Acts 4
1 [Meanwhile, in the temple courtyard, there were some] priests, the officer who was in charge of the temple police, and [also some] [SYN] Sadducee [sect members]. These men came to Peter and John while the two of them were speaking to the people.
Pita a Joni nkabali kwambula kubantu, bapaizyi amuzulwidi wa tempele, aba Sadusi bakabasikila.
2 These men were very angry, because the [two] apostles were teaching the people [about Jesus]. What they were telling the people was that because ([God caused Jesus to become alive again/God raised] Jesus [from the dead]), [God] would cause other people who had died to become alive again.
Baka pengana kapati nkaambo Pita a Joni bakali kuyiisya bantu akubakambaukila Jesu akubuka kwakwe kubafu.
3 So those officials seized Peter and John. Then they put them in jail. [They had to wait] until the next day [to question Peter and John], because it was already evening [and it was contrary to their Jewish law to question people at night].
Bakabajata bababika muntolongo maane buzuba butobela, nkambo lyakali lyaba goko.
4 However, many people who had heard the message [from Peter] believed [in Jesus]. (OR, But many people had [already] believed [in Jesus, because] they had heard the message [from Peter].) So the number of men [who believed in Jesus] increased to about five 5,000.
Pesi bantu biingi bakamvwa aya makani bakasyoma, imweelo wabalumi bakasyoma bakali zyuulu musanu
5 The next day [the supreme priest summoned] the [other] chief priests, the teachers of the [Jewish] laws, and the other members [of the Jewish Council, and they] gathered together [in one place] in Jerusalem.
Nibwakaba buzuba butobela, bendelezi, bapati abalembi bakabungana aamwi mu Jelusalema.
6 Annas, [the former] supreme priest, Caiaphas [who was the new supreme priest], [two other former supreme priests whose names were] John and Alexander, and other men who were related to the supreme priest [were there].
Anasi mupayizyi mupati wakaliwo, Kefasi, Joni aa Alekizanda, abaabo boonse nzubo zyamupaizyi mupati.
7 They [commanded guards to] bring Peter and John into the courtroom [MTY] and have them stand in front of them. [Then one of] the leaders questioned [the two of] them, saying, “Who [do you two claim] gave you the power [to heal this man]? And who authorized [MTY] you to do this [DOU]?”
Nibakabika bika Pita aa Johani akaati kabo, bakababuzya,” nzizyani nguzu, niliba zina ndimwachita aalyo eezi.
8 So as the Holy Spirit completely controlled Peter, he said to them, “You [fellow Israelites] who rule us and [all of you other] elders, [listen]!
Pesi Pita, nkazwide Muuya Uusalala, wakati kulimbabo,
9 Today you are questioning us concerning our doing something good for a man who was crippled, and you asked us how he was healed.
“Inywe nobendelezyi abapati, babantu, kuti mwatubeteka sunu atala amulimo mubotu ngutwakachita aliyoyu mwalumi uchiswa, akuti wapona buyeni.”
10 So [we(exc) want] you and all [of our other] fellow Israelites to know this: It is because Jesus the Messiah [MTY] from Nazareth healed this man that he is able to stand here. [God considers that] it was you who nailed Jesus to a cross, but God caused him to become alive again.
Ngakuzibinkane kulindinywe moonse akubantu bamu Izilayeli kuti oyu mwalumi uyimvwi kunembo lyanu nkaponede muzina lya Jesu Kilisito wa Nazaleta, Ooyo ngumwakabambula, ooyo Leza ngwakabusya kubafu.
11 [In the Psalms this was written about the Messiah: ] He is [like] [MET] the stone that was rejected by the builders {that the builders rejected}. But that stone became the most important stone in the building [that they were building]. [Jesus is that stone, and] you [are those builders who threw away the stone that was the most important one].
Jesu Kkilisito ndibbwe bayaki ndibaka kaaka lyakaba chooko ( chiswi)
12 So he alone can save us [MTY]. [God] has sent only one person [MTY] into the world who can save us [from the guilt of our sins, and that person is Jesus]!”
Takwe lufutuko mumuntu naba omwe, nkambo taakwe zina aansi ajulu lipedwe kubantu nditwelede kufutulwa.”
13 The [Jewish leaders] realized that Peter and John (were not afraid [of them]/spoke boldly). They also learned that the two men were ordinary people who had not studied in schools. So the leaders were amazed, and they realized that these men had associated with Jesus.
Lino nibakalanga busichamba bwa Pita aa Joni, mpawo bakaziba kuti mbantu babuyo, batayiide, bakagamba, nkabazi kuti Pita aa Johani bakali a Jesu.
14 They also saw the man who had been healed standing there with [the two of] them, so they were not able to say anything [to oppose Peter and John].
Nkaambo bakabona mwalumi wakaponesegwa nkayimvwi aambabo, bakabula zyakwamba ataala nzizyo.
15 So the [Jewish leaders] commanded [guards] to take Peter, John, and the man outside of the room [where those leaders were meeting. After they did so], the leaders talked with each other [about Peter and John].
Pesi nibakabalayilila batumwa kuti babbude munkuta yabechipala, bakiizya akati kabo.
16 [Being frustrated, one after another], they said, “(There is really nothing that we can do to [punish] these [two] men!/How can we [(inc)] do anything to [punish] these [two] men?) [RHQ] Almost everyone [HYP] who is living in Jerusalem knows that they have done an amazing miracle, so we cannot tell people that it did not happen!
Bakati, “tuchite buyeni ataala abalumi aaba? Nkambo kamasimpe alabukamboni bwachitwa ambabo bwazibinkana kubantu boonse bamu Jelusalema” tatukonzyi kuzikazya.
17 However, [we] must not allow other people to hear about [this miracle]. So we must tell these men that [we will punish them if they] continue to tell other people about this [MTY] man [who they say gave them the power to do it].”
Pesi kuti zileke kuyakunembo akati kabantu, ngatubachenjezye ikuti batambili naba omwe muzina eeli.”
18 So the Jewish leaders [commanded guards] to bring the two apostles [into that room again. After they did so], they [commanded] them both that they should never speak about Jesus, and they should not teach [anyone about him] [MTY] [again].
Lino bakabita Pita a Joni babalayilila kuti batambuli nekuba kuyiisya alimwi muzina lya Jesu.
19 But Peter and John replied, “Would God think that it is right [for us two] to obey you and not [to obey] him? [We(exc) will let] you decide [which of those you think is proper].
Pesi Pita aa Joni bakavwiila bati kulimbabo, “Saa nchibotu kumeso a Leza kuswiilila ndinywe kwiinda nguwe, amuli beteke.
20 [But as for us, we cannot obey you]. We will not stop telling people about the things that we [(exc)] have seen [Jesus do] and what we have heard [him teach].”
Tatukonzyi kuti tuleke kwambula atala azeezi zintu nzitwakamvwa akubona.”
21 Then the [Jewish leaders] again told [Peter and John] not to disobey them. But all the people [there] were praising God about what had happened [to the lame man. The leaders knew that only God could have enabled Peter and John] to miraculously heal the man, because the man was more than 40 years old [and he was lame when his mother bore him. They also knew that the people would become angry if they punished the two apostles]. So, because they could not decide how to punish Peter and John, [they finally] let them go.
Nibakaba sinizya Pita a Joni, bakabaleka beenda. Tebakajana mulandu uyanda chisubulo, nkaambo bantu boonse bakali kutembaula Leza azeezyo zyakachitwa.
Oyo mwalumi wakajana oku kupona wakali aminyaka iyiinda kumakumi oone akuzyalwa.
23 After Peter and John had been released, they went to the other believers and reported all that the chief priests and [other Jewish] elders had said to them.
Nibakangununwa, Pita aa Joni bakaza kulibamukowa wabo mpawo bakubambila zyoonse mupati wabapayiizyi abapati nzibakabambila.
24 When they heard that, they [all] agreed as they prayed to God, and [one of] them prayed, “O Lord! You [(sg)] made the sky, the earth and the oceans, and everything in them.
Lino nibakamvwa eezi, bakoompolola ajwi limwi kuli Leza mpawo bati, “Mwami, wakalenga majulu aanyika alwizi, azyoonse zilimuli nzizyo.
25 The Holy Spirit caused our ancestor, [King] David [MTY], who served you, to write these words: [It is ridiculous] [RHQ] that the non-Jews became angry and the Israelite people planned uselessly [to oppose God].
webo owakambula a Muuya Uusalala kwindila mumulomo wabalanda bakwe, taata wesu Davida, 'Nkambonzi, inyika zyabamasi nizyanyema, abantu bayeeya zintu zitanambene.”
26 The kings of the world prepared to fight [God’s Ruler], and the [other] rulers assembled together [with them] to oppose the Lord [God] and the one whom he had appointed [to be the Messiah].
Ibaami banyika bakakkala aansi aamwi, Ibendeelezi bakabungana aamwi kukulwania Mwami, alimwi a Kilisito wakwe.'
27 [Lord, we know that what you(sg) said long ago was true], because [King] Herod and the [governor], Pontius Pilate, and many other people, both non-Jews and Israelites, assembled together [here] in this city. [They] planned [to kill] Jesus, who devotedly served you [and] whom you appointed [MTY] [to be the Messiah].
Ninchonzyo, aba babili Helodi aa Pontiyasi Payileti, antomwe abamaasi bakabungana aamwi muchisi cha Izilayeli, kukwimikilana amulanda Uusalala Jesu, munanike wako.
28 [Because] you [(sg)] are all-powerful, those people did [only] what you [SYN] allowed [them to do]. It was what you decided long ago would happen.”
Bakabunganamwi kuti bachite zyoonse eezyo luboko amabambe aako nguwakakanzide kale kale achiindi chibola atachitike.
29 “So now, Lord, listen to what they are saying about punishing us! Help us who serve you [(sg)] to very boldly speak messages from you [(sg) about Jesus]
Lino, Mwami, laanga inchenjezyo yabo alimwi ubape busichaamba balanda bako kuti bambule ijwi lyako.
30 [Also], by your power [MTY] miraculously heal [sick people] and do other amazing miracles [SYN] that show people your power! Ask Jesus, who always serves you, [to give us the authority] [MTY] [to do such miracles]!”
Tandabika luboko lwako kuti uponie akubapa zitondezyo azigambyo kwindilila muzina lyamulanda wako Uusalala Jesu.”
31 When the believers had finished praying, the place where they were meeting shook. All of them were (completely controlled/empowered) by the Holy Spirit {the Holy Spirit (completely controlled/empowered) all of them}, with the result that they began to speak boldly the words that God [told them to speak].
Nibakamana kukomba, busena boonse bwakazula a Muuya Uusalala mpawo bakamba jwi lya Leza abusichaamba.
32 The group of people who had believed [in Jesus] were completely agreed about what they thought and what they wanted/desired. Not one of them claimed that he [alone] owned anything. Instead, they shared with one another everything that they had.
Mweelwe mupati wabaabo bakasyooma bakaba amoyo amuya woomwe. Takwe naba oomwe wakamba kuti nchakalacho nchichakwe, pesi bakalijisi zyelelne mubube bwabo.
33 The apostles continued to tell others, very powerfully, [that God] had (caused the Lord Jesus to become alive again/raised the Lord Jesus from the dead). [People knew that God] was graciously helping all the believers.
Munguzu mpati batumwa bakakambauka bukamboni atala abubuke bwa Mwami Jesu, aboobo luzyalo lupati lwakaba mulimbabo boonse.
34 [Some of] the believers who owned land or houses would occasionally sell [some of] their property. Then they would bring [the money for what they sold]
Akati kabo katakwe wakabula kufumbwa chiintu, nkambo boonse bakajisi nyiika amaanda bakaasambala mpawo beeta mali yanzezyo nzibakawuzya.
35 and they would present it to the apostles [MTY]. Then [the apostles] would give money to any [believer] who needed [it]. So no one among the believers was lacking anything.
Mpawo bakatula kumawulu abatumwa, mpawo yakabwa kulumwi awumwi mbuli mukubula kwakwe.
36 [For example, there was] Joseph. [He was] a descendant of Levi [and he was born] on Cyprus [Island]. The apostles called him Barnabas; [in the Jewish language] that name means a person who [IDM] always encourages [others].
Jozefu, mu Levi, ooyo batumwa ngubakalikuti Bbanabbasi ( zina lilabupanduluzi ibuti mwana wabusungwazyi) mu-Levi, mwalumi waku Sayipulasi,
37 He sold one of his fields, and brought the money to the apostles [for them to distribute to other believers].
wakasambala muunda wakwe mpawo waketa mali witula kumawulu abatumwa.
