Ọrụ Ndị Ozi 16
1 Pọl bịaruru Debi na Listra, ebe otu onye na-eso ụzọ Jisọs a na-akpọ Timoti bi. Nne ya bụ onye Juu bụrụkwa onye kwere ekwe, ma nna ya bụ onye Griik.
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
2 Ụmụnna ndị bi na Listra na Aikoniọm gbara ezi ama banyere ya.
The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
3 Pọl chọrọ ka Timoti soro ya nʼije ya. Ma nʼihi ndị Juu bi nʼakụkụ ebe ahụ, o biri ya ugwu nʼihi na mmadụ niile maara na nna ya bụ onye Griik.
Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 Dịka ha na-eme njem site nʼobodo ruo nʼobodo, ha na-akọwara ha ihe banyere mkpebi ndị ozi na ndị okenye kpebiri na Jerusalem ka ha nwe ike idebe ha.
As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
5 Ihe ndị a niile mere ka nzukọ sie ike nʼokwukwe ma baakwa ụba nʼọnụọgụgụ kwa ụbọchị.
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
6 Ha gara mpaghara Frigia na Galeshịa. Ma Mmụọ Nsọ ekweghị ka ha kwusaa oziọma nʼakụkụ Eshịa nʼoge ahụ.
After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
7 Mgbe ha ruru nʼakụkụ obodo Misia, ha chere ihu ịbanye nʼakụkụ obodo Bitinia. Ma Mmụọ Nsọ nke Jisọs akwagideghị ka ha gaa.
And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
8 Ka ha si nʼakụkụ Misia gafee, ha batara Troas.
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.
9 Nʼabalị ahụ, Pọl hụrụ ọhụ ebe ọ hụrụ otu nwoke onye Masidonia ka o guzo na-arịọ ya sị, “Bịa na Masidonia nyere anyị aka.”
During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”
10 Mgbe ọ hụchara nke a, anyị jikeere ngwangwa ịga Masidonia ebe anyị mara na Chineke akpọọla anyị ịgbasara ha oziọma.
As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
11 Anyị banyere ụgbọ mmiri na Troas sị ya gafee Samotres. Nʼechi ya, anyị bịaruru Niapolis.
We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.
12 Site nʼebe ahụ anyị jeruru Filipai nke bụ isi obodo dị nʼakụkụ mpaghara Masidonia bụrụkwa otu akụkụ nʼebe ndị Rom na-achị. Anyị nọdụrụ nʼime obodo a ọtụtụ ụbọchị.
From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
13 Nʼụbọchị izuike, anyị sitere nʼobodo ahụ gaa nʼakụkụ osimiri ebe anyị chọpụtara na ụlọ ekpere dị. Nʼebe a ka anyị nọ gwa ụmụ nwanyị ndị gbakọrọnụ okwu.
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
14 Aha otu nʼime ndị inyom nụrụ okwu anyị bụ Lidia, onye obodo Tiatira, onye na-azụ ahịa akwa e sijiri odo odo. Ọ bụkwa nwanyị na-asọpụrụ Chineke. Onyenwe anyị meghere obi ya, ige ntị nʼihe Pọl na-ekwu.
Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
15 Ka e mesịrị ya na ezinaụlọ ya baptizim, ọ rịọrọ anyị na-asị, “Ọ bụrụ nʼezie na unu gụrụ m dịka onye kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nye Onyenwe anyị, batanụ nʼụlọ m nọrọ.” Mgbe ọ kwagidesịrị anyị ike, anyị sooro ya.
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.
16 Otu ụbọchị, mgbe anyị na-aga nʼụlọ ekpere, anyị zutere otu nwaagbọghọ bụ ohu, onye nwere mmụọ ịgba afa. Ọ na-ewetara ndị nwe ya ezigbo ego site nʼịgba afa.
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
17 Ma o sogidere anyị na Pọl ebe ọbụla anyị na-aga, na-eti mkpu na-asị, “Ndị a bụ ndị ohu Chineke Onye kachasị ihe niile elu. Ha bịara ikwupụtara unu ihe banyere ụzọ nzọpụta.”
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
18 O mere nke a ọtụtụ ụbọchị. Ma site nʼoke iwe, Pọl baara mmụọ ọjọọ ahụ bi nʼime ya mba sị, “Eji m aha Jisọs Kraịst na-enye gị iwu sị gị site nʼime ya pụta!” Otu mgbe ahụ o siri nʼime ya pụta.
She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.
19 Mgbe ndị nwe ya hụrụ nʼolileanya ha iji inweta ego akwụsịla, ha jidere Pọl na Saịlas dọkpụrụ ha jekwuru ndịisi obodo nʼọma ahịa.
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
20 Mgbe ha dutara ha nʼihu ndị na-ekpe ikpe ha sịrị, “Ndị ikom a bụ ndị Juu ma ha etinyela ọgbaaghara nʼobodo anyị,
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
21 site nʼikuzi omenaala megidere iwu anyị, nke anyị bụ ndị Rom na-enweghị ike ịnabata maọbụ mee.”
by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
22 Igwe mmadụ sonyere imegide ha. Ndị ikpe nyere iwu ka a dọwaa uwe, pịakwa ha ihe.
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
23 Mgbe ha pịachara ha ihe nke ọma, a tụnyere ha nʼime ụlọ mkpọrọ, nyekwa onye nche iwu ka o chee ha nke ọma.
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
24 Nʼihi nke a, o tinyere ha nʼime ime ụlọ mkpọrọ, ebe o jiri ọtọsị kegide ha nʼụkwụ.
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 Nʼetiti abalị, mgbe Pọl na Saịlas na-ekpe ekpere na-abụkwa abụ ito Chineke, ndị niile nọ nʼụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ na-ege ha ntị.
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
26 Na mberede, oke ala ọma jijiji bidoro, nke mere ka ntọala ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ maa jijiji. Ngwangwa, ọnụ ụzọ ya niile meghere, ụdọ igwe niile e jiri kee ndị mkpọrọ tọpụkwara.
Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
27 Mgbe onyeisi nche ụlọ mkpọrọ tetara nʼụra ma hụ na ọnụ ụzọ niile ghere oghe. Nʼihi ya, o chere na ndị mkpọrọ niile agbapụla. Ya mere, ọ mịpụtara mma agha ya chọọ igbu onwe ya.
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
28 Ma Pọl tiri mkpu nʼoke olu, sị, “Emerula onwe gị ahụ. Anyị niile nọ nʼebe a!”
But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”
29 Onyeisi nche ahụ kpọrọ ka eweta ọkụ, ọ gbabara nʼime, daa nʼụkwụ Pọl na Saịlas na-ama jijiji.
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
30 Ọ kpọpụtara ha nʼezi sị, “Ndị nwe m, gịnị ka m ga-eme ka a zọpụta m?”
Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 Ha sịrị, “Kwere nʼOnyenwe anyị Jisọs, a ga-azọpụta gị na ezinaụlọ gị niile.”
They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 Mgbe ahụ, ha gwara ya na ndị niile nọ nʼezinaụlọ ya okwu nke Onyenwe anyị.
Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.
33 Nʼotu elekere ahụ, nʼabalị ahụ, ọ sachara ọnya ha. Nʼatụfughị oge, ha mere ya na ezinaụlọ ya baptizim.
At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
34 Ọ kpọbatara ha nʼụlọ ya, nye ha ihe oriri. Ya onwe ya na ezinaụlọ ya ṅụrịrị ọṅụ nʼihi na o kwerela na Chineke.
Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God.
35 Nʼechi ya, ndị ikpe ahụ zitere ndị uweojii sị, “Hapụnụ ụmụ nwoke ahụ ka ha laa.”
When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
36 Onyeisi ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ gwara Pọl, sị, “na ndị ikpe zitere ozi sị ha laa. Ugbu a pụtanụ. Unu laanụ nʼudo.”
The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”
37 Ma Pọl sịrị ha, “Ha tiri anyị ihe nʼihu mmadụ niile na-ebughị ụzọ kpee anyị ikpe. Emesịa ha tinyere anyị nʼụlọ mkpọrọ. Anyị bụ diala nʼobodo Rom! Olee otu ha ga-esi zipụ anyị na nzuzo. O kwesiri ka ha bịa nʼonwe ha kpọpụta anyị.”
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
38 Ndị uweojii ahụ gara gwa ndị ikpe ahụ ihe ha kwuru. Mgbe ha nụrụ na ha bụ diala na Rom, ha tụrụ egwu nke ukwuu.
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
39 Ha bịakwutere ha rịọsie ha arịrịọ ike. Ha kpọpụtakwara ha, rịọ ha ka ha hapụ obodo ahụ.
They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.
40 Mgbe ha sitere nʼụlọ mkpọrọ pụta, ha gara nʼụlọ Lidia. Nʼebe ahụ ka ha zutere ụmụnna, gwa ha okwu mgbamume, emesịa ha si nʼobodo ahụ pụọ.
After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
