Imbombo zya Atume 5
1 Umuntu, umo itawa ali yu Anania, nushi wakwe uSafira bhakazizye eshuma,
There was, however, a man named Ananias, who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property,
2 ehela zimo bhafisa wope ushe azimenye zyabhabhombile, waleta zyazyasagiye hwatumwe.
and, with her connivance, kept back some of the proceeds. He brought only a part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 U Petro wabhuzya, “U Anania, yeenu ushetani agumemizye umwoyo gwaho uyanga ilenga hwu Mpepo Ufinjile na fise ihelu zyasisagiye muziletile epa?
‘Ananias,’ Peter exclaimed, ‘how is it that Satan has so taken possession of your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit, and kept back a part of the money paid for the land?
4 Navyahali hulimwe sevyali vyenyu? nuhalisile akazya suhali namaamuzi navyo yeenu uhasibhile abhombe ezi? Nukhopiya muntu ukhopiyo Ungulubhi.”
While it was unsold, was not it your own? And after it was sold, was not the money at your own disposal? How did you come to think of such a thing? You have lied, not to people, but to God!’
5 Ahumvwaje esho, u Anania wagwa pansi wafwai abhantu bhonti bhayeta bhabhomvwizye ezi.
As Ananias heard these words, he fell down and expired; and everyone who heard of it was appalled.
6 Na avijana(Asahala) bhanyatula bhabhala asyeele.
The young men got up, and, winding the body in a sheet, carried it out and buried it.
7 Amasala nagafiha gatatu ushiwakwe wope afiha samanyile zyazimwajile ulume wakwe.
After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8 U Petro wabhuzya ugunda gwamukazizye ehela zyazyezi nyene u Safira waga ee zyazyezyo.”
‘Is it true,’ Peter asked, addressing her, ‘that you sold your land for such a sum?’ ‘Yes,’ she answered, ‘we did.’
9 U Petro waga yeenu mupatene hukhopele ilenga Umpepo Ufinjile? Angalia, miguu ya wale waliomzika mme wako iko mlangoni, na watakubeba na kukupeleka nje.”
Then Peter said, ‘How did you come to agree to provoke the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The footsteps of those who have buried your husband are at the door; and they will carry you out too.’
10 Wope wagwa wope wafwa avijana bhabhala bhasyela pabhasyilile ulume wakwe.
Instantly Sapphira fell down at Peter’s feet and expired. On coming in, the young men found her dead; so they carried her out and buried her by her husband’s side.
11 Ikanisa lyonti lyogopa na bhantu bhonti bhabhahumvwizye.
The whole church and all who heard of these events were appalled.
12 Embonesyo nyinji ezyashangazye zyabhombishe hwa bhantu ashilile humakhono gatumwe bhahali bhonti muukumbi wa Sulemani.
Many signs and wonders continued to occur among the people, through the instrumentality of the apostles, whose custom it was to meet all together in the Colonnade of Solomon;
13 Numo umuntu uwinji yasangine nabho abhantu bhabhashinshime nabhapele eheshima engosi tee.
but of the rest no one ventured to join them. On the other hand, the people were full of their praise,
14 Ikanisa lyahonjelela alume na bhashe bhabhaposhelaga uYesu,
and still larger numbers, both of men and women, as they became believers in the Lord, were added to their number.
15 abhantu bhanyemulaga abhinu nabhabheshe mwidala, aje u Petro nashila inzyogozi lyakwe libhashilile.
The consequence was that people would bring out their sick even into the streets, and lay them on mattresses and mats, in the hope that, as Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on someone of them.
16 Nantele abhantu, afume munshenje ye Yerusalemu bhabhaletile abhinu na bhabhali na mashetani, bhonti bhaponile
Besides this, the inhabitants of the towns round Jerusalem flocked into the city, bringing with them their sick and those who were troubled by foul spirits; and they were cured everyone.
17 Lelo ugosi wishibhanza na bhala bhabhamwavwaga embombo (abhemadhehebu ga masadukayo); bhaali nu kero
At this the high priest was roused to action, and he and all his supporters (who formed the party of the Sadducees), moved by jealousy,
18 bhahabhakhata atumwe bhabhafunjila mwiijela lya bhonti.
arrested the apostles, and had them placed in custody.
19 Nu siku umalaika wenza wigula amandyango gijela wabhalongola hwonze,
An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.
20 “Waga bhalaji mwemelele mwikanisa mubhabhuule abhantu enongwa ezye Womi owu.”
‘Go,’ he said, ‘and stand in the Temple Courts, and tell the people the whole message of this new life.’
21 Nabhumvwa isho bhabhala mwikanisa nahuhenga bhabhamanyizya abhantu okuhani(ugosi weshibhanza) na bhaalabhali nabho bhakwizanya ibalaza lyonti bhabhatuma hubhakwizye atumwe mwijela.
When they heard this, they went at daybreak into the Temple Courts, and began to teach. The high priest and his party, on their arrival, summoned the High Council, including all the leaders of the people among the Israelites, and sent to the jail to fetch the apostles.
22 Nabhafiha hwijela bhahega atumwe nabhamo mwijela bha bhala bhabhapeela etharifa,
But, when the officers got there, they did not find them in the prison; so they returned and reported that,
23 “Bhaga tejile abhantu nabhamo mwijela, na mandyango gonti gafungwilwe sheshinza nalinzi bhahweli mundyango nitigula tejile afungwe enabhamo muhati.”
while they had found the goal barred securely and the guards posted at the doors, yet, on opening them, they had not found anyone inside.
24 Usikari ugosi we hekalu na bhagosi bhahayetile sana pabhu mvwa huje afungwe nabhamo bhasiibha bhaga tibhabhombe wile ni jambo eli.
When the officer in charge at the Temple and the chief priests heard their story, they were perplexed about the apostles and as to what all this would lead to.
25 Umuntu umo wenza wabhabhula huje abhantu bhaala bhamwabhapinyile bhali hwa mwabho bhemeleye bhamanyizya.”
Presently, however, someone came and told them, that the men whom they had put in prison were actually standing in the Temple Courts, teaching the people.
26 Usikari nabhantu abhanje bhabhala bhabhega shashinza bila fujo, bhahogope abhantu huje bhagabhakhoma na mawe.
Then, the officer went with his men and fetched the apostles – without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people –
27 Nabhabhaleta bhabhabheha pi baraza. Ugosi weshibhanza wa bhabhuuzya
and then brought them before the Council. The high priest demanded an explanation from them.
28 tabhakhine amanyizye hwitawa lya muntu ula muyimemizye eYerusalemu emanyizyo zyenya musungwa alete idanda lya muntu ula hulite.”
‘We gave you strict orders,’ he said, ‘not to teach in this name. Yet you have actually flooded Jerusalem with your teaching, and you want to make us responsible for the death of this man.’
29 Lelo uPetro natumwe bhaga, “Lazima timwumvwe Ungulubhi ashile abhumvwe abhantu.
To this Peter and the apostles replied, ‘We must obey God rather than people.
30 Ungulubhi waise bhetu azyusizye uYesu yamwabudile na hulembezye mwikwi.
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus, whom you put to death by hanging him on a cross.
31 Ungulubhi amwimishe hukhono gwakwe ulilo, abheshele abhe Gosi abhe mwokozi, hwa Israeli, nkabhalambe embibhi abhasajila.
It is this Jesus whom God has exalted to his right hand, to be a guide and a Saviour, to give Israel repentance and forgiveness of sins.
32 Ate tilibhaketi bhega gonti, nu Mpepo Ufinjile, Ungulubhi yabhapelile bhaala bhabhahumwitiha.”
And we are witness to the truth of this, and so is the Holy Spirit – the gift of God to those who obey him.’
33 Ajumbe bhi baraza nabhumvwa isho elyoyo lyabhakhata bhaga bhabhabude atuwe.
The members of the Council became frantic with rage on hearing this, and were for putting the apostles to death.
34 Ufarisayo umo itawa lyakwe yu Gamalileli, ali mwalimu we sheria, yahemehwaga sana na bhantu waga abhantu ebo bhafume panze nasoti.
But Gamaliel, a Pharisee, who was a Doctor of the Law and who was held in universal respect, rose in the Council, and directed that the men should be taken out of court for a little while.
35 Halafu wabhabhuula waga amwe, “Mubhalume mubha Israeli, mwenye sana zyamulwabhombe na bhantu ebha.
He then said, ‘People of Israel, take care as to what you intend to do with these men.
36 Ahali umuntu itawa yu Theuda ahwibheshele huje muntu gosi, sana abhantu mia nne bhafutile. Umuntu uyo bhahabuda bhonti bhabhafuataga bhanyampine nategane.
For not long ago Theudas appeared, professing to be somebody, and was joined by a body of some four hundred men. But he was killed; and all his followers scattered and dwindled away.
37 Ahali uwamwabho ali yo Yuda wa hugalilaya, lwabhahabhazyaga abhantu(esensa) wope atejile na bhantu bhakwe bhonti bhanyampene.
After him, Judas the Galilean appeared at the time of the census, and induced people to follow him; yet he, too, perished and all his followers were dispersed.
38 Eshi embabhuula abhantu ebha bhaleshi embombo ene nkayabhantu ebhateje yene.
And, in this present case, my advice to you is not to interfere with these men, but to leave them alone, for, if their designs and their work are merely of human origin, they will come to an end;
39 Lelo nkashele ya Ngulubhi, semubhajiye aiwezye; musahabhoneshe huje mulwa nu Ngulubhi.” Bhamweteshela zyayanjile.
but, if they are of divine origin, you will be powerless to put an end to them – or else you may find yourselves fighting against God!’
40 Bhabhakwizya bhinjila munyumba bhabhakhoma, nabhabhuule huje musahayanje nante hwitawa eli elya Yesu, bhabhaleha bhasogola.
The Council followed his advice, and, calling the apostles in, had them flogged, and then, after cautioning them not to speak in the name of Jesus, set them free.
41 Bhasogola shabhashiye aje tikhomwa hunongwa yitawa elya Yesu nazalauliwe.
But the apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that name;
42 Ensiku nzyonti mwikanisa bhalumbililaga na manyizye abhantu aje uYesu yu Kilisti nu mwokozi.
and never for a single day, either in the Temple Courts or in private houses, did they cease to teach, or to tell the good news of Jesus, the Christ.
