Acts 10
1 [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.
Ku Kaishalia bhashinkupagwa bhandu bhamo bhashemwaga a Koloneli, bhakulungwa bha manjola bha shikundi shimo shashemwaga, “Shikundi sha Shiitalia.”
2 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.
Pubhaaliji bhandu bhanguja, bhenebho na likaja lyabho bhatendaga kwaajogopanga a Nnungu, bhatendaga kwaajangutilanga bhalaga bha Shiyaudi na bhatendaga juga Nnungu mobha gowe.
3 [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!”
Lyubha limo malanga ga ligulo bhashinkummona malaika nng'agamii alikwajiila nikwaalugulila, “A Koloneli!”
4 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].
A Koloneli gubhankolondolesheye meyo akuno bhalijogopa, gubhammalanjile, “Shipali nndi Mmakulungwa?” Malaika jwa a Nnungu jula akwaabhalanjilaga, “A Nnungu bhapilikene kujuga kwenu na mbepei yenu kubhalaga wala bhakailibhala.
5 So, now command some men to go to Joppa and [tell them to] bring back a man named Simon whose other name is Peter.
Bhai nnaino, mwaatumanje bhandu ku Yapa bhakaashemanje bhandu bhamo bhaashemwa a Shimoni, kwa lina lina, a Petili.
6 He is staying with a man, [also] named Simon, who makes leather. His house is near the ocean.”
Bhenebho mubhali nnyumba ja a Shimoni bhabhamba mapende, nyumba jabho pujili tome na bhaali.”
7 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.
Malaika jwa a Nnungu abhelekete nabho akajabhuleje, a Koloneli gubhaashemilenje bhatumishi bhabhili bha nnyumba jabho naka linjola jumo aaliji mundu jwa kwaajogopa a Nnungu,
8 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].
gubhaalugulilenje gowe gakoposhele, gubhaatumilenje ku Yapa.
9 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.
Malabhi gakwe, bhandunji bhatatu bhala bhalinginji mmwanja, tome naika ku Yapa, a Petili gubhakwelile kunani kushipagala sha nyumba mui kujuga Nnungu.
10 He became hungry and wanted something to eat. While someone was preparing the food, [Peter] saw [this] vision:
Gushaapoteshe shibhanga, nilokolila kulya. Akuno shalya shilitelekwa gubhaondweshe niagamila.
11 (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].
Gubhabhakubhweni kunnungu kuugwishe na shindu mbuti nkwamba gwa nkulungwa ulituluywa ukamwilwe mmapepe gakwe ganansheshe.
12 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.
Munkwambamo bhashinkupagwanga bhannyama bha mikumbi jowe, bhannyama bha makongono nsheshe na bhannyama bhaatambalanga pai na ijuni ya kunani.
13 Then [he heard] God [SYN] say to him, “Peter, stand up, kill [and cook some of these] and eat [their meat]!”
Gubhapilikene lilobhe lilikwalugulila, “A Petili nnjinushe nng'inje, ntaune!”
14 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!”
A Petili gubhajangwile, “Ntape, Mmakulungwa, nne nganabhe paya shindu shoshowe sha nyata eu shangali sha mmbone.”
15 [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]!”
Lilobhe lila likupilikanikaga kabhili lilikwaabhalanjila, “Nnaisheme ya nyata indu ibhaikonjeleye a Nnungu!”
16 [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).
Gene malobhego gakubhujilaga patatu, kungai nkwamba gula guukweshiywe kubhuja kunani kunnungu.
17 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.
A Petili bhalikanganigwa ga malombolelo ga yene agamii ibhaibhwene ila, bhandunji bhatumilwenje na a Koloneli bhala, bhakajibhonanjeje nyumba ja a Shimoni, gubhapite jimangana pa nnango,
18 They called and were asking if a man named Simon, whose other name was Peter, was staying there.
gubhabhushiyenje kwa utiya, “Bhuli, mwenemo bhapali bhajeni bhaashemwa a Shimoni Petili?”
19 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.
A Petili bhalinkuganishiya ga agamii ila, Mbumu akwaalugulilaga, “Mpilikane! Bhashipagwanga bhandunji bhatatu bhanakunnoleyanga.
20 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]!”
Shangu ntulushe na wala nnakole nnjishi kulongana nabhonji pabha naatumilenje nne.”
21 So Peter went down to the men and said to them, “[Greetings!] I am [the man] you are looking for. Why have you come?”
Bhai a Petili gubhaatulushilenje bhandunji bhala gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Junkunnoleyangajo ni nne. Nng'ikenje kutenda nndi?”
22 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.’”
Gubhaajangwilenje, “Bhakulungwa bha manjola a Koloneli, bhandu bha ukonjelo, bhakwaajogopa a Nnungu na bhaakulupalika na bhayaudi bhowe bhashikutulajila. Bhashibhalanjilwa naka malaika kuti bhansheme nnjende kunngwabho bhapilikane malobhe gushimwaabhalanjile.”
23 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.
A Petili bhakwaashemelangaga nnyumba, nibha ujeni gwabho shene shilosho. Malabhi gakwe, a Petili na bhandunji bhala gubhatandwibhenje mwanja na bhandunji bhana bha ku Yapa gubhalongene nabhonji.
24 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].
Lyubha lya bhili lyakwe gubhaikengenenje ku Kaishalia na kweneko a Koloneli bhali na ashaalongo ajabhonji na ashaambwiga ajabho bhubhaashemilenje bhatendaga kwaalindililanga.
25 When Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and bowed low in front of him to worship him.
A Petili pubhajinjilaga nnyumba, a Koloneli gubhapite kwaposhela, nigubhaatindibhalile mpaka pai.
26 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]!”
Ikabheje a Petili gubhaajinwile, bhalikwalugulila, “Nnjime, pabha nne namundu nnjenu.”
27 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].
A Petili gubhapundile bheleketa na a Koloneli, bhakajinjileje nnyumba gubhaimenenje bhandunji bhabhagwinji.
28 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.
A Petili gubhaabhalanjilenje, “Mmanganya mmumanyinji kuti Nnyaudi jojowe jula ashilimbiywa na malajilo ga dini jakwe kukundikana eu kwaowelanga bhandunji bha ilambo ina. Ikabheje a Nnungu bhashineya ngunansheme jwa nyata.
29 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]?”
Kwa lyene ligongolyo nkanjemanjeje nangabhika nnjishi kwiya. Bhai, ngunakummuyanga, shinjemelenje nndi?”
30 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,
A Koloneli gubhashite, “Mobha gatatu gapitilego gene malanga pegano, shaa tisha ja ligulo, natendagajuga Nnungu kukati jangu. Shangupe, gunimmweni mundu anyimile mmujo jangu awete nngubho yamelemeta,
31 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].
gwashite, ‘A Koloneli! Kujuga kwenu na mbepei inkwapanganga bhalaga iposhelwe kwa a Nnungu.
32 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].’
Muntume mundu ku Yapa akaasheme bhandu bhamo bhashemwa Shimoni, kwa lina lina, a Petili, mubhali nnyumba ja a Shimoni bhabhamba mapende tome na bhaali.’
33 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].”
Shangupe nashinkutumila ntenga, na mwe nshitenda shambone kwiya. Nnaino putuli pano mmujo ja a Nnungu, tupilikanishiye shoshowe shibhantumile Bhakulungwa ntubhalanjilesho.”
34 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].
Penepo a Petili gubhatandwibhe kubheleketa, “Nnaino nimumanyi kuti a Nnungu bhangali luagu.
35 Instead, from every group of people he accepts [everyone who] honors him and who does what pleases him.
Ikabhe mundu jojowe jwa kila shilambo akwaajogopa a Nnungu nitenda ya mmbone, bhanakumposhela.
36 [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].
Gweguno ni ntenga gubhapeleshe a Nnungu kubhandu bha ku Ishilaeli, bhalilunguya ngani ja mmbone ja ulele ja a Yeshu Kilishitu bhali Bhakulungwa bha bhowe.
37 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.
Mmanganyanji nshimanyinji shikoposhele nshilambo sha Yudea, kutandubhila ku Galilaya ukapiteje ubhatisho gubhalungwiye a Yowana.
38 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.”
Kabhili mmumanyinji ga a Nnungu shibhashite kwaagula a Yeshu bha ku Nashaleti kwa kwaapa Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo na mashili. Na a Yeshu bhatendaga kwenda mmbali yowe bhalitenda ya mmbone na lamya bhowe bhabhonelwangaga naka Lishetani, pabha a Nnungu pubhaaliji pamo na bhenebho.”
39 “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.
“Uwe ni tubhaakong'ondela bha gowe gubhatendile nshilambo sha Bhayaudi na ku Yelushalemu. Gubhaabhulegenje kwa kwaakomela munshalabha.
40 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].
Ikabheje lyubha lya tatu a Nnungu gubhaayushiye na gubhailangwiye,
41 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).
nngabha kubhandu bhowe, ikabhe kubhene bhaagwilwenje na a Nnungu bhabhanganje bhaakong'ondela bhabho, yani uwe twaalile na nng'wa nabho bhakayusheje kukopoka kubhawilenje.
42 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].
Bhashikutulajila kulunguya Ngani ja Mmbone kubhandu bhowe na kukong'ondela kuti bhalabho ni bhaagwilwe na a Nnungu kubha bhaukumula bha bhakotonji na bhawilenje.
43 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.”
Ashinkulondola bhowe bha a Nnungu bhatashiyenje ga bhenebho kuti, kila mundu shabhakulupalile shaleshelelwe yambi yakwe yowe kwa lina lyabho.”
44 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.
A Petili bhakanabhe pumula kubheleketa, Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo gwabhatulushilenje bhowe bhapilikanishiyangaga gene malobhego.
45 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.
Bhaakulupalilanga bha Shiyaudi bhalongenenje na a Petili kukopoka ku Yapa gubhakanganigwenje, pabha a Nnungu bhashikwaagumbayanga upo ya Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo bhandunji bhangabha Bhayaudi.
46 [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.
Pabha bhashinkwaapilikananga bhalibheleketanga luga inape bhalikwaakuyanga a Nnungu. Penepo a Petili gubhashite,
47 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]”
“Abha bhandunjibha bhamposhelenje Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo malinga shitumposhele uwe. Bhuli, apali jojowe shakombole kwaibhililanga bhanabhatishwanje mmashi?”
48 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].
Bhai, gubhaamulishe bhabhatishwanje kwa lina lya a Yeshu Kilishitu. Gubhaajujilenje a Petili bhatame nabhonji mobha gashoko.
