Atũmwo 10
1 Na rĩrĩ, kũu Kaisarea nĩ kwarĩ mũndũ wetagwo Korinelio, ũrĩa warĩ mũnene-wa-thigari-igana rĩmwe cia mbũtũ ĩrĩa yoĩkaine ta Mbũtũ ya Italia.
[There was] a man [who lived] in Caesarea [city] whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded 100 men in a large group of [Roman] soldiers from Italy.
2 Mũndũ ũcio na andũ othe a nyũmba yake nĩmeyamũrĩire Ngai na makamwĩtigagĩra; nake nĩaheanaga indo ciake na ũtaana kũrĩ andũ arĩa maarĩ abatari na nĩahooyaga Ngai kaingĩ.
He always tried to do what would please God; he and his entire household [MTY] [were non-Jews who] habitually worshipped God. He sometimes gave money to help poor [Jewish] people, and he prayed to God regularly.
3 Mũthenya ũmwe ta thaa kenda cia mĩaraho-rĩ, akĩona kĩoneki. Akĩona mũraika wa Ngai wega, ũrĩa wokire harĩ we na akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Korinelio!”
[One day] at about three o’clock in the afternoon [Cornelius saw] a vision. He clearly saw an angel whom God [had sent]. The angel came into [his room] and said to him, “Cornelius!”
4 Korinelio akĩmũrora aiyũrĩtwo nĩ guoya, akĩũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩ kĩĩ Mwathani?” Nake mũraika akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mahooya maku na indo iria ũheete andũ arĩa athĩĩni nĩikinyĩte igũrũ kũrĩ Ngai rĩrĩ iruta rĩa kũririkanwo.
Cornelius stared at the angel and became terrified. Then he asked [fearfully], “Sir, what do you [(sg)] want?” The angel answered him, “You [(sg)] have pleased God because you have been praying [regularly to him] and you often give money to [help] poor people. [Those things have been] like a sacrifice [to God].
5 Na rĩrĩ, tũma andũ mathiĩ Jopa magĩĩre mũndũ wĩtagwo Simoni, na nowe wĩtagwo Petero.
So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
6 Araikara gwa Simoni ũria mũtanduki wa njũũa, o ũrĩa nyũmba yake ĩrĩ rũtere-inĩ rwa iria.”
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 Rĩrĩa mũraika ũcio wamwarĩirie aathiire, Korinelio agĩĩta ndungata ciake igĩrĩ na mũthigari ũmwe weamũrĩire Ngai, na aarĩ ũmwe wa andũ arĩa maamũtungatagĩra.
When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a soldier who served him, one who also worshipped God.
8 Akĩmeera ũrĩa wothe kwahanĩte agĩcooka akĩmatũma Jopa.
He explained to them everything [that the angel had said. Then] he told them to go to Joppa [to ask Peter to come to Caesarea].
9 Mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire ta thaa thita cia mũthenya marĩ njĩra-inĩ makuhĩrĩirie itũũra rĩu-rĩ, Petero akĩhaica nyũmba-igũrũ nĩgeetha akahooe Ngai.
About noon the next day those [three men] were traveling [along the road] and were coming near [Joppa. As they were approaching Joppa], Peter went up on the [flat] housetop to pray.
10 Nake akĩigua aahũũta na akĩbatario nĩ kĩndũ gĩa kũrĩa, na rĩrĩa irio ciarugagwo-rĩ, akĩgocerera.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 Nake akĩona igũrũ rĩhingũrĩtwo na kĩndũ gĩatariĩ ta gĩtama kĩnene gĩkĩharũrũkio thĩ kĩnyiitĩtwo mĩthia ĩna.
(He saw heaven open/He saw an opening in the sky) and something like a large sheet was being lowered [to the ground]. [It was tied at] its four corners [with ropes].
12 Nakĩo kĩarĩ na nyamũ cia mĩthemba yothe ya iria irĩ magũrũ mana, o na nyamũ iria itaambaga thĩ, o na nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ.
Inside the sheet were all kinds of creatures. [These included animals and birds that the Mosaic laws forbade Jews to eat]. Some had four feet, others scurried across the ground, and others were wild birds.
13 Hĩndĩ ĩyo mũgambo ũkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Petero, ũkĩra. Thĩnja na ũrĩe.”
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 Petero agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Aca, Mwathani! Ndirĩ ndarĩa kĩndũ gĩtarĩ kĩamũre, kana kĩndũ kĩrĩ thaahu.”
But Peter replied, “Lord, surely you [(sg)] do not [really want me to do that]! I have never eaten any [meat] that [our Jewish law says] is unacceptable to God or [something that we(exc)] must not eat!”
15 Mũgambo ũkĩmwarĩria riita rĩa keerĩ ũkĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanoige kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩrĩa Ngai atheretie atĩ ti kĩamũre.”
[Then Peter heard] [MTY] God talk to him a second time. He said, “[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!”
16 Ũndũ ũyũ wekĩkire maita matatũ, na o rĩmwe gĩtama kĩu gĩgĩcookio na igũrũ.
[This happened] three [times, so Peter knew that he had to think carefully about what it might mean]. Immediately [after God had said that the third time], ([the] sheet [with the animals and birds] was the pulled back into heaven/[someone] pulled the sheet [with the animals and birds] up into the sky again).
17 Na rĩrĩa Petero eeyũragia gĩtũmi gĩa kĩoneki kĩu oonete-rĩ, andũ arĩa maatũmĩtwo nĩ Korinelio makĩona harĩa nyũmba ya Simoni yarĩ, na makĩrũgama hau kĩhingo-inĩ.
While Peter was trying to understand what that vision meant, the men who had been sent by Cornelius {whom Cornelius had sent} [arrived in Joppa. They asked people how to get to] Simon’s house. [So they found his house] and were standing outside the gate.
18 Magĩĩtana, makĩũria kana Simoni ũrĩa wĩtagwo Petero aaikaraga kũu.
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 Na rĩrĩa Petero eeciiragia ũhoro wa kĩoneki kĩu, Roho akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Simoni, harĩ na andũ atatũ maragũcaria.
While Peter was still trying to understand [what] the vision [meant], [God’s] Spirit said to him, “Three men [are here who] want to see you.
20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũkĩra ũikũrũke, ũthiĩ nao na ndũkagĩe na nganja nĩgũkorwo nĩ niĩ ndĩmatũmĩte.”
So get up and go downstairs and go with them! Do not think that you [(sg)] should not go with them [because of their being non-Jews], because I have sent them [here]!”
21 Petero agĩikũrũka, akĩĩra andũ acio atĩrĩ, “Nĩ niĩ mũndũ ũcio mũracaria. Mũũkĩte nĩkĩ?”
So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 Nao andũ acio magĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Tuumĩte gwa Korinelio, ũrĩa mũnene-wa-thigari-igana rĩmwe. Nĩ mũndũ mũthingu na mwĩtigĩri-Ngai, na nĩatĩĩtwo nĩ Ayahudi othe. Mũraika mũtheru aramwĩrire atũmane ũthiĩ gwake mũciĩ nĩgeetha aigue ũrĩa ũrenda kuuga.”
One of them replied, “Cornelius, who is a [Roman] army officer, [sent us here]. He is a righteous man who worships God, and all of the Jewish people [HYP] [who know about him] say that he is a very good man. An angel (who was sent from God/whom God sent) said to him, ‘Tell some men to [go to Joppa to see Simon Peter and] bring him here, so that you [(sg)] can hear what he has to say.’”
23 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Petero akĩĩra andũ acio matoonye nyũmba matuĩke ageni aake. Mũthenya ũyũ ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire Petero agĩthiĩ nao, na ariũ a Ithe witũ amwe kuuma Jopa magĩthiĩ nake.
So Peter [said that he would go with them, and then he] invited them into [the house] and told them that they could stay [there that night]. Acts 10:23b-26 The next day Peter got ready and went with the men. Several of the believers from Joppa went with him.
24 Naguo mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire magĩkinya Kaisarea. Korinelio agĩkorwo ametereire na eetĩte andũ a nyũmba yake na arata a hakuhĩ.
The day after that, they arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them. He had also invited his relatives and close friends [to come to his house, so they were there, too].
25 Na rĩrĩa Petero aatoonyaga nyũmba, Korinelio akĩmũtũnga na akĩĩgũithia magũrũ-inĩ make amwĩnyiihĩrie.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 No Petero akĩmũũkĩria, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Rũgama, niĩ ndĩ o mũndũ o na niĩ.”
But Peter [grasped Cornelius by the hand and] lifted him to his feet. He said, “Stand up! [Do not revere/worship me] I myself am only human, [like you]!”
27 O makĩaragia-rĩ, Petero agĩtoonya thĩinĩ na agĩkora gĩkundi kĩnene kĩa andũ.
While he was talking to Cornelius, Peter [and the others] entered [a large room inside the house]. Peter saw that many people had gathered together [there].
28 Akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ wega atĩ Mũyahudi ndetĩkĩrĩtio nĩ watho kũgwatanĩra na mũndũ wa Ndũrĩrĩ o na kana kũmũceerera. No Ngai nĩanyonetie atĩ ndiagĩrĩirwo nĩ kuuga atĩ mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ti mwamũre kana atĩ arĩ na thaahu.
Then Peter said to them, “You all know that any [of us] Jews think we are disobeying [our Jewish] laws if we [(exc)] associate with a non-Jewish person or [if we even] visit him. However, God has shown me [in a vision] that I should not say about anyone that God will not accept him.
29 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa ndĩratũmanĩirwo, ndĩrokire itegũkararia. Njĩtĩkĩria ngũũrie kĩrĩa kĩratũmire ũndũmanĩre?”
So when you sent [some men] to ask me to come [here], I came [right away. I] did not say that I could not go [with non-Jewish people. So, please tell me], why have you asked me to come [here]?”
30 Nake Korinelio akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ: “Matukũ mana mahĩtũku, ndaarĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yakwa ngĩhooya ithaa-inĩ ta rĩĩrĩ rĩa thaa kenda cia mĩaraho. Mũndũ warĩ na nguo ciahenagia akĩrũgama o rĩmwe mbere yakwa,
Cornelius replied, “About this time four days ago I was praying [to God] in my house, [as I regularly do] at three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man whose clothes [shone] brightly stood in front of me,
31 akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Korinelio, Ngai nĩaiguĩte mahooya maku, na nĩaririkanĩte iheo ciaku iria wanahe athĩĩni.
and said, ‘Cornelius, when you [(sg)] have prayed, you have been heard by God {God has heard [when] you [(sg)] have prayed [to him]}. He has also noticed that you have [often] given money to [help] poor people, [and he is pleased with that].
32 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũmana Jopa wĩtĩrwo Simoni ũrĩa wĩtagwo Petero, nake nĩ mũgeni gwa Simoni ũrĩa mũtanduki wa njũũa, ũrĩa ũikaraga rũtere-inĩ rwa iria.’
So now, send [messengers to go] to Joppa, [in order] to ask Simon whose other name is Peter to come [here]. He is staying near the ocean in a house that belongs to [another] man named Simon, who makes leather. [When Simon Peter comes, he will tell you a message from God].’
33 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndagũtũmanĩire o hĩndĩ ĩyo, na nĩ weka wega nĩ ũndũ wa gũũka. Rĩu ithuĩ ithuothe tũrĩ haha mbere ya Ngai nĩgeetha tũthikĩrĩrie ũrĩa wothe Mwathani agwathĩte ũtwĩre.”
So I immediately sent [some men who asked] you [(sg) to come here], and I [certainly] thank you for coming. Now we [(exc)] all are gathered [here, knowing that] God is with us, in order to hear all the things that the Lord [God] has commanded you [to say. So please speak to us].”
34 Nake Petero akĩambĩrĩria kwaria, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Rĩu nĩndamenya kũna ũrĩa arĩ ma atĩ Ngai ndarĩ mũthutũkanio.
So Peter began to speak [MTY] to them. He said, “[Now] I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups [of people].
35 no atĩ nĩetĩkagĩra andũ kuuma ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ ciothe arĩa mamwĩtigagĩra na mageeka ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa Ngai aatũmĩire andũ a Isiraeli, akĩaria ũhoro mwega wa thayũ na ũndũ wa Jesũ Kristũ, ũrĩa arĩ we Mwathani wa andũ othe.
[You know] the message that God sent to [us] Israelis. [He] proclaimed [to us the good news that he] would cause [people] to have peace [with him] because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. This [Jesus is Lord not only over us Israelis. He] is [also the] Lord [who rules] over all [people].
37 Inyuĩ nĩmũũĩ ũrĩa gwekĩkire kũu Judea guothe, kwambĩrĩria Galili thuutha wa ũbatithio ũrĩa Johana aahunjagia,
You know what [he] did throughout the land of Judea, beginning in Galilee. He began [to do those things] after John had been proclaiming [to people that they should turn away from their sinful behavior before] he baptized them.
38 ũrĩa Ngai aaitĩrĩire Jesũ wa Nazarethi Roho Mũtheru o na hinya, na ũrĩa aathiiaga agĩĩkaga wega na akĩhonagia andũ arĩa maahatĩrĩirio nĩ hinya wa mũcukani, tondũ Ngai aarĩ hamwe nake.
You know that God gave [MTY] his Holy Spirit to Jesus, [the Man] from Nazareth [town], and gave him the power [to do miracles. You also know] how Jesus went to many places, always doing good deeds and healing [people. Specifically], he was continually healing all the people whom the devil was causing to suffer. [Jesus was able to do those things] because God was always helping him.”
39 “Ithuĩ tũrĩ aira a maũndũ marĩa mothe eekire thĩinĩ wa bũrũri wa Ayahudi o na Jerusalemu. Nĩmamũũragire na njĩra ya kũmwamba mũtĩ-igũrũ.
“We [apostles] tell people about all the things that [we saw Jesus] do in Jerusalem and in the [rest of] Israel. [The leaders in Jerusalem] had him killed by being nailed to a cross.
40 No mũthenya wa gatatũ Ngai akĩmũriũkia kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ na agĩtũma onekane kũrĩ andũ.
However, God caused him to become alive again on the third day [after he had died]. God [also] enabled [some of us(exc)] to see him [so that we would know that he was alive again].
41 We ndonirwo nĩ andũ othe, o tiga aira arĩa Ngai aathuurĩte: akĩonwo nĩ ithuĩ, o ithuĩ twarĩĩanĩire na tũkĩnyuuanĩra nake aarĩkia kũriũka kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ.
God [did] not [let] all the [Jewish] people see him. Instead, he had chosen us [apostles] beforehand to see [Jesus after he became alive again], and to tell others [about him]. We [apostles are the people] who ate meals with him (after he had become alive [again]/after he had risen from the dead).
42 Nĩatwathire tũhunjĩrie andũ na tũrute ũira atĩ we nĩ we Ngai aamũrire atuĩke mũtuanĩri-ciira wa andũ arĩa marĩ muoyo na arĩa makuĩte.
God commanded us to preach to the people and tell them that Jesus is the one whom he has appointed to judge [everyone some day. He will judge all] those who will [still] be living and all those who will have died [by that time].
43 Anabii othe nĩmaheanaga ũira wa ũhoro wake atĩ mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũkaamwĩtĩkia nĩakamũkĩra ũrekeri wa mehia na ũndũ wa rĩĩtwa rĩake.”
All of the prophets [who wrote about the Messiah long ago] told [people] about him. [They wrote] that if people believe in the Messiah [MTY], God would forgive [them for] their sins, because of what [the Messiah would do] for them.”
44 Na Petero o akĩaragia ciugo icio-rĩ, Roho Mũtheru agĩikũrũkĩra andũ arĩa othe maiguire ndũmĩrĩri ĩyo.
While Peter was still speaking those words, suddenly the Holy Spirit (came down on/began to control) all [those non-Jewish people] who were listening to the message.
45 Nao andũ arĩa meetĩkĩtie, a thiritũ ya arĩa maruaga, arĩa mokĩte na Petero makĩgega mona atĩ kĩheo kĩa Roho Mũtheru nĩgĩaitĩrĩirio andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ o nao.
The Jewish believers who had come with Peter [from Joppa] were amazed that [God] had generously given the Holy Spirit to the non-Jewish people, too.
46 Nĩgũkorwo nĩmamaiguire makĩaria na thiomi makĩgoocaga Ngai. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Petero akĩũria atĩrĩ,
[The Jewish believers knew that God had done that] because they were hearing those people speaking languages [MTY] [that they had not learned] and telling how great God is.
47 “Harĩ mũndũ ũngĩgiria andũ aya mabatithio na maaĩ? Andũ aya nĩmamũkĩra Roho Mũtheru o ta ithuĩ.”
Then Peter said [to the other Jewish believers who were there], “[God] has given them the Holy Spirit just like [he gave him] to us [Jewish believers], so (surely all of you would agree that [we(exc)] should baptize these people!/would any of you forbid that these people should be baptized?) [RHQ]”
48 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio agĩathana mabatithio thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jesũ Kristũ. Magĩcooka makĩũria Petero aikaranie nao ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩnini.
Then Peter told those [non-Jewish] people that they should be baptized [to show that they had believed] [MTY] in the [Lord] Jesus Christ. [So they baptized all of them. After they were baptized], they requested that Peter stay [with them] several days. [So Peter and the other Jewish believers did that].
