Acts 21
1 [After] we said goodbye to the elders [from Ephesus], we [got on the ship and] sailed to Cos [Island, where the ship stopped for the night]. The next day we sailed from Cos to Rhodes [Island, where the ship stopped again. The day after] that we sailed to Patara [town, where the ship stopped. This was on Patara Island].
Pitwalangene nawo, twakwesile mu ngalaŵa jekulungwa ni twajawile mpaka ku Kosi. Malaŵi jakwe twaiche musi wa ku Lode ni kutyochela kweleko twajawile ku Patala.
2 [At Patara we left that ship, and someone told us that] there was a ship that would be going to Phoenicia [region. So] we got on that ship, and it left.
Ni kweleko twajisimene ngalaŵa jekulungwa jijajombokaga kwaula ku Foinike, twakwesile ni kwendelechela ni ulendo.
3 [We sailed until] we could see Cyprus [Island]. We passed to the south of the island and continued sailing until we arrived at [Phoenicia region, in] Syria [province]. We arrived at Tyre [city. The ship was going to stay there several days, because its workers] had to unload the cargo.
Pitwaiche pakukombola kujiwona Kupulo, twapite upande wa kunchiji ni kwaula ku Silia. Twajimi musi wa ku Tilo ni kujitulusya misigo kutyochela mu ngalaŵa jekulungwa.
4 [Someone told us] where the believers in Tyre lived, so we [(exc) went and] stayed with them for seven days. Because [God’s] Spirit revealed to them ([that people would cause Paul to suffer/Paul would suffer]) [in Jerusalem], they told Paul that he should not go there.
Kweleko twaasimene ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu, ni twatemi pamo ni ŵanyawo chijuma chimo. Kwa machili ga Mbumu jwa Akunnungu ŵanchondelele che Paolo kuti akajaula ku Yelusalemu.
5 But when it was time [for the ship to leave again], we [prepared to] continue going [to Jerusalem]. When we left [Tyre], all the believers, including their wives and children, went with us [to the edge of the sea]. We all knelt down there on the sand/shore and prayed.
Nambo pikamasile katema ka kutama ni ŵanyawo, twajendelechele ni ulendo wetu. Ŵandu wose pamo ni achiŵankwawo ni achiŵana ŵao ŵatupechesye mpaka paasa musi. Pitwaiche ku mbwani twatindiŵele ŵanawose ni kwapopela Akunnungu.
6 After we all said goodbye, Paul and we [his companions] got on the ship, and the [other] believers returned to their own homes.
Nipele twalangene, noweji twakwesile mu ngalaŵa jekulungwa ni ŵanyawo ŵausile mmangwao.
7 After we [(exc)] left Tyre, we continued on [that ship] to Ptolemais [city]. There were believers there, and we greeted them and stayed with them that night.
Kutyochela ku Tilo twajendelechele ni ulendo wetu mpaka twaiche ku Tolemaisi, ni kweleko twajawile kukwakomasya ŵakukulupilila achinjetu, twatemi nawo kwa lyuŵa limo.
8 The next day we left [Ptolemais] and sailed to Caesarea [city], where we stayed in the home of Philip, who [spent his days] telling others how to become disciples of Jesus. He was one of the seven [men whom the believers in Jerusalem had chosen to care for the widows].
Malaŵi jakwe twajendelechele ni ulendo ni kwika ku Kaisalia. Ni kweleko twajawile ku nyuumba ji che Filipo jwakulalichila Ngani Jambone. Jwelejo ŵaliji jumo jwa aŵala saba ŵaŵasagulikwe ku Yelusalemu kula.
9 He had four daughters who were not married. Each of them [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had revealed to them.
Mundu jo ŵakwete achiŵaliŵalipe ncheche ŵaŵalondolaga utenga wa Akunnungu.
10 After [we(exc) had been in Philip’s house for] several days, a believer whose name was Agabus came down from Judea [district] and arrived [in Caesarea]. He [frequently] spoke messages that the Holy Spirit had told him.
Pitwatemi kweleko moŵa gampepe ŵaiche jwakulondola jwa Akunnungu jumo kutyochela ku Yudea liina lyakwe che Agabo.
11 Coming over to where we were, he took off Paul’s belt. Then he tied his own feet and hands with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘The Jewish [leaders] [SYN] in Jerusalem will tie up [the hands and feet of] the owner of this belt, like this, and they will hand him over to non-Jewish people [as a prisoner].’”
Ni ŵaiche pitwaliji, ŵaujigele nkaanda u che Paolo ni ŵalitaŵile mmakono ni makongolo ni kuti, “Mbumu jwa Akunnungu akuti, ‘Ŵayahudi ŵa ku Yelusalemu kula chantaŵe nsyene nkaanda wu kwanti nnyi ni kunjausya mmakono ga ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi.’”
12 When [the rest of] us heard that, we and [other] believers there repeatedly pled with Paul, “Please do not go up to Jerusalem!”
Patwapilikene yeleyo, uweji ni ŵandu ŵane ŵaŵaliji pepala twachondelele che Paolo kuti akajaula ku Yelusalemu.
13 But Paul replied, “(Please stop crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going!]/Why are you crying and trying to discourage me [IDM] [from going]?) [RHQ] I am willing to be put {[for people] to put me} in prison and also to be killed {[for them] to kill me} in Jerusalem because I [serve] [MTY] the Lord Jesus.”
Nambo che Paolo nsyene ŵajanjile, “Ana nkusaka kupanganya chichi? Nkusaka kuusupusya ntima wangu ni misosi jenu? Ndili chile ngaŵa kutaŵikwa pe ku Yelusalemu kula, nambo atamuno kuwa kwa ligongo lya Ambuje Che Yesu.”
14 When [we(exc) realized that] he was determined [to go to Jerusalem], we did not try [any longer] to persuade him [not to go]. We said, “May (the Lord [God] do what he wants/the Lord’s will be done)!”
Paŵakanile kutupilikanila twannesile nikuti, “Chakusaka Ambuje chitendekwe!”
15 After those days [in Caesarea], we [(exc)] prepared [our things] and [left to] go [by land] up to Jerusalem.
Pitwatemi pepala moŵa gampepe, twataŵile misigo jetu ni twajendelechele ni ulendo wa ku Yelusalemu.
16 Some of the believers from Caesarea also went with us. [On the way to Jerusalem], we stayed [one night] in the house of [a man whose name was] Mnason. He was from Cyprus [Island], and he had believed [in Jesus] when people were first beginning to hear the message [about him].
Ŵakulijiganya ŵampepe ŵa ku Kaisalia kula ŵalongene ni uweji, ni ŵatupechesye ku nyuumba ji che Mnasoni kutwajile kukutama ni jwelejo moŵa gampepe. Che Mnasoni ŵaliji mundu jwa ku Kupulo ni juŵaliji jwakukulupilila jwa kalakala.
17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, [a group of] the believers greeted us happily.
Patwaiche ku Yelusalemu, ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu achinjetu ŵa kweleko ŵatupochele uchenene nnope.
18 The next day Paul and the rest of us went to speak with James, [who was the leader of the congregation there]. All of the [other] leaders/elders [of the congregation in Jerusalem] were also there.
Malaŵi jakwe che Paolo ŵalongene ni uweji kukwakomasya che Yakobo, achachekulu wose ŵa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu ŵa kweleko ŵaliji palapala.
19 Paul greeted them, and then he reported all of the things that God had enabled him to do among the non-Jewish people.
Patwamasile kwakomasya, che Paolo ŵatandite kwasalila yanayose nkati iŵaitesile Akunnungu kwa masengo ga che Paolo kwa ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi.
20 When they heard that, James and the other elders said, “Praise the Lord!” Then [one of] them said to Paul, “Brother/Friend, you [(sg)] know that there are very many thousands of us [(inc)] Jewish people [here] who have believed [in the Lord Jesus]. Also, you know that we [(inc)] all continue very carefully to obey the laws [that Moses gave us].
Ŵandu ŵala paŵapilikene yeleyo ŵaakusisye Akunnungu. Nipele ŵansalile che Paolo, “Nlongo njetu, nkukombola kuwona kuti kwana mianda ja Ŵayahudi aŵele ŵakukulupilila sambano ni wose akulimbila kugakamulichisya Malajisyo ga Akunnungu gaŵapele che Musa.
21 [But our fellow Jewish believers] have been told {have heard [people say]} that when you are among non-Jews, you tell the Jewish believers who live there that they should stop obeying [the laws] [MTY] ([of] Moses/[that] Moses [received from God]). [People say that] you tell [those Jewish believers] not to circumcise their sons and not to practice our [other] customs. [We(exc) do not believe that this is true].
Apilikene kuti alakwe nkwajiganya Ŵayahudi ŵakutama pasikati ja ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi anagakamulisye Malajisyo ga Akunnungu gaŵapele che Musa, ni mwasalile akaumbasya ŵanache ŵao namose kugakamulichisya masyoŵelo ga Ŵayahudi.
22 But our fellow [Jewish] believers will certainly hear that you have arrived, [and they will be angry with you]. So [you] need to do something [RHQ] [to show them that what they heard about you is not true].
Nambi chiiŵe uli? Isyene ŵandu chapilikane kuti nnyiche.
23 So you should do what we suggest to you. There are four men among us who have strongly promised [to God] about [something].
Mbaya ntendekanye chitukunsalila uwe. Tukwete achalume ncheche pelepa ŵaŵataŵile nasili paujo pa Akunnungu.
24 Go with these men [to the Temple] and [ritually] purify yourself along with them. Then, [when it is time for them to offer the sacrifices for that ritual], pay for what they offer [as sacrifices]. After that, they can shave their heads [to show that they have done what they promised to do. And when people see you in the courts of the Temple with those men], they will know that what they have been told {what people have told them} about you is not true. Instead, all of them will know that you obey all our Jewish laws [and rituals].
Nliwanganye ni ŵanyawo mu kupopela kwa kuliswejesya, nlipe ntengo waukusachilwa kwa ŵanyamwe wose, nipele ŵandu wo amyolekwe umbo. Kwakutenda yeleyo ŵandu wose chamanyilile kuti ngani siŵasipilikene syo nkati alakwe nganisiŵa sisyene nomwe mwasyene nkugakamulisya Malajisyo ga Akunnungu gaŵapele che Musa.
25 As for the non-Jewish believers, [we elders here in Jerusalem have talked] about [which of our laws] they [should obey, and] we [(exc)] wrote them [a letter, telling them] what we decided. [We wrote] that they should not eat meat that people have offered as a sacrifice to any idol, [that they should not eat] blood [from animals], and that [they should not eat] meat from animals [that people have killed by] strangling [them. We also told them that] they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married.”
Yankati ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi ŵaŵakulupilile Che Yesu, uweji twalembele chikalata ni kwasalila itwilamwile ni kwapelechela, chachikuti, akalya chachili chose chetaje mbopesi sya minungu ja unami, ni akalya miasi, ni akalya nyama ja chinyama chepopotolwe ni aleche chikululu.”
26 So Paul [agreed to do what they asked], and the next day he took the [four] men, and together they ritually purified themselves. After that, Paul went to the Temple [courts and] told [the priest] what day they would [finish] purifying themselves [ritually] and when [they] would offer [the animals as sacrifices] for each of them.
Nipele malaŵi jakwe che Paolo ŵaajigele ŵandu ŵala ni kupopela kwa kuliswejesya pamo nawo. Nipele ŵajinjile pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu kukusala mbesi ja moŵa gakuliswejesya ni yankati mbopesi ja malipilo jichijityosyekwe kwaligongo lya jwalijose mwa ŵanyawo.
27 When the seven days [for purifying themselves] were nearly finished, Paul [returned] to the Temple [courtyard]. Some Jews from Asia [province] saw him there, [and they were very angry at him]. On another day they had seen Paul [walking around] in Jerusalem with Trophimus, who was a non-Jew. Their laws did not permit non-Jews to be in the Temple, and they thought that Paul had brought Trophimus into the Temple [courtyard that day. So] they called out to many other Jews [who were in the Temple courtyard] to [help them] seize [MTY] Paul. They shouted, “Fellow Israelites, come and help [us punish this] man! This is the one who is [constantly] teaching people wherever [he goes that they] should despise the [Jewish] people. [He teaches people that they should no longer obey] the laws [of Moses] nor respect this holy [Temple]. He has even brought non-Jews here into [the court of] our Temple, causing God to consider it no longer holy!”
Moŵa nsano ni gaŵili gala gachiŵandichilaga kumala, Ŵayahudi ŵaŵakopochele ku Asia ŵambweni che Paolo ali pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu. Nipele ŵaatesile ŵandu wose ŵaachime che Paolo ni ŵankamwile,
achinyanyisyaga, “Ŵanyamwe Ŵaisilaeli, kuntukamusye! Mundu ju ni jwejula jwakwajiganya achalume wose indu yakukanilana ni Ŵaisilaeli pamo ni Malajisyo ga Akunnungu gaŵapele che Musa ni Nyuumba ja Akunnungu ji. Ni sooni ŵajinjisye Ŵagiliki pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu ni kupasakasya peuto papaswela pa.”
Ŵatite yeleyo ligongo ŵambweni che Tilofimo mundu jwa ku Efeso, mu musi, ali pamo ni che Paolo ni ŵaganisisye kuti che Paolo ŵanjinjisye pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu.
30 [People] throughout [MTY] the city heard that there was trouble [at the Temple courtyard], and they came running there. They grabbed Paul and dragged him outside of the Temple [area]. The gates [to the Temple courtyard were shut] {[The Temple guards] shut the doors [to the Temple courts]} immediately, [so that the people would not riot inside the Temple area].
Nipele musi wose wagumbele utindiganyo ni ŵaiche ŵandu kutyochela mbande syose kuti ŵaakamule che Paolo, ŵakwekwelemye ni kwakoposya pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu, ni papopo ŵaugele minango ja Nyuumba ja Akunnungu.
31 While they were trying to kill Paul, someone [ran to the fort near the Temple] and told the Roman commander that many [HYP] people [MTY] in Jerusalem were rioting [at the Temple].
Ŵaliŵisile chile kuti ŵaulaje, nambo ngani jo japikaniche kwa jwankulu jwa ŵangondo lichila ŵa Chiloma kuti Yelusalemu jose jili tametame.
32 The commander quickly took some officers and [a large group of] soldiers and ran to [the Temple area where] the crowd was. When the crowd of people [who were yelling and beating Paul] saw the commander and the soldiers [coming], they stopped beating him.
Pangakaŵa jwankulu jwa ŵangondo mia moja jula ŵaajigele ŵangondo ŵakwe ni achakulu ŵao ni ŵautuchile ku mpingo wa ŵandu kula. Ni ŵanyawo paŵammweni jwankulu jo ni ŵangondo ŵakwe ŵalesile kumputa che Paolo.
33 The commander came to [where Paul was and] seized him. He [commanded soldiers] to fasten a chain to [each of] Paul’s [arms]. Then he asked [the people in the crowd], “Who is this man, and what has he done?”
Nipele jwankulu jwa ŵangondo jula ŵanjaulile che Paolo, ŵankamwile ni kulamula kuti ataŵikwe minyolo jiŵili. Ni ŵausisye achitiji, “Ana ncheni jweleju, nombe atesile chichi?”
34 Some of the many people there were shouting one thing, [and] some were shouting something else. Because they continued shouting so loudly, the commander could not understand [what they were shouting. So] he [commanded] that Paul be taken {[the soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks [so that he could question him there].
Ŵane ŵaali mu mpingo wa ŵandu mula ŵagumilangaga, ŵane achi ni ŵane acho. Ligongo lya wele utinda wo, jwankulu jwa ŵangondo jula nganakombola kugamanyilila magambo gasyenesyene. Nipele ŵalamwile ŵangondo ŵala kuti ŵajigale che Paolo ni kunjausya mu likome.
35 [The soldiers] led Paul to the steps [of the barracks], but many people continued to follow them, trying to kill [Paul. So the commander told] the soldiers to carry Paul [up the steps into the barracks].
Che Paolo paŵaiche pakukwelela kwinjilila nkati, ŵangondo ŵannyakwile ligongo lya utindiganyo wa ŵandu.
36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, “Kill him! Kill him!”
Mpingo wekulungwa wa ŵandu ŵakuiye achinyanyisyaga, “Mwaulaje!”
37 As Paul was about to be taken {[the soldiers] were about to take Paul} into the barracks, he said [in Greek] to the commander, “May I speak to you?” The commander said, “(I am surprised that you can speak the Greek [language]!/Can you [(sg)] speak the Greek [language]?)” [RHQ]
Paŵanjinjisyaga mu likome, che Paolo ŵanchondelele jwankulu jwa ŵangondo mia moja jula achitiji, “Ana ngukombola kuŵecheta chindu nomwe?” Jwankulu jula ŵajanjile, “Ana nkumanyilila kuŵecheta Chigiliki?
38 “(I [thought] that you [(sg)] were that fellow/Are you not that fellow) from Egypt [RHQ] who wanted to rebel [against the government not long ago], and who took 4,000 violent terrorists [with him] out into the desert, [so that we could not catch him]?”
Ana mmweji ngati Mmisili jumwachisisye ŵandu atindiganye ni kwalongosya ŵakuulaga elufu nne ŵala mpaka mwipululu?”
39 Paul answered, “[No, I am not!] I am a Jew. I [was born] in Tarsus, which is an important [LIT] city in Cilicia [province]. I ask that you [(sg)] let me speak to the people.”
Che Paolo ŵajanjile, “Ngwamba! Uneji ndili Myahudi, jumbagwilwe ku Taso, musi wa ku Kilikia, uneji jwa musi waumanyiche nnope. Choonde, munyitichisye mechete ni ŵandu ŵa.”
40 Then the commander permitted Paul [to speak. So] Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand [for the crowd to be quiet. And after] the people in the crowd became quiet, Paul spoke to them in [their own] Hebrew language [MTY].
Jwankulu jula ŵajitichisye, nipele che Paolo ŵajimi pakukwelela pala, ŵagolwesye nkono kwamyalasya ŵandu ŵala, ni ŵandu ŵala ŵamyalele ni ŵatandite kuŵecheta nawo Mchiebulania.
