Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, “I will kill those who believe that [Jesus is] the Lord!” He went to the supreme priest [in Jerusalem]
Lelo uSauli, ahindiliye atiisye abhantu bha Ngulubhi bhabhamwitishe uYesu, abhalile hwa Gosi uwishibhanza
2 and requested him [to write] letters [introducing him] to [the leaders of] [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus [city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul] to seize any men or women who followed the way [that Jesus had taught], and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem [so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them].
alabhiile ekarata yesimbilwe alabhe abhakhate bhaala bhoonti abhidala eli bhabhali mumasinagogi abhalume nabhashe, abhapinye na bhale hub Yerusalemu.
3 Saul took those letters, and while he [and those with him] traveled toward Damascus, as they were approaching the city, suddenly a [brilliant] light from heaven shone around Saul.
Na hendelelaga ashuule apalanila afishe hu Dameski ulukhozyo lwahakhozya afume humwanya lwazyungula ponti',
4 [Immediately] he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice [of the Lord] say to him, “Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ]”
uSauli wagwa pandi wumvwa izu lihukwizya liyiga Sauli, Sauli, yeenu ohumnvisya?”
5 Saul asked him, “Lord, who are you?” He replied, “I am Jesus, [and] you [(sg)] are causing me to suffer [by hurting my followers]!
U Sauli wagamu waga awe wenanu Gosi? Ugosi waga, “Ane ne Yesu wumnvisya nantese;
6 Now instead [of continuing to do that], stand up and go into the city! [Someone there] will tell you [(sg)] what I [want] you to do.”
Lelo bhuuha ubhale hujini hwa wabhalaga ubhalabhuulwe ezyabhombe
7 The men who were traveling with Saul [became so frightened that they] could not say anything. [They just] stood there. They only heard the sound [when the Lord spoke], but they did not see anyone.
Abhantu bhabhashuulile nu Sauli bhahapuma kati bhahumnvwa izu lelo umuntu yayanga sebhalolile.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men [with him] took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
U Sauli wabhuuha pansi ahalinga ahwenye ahega amaso segalola, bhakhata ukhono bhaleta paka hu Dameski.
9 For the next three days Saul could not see [anything], and he did not eat or drink anything.
Ensiku zitatu saa lya sigaamwela, siga ahwenya.
10 In Damascus there was [a Jew] named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While [Ananias was seeing] a vision, the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I [am listening].”
Ahali umanyile(umwanafunzi) hu Dameski itawa yu Anania, u Yesu wayanga nawo Anania. U Anania waga ane epa, Gosi.
11 The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask [someone there if you(sg) can talk to] a man named Saul from Tarsus [city], because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying [to me].
“Ugosi waga bhuuha ubhale ushilile hwidala lyalihwitwa Nyofu, uyinjile munyumba ya Yuda ubhuzye aje umuntu yafumile hu Tarso umuntu uyo ali salaabha(alisapuuta);
12 [Saul has seen] a vision in which a man named Ananias entered [the house where he was staying] and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”
alolilo humbonesyo umuntu itawa lyakwe yu Anania ahubhishila lyakwe yu Anania ahubhishila amakhono pitwe aje alole amaso.
13 But Ananias [protested], saying, “But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who [believe in] you!
U Anania wagamula uYesu waga inumnvwizye hwa bhantu bhinji embibhi zya bhabhombiye abhantu bhaho uhwo hu Yerusalemu;
14 And the chief priests have authorized him to come here [to Damascus] in order to seize all of us who believe in you [(sg)] [MTY] [and take us to Jerusalem]!”
Epa pope ali ne kalata yefumile hwa Gosi weshibha, abhakhate bhonti bhabhalikwizya itawa lyaho.
15 But the Lord [Jesus] told Ananias, “Go to [Saul! Do what I say], because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and [their] kings and to the Israeli people.
Lelo Ugosi uYesu waga bhalaga awe, umuntu uyo esaluye alyeje itawa lyane hwapagana hwamfumu bensi na hwa aIsraeli.
16 I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of [telling people about] me [MTY].”
Embahulolesye amambo minji gaiteswa hunongwa yi tawa lyane”.
17 So Ananias went, and [after he found] the house [where Saul was], he entered it. Then, [as soon as he met Saul], he put his hands on him, and he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus [himself] commanded me to come [to you]. He is the [same] one who appeared to you [(sg)] while you were traveling along the road. [He sent me to you] in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}.”
U Anania wabhala winjila munyumba mula wamwaga uSauli wabheshela amakhono waga wee Sauli, Ungulubhi ula yutangene nawo na winzaga ohu antumile upone ulole amaso na umposhele Umpepo Ufinjile.
18 Instantly, things like [fish] scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {[Ananias] baptized him} [immediately].
Nawabheshela amakho, vyalagala evintu neshi amakhonda afume humaso amaso giguhawanda alole, wimilila, bhwoziwa; walya eshalye wapata ikhone.
19 After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the [other] believers in Damascus for several days.
Wakhala natumwe ohwo hu Dameska ensiku nyinji.
20 Right away Saul began to preach [to people about Jesus] in the Jewish meeting places [in Damascus. He told them] that Jesus is (the Son of/the man who is also) God.
Ulwo wabha ahulumbillia uYesu huje Mwana wa Ngulubhi.
21 And all the people who heard him [preach] were amazed. [Various ones of] them were saying, “([We(inc) can hardly believe that] this is the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?) [RHQ, MTY] And we [(inc)] know that he has [RHQ] come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests [in Jerusalem]!”
Abhantu bhonti bhaswiga bhaga seeyayunu yalavyaga abhantu bhahalikwizyaga itawa eli hula hu Yerusalemu? Ata hwohu ahenzeye mbombo yeyo aje abhakhate nabhatwale hwa gosi hu Yerusalemu.”
22 But [God] enabled Saul [to preach to many people even] more convincingly. He was proving [from the Scriptures] that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was not true]).
U Sauli apeete anguvu ezyalumbilile Ayahudi bhabhakhala hu Dameski bhachanganyikiwe nahulole huje uYesu aje lyoli yu Kilisiti.
23 Some time later, [after Saul had left Damascus and then returned], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [there] plotted to kill him.
Ensiku nazyashila zinyinji, Ayahudi bhetehana huje bhabude usauli.
24 [During each] day and night those Jews were continually watching [the people passing through] the city gates, in order that [when they saw Saul] they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do.
Lelo uSauli wamanya bhamwubhilaga mundyango pasanya nu siku aje bhabude.
25 So some of those whom he had helped [to believe in Jesus] took him [one] night [to the high stone wall that surrounded the city]. They [used ropes to] lower him in a [large] basket through an opening in the wall. [So he escaped from Damascus].
Bhaala bhabhamanyizyaga usauli bhahafumizya mwidirisha bhahapinyila eshitundu nulugalabho bhahamwisya ansoso.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, [almost] all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer.
U Sauli nawafiha hu Yerusalemu, ahalinga asangane nabha Kilisiti amwabho, lelo abhene bhase guhaga, sigabhahitishiye aje uSauli apendushe amweteshe uYesu.
27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, [while Saul was traveling] along the road [to Damascus], he had seen the Lord [Jesus] and how the Lord had spoken to him [there. He] also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] [to people] in Damascus. [The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that].
U Barnaba wamwega na hutwale hwa mitume nabhabhuule shapendushe nesha tangine nu Yesu mwidala na bhala hu Dameski, neshalumbilye hu Dameski nkahwogope.
28 So Saul began to associate with the apostles [and other believers] throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly [to people] about [MTY] the Lord [Jesus].
Atangine nabho nabhahinjilaga nafume mu Yerusalemu. Wayanga nkahwogope itawa lya Yesu,
29 Saul was [also] speaking [about Jesus] with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying [to think] ([of a way] to kill him/of [how they could] kill him).
abhuzanyaga na Ayahudi abheshi Yunani bhalingaga shila lisiku ahubude.
30 When the [other] believers heard that [those Jews were planning to kill him, some of] the believers took Saul down to Caesarea [city. There] they arranged for him to go [by ship] to Tarsus, [his hometown].
Aholo bhakwe nabhamanya ezyo bhatolosya bhatwala hu Kaisaria, aje abhale hu Tarso.
31 So the groups of believers throughout [the entire regions of] Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully [because no one was persecuting them any more]. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them [spiritually] and encouraging them. They were continuing to revere/honor the Lord [Jesus, and the Holy Spirit] was enabling many other people [to become believers].
Eshi ikanisa elya Uyahudi na hu Samaria na hu Galilaya lya hatengaana lyahagwizya umwoyo nu Mpepo Ufinjile ahabhatenganya ikanisa lyahonjelela uwinji.
32 While Peter was traveling throughout those [regions, once] he went to [the coastal plain to visit] the believers [who lived] in Lydda [town].
U Petro pazyungulaga ohu wuihwo alumbilile ibhangili ahafiha hu Lida abhajendea Kilisiti bhabhali uhwo.
33 There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from [his] bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
Ohwo walola umuntu umo itawa lyakwe yu Ainea, ubili gwakwe alizilisu humaha nane; maana alikuwa amepooza.
34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you [(sg) right now]! Get up and roll up your mat!” Right away Aeneas stood up.
U Petro wabhuula waga, “Ainea, uYesu Kilisti ahuponya bhuhapugonile, U Ainea wapona wa bhuha.
35 Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon [Plain] saw Aeneas [after the Lord had healed him], so they believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Abhantu bhonti bhabhakalaga hu Lida nahu Sharoni nabhahalola umuntu uyo bhahapenduha bhahamweteha uYesu.
36 In Joppa [town] there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. [Her name] in the [Greek] language was Dorcas. [Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope]. That woman was continually doing good deeds [for others. Specifically], she was helping poor people [by giving them things that they needed].
Ahali umwanafunzi umo hu Yafa itawa yu Tabitha, emaana yakwe hwa huje “Dorkasi” Ushi unu abhabhombelaga enyinza abhantu apiina.
37 During the time [that Peter was in Lydda], she became sick and died. [Some women there] washed her body [according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it]. Then they [covered her body with cloth and] placed it in an upstairs room [in her house].
Lumo ahabhina empuungo ahafwa bhahamwozya bhahagonia hwigulu.
38 Lydda was near Joppa, so when the believers heard that Peter was [still] in Lydda, they sent two men to [go] to Peter. [When they arrived where Peter was], they repeatedly urged/begged him, “Please come immediately with us [to Joppa]!”
E Lida sigayali hutali ne Yafa, bhatuma abhanafunzi hwa Petro abhantu bhabhili bhabhuula uPetro bhaga usahakhabhie saali hu mwitu”.
39 So [right away] Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived [at the house in Joppa], the two men took Peter to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body was lying]. All the widows [there] around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and [other] garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
U Petro wabhuuha walongozanya nabho. Nabhafiha bhatwala hwigulu, abhashe abhafwile bhalanga amakoti na menda gabhasonelaga u Dorkasi nahali sha mwomi.
40 But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward Tabitha’s body, he said, “Tabitha, stand up!” [Immediately] she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up.
U Petro wabhafumia panzi bhonti nabhafuma uPetro wafugamila wapuuta, wapuutila uDorkasi wadamula amaso walola uPetro, wakhala pansi.
41 He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and [especially] the widows [among them to come back in], he showed them that Tabitha was alive [again].
U Petro wakhata ukhono wabhusya wabhakwizya bhaala abantu bhabhafumizye hwunzi na bhinjila wabapela umuntu wabho ali mwomi
42 [Soon] people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord [Jesus].
Ezi zyazibhombishe zyamanyiha hu Yafa hwonti abhantu bhabhinji bhapenduha bhagalushila uYesu.
43 Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather [from animal skins].
U Petro ahakhiye ensiku zye nyinji hu Yafa nu muntu umo itawa yu Simoni, yalinganyaga insungwa.
