Ditiro 21
1 Mme erile re sena go kgaogana le ba golwane ba Efeso, ra tlhamalalela kwa Kosa, letsatsi le le latelang ra goroga mo Rodesa ra ba ra tswelela ra ya Patara.
After we parted from them and set sail, we followed a straight course and came to Cos. The next day we reached Rhodes, and from there we went to Patara.
2 Mme foo ra tshwara sekepe se se yang kwa Siria mo kgaolong ya Finikia.
When we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went on board and set sail.
3 Re ne ra bona setlhake sa Kopero, mme ra se feta ka fa molemeng ra ema mo Ture, kwa Siria, kwa sekepe se neng sa ololelwa teng.
After coming in sight of Cyprus, we passed it on the left, sailed to Syria, and arrived at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.
4 Mme re ne ra fologa mo sekepeng, ra bona badumedi, mme ra nna le bone selekanyo sa beke. Barutwa ba ba ne ba tlhagisa Paulo, Mowa O O Boitshepo o porofesa ka bone gore a seka a ya Jerusalema.
Then we found some disciples and stayed there for seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem,
5 Mme erile bofelo ja beke fa re boela kwa mokorong, phuthego yotlhe mmogo le basadi le bana ba ya le rona kwa lotshitshing kwa re neng ra rapela ra bo ra ba sadisa sentle.
but when our days there came to an end, we left and went on our way. All the disciples accompanied us, along with their wives and children, until we were outside of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach and prayed.
6 Mme rona ra palama sekepe bone ba boela gae.
After saying goodbye to one another, we got on board the ship, and they returned to their homes.
7 Mme kwa re neng ra ema teng gape go tloga kwa Ture ke kwa Potolomaia kwa re neng ra dumedisa badumedi teng mme ra tlhola nabo le-tsatsi le le lengwe fela.
When we completed the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. After greeting the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.
8 Hong ra tswelela ra ya Kaesarea ra nna kwa lwapeng lwa ga Filipo wa Moefangele, mongwe wa batiakone ba ntlha ba ba supa.
The next day Paul and his companions left and went to Caesarea. We entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
9 O ne a na le bana ba basetsana ba le bane ba ba sa nyalwang ba ba neng ba na le mpho ya go porofesa.
(He had four virgin daughters who prophesied.)
10 Mme erile re santse re ntse malatsinyana, monna mongwe yo o neng a bidiwa Agabo, yo le ene o neng a na le mpho ya go porofesa, o ne a goroga a tswa Judea,
After we had been there for several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.
11 mme a re etela. O ne a tsaya moitlamo wa ga Paulo, a ipofa maoto le mabogo ka one mme a re, “Mowa O O Boitshepo ware, mme fela jalo mong wa moitlamo o, o tlaa bofiwa ke Bajuta kwa Jerusalema a bo a isiwa Roma!”
He came to us and took Paul's belt, and binding his own feet and hands, he said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘In this way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”
12 Mme erile re utlwa mo, rona rotlhe badumedi ba mo gae le bapati ba gagwe ba o tsamayang nabo, ra kopa Paulo gore a seka a ya Jerusalema.
When we heard this, we and the local residents urged Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
13 Mme ene a re, “Lo lelelang? Lo mphatlola pelo! Gonne ke ipaakanyeditse gore ke se ka ka tshwarwa fela kwa Jerusalema, mme le gore ke swe ka ntlha ya Morena Jesu.”
But Paul responded, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned, but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
14 Mme erile fa re bona gore ga a ka ke a rapelesega, ra itlhoboga mme ra re, “A go rata ga Morena go diragadiwe.”
Since he would not be persuaded, we said, “The Lord's will be done,” and then we kept silent.
15 Mme ya re morago ga moo ra phutha dilwana tsa rona ra ya kwa Jerusalema.
After those days we packed up our belongings and went up to Jerusalem.
16 Barutwa bangwe kwa Kaesarea ba tsamaya le rona, mme fa re goroga re ne re le baeng kwa lwapeng lwa ga Monasone; mongwe wa badumedi ba pele, yo o tlholegileng a tswa Kupero
Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to a Cypriot man named Mnason, an early disciple, with whom we were to stay.
17 mme le badumedi botlhe kwa Jerusalema ba re amogela ka boitumelo.
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers warmly welcomed us.
18 Letsatsi la bobedi Paulo o ne a re tsaya go ya go kopana le Jakobe le bagolwane ba phuthego ya Jerusalema.
The following day Paul went in with us to James, and all the elders were present.
19 Mme morago ga re dumedisana, Paulo a bolela gape dilo tse dintsi tse Modimo o di diretseng Badichaba ka tirelo ya gagwe.
After greeting them, he reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
20 Ba ne ba galaletsa Modimo mme ba re, “O a itse, mokaulengwe yo o rategang, gore go dumetse Bajuta ba le dikete tse kae. Mme ba gatelela thata gore Bajuta ba badumedi ba tshwanetse go sala ngwao ya bone morago.
When they heard this, they began glorifying the Lord. Then they said to him, “Yoʋ see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have become believers, and they are all zealous for the law.
21 Bakeresete ba rona ba Sejuta mono Jerusalema ba setse ba boleletswe gore lo kgatlhanong le melao ya ga Moshe, le ngwao ya rona ya Sejuta, le gore lo itsa bana ba bone go rupa.
They have been informed that yoʋ teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs.
22 Mme jaanong go ka dirwang? Gonne ba tlaa utlwa gore lo tsile.
What then is to be done? The assembly will surely meet, for they will hear that yoʋ have come.
23 “Rona re akanya jaana: Re na le banna ba le bane fano ba ba ipaakanyeditseng go ipeola le go ikana.
So yoʋ must do what we tell yoʋ. There are four men who are under a vow.
24 Tsamayang le bone kwa Tempeleng le lona lo fete lo ipeole, mme lo ba duelele go ipeola. Mme mongwe le mongwe o tlaa itse gore lo dumalana le Bakeresete ba Sehebera le gore le lona lo obamela melao ya Sejuta mme lo akanya jaaka rona mo dilong tse.
Take these men and purify yoʋrself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to what they have been told about yoʋ, but that yoʋ yoʋrself also walk in an orderly manner, keeping the law.
25 Mme mo Bakereseteng ba Badichaba ga re ba laolele gore ba sale dingwao tse tsa Sejuta morago gotlhelele, fa e se tse re di ba kwaletseng kaga gore ba seka ba a ja dijo tse di tlhabetsweng medimo ya disetwa, ba seka ba a ja nama e e sa tshololwang madi ya diphologolo tse di kgamilweng, le gore ba seka ba dira boaka.”
But as for the Gentiles who have become believers, we have written a letter with our judgment that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from what has been sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what has been strangled, and from fornication.”
26 Mme jalo Paulo o ne a dumalana le kopo ya bone mme letsatsi le le latelang a tsamaya le banna a ya kwa Tempeleng, a dira gore maikano a gagwe a itsege ka go ntsha setlhabelo morago ga malatsi a supa le ba bangwe. Malatsi a supa a ne a tloga a fela fa Bajuta bangwe ba ba tswang Asia ba mmona mo Tempeleng mme ba tsosa mokubukubu mo bathong kgatlhanong nae. Ba ne ba mo tshwara,
Then Paul took the men, and on the next day he purified himself with them and went to the temple, giving notice of when the days of their purification would be completed and the offering would be presented for each of them.
When the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia saw Paul in the temple courts and began stirring up the entire crowd. They seized him,
28 ba goa ba re, “Banna ba Iseraele! Thusang! Monna yo ke ene yo o rerang kgatlhanong le batho ba rona a ba raya a re ba tlole melao ya Sejuta. Ebile o bua kgatlhanong le Tempele ebile a e leswafatsa ka go tsenya Badichaba mo teng.”
crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. Furthermore, he has even brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
29 (Gonne mo motseng letsatsi leo, ba ne ba mmonye a na le Terofimo wa Modichaba yo o tlholegileng kwa Efeso, mme ba gopola gore o tsentswe ke Paulo mo Tempeleng.)
(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with Paul, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the inner courts of the temple.)
30 Baagi ba motse otlhe ba ne ba shakgadiwa thata ke melato e a e pegwang mme ga tsoga mokubukubu o mogolo. Paulo o ne a gogelwa kwa ntle ga Tempele, mme ga tswalwa mabati ka bonako a sena go tsena.
Then the entire city was in an uproar, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and the gates were immediately shut.
31 Erile fa ba ntse ba leka go mmolaya, lentswe la tla mo molaoding wa mophato wa masole a Roma gore motse otlhe wa Jerusalema o feretlhegile.
But as they were trying to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 Mme a akofa a laola masole a gagwe le baeteledipele gore ba tsene fa gare ga boidiidi. Erile fa baferetlhi ba bona mephato e tla, ba khutlisa go betsa Paulo.
At once he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. When the mob saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 Mme molaodi wa mephato a tshwara Paulo mme a laola gore a bofiwe gabedi ka dikeetane. Mme a botsa boidiidi jwa batho gore ke mang le gore o dirileng.
Then the commander came up, took him into custody, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. He then asked who he was and what he had done.
34 Bangwe ba ne ba bua se, ba bangwe le bone ba bua se sele. Mme erile fa a sa tlhaloganye se ba mo pegang molato ka sone, a laola gore Paulo a isiwe kwa kagong ya ditlhabano.
But some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some were shouting another, and since the commander could not find out any reliable information because of the uproar, he ordered Paul to be taken away to the barracks.
35 Mme erile fa ba fitlha fa mapalamong ga nna pheretlhego e kgolo thata mo e leng gore masole a ne a tsholetsa Paulo a mmaya mo magetleng a bone go mmabalela,
When Paul reached the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.
36 mme boidiidi jwa batho jwa salela kwa morago bo goa bo re, “A a bolawe! A a bolawe!”
For the mob of people was following behind, crying out, “Away with him.”
37 Mme erile fa Paulo a tloga a tsenngwa mo teng a raya molaodi a re, “A nka bua nao?” Molaodi a botsa ka kgakgamalo a re, “A o itse Segerika? A ga o Moegepeto yo o neng a eteletse pele ditsuulodi dingwaganyana tse di fetileng a bo a tsaya maloko a babolai a le dikete tse nne a ya nabo kwa sekakeng?”
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, “Do I have permission to speak to yoʋ?” The commander said, “Yoʋ know how to speak Greek?
Then yoʋ are not the Egyptian who before these days incited a revolt and led four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?”
39 Paulo o ne a fetola a re, “Nnyaa, Nna ke Mojuta kwa Tareso mo Kilikia, motse o o seng mmotlana. Ke kopa tetlelelo go bua le batho ba.”
Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Now I beg yoʋ, let me speak to the people.”
40 Mme molaodi o ne a dumela, jalo Paulo a ema mo mapalamong mme a gwetlha batho ka seatla gore ba didimale; ka bofefo ga nna tidimalo mo bathong, mme a bua le bone ka Sehebera a re:
When the commander gave him permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in the Hebrew language,
