< Ebikolwa by’Abatume 21 >

1 Awo bwe twamala okusiibulagana ne tuseeyeeya butereevu okutuuka e Koosi. Olunaku olwaddirira ne tutuuka e Rodise, we twava okulaga e Patala.
[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].
2 Okuva awo twagendera mu kyombo ekyali kigenda mu Foyiniikiya.
[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.
3 Ne tulengera ekizinga Kupulo, ne tukiyitako nga tukirese ku mukono gwaffe ogwa kkono, ne tuseeyeeya ne tugoba ku mwalo gw’e Ttuulo mu Siriya, kubanga ekyombo we kyali kigenda okutikkulirwa ebintu.
[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.
4 Bwe twava mu kyombo ne tunoonya abayigirizwa ne tubeera nabo ennaku musanvu. Mwoyo Mutukuvu n’ayogerera mu bayigirizwa abo ne balabula Pawulo aleme kugenda Yerusaalemi.
[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.
5 Ennaku ezo bwe zaggwaako ne tusitula. Abayigirizwa ne bakyala baabwe n’abaana baabwe ne batuwerekerako okutuggya mu kibuga okututuusiza ddala ku mwalo. Awo ffenna ne tufukamira ne tusaba.
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.
6 Bwe twamala okusaba ne tusiibulagana. Ffe ne tuyingira ekyombo kyaffe, ne bannaffe ne baddayo ewaabwe.
After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
7 Bwe twava e Ttuulo ne tugoba e Potolemaayi, ne tulamusaganya n’abakkiriza, ne tumala nabo olunaku lumu.
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.
8 Enkeera ne tweyongerayo okutuuka e Kayisaliya, ne tubeera mu maka ga Firipo Omubuulizi w’Enjiri, eyali omu ku badiikoni omusanvu abaasooka.
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].
9 Yalina abaana be abawala abaali batannafumbirwa bana nga balina ekirabo eky’obunnabbi.
He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
10 Ne tumalawo ennaku eziwerako, ne wajja nnabbi erinnya lye Agabo ng’ava Buyudaaya.
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.
11 Bwe yajja okutulaba, n’addira olukoba lwa Pawulo ne yeesiba amagulu n’emikono, n’agamba nti, “Mwoyo Mutukuvu ayogera nti, ‘Bw’ati nannyini lukoba luno bw’alisibwa Abayudaaya mu Yerusaalemi ne bamuwaayo mu mikono gy’Abamawanga.’”
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].’”
12 Bwe twawulira ebigambo ebyo ffenna awamu n’abatuuze b’omu kitundu ekyo ne twegayirira Pawulo aleme kugenda Yerusaalemi.
When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
13 Naye Pawulo n’addamu nti, “Lwaki mukaaba n’okwagala okunnafuya omutima? Kubanga seeteeseteese kusibibwa kyokka, naye neetegese n’okufiira mu Yerusaalemi olw’erinnya lya Mukama waffe Yesu.”
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.”
14 Bwe twalaba nga tekisoboka kumukkirizisa butagenda, ne tubivaako, ne tugamba nti, “Mukama ky’ayagala kye kiba kikolebwa.”
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)!”
15 Bwe waayitawo ennaku ntono ne tusiba ebintu byaffe, ne tusitula okulaga mu Yerusaalemi.
After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
16 Abamu ku bayigirizwa ab’e Kayisaliya ne batuwerekerako, bwe twatuuka ne tubeera mu maka ga Munasoni, edda eyabeeranga e Kupulo era nga yali omu ku bantu abaasooka okukkiriza.
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].
17 Bwe twatuuka mu Yerusaalemi abooluganda ne batwaniriza n’essanyu lingi nnyo.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
18 Awo enkeera ffenna ne tugenda ne Pawulo ng’agenda okulaba Yakobo, n’abakadde b’Ekkanisa y’omu Yerusaalemi bonna baaliwo.
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.
19 Okulamusaganya bwe kwaggwa, Pawulo n’abategeeza kinnakimu byonna Katonda bye yamukozesa ng’aweereza mu baamawanga.
Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
20 Bwe baabiwulira byonna ne batendereza Katonda, naye ne bagamba Pawulo nti, “Owooluganda, omanyi ng’Abayudaaya nkumi na nkumi bakkiriza, era nga bonna bakakatira ku kimu nti Abayudaaya bonna wadde abakkiriza basaana okugoberera amateeka, n’empisa, n’obulombolombo, eby’Ekiyudaaya.
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].
21 Baategeezebwa nti oyigiriza Abayudaaya bonna abali mu Bamawanga okuleka amateeka ga Musa baleme okukomola abaana baabwe wadde okugoberera empisa z’Ekiyudaaya.
[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].
22 Kale kaakano kiki ekinaakolebwa? Kubanga awatali kubuusabuusa bajja kutegeera nti ozze.
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].
23 Kale waliwo wano abasajja bana abali ku kirayiro, abateekateeka okumwa emitwe gyabwe nga beerongoosa.
So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
24 Genda nabo mu Yeekaalu weerongooseze wamu nabo, era obasasulire ensimbi ez’okumwa emitwe gyabwe. Kale buli omu ajja kukiraba era abantu bonna bajja kutegeera nti okiriziganya n’okukuuma amateeka, n’ebyo bye bakwogerako tebiriimu nsa.
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].
25 Ku nsonga z’Abamawanga abakkiriza, twabawandikira nga tubagamba baleme kugoberera bulombolombo bwa Kiyudaaya n’akatono wabula ebyo bye twassa mu bbaluwa yaffe era bye bino; obutalya nnyama ya bisolo ebiweereddwayo eri bakatonda abalala, n’obutalya ebitugiddwa oba okulya omusaayi, era n’okwewala obwenzi.”
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.”
26 Ku lunaku olwaddirira Pawulo n’atwala abasajja okwerongoosa, naye ne yeerongoosa nabo. N’ayingira mu Yeekaalu okutegeera olunaku ekiseera ky’okwerongoosa eky’ennaku omusanvu we kiriggweerako, olwo buli omu alyoke atwaleyo ekiweebwayo kye.
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.
27 Awo ekiseera eky’ennaku omusanvu bwe kyali kiri kumpi okuggwaako, ne wabaawo Abayudaaya abaava mu Asiya ne balaba Pawulo mu Yeekaalu, ne basasamaza ekibiina kyonna, ne bakwata Pawulo
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!”
28 nga bwe baleekaana nti, “Abasajja Abayisirayiri! Mutuyambe! Ono ye musajja agenda ayogera obubi ku ggwanga lyaffe ne ku mateeka gaffe ne ku kifo kino, ng’ayigiriza buli muntu buli wantu. Era ayonoonye Yeekaalu yaffe ng’agireetamu Abayonaani.”
29 Kubanga baamulabako ng’atambula mu kibuga ne Tulofiimo, eyava mu Efeso, ne balowooza nti Pawulo yamutwala ne mu Yeekaalu.
30 Ekibuga kyonna ne kijagalala olw’okuwulira ebigambo ebyo, era abantu ne bajja nga badduka okuva mu buli nsonda y’ekibuga. Ne bakwata Pawulo ne bamufulumya ebweru wa Yeekaalu, amangwago ne baggalawo enzigi.
[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].
31 Naye bwe baayagala okumutta, amawulire ne gatuuka ku mukulu w’ekitongole ky’abaserikale Abaruumi nti Yerusaalemi kiguddemu akeegugungo.
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].
32 Amangwago n’asindika abaserikale n’abaduumizi baabwe, ne badduka okugenda eri ekibiina ky’abantu. Awo bwe baalaba omuduumizi n’abaserikale nga bajja, ne balekeraawo okukuba Pawulo.
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.
33 Awo omukulu w’abaserikale n’akwata Pawulo n’alagira asibibwe mu njegere bbiri, n’alyoka abuuza nti, “Y’ani, era akoze ki?”
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?”
34 Ne bamuddamu nga baleekaana, ng’abamu bamugamba kino n’abalala nga bagamba kiri. N’alemwa okubaako ekiramu ky’aggyamu olw’okuleekaana okungi. Kyeyava alagira batwale Pawulo mu nkambi y’abaserikale.
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].
35 Bwe yamutuusa ku madaala, ekibiina ky’abantu ne bayitirira obukambwe, abaserikale ne basitula Pawulo.
[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].
36 Ekibiina ky’abantu abaali bagoberera ne boogera mu ddoboozi ery’omwanguka nti, “Mumutte!”
The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
37 Awo abaserikale bwe baali bagenda okuyingiza Pawulo mu nkambi yaabwe, n’asaba omukulu waabwe nti, “Onzikiriza mbeeko kye nkugamba?” N’amuddamu nti, “Omanyi n’Oluyonaani?
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]
38 Ye si ggwe Mumisiri eyajeemesa abantu mu nnaku ezayita, n’okulembera abatemu enkumi nnya n’obalaza mu ddungu?”
“(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]?”
39 Pawulo n’addamu nti, “Nedda, nze ndi Muyudaaya, ewaffe Taluso ekiri mu Kirukiya, ekibuga ekitanyoomebwa, era omutuuze. Nkwegayiridde nzikiriza njogere n’abantu bano.”
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.”
40 Awo omuduumizi w’abaserikale kwe kumukkiriza, Pawulo n’ayimirira ku madaala n’akoma ku bantu basirike, amangwago ekibiina kyonna ne kisiriikirira, n’alyoka ayogera nabo mu Lwebbulaniya ng’abagamba nti:
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].

< Ebikolwa by’Abatume 21 >