Pakhonchatpa 1
1 Nungsijaraba Theophilus, eigi ahanba lairikta Jisuna thabak touba houba matam adudagi houraga, Ibungona pakhonchatpa oina khandokkhrabasing aduda Thawai Asengbagi panggalgi mapanna yathang piraba matung, Ibungobu swargada loukhatkhiba matam adu phaobada mahakna toukhiba amadi tambikhiba pumnamaksing adugi maramda ikhre.
[Dear] Theophilus, In my first book [that I wrote for you], I wrote about many of the things that Jesus did and taught
until the day on which he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven]. Before [he went to heaven], saying what the Holy Spirit [told him], he told the apostles whom he had chosen [the things that he wanted them to know].
3 Ibungona siraba matungda, mahakna makhoida numit niphuni chupna masamakpu uhanbirammi amasung mahak hingli haibagi soiphadraba khudam kaya utlammi. Makhoina Ibungobu ujarammi aduga Ibungona makhoida Tengban Mapugi leibakki maramda haibirammi.
After he had suffered [and died on the cross], [he became alive again]. As he appeared to them [often] during [the next] 40 days, the apostles saw him many times. He proved to them in many ways that he was alive again. He talked [with them] about [how] God would rule [MET] [the lives of people who accepted him as their king].
4 Nongma Ibungona makhoiga chaminnaringeida yathang asi makhoida pirak-i, “Nakhoi Jerusalem thadoktuna chatkhiganu, eina nakhoida haikhiba Ipana pibigani wasakpikhiba khudol adugidamak ngaiyu.
[One time] while he was with them, he told them, “Do not leave Jerusalem [yet]. Instead, wait [here] until my Father sends [his Spirit] [MTY] [to you], as he promised [to do]. You have heard me speak [to you] about that.
5 John-nadi isingda baptize tou-i adubu numit kharanigi manungda nakhoibu Thawai Asengbada baptize toubigani.”
John baptized people in water [because they said that they wanted to change their lives], but after a few days [LIT] [God] will put the Holy Spirit within you(pl) [to truly change your lives].”
6 Adudagi pakhonchatpasingna Ibungogi akoibada pulladuna Ibungoda hanglak-i, “Ibungo, matam asida Ibungona ningthou leibak adu Israel-da hanjinbigadouribra?”
One day when the [apostles] met together [with Jesus], they asked him, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now become the King [MET] over [us] Israelite people [like King David, who ruled long ago]?” (OR, “Lord, will you [(sg)] now [defeat the Romans and] restore the kingdom [to us] Israelite people?”)
7 Maduda Jisuna makhoida khumlak-i, “Eigi Ipana masakhaktagi matikki mapanna lepkhraba matam amadi makum matha adu karamba matamda oigani haiba adu nakhoina khangpham thokte.
He replied to them, “You do not [need] to know the time [periods] and days [when that will happen]. My Father alone has decided [when he will make me king].
8 Adubu Thawai Asengbana nakhoigi nathakta lengthabirakpa matamda nakhoina panggal phangjagani aduga nakhoina Jerusalem, Judea amadi Samaria apumba aduga malem-gi aroiba ngamkhei phaoba eigi maramda sakhi oigani.”
But [you do need to know that] the Holy Spirit will make you [spiritually] strong when he comes to live in you. Then you will [powerfully] tell people about me in Jerusalem and in all [the other places in] Judea [district], in Samaria [district], and in places far away all over [IDM] the world.”
9 Masi hairaba matungda makhoina yengna yengna Ibungobu swargada loukhatkhre aduga leichin amana Ibungobu makhoigi mityengdagi khanjinkhre.
After he said that, he was taken {[God] took him} up [to heaven], while they were watching. [He went up into] a cloud [PRS], which prevented them from seeing him [any more].
10 Ibungona asum lengkhatlingei aduga makhoina nongthaklomda mityeng hongdana yenglingeida, yeng-u, khanghoudana phingou setpa nupa anina makhoigi manakta leplare.
While [the apostles] were [still] staring towards the sky as he was going up, suddenly two men who were wearing white clothes stood beside them. [They were angels].
11 Aduga makhoina hairak-i, “Galilee-gi misa, nakhoina mapham asida leptuna nongthaklomda karigi yenglibano? Nakhoigi naraktagi swargada loukhatkhraba Jisu asimak mahakna swargada chatkhiba matou asiga chap mannana Ibungona amuk hallakkhigani.”
One [of] them said, “You men from Galilee [district], (you do not need to stand [here any longer] looking up at the sky!/why do you still stand [here] looking up at the sky?) [RHQ] [Some day] this same Jesus, whom [God] took from you up to heaven, will come back [to earth]. He will return in the same manner as you [just now] saw him when he went up to heaven, [but he will not return now].”
12 Adudagi pakhonchatpasingna Chorophon Chingdagi Jerusalem-da laklammi. Mapham adudagi Jerusalem asi chaorakna kilometre amamuk lappi.
Then [after the two angels left], the apostles returned to Jerusalem from Olive [Tree] Hill, which was about (a half mile/one kilometer) [MTY] from Jerusalem.
13 Makhoina sahar aduda thunglabada, makhoina leiramba mathakki ka aduda kakhatlammi. Maduda yaobasing adudi Peter, John, Jacob, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, Alphaeus-ki machanupa Jacob, mareibak ningba Simon amasung Jacob-ki machanupa Judas-ni.
When they entered [the city], they went upstairs to the room [in the house] where they were staying. [Those who were there included] Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, [another] James [the son] of Alphaeus, Simon who belonged to the group that wanted to expel the Romans, and Judas [the son] of [another man named] James.
14 Makhoina nupising, Jisugi mama Mary amadi Ibungogi manaosingga loinana pukning amata oina tattana Tengban Mapuda haijaminnarammi.
All these apostles agreed concerning the things about which they continually were praying [together. Others who prayed with them] included the women [who had accompanied Jesus], Mary who was Jesus’ mother, and his [younger] brothers.
15 Numit kharanigi matungda thajaba ichil-inao chama kunmuk mapham aduda tinnarammi amasung maduda Peter-na lepkhattuna hairak-i,
During those days Peter stood up among his fellow believers. There were [at that place] a group of about 120 of [Jesus’ followers]. Peter said,
16 “Ichil inaosa, Jisubu phabada lamjingkhiba Judas-ki maramda mamangeida David-ki mapanna Thawai Asengbana haikhiba Mapugi puyagi wa adu thungba tabani.
“My fellow believers, [there are words that King] David wrote [MTY] in the Scriptures long ago that needed to be fulfilled {to happen [as he said they would]}. The Holy Spirit, [who knew that Judas would be the one who would fulfill those words], told David what to write.
17 Mahak eikhoigi irakta masing challammi amasung eikhoigi thougal touba asida mahaksu saruk yaminnarammi.”
[Although] Judas had been chosen {[Jesus] had chosen Judas}, along with [the rest of] us [(exc)] to serve [as an apostle], Judas was the person who led to Jesus the people who seized him.”
18 Mahakna toukhiba phattaba thabak adudagi phangkhiba sel aduna Judas-na loubuk ama leikhi aduga mapham aduda mahak mamaina leimaida upna taduna mabuk kaikhi aduga makhoi maril chongthokkhi.
[The Jewish leaders] gave Judas money when he [promised to] treacherously/wickedly [betray Jesus. Later Judas returned that money to them]. When Judas [hanged himself], his body fell down [to the ground]. His abdomen burst open, and all his intestines spilled out. [So] the [Jewish leaders] bought a field [using] that money.
19 Jerusalem-da leiba mi khudingna pao adu tare aduga makhoina makhoigi londa loubuk adubu Akeldama haina koukhi haibadi handokpada “Eegi loubuk” haibani.
All the people who reside in Jerusalem heard [about that], so they called that field in their own [Aramaic] language, Akeldama, which means ‘Field of Blood’, [because it was where someone bled and died].
20 Peter-na makha taraduna hairak-i, “Laison iseigi lairikta asumna iduna lei, ‘Mahakki yum hangsanu; Aduga maduda mi kana amata leitasanu.’ Asumnasu iduna lei, ‘Kanagumba amana mahakki luchingbagi pham adu lousanu.’”
[Peter also said], “[I perceive that what happened to Judas is like what the writer of] Psalms [desired to happen]: ‘May his house become deserted, and may there be no one to live in it.’ (OR, ‘[Judge him, Lord, so that neither he nor] anyone [else] may live in his house!)’ And it seems that [these other words that David wrote also refer to Judas: ] ‘Let someone else take over his work as a leader.’”
21 “Maram aduna, Ibungo Jisuna sibadagi hinggatkhiba adugi sakhi oinaba kanagumba ama eikhoiga punba tare. Mahak adu John-na baptize touba houbadagi Ibungo Jisubu eikhoigi iraktagi swargada loukhatkhiba matam adu phaoba, Ibungona eikhoiga punminnaringei matam pumbada yaoba mi ama oigadabani”
“So it is necessary [for us apostles] to choose a man [to replace Judas. He must be one who] accompanied [MTY] us all the time when the Lord Jesus was with us.
[That would be] from [the time when] John [the Baptizer] baptized [Jesus] until the day when Jesus was taken {when [God] took Jesus} from us up [to heaven]. He must be one who saw Jesus alive again [after he died].”
23 Adudagi makhoina mi ani khandokle. Makhoi adudi Barsabbas haina kounaba Joseph (Justus hainasu khangnaba) amadi Matthias-ni.
So the [apostles and other believers] suggested [the names of two men who qualified. One man was] Joseph, who was called {whom people called} Barsabbas (OR, Joseph Barsabbas) who [also] had the [Roman] name Justus. The other man was Matthias.
24 Adudagi makhoina haija-nijaduna hairak-i, “Ibungo, nahakti mi pumnamakki thamoibu khangbibani. Judas-na masagi oiba mapham aduda chatkhibada thadoklamlaba pakhonchatpagi thougal asi lounanaba, makhoi ani asigi maraktagi Ibungona karambabu khandokpibage haibadu eikhoida utpiyu”
Then they prayed like this: “Lord [Jesus], Judas stopped being an apostle. [He died and] went to the place where he [deserved to be] [EUP]. [So we(exc) need to choose someone] to replace [Judas in order] that he can serve [you(sg) by becoming] an apostle. You [(sg)] know what everyone is really like. So [please] show us which of these two men you have chosen.”
26 Adudagi makhoi anigi maraktagi amabu khannanaba makhoina laibak chang yengnabada madu Matthias-ta tare. Maram aduna mahakpu pakhonchatpa taramathoi aduga loinana masing chanminnare.
Then they cast lots [to choose between the two of] them, and the lot fell for Matthias. (OR, Then [one of] the [apostles] shook [in a container] small objects/stones [that] they [had marked to determine which man God had chosen]. And the small object/stone [that they had marked] for Matthias fell [out of the container]). So Matthias was considered {they considered Matthias} [to be an apostle] along with the [other] eleven apostles.
