Corinth
1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
Baada ya mambo hayo, Paulo akatoka Athene akafika Korintho.
2 and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
Akamwona Myahudi mmoja, jina lake Akila, mzalia wa Ponto; naye amekuja kutoka nchi ya Italia siku za karibu, pamoja na Prisila mkewe, kwa sababu Klaudio amewaamuru Wayahudi wote watoke Rumi, naye akafikilia kwao;
3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
na kwa kuwa kazi yao ya ufundi ilikuwa moja, akakaa kwao, wakafanya kazi pamoja, kwa maana walikuwa mafundi wa kushona hema.
4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
Akatoa hoja zake katika sinagogi kila sabato, akajaribu kuwavuta Wayahudi na Wayunani.
5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
Hata Sila na Timotheo walipotelemka kutoka Makedonia, Paulo akasongwa sana na lile neno, akiwashuhudia Wayahudi ya kwamba Yesu ni Kristo.
6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
Walipopingamana naye na kumtukana Mungu, akakung'uta mavazi yake, akawaambia, Damu yenu na iwe juu ya vichwa vyenu; mimi ni safi; tangu sasa nitakwenda kwa watu wa Mataifa.
7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
Akaondoka huko akaingia katika nyumba ya mtu mmoja jina lake Tito Yusto, mcha Mungu, ambaye nyumba yake ilikuwa mpaka mmoja na sinagogi.
8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
Na Krispo, mkuu wa sinagogi, akamwamini Bwana pamoja na nyumba yake yote. Wakorintho wengi waliposikia, waliamini, wakabatizwa.
9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Bwana akamwambia Paulo kwa maono usiku, Usiogope, bali nena, wala usinyamaze,
10 for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
kwa kuwa mimi ni pamoja nawe, wala hapana mtu atakayekushambulia ili kukudhuru; kwa maana mimi nina watu wengi katika mji huu.
11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
Akakaa huko muda wa mwaka mmoja na miezi sita akifundisha kati yao neno la Mungu.
12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
Hata Galio alipokuwa liwali wa Akaya, Wayahudi wakamwinukia Paulo kwa nia moja, wakamleta mbele ya kiti cha hukumu,
13 saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
wakisema Mtu huyu huwavuta watu ili wamwabudu Mungu kinyume cha sheria.
14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
Na Paulo alipotaka kufunua kinywa chake, Galio akawaambia Wayahudi, Kama lingekuwa jambo la dhuluma au la hila mbaya, enyi Wayahudi, ingekuwa haki mimi kuchukuliana nanyi;
15 but if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it ; for I will be no judge of such matters .
bali ikiwa ni hoja juu ya maneno na majina na sheria yenu, liangalieni ninyi wenyewe, maana mimi sitaki kuwa mwamuzi wa mambo hayo.
16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
Akawafukuza waondoke mbele ya kiti cha hukumu.
17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
Nao wote wakamshika Sosthene, mkuu wa sinagogi, wakampiga mbele ya kiti cha hukumu. Wala Galio hakuyaona mambo hayo kuwa ni kitu.
18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
Baada ya hayo Paulo akazidi kukaa huko siku nyingi, kisha akaagana na ndugu akaabiri kwenda Shamu; na Prisila na Akila wakaenda pamoja naye, alipokwisha kunyoa kichwa chake huko Kenkrea; maana alikuwa ana nadhiri.
Ephesus
19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
Wakafika Efeso, akawaacha huko. Yeye mwenyewe akaingia katika sinagogi, akahojiana na Wayahudi.
20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
Walipomtaka akae wakati mwingi zaidi, hakukubali;
21 but bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
bali aliagana nao, akisema, Nitarejea kwenu tena, Mungu akinijalia. Akatweka, akatoka Efeso,
22 And when he had landed at Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
na alipokwisha kushuka Kaisaria, akapanda juu, akawasalimu kanisa, kisha akatelemkia Antiokia.
Third Missionary Journey
23 And after he had spent some time there , he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
Hata akiisha kukaa huko siku kadha wa kadha akaondoka, akapita kati ya nchi ya Galatia na Frigia, mji kwa mji, akiwathibitisha wanafunzi.
24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.
Basi Myahudi mmoja, jina lake Apolo, mzalia wa Iskanderia, mtu wa elimu, akafika Efeso; naye alikuwa hodari katika maandiko.
25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
Mtu huyo alikuwa amefundishwa njia ya Bwana; na kwa kuwa roho yake ilikuwa ikimwaka, alianza kunena na kufundisha kwa usahihi habari za Yesu; naye alijua ubatizo wa Yohana tu.
26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them , and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.
Akaanza kunena kwa ujasiri katika sinagogi; hata Prisila na Akila walipomsikia wakamchukua kwao, wakamweleza njia ya Bwana kwa usahihi zaidi.
27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
Na alipotaka kuvuka bahari aende mpaka Akaya, ndugu wakamhimiza, wakawaandikia wale wanafunzi wamkaribishe, naye alipofika akawasaidia sana wale waliokwisha kuamini kwa neema ya Mungu.
28 for he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
Kwa maana aliwashinda Wayahudi kabisa kabisa mbele ya watu wote, akionyesha kwa maneno ya maandiko ya kuwa Yesu ni Kristo.
