Acts 12
1 It was about this time that King Herod [Agrippa sent soldiers] [MTY] who seized [and put in prison] some of the [leaders] of the congregation [in Jerusalem. He did that] because he wanted to make the believers suffer.
Unsiki ughuo untua u Herode akagholosia uluvoko lwa mwene kuvamonga vala vano vihuma kukipugha ulwakuti vavapumusie.
2 He commanded [a soldier] to cut off the head of [the apostle] James, the [older] brother of [the apostle] John.
Akam'buda u Yakobo unyalukolo ghwa Yohana ni bamba.
3 When Herod realized that he had pleased the [leaders of the] Jewish people by [doing that], he commanded [soldiers] to arrest Peter [in order to kill him], too. This happened during the festival [when the Jewish people ate] bread [that] did not have yeast.
Ye alolile kuuti ava Yahudi vikela isio, akankola naju Pettrokange. Ulu lulilya amasiki agha makate aghasita kilule.
4 After [they] seized Peter, they put him in prison. They arranged for four groups of soldiers to guard Peter. Each [group] had four soldiers. [Every three hours a different group began to guard him while the others rested]. Herod wanted to bring Peter out [of prison and judge him] in front of the [Jewish] people after the Passover [Festival was finished. He then planned to command soldiers to execute Peter].
Ye an'kolile, akamponia mu ndinde pe akavika ifipugha fine fya vasikari ulwakuti vamulolelaghe, alyale ihuvila kuntwala kuvanhu yekikilile ikimike kya pasaka.
5 So [for several days] Peter was kept {they kept Peter} in prison. But the [other believers] in the congregation at [Jerusalem] were praying earnestly to God [that he would help] Peter.
U Petro akabukua mundinde, looli inyifunyo sikavombua ni ngufu ni kipugha vwimila vwa mwene kwa Nguluve.
6 The night [before] Herod planned to bring Peter out [from prison to have him executed] publicly, Peter was sleeping [in the prison] between two soldiers, with two chains binding his arms [to the arms of the soldiers. Two other] soldiers were guarding the prison doors.
Ikighono yekikiale u Herode nalutile kukumumia, ikilo ijio akaghonile pakati na Kate pa vasikali vavili kumo akungilue na manyololo ghavili, navaloleli pavulongolo pa muliango vakava vilolela indinde.
7 Suddenly an angel [from] the Lord [God] stood [beside Peter], and a [bright] light shone in his cell. The angel poked Peter in the side and woke him up and said, “Get up quickly!” [While Peter was getting up], the chains fell off from his wrists. [However, the soldiers were not aware of what was happening].
Lolagha, u nyamola ghwa Mutwa nakalingi akamumia nu lumuli lukamulika nkate. Akantova u Petro muluvafu na pikunsisimula akati, “Sisimuka ng'aning'ani.” apuo amanyororo ghoni ghano akakungilue ghakavopoka mumavoko gha mwene.
8 Then the angel said to Peter, “Put on your clothes and sandals!” So Peter did. Then the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt/girdle [around you(sg)] and put on your sandals!” So Peter did that. Then the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me!”
U munyamola akambula, “Fwala Amanda ghako na fifilato fyako.” U Petro akavimba vulevule. U Munyamola akam'bula, “fwala umwenda ghwako pe umbingililaghe.”
9 So, [after Peter put on his cloak and sandals], he followed [the angel] out [of the prison cell], but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening. He thought [that he] was seeing a vision.
Apuo u Petro akambingilila u Munyamola akahuma kunji. Nalyakitang'inie kind kilyavombilue nu Munyamola kuuti sa kyang'ani. Akahwanagha ighonela injosi.
10 Peter and the angel walked by the soldiers who were guarding the two doors, [but the soldiers did not see them. Then] they came to the iron gate that [led] out into the city. The gate opened by itself, and Peter and the angel walked out [of the prison]. After they had walked [a ways] along one street, the angel suddenly disappeared.
Ye akiling'inie ikilolelo ikilongosi ni kyavuvili vakafika palilyingo ilya kyuma ilya kwingilila kuluta kulikaja, likadinduka lyene vwimila vwa mwene. Vakahuma mulikaja kunji vakika mum'pulo, nakalingi u Nyamola akamuleka.
11 Then Peter [finally] realized that [what had happened to him was not a vision, but] it had really happened. So he said [to himself], “Now I really know that the Lord [God] sent an angel [to help me]. He rescued me from what Herod planned to do [MTY] [to me], and [also] from all the things that the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] expected [that Herod would do to me].”
U Petro ye itang'inie, akati, “Lino nitike kuuti Mutwa amwomwile u Munyamola ghwa mwene ulwakuti anyimie mumavoko gha Herode, namuhuvilo sa vanhu vooni ava muvu Yahudi.”
12 When Peter realized [that God had rescued him], he went to Mary’s house. She was the mother of John whose other name was Mark. Many [believers] had assembled there, and they were praying [that God would help Peter somehow].
Ye akagwile isi, akaluta kunyumba ja Mariamu ung'ina wawa Yohana juno ghwe Marko; Avakilisite vinga valyakong'anile vikufunya.
13 When Peter knocked at the outer entrance, a servant girl named Rhoda came to find out [who was outside the door].
Ye ahodisie kumulyango ughwa kisighililo, u-mbombi jumo uminja juno itambulivua Roda akisa kudindula.
14 [When Peter answered her], she recognized his voice, but she was so happy [and excited] that she did not open the door! Instead, she ran back [into the house]. She [excitedly] announced [to the other believers] that Peter was standing outside the door.
Ye akaguile lisio lya Petro, nu lukelo akakunua kudindula umulyango; pa uluo, akakimbilila nkate mu kyumba; nakuvavula kuuti u Petro imile kuvulongolo ku mulyingo.
15 But [one of] them said to her, “You [(sg)] are crazy!” But she continued saying that it was [really true. Then] they repeatedly said, “[No], [it cannot be Peter]. It is [probably] the angel [who was guarding] him [who has come] (OR, It is the angel [who has guarded/protected] him, [and he has come to tell us that] Peter [has died].)”
Apuo, vakajova kwa mwene, “Uve ulinyalukwale” looli akakangasia kuuti sakyang'ani ghwe mwene. Vakati “Ujuo ghwe Munyamola ghwa mwene.”
16 But Peter continued knocking [on the door. So when someone finally] opened the door, they saw that it was Peter, and they were completely amazed!
Looli u Petro akajigha ifidudusia, ye vadindwile umulyango, vakamwagha vakadegha kyingo. U Petro akavanyamasia nu luvoko Kimie Kimmie pe akavavula ndavule u Mutwa amumisie kuhuma mundinde akati,
17 Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet. Then he told them exactly how the Lord [God] had led him out of the prison. He [also] said, “Tell James, the [leader] of our [congregation], and our [other] fellow believers what has happened.” Then [Peter left and] went away to another town.
“Vavule isi u YakoboYakobo na vanyalukolo va mwene.” Apuo pe akavuka kuluta ku vunge.
18 The next morning the soldiers [who had been guarding] Peter became terribly distressed, [because they did not know] what had happened to him.
Pano kukava mwisi, lukava lusukunalo mun'kate muva sikali, kuhumilanila na kino kihumile kwa Petro.
19 Then Herod [heard about it]. So he [commanded soldiers] to search for Peter, but they did not find him. Then he questioned the soldiers [who had been guarding Peter], and asked them, “[How did Peter get away when you were there guarding him?]” [But they could not explain it. So] he commanded them to be led away [to be executed] {[other soldiers] to lead them away [to execute them]}. [Afterwards], Herod went from Judea [province] down to Caesarea, where he stayed [for some time].
U Herode ye amulondile nalyambweene akavaposia avaloleli pe akalaghila vabudue. Akaluta kuhuma kuvu Yahudi kuhuma kuvu Kaisaria pe akikala kukuo.
20 King Herod had been furiously angry with the people [who lived] in Tyre and Sidon [cities. Then] one day some men [who represented them] came unitedly [to Caesarea in order to meet with] Herod. They persuaded Blastus, who was one of Herod’s important officials, to tell [Herod] that the people [in their cities] wanted to make peace [with him. They wanted to be able to trade with the people that Herod ruled], because they needed to buy food from those regions. [Herod had commanded the people in the areas he ruled to stop selling food to the people in those cities].
U Herode alyale ni ng'alasi vwimila vwa vaanhu ava Tiro ni Sidonia. Vakaluta palikimo kwa mwene. Vakava nikimanyani nu Blasto untangili ghwa Ntua, kuuti avatange. Kange vakasuma ulutengano, ulwakuva iisi jave jilyaplilue ikyakulia kuhuma mu iisi ja Ntua.
21 On the day that Herod had planned to [meet with them], he put on (very expensive clothes that showed that he was king/his royal robes). Then he sat on his (throne/chair from which he ruled [people]), and [formally] addressed [all] the people [who had gathered there].
Ikighono kinokilyavikilue u Herode akafwala amenda agha kitua napikukala pakitengo ikyamwene ikya vutua, pe akavadalikila.
22 Those who [were listening to him] shouted repeatedly, “[This man who] is speaking is a god, not a man!”
anhuAvanhu vakajeghela, “Ili lye lisio lya Nguluve nambe nalisio lya munhu!”
23 So, because Herod [let the people praise him] instead of praising God, immediately an angel [from] the Lord [God] caused Herod to become seriously ill. [Many] worms ate his intestines, and [soon] he died [very painfully].
Nakalingi u Nyamola akantova, ulwakuva nalyampelile u Nguluve ulwimiko; akalivua namatekenya akafua
24 [The believers] continued telling God’s message to people in many places, and ([the number of people who believed in Jesus] was continually increasing/there were continually more and more people who were believing in Jesus).
Looli ilisio lya Nguluve likakula na kukwilana.
25 When Barnabas and Saul finished [delivering the money to help the Jewish believers in Judea], they left Jerusalem and returned [to Antioch, in Syria province]. They took John, whose other name was Mark, with them.
U Sauli nu Barnaba ye vakwisisie imbombo jivanave vakavuka pala vakagomoka ku Yerusalemu, vakantola nu Yohana juno ilitavua ilyakuholua ghwe Marko
