Atũmwo 1
1 Thĩinĩ wa ibuku rĩakwa rĩa mbere, wee Theofilo-rĩ, nĩndakwandĩkĩire maũndũ mothe marĩa Jesũ aambĩrĩirie gwĩka na kũrutana
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
2 nginya mũthenya ũrĩa oirwo agĩtwarwo igũrũ thuutha wa kũhe atũmwo arĩa aathuurĩte mawatho na ũndũ wa Roho Mũtheru.
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen:
3 Thuutha wa kũnyariirĩka gwake, akĩĩonania kũrĩ andũ acio na akĩheana imenyithia nyingĩ cia kuonania atĩ aarĩ muoyo. Nĩamoimĩrĩire ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩrongo ĩna, na akĩaria ũhoro ũkoniĩ ũthamaki wa Ngai.
To whom also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen by them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:
4 Hĩndĩ ĩmwe, rĩrĩa aarĩĩanagĩra nao, nĩamathire, akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Mũtikoime Jerusalemu, no etererai kĩheo kĩrĩa Ithe witũ eeranĩire, o kĩrĩa inyuĩ mwanaigua ngĩaria ũhoro wakĩo.
And being assembled with [them], commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard from me.
5 Nĩgũkorwo Johana aabatithanagia na maaĩ, no inyuĩ mũrĩbatithio na Roho Mũtheru mĩthenya mĩingĩ ĩtaanathira.”
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio rĩrĩa maagomanire hamwe makĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, ihinda rĩĩrĩ nĩrĩo ũgũcookeria andũ a Isiraeli ũthamaki wao?”
When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 Nake akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Ti ũhoro wanyu kũmenya ciathĩ o na kana mahinda marĩa Ithe witũ atuĩte na ũhoti wake mwene.
And he said to them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 No nĩmũrĩheo hinya rĩrĩa Roho Mũtheru arĩũka igũrũ rĩanyu; na inyuĩ nĩmũgatuĩka aira akwa thĩinĩ wa Jerusalemu, na Judea guothe, na Samaria, na nginya ituri ciothe cia thĩ.”
But ye shall receive power after the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses to me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.
9 Aarĩkia kuuga ũguo, akĩoywo na igũrũ o meroreire, narĩo itu rĩkĩmũhumbĩra magĩtiga kũmuona rĩngĩ.
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 O hĩndĩ ĩyo maikarĩte macũthĩrĩirie mũno akĩambata matu-inĩ-rĩ, o rĩmwe andũ eerĩ mehumbĩte nguo njerũ makĩrũgama o hau maarĩ.
And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Makĩmooria atĩrĩ, “Andũ aya a Galili, mũrũgamĩte haha mũcũthĩrĩirie igũrũ nĩkĩ? Jesũ o ro ũcio, ũrĩa weherio harĩ inyuĩ aatwarwo igũrũ-rĩ, agaacooka o ro ũguo mwamuona agĩthiĩ.”
Who also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up to heaven? this same Jesus who is taken from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
12 Hĩndĩ ĩyo magĩcooka Jerusalemu moimĩte Kĩrĩma-inĩ kĩa Mĩtamaiyũ, mũigana wa rũgendo rũrĩa rũngĩathiirwo mũthenya wa Thabatũ kuuma itũũra inene.
Then they returned to Jerusalem, from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
13 Rĩrĩa maakinyire, makĩambata nyũmba ya igũrũ ĩrĩa maikaraga. Nao andũ arĩa maarĩ ho maarĩ Petero, na Johana, na Jakubu na Anderea; Filipu na Toma, na Baritholomayo na Mathayo; Jakubu mũrũ wa Alufayo, na Simoni Mũzelote, na Judasi mũrũ wa Jakubu.
And when they had come in, they went into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.
14 Othe makĩnyiitanĩra hamwe, makĩrũmanĩrĩria kũhooya, hamwe na atumia, na Mariamu nyina wa Jesũ, o na ariũ a nyina na Jesũ.
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 Na rĩrĩ, matukũ-inĩ macio Petero akĩrũgama gatagatĩ-inĩ ka andũ arĩa meetĩkĩtie (gĩkundi kĩa andũ ta igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ),
And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said (the number of the names together were about a hundred and twenty, )
16 akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, Maandĩko no nginya mangĩahingire marĩa Roho Mũtheru aaririe tene na kanua ka Daudi ũhoro ũkoniĩ Judasi, ũrĩa watongoririe andũ arĩa maanyiitire Jesũ.
Men, brethren, This scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 Aarĩ ũmwe witũ na nĩagwatanagĩra na ithuĩ ũtungata-inĩ ũyũ.”
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
18 (Judasi nĩagũrire gĩthaka na kĩheo kĩrĩa aamũkĩrire nĩ ũndũ wa waganu wake. Nake akĩgũa gĩthaka-inĩ kĩu na mũnduru, nayo nda yake ĩgĩtathũka, namo mara mothe makiuma.
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
19 Andũ othe a kũu Jerusalemu makĩigua ũhoro ũcio, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩĩta gĩthaka kĩu na rũthiomi rwao Ekiladama, ũguo nĩ kuuga, Gĩthaka kĩa Thakame.)
And it was known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem; so that that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.
20 “Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo Ibuku-inĩ rĩa Thaburi atĩrĩ, “‘Mũciĩ wake ũrokira ihooru; kũroaga mũndũ wa gũtũũra kuo,’ ningĩ gũkaandĩkwo atĩrĩ, “‘Ũtongoria wake ũrooywo nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ.’
For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell in it: and, His bishopric let another take.
21 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩ kwagĩrĩire gũthuurwo mũndũ ũmwe kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa makoretwo marĩ hamwe na ithuĩ ihinda rĩothe rĩrĩa Mwathani Jesũ aaceeraga na ithuĩ,
Wherefore, of these men who accompanied us, all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 kwambĩrĩria hĩndĩ ya ũbatithio wa Johana nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jesũ oirwo akĩambata akĩehera harĩ ithuĩ. Nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũmwe wa aya no nginya atuĩke mũira hamwe na ithuĩ ũhoro-inĩ wa kũriũka gwake.”
Beginning from the baptism of John, to that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
23 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩrũgamia andũ eerĩ, Jusufu ũrĩa wetagwo Barasaba (na no oĩkaine ta Jusito), na Mathia.
And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 Magĩcooka makĩhooya makiuga atĩrĩ, “Mwathani, wee nĩũũĩ ngoro ya mũndũ wothe. Tuonie nũũ wa aya eerĩ ũthuurĩte
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all [men], show which of these two thou hast chosen,
25 nĩguo oe ũtungata ũyũ wa gũtuĩka mũtũmwo, ũrĩa Judasi aatigire nĩguo athiĩ kũrĩa kũrĩ gwake.”
That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
26 Magĩcooka magĩcuuka mĩtĩ, naguo mũtĩ ũkĩgwĩra Mathia; nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩongererwo harĩ atũmwo acio ikũmi na ũmwe.
And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
