Ibyakozwe na Pawulo na Thecla IGICE CYA 1 1 Igihe Pawulo yazamukaga i Ikoniyo, nyuma yo guhunga ava muri Antiyokiya, Dema na Herumogene babaye bagenzi be, icyo gihe bari buzuye uburyarya. 2 Ariko Pawulo yarebaga gusa ineza y'Imana, ntiyabagirira nabi, ahubwo yabakundaga cyane. 3 Bityo, yihatiye kubagira abahuje n'amagambo yose n'inyigisho za Kristo, n'igishushanyo mbonera cy'Ivanjili y'Umwana w'Imana ukundwa, abigisha kumenya Kristo nk'uko yabihishuriwe. 4 Umugabo witwa Onesiforo yumvise ko Pawulo yaje muri Ikoniyo, yihutira kumusanganira, ari kumwe n'umugore we Lectra, n'abahungu be Simmiya na Zeno, kugira ngo bamutumire iwabo. 5 Kuko Tito yari yarabasobanuriye uko Pawulo ameze, nubwo batari bamuzi imbonankubone, ahubwo bari bazi neza imico ye. 6 Bagiye mu nzira y'umwami ijya i Lusitira, bahagarara aho bamutegereje, bagereranya abahanyuraga bose n'ibyo Tito yari yababwiye. 7 Amaherezo babonye umugabo uje (ari we Pawulo), w’umusatsi muke, afite umusatsi (cyangwa wogoshe) ku mutwe, afite amatako agoramye, amaguru meza, afite amaso y’ubusa; afite izuru rigoramye; yuzuye ubuntu; kuko rimwe na rimwe yagaragaraga nk’umuntu, rimwe na rimwe agasa n’umumarayika. Pawulo yabonye Onesiforo, aranezerwa. 8 Onesiforo aravuga ati “Ndakuramutsa, mugaragu w’Imana ihimbazwa.” Pawulo aramusubiza ati “Ubuntu bw’Imana bube kuri wowe n’umuryango wawe.” 9 Ariko Demo na Hermogene baterwa n'ishyari, maze, bagaragaza ko basenga Imana cyane, Dema aravuga ati “Natwe ntituri abagaragu b'Imana Ishimwa?” Kuki utadusuhuje? 10 Onesiforo arabasubiza ati “Kuko ntabonye muri mwe imbuto z’ubutungane, ariko niba muri bene ubwo buryo, muzakirwa iwanjye.” 11 Pawulo yinjira kwa Onesiforo, maze umuryango ugira ibyishimo byinshi, basenga cyane, basangira umugati, kandi bumva Pawulo abwiriza ijambo ry'Imana ku byerekeye kwifata no kuzuka, muri ubu buryo: 12 Hahirwa abatanduye mu mitima, kuko bazabona Imana. 13 Hahirwa abarinda umubiri wabo kudahumana (cyangwa ngo ube isuku), kuko ari bo bazaba urusengero rw'Imana. 14 Hahirwa abitonda (cyangwa abatanduye), kuko Imana izabagaragariza. 15 Hahirwa abareka ibinezeza byabo by'isi, kuko bazakirwa n'Imana. 16 Hahirwa abafite abagore nk'aho batababyaye, kuko bazaba abamarayika b'Imana.
17 Hahirwa abatinya ijambo ry'Imana, kuko bazahumurizwa. 18 Hahirwa abakomeza umubatizo wabo utunganye, kuko bazagira amahoro na Data, Umwana n'Umwuka Wera. 19 Hahirwa abakurikirana ubwenge (cyangwa inyigisho) bwa Yesu Kristo, kuko bazitwa abana b'Isumbabyose. 20 Hahirwa abitondera amabwiriza ya Yesu Kristo, kuko bazatura mu mucyo w'iteka ryose. 21 Hahirwa abareka icyubahiro cy’isi kubera urukundo rwa Kristo, kuko bazacira abamarayika imanza, kandi bazashyirwa iburyo bwa Kristo, kandi ntibazababazwa n’urubanza rwa nyuma. 22 Hahirwa imibiri n'ubugingo by'abakobwa b'inkumi, kuko bemerwa n'Imana, kandi ntibazabura ingororano y'ubusugi bwabo, kuko ijambo rya Se (wo mu ijuru) rizabahesha agakiza ku munsi w'Umwana wayo, kandi bazishima iteka ryose. IGICE CYA 2 1 Ubwo Pawulo yabwirizaga mu itorero ryari mu nzu ya Onesiforo, umukobwa w'isugi witwaga Tekila (nyina witwaga Tewokliya, wari warasabwe n'umugabo witwaga Tamurisi), yari yicaye mu idirishya ry'inzu ye. 2 Aho, anyuze mu idirishya ry’inzu Pawulo yari arimo, yumvaga Pawulo yigisha ku byerekeye Imana, ku byerekeye urukundo, ku byerekeye kwizera Kristo no gusenga ijoro n’amanywa. 3 Nta nubwo yashoboraga kuva mu idirishya, kugeza ubwo yishimiye cyane inyigisho z'ukwizera. 4 Amaherezo, abonye abagore benshi n'inkumi binjira kwa Pawulo, yifuzaga cyane ko yabonwa ko akwiriye kugaragara imbere ye no kumva ijambo rya Kristo, kuko atari yarigeze abona Pawulo, ahubwo yari yumvise inyigisho ze gusa, kandi ibyo byonyine. 5 Ariko ubwo yangaga gutsindwa ngo asohoke mu idirishya, nyina atuma kuri Tamiri, waje yishimye cyane, nk'aho yifuzaga kumurongora. Nuko abwira Tewokila ati: “Tekla wanjye ari he?” 6 Theoclia aramusubiza ati “Thamyris, mfite ikintu kidasanzwe cyane ngomba kukubwira; kuko Thecla, mu gihe cy'iminsi itatu, ntazava mu idirishya cyangwa ngo arye cyangwa anywe, ahubwo agamije kumva ibiganiro by'ubuhanga n'uburiganya by'umunyamahanga runaka, ku buryo nkunda cyane Thamyris, ku buryo umukobwa ukiri muto uzwiho kwiyoroshya, azemera gutsindwa cyane.” 7 Kuko uwo mugabo yateje akaga umujyi wose wa Ikoniyo, ndetse n'uwa Tekla yawe, n'abandi, abagore n'abasore bose baramusanga kugira ngo bemere inyigisho ze; uretse abandi bose, ababwira ko hariho Imana imwe rukumbi, ari yo yonyine igomba gusengwa, kandi ko tugomba kubaho mu busambanyi. 8 Nubwo bimeze bityo, umukobwa wanjye Thecla, nk'igitambaro cy'igitagangurirwa gihambiriye ku idirishya, arakururwa n'amagambo ya Pawulo, kandi arayitabira ashishikaye cyane, kandi yishimye cyane; bityo, kubera ko yitaye ku byo avuga, umukobwa arashukwa. Noneho genda umubwire, kuko yagusezeranije. 9 Nuko Thamiri aragenda, amaze kumusuhuza, yitonze kugira ngo adatungurwa, aramubwira ati: “Thecla, mugeni wanjye, kuki wicaye muri uyu mwanya w’agahinda? Ni ibihe bintu bidasanzwe bikubayeho? Hindura Thamiri, ugire isoni.”