Hũgũrũrũ-inĩ cia Malita
128:1 Atũm 27:26, 39Twaarĩkia gũkinya hũgũrũrũ-inĩ tũtarĩ na ũũru, nĩguo twamenyire atĩ gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu gĩetagwo Malita. 2Nao atũũri a gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu magĩtuonia ũtugi wa mwanya. Magĩtwakĩria mwaki tondũ nĩ kuoiraga na kwarĩ na heho na magĩtũnyiita ũgeni ithuothe. 3Nake Paũlũ akĩoya gĩkundi gĩa tũkũ, na rĩrĩa aatũĩkagĩra riiko-rĩ, nduĩra ĩkiumĩra nĩ ũndũ wa ũrugarĩ wa mwaki, ĩkĩĩoherera guoko-inĩ gwake. 428:4 Luk 13:2, 4Rĩrĩa andũ a gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu moonire nduĩra ĩcuuhĩte guoko-inĩ gwake makĩĩrana atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ no nginya akorwo nĩ mũũragani, nĩgũkorwo o na gũtuĩka nĩahonokire kuuma iria-inĩ, kĩhooto gĩtimwĩtĩkĩrĩtie atũũre muoyo.” 528:5 Luk 10:19Nowe Paũlũ akĩribaribĩra nyoka ĩyo mwaki-inĩ na ndaigana kuona ũndũ mũũru. 628:6 Atũm 14:11Andũ maataanyaga kuona akĩimba kana agwe o rĩmwe akue, no thuutha wa gweterera hĩndĩ ndaaya, makĩona gũtirĩ ũndũ ũtarĩ wa ndũire ũrekĩka harĩ we, makĩĩricũkwo makiuga atĩ aarĩ ngai.
7Na rĩrĩ, hakuhĩ na hau maarĩ, nĩ kwarĩ na gĩthaka kĩarĩ kĩa mũndũ wetagwo Pabulio, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene wa gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu. Nake nĩatũnyiitire ũgeni gwake, na kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya ĩtatũ agĩtũtuga wega arĩ na ũtaana. 828:8 Jak 5:14, 15Nake ithe aarĩ ũrĩrĩ arĩ mũrũaru mũrimũ wa kũhiũha mwĩrĩ na kũharwo thakame. Paũlũ agĩtoonya nyũmba kũmuona, na thuutha wa kũmũhoera akĩmũigĩrĩra moko akĩmũhonia. 9Rĩrĩa gwekĩkire ũguo, andũ arĩa angĩ maarĩ arũaru gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ kĩu magĩũka, makĩhonio. 10Nĩmatuonirie gĩtĩĩo na njĩra nyingĩ, na rĩrĩa twehaarĩirie gũthiĩ magĩtũhe kĩrĩa gĩothe twabataire.
Paũlũ Gũkinya Roma
1128:11 Atũm 27:6Thuutha wa mĩeri ĩtatũ tũkĩhaica marikabu yaikarĩte kũu gĩcigĩrĩra-inĩ hĩndĩ ya heho. Nayo yarĩ marikabu ya kuuma Alekisanderia na yarĩ na rũũri rwa ngai cia mahatha iria cietagwo Kasitori na Poluke. 12Twakinya Sirakusi tũgĩikara kuo ihinda rĩa thikũ ithatũ. 13Twoima kũu tũgĩthiĩ tũgĩkinya Regio. Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ gũkĩgĩa na rũhuho rwa kuuma mwena wa gũthini, naguo mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire tũgĩkinya Puteoli. 1428:14 Atũm 1:16Kũu tũgĩkora ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ amwe, arĩa maatũnyiitire ũgeni, na magĩtũũria tũikaranie nao ihinda rĩa kiumia kĩgima. Ũguo noguo twacookire tũgĩkinya Roma. 15Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa maarĩ kũu nĩmaiguĩte atĩ nĩtuokaga, nao magĩũka o nginya ndũnyũ ya Apio, na handũ hetagwo Nyũmba Ithatũ cia Ageni gũtũthaagaana. Nake Paũlũ ona andũ acio, agĩcookeria Ngai ngaatho na akĩigua omĩrĩria. 1628:16 Atũm 24:23; Atũm 27:3Rĩrĩa twakinyire Roma, Paũlũ nĩetĩkĩririo aikare arĩ wiki, arĩ na mũthigari wa kũmũrangĩra.
Paũlũ Kũhunjia Roma arĩ Mũrangĩre
1728:17 Atũm 25:8; Atũm 6:14Thuutha wa thikũ ithatũ, Paũlũ agĩĩta atongoria a Ayahudi mongane hamwe. Rĩrĩa maagomanire, Paũlũ akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, o na gũtuĩka ndirĩ ũndũ mũũru njĩkĩte andũ aitũ kana ngathũkia mĩtugo ya maithe maitũ-rĩ, nĩndanyiitĩirwo Jerusalemu na ngĩneanwo kũrĩ andũ a Roma. 1828:18 Atũm 22:24Nao magĩĩthuthuuria na makĩenda kũndekia tondũ ndiarĩ na ihĩtia rĩa ũgeri wa ngero rĩa gũtũma njũragwo. 19No rĩrĩa Ayahudi maareganire na itua rĩu, ndirĩ ũndũ ũngĩ ingĩekire tiga gũcookia ciira riiko gwa Kaisari, no ti atĩ ndaarĩ na ũndũ wagũthitangĩra andũ akwa. 2028:20 Atũm 26:6, 7Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmĩte njũũrie tuonane na inyuĩ na twaranĩrie. Njohetwo na mũnyororo ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wa kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa andũ a Isiraeli.”
21Nao makĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ tũtirĩ twanyiita marũa magũkoniĩ kuuma Judea, na gũtirĩ mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ ũũkĩte kuuma kuo agatũkinyĩria ũhoro kana akaaria ũndũ mũũru waku. 2228:22 Atũm 24:5, 14No nĩtũkwenda kũigua woni waku nĩ ũrĩkũ, nĩgũkorwo nĩtũũĩ atĩ kũndũ guothe andũ nĩmararia magokĩrĩra gĩkundi gĩkĩ.”
2328:23 Atũm 17:3; Atũm 19:8Nao makĩbanga gũcemania na Paũlũ mũthenya mũna, na magĩũka kũrĩa aaikaraga marĩ gĩkundi kĩnene gũkĩra mbere. Kuuma rũciinĩ nginya hwaĩ-inĩ akĩmataara na akĩmoimbũrĩra ũhoro wa ũthamaki wa Ngai, na akĩgeria kũmaiguithia ũhoro wa Jesũ kuuma Watho-inĩ wa Musa na kuuma Maandĩko-inĩ ma Anabii. 2428:24 Atũm 14:4Amwe magĩĩtĩkia ũrĩa aameerire, no angĩ makĩaga gwĩtĩkia. 25Nao makĩaga kũiguithania o ene, na makĩambĩrĩria gũthiĩ rĩrĩa maaiguire mũthia-inĩ Paũlũ oiga atĩrĩ, “Roho Mũtheru nĩeerire maithe manyu ũhoro wa ma rĩrĩa aaririe na kanua ka Isaia ũrĩa mũnabii, akiuga atĩrĩ:
26“ ‘Thiĩ kũrĩ andũ aya, ũmeere atĩrĩ,
“Inyuĩ mũgũtũũra mũiguaga, no mũtikamenya ũndũ;
mũgũtũũra muonaga, no mũtigakuũkĩrwo.”
2728:27 Isa 6:9, 10Nĩgũkorwo ngoro cia andũ aya itirĩ tha;
matũ mao matingĩhota kũigua,
na nĩmahingĩte maitho mao.
Tondũ maahota kuona na maitho mao,
na maigue na matũ mao,
nacio ngoro ciao igĩe na ũmenyo,
nao manjookerere, na niĩ ndĩmahonie.’
2828:28 Atũm 13:46“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩngwenda mũmenye atĩ ũhonokio wa Ngai nĩũtũmĩtwo kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, nao nĩmegũthikĩrĩria!” 29(Na aarĩkia kuuga ũguo-rĩ, Ayahudi magĩthiĩ magĩkararanagia mũno o ene.)
30Na kwa ihinda rĩa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ mĩgima, Paũlũ agĩikara kũu, arĩ nyũmba yake ya gũkombora, na akanyiitaga ũgeni andũ arĩa othe mokaga kũmuona. 31Nĩahunjagia ũhoro wa ũthamaki wa Ngai, na akarutana ũhoro ũkoniĩ Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ arĩ na ũcamba, na hatarĩ na ũndũ ũngĩmũrigĩrĩria.
On Shore at Malta
1When we were safe on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2The people of the island were unusually kind. It was raining and cold. So they built a fire and welcomed all of us. 3Paul gathered some sticks and put them on the fire. A poisonous snake was driven out by the heat. It fastened itself on Paul’s hand. 4The people of the island saw the snake hanging from his hand. They said to one another, “This man must be a murderer. He escaped from the sea. But the female god Justice won’t let him live.” 5Paul shook the snake off into the fire. He was not harmed. 6The people expected him to swell up. They thought he would suddenly fall dead. They waited for a long time. But they didn’t see anything unusual happen to him. So they changed their minds. They said he was a god.
7Publius owned property nearby. He was the chief official on the island. He welcomed us to his home. For three days he took care of us. He treated us with kindness. 8His father was sick in bed. The man suffered from fever and dysentery. So Paul went in to see him. Paul prayed for him. He placed his hands on him and healed him. 9Then the rest of the sick people on the island came. They too were healed. 10The people of the island honored us in many ways. When we were ready to sail, they gave us the supplies we needed.
Paul Arrives in Rome
11After three months we headed out to sea. We sailed in a ship from Alexandria that had stayed at the island during the winter. On the front of the ship the figures of twin gods were carved. Their names were Castor and Pollux. 12We landed at Syracuse and stayed there for three days. 13From there we sailed to Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up. The day after that, we reached Puteoli. 14There we found some believers. They invited us to spend a week with them. At last we came to Rome. 15The believers there had heard we were coming. They traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw these people, he thanked God for them and was encouraged by them. 16When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself. But a soldier guarded him.
Paul Preaches in Rome
17Three days later Paul called a meeting of the local Jewish leaders. When they came, Paul spoke to them. He said, “My brothers, I have done nothing against our people. I have also done nothing against what our people of long ago practiced. But I was arrested in Jerusalem. I was handed over to the Romans. 18They questioned me. And they wanted to let me go. They saw I wasn’t guilty of any crime worthy of death. 19But the Jews objected, so I had to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not mean to bring any charge against my own people. 20I share Israel’s hope. That is why I am held with this chain. So I have asked to see you and talk with you.”
21They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea about you. None of our people here from Judea has reported or said anything bad about you. 22But we want to hear what your ideas are. We know that people everywhere are talking against those who believe as you do.”
23They decided to meet Paul on a certain day. At that time even more people came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, he told them about God’s kingdom. Using the Law of Moses and the Prophets, he tried to get them to believe in Jesus. 24Some believed what he said, and others did not. 25They didn’t agree with one another. They began to leave after Paul had made a final statement. He said, “The Holy Spirit was right when he spoke to your people long ago. Through Isaiah the prophet the Spirit said,
26“ ‘Go to your people. Say to them,
“You will hear but never understand.
You will see but never know what you are seeing.”
27These people’s hearts have become stubborn.
They can barely hear with their ears.
They have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes.
They might hear with their ears.
They might understand with their hearts.
They might turn, and then I would heal them.’ (Isaiah 6:9,10)
28-29“Here is what I want you to know. God has sent his salvation to the Gentiles. And they will listen!”
30For two whole years Paul stayed there in a house he rented. He welcomed all who came to see him. 31He preached boldly about God’s kingdom. He taught people about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one could keep him from teaching and preaching about these things.
