ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 1
1 Ꭷ ᏗᎣᏈᎵ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏣᏉᏪᎳᏅᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏕᏲᏅᎢ,
The first account I prepared, Theophilus [God-lover], concerned all that Jesus began to do and to teach
2 ᎬᏂ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏓᏅ, ᎦᏳᎳ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏩᏔᏅᎯ ᏧᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏎ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏑᏰᏛ.
until the day in which He was taken back, after He had given commandment, by Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom He had chosen;
3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎬᏃᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏚᏛᏁᎴᎢ, ᎤᎩᎵᏲᏨᎯ ᏂᎨᏎᎢ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᏄᏜᏓᏏᏛᏒᎾ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏅᎦᏍᎪᎯ ᏧᏒᎯᏛ ᎬᏩᎪᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎤᏃᎮᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏎᎢ.
to whom He also showed Himself alive, after His suffering, by many convincing evidences, appearing to them during forty days and speaking of things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
4 ᏚᏂᎳᏫᏨᏃ ᏚᏁᏤᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎤᏂᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏂᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏚᎢᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏍᎩᏯᏛᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, [ ᏚᏬᏎᎴᎢ.]
And being together He directed them not to go away from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, “which you heard from me;
5 ᏣᏂᏰᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᎹ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᏗᏍᎬᎩ; ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏙᏓᏰᏣᏬᏍᏔᏂ ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏉ ᎢᏳᏒᎯ.
John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
6 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᏅ ᎬᏩᏛᏛᏁᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎿᎭᏉᏍᎪ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎪᏢᏒ ᏙᏛᎯᏁᎵ ᎢᏏᎵ?
Well then, being together they asked Him saying, “Lord, are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel at this time?”
7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᏩᏅ.
So He said to them: “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has placed within His own authority.
8 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏓᏰᏣᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏔᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏍᎩᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be witnesses to me—both in Jerusalem, and all Judea and Samaria, and even to the last part of the earth.”
9 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᎤᎾᎦᏙᏍᏕ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏓᏁᎢ, ᎤᎶᎩᎸᏃ ᏭᏕᎵᏤ ᏓᏂᎧᏅᎢ.
Upon saying these things, as they watched, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.
10 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᏭᎶᏒ ᎤᏯᏅᏒᎯ ᏫᏓᏂᎧᏁ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏧᏁᎬ ᏧᎾᏄᏫ ᎤᎶᏗᏢ ᏚᎾᎴᏂᎴᎢ;
And as they were staring into the sky, while He was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood beside them;
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎨᎵᎵ ᎢᏤᎯ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᏥᏙᎾᎠ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏫᏙᏥᎧᎿᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏌ ᏤᏥᏯᏅᏏ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏫᎦᎶᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏅᏛᏛᏁᎵ ᏓᎦᎷᏥ ᏤᏥᎪᏩᏛ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏥᏫᎦᎶᎯ.
and they said: “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into the sky? This very Jesus who is being taken up from you into the sky, He will come again in the precise manner that you observed Him going into the sky.”
12 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏫᎤᏂᎶᏎᎢ ᎣᎵᏩ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎤᏌᎯᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎾᎥ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ ᎡᏅᏍᏗ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ.
They then returned to Jerusalem from the mount called ‘of Olives’, which is near Jerusalem (a Sabbath day's journey).
13 ᎤᏂᏴᎸᏃ, ᎤᎾᎩᎳᏫᏎ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᎧᏅᏑᎸ ᏭᏂᏴᎴᎢ, ᎾᎿᎭᏃ ᎠᏂᏁ ᏈᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏥᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏂ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏂᏗ, ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎠᎴ ᏓᎻ, ᏆᏓᎳᎻ ᎠᎴ ᎹᏚ, ᏥᎻᏃ ᎡᎵᏈ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎴ ᏌᏩᏂ ᎠᏏᎶᏗ, ᏧᏓᏏᏃ ᏥᎻ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ.
When they had entered [the city] they went up into the upper room where they were staying: namely Peter and James, John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas of James.
14 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎾᏂᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎠᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏔᏲᎯᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᎺᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ.
All these were continuing with one purpose in prayer and petition, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
15 ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᏈᏓ ᎤᎴᏁ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᏂᏅ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏔᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ;
Well in those days Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (the number of people assembled there was about 120) and said:
16 ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎸ ᎠᏎ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᏫ ᎠᎰᎵ ᏧᏩᏔᏁ ᏧᏁᏤ ᏧᏓᏏ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏘᏂᏙᎸᎯ ᏥᏌ ᏥᎬᏩᏂᏱᏍᎬᎩ;
“Men, brothers: It was necessary that this Scripture be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by David's mouth concerning Judas, who was guide to those who arrested Jesus;
17 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎡᎦᎵᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᎳᏗᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
in that he was numbered with us and obtained his share in this ministry.”
18 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ ᏧᎬᏩᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᎤᏩᎯᏍᏔᏁ ᏠᎨᏏ, ᎤᏙᎠᏒᏃ ᏧᏣᎷᏘᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᎵᎩᏏ ᏥᏚᏄᎪᏤᎢ.
(In fact this man acquired a field with the wages of his wickedness, and falling headlong he burst open in the middle, and all his innards were spilled out.
19 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏠᎨᏏ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦᏯ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏎᎵᏓᎹ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎬᏱ ᎦᏛᎦ.
And it became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field came to be called ‘Akeldama’, that is, ‘Field of Blood’.)
20 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ, “ᎦᏁᎸᎢ ᏅᏔ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎾᎿᎭᏳᏁᎳᏕᏍᏗ;” ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏅ, “ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᏩᎩᏍᏓ.”
“Because it stands written in Book of Psalms: ‘Let his residence become desolate, and may no one live in it’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’
21 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᎨᏙᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎢᎨᎳᏗᏙᎸᎢ,
So then, of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
22 ᏣᏂ ᏥᏓᏓᏬᏍᎬᎢ ᏅᏓᎬᏩᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎬᏂ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎢᎦ ᏣᏥᏌᎳᏓᏅ ᏤᎩᏯᏅᎡᎸᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᏎ ᏌᏉ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏃᎮᏗᏱ ᏥᏌ ᏕᎤᎴᎯᏌᏅ ᎢᏗᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
beginning from the baptism of John until the day when He was taken up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
23 ᎠᏂᏔᎵᏃ ᏚᏂᎧᏁᎢ, ᏦᏩ ᏆᏏᏆ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᏣᏍᏓ ᏣᎪᏎᎰᎢ, ᎹᏓᏯᏃ.
So they nominated two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
24 ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏁᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᏂᎯ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏂᎾᏫ ᏘᎦᏔᎯ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᏯᏑᏰᏒᎢ,
And praying they said: “You, Lord, Knower of all hearts, show which one of these two You have chosen
25 ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᏏ ᏥᏚᏲᏒᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
to receive the portion of this ministry and apostleship, out of which Judas turned aside to go into his own place.”
26 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᎾᏎᏒᎮᎢ; ᎹᏓᏯᏃ ᎠᎦᏑᏰᏎᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᎳᏕ ᏌᏚ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ.
And they cast their lots, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
