.31 And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was in confusion; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.33 And they brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made a defense unto the people.34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.35 And when the townclerk had quieted the multitude, he saith, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there who knoweth not that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?36 Seeing then that these things cannot be gainsaid, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rash.37 For ye have brought hither these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.38 If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.39 But if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be settled in the regular assembly.40 For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day’s riot, there being no cause for it: and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse.41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.