Imbombo 27
1 Ye valaghile kuuti tulondua ku ghenda mu malenga kuluta ku Italia, vakam'pelile u Paulo nava kungua avange kwa m'baha jumo ughwa kipugha kimo ikya va Roma juno itambulua Julio, ava kipugha ikya Agustani.
Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the imperial cohort.
2 Tukapandile imeli kuhuma ku Adramitamu, jino jikale jighenda mulubale mu pwani ija Asia. Pa uluo pe tukingila mu nyanja. Aristaka kuhuma Thesolanike ija ku Makedonia akaluta palikimo nusue.
So we embarked in a ship of Atramytium, being about to sail to points along the Asian coast, and we put to sea; Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.
3 Ikighono kino kikavingilile tukima mulikaja ilya Sidoni, pano u Julio aka m'bombile u Paulo nhu vuhugu kange aka n'tavwile kuluta ku vamanyani va mwene ku kwupila uvuhugu vu vanave.
The next day we landed at Sidon; Julius treated Paul kindly and permitted him to go to his friends and receive care.
4 Kuhuma pala tukaluta kunyanja tukaghendagha ku syuta ikiponge ikya Kipro kino kikale kisigha imepo, ulwakuuva imepo jikale jikutukong'ania.
Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 Ye tughendile mu malenga ghano ghalipipi ni Kilikia naku Pamfilia, tukisa ku Mira, mulikaja ilya Lisia.
And when we had sailed across the sea that is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
6 Pala u m'baha ughwa kipugha ikya va Roma, akajaghile i meli kuhuma ku Alexandria jino jighenda kuluta ku italia. Akatutosia Mu n'kate.
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7 Ye ighenda molamola mu fighono ifinga pe tukafikile nu lupumuko pipi na ku Kinidas, imepo najikatutavwile kange kuluta mu sila ijio, pe tukaghenda mulubale mukimughighi ikya ku Krete ye tusigha imepo, m'bading'ani naku Salmone.
When we had sailed slowly many days and scarcely arrived opposite Cnidus, the wind did not allow us to go forward, so we sailed for the lee of Crete by way of Salmone;
8 Tukaghenda mulubale kuvu talamu, m'paka tukalutile pakimenyule kino kitanmbulua Fari Haveni jino jilipipi nilikaja ilya Lasi.
sailing along it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9 Tukatolile un'siki n'kome nkyongo, nu n'siki ughwa n'kungua ughwa Kiyahudi ghukakilile kange, liino pelukale ulutalamu. Pa uluo u Paulo akatupavile,
Much time had been lost and sailing was already dangerous, because even the Fast had already taken place; Paul repeatedly warned them
10 na kuuti, “Vghosi, nivona lughendo luno tulonda pitola luva nuvunangifu kange nuvu luvumbulilo lwinga, nambe ku masigho ni meli, looli kange nuvukalo vwitu.”
saying, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is about to be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but even of our lives.”
11 Looli um'baha ughwa kipugha kya va Roma akam'pulikisia kyongo u Mutua ghwa mwene nunya meli, kukila amasio ghala ghano ghalyajovilue nu Paulo.
But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and ship owner rather than by what Paul said.
12 U lwakuva i bandari napalyale pahugu pikukala un'siki ughw ng'ala, avaghendesia meli vinga vakatuhigha tuvuke kuhuma pala, ulwakuuti fifino luvisaghe pikulifikila ilikaja lya Foinike, tukale pala un'siki ghwa ng'aala. I Foinike bandali ja ukuo ku Krete, kange jilola kunena na kuvuhumo na kumavemba kuvuhumo.
And since the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised sailing on, to see if they could get to Phoenix in order to winter, it being a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest.
13 I mepo ja kumavemba ye jitengwile kugugula lukeluke, ava ghendesia meli vasagha kuuti kila kino vakalondagha. Vakavusia ikimilo kya meli nakughenda mulubale mu Krete pipi na mu mwani.
So when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
14 Looli un'siki n'debe ye ghukilile imepo inyinga, jino jikatambuluagha kuvuhumo ku nena, jikatengula kutusukania kumwambo ku kiponge.
But not long after, a cyclonic wind blasted down from the land (it is called Euroclydon).
15 Un'siki ghuno imeli jilya kunilue na kukunua kukujitola imepo, tukiting'ana nu luveelo uluo, tukapindua na veene.
Well the ship was caught and could not head into the wind, so we gave up and were driven along.
16 Tukakimbila kukila ulubale luuo luno lukasighagha imepo ija kiponge kino kitambulua Kauda; na kupumuka kyongo tukakagula pikughupoka ikivoti.
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we barely managed to secure the skiff;
17 Pano vakati vajikwesile, valyakungule imeli nu lughoji. Valyoghuipe kuuti tunoghile piluta kuno lilikuo ilihanga linga ilya Syiti, apuo pe vakisia inanga kange vakaghendelagha mulubale.
when they had hoisted it aboard, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing that they might fall into the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven along.
18 Tulya gasivue kyongo nama vingu, apuo ikighono kino kilya vingilile avaghendesia meli vakatengula kutagha amasigho kuhuma mu meli.
We were being so violently battered by the storm that the next day they began to jettison things,
19 Ikighono ikya vutatu, avaghendesia meli vakatengula pihumia amalenga namavoko ghavanave.
and on the third we threw off the ship's tackle with our own hands.
20 Un'siki ghuno ili juva ni nondue nafilya tumulikile fighono finga ghalya jighe amavingu amavaha ghikutugasia, nuluhuvilo ulwakuuti ndeponu tupokua lulwavukile
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a major storm was still pounding us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 Vakaati vaghendile ulughendo lutali kisila kyakulia, apuo pe u Paulo akima pakate na kati pavaghendesia meli akaati, “Vaghosi, lunoghile mu mulikisie, kange natuvele tuvusisie inanga kuhuma ku Kret, neke pe tupate imumuko isita luvumbulilo.
Now after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said: “Well men, it would have been better to take my advice and not sail from Crete, only to ‘gain’ this damage and loss.
22 Lino pe nikuvanyasia, ulwakuva nakwekuva kusovia uvwumi vwinu, looli tusofisie ji meli.
But now I urge you to take heart, because there will be no loss of life among you, only of the ship.
23 Ulwakuva ikilo jino jikilile umunyamola gha Nguluve, juno ujuo u Nguluve une nilighwa mwene, kange ghwejuno nikufunya kwa mwene - umunyamola ghwa mwene avele imile mulubale mulyune
This night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood by me
24 na kuuti, “Nuloghopagha Paulo. Lukunoghile kukwima pavulongolo pa Kaisari, lolagha u Nguluve mu vuhugu vwa mwene akupelile ava vooni vano vighenda palikimo nuve.
and said: ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. Furthermore, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
25 Pa uluo, avaghosi, mugudaghe, ulwakuva mukumwitika u Nguluve, kuuti luva ndavule nivele nivulilue.
So take courage, men, because I believe in God that it will be just as it was told me.
26 Looli lutunoghile kupumuka mulwa ku tovua mu fimonga ifi ponge.”
Also, we must run aground on a certain island.”
27 Ye jifikile ikilo ija kijigho na fine, pano tuvele mulunjughanjugha ulwa kuno na kuno mu nyanja ija Adratik, ndavule ikilo n'kate n'diki, avaghendesia meli valyasaghile kuuti vaseghelile ku mwani.
Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven here and there in the Adriatic, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing some land.
28 Valyavombile amasio kulola uvutali uvwa malenga pasi vakasagha imita fijigho fitatu n'tanda, ye ghukilile un'siki n'debe vakapima kange vakasivona imita ifijigho fivili ni lekela lubale.
They took a sounding and found twenty fathoms; going on a little they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Valyoghwipe taasi kuuti tunogile kubumala muma nalavue, apuo pe vakisia inanga inne kuhuma pano palyavikilue pakuvika inanga pe vakifunya kuuti ilwakilavo hwene jise ng'aning'ani.
So fearing that we might be driven into a rocky area, they dropped four anchors from the stern and started praying for day to come.
30 Avaghendesia meli vava valyale vilonda pikujilekelesia i meli jila pe vakisisie mumalenga amavoli amadebe isa kuvapoka ku vwumi vwave, vakivika kuuti hwene vitagha inanga kuvulongolo kumavoti.
Now under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, the sailors lowered the skiff into the sea, intending to flee from the ship;
31 Looli u Paulo akam'bula jula un'sikali gha kipugha ikya vasikari ava kiroma nava sikar vala, “Namungapokue looli avaanhu ava vasighale mu meli”.
so Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32 Apuo ava sikari vala pe vakadumula ingoji sa livoti lila pe jikalekua jitolue na malenga.
Then the soldiers severed the ropes of the skiff and let it fall away.
33 Un'siki ghuno kulyale ku tema pa lwakilavo, u Paulo akavapelepesia vooni kuuti valie padebe. Akaati, “Umusyughu kighono kya kijigho na fine mughula kisila kulia, namulile kimonga.
While the day was coming on, Paul started urging them all to receive food, saying: “Today is the fourteenth day of waiting—you continue without eating, having taken nothing.
34 Pe nikuvavula mutole ikyakulia ikidebe, ulwakuva vwimila uvu avwa kukala kulyumue; nakwelile nambe ilinyele limo mumatue ghiinu lino lisova.
Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, because this is for our survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
35 Ye ajoovile aghuo akatola un'kate akamuhongesia u Nguluve pavulongolo pa maso muunhu ghweeni. pe akamenyula un'kate akatengula kulia.
Upon saying this he picked up some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all; then he broke it and began to eat.
36 Pa uluo vooni vakakangasivua inumbula na veene vakatola ikyakulia.
So they all were encouraged and took food themselves.
37 Tulyale avaanhu 276 mun'kate mu meli.
(In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.)
38 Yevalile fikwiline, vakajivombile imeli jive m'mepe ku tagha ingano mun'kate mu nyanja.
So when they had eaten enough, they started lightening the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 Ye mwisi, navakajitambuile iisi, looli pe vakalola iisi jino jingile mu malenga jino jilyale nilihanga linga vakapuling'ana ndavule vanoghile kughendesia imeli kuluta apuo.
When it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship, if possible.
40 Pa uluo vakalegesia inanga vakasileka mu nyanja. Mun'siki ghughuhuo vakasilegesia ingoji isa tanga pevakinula kuvulongolo kuluta ku mepo pe vakaluta mulihanga ilinga.
Casting off the anchors they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 Looli vakisa pala pano amakuja ghavili agha malenga ghitang'ana, ni meli jikaluta kulihanga. Napala pavulongolo pa meli jikima pala najikanoghile ku vuka, looli pavulongolo pa meli pakatengula kudenyeka ulwakuva amaviingu ghakale ni ngufu.
But they fell into a place where two seas met and ran the vessel aground; the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the violence of the waves.
42 Uvutavike vwa va sikari ghukale kuvabuda avakungua, ulwakuuti na kwale juno ikwoghela na kudyegha.
Now the plan of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
43 Looli un'sikari jula ughwa kipugha ikya va Roma alyalondile kukumwavula u Paulo, pe akamwimia uvutavike vuvanave, kange akavalaghila vala vano vanoghile kukwoghela, vajumbe kuhuma mu meli valute mu iisi.
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped them from doing it and ordered those who could swim to jump in first and go toward the land,
44 Pa uluo ava ghosi avange vivingilila, avange mufighave ifya mbavo nakange avange mufinu ifinge kuhuma mu meli. Musila iji jihumile kuuti vooni vafike vunofu ku iisi
followed by the rest, some on planks and some on things from the ship. And in this way they all escaped safely to the land.
