< Acts 1 >

1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
Thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩakwa rĩa mbere, wee Theofilo-rĩ, nĩndakwandĩkĩire maũndũ mothe marĩa Jesũ aambĩrĩirie gwĩka na kũrutana
2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:
nginya mũthenya ũrĩa oirwo agĩtwarwo igũrũ thuutha wa kũhe atũmwo arĩa aathuurĩte mawatho na ũndũ wa Roho Mũtheru.
3 To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
Thuutha wa kũnyariirĩka gwake, akĩĩonania kũrĩ andũ acio na akĩheana imenyithia nyingĩ cia kuonania atĩ aarĩ muoyo. Nĩamoimĩrĩire ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩrongo ĩna, na akĩaria ũhoro ũkoniĩ ũthamaki wa Ngai.
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, says he, you have heard of me.
Hĩndĩ ĩmwe, rĩrĩa aarĩĩanagĩra nao, nĩamathire, akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Mũtikoime Jerusalemu, no etererai kĩheo kĩrĩa Ithe witũ eeranĩire, o kĩrĩa inyuĩ mwanaigua ngĩaria ũhoro wakĩo.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Nĩgũkorwo Johana aabatithanagia na maaĩ, no inyuĩ mũrĩbatithio na Roho Mũtheru mĩthenya mĩingĩ ĩtaanathira.”
6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, will you at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa maagomanire hamwe makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ihinda rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ũgũcookeria andũ a Isiraeli ũthamaki wao?”
7 And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father has put in his own power.
Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Ti ũhoro wanyu kũmenya ciathĩ o na kana mahinda marĩa Ithe witũ atuĩte na ũhoti wake mwene.
8 But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come on you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
No nĩmũrĩheo hinya rĩrĩa Roho Mũtheru arĩũka igũrũ rĩanyu; na inyuĩ nĩmũgatuĩka aira akwa thĩinĩ wa Jerusalemu, na Judea guothe, na Samaria, na nginya ituri ciothe cia thĩ.”
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩoywo na igũrũ o meroreire, narĩo itu rĩkĩmũhumbĩra magĩtiga kũmuona rĩngĩ.
10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
O hĩndĩ ĩyo maikarĩte macũthĩrĩirie mũno akĩambata matu-inĩ-rĩ, o rĩmwe andũ eerĩ mehumbĩte nguo njerũ makĩrũgama o hau maarĩ.
11 Which also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into heaven.
Makĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya a Galili, mũrũgamĩte haha mũcũthĩrĩirie igũrũ nĩkĩ? Jesũ o ro ũcio, ũrĩa weherio harĩ inyuĩ aatwarwo igũrũ-rĩ, agaacooka o ro ũguo mwamuona agĩthiĩ.”
12 Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo magĩcooka Jerusalemu moimĩte Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Mĩtamaiyũ, mũigana wa rũgendo rũrĩa rũngĩathiirwo mũthenya wa Thabatũ kuuma itũũra inene.
13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where stayed both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Rĩrĩa maakinyire, makĩambata nyũmba ya igũrũ ĩrĩa maikaraga. Nao andũ arĩa maarĩ ho maarĩ Petero, na Johana, na Jakubu na Anderea; Filipu na Toma, na Baritholomayo na Mathayo; Jakubu mũrũ wa Alufayo, na Simoni Mũzelote, na Judasi mũrũ wa Jakubu.
14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
Othe makĩnyiitanĩra hamwe, makĩrũmanĩrĩria kũhooya, hamwe na atumia, na Mariamu nyina wa Jesũ, o na ariũ a nyina na Jesũ.
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty, )
Na rĩrĩ, matukũ-inĩ macio Petero akĩrũgama gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ arĩa meetĩkĩtie (gĩkundi kĩa andũ ta igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ),
16 Men and brothers, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, Maandĩko no nginya mangĩahingire marĩa Roho Mũtheru aaririe tene na kanua ka Daudi ũhoro ũkoniĩ Judasi, ũrĩa watongoririe andũ arĩa maanyiitire Jesũ.
17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
Aarĩ ũmwe witũ na nĩagwatanagĩra na ithuĩ ũtungata-inĩ ũyũ.”
18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.
(Judasi nĩagũrire gĩthaka na kĩheo kĩrĩa aamũkĩrire nĩ ũndũ wa waganu wake. Nake akĩgũa gĩthaka-inĩ kĩu na mũnduru, nayo nda yake ĩgĩtathũka, namo mara mothe makiuma.
19 And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; so as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
Andũ othe a kũu Jerusalemu makĩigua ũhoro ũcio, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩĩta gĩthaka kĩu na rũthiomi rwao Ekiladama, ũguo nĩ kuuga, Gĩthaka kĩa Thakame.)
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his position as bishop let another take.
“Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo Ibuku-inĩ rĩa Thaburi atĩrĩ, “‘Mũciĩ wake ũrokira ihooru; kũroaga mũndũ wa gũtũũra kuo,’ ningĩ gũkaandĩkwo atĩrĩ, “‘Ũtongoria wake ũrooywo nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ.’
21 Why of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ kwagĩrĩire gũthuurwo mũndũ ũmwe kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa makoretwo marĩ hamwe na ithuĩ ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa Mwathani Jesũ aaceeraga na ithuĩ,
22 Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
kwambĩrĩria hĩndĩ ya ũbatithio wa Johana nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jesũ oirwo akĩambata akĩehera harĩ ithuĩ. Nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũmwe wa aya no nginya atuĩke mũira hamwe na ithuĩ ũhoro-inĩ wa kũriũka gwake.”
23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩrũgamia andũ eerĩ, Jusufu ũrĩa wetagwo Barasaba (na no oĩkaine ta Jusito), na Mathia.
24 And they prayed, and said, You, Lord, which know the hearts of all men, show whether of these two you have chosen,
Magĩcooka makĩhooya makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, wee nĩũũĩ ngoro ya mũndũ wothe. Tuonie nũũ wa aya eerĩ ũthuurĩte
25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
nĩguo oe ũtungata ũyũ wa gũtuĩka mũtũmwo, ũrĩa Judasi aatigire nĩguo athiĩ kũrĩa kũrĩ gwake.”
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
Magĩcooka magĩcuuka mĩtĩ, naguo mũtĩ ũkĩgwĩra Mathia; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩongererwo harĩ atũmwo acio ikũmi na ũmwe.

< Acts 1 >