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1 Achinduna ni ŵandu ŵane ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu ŵaŵatemi ku Yudea ŵapilikene kuti ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi nombe apochele Liloŵe lya Akunnungu.
NOW the apostles and brethren who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.
2 Nipele, che Petulo paŵausile ku Yelusalemu, aŵala Ŵayahudi ŵaŵakulupilile Che Yesu ŵaŵaumbele, ŵaalalatile,
And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision disputed with him,
3 achitiji, “Mmwejo mwajawile kukutama ni ŵandu ŵangaumbala ni kulya nawo!”
saying, Thou hast gone in to men holding uncircumcision, and hast eaten with them.
4 Pelepo che Petulo ŵatandite kwagopolela yeleyo chimo chimo kuti.
Then Peter taking up the matter from the beginning, explained it to them regularly, saying,
5 “Lyuŵa limo naliji nkupopela musi wa ku Yopa, pelepo naiweni yakwiwona, nachiweni chindu mpela shuka jajikulungwa jili jeŵambe mmalombo gakwe gancheche chilinkutuluswa kutyochela kwinani, ni kwika panaliji une.
I was in the city of Joppa praying and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel descending as a vast sheet let down from heaven by its four corners; and it came close to me:
6 Nalingulile uchenene nkati, naiweni inyama ya kulangwa yana makongolo ncheche ni inyama ya mwikonde ni inyama yaikukwaŵa ni ijuni.
on which looking attentively, I perceived, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the reptiles, and the birds of the air.
7 Nipele napilikene liloŵe lichisalilaga, ‘Che Petulo njime, nsikite ndye.’
Then I heard a voice saying to me, Rise, Peter; slay and eat.
8 Ni uneji najanjile, ‘Ngwamba, Ambuje, pakuŵa chindu chachili chose changaswejeswa atamuno chakusakala nganichijinjile ng'o pakang'wa pangu.’
But I said, By no means, Lord: for never yet hath any thing common or unclean entered into my mouth.
9 Nambo liloŵe lila lyapikaniche kaaŵili kutyochela kwinani lichitiji, ‘Yaiswejesye Akunnungu, alakwe nkaiŵilanga yakusakala.’
But the voice replied the second time from heaven, What God hath cleansed, call not thou common.
10 Chelechi chatendekwe katatu, ni mbesi jakwe indu yose yanyakulikwe sooni kwinani.
Now this was repeated thrice: and the whole withdrawn again into heaven.
11 Pangakaŵa, ŵandu ŵatatu ŵaŵalajiswe kukwangu kutyochela ku Kaisalia ŵaiche pa nyuumba jinatamaga.
And, lo! immediately three men stood before the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.
12 Mbumu Jwanswela ŵasalile longane nawo pangali lipamba. Ni ŵanyaŵa sita nalongene nawo ku Kaisalia ni kweleko twajinjile mu nyuumba ji che Konolio.
And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no hesitation. But with me went also these six brethren, and we entered into the man’s house:
13 Che Konolio ŵatusalile iŵatite pakummona katumetume jwa kwinani juŵajimi mu nyuumba jakwe ni kunsalila, ‘Muntume mundu ku Yopa akammilanje mundu liina lyakwe che Simoni, pane akuŵilanjikwa che Petulo.
and he informed us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and invite Simon, who is surnamed Peter;
14 Ŵelewo chaachinsalila maloŵe, ganti chigankulupusye mmwejo ni ŵandu ŵaali mu nyuumba jenu wose.’
who will speak words to thee, by which thou mayest be saved, and thy house.
15 Panatandite kuŵecheta, Mbumu jwa Akunnungu ŵaatuluchile mpela yatite pakututuluchila uweji kundanda.
So when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, just as on us at the beginning.
16 Pelepo nagakumbuchile maloŵe ga Ambuje paŵatite, ‘Che Yohana ŵabatisye kwa meesi, nambo ŵanyamwe chimbatiswe kwa Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.’
Then I recollected the word of the Lord, how he had said, John indeed baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost.
17 Nipele iŵaga Akunnungu ŵapele ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi ntuuka ulaula watupele uweji utukwakulupilila Ambuje Che Yesu Kilisito, ana uneji ŵaani naakanile Akunnungu?”
If God then gave an equal gift to them even as to us, on believing on the Lord Jesus Christ; I, indeed, who was I, that I should be able to restrain God?
18 Paŵapilikene yeleyo, ŵalesile makani ni kwakusya Akunnungu achitiji, “Akunnungu ŵapele ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi lipesa lya kuleka sambi, akole umi wa moŵa gose pangali mbesi!”
So when they heard these things they were satisfied, and glorified God, saying, Well! then hath God even to the Gentiles given repentance unto life.
19 Ligongo lya kulagaswa kukwatandite paŵauleje che Stefano, ŵandu ŵaŵakulupilile Che Yesu ŵala ŵapwilingene. Ŵane ŵajawile mpaka ku Foinike ni ku Kupulo ni ku Antiokia achilalichilaga Liloŵe lya Akunnungu kwa Ŵayahudi pe.
Now those also who were dispersed by the persecution which arose on account of Stephen passed on as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no man except the Jews only.
20 Nambo ŵapali ŵane ŵa ŵanyawo ŵaŵatyochele ku Kupulo ni ku Kulene, ŵajawile ku Antiokia ni kwenesya ngani jo kwa ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi, achilalichilaga Ngani Jambone ja Ambuje Che Yesu.
And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they arrived at Antioch, spake to the Grecian proselytes, preaching the Lord Jesus.
21 Ambuje ŵaalongwesye kwa ukombole wao, ni ŵandu ŵajinji ŵakulupilile ni kwaujilila Ambuje.
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a vast multitude believing, turned to the Lord.
22 Ni ngani syo syapikaniche kwa mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito ku Yelusalemu. Nipele ŵantumile che Banaba ajaule ku Antiokia.
And the report concerning them was heard in the ears of the church which was at Jerusalem: and they dispatched Barnabas, to go as far as Antioch.
23 Nombejo paŵaiche kweleko ni kwiwona iŵatite Akunnungu pakwapa upile ŵandu ŵala, ŵasengwile ni kwachisya ŵandu apunde kwakulupilila Ambuje kwa mitima jao jose.
Who, when he arrived there, and beheld the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted them all, with full purpose of heart to adhere to the Lord.
24 Che Banaba ŵaliji mundu jwambone ni jwagumbele Mbumu jwa Akunnungu ni chikulupi. Kwa ligongo li che Banaba, mpingo wekulungwa wa ŵandu wajonjesyeche kwa Ambuje.
For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and a great multitude was added to the Lord.
25 Nipele che Banaba ŵajawile ku Taso kukwasosa che Sauli.
Then went forth Barnabas to Tarsus, in search of Saul:
26 Paŵasimene, ŵalongene nawo ku Antiokia. Ni wose ŵanaŵaŵili ŵatemi ni mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito chaka chansima, achiujiganyaga mpingo wekulungwa wa ŵandu. Ku Antiokia ko ni kukwaliji kwaandanda ŵakulijiganya kuŵilanjikwa Ŵakilisito.
and having found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that during a whole year they were jointly employed in that church, and taught a vast multitude, and they called for the first time in Antioch the disciples Christians.
27 Ni katema kakoko, ku Antiokia ko ŵaiche ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu ŵampepe kutyochela ku Yelusalemu.
Now there came down in those days prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch.
28 Nipele, jumo jwa ŵanyawo liina lyakwe che Agabo ŵajimi ni kwa machili ga Mbumu jwa Akunnungu ŵalondwele kuti, chijityochele sala jajikulungwa mchilambo chose. Sala jo jatyochele katema ka mwenye che Kilaudio.
And one of them named Agabus, rising up, signified by the spirit that a great famine was coming upon the whole habitable globe: which also came in the reign of Claudius Caesar.
29 Ŵakulijiganya ŵala, jwalijose malinga ni ukombole wakwe ŵaakamuchisye achinjao ŵaŵakulupilile Che Yesu ŵaŵatamaga ku Yudea.
Then the disciples, as everyman had ability, determined every individual of them to send a sum to be distributed among the brethren who dwelt in Judea:
30 Nipele, ŵatesile yeleyo ni kwatuma che Banaba ni che Sauli kuti apeleche kwa achakulu ŵa mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito.
which also they did, sending it off to the presbyters by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

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