Acts 1
1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
Tsala e e rategang e e ratang Modimo: mo lokwalong lwa me lwa ntlha, ke lo boleletse kaga botshelo le dithuto tsa ga Morena Jesu le ka fa a neng a boela legodimong ka teng fa a sena go fa barutwa ba gagwe ditaelo tse di tswang kwa Moweng O O Boitshepo.
2 until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
3 To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about God’s Kingdom.
Mo malatsing a le masome mane morago ga papolo ya gagwe, o ne a ntse a ipontsha barutwa ba gagwe a le mo sebopegong sa setho, gape a ba lemotsha ka ditsela tse dintsi gore ke ene tota yo ba mmonang. Mme mo dinakong tse o ne a buisanya le bone kaga Bogosi jwa Modimo.
4 Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.
Mo go nngwe ya diphuthego tse, o ne a ba bolelela gore ba seka ba tloga mo Jerusalema go fitlhelela Mowa O O Boitshepo o ba apesa e le go diragatsa tsholofetso ya ga Rara, puo e a neng a kile a buisanya le bone ka yone.
5 For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Mme a ba gakolola gore “Johane o kolobeditse ka metsi, mme jaanong lo tlaa kolobediwa ka Mowa O O Boitshepo mo malatsing a se kae a a tlang”.
6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”
Mme ka lobaka longwe fa a bonala kwa go bone, ba mmotsa ba re, “Morena a o ya go golola Iseraele [mo go Roma] jaanong o bo o re dira chaba e e gololesegileng?”
7 He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.
Mme a fetola a re, “Rara ke ene a rulaganyang dipaka tsa go nna jalo. Mme ga se ga lona gore lo itse kaga tsone.
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
Mme fa Mowa O O Boitshepo o sena go tla mo go lona, lo tlaa amogela nonofo ya go rera ka bothakga jo bogolo mo bathong ba Jerusalema le mo Judea yotlhe le mo Samarea, le kwa dikhutlong tsa lefatshe ka ga loso le tsogo ya me.”
9 When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Mme erile a sena go bua mafoko a, a tlhatlhogela kwa legodimong a nyelela mo lerung, a ba tlogela ba mo lebile ka kakabalo.
10 While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,
Fa ba sa ntse ba mo tsepegile matlho go mmona lwa bofelo, ka tshoganetso banna ba babedi ba apere dipurapura tse di tshweu ba bo ba eme fa thoko ga bone,
11 who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky, will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”
mme ba re, “Banna ba Galalea ke eng fa lo tsepegetse a matlho kwa legodimong ka kakabalo? Jesu o ile legodimong mme ka letsatsi lengwe o tlaa tla fela jaaka a ile!”
12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
Ba ne ba le kwa Thabeng Lotlhware fa se se diragala, jaanong ba boela kwa morago ba tsamaya sephatlo sa mmaele go boela kwa Jerusalema.
13 When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
Mme ba tshwara thapelo mo ntlwanenge e kwa godimo e ba neng ba nna mo go yone. A ke maina a ba ba neng ba le teng mo phuthegong ya thapelo. Petere, Johane, Jakobe Anderea, Filipo, Thomase, Baretholomea, Mathaio, Jakobe, le bomorwa rraagwe Jesu, ba le setlhophanyana le mmaagwe Jesu, ba ne ba le teng.
14 All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.
15 In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
Phuthego e ya thapelo e ne ya tswelela ka malatsi a le mantsi. Mme ya re ka nako eo, mo letsatsing leo fa go ne go na le batho ba ka nna lekgolo le masome a mabedi, Petere o ne a ema ka dinao mme a ba raya a re:
16 “Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.
“Bakaulengwe, go ne go tlhokega gore dikwalo di diragadiwe mabapi le Jutase yo o okileng Jesu ka go supegetsa bontsintsi jwa batho kwa a leng teng, gonne selo se, se sale se boletswe pele bogologolo ka Mowa O O Boitshepo o bua ka Kgosi Dafide.
17 For he was counted with us, and received his portion in this ministry.
“Jutase e ne e le mongwe wa rona a tlhophilwe go nna morutwa fela jaaka rona.
18 Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines gushed out.
O ne a reka setsha sa lefatshe ka madi a o a amogetseng ka go loga maano a boithamako mme a wela fa fatshe a phanyega ka bogare mme mala a gagwe a gorometsegela kwa ntle.
19 It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’
Dikgang tsa loso lwa gagwe di ne tsa anama ka bofefo mo bathong ba Jerusalema, jalo ba bitsa setsha seo Lefatshe la Madi!
20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell in it;’ and, ‘Let another take his office.’
“Polelelo-pele ya ga Kgosi Dafide ka ga se, e bonwa mo lokwalong lwa Dipesalema mo a reng, ‘A motse wa gagwe o senngwe o seka wa nnwa ke ope.’ Gape, ‘A tiro ya gagwe e neelwe o sele go e dira.’
21 “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
“Mme jaanong re tshwanetse go tlhopha mongwe yo o ka tsayang maemo a ga Jutase, le go re tlatsa re le basupi ba tsogo ya ga Jesu. A re tlhopheng mongwe yo o saleng a nna le rona go simolola fa re tsalana le Morena, go tloga ka nako e o neng a kolobediwa ke Johane go fitlhelela a tseelwa kwa legodimong.”
22 beginning from the baptism of John to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.
Phuthego e ne ya tlhopha maina a banna ba le babedi: Jusefa Justiso (yo gape a itsegeng ka leina la Barenabase) le Mathiase.
24 They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen
Jalo ba rapela gore ba tlhope monna yo o tshwanetseng, ba re, “O! Morena, o itse pelo nngwe le nngwe re bontshe gore ke ofe wa banna ba yo wena o mo kgethileng gore a nne moaposetoloi, yo o ileng kwa mannong a a mo tshwanetseng.”.
25 to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”
26 They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
Jalo ba laola ka bola mme ya re ba gasa bola jwa supa Mathiase, jalo a kgethwa go nna mongwe wa ba ba lesome le motso.
