Matendo 18
1 Baada ya mambo hayo, Paulo aliondoka Athene kwenda Korintho.
Paul then left Athens and went to Corinth
2 Huko akampata Myahudi aitwaye Akwila mtu wa kabila la Ponto, yeye na mke wake aitwaye Prisila walikuja kutoka huko Italia, kwa sababu Klaudia aliamuru Wayahudi wote waondoke Roma; Paulo akaja kwao;
where he met a Jew named Aquila. Aquila was originally from Pontus, and had just arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all Jews expelled from Rome. Paul went to see them,
3 Paulo akaishi na kufanya kazi nao kwani yeye anafanya kazi inayofanana na yao. Wao walikuwa ni watengeneza mahema.
and because they were in the same business of tent-making, he stayed with them.
4 Paulo akajadiliana nao katika sinagogi kila siku ya Sabato. Aliwashawishi Wayahudi pamoja na Wagiriki.
He debated in the synagogue every Sabbath, convincing both Jews and Greeks.
5 Lakini Sila na Timotheo walipokuja kutoka Makedonia, Paulo alisukumwa na Roho kuwashuhudia Wayahudi kuwa Yesu ndiye Kristo.
When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul felt he had to become more direct in what he said, and told the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
6 Wakati Wayahudi walipompinga na kumdhihaki, hivyo Paulo akakung'uta vazi lake mbele yao, na kuwaambia, “Damu yenu na iwe juu ya vichwa vyenu wenyewe; Mimi sina hatia. Kutoka sasa na kuendelea, nawaendea Mataifa”.
When they opposed him and cursed him, he shook out his clothes and told them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am innocent of any guilt, and from now on I will go to the foreigners.”
7 Hivyo akaondoka kutoka pale akaenda kwenye nyumba ya Tito Yusto, Mtu anayemwabudu Mungu. Nyumba yake iko karibu na sinagogi.
He left and went to stay with Titius Justus, who worshiped God and whose house was next door to the synagogue.
8 Krispo, kiongozi wa sinagogi pamoja na watu wa nyumbani mwake wakamwamini Bwana. Watu wengi wa Korintho waliomsikia Paulo akiongea waliamini na kubatizwa.
Crispus, leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. Many of the people of Corinth who heard the message became believers and were baptized.
9 Bwana akamwambia Paulo usiku kwa njia ya maono, “Usiogope, lakini ongea na usinyamaze.
The Lord told Paul in a vision at night: “Don't be afraid. Speak up, don't keep quiet—
10 Kwani Mimi niko pamoja nawe, na hakuna atakayejaribu kukudhuru, maana nina watu wengi katika mji huu”.
because I am with you, and no-one will attack you, for many people in this city are mine.”
11 Paulo akakaa huko kwa muda wa mwaka mmoja na miezi sita akifundisha neno la Mungu miongoni mwao.
Paul stayed there for eighteen months, teaching the people the word of God.
12 Lakini Galio alipofanywa mtawala wa Akaya, Wayahudi walisimama pamoja kinyume na Paulo na kumpeleka mbele ya kiti cha hukumu,
However, during the time when Gallio was the governor of Achaia, the Jews united in an attack against Paul and brought him before the court.
13 wakisema, “Mtu huyu huwashawishi watu wamwabudu Mungu kinyume cha sheria”.
“This man is persuading people to worship God illegally,” they declared.
14 Wakati Paulo alipokuwa akitaka kusema, Galio akawaambia Wayahudi, “Ninyi Wayahudi, kama ingelikuwa ni kosa au uhalifu, ingekuwa halali kuwashughulikia.
But just as Paul was about to defend himself, Gallio told the Jews, “If you Jews were bringing criminal charges or some serious legal offense, there would be a reason for me to listen to your case.
15 Lakini kwa sababu ni maswali, yanayohusu maneno na majina, na sheria zenu, basi hukumuni ninyi wenyewe. Mimi sitamani kuwa hakimu kwa habari ya mambo hayo.”
But since you're only arguing over words and names and your own law, then you deal with it yourselves. I won't rule on such matters.”
16 Galio akawaamuru waondoke mbele ya kiti cha hukumu,
Then Gallio had them ejected from the court.
17 Hivyo, wakamkamata Sosthene, kiongozi wa sinagogi, wakampiga mbele ya kiti cha hukumu. Lakini Galio hakujali walichokifanya.
Then the crowd turned on Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him right outside the court, but Gallio wasn't concerned about this at all.
18 Paulo, baada ya kukaa pale kwa muda mrefu, aliwaacha ndugu na kwenda kwa meli Siria pamoja na Prisila na Akwila. Kabla ya kuondoka bandarini, alinyoa nywele zake kwani alikuwa ameapa kuwa Mnadhiri.
Paul stayed on for a while. Then left the believers and sailed for Syria, taking Priscilla and Aquila along with him. He had his head shaved while in Cenchrae, because he had taken a vow.
19 Walipofika Efeso, Paulo alimwacha Prisila na Akwila pale, lakini yeye mwenyewe akaingia kwenye sinagogi na kujadiliana na Wayahudi.
They arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left the others behind. He went to the synagogue to reason with the Jews.
20 Walipomwambia Paulo akae nao kwa muda mrefu, yeye alikataa.
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
21 Lakini akaondoka kwao, akawaambia, “Nitarudi tena kwenu, ikiwa ni mapenzi ya Mungu”. Baada ya hapo, akaondoka kwa meli kutoka Efeso.
He said his goodbyes, and set sail from Ephesus, telling them, “I'll come back and see you if it's God's will.”
22 Paulo alipotua Kaisaria, alipanda kwenda kusalimia Kanisa la Yerusalemu, kisha akashuka chini kwa kanisa la Antiokia.
After landing at Caesarea he went to greet the church members, and then carried on to Antioch.
23 Baada ya kukaa kwa muda pale, Paulo aliondoka kupitia maeneo ya Galatia na Frigia na kuwatia moyo wanafunzi wote.
He spent some time there and then went from town to town through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, encouraging all the believers.
24 Myahudi mmoja aitwaye Apolo, aliyezaliwa huko Alexandria, alikuja Efeso. Alikuwa na ufasaha katika kuongea na hodari katika Maandiko.
In the meantime a Jew named Apollos, originally from Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was a gifted speaker who knew the Scriptures well.
25 Apollo alikuwa ameelekezwa katika mafundisho ya Bwana. Kwa jinsi alivyokuwa na bidii katika roho, aliongea na kufundisha kwa usahihi mambo yanayomuhusu Yesu, ila alijua tu ubatizo wa Yohana.
He had been taught the way of the Lord. He was spiritually passionate, and in his speaking and teaching he presented Jesus accurately, but he only knew about John's baptism.
26 Apolo akaanza kuzungumza kwa ujasiri katika hekalu. Lakini Prisila na Akwila walipomsikia, walifanya urafiki naye na wakamwelezea juu ya njia za Mungu kwa usahihi.
He started speaking openly in the synagogue. So when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to join them and explained the way of God to him more fully.
27 Alipotamani kuondoka kwenda Akaya, ndugu walimtia moyo na kuwaandikia barua wanafunzi walioko Akaya ili wapate kumpokea. Alipowasili, kwa neema aliwasaidia sana wale waliomini.
When he decided to go to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples there telling them to welcome him. When he arrived he was very helpful to those who through grace trusted God,
28 Kwa nguvu zake na maarifa, Apolo aliwazidi Wayahudi hadharani akionesha kupitia maandiko ya kuwa Yesu ndiye Kristo.
because he was able to strongly refute the Jews in public debate, demonstrating from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.
