Acts 12
1 And at that time Herod the king, who was surnamed Agrippa, laid hands on some of the church, to maltreat them.
Nʼoge ahụ, eze Herọd jidere ụfọdụ ndị so na chọọchị buru nʼobi ịkpagbu ha.
2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
O jiri mma agha gbuo Jemis nwanne Jọn.
3 And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded also to arrest Simon Cephas. And the days of unleavened bread were then passing.
Mgbe ọ chọpụtara na omume ya tọrọ ndị Juu ụtọ, ọ gara nʼihu jidekwa Pita. Nke a mere nʼoge mmemme Achịcha Ekoghị eko.
4 He seized him and cast him into prison, and delivered him to sixteen soldiers, who were to guard him; that he might, after the passover, deliver him up to the people of the Jews.
Mgbe o jidere ya, o tinyere ya nʼụlọ mkpọrọ ebe o mere ka ndị agha chee ya nche, ndị agha anọ nʼotu oge, ndị agha anọ ọzọ nʼoge nke ọzọ. Ebumnobi ya bụ ịkpọpụta ya nʼihu ọha mmadụ kpee ya ikpe mgbe Mmemme Ngabiga gasịrị.
5 And while Simon was in custody in the prison, continual prayer to God in his behalf, was offered to God by the church.
Mgbe e debere Pita nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, nzukọ esepụghị aka nʼikpe ekpere nʼihi ya nye Chineke.
6 And on the night before the morning in which he was to be delivered up, while Simon was sleeping between two soldiers, and was bound with two chains, and others were guarding the doors of the prison;
Ma nʼabalị na-esota ụbọchị ahụ Herọd ga-akpụpụta ya, Pita nọ nʼụra nʼetiti ndị agha abụọ, e jiri eriri igwe kee ya nʼụkwụ nʼaka, ma ndị nche ọzọ nọkwa nʼọnụ ụzọ na-eche ya nche.
7 an angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in all the building; and he pricked his side, and awaked him, and said to him: Arise, instantly. And the chains fell from his hands.
Na mberede mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị bịara guzoro nʼebe ahụ, ìhè nwukwara nʼime ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ. Ọ kutụrụ Pita aka nʼakụkụ sị, “Ngwangwa, bilie ọtọ!” Eriri igwe ahụ dapụrụ nʼaka ya.
8 And the angel said to him: Gird thy loins, and put on thy sandals. And he did so. And again he said to him: Wrap thyself in thy cloak, and come after me.
Mmụọ ozi ahụ sịrị ya, “Yiri uwe gị na akpụkpọụkwụ gị.” O mere otu ahụ, Mmụọ ozi ahụ gwakwara ya, “Yirikwa akwa mgbokwasị gị soro m.”
9 And he went out and followed him, not knowing that what had been done by the angel was a reality; for he supposed, that he saw a vision.
Pita sooro ya nʼazụ, o chere na ọ na-ahụ ọhụ, ma ọ mataghị na ihe mmụọ ozi ahụ na-eme bụ ezie.
10 And when the first ward was passed and the second, they came to the iron gate, and it opened to them of its own accord. And when they had gone out, and had passed one street, the angel departed from him.
Ha gafere ndị nche nke mbụ na nke abụọ rute nʼọnụ ụzọ e si abanye nʼime obodo, nke bụ ọnụ ụzọ igwe. Ọnụ ụzọ igwe ahụ meghekwara nʼonwe ya, ha esite na ya gafee. Mgbe ha gara ije ruo ebe tere anya nʼama nke ọzọ, ngwangwa mmụọ ozi ahụ hapụrụ ya.
11 Then Simon recognized where he was; and he said: Now I know, in reality, that God hath sent his angel, and delivered me from the hand of Herod the king, and from what the Jews were devising against me.
Mgbe ahụ kwa ka Pita ghọtara ihe niile mere. O kwuru, “Ugbu a, amatala m nʼezie, na Onyenwe anyị ezitela mmụọ ozi ya, ka ọ bịa zọpụta m site nʼaka eze Herọd na ihe niile ndị Juu na-atụ anya ya. Ugbu a ọ napụtakwala m site nʼọchịchọ ọjọọ niile nke ndị Juu.”
12 And when he had considered, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John surnamed Mark; because many brethren were assembled there and praying.
Mgbe ọ ghọtara ihe merenụ, ọ gawara nʼụlọ Meri nne Jọn onye a na-akpọkwa Mak, ebe ọtụtụ mmadụ zukọtararị na-ekpe ekpere.
13 And he knocked at the gate of the court; and a maid named Rhoda came to reply to him.
Mgbe ọ kụrụ aka nʼọnụ ụzọ ama, otu odibo nwanyị aha ya bụ Roda bịara ka o zaa ya.
14 And she recognized the voice of Simon: and, In her joy, she did not open to him the gate, but ran back, and told them: Lo, Simon is standing at the gate of the court.
Mgbe ọ nụrụ olu Pita, ọṅụ juru ya obi nke mere na ọ gbaara ọsọ laghachi azụ nʼemegheghị ụzọ. Ọ gara tisaa, “Ọ bụ Pita nọ nʼọnụ ụzọ!”
15 They said to her: Thou art delirious. But she maintained that it was a fact. They said to her: Perhaps it is his ghost.
Ha sịrị ya na ọ na-ekwu okwu dịka onye uche ya na-ezughị oke. Mgbe ọ nọgidesịrị ike na-ekwu otu ihe ahụ, ha sịrị, “Ọ ghaghị ị bụ mmụọ ozi ya.”
16 And Simon was knocking at the gate; and they went out, saw him, and were astonished.
Ma Pita nọgidere na-akụ aka nʼụzọ. Mgbe ha meghere ụzọ hụ ya, ọ gbagwojuru ha anya.
17 And he beckoned to them with the hand to be still; and he went in, and related to them how the Lord had released him from the prison. And he said to them: Tell these things to James and to the brethren. And he went out, and departed to another place.
O feere ha aka ka ha mechie ọnụ. Ọ kọọrọ ha otu Onyenwe anyị si dupụta ya site nʼụlọ mkpọrọ. Ọ gwara ha, “Meenụ ka Jemis na ụmụnna anyị niile mata ihe ndị a.” Ọ pụrụ gawa ebe ọzọ.
18 And when it was morning, there was a great dispute among the soldiers concerning Simon, what had become of him.
Nʼisi ụtụtụ echi ya, oke ọgbaaghara dị nʼetiti ndị agha, ebe ha na-eche ihe mere Pita.
19 And Herod, when he sought him, and could not find him, arraigned the keepers, and sentenced them to die. And he went from Judaea, and resided at Caesarea.
Mgbe Herọd chọgharịchara ya ma ọ chọtaghị ya, ọ jụrụ ndị nche ahụ ajụjụ dị iche iche. Nʼikpeazụ ọ nyere iwu ka e gbuo ha. Emesịa ọ hapụrụ Judịa gaa Sizaria nọdụ nʼebe ahụ.
20 And because he was angry against the Tyrians and Sidonians, they assembled and came to him in a body; and having persuaded Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they begged of him that they might have peace; because the supplies of their country were derived from the kingdom of Herod.
Nʼoge ahụ Herọd na-eweso ndị Taịa na Saịdọn iwe, ha zipụrụ ndị ozi ha izute ya. Ha buru ụzọ mee ka ha na Blastọs bụrụ enyi, onye eze tụkwasịrị obi nke na-elekọtakwa ime ụlọ ndina eze anya. Ha rịọrọ ya ka udo dịrị, nʼihi na a na-esi nʼobodo eze na-enwetara ha ihe oriri.
21 And on a day appointed, Herod was arrayed in royal apparel, and sat on a tribunal, and made a speech to the assembly.
Nʼụbọchị nzukọ ahụ, Herọd gbokwasịrị uwe ndị eze ya nọkwasị nʼocheeze ya. O weere oke olu dị iche gwa nzukọ ahụ niile okwu.
22 And all the people shouted, and said: These are the utterances of a God, and not of a mortal.
Igwe mmadụ ahụ nọ na-eti mkpu, “Nke a abụghị olu mmadụ, ọ bụ olu chi!”
23 And, because he gave not the glory to God, immediately the angel of God smote him; and he was eaten of worms, and died.
Nʼotu oge ahụ, mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị tiri ya ihe otiti dị egwu nʼihi na o nyeghị Chineke otuto ma otu. Ikpuru ripịara ya ahụ, nke mere ka ọ nwụọ.
24 And the gospel of God was proclaimed, and made progress.
Ma okwu Chineke gara nʼihu na-aba ụba na-agbasakwa.
25 And Barnabas and Saul, after they had completed their ministration, returned from Jerusalem to Antioch. And they took with them John, who was surnamed Mark.
Mgbe ha rụchara ọrụ ha, Banabas na Sọl si Jerusalem lọghachi. Ha kpọọrọ Jọn onye a na-akpọkwa Mak nʼije ha.
