Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Twaarĩkia gũkinya hũgũrũrũ-inĩ tũtarĩ na ũũru, nĩguo twamenyire atĩ gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu gĩetagwo Malita.
2 The people who lived there received us kindly. They lit a fire and invited us to come and warm ourselves, because it was raining and it was cold.
Nao atũũri a gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu magĩtuonia ũtugi wa mwanya. Magĩtwakĩria mwaki tondũ nĩ kuoiraga na kwarĩ na heho na magĩtũnyiita ũgeni ithuothe.
3 Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. But [among those sticks was] a snake that had come out [from the fire to escape] from the heat, and it fastened itself on Paul’s hand.
Nake Paũlũ akĩoya gĩkundi gĩa tũkũ, na rĩrĩa aatũĩkagĩra riiko-rĩ, nduĩra ĩkiumĩra nĩ ũndũ wa ũrugarĩ wa mwaki, ĩkĩĩoherera guoko-inĩ gwake.
4 [The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so] when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, [the god] ([who] pays [people back/who punishes people]) for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
Rĩrĩa andũ a gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu moonire nduĩra ĩcuuhĩte guoko-inĩ gwake makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ no nginya akorwo nĩ mũũragani, nĩgũkorwo o na gũtuĩka nĩahonokire kuuma iria-inĩ, kĩhooto gĩtimwĩtĩkĩrĩtie atũũre muoyo.”
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Nowe Paũlũ akĩribaribĩra nyoka ĩyo mwaki-inĩ na ndaigana kuona ũndũ mũũru.
6 The people were expecting that Paul’s body would soon swell up or that he would suddenly fall down and die. But after they had waited a long time, they saw [that the snake] had not harmed him [at all]. So then the people changed their minds and said [to one another], “This man is not a murderer! Probably he is a god!”
Andũ maataanyaga kuona akĩimba kana agwe o rĩmwe akue, no thuutha wa gweterera hĩndĩ ndaaya, makĩona gũtirĩ ũndũ ũtarĩ wa ndũire ũrekĩka harĩ we, makĩĩricũkwo makiuga atĩ aarĩ ngai.
7 Near where the people had made the fire, there were some fields that belonged to a man whose name was Publius. He was the chief official on the island. He invited us to [come and stay in] his home. He took care of us for three days.
Na rĩrĩ, hakuhĩ na hau maarĩ, nĩ kwarĩ na gĩthaka kĩarĩ kĩa mũndũ wetagwo Pabulio, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu. Nake nĩatũnyiitire ũgeni gwake, na kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya ĩtatũ agĩtũtuga wega arĩ na ũtaana.
8 [At that time] Publius’ father had a fever and dysentery, and he was lying [in bed]. So Paul visited him and prayed [for him. Then] Paul placed his hands on him and healed him.
Nake ithe aarĩ ũrĩrĩ arĩ mũrũaru mũrimũ wa kũhiũha mwĩrĩ na kũharwo thakame. Paũlũ agĩtoonya nyũmba kũmuona, na thuutha wa kũmũhoera akĩmũigĩrĩra moko akĩmũhonia.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Rĩrĩa gwekĩkire ũguo, andũ arĩa angĩ maarĩ arũaru gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ kĩu magĩũka, makĩhonio.
10 They brought us gifts and [showed in other ways that] they greatly respected us. When we were [ready] to leave [three months later], they brought us food and other things that we would need [for the trip].
Nĩmatuonirie gĩtĩĩo na njĩra nyingĩ, na rĩrĩa twehaarĩirie gũthiĩ magĩtũhe kĩrĩa gĩothe twabataire.
11 After [we had stayed there] three months, we [got on] a ship [that was going to Italy and] sailed away. The ship had been in [a harbor on] the island during the months when there are many storms. It had come from Alexandria [city]. On the front of the ship there were carved images of the twin gods [whose names were Castor and Pollux].
Thuutha wa mĩeri ĩtatũ tũkĩhaica marikabu yaikarĩte kũu gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ hĩndĩ ya heho. Nayo yarĩ marikabu ya kuuma Alekisanderia na yarĩ na rũũri rwa ngai cia mahatha iria cietagwo Kasitori na Poluke.
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Twakinya Sirakusi tũgĩikara kuo ihinda rĩa thikũ ithatũ.
13 Then we traveled on by ship and arrived at Rhegium [port in Italy]. The next day, the wind was blowing from behind us, [so we sailed along fast]. The day after that, we reached Puteoli [town, where we left the ship].
Twoima kũu tũgĩthiĩ tũgĩkinya Regio. Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ gũkĩgĩa na rũhuho rwa kuuma mwena wa gũthini, naguo mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire tũgĩkinya Puteoli.
14 In Puteoli we met some believers who invited us to stay with them for a week. [After visiting them], we [left there and started to travel by land] to Rome.
Kũu tũgĩkora ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ amwe, arĩa maatũnyiitire ũgeni, na magĩtũũria tũikaranie nao ihinda rĩa kiumia kĩgima. Ũguo noguo twacookire tũgĩkinya Roma.
15 [A group of] believers [who lived in Rome] had heard that we [(exc) were coming]. So they came out [from Rome] to meet us. [Some of] them met us at [the town called] ‘The Market on Appian [Road’, ] and others met us at [the town called] ‘The Three Inns’. When Paul saw those believers, he thanked God and was encouraged.
Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa maarĩ kũu nĩmaiguĩte atĩ nĩtuokaga, nao magĩũka o nginya ndũnyũ ya Apio, na handũ hetagwo Nyũmba Ithatũ cia Ageni gũtũthaagaana. Nake Paũlũ ona andũ acio, agĩcookeria Ngai ngaatho na akĩigua omĩrĩria.
16 After we [(exc)] arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted {[a Roman official who was responsible for guarding Paul] permitted Paul} to live [in a house] by himself. But [there was always] a soldier there to guard him.
Rĩrĩa twakinyire Roma, Paũlũ nĩetĩkĩririo aikare arĩ wiki, arĩ na mũthigari wa kũmũrangĩra.
17 After [Paul had been there] three days, he sent a message to the Jewish leaders [to come and talk with him. So] they came, and Paul said to them, “My fellow Jews, although I have not opposed our people nor spoken against the customs of our ancestors, [our leaders] in Jerusalem [seized] [MTY] [me. But before they could kill me, a Roman commander rescued me and later sent me] to Caesarea for Roman [authorities/officials to put me on trial].
Thuutha wa thikũ ithatũ, Paũlũ agĩĩta atongoria a Ayahudi mongane hamwe. Rĩrĩa maagomanire, Paũlũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, o na gũtuĩka ndirĩ ũndũ mũũru njĩkĩte andũ aitũ kana ngathũkia mĩtugo ya maithe maitũ-rĩ, nĩndanyiitĩirwo Jerusalemu na ngĩneanwo kũrĩ andũ a Roma.
18 The Roman authorities/officials questioned me and wanted to release me, because I had not done any [bad] thing for which I should be executed {they should kill me}.
Nao magĩĩthuthuuria na makĩenda kũndekia tondũ ndiarĩ na ihĩtia rĩa ũgeri wa ngero rĩa gũtũma njũragwo.
19 But when the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there opposed [what the Roman authorities wanted to do], I had to formally request that the Emperor [judge me here in Rome]. But my reason for doing that was not that I wanted to accuse our leaders about anything.
No rĩrĩa Ayahudi maareganire na itua rĩu, ndirĩ ũndũ ũngĩ ingĩekire tiga gũcookia ciira riiko gwa Kaisari, no ti atĩ ndaarĩ na ũndũ wagũthitangĩra andũ akwa.
20 So I have requested you [to come] here so that I can tell you why I am a prisoner. It is because I believe in [MTY] our Messiah, the one [God long ago promised to send] to us [(inc)] Jews.”
Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmĩte njũũrie tuonane na inyuĩ na twaranĩrie. Njohetwo na mũnyororo ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wa kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa andũ a Isiraeli.”
21 Then [the Jewish leaders] said, “We [(exc)] have not received any letters from [our fellow Jews] in Judea about you. Also, none of our fellow Jews who have arrived [here from Judea] has said anything bad about you.
Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtirĩ twanyiita marũa magũkoniĩ kuuma Judea, na gũtirĩ mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ ũũkĩte kuuma kuo agatũkinyĩria ũhoro kana akaaria ũndũ mũũru waku.
22 But we [(exc)] want to hear what you [(sg)] think about this [Christian] sect/group, because we know that in many places [HYP] bad things are being said {people are saying bad things} about it.”
No nĩtũkwenda kũigua woni waku nĩ ũrĩkũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩtũũĩ atĩ kũndũ guothe andũ nĩmararia magokĩrĩra gĩkundi gĩkĩ.”
23 So they [talked with Paul and decided that they would come back on another day to hear him. When that day arrived], those Jews came back to the place where Paul was staying, and they brought more Jews with them. Paul talked to them from morning until evening. He talked to them about how God wants to rule [people’s lives] [MET]. He tried to convince them that Jesus [is the Messiah] by reminding them what Moses and the other prophets had written [MTY].
Nao makĩbanga gũcemania na Paũlũ mũthenya mũna, na magĩũka kũrĩa aaikaraga marĩ gĩkundi kĩnene gũkĩra mbere. Kuuma rũciinĩ nginya hwaĩ-inĩ akĩmataara na akĩmoimbũrĩra ũhoro wa ũthamaki wa Ngai, na akĩgeria kũmaiguithia ũhoro wa Jesũ kuuma Watho-inĩ wa Musa na kuuma Maandĩko-inĩ ma Anabii.
24 Some of those Jews believed that what was said [by Paul] {what [Paul] said} about Jesus [was true], but others did not believe [that it was true].
Amwe magĩĩtĩkia ũrĩa aameerire, no angĩ makĩaga gwĩtĩkia.
25 So they began to argue with one another. [Paul realized that some of them did not want to listen to him, so] when they were about to leave, he said, “The Holy Spirit said something to your/our(incl) ancestors. He spoke these words to Isaiah the prophet, [and what he said is also true about you]:
Nao makĩaga kũiguithania o ene, na makĩambĩrĩria gũthiĩ rĩrĩa maaiguire mũthia-inĩ Paũlũ oiga atĩrĩ, “Roho Mũtheru nĩeerire maithe manyu ũhoro wa ma rĩrĩa aaririe na kanua ka Isaia ũrĩa mũnabii, akiuga atĩrĩ:
26 Go to your fellow Israelites and tell them, ‘You repeatedly listen [to the message of God], but you never understand [what God is saying]. You repeatedly look at and see [the things that God is doing], but you never understand [what they mean].
“‘Thiĩ kũrĩ andũ aya, ũmeere atĩrĩ, “Inyuĩ mũgũtũũra mũiguaga, no mũtikamenya ũndũ; mũgũtũũra muonaga, no mũtigakuũkĩrwo.”
27 God also said to the prophet, These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, and they have closed their eyes [because they do not want to see]. If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see [me doing] and what they hear [me saying]. Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
Nĩgũkorwo ngoro cia andũ aya itirĩ tha; matũ mao matingĩhota kũigua, na nĩmahingĩte maitho mao. Tondũ maahota kuona na maitho mao, na maigue na matũ mao, nacio ngoro ciao igĩe na ũmenyo, nao manjookerere, na niĩ ndĩmahonie.’
28 [That is what God said to the prophet Isaiah about our ancestors. But you Jews today do not want to believe God’s message]. Therefore, I am telling you that [God] has sent to the non-Jews this message about how he saves people, and they will listen [and accept it]!”
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩngwenda mũmenye atĩ ũhonokio wa Ngai nĩũtũmĩtwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, nao nĩmegũthikĩrĩria!”
(Na aarĩkia kuuga ũguo-rĩ, Ayahudi magĩthiĩ magĩkararanagia mũno o ene.)
30 For two whole years Paul stayed [there] in a house that he rented. Many people came to see him, and he received them all gladly [and talked with them].
Na kwa ihinda rĩa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ mĩgima, Paũlũ agĩikara kũu, arĩ nyũmba yake ya gũkombora, na akanyiitaga ũgeni andũ arĩa othe mokaga kũmuona.
31 He preached [and taught people] about how God could rule [their lives] [MET] and taught them about the Lord Jesus Christ. He did that without being afraid, and no one tried to stop him.
Nĩahunjagia ũhoro wa ũthamaki wa Ngai, na akarutana ũhoro ũkoniĩ Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ arĩ na ũcamba, na hatarĩ na ũndũ ũngĩmũrigĩrĩria.
