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Matendo Ya Mitume 19
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Matendo Ya Mitume 19
Neno: Bibilia Takatifu
Waamini Wa Efeso Wapokea Roho Mtakatifu
19 Wakati Apolo alikuwa Korintho, Paulo alipitia sehemu za kaskazini akafika Efeso. Huko aliwakuta wanafunzi kadhaa, 2 aka wauliza, “Mlipoamini mlipokea Roho Mtakatifu?” Wakajibu, “Hapana. Hatujawahi hata kusikia kuwa kuna Roho Mtakatifu.” 3 Ndipo Paulo akawauliza, “Mlibatizwa ubatizo gani?” Wakajibu, “Ubatizo wa Yohana.” 4 Paulo akasema, “Yohana alipobatiza, aliwaambia watu watubu dhambi na kumwamini atakayekuja baada yake, yaani, Yesu.” 5 Waliposikia haya, wakabatizwa katika jina la Yesu. 6 Na Paulo alipoweka mikono yake juu yao, Roho Mtakatifu akawashukia , wakasema kwa lugha mpya na kutabiri. 7 Walikuwepo kama watu kumi na wawili.
8 Paulo akaingia katika sinagogi na kwa muda wa miezi mitatu akafundisha kwa ujasiri akitumia kila njia kueleza juu ya Ufalme wa Mungu. 9 Lakini baadhi yao walipokataa kuamini na kuanza kukashifu ujumbe wake mbele ya ushirika wote, aliachana nao, akawachukua wale wanafunzi akaendelea kujadiliana nao katika ukumbi wa Tirano. 10 Aliendelea na kazi hii kwa muda wa miaka miwili mpaka wenyeji wote wa Asia wakawa wamesikia neno la Bwana,
Wana Wa Skeva Wajaribu Kutoa Pepo
11 Na Mungu alifanya miujiza mingi ya ajabu kwa mkono wa Paulo. 12 Watu wakachukua vitambaa na taulo ambazo zilikuwa zimegusa mwili wa Paulo wakawawekea wagonjwa, nao wakapona magonjwa yao na pepo wachafu wakawatoka. 13 Baadhi ya Wayahudi waliokuwa wakienda huku na huko wakiwatoa watu pepo wachafu wali jaribu nao kutumia jina la Yesu kutoa pepo, wakisema, “Nakuamuru kwa jina la Yesu, anayehubiriwa na Paulo.” 14 Palikuwa na wana saba wa kuhani mkuu aliyeitwa Skeva ambao walikuwa wakifanya hivi. 15 Lakini pepo mchafu akawajibu, “Yesu namfahamu na Paulo pia namfahamu; lakini ninyi ni nani?” 16 Yule mtu aliyekuwa na pepo mchafu akawarukia akawashambulia vikali, wakatoka ndani ya ile nyumba mbio wakiwa uchi na wenye majeraha. 17 Jambo hili likajulikana kwa wenyeji wote wa Efeso, Wayahudi kwa Wagiriki; hofu ikawajaa watu wote; na jina la Bwana likaheshimiwa. 18 Waamini wengi wakatubu matendo yao maovu hadharani. 19 Na wale waliokuwa wakishiriki uchawi na kupiga ramli wakaleta vitabu vyao na kuvichoma moto hadharani. Walipopiga hesabu ya vitabu walivyochoma walikuta kwamba thamani yake ilikuwa vipande elfu hamsini vya fedha. 20 Neno la Bwana likaenea sana na kuwa na nguvu.
Ghasia Huko Efeso
21 Baada ya mambo haya kutokea, Paulo aliongozwa na Roho kupitia Makedonia na Akaya akiwa njiani kwenda Yerusalemu. Paulo alisema, “Nikishafika Yerusalemu, ni lazima niende Rumi pia.” 22 Akatuma wasaidizi wake wawili, Timotheo na Erasto, waende Makedonia, naye akakaa Asia kwa muda kidogo zaidi. 23 Wakati huo huo pakatokea ghasia kubwa kwa sababu ya Njia ya Bwana. 24 Mtu mmoja aitwaye Demetrio mhunzi wa vinyago vya fedha alikuwa akitengeneza vihekalu vya fedha vya Artemi na kuwa patia mafundi wake biashara kubwa. 25 Yeye aliwakutanisha watu hawa pamoja na watu wengine wanaofanya kazi za kutengeneza viny ago vya miungu kama wao akawaambia, “Jamani, mnajua ya kuwa uta jiri wetu unatokana na kazi zetu. 26 Lakini mmeona na kusikia jinsi ambavyo huko Efeso na karibu Asia yote huyu Paulo amewash awishi watu na kutuharibia biashara kwa kusema kuwa miungu iliy otengenezwa na watu si miungu ya kweli. 27 Kwa hiyo kuna hatari kuwa kazi yetu itaanza kudharauliwa. Na si hivyo tu, bali hata hekalu la mungu wetu Artemi, aliye mkuu na anayeabudiwa Asia yote na ulimwengu wote, litakuwa halina maana tena na utukufu wake utaondolewa.”
28 Waliposikia maneno haya walighadhabika wakapiga kelele, “Artemi wa Waefeso ni mkuu!” 29 Mji mzima ukajaa vurugu, waka kimbilia katika ukumbi wa michezo kwa pamoja wakawakamata Gayo na Aristarko, Wamakedonia waliokuwa wakisafiri na Paulo. 30 Paulo alitaka kuingilia kati lakini wanafunzi wengine wakam zuia; 31 hata baadhi ya viongozi waliokuwa marafiki wa Paulo walituma watu wamsihi asiingie katika ule ukumbi. 32 Pakawa na kutokuelewana katika ule ukumbi kwa sababu baadhi ya watu wali kuwa wakisema jambo moja na wengine lingine. Ikawa ni fujo; wengi wa watu waliofika hawakujua ni kwa nini walikuwa wamekusanyika huko. 33 Wayahudi wakamchagua Aleksanda azungumze kwa niaba yao naye akawaashiria watu wanyamaze apate kuzungumza. 34 Lakini umati ulipogundua yakuwa yeye ni Myahudi, walipiga kelele kwa kiasi cha saa mbili wakisema, “Artemi wa Waefeso ni mkuu!” 35 Baadaye karani wa mji alipofanikiwa kuwanyamazisha, aliwahu tubia akasema, “Ndugu Waefeso, kila mtu ulimwenguni anajua ya kuwa mji wa Efeso ndio unaotunza hekalu la Artemi aliye mkuu na ile sanamu iliyoanguka kutoka angani. 36 Kwa hiyo, kwa kuwa hakuna anayeweza kukanusha mambo haya, sioni sababu ya ninyi kufanya fujo au kuchukua hatua ambazo baadaye huenda mkazijutia. 37 Kwa maana mmewaleta hawa watu wawili hapa ingawa wao hawaja fanya uharibifu wo wote kwa hekalu la Artemi au kusema maneno ya kufuru juu ya huyu mungu wetu mwanamke. 38 Kama Demetrio na mafundi wenzake wana mashtaka juu ya mtu ye yote, mahakama ziko wazi na mahakimu wapo; wachukue hatua za kisheria. 39 Lakini kama kuna mashauri mengine, itabidi mtumie baraza halali. 40 Hivi sasa tuko katika hatari ya kushtakiwa kwa kufanya fujo kwa maana hatuna sababu ya kuridhisha kuhusu mambo yaliyotokea leo.” 41 Baada ya kusema haya akavunja mkutano.
Acts 19
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Acts 19
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Paul in Ephesus
19 While Apollos(A) was at Corinth,(B) Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus.(C) There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit(D) when[a] you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism(E) was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”(F) 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(G) 6 When Paul placed his hands on them,(H) the Holy Spirit came on them,(I) and they spoke in tongues[b](J) and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.
8 Paul entered the synagogue(K) and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.(L) 9 But some of them(M) became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way.(N) So Paul left them. He took the disciples(O) with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. 10 This went on for two years,(P) so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia(Q) heard the word of the Lord.(R)
11 God did extraordinary miracles(S) through Paul, 12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured(T) and the evil spirits left them.
13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits(U) tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus(V) whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
17 When this became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus,(W) they were all seized with fear,(X) and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. 18 Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed what they had done. 19 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.[c] 20 In this way the word of the Lord(Y) spread widely and grew in power.(Z)
21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[d] to go to Jerusalem,(AA) passing through Macedonia(AB) and Achaia.(AC) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(AD) 22 He sent two of his helpers,(AE) Timothy(AF) and Erastus,(AG) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia(AH) a little longer.
The Riot in Ephesus
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.(AI) 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.(AJ) 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus(AK) and in practically the whole province of Asia.(AL) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.(AM) 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”
28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AN) 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius(AO) and Aristarchus,(AP) Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia,(AQ) and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples(AR) would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.
32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another.(AS) Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(AT) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(AU)
35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians,(AV) doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples(AW) nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen(AX) have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls.(AY) They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Footnotes
- Acts 19:2 Or after
- Acts 19:6 Or other languages
- Acts 19:19 A drachma was a silver coin worth about a day’s wages.
- Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit
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