Acts 9
1 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the High Priest,
Ma ugbu a, Sọl, onye ume niile ọ na-ekupụta bụ naanị ịba mba na igbu ndị na-eso ụzọ Onyenwe anyị, gakwuuru onyeisi nchụaja,
2 and asked him to give him letters to the Jewish congregations at Damascus, authorising him, if he found there any supporters of the Cause, whether men or women, to have them put in chains and brought to Jerusalem.
rịọ ya ka o nye ya akwụkwọ ozi nke ọ ga-eji jekwuru ndị ụlọ nzukọ ndị Juu dị na Damaskọs, nke ọ ga-abụ ọ hụ onye ọbụla na-eso Ụzọ ahụ ma ha bụ nwoke ma ha bụ nwanyị, ka ọdọkpụrụ ha nʼagbụ, kpụgaa Jerusalem.
3 While on his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from the heavens flashed around him.
Mgbe ọ na-aga nʼụzọ, ọ bịaruru ebe dị Damaskọs nso. Na mberede, ihe ìhè nke sitere nʼeluigwe chara ya gburugburu.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him — “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
Ọ dara nʼala, nụ olu na-akpọ ya oku, “Sọl, Sọl, gịnị mere i ji na-akpagbu m?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice answered;
Ọ sịrị, “Ị bụ onye, Onyenwe anyị?” Olu ahụ zaghachiri, “Abụ m Jisọs onye ị na-akpagbu.
6 “Yet stand up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Ugbu a, bilie, baa nʼime obodo, a ga-agwa gị ihe ị na-aghaghị imezu.”
7 The men traveling with Saul were meanwhile standing speechless; they heard the sound of the voice, but saw no one.
Ndị ikom ha na ya so aga guzoro nʼebe ahụ, ma ha enweghị ike ikwu okwu. Ha nụrụ olu ahụ, ma ha ahụghị onye ọbụla.
8 When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;
Sọl si nʼala bilie, ma nʼagbanyeghị nʼanya ya meghere emeghe, ọ dịghị ihe o nwere ike ịhụ. Nke a mere na ha sekpụrụ ya nʼaka dubata ya na Damaskọs.
9 and for three days he was unable to see, and took nothing either to eat or to drink.
Ọ hụghị ụzọ ụbọchị atọ, o nweghị ike iri nri maọbụ ṅụọ ihe ọṅụṅụ.
10 Now there was at Damascus a disciple named Ananias, to whom, in a vision, the Lord said: “Ananias.” “Yes, Lord,” he answered.
Otu onye nke na-eso ụzọ ya nọ na Damaskọs, a na-akpọ Ananayas. Onyenwe anyị gwara ya nʼọhụ, “Ananayas!” Ọ sịrị, “Lee m, Onyenwe anyị.”
11 “Go at once,” said the Lord, “to the ‘Straight Street’, and ask at Judas’s house for a man named Saul, from Tarsus. He is at this moment praying,
Onyenwe anyị gwara ya, “Gaa nʼụlọ Judas nke dị nʼokporoụzọ Guzoziri Eguzo, jụọ ajụjụ banyere onye a na-akpọ Sọl, onye si Tasọs, ọ nọ ugbu a na-ekpe ekpere.
12 and he has seen, in a vision, a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him, so that he may recover his sight.”
Ọ hụla ọhụ na otu nwoke a na-akpọ Ananayas na-abịakwute ya, ibikwasị ya aka nʼisi ka ọ hụ ụzọ.”
13 “Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I have heard from many people about this man — how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there.
Ma Ananayas zara, “Onyenwe anyị, anụla m akụkọ ihe ọjọọ niile nwoke a mere ndị nsọ gị bi na Jerusalem.
14 And, here, too, he holds authority from the Chief Priests to put in chains all those who invoke your Name.”
Ugbu a, ọ natara ikike nʼaka ndịisi nchụaja bịa nʼebe a ka o jide ndị niile na-akpọku aha gị.”
15 But the Lord said to him: “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.
Ma Onyenwe anyị gwara ya, “Gaa, nʼihi na ahọpụtala m nwoke a ka ọ bụrụ ngwa ọrụ m, onye ga-ewegara mba ndị ọzọ, ndị eze na ụmụ Izrel aha m.
16 I will myself show him all that he has to suffer for my Name.”
Mụ onwe m ga-egosi ya ụdị ahụhụ ọ na-aghaghị ịta nʼihi aha m.”
17 So Ananias went, entered the house, and, placing his hands on Saul, said: “Saul, my Brother, I have been sent by the Lord — by Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here — so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Ya mere, Ananayas garuru nʼụlọ ahụ, banyekwa nʼime ya. Ọ bikwasịrị aka ya nʼisi Sọl, sị, “Nwanna Sọl, Onyenwe anyị Jisọs, onye gosiri gị onwe ya nʼụzọ, zitere m ka ị hụkwa ụzọ ọzọ, ka ị jupụtakwa na Mmụọ Nsọ.”
18 Instantly it seemed as if a film fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized,
Otu mgbe ahụ, ihe dịka akpịrịkpa sitere nʼanya ya dapụta, o bidokwara ịhụ ụzọ ọzọ. O biliri ọtọ, e mee ya baptizim.
19 and, after he had taken food, he felt his strength return. Saul stayed for some days with the disciples who were at Damascus,
Mgbe o richara nri, ọ nwetakwara ike ya. Ya na ndị na-eso ụzọ Jisọs nọrọ na Damaskọs ọtụtụ ụbọchị.
20 and at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.
Ngwangwa, o bidoro ikwusa Jisọs nʼụlọ nzukọ na-asị, Ọ bụ Ọkpara Chineke.
21 All who heard him were amazed. “Is not this,” they asked, “the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the Chief Priests?”
O juru ndị niile nụrụ ya anya, ha na asị, “Ọ bụghị nwoke a bụ onye ahụ na-emekpa ndị niile na-akpọku aha ahụ na Jerusalem? Ọ bụ na ọ bụghị maka nke a ka o ji bịa ebe a ịkpụrụkwa ha kpụgara ndịisi nchụaja?”
22 Saul’s influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.
Ma Sọl gara nʼihu baa ụba nʼike karịa na ikwu okwu nke gbara ndị Juu bi nʼobodo Damaskọs gharịị site nʼụzọ o siri gosi na Jisọs bụ Kraịst ahụ.
23 After some time the Jews laid a plot to kill Saul,
Mgbe ọtụtụ ụbọchị gasịrị ndị Juu gbara izu igbu ya.
24 but it became known to him. They even watched the gates day and night, to kill him;
Ma Sọl chọpụtara ihe ha zubere ime. Ehihie na abalị, ndị a nọ na-eche ụzọ niile e si apụ nʼobodo ahụ nche, ka ha nwe ike gbuo ya.
25 but his disciples let him down by night through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
Ma ụmụazụ ya kunyere ya na nkata amanyere ụdọ bufee ya nʼofe mgbidi nke obodo.
26 On his arrival in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was really a disciple.
Mgbe o rutere Jerusalem, ọ gbalịrị ịdịnyere ndị na-eso ụzọ Jisọs nọ nʼebe ahụ, ma ha tụrụ egwu. Ha ekwenyeghị na ọ ghọọla ezi onye na-eso ụzọ Jisọs dịka ha.
27 Barnabas, however, taking him by the hand, brought him to the Apostles, and told them the whole story of how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord, and how the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out fearlessly in the Name of Jesus.
Ma Banabas duuru ya gaa nʼebe ndị ozi nọ. Ọ kọọrọ ha akụkọ otu o siri hụ Onyenwe anyị na otu o siri gwakwa ya okwu. Na otu o siri kwusaa oziọma nʼaha Jisọs na Damaskọs na-atụghị egwu.
28 After that, Saul remained in Jerusalem, in close intercourse with the Apostles; and he spoke fearlessly in the Name of the Lord,
O soro ha na-agagharị na Jerusalem. Ọ na-ekwusakwa okwu nʼaha Onyenwe anyị na-atụghị egwu.
29 talking and arguing with the Jews of foreign birth, who, however, made attempts to kill him.
Ya na ndị Juu na-asụ asụsụ Griik rụrịtakwara ụka. Nʼihi ya ndị a gbara izu igbu ya.
30 But, when the Brethren found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him on his way to Tarsus.
Mgbe ndị kwere ekwe nụrụ banyere nzube ha, ha duuru ya gaa Sizaria site nʼebe ahụ zipụ ya ka ọ laa obodo Tasọs.
31 And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Mgbe ahụ, nzukọ niile ndị nọ na Judịa, Galili na Sameria, nọọrọ nʼudo, guzosiekwa ike. Ha na-amụba nʼọnụọgụgụ site nʼịtụ egwu nke Onyenwe anyị na ịgbaume nke Mmụọ Nsọ.
32 Peter, while traveling from place to place throughout the country, went down to visit the People of Christ living at Lydda.
Pita na-ejegharị nʼetiti ndị kwere ekwe, ọ gakwara leta ndị nsọ nọ nʼobodo Lida.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bed-ridden for eight years with paralysis.
Nʼebe ahụ, ọ hụrụ otu nwoke aha ya bụ Ainias. Nwoke a anọọla nʼute ọrịa afọ asatọ. Ọ bụ onye ahụ ya kpọnwụrụ akpọnwụ.
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ cures you. Get up, and make your bed.” Aeneas got up at once;
Pita sịrị ya, “Ainias, Jisọs Kraịst agwọọla gị. Bilie mezie ute gị.” Ngwangwa, Ainias biliri ọtọ.
35 and all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord’s side.
Ndị niile bi na Lida na Sharọn hụrụ ya. Nʼihi ya, ha nabatara Onyenwe anyị.
36 At Jaffa there lived a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which is in Greek ‘Dorcas’ — a Gazelle. Her life was spent in doing kind and charitable actions.
Nʼobodo Jopa, e nwere otu onye nwanyị na-eso ụzọ ya, nke aha ya bụ Tabita nke pụtakwara Dọkas na asụsụ Griik. O jupụtara nʼọrụ ọma, na ọrụ obi ebere nʼebe ụmụ ogbenye nọ.
37 Just at that time she was taken ill, and died; and they had washed her body and laid it out in an upstairs room.
Nʼoge a, ọ rịara ọrịa, nwụọ. Mgbe ha sachara ya ahụ, ha nibere ya nʼotu ime ụlọ dị nʼụlọ elu.
38 Jaffa was near Lydda, and the disciples, having heard that Peter was at Lydda, sent two men with the request that he would come on to them without delay.
Jopa dịkwa nso na Lida. Mgbe ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nụrụ na Pita nọ nʼebe ahụ, ha ziri ụmụ nwoke abụọ ozi ka a rịọọ ya, sị, “Biko, ahapụla ịbịakwute anyị ngwangwa.”
39 Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.
Pita biliri soro ha gawa, mgbe o ruru, ha duuru ya gbago nʼụlọ elu nʼime ụlọ ahụ. Ụmụ nwanyị niile di ha nwụrụ anwụ nọ nʼebe ahụ na-ebe akwa, na-egosi uwe Dọkas dụụrụ ha mgbe ọ dị ndụ.
40 But Peter sent everybody out of the room, and knelt down and prayed. Then, turning to the body, he said: “Tabitha! stand up.” She opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.
Pita chụpụrụ ha niile nʼezi, gbuo ikpere nʼala, kpee ekpere. Ọ tụgharịrị chee ozu ahụ ihu sị, “Tabita, bilie.” O meghere anya ya, ma mgbe ọ hụrụ Pita, o biliri, nọdụ ala.
41 Giving her his hand, Peter raised her up, and, calling in the widows and others of Christ’s People, presented her to them alive.
O nyeere ya aka ka ọ kwụrụ ọtọ. Ọ kpọrọ ndị nsọ niile nọ nʼebe ahụ, ha na ụmụ nwanyị ahụ di ha nwụrụ gosi ha na ọ dị ndụ.
42 This became known all through Jaffa, and numbers of People came to believe in the Lord.
A nụrụ akụkọ ihe a mere nʼebe niile na Jopa, nke mere ka ọtụtụ kwere nʼOnyenwe anyị.
43 And Peter stayed some days at Jaffa with a tanner named Simon.
Ọ nọgidere na Jopa ọtụtụ ụbọchị. Ọ nọdụrụ nʼụlọ Saimọn, onye ọrụ ya bụ idozi akpụkpọ anụ.
