Matendo ga Mitume 27
1 Paiamuliwe panga tupalikwa tunasafiri kwa mase kuyenda Italia, watimkabidhi Paulo na afungwa benge kwa afisa yumo wa jeshi lya Kiroma ywakemelwa Julio, wa Kikosi cha Agustani.
Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the imperial cohort.
2 Tukapanda meli boka Adrmitamu, ambayo ibile itisafiri kandokando ya pwani ya Asia. Nga nyo tujingii mubahari. Aristaka boka Thesalonike ya Makedonia kayenda pamope natwee.
So we embarked in a ship of Atramytium, being about to sail to points along the Asian coast, and we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.
3 Lisoba lya nyaibele tuikite katika mji wa Sidoni, ambapo Julio atimpangia kwa ukarimu na atibaruhusu kuyenda kwa rafiki zake kupokya ukarimu wabe.
The next day we landed at Sidon; Julius treated Paul kindly and permitted him to go to his friends and receive care.
4 Boka po twayenda mu'bahari tukasafiri kuzunguka kisiwa cha Kipto ambacho kibile kimeukinga mbepo, kwa mana mbepo ubile ukitukabili.
Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 Baada ya kuwa tumesafiri katika mase yabile papipi na Kilikia na Pamfilia, twaisa Mira, mji wa Lisia.
And when we had sailed across the sea that is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
6 Palo yolo afisa wa jeshi lya Kiroma, akaikuta meli boka Alexandria ambayo ibile itisafiri kuelekea Italia. Akatupandisha ndani yake.
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 Baada ya kusafiri mbolembole kwa masoba ganyansima na hatimaye tuikite kwa taabu karibu na Kinidas, mbepo waruhusu kwaa kae kuelekea ndela yoo, nga nyoo tukasafiri kandokando ya kivuli cha Krete tukiukenga mbepo, mkabala na Salmone.
When we had sailed slowly many days and scarcely arrived opposite Cnidus, the wind did not allow us to go forward, so we sailed for the lee of Crete by way of Salmone;
8 Twatisafiri kandokando ya pwani kwa ugumu, mpaka tuikite mahali pakemelwa Fari Haveni ambayo ibile papipi na mji wa Lasi.
sailing along it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 Tutweti muda mwingi muno, na muda wa mfungo wa Ayahudi ubile umepita pia, nambeambe ibile ni hatari kuyendelea kusafiri. Nga nyo Paulo atitukanikiya,
Much time had been lost and sailing was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already taken place; Paul repeatedly warned them
10 no baya, “Alalome nibweni safari ambayo twapala kuitola ywalowa kuwa na madhara na hasara yanyansima, ni kwamizigo kichake kwaa na meli, lakini pia maisha yitu.”
saying, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is about to be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but even of our lives.”
11 Lakini afisa yumo wa jeshi la Kiroma atimpekaniya muno ngwana wake na mmiliki wa meli, kuliko makowe ambayo galongelwa na Paulo.
But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and ship owner rather than by what Paul said.
12 Kwa sababu bandari ibile kwaa sehemu rahisi tama kipindi sa mbepo, mabaharia banyansima batisauri tusafiri boka palo, ili kwa namna yoyote tukiweza kuika mji wa Foinike, tutame palo kipindi sa mbepo, Foinike ni bandari kolyo Krete, na itilinga kaskazini na kusini mashariki.
And since the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised sailing on, to see if they could get to Phoenix in order to winter, it being a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest.
13 Mbepo ya kusini pautumbwile kuvuma mbolembole, mabaharia bapatike chelo ambacho babile bakihitaji. Bating'oa nanga na kusafiri kandokando ya Krete papipi na pwani.
So when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
14 Lakini baada ya muda mwipi mbepo nkali, waukemelwa wa kaskazini mashariki, utumbwile kutukombwa boka ng'ambo ya kisiwa.
But not long after, a cyclonic wind blasted down from the land (it is called Euroclydon).
15 Muda meli yatilemewa na kushindwa kuikabili mbepo, twatikubaliana na hali yee, tukasafiri nao.
Well the ship was caught and could not head into the wind, so we gave up and were driven along.
16 Tukabutuka pitya wolo upande ubile utiukenga mbepo wa kisiwa kikemelwa Kauda; na kwa taabu muno twatifanikiwa kuuokoa mtumbwi.
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we barely managed to secure the skiff;
17 Baada ya kuwa tumeivuta, balitumia kamba kuifunga meli. Batiyogopa panga tungeweza kuyenda katika eneo lya mchanga wanyansima wa Syiti, nga nyo batiulua nanga na batiendeshwa kandokando.
when they had hoisted it aboard, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing that they might fall into the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven along.
18 Tukombwile kwa nguvu muno na dhoruba, nga nyo lisoba lyanyaibele mabaharia batumbwile kutupa miziogo boka mu'meli.
We were being so violently battered by the storm that the next day they began to jettison things,
19 Lisoba lya tatu, mabaharia batumbwile kuyatoa mase kwa maboko gabe bene.
and on the third we threw off the ship's tackle with our own hands.
20 Muda ambao liumu na ndondwa yatuangazia kwaa masoba ganyansima, bado dhoruba ngolo itukombwile, na matumaini panga twalowa lopolelwa yatiboka.
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a major storm was still pounding us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 Baada ya kuwa batiyenda muda mrefu bila chakulya, nga Paulo ayemi katikati ya mabaharia kabaya, “Alalome, mpalikwa kunipekaniya, na kana tuiboite nanga boka Krete, ili kupata madhara aga na hasara.
Now after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said: “Well men, it would have been better to take my advice and not sail from Crete, only to ‘gain’ this damage and loss.
22 Nambeambe naafariji panga mube na mwoyo, kwa sababu pabile kwaa na upotevu wa maisha kati yinu, ila hasara ya meli.
But now I urge you to take heart, because there will be no loss of life among you, only of the ship.
23 Kwa mana kilo chakipitike malaika wa Nnongo, ambaye yolo Nnongo nenga ni wake, na ambaye namwabudia kae-malaika bake ayemi pembeni yango
This night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood by me
24 no baya, “Kana uyogope Paulo. Lazima uyemi nnongi ya Kaisari, linga, Nnongo katika wema wake akupeile aba bote ambao wasafiri pamope nawenga.
and said: ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Furthermore, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
25 Nga nyo, alalome, mujipe mwoyo, kwa sababu namwaminiya Nnongo, panga ipalika kati yaanibakiye.
So take courage, men, because I believe in God that it will be just as it was told me.
26 Lakini lazima tuumie kwa kukombwa katika baadhi ya visiwa.”
Also, we must run aground on a certain island.”
27 Pauikite kilo ya komi na ncheche, patubile tukiyendeshwa kolyo na kolyo mu'bahari ya Adratik, kati kilo ya manane nyoo, mabaharia batifikiri panga batikaribia nchi kavu.
Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven here and there in the Adriatic, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing some land.
28 Balitumia milio kupima kina cha mase na kupata mita thelathini na sita, baada ya muda mwipi bapema bapatike mita ishirini na saba.
They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; going on a little they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Batiyogopa kwanza twaweza kugonga miamba, nha nyo bakaulua nanga ncheche boka katika sehemu ya kuwekea nanga no kuloba panga bwamba uise mapema.
So fearing that we might be driven into a rocky area, they dropped four anchors from the stern and started praying for day to come.
30 Balo mabaharia batiipala namna ya kuitelekeza yelo meli na balizishusha majini boti njunu na kulopwa maisha, na bapangite kuwa wanatupa nanga boka sehemu ya nnongi ya boti.
Now under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, the sailors lowered the skiff into the sea, intending to flee from the ship;
31 Lakini Paulo kambakiya yolo askari wa jeshi la Kiroma na balo askari, “Muweza kwaa kuilopwa ila aba bandu babakia mu'meli.”
so Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 Boka po balo askari bakatike kamba na yelo boti ilekitwe itolwe na mase.
Then the soldiers severed the ropes of the skiff and let it fall away.
33 Muda mwanga wa bwamba paubile utijitokeza, Paulo atibasihi bote angalau balyee kisunu. Kabaya, “Ayee nga lisoba lya komi na ncheche mwalenda bila kulyaa, mwalyaa kwaa kilebe.
While the day was coming on, Paul started urging them all to receive food, saying: “Today is the fourteenth day of waiting—you continue without eating, having taken nothing.
34 Nga nyo nawasihi mtole chakulya kisunu, kwa sababu yee ni kwaajili ya tama kwinu; na ntopo hata nywili yimo ya ntwe winu yalowa potea.
Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, because this is for our survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
35 Paayomwile baya nyoo, atitola mkate na kumshukuru Nnongo nnongi ya minyo ga kila mundu. Boka po kaetekwana mkate no tumbwa lyaa.
Upon saying this he picked up some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all; then he broke it and began to eat.
36 Boka po bote batiwa mwoyo na bembe batola chakulya.
So they all were encouraged and took food themselves.
37 Tubile bandu 276 nkati ya meli.
(In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.)
38 Paayomwile lyaa pakayukwita, baipangite meli nyepesi kwa kutupa ngano nkati ya mase.
So when they had eaten enough, they started lightening the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 Paibile mutwekati, paibweni kwaa nchi kavu, lakini babweni sehemu ya nchi kavu yaijingya mumase yaibile na mchanga wanyansima. batilongela kati baweza kuiendesha meli kuelekea palo.
When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship, if possible.
40 Nga nyoo batizilegeza nanga bazilekite mumase. Katika muda wowolo batizilegeza kamba za tanga na kuiinua sehemu ya nnongi kuelekea katika mbepo, nga nyo batielekea katika iyo sehemu yabile na mchanga wanyansima.
Casting off the anchors they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 Lakini baisile mahali ambapo mikondo ibele ya mase itikwembana, na meli ikaelekya mchangani. Na yelo sehemu ya nnongi ikakwama palo na iweza kwaa boka, lakini sehemu ya mbele uya meli itumbwile kutekwanika kwa sababu ya ukale wa mawimbi.
But they fell into a place where two seas met and ran the vessel aground; the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the violence of the waves.
42 Mpango wa balo askari ubile ni kuwabulaga wafungwa, ili panga ntopo ywaweza ogelea na kutoroka.
Now the plan of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
43 Lakini yolo askari wa jeshi la Kiroma apala kumwokoa Paulo, nga nyo akausimamisha mpango wabe; na akaamuru balo ambao baweza kuogelea baruke boka melini kwanza bayende nchi kavu.
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped them from doing it and ordered those who could swim to jump in first and go toward the land,
44 Boka po alalome benge balowa kunkengama, benge nnani ya ipande ya mbao na benge nnani ya ilebe yenge boka mu'meli. Kwa ndela yee ipangike panga bote twalowa ika salama nchi kavu.
followed by the rest, some on planks and some on things from the ship. And in this way they all escaped safely to the land.
