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Ma ugbu a, Sọl, onye ume niile ọ na-ekupụta bụ naanị ịba mba na igbu ndị na-eso ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, gakwuuru onyeisi nchụaja,
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
rịọ ya ka o nye ya akwụkwọ ozi nke ọ ga-eji jekwuru ndị ụlọ nzukọ ndị Juu dị na Damaskọs, nke ọ ga-abụ ọ hụ onye ọbụla na-eso Ụzọ ahụ ma ha bụ nwoke ma ha bụ nwanyị, ka ọdọkpụrụ ha nʼagbụ, kpụgaa Jerusalem.
3 ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
Mgbe ọ na-aga nʼụzọ, ọ bịaruru ebe dị Damaskọs nso. Na mberede, ihe ìhè nke sitere nʼeluigwe chara ya gburugburu.
Ọ dara nʼala, nụ olu na-akpọ ya oku, “Sọl, Sọl, gịnị mere i ji na-akpagbu m?”
Ọ sịrị, “Ị bụ onye, Onyenwe anyị?” Olu ahụ zaghachiri, “Abụ m Jisọs onye ị na-akpagbu.
Ugbu a, bilie, baa nʼime obodo, a ga-agwa gị ihe ị na-aghaghị imezu.”
Ndị ikom ha na ya so aga guzoro nʼebe ahụ, ma ha enweghị ike ikwu okwu. Ha nụrụ olu ahụ, ma ha ahụghị onye ọbụla.
8 ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
Sọl si nʼala bilie, ma nʼagbanyeghị nʼanya ya meghere emeghe, ọ dịghị ihe o nwere ike ịhụ. Nke a mere na ha sekpụrụ ya nʼaka dubata ya na Damaskọs.
Ọ hụghị ụzọ ụbọchị atọ, o nweghị ike iri nri maọbụ ṅụọ ihe ọṅụṅụ.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ Ⲡ⳪.
Otu onye nke na-eso ụzọ ya nọ na Damaskọs, a na-akpọ Ananayas. Onyenwe anyị gwara ya nʼọhụ, “Ananayas!” Ọ sịrị, “Lee m, Onyenwe anyị.”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϧⲓⲣ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲑⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ.
Onyenwe anyị gwara ya, “Gaa nʼụlọ Judas nke dị nʼokporoụzọ Guzoziri Eguzo, jụọ ajụjụ banyere onye a na-akpọ Sọl, onye si Tasọs, ọ nọ ugbu a na-ekpe ekpere.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ.
Ọ hụla ọhụ na otu nwoke a na-akpọ Ananayas na-abịakwute ya, ibikwasị ya aka nʼisi ka ọ hụ ụzọ.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
Ma Ananayas zara, “Onyenwe anyị, anụla m akụkọ ihe ọjọọ niile nwoke a mere ndị nsọ gị bi na Jerusalem.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲙⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲉⲥⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ.
Ugbu a, ọ natara ikike nʼaka ndịisi nchụaja bịa nʼebe a ka o jide ndị niile na-akpọku aha gị.”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅.
Ma Onyenwe anyị gwara ya, “Gaa, nʼihi na ahọpụtala m nwoke a ka ọ bụrụ ngwa ọrụ m, onye ga-ewegara mba ndị ọzọ, ndị eze na ụmụ Izrel aha m.
Mụ onwe m ga-egosi ya ụdị ahụhụ ọ na-aghaghị ịta nʼihi aha m.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
Ya mere, Ananayas garuru nʼụlọ ahụ, banyekwa nʼime ya. Ọ bikwasịrị aka ya nʼisi Sọl, sị, “Nwanna Sọl, Onyenwe anyị Jisọs, onye gosiri gị onwe ya nʼụzọ, zitere m ka ị hụkwa ụzọ ọzọ, ka ị jupụtakwa na Mmụọ Nsọ.”
Otu mgbe ahụ, ihe dịka akpịrịkpa sitere nʼanya ya dapụta, o bidokwara ịhụ ụzọ ọzọ. O biliri ọtọ, e mee ya baptizim.
Mgbe o richara nri, ọ nwetakwara ike ya. Ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ Jisọs nọrọ na Damaskọs ọtụtụ ụbọchị.
Ngwangwa, o bidoro ikwusa Jisọs nʼụlọ nzukọ na-asị, Ọ bụ Ọkpara Chineke.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲛⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
O juru ndị niile nụrụ ya anya, ha na asị, “Ọ bụghị nwoke a bụ onye ahụ na-emekpa ndị niile na-akpọku aha ahụ na Jerusalem? Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị maka nke a ka o ji bịa ebe a ịkpụrụkwa ha kpụgara ndịisi nchụaja?”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
Ma Sọl gara nʼihu baa ụba nʼike karịa na ikwu okwu nke gbara ndị Juu bi nʼobodo Damaskọs gharịị site nʼụzọ o siri gosi na Jisọs bụ Kraịst ahụ.
Mgbe ọtụtụ ụbọchị gasịrị ndị Juu gbara izu igbu ya.
Ma Sọl chọpụtara ihe ha zubere ime. Ehihie na abalị, ndị a nọ na-eche ụzọ niile e si apụ nʼobodo ahụ nche, ka ha nwe ike gbuo ya.
Ma ụmụazụ ya kunyere ya na nkata amanyere ụdọ bufee ya nʼofe mgbidi nke obodo.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
Mgbe o rutere Jerusalem, ọ gbalịrị ịdịnyere ndị na-eso ụzọ Jisọs nọ nʼebe ahụ, ma ha tụrụ egwu. Ha ekwenyeghị na ọ ghọọla ezi onye na-eso ụzọ Jisọs dịka ha.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲁϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
Ma Banabas duuru ya gaa nʼebe ndị ozi nọ. Ọ kọọrọ ha akụkọ otu o siri hụ Onyenwe anyị na otu o siri gwakwa ya okwu. Na otu o siri kwusaa oziọma nʼaha Jisọs na Damaskọs na-atụghị egwu.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅.
O soro ha na-agagharị na Jerusalem. Ọ na-ekwusakwa okwu nʼaha Onyenwe anyị na-atụghị egwu.
Ya na ndị Juu na-asụ asụsụ Griik rụrịtakwara ụka. Nʼihi ya ndị a gbara izu igbu ya.
Mgbe ndị kwere ekwe nụrụ banyere nzube ha, ha duuru ya gaa Sizaria site nʼebe ahụ zipụ ya ka ọ laa obodo Tasọs.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲤⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ.
Mgbe ahụ, nzukọ niile ndị nọ na Judịa, Galili na Sameria, nọọrọ nʼudo, guzosiekwa ike. Ha na-amụba nʼọnụọgụgụ site nʼịtụ egwu nke Onyenwe anyị na ịgbaume nke Mmụọ Nsọ.
Pita na-ejegharị nʼetiti ndị kwere ekwe, ọ gakwara leta ndị nsọ nọ nʼobodo Lida.
33 ⲗ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲗⲟϫ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϣⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ.
Nʼebe ahụ, ọ hụrụ otu nwoke aha ya bụ Ainias. Nwoke a anọọla nʼute ọrịa afọ asatọ. Ọ bụ onye ahụ ya kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ.
Pita sịrị ya, “Ainias, Jisọs Kraịst agwọọla gị. Bilie mezie ute gị.” Ngwangwa, Ainias biliri ọtọ.
Ndị niile bi na Lida na Sharọn hụrụ ya. Nʼihi ya, ha nabatara Onyenwe anyị.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲑⲁ ⲑⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϭⲁϩⲥⲓ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲉϩ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟ⳿ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
Nʼobodo Jopa, e nwere otu onye nwanyị na-eso ụzọ ya, nke aha ya bụ Tabita nke pụtakwara Dọkas na asụsụ Griik. O jupụtara nʼọrụ ọma, na ọrụ obi ebere nʼebe ụmụ ogbenye nọ.
Nʼoge a, ọ rịara ọrịa, nwụọ. Mgbe ha sachara ya ahụ, ha nibere ya nʼotu ime ụlọ dị nʼụlọ elu.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲗⲩⲇⲇⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲥϧⲉⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ.
Jopa dịkwa nso na Lida. Mgbe ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ na Pita nọ nʼebe ahụ, ha ziri ụmụ nwoke abụọ ozi ka a rịọọ ya, sị, “Biko, ahapụla ịbịakwute anyị ngwangwa.”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲑⲏⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲉⲥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯϭⲁϩⲥⲓ.
Pita biliri soro ha gawa, mgbe o ruru, ha duuru ya gbago nʼụlọ elu nʼime ụlọ ahụ. Ụmụ nwanyị niile di ha nwụrụ anwụ nọ nʼebe ahụ na-ebe akwa, na-egosi uwe Dọkas dụụrụ ha mgbe ọ dị ndụ.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲉⲗⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲑⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲠⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ.
Pita chụpụrụ ha niile nʼezi, gbuo ikpere nʼala, kpee ekpere. Ọ tụgharịrị chee ozu ahụ ihu sị, “Tabita, bilie.” O meghere anya ya, ma mgbe ọ hụrụ Pita, o biliri, nọdụ ala.
O nyeere ya aka ka ọ kwụrụ ọtọ. Ọ kpọrọ ndị nsọ niile nọ nʼebe ahụ, ha na ụmụ nwanyị ahụ di ha nwụrụ gosi ha na ọ dị ndụ.
A nụrụ akụkọ ihe a mere nʼebe niile na Jopa, nke mere ka ọtụtụ kwere nʼOnyenwe anyị.
Ọ nọgidere na Jopa ọtụtụ ụbọchị. Ọ nọdụrụ nʼụlọ Saimọn, onye ọrụ ya bụ idozi akpụkpọ anụ.
