Dɔwɔwɔwo 1
1 O Teofilos, le nye agbalẽ gbãtɔ na wò me la, meŋlɔ nu tso nu siwo katã Yesu de asi wɔwɔ kple fiafia me
My first account, O Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus began doing and teaching from the beginning down to the day when,
2 va se ɖe ŋkeke si dzi wokɔe yi dziƒoe le esime wòde se na Apostolo siwo wòtia to Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la me vɔ megbe ŋu.
after giving instructions through the Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up to heaven.
3 Le eƒe fukpekpe, ku kple tsitretsitsi megbe la, eɖe eɖokui fia ame siawo, eye wòna kpɔɖeŋu geɖewo tsɔ ɖo kpe edzi na wo be yele agbe. Eɖe eɖokui fia wo le ŋkeke blaene sɔŋ me, eye wòƒo nu na wo tso mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋuti.
After his sufferings he had also shown himself alive to them in many convincing manifestations, revealing himself to them during forty days, and speaking of the kingdom of God.
4 Gbe ɖeka esi Yesu nɔ nu ɖum kple eƒe Apostolowo la, ede se na wo be, “Migadzo le Yerusalem o, ke boŋ milala va se ɖe esime miaxɔ Fofonye ƒe nunana si ŋugbe wòdo, nu si ŋu meƒo nu tsoe na mi xoxo,
And once when he was eating with them he charged them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father. "Of this," he said, "you have heard from me.
5 elabena Yohanes tsɔ tsi de mawutsi ta na amewo, gake le ŋkeke ʋɛ aɖewo megbe la, miawo ya la, woatsɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la adee na mi.”
"For John indeed baptized in water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days hence."
6 Esi Yesu kple apostoloawo gado go la, wobiae be, “Aleke, Aƒetɔ, ɖe nèle Israel dukɔ la ɖe ge tso Romatɔwo te, aɖoe te abe dukɔ nɔɖokuisi ene azɔa?”
So, when they came together, they began to ask him, "Master, are you at this time about to restore the kingdom of Israel?"
7 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Fofo la ŋutɔe ɖo ŋkeke na nu siawo tɔgbi le eƒe ŋusẽ me, eye mehiã be miawo mianya ɣeyiɣi la kple ŋkeke la o.
He answered. "It is not for you to know times and occasions which the Father has fixed in his own authority;
8 Gake miaxɔ ŋusẽ ne Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la va mia dzi, eye mianye nye ɖaseɖilawo le Yerusalem, Yudea kple Samaria nutomewo katã kple xexea me ƒe seƒe ke.”
"yet you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you are to be my witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the very ends of the earth."
9 Le nya siawo gbɔgblɔ vɔ megbe teti ko la, Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔ kɔe yi dziƒo, esi nusrɔ̃lawo nɔ ekpɔm, eye wòbu ɖe wo le lilikpo la me.
When he had said this, and while they were looking at him, he was lifted up, and a cloud received him up out of their sight.
10 Wogawu mo dzi ganɔ dziƒo kpɔm esi wònɔ bubum ɖe lilia me. Kasia ame eve aɖewo siwo le awu ɣiwo me la va tsi tsitre ɖe wo xa.
While they were gazing into the sky as he was going up, suddenly there were two men in white garments standing by them,
11 Ame eve siawo gblɔ na wo bena, “Mi Galilea ŋutsuwo, nu ka ta miegale tsitre ɖe afi sia le yame kpɔm gãa ale? Yesu si Mawu ƒe gbɔgbɔ kɔ yi dziƒoe le mia gbɔ, agatrɔ agbɔ abe ale si tututu miekpɔe wokɔe yi dziƒoe ene.”
and they said. "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into the sky will come back in just the same way as you have seen him going into the sky."
12 Le nyadzɔdzɔ siawo megbe la, Apostoloawo ɖi tso Amito la dzi, afi si nu siawo dzɔ le la hetrɔ va Yerusalem si didi abe agbadroƒe ɖeka ko ene.
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, about a Sabbath Day’s journey distant.
13 Esi wova ɖo Yerusalem la, woyi ɖanɔ xɔ si me wonɔna le dziƒoxɔ dzi la me. Apostolo siwo nɔ afi ma la woe nye: Petro, Yohanes, Yakobo, Andrea; Filipo kple Toma; Bartolomeo kple Mateo; Yakobo si nye Alfeo ƒe vi, Simɔn si wogayɔna be Zelote, Yuda si nye Yakobo ƒe vi.
On entering the city they went to the upper room where they were accustomed to meet. They were Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 Wonɔ gbedodoɖa dzi atraɖii kple nyɔnu siwo nɔ wo ŋu kpakple Yesu dada Maria kple Yesu nɔviŋutsuwo.
These all with one mind gave their constant attention to prayer, together with some women, and with Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 Le ŋkeke mawo me la, Petro tsi tsitre gblɔ na xɔsetɔ (siwo ƒe xexlẽme anɔ abe alafa ɖeka kple blaeve) ene la be,
It was during these days that Peter stood up among the brothers - the whole number of persons present was about one hundred and twenty - and said.
16 “Nɔviwo, ele be ŋɔŋlɔ si Gbɔgbɔ kɔkɔe la gblɔ to David dzi le blema ku ɖe Yuda ŋu la nava eme. Yuda siae fia Yesu yomemɔ.
"Men and brothers, it was necessary for the Scripture to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit uttered beforehand by the lips of David in regard to Judas who acted as guide to those who arrested Jesus.
17 Enye mía dometɔ ɖeka si kpɔ gome le dɔ sia me kpli mí.”
"For he was numbered among us, and he did get his allotted share of this ministry.
18 (Yuda tsɔ ga si wòxɔ ɖe Yesu dede asi ta la ɖaƒle anyigba aɖe si dzi wòwu eɖokui le. Eti kpo tsɔ eɖokui xlã ɖe anyi, hewo to, eye eƒe dɔmenuwo kaka ɖe afi ma.
"Now this man bought a plot of ground with the price of his treachery, and falling there headlong he burst asunder and all his bowels gushed out.
19 Eƒe kunya sia kaka ɖe Yerusalem dua me kaba ŋutɔ ale wona ŋkɔ teƒe ma le wo degbe me be, Akeldoma si gɔmee nye Ʋunyigba.)
"This fact became known to the people of Jerusalem so that the place was called in their language, Acheldamach, The Field of Blood.
20 Petro gblɔ be, “Elabena woŋlɔe ɖi ɖe Psalmogbalẽ me be, “‘Eƒe nɔƒe neɖi gbɔlo, mègana be ame aɖeke neganɔ afi ma o,’ eye, “‘Ame bubu naxɔ eƒe amekplɔdɔ awɔ.’”
"For it is written in the Book of Psalms, Let his dwelling-place be desolate; Let no man dwell there, also, Let another take his work.
21 Petro yi eƒe nuƒoa dzi be, “Azɔ la, ele be míatia ame bubu aɖe wòanɔ Yuda teƒe le mía dome. Ame si míatia la nanye ame si nɔ mía dome tso gɔmedzedzea esi Aƒetɔ Yesu nɔ anyi kpli mí,
"It is necessary then that, of the men who have been associated with us during the whole time in which the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 tso ɣeyiɣi si me Yohanes de mawutsi ta nɛ va se ɖe esime Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ kɔe le mía gbɔ yi dziƒo. Wo dometɔ ɖeka nazu tsitretsitsi ƒe ɖaseɖila akpe ɖe mía ŋu.”
from his baptism by John down to the day on which he was taken up from us, one should join us a witness to his resurrection."
23 Ale ƒuƒoƒe la tɔ asi ame eve dzi. Ame siawoe nye, Yosef si woyɔna be Barsaba (ame si wogayɔna hã be Yusto), kple Matias, be woatia wo dometɔ ɖeka.
So they placed two in nomination, Joseph called Bar-Sabbas (surnamed Justas) and Matthias;
24 Emegbe la, wodo gbe ɖa gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, wòe nya ame sia ame ƒe dzi me, eya ta fia ame si nètia le ame eve siawo dome mí
and they prayed, saying. "Thou, O Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show clearly which of these two men thou hast chosen to fill the place
25 be wòaxɔ Apostolonyenye ƒe dɔ sia ɖe Yuda teƒe, ame si gblẽ dɔ la ɖi heyi teƒe si dzee.”
"in this ministry of this apostles from which Judas went out to go to his own place."
26 Le esia megbe la, woda akɔ, eye wòdze Matias dzi, ale wotiae abe apostolo ene kpe ɖe ame wuiɖekɛ mamlɛawo ŋu.
Then they cast lots for them, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
