< Dɔwɔwɔwo 2 >

1 Esi Pentekoste ŋkekea ɖo la, nusrɔ̃lawo katã ƒo ƒu ɖe afi ɖeka.
And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place,
2 Kasia gbe sesẽ aɖe si le abe ya sesẽ ƒe ƒoƒo ene la ɖi tso dziƒo, eye wòyɔ aƒe si me wonɔ la taŋtaŋ.
and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,
3 Enumake wokpɔ nane si ɖi dzo ƒe aɖewo la dze ɖe wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ƒe tame,
and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,
4 Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la yɔ ame sia ame si le afi ma la me fũu, eye wode asi gbegbɔgblɔ bubu si womenya tsã o la gbɔgblɔ me abe ale si Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la na ŋutete wo ene.
and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.
5 Le ɣe ma ɣi hã la, Yudatɔ mawuvɔ̃la geɖewo tso dukɔ vovovo siwo le dziƒo te la va Yerusalem be yewoaɖu ŋkeke tɔxɛ sia.
And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,
6 Esi wose ɣli si nɔ ɖiɖim le afi si nusrɔ̃lawo nɔ la, ame geɖewo fũu ɖe abla va teƒea. Ame siawo ƒe nu ku ŋutɔ, elabena ame sia ame see wonɔ eƒe degbe gblɔm.
and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,
7 Nu sia wɔ nuku na amedzroawo ale gbegbe be wogblɔ be, “Ame siawo katã ɖe, menye Galileatɔwo wonye oa?
and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, 'Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?
8 Ke aleke wɔ míese wole ame sia ame degbe gblɔm mahã?
and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?
9 Mía dometɔ aɖewo nye Patiatɔwo, ɖewo nye Midiatɔwo kple Elamtɔwo, bubuwo hã tso Mesopotamia, Yudea, Kapadokia, Ponto kple Asia nutowo me.
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea also, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,
10 Ame aɖewo gɔ̃ hã tso keke Frigia, Pamfilia, Egipte kple Libia si le Kirene gbɔ, kple ame siwo nye amedzrowo tso Roma.
Phrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya, that [are] along Cyrene, and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
11 Ɛ̃, ame aɖewo tso Roma gɔ̃. Ame siawo nye Yudatɔwo kple ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o, gake wotrɔ dzime xɔ Yudatɔwo ƒe subɔsubɔ eye bubuwo hã nye Kretatɔwo kple Arabiatɔwo. Mía dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe se ame siawo le Mawu ƒe nukunu gãwo ƒe nya gblɔm le eya ŋutɔ degbe me!”
Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.'
12 Ameha la ƒe nu ku eye woƒe mo wɔ yaa le nyadzɔdzɔ sia ta, eye wobia wo nɔewo be, “Nu sia gɔme ɖe?”
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, 'What would this wish to be?'
13 Gake ame aɖewo ya nɔ ameha la dome nɔ fewu ɖum le apostoloawo ŋu be, “Ame siawo la, aha yeye womu.”
and others mocking said, — 'They are full of sweet wine;'
14 Azɔ la, Petro kple Apostolo wuiɖekɛawo tsi tsitre, eye Petro kɔ gbe dzi ƒo nu na amehawo be, “Nɔvi, Yudatɔwo, kple Yerusalem nɔlawo siaa, mina maɖe nu sia me na mi; miɖo to nyuie miase nu si magblɔ.
and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, 'Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,
15 Ame siawo memu aha abe ale si miesusui ene o. Elabena ŋdi ga asiekɛ koe ƒo.
for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day.
16 Ke boŋ nu si teƒe kpɔm miele ŋdi sia la nye nu si Nyagblɔɖila Yoel gblɔ ɖi xoxoxo ƒe alafa nanewoe nye esi va yi be,
'But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 “‘Le ŋkeke mamlɛawo me la, Mawu gblɔ be makɔ nye Gbɔgbɔ ɖe amegbetɔƒomeawo katã dzi. Esia ana be mia viŋutsuwo kple mia vinyɔnuwo agblɔ nya ɖi. Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la, mia viŋutsuwo akpɔ ŋutegawo, eye ame tsitsiwo hã aku drɔ̃ewo.
And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;
18 Ɛ̃, matrɔ nye Gbɔgbɔ la akɔ ɖe nye subɔlawo katã dzi, ŋutsuwo kple nyɔnuwo siaa, matrɔ nye Gbɔgbɔ la akɔ ɖi le ŋkeke mawo me, ale be woagblɔ nya ɖi.
and also upon My men-servants, and upon My maid-servants, in those days, I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy;
19 Mana nukunuwo nadzɔ le dziŋgɔli me, eye dzesiwo adze le anyigba dzi siaa eye wòadze abe ʋu, dzo bibi kple dzudzɔ babla kɔtɔɔ ene.
and I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath — blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke,
20 Ɣe ado viviti, eye ɣleti atrɔ zu ʋu hafi Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkeke gã si nye atsyɔ̃ŋkeke la naɖo.
the sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of the Lord — the great and illustrious;
21 Ke ame sia ame si yɔa Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkɔa la akpɔ ɖeɖe.’”
and it shall be, every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.
22 Petro yi edzi gblɔ be, “Nɔvi Israeltɔwo, miɖo to miase! Mawu wɔ nukunuwo, dzesiwo kple nu dzɔtsuwo le mia dome to Yesu Nazaretitɔ la dzi be yeatsɔ aɖo kpe edzii be Yesu nye ye Vi vavã. Nu siawo katã le nyanya me na mi pɛpɛpɛ.
'Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;
23 Azɔ, abe ale si Mawu ŋutɔ wɔ ɖoɖo da ɖi xoxo ene la, eɖe mɔ na mi, mieto nu madzɔmadzɔ wɔlawo ƒe asi dzi, klã Yesu ɖe atitsoga ŋu eye miewui.
this one, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, being given out, having taken by lawless hands, having crucified — ye did slay;
24 Gake Mawu ŋutɔ gaɖe Yesu tso ku ƒe ŋɔdzi me, fɔe ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome, elabena ku ƒe ŋusẽ mate ŋu aɖu Yesu dzi o.
whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,
25 Fia David ƒo nu tso Yesu ŋu be, “‘Mekpɔ Aƒetɔ la le gbɔnye ɖaa, elabena ele nye nuɖusime, eya ta nyemavɔ̃ o.
for David saith in regard to him: I foresaw the Lord always before me — because He is on my right hand — that I may not be moved;
26 Esia ta nye dzi le dzidzɔ kpɔm, eye nye aɖe le aseye tsom be nye ŋutilã anɔ agbe le mɔkpɔkpɔ me.
because of this was my heart cheered, and my tongue was glad, and yet — my flesh also shall rest on hope,
27 Elabena wò Mawu, màgblẽ nye luʋɔ ɖe tsiẽƒe alo ana wò kɔkɔetɔ la ƒe ŋutilã nanyunyɔ o. (Hadēs g86)
because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption; (Hadēs g86)
28 Èna menya agbemɔwo, eye àtsɔ dzidzɔ ayɔ menye le ŋkuwò me.’”
Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.
29 Petro yi edzi be, “Nɔviwo, mɔ li be magblɔ nya na mi kple dzideƒo le tɔgbui David la ŋuti, be eku, eye woɖii, eƒe yɔdo le mía dome va se ɖe egbe.
'Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;
30 Ke enye nyagblɔɖila, eye enya be Mawu do ŋugbe matrɔmatrɔ da ɖi be David ƒe dzidzimevi ɖeka ava nɔ eƒe fiazikpui dzi aɖu fia.
a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,
31 Gawu la, David kpɔ nu siwo ava dzɔ le ŋgɔgbea, eye wògblɔe ɖi le Kristo la ƒe tsitretsitsi tso ame kukuwo dome ŋu be eƒe luʋɔ matsi tsiẽƒe o, eye eƒe ŋutilã manyunyɔ o. (Hadēs g86)
having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. (Hadēs g86)
32 Mawu fɔ Yesu sia ɖe tsitre tso ku me, eye mí katã míenye ɖasefowo na tsitretsitsi sia.
'This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;
33 Ke fifia la, Mawu do eya amea ɖe dzi, hetsɔe ɖo eƒe nuɖusime abe ale si Fofo la ŋutɔ do ŋugbee ene la, ena ŋusẽe be wòaɖo Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ɖe mía dome, eye eya ƒe dɔwɔnae nye nu siwo kpɔm miele kple nu siwo sem mìele fifia.
at the right hand then of God having been exalted — also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father — he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;
34 Elabena David meyi dziƒo o, gake egblɔ be, “‘Aƒetɔ la gblɔ na nye Aƒetɔ be: “Nɔ anyi ɖe nye nuɖusime
for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
35 va se ɖe esime matsɔ wò ketɔwo awɔ wò afɔɖodzinu.”’
till I make thy foes thy footstool;
36 “Eya ta mina ne Israel blibo la katã nanyae nyuie be Mawu wɔ Yesu sia, ame si miawo mieklã ɖe ati ŋu la, Aƒetɔ la kple Kristo la siaa.”
assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him — this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'
37 Esi wose nya siawo la, ewɔ dɔ ɖe wo dzi ale gbegbe be wo dometɔ aɖewo bia Petro kple apostolo bubuawo be, “Nɔviwo, nu ka wɔ ge míala?”
And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, 'What shall we do, men, brethren?'
38 Petro ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Mitrɔ dzi me ne woade mawutsi ta na mi le Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔ me, be woatsɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ake mi. Ekema miawo hã miaxɔ nunana sia, si nye Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la.
and Peter said unto them, 'Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
39 Ŋugbedodo la nye miawo ŋutɔwo, mia viwo, ame siwo le adzɔge kple ame siwo katã Aƒetɔ mía Mawu la yɔ la tɔ.”
for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.'
40 Petro tsɔ nya bubu geɖewo xlɔ̃ nu ameha la, eye wòƒoe ɖe wo nu be, “Miɖe mia ɖokuiwo tso dzidzime vɔ̃ɖi sia me.”
Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, 'Be saved from this perverse generation;'
41 Ame siwo xɔ Petro ƒe nyawo dzi se la, woanɔ abe akpe etɔ̃ ene, eye wode mawutsi ta na wo gbe ma gbe ke, eye wotsɔ wo kpe ɖe ha la ŋu.
then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,
42 Ame siawo kpena enuenu hena apostolowo ƒe nufiafia, habɔbɔ, Aƒetɔ ƒe nuɖuɖu kɔkɔe la ɖuɖu kple gbedodoɖa.
and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.
43 Wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nɔ anyi le vɔvɔ̃ tɔxɛ me, eye apostoloawo hã wɔ nukunu kple dzesi geɖewo wokpɔ.
And fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,
44 Xɔsetɔwo katã nɔ teƒe ɖeka, wowɔ woƒe nuwo katã hamenui,
and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common,
45 wotsɔ woƒe kesinɔnuwo kple nunɔamesiwo dzra, eye woma ga la na ame sia ame ɖe eƒe hiahiã nu.
and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.
46 Wokpea ta ɖe gbedoxɔ la me gbe sia gbe hesubɔa Mawu. Wodoa go le wo nɔewo ƒe aƒewo me hã heɖua Aƒetɔ la ƒe Nuɖuɖu Kɔkɔe la. Woɖua nu ɖekae le dzidzɔ kple dzimekɔkɔ me,
Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,
47 eye wonɔa Mawu kafum ɖaa, hekpɔa amenuveve le amewo katã gbɔ. Ke Aƒetɔ la tsɔa ame siwo kpɔ xɔxɔ la kpena ɖe wo ŋuti gbe sia gbe.
praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.

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