Matendu 10
1 Pamuji wa Kaisalia kwavili na mundu mmonga liina laki Kolineli, mwene avi mkulu wa manjolinjoli va chikundi chechikemelewa “Msambi wa Italia.”
[There was] a man [who lived] in Caesarea [city] whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer who commanded 100 men in a large group of [Roman] soldiers from Italy.
2 Mwene avi mundu mbwina, mwene pamonga na lukolo lwaki voha vamuyupayi Chapanga. Ahengayi mambu gamahele ga kuvatangatila vangangu va Vayawudi na kumuyupa Chapanga magono goha.
He always tried to do what would please God; he and his entire household [MTY] [were non-Jews who] habitually worshipped God. He sometimes gave money to help poor [Jewish] people, and he prayed to God regularly.
3 Ligono limonga lukumbi lwa saa tisa ya muhi awene maono hotohoto, Mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga akumbwelela na kumjovela, “Kolineli!”
[One day] at about three o’clock in the afternoon [Cornelius saw] a vision. He clearly saw an angel whom God [had sent]. The angel came into [his room] and said to him, “Cornelius!”
4 Kolineli akamlolokesa takataka cha wogohi Mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga yula, ndi akamkota “Chivii kyani Bambu?” Mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga akamyangula, “Chapanga ayuwini kumuyupa kwaku na aganisiwi na kuvatangatila kwaku vangangu ndi akukumbwiki.
Cornelius stared at the angel and became terrified. Then he asked [fearfully], “Sir, what do you [(sg)] want?” The angel answered him, “You [(sg)] have pleased God because you have been praying [regularly to him] and you often give money to [help] poor people. [Those things have been] like a sacrifice [to God].
5 Hinu, uvatumayi vandu ku Yopa vakamtola mundu mmonga liina laki Simoni. Ndi mewa ikemelewa Petili.
So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
6 Mwene ndi myehe munyumba ya Simoni, mundu mweitendelekela vindu vya chikumba. Nyumba yaki yivii pamuhana ya nyanja.”
He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
7 Mtumu wa kunani kwa Chapanga yula peawukili, Kolineli akavakemela vatumisi vavili va nyumba na mmonga wa manjolinjoli vaki mweakumyidakila Chapanga.
When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had gone, Cornelius summoned two of his household servants and a soldier who served him, one who also worshipped God.
8 Peavadandaulili mambu goha gegahumalili, akavatuma ku Yopa.
He explained to them everything [that the angel had said. Then] he told them to go to Joppa [to ask Peter to come to Caesarea].
9 Chilau yaki, lukumbi lwa saa sita ya muhi, vandu avo vadatu mulugendu lwavi, papipi kuhika ku Yopa, Petili akakwela kunani ya nyumba kumuyupa Chapanga.
About noon the next day those [three men] were traveling [along the road] and were coming near [Joppa. As they were approaching Joppa], Peter went up on the [flat] housetop to pray.
10 Njala yamvinili, akanogela kulya. Nambu chakulya pachatendelekewayi mwene akalola maono.
He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
11 Awene kunani kwa Chapanga kudinduliwi na chindu ngati shuka yivaha yihuluswa pahi, kuni yikamuliwi pandi zoha mcheche za mulima.
(He saw heaven open/He saw an opening in the sky) and something like a large sheet was being lowered [to the ground]. [It was tied at] its four corners [with ropes].
12 Na mugati ya shuka yila mwavi hinyama ndalindali, hinyama ya magendelu mcheche na hinyama yeyilandala pamulima na videge vyevimbululuka.
Inside the sheet were all kinds of creatures. [These included animals and birds that the Mosaic laws forbade Jews to eat]. Some had four feet, others scurried across the ground, and others were wild birds.
13 Akayuwana lwami lukumjovela, “Petili, yimuka hinja na ulyayi.”
Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
14 Nambu Petili akamyangula, “Lepi Bambu! Nene katu niwonjili lepi chindu chochoha changayidakiliwa kulya.”
But Peter replied, “Lord, surely you [(sg)] do not [really want me to do that]! I have never eaten any [meat] that [our Jewish law says] is unacceptable to God or [something that we(exc)] must not eat!”
15 Nambu lwami lula lukamuyila kavili, “Lukamjovela vindu vyeaviyidakiliwi na Chapanga kulya, kotoka kuvikelamela vihakau.”
[Then Peter heard] [MTY] God talk to him a second time. He said, “[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!”
16 Lijambu lila lahengiki mala zidatu, kangi shuka yivaha yila yikawuyiswa kanyata kunani kwa Chapanga.
[This happened] three [times, so Peter knew that he had to think carefully about what it might mean]. Immediately [after God had said that the third time], ([the] sheet [with the animals and birds] was the pulled back into heaven/[someone] pulled the sheet [with the animals and birds] up into the sky again).
17 Petili peavi akona ikangasa maono gala mana yaki kyani, hinu vandu vala vevatumwili na Kolineli pevamanyiswi nyumba ya Simoni, vakahika pamlyangu.
While Peter was trying to understand what that vision meant, the men who had been sent by Cornelius {whom Cornelius had sent} [arrived in Joppa. They asked people how to get to] Simon’s house. [So they found his house] and were standing outside the gate.
18 Vakahodisa kwa lwami, “Vakakota kuvya kuna myehe mweitama apa ikemiwa Simoni Petili?”
They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
19 Petili pealinga kuhololela mana ya maono gala, Mpungu Msopi akamjovela, “Yuwanila! Vavi vandu vadatu vakukulonda.
While Peter was still trying to understand [what] the vision [meant], [God’s] Spirit said to him, “Three men [are here who] want to see you.
20 Huluka kanyata na ulongosana nawu kuhamba changali mtahu, muni nene ndi mwenivatumili.”
So get up and go downstairs and go with them! Do not think that you [(sg)] should not go with them [because of their being non-Jews], because I have sent them [here]!”
21 Hinu, Petili akahuluka pahi, akavajovela vandu vala, “Mwemukunilonda ndi nene. Ndava kyani munibwelili?”
So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 Vene vakamyangula, atitumili “Kolineli mkulu wa manjolinjoli, mundu mbwina, mweakumuyupa Chapanga, itopeswa na Vayawudi. Ajoviwi na mtumu wa Kunani kwa Chapanga akumgongolela kunyumba yaki, muni ayuwana chochoha chila cheukumjovela.”
One of them replied, “Cornelius, who is a [Roman] army officer, [sent us here]. He is a righteous man who worships God, and all of the Jewish people [HYP] [who know about him] say that he is a very good man. An angel (who was sent from God/whom God sent) said to him, ‘Tell some men to [go to Joppa to see Simon Peter and] bring him here, so that you [(sg)] can hear what he has to say.’”
23 Petili akavakemela mugati mula, akavapela pandu pa kugona kilu yila. Chilau yaki, Petili akatumbula lugendu pamonga nawu. Vamsadika vangi vevatamayi ku Yopa vakalongosana.
So Peter [said that he would go with them, and then he] invited them into [the house] and told them that they could stay [there that night]. Acts 10:23b-26 The next day Peter got ready and went with the men. Several of the believers from Joppa went with him.
24 Ndi pamalau yaki vakahika pamuji wa Kaisalia. Kolineli avi mukuvalindila mwene na vanalukolo lwaki pamonga na vankozi veavagongolili.
The day after that, they arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was waiting for them. He had also invited his relatives and close friends [to come to his house, so they were there, too].
25 Petili peavi mukuyingila Kolineli akahamba kumkumbatila cha uganu, akamfugamila mumagendelu gaki akamgundamila.
When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
26 Nambu Petili akamuyinula, akamjovela, “Yima, muni nene namundu ngati veve.”
But Peter [grasped Cornelius by the hand and] lifted him to his feet. He said, “Stand up! [Do not revere/worship me] I myself am only human, [like you]!”
27 Petili na Kolineli viyingila mugati, kuni vilongela ndi vavakolili vandu vamahele vakonganiki.
While he was talking to Cornelius, Peter [and the others] entered [a large room inside the house]. Peter saw that many people had gathered together [there].
28 Petili akavajovela, “Mwavene mmanyi hotohoto, kuvya Myawudi abesiwi na malagizu kwa njila ya kumuyupa Chapanga yaki kutangatilana na mundu angali kuvya Myawudi, amala kumgendela nambu Chapanga anilangisi nene kuvya nakuyidakiliwa kumkemela mundu yoyoha iganikiwa lepi amala mhakau.
Then Peter said to them, “You all know that any [of us] Jews think we are disobeying [our Jewish] laws if we [(exc)] associate with a non-Jewish person or [if we even] visit him. However, God has shown me [in a vision] that I should not say about anyone that God will not accept him.
29 Ndava ya yeniyo, pamwakanikemili nibweli changali mtahu. Hinu munijovela munikemelili kyani?”
So when you sent [some men] to ask me to come [here], I came [right away. I] did not say that I could not go [with non-Jewish people. So, please tell me], why have you asked me to come [here]?”
30 Kolineli akayangula, “Magono gadatu gamumbele, lukumbi lwa saa tisa ya muhi, nene navi muchumba changu kumuyupa Chapanga. Chigafula namuwene mundu mweawalili nyula zezing'asima neju, ayimili palongolo yangu,
Cornelius replied, “About this time four days ago I was praying [to God] in my house, [as I regularly do] at three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly a man whose clothes [shone] brightly stood in front of me,
31 anijovili, Kolineli! Chapanga ayuwini chewiyupa pamonga na teta zaku kwa vangangu.
and said, ‘Cornelius, when you [(sg)] have prayed, you have been heard by God {God has heard [when] you [(sg)] have prayed [to him]}. He has also noticed that you have [often] given money to [help] poor people, [and he is pleased with that].
32 Hinu uvatuma vandu vahamba ku Yopa, vakamkemela mundu mmonga liina laki Simoni mweikemelewa mewa Petili. Mwenuyo avili kunyumba ya Simoni, mundu mweitendelekela vindu vya chikumba, nyumba yaki yivii pamumhana ya nyanja.
So now, send [messengers to go] to Joppa, [in order] to ask Simon whose other name is Peter to come [here]. He is staying near the ocean in a house that belongs to [another] man named Simon, who makes leather. [When Simon Peter comes, he will tell you a message from God].’
33 Ndi kanyata navatumili vajumbi kwaku, wamwene ukitili chabwina kubwela. Tavoha apa tivii palongolo ya Chapanga, ndava ya kukuyuwanila chindu chochoha cheakulagizi Bambu utijovela.”
So I immediately sent [some men who asked] you [(sg) to come here], and I [certainly] thank you for coming. Now we [(exc)] all are gathered [here, knowing that] God is with us, in order to hear all the things that the Lord [God] has commanded you [to say. So please speak to us].”
34 Kangi Petili akatumbula kujova, “Hinu nimanyili kuvya Chapanga ibagula lepi.
So Peter began to speak [MTY] to them. He said, “[Now] I understand that it is true that God does not favor only certain groups [of people].
35 Nambu mundu yeyoha mumulima mweiyupa na kuhenga gakumganisa Chapanga yati iyidakiliwa namwene.
Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
36 Umanyili ujumbi wula Chapanga weavapelekili vandu va ku Isilaeli, ikokosa Lilovi la Bwina lelileta uteke kwa njila ya Yesu Kilisitu mwene ndi Bambu wa voha.
[You know] the message that God sent to [us] Israelis. [He] proclaimed [to us the good news that he] would cause [people] to have peace [with him] because of what Jesus Christ [has done]. This [Jesus is Lord not only over us Israelis. He] is [also the] Lord [who rules] over all [people].
37 Mwavene mumanyili lijambu lelahumalili pamulima woha wa Vayawudi kutumbula ku Galilaya Yohani peamali kukokosa ndava ya ubatizu.
You know what [he] did throughout the land of Judea, beginning in Galilee. He began [to do those things] after John had been proclaiming [to people that they should turn away from their sinful behavior before] he baptized them.
38 Mwimanya kuvya Chapanga cheamhagwili Yesu wa ku Nazaleti, ndi akammemesa Mpungu Msopi na kumpela makakala. Chapanga avi pamonga nayu, mwene ahambili kila pandu kuhenga gabwina na kuvalamisa vandu voha vevang'aiswi na Setani.
You know that God gave [MTY] his Holy Spirit to Jesus, [the Man] from Nazareth [town], and gave him the power [to do miracles. You also know] how Jesus went to many places, always doing good deeds and healing [people. Specifically], he was continually healing all the people whom the devil was causing to suffer. [Jesus was able to do those things] because God was always helping him.”
39 Tavete tagawene mambu goha geagahengili pamulima wa Vayawudi na muji wa ku Yelusalemu. Vamkomili na kumvamba munjila ya msalaba.
“We [apostles] tell people about all the things that [we saw Jesus] do in Jerusalem and in the [rest of] Israel. [The leaders in Jerusalem] had him killed by being nailed to a cross.
40 Nambu Chapanga amyukisi pagamaliki magono gadatu kuhuma kwa vevafwili. Akaloleka hotohoto,
However, God caused him to become alive again on the third day [after he had died]. God [also] enabled [some of us(exc)] to see him [so that we would know that he was alive again].
41 awonikini lepi kwa vandu voha, nambu kwa tete ndu tetamali kuhaguliwi na Chapanga kuvya vetagawene. Ndi tete vetalili na kunywelela pamonga nayu peamali kuyuka kwaki.
God [did] not [let] all the [Jewish] people see him. Instead, he had chosen us [apostles] beforehand to see [Jesus after he became alive again], and to tell others [about him]. We [apostles are the people] who ate meals with him (after he had become alive [again]/after he had risen from the dead).
42 Atilagazili kuvakokosela vandu voha Lilovi la Bwina na kuvajovela kuvya mwene ndi mweahaguliwi na Chapanga, kuvya mhamula wa vandu vevavili mumi na vandu vevafwili.
God commanded us to preach to the people and tell them that Jesus is the one whom he has appointed to judge [everyone some day. He will judge all] those who will [still] be living and all those who will have died [by that time].
43 Vamlota voha va Chapanga vijova ndava yaki kuvya mundu yoyoha mweakumsadika Yesu, yati ilekekeswa kumbudila Chapanga, paliina laki.”
All of the prophets [who wrote about the Messiah long ago] told [people] about him. [They wrote] that if people believe in the Messiah [MTY], God would forgive [them for] their sins, because of what [the Messiah would do] for them.”
44 Petili pavi akona ilongela malovi ago, Mpungu Msopi akavahelelela vandu voha vevayuwanila ujumbi wula.
While Peter was still speaking those words, suddenly the Holy Spirit (came down on/began to control) all [those non-Jewish people] who were listening to the message.
45 Vayawudi vamsadika vevabweli pamonga na Petili kuhuma ku Yopa, vakangisi kulola Chapanga avamemisi njombi ya Mpungu Msopi vandu vangali Vayawudi.
The Jewish believers who had come with Peter [from Joppa] were amazed that [God] had generously given the Holy Spirit to the non-Jewish people, too.
46 Muni vavayuwini vilongela kwa muluga za chiyehe kuni vakumulumbalila Chapanga. Kangi Petili akajova,
[The Jewish believers knew that God had done that] because they were hearing those people speaking languages [MTY] [that they had not learned] and telling how great God is.
47 “Vandu ava vampokili Mpungu Msopi ngati tete. Wu, avi mundu yoyoha, mweakuvabesa vakotoka kubatiziwa na manji?”
Then Peter said [to the other Jewish believers who were there], “[God] has given them the Holy Spirit just like [he gave him] to us [Jewish believers], so (surely all of you would agree that [we(exc)] should baptize these people!/would any of you forbid that these people should be baptized?) [RHQ]”
48 Ndi akalagiza vabatiziwa kwa uhotola wa Yesu Kilisitu, kangi vakamuyupa Petili atama nawu magono nunuyu.
Then Peter told those [non-Jewish] people that they should be baptized [to show that they had believed] [MTY] in the [Lord] Jesus Christ. [So they baptized all of them. After they were baptized], they requested that Peter stay [with them] several days. [So Peter and the other Jewish believers did that].
