Acts 27
1 When [the Governor and those who advised him] decided that it was time for us [(exc)] to get on a ship and go to Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners into the hands/care of an army captain whose name was Julius. [He was the one who would guard us on the journey]. Julius was [an officer] in charge of [a group of] 100 [soldiers that people called] ‘the Emperor Augustus Group’.
Bhai ikaamulishweje kuti tujende ku Italia na meli, a Pauli na bhaatabhwanga bhananji gubhabhishilwenje muulinda gwa a Juliashi bhaaliji bhakulungwa bha bhaakomana ngondo bha shikundi shishemwa “Shikundi sha a Kaishali Augushito.”
2 So we got on a ship that had come from Adramyttium [city in Asia province. The ship] was going to [return there, stopping at] cities along the coast of Asia [province]. Aristarchus, [a fellow believer who was] from Thessalonica [city] in Macedonia [province], went with us.
Gutukwelile meli ja ku Adilamito jaliji tayali kujabhula mwanja pitila mbwani ya shilambo sha ku Ashia, gututandwibhe mwanja. A Alishitako kopoka ku bhandunji bha ku Makedonia kukopoka ku Teshalonike paliji na uwe.
3 The day after [the ship sailed], we arrived at Sidon [city]. Julius kindly told Paul that he could go and see his friends [who lived there], so that they could give him whatever he might need. [So Paul visited the believers there].
Pa malabhi gakwe gutuishe ku Shidoni na meli. A Juliashi gubhaatendele a Pauli mituka kwa kwaaleshelela bhajende kwa ashaambwiga ajabho bhakapegwe indu ibhapingaga.
4 Then the ship left [Sidon], but the winds were blowing against us [(exc)], so [the ship] went along [the north] side of Cyprus [Island], the side that is sheltered [from the wind].
Kujabhula penepo gutupite na mwanja, pabha mbungo jatendaga puga koposhela mmujo jetu, gutubhambalile mmbali ja ku Shilia.
5 After that, we crossed over the sea close to the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia [provinces. The ship] arrived at Myra [city, which is] in Lycia [province]. [We got off the ship there].
Tukapiteje litanda likulu lya ku Kilikia na ku Pampilia, gutuishe ku Mila, shilambo sha Likia.
6 In Myra, [people told] Julius that a ship [was there that had come] from Alexandria [city] and would [soon] sail to Italy. So he arranged for us to get [on that ship], [and we left].
Kweneko bhakulungwa bha bhakomana ngondo bhala gubhajiimene meli jimo ja ku Alekishandilia jilipinga jabhula kwenda ku Italia, kwa nneyo gubhatukweshiye mwenemo.
7 We sailed slowly for several days and finally arrived close to the coast [of Asia province], near Cnidus [town. After that], the wind [was very strong and] did not allow the ship to move straight ahead [westward. So instead], we sailed [southward] along the side of Crete [Island that is] sheltered [from the wind], and we passed [near Cape] Salmone.
Gutupite na mwanja gwetu mbolembole kwa mobha gamagwinji, kwa lajilila gutuishe tome na ku Nido. Pabha mbungo jatendaga kutuibhilila, gutupitile mmbali ja ku Kilete tome na ku Shalimone.
8 [The wind was still strong, and it prevented the ship from moving ahead fast]. So we moved slowly along the coast [of Crete], and we arrived at a harbor that was called Fair Havens, near Lasea [town].
Gutupitile nnyenje jakwe kwa lajilila gutuishe mmbali jimo jishemwa “Bhandali ja Mmbone”, tome na shilambo sha Lashea.
9 Much time had passed, so it would have been dangerous if we [(exc)] had traveled [farther] by ship [because after that time of the year] [MTY] [the sea often became very stormy]. So Paul said to the men [on the ship],
Gakapiteje mobha gamagwinji, mpaka lyubha lya tabha gulipitile. Na mwanja gwa mmashi pugwaliji gwa jogoya. Bhai, a Pauli gubhaaleshiyenje bhalinkuti,
10 “Men, I perceive that [if we(inc) travel by ship] now, it will be disastrous for us. A storm may destroy the ship and the cargo, and possibly we will drown.”
“Mmashileunji, ngunakuubhona aguno mwanja guno, upingabha gwa atali na shonanga, nngabha kwa mishigo na melipe, ikabhe nkali na gumi gwetu.”
11 But the officer [did not listen to] what Paul said. Instead, he decided to do what the pilot [of the ship] and the owner of the ship advised.
Ikabheje bhakulungwa bha manjola bhala gubhapilikanishiye kaje malobhe ga bhaalongoya meli na bhayene meli nileka pilikanishiya malobhe ga a Pauli.
12 The harbor where the ship had stopped was not a good place to remain during the winter [when the weather frequently becomes stormy. So most of the people on the ship decided that we(exc) should leave there, because they hoped that we] could stay at Phoenix [port] during the winter, if we could possibly arrive there. That harbor was open to the sea in two directions, [but the strong winds did not blow there].
Pabha jene bhandalijo jikatemiji pammbone pa tama mobha ga shipwepwe, bhandunji bhabhagwinji mmwanja mula gubhapinjilenje tujende na mwanja tukaishe ku Poenike monaga shiitendeshe, nitama kweneko mobha ga shipwepwe. Poenike ni bhandali ja ku Kilete jiloya kwibhanda kuliwila lyubha na kuntundu kuliwila lyubha.
13 Then a gentle wind began to blow [from the south], and the [crew members] thought that they could travel as they had decided [to do. So] they lifted [the anchor up out of the sea], and the ship sailed [westward] along the [southern] shore of Crete [Island].
Bhai, mbungo jammbone ja kopoka nnyuma jetu jikupundaga kupuga, gubhaganishiyenje kuti gubhatumbililenje gala shigatendeshe, gubhashoshiyenje nanga, gubhapitengenenje na mbwani tome na mbwani ja ku Kilete.
14 But after a while, a wind that was very strong blew across the island [from the north side and hit the ship. That wind was called] {[People] called that wind} “the Northeast Wind.”
Ikabheje pangakabhika, mbungo japunda ja mbuti shimbunga jishemwa “Mbungo ja kashikashi,” kukopoka ku Kilete shilambo shitimbililwe na mashi.
15 It blew strongly against the [front of] the ship. The result was that we could not keep going in the direction [in which we had been going]. So the sailors let the wind move the ship in the direction [that the wind] was blowing.
Mbungo jikukomaga mmeli na pabha jikakombweleje kutaukangana najo gutujileshile jinokolwe na mbungo jila.
16 The ship then passed a small island named Cauda. We passed along the side [of the island that] sheltered [the ship from the wind]. Then [while the ship was moving along], the sailors lifted the lifeboat up [out of the water] and tied it [on the deck. But the strong wind made it] difficult even to do that.
Gutupitile shangu shilambo shimo shitimbililwe na mashi shishemwa Kauda gutwikombolele kukweya ntumbwi, ikabheje kwa lajilila.
17 After the sailors [hoisted/lifted] the lifeboat onto the ship, they tied ropes around the ship’s hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that, [because the wind was pushing the ship], it might run onto the sandbanks off the coast of Libya to the south [and get stuck there. So] they lowered the largest sail [so that the ship would move slower. Even so], the wind continued to move the ship along. [The wind and the waves] continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw overboard the things that the ship was carrying.
Bhakakweyanjeje gubhajitabhilenje meli jila kwa pishiya nngoji pai jakwe. Bhatendaga jogopanga kutitimila munng'anji nnyenje bhaali kumbwani ja ku Shiliti. Kwa nneyo gubhatuluyenje indu yaigwinji na ligubho lya tejela mbungo nikujileka meli jinokolwe na mbungo.
Shimbunga shikupundaga kupugakwa mashili na pa malabhi gakwe tukujailaga mmashi mishigo ja mmeli jila.
19 On the third [day after the stormy wind had begun to blow], the sailors/we [MTY] threw overboard [most of] the sails, ropes, and poles, [in order to make the ship lighter].
Lyubha lya tatu, gubhajailenje indu yaigwinji na ya kamulila maengo ya mmeli mula kwa makono gabhonji ashaayene.
20 The wind continued to blow very strongly, [and the sky was full of dark clouds] day and night. We could not see the sun or the stars for many days, [so we could not determine where we were. And the wind] continued to blow violently. So we [(exc)] finally thought that we would drown in the sea.
Kwa mobha gamagwinji twangalibhona lyubha wala ndondwa, shimbunga gushipundile kupuga, mpaka gutuwile ntima ga tapulwa.
21 None of us on the ship had eaten for many days. [Then one day], Paul stood up in front of us and said, “[Friends], you should have listened to me [when I said] that we [(inc)] should not sail from Crete. Then we would have been safe, and the ship and its cargo would be in good condition [LIT].
Na bhakatamanjeje mobha gamagwinji gwangali kulya shalya, a Pauli gubhajimi pakati jabhonji, gubhashite, “Mmakulungwanji, kaliji nkambilikanishiyenje ninngajabhula ku Kilete kula. Tukanalaje nneino na tukanapate ashi shonangashi.
22 But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. [The storm] will destroy the ship but not us.
Ikabheje nnaino ngunakunnjuganga, nkolanje ntima, pabha jakwa nkali mundu jumo munkumbi gwenunji shawe, ikabhe melipe shijiangabhanishe.
23 I [know this], because last night God, the one to whom I belong and whom I serve, [sent] an angel [who came and] stood by me.
Pabha shilo sha lelo malaika jwa a Nnungu, a Nnnungu bhandendile nne kubha najwabho na bhungwatindibhalila ashinkujima tome na nne,
24 The angel said to me, ‘Paul, do not be afraid! You [(sg)] must [go to Rome] and stand before the Emperor there [so that he can judge you]. I want you to know that God has made it clear to me that all those who are traveling by ship with you [will also survive].’
gwamalanjile. ‘Pauli unajogope! Unapinjikwa ujime kwa a Kaishali na kabhili a Nnungu kwa uguja gwabho bhashikupa bhandunji bhowe bhalongenenje na ugwe jwakwapi shawe.’
25 So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
Kwa nneyo mmashileunji nng'angalanje! Pabha ngunakwaakulupalila a Nungu kuti ibhamalanjile ila shiibhe nneyo peyo.
26 However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
Ikabheje mbungo shijitunokole nnyenje shilambo shitimbililwe na mashi shino.”
27 On the fourteenth night [after the storm had begun, the ship] was still being blown {the wind was still blowing [the ship]} across the Adriatic sea. About midnight, the sailors sensed that the ship was getting close to land.
Shilo sha lyubha lya likumi limo na nsheshe jikapujeje mbungo, tulinokolelwa akuno na kukuno nnitanda likulu lya Adilia. Tome na pakati shilo bhatumishi bha mmeli mula gubhabhweninji mbuti tunabhandishila litaka.
28 So they lowered [a weight on a rope] to measure how deep [the water was]. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was (120 ft./37 meters) deep. They went a little farther and lowered the rope again. [That time], they saw that the water was [only] about (90 ft./28 meters) deep.
Kwa nneyo gubhatolilenje nngoji nitabhila shindu shatopa, nilinga mashi mugapelile, nibhona kutaliya kwa makono makumi nsheshe. Bhakajendangananjeje kashoko gubhalinjilenje kabhili gubhapatilenje shindu sha makono makumi gatatu.
29 They were afraid that the [ship] might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the [ship’s] stern/back and continued to wish/pray that it would soon be dawn [so that they could see where the ship was going].
Kwa jogopa kutitimila mmaganga gamakulungwa, gubhatuluyenje nanga nsheshe ya kunyuma ja meli, gubhajujilenje kushe shangu.
30 Some of the sailors were planning to escape from the ship, so they lowered the lifeboat into the sea. In order [that no one would know what they planned to do], they pretended [that] they wanted to lower some anchors from the [ship’s] front/bow.
Bhatumishi bha mmeli mula gubhapinjilenje kutoloka, bhalituluyanga ntumbwi gwa kwitapulila mmashi, kwitembanga mbuti bhakwenda tuluyanga nanga ja mmujo.
31 But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors do not stay in the ship, you have no hope of being saved.”
Ikabheje a Pauli gubhaabhalanjile bhakulungwa bha manjola na ashimanjola bhabho, “Bhanganyanjibha bhakatamanje nkati meli nkatapulwanga.”
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
Bhai ashimanjola bhala gubhaikitenje migoji jatabhilwe muntumbwi jila, gubhauleshilenje utolwe na mashi.
33 Just before dawn, Paul urged everyone [on the ship] to eat some food. He said, “For the past 14 days you have been waiting and watching and not eating anything.
Tome na kumashelo, a Pauli gubhaashondelesheyenje bhowenji bhalyanganje shalya, bhalinkuti, “Lelo lyubha lya likumi limo na nsheshe nninginji nkulolela gwangali kulya shoshowe.
34 So, [now] I urge you to eat some food. We [(inc)] need to do that in order to stay alive. I [tell you to do that because I know that] none of you will drown [IDM].”
Bhai, ngunakunshondelesheyanga nnianganje shalya shishintapulanje. Pabha nkali luumbo lwa mu ntwe ukamundu jojowe lukaobha.”
35 After Paul had said that, while everyone was watching, he took some bread and thanked God [for it. Then he broke the bread and began to eat some of it].
A Pauli bhakamaliyeje kubheleketa genego gubhatolile nkate, gubhatendile eja kwa a Nnungu bhowe bhalikwaabhonanga, gubhagabhile gubhatandwibhe kulya.
36 The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
Penepo gubhatagwilwenje ntima na bhowenji gubhalilenje shalya ashaayene.
37 Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
Na mmeli mula putwaaliji tubhandu mmia pa bhili na makumi shabha na shita.
38 When everyone had eaten as much as they wanted, they threw the grain [that the ship was carrying] into the sea, and this made the ship lighter.
Bhakalyanganjeje nijukuta, gubhapunguyenje nshigo gwa meli kwa jaa ngano mmashi.
39 At dawn, [we(exc) could see] land, [but the sailors] did not recognize [the place]. However, they could see that there was a bay and [a wide area of] sand at the water’s edge. They planned that, if it was possible, they would steer the ship onto [the beach].
Kukasheje, bhatumishi bha mmeli mula bhangashimanyanga shilambo shila, ikabhe gubhalibhweninji litingo limo nnyenje bhaali, gubhabhalanjilenenje bhajimikanje meli kweneko, monaga shiikomboleshe.
40 [So some of the sailors] cut the anchor [ropes and] let the anchors fall into the sea. At the same time, [other sailors] untied the [ropes that] fastened the rudders, [so that they could steer the ship again]. Then [the sailors] raised the sail at the front/bow of the ship so that the wind [would blow the ship forward], and the ship headed towards the shore.
Kwa nneyo gubhakutulenje nanga nikwiileka nnitanda likulu na kabhili gubhagopolenje migoji ja tabhila nkongo gwa longosheya meli, gubhatabhilenje ligubho lina lya tejela mbungo nkupinga meli jijende shammujo, gubhaloshiyenje kunyenje bhaali.
41 But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship and it began to break apart.
Ikabheje gubhaikengenenje pugaimana mabhutuka gabhili ga bhaali, meli gujititimile. Mmujo ja meli mukutitimilaga nnitaka gujitemi gwangali kutenganyika. Kunyuma meli kukutandubhaga kutemeka ipande ligongo lya komwa na mabhimbili.
42 The soldiers said [to one another, “Let’s] kill [all] the prisoners [on the ship], so that they will not [be able to] swim [away and] escape.” [They planned to do that because they were sure] that officials [would order them to be executed if they let the prisoners escape].
Ashimanjola gubhapinjilenje kwaabhulaganga bhatabhwa bhowe, nkujogopa bhanajojelelanga mpaka kunyenje bhaali nitolokanga.
43 But [Julius], the army captain, wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from doing what they planned to do. Instead, he [commanded] first that everyone who could swim should jump into the water and swim to land.
Ikabheje bhakulungwa bha manjola bhala bhashinkutumbilila kwaatapula a Pauli, gubhaalimbiyenje bhanatendanje gubhatumbilenje gala. Gubhatumile bhaakombolanga kujojelela, bhatandubhanje kutumbushila mmashi bhajojelelanje mpaka kulitaka,
44 [Then he told] the others [to hold] onto planks or pieces from the ship [and go towards shore. We(exc) did what he said, and] in that way all of us arrived safely on land.
bhananji bhakagulanje bhaikamulilanje mmbao eu mwipande ina ya meli. Shana nneyo tubhowe gutuishe kulitaka tubhabhakoto.
