< Matendo 12 >
1 Wakati huo huo Mfalme Herode Agripa aliwakamata baadhi ya watu wa kanisa.
Matam aduwaida Herod Ningthouna singlupki mi kharabu ot-neiba hourammi.
2 Akaamuru Yakobo, ndugu yake Yohana, auawe kwa upanga.
Mahakna John-gi mayamba Jacob-pu thangsangna kaktuna hat-hallammi.
3 Alipoona jambo hilo limewapendeza Wayahudi, akaendelea, akamkamata pia Petro. Hii ilitokea wakati wa Sikukuu ya Mikate Isiyotiwa Chachu.
Masina Jihudisingbu pelhalli haiba Herod-na ubada mahakna Peter-busu pharammi. (Masi Hameiyaodaba Chakkhangba matamda thokkhibani.)
4 Baada ya kumkamata alimtia gerezani, chini ya ulinzi wa vikundi vinne vya askari, vyenye askari wanne kila kimoja. Herode alikuwa amekusudia kumtoa na kumfanyia mashtaka mbele ya watu baada ya Pasaka.
Peter-bu pharaba matungda mahak keisumsangda thamlammi. Aduga mahakpu lanmi mari marina semba kangbu marida mahakpu ngak-sennaba sinnarammi maramdi Lanthokpibagi Chakkhangba matungda mahakna Peter-bu miyam mamangda wayennaba puthokke khallammi.
5 Kwa hiyo Petro akawekwa gerezani, lakini kanisa lilikuwa likimwombea kwa Mungu kwa bidii.
Maram aduna Peter-bu keisumsangda thamlammi adubu singlupna mahakkidamak Tengban Mapugi maphamda yamna kanna haijarammi.
6 Usiku ule kabla ya siku ambayo Herode Agripa alikuwa amekusudia kumtoa na kumfanyia mashtaka, Petro alikuwa amelala kati ya askari wawili, akiwa amefungwa kwa minyororo miwili. Nao walinzi wa zamu walikuwa wakilinda penye lango la gereza.
Herod-na mahakpu puthokkadaba numit adugi mamanggi ahing aduda Peter-du lanmi anigi marakta yotli anina punduna tumlammi aduga thongngakpasingna keisumsang adugi thong adu ngak-senduna leirammi.
7 Ghafula malaika wa Bwana akatokea na nuru ikamulika mle ndani ya gereza. Yule malaika akampiga Petro ubavuni na kumwamsha, akisema, “Ondoka upesi!” Mara ile minyororo ikaanguka kutoka mikononi mwa Petro.
Khanghoudana Mapu Ibungogi dut amana mapham aduda leplammi aduga mangal amana keisumsanggi mapham adu ngallammi. Dut aduna Peter-gi lengjumda nomlaga mahakpu houdoklammi aduga hairak-i, “Thuna hougatlu!” Khudak aduda yotlising adu Peter-gi makhuttagi takhi.
8 Yule malaika akamwambia, “Vaa nguo zako na viatu vyako.” Petro akafanya hivyo. Kisha akamwambia, “Jifunge vazi lako na unifuate.”
Aduga dut aduna mangonda hairak-i. “Nahakki naphi narol setchillu amasung sandal tongsillu.” Peter-na madumak tourammi adudagi dut aduna mangonda hairak-i, “Nahakki achonba phi adu insinduna eigi itung illak-u.”
9 Petro akatoka mle gerezani akiwa amefuatana na yule malaika. Hakujua wakati huo kuwa yaliyokuwa yakitukia yalikuwa kweli. Alidhani kuwa anaona maono.
Peter-na keisumsangdagi thoklaktuna mahakki matung illammi adubu dut aduna touriba adu asengbamak thoklibani haiba mahakna khanglamde, mahakna khanbadi madu uhanbiba ama mahakna ubani haina khallammi.
10 Wakapita lindo la kwanza na la pili, ndipo wakafika kwenye lango la chuma linaloelekea mjini. Lango likawafungukia lenyewe, nao wakapita hapo wakatoka nje. Baada ya kutembea umbali wa mtaa mmoja, ghafula yule malaika akamwacha Petro.
Makhoina ahanba amasung anisuba ngaklibasing adu lanthoklammi aduga sahar adu taba yotki thongjao aduda youraklammi. Makhoigidamak thongjao adu mathanta hangdoklammi aduga makhoina madu lanthoklaga lambi amada chatlammi; aduga khudakta dut aduna mahakpu thadokkhre.
11 Ndipo Petro akarudiwa na fahamu, akasema, “Sasa ninajua bila shaka yoyote kuwa Bwana amemtuma malaika wake na kuniokoa kutoka makucha ya Herode Agripa na kutoka matazamio yote ya Wayahudi.”
Madudagi Peter-na wakhal taraktuna hairak-i, “Thoudok asi asengba thokpani haiba ei houjikti khangle. Mapu Ibungona mahakki dut thabiraktuna eibu Herod-ki khuttagi amadi Jihudisingna eingonda thok-hanningba thoudoksing adudagi kanbire.”
12 Mara Petro alipotambua hili alikwenda nyumbani kwa Maria, mama yake Yohana aliyeitwa pia Marko, ambako watu wengi walikuwa wamekutana kwa maombi.
Aduga mahakna masi khanglaklabada Mary-gi yum haibadi Mark hainasu kouba John-gi mamagi yumda mahakna laklammi. Mapham aduda mi mayam ama tinaduna haijarammi.
13 Petro alipobisha hodi kwenye lango la nje, mtumishi wa kike jina lake Roda, akaja kumfungulia.
Peter-na mapan-gi thongda thinbada Rodha koubi minai leisabi amana thong hangdoknaba thoraklammi.
14 Alipoitambua sauti ya Petro, alifurahi mno akarudi bila kufungua na kuwaeleza kwamba, “Petro yuko langoni!”
Mahakna Peter-gi khonjelni khangbadagi haraomanduna thong adu hangdoktana chensillaktuna makhoi pumnamakta “Peter thongjinda leptuna leire,” haina tamlammi.
15 Wakamwambia yule mtumishi wa kike, “Umerukwa na akili.” Alipozidi kusisitiza kuwa ni kweli, wakasema, “Lazima awe ni malaika wake.”
Maduda makhoina mangonda hairak-i, “Nahak ngaore!” Adubu madu achumbani haina mahakna kanna hairammi. Maram aduna makhoina khumlak-i, “Madu mahakki swarga dut oiramgani.”
16 Lakini Petro aliendelea kugonga langoni, nao walipofungua lango na kumwona Petro, walistaajabu sana.
Adubu Peter-na thong adu thinduna leirammi. Makhoina thong adu hangdokpada mahakpu ure maduda makhoi ingak ngaklammi.
17 Yeye akawaashiria kwa mkono wake wanyamaze kimya, akawaeleza jinsi Bwana alivyomtoa gerezani. Naye akaongeza kusema, “Waelezeni Yakobo na ndugu wengine habari hizi.” Kisha akaondoka akaenda sehemu nyingine.
Maduda makhoi tumin leinaba mahakna makhut hairammi aduga Mapu Ibungona mahakpu keisumsangdagi kamdouna puthokpirakpage haibadu makhoida sandokna hairammi. Aduga mahakna hairak-i, “Thoudok asi Jacob amadi ichil inao ateisingda tambiyu,” masi hairamlaga mahak atoppa mapham amada chatkhre.
18 Kulipokucha kukawa na fadhaa kubwa miongoni mwa wale askari kuhusu yaliyomtukia Petro.
Nongngalakpaga Peter-da kari thokkhrabano haiduna lanmisinggi marakta yamna charangnaba thoklammi.
19 Baada ya Herode kuamuru atafutwe kila mahali na bila kumpata, aliwahoji wale askari walinzi kisha akatoa amri wauawe. Basi Herode Agripa akatoka Uyahudi akaenda Kaisaria, akakaa huko kwa muda.
Herod-na Peter-bu koithi thihallammi adubu mahakpu thiba phangdrabada mahakna ngaksellibasing adubu wahang paohanglaga makhoibu hatnanaba yathang pirammi. Masigi matungda Herod-na Judea thadoklaga Caesarea-da chatkhirammi aduga mapham aduda matam khara leirammi.
20 Basi Herode Agripa alikuwa amekasirishwa sana na watu wa Tiro na Sidoni. Hivyo watu wa miji hiyo miwili wakaungana pamoja wakatafuta kukutana naye. Wakiisha kuungwa mkono na Blasto, mtumishi maalum wa Mfalme Herode Agripa aliyeaminika, wakaomba mapatano ya amani maana nchi zao zilitegemea nchi ya huyo mfalme kwa mahitaji yao ya chakula.
Herod-na Tyre amadi Sidon-gi misinggi mathakta yamna saorammi maram aduna makhoi punna mahakpu unaba laklammi. Ahanbada makhoina ningthougi sanggai panaba Blastus-bu makhoigi mateng pangbinaba yahallammi. Adudagi makhoina Herod-ta changduna ingna leiminnanaba haijarammi maramdi ningthougi lamdagi makhoigi leibakki chana-thaknaba phangjarammi.
21 Katika siku iliyochaguliwa Herode Agripa akavaa mavazi yake ya kifalme, akaketi kwenye kiti chake cha enzi na kuwahutubia watu.
Akaknaba numit amada Herod-na ningthougi oiba phijol setlaga phambalda phamduna miyamda wa nganglammi.
22 Watu waliokuwa wamekusanyika wakapiga kelele, wakisema, “Hii si sauti ya mwanadamu, bali ni ya Mungu.”
Maduda makhoina laorak-i, “Masi migi khonjel natte laigi khonjelni.”
23 Ghafula, kwa kuwa Herode hakumpa Mungu utukufu, malaika wa Bwana akampiga, naye akaliwa na chango, akafa.
Herod-na Tengban Mapuda matik mangal pidaba maramna khudak aduda Mapu Ibungogi dut amana mahakpu yeithure aduga mahak tinna chaduna sikhre.
24 Lakini neno la Mungu likaendelea mbele na kuenea, nao wengi wakaambatana nalo.
Adubu Tengban Mapugi wadi makha tana sandoklammi amasung nouna thajaba mi masing hen-gatlaklammi.
25 Barnaba na Sauli walipomaliza ile huduma yao iliyowapeleka, wakarudi Yerusalemu wakiwa pamoja na Yohana aitwaye Marko.
Barnabas amadi Saul-na makhoigi tougadaba thougal adu loiraduna Mark hainasu kouba John-bu puduna Jerusalem-dagi hallaklammi.