Acts 18
1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.
Baada ya mambo hayo, Paulo aliondoka Athene kwenda Korintho.
2 There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
Huko akampata Myahudi aitwaye Akwila mtu wa kabila la Ponto, yeye na mke wake aitwaye Prisila walikuja kutoka huko Italia, kwa sababu Klaudia aliamuru Wayahudi wote waondoke Roma; Paulo akaja kwao;
3 and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
Paulo akaishi na kufanya kazi nao kwani yeye anafanya kazi inayofanana na yao. Wao walikuwa ni watengeneza mahema.
4 Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
Paulo akajadiliana nao katika sinagogi kila siku ya Sabato. Aliwashawishi Wayahudi pamoja na Wagiriki.
5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
Lakini Sila na Timotheo walipokuja kutoka Makedonia, Paulo alisukumwa na Roho kuwashuhudia Wayahudi kuwa Yesu ndiye Kristo.
6 But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
Wakati Wayahudi walipompinga na kumdhihaki, hivyo Paulo akakung'uta vazi lake mbele yao, na kuwaambia, “Damu yenu na iwe juu ya vichwa vyenu wenyewe; Mimi sina hatia. Kutoka sasa na kuendelea, nawaendea Mataifa”.
7 So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
Hivyo akaondoka kutoka pale akaenda kwenye nyumba ya Tito Yusto, Mtu anayemwabudu Mungu. Nyumba yake iko karibu na sinagogi.
8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.
Krispo, kiongozi wa sinagogi pamoja na watu wa nyumbani mwake wakamwamini Bwana. Watu wengi wa Korintho waliomsikia Paulo akiongea waliamini na kubatizwa.
9 One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
Bwana akamwambia Paulo usiku kwa njia ya maono, “Usiogope, lakini ongea na usinyamaze.
10 For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
Kwani Mimi niko pamoja nawe, na hakuna atakayejaribu kukudhuru, maana nina watu wengi katika mji huu”.
11 So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.
Paulo akakaa huko kwa muda wa mwaka mmoja na miezi sita akifundisha neno la Mungu miongoni mwao.
12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.
Lakini Galio alipofanywa mtawala wa Akaya, Wayahudi walisimama pamoja kinyume na Paulo na kumpeleka mbele ya kiti cha hukumu,
13 “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
wakisema, “Mtu huyu huwashawishi watu wamwabudu Mungu kinyume cha sheria”.
14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.
Wakati Paulo alipokuwa akitaka kusema, Galio akawaambia Wayahudi, “Ninyi Wayahudi, kama ingelikuwa ni kosa au uhalifu, ingekuwa halali kuwashughulikia.
15 But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
Lakini kwa sababu ni maswali, yanayohusu maneno na majina, na sheria zenu, basi hukumuni ninyi wenyewe. Mimi sitamani kuwa hakimu kwa habari ya mambo hayo.”
16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
Galio akawaamuru waondoke mbele ya kiti cha hukumu,
17 At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
Hivyo, wakamkamata Sosthene, kiongozi wa sinagogi, wakampiga mbele ya kiti cha hukumu. Lakini Galio hakujali walichokifanya.
18 Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
Paulo, baada ya kukaa pale kwa muda mrefu, aliwaacha ndugu na kwenda kwa meli Siria pamoja na Prisila na Akwila. Kabla ya kuondoka bandarini, alinyoa nywele zake kwani alikuwa ameapa kuwa Mnadhiri.
19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
Walipofika Efeso, Paulo alimwacha Prisila na Akwila pale, lakini yeye mwenyewe akaingia kwenye sinagogi na kujadiliana na Wayahudi.
20 When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
Walipomwambia Paulo akae nao kwa muda mrefu, yeye alikataa.
21 But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Lakini akaondoka kwao, akawaambia, “Nitarudi tena kwenu, ikiwa ni mapenzi ya Mungu”. Baada ya hapo, akaondoka kwa meli kutoka Efeso.
22 When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
Paulo alipotua Kaisaria, alipanda kwenda kusalimia Kanisa la Yerusalemu, kisha akashuka chini kwa kanisa la Antiokia.
23 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
Baada ya kukaa kwa muda pale, Paulo aliondoka kupitia maeneo ya Galatia na Frigia na kuwatia moyo wanafunzi wote.
24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
Myahudi mmoja aitwaye Apolo, aliyezaliwa huko Alexandria, alikuja Efeso. Alikuwa na ufasaha katika kuongea na hodari katika Maandiko.
25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
Apollo alikuwa ameelekezwa katika mafundisho ya Bwana. Kwa jinsi alivyokuwa na bidii katika roho, aliongea na kufundisha kwa usahihi mambo yanayomuhusu Yesu, ila alijua tu ubatizo wa Yohana.
26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Apolo akaanza kuzungumza kwa ujasiri katika hekalu. Lakini Prisila na Akwila walipomsikia, walifanya urafiki naye na wakamwelezea juu ya njia za Mungu kwa usahihi.
27 When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
Alipotamani kuondoka kwenda Akaya, ndugu walimtia moyo na kuwaandikia barua wanafunzi walioko Akaya ili wapate kumpokea. Alipowasili, kwa neema aliwasaidia sana wale waliomini.
28 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
Kwa nguvu zake na maarifa, Apolo aliwazidi Wayahudi hadharani akionesha kupitia maandiko ya kuwa Yesu ndiye Kristo.
