Ditiro 16
1 Paulo le Silase ba simolola pele ba ya kwa Derebe ba bo ba ya kwa Lusetera kwa ba neng ba kopana le Timotheo teng, modumedi yo mmaagwe e neng e le Mokeresete wa Mojuta, mme rraagwe e le Mogerika.
He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.
2 Timotheo o ne a kaiwa fa a le motho yo o siameng mo Lusetera le mo Ikonio,
The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
3 Jalo Paulo a mo kopa go tsamaya nabo mo loetong lwa bone. Ka ntlha ya Bajuta ba Kgaolo eo, o ne a rupisa Timotheo pele ga ba tsamaya, gonne mongwe le mongwe o ne a itse gore rraagwe e ne e le Mogerika. (Mme o ne a ise a ke a letlelele selo seo pele).
Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
4 Mme ba tsena motse le motse, ba itsise mogopolo o kaga Badichaba, jaaka go ne go laotse baaposetoloi le bagolwane kwa Jerusalema.
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
5 Mme phuthego ya gola letsatsi le letsatsi mo tumelong le mo palong.
So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
6 Mme morago ga moo ba ralala Feregia le Galatia, gonne Mowa O O Boitshepo o ne o ba boleletse gore ba seka ba tsena mo Asia.
When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
7 Mme erile ba tsamaya mo molelwaneng wa Misia ba leba kwa borwa kwa kgaolong ya Bithinia, mme gape Mowa wa ga Jesu wa gana.
When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit didn’t allow them.
8 Mme mo boemong jwa moo ba tswelela ba tsena mo kgaolong ya Misia go ya kwa motseng wa Toroase.
Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
9 Bosigo joo Paulo a bona ponatshegelo. Mo torong ya gagwe o ne a bona kwa Masedonia, Mogerika, a mo rapela a re, “Tla kwano o re thuse.”
A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
10 Jalo mo ga siamisa kgang. Mme ba re, re tlaa ya kwa Masedonia, gonne re lemoga gore Modimo o re roma go ya go rera Mafoko a a Molemo teng.
When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
11 Mme re ne ra palama mokoro kwa Toroase, ra tlhamalala ra kgabaganyetsa kwa Samatharase, mme letsatsi le le latelang ra ya Neapolise.
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
12 Mme la bofelo ra tsena mo Filipi, motse mogolo wa Ba-Roma fela mo teng ga molelwane wa Masedonia, ra nna teng malatsinyana.
and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
13 Ka letsatsi la Sabata, ra tsamaela kgakajana kwa ntle ga motse fa lotshitshing lwa noka kwa re neng re utlwaletse fa bangwe ba rakanela teng go rapela; mme re ne ra ruta basadi bangwe dikwalo ba ba neng ba tla.
On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
14 Mongwe wa bone e ne e le Lidia, mosadi wa morekisi go tswa kwa Thiatira, mmapatsi wa letsela le le bohibidu jo bo mokgona. E ne e ntse e le morapedi wa Modimo gale, mme ya re a re reeditse, Morena a bula pelo ya gagwe mme a amogela gotlhe mo Paulo o neng a go bua.
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
15 O ne a kolobediwa le botlhe ba ntlo ya gagwe a bo a re kopa go nna baeng ba gagwe. O ne a re, “Fa lo dumela gore ke a ikanyega mo Moreneng, tlang lo nne kwa tlung ya me.” Mme o ne a re kopa go fitlhela re dumela.
When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
16 Letsatsi le lengwe fa re ya kwa felong ga thapelo fa thoko ga noka, ra kopana le mosetsana mongwe yo o neng a na le mewa e e maswe yo o neng a bolela dilo tsa boitseanape, a direla beng ba gagwe madi a mantsi.
As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
17 O ne a re sala morago a goa a re, “Banna ba ke batlhanka ba Modimo mme ba tsile go lo bolelela gore dibe tsa lona di ka itshwarelwa jang.”
Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
18 Mme mo go ne ga tswelela ka malatsi a le mantsi go fitlhela Paulo, ka go tshwenyega thata, a bo a tla a bua le mowa o o maswe o o mo go ene a re, “Ke a go laola ka leina la ga Jesu Keresete go tswa mo go ene,” ka bonakonyana wa mo tlogela.
She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
19 Mme ditsholofetso tsa beng ba gagwe tsa khumo tsa fela; ba tshwara Paulo le Silase ba ba gogela fa pele ga baatlhodi kwa borekisetsong.
But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
20 Mme ba ne ba re, “Bajuta ba, ba senya motse wa rona, ba ruta batho go dira dilo tse di kgatlhanong le melao ya Se-Roma.”
When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
22 Mme ka bonako batho ba nna kgatlhanong le Paulo le Silase, mme baatlhodi ba laola gore ba apolwe diaparo ba kgwathisiwe.
The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 Ba ne ba itewa thata mo mekwatleng mme morago ba tsenngwa mo kgolegelong. Motlhokomedi wa kgolegelo o ne a solofediwa loso fa a ka ba lesa,
When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
24 mme jalo ga a ka a tshameka fa a sena go laiwa, o ne a ba tsenya mo ntlwaneng e e kwa teng mme a bofelela maoto a bone mo disaneng.
Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
25 Ka nako ya bosigogare, fa Paulo le Silase ba ntse ba rapela ba bile ba opelela Morena difela, magolegwa a mangwe a ne a reeditse,
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
26 ka tshoganetso ga nna thoromo e kgolo ya lefatshe; kgolegelo ya tshikinyega go ya go fitlha kwa motheong, ditswalo tsotlhe tsa kgolegelo tsa bulega, mme dikeetane tsotlhe tse di neng di bofile magolegwa tsa bofologa.
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
27 Mme erile fa motlhokomedi wa kgolegelo a tsoga a bona dikgoro tsa kgolegelo di bulegile, a gopola gore magolegwa a siile, mme a ntsha chaka ya gagwe a re o a ipolaya.
The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
28 Mme Paulo a goa a re, “Se ipolaye re teng rotlhe!”
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Don’t harm yourself, for we are all here!”
29 Ka go tshoga thata, motlhokomedi wa magolegwa a laola gore dipone di tle mme a tabogela kwa ntlwaneng e e kwa teng a feta a wela fa pele ga ga Paulo le Silase.
He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
30 O ne a ba ntshetsa kwa ntle mme a ba kopa a re, “Barena, ke ka dirang gore ke bolokwe?”
brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
31 Ba mohetola ba re, dumela mo go Morena Jesu mme o tlaa bolokwa, wena le bantlo ya gago.
They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
32 Mme ba ne ba mmolelela le botlhe ba ntlo ya gagwe mafoko a a molemo a a tswang kwa Moreneng.
They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
33 Ka yone nako eo a ba tlhatswa dintho mme ene le ba lwapa lwa gagwe ba kolobediwa.
He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
34 Mme a ba isa kwa tlung ya gagwe a ba fa dijo. Ene le bantlo ya gagwe ba ne ba ipela thata ka gonne botlhe jaanong e ne e le badumedi!
He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
35 Moso o o latelang baatlhodi ba romela mapodisi go bolelela motlhokomedi wa kgolegelo jaana, “Tlogela banna bao ba tsamaye!”
But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 Mme motlhokomedi o ne a bolelela Paulo gore ba golotswe.
The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
37 Mme Paulo a fetola a re, “Nnyaa, ga ba ka ke! Ba re iteile fa pele ga batho kwa ntle ga go sekisiwa, ba bo ba re tsenya mo kgolegelong le gone re baagi ba Roma! Jaanong ba batla gore re tsamaye ka sephiri? Ga go nne jalo! A go tle bone ba tle go re golola!”
But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
38 Mme barongwa ba mapodisi ba ya go bolelela baatlhodi ba ba neng ba boifa thata fa ba utlwa gore Paulo le Silase ke Ba-Roma.
The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
39 Mme jalo ba tla fa kgolegelong ba ba kopa gore ba tsamaye, ba ba ntshetsa kwa ntle ba kopa gore ba tswe mo motseng.
and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
40 Mme Paulo le Silase ba boela kwa tlung ya ga Lidia kwa ba neng ba kopana le badumedi mme ba ba rerela gape pele ga ba tswa mo motseng.
They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
