Matendo 28
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Tulipokwisha fika salama kwenye nchi kavu, tuligundua kwamba kile kisiwa kinaitwa Malta.
1Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
2Wenyeji wa hapo walikuwa wema sana kwetu. Mvua ilikuwa inaanza kunyesha na kulikuwa na baridi, hivyo waliwasha moto, wakatukaribisha.
2The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
3Paulo aliokota mzigo mdogo wa kuni akawa anazitia motoni. Hapo, kwa sababu ya lile joto la moto, nyoka akatoka katika kuni akamnasa Paulo mkononi na kujishikilia hapo.
3Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.
4Wenyeji wa pale walipokiona kile kiumbe kinaning'inia kwenye mkono wake waliambiana, “Bila shaka mtu huyu amekwisha ua mtu, na ingawa ameokoka kuangamia baharini, Haki haitamwacha aendelee kuishi!”
4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
5Lakini Paulo alikikung'utia kile kiumbe motoni na hakuumizwa hata kidogo.
5But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
6Wale watu walikuwa wakitazamia kwamba angevimba au hapohapo angeanguka chini na kufa. Baada ya kungojea kwa muda mrefu bila kuona kwamba Paulo amepatwa na jambo lolote lisilo la kawaida, walibadilisha fikira zao juu yake, wakasema kuwa ni mungu.
6The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
7Karibu na mahali pale palikuwa na mashamba ya Publio, mkuu wa kile kisiwa. Publio alitukaribisha kirafiki, tukawa wageni wake kwa siku tatu.
7Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
8Basi, ikawa kwamba baba yake Publio alikuwa amelala kitandani, mgonjwa, ana homa na kuhara. Paulo alikwenda kumwona na baada ya kusali, akaweka mikono yake juu ya mgonjwa, akamponya.
8The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
9Kutokana na tukio hilo, wagonjwa wote katika kile kisiwa walikuja wakaponywa.
9After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
10Watu walitupatia zawadi mbalimbali na wakati tulipoanza tena safari, walitia ndani ya meli masurufu tuliyohitaji.
10The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
11Baada ya miezi mitatu tulianza tena safari yetu kwa meli moja ya Aleksandria iitwayo “Miungu Pacha”. Meli hiyo ilikuwa imetia nanga kisiwani wakati wote wa baridi.
11After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
12Tulifika katika mji wa Sirakusa, tukakaa hapo kwa siku tatu.
12Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
13Toka huko tuling'oa nanga, tukazunguka na kufika Regio. Baada ya siku moja, upepo ulianza kuvuma kutoka kusini, na baada ya siku mbili tulifika bandari ya Potioli.
13From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
14Huko tuliwakuta ndugu kadhaa ambao walituomba tukae nao kwa juma moja. Hivi ndivyo tulivyopata kufika Roma.
14There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
15Ndugu wa kule Roma walipopata habari zetu, wakaja kutulaki kwenye soko la Apio na Mikahawa Mitatu. Paulo alipowaona alimshukuru Mungu, akapata moyo.
15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
16Tulipofika Roma, Paulo aliruhusiwa kukaa peke yake pamoja na askari mmoja wa kumlinda.
16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
17Baada ya siku tatu, Paulo aliwaita pamoja viongozi wa Kiyahudi wa mahali hapo. Walipokusanyika, Paulo aliwaambia, “Wananchi wenzangu, mimi, ingawa sikufanya chochote kibaya wala kupinga desturi za wazee wetu, nilitiwa nguvuni kule Yerusalemu na kutiwa mikononi mwa Waroma.
17After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
18Waliponihoji na kuona kwamba sikuwa na hatia yeyote, walitaka kuniacha.
18They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
19Lakini Wayahudi wengine walipinga jambo hilo, nami nikalazimika kukata rufani kwa Kaisari, ingawa sikuwa na chochote cha kuwashtaki wananchi wenzangu.
19But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
20Ni kwa sababu hiyo nimeomba kuonana na kuongea nanyi, maana nimefungwa minyororo hii kwa sababu ya tumaini lile la Israeli.”
20So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
21Wao wakamwambia, “Sisi hatujapokea barua yoyote kutoka Yudea, wala hakuna ndugu yeyote aliyefika hapa na kutoa habari rasmi au kusema chochote kibaya juu yako.
21The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
22Lakini tunafikiri inafaa tusikie kutoka kwako mwenyewe mambo yaliyo kichwani mwako. Kwa maana tujualo sisi kuhusu hicho kikundi ni kwamba kinapingwa kila mahali.”
22But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
23Basi, walipanga naye siku kamili ya kukutana, na wengi wakafika huko alikokuwa anakaa. Tangu asubuhi mpaka jioni Paulo aliwaeleza na kuwafafanulia juu ya Ufalme wa Mungu akijaribu kuwafanya wakubali habari juu ya Yesu kwa kutumia Sheria ya Mose na maandiko ya manabii.
23So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
24Baadhi yao walikubali maneno yake, lakini wengine hawakuamini.
24Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.
25Basi, kukawa na mtengano wa fikira kati yao. Walipokuwa wanakwenda zao, Paulo alisema jambo hili, “Kweli ni sawa yale aliyoyanena Roho Mtakatifu kwa wazee wenu kwa njia ya nabii Isaya
25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
26akisema: Nenda kwa watu hawa ukawaambie: kusikia mtasikia, lakini hamtaelewa; kutazama mtatazama, lakini hamtaona.
26‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27Maana akili za watu hawa zimepumbaa, wameziba masikio yao, wamefumba macho yao. La sivyo, wangeona kwa macho yao, wangesikia kwa masikio yao. Wangeelewa kwa akili zao, na kunigeukia, asema Bwana, nami ningewaponya.”
27For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
28Halafu Paulo akamaliza na kusema, “Jueni basi, kwamba ujumbe wa Mungu juu ya wokovu umepelekwa kwa watu wa mataifa. Wao watasikiliza!”
28Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
29Paulo alipokwisha sema hayo, Wayahudi walijiondokea huku wakiwa wanabishana vikali wao kwa wao.
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30Kwa muda wa miaka miwili mizima Paulo aliishi katika nyumba aliyoipanga yeye mwenyewe; akawa anawakaribisha wote waliofika kumsalimu.
30Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
31Alikuwa akihubiri Ufalme wa Mungu na kufundisha juu ya Bwana Yesu Kristo kwa uhodari, bila kizuizi.
31Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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