Matendo 10
1 Kulikuwa na mtu fulani katika mji wa kaisaria, jina lake aliitwa Kornelio, alikuwa mkuu wa kikosi cha Kiitalia.
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
2 Alikuwa mchamungu na alimwabudu Mungu na nyumba yake yote; alitoa pesa nyingi kwa wayahudi na aliomba kwa Mungu siku zote.
He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
3 Muda wa saa tisa za mchana, akaona maono Malaika wa Mungu anakuja kwake. Malaika akamwambia “Kornelio!
One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4 Kornelio akamwangalia malaika na alikuwa na hofu kubwa sana akasema “Hii ni nini mkuu?” Malaika akamwambia “Maombi yako na zawadi zako kwa masikini zimepanda juu kama kumbukumbu kwenye uwepo wa Mungu”.
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
5 Sasa tuma watu kwenda mji wa Yafa kumleta mtu mmoja anayeitwa Simoni ambaye pia huitwa Petro.
Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
6 Anakaa na mtengenezaji wa Ngozi aitwaye Simoni ambaye nyumba yake iko kando ya bahari.”
He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7 Baada ya Malaika aliyekuwa akisema naye kuondoka, Kornelio akawaita watumishi wa nyumbani kwake wawili, na askari aliyekuwa akimwabudu Mungu kati ya maaskari waliokuwa wanamtumikia.
When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
8 Kornelio aliwaambia yote yaliyotokea na akawatuma Yafa.
He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
9 Siku iliyofuata muda wa saa sita wakiwa njiani na wamekaribia mjini, Petro akapanda juu darini kuomba.
The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10 Na pia akawa na njaa na alihitaji kitu cha kula, lakini wakati watu wanapika chakula, akaonyeshwa maono,
He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11 akaona anga limefuguka na chombo kinashuka na kitu fulani kama nguo kubwa ikishuka chini kwenye ardhi katika kona zake zote nne.
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12 Ndani yake kulikuwa na aina zote za wanyama wenye miguu minne na watambaao juu ya ardhi, na ndege wa angani.
It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
13 Tena sauti ikasema kwake “Amka, Petro chinja na ule”.
Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
14 Lakini Petro akasema “Siyo hivyo, Bwana kwa sababu sijawahi kula kitu chochote najisi na kichafu.
“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15 Lakini sauti ikaja kwake tena kwa mara ya pili “Alichokitakasa Mungu usikiite najisi wala kichafu”.
The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16 Hii ilitokea mara tatu, na kile chombo kikawa kimechukuliwa tena angani.
This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
17 Na wakati Petro akiwa katika hali ya kuchanganyikiwa juu ya hayo maono yanamaanisha nini, Tazama, watu waliokuwa wametumwa na Kornelio wakasimama mbele ya lango, wakiuliza njia ya kwenda kwenye nyumba.
While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
18 Na wakaita na kuuliza kama Simoni ambaye pia aliitwa Petro kama alikuwa anakaa pale.
They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
19 Wakati huo Petro alipokuwa akiwaza juu ya hayo maono, Roho akasema naye, “Tazama watu watatu wanakutafuta.
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
20 Amka na ushuke chini na uende nao. Usiogope kwenda nao, kwa sababu nimewatuma.”
So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21 Petro akashuka chini kwao na kusema “Mimi ni yule mnayemtafuta. Kwa nini mmekuja?”
So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 Wakasema, “Akida mmoja jina lake Kornelio, mtu wa haki na hupenda kumwabudu Mungu, na watu humsema vyema katika taifa lote la kiyahudi, ameambiwa na malaika wa Mungu kukutuma ili kwenda kwenye nyumba yake, ili asikie ujumbe kutoka kwako.”
“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
23 Petro akawakaribisha kuingia ndani na kukaa pamoja naye. Asubuhi iliyofuata akaamka akaenda pamoja naye, na ndugu wachache kutoka Yafa wakaambatana naye.
So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
24 Siku iliyofuata walikuja Kaisaria. Na Kornelio alikuwa akiwasubiri; na alikuwa amewaita pamoja ndugu zake na marafiki zake wa karibu.
The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25 Wakati Petro akiingia ndani, Kornelio akamlaki na kuinama hadi chini kwenye miguu yake kwa kumheshimu.
As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
26 Lakini Petro akamwinua na kusema “Simama; mimi mwenyewe pia ni mwanadamu.”
But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
27 Wakati Petro akiwa anaongea naye, alienda ndani akakuta watu wamekusanyika pamoja.
As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
28 Akawaambia, “Ninyi wenyewe mnajua kuwa siyo sheria ya kiyahudi kushirikiana au kutembelewa na mtu ambaye si wa taifa hili. Lakini Mungu amenionesha mimi kuwa sipaswi kumwita mtu yeyote ni najisi au mchafu.
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
29 Na ndiyo maana nimekuja bila kubisha, nilipotumwa kwa ajili ya hiyo. Kwa hiyo niwaulize kwa nini mlitumwa kwa ajili yangu.”
So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
30 Kornelio akasema, “Siku nne zilizopita, wakati kama huu nilikuwa naomba muda wa saa tisa mchana ndani ya nyumba yangu; Nikaona mbele yangu mtu amesimama akiwa na mavazi meupe,
Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
31 Akaniambia “Kornelio maombi yako yamesikiwa na Mungu, na zawadi zako kwa masikini zimekuwa ukumbusho mbele za Mungu.
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
32 Kwa hiyo tuma mtu Yafa na akamwite mtu mmoja anayeitwa Simoni aje kwako, ambaye pia huitwa Petro. ambaye anaishi kwa mtengenezaji wa Ngozi mmoja aitwaye Simoni ambaye nyumba yake iko pembeni mwa bahari.
Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
33 Zingatia: Msatri huu, “Naya atakapokuja atasema nanyi,” haumo kwenye maandiko ya kale.
So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
34 Ndipo Petro akafungua mdomo wake na kusema “Kweli, nimeamini kuwa Mungu hawezi kuwa na upendeleo.
Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
35 Badala yake, kila taifa mtu yeyote anayemwabudu na kufanya matendo ya haki anakubalika kwake.
but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
36 Unajua ujumbe alioutoa kwa watu wa Israel, alipokuwa akitangaza habari njema ya amani kupitia Yesu Kristo ambaye ni Bwana wa wote-
He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
37 ninyi wenyewe mnajua tukio lililotokea, ambalo limetokea Yudea yote na lilianzia Galilaya, baada ya ubatizo ambao Yohana alitangaza.
You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
38 tukio lililokuwa linamhusu Yesu Kristo jinsi Mungu alivyomtia mafuta kwa Roho Mtakatifu na kwa nguvu. Alienda akifanya mema na kuponya wote walioteswa na ibilsi, kwa kuwa Mungu alikuwa pamoja naye.
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
39 Sisi ni mashahidi wa mambo yote aliyoyafanya katika nchi za Uyahudi na katika Yerusalemu- huyu ni Yesu waliyemuua na kumtundika mtini.
We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
40 Huyu mtu Mungu alimfufua siku ya tatu na kumpa kujulikana,
God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
41 si kwa watu wote, lakini kwa mashahidi waliochaguliwa kabla na Mungu. - sisi wenyewe, tulio kula naye na kunywa naye baada ya kufufuka kutoka kwa wafu.
not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
42 Ametuagiza kuhubiri kwa watu na kushuhudia kuwa huyu ndiye ambaye Mungu alimchagua kuwa mwamuzi wa walio hai na waliokufa.
And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
43 Katika yeye manabii wote washuhudie, ili kwamba kila anayeamini katika yeye atapokea msamaha wa dhambi kupitia jina lake.”
All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
44 Wakati Petro akiendelea kusema haya, Roho Mtakatifu akawajaza wote waliokuwa wakisikiliza ujumbe wake.
While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
45 Watu wale wanaohusika na kikundi cha waamini waliotahiriwa- wale wote waliokuja na Petro- walishangazwa, kwa sababu ya karama ya Roho Mtakatifu aliyemwagwa pia kwa wamataifa.
All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
46 Kwa kuwa walisikia hawa wamataifa wanaongea kwa lugha zingine na kumwabudu Mungu. Petro akajibu,
For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
47 “Kuna mtu yeyote anaweza kuzuia maji ili watu wasibatizwe, Watu hawa wamempokea Roho Mtakatifu kama sisi?”
“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
48 Ndipo akawaamuru wabatizwe kwa jina la Yesu Kristo. Baadaye wakamwomba akae nao kwa siku kadhaa.
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
