Matendo 18
1 Baada ya hayo, Paulo aliondoka Athene, akaenda Korintho.
After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth.
2 Huko Korintho, alimkuta Myahudi mmoja aitwaye Akula, mzaliwa wa Ponto. Akula pamoja na mkewe aitwaye Priskila, walikuwa wamerudi kutoka Italia siku hizohizo kwa sababu Kaisari Klaudio alikuwa ameamuru Wayahudi wote waondoke Roma. Paulo alikwenda kuwaona,
He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,
3 na kwa vile wao walikuwa mafundi wa kushona mahema kama alivyokuwa yeye, Paulo alikaa nao akafanya kazi.
and because he practiced the same trade, he lived with them and worked, for by trade they were tent makers.
4 Kila Sabato alifanya majadiliano katika sunagogi akijaribu kuwavuta Wayahudi na Wagiriki.
He reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.
5 Baada ya Sila na Timotheo kuwasili kutoka Makedonia, Paulo alianza kutumia wakati wake wote kwa ajili ya kuhubiri, akawathibitishia Wayahudi kwamba Yesu ndiye Kristo.
But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.
6 Walipompinga na kuanza kumtukana, aliyakung'uta mavazi yake mbele yao akisema, “Mkipotea ni shauri lenu wenyewe; mimi sina lawama yoyote juu ya jambo hilo. Na tangu sasa nitawaendea watu na mataifa mengine.”
When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, "Your blood be on your own heads. I am clean. From now on, I will go to the non-Jewish people."
7 Basi, akatoka hapo akaenda kukaa nyumbani kwa mtu mmoja mcha Mungu aitwaye Tito Yusto. Nyumba yake Tito ilikuwa karibu na lile sunagogi.
He departed there, and went into the house of a certain man named Titius Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.
8 Lakini Krispo, mkuu wa sunagogi, alimwamini Bwana yeye pamoja na jamaa yake yote. Wakorintho wengi waliusikiliza ujumbe huo, wakaamini na kubatizwa.
Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.
9 Siku moja usiku, Bwana alimwambia Paulo katika maono: “Usiogope, endelea kuhubiri tu bila kufa moyo,
The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent;
10 maana mimi niko pamoja nawe. Hakuna mtu atakayejaribu kukudhuru maana hapa mjini pana watu wengi walio upande wangu.”
for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."
11 Basi, Paulo alikaa huko akifundisha neno la Mungu kati yao kwa muda wa mwaka mmoja na nusu.
He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 Lakini wakati Galio alipokuwa mkuu wa mkoa wa Akaya, Wayahudi walimvamia Paulo kwa pamoja na kumpeleka mahakamani.
But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
13 Wakasema, “Tunamshtaki mtu huyu kwa sababu ya kuwashawishi watu wamwabudu Mungu kwa namna inayopingana na Sheria.”
saying, "This one persuades people to worship God contrary to the law."
14 Kabla tu Paulo hajaanza kusema, Galio aliwaambia Wayahudi, “Sikilizeni enyi Wayahudi! Kama kweli jambo hili lingekuwa juu ya uhalifu au uovu ningekuwa tayari kuwasikilizeni.
But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;
15 Lakini kama ni shauri la ubishi kuhusu maneno na majina ya Sheria yenu, amueni ninyi wenyewe. Mimi sitaki kuwa hakimu wa mambo haya!”
but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I do not want to be a judge of these matters."
16 Basi, akawafukuza kutoka mahakamani.
He drove them from the judgment seat.
17 Nao wote wakamkamata Sosthene ambaye alikuwa kiongozi wa sunagogi, wakampiga palepale mbele ya mahakama. Lakini Galio hakujali kitendo hicho hata kidogo.
Then they all took hold of Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. But none of these things were of concern to Gallio.
18 Paulo alikaa bado na wale ndugu huko Korintho kwa siku nyingi. Kisha aliwaaga, akapanda meli kwenda Siria pamoja na Priskila na Akula. Huko Kenkrea, alinyoa nywele zake kwa sababu ya nadhiri aliyokuwa ameweka.
Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
19 Walifika Efeso na hapo Paulo aliwaacha Priskila na Akula, akaenda katika sunagogi, akajadiliana na Wayahudi.
They came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
20 Walimwomba akae nao muda mrefu zaidi, lakini hakupenda.
When they asked him to stay a longer time, he declined;
21 Bali alipokuwa anaondoka, alisema, “Mungu akipenda nitakuja kwenu tena.” Akaondoka Efeso kwa meli.
but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
22 Meli ilitia nanga Kaisarea, naye Paulo akaenda Yerusalemu kulisalimia lile kanisa, kisha akaenda Antiokia.
When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church, and went down to Antioch.
23 Alikaa huko muda mfupi, halafu akaendelea na safari kwa kupitia sehemu za Galatia na Frugia akiwatia moyo wafuasi wote.
Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, strengthening all the disciples.
24 Myahudi mmoja aitwaye Apolo, mzaliwa wa Aleksandria, alifika Efeso. Alikuwa mtu mwenye ufasaha wa kuongea na mwenye ujuzi mkubwa wa Maandiko Matakatifu.
Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.
25 Alikuwa amefundishwa juu ya hiyo njia ya Bwana, na akiwa motomoto, aliongea juu ya habari za Yesu. Akafundisha kwa usahihi ingawa alikuwa amepata ubatizo wa Yohane tu.
This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.
26 Priskila na Akula walipomsikia akiongea kwa uhodari ndani ya sunagogi, walimchukua kwao wakamfundisha hiyo Njia ya Mungu kwa usahihi zaidi.
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
27 Apolo alipoamua kwenda Akaya, wale ndugu walimtia moyo kwa kuwaandikia wafuasi kule Akaya wampokee. Alipofika huko, aliweza kwa msaada wa neema ya Mungu, kuwasaidia sana wale ndugu waliopata kuwa waumini;
When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;
28 kwa maana aliendelea kwa uhodari kuwashinda Wayahudi hadharani akithibitisha kwa Maandiko Matakatifu kuwa Yesu ni Kristo.
for he powerfully refuted the Jews, publicly showing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ.
