Atũmwo 11

1 Na rĩrĩ, atũmwo, na ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa maarĩ Judea guothe makĩigua atĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ o nao nĩmarĩkĩtie kwamũkĩra kiugo kĩa Ngai.

Now the Apostles, and the brethren in various parts of Judaea, heard that the Gentiles also had received God's Message;

2 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa Petero aambatire agĩthiĩ Jerusalemu, andũ arĩa meetĩkĩtie a thiritũ ya arĩa maruaga makĩmũrũithia

and, when Peter returned to Jerusalem, the champions of circumcision found fault with him.

3 makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Wee nĩwatoonyire nyũmba ya andũ arĩa mataruaga, na ũkĩrĩĩanĩra nao.”

"You went into the houses of men who are not Jews," they said, "and you ate with them."

4 Nowe Petero akĩambĩrĩria kũmataarĩria maũndũ mothe wega o ta ũrĩa meekĩkĩte, akĩmeera atĩrĩ:

Peter, however, explained the whole matter to them from the beginning.

5 “Ndaarĩ itũũra-inĩ rĩa Jopa ngĩhooya Ngai, na rĩrĩa ndaagoocereire-rĩ, ngĩona kĩoneki. Ngĩona kĩndũ gĩatariĩ ta gĩtama kĩnene gĩkĩharũrũkio kuuma igũrũ na mĩthia yakĩo ĩna, na gĩgĩikũrũka o harĩa ndaarĩ.

"While I was in the town of Jaffa, offering prayer," he said, "in a trance I saw a vision. There descended what seemed to be an enormous sail, being let down from the sky by ropes at the four corners, and it came close to me.

6 Ndaacũthĩrĩria thĩinĩ wakĩo ngĩona nyamũ cia thĩ iria irĩ magũrũ mana, na nyamũ cia gĩthaka, na nyamũ iria itambaga thĩ na nyoni cia rĩera-inĩ.

Fixing my eyes on it, I examined it closely, and saw various kinds of quadrupeds, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.

7 Ngĩcooka ngĩigua mũgambo ũkĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Petero, ũkĩra. Thĩnja, na ũrĩe!’

I also heard a voice saying to me, "'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.'

8 “Na niĩ ngĩcookia atĩrĩ, ‘Aca, Mwathani! Gũtirĩ kĩndũ gĩtarĩ kĩamũre kana kĩrĩ thaahu kĩrĩ gĩatoonya kanua gakwa.’

"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'

9 “Naguo mũgambo ũcio ũkĩaria riita rĩa keerĩ kuuma igũrũ ũkĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Ndũkanoige kĩndũ o na kĩrĩkũ kĩrĩa Ngai atheretie atĩ ti kĩamũre.’

"But a voice answered, speaking a second time from the sky, "'What God has purified, you must not regard as unholy.'

10 Ũndũ ũyũ wekĩkire maita matatũ, nakĩo gĩtama kĩu gĩkĩguucio na igũrũ.

"This was said three times, and then everything was drawn up again out of sight.

11 “O hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ atatũ arĩa maatũmĩtwo kũrĩ niĩ kuuma Kaisarea magĩkinya nyũmba-inĩ ĩrĩa ndaikaraga.

"Now at that very moment three men came to the house where we were, having been sent from Caesarea to find me.

12 Nake Roho akĩnjĩĩra thiĩ nao na ndikagĩe na ngaanja. Nao ariũ a Ithe witũ aya atandatũ tũgĩthiĩ nao na tũgĩtoonya nyũmba ya mũndũ ũcio.

And the Spirit told me to accompany them without any misgivings. There also went with me these six brethren who are now present, and we reached the Centurion's house.

13 Nake agĩtwĩra ũrĩa oimĩrĩirwo nĩ mũraika arĩ gwake nyũmba, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, ‘Tũmana Jopa wĩtĩrwo Simoni ũrĩa wĩtagwo Petero.

Then he described to us how he had seen the angel come and enter his house and say, "'Send to Jaffa and fetch Simon, surnamed Peter.

14 Nĩegũkũrehera ndũmĩrĩri ĩrĩa ĩgũtũma wee na nyũmba yaku yothe mũhonoke.’

He will teach you truths by which you and all your family will be saved.'"

15 “Na rĩrĩa ndaambĩrĩirie kwaria-rĩ, Roho Mũtheru akĩmaikũrũkĩra o ta ũrĩa aatũikũrũkĩire hĩndĩ ya mbere.

"And," said Peter, "no sooner had I begun to speak than the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He fell upon us at the first.

16 Hĩndĩ ĩyo ngĩririkana ũrĩa Mwathani oigĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Johana aabatithanagia na maaĩ, no inyuĩ mũkaabatithio na Roho Mũtheru.’

Then I remembered the Lord's words, how He used to say, "'John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

17 Angĩkorwo Ngai nĩamaheire kĩheo o kĩrĩa aatũheire ithuĩ andũ arĩa twetĩkirie Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ-rĩ, niĩ ndaarĩ ũũ nĩguo ndĩciirie atĩ no ngararie Ngai?”

"If therefore God gave them the same gift as He gave us when we first believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, why, who was I to be able to thwart God?"

18 Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, magĩtiga ngarari na makĩgooca Ngai, makiuga atĩrĩ, “Gwakorwo nĩ ũguo-rĩ, Ngai nĩakinyĩirie andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ o nao ũhoro wa kwĩrira nĩguo magĩe na muoyo.”

This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."

19 Na rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa maahurunjũkire nĩ ũndũ wa kũnyariirwo thuutha wa kũũragwo gwa Stefano magĩthiĩ o nginya Foinike, na Kuporo, na Antiokia, no matiahunjagĩria andũ angĩ ũhoro tiga o Ayahudi oiki.

Those, however, who had been driven in various directions by the persecution which broke out on account of Stephen made their way to Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, delivering the Message to none but Jews.

20 O na kũrĩ o ũguo, andũ amwe ao, arĩa moimĩte Kuporo, na Kurene, magĩthiĩ Antiokia na makĩambĩrĩria kwarĩria Ayunani o nao, makĩmahunjĩria ũhoro mwega ũkoniĩ Mwathani Jesũ.

But some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

21 Guoko kwa Mwathani kwarĩ hamwe nao; na andũ aingĩ magĩĩtĩkia makĩgarũrũkĩra Mwathani.

The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.

22 Nayo ngumo ya maũndũ macio igĩkinyĩra andũ a kanitha ũrĩa warĩ kũu Jerusalemu; nao magĩtũma Baranaba athiĩ Antiokia.

When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

23 Rĩrĩa aakinyire na akĩona ũira wa wega wa Ngai, agĩkena na akĩmomĩrĩria marĩ othe, atĩ maikarage maathĩkĩire Mwathani na ngoro ciao ciothe.

On getting there he was delighted to see the grace which God had bestowed; and he encouraged them all to remain, with fixed resolve, faithful to the Lord.

24 Baranaba aarĩ mũndũ mwega waiyũrĩtwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru na warĩ na wĩtĩkio, nao andũ aingĩ magĩĩtĩkia Mwathani.

For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.

25 Nake Baranaba agĩthiĩ Tariso gũcaria Saũlũ,

Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tarsus to try to find Saul.

26 na rĩrĩa aamuonire akĩmũrehe Antiokia. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kwa ihinda rĩa mwaka ũmwe Baranaba na Saũlũ makĩgomana na kanitha na makĩruta andũ aingĩ. Kũu Antiokia nĩkuo arutwo meetirwo Akristiano riita rĩa mbere.

He succeeded, and brought him to Antioch; and for a whole year they attended the meetings of the Church, and taught a large number of people. And it was in Antioch that the disciples first received the name of 'Christians.'

27 Ihinda-inĩ rĩu anabii amwe magĩikũrũka kuuma Jerusalemu nginya Antiokia.

At that time certain Prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch,

28 Ũmwe wao wetagwo Agabo akĩrũgama, na nĩ ũndũ wa kũmenyithio nĩ Roho Mũtheru, akĩratha atĩ nĩ gũkũgĩa ngʼaragu nene Roma guothe. (Ũndũ ũcio wekĩkire hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Kilaudio.)

one of whom, named Agabus, being instructed by the Spirit, publicly predicted the speedy coming of a great famine throughout the world. (It came in the reign of Claudius.)

29 Nao arutwo, magĩĩciiria kũheana ũteithio nĩ ũndũ wa ariũ a Ithe witũ arĩa maatũũraga kũu Judea, o ta ũrĩa mũndũ aahotithĩtio.

So the disciples decided to send relief, every one in proportion to his means, to the brethren living in Judaea.

30 Nĩmekire ũndũ ũcio, makĩnengera Baranaba na Saũlũ iheo ciao matwarĩre athuuri a kanitha.

This they did, forwarding their contributions to the Elders by Barnabas and Saul.