Honhom Kronkron Ba Adiyifo Bi So
1Bere a Apolo wɔ Korinto no, Paulo tuu kwan faa ɔmantam no atifi koduu Efeso. Ɛhɔ na ohuu agyidifo bi 2bisaa wɔn se, “Bere a mugye dii no, munyaa Honhom Kronkron no ana?”
Wobuaa no se, “Yɛntee mpo da sɛ Honhom Kronkron bi wɔ baabi.”
3Paulo bisaa wɔn bio se, “Ɛno de na asubɔ bɛn na wɔbɔɔ mo?”
Wobuae se, “Asubɔ a Yohane kaa ho asɛm no.”
4Paulo ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Yohane asubɔ no yɛ asu a wɔbɔ wɔn a wɔsakra wɔn adwene. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no se, wonnye onipa a odi nʼakyi a ɔreba a ɔne Yesu no nni.” 5Wɔtee saa asɛm no, wɔma wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Awurade Yesu din mu. 6Paulo de ne nsa guu wɔn so no, Honhom Kronkron baa wɔn so ma wɔkaa kasa foforo, hyɛɛ nkɔm. 7Na wɔn dodow bɛyɛ mmarima dumien.
8Paulo de nnam kyerɛkyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛm wɔ hyiadan mu asram abiɛsa pɛɛ sɛ ɔsakra nnipa no adwene. 9Nanso nnipa no mu bi pirim wɔn koma, annye anni, kasa tiaa asɛm no wɔ atiefo no anim. Enti Paulo fii hɔ de agyidifo no kaa ne ho kɔe. Na Paulo kyerɛkyerɛ wɔ obi a wɔfrɛ no Tirano asuadan mu daa. 10Saa nkyerɛkyerɛ yi kɔɔ so mfe abien; enti ɛmaa nnipa a na wɔwɔ Asia mantam mu a Yudafo ne Helafo ka ho no tee Awurade asɛm no.
Skewa Mma Baason No
11Onyankopɔn nam Paulo so yɛɛ anwonwade akɛseakɛse, 12maa mpo ne nnukuu ne nʼatade nsɛnanim a wɔde guu nnipa so no tumi saa nyarewa, tuu ahonhommɔne nso.
13Yudafo bi a wɔnam asumansɛm so tu ahonhommɔne pɛɛ sɛ wɔde Awurade Yesu din tu ahonhommɔne. Wɔkankye kyerɛɛ ahonhommɔne no se, “Meka Yesu a Paulo ka ne ho asɛm no sɛ, muntu mfi ne mu!” 14Yudafo sɔfopanyin bi a na ne din de Skewa no mma baason na na wɔyɛ eyi. 15Honhommɔne no buae se, “Minim Yesu, na minim Paulo; na mo nso mo ne hefo?” 16Afei ɔbarima a honhommɔne ahyɛ no ma yi tow hyɛɛ wɔn so, pirapiraa wɔn ma wɔde adagyaw guan fii fie hɔ.
17Yudafo ne amanamanmufo a wɔte Efeso no tee asɛm no, wɔbɔɔ hu na woyii Awurade Yesu ayɛ. 18Agyidifo no mu bebree baa bagua mu bɛkaa wɔn bɔne ne wɔn kokoamsɛm. 19Wɔn mu nkonyaayifo pii de wɔn nkonyaayi nhoma ba maa wɔhyew wɔ nnipa no nyinaa anim. Wobuu nhoma a wɔhyew no bo no na ɛyɛ nnwetɛbona mpem aduonum. 20Saa anwonwade ahorow yi maa Onyankopɔn asɛm no trɛw tumi so.
Basabasa A Esii Efeso
21Eyinom nyinaa akyi no, Paulo yɛɛ nʼadwene sɛ ɔbɛfa Makedonia ne Akaia akɔ Yerusalem. Ɔkae se, “Midu Yerusalem a, akyiri no mɛkɔ Roma nso.” 22Paulo somaa Timoteo ne Erasto a wɔyɛ nʼaboafo no dii nʼanim kan kɔɔ Makedonia, nanso ɔno de, ɔtenaa Asia kyɛɛ kakra.
23Saa bere yi ara mu na basabasa a emu yɛ den a ɛfa Awurade asɛm no ho no sii wɔ Efeso. 24Dwetɛdwumfo bi a wɔfrɛ no Demetrio yɛɛ Artemi abosonnan sɛso. Nʼadwuma no maa nʼadwumayɛfo nyaa wɔn ho sɛɛ tam. 25Ɔfrɛfrɛɛ nʼadwumayɛfo no ne wɔn a wodi saa dwuma ahorow no ara bi no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Anuanom, munim sɛ yɛn ahonya nyinaa gyina saa dwumadi yi so. 26Mo ara moahu na moate dwuma a saa Paulo yi redi. Ɔka se anyame a nnipa de wɔn nsa ayɛ no nyɛ anyame biara. Ɔnam saa asɛm yi so adan nnipa bebree adwene wɔ Efeso ha ne Asia nyinaa. 27Sɛ yɛanhwɛ no yiye a, yɛn adwuma yi begye dimmɔne. Saa ara na obiara remfa ɔbosom Artemi a wɔsom no wɔ Asia ne wiase nyinaa no nyɛ hwee bio na nʼanim agu ase.”
28Nnipadɔm no tee saa asɛm a Demetrio kae no, wɔn bo fuw fii ase yɛɛ basabasa, teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Efeso Artemi yɛ kɛse!” 29Basabasayɛ no trɛw wɔ kurow no mu nyinaa. Dɔm no kyeree Makedoniafo baanu a wɔn din de Gaio ne Aristarko a na wɔne Paulo retu kwan no de wɔn kɔɔ aguabɔbea. 30Paulo pɛɛ sɛ anka ɔkɔ aguabɔbea hɔ kohyia dɔm no, nanso asuafo no amma no kwan. 31Ɔmantam no mu mpanyimfo bi a na wɔyɛ Paulo nnamfo no soma kɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔnkɔ aguabɔbea hɔ.
32Nhyiamu yi yɛɛ basabasa; nnipa no mu bi teɛteɛɛ mu kaa nsɛm bi na ebinom nso teɛɛ mu kaa nsɛm foforo bi, efisɛ na wɔn mu dodow no ara nnim asɛm ko a ɛde wɔn abehyia mu. 33Yudafo no piapiaa Aleksandro kogyinaa dɔm no anim sɛ ɔnkasa. Eyi maa nnipa no bi susuw sɛ Aleksandro nti na wɔahyia hɔ. Afei Aleksandro nyamaa dɔm no pɛɛ sɛ ɔkasa yi ɔno ne ne nkurɔfo ano. 34Dɔm no huu sɛ Aleksandro yɛ Yudani no, wɔteɛteɛ mu nnɔnhwerew abien se, “Efeso Artemi yɛ kɛse!”
35Kurow no sohwɛfo no bɔɔ mmɔden maa dɔm no tɛm dinn. Afei ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Efeso mmarima, obiara nim sɛ Efeso kurow yi na ɛhwɛ Artemi hyiadan ne ohoni a efi ɔsoro beduruu no so. 36Obiara rentumi nnye eyi ho akyinnye enti monyɛ komm, monnyɛ basabasa biara. 37Mode saa nnipa yi aba ha wɔ bere a wonwiaa biribiara mfii yɛn hyiadan mu, nkaa asɛmmɔne biara ntia yɛn nyame no. 38Sɛ Demetrio ne adwumfo a wɔka ne ho no wɔ obi ho asɛm bi a, asennii ne mpanyin wɔ hɔ, wɔmfa mmɛto gua. 39Nanso sɛ mowɔ biribi foforo bi ka a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔmanfo hyia na wɔfa mmara kwan so ka ho asɛm. 40Sɛ yɛanhwɛ yiye a, wɔbɛka se saa nnɛ basabasayɛ yi fi yɛn. Saa basabasayɛ yi ho nhia. Sɛ wobisa yɛn ho asɛm a, yɛrennya anoyi biara.” 41Ɔkasa wiei no, otuu gua no.
1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 2He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. 4Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7And all the men were about twelve. 8And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
13¶ Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 19Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
21¶ 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. 22So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 23And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; 25Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 26Moreover 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 be no gods, which are made with hands: 27So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. 28And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 29And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. 30And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 31And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. 32Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 33And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. 34But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 35And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? 36Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 37For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 38Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 39But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. 40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. 41And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
