Acts 28
1 After we [(exc)] had arrived safely [on the shore], we learned that it was an island called Malta.
Tin den ciadi, ke bi gedi yeni ti li jaali po, ke ti bandi ke li kpendegli yii Malti.
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.
Bi dogtieba den ki ga ti cangu baba ka, ama bi den cuoni u mu ti po kelima ki taaga yeni ti waadi po.
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.
Ama Pɔli ń baani ti baadi ki tieni u mu nni, ke ku muwalgu tuogi li waalabli ke li finfini o nuu.
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.”
Bi dogtieba ń la ke li waalabli juani Pɔli nuu, ke bi ji maadi bi ŋmiali nni k tua. “Ya nilo ne baa tie nikpalo i, ke sani ki ciadi mi ñima nni, ama yeni wan ciadi mi ñima nni kuli, U Tienu teginma naa tuo ke wan ya pia miali.”
5 But Paul simply shook the snake off into the fire, and nothing happened to him.
Ama, o den yogi ki luni o waa o mu nni, ke bonliba ki tieni o.
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!”
Bi den guu ke u yukɔnu ń cedi wan mɔli, bii wan ti cii ki baa ki kpe i. Ama ban den li kpaagi o ke li waagi ke liba kuli ki pia o, bi den lebdi bi maalma ki yedi ke o baa tie bulo i.
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.
Mi tinfanma den ye kaa fagi yeni likani, ki tie li kpendegli yudaano ke o yii Pubiliyusi ya tinga. O den ga ti cangu bonŋanla hali dana taa.
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.
Li sua ke u yukɔnu yeni ki canbuonga cuo Pubiliyusi báa. Pɔli ń gedi o kani, ki jaandi, ki maani o nui o po, ki tebi o.
9 After Paul had done that, the other people on the island who were sick came [to him] and [he] healed them, too.
Lani ń pendi, ya niba n den yia li kpendegli po kuli den cua Pɔli kani ke o jaandi ke bi paagi.
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].
Bi dogtieba mo den cɔlni ti, ki tieni ti li seli. Tin den bobindi ki bua fii ki cabi ba, bi den teni ti yaali n tie ti bonbuakaana.
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].
Lan tieni ŋmaali taa, ke ti kua ya ñinbiagu n den ye li kpendegli kani ku faawaagu yognu, Aleksandri ñinbiagu ke “A bulileba” nannanli ya ku po
12 We [sailed from the island and] arrived at Syracuse [city on Sicily island] and stayed there three days.
Lan pendi, ti den sedi Sirakusi, ki tieni dana taa.
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].
Tin ñani likani, ti fii ki gedi Rejiyo dociamu nni. Tin tieni dayenli, ke ku faagu ñani yanbangu ki luodi, dana lie siiga ke ti pundi Pusolesi dociamu nni.
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.
Likani, ti den kadi yeni ti kpiiba ke bi ga ti cangu dana lele. Ti den kubi yeni i ki ban pundi 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.
Lankani ke ti kpiiba den gbadi ti maama, ki tuogi ti hali ke ti da ye Apiwu daaga nni yeni A Candietaada kani. Pɔli ń la ti kpiiba, ke o jaandi U Tienu ki ba li papaali.
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.
Tin pundi Roma, bi den cabi Pɔli ke o ye o baba i wani yeni seje yua n guu o.
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].
Lan tieni dana taa ke Pɔli yini Juufinba yudanba ki taani. Ban pundi, ke o maadi ba, “N kpiiba, bake mii tieni tudma bakuli, ke mi nua ti buolu, bii ti bogda bii ti jaajanba, bi cuo nni nani kpaadli yeni Jerusalema, ki mubni nni Roma yaaba nui nni.
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}.
Ban den buali nni ibuali, bi den jagi ke ban cabi nni, kelima, baa den la min tieni yaali ke li dagdi yeni mi kuuma cuonu.
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.
Ama Juufinba ń den yie bi maama, li den tua n po taladi ke mi suagi n maama o badciamo Sesari kani, Li naa tie ke n pia jalgi bakuli n buolu po.
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.”
Kelima min suagi ti buudi ne yeni i, ke n mia ke min kali yeni yi, ki maadi yi min pia ya maama. Kelima Israyeli dandanli po ke n ye yeni i kudseseli ne.”
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.
Ke bi yedi o, “Ti ki kpeliki ga tisɔnkaali, ke li ñani Jude, ki maadi a maama, ti kpiiba siiga nni mo obakuli ki kpeli togdi a maama ki maadi a po bonbiigu.
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.”
Ama ti bua tin cengi fini aba kani i, ŋan pia ya maalma u jaanbuolu yeni po, kelima ti bani ke i kaani kuli, baa pia maalŋanma bakuli li jaanbuolu po.”
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].
Ban bili o ya daali, bi niba boncianla den cua o kani, wan ye naani. Ke o waani ba o maama, ki tieni kasiedi, ki waani U Tienu diema. O den cili siŋaagu hali yeni ku yenjuogu, ki taa sani lie kuli ki ba lebdi bi yama, ban tuo ki ga ke Jesu maama tie maamɔnma, yini n tie Moyiisi yiko tili yeni bi sawalpuaba maama.
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].
Bi niba bi siiga den tuo ke wan maadi ya maama tie mɔmɔni, ama bi tianba den ki dugi o maama po.
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]:
Nani bi maama ń den ki cendi yeni, bi den yadi ki kuni ya yogu ke Pɔli maadi ba ya lanbona ne, “Mi Foŋanma den pia i mɔni man kadi ki waani i yaajanba o sawalpualo Esayi maama nni.
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].
O den yedi, 'Gedi ya nibuolu ne kani, ki maadi ba, “I cengi yeni i tuba, i naa gbia; ki nua yeni i nuni, ama i naa gbia niima nni.
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.’
Kelima ya nibuolu ne pali tadi ki juagi, baa gbia bonŋanli yeni bi tuba, ki ŋubni bi nuni. Bi jie ke ban la yeni bi nuni, ki gbadi yeni bi tuba, ki go gbadi niima nni yeni bi pali, ki da ti lebdi bi pala, min tebi ba.”
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]!”
“Lanwani ii, yin ya bani ke bi sɔni ki waani bi nilanba U Tienu ŋanbli, ke bi tuo ki ba cengi, ki ba ga li.”
Wan maadi lan ya maama, ke bi yadi, ki gagi bi ŋmiali nni boncianla.
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].
Pɔli den tieni binmuna lie i wan den haya ya diegu nni, ki gaani yaaba n caa o kani kuli.
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.
O den wangi U Tienu Diema maama, ki go tundi ba yaali n nua O Diedo Jesu Kiristi po yeni li papaali. Nilobakuli den ki pani o o tuona po.
