Acts 21
1 After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa gwĩtigithũkania nao, tũkĩhaica marikabu tũgĩthiĩ tũrũngĩrĩirie tũgĩkinya Kosi. Mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire tũgĩkinya Rodo, na twoima kũu tũgĩthiĩ nginya Patara.
2 Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
Tũgĩkora marikabu yaringaga ĩthiĩ Foinike, na ithuĩ tũkĩmĩhaica tũgĩthiĩ.
3 After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Na rĩrĩa tuonire Kuporo, tũkĩhĩtũkĩra mwena wa gũthini wakuo, tũgĩthiĩ nginya Suriata. Tũgĩkinya Turo, kũrĩa marikabu iitũ yarutagĩrwo mĩrigo ĩrĩa yarĩ nayo.
4 We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Tũgĩkora arutwo kuo, na tũgĩikara nao mĩthenya mũgwanja. Nao arutwo acio na ũndũ wa kũmenyithio nĩ Roho Mũtheru magĩthaitha Paũlũ ndagathiĩ Jerusalemu.
5 But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
No ihinda riitũ rĩathira, tũkiuma kũu, tũgĩthiĩ na mbere na rũgendo rwitũ. Arutwo othe, hamwe na atumia ao na ciana ciao, magĩtuumagaria, magĩtũkinyia nja ya itũũra, na tũrĩ hau hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia iria, tũgĩturia ndu, tũkĩhooya Ngai.
6 And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home.
Twaarĩkia kuganĩra ũhoro, tũkĩhaica marikabu, nao makĩinũka.
7 When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
Twoima Turo, tũgĩthiĩ na mbere na rũgendo rwitũ, tũgĩkinya Putolemai, tũkĩgeithia ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ kuo na tũgĩikarania nao mũthenya ũmwe.
8 Leaving the next day, we went on to Caesarea and stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the Seven.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ tũkiuma kuo, tũgĩthiĩ, tũgĩkinya Kaisarea, na tũgĩikara mũciĩ kwa Filipu ũrĩa warĩ mũhunjia ũmwe wa arĩa Mũgwanja.
9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
Nake nĩarĩ na airĩtu aake ana matarĩ ahiku, nao nĩmarathaga mohoro.
10 After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
Na thuutha wa gũkorwo kuo matukũ maingĩ-rĩ, gũgĩũka mũnabii wetagwo Agabo oimĩte Judea.
11 Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
Rĩrĩa aakinyire harĩ ithuĩ, akĩoya mũcibi wa Paũlũ, akĩwĩĩoha moko na magũrũ, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Roho Mũtheru aroiga atĩrĩ, ‘Ũũ nĩguo Ayahudi a Jerusalemu marĩoha mwene mũcibi ũyũ, na macooke mamũneane kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ.’”
12 When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twaiguire ũguo, ithuĩ na andũ arĩa angĩ maarĩ ho tũgĩthaitha Paũlũ ndakae kwambata Jerusalemu.
13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Paũlũ agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ kĩratũma mũrĩre, na mũkanjũraga ngoro? To kuohwo gwiki ndĩĩhaarĩirie, no nĩndĩhaarĩirie o na gũkua ndĩ kũu Jerusalemu nĩ ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ.”
14 When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aaregire kũigua ũrĩa twamwĩraga-rĩ, tũgĩtigana nake tũkiuga atĩrĩ, “Wendo wa Mwathani ũrohinga.”
15 After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
Thuutha wa ũguo, tũkĩĩhaarĩria tũkĩambata Jerusalemu.
16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
Arutwo amwe a kuuma Kaisarea magĩthiĩ hamwe na ithuĩ, na magĩtũtwara kwa mũndũ wetagwo Mũnasoni, tũgaikare kuo. Aarĩ mũndũ woimĩte Kuporo, na aarĩ ũmwe wa arutwo arĩa a mbere.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twakinyire Jerusalemu, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ magĩtwamũkĩra na gĩkeno.
18 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ Paũlũ, na andũ arĩa twarĩ nao tũgĩthiĩ kuona Jakubu, nao athuuri othe maarĩ ho.
19 Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
Nake Paũlũ akĩmageithia na akĩmeera ũrĩa wothe Ngai eekĩire andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ agereire ũtungata-inĩ wake.
20 When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, makĩgooca Ngai. Magĩcooka makĩĩra Paũlũ atĩrĩ, “Mũrũ wa ithe witũ, nĩwonete ũrĩa Ayahudi ngiri nyingĩ metĩkĩtie, na othe marĩ na kĩyo gĩa kũhingia watho.
21 But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
Nao nĩmamenyithĩtio atĩ nĩ ũrutaga Ayahudi othe arĩa matũũranagia na andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ atĩ magarũrũke matigane na watho wa Musa, ũkĩmeeraga matikaruithie ciana ciao na matigaikare kũringana na mĩtugo iitũ.
22 What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.
Tũgwĩka atĩa? Hatirĩ ngaanja nĩmekũigua atĩ nĩũũkĩte.
23 Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ĩka ũrĩa tũgũkwĩra. Tũrĩ na andũ ana mehĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa.
24 Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
Thiĩ na andũ aya, ũgwatanĩre nao igongona-inĩ rĩao rĩa gwĩtheria, na ũmarĩhĩre mahũthĩro mao, nĩgeetha menjwo mĩtwe. Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ othe nĩmekũmenya atĩ ũhoro ũrĩa maiguĩte ũgũkoniĩ ti wa ma, no atĩ wee mwene nĩwathĩkĩire watho.
25 As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
Ha ũhoro wa andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ arĩa metĩkĩtie-rĩ, nĩtwamandĩkĩire, tũkĩmamenyithia itua riitũ, atĩ o metheeme kũrĩa irio iria irutĩirwo mĩhianano, na thakame, na nyama cia nyamũ cia gũitwo, o na ũmaraya.”
26 So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ Paũlũ agĩthiĩ na andũ acio, na agĩĩtheria hamwe nao. Agĩcooka agĩthiĩ hekarũ-inĩ akamenyithanie rĩrĩa mĩthenya ya gwĩtheria ĩkaarĩka, na o ũmwe wao arutĩrwo igongona.
27 When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
Rĩrĩa matukũ macio mũgwanja maakuhĩrĩirie gũthira-rĩ, Ayahudi amwe moimĩte bũrũri wa Asia makĩona Paũlũ hekarũ-inĩ. Magĩthogotha kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe na makĩmũnyiita,
28 crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
makĩanagĩrĩra atĩrĩ, “Andũ a Isiraeli, tũteithiei! Mũndũ ũyũ nĩ we ũrutaga andũ kũndũ guothe ũhoro wa gũũkĩrĩra andũ aitũ, na watho witũ, na handũ haha. Na hamwe na ũguo-rĩ, nĩarehete Ayunani hekarũ-inĩ, agathaahia handũ haha hatheru.”
29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
(Nĩmonete Tirofimo ũrĩa Mũefeso marĩ na Paũlũ kũu itũũra-inĩ, no magĩĩciiria atĩ Paũlũ nĩamũtoonyetie hekarũ-inĩ.)
30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
Narĩo itũũra rĩothe rĩkĩambũrũrũka nao andũ magĩũka mahanyũkĩte moimĩte mĩena yothe. Makĩnyiita Paũlũ, makĩmũguucũrũria makĩmũruta hekarũ, na o hĩndĩ ĩyo ihingo ikĩhingwo.
31 While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa maageragia kũmũũraga ũhoro ũgĩkinya harĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ ya thigari cia Roma atĩ itũũra rĩothe rĩa Jerusalemu rĩarĩ na ngũĩ.
32 Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Nake o rĩmwe akĩoya anene na thigari magĩikũrũka harĩ kĩrĩndĩ matengʼerete. Rĩrĩa andũ acio maarutaga ngũĩ moonire mũnene ũcio na thigari ciake magĩtiga kũhũũra Paũlũ.
33 The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Mũnene ũcio wa thigari agĩũka akĩmũnyiita na agĩathana ohwo na mĩnyororo ĩĩrĩ. Agĩcooka akĩũria aarĩ ũ na nĩ atĩa ekĩte.
34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
Andũ amwe thĩinĩ wa kĩrĩndĩ maanagĩrĩra makoiga ũũ na arĩa angĩ makoiga ũũ; na tondũ mũnene ũcio wa thigari ndangĩamenyire ma ya ũhoro nĩ ũndũ wa mbugĩrĩrio, agĩathana Paũlũ ahingĩrwo nyũmba ya thigari.
35 When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Paũlũ aakinyire ngathĩ-inĩ kĩrĩndĩ kĩu gĩgĩthũka mũno o nginya Paũlũ agĩkuuo nĩ thigari.
36 For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
Kĩrĩndĩ kĩrĩa kĩamuumĩte thuutha kĩanagĩrĩra gĩkoiga atĩrĩ, “Mweheriei!”
37 As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
Rĩrĩa thigari ciarĩ o hakuhĩ gũtoonyia Paũlũ nyũmba ya thigari-rĩ, akĩũria mũnene wacio atĩrĩ, “Nĩũkũnjĩtĩkĩria ngwĩre ũndũ?” Nake mũnene ũcio akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Wee anga nĩwaragia Kĩyunani?
38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the ‘Assassins’ into the wilderness?”
Githĩ we tiwe Mũmisiri ũrĩa wambĩrĩirie ngũĩ hĩndĩ ĩmwe, na ũgĩtongoria itoi ngiri inya, mũkiumagara nacio mũgĩthiĩ werũ-inĩ?”
39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Paũlũ akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Niĩ ndĩ Mũyahudi wa kuuma Tariso, bũrũri wa Kilikia, na itũũra rĩrĩa ndaciarĩirwo rĩrĩ igweta. Ndagũthaitha, reke njarĩrie andũ aya.”
40 Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
Paũlũ aarĩkia kũheo rũũtha nĩ mũnene ũcio wa thigari, akĩrũgama ngathĩ-inĩ agĩkiria kĩrĩndĩ kĩu na moko. Rĩrĩa kĩrĩndĩ gĩakirire, agĩkĩarĩria na rũthiomi rwa Kĩhibirania. Agĩkĩĩra atĩrĩ:
