Acts 11
1 The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
Bamvuala ayi bakhomba baba mu Yuda ziwa ti batu bobo bakambulu Bayuda mamvawu batambula mambu ma Nzambi.
2 So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
Vayi Piela bu kavutuka ku Yelusalemi, Bayuda bobo bawilukila bafindana yandi ziphaka
3 They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
ayi bankamba: —Ngeyo wubedi kuidi batu bakambu zengoso nitu yi kibakala ayi wudidi yawu!
4 So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
Vayi Piela wuba sudikisa mambu moso boso bu malandikinina; Wuba kamba:
5 He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
—Bu ndiba sambila ku Yope, ndizamuka mu Pheve, ndimona tsongolo. Ndimona kima kimosi kiba banga nledi wunneni kikangu mu zitsongi ziya, kiba nkuluka tona ku diyilu nate va ndiba.
6 As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
Bu ndikitala, ndikifiongunina, buna ndimona bibulu bi malu maya, bibulu bi nsitu, bibulu bindiatilanga mu bivumu ayi zinuni.
7 Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
Ayi ndiwa mbembo yikhamba: “Piela, telama, vonda ayi dia”.
8 But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
Vayi ndivutula: “Nana Pfumu, bila kadi kima kisumuka ayi kimvindu kikotidi ko mu munu ama.”
9 God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
Mbembo yiwakana diaka mu khumbu yimmuadi mu diyilu: “Kioki Nzambi kavedisa ngeyo kadi kukitala kisumuka”.
10 Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
Mu zikhumbu zitatu diambu diodi divangimina bosi bima bioso bikuma ku diyilu.
11 “At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
Muna thangu beni ndimona batu batatu baba ku Sezali bafidusu kuidi minu, batelama va ntuala nzo yoyi ndiba.
12 [God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
Pheve yikhamba ndienda yawu mu kambu memata. Bakhomba basambanu ziazi ziyiza yama ayi tukota mu nzo yi mutu wuna.
13 He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
Mutu beni wutukamba buevi kamonina mbasi mu nzoꞌandi, yimmonikina ayi yinkamba: “fidisa batu ku Yope, tumisa Simoni beti tedila Piela.
14 He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
Niandi wela kukamba mambu malenda kuvukisa ngeyo ayi nzoꞌaku yimvimba.”
15 After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
Bu nditona yoluka, Pheve Yinlongo yikuluka mu bawu banga bu yikulukila mu beto vana thonono.
16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
Bosi nditebukila moyo mambu ma Pfumu mu thangu katuba ti: Nyinga, Yowani mu nlangu kabotikila vayi beno mu Pheve Yinlongo luela botokolo.
17 God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
Enati niandi veka Nzambi wuba vana dikaba dimosi ayi beto mu thangu beto tuwilukila Pfumu Yesu Klisto, buna minu ndidi nani mu diambu di kandika Nzambi e?
18 After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
Bu bawa mambu mama, baba dio sui, bakembisa Nzambi ayi batuba: —Nyinga, Nzambi wuveni diluaku kuidi batu bakambulu Bayudamu balula mavanga muingi batambula luzingu!
19 After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
Bobo basasakana, mu thangu bayamisa dibundu mu diambu di lufua lu Etieni bayenda nate ku Fenisi, Sipeli ayi ku Antioshi. Vayi basia longa Nsamu Wumboti kadi kuidi mutu ko botula kaka Bayuda.
20 Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
Muaki mu batu bankaka, bayenda ku Antioshi muba basi Sipeli ayi basi Silene basolula ayi balonga Nsamu Wumboti wu Pfumu Yesu kuidi basi Ngelesi.
21 The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
Lulendo lu Pfumu luba yawu, batu bawombo bawilukila ayi babaluka kuidi Pfumu.
22 The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
Tsangu beni yitula mu matu ma basi dibundu di Yelusalemi. Diawu bafidisila Balinabasi nate ku Antioshi.
23 When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
Bu katula, wumona nlemvo wu Nzambi. Buna wumona khini bosi wukindisa batu boso muingi baba bakuikama mu Pfumu.
24 Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Bila Balinabasi wuba mutu wumboti, wuba wuwala mu Pheve Yinlongo ayi mu minu. Nkangu wunnene wu batu wuwilukila Pfumu.
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
Bosi Balinabasi wuyenda ku Talisi mu tomba Sawuli.
26 After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
Buna kammona, wunnata ku Antioshi. Mvu wu mvimba bawu buadibakutikinina ayi dibundu, balonga nkangu wunneni. Ku Antioshi kuawu minlonguki mitedolo “Bankua Klisto” voti “Baklisto” mu khumbu yitheti.
27 During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
Muna bilumbu beni mimbikudi miba ku Yelusalemi miyenda ku Antioshi,
28 One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
wumosi mu bawu, dizina diandi Agabusi, wutelama ayi wubikula mu Pheve ti kanda kingolo kiela ba mu tsi yimvimba. Kanda beni kiba mu thangu ntinu Klode.
29 When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
Diawu minlonguki mizenga, kadika mutu boso bubela diluaku diandi, mu fidisa lusadusu kuidi bakhomba baba kalanga mu Yuda.
30 They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
Buawu bobo mivangila. Mifidisa makaba mawu kuidi bakulutu ba dibundu mu mioko mi Balinabasi ayi Sawuli.
