Ditiro 27
1 Mme lwa bofelo dithulaganyo tsa dirwa go re re simolole mosepele wa rona wa go ya kwa Roma ka sekepe; jalo Paulo le magolegwa a mangwe a mantsi ba bewa mo tlhokomelong ya mogolwane yo o neng a bidiwa Julio, leloko la mophato wa badisa.
When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
2 Mme re ne ra tsamaya ka sekepe se se neng se ya kwa Gerika, se se neng se rulaganyeditswe go ema gantsinyana mo mafelong a sekae mo lotshitshing lwa lewatle la Asia. Ke tshwanetse go bolela gore Arisetareka wa Mogerika yo o neng a tswa kwa Thesalonika o ne a na le rona.
Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.
3 Tsatsi le le latelang erile re ema kwa Sidona, Julio o ne a siame thata mo go Paulo mme a mo letla gore a fologe mo sekepeng a etele ditsala tsa gagwe gore di mo amogele ka boitumelo.
The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
4 Mme erile go tloga foo, ra kgorelediwa ke diphefo tse di neng tsa dira gore go nne thata go tlhamalatsa sekepe, jalo ra leba kwa bokone jwa Kupero fa gare ga setlhake le lefatshe,
Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 mme ra feta go bapa le kgaolo ya Kilikia le Pamfilia, ra ema kwa Mira, mo kgaolong ya Lukia.
When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 Mme foo molaodi wa rona a bona sekepe sa Egepeto se se tswang kwa Alekesanderia, se ya Itale, mme sa re tsaya.
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
7 Re ne ra tsamaya mo dikgoberegong malatsi a le mantsi, mme la bofelo ra atamela Kinido; mme diphefo di ne di setse di gaketse, jalo ra tabogela kwa Kereta, ra feta mo boemelong dikepe jwa Salamone. Mme erile re ntse re lebaganye le phefo ka bothata jo bogolo re tsamaya re iketlile mo lotshitshing lwa borwa, ra goroga mo felong fa go bidiwang Dinwane Dintle gaufi le motse wa Lusia.
When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
9 Mme ra nna malatsi a le mantsi koo. Ka nako eo phefo e ne ya nna maswe mo e leng gore re ne re sa kgone go tsamaya mosepele o moleele, gonne ngwaga e ne e tsamaela go fela, mme Paulo a bua le balaodi ba sekepe ka gone.
When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them
10 A re, “Borra, ke dumela gore go tlaa nna mathata kwa pele fa re ka tswelela, gongwe sekepe sa rona se ka nna sa senyega, kgotsa ra latlhegelwa ke morwalo wa rona, ra gobala kgotsa ra a swa.”
and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
11 Mme le fa gontse jalo batlhokomedi ba magolegwa ba ne ba reetsa molaodi wa sekepe le mong wa sone go na le Paulo.
But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 Mme ka gore Dinwane Dintle e ne e le boemelo jo bo mo pepeneneng, lefelo le le sa siamelang go nna mo go lone mariga, bontsi jwa batho ba ba dirang mo sekepeng ba re gakolola gore go ka nna jang fa re leka go tlhatlogela kwa Finekisa go fetsa mariga teng; Finekisa e ne e le boemelo jwa dikepe jo bo siameng bo lebile kwa bokone-bophirima le kwa borwa-bophirima.
Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
13 Mme ka yone nako eo ga simologa phefo e e fokang ka bonya e tswa borwa, mme go ne go lebega e le letsatsi le le siametseng loeto, jalo ba tsamaya ba ikamile lotshitshi lwa lewatle.
When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
14 Mme ka bofefo morago ga moo, ga nna le phetogo mo loaping, ga tsoga ledimo la phefo e e nonofileng thata (e ba e bitsang ya Bokone-botlhaba) la kapa sekepe la se phailela kwa teng ga lewatle. La ntlha ba ne ba leka go se lebisa kwa lotshitshing mme ba se ka ba kgona, jalo ba ineela gore phefo e kgweeletse sekepe kwa e yang teng.
But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
16 Mme la bofelo ra goroga fa setlhakenyaneng se se neng se bidiwa Jauda, kwa e rileng ka bothata ra tlolela mo mokorong wa namolo o o neng o tswa kwa morago,
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
17 mme ra fapa sekepe kwa tlase. Badiri mo sekepeng ba ne ba tshaba go phepheulelwa ke phefo kwa go totomelang kwa lotshitshing lwa Afrika. Ba folosa disaile tsa sekepe ba ntse ba phepheulwa ke phefo.
After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
18 Erile letsatsi le le latelang fa lewatle le kokomoga, badiri mo sekepeng ba simolola go latlhela merwalo mo lewatleng.
As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
19 Mme letsatsi le le latelang ba latlhela dilwana tsa bone le sengwe le sengwe se se neng se le gaufi nabo.
On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
20 Dikhuduego tsa lewatle tsa nna dikgolo ka malatsi a le mantsi go fitlhelela la bofelo go sena tsholofelo epe.
When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 Mme ka lobaka lo lo leele go ne go sena ope yo o kileng a ja, mme la bofelo Paulo o ne a bitsa badiredi ba sekepe botlhe a re, “Banna, lo ka bo lo ne lwa ntheetsa lantlha mme ra seka ra tloga mo Dinwane Dintle, lo ka bo lo falotse dikgobalo tse le tatlhegelo!
When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.
22 Mme le fa go ntse jalo nametsegang! Ga go ope wa rona yo o tlaa latlhegelwang ke botshelo, ntswa sekepe sone se tlaa nwela.
Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 “Gonne bosigo jo bo fetileng moengele wa Modimo yo ke leng wa gagwe le yo ke mo direlang o ne a ema fa thoko ga me,
For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
24 a re, ‘Se boife, Paulo, gonne ka boammaaruri o tlaa sekisiwa ke Kaesara! Mo gongwe gape ke eng, Modimo o arabile kopo ya gago mme o tlaa boloka matshelo a botlhe ba ba mo loetong le wena.’
saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
25 Mme jaanong nametsegang! Gonne ke dumela Modimo! Go tlaa nna fela jaaka o buile!
Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
26 Mme le fa go ntse jalo sekepe sa rona se tlaa senyegela fa setlhakeng.”
But we must run aground on a certain island.”
27 Mme erile e ka nna nako ya bosigo-gare mo bosigong jwa bo lesome le bone jwa khuduego ya lewatle, fa re ntse re phepheulelwa kwa pele le kwa morago mo lewatleng la Aderia, batsamaisi ba sekepe ba belaela gore lefatshe le gaufi.
But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
28 Ba ne ba lekeletsa boteng jwa metse mme ba bona e le boteng jwa dikgato di le lekgolo le masome a mabedi. Morago ga sebakanyana ba lekeletsa gape, mme ba bona e le dikgato di le masome a roba bongwe.
They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Mme ka selekanyo se ba itse gore ba gaufi le go phepheulelwa kwa lotshitshing, mme ka ba tshaba mafika a a gaufi le lotshitshi, ba digela diitsetsepelo di le nne ka kwa morago ga sekepe mme ba rapela gore go nne lesedi.
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
30 Mme batsamaisi ba bangwe ba loga leano la go tlogela sekepe, mme ba fologa mokoro wa phalotsho jaaka o ka re ba ya go tlhoma diitsetsepelo kwa pele.
As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
31 Mme Paulo a raya masole le molaodi a re, “Lo tlaa swa lotlhe fa lo ka seka lwa nna mo sekepeng.”
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
32 Mme masole a kgaola megala a tlogela mokoro wa wa.
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
33 Erile masa a sa, Paulo a kopa mongwe le mongwe gore a je, a re, “Ga lo ise lo ke lo ame dijo mo dibekeng tse pedi tse di fetileng!
While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Tsweeng-tsweeng jang sengwe gore lo thusege! Gonne le fa ele thiri ya ditlhogo tsa lona ga e na go nyelela!”
Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
35 Mme a tsaya senkgwenyana se se omisitsweng a leboga Modimo fa pele ga bone botlhe, mme a ja.
When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.
36 Ka bofefo mongwe le mongwe a ikutlwa sentle mme ba simolola go ja,
Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
37 rotlhe re ne re le makgolo a mabedi le masome a supa le borataro, gonne eo ke yone palo e e neng e le mo sekepeng.
In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
38 Erile re sena go ja, badiri ba sekepe ba fokotsa morwalo ka go latlhela mabele mo lewatleng.
When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 Mme erile bosa bo sele, ba seka ba tlhaloganya lefatshe gore ke lefe, mme ba bona senwane se se lobota lo papametseng mme ba akanya gore a ba ka tsena fa gare ga mantswe ba phepheulelwa ke phefo kwa lotshitshing.
When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
40 Mme la bofelo ba ikaelela go leka jalo. Ba kgaola diitsetsepelo ba di tlogela mo lewatleng, ba folosa dikgong tse di sokololang sekepe ba pega disaile ba leba kwa lotshitshing.
Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 Mme sekepe sa thula totoma ya motlhaba sa totomela. Mpa ya sone ya tsena mo mmung, mme marago a sone a thujwa ke makhubu a metsi.
But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
42 Mme masole a buisanya le molaodi wa bone gore ba bolaye magolegwa e se re kgotsa ope wa bone a shapela kwa lotshitshing a falola.
The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
43 Mme Julio ka a ne a batla go boloka Paulo, a ganana le mogopolo oo. Mme a laola gore botlhe ba ba ka kgonang go shapa ba fologe ba shapele kwa ntle,
But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
44 mme ba ba sa kgoneng go shapa ba leke ka dipolanka le dikgong tse di robegileng mo sekepeng. Mme mongwe le mongwe a kgona go falolela kwa lotshitshing.
and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.
