Ntendo nia itumi 9
1 Kuiti, uSauli, ai ulongolekile kuligitya u utumbani ga nuwu nua nsha ku amanyisigwa a Mukulu, akalongola kung'wa kuhani nu mukulu
Meanwhile, Saul angrily continued to say, “I will kill those who believe that [Jesus is] the Lord!” He went to the supreme priest [in Jerusalem]
2 nu kulompa ibada kunsoko a matekeelo uko ku Dameski, iti kina anga wamulije muntu nukoli mu nzila iyo, atule mugoha ang'wi musungu, wa atunge nu ku aleta ku Yerusalemu.
and requested him [to write] letters [introducing him] to [the leaders of] [MTY] the Jewish meeting places in Damascus [city. The letters asked them to authorize Saul] to seize any men or women who followed the way [that Jesus had taught], and to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem [so that the Jewish leaders could judge and punish them].
3 Ga nai watula ulongoe muhinzo, ai ipumie kina nai wahumbeela ku Dameski, kupumpugiilya ika melya pihi pihii welu kupuma kilunde,'
Saul took those letters, and while he [and those with him] traveled toward Damascus, as they were approaching the city, suddenly a [brilliant] light from heaven shone around Saul.
4 nung'wenso wakagwa pihi hangi akija luli lukumutambuila, “Sauli, Sauli, mbona ukunaja unene?”
[Immediately] he fell down to the ground. Then he heard the voice [of the Lord] say to him, “Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ]”
5 uSauli akasukiilya, Wi nyenyu u ewe Mukulu? uMukulu akaligitya, “Unene ng'wenso Yesu nuku ntasha;
Saul asked him, “Lord, who are you?” He replied, “I am Jesus, [and] you [(sg)] are causing me to suffer [by hurting my followers]!
6 Kuiti nyansuka, ingile mu kisali, nu ewe ukutambuilwa nu takiwe kituma.
Now instead [of continuing to do that], stand up and go into the city! [Someone there] will tell you [(sg)] what I [want] you to do.”
7 iAntu awo nai akugenda palung'wi nu Sauli akakilaga ihi twii, aze ategeeye u luli, shanga ikihenga u muntu.
The men who were traveling with Saul [became so frightened that they] could not say anything. [They just] stood there. They only heard the sound [when the Lord spoke], but they did not see anyone.
8 uSauli akanyansuka mu ihi nai kunukue i miho akwe, shanga akahuma kihenga i kintu, akamuamba u mukono akamuleta kupikiila ku Dameski.
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see anything. So the men [with him] took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
9 Ku mahiku ataatu shanga ukihenga, shanga ukulya, ang'wi kung'wa.
For the next three days Saul could not see [anything], and he did not eat or drink anything.
10 Uugwa ai ukoli u mumanyisigwa ku Dameski i lina nilakwe Anania, uMukulu ai uligitilye nu ng'wenso mu muloto, 'Anania.” Nu kuligitya, “Goza, nkoli apa, Mukulu.
In Damascus there was [a Jew] named Ananias who believed in Jesus. While [Ananias was seeing] a vision, the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Ananias!” He replied, “Lord, I [am listening].”
11 “uMukulu akamutambuila, “Nyansuka ulongole mu kisali nikitangwaa Nyofu, nu mu ito nilang'wa Yuda ukolye muntu kupuma ku Tarso, nuitangwaa Sauli; ndogoelyo umoli ukulompa;
The Lord Jesus told him, “Go to Straight Street to the house that belongs to Judas. Ask [someone there if you(sg) can talk to] a man named Saul from Tarsus [city], because, surprisingly, at this moment he is praying [to me].
12 hangi aza umihengile mu muloto u muntu i lina nilakwe Anania ukingila nu kumuikiilya i mikono migulya akwe iti kina walije kihenga.
[Saul has seen] a vision in which a man named Ananias entered [the house where he was staying] and put his hands on him in order that he might see again.”
13 Kuiti u Anania akasukiilya, “Mukulu, nijaa inkani nia muntu uyu ku antu idu, ku ngele kii nukuatendeela ubi i elu nia uko ku Yerusalemu;
But Ananias [protested], saying, “But Lord, many people have told me about this man! He has done many evil things to the people in Jerusalem who [believe in] you!
14 Apa ukete u uhumi kupuma kung'wa kuhani nu mukulu kumuamba kila ung'wi nuenda litanga i lina nilako.
And the chief priests have authorized him to come here [to Damascus] in order to seize all of us who believe in you [(sg)] [MTY] [and take us to Jerusalem]!”
15 Kuiti uMukulu akamutambuila, “Longola, ku ndogoelyo nuanso ingi kiseme kihoilwe kitolane, walihole ilina nilane ntongeela a anyaingu ni a temi ni ana a Israeli.
But the Lord [Jesus] told Ananias, “Go to [Saul! Do what I say], because I have chosen him to serve me in order that he might speak about me [MTY] both to non-Jewish people and [their] kings and to the Israeli people.
16 Ndogoelyo nikamulagiila nili idu nakumutulika kagigwa ku nsoko a lina nilane.”
I myself will tell him that he must often suffer greatly because of [telling people about] me [MTY].”
17 uAnania akalongola, akingila umo mito; Akamu ikiilya i mikono akaligitya, Munya ndugu Sauli, uMukulu uYesu, naza ukupumie mu nzila naza watulaa upembilye, undagiiye ulije kihenga hangi wizuligwe u Ng'wau Ng'welu.
So Ananias went, and [after he found] the house [where Saul was], he entered it. Then, [as soon as he met Saul], he put his hands on him, and he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus [himself] commanded me to come [to you]. He is the [same] one who appeared to you [(sg)] while you were traveling along the road. [He sent me to you] in order that you might see again and that you might be completely controlled by the Holy Spirit {that the Holy Spirit might completely control you}.”
18 Kupumpugiilya ikagwa kupuma mu miho akwe intu anga makulugamba, akalija kihenga, akimika, akogigwa; akalya indya nu kulija ingulu.
Instantly, things like [fish] scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he was able to see again. Then he stood up and was baptized {[Ananias] baptized him} [immediately].
19 Akikie palung'wi ni amanyisigwa uko ku Dameski ku mahiku idu.
After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the [other] believers in Damascus for several days.
20 Matungo yayo yaayo akamutanantya uYesu mu matekeelo, azeligitya kina u ng'wenso ingi ng'wana wang'wa Itunda.
Right away Saul began to preach [to people about Jesus] in the Jewish meeting places [in Damascus. He told them] that Jesus is (the Son of/the man who is also) God.
21 Hangi ihi nai igulye ai akuiwe nu kuligitya, “Shanga yuyu nai uabipilye ihi nai itangile i lina ili uko ku Yerusalemu? Hangi apa aza uzile ku isigo nila kuatunga nu kuatwala ku akuhani.”
And all the people who heard him [preach] were amazed. [Various ones of] them were saying, “([We(inc) can hardly believe that] this is the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the [same man] who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?) [RHQ, MTY] And we [(inc)] know that he has [RHQ] come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests [in Jerusalem]!”
22 Kuiti uSauli ai uaiigwe kutanantya nu kuatenda i Ayahudi nai ikiie ku Dameski ahalinkanilwe nu ku kaminkiilya nia kina uyu yuyo Kristo.
But [God] enabled Saul [to preach to many people even] more convincingly. He was proving [from the Scriptures] that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was not true]).
23 Ze yakilaa mahiku idu, Ayahudi akaika ulamuli palung'wi iti amubulage.
Some time later, [after Saul had left Damascus and then returned], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] [there] plotted to kill him.
24 Kuiti isigo lao likakumuka kung'wa Sauli. Akamutugila pa mumpita mung'wi nu utiku alije kumubulaga.
[During each] day and night those Jews were continually watching [the people passing through] the city gates, in order that [when they saw Saul] they might kill him. However, someone told Saul what they planned to do.
25 Kuiti amanyisigwa akwe akamuhola utiku akamusimya kukiila mi ikiligo, akamusimya pihi mu nkapu.
So some of those whom he had helped [to believe in Jesus] took him [one] night [to the high stone wall that surrounded the city]. They [used ropes to] lower him in a [large] basket through an opening in the wall. [So he escaped from Damascus].
26 Nu Sauli nai wapika ku Yerusalemu, ai ugemile kihanguila ni amanyisigwa; kuiti ai atulaa akumogopa, shanga akahuiila kina ung'wenso ingi mumanyisigwa.
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he began trying to associate with other believers. However, [almost] all of them continued to be afraid of him, because they did not believe that he had become a believer.
27 Kuiti uBarnaba akamuhola nu kumutwala ku itumi, Nu kuaganuila kinyauli uSauli ai umuine u Mukulu mu nzila nu Mukulu nai uligitilye nu ng'wenso, ni kinyauli uSauli nai utanantilye ku ukamatiku ku lina nilang'wa Yesu uko ku Dameski.
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to the apostles how, [while Saul was traveling] along the road [to Damascus], he had seen the Lord [Jesus] and how the Lord had spoken to him [there. He] also told them how Saul had preached boldly about Jesus [MTY] [to people] in Damascus. [The apostles believed Barnabas and told the other believers about that].
28 Ai utankanile ni enso nai akingila nu kupuma ku Yerusalemu. Akitunta ku ukamatiku ku lina nila Mukulu uYesu,
So Saul began to associate with the apostles [and other believers] throughout Jerusalem, and he spoke boldly [to people] about [MTY] the Lord [Jesus].
29 azikolenkeelya ni Ayahudi nia Kiyunani, kuiti azegema nkua ku nkua kumubulaga.
Saul was [also] speaking [about Jesus] with Jews who spoke Greek, and he was debating with them. But they were continually trying [to think] ([of a way] to kill him/of [how they could] kill him).
30 Matungo ia luna nai alinga ikani nilanso, akamuhola kupika ku Kaisaria, nu kumutwala alongole ku Tarso.
When the [other] believers heard that [those Jews were planning to kill him, some of] the believers took Saul down to Caesarea [city. There] they arranged for him to go [by ship] to Tarsus, [his hometown].
31 Uugwa itekeelo lihi mu Uyahudi, Galilaya ni Samaria, ai latula nu ulyuuku, hangi likazengwa, nu kugenda mu woa nua Mukulu ni ipoelya nila Ng'wau Ng'welu, itekeelo likakula ku kongeeleka ingele.
So the groups of believers throughout [the entire regions of] Judea, Galilee, and Samaria lived peacefully [because no one was persecuting them any more]. The Holy Spirit was strengthening them [spiritually] and encouraging them. They were continuing to revere/honor the Lord [Jesus, and the Holy Spirit] was enabling many other people [to become believers].
32 Uugwa ai upumie uPetro nai ukoli ukupilima pilima nkika yihi nia mukoa, aka asimiila ahuiili ni ikie mu kisali nika Lida.
While Peter was traveling throughout those [regions, once] he went to [the coastal plain to visit] the believers [who lived] in Lydda [town].
33 Akamihenga kuko muntu ung'wi i lina nilakwe Ainea, muntu uyu watuilee mu ulili myaka munana; ndogoelyo ai watulaa kitele.
There he met a man whose name was Aeneas. Aeneas had not been able to get up from [his] bed for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
34 uPetro akamuila, “Ainea, uYesu Kristo akugune; Uka hangi witandikilye u ulili nuako,” Nkua yiyo akauka.
Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you [(sg) right now]! Get up and roll up your mat!” Right away Aeneas stood up.
35 Ni atu ihi nai ikiie ku Lida ni Sharoni nai amihengile u muntu uyo, ai amupilukie u Mukulu.
Most of the people who lived in Lydda and on Sharon [Plain] saw Aeneas [after the Lord had healed him], so they believed in the Lord [Jesus].
36 Ai akoli nu mumanyisigwa Yafa nuitangwaaTabitha, niiza limpyanigwe anga “Dorcas.” Uyu musungu ai wizue mulimo ukende ni ntendo nia ukendepwa nai witumaa ku a ula.
In Joppa [town] there was a believer whose name was Tabitha. [Her name] in the [Greek] language was Dorcas. [Both of these names mean gazelle/deer/antelope]. That woman was continually doing good deeds [for others. Specifically], she was helping poor people [by giving them things that they needed].
37 Ai ipumie mu mahiku nanso ai ulwae nu kusha; nai amukalalya, ai amunankiiye shumba nika migulya nu kumulalisha.
During the time [that Peter was in Lydda], she became sick and died. [Some women there] washed her body [according to the Jewish custom so that the people could bury it]. Then they [covered her body with cloth and] placed it in an upstairs room [in her house].
38 Ku iti i Linda ai atulaa pakupi ni Yafa, ni amanyisigwa ai igulye kina uPetro ai ukoli kuko, ai a alagiiye antu abiili kitalakwe, aze musinja, “Pembya kitaitu bila kutinia.”
Lydda was near Joppa, so when the believers heard that Peter was [still] in Lydda, they sent two men to [go] to Peter. [When they arrived where Peter was], they repeatedly urged/begged him, “Please come immediately with us [to Joppa]!”
39 uPetro akauka nu kuhega palung'wi ni enso. Nai wakapika, ai amuletile mu shumba nika migulya. Ni ahimbi ihi ai imikile pakupi nu ng'wenso azelila, azemulagiila ia mujulungu ni ang'wenda naza uDorcas ai uahilitiiye itungo nai ukoli palung'wi ni enso.
So [right away] Peter got ready and went with them. When they arrived [at the house in Joppa], the two men took Peter to the upstairs room [where Dorcas’ body was lying]. All the widows [there] around Peter. They were crying and showing him the cloaks and [other] garments that Dorcas had made for people while she was still alive.
40 uPetro aka apumya ihi kunzi a shumba, akatugama akalompa, uugwa akaupilukila u muili, akaligitya, “Tabitha, uka.” Akalugula i miho akwe hangi nai wakamihenga uPetro akikie pihi.
But Peter sent them all out of the room. Then he got down on his knees and prayed. Then, turning toward Tabitha’s body, he said, “Tabitha, stand up!” [Immediately] she opened her eyes and, when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 Uugwa uPetro akaminkiilya u mukono nuakwe akamunyansula, hangi nai wakaitanga i ahuiili ni ahimbi, akainkiilya kitalao aze mupanga.
He grasped one of her hands and helped her to stand up. After he had summoned the believers and [especially] the widows [among them to come back in], he showed them that Tabitha was alive [again].
42 Ikani ili likakumuka i Yafa ihi, ni antu idu akamuhuiila uMukulu.
[Soon] people everywhere in Joppa knew about that miracle, and as a result many people believed in the Lord [Jesus].
43 Ai ipumie uPetro akikie mahiku idu ku Yafa palung'wi ni muntu nuitangwaa Simioni, muzipya ndili.
Peter stayed in Joppa many days with a man named Simon who made leather [from animal skins].
