Acts 11

1 Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;

Ka bonako dikgang tsa fitlha kwa baaposetoloing le bakaulengwe ba bangwe kwa Judea gore Badichaba le bone ba amogetse Lefoko la Modimo.

2 and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.

Mme erile Petere a boela kwa Jerusalema, badumedi ba Bajuta ba ganetsanya nae.

3 "You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

Ba ne ba mmaya molato ba re, “O itsalantse le Badichaba ebile o jele nabo.”

4 Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.

Mme Petere a ba bolelela polelo yotlhe.

5 "While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.

O ne a re, “Erile letsatsi lengwe mo Jopa ke sa ntse ke rapela, ka bona ponatshegelo, letsela le legolo la fologela fa fatshe ka dinaka tsa lone tse nne le tswa legodimong.

6 Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.

Mo letseleng go ne go le mefuta yotlhe ya diphologolo, digagabi le dinonyane (tse re sa tshwanelang go di ja).

7 I also heard a voice saying to me, "'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

Mme ke ne ka utlwa lentswe le re, ‘Bolaya mme o je tse o di ratang.’

8 "'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

Mme ke ne ka fetola ka re, ‘Nnyaa, Morena, gonne ga ke ise ke ko ke je sepe se se idiwang ka melao ya rona ya Sejuta!’

9 "But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'

“Mme lentswe la tla gape la re, ‘Se re ga go a siama go jewa fa Modimo One o re go siame.’

10 "This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.

“Mo go ne ga diragala gararo pele ga letsela le tsotlhe tse di neng di le mo go lone di nyelelela kwa legodimong.

11 "Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.

Mme banna ba bararo ba ba neng ba tsile go ntsaya go ya Kaesarea ba goroga kwa tlung e ke neng ke nna mo go yone!

12 And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.

Mme Mowa O O Boitshepo o ne wa nthaya wa re ke tsamaye le bone le gone ke seka ka tshwenyega ka Bodichaba jwa bone! Bakaulengwe ba barataro ba, ba tsamaya le nna, mme ka bofefo ra goroga kwa mo-tseng wa monna yo o neng a romile barongwa.

13 Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "'Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.

Mme a re bolelela ka fa moengele a neng a tla kwa go ene ka teng a mmolelela gore a rome barongwa kwa Jopa go batla Simone Petere.

14 He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"

Moengele a mmolelela gore, ‘monna yoo o tlaa go bolelela ka fa wena le ba ntlo ya gago lo ka bolokwang ka teng.’

15 "And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.

Mme ka simolola go ba bolelela Mafoko a a Molemo, mme e rile fela jaaka ke simolola thero ya me, Mowa O O Boitshepo wa fologela mo go bone, fela jaaka o ne wa fologela mo go rona pele!

16 Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

“Mme ke ne ka gopola mafoko a Morena fa a ne a re, ‘Ee, Johane o ne a kolobetsa ka metsi, mme lona lo tlaa kolobediwa ka Mowa O O Boitshepo.’

17 "If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"

Mme ka e ne e le Modimo ka boone o o neileng Badichaba ba mpho e e tshwanang le ya rona fa re dumela mo go Morena Jesu Keresete, ke ne ke le mang yo ke ka ganetsang?”

18 This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

Mme erile fa ba bangwe ba utlwa kaga se, dikganetso tsa bone tsotlhe di ne tsa arabiwa mme ba simolola go galaletsa Modimo; ba ne ba re, “Ee, Modimo o neetse le Badichaba tshwanelo ya gore ba sokologele kwa go one le gore ba bone botshelo jo bo sa khutleng!”

19 Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.

Mme badumedi ba ba neng ba siile mo Jerusalema ka nako ya pogiso morago ga loso lwa ga Setefane ba tsamaya ba bo ba ya go fitlha kwa Fenikia, le kwa Kupero le kwa Antioka, ba gasa Mafoko a a Molemo mo Bajuteng fela.

20 But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

Le fa go ntse jalo, bangwe ba badumedi ba ba neng ba ya kwa Antioka ba tswa mo Kupero le mo Kurene le bone ba ile ba rerela Bagerika molaetsa wa bone kaga Morena Jesu.

21 The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.

Mme Morena o ne a rotloetsa maiteko a gore Badichaba ba le bantsi ba nne badumedi.

22 When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

Mme erile phuthego e e kwa Jerusalema e utlwa se se diragetseng, ba romela Barenabase kwa Antioka go thusa ba e leng gone ba sokologang.

23 On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.

Erile fa a goroga ebile a bona dikgakgamatso tse Modimo o neng o di dira, a tlala kgakgamalo le boitumelo, mme a kgothatsa badumedi gore le fa go ka nna jang, ba nne mo Moreneng.

24 For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.

Barenabase e ne e le motho yo o bonolo a tletse Mowa O O Boitshepo a bile a nonofile mo tumelong. Mme ka ntlha ya gone mo, batho ba le bantsi ba ne ba oketsega mo Moreneng.

25 Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.

Mme Barenabase o ne a ya kwa Tareso go batla Saulo.

26 He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'

Erile a mmona a mmusetsa kwa Antioka; ka bobedi jwa bone ba nna koo ngwaga yotlhe, ba ruta badumedi ba basha. (Ke kwa Antioka kwa badumedi ba neng ba simolola go bidiwa “Bakeresete” teng.)

27 At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

Ka nako e baporofiti bangwe ba ne ba tswa Jerusalema ba ya Antioka,

28 one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)

mme mongwe wa bone yo o bidiwang Agabuse, o ne a ema ka tlhotlheletso ya Mowa mo go nngwe ya dikopano a bolelela pele gore leuba le legolo le tlaa tla mo lefatsheng la Iseraele. (Mo go ne ga diragala ka nako ya puso ya ga Kalaudio).

29 So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea.

Mme jalo badumedi ba ikaelela go romela thuso kwa Bakereseteng mo Judea, mongwe le mongwe a ntsha kafa a ka kgonang ka teng.

30 This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Mme ba ile ba dira, ba isa dimpho tsa bone kwa go Barenabase le Saulo gore ba di ise kwa bagolwaneng ba phuthego kwa Jerusalema.