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
The former narrative I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus both did and taught from the beginning
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.
until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;
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.
to whom also he showed himself living, after he had suffered, by many sure proofs, appearing to them during forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to 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 while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [[said he]] ye 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 with water, but ye will 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?”
They therefore, having come together, asked him, saying, Lord, art thou at this time about to restore the kingdom to 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.
But he said to them, It belongeth not to you to know times or seasons, which the Father appointed by 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.”
But ye will receive power when the Holy Spirit hath come upon you; and ye will be my witnesses, both in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the end 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.
And having thus spoken, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him 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.
And while they were looking earnestly into heaven as he went up, lo! two men stood by them in white apparel,
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.”
who said, Men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This Jesus, who hath been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same manner in which ye beheld him going into heaven.
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 mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, within a sabbath-day's journey.
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.
And when they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were making their abode, namely, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas the brother of James.
14 Wonɔ gbedodoɖa dzi atraɖii kple nyɔnu siwo nɔ wo ŋu kpakple Yesu dada Maria kple Yesu nɔviŋutsuwo.
These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and 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,
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and said, (the number of the names together was about one hundred and twenty, )
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.
Brethren, it was necessary that this scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus.
17 Enye mía dometɔ ɖeka si kpɔ gome le dɔ sia me kpli mí.”
For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment 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 purchased a field with the wages of the iniquity; and falling headlong he burst asunder in the middle, 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.)
And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field is called in their own tongue, Aceldamach, that is, 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 habitation be made desolate, and let no one dwell therein;” and, “Let another take his office.”
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,
Of these men, therefore, who accompanied us all the time that 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 the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with us of 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.
And they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, 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, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show which of these two thou hast chosen
25 be wòaxɔ Apostolonyenye ƒe dɔ sia ɖe Yuda teƒe, ame si gblẽ dɔ la ɖi heyi teƒe si dzee.”
to take the part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell away, that he might 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.
And they cast lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
