< Acts 20 >

1 When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
Na rĩrĩ, ngũĩ ĩyo yarĩkia gũthira, Paũlũ agĩtũmanĩra arutwo, na aarĩkia kũmomĩrĩria, akĩmoigĩra ũhoro agĩthiĩ Makedonia.
2 After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,
Agĩtuĩkanĩria mĩena ya kuo, akĩaragia ciugo nyingĩ cia kũũmĩrĩria andũ, na marigĩrĩrio agĩkinya bũrũri wa Ũyunani,
3 where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
kũrĩa aaikarire mĩeri ĩtatũ. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Paũlũ eeharagĩria kũhaica marikabu athiĩ Suriata, agĩtua itua gũcookera Makedonia, tondũ Ayahudi nĩmaciirĩire kũmwĩka ũũru.
4 Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.
Paũlũ aathiire marĩ hamwe na Sopatiro mũrũ wa Puro, mũndũ wa kuuma Berea, na Arisitariko, na Sekundo, andũ a kuuma Thesalonike, na Gayo wa kuuma Deribe, o hamwe na Timotheo, ningĩ na Tikiko, na Tirofimo, andũ a kuuma bũrũri wa Asia.
5 These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
Andũ acio magĩthiĩ mbere magĩtweterera kũu Teroa.
6 And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
No ithuĩ tũkĩhaica marikabu, tũkiuma Filipi thuutha wa Gĩathĩ kĩa Mĩgate ĩtarĩ Mĩĩkĩre Ndawa ya Kũimbia, na thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtano, tũgĩkora andũ arĩa angĩ kũu Teroa, nakuo tũgĩikara mĩthenya mũgwanja.
7 On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
Mũthenya wa mbere wa kiumia nĩtwagomanire hamwe nĩguo twenyũre mũgate. Paũlũ akĩarĩria andũ, na tondũ nĩatanyĩte gũthiĩ mũthenya ũcio warũmĩrĩire-rĩ, agĩthiĩ na mbere kwaria nginya ũtukũ gatagatĩ.
8 Now there were many lamps in the upper room where we were gathered.
Nĩ kwarĩ na matawa maingĩ maakanaga kũu nyũmba ya igũrũ kũrĩa twagomanĩte.
9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
Nake mwanake wetagwo Eutiko aikarĩte ndirica-inĩ, na o ũrĩa Paũlũ aathiaga na mbere na kwaria-rĩ, noguo mwanake ũcio akĩragĩrĩria gũtoorio nĩ toro. Rĩrĩa aakomire, akĩgũa thĩ kuuma ngoroba ya gatatũ nao mamuoya magĩkora nĩ mũkuũ.
10 But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
Paũlũ agĩikũrũka, agĩkomera mwanake ũcio akĩmũkumbatĩria akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Tigai kũmaka, arĩ muoyo!”
11 Then Paul went back upstairs, broke bread, and ate. And after speaking until daybreak, he departed.
Agĩcooka akĩambata nyũmba ya igũrũ, akĩenyũra mũgate na akĩrĩa. Na thuutha wa kũmaarĩria nginya gũgĩkĩa-rĩ, akiuma kũu, agĩthiĩ.
12 And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.
Nao andũ makĩinũkia mwanake ũcio arĩ muoyo, na mahooreire ngoro mũno.
13 We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
No ithuĩ tũgĩthiĩ mbere tũgĩtoonya marikabu tũgĩthiĩ nginya Aso, kũrĩa twathiire tũkĩoyaga Paũlũ. Aathondekete mũbango ũyũ mbere tondũ we athiĩte kũu magũrũ.
14 And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aatũtũngire kũu Aso, tũkĩmũkuua na marikabu, tũgĩthiĩ nginya Mitilene.
15 Sailing on from there, we arrived the next day opposite Chios. The day after that we arrived at Samos, and on the following day we came to Miletus.
Mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire tũkĩhaica marikabu, tũgĩthiĩ tũgĩkinya harĩa haaringaine na Kio, na thuutha wa mũthenya ũcio tũgĩkinya Samo, naguo mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire, tũgĩkinya Mileto.
16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
Paũlũ nĩatuĩte itua rĩa gũthiĩ ahĩtũkĩte Efeso na marikabu nĩguo ndagate mahinda kũu bũrũri wa Asia, nĩ ũndũ nĩehĩkaga nĩguo kwahoteka akinye Jerusalemu, mũthenya wa Bendegothito.
17 From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
Paũlũ arĩ kũu Mileto, agĩtũmana Efeso, agĩĩta athuuri a kanitha moke harĩ we.
18 When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
Nao maakinya, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ nĩ mũũĩ ũrĩa ndaatũũraga ihinda rĩrĩa rĩothe ndaaikarire na inyuĩ, kuuma o mũthenya wa mbere ũrĩa ndookire bũrũri wa Asia.
19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
Nĩndatungatĩire Mwathani ndĩnyiihĩtie mũno na ndĩ na maithori, o na gũtuĩka nĩndageririo mũno nĩ ũndũ Ayahudi nĩmaathugundaga kũnjĩka ũũru.
20 I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ atĩ ndirĩ ndatithia kũhunjia ũndũ o wothe ũngĩmũguna no ndĩmũrutagĩra mbere ya andũ othe na ngathiiaga o nyũmba o nyũmba.
21 testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Na ngoimbũrĩra Ayahudi o hamwe na Ayunani atĩ no nginya magarũrũke kũrĩ Ngai na ũndũ wa kwĩrira na magĩe na wĩtĩkio thĩinĩ wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ.
22 And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there.
“Na rĩrĩ, nĩ ũndũ wa kũringĩrĩrio nĩ Roho Mũtheru, ndĩrathiĩ Jerusalemu itekũmenya maũndũ marĩa makaangora ndĩ kũu.
23 I only know that in town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that chains and afflictions await me.
Ũndũ ũrĩa njũũĩ tu nĩ atĩ, Roho Mũtheru nĩandaaraga atĩ matũũra-inĩ mothe, njeera na mathĩĩna nĩcio injetereire.
24 But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
No rĩrĩ, ndirona gũtũũra muoyo kũrĩ na bata harĩ niĩ, korwo no ndĩĩkie ihenya na ndĩĩkie wĩra ũrĩa Mwathani Jesũ aaheete, na nĩguo wĩra wa kuumbũra Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa wega wa Ngai.
25 Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
“Na rĩu nĩnjũũĩ gũtirĩ o na ũmwe thĩinĩ wanyu wa andũ arĩa ndanathiĩ ngĩhunjagĩria ũhoro wa ũthamaki ũgacooka kũnyona rĩngĩ.
26 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ngũmwĩra ũmũthĩ atĩ gũtirĩ thakame ya mũndũ o na ũmwe ngoorio.
27 For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
Nĩ ũndũ niĩ ndirĩ ndatithia kũmũhunjĩria wendi wa Ngai ũrĩ wothe.
28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Mwĩmenyererei inyuĩ ene, na mũmenyerere rũũru ruothe rũrĩa Roho Mũtheru amũtuĩte arori aruo. Tuĩkai arĩithi a kanitha wa Ngai, ũrĩa aagũrire na thakame yake mwene.
29 I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ ndaarĩkia gũthiĩ, njũũi ndĩĩani nĩigooka gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu na itigacaaĩra rũũru rũrũ.
30 Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
O na ningĩ kuuma harĩ inyuĩ nĩgũkoimĩra andũ, na mogomie ũhoro-wa-ma nĩgeetha maguucĩrĩrie arutwo mamarũmĩrĩre.
31 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ikaragai mwĩhũgĩte! Ririkanai atĩ ihinda rĩa mĩaka ĩtatũ ndirĩ ndatigithĩria gutaara o ũmwe wanyu ũtukũ na mũthenya ngĩitaga maithori.
32 And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
“Na rĩu ngũmũneana kũrĩ Ngai o na kũrĩ ũhoro wa wega wake, ũrĩa ũngĩhota kũmwaka wega mũrũme na mũgĩe na igai hamwe na andũ arĩa othe matheretio.
33 I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
Niĩ ndirĩ ndacuumĩkĩra betha kana thahabu, o na kana nguo ya mũndũ o wothe.
34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
Inyuĩ ene nĩmũũĩ atĩ ndaarutaga wĩra na moko makwa nĩ ũndũ wa mabata makwa niĩ mwene, na mabata ma andũ arĩa ndakoragwo nao.
35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Maũndũ-inĩ marĩa mothe ndeekire, nĩndamuonirie atĩ no nginya tũteithagie andũ arĩa matarĩ hinya, na ũndũ wa kũruta wĩra mũritũ ta ũcio, tũkĩririkanaga ciugo iria ciaririo nĩ Mwathani Jesũ we mwene rĩrĩa oigire atĩrĩ, ‘Kũheana nĩ kũrĩ irathimo nyingĩ gũkĩra kũheo.’”
36 When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, agĩturia ndu hamwe nao othe makĩhooya.
37 They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
Nao othe makĩrĩra makĩmũhĩmbagĩria na makĩmũmumunya.
38 They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
Ũndũ ũrĩa wamekĩrire kĩeha mũno makĩria, nĩ ũrĩa aameerire atĩ matigacooka kũmuona ũthiũ rĩngĩ. Magĩcooka makĩmumagaria nginya marikabu-inĩ.

< Acts 20 >