Ọrụ Ndị Ozi 7
1 Onyeisi nchụaja sịrị ya, “Ị nụrụ ihe ndị a, ọ bụ eziokwu?”
Then the high priest asked Stephen, “Are these charges true?”
2 Ọ sịrị, “Ụmụnna m na ndị nna, geenụ m ntị. Chineke onye dị ebube gosiri nna nna anyị Ebraham onwe ya mgbe ọ nọ na Mesopotamịa, tupu ọ gaa biri na 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 Ọ gwara ya, ‘Site nʼobodo gị na nʼetiti ndị ikwu gị pụọ, gaa nʼala m ga-egosi gị.’
and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
4 “Ya mere, o sitere nʼobodo ndị Kaldịa pụọ, gaa biri na Haran. Mgbe nna ya nwụrụ, Chineke zitere ya nʼala a ebe unu bi ugbu a.
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 O nyeghị ya ihe nketa nʼebe a, ọ bụladị ihe ruru otu nzọ ụkwụ. Ma o kwere ya nkwa na ọ ga-enye ya na ụmụ ụmụ ya ala ahụ ka ọ bụrụ nke ha, nʼagbanyeghị na ọ mụtaghị nwa.
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 Ma Chineke gwara ya otu a, na, ‘Ụmụ ụmụ ya ga-ebi dịka ndị ọbịa nʼala na-abụghị nke ha, ndị ga-eji ha mere ohu, ma mejọọkwa ha narị afọ anọ.
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 Mana aga m ata mba ahụ ha na-efe dịka ohu ahụhụ.’ Chineke kwukwara sị, ‘Mgbe nke a gasịrị, ha ga-esi na mba ahụ pụta, bịa fee m ofufe nʼebe a.’
‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’
8 O nyere ya ọgbụgba ndụ nke obibi ugwu. Ebraham mụrụ Aịzik bie ya ugwu nʼụbọchị nke asatọ. Aịzik amụta Jekọb, Jekọb amụta ndịisi ebo iri na abụọ nke Izrel.
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 “Nʼihi na ndị nna ochie ahụ nwere ekworo nʼebe Josef nọ. Ha resi ya ndị Ijipt dịka ohu. Ma Chineke nọnyeere ya,
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
10 zọpụta ya na mkpagbu ya niile, mee ka o nwee ihuọma na amamihe nʼihu Fero eze Ijipt. Onye mere ya onye ọchịchị nʼala Ijipt na onye nlekọta nke ezinaụlọ ya niile.
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 “Nʼoge ahụ, ụnwụ dara nʼala Ijipt na nʼala Kenan. Ụnwụ a wetara ahụhụ dị ukwuu. Nna nna anyị ha enwekwaghị ike ịchọta nri.
Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
12 Ma mgbe Jekọb nụrụ na nri ọka dị nʼala Ijipt, o zipụrụ nna nna anyị ha ka ha gaa njem mbụ ha nʼIjipt. Nke a bụ oge nke mbụ ha na-aga Ijipt.
When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
13 Mgbe ha gara Ijipt nke ugboro abụọ, Josef mere ka ụmụnne ya mata ya, Fero matakwara ụmụnne Josef.
On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
14 Mgbe ahụ, Josef ziri ozi ka a kpọta nna ya bụ Jekọb na ndị ikwu ya, ndị dị iri mmadụ asaa na ise ka ha bịakwute ya.
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
15 Jekọb gara Ijipt. Ebe ahụ ka ya na nna nna anyị ha nọkwa nwụọ.
So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
16 E budatara ozu ha na Shekem, ebe e liri ha nʼili nke Ebraham jiri ego ọlaọcha zụta nʼaka ụmụ Hamọ nʼala 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 “Ma mgbe oge ahụ Chineke kwere Ebraham na nkwa na-abịaru nso, ndị Izrel nọ nʼIjipt mụbara nke ukwuu,
As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
18 ruo mgbe eze ọzọ nke na-amaghị Josef, bidoro ịchị ọchịchị nʼala Ijipt.
Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
19 O megburu ndị agbụrụ anyị, kpagbukwaa ha. Manye ndị nna nna anyị ha ka ha tufuo ụmụ ọhụrụ ha, ka ha ghara ịdị ndụ.
He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
20 “Ọ bụ nʼoge a ka a mụrụ Mosis, ọ mara mma nke ukwuu nʼanya Chineke. A zụrụ ya naanị ọnwa atọ nʼụlọ nna ya.
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 Mgbe e tufuru ya, ada Fero kpọọrọ ya, zụọ ya dị ka nwa nwoke nke aka ya.
When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
22 A zụrụ Mosis nʼamamihe niile nke ndị Ijipt, ọ bụrụ dike nʼokwu na nʼọrụ ịtụnanya.
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
23 “Mgbe ọ gbara iri afọ anọ, ọ batara ya nʼuche ịga ileta ụmụnna ya ndị Izrel.
When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
24 Mgbe ọ hụrụ otu onye nʼime ha nke onye Ijipt na-emegide ya, ọ lụtara ya ọgụ, bọtakwara ya ọbọ site nʼigbu onye Ijipt ahụ.
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 Mosis chere na ụmụnna ya ga-aghọta na Chineke akpọlitela ya isite nʼaka ya napụta ha. Ma ha aghọtaghị.
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
26 Nʼụbọchị ọzọ sonụ, Mosis hụrụ ụmụnna ya ndị Izrel abụọ ka ha na-alụ ọgụ. Ọ gbalịrị ime ka udo dịrị nʼetiti ha, sị, ‘Unu bụ ụmụnna, gịnị mere unu ji emejọrịta onwe unu?’
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 “Ma nwoke ahụ nke na-emegbu nwanna ya nupuru ya sị, ‘Onye mere gị onyeisi na onye ikpe nʼetiti anyị?
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
28 Ị na-achọ igbu m dị ka i si gbuo onye Ijipt ụnyaahụ?’
Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
29 Mgbe ọ nụrụ nke a, Mosis gbara ọsọ, gaa biri dị ka ọbịa nʼala Midia. Nʼebe ahụ ka ọ nọ mụta ụmụ nwoke abụọ.
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
30 “Mgbe iri afọ anọ gafere, e mere ka Mosis hụ mmụọ ozi nʼọkụ na-ere ọhịa dị nʼọzara, nʼakụkụ Ugwu Saịnaị.
After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.
31 Ma mgbe ọ hụrụ nke a, o juru ya anya. Dị ka ọ na-agaru nso ka o leruo ya anya, ọ nụrụ olu Onyenwe anyị ka ọ dara, sị,
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 ‘Abụ m Chineke nna nna gị ha. Chineke nke Ebraham, nke Aịzik na nke Jekọb.’ Ụjọ mere ka Mosis maa jijiji, na o nweghị ike ilegide ya anya.
‘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 “Ma Onyenwe anyị gwara ya, ‘Yipụ akpụkpọụkwụ gị. Nʼihi na ebe ahụ i guzo bụ ala dị nsọ.
Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
34 Ahụla m otu e si akpagbu ndị m nọ nʼala Ijipt. Anụla m ịsụ ude ha bịakwa ịzọpụta ha. Ugbu a bịa, aga m ezighachi gị nʼIjipt.’
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 “Ọ bụ otu Mosis ahụ ha jụrụ ajụ, mgbe ha sịrị, ‘Onye mere gị onyeisi na onye ikpe?’ Ọ bụkwa ya ka Chineke zigara ị bụ onyeisi na onye nnapụta ha, site nʼinyeaka mmụọ ozi ahụ mere ka ọ hụ ya nʼọhịa ahụ.
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 O duuru ha pụta mgbe ọ rụsịrị ọrụ ebube na ihe ịrịbama dị iche iche nʼala Ijipt, na nʼOsimiri Uhie na nʼọzara iri afọ anọ.
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 “Onye a bụ Mosis ahụ gwara ụmụ Izrel, sị, ‘Chineke ga-eme ka onye amụma nke dị ka m, biliere unu site nʼetiti ụmụnne unu.’
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 onwe ya nọ nʼọgbakọ nʼọzara, ya na mmụọ ozi ahụ gwara ya okwu nʼUgwu Saịnaị, na nna nna anyị ha; ebe ọ natakwara okwu dị ndụ inye anyị.
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 “Ma nna nna anyị ha jụrụ irubere ya isi. Kama ha nupuru ya nʼakụkụ, ma tụgharịa laghachi azụ nʼIjipt nʼobi ha,
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
40 na-asị Erọn, ‘Meere anyị chi, ndị nke ga-edu anyị, nʼihi na anyị amaghị ihe mere nwoke a bụ Mosis, onye sitere nʼala Ijipt dupụta anyị.’
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 Ha kpụụrụ onwe ha arụsị nke oyiyi nwa ehi, ha butere ihe ịchụ aja nye ya. Ha ṅụrịrị ọṅụ nʼọrụ nke aka ha.
At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.
42 Ma Chineke chepuru ihu ya site nʼebe ha nọ. Ọ rara ha nye ikpere usuu ihe dị nʼeluigwe. Nke a dabara nʼihe e dere nʼakwụkwọ ndị amụma, “‘Unu ụlọ Izrel, unu o wetara m onyinye anụ e gburu egbu ka ọ dị aja unu chụụrụ m iri afọ anọ unu nọrọ nʼọzara?
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 Unu buliri ụlọ ikwu nke Mọlọk na kpakpando nke chi unu bụ Refan, bụ arụsị ndị ahụ unu mere ịkpọ isiala nye ha. Ya mere, aga m ewezuga unu, burukwa unu gaa nʼofe obodo Babilọn.’
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 “Ndị nna nna anyị ha nwere ụlọ ikwu nke iwu ọgbụgba ndụ nʼọzara. E mere ya site na ntụziaka na usoro ihe atụ Chineke gosiri Mosis.
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 Mgbe Joshua duuru nna nna anyị ha nweta ala ndị mba ọzọ ndị Chineke chụpụrụ. E butekwara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ a nʼala ahụ. Ọ nọgidekwara nʼala ahụ tutu ruo nʼoge Devid.
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 Onye chọtara ihuọma nʼebe Chineke nọ, ma rịọ ka o wuore Chineke nke Jekọb ebe obibi.
who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
47 Ma ọ bụ Solomọn wuru ya ụlọ ahụ.
But it was Solomon who built the house for Him.
48 “Otu ọ dị, Onye kachasị ihe niile elu adịghị ebi nʼụlọ e ji aka wuo, dịka onye amụma kwuru,
However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
49 “‘Eluigwe bụ ocheeze m. Ụwa bụkwa ebe mgbakwasị ụkwụ m. Ụdị ụlọ dị aṅaa ka unu ga-ewuru m? Maọbụ ebee ka ebe izuike m ga-adị? Ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru.
‘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 Ọ bụghị aka m mere ihe ndị a niile?’
Has not My hand made all these things?’
51 “Unu ndị isiike! Ndị obi ha, na ntị ha kpọchiri akpọchi ịnụ ihe. Ndị na-ajụ ịnabata Mmụọ Nsọ dịka nna nna unu ha mere.
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
52 Ọ dị onye amụma ndị nna unu ha na-akpọgbughị? Ha gburu ọ bụladị ndị buru amụma banyere ọbịbịa nke onye ezi omume ahụ, ma ugbu a unu bụ ndị raara ya nye ma gbukwaa ya.
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 Unu bụ ndị natara iwu Chineke dịka e nyere ya site nʼaka ndị mmụọ ozi, ma unu edebeghị ya.”
you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
54 Mgbe ha nụrụ ihe ndị a, iwe were ha nke ukwu. Ha tara ikikere eze nʼiwe na nʼọnụma nʼebe ọ nọ.
On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
55 Ma ebe o jupụtara na Mmụọ Nsọ, o lere anya nʼeluigwe hụ ebube Chineke. Ọ hụkwara Jisọs ka o guzoro nʼaka nri Chineke.
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 Ọ sịrị, “Lee, ana m ahụ ka eluigwe meghere, hụkwa Nwa nke Mmadụ ka ọ na-eguzo nʼaka nri Chineke.”
“Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”
57 Ha mere ụzụ dị ukwuu, were mkpịsịaka ha rụchie ntị ha. Ha niile gbara ọsọ gaa nụkwasị ya,
At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
58 dọkpụrụ ya pụọ nʼazụ obodo malite ịtụ ya nkume. Nʼoge a, ndị akaebe wụsara uwe ha nʼụkwụ otu nwokorobịa a na-akpọ Sọl.
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 Mgbe ha na-atụ Stivin nkume ahụ, o kpere ekpere, “Onyenwe anyị Jisọs, nara mmụọ m.”
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
60 O gburu ikpere nʼala werekwa oke olu tie mkpu, “Onyenwe anyị, biko agụnyekwarala ha mmehie nke a!” Mgbe o kwusiri nke a, ọ dara nʼala nwụọ.
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.
