Paulus muMalta
1 Eshi twa xupa, otwa uda nokutya, onhunhu ei oya lukwa Malta. 2 Ovanhu vayo ove tu yakula nombili youkaume. Ova shakala omundilo wakula nove tu ifanena kuwo atushe, osheshi okwa li ku nodula noutalala. 3 Ndele Paulus eshi a ka tyava oikuni okwe i tula mediko, opo nee euta ola nhukifwa mo koupyu, ndele le mu dama keke. 4 Opo nee ovanhu vamo eshi va mona euta la endjelela keke laye, ova popya tava ti: “Omulumenhu ou shiimba oye omudipai, osheshi kalungakadona kehandukilo inake mu efa, nande a xupifwa mefuta, a kale e nomwenyo.” 5 Ndele oshinamwenyo osho okwe shi nipila mediko, ye ina mona nande oshiponga. 6 Ndele venya ova li va teelela a dinde ile a wile poshi a fye ohangelela, ndele eshi va li va teelela efimbo lile nove mu wete ye ina ningilwa nande owii washa, opo nee ove lialuluka, ndele tava ti: “Oye kalunga.”
7 Popepi nonhele ei okwa li ku nofaalama, ndele mwene wayo okwa li omukulunhu wonhunhu ei, edina laye Publius, ye okwe tu tambula nokwe tu menekelifa po nombili omafiku atatu. 8 Opa ningwa, xe yaPublius okwa vela oudu wolwiidi nowoshimela shohonde. Ndele Paulus okwa ya kuye, a ilikana nokwa tenheka omake aye kuye, ndele te mu velula. 9 Ndele eshi, eshi sha ningwa, ovanaudu vamwe vomonhunhu ove uya kuye, ndele va velulwa. 10 Vo ove tu fimaneka yo unene, ndele eshi twa dja ko, ove tu pa ashishe twe shi pumbwa.
Paulus muRoma
11 Eshi pa pita eehani nhatu, otwa dja ko noskepa yaAleksandria ya panga mo okufu, ya didilikwa nefano laKastor naPolluks. 12 Ndele otwe uya kuSirakusa notwa kala ko omafiku atatu. 13 Eshi twa dja ko, otwa kunghula notwe uya kuRegio. Nomhepo yokoumbuwanhu eshi ya penduka konima yefiku limwe otwe uya kuPuteoli. 14 Oko nee twa hanga ovamwatate, ovo ve tu indila, tu menekele puvo omafiku aheyali. Opo nee twa ya kuRoma. 15 Ovamwatate vaakwinya eshi ve tu uda, ove tu teta ko, ove uya fiyo okoshilandelo shaAppius nokEengulu Nhatu Dovaenda oku tu shakeneka, ndele Paulus eshi e va mona, okwa pandula Kalunga nokwa ladipalekwa.
Paulus ta udifile ovakulunhu vOvajuda
16 Ndele eshi twe uya muRoma, omunefele okwa yandja eenghwate daye kelenga lakula letanga lomukesari. Paulus okwa pewa omhito okulikongela apa ta kala, te lifutile mwene, ndele ta kala nomukwaita ou te mu nangele.
17 Opo nee eshi pa pita omafiku atatu, Paulus okwa ifana ovakulunhu vOvajuda, naashi va ongala okwa tya kuvo: “Ovalumenhu nye ovamwatate, ame nande inandi nyona sha koshiwana shetu ile keenghedi dootate, ame onda dja muJerusalem nda mangwa nonda yandjwa momake Ovaroma. 18 Vo eshi va pula nge nawa, va hala okweefa nge, shaashi nghi netimba lokufya. 19 Ndele Ovajuda eshi ve shi kondjifa, onda li ndi nokuliameka komukesari, hakutya, ndi hokololife oshiwana shetu ngeno. 20 Onghee hano nde mu ifana, opo ndi mu mone ndi mu popife, osheshi omolweteelelo laIsrael ndi li momalyenge aa.” 21 Vo ova tya kuye: “Fye inatu mona nande eenhumwafo da dja medu laJudea tadi ku popi, novamwatate ovo ve uya mo nande oumwe ine tu hepaululila owii washa noku ku popya nai. 22 Ndele fye otwa hala okuuda tu shiive eshi to shi diladila, osheshi fye otwa uda oshimhanga eshi hashi tuwa eemhata akushe.”
23 Ovo ve mu pa efiku, ndele eshi la fika, vahapu ve dule voshito ove uya kuye monduda yaye. Ndele ye okwe va fatululila ndele te va hepaululile ouhamba waKalunga, ndele te va longo okuhovela ongula fiyo onguloshi, nokwa hetekela oku va tomhifa omhango yaMoses novaxunganeki, va koneke Jesus. 24 Vamwe ova tomhwa keendjovo daye, ndelenee vamwe ova anya okwiitavela. 25 Opo nee vo eshi vaha li kumwe, ove lihana Paulus eshi a popya ondjovo ei nokutya: “Oda yuka odo Omhepo Iyapuki ya tongifa okanya komuxunganeki Jesaja, eshi a lombwela ooxo, 26 ndele ta ti:
‘Inda koshiwana eshi ndele to ti:
Okuuda ohamu udu, nye kamu udite ko,
nokumona ohamu mono,
ndele kamu wete ko, nye inamu koneka sha.
27 Osheshi omitima doshiwana eshi da kukuta,
nomatwi avo ve a fitika,
nomesho avo ve a fifikinifa;
vaha mone ko nomesho avo
novaha ude ko nomatwi avo
novaha koneke komitima davo,
vehe lidilulule, Ame ndihe va velule.’ ”
28 Opo nee kaleni mu shi shii: “Exupifo eli laKalunga ola tuminwa ovapaani, ndele vo otave li udu.” 29 Opo nee ye eshi a popya odo, Ovajuda ova dja po ndele tave litwifa eemhata unene.
30 Paulus okwa kala mongulu he i futile omido mbali di yadi nokwa kunda aveshe ovo ve uya kuye. 31 Ndele okwe va udifila ouhamba waKalunga nokwa longa ovanhu nouladi unene nokuhepaulula Omwene Jesus Kristus; ye ina kelelwa nande okulyelye.
© Oshikwanyama Bible Revised © Bible Society of Namibia, 2008, 2012.
