Ebhikolwa bhya Jintumwa 13
1 Woli mwikanisa llya Antiokia, bhaliga bhalio abhalagi abhandi amwi na bheigisha. Bhaliga Barnaba, Simeoni (unu aliga natogwa Nigeri). Lukio awa Krene, Manaeni (omuili unu atali wa manyiga ga Herode omutangasha wa lijimbho) na Sauli.
Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed 'the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother), and Saul.
2 Anu bhaliga nibhamulamya Latabugenyi ne chisibho, Mwoyo Mwelu aikile, “munyaulile kumbhali Barnaba na Sauli, bhakole emilimu jinu nabhabhilikie.”
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me, now at once, Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them."
3 Likanisa lyejile lyamala echisibho, okusabhwa no kubhatelako amabhoko abhanu bhanu, mbe nibhabhasiga bhagende.
So, after fasting and prayer and the laying on of hands, they let them go.
4 Kulwejo Barnaba na Sauli bhamwolobhee Mwoyo Mwelu nibhatelemuka okuja Seleukia; Okusokeyo mbhalabha KU nyanja okuja mwisinga elya Kipro.
They therefore, being thus sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleuceia, and from there sailed to Cyprus.
5 Anu bhaliga mu musi gwa Salami, bhalasishe omusango gwa Nyamuanga mu mekofyanyisho ga Abhayaudi. one nokubha bhaliga amwi na Yohana Marko kuti msakisi webhwe.
Having reached Salamis, they began to announce God's Message in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John as their assistant.
6 Bhejile bhagenda mwisiga lyona bhakiga Pafo, bhasangile munu mulebhe mulosi, Omuyaudi omulagi wo lubheyi, unu lisina lyae aliga ali Bar Yesu.
When they had gone through the whole length of the island as far as Paphos, they there met with a Jewish magician and false prophet, Bar-Jesus by name,
7 Omulosi unu aliga ali amwi no Mtwale Sergio Paulus, unu aliga ali munu wo bhenge. Omunu unu abhakokele Barnaba na Sauli, kulwo kubha aganenda okungwa omusango gwa Nyamuanga.
who was a friend of the Proconsul Sergius Paulus. The Proconsul was a man of keen intelligence. He sent for Barnabas and Saul, and asked to be told God's Message.
8 Mbe nawe Elima “Omulosi ulya” (Nkokutyo lisina lyae lyagajuywe) abhaganyishe; alegejishe okumuindula omutwale ulya asoke mulikilisha.
But Elymas (or 'the Magician,' for such is the meaning of the name) opposed them, and tried to prevent the Proconsul from accepting the faith.
9 Mbe nawe Sauli unu aliga nabhilikilwa Paulo, aliga ejusibhwe na Mwoyo Mwelu, Mbe namulolelela neke-neke.
Then Saul, who is also called Paul, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and, fixing his eyes on Elymas,
10 Mbe naika “awe omwana wa nyakusheta unu wijusibhe no bhwijigi-jigi bha bhuli nyami no bhulenga. Awe uli musoko wa bhuli chinu che chimali. Utakusiga okujiindula jinjila ja Latabugenyi, angu outula?
said, "You who are full of every kind of craftiness and unscrupulous cunning--you son of the Devil and foe to all that is right--will you never cease to misrepresent the straight paths of the Lord?
11 Mbe Lola woli, okubhoko kwa Latabugenyi kuli ingulu yao, na ouja okuofula. Utakulilola lisubha ko mwanya” Ao nao oluwe ne chisute nibhimugwila Elimas; Nabha okwiinda-inda aliya-la no kusabhwa abhanu bhamutangashe kwo kumugwata okubhoko.
The Lord's hand is now upon you, and you will be blind for a time and unable to see the light of day." Instantly there fell upon him a mist and a darkness, and, as he walked about, he begged people to lead him by the hand.
12 Omutwale ejile alola ganu gabhonekene, ekilisishe, kulwo kubha atang'ang'asibhwe kwo kulubhana na meigisho ga Latabugenyi.
Then the Proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being struck with amazement at the teaching of the Lord.
13 Mbe woli Paulo na bhasani bhae nibhagenda mu lugendo lwa mumaji nibhasoka Pafo nibhakinga Perge mu Pamfilia. nawe Yohana abhasigile nasubha Yerusalemu.
From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.
14 Paulo no musani wae nibhagenda mulugendo lwo kusoka Perge nibhakinga Antiokia eya Pisidia. Eyo bhagendele mulikofyanyisho ku lusiku olwa isabhato nibhakinga nibhenyanja.
But they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here, on the Sabbath day, they went into the synagogue and sat down.
15 Bhejile bhamala okusoma ebhilagilo na bhalagi, abhatangasha bhe likofyanyisho abhasilie omusango nibhaika, “Bhaili, mkabha ne misango jo kubhatamo omwoyo abhanu anu, mwaike.”
After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the Wardens of the synagogue sent word to them. "Brethren," they said, "if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak."
16 Kulwejo Paulo emeleguyu no kubhaungisha okubhoko; aikile, “Emwe abhalume bha Israel bhanu omumwolobhela Nyamuanga, Mbe mutegeleshe.
So Paul rose, and motioning with his hand for silence, said, "Israelites, and you others who fear God, pay attention to me.
17 Nyamuanga wa bhanu bhanu abha Israeli bhanu asolele bha lata weswe no kubhakola bhanu bhafu anu bhaliga bhekae mu Chalo cha Misri, na kulwo kubhoko kwae nabhatangasha.
The God of this people of Israel chose our forefathers, and made the people great during their stay in Egypt, until with wondrous power He brought them out from that land.
18 Mu miaka makumi gana nabhegumilisha mwibhala.
For a period of about forty years, He fed them, like a nurse, in the Desert.
19 Wejile amala okugasingalisha amanga musanju mu Chalo cha Kanani, abhayanile abhanu bheswe echalo chebhwe okulya omwandu.
Then, after overthrowing seven nations in the land of Canaan, He divided that country among them as their inheritance for about four hundred and fifty years;
20 Ganu gone gabhonekene kwiya kafu mu myaka magana gana na makumi gatanu. Okumala ebhinu bhinu bhyona, Nyamuanga nabhayana abhalamusi kukinga ku Samweli Omulagi.
and afterwards He gave them judges down to the time of the Prophet Samuel.
21 Okumala ganu, abhanu mbhasabhwa Omukama, kwibhyo Nyamuanga nabhayana Sauli omwana wa Kisi, omunu wo luganda lwa Benjamini, kubha mukama kwa myaka makumi gana
Next they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a Benjamite, who reigned forty years.
22 Eishe Nyamuanga namusoshako ku bhukama nabhatelako Daudi abhe mukama webhwe. Okulubhana ne bhya Daudi Nyamuanga aikile ati,”namubhene Daudi omwana wa Yese omunu unu kakondelesha omwoyo gwani; unu kajokola bhuli chinu chinu enenda.”
After removing him, He raised up David to be their king, to whom He also bore witness when He said, "'I have found David the son of Jesse, a man I love, who will obey all My commands.'
23 Okusoka mu luganda Lwo munu unu Nyamuanga abhaletee abhaisraeli omwelusi, Yesu, lwa kutyo alagile okukola.
"It is from among David's descendants that God, in fulfilment of His promise, has raised up a Saviour for Israel, even Jesus.
24 Gunu gwambhile okubhonekana, anu Yesu aliga achali kuja, okwamba Yohana nalasha obhubhatijo bhwo kuta ku bhanu bhona abhaisraeli.
Before the coming of Jesus, John had proclaimed to all the people of Israel a baptism of repentance.
25 Mbe omwene Yohana Anu aliga namalisha emilimu jae, aikile, “Omunyiganilisha ati anye nanye ga? Anye ntali ulya. Mbe mutegeleshe, unu kaja inyuma yani, niteile okugesha ebhilato bhya mu bhigele bhae.
But John, towards the end of his career, repeatedly asked the people, "'What do you suppose me to be? I am not the Christ. But there is One coming after me whose sandal I am not worthy to unfasten.'
26 Bhana bhasu, abhana bho lwibhulo lwa Abraham, na bhalya mwimwe bhanu omumulamya Nyamuanga, ni ingulu yemwe ati omusango gunu gwo mwelulo gwatumilwe.
"Brethren, descendants of the family of Abraham, and all among you who fear God, to us has this Message of salvation been sent.
27 Mu bhalya bhanu bhekae Yerusalemu, na abhatungi bhebhwe, bhatamumenyele mu chimali, nolwo bhatagumenyele omusango gwa bhalagi bhanu abhasomwa bhuli sabhato; Kulwejo bhakumisishe omusango gwa bhalagi ogwo kumulamula Yesu kufwa.
For the people of Jerusalem and their rulers, by the judgement they pronounced on Jesus, have actually fulfilled the predictions of the Prophets which are read Sabbath after Sabbath, through ignorance of those predictions and of Him.
28 Nolwo kutyo bhatabhwene nsonga yona yona ye kisi yo kufwa kwa Yesu, nawe bhamusabhile Pilato amwite.
Without having found Him guilty of any capital offence they urged Pilate to have Him put to death;
29 Bhejile bhamala bhyona bhinu bhyandikilwe okulubhana no mwene bhamwisishe okusoka kwiti no kumumamya munfwa.
and when they had carried out everything which had been written about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.
30 Mbe nawe Nyamuanga namusulula okusoka mu bhafuye.
"But God raised Him from the dead.
31 Abhonekene KU nsiku nyafu kubhalya bhanu bhalibhataga nage okusoka Galilaya no kuja Yerusalemu. Abhanu bhanu woli ni bhabhambhansi bha bhanu.
And, after a few days, He appeared to the people who had gone up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem and are now witnesses concerning Him to the Jews.
32 Kwibyo echibhaletela emisango jo bhwana okulubhana ne milago jinu bhasaja bheswe bhayanilwe.
And we bring you the Good News about the promise made to our forefathers,
33 Nyamuanga ateyeo emilago jinu kwiswe, abhana bhebhwe kwijo amusuluye Yesu no kumkola kubha muanga lindi. Gunu gwone gwandikilwe mu jabhuli eya kabhili: “Awe uli mwana wani, lelo nabha esomwana”
that God has amply fulfilled it to our children in raising up Jesus; as it is also written in the second Psalm, 'Thou art My Son: to-day I have become Thy Father.'
34 One ejibhonekana mu chimali na ati amusuluye okusoka mubhafue koleleki omubhili gwae gwasiga kunyamuka, kaika kutya: “Enijokuyana obhulengelesi na amabhando ge chimali mu Daudi.”
And as to His having raised Him from among the dead, never again to be in the position of one soon to return to decay, He speaks thus: 'I will give you the holy and trustworthy promises made to David.'
35 Inu niyo insonga kaika one mu jabhuli eindi, “utakwikilisha omwelu wao abhonekane no bhubhosi.”
Because in another Psalm also He says, 'Thou wilt not give up Thy Holy One to undergo decay.'
36 Wejile Daudi amala okukolela elyenda lya Nyamuanga mu lwibhulo lwae, amamile, amamibhwe amwi na bhesemwene, na abhubhwene obhunyamuke,
For David, after having been useful to his own generation in accordance with God's purpose, did fall asleep, was gathered to his forefathers, and did undergo decay.
37 Mbe nawe unu asuluywe na Nyamuanga atabhwene bhunyamke.
But He whom God raised to life underwent no decay.
38 Kwibyo na jimenyekane kwimwe, Bhaili, okulabha ku munu unu okusasilwa kwe bhikayo kwasimuywe.
"Understand therefore, brethren, that through this Jesus forgiveness of sins is announced to you;
39 Ku mwene bhuli unu kekilisha kabhalilwa echimali na masango gona age bhilagilo bhya Musa bhitakabhayanile chimali.
and in Him every believer is absolved from all offences, from which you could not be absolved under the Law of Moses.
40 Kwibyo mubhega bhekengi ati chinu bhaikilie abhalagi chitabhonekana kwimwe:
Beware, then, lest what is spoken in the Prophets should come true of you:
41 Mbe Lola, emwe bhanu omugaya, mulugule no kusimagila; lwa kutyo enikola emilimu mu nsiku jemwe, omulimu gunu mtakutula kugwikilisha, nolwo omunu akabhelesha.”
'Behold, you despisers, be astonished and perish, because I am carrying on a work in your time--a work which you will utterly refuse to believe, though it be fully declared to you.'"
42 Mumwanya ogwo Paulo na Barnaba Bhejile bhasokao, abhanu nibhabhasabhwa bhaike emisango jo lusiku lwa Isabhato Inu eija.
As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people earnestly begged to have all this repeated to them on the following Sabbath.
43 Mu mwanya gwe likofyanyisho gwejile gwawa, Abhayaudi bhafu nabheikanyibhwa mu chimali bhabhalubhile Paulo na Barnaba, bhanu bhaikile nabho na nibhakomelesha bhagendelele mu chigongo cha Nyamuanga.
And, when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and of the devout converts from heathenism continued with Paul and Barnabas, who talked to them and urged them to hold fast to the grace of God.
44 Isabhato Inu yalubhie, kuti musi gwona gwekofanyishe okutegelesha omusango gwa Nyamuanga.
On the next Sabbath almost the whole population of the city came together to hear the Lord's Message.
45 Abhayaudi Bhejile bhalola elikofyanya, mbhejula lifuwa no kwaika amasango ago gagailwe ku bhinu bhinu bhyaikwaga na Paulo no kumufuma.
Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.
46 Mbe nawe Paulo na Barnaba bhaikile kwo bhubhasi no kwaika, “kwaliga kuli kwa bhusi-bhusi ati omusango gwa Nyamuanga gwaikililwe kwimwe okwamba. kwo kubha mwangukuliye kula okusoka kwimwe no kwilola ati mwaliga muteile kubhona obhuwanga bha kajanende, mbe mulole echijobhaindukila abhanyamaanga. (aiōnios g166)
Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)
47 Lwa kutyo Latabugenyi Achilagilie, naika ati, “nibhateyeo emwe kuti bhelu ku bhanu bha maanga, koleleki mulete omwelulo ku mabhala gone age chalo.”
For such is the Lord's command to us. "'I have placed Thee,' He says of Christ, 'as a light to the Gentiles, in order that Thou mayest be a Saviour as far as the remotest parts of the earth.'"
48 Amaanga gejile gogwa gunu, bhukondeleywe no kugukusha omusango gwa Latabugenyi. Bhafu bhanu bhasolelwe kwo bhuanga bha kajanende bhekilisishe. (aiōnios g166)
The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled the Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed. (aiōnios g166)
49 Omusango gwa Latabugenyi niguswila chalo chona.
So the Lord's Message spread through the whole district.
50 Mbe nawe Abhayaudi bhabhelembelejishe bhanu bhesosishe na Abagasi abha insonga, amwi na abhatangasha bho musi. Ganu gasoelesishe Jinyako KU Paulo na Barnaba okwiya mbhabhesa anja yo lubibi lwo musi.
But the Jews influenced the gentlewomen of rank who worshipped with them, and also the leading men in the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of the district.
51 Mbe nawe Paulo na Barnaba nibhakukumula oluteli mu magulu gebhwe. Okumala nibhagenda mu musi gwa Ikonia.
But they shook off the dust from their feet as a protest against them and came to Iconium;
52 Abheigisibhwa nibhejusibhwa no kukondelwa amwi na Mwoyo Mwelu.
and as for the disciples, they were more and more filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
