Ayyukan Manzanni 7
1 Sai babban firist ya tambaye shi ya ce, “Waɗannan zargen gaskiya ne?”
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
2 Game da wannan ya amsa ya ce, “’Yan’uwa da ubanni, ku saurare ni! Allah mai ɗaukaka ya bayyana ga kakanmu Ibrahim yayinda yake a ƙasar Mesofotamiya tukuna, kafin ya yi zama a Haran.
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
3 Allah ya ce, ‘Ka bar ƙasarka da kuma mutanenka, ka tafi ƙasar da zan nuna maka.’
and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
4 “Saboda haka ya bar ƙasar Kaldiyawa ya kuma yi zama a Haran. Bayan mutuwar mahaifinsa, Allah ya aika da shi wannan ƙasar da yanzu kuke zama.
So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
5 Bai ba shi gādo a nan ba, ko taki ɗaya na ƙasa. Amma Allah ya yi masa alkawari cewa shi da zuriyarsa masu zuwa bayansa za su mallaki ƙasar, ko da yake a lokacin Ibrahim ba shi da yaro.
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
6 Allah ya yi magana da shi ta haka, ‘Shekara ɗari huɗu, zuriyarka za tă yi baƙunci a wata ƙasar da ba tasu ba, za su yi bauta su kuma sha wulaƙanci.
God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.
7 Amma zan hore ƙasar da suka bauta wa.’ Allah ya ce, ‘Kuma daga baya za su fita daga wannan ƙasa su kuma yi mini sujada a wannan wuri.’
‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’
8 Sa’an nan ya yi wa Ibrahim alkawari game da kaciya. Ibrahim kuwa ya zama mahaifin Ishaku ya kuma yi masa kaciya kwana takwas bayan haihuwarsa. Daga baya Ishaku ya zama mahaifin Yaƙub, Yaƙub kuma ya zama mahaifin kakanninmu sha biyun nan.
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
9 “Domin kakanninmu sun ji kishin Yusuf, sai suka sayar da shi bawa zuwa Masar. Amma Allah ya kasance tare da shi
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
10 ya kuma cece shi daga dukan wahalolinsa. Ya ba wa Yusuf hikima ya kuma sa ya sami farin jini a wurin Fir’auna, sarkin Masar; saboda haka ya mai da shi mai mulki a kan Masar da kuma dukan fadarsa.
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
11 “Sai yunwa ta auko wa dukan Masar da Kan’ana, ta kawo wahala mai tsanani, kakanninmu ba su iya samun abinci ba.
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
12 Sa’ad da Yaƙub ya ji cewa akwai hatsi a Masar, sai ya aiki kakanninmu ziyararsu ta farko.
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
13 A ziyararsu ta biyu, Yusuf ya faɗa wa’yan’uwansa wane ne shi, Fir’auna kuwa ya sami sani game da iyalin Yusuf.
On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14 Bayan wannan, Yusuf ya aika a zo da mahaifinsa Yaƙub da dukan iyalinsa, gaba ɗaya dai mutum saba’in da biyar ne.
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
15 Sai Yaƙub ya gangara zuwa Masar, inda shi da kuma kakanninmu suka mutu.
So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
16 Aka dawo da gawawwakinsu Shekem aka binne su a kabarin da Ibrahim ya saya daga wurin’ya’yan Hamor da waɗansu kuɗi a Shekem.
Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
17 “Da lokaci ya yi kusa da Allah zai cika alkawarin da ya yi wa Ibrahim, sai yawan mutanenmu da suke a Masar ya ƙaru ƙwarai.
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
18 Sa’an nan wani sarki, wanda bai san kome game da Yusuf ba, ya zama mai mulkin Masar.
Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
19 Ya kuwa wulaƙanta mutanenmu sosai, ya kuma gwada wa kakanni-kakanninmu azaba ta wurin tilasta su su zubar da sababbin jariransu, don su mutu.
He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
20 “A lokacin nan aka haifi Musa, shi kuwa ba kamar sauran jarirai ba ne. Wata uku aka yi renonsa a gidan mahaifinsa.
At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
21 Sa’ad da aka ajiye shi a waje, diyar Fir’auna ta ɗauke shi ta kuma rene shi kamar ɗanta.
When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
22 Musa ya sami ilimi cikin dukan hikimar Masarawa ya kuma zama mai iko cikin magana da ayyuka.
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
23 “Da Musa ya cika shekara arba’in da haihuwa, sai ya yanke shawara yă ziyarci’yan’uwansa Isra’ilawa.
When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
24 Ya ga ɗayansu yana shan wulaƙanci a hannun wani mutumin Masar, sai ya je ya kāre shi, ya rama masa ta wurin kashe mutumin Masar ɗin.
And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.
25 Musa ya yi tsammani mutanensa za su gane cewa, Allah yana amfani da shi don yă cece su, amma ba su gane ba.
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
26 Kashegari, Musa ya sadu da Isra’ilawa biyu suna faɗa. Ya yi ƙoƙari ya sasanta su, yana cewa, ‘Ku mutane, ku’yan’uwa ne, don me kuke so ku cutar da juna?’
The next day he came upon two Israelites who were fighting, and he tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you mistreating each other?’
27 “Amma mutumin da yake wulaƙanta ɗayan, ya tura Musa a gefe ya ce, ‘Wa ya mai da kai mai mulki, da alƙali a kanmu?
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
28 Kana so ka kashe ni kamar yadda ka kashe mutumin Masar nan na jiya?’
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 Sa’ad da Musa ya ji haka, sai ya gudu zuwa ƙasar Midiyan, inda ya yi baƙunci, ya kuma haifi’ya’ya biyu maza.
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
30 “Bayan shekaru arba’in suka wuce, sai mala’ika ya bayyana ga Musa cikin harshen wuta a ɗan itace a hamada kusa da Dutsen Sinai.
After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
31 Sa’ad da ya ga haka, ya yi mamakin abin da ya gani. Da ya yi kusa domin ya duba sosai, sai ya ji muryar Ubangiji ta ce,
When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him:
32 ‘Ni ne Allahn kakanninka, Allah na Ibrahim, Ishaku, da kuma Yaƙub.’ Sai Musa ya yi rawan jiki don tsoro, bai kuwa yi karambanin dubawa ba.
‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
33 “Sa’an nan Ubangiji ya ce masa, ‘Ka cire takalmanka; wurin da kake tsayen nan mai tsarki ne.
Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
34 Tabbatacce na ga wulaƙancin da ake yi wa mutanena a Masar. Na ji nishinsu na kuma sauka domin in’yantar da su. Yanzu ka zo, zan aike ka ka koma Masar.’
I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
35 “Wannan Musa ɗin da suka ƙi suna cewa, ‘Wa ya mai da kai mai mulki da kuma alƙali?’ Allah da kansa ya aike shi, ta wurin mala’ikan da ya bayyana a gare shi a ɗan itace, yă zama mai mulkinsu, da kuma mai cetonsu.
This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 Ya fitar da su daga Masar ya kuma yi ayyukan da abubuwan banmamaki a Masar, a Jan Teku, da kuma cikin hamada har shekara arba’in.
He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.
37 “Wannan Musa ne ya ce Isra’ilawa, ‘Allah zai aika muku wani annabi kamar ni daga cikin mutanenku.’
This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
38 Ya kasance a cikin taron nan a hamada, tare da mala’ikan da ya yi magana da shi a Dutsen Sinai, da kuma tare da kakanninmu; ya kuma karɓi kalmomi masu rai don yă miƙa mana.
He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
39 “Amma kakanninmu suka ƙi yin masa biyayya. A maimakon haka, sai suka ƙi shi a cikin zuciyarsu kuwa suka koma Masar.
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
40 Suka ce wa Haruna, ‘Ka yi mana allolin da za su yi mana jagora. Game da wannan Musa ɗin wanda ya fitar da mu daga Masar, ba mu san abin da ya faru da shi ba!’
They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
41 A lokacin ne suka ƙera gunki mai siffar ɗan maraƙi. Suka kawo masa hadayu suka kuma yi bikin girmama abin da suka ƙera da hannuwansu.
At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
42 Sai Amma Allah ya juya musu baya ya kuma ba da su ga bautar abubuwan da suke a sararin sama. Wannan ya yi daidai da abin da yake a rubuce a cikin littafin annabawa cewa, “‘Kun kawo mini hadayu da sadakoki shekaru arba’in cikin, hamada, ya gidan Isra’ila?
But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 Kun ɗaukaka gidan tsafin Molek, da tauraron allahnku Refan, gumakan da kuka ƙera don ku yi musu sujada. Saboda haka zan aike ku zuwa bauta’ gaba da Babilon.
You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
44 “Kakanni-kakanninmu suna da tabanakul na Shaida tare da su a hamada. An yi shi bisa ga yadda Allah ya umarci Musa, bisa ga zānen da ya gani.
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
45 Bayan sun gāji tabanakul nan, kakanninmu a ƙarƙashin jagorancin Yoshuwa suka kawo shi tare da su, lokacin da suka ƙwace ƙasar daga al’umman da Allah ya kora a idanunsu. Tabanakul ɗin ya kasance a ƙasar har zamanin Dawuda,
And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
46 wanda ya sami tagomashi daga Allah, ya kuma nemi yă yi wa Allah na Yaƙub wurin zama.
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47 Amma Solomon ne ya gina masa gida.
But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
48 “Duk da haka, Mafi Ɗaukaka ba ya zama a gidajen da mutane suka gina. Kamar yadda annabi ya faɗi cewa,
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
49 “‘Sama ne kursiyina, duniya kuma wurin ajiye tafin ƙafata. Wane irin gida za ka gina mini? Ko kuwa ina wurin hutuna zai kasance? In ji Ubangiji.
‘Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says the Lord, or where will My place of repose be?
50 Ba hannuna ne ya yi dukan waɗannan abubuwa ba?’
Has not My hand made all these things?’
51 “Ku mutane masu taurinkai, da zukata da kuma kunnuwa marasa kaciya! Kuna kama da kakanninku. Kullum kuna tsayayya da Ruhu Mai Tsarki!
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
52 An yi wani annabin da kakanninku ba su tsananta wa ba? Sun ma kashe waɗanda suka yi maganar zuwan Mai Adalcin nan. Yanzu kuwa kun bashe shi kuka kuma kashe shi
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
53 ku da kuka karɓi dokar da aka sa a aiki ta wurin mala’iku amma ba ku yi biyayya da ita ba.”
you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
54 Da membobin Sanhedrin suka ji haka, sai suka yi fushi suka ciji haƙoransu.
On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 Amma Istifanus, cike da Ruhu Mai Tsarki, ya dubi sama ya kuma ga ɗaukakar Allah, da Yesu kuma tsaye a hannun dama na Allah.
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
56 Ya ce, “Ga shi, na ga sama a buɗe da kuma Ɗan Mutum tsaye a hannun dama na Allah.”
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
57 Da jin haka sai suka tattoshe kunnuwansu, suka kuma yi ihu da ƙarfi sosai, suka aukar masa gaba ɗaya.
At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
58 Suka ja shi zuwa bayan birnin suka kuma yi ta jifansa da duwatsu. Ana cikin haka, shaidun suka ajiye tufafinsu a wurin wani saurayi mai suna Shawulu.
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
59 Yayinda suke cikin jifansa, sai Istifanus ya yi addu’a ya ce, “Ubangiji Yesu, ka karɓi ruhuna.”
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
60 Sa’an nan ya durƙusa ya ɗaga murya ya ce, “Ubangiji, kada ka riƙe wannan zunubi a kansu.” Da ya faɗi haka, sai ya yi barci.
Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
