Acts 18
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
Ka nke a mechara, Pọl hapụrụ Atens gaa Kọrint.
2 He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
Nʼebe ahụ o zutere otu onye Juu a mụrụ nʼobodo Pọntọs, onye a na-akpọ Akwila. Ya na nwunye ya Prisila sitere Itali Klọdiọs nyere iwu ka a chụpụ ndị Juu site nʼobodo Rom. Pọl gara hụ ha,
3 and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
nʼihi na ha na-arụ otu ọrụ, o binyere ha, sokwara ha rụkọọ ọrụ nʼihi na ha bụ ndị na-akpa akwa e ji ama ụlọ ikwu.
4 He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
Ụbọchị izuike niile, ọ na-arụ ụka nʼụlọ nzukọ ha na-agbalị ime ka ndị Juu na ndị Griik kwere.
5 But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
Mgbe Saịlas na Timoti sitere na Masidonia bịa, Pọl tinyere oge ya niile ikwusa okwu na ịkọwara ndị Juu na Jisọs bụ Kraịst ahụ.
6 When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads. I am clean. From now on, I will go to the non-Jewish people."
Mgbe ọbụla ha megidere ya ma kparịa ya, ọ na-efecha uwe ya, sị ha, “Ọbara unu dị unu nʼisi, aka m dị ọcha. Malite ugbu a, aga m agakwuru ndị mba ọzọ.”
7 He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Titius Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
O siri nʼebe ahụ pụọ, gaa nʼụlọ otu nwoke a na-akpọ Taịtọs Jọstus, onye na-asọpụrụ na-efekwa Chineke ofufe. Ụlọ ya dị nso nʼụlọ nzukọ ndị Juu.
8 Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
Krispọs onyeisi nʼụlọ nzukọ ahụ na ezinaụlọ ya niile kweere nʼOnyenwe anyị. Ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ bi na Kọrint nụrụ okwu ahụ, kwere, e mee ha baptizim.
9 The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent;
Onyenwe anyị gwara Pọl nʼọhụ nʼotu abalị sị, “Atụla egwu, kwusie okwu ike, emechikwala ọnụ gị.
10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
Nʼihi na anọnyeere m gị. Ọ dịkwaghị onye ọbụla pụrụ imerụ gị ahụ. Enwekwara m ọtụtụ mmadụ nʼime obodo a.”
11 He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Ọ nọgidere ebe ahụ otu afọ na ọkara. Ọ na-ezikwa ndị mmadụ okwu Chineke.
12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
Mgbe Galio malitere ịchị achị nʼobodo Akaịa, ndị Juu bidoro omume ọjọọ megide Pọl. Nʼikpeazụ, ha dupụtara ya, gaa nʼụlọikpe.
13 saying, "This one persuades people to worship God contrary to the law."
Ha sịrị, “Nwoke a na-amanye ndị mmadụ ka ha na-ekpere Chineke nʼụzọ megidere iwu.”
14 But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
Ma mgbe Pọl chọrọ ikwu okwu, Galio sịrị ndị Juu ahụ, “Agaara m enwe ndidi gee unu ntị ma ọ bụrụ na okwu a gbasara mmejọ mmadụ mejọrọ ibe ya, maọbụ arụ mmadụ mere megide obodo.
15 but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I do not want to be a judge of these matters."
Ma ebe unu na-ekwu ihe banyere okwu na aha dị iche iche nakwa iwu unu, gaanụ dozie ya nʼonwe unu. Agaghị m abụ onye ikpe okwu ihe ndị dị otu a.”
16 He drove them from the judgment seat.
O sitere nʼime ụlọ ikpe ya chụpụ ha.
17 Then they all took hold of Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But none of these things were of concern to Gallio.
Ha jidere Sostenis, onye bụ onyeisi ụlọ nzukọ ahụ tie ya ihe nke ukwuu nʼọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ikpe ahụ. Ma Galio emeghị dịka ọ maara ihe na-eme nʼebe ahụ.
18 Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
Mgbe ọ nọsịrị nʼebe ahụ ọtụtụ ụbọchị, Pọl sịrị ndị kwere ekwe nọ nʼebe ahụ ka ha nọdụnụ nke ọma, ma si nʼebe ahụ banye nʼụgbọ mmiri ruo Siria. Prisila na Akwila sokwaara ya gaa. Nʼobodo a na-akpọ Senkria, ọ kpụchara agịrị isi ya, nʼihi nkwa o kwere.
19 They came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
Mgbe ha rutere Efesọs, ọ hapụrụ ha nʼebe ahụ, ma o bu ụzọ banye nʼụlọ nzukọ ebe ya na ndị Juu nwere mkparịta ụka.
20 When they asked him to stay a longer time, he declined;
Ma mgbe ha rịọrọ ya ka ọ nọnyetụkwuoro ha ogologo oge, ọ kweghị.
21 but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
Mgbe ọ na-ahapụ, ọ sịrị ha, “Ọ bụrụ na Chineke kwe, aga m alọghachikwute unu ọzọ.” Emesịa ọ banyere nʼụgbọ hapụ Efesọs.
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
Mgbe ọ kwụsịrị na Sizaria, ọ gara leta chọọchị dị nʼebe ahụ kelee ha. Emesịa, ọ gara nʼihu ruo Antiọk.
23 Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, strengthening all the disciples.
Mgbe ọ nọsịrị nwa oge nta nʼebe ahụ, ọ sitere nʼebe ahụ pụọ jegharịa nʼakụkụ obodo Galeshịa na Frigia na-agba ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ ume.
24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
Ma otu nwoke onye Juu, aha ya bụ Apọlọs, onye Alegzandria bịara na Efesọs. Ọ bụ onye ọka okwu, bụrụkwa onye maara ihe edere nʼAkwụkwọ Nsọ nke ọma.
25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
Nwoke a natara ozizi banyere ụzọ Onyenwe anyị. O sitekwara nʼịnụ ọkụ nke obi kuzie nnọọ ihe ziri ezi banyere Jisọs. Ma ihe ọ maara bụ naanị ihe gbasara baptizim Jọn mere.
26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Ma ọ nọgidesịrị ike na-ekwuwa okwu nʼụlọ nzukọ. Mgbe Prisila na Akwila nụrụ okwu ya, ha jekwuru ya, duru ya gaa nʼụlọ, were nwayọọ kọwaara ya ihe niile banyere ụzọ Chineke.
27 When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
Mgbe o zubere ịga obodo Akaịa, ndị ụmụnna gbara ya ume. Ha degaara ndị na-eso ụzọ Onyenwe anyị nọ nʼebe ahụ akwụkwọ ka ha nabata ya. Mgbe ọ bịaruru, Onyenwe anyị sitere nʼaka ya mee ka amara ya baa ụba nʼebe ndị kwere ekwe nọ.
28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.
Nʼihi na nʼihu ndị mmadụ niile, o guzoro kwuo okwu megide ozizi ọjọọ na ịrụ ụka niile nke ndị Juu. O gosiri ha site nʼakwụkwọ nsọ na Jisọs bụ Kraịst ahụ.
