Ikibazo gitandukanya abantu
Abigisha bavuye i Yudaya bashimangira ko abanyamahanga bategerezwa gukebwa kugira ngo bakizwe, maze iryo hari rituma hatumwa abaserukizi i Yerusalemu. Petero na Yakobo bibutsa ingene Data wacu yabahaye Mpwemu ata ngingo n'imwe, maze hasohoka ikete ribakuyeko uwo muzigo. Hanyuma Paulo na Barunaba baratandukana bapfa Mariko.
15 1Hari abagabo bamanutse bava i Yudaya baza kwigisha abavukanyi, bati: “Nimutagenyerwa nk’uko umuco wa Musa ubisaba, ntimushobora gukizwa.” 2Paulo na Barnaba bamaze kugira impari n’amahane akaze na bo, abavukanyi bashinga Paulo, Barnaba n’abandi bake muri bo kuduga i Yeruzalemu kugira ngo bagishanire n’intumwa n’abakuru kuri ico kibazo. 3Ishengero riramaze kuboherekeza, baca mu Fenisiya no mu Samariya, baganira ukuntu Abanyamahanga bahindukiye, bituma abavukanyi bose banezererwa cane. 4Bashitse i Yeruzalemu, ishengero, intumwa n’abakuru barabakira, maze baganira ivyo vyose Data wa twese yakoreye hamwe na bo.
5Mugabo hari bamwe mu bemera bava mu mugwi w’Abafarizayo bahaguruka bati: “Bakwiye kugenyerwa bagategekwa kandi kwubahiriza itegeko rya Musa.” 6Nuko intumwa n’abakuru barakoranira hamwe kugira ngo basuzume ico kibazo. 7Bamaze kugira amahane menshi, Petero arahaguruka ati: “Bavukanyi, murazi ko mu misi ya kera Data wa twese yatoye muri mwebwe ngo Abanyamahanga bumve ijambo ry’inkuru nziza biciye kuri jewe maze bemere. 8Kandi Data wa twese, uwuzi imitima, yarashinze intahe mu kubaha Mpwemu Yera, nk’uko yabigize natwe. 9Nta tandukaniro yagize hagati yacu na bo, aza aheza imitima yabo biciye ku kwizera. 10None kubera iki mugerageza Data wa twese mu kuremeka ingorane ku zosi y’abigishwa iyo abasokuru bacu nkatwe tutashoboye kwikorera? 11Mugabo twemera ko tuzokizwa biciye ku buntu bw’Umwami Yesu, nk’uko na bo bazokizwa.”
12Umugwi wose wose uraturuma, bumviriza Barnaba na Paulo badondora ibimenyetso n’ibitangaza Data wa twese yakoze mu Banyamahanga biciye kuri bo. 13Bahejeje kuvuga, Yakobo arabishura ati: “Bavukanyi, nimunyumvirize. 14Simeyoni yadondoye ukuntu Data wa twese yabanje gutembera amahanga, afata muri yo abantu bo kuba abiwe ku bw’izina ryiwe. a a v14 Simeyoni ni izina ry’Igiheburayo rya Petero — intumwa nyene yavuze mu murongo wa 7. 15Kandi amajambo y’abahanuzi arahuza na vyo, nk’uko vyanditswe ngo:
16“‘Munyuma y’ivyo nzogaruka, nzosubira kwubaka ihema rya Dawidi ryaguye hasi; nzosubira kwubaka amatongo yaryo, kandi nzorisubiza mu buryo bwaryo, b b v16 Igihe Yakobo avuga ko Data wa twese azosubira kwubaka “ihema rya Dawidi ryaguye hasi,” yerekeza ku gusubizwa mu buryo kwashitswe muri Yesu, umwana wa Dawidi yari yarasezeranywe, uwugurira umuryango abantu bo mu mahanga yose.
17kugira ngo abandi bantu basigaye barondere Data wa twese, naho ari Abanyamahanga bose bitirirwa izina ryanje, ni ko Data wa twese avuga, uwukora ivyo bintu, 18bimenyekanye kuva kera.’
19Ni co gituma mbona ko tutokwiye gutera uruhaga Abanyamahanga bahindukiriye Data wa twese, 20ariko ko twobandikira tubabwira ko bokwirinda ibintu vyanduzwa n’ibigirwamana, ubushakanyi, inyama z’ibikoko vyanitswe, n’amaraso. 21Kuko Musa yamamajwe mu gisagara cose kuva kera n’akahise, agasomwa n’ijwi riranguruye mu masinagogi isabato yose.”
Ikete ryandikiwe abavukanyi bacu b’Abanyamahanga
22Nuko intumwa, abakuru n’ishengero ryose baratora kwitoramwo abagabo muri bo no kubarungika i Antiyokiya hamwe na Paulo na Barnaba: Yuda yitwa Barusaba, na Silasi, abakuru mu bavukanyi. 23Barabarungikana iri kete, bati: “Intumwa n’abakuru, abavukanyi, baramukije abavukanyi b’Abanyamahanga bo mu Antiyokiya, mu Siriya no mu Silisiya: amahoro.
24Kubera ko twumvise ko hari bamwe bava iwacu babateye uruhaga n’amajambo yabo, bahungabanya imitima yanyu, naho twebwe tutabahaye ubwo butumwa, 25twanezerejwe twese ko twokwitorera abagabo tukabarungika iwanyu hamwe na Barnaba na Paulo bakundwa bacu. 26Abagabo batanze ubuzima bwabo ku bw’izina ry’Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo. 27Ni co gituma twarungitse Yuda na Silasi, bo nyene bazobabwira ivyo bintu nyene mu kanwa. 28Mpwemu Yera natwe twemeranije kutabaremeka umuzigo uhanitse kuruta ivyo bintu nkenerwa: 29Nimwirinde ibifungurwa bishikaniwe ibigirwamana, amaraso, inyama z’ibikoko vyanitswe, n’ubushakanyi. Nimwikingira ivyo muzoba mukoze neza. Mugumane amahoro.”
30Nuko baboherekejwe, bamanukira i Antiyokiya, bakoranya ishengero, bashikiriza iryo kete. 31Bamaze kurisoma, baranezererwa bituturutswa n’iryo remesha. 32Kandi Yuda na Silasi, bo nyene bari abahanuzi, baremesha bongera bakomeza abavukanyi n’amajambo menshi. 33Bamaze kumarayo igihe, abavukanyi barabaherekeza mu mahoro ngo basubire ku bababarungitse. c c v33 Ivyandiko vya kera cane nta murongo wa 34 bifise ng’aha; ivyandiko vyakurikiye vyongerako ngo: “Mugabo Silasi yafashe ingingo yo kuguma ng’aho.” 35Mugabo Paulo na Barnaba bagumye i Antiyokiya, baca bigisha bongera bamamaza ijambo ry’Umwami wacu, hamwe n’abandi benshi.
Paulo na Barnaba baratandukana
36Haciye imisi mikeya, Paulo abwira Barnaba ati: “Reka tugaruke tugendere abavukanyi mu gisagara cose twamamajemwo ijambo ry’Umwami wacu, turabe ukuntu bameze.” 37None Barnaba yashaka kujana na bo Yohana yitwa Mariko. 38Mugabo Paulo abona ko vyoba vyiza ko batajana n’uwo yabatereranye i Pamfiliya, akaba ataranabifatanije na bo ku bw’igikorwa. 39Impari zabo zaragize inkazi cane ku buryo baratandukanye; Barnaba afata Mariko aja mu bwato aja i Shipure, 40mugabo Paulo atora Silasi aragenda, ashinzwe n’abavukanyi mu buntu bw’Umwami wacu. 41Maze aca mu Siriya no mu Silisiya, akomeza amashengero.