Acts 13
1 Among [the people in] the congregation at Antioch there were (prophets/those who spoke messages from God) and those who taught [people about Jesus. They were] Barnabas; Simeon, who was also called Niger/Blackman; Lucius, from Cyrene [city]; Manaen, who had grown up with [King] Herod [Antipas]; and Saul.
Nambeambe katika likanisa lya Antiokia, pabile na baadhi ya manabii na baalimu. Babile Barnaba, Simeoni(ywakemwa Nigeri). Lukio ba Kirene, Manaeni (nongowe abile wa myai kwaa Herode kiongozi wa mkoa), na Sauli.
2 While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said [to them], “Appoint Barnabas and Saul to [serve] me and to [go and do] the work that I have chosen them [to do]!”
Pababile bakimwabudu Ngwana na kufunga, Roho Mtakatifu kabaya, “Munitengee pembeni Barnaba na Sauli, baipange kazi yaanibakemule kuipanga.”
3 So they continued (to fast/to abstain from eating food) and pray. Then having put their hands on Barnabas and Saul and [praying that God would help them], they sent them off [to do what the Holy Spirit had commanded].
Baada ya likanisa kufunga, kuloba na kubeka maboko gabe nnani ya bandu aba, batibaleka bayende.
4 Barnabas and Saul, guided by the Holy Spirit, went down [from Antioch] to Seleucia [port]. From there they went by ship to Salamis [port on Cyprus Island].
Kwa eyo Barnaba na Sauli batimweshimu Roho Mtakatifu na batiuluka kuelekea Seleukia; boka kolyo balisafiri mu'bahari kuyenda kisiwa cha Kipro.
5 While they were in Salamis, [they went] to the Jewish meeting places. There they proclaimed the message from God [about Jesus]. John [Mark went with them and] was helping them.
Pababile katika mji ba Salami, batilitangaza neno lya Nnongo mu'masinagogi ga Ayahudi. Babile pamope ni Yohana Marko kati msaidizi wabe.
6 [The three of] them went across the entire island to Paphos [city]. There they met a magician whose name was Bar-Jesus. He was a Jew who falsely [claimed] (to be a prophet/to speak messages from God).
Pabayenda mu'kisiwa chote mpaka Pafo, bakwembine na mundu fulani mwaabe, Myahudi nabii wa ubocho, ambaye lina lyake lyabile Bar Yesu.
7 He often accompanied the governor [of the island], Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. The governor sent [someone] to ask Barnabas and Saul to come to him, because he wanted to hear God’s message. [So Barnabas and Saul came and told him about Jesus].
Mwaabe yolo atishirikiana na Liwali Sergio Paulus, ywabile mundu ywaabile na malango. Mundu yolo atibaarika Barnaba na Sauli, kwa mana atipala kuliyowa neno lya Nnongo.
8 However, the magician, whose name was Elymas [in the Greek language], was opposing them. He repeatedly tried to persuade the governor not to believe [in Jesus].
Lakini Elima “yolo mwaabe” (alee nga lina lyake lyatitafsiriwa) atibapinga; ajaribie kumgeuza yolo liwali aboke mu'imani.
9 Then Saul, who now called himself Paul, empowered by the Holy Spirit, looked intently at the magician and said,
Lakini Sauli ywakemwa Paulo, abile atijazwa na Roho Mtakatifu, kamtumbulya minyo
10 “You [(sg)] are serving the devil and you oppose everything that is good! You are always lying [to people] and doing [other] evil things to them. (You must stop saying that the truth about the Lord [God is a lot of lies!]/When will you stop changing what is true about the Lord [God and saying] what is not true about him?) [RHQ]
no baya “Wenga wa mwana wa ibilisi, utwelilwe na aina zote za udanganyifu na udhaifu. Wenga ni adui wa kila aina ya haki. Ukoma kwaa kuzigeuza ndela za Ngwana, zazinyoka, je walowa weza?
11 Right now the Lord [God] [MTY] is going to punish you! You will become blind and not [even] be able to see light for [some] time.” At once he became [blind, as though he was] in a dark mist, and he groped about, searching for someone [to hold him by the] hand and lead him.
Nambeambe linga, luboko lwa Ngwana libile nnani yako, na upangika ipofu. Walowa libonekeya kwaa liumu kwa muda”mara yimo ukungu na libendo lyatomboka nnani ya Elimas; atumbwi zunguka palyo aaloba bandu bamwongoze kwa kunkamwa luboko.
12 When the governor saw what had happened [to Elymas], he believed [in the Lord Jesus]. He was amazed by [what Paul and Barnabas] were teaching about the Lord [Jesus].
Baada ya liwali kubona chakipangike, aaminiya, kwa mana atishangala kwa mapundisho kuhusu Ngwana.
13 [After that], Paul and the two men with him went by ship from Paphos to Perga [port] in Pamphylia [province. At Perga] John [Mark] left them and returned to [his home in] Jerusalem.
Nambeambe Paulo na mbwiga bake batisafiri mu'mase boka Pafo na baikite Perge katika Pamfilia. Lakini Yohana abalekite na kukerebuka Yerusalemu.
14 Then Paul and Barnabas traveled [by land] from Perga, and arrived in Antioch [city] near Pisidia [district in Galatia province]. (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) they entered the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place and sat down.
Paulo ni mbwiga wake batisafiri na baikite Antiokia ya Pisidia. Kolyo batiyenda mu'lisinagogi lisoba lya Sabato na tama pae.
15 [Someone] read [aloud] from what [Moses had written. Then someone read from what the other] prophets [had written] [MTY]. Then the leaders of the Jewish meeting place gave [someone this] note [to take] to Paul and Barnabas: “Fellow Jews, if [one of] you wants to speak to the people [here] to encourage them, please speak [to us(exc) now].”
Baada ya kuisoma saliya ya manabii, viongozi ba lisinagogi batumite ujumbe kababaya, “Alongo, mana mubile na ujumbe wa kutia mwoyo bandu pano, muubaye”
16 So Paul stood up and motioned with his right hand [so that the people would listen to him]. Then he said, “Fellow Israelis and you [non-Jewish people] who [also] worship God, [please] listen [to me]!
Kwa eyo Paulo kayema na kubapungia luboko; kabaya, “Analome ba Israeli na mwenga mwamuheshimia Nnongo, sikilizeni.
17 God, whom we [(inc)] Israelis worship, chose our ancestors [to be his people], and he caused them to become very numerous while they were foreigners living in Egypt. [Then after many years], God helped them [MTY] powerfully and led them out of there.
Nnongo wa aba bandu ba Israeli awachawi tate bitu na kuwapanga bandu banyansima batami katika nchi Misri, na kwa luboko lwake kuinuliwa na kubakengama panja yake.
18 [Even though they repeatedly disobeyed him, he] cared for them for about 40 years [while they were] in the desert.
Kwa miaka arobaini atibavumilia mu'lijangwa.
19 He [enabled the Israelis] to conquer seven tribal groups [who were then living] in Canaan [region], and he gave their land to us Israelis for us to possess.
Baada ya kugaharibia mataifa saba katika nchi ya Kaanani, abapeya bandu bitu nchi yabe kwa urithi.
20 [Our ancestors began to possess Canaan] about 450 years after [their ancestors had arrived in Egypt].” Acts 13:20b-22 “After that, God appointed leaders [to rule the Israeli people. Those leaders continued to rule our people] until the time when the prophet Samuel [ruled them].
Matendo aga gote gapangike zaidi ya miaka mia ncheche na hamsini. Baada ya ilebe yelo yote, Nnongo abapeile baamuzi mpaka Samweli nabii.
21 Then, [while Samuel was still their leader], the people demanded that he [appoint] a king [to rule them. So] God appointed Saul, the son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, [to be their king]. He [ruled them] for 40 years.
Baada ya aga, bandu batinloba mpwalume, nga nyoo Nnongo abapea Sauli mwana wa Kishi, mundu wa likabila lya Benjamini, kuwa mpwalume kwa miaka arobaini.
22 After God had rejected Saul [from being king], he appointed David to be their king. God said about him, ‘I have observed that David, son of Jesse, is exactly the kind of man that I desire [IDM]. He will do [everything that] I want [him to do].’”
Boka po baada ya Nnongo kumwondoa mpwalume, atimwinua Daudi kuwa mplwalume wabe. Ibile ni kuhusu Daudi panga Nnongo kabaya, “Nimpatike Daudi mwana wa Yese kiwa mundu ywaapendezwaye na mwoyo wango; ambaye alowa panga kila kilebe chanikipendile.'
23 “From [among] David’s descendants, God brought one of them, Jesus, to [us] Israeli people to save us, just like he had told [David and our other ancestors] that he would do.
Boka mu'ukoo ba mundu yolo Nnongo atiiletya Israeli mkochopoli, Yesu, kati yaatiahidi kupanga.
24 Before Jesus began his work, John [the Baptizer] preached to all of our Israeli people [who came to him. He told them] that they should turn away from their sinful behavior [and ask God to forgive them. Then he] would baptize them.
Alee litumbwile pangika, kabla ya Yesu kuisa, Yohana kwanza atitangaza ubatizo wa toba kwa bandu bote ba Israeli.
25 When John was about to finish the work [that God gave him to do], he frequently said [to the people], ‘Do you think [RHQ] that I am [the Messiah whom God promised to send]? No, I am not. But listen! The Messiah will [soon] come. [He is so much greater than I am that] I am not [even] important enough to be his slave [MET].’”
Ni ywembe Yohana paabile atimaliza kazi yake, abayite,'Mwawaza nenga na nyai? nenga na yolo kwaa. Lakini muisikilize, yolo ywaisa kunchogo yango, nastahili kwaa hata legeza ilatu ya magolo gake.'
26 “Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and [you non-Jewish people who] also worship God, [please listen! It is] to [all of] us that [God] has sent the message about [how he] saves people.
Alongo, bana ba ukolo ba Abrahamu, na balo ambao kati yinu mwamwabudu Nnongo, ni kwa ajili yitu panga ujumbe woo wa ukombozi utumilwe.
27 The people who were living in Jerusalem and their rulers did not realize that this man [Jesus was the one whom God had sent to save them]. Although messages from [MTY] the prophets have been read [aloud] {someone has read [aloud] messages from [MTY] the prophets} every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest), they did not understand [what the prophets wrote about the Messiah. So] the [Jewish leaders] condemned Jesus [to die], which was just like the prophets predicted.
Kwa balo batama Yerusalemu, ba batawala babe, bantangite kwa kwa uhalisia, na wala bautangite kwaa ujumbe ba manabii abao husomwa kila Sabato; kwa eyo batiutimiza ujumbe wa manabii kwa kumhukumu kiwo Yesu.
28 [Many people accused Jesus of doing wicked things], but they could not prove that he had done anything for which he deserved to die. They insistently asked Pilate [the governor] to command that Jesus be executed {to command soldiers to execute Jesus}. [So Pilate did what they asked him to do].
Japokuwa bapatike kwaa sababu inoite kwa kiwo nkati yake, batinloba Pilato amulage.
29 They did [to Jesus] all the things that [the prophets long ago had] written [that people would do to] him. [They killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. Then] his body was taken {[some people took] his body} down from the cross and placed it in a tomb.
Payomwile makowe gote yaandikilwe kuhusu ywembe, batiuuluya yega yake boka mu'nkongo na kagonja mu'likaburi.
30 However, God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again after he had died)
Lakini Nnongo atimfufua boka kwa bandu ba kiwo.
31 and for many days he [repeatedly] appeared to [his followers] who had come along with him from Galilee [province] to Jerusalem. Those [who saw him] are telling the [Jewish] people about him now.”
Atibonekana kwa masoba ganyansima kwa balo bayenda pamope ni ywembe boka Galilaya yenda Yerusalemu. Bandu aba nambeambe nga mashaidi ba bandu.
32 “[Right] now we [two] are proclaiming to you this good message. We want to tell you that God has fulfilled what he promised to [our Jewish] ancestors!
Nga nyo twaletya habari njema kuhusu ahadi yawapeilwe apindo bitu.
33 He has now done that for us [(inc) who are] their descendants, [and also for you who are not Jews], by causing Jesus to live again. That is just like what [David] wrote in the second Psalm that [God said when he was sending his Son], You [(sg)] are my Son; Today I have shown everyone [that I really am] your Father.
Nnongo abekite ahadi yee kwitu, bana babe, katika lee atimfufua Yesu na kukerebuka kae katika ukoto. Alee liandikilwe kae katika Zaburi ya pili;'Wenga mwana wango, leno nibile Tate bako'
34 [God] has (raised [the Messiah] from the dead/caused [the Messiah] to live again after he had died) and will never let him die again. [Concerning that, God] said [to our Jewish ancestors], ‘I will surely help you, as I [promised] David [that I would do].’
Kuhusu ukweli ni panga atimfufua boka mu'kiwo ili panga yega yake uharibike kwaa, atilongela nyoo:'Nalowa kukupeya utakatifu na baraza halisi za Daudi'
35 So [in writing] another [Psalm, David] said this [to God about the Messiah]: ‘Because I am devoted to you and always obey [you, when I die] you [(sg)] will not let my body decay.’
Ayee nga sababu abaya katika Zaburi yenge,'Huruhusu kwaa mtakatifuwako kuubonekeya uozo.”
36 While David was living, he did what God wanted him to do. And when he died [EUP], his [body] was buried, [as] his ancestors’ [bodies had been buried], and his body decayed. [So he could not have been speaking about himself in this Psalm].
Kwa mana baada ya Daudi tumikiya mapenzi ga Nnongo katika ubeleki wake, agonjike, atigonja pamope na tate bake, na aubweni uharibifu,
37 [Instead, he was speaking about Jesus. Jesus also died], but God (raised him from the dead/caused him to live again), and [therefore] his body did not decay.”
Lakini ywafufuliwe na Nnongo aubweni kwaa uharibifu.
38 “Therefore, [my] fellow Israelis [and other friends], it is important for you to know that [we(exc)] are declaring to you [that God] can forgive you for your sins as a result of [what] Jesus [has done]. Because of [what] Jesus [has done], [God] considers that everyone who believes [in Jesus] is no longer guilty (OR, the record has been erased {[God] has erased the record}) concerning everything that they [have done that displeased God. But] when [God] does [that for you], it is not as a result of [your obeying] the laws [that] Moses [wrote].
Nga nyoo iyowanike kwinu, alongo, pitya mundu yolo, msamaha wa sambi watihubiriwa.
Kwa ywembe kila aminiye abalangilwa haki na makowe yote ambayo saliya ya Musa yawapeya kwaa.
40 Therefore be careful that [God] does not judge you [MTY], as one of the prophets said [MTY] that God would do!
Nga nyo bai mube baangalifu panga kilebe saakilongela manabii kana kiboke kwinu.
41 [The prophet wrote that God said], You who ridicule [me], you will [certainly] be astonished [when you see what I am doing], and [then] you will be destroyed. You will be astonished because I will do something [terrible to you] while you are living. You would not believe [that I would do that] even though someone told you!”
'Linga, mwenga mubile na dharau, na mwamushangala na kuangamiya; kwa mana napanga kazi katika masoba yinu, Kazi ambayo mwaweza kwaa kuiamnia, hata mana mundu alowa kubaeleza.”
42 After Paul [finished speaking], while he and Barnabas were leaving the Jewish meeting place, [many of] the people there repeatedly requested that on the next (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [the two of them] should speak to them [again] about those things [that Paul had just told them].
Muda Paulo na Barnaba babokite, bandu baalobite balongele maneno aga lisoba lya Sabato yenge.
43 After they began to leave [that meeting], many [of them] went along with Paul and Barnabas. They consisted of Jews and also of non-Jews who had accepted the things that the Jews believe. Paul and Barnabas continued talking to them, and were urging them to continue [believing the message that] God kindly [forgives people’s sins because of what Jesus did].
Muda mkutano wa lisinagogi pauyomwile thabiti batibakengama Paulo na Barnaba, ambao batilongela nabo na babahimiza bayendelee katika neema ya Nnongo.
44 On the next Jewish rest day, most of the [people in Antioch came to] the Jewish meeting place to hear [Paul and Barnabas] speak about the Lord [Jesus].
Sabato yenge, karibu mji mzima watikwembana kulisikiliza lineno lya Nnongo.
45 But [the leaders of] [SYN] the Jews became extremely jealous, because they saw that large crowds of [non-Jewish people were coming to hear Paul and Barnabas. So] they began to contradict the things that Paul was saying [and also] to insult [him].
Bayahudi paababweni makutano, batolilwe ni wivu na longela maneno yagapinga ilebe yatilongelwa na Paulo na kuntukana.
46 Then, speaking very boldly, Paul and Barnabas said [to those Jewish leaders], “[We two] had to speak the message from God [about Jesus] to you [Jews] first [before we proclaim it to non-Jews, because God commanded us to do that. But] you are rejecting God’s message. [By doing that], you have shown that you are not worthy (to have eternal life/to live eternally [with God]). [Therefore], we are leaving [you, and now we] will go to the non-Jewish people [to tell them the message from God]. (aiōnios g166)
Lakini Paulo na Barnaba batilongela kwa ujasiri no baya, “Ibile muhimu panga neno lya Nnongo lilongelwa kwanza kwinu. Kwa mana mwatilisukumiya kutalu boka kwinu nakuibona kuwa mwastahili kwaa ukoto wangayomoka, mulinge twalowakerebukya Mataifa. (aiōnios g166)
47 [We are doing that also] because the Lord [God] has commanded us [to do it]. He said to us, ‘I have appointed you [to reveal things about me] to non-Jewish people [MET] that will be [like] a light to them. [I have appointed] you to tell people everywhere [MTY] in the world [about the one who came] to save [them].’”
Kati ambavyo Ngwana atituamuru, kabaya,'Niabekite mwenga kati bweya kwa bandu ba mataifa, panga mlete wokovu kwa pande zote za dunia.”
48 While the non-Jewish people were listening [to those words], they began to rejoice, and they repeatedly said that the message about the Lord [Jesus] was wonderful. And all of the non-Jewish people whom [God] had chosen (to have eternal [life/to live eternally with God]) believed [the message about the Lord Jesus]. (aiōnios g166)
Mataifa pabayowine lee, batipuraika na kulisifu neno lya Ngwana. Baingi batichauliwa kwa ukoto wangayomoka baliaminia. (aiōnios g166)
49 [At that time, many of the believers] traveled around throughout that region. As they did that, they were proclaiming the message about the Lord [Jesus] [MTY].
Neno lya Ngwana lilienea nchi yote.
50 However, [some leaders of] [SYN] the Jews incited the most important men in the city, and [some] important/influential women who had accepted what the Jews believe, to oppose [Paul and Barnabas. So those non-Jewish people] incited [other people also] to persecute Paul and Barnabas. As a result they expelled the two men from their region.
Lakini Ayahudi batibasihi baliojitoa na anwawa muhimu, na viongozi wa mji. Aga yalichochea mateso dhidi ya Paulo na Barnaba na baliatupa panja ya mipaka ya mji.
51 So, [as the two apostles were leaving, they] shook the dust from their feet [to show those Jewish leaders that God had rejected them and would punish them. They left Antioch] and went to Iconium [city].
Lakini Paulo na Barnaba batikung'uta vumbi lya magolo gabe. Boka po batiyenda katika mji wa Ikonia.
52 Meanwhile, the believers [in Antioch] continued to rejoice greatly, and they continued to be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Na banafunzi batweliwe na furaha pamope na Roho Mtakatifu.
