Acts 1
1 [Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
Nagra Luku'na, ese avontafe'ma kre'nofina, Tiofolisiga ko kasmi'noe, Jisasi'ma agafa huno hakarezama nehuno rempima hunezamigeno,
2 until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
avreno monafinka vu'nea knare ehanati'ne. Hianagi vunaku nehuno'a Agrama zamavare'nea aposol nagara ruotge Avamu'mo aza higeno, eri'zama erisaza zankura zamasmi'ne.
3 After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
Ana amage nentaza aposol nagateke, atama erino fri'nefinti otino, Nagra mani'noe huno 40'a zage'gnafina zamavure vano nehuno, anahu kna huno Agra rama'a kampinti, ruzahu ruzahu ke nehuno, mika'zama Anumzamofo kumapima me'nea avu'ava zanku kea nehige'za nege'za antahi'naze.
4 [One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
Ko'ma zamagrane mani'neno'a, anage huno huzmante'ne, Jerusalemi kumara otretfa hiho. Hianagi Nenfa'ma huvempa huno huhampri ramante'nea zanku'ma tamasmi'noana avega antetma maniho.
5 John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
Na'ankure Joni'a tintfanu mono tina frezmante'ne, hianagi ama knaretira atupa knafi, tamagra ruotge Avamuteti tina fregahaze.
6 One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
Aposol naga'mo'za eritru hu'za magopi manite'za, agafa hu'za Jisasina antahige'naze. Ramoka amagna, Israeli vahe'mokizmi nomani'za zamazeri fatgo nehu'na, kva krizmantegahue hu'nana knafi?
7 He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
Hazageno agra anage huno zamasmi'ne, Tamagri'zana omane'neakita tamasmisugeta ontahigahaze. Nanknarero, nanknafino Nenfa'a agra hanave'afi, anankna huhamprinte'ne.
8 But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
Hu'neanagi ruotge Avamumo tamagrite esigetma, tusi'a hanave eritetma, Nagri nagenkea Jerusalemi kumate huama nehutma, Judiane Sameriane huama nehutma, afete mopa omeatre eme atre arega ome huama hugahaze.
9 After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
Ana naneke zamasmiteno, negageno hampompi ufrege'za onke'naze.
10 While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
Monafi kete'za mani'nageno, ame' huno efeke kukena hu'na'a ne'tremoke anante oti'ne'ne,
11 One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
anage hu'na'e, Galili vahe'mote na'a higetma amarera oti'netma monafinka negaze? Ama ana Jisasi tmatreno monafi negageno mareri'neaza huno, ete anahu kna huno egahie, huke zamasmi'na'e.
12 Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
Anante mago agona Olivie nehaza agona atre'za Jerusalemi e'naze. E'i ana agona Jerusalemi tava'onte me'ne, kama vu'amo'a, mani fruhu kna zupa vute'za neaza avamente me'nea agone. (1 kilomita avamenteku hu'ne.)
13 When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
Zamagrama Jerusalemi ufrete'za, nemaniza nompi anagame umareri'za hunaragintepinka mani'naze. Pita ene Joniki, Jemisi ene Endruki, Filipi'ene Tomasiki, Bataromio ene Matiuki, Jemisi Alfiasi nemofo ene Zelati nagapinti ne' Saimoniki, Jemisi nemofo Judasiki hu'za anampi umani'naze.
14 All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
Maka ana naga'mo'za magoke antahintahifi maka'zupa nunamu nehu'za mago'a a'nene, Mariaki Jisasi nerera'ene, Jisasi nefu'zagi hu'za mani'naze.
15 During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
Ana knafina zamentinti nehaza nagapinti Pita'a 120'a naza naga amu'nozamifi otino anage hu'ne.
16 “My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
Nafuhete, Ruotge Avamumo ko Deviti asmigeno avontafepima krente'neana, Judasi zamareno vige'za ha' vahe'mo'za azeri'naze kemo'a avufa'a forehie.
17 [Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
Tagrane mani'neno, agra ama mono eri'zana eri'ne.
18 [The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
(Menina Judasi havi avu'ava'mo ana mopa miza se'ne, ana mopafi kanahegeno rimpamo tagatiramine.
19 All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
E'ina huno frige'za Jerusalemi kumate vahe'mo'za ana naneke nentahi'za ana mopagu Aramu kefi Hakaltemie hu'naze, zamagra kefina Korantami'nea mope hu'naze.)
20 [Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
Anazanku Zgame avontafipina anage huno kre'ne, Atregeno mago'zana noma'afina omaneno, Anampina atregeno mago vahere huno omanino, (Sam-Zga 69:25), Atregeno mago vahe'mo agri nona erino, eri'zana erino huno avona krente'ne. (Sam-Zga 109:8)
21 “So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
Ana hu'negu tagra mago ne azeri otisunkeno, Judasi nona erisie. Ana ne'mo'a tagrane maka knama, Ramo Jisasi'ma mani'nereti vuno,
22 [That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
Joni'ma mono tima fre ante'nea knareti eno, tagripinti avareno monafi vu'neaza ke'nenimo, fri'nefinti oti'neazana huama huno tagranena vano hugahie.
23 So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
Ana hute'za tare ne'tre znazeri oti'naze, Josefenku Banabasi'e (nehaza ne'kino mago' agi'a Jastusi'e) magora Matiasi'e.
24 Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
Ana hute'za nunamu hu'za, Ramoka kagra hakare vahe'mofo zamarimpa ke'nane. Hanki ama tare ne'trenpintira, inamofo huhampri antenampi taveriho.
Kamagema'ante'nea aposol ne' Judasi'ma eri'zama atreno kuma'arega vu'nea ne'mofo kuma'ma erino ama ana aposol eri'zama erinogura huhamprinte'nampi taverio.
26 Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
Anante mago'zokago (lots) Taisi zokago reza kazageno, Matiasi huhampri'naza su'amo eama hige'za, Matiasi azeri otizageno, 1lni'a aposol nagapi ufre'ne.
