< prEritAH 28 >

1 itthaM sarvvESu rakSAM prAptESu tatratyOpadvIpasya nAma milItEti tE jnjAtavantaH|
Patusokiti kala nyanyi muisi iyuma, tuvimaniti kuwera shisiwa shilii shishemitwi Malita.
2 asabhyalOkA yathESTam anukampAM kRtvA varttamAnavRSTEH zItAcca vahniM prajjvAlyAsmAkam Atithyam akurvvan|
Wenikaya wa palii watutendiriti gaherepa nentu. Vula iweriti yankwanja kutowa na kuweriti na mbepu, su wakoziyiti motu na watushemeriti woseri twenga.
3 kintu paula indhanAni saMgRhya yadA tasmin agrau nirakSipat, tadA vahnEH pratApAt EkaH kRSNasarpO nirgatya tasya hastE draSTavAn|
Paulu kasoliti shisanka shididini sha mbawu na pakashituliti mumotu, toziya ya livuki lya motu, njoka yakawera na usungu kalawiti mushisanka shilii na kumnyengelera muliwoku lyakuwi.
4 tE'sabhyalOkAstasya hastE sarpam avalambamAnaM dRSTvA parasparam uktavanta ESa janO'vazyaM narahA bhaviSyati, yatO yadyapi jaladhE rakSAM prAptavAn tathApi pratiphaladAyaka EnaM jIvituM na dadAti|
Wenikaya wa palii pawamuwoniti njoka ulii kalinyengelera muliwoku lya Paulu, su waligambiziyana, “Muntu ayu kalagaga tembera kalopoziwa kulawa mubahali, kuhowa hapeni kumleki kalikali!”
5 kintu sa hastaM vidhunvan taM sarpam agnimadhyE nikSipya kAmapi pIPAM nAptavAn|
Kumbiti Paulu kampuntiriti njoka ulii mumotu na mweni katenduwitwi ndiri ata padidini.
6 tatO viSajvAlayA Etasya zarIraM sphItaM bhaviSyati yadvA haThAdayaM prANAn tyakSyatIti nizcitya lOkA bahukSaNAni yAvat tad draSTuM sthitavantaH kintu tasya kasyAzcid vipadO'ghaTanAt tE tadviparItaM vijnjAya bhASitavanta ESa kazcid dEvO bhavEt|
Wantu waweriti wankulolera mekatutumuki ama mekaguwi na kuhowa. Kumbiti pakwoyera kwa shipindi shitangala na kwona kwahera shoseri shashimlawiriti, womberi wagalamburiti maholu gawu na kwanja kulonga kuwera yomberi ndo mlungu.
7 publiyanAmA jana EkastasyOpadvIpasyAdhipatirAsIt tatra tasya bhUmyAdi ca sthitaM| sa janO'smAn nijagRhaM nItvA saujanyaM prakAzya dinatrayaM yAvad asmAkaM Atithyam akarOt|
Pakwegera na pahala palii paweriti na malambu ga mkulu gwa shisiwa shilii yakashemitwi Publiu. Yomberi katuwankiti na kututendera kwa moyu guherepa kwa shipindi sha mashaka matatu.
8 tadA tasya publiyasya pitA jvarAtisArENa pIPyamAnaH san zayyAyAm AsIt; tataH paulastasya samIpaM gatvA prArthanAM kRtvA tasya gAtrE hastaM samarpya taM svasthaM kRtavAn|
Tati gwakuwi Publiu kagonjiti mushitanda, yomberi kaweriti kapyupa na kupweka mwazi. Paulu kingiriti mnumba su kamwoni na pakaluwa Mlungu, katula mawoku pamlweri na kumponiziya.
9 itthaM bhUtE tadvIpanivAsina itarEpi rOgilOkA Agatya nirAmayA abhavan|
Kulawirana na shitwatira ashi, wantu woseri yawalikaliti mushisiwa shilii, walii yawaweriti walweli su wiziti na waponiziwitwi.
10 tasmAttE'smAkam atIva satkAraM kRtavantaH, vizESataH prasthAnasamayE prayOjanIyAni nAnadravyANi dattavantaH|
Womberi watupananiti ligoya nentu, na twenga patuweriti kala mumwanja kupitira mubahali, womberi watuliti mumtumbwi vintu vivuwa vyatuvifiriti.
11 itthaM tatra triSu mAsESu gatESu yasya cihnaM diyaskUrI tAdRza EkaH sikandarIyanagarasya pOtaH zItakAlaM yApayan tasmin upadvIpE 'tiSThat tamEva pOtaM vayam Aruhya yAtrAm akurmma|
Pa miyezi mitatu twanjiti mwanja kayi kwa meli yaigolokiti pashisiwa shilii toziya ya shipindi sha mpepu. Meli ayi iweriti ya Alekizandiriya iweriti na alama ya milungu mawira yawashemwa Kasita na Polukisi.
12 tataH prathamataH surAkUsanagaram upasthAya tatra trINi dinAni sthitavantaH|
Patusokiti mlushi lwa Sirakusi, tulikaliti aku kwa mashaka matatu.
13 tasmAd AvRtya rIgiyanagaram upasthitAH dinaikasmAt paraM dakSiNavayau sAnukUlyE sati parasmin divasE patiyalInagaram upAtiSThAma|
Kulawa kulii tugenditi pampeku pa bahari na tusokiti mlushi lwa Regiu. Lishaka lyalifatiti lyega lyalihera makakala lyanjiti kuvuma kulawa kusika, na kwa mwanja gwa mashaka mawili tusokiti mlushi lwa Potioli.
14 tatO'smAsu tatratyaM bhrAtRgaNaM prAptESu tE svaiH sArddham asmAn sapta dinAni sthApayitum ayatanta, itthaM vayaM rOmAnagaram pratyagacchAma|
Aku tuwawoniti walongu yawatushemiriti tulikali pamuhera nawomberi kwa lijuwa limu. Su twendereyiti na mwanja mpaka tusokiti Rumi.
15 tasmAt tatratyAH bhrAtarO'smAkam AgamanavArttAM zrutvA AppiyapharaM triSTAvarNInjca yAvad agrEsarAH santOsmAn sAkSAt karttum Agaman; tESAM darzanAt paula IzvaraM dhanyaM vadan AzvAsam AptavAn|
Walongu wa aku Rumi pawapatiti visoweru vyetu, womberi wiziti kulisoku lya Apiu na pahala papashemwa “mikahawa mitatu” kutwanka. Paulu pakawawoniti, yomberi kalongiti mayagashii Mlungu, su shitwatira ashi shimtenditi kaweriti na moyu.
16 asmAsu rOmAnagaraM gatESu zatasEnApatiH sarvvAn bandIn pradhAnasEnApatEH samIpE samArpayat kintu paulAya svarakSakapadAtinA saha pRthag vastum anumatiM dattavAn|
Patusokiti Rumi, Paulu wamlekeziyiti kulikala gweka yakuwi pakawera na mnjagira yumu gwa kumlolera.
17 dinatrayAt paraM paulastaddEzasthAn pradhAnayihUdina AhUtavAn tatastESu samupasthitESu sa kathitavAn, hE bhrAtRgaNa nijalOkAnAM pUrvvapuruSANAM vA rItE rviparItaM kinjcana karmmAhaM nAkaravaM tathApi yirUzAlamanivAsinO lOkA mAM bandiM kRtvA rOmilOkAnAM hastESu samarpitavantaH|
Pa mashaka matatu, Paulu kawashemiti pamuhera wakulu wa Shiyawudi. Pawajojinikiti kala, yomberi kawagambiriti, “Walongu wangu, tembera neni nuwatenda ndiri shitwatira shoseri wantu wetu ama vitiba vya watati wetu kumbiti nkamulitwi aku Yerusalemu na kutulwa mumawoku mwa Warumi.
18 rOmilOkA vicAryya mama prANahananArhaM kimapi kAraNaM na prApya mAM mOcayitum aicchan;
Pawankosiyiti kala na kuwona nahera shidoda shoseri, womberi wafiriti kulekeziya.
19 kintu yihUdilOkAnAm ApattyA mayA kaisararAjasya samIpE vicArasya prArthanA karttavyA jAtA nOcEt nijadEzIyalOkAn prati mama kOpyabhiyOgO nAsti|
Kumbiti Wayawudi wamonga walemiti shitwatira ashi, neni nazimika kukata lufaa kwa Kaisari tembera neni nweriti ndiri na shoseri sha kuwasitaki wantu wa lushi lwangu.
20 EtatkAraNAd ahaM yuSmAn draSTuM saMlapitunjcAhUyam isrAyElvazIyAnAM pratyAzAhEtOham EtEna zugkhalEna baddhO'bhavam|
Toziya ayi nduwa kuliwona na kuyowera na mwenga, mana ndawalirwa minyololu ayi toziya ya litumbiru lilii lya Israeli.”
21 tadA tE tam avAdiSuH, yihUdIyadEzAd vayaM tvAmadhi kimapi patraM na prAptA yE bhrAtaraH samAyAtAstESAM kOpi tava kAmapi vArttAM nAvadat abhadramapi nAkathayacca|
Womberi wamwankula, “Twenga tuwanka ndiri luhamba lwoseri kulawa Yudeya kuusu gwenga, ama kwahera mlongu yoseri yakiziti panu na kulaviya shisoweru ama kutakula shoseri shidoda kuusu gwenga.
22 tava mataM kimiti vayaM tvattaH zrOtumicchAmaH| yad idaM navInaM matamutthitaM tat sarvvatra sarvvESAM nikaTE ninditaM jAtama iti vayaM jAnImaH|
Kumbiti metufiri kupikinira kulawa kwaku shilii shaguhola toziya tuvimana kuwera kila pahala wantu wankutakulira madoda kuusu womberi.”
23 taistadartham Ekasmin dinE nirUpitE tasmin dinE bahava Ekatra militvA paulasya vAsagRham Agacchan tasmAt paula A prAtaHkAlAt sandhyAkAlaM yAvan mUsAvyavasthAgranthAd bhaviSyadvAdinAM granthEbhyazca yIzOH kathAm utthApya Izvarasya rAjyE pramANaM datvA tESAM pravRttiM janayituM cESTitavAn|
Su pawapangiti lishaka lya kuliwona na womberi, wantu wavuwa wiziti kwanjira mandawira mpaka pamihi Paulu kawagambiriti vitwatira vivuwa na kulaviya ukapitawu kuusu Ufalumi wa Mlungu. Yomberi kajeriti kuwatenda wajimiri shisoweru kuusu Yesu kulawa Mumalagaliru ga Musa na malembu ga wambuyi wa Mlungu.
24 kEcittu tasya kathAM pratyAyan kEcittu na pratyAyan;
Wamonga wawu wajimiriti shisoweru shakuwi kumbiti wamonga wajimira ndiri.
25 EtatkAraNAt tESAM parasparam anaikyAt sarvvE calitavantaH; tathApi paula EtAM kathAmEkAM kathitavAn pavitra AtmA yizayiyasya bhaviSyadvaktu rvadanAd asmAkaM pitRpuruSEbhya EtAM kathAM bhadraM kathayAmAsa, yathA,
Su womberi wajimilirana ndiri, na pawayanjiti kuwuka, Paulu katakuliti shitwatira shimu, “Rohu Mnanagala katakuliti nakaka na watati wenu palii kupitira Isaya mbuyi gwa Mlungu,
26 "upagatya janAnEtAn tvaM bhASasva vacastvidaM| karNaiH zrOSyatha yUyaM hi kintu yUyaM na bhOtsyatha| nEtrai rdrakSyatha yUyanjca jnjAtuM yUyaM na zakSyatha|
Pakalongiti, ‘Gugendi kwa wantu awa na gukawagambiri, kupikinira hampikiniri, kumbiti hapeni mwerewi, kulola hamloli, kumbiti hapeni mwoni.
27 tE mAnuSA yathA nEtraiH paripazyanti naiva hi| karNaiH ryathA na zRNvanti budhyantE na ca mAnasaiH| vyAvarttayatsu cittAni kAlE kutrApi tESu vai| mattastE manujAH svasthA yathA naiva bhavanti ca| tathA tESAM manuSyANAM santi sthUlA hi buddhayaH| badhirIbhUtakarNAzca jAtAzca mudritA dRzaH||
Toziya myoyu ya wantu awa iwera ikamala, na makutu gawu gadiwa womberi wawona ndiri. Pamonga womberi mewaloli kwa masu gawu na mewapikaniri kwa makutu gawu, mewavimani kwa myoyu yawu na mewang'alambukiri, na neni meniwaponiziyi.’”
28 ata IzvarAd yat paritrANaM tasya vArttA bhinnadEzIyAnAM samIpaM prESitA taEva tAM grahISyantIti yUyaM jAnIta|
“Su neni nfira mwenga muvimani kuwera ulopoziya wa Mlungu ujegwa kwa wantu yawawera ndiri Wayawudi na womberi hawapikiniri!”
29 EtAdRzyAM kathAyAM kathitAyAM satyAM yihUdinaH parasparaM bahuvicAraM kurvvantO gatavantaH|
Na yomberi pakatakuliti kala visoweru avi, Wayawudi wawuka pawawera na visoweru mumyoyu mwawu.
30 itthaM paulaH sampUrNaM vatsaradvayaM yAvad bhATakIyE vAsagRhE vasan yE lOkAstasya sannidhim Agacchanti tAn sarvvAnEva parigRhlan,
Kwa shipindi sha vinja viwili vyoseri Paulu kalikaliti kulaa pakaya pakapangiti mweni, kaweriti kankuwashemera woseri yawasokiti kumulamsiya.
31 nirvighnam atizayaniHkSObham IzvarIyarAjatvasya kathAM pracArayan prabhau yIzau khrISTE kathAH samupAdizat| iti||
Kwa ugangamala na pota na lyoga yomberi kaweriti kankuwubwera Ufalumi wa Mlungu na kufunda kuusu Mtuwa Yesu Kristu.

< prEritAH 28 >