In Malta
1 When we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives there were very friendly to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they built a fire and made us all welcome. 3 Paul gathered up a bundle of sticks and was putting them on the fire when a snake came out on account of the heat and fastened itself to his hand. 4 The natives saw the snake hanging on Paul's hand and said to one another, “This man must be a murderer, but Fate will not let him live, even though he escaped from the sea.” 5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire without being harmed at all. 6 They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after waiting for a long time and not seeing anything unusual happening to him, they changed their minds and said, “He is a god!”
7 Not far from that place were some fields that belonged to Publius, the chief of the island. He welcomed us kindly and for three days we were his guests. 8 Publius' father was in bed, sick with fever and dysentery. Paul went into his room, prayed, placed his hands on him, and healed him. 9 When this happened, all the other sick people on the island came and were healed. 10 They gave us many gifts, and when we sailed, they put on board what we needed for the voyage.
From Malta to Rome
11 After three months we sailed away on a ship from Alexandria, called “The Twin Gods,” which had spent the winter in the island. 12 We arrived in the city of Syracuse and stayed there for three days. 13 From there we sailed on and arrived in the city of Rhegium. The next day a wind began to blow from the south, and in two days we came to the town of Puteoli. 14 We found some believers there who asked us to stay with them a week. And so we came to Rome. 15 The believers in Rome heard about us and came as far as the towns of Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was greatly encouraged.
In Rome
16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with a soldier guarding him.
17 After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders to a meeting. When they had gathered, he said to them, “My fellow Israelites, even though I did nothing against our people or the customs that we received from our ancestors, I was made a prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18 After questioning me, the Romans wanted to release me, because they found that I had done nothing for which I deserved to die. 19 But when the Jews opposed this, I was forced to appeal to the Emperor, even though I had no accusation to make against my own people. 20 That is why I asked to see you and talk with you. As a matter of fact, I am bound in chains like this for the sake of him for whom the people of Israel hope.”
21 They said to him, “We have not received any letters from Judea about you, nor have any of our people come from there with any news or anything bad to say about you. 22 But we would like to hear your ideas, because we know that everywhere people speak against this party to which you belong.”
23 So they set a date with Paul, and a large number of them came that day to the place where Paul was staying. From morning till night he explained to them his message about the Kingdom of God, and he tried to convince them about Jesus by quoting from the Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets. 24 Some of them were convinced by his words, but others would not believe. 25 So they left, disagreeing among themselves, after Paul had said this one thing: “How well the Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah to your ancestors! 26 For he said,
‘Go and say to this people:
You will listen and listen, but not understand;
you will look and look, but not see,
27 because this people's minds are dull,
and they have stopped up their ears
and closed their eyes.
Otherwise, their eyes would see,
their ears would hear,
their minds would understand,
and they would turn to me, says God,
and I would heal them.’”
28 And Paul concluded: “You are to know, then, that God's message of salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. They will listen!”
30 For two years Paul lived in a place he rented for himself, and there he welcomed all who came to see him. 31 He preached about the Kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking with all boldness and freedom.
Pawulu la taroo Malta jooyoo to
1 Ǹ kanariŋ koolaa ǹ naata a loŋ ko, ì ka wo baajooyoo kumandi Malta le la. 2 Jee moolu ye hadamadiŋyaa meŋ yitandi ǹ na, a ñoŋo maŋ siyaa. Ì ye ǹ jiyaa, ì ye dimbaa mala ǹ ye, kaatu sumayaa be dundiŋ ne, aduŋ samaa datita ka naa. 3 Bituŋ Pawulu ye kolomoolu kafu ñoo ma. Biriŋ a ye wolu ke dimbaa kaŋ, saa naata finti ì kono kandoo kamma la. A ye Pawulu kiŋ a buloo to, a tuta a bala. 4 Kabiriŋ jee moolu ye saa je dendiŋ Pawulu buloo bala, ì ko ñoo ye ko, “Sika te jee, ñiŋ kewo mu moofaalaa le ti. Hani a kanata baa kono ñaa-wo-ñaa, batu musumansoo, tiliŋo be meŋ na kaŋo koto, wo te soŋ na a ye baluu.” 5 Bari Pawulu ye saa liisi dimbaa kono, aduŋ tana maŋ a soto. 6 Moolu be i yillaariŋ ko, Pawulu be yiti la le, waraŋ a ye boyi tarinke ka faa. Bari kabiriŋ ì ye a juubee fo a meeta, ì ye a je ko, feŋ maŋ ke a la, ì naata ì hakiloolu faliŋ, ì ko, a mu doo le ti ì la alloolu kono.
7 Wo dulaa daala, kunku kenoolu le be jee, mennu mu baajooyoo ñaatonkoo taa ti. A too mu Puliyus le ti. A ye ǹ jiyandi kuu, aduŋ a ye m̀ buuñaa fo tili saba. 8 A faamaa saasaariŋo be laariŋ, balakandoo niŋ konokarakatoo le be a la. Bituŋ Pawulu naata a yaa, a ye a buloo laa a kaŋ, a duwaata a ye, aduŋ kewo kendeyaata. 9 Kabiriŋ ñiŋ keta, moo toomaalu mennu be baajooyoo to fanaa naata, ì ye ì la kuurantoolu samba naŋ, ì bee naata kendeyaa. 10 Ì ye m̀ buuñaa feŋ jamaa la, aduŋ biriŋ m̀ pareeta ka taa fanaa, ì ye ǹ na suulafeŋolu dii ǹ na le.
Pawulu futata Rooma kundaa baa to
11 Kari saba koolaa ǹ dunta kuluŋo la, meŋ bota Alesanderiya. A sembeta baajooyoo to fo wo sumayaa waatoo tambita. Kastori niŋ Pollus la jalaŋo muluŋo le be ñiŋ kuluŋo kuŋo to. 12 Kabiriŋ m̀ futata Sirakus saatewo to, ǹ sabatita jee fo tili saba. 13 Bituŋ ǹ tententa ǹ na taamoo la, ǹ naata futa Rekiyumu saatewo to. Wo saamoo, foñoo naata wuli ka bo bulubaa karoo la, aduŋ a tili fulanjaŋo la m̀ futata Putewoli. 14 Ŋà baadiŋo* doolu tara jee, mennu ye ǹ jiyaa ka sabati ì fee fo tili woorowula. Wo koolaa le m̀ futata Rooma kundaa baa to.
15 Baadiŋolu mennu be jee, kabiriŋ ì ye ǹ na naa moyi, ì naata ka m̀ benduŋ fo Apiyus Marisewo to, aniŋ dulaa, ì ka meŋ kumandi Luntaŋ Buŋ Saboo la. Biriŋ Pawulu ye ì je, a ye Alla tentu, aduŋ a naata fatiyaa. 16 Kabiriŋ m̀ futata Rooma, ì ye Pawulu bula le ka sabati a faŋ ye, a niŋ kelediŋo meŋ ka a kanta.
Pawulu ye a la kawandoo dati Rooma
17 Tili saba koolaa, Pawulu ye Rooma Yahuudi alifaalu kumandi ñoo kaŋ. Kabiriŋ ì benta, a ko ì ye ko, “M baadiŋolu, m maŋ feŋ ke ǹ na moolu la, waraŋ m̀ mumuñolu la aadoolu la. Hani wo, ì ye m muta Yerusalaamu ka n duŋ Roomankoolu bulu. 18 Biriŋ Roomankoolu ye n kotobo, ì lafita ka m bula, kaatu ì maŋ daliila je n na kuwo to, meŋ jarita saayaa la. 19 Yahuudoolu naata balaŋ wo la, aduŋ wo le ye a tinna m maŋ feere doo soto, fo ka Rooma bankoo la mansa* la n kiitindoo daani. Bari a maŋ ke n na lafoo ti ka m fansuŋ moolu tuumi. 20 Ñiŋ daliiloo le ye a tinna, ŋa ali daani ka naa fo n si diyaamu ali ye. Banisirayilankoolu la jikoo le ye a tinna, m be sitiriŋ niŋ ñiŋ neejoloo la.” 21 Wo to le ì ko a ye ko, “M̀ maŋ leetari soto i la kuwo to ka bo Yudeya. Aduŋ baadiŋolu mennu ka naa jaŋ, ì maŋ kuma jawoo fo i la kuwo to. 22 Bari ntolu lafita saayiŋ ka ite la kumoo le moyi ñiŋ kafu jenkeriŋo la kuwo to, kaatu ŋà a kalamuta le ko, daa-wo-daa ì ka kuma jawoo le fo ì ma.”
23 Kabiriŋ ì ye luŋo londi Pawulu ye, moo jamaa naata a la sabatidulaa to wo luŋo la. Bituŋ a ye seedeyaa ke ì ye Alla la mansabaayaa la kuwo to, a ye a fataŋ-fansi ì ye ka bo soomandaa la ka taa fo wulaaroo. A ye a kata ka ì sondi Yeesu la kuwo la, a ka a yitandi ì la Musa la Luwaa* niŋ annabiyomu doolu la kitaaboolu kono. 24 Doolu laata kuwolu la, a ye mennu fo, bari doolu maŋ laa. 25 Ì maŋ soŋ ñoo ma, biriŋ ì be taa kaŋ, Pawulu ye ñiŋ kumoo fo ì ye ko, “Noora Kuliŋo ye tooñaa le fo, kabiriŋ a ye ñiŋ bankee ka bo niŋ Annabilayi Yesaya la m̀ mumuñolu ye ko:
26 ‘Taa ñiŋ moolu yaa, i ye a fo ì ye ko,
“Ali si lamoyiroo ke, bari ali nene te fahaamuroo ke la.
Ali si juubeeroo ke, bari ali nene te jeroo ke la.”
27 Kaatu ñiŋ moolu sondomoolu jaata le,
ì tuloo kuyaata le ka moyiroo ke,
aduŋ ì ye ì ñaalu biti.
Niŋ wo nte, ì si jeroo ke niŋ ì ñaalu la,
ì ye moyiroo ke niŋ ì tuloolu la,
ì ye fahaamuroo ke niŋ ì sondomoolu la,
aduŋ ì si muru n kaŋ fo ì si kendeyaa.’
28 “Wo kamma la, ali si a loŋ ko, Alla la ñiŋ kiisoo kibaaroo kiita moolu ye le, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti, aduŋ wolu be a lamoyi la le.”
29 30 Pawulu sabatita buŋo kono jee, a ye meŋ luwaasi, fo sanji fula. A ka moolu bee le buuñaa, mennu naata ka a juubee. 31 A ka Alla la mansabaayaa la kuwo kawandi fatiyaa kono, a ka Maarii Yeesu Kiristu* la kuwo karandi, aduŋ moo maŋ a bali wolu la.
