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 handed over Paul and a few other prisoners into the custody of Julius, a Captain of the Augustan battalion;
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.
and going on board a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, the Macedonian, from Thessalonica, forming one of our party.
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 put in at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul with thoughtful kindness and allowed him to visit his friends and profit by their generous care.
4 Kuhuma pala tukaluta kunyanja tukaghendagha ku syuta ikiponge ikya Kipro kino kikale kisigha imepo, ulwakuuva imepo jikale jikutukong'ania.
Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
5 Ye tughendile mu malenga ghano ghalipipi ni Kilikia naku Pamfilia, tukisa ku Mira, mulikaja ilya Lisia.
and, sailing the whole length of the sea that lies off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached 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 Julius found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
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.
It took several days of slow sailing for us to come with difficulty off Cnidus; from which point, as the wind did not allow us to get on in the direct course, we ran under the lee of Crete by Salmone.
8 Tukaghenda mulubale kuvu talamu, m'paka tukalutile pakimenyule kino kitanmbulua Fari Haveni jino jilipipi nilikaja ilya Lasi.
Then, coasting along with difficulty, we reached a 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,
Our voyage thus far had occupied a considerable time, and the navigation being now unsafe and the Fast also already over, Paul 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.”
"Sirs," he said, "I perceive that before long the voyage will be attended with danger and heavy loss, not only to the cargo and the ship but to our own lives also."
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 Julius let himself be persuaded by the pilot and by the owner rather than by Paul's arguments;
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 as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there.
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.
And a light breeze from the south sprang up, so that they supposed they were now sure of their purpose. So weighing anchor they ran along the coast of Crete, hugging the shore.
14 Looli un'siki n'debe ye ghukilile imepo inyinga, jino jikatambuluagha kuvuhumo ku nena, jikatengula kutusukania kumwambo ku kiponge.
But it was not long before a furious north-east wind, coming down from the mountains, burst upon us and carried the ship out of her course.
15 Un'siki ghuno imeli jilya kunilue na kukunua kukujitola imepo, tukiting'ana nu luveelo uluo, tukapindua na veene.
She was unable to make headway against the gale; so we gave up and let her drive.
16 Tukakimbila kukila ulubale luuo luno lukasighagha imepo ija kiponge kino kitambulua Kauda; na kupumuka kyongo tukakagula pikughupoka ikivoti.
Then we ran under the lee of a little island called Cauda, where we managed with great difficulty to secure the boat;
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.
and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to.
18 Tulya gasivue kyongo nama vingu, apuo ikighono kino kilya vingilile avaghendesia meli vakatengula kutagha amasigho kuhuma mu meli.
But, as the storm was still violent, the next day they began to lighten the ship;
19 Ikighono ikya vutatu, avaghendesia meli vakatengula pihumia amalenga namavoko ghavanave.
and, on the third day, with their own hands they threw the ship's spare gear overboard.
20 Un'siki ghuno ili juva ni nondue nafilya tumulikile fighono finga ghalya jighe amavingu amavaha ghikutugasia, nuluhuvilo ulwakuuti ndeponu tupokua lulwavukile
Then, when for several days neither sun nor stars were seen and the terrific gale still harassed us, the last ray of hope was now vanishing.
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.
When for a long time they had taken but little food, Paul, standing up among them, said, "Sirs, you ought to have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would then have escaped this suffering and loss.
22 Lino pe nikuvanyasia, ulwakuva nakwekuva kusovia uvwumi vwinu, looli tusofisie ji meli.
But now take courage, for there will be no destruction of life among you, but of the ship only.
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
For there stood by my side, last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom also I worship,
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 he said, "'Dismiss all fear, Paul, for you must stand before Caesar; and God has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'
25 Pa uluo, avaghosi, mugudaghe, ulwakuva mukumwitika u Nguluve, kuuti luva ndavule nivele nivulilue.
"Therefore, Sirs, take courage; for I believe God, and am convinced that things will happen exactly as I have been told.
26 Looli lutunoghile kupumuka mulwa ku tovua mu fimonga ifi ponge.”
But we are to be stranded 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.
It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Sea of Adria, when, about midnight, the sailors suspected that land was close at hand.
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.
So they hove the lead and found twenty fathoms of water; and after a short time they hove 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.
Then for fear of possibly running on rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern and waited impatiently for daylight.
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.
The sailors, however, wanted to make their escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow.
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”.
But Paul, addressing Julius and the soldiers, said, "Your lives will be sacrificed, unless these men remain on board."
32 Apuo ava sikari vala pe vakadumula ingoji sa livoti lila pe jikalekua jitolue na malenga.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let her fall off.
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.
And continually, up till daybreak, Paul kept urging all on board to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been anxiously waiting for the storm to cease, and have fasted, eating little or nothing.
34 Pe nikuvavula mutole ikyakulia ikidebe, ulwakuva vwimila uvu avwa kukala kulyumue; nakwelile nambe ilinyele limo mumatue ghiinu lino lisova.
I therefore strongly advise you to take some food. This is essential for your safety. For not a hair will perish from the head of any one of you."
35 Ye ajoovile aghuo akatola un'kate akamuhongesia u Nguluve pavulongolo pa maso muunhu ghweeni. pe akamenyula un'kate akatengula kulia.
Having said this he took some bread, and, after giving thanks to God for it before them all, he broke it in pieces and began to eat it.
36 Pa uluo vooni vakakangasivua inumbula na veene vakatola ikyakulia.
This raised the spirits of all, and they too took food.
37 Tulyale avaanhu 276 mun'kate mu meli.
There were 276 of us, crew and passengers, all told.
38 Yevalile fikwiline, vakajivombile imeli jive m'mepe ku tagha ingano mun'kate mu nyanja.
After eating a hearty meal they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
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 daylight came, they tried in vain to recognise the coast. But an inlet with a sandy beach attracted their attention, and now their object was, if possible, to run the ship aground in this inlet.
40 Pa uluo vakalegesia inanga vakasileka mu nyanja. Mun'siki ghughuhuo vakasilegesia ingoji isa tanga pevakinula kuvulongolo kuluta ku mepo pe vakaluta mulihanga ilinga.
So they cut away the anchors and left them in the sea, unloosing at the same time the bands which secured the paddle-rudders. Then, 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 coming to a place where two seas met, they stranded the ship, and her bow sticking fast remained immovable, while the stern began to go to pieces under the heavy hammering of the sea.
42 Uvutavike vwa va sikari ghukale kuvabuda avakungua, ulwakuuti na kwale juno ikwoghela na kudyegha.
Now the soldiers recommended that the prisoners should be killed, for fear some one of them might swim ashore and effect his 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 their Captain, bent on securing Paul's safety, kept them from their purpose and gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to 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
and that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. In this way they all got safely to land.
