Paulo Kisiwani Malta
128:1 Mdo 16:10; 27:26, 39Baada ya kufika nchi kavu salama, ndipo tukafahamu kwamba jina la kile kisiwa ni Malta. 228:2 Mdo 27:3; 2Kor 11:27Wenyeji wa kile kisiwa wakatufanyia ukarimu usio wa kawaida. Waliwasha moto na kutukaribisha sisi sote kwa sababu mvua ilikuwa inanyesha na kulikuwa na baridi. 3Paulo alikuwa amekusanya mzigo wa kuni na alipokuwa anaweka kwenye moto kwa ajili ya joto, nyoka mwenye sumu akatoka humo na kujisokotea mkononi mwake. 428:4 Mk 16:18; Lk 13:2, 4Wale wenyeji wa kile kisiwa walipomwona yule nyoka akiningʼinia mkononi mwa Paulo, wakaambiana, “Huyu mtu lazima awe ni muuaji, ingawa ameokoka kutoka baharini, haki haijamwacha aishi.” 528:5 Lk 10:19Lakini Paulo akamkungʼutia yule nyoka ndani ya moto wala yeye hakupata madhara yoyote. 628:6 Mdo 14:11Watu walikuwa wanangoja avimbe au aanguke ghafula na kufa. Lakini baada ya kungoja kwa muda mrefu na kuona kwamba hakuna chochote kisicho cha kawaida kilichomtokea, wakabadili mawazo yao na kuanza kusema kwamba yeye ni mungu.
7Basi karibu na sehemu ile, palikuwa na shamba kubwa la mtu mmoja kiongozi wa kile kisiwa, aliyeitwa Publio. Alitupokea na akatuhudumia kwa ukarimu mkubwa kwa muda wa siku tatu. 828:8 Yak 5:14, 15; Mdo 9:40Baba yake Publio alikuwa mgonjwa kitandani, akiwa anaumwa homa na kuhara damu. Paulo akaingia ndani ili kumwona na baada ya maombi, akaweka mikono juu yake na kumponya. 9Jambo hili lilipotukia, watu wote wa kisiwa kile waliokuwa wagonjwa wakaja, nao wakaponywa. 1028:10 Mt 15:6; 1Tim 5:17; Za 15:4Wakatupa heshima nyingi, nasi tulipokuwa tayari kusafiri kwa njia ya bahari, wakapakia melini vitu vyote tulivyokuwa tunavihitaji.
Paulo Awasili Rumi
1128:11 Mdo 27:6Miezi mitatu baadaye tukaanza safari kwa meli iliyokuwa imetia nanga kwenye kisiwa hicho kwa ajili ya majira ya baridi. Hii ilikuwa meli ya Iskanderia yenye alama ya miungu pacha waitwao Kasta na Poluksi. 12Kituo chetu cha kwanza kilikuwa Sirakusa na tukakaa huko siku tatu. 13Kisha tukangʼoa nanga, tukafika Regio. Siku iliyofuata, upepo mkali wa kusi ukavuma, na siku ya pili yake tukafika Puteoli. 1428:14 Mdo 1:16Huko tukawakuta ndugu, nasi tukakaribishwa tukae nao kwa siku saba. Hivyo tukaendelea na safari mpaka Rumi. 1528:15 Mdo 1:16Ndugu wa huko Rumi waliposikia habari zetu, walikuja mpaka Soko la Apio na mahali paitwapo Mikahawa Mitatu kutulaki. Paulo alipowaona, alimshukuru Mungu akatiwa moyo. 1628:16 Mdo 24:23; 27:3Tulipofika Rumi, Paulo aliruhusiwa kuishi peke yake akiwa na askari wa kumlinda.
Paulo Ahubiri Rumi Chini Ya Ulinzi
1728:17 Mdo 25:2; 22:5; 25:8; 6:14Siku tatu baadaye Paulo akawaita pamoja viongozi wa Kiyahudi. Walipokwisha kukusanyika akawaambia, “Ndugu zangu, ingawa sikufanya jambo lolote dhidi ya watu wetu au dhidi ya desturi za baba zetu, lakini nilikamatwa huko Yerusalemu nikakabidhiwa kwa Warumi. 1828:18 Mdo 22:24; 26:31, 32; 23:9Wao walipokwisha kunihoji, wakataka kuniachia huru kwa sababu hawakuona kosa lolote nililolifanya linalostahili adhabu ya kifo. 1928:19 Mdo 25:11; 26:32Lakini Wayahudi walipopinga uamuzi huo, nililazimika kukata rufaa kwa Kaisari, ingawa sikuwa na lalamiko lolote juu ya taifa langu. 2028:20 Mdo 26:6, 7; 21:33Basi hii ndiyo sababu nimewatumania, ili niseme nanyi. Kwa kuwa ni kwa ajili ya tumaini la Israeli nimefungwa kwa minyororo.”
2128:21 Mdo 22:5Wakamjibu, “Hatujapokea barua zozote kutoka Uyahudi zinazokuhusu, wala hapana ndugu yeyote aliyekuja hapa ambaye ametoa taarifa au kuzungumza jambo lolote baya juu yako. 2228:22 Mdo 24:5, 14Lakini tungependa kusikia kutoka kwako unalofikiri kwa sababu tunajua kwamba kila mahali watu wanazungumza mabaya kuhusu jamii hii.”
2328:23 Mt 3:2; Mdo 19:8; 17:3; 8:35Baada ya kupanga siku ya kuonana naye, watu wengi wakaja kuanzia asubuhi hadi jioni akawaeleza na kutangaza kuhusu Ufalme wa Mungu akijaribu kuwahadithia juu ya Yesu kutoka Sheria ya Mose na kutoka Manabii. 2428:24 Mdo 14:4Baadhi wakasadiki yale aliyosema, lakini wengine hawakuamini. 25Hivyo hawakukubaliana, nao walipokuwa wanaondoka, Paulo akatoa kauli moja zaidi: “Roho Mtakatifu alinena kweli na baba zenu aliposema mambo yale yaliyomhusu Bwana Yesu kwa kinywa cha nabii Isaya kwamba:
2628:26 Isa 6:9; Yer 5:21; Eze 12:2; Mt 13:14, 15; Mk 4:12; Lk 8:10; Yn 12:40; Rum 11:8“ ‘Nenda kwa watu hawa na useme,
“Hakika mtasikiliza lakini hamtaelewa;
na pia mtatazama, lakini hamtaona.”
2728:27 Za 119:70; Isa 6:9, 10Kwa kuwa mioyo ya watu hawa imekuwa migumu;
hawasikii kwa masikio yao,
na wamefumba macho yao.
Wasije wakaona kwa macho yao,
na wakasikiliza kwa masikio yao,
wakaelewa kwa mioyo yao,
na kugeuka nami nikawaponya.’
2828:28 Lk 2:30; Mdo 13:46“Basi na ijulikane kwenu kwamba, huu wokovu wa Mungu umepelekwa kwa watu wa Mataifa, nao watasikiliza.” [ 29Naye akiisha kusema maneno haya, Wayahudi wakaondoka wakiwa na hoja nyingi miongoni mwao.]
30Kwa miaka miwili mizima Paulo alikaa huko kwa nyumba aliyokuwa amepanga. Akawakaribisha wote waliokwenda kumwona. 3128:31 Mdo 4:29; Mt 4:23; Mdo 4:29; 28:23; Mt 4:23; Mdo 4:23; 4:23; 4:31; Efe 6:19Akahubiri Ufalme wa Mungu na kufundisha mambo yale yaliyomhusu Bwana Yesu Kristo, kwa ujasiri wote na bila kizuizi chochote.
1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 8And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 10Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. 15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. 16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. 20For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. 21And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. 22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 27For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 28Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 29And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
30And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
