Imisebenzi 12
1 Kungaba yisikhathi lapho iNkosi uHerodi eyabopha khona abanye ababe ngabebandla eqonde ukubahlukumeza.
Le ɣe ma ɣi me la, Fia Herodes lé hamevi aɖewo heɖoe be yeawɔ fu wo le xɔse la ta.
2 Wabulalisa uJakhobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba.
Ale wòwu Yakobo, Yohanes nɔvi la kple yi.
3 Wathi esebone ukuthi lokho kwakuwathabisa amaJuda, wabopha loPhethro njalo. Lokho kwenzakala ngezinsuku zoMkhosi weSinkwa esingelaMvubelo.
Herodes kpɔ be nuwɔna sia do dzidzɔ na Yudatɔwo ƒe dumegãwo ŋutɔ, eya ta ena wolé Petro hã le esime wonɔ Ŋutitotoŋkeke la ɖum.
4 Esembophile wamphosela entolongweni, wamnikela ukuba alindwe ngamaviyo amane amabutho, ngalinye lilamabutho amane. UHerodi wayefuna ukuthi ngemva kwePhasika amkhuphele obala athonisiswe phambi kwabantu.
Ke esi eƒe asi su edzi la, edee mɔ. Ena asrafo wuiade nɔ eŋu dzɔm. Herodes ɖoe be ne woɖu Ŋutitotoŋkekea vɔ la, yeaɖe asi le Petro ŋu na Yudatɔwo woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnui eye woawui.
5 Ngakho uPhethro wagcinwa entolongweni, kodwa ibandla lamkhulekela njalonjalo kuNkulunkulu.
Ale Petro nɔ gaxɔ me, gake hame la katã nɔ gbe dom ɖa na Mawu vevie ɖe eta.
6 Ngobusuku obandulela ukuthonisiswa kukaPhethro nguHerodi, uPhethro wayelele ephahlwe ngamabutho amabili, ebotshwe ngamaketane amabili, kumi abalindi emnyango wentolongo.
Le zã si do ŋgɔ na gbe si gbe Herodes ɖo be woaɖe Petro adrɔ̃ ʋɔnui la, Petro nɔ alɔ̃ dɔm le asrafo eve dome. Wode gakɔsɔkɔsɔ asi nɛ sesĩe. Asrafo bubuwo hã ganɔ gaxɔa ƒe agbonu dzɔm.
7 Masinyane ingilosi yeNkosi yavela, kwabakhona ukukhanya kulelokamela lentolongo. Yathinta uPhethro ohlangothini, yamvusa yathi, “Phangisa, vuka!” Amaketane akhithika ezingalweni zikaPhethro.
Kasia Aƒetɔ la ƒe dɔla aɖe va do, eye Kekeli klẽ ɖe gaxɔ la me. Dɔla la ƒo Petro ƒe axame henyɔe tso alɔ̃ me. Egblɔ nɛ be, “Netsɔ, tsi tsitre!” Enumake gakɔsɔkɔsɔ la ge le Petro ƒe alɔnu.
8 Ingilosi yasisithi kuye, “Gqoka, ufake lamanyathela akho.” UPhethro wenzenjalo. Ingilosi yamtshela yathi, “Yembatha ijazi lakho ungilandele.”
Tete mawudɔla la gblɔ nɛ be, “Do wò awuwo kple wò afɔkpa.” Petro wɔ nenema, eye mawudɔla la yi edzi gblɔ nɛ be, “Bla wò ali dzi sesĩe ne nàdze yonyeme.”
9 UPhethro wayilandela ngaphandle kwentolongo, kodwa wayedidekile engakwazi ukuthi lokho ingilosi eyayikwenza kwakusenzakala ngempela; wayekhumbula ukuthi ubona umbono.
Petro wɔ abe ale si mawudɔla la gblɔ nɛ la ene, eye wòdze eyome do go le gaxɔ la me. Mebu nu si nɔ dzɔdzɔm la nu vavã o. Ewɔ nɛ abe drɔ̃e kum wònɔ alo ŋutega kpɔm wònɔ ene.
10 Bedlula kubalindi, owokuqala lowesibili bafika esangweni lensimbi elaliphumela edolobheni. Lazivulekela baphuma. Kwathi sebehambe baphutsha umgwaqo wedolobho, ingilosi yamtshiya.
Wozɔ to agbo gbãtɔ eveawo me bɔbɔe, eye esi wova ɖo agbo gã mamlɛa, si wotsɔ gakpo wɔe gbɔ la, agbo la ŋutɔ ʋu le eɖokui si, ale be wodo go hege ɖe dua ƒe ablɔ ŋutɔ dzi. Esi wogazɔ yi ŋgɔgbe vie ko la, mawudɔla la bu le Petro gbɔ.
11 Kwayikhona uPhethro enanzelela, wathi, “Khathesi sengisazi kungelakuthandabuza ukuthi iNkosi ithume ingilosi yayo yangihlenga ezibotshweni zikaHerodi lakukho konke obekufiswa ngamaJuda.”
Azɔ ko hafi Petro nya nu si tututu dzɔ, eye wògblɔ na eɖokui be, “Nyateƒe, Mawu dɔ eƒe dɔla ɖa wòva ɖem le Herodes kple Yudatɔwo ƒe ta me vɔ̃ si woɖo ɖe ŋunye la me.”
12 Sekumkhanyele kuhle lokhu, waqonda endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane, owayethiwa nguMakho njalo, khona lapho abantu abanengi babebuthene bekhuleka.
Petro nɔ tsitre, bu ta me sẽe, eye wòɖoe be yeayi Maria si nye Marko Yohanes dada la ƒe aƒe me, afi si hametɔ geɖewo ƒo ƒu ɖo, henɔ gbe dom ɖa le.
13 UPhethro waqoqoda entubeni yangaphandle, kwathi incekukazi eyayithiwa nguRoda yayabuza ukuthi ngubani owayesemnyango.
Esi Petro va ɖo aƒea ƒe agbonu la, eƒo ʋɔa, eye dɔlanyɔnuvi aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Roda la va be yeaʋui. Ke gbã la, ebia ame si nɔ ʋɔa ƒom la ƒe ŋkɔ ta se.
14 Isilizwile ilizwi likaPhethro yathaba kakhulu, yagijimela phakathi ingasawuvulanga, yabika yathi, “UPhethro usemnyango!”
Esi Roda se Petro ƒe gbe le agboa godo la, dzi dzɔe ale gbegbe be wòƒu du yi ɖe aƒea me ɖagblɔe na ƒuƒoƒe la be “Petro va le agboa nu le eƒom!”
15 Bathi, “Uyahlanya wena.” Kwathi ngoba wala elokhu ephikelela ukuthi liqiniso, bathi, “Kutsho ukuthi yingilosi yakhe.”
Ameawo mexɔ nyɔnuvi la ƒe nya sia dzi se o eye ame aɖewo gblɔ nɛ gɔ̃ hã be, “Ewɔ abe ɖe wò susu da ene.” Ke eganɔ gbe tem ɖe edzi na ameawo be Petro ƒe gbee yese. Ale wogblɔ be, “Ɖewohĩ eƒe mawudɔlae.”
16 Kodwa uPhethro wala elokhu eqoqoda, bathi bevula umnyango bambona, bamangala kakhulu.
Ke Petro ganɔ ʋɔa ƒoƒo dzi ŋusẽtɔe. Mlɔeba la, woyi ɖaʋu agboa, eye esi wokpɔ Petro la, gbɔgblɔ bu ɖe wo ŋutɔ.
17 UPhethro wabatshengisa ngesandla ukuthi bathule, wasebalandisela ukuthi iNkosi imkhuphe kanjani entolongweni. Wathi, “Libotshela uJakhobe labazalwane ngalokhu.” Wasesuka waya kwenye indawo.
Petro tsɔ asi wɔ dzesi na wo be woazi ɖoɖoe kpoo, ale wògblɔ ale si Aƒetɔ la ɖee le gaxɔa me la na wo. Egblɔ na wo be, “Migblɔ nu si va dzɔ la na Yakobo kple ame nɔviawo.” Emegbe eya ŋutɔ dzo yi teƒe bubu.
18 Ekuseni kwaba lokunyakazela okukhulu phakathi kwabebutho. Babuza bathi, “Kambe ngabe uPhethro wenzenjani?”
Le fɔŋli la, zi gã aɖe tɔ ɖe asrafoawo dome ku ɖe nu si va dzɔ ɖe Petro dzi ŋu.
19 Kwathi uHerodi esemthungathe waze wabeka phansi, wathonisisa abalindi wasesithi kababulawe. UHerodi wasuka eJudiya waya eKhesariya wayahlala khona okwesikhathi esithile.
Esi Herodes dɔ ame ɖo ɖa be woakplɔ Petro vɛ, eye womekpɔe o la, ena wolé asrafo wuiadeawo katã drɔ̃ ʋɔnu wo, eye wotso kufia na wo, hewu wo enumake. Le esia megbe la, Herodes dzo le Yudea yi ɖanɔ Kaesarea vie.
20 Wayekade exabana labantu beThire labeSidoni; basebehlangana ndawonye bacela ukukhuluma laye. Sebezuze ukusekelwa nguBhlastu inceku ethembekileyo enkosini, bacela ukuthula ngoba ukudla kwabo babekuthola elizweni lenkosi.
Le esime Herodes nɔ Kaesarea la, ame dɔdɔ aɖewo tso Tiro kple Sidon va egbɔ. Herodes melɔ̃a Tirotɔwo kple Sidontɔwo ƒe nya kura o. Le esia ta la, ame dɔdɔawo va dze xɔlɔ̃ Blasto si nye agbalẽŋlɔla gã le fia la ƒe aƒe me gbɔ, eye wobia tso esi be wòaɖe kuku na Herodes ɖe yewo nu, ale be ŋutifafa nava yewo kple fia la dome. Esia hiã vevie, elabena Tirotɔwo kple Sidontɔwo kpɔa woƒe nunyiame tso dukɔ siwo dzi ɖum Herodes le la gbɔ.
21 Ngosuku olumisiweyo, uHerodi wagqoka izigqoko zobukhosi wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, wasekhuluma ebantwini.
Woɖo ŋkeke na ame dɔdɔawo be woava kpɔ Herodes. Esi ŋkeke la ɖo la, wova ƒo ƒu, eye Herodes do eƒe fiawu nɔ eƒe fiazikpui dzi, heƒo nu na amehawo.
22 Bamemeza bathi, “Leli yilizwi likaNkulunkulu, hatshi elomuntu.”
Esi wòƒo nu vɔ la, amehawo do ɣli kple dzidzɔ heda ŋkɔ ɖe edzi be, “Eƒo nu abe mawu aɖe ene, eye menye abe amegbetɔ ene o.” Esia na be dzi dzɔ Herodes ŋutɔ, eye wòkɔ eɖokui ɖe dzi hlodzoo.
23 Masinyane nje, ngenxa yokuthi uHerodi wayengamkhonzi uNkulunkulu, ingilosi yeNkosi yamtshaya yamlahla phansi, wadliwa zimpethu wafa.
Enumake, mawudɔla aɖe ƒo Herodes ƒu anyi, elabena metsɔ kafukafu na Mawu o. Ŋɔviwo ɖui, eye wòku.
24 Kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu laqhubeka likhula njalo lisanda.
Le ɣeyiɣi siawo me la, Mawu ƒe nya la nɔ ta kekem alɔtsɔtsɔe eye ame geɖewo trɔ zu xɔsetɔwo.
25 Kwathi uBhanabhasi loSawuli sebewuqedile umlandu wabo, babuyela besuka eJerusalema, bahamba loJohane, owayethiwa nguMakho.
Barnabas kple Saulo gaɖi tsa va Yerusalem, eye esi wowu dɔ si wɔ ge woyi nu teti ko la, wogatrɔ dzo yi Antioxia, eye wokplɔ Marko si wogayɔna be Yohanes hã yii.
