Dɔwɔwɔwo 14
1 Abe ale si wowɔnɛ le afi sia afi si woyi ene la, Paulo kple Barnabas gayi Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe le Ikonio hã, eye wogblɔ nya kple ŋusẽ tɔxɛ aɖe, ale be ame geɖe siwo nye Yudatɔwo kple Helatɔwo siaa trɔ zu xɔsetɔwo.
Now it happened in Iconium that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and they spoke to such effect that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
2 Ke Yudatɔ siwo medina be yewoaxɔ Mawu ƒe ɖeɖenya sia dzi ase o la, gblɔ nya baɖa ƒomevi geɖewo ɖe wo nɔviawo ŋu. Wowɔ esia be ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la nagaxɔ woƒe nyawo dzi ase o.
But the disobedient Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.
3 Esia hã meɖe dzi le Paulo kple Barnabas ƒo kura o, ke boŋ wonɔ dua me hegblɔ amenuvevenya kple dzideƒo ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe. Aƒetɔ la na ŋusẽ wo wowɔ nukunu kple dzesi geɖewo be yewoafia kɔtɛe be eƒe nya la kakam yewole vavã.
Even so they stayed there a considerable time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, giving signs and wonders to take place by their hands.
4 Dua me tɔwo ma ɖe akpa eve, ɖewo nɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe dumegãwo yome eye ɖewo hã nɔ apostoloawo yome.
Well the population of the city became divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles.
5 Ke ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o, kpakple Yudatɔwo kple woƒe dumegãwo wɔ ɖoɖo be yewoadze Paulo kple Barnabas dzi aƒu kpe wo, awɔ nu vevi wo.
But when a plot was hatched by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,
6 Esi Apostoloawo se nya sia la, wosi dzo le dua me heyi Likaonia ƒe duwo, Listra kple Derbe nutowo me,
they became aware of it and escaped to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra, Derbe and the surrounding area—
7 eye wogblɔ nyanyui la le teƒe mawo hã.
where they continued to preach the Gospel.
8 Le Listra la, ŋutsu aɖe le anyinɔƒe, ame si metea ŋu tsia tsitre o, eye wònye tekunɔ tso dadaa ƒe dɔ me ke; mezɔ azɔli kpɔ o.
Well in Lystra a certain man with helpless feet was sitting (lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked).
9 Ame sia ɖo to Paulo esi wònɔ nu ƒom na ameawo. Paulo li ŋku ɖe edzi gãa, eye wòkpɔ be xɔse le esi na dɔyɔyɔ,
This man was listening to Paul speaking; who looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
10 eya ta Paulo yɔe gblɔ be, “Tsi tsitre!” Le gbeɖeɖe sia nu la, ŋutsu la ti kpo, eye wòde asi azɔlizɔzɔ me.
said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk!
11 Esi ameha la kpɔ nukunu si Paulo wɔ la, wodo ɣli le Likaoniagbe me be “Mawuawo ɖi va mía gbɔ le amegbetɔ ƒe nɔnɔme me!”
Now when the crowd saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in Lycaonian, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
12 Le woƒe nuwɔnawo ta la, wona ŋkɔ Barnabas be Zeus, eye woyɔ Paulo be Hermes, elabena eyae nye ame si nɔ nu ƒom geɖe wu.
And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
13 Enumake Zeus ƒe trɔ̃nua si ƒe nɔƒe le dua godo la tsɔ seƒoƒowo kple nunanawo fũu vɛ, eye wòwɔ dzadzraɖo be yeawu nyitsu gã aɖe atsɔ asa vɔe na wo le dua ƒe agbowo nu le ameha la ŋkume.
Then the priest of Zeus, whose temple was in front of their city, brought bulls and garlands to the gates, intending to make a sacrifice, along with the crowd.
14 Ke esi apostoloawo, Barnabas kple Paulo see la, wodze woƒe awuwo, eye woƒu du ge ɖe ameawo dome eye wodo ɣli gblɔ na wo be,
But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, crying out
15 “Mía tɔwo, nu kae nye busunu sia wɔm miele? Míawo hã amegbetɔwo ko míenye abe miawo ke ene. Ɖe míeva be míagblɔ nyanyui sia na mi be miadzudzɔ nu maɖinu siawo tɔgbi subɔsubɔ, eye miado gbe ɖa na Mawu gbagbe si wɔ dziƒo kple anyigba kple atsiaƒu kple nu siwo katã le eme la boŋ.
and saying: “Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men with the same nature as you, giving you good news, telling you to turn from these useless things to the living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all that is in them;
16 Tsã la, Mawu ɖe asi le dukɔ ɖe sia ɖe ŋu wòwɔ nu si dze eŋu.
who in the former generations allowed all the ethnic nations to walk in their own ways.
17 Ke hã la, medzudzɔ ɖaseɖiɖi tso eɖokui ŋuti o, elabena ewɔa nu nyuiwo na mí; enaa tsidzadza mí tso dziƒo kple nuƒãɣiwo kpakple nuŋeɣiwo, eye wòna nuɖuɖu geɖe mí hetsɔ dzidzɔ yɔ míaƒe dziwo me fũu.”
Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good, giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
18 Togbɔ be woɖe nya me na ameawo alea hã la, esesẽ hafi wozi wo dzi be womete ŋu sa vɔ la na wo o.
Even saying these things, they barely stopped the crowd from sacrificing to them.
19 Ke le ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo megbe la, Yudatɔ aɖewo gatso Antioxia kple Ikonio va do ɖe Listra, eye wogade ʋunyaʋunya dua me tɔwo me ɖe Paulo ŋu. Amehawo ho ɖe Paulo ŋu, ƒu kpee va se ɖe esime wòku ƒenyi, eye wohee do goe le dua me, elabena wobu be eku.
Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came, and having persuaded the crowd and having stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, supposing him to have died.
20 Xɔsetɔwo kple nɔvinɔviwo va ƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu kasia, Paulo fɔ, wo katã wotrɔ yi Listra dua me, eye le ŋkeke evea gbe la, wo kple Barnabas wodzo yi Derbe.
But as the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
21 Wonɔ Derbe hegblɔ nyanyui la le afi ma ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo, eye ame geɖewo trɔ zu woƒe nusrɔ̃lawo. Emegbe la, wogatrɔ yi Listra, Ikonio kple Antioxia,
When they had evangelized that city and discipled a good number, they returned to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,
22 eye wodo ŋusẽ xɔsetɔwo be woalé xɔse me ɖe asi. Wode dzi ƒo na xɔsetɔawo be, “Ele na mí be míato fukpekpe geɖewo me hafi age ɖe mawufiaɖuƒe la me.”
strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.”
23 Paulo kple Barnabas ɖo hamemegãwo ɖe hame sia hame nu, eye wowɔ nutsitsidɔ kple gbedodoɖa hetsɔ ameawo de asi na Aƒetɔ si dzi woxɔ se.
When they had appointed elders for them in every congregation, having prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord into whom they had believed.
24 Azɔ woyi woƒe mɔzɔzɔ dzi to Pisidia nuto me va ɖo Pamfilia alo Terki.
After going through Pisidia, they came to Pamphilia.
25 Wogagblɔ nya le Perga hã hafi tso eme yi Atalia.
When they had declared the Word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.
26 Mlɔeba la, woɖo tɔdziʋu tso Atalia hetrɔ va ɖo Antioxia, afi si wodze woƒe mɔzɔzɔ gɔme le. Afi siae wobia Mawu ƒe amenuveve na wo, ku ɖe dɔ si nu wowu fifia la ŋu.
From there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had completed.
27 Esi wogbɔ va ɖo Antioxia la, woyɔ xɔsetɔawo katã ƒo ƒu hegblɔ nu gã siwo Mawu wɔ kpli wo la na wo. Wogblɔ ale si Mawu ʋu xɔse ƒe mɔ na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o la hã na ameawo.
So upon arriving and gathering the congregation, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
28 Paulo kple Barnabas tsi Antioxia henɔ xɔsetɔawo gbɔ ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe.
And they stayed there a long time with the disciples.
