Imbombo zya Atume 27
1 Nabhayanga huje tihwanziwa abhale hu Italia, u Paulo nafungwe bhamwao wapelwa uafisa umo uwishi Roma itawa lyakwe yu Julio, uwipuga lya Agustani.
When [the Governor and those who advised him] decided that it was time for us [(exc)] to get on a ship and go to Italy, they put Paul and some other prisoners into the hands/care of an army captain whose name was Julius. [He was the one who would guard us on the journey]. Julius was [an officer] in charge of [a group of] 100 [soldiers that people called] ‘the Emperor Augustus Group’.
2 Tapanda imeli afume hu Adramitamu, yahanziwaga huje ijende munshenje ye pwani ya Asia. Tinjila mubahali. Alistaka afume hu Tesalonike ya hu Makedonia tabhala nawo.
So we got on a ship that had come from Adramyttium [city in Asia province. The ship] was going to [return there, stopping at] cities along the coast of Asia [province]. Aristarchus, [a fellow believer who was] from Thessalonica [city] in Macedonia [province], went with us.
3 Isiku elya shandabho lwake tebhiha inaga hu Sidoni, u Julio abhombiye shinza uPaulo waruhusu abhale hwa Kilisti amwabho aje ayeje umusaada.
The day after [the ship sailed], we arrived at Sidon [city]. Julius kindly told Paul that he could go and see his friends [who lived there], so that they could give him whatever he might need. [So Paul visited the believers there].
4 Afume ipo tinjila mubahali, tazyungula eshisiwa sha hu Kipro shashazijile ihaala, maana ihaala ngosi.
Then the ship left [Sidon], but the winds were blowing against us [(exc)], so [the ship] went along [the north] side of Cyprus [Island], the side that is sheltered [from the wind].
5 Natalola huje tijendile muminzi gagali pipi nahu Kilikia na Pamfilia, tinza hu Mira, muji gwa Lisia.
After that, we crossed over the sea close to the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia [provinces. The ship] arrived at Myra [city, which is] in Lycia [province]. [We got off the ship there].
6 Paala uafisa wikeya eye shi Roma, wa yaanga emeli yayanziwaga abhale hu Italia. Yehafumile hu Alexandria watinjizya umwo.
In Myra, [people told] Julius that a ship [was there that had come] from Alexandria [city] and would [soon] sail to Italy. So he arranged for us to get [on that ship], [and we left].
7 Natalola huje tijendile hashehashe ensiku zinyinji, tafishile na malabha tee hu Kinidas, ihaala yahatiziga huje tisahendelele na shuule hwidala ilyo, tashuula munshinje ye Krete aizije ihaala, apalamane ne Salmone.
We sailed slowly for several days and finally arrived close to the coast [of Asia province], near Cnidus [town. After that], the wind [was very strong and] did not allow the ship to move straight ahead [westward. So instead], we sailed [southward] along the side of Crete [Island that is] sheltered [from the wind], and we passed [near Cape] Salmone.
8 Tashuulile munshinje ya pwani humalabha tee paka tahafiha pamo papahitwaga Fari Haveni yahapalamine ne muji gwa hu Lasi.
[The wind was still strong, and it prevented the ship from moving ahead fast]. So we moved slowly along the coast [of Crete], and we arrived at a harbor that was called Fair Havens, near Lasea [town].
9 Tashuulile ensiku nyinji tee, umufungo gwa Yahudi gwashilile, eshi yaahali hatari ahwendelele ashuule. U Paulo watisunda,
Much time had passed, so it would have been dangerous if we [(exc)] had traveled [farther] by ship [because after that time of the year] [MTY] [the sea often became very stormy]. So Paul said to the men [on the ship],
10 waga, “Amwe bhalume, elola esafali ene hwatibhalila, eli shibhibhi siyo huje gamazigo ne meli zyene lelo na maisha getu gope.
“Men, I perceive that [if we(inc) travel by ship] now, it will be disastrous for us. A storm may destroy the ship and the cargo, and possibly we will drown.”
11 Ula uafisa wikeya eyeshi Roma, umwene atejelezyaga umwanisho meli ila, ashile zyazyayangwaga nu Paulo.
But the officer [did not listen to] what Paul said. Instead, he decided to do what the pilot [of the ship] and the owner of the ship advised.
12 Ebandari yapaala seyalishinza akhale eshipindi eshisasa, bhaala abaharia bashauli bhaga, tishuule shisho tifishe hubandari ya hu Fionike, tikhale paala eshipindi eshisasa, ebandari iyo eli hu Krete, ihwenya nu kaskazini mashariki na hukusini mashariki.
The harbor where the ship had stopped was not a good place to remain during the winter [when the weather frequently becomes stormy. So most of the people on the ship decided that we(exc) should leave there, because they hoped that we] could stay at Phoenix [port] during the winter, if we could possibly arrive there. That harbor was open to the sea in two directions, [but the strong winds did not blow there].
13 Ihaala ya hu kusini ihanda avugule wolowolo abaharia bhagajibha bhapite shabhanzaga. Bhefwa engana tanda ashuule munshinji ye Krete apalamane ne pwani.
Then a gentle wind began to blow [from the south], and the [crew members] thought that they could travel as they had decided [to do. So] they lifted [the anchor up out of the sea], and the ship sailed [westward] along the [southern] shore of Crete [Island].
14 Natashuula hashe wene ihaala ehali yahanda avugule yehetwaga haala ye kaskazini mashariki ihatikhoma afume hwisyela lye shisiwa.
But after a while, a wind that was very strong blew across the island [from the north side and hit the ship. That wind was called] {[People] called that wind} “the Northeast Wind.”
15 Emeli yetu nayapotwa alwe ne haala tenti titihana huje tibhalaje hwibhala ihaala ne meli.
It blew strongly against the [front of] the ship. The result was that we could not keep going in the direction [in which we had been going]. So the sailors let the wind move the ship in the direction [that the wind] was blowing.
16 Ihaala yatishimbizya afume uupande wishisiwa shashazigaga ihaala shashi hwitwa Kauda; taahokola itoli humalabha.
The ship then passed a small island named Cauda. We passed along the side [of the island that] sheltered [the ship from the wind]. Then [while the ship was moving along], the sailors lifted the lifeboat up [out of the water] and tied it [on the deck. But the strong wind made it] difficult even to do that.
17 Nabhaikwesanga emeli ne nyabho, bhahogope huje bhasahabhale hwaguli usanga eshi bhihisya enanga.
After the sailors [hoisted/lifted] the lifeboat onto the ship, they tied ropes around the ship’s hull to strengthen the ship. The sailors were afraid that, [because the wind was pushing the ship], it might run onto the sandbanks off the coast of Libya to the south [and get stuck there. So] they lowered the largest sail [so that the ship would move slower. Even so], the wind continued to move the ship along. [The wind and the waves] continued to toss the ship about roughly, so on the next day the sailors began to throw overboard the things that the ship was carrying.
18 Edhoruba yahatikhomile tee, bhaala abaharia bhahande ataje amazigo afume mumeli esiku elyabhili.
19 Isiku elya tatu abaharia bhahanda ahwite aminzi na makhono gabho.
On the third [day after the stormy wind had begun to blow], the sailors/we [MTY] threw overboard [most of] the sails, ropes, and poles, [in order to make the ship lighter].
20 Isanya ne ntondwe sigazyakhozizye edhoruba yahali halii tee tahwisuula huje eshi tibhala hufwe.
The wind continued to blow very strongly, [and the sky was full of dark clouds] day and night. We could not see the sun or the stars for many days, [so we could not determine where we were. And the wind] continued to blow violently. So we [(exc)] finally thought that we would drown in the sea.
21 Pabhakhala tee muminzi bila shalye, u Paulo wabhabhuula huje mugantejelezizye ane panajile tisahasogole hu Krete, ega gonti handa siga gatajile ne mali ene handa sigatihuusile.
None of us on the ship had eaten for many days. [Then one day], Paul stood up in front of us and said, “[Friends], you should have listened to me [when I said] that we [(inc)] should not sail from Crete. Then we would have been safe, and the ship and its cargo would be in good condition [LIT].
22 Eshi muzinde umwoyo nuumo umuntu yabhafwe, yemeli nyene ibhanajishe.
But now, I urge you, do not be afraid, because none of us will die. [The storm] will destroy the ship but not us.
23 Nu siku Ungulubhi atamile untumi wakwe unu Ungulubhi yehupuuta untumi wakwe ahumiliyo pashinji yaane
I [know this], because last night God, the one to whom I belong and whom I serve, [sent] an angel [who came and] stood by me.
24 ajile, “Usahogope Paulo. Uhwanziwa ahwimilile hwa Kaisari, enya, ebha bhonti apiiye huje ushuule nabho.
The angel said to me, ‘Paul, do not be afraid! You [(sg)] must [go to Rome] and stand before the Emperor there [so that he can judge you]. I want you to know that God has made it clear to me that all those who are traveling by ship with you [will also survive].’
25 Eshi amwe bhalume jinjili umwoyo zyonti zibhabhe neshi shambuulile Ungulubhi.
So cheer up, [my] friends, because I believe that God will make this happen, exactly as [the angel] told me.
26 Lelo tibhavwalale natibhashile huvisiwa.”
However, [the ship] will crash on some island, [and] we [(inc)] will go ashore [there].”
27 Nawafiha usiku wilongo nazine, natazyungulaga ohu nu hwo mubhahari ye Adratik, nusiku wa pahati, abhabahana bhasibhile huje kabhanga tipalamiafishe hunsi enyomu.
On the fourteenth night [after the storm had begun, the ship] was still being blown {the wind was still blowing [the ship]} across the Adriatic sea. About midnight, the sailors sensed that the ship was getting close to land.
28 Bhapima idimine biligi bhazyaga emita amalongo gatatu ne tanda, tabhala hwitagalila hashe bhapima nantele bhazyaga emita amalongo gabhili na saba.
So they lowered [a weight on a rope] to measure how deep [the water was]. When they pulled the rope up again, they measured it and saw that the water was (120 ft./37 meters) deep. They went a little farther and lowered the rope again. [That time], they saw that the water was [only] about (90 ft./28 meters) deep.
29 Bhahogope huje bhagabumizya emeli mwilyalawe, bhiisya enanga zine afume pabhahwisizya enanga, bhahalabhaga huje hushe nanali.
They were afraid that the [ship] might go onto some rocks, so they threw out four anchors from the [ship’s] stern/back and continued to wish/pray that it would soon be dawn [so that they could see where the ship was going].
30 Bhaala abaharia bhahanzaga idala lya ileshe emeli, aje bhiisye utuboti utwa hwokolele abhantu, bhafwana huje bhalwa ahwisye enange hwitagalila lye tuboti.
Some of the sailors were planning to escape from the ship, so they lowered the lifeboat into the sea. In order [that no one would know what they planned to do], they pretended [that] they wanted to lower some anchors from the [ship’s] front/bow.
31 U Paulo wabhabhuula asikari, “Huje siga mubhajiye ahwokoshe muhwanziwa asagale mwamumeli.”
But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors do not stay in the ship, you have no hope of being saved.”
32 Bhaala asikali bhadumula inyabho ezye boti, bhailaha ebhala na minzi.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Shampwitu isanya nalitukula uPaulo wabhabhuula abhantu huje bhalye ishalye waga eli lisiku lya ilongo na zine nalye nkahamoo.
Just before dawn, Paul urged everyone [on the ship] to eat some food. He said, “For the past 14 days you have been waiting and watching and not eating anything.
34 Eshi eji ishaalye shishe mulye, aje musahafwe ane enjiga hata hasisi ha mwitwe lyanyu sigahabhateje.
So, [now] I urge you to eat some food. We [(inc)] need to do that in order to stay alive. I [tell you to do that because I know that] none of you will drown [IDM].”
35 U Paulo nawayanga wega ibumunda wamensula wapuutila wanda alye.
After Paul had said that, while everyone was watching, he took some bread and thanked God [for it. Then he broke the bread and began to eat some of it].
36 Abhantu bonti bhasungwa bhope bhega ishalye.
The [rest of us] became encouraged, so we [(exc)] all ate some food.
37 Tahali abhantu emia zibhili na malongo saba, ni tanda 276 mu meli.
Altogether there were 276 of us [SYN] on the ship.
38 Nabhalye bhakuta bhatega engano muminzi, imeli ihabha mpoposu.
When everyone had eaten as much as they wanted, they threw the grain [that the ship was carrying] into the sea, and this made the ship lighter.
39 Nahwasha, sigabhapaminye pabhahali bhailola ensi yeinjiye muminzi eli nu sanga gugwinji. Bhajadililana aje nkashele bhabhajilye ajenzye emeli aitwale pala.
At dawn, [we(exc) could see] land, [but the sailors] did not recognize [the place]. However, they could see that there was a bay and [a wide area of] sand at the water’s edge. They planned that, if it was possible, they would steer the ship onto [the beach].
40 Bhazilejezya enanga bhazileha mubahari. Umuda gwugwo bhazilejezya inyabho ezye tanga, bhabhusya hwitagalila ahwenyezye hwefuma ihaala, bhabhala hula hwaguli usanga gwugwinji.
[So some of the sailors] cut the anchor [ropes and] let the anchors fall into the sea. At the same time, [other sailors] untied the [ropes that] fastened the rudders, [so that they could steer the ship again]. Then [the sailors] raised the sail at the front/bow of the ship so that the wind [would blow the ship forward], and the ship headed towards the shore.
41 Bhafiha pagatanganila amadila ge menze, emeli yabhala musanga yakwama(yamilia) yasinta ahwepe hwitagalila emeli yaande abudushe amawimbi gaali magosi.
But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, and big waves beat against the back of the ship and it began to break apart.
42 Asikari bhaala bhaali nu mpango ugwabhabude afungwe bhonti aje bhasahatoloshe.
The soldiers said [to one another, “Let’s] kill [all] the prisoners [on the ship], so that they will not [be able to] swim [away and] escape.” [They planned to do that because they were sure] that officials [would order them to be executed if they let the prisoners escape].
43 Ula usikari weshi Roma ahanzaga humwokole uPaulo, wabhakhaana bhaala asikari nu mpango gwabo; na wabhabhuula abhantu huje yaminye ahwonjelele aluhanje afume mumeli ayojelelaje abhale hunsi inyomu.
But [Julius], the army captain, wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from doing what they planned to do. Instead, he [commanded] first that everyone who could swim should jump into the water and swim to land.
44 Esho alume bhamo bhabhafuate, bhamobhamo muvipande pa vintu evyenje evya mumeli natibhabhombe eshi tenti tibhapone, tibhafishe shinza hunsi inyomu.
[Then he told] the others [to hold] onto planks or pieces from the ship [and go towards shore. We(exc) did what he said, and] in that way all of us arrived safely on land.
