Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
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 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
Tũgĩkora marikabu yaringaga ĩthiĩ Foinike, na ithuĩ tũkĩmĩhaica tũgĩthiĩ.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Na rĩrĩa tuonire Kuporo, tũkĩhĩtũkĩra mwena wa gũthini wakuo, tũgĩthiĩ nginya Suriata. Tũgĩkinya Turo, kũrĩa marikabu iitũ yarutagĩrwo mĩrigo ĩrĩa yarĩ nayo.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
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 it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
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 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Twaarĩkia kuganĩra ũhoro, tũkĩhaica marikabu, nao makĩinũka.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
Twoima Turo, tũgĩthiĩ na mbere na rũgendo rwitũ, tũgĩkinya Putolemai, tũkĩgeithia ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ kuo na tũgĩikarania nao mũthenya ũmwe.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ tũkiuma kuo, tũgĩthiĩ, tũgĩkinya Kaisarea, na tũgĩikara mũciĩ kwa Filipu ũrĩa warĩ mũhunjia ũmwe wa arĩa Mũgwanja.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Nake nĩarĩ na airĩtu aake ana matarĩ ahiku, nao nĩmarathaga mohoro.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Na thuutha wa gũkorwo kuo matukũ maingĩ-rĩ, gũgĩũka mũnabii wetagwo Agabo oimĩte Judea.
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
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 [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twaiguire ũguo, ithuĩ na andũ arĩa angĩ maarĩ ho tũgĩthaitha Paũlũ ndakae kwambata Jerusalemu.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] 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 [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa aaregire kũigua ũrĩa twamwĩraga-rĩ, tũgĩtigana nake tũkiuga atĩrĩ, “Wendo wa Mwathani ũrohinga.”
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Thuutha wa ũguo, tũkĩĩhaarĩria tũkĩambata Jerusalemu.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
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, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa twakinyire Jerusalemu, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ magĩtwamũkĩra na gĩkeno.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ Paũlũ, na andũ arĩa twarĩ nao tũgĩthiĩ kuona Jakubu, nao athuuri othe maarĩ ho.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Nake Paũlũ akĩmageithia na akĩmeera ũrĩa wothe Ngai eekĩire andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ agereire ũtungata-inĩ wake.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
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 our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
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 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Tũgwĩka atĩa? Hatirĩ ngaanja nĩmekũigua atĩ nĩũũkĩte.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ĩka ũrĩa tũgũkwĩra. Tũrĩ na andũ ana mehĩtĩte mwĩhĩtwa.
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
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 non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
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 Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] 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 [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Rĩrĩa matukũ macio mũgwanja maakuhĩrĩirie gũthira-rĩ, Ayahudi amwe moimĩte bũrũri wa Asia makĩona Paũlũ hekarũ-inĩ. Magĩthogotha kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe na makĩmũnyiita,
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.”
(Nĩmonete Tirofimo ũrĩa Mũefeso marĩ na Paũlũ kũu itũũra-inĩ, no magĩĩciiria atĩ Paũlũ nĩamũtoonyetie hekarũ-inĩ.)
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
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 Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa maageragia kũmũũraga ũhoro ũgĩkinya harĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ ya thigari cia Roma atĩ itũũra rĩothe rĩa Jerusalemu rĩarĩ na ngũĩ.
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
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 to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Mũnene ũcio wa thigari agĩũka akĩmũnyiita na agĩathana ohwo na mĩnyororo ĩĩrĩ. Agĩcooka akĩũria aarĩ ũ na nĩ atĩa ekĩte.
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
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 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Paũlũ aakinyire ngathĩ-inĩ kĩrĩndĩ kĩu gĩgĩthũka mũno o nginya Paũlũ agĩkuuo nĩ thigari.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Kĩrĩndĩ kĩrĩa kĩamuumĩte thuutha kĩanagĩrĩra gĩkoiga atĩrĩ, “Mweheriei!”
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
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 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Githĩ we tiwe Mũmisiri ũrĩa wambĩrĩirie ngũĩ hĩndĩ ĩmwe, na ũgĩtongoria itoi ngiri inya, mũkiumagara nacio mũgĩthiĩ werũ-inĩ?”
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me 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 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
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:
