ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲀⲜⲒⲤ 1
The first account I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
2 ⲃ̅ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲁⲙⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ.
until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God's kingdom.
4 ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲓⲗⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϭⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲧⲙⲉϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧ.
Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, "Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϩⲁϩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥⲧⲏ.
For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁⲁⲣⲏϫϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest part of the earth."
When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, look, two men stood by them in white clothing,
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϩⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ.
who also said, "You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky."
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ̅.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ. ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ. ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲗⲫⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲍⲏⲗⲱⲧⲏⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ.
When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲣ̅ⲁϣⲉϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ
In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲛⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲓ̈ⲇ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϭⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
"Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ϭⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲡⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲏⲧⲉ. ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headfirst his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϩⲱⲃ ϭⲱⲗⲡ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡϭⲱⲙ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲗⲇⲁⲙⲁⲭ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭⲱⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ.
It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called 'Hakel-Dema,' that is, 'The field of blood.'
20 ⲕ̅ ϥⲥⲏϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲣ̅ⲥⲱ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲓ̈ⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲥ̅.
For it is written in the scroll of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell in it;' and, 'Let another take his office.'
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ϣ̅ϣⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
"Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ϫⲓⲛⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ.
beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection."
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ. ⲓ̈ⲱⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲁⲥ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϯⲣⲓⲛϥ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ.
They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲫⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲡϥ̅
They prayed, and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two you have chosen
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
to take part in this ministry and office of apostle from which Judas turned away to go to his own place."
They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
