Acts 13
1 The church at Antioch had prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (the childhood friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Mu dibundu di Antioshi muba mimbikudi ayi minlongi mi Mina; muna muba Balinabasi, Simewoni mutu baba ntedilanga “Ningeli” bu dinsundula: “Ndombi”, Lusuisi muisi Silene, Manayeni mutu wuyunduka va kimosi ayi ntinu Elode ayi Sawuli.
2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Barnabas and Saul to do the work I've called them to.”
Bu baba sadila Pfumu ayi kukifuisa nzala mu diambu di lusambulu, Pheve Yinlongo yituba: —Luphengumunina Balinabasi ayi Sawuli mu diambu di kisalu kioki ndiba tedila!
3 After they had fasted, prayed, and placed their hands on them in blessing, they sent them on their way.
Diawu bu bamana kukifuisa nzala mu diambu di lusambulu ayi bu bamana sambila, baba tetika mioko ayi baba bika benda.
4 So Barnabas and Saul, directed by the Holy Spirit, went to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.
Mu lutumunu lu Pheve Yinlongo, Balinabasi ayi Sawuli bayenda ku Selesi. Kuna babakila masuwa mu kuenda ku Sipeli.
5 Arriving at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. John was with them as their assistant.
Bu batula ku Salamine, balonga mambu ma Nzambi mu zinzo zi zikhutukunu zi Bayuda. Yowani wuba kuba sadisanga.
6 They traveled throughout the island and eventually came to Paphos. There they found a Jewish magician, a false prophet by the name of Bar-jesus.
Bu basabuka sanga kioso nate ku Pafosi, badengana Nyuda wumosi wuba nsadilanga mazi, dizina diandi Bali-Yesu, wuba mbikudi wu luvunu.
7 He was close to the governor, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. Sergius Paulus invited Barnabas and Saul to come and visit him since he wanted to hear the word of God.
Bali-Yesu wuba vuandanga va kimosi ayi Selingiusi Pawulusi, nyadi wu sanga, wuba mutu wu diela. Niandi wutumisa Balinabasi ayi Sawuli bila wuzola wa mambu ma Nzambi.
8 But the magician Elymas (his Greek name) opposed them, trying to prevent the governor from trusting in God.
Vayi Elimasi nkua mazi (yawu tsundu yi dizina diandi), wuba kakidila ayi wutomba bu zimbikisa minu ki Nyadi.
9 Saul, also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and looked straight at him.
Bosi Sawuli baba tedilanga diaka Polo bu kaba wuwala mu Pheve Yinlongo, wusungimina tala nkua mazi bosi wunkamba:
10 “You are full of deception and all kinds of evil, you son of the devil, you enemy of all that is right! Will you never give up perverting the Lord's true ways?
—A ngeyo mutu wuwala luvunu ayi mutu wu mambu mambimbi, muana wu Satana mbeni yi mambu masonga, wulendi vonga ko mu vondanga zinzila zilulama zi Pfumu e?
11 Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.
Vayi tala buabu koko ku Nzambi kueka kuvana thumbudulu; weka kituka phofo; wulendi buela mona ko muini mu ndambu bilumbu! Vana vawu weka mona mbungi ayi tombi mu meso, wubaluka mu zindambu zioso, wutomba mutu wulenda kunsimba mu koko mu kuntuadisa.
12 When the governor saw what happened he trusted in God, amazed at the teaching about the Lord.
Nyadi beni buna kamona mambu mama mavioka, wuwilukila bilawusimina mu diambu di malongi ma Pfumu.
13 Then Paul and those with him sailed from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, while John left them and went back to Jerusalem.
Polo ayi bakundi bandi boso bakota mu masuwa ku Pafosi, bayenda ku Pelinge mu zunga ki Pamfili. Yowani wuvasuka yawu, wuvutuka kuandi ku Yelusalemi.
14 They went through Perga and on to Antioch of Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and were seated.
Vayi bawu bu babotuka ku Pelinge, basabuka tsi ayi batula ku Antioshi mu zunga ki Pisidi. Mu lumbu ki saba, bu bakota mu nzo lukutukunu, buna bavuanda.
15 After the readings from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent them a message saying, “Brothers, please share with the congregation any words of encouragement you may have.”
Buna bamana tanga minkanda mi Mina ayi mi mimbikudi, bapfumu zi nzo lukutukunu baba fidisila batu mu kuba kamba: —A bakhomba, enati mambu malenda kindisa batu madi yeno, buna lulenda tuba!
16 Paul stood up, motioned with his hand to get their attention, and began speaking. “Men of Israel, and all of you who have reverence for God, listen to me.
Polo bu katelama, wuvumbula koko kuandi ayi wutuba: —A basi Iseli ayi beno boso lueti kinzika Nzambi, bika luwa:
17 The God of the people of Israel chose our forefathers, and gave our people prosperity during their stay in the land of Egypt. Then with his mighty power he led them out of Egypt,
Nzambi yi batu baba ba Iseli wusobula bakulu beto, wufunisa batu bu baba vuandanga mu tsi yi Ezipite ayi wuba totula mu koko kuandi ku lulendo.
18 and he patiently dealt with them in the desert for about forty years.
Wuba sadisa mu makumaya ma mimvu mu dikanga.
19 After he had overthrown seven nations living in the land of Canaan, God divided their land among the Israelites and gave it to them to inherit. This took about four hundred and fifty years.
Bu kamana vonda tsambudi di makanda mu tsi Kana, wuba vana mawu banga kiuka.
20 Then he provided them with judges as leaders until the time of the prophet Samuel.
Mambu momo bu mavioka, nate nduka-nduka zikhama ziya ayi makumatanu ma mimvu, wuba vana mazuzi nate mu thangu mbikudi Samueli.
21 Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled for forty years.
Bosi balomba ntinu; buna Nzambi wuba vana Sawuli muana Kisi, muisi dikanda di Benyamini; niandi wuba yadila mu makumaya ma mimvu.
22 Then God removed Saul, and made David their king. God approved of David, saying ‘I found David the son of Jesse to be a man according to my own heart; he will do everything I intend.’
Vayi Nzambi wumvengumuna, wuba totudila Davidi mu ba ntinu, niandi Nzambi katelimina kimbangi kiaki: Ndimueni mu Davidi, muana Yese, mutu wudedakani banga ntimꞌama, wela vanga luzolo luama loso.
23 Jesus is David's descendant; he is the Savior that God promised to bring to Israel.
Vayi mu nkuna Davidi Nzambi katotudila Yesu, Mvulusi mu diambu Iseli bila bobo bubela tsilꞌandi.
24 Before Jesus came, John announced the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Tuamina ndizulu andi, Yowani wulonga batu boso malongi matedi mbotokolo bu bameni balula mavanga mawu.
25 As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you're looking for. But after me one is coming whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie.’
Ku tsukusunu luzingu luandi, Yowani wuba yuvula: “Kuidi beno minu ndidi nani e? Minu ama ko mutu wowo lulembo vingila vayi niandi wela kuiza ku mbusꞌama. Minu ndisi fuana ko mu nianguna minsinga mi zisapatu ziandi.”
26 My brothers, children of Abraham and those of you who have reverence for God: the message of this salvation has been sent to us!
A bakhomba ziama, beno luidi mu nkuna Abalahami, kuidi beno ayi kuidi bobobeti kinzika Nzambi, luzaba ti kuidi beto kuyiza mambu mama ma phulusu.
27 The people living in Jerusalem and their leaders didn't recognize Jesus or understand the words spoken by the prophets that are read every Sabbath. In fact they fulfilled the prophetic words by condemning him!
Bila batu bakalanga ku Yelusalemi ayi bapfumu ziawu basia zaba Yesu ko, ayi basia sudika ko minkanda mi mimbikudi miba tangungu kadika lumbu ki saba. Badedikisa mambu beni bu bazengila Yesu nkanu.
28 Even though they couldn't find any evidence to sentence him to death, they still asked Pilate to have him killed.
Ka diambu ko basia mona ko mu niandi kadi bila kikalenda vondolo vayi baleba Pilatu mu diambu kamvondisa.
29 After they had fulfilled everything predicted that they would do to him, they took him down from the cross and buried him in a tomb.
Bu bamana dukisa mambu moso masonama mu diambu diandi, bankulula va nti ayi bantula mu ziami.
30 But God raised him from the dead,
Vayi Nzambi wumfulukisa mu bafua!
31 and he appeared over the course of many days to those who had followed him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now his witnesses to the people.
Bosi wukimonikisa mu bilumbu biwombo kuidi batu bobo bayenda yandi tona ku Ngalili nate ku Yelusalemi. Buabu batu beni bawu bayika bambangi bandi va meso ma batu.
32 We are here to bring to you the good news of the promise that God made to our forefathers,
Beto, tulembo lusamunina Nsamu wumboti landila tsilayivana Nzambi kuidi bakulu beto
33 that he has now fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus from the dead. As it is written in Psalm 2: ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’
ti Nzambi wudedikisidi yawu kuidi beto bana bawu bu katotula banga busonimina mu Nkunga wummuadi: Widi Muanꞌama, buabu ndibutidi.
34 God raised him from the dead, never to die again, as he indicated by saying, ‘I will give you what is holy and trustworthy, as I promised to David.’
Muaki wumfulukisa mu bafua muingi kabika buela fua. Diawu katubila ti: Ndiela kulusakumuna mu mambu manlongo, mavedila momo ndivanina Davidi tsila.
35 As another psalm says, ‘You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.’
Diawu katubila mu buangu kinkaka: Wulendi tala ko ti nitu yi mutu aku wunlongo yibola.
36 But David died, after he had done what God wanted in his own time, and he was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
Bila Davidi, bu kamana sala mu tsungi andi mu luzolo lu Nzambi, wufua ayi wuziku va buangu kimosi ayi bakulu bandi, bosi wubola.
37 The one God raised from the dead saw no decay.
Vayi mutu wowo Nzambi kafulukisa, kasia bola ko.
38 My brothers, I want you to understand that we're telling you that through this man sins are forgiven.
A bakhomba; bika luzaba ti mu niandi muyizila ndemvokolo yi masumu.
39 Through him everyone who trusts in him is made morally right from all that is wrong—in a way that you could never be set right by the law of Moses.
Ayi mu niandi, woso mutu wukunwilukila, wela kunnungisa mu mambu moso momo Mina mi Moyize milendi baka ko bu kulunungisila.
40 Make sure that what the prophets said doesn't happen to you:
Diawu, lulubuka muingi mambu matuba mimbikudi mabika kulubuila:
41 ‘You who are scornful, look in amazement, and die! For what I'm doing in your lifetime is something that you could never believe, even if someone told you!’”
Lutala beno lueti vueza Nzambi, lusimina ayi lubotuka! bila minu ndieka vanga diambu mu bilumbu bieno, luisi ba wilukila diambu beni ko enati mutu wulusamunini diawu.
42 As they were leaving, the people pleaded with them to tell them more the next Sabbath.
Bu batotuka ku nganda, baleba Polo ayi Balinabasi mu diambu di biza longi diaka mambu beni mu lumbu ki saba kinkuiza.
43 After the meeting in the synagogue, many of the Jews and the converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas who spoke with them, encouraging them to continue to hold on to the grace of God.
Lukutukunu bu lumanisa mu nzo lukutukunu; Bayuda bawombo ayi basi makanda mankaka baba sadilanga Nzambi, bobo bakikinina Kiyuda, balandakana Polo ayi Balinabasi; basolula yawu ayi baba kindisa mu tatamana mu nlemvo wu Nzambi.
44 The following Sabbath almost the whole town turned out to hear the word of God.
Mu lumbu ki saba kilanda, nduka-nduka divula dioso dikutakana mu wa mambu ma Nzambi.
45 However, when the Jews saw the crowds, they became extremely jealous, contradicting what Paul was saying and cursing him.
Vayi Bayuda bu bamona nkangu wu batu, bamona kikhenene ayi bavunisa Polo mu mambu momo kaba tuba, bamvunisa ayi bavueza Nzambi.
46 So Paul and Barnabas spoke out strongly, saying “We had to speak the word of God to you first. But now that you're rejecting it—you're deciding that you're not worthy of eternal life—well now we're turning to the foreigners. (aiōnios g166)
Polo ayi Balinabasi babakamba mu bukhafi boso ti: —Kuidi beno theti kufueti samununu Mambu ma Nzambi vayi sumbu lu malozidi ayi sumbu lukimonisini ti luisi bafuana ko mu baka luzingu lukalumani, tala tueka mbaluka kuidi Bapakanu. (aiōnios g166)
47 That's what the Lord has told us to do: ‘I've made you a light to the foreigners, and through you salvation will go to the ends of the earth.’”
Bila Pfumu wutuvana lutumunu ti: Ndibieka mu ba kiezila kuidi Bapakanu mu diambu di nata phulusu nate ku sukisina ntoto.
48 When the foreigners heard this they were overjoyed, praising the Lord's word, and all those chosen for eternal life trusted in God. (aiōnios g166)
Bapakanu bu bawa mambu mama, bamona khini. Baniemisa mambu ma Nzambi ayi bobo bakubuku mu baka luzingu lukalumani bawilukila. (aiōnios g166)
49 So God's word was spread throughout the region.
Mambu ma Pfumu ma tembakana mu tsi yoso.
50 But the Jews incited the prominent religious women and leaders of the city to persecute Paul and Barnabas, and had them expelled from their territory.
Vayi Bayuda bakambisila baketo bobo baba luvalu, baba sadilanga Nzambi va kimosi ayi batu ba luvalu ba divula beni; batona yamisa Polo ayi Balinabasi ayi baba kuka mu zunga kiawu.
51 So they shook the dust off their feet against them as a sign of protest, and went on to Iconium.
Polo ayi Balinabasi bakukumuna mbungi-mbungi yiba mu malu mawu, bayenda ku Ikonuimi.
52 And the believers continued to be filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Muaki minlonguki miba miwala mu khini ayi mu Pheve Yinlongo.
