Acts 1
1 I indeed made the former treatise, O Theophilus, about all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
Tsala e e rategang e e ratang Modimo: mo lokwalong lwa me lwa ntlha, ke lo boleletse kaga botshelo le dithuto tsa ga Morena Jesu le ka fa a neng a boela legodimong ka teng fa a sena go fa barutwa ba gagwe ditaelo tse di tswang kwa Moweng O O Boitshepo.
2 until a day in which he was taken up, having commanded, through the Holy Spirit, the apostles whom he chose,
3 to whom he also presented himself living, after his suffering, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days, and speaking the things about the kingdom of God.
Mo malatsing a le masome mane morago ga papolo ya gagwe, o ne a ntse a ipontsha barutwa ba gagwe a le mo sebopegong sa setho, gape a ba lemotsha ka ditsela tse dintsi gore ke ene tota yo ba mmonang. Mme mo dinakong tse o ne a buisanya le bone kaga Bogosi jwa Modimo.
4 And being assembled together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, Which, he said, ye heard from me.
Mo go nngwe ya diphuthego tse, o ne a ba bolelela gore ba seka ba tloga mo Jerusalema go fitlhelela Mowa O O Boitshepo o ba apesa e le go diragatsa tsholofetso ya ga Rara, puo e a neng a kile a buisanya le bone ka yone.
5 Because John indeed immersed in water, but ye will be immersed in the Holy Spirit after not many of these days.
Mme a ba gakolola gore “Johane o kolobeditse ka metsi, mme jaanong lo tlaa kolobediwa ka Mowa O O Boitshepo mo malatsing a se kae a a tlang”.
6 Indeed therefore having come together, they questioned him, saying, Lord, do thou restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?
Mme ka lobaka longwe fa a bonala kwa go bone, ba mmotsa ba re, “Morena a o ya go golola Iseraele [mo go Roma] jaanong o bo o re dira chaba e e gololesegileng?”
7 And he said to them, It is not for you to know times or seasons, which the Father established in his own authority.
Mme a fetola a re, “Rara ke ene a rulaganyang dipaka tsa go nna jalo. Mme ga se ga lona gore lo itse kaga tsone.
8 But ye will receive the power of the Holy Spirit that comes upon you. And ye will be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and as far as of the extremity of the earth.
Mme fa Mowa O O Boitshepo o sena go tla mo go lona, lo tlaa amogela nonofo ya go rera ka bothakga jo bogolo mo bathong ba Jerusalema le mo Judea yotlhe le mo Samarea, le kwa dikhutlong tsa lefatshe ka ga loso le tsogo ya me.”
9 And having said these things, as they were watching, he was taken up, and a cloud received him from their eyes.
Mme erile a sena go bua mafoko a, a tlhatlhogela kwa legodimong a nyelela mo lerung, a ba tlogela ba mo lebile ka kakabalo.
10 And while they were gazing at his going into the sky, behold, two men had also stood by them in white apparel,
Fa ba sa ntse ba mo tsepegile matlho go mmona lwa bofelo, ka tshoganetso banna ba babedi ba apere dipurapura tse di tshweu ba bo ba eme fa thoko ga bone,
11 who also said, Men, Galileans, why stand ye gazing into the sky? This Jesus who was taken up from you into the sky will so come, in that same way as ye saw him going into the sky.
mme ba re, “Banna ba Galalea ke eng fa lo tsepegetse a matlho kwa legodimong ka kakabalo? Jesu o ile legodimong mme ka letsatsi lengwe o tlaa tla fela jaaka a ile!”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem having a sabbath day journey.
Ba ne ba le kwa Thabeng Lotlhware fa se se diragala, jaanong ba boela kwa morago ba tsamaya sephatlo sa mmaele go boela kwa Jerusalema.
13 And when they came in, they went up into the upper floor where they were lodging, including, Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
Mme ba tshwara thapelo mo ntlwanenge e kwa godimo e ba neng ba nna mo go yone. A ke maina a ba ba neng ba le teng mo phuthegong ya thapelo. Petere, Johane, Jakobe Anderea, Filipo, Thomase, Baretholomea, Mathaio, Jakobe, le bomorwa rraagwe Jesu, ba le setlhophanyana le mmaagwe Jesu, ba ne ba le teng.
14 All these men were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 And in those days, Peter, having stood up in the midst of the disciples (and there was a multitude of names at the same place, about a hundred twenty), he said,
Phuthego e ya thapelo e ne ya tswelela ka malatsi a le mantsi. Mme ya re ka nako eo, mo letsatsing leo fa go ne go na le batho ba ka nna lekgolo le masome a mabedi, Petere o ne a ema ka dinao mme a ba raya a re:
16 Men, brothers, it was necessary for this scripture to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,
“Bakaulengwe, go ne go tlhokega gore dikwalo di diragadiwe mabapi le Jutase yo o okileng Jesu ka go supegetsa bontsintsi jwa batho kwa a leng teng, gonne selo se, se sale se boletswe pele bogologolo ka Mowa O O Boitshepo o bua ka Kgosi Dafide.
17 because he was numbered with us, and received a share of this ministry.
“Jutase e ne e le mongwe wa rona a tlhophilwe go nna morutwa fela jaaka rona.
18 (Indeed therefore this man obtained a field from the reward of his unrighteousness, and having become headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.
O ne a reka setsha sa lefatshe ka madi a o a amogetseng ka go loga maano a boithamako mme a wela fa fatshe a phanyega ka bogare mme mala a gagwe a gorometsegela kwa ntle.
19 And it became known to all those dwelling at Jerusalem, so as to call that field in their own dialect, Akeldama, that is, The field of blood.)
Dikgang tsa loso lwa gagwe di ne tsa anama ka bofefo mo bathong ba Jerusalema, jalo ba bitsa setsha seo Lefatshe la Madi!
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation become desolate, and let no man be dwelling in it, and, Let another take his office.
“Polelelo-pele ya ga Kgosi Dafide ka ga se, e bonwa mo lokwalong lwa Dipesalema mo a reng, ‘A motse wa gagwe o senngwe o seka wa nnwa ke ope.’ Gape, ‘A tiro ya gagwe e neelwe o sele go e dira.’
21 It is necessary therefore, of the men who accompanied us during all the time during which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
“Mme jaanong re tshwanetse go tlhopha mongwe yo o ka tsayang maemo a ga Jutase, le go re tlatsa re le basupi ba tsogo ya ga Jesu. A re tlhopheng mongwe yo o saleng a nna le rona go simolola fa re tsalana le Morena, go tloga ka nako e o neng a kolobediwa ke Johane go fitlhelela a tseelwa kwa legodimong.”
22 having begun from the immersion of John to the day that he was taken up from us, for one of these to become a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Phuthego e ne ya tlhopha maina a banna ba le babedi: Jusefa Justiso (yo gape a itsegeng ka leina la Barenabase) le Mathiase.
24 And having prayed, they said, Thou, Lord, knowing the hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou have chosen
Jalo ba rapela gore ba tlhope monna yo o tshwanetseng, ba re, “O! Morena, o itse pelo nngwe le nngwe re bontshe gore ke ofe wa banna ba yo wena o mo kgethileng gore a nne moaposetoloi, yo o ileng kwa mannong a a mo tshwanetseng.”.
25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas transgressed to go to his own place.
26 And they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Jalo ba laola ka bola mme ya re ba gasa bola jwa supa Mathiase, jalo a kgethwa go nna mongwe wa ba ba lesome le motso.
