Atũmwo 13
1 Na rĩrĩ, kanitha-inĩ wa Antiokia nĩ kwarĩ na anabii na arutani: nao nĩo Baranaba, na Simeoni ũrĩa wetagwo na rĩĩtwa rĩngĩ Nigeri, na Lukio ũrĩa woimĩte Kurene, na Manaeni (ũrĩa wareranĩirio na Herode ũrĩa mũthamaki), o na Saũlũ.
Now there were in Antioch, distributed through the existing assembly, —prophets and teachers: both Barnabas and Symeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen also, Herod the tetrarch’s foster-brother, and Saul.
2 Rĩrĩa mahooyaga Mwathani mehingĩte kũrĩa irio, Roho Mũtheru akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nyamũrĩrai Baranaba na Saũlũ nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũrĩa ndĩmetĩire.”
And, as they were publicly ministering unto the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said—Separate forthwith unto me, Barnabas and Saul, unto the work whereunto I have called them.
3 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thuutha wa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio na kũhooya Ngai, makĩmaigĩrĩra moko, na makĩmatũma mathiĩ.
Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands upon them, they sent them away.
4 Andũ acio eerĩ, matũmĩtwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru, magĩthiĩ nginya Seleukia na makĩhaica marikabu makiuma kũu magĩthiĩ nginya Kuporo.
They, therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down unto Seleucia, and, from thence, sailed away unto Cyprus;
5 Rĩrĩa maakinyire Salamisi, makĩhunjia kiugo kĩa Ngai thunagogi-inĩ cia Ayahudi. Nake Johana aarĩ hamwe nao arĩ ta mũteithia wao.
And, coming to be in Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; —and they had, John also, as an attendant.
6 Magĩthiĩ matuĩkanĩirie gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu gĩothe nginya magĩkinya Pafo. Kũu magĩkora Mũyahudi warĩ mũragũri na mũnabii wa maheeni wetagwo Bari-Jesũ,
And, passing through the whole island, as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a false-prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus;
7 nake aatungatagĩra barũthi ũrĩa wetagwo Serigio Paũlũ. Barũthi ũcio warĩ mũndũ mũũgĩ, agĩtũmanĩra Baranaba na Saũlũ tondũ nĩendaga kũigua kiugo kĩa Ngai.
Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The same, calling for Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God.
8 No rĩrĩ, Elumo ũcio mũragũri (amu ũguo nĩguo rĩĩtwa rĩake riugĩte) akĩmakararia na akĩgeria kũgarũra barũthi ũcio nĩgeetha ndagetĩkie.
But Elymas the magician, —for so, when translated, is his name, —withstood them; seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.
9 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ, ũrĩa wetagwo na rĩĩtwa rĩngĩ Paũlũ aiyũrĩtwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru, agĩkũũrĩra Elumo maitho, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
But Saul, who is also Paul, filled with Holy Spirit, looking steadfastly at him,
10 “Wee ũrĩ mwana wa mũcukani na ũrĩ thũ ya maũndũ marĩa mothe mega! Ũiyũrĩtwo nĩ mĩthemba yothe ya maheeni na waara. Ndũrĩ hĩndĩ ũgaatiga kuogomia njĩra iria ciagĩrĩire cia Mwathani?
Said—O full of all guile, and all recklessness! Son of an adversary! Enemy of all righteousness!—Wilt thou not cease to pervert the straight ways of the Lord?
11 Na rĩrĩ, guoko kwa Mwathani nĩgũgũũkĩrĩire. Nĩũgũtuĩka mũtumumu na kwa ihinda ndũgũkorwo ũkĩona ũtheri wa riũa.” O hĩndĩ ĩyo akĩona marundurundu, na akĩgĩĩo nĩ nduma, akĩambĩrĩria kũhambahambata, agĩcaragia mũndũ wa kũmũnyiita guoko amũtongorie.
Now, therefore, lo! the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun, until a fitting time. And, instantly, there fell upon him a mist and darkness; and, going about, he was seeking such as might lead him by the hand.
12 Nake barũthi oona ũrĩa gwekĩka, agĩĩtĩkia, nĩgũkorwo nĩagegirio nĩ ũrutani ũcio ũkoniĩ Mwathani.
Then, the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
13 Paũlũ na andũ arĩa maarĩ nao, moima Pafo makĩhaica marikabu magĩthiĩ Periga kũu bũrũri wa Pamufilia, kũrĩa Johana aamatigire agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
And, setting sail from Paphos, Paul’s company came into Perga of Pamphylia; but, John, withdrawing from them, returned unto Jerusalem.
14 Moima Periga, magĩthiĩ na mbere magĩkinya Antiokia ya bũrũri wa Pisidia. Na mũthenya wa Thabatũ magĩtoonya thunagogi magĩikara thĩ.
They, however, passing through from Perga, arrived at Antioch of Pisidia; and, going into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, sat down.
15 Thuutha wa gũthomwo kwa Maandĩko ma Watho na ma Anabii, anene a thunagogi makĩmatũmanĩra makĩmeera atĩrĩ; “Ariũ a Ithe witũ, angĩkorwo mũrĩ na ũhoro wa kũũmĩrĩria andũ-rĩ, maarĩriei.”
And, after the reading of the law and the prophets, the synagogue-rulers sent unto them, saying—Brethren! if there is in you a word of exhortation unto the people, say on.
16 Paũlũ akĩrũgama, na aarĩkia kũmakiria na guoko akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya a Isiraeli o na inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ arĩa mũhooyaga Ngai, ta thikĩrĩriai!
And Paul, standing up, and making a sign with his hand, said—Ye men of Israel! and such as revere God! hearken: —
17 Ngai wa andũ a Isiraeli nĩathuurire maithe maitũ; agĩtũma andũ acio matheereme hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maatũũraga Misiri, na akĩmaruta bũrũri ũcio na hinya mũnene,
The God of this people Israel, chose our fathers, and, the people, he exalted, by their sojourn in the land of Egypt, —and, with a high arm, brought he them out of it;
18 nĩakirĩrĩirie mĩtugo yao ihinda rĩa ta mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna marĩ werũ-inĩ,
And, for the time of about forty years, bare with their manners in the desert;
19 akĩniina ndũrĩrĩ mũgwanja kũu Kaanani naguo bũrũri wacio akĩũhe andũ aake ũtuĩke igai rĩao.
And, overthrowing seven nations in the land of Canaan, gave them their land as an inheritance—about four hundred and fifty years.
20 Ũhoro ũcio wothe wekĩkire ihinda-inĩ rĩa ta mĩaka magana mana ma mĩrongo ĩtano. “Thuutha wa ũguo, Ngai akĩmahe atiirĩrĩri bũrũri o nginya hĩndĩ ya Samũeli ũrĩa warĩ mũnabii.
And, after these things, he gave them judges, until Samuel the prophet.
21 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ makiuga maheo mũthamaki, nake Ngai akĩmahe Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu, wa mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini, nake agĩathana mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna.
And, from that time, they asked for themselves a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years;
22 Thuutha wa kweheria Saũlũ, agĩtua Daudi mũthamaki wao. Akĩruta ũira ũmũkoniĩ, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Nĩnyonete Daudi mũrũ wa Jesii arĩ mũndũ ũkenagia ngoro yakwa; we nĩarĩĩkaga ũrĩa wothe ngwenda eke.’
And, setting him aside, raised up, David, unto them for king, —of whom he also said, bearing witness—I have found David, the son of Jesse, —[a man] according to my heart, who will do all my will.
23 “Kuuma rũciaro-inĩ rwa mũndũ ũyũ, Ngai nĩareheire andũ a Isiraeli Mũhonokia, na nĩwe Jesũ, o ta ũrĩa eeranĩire.
From this man’s seed, hath God, according to promise, brought unto Israel, a saviour—Jesus:
24 Jesũ atanooka, Johana nĩahunjagĩria andũ othe a Isiraeli ũhoro wa kwĩrira mehia na ũhoro wa kũbatithio.
John, beforehand proclaiming, before the face of his coming in, an immersion of repentance, unto all the people of Israel.
25 Na rĩrĩa Johana aarĩkagia wĩra wake nĩoririe atĩrĩ: ‘Mwĩciiragia niĩ nĩ niĩ ũũ? Niĩ ti niĩ we. Aca niĩ ti niĩ, nowe nĩegũũka thuutha wakwa, o we ũrĩa niĩ itagĩrĩirwo kuohora ndigi cia iraatũ ciake.’
And, as John was fulfilling his course, he was saying—Whom are ye supposing that I am? I, am not he! But lo! there cometh, after me, one of whom I am not worthy, the sandals of his feet, to loosen.
26 “Ariũ a Ithe witũ, o inyuĩ ciana cia Iburahĩmu, o na inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ arĩa mwĩtigĩrĩte Ngai, ũhoro ũyũ wa ũhonokio nĩ ithuĩ tũtũmĩirwo.
Brethren! sons of the race of Abraham, and those who among you revere God, —unto you, hath this word of salvation been sent forth.
27 Andũ a Jerusalemu na anene ao matiakũũranire Jesũ, no nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa maamũtuĩrĩire ciira, makĩhingia ciugo cia anabii iria ithomagwo o mũthenya wa Thabatũ.
For, they who were dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not recognising him, have, by judging him, fulfilled, the very voices of the prophets which every sabbath are being read;
28 O na gũtuĩka mationire gĩtũmi kĩiganu gĩa gũtũma ooragwo, nĩmathaithire Pilato aathane ooragwo.
And, though no single cause of death they found, yet claimed they of Pilate that he should be slain.
29 Na maarĩkia kũhingia maũndũ mothe marĩa maandĩkĩtwo ũhoro wake, makĩmũcurũria kuuma mũtĩ-igũrũ, makĩmũiga mbĩrĩra.
And, when they had finished all those things which, concerning him, had been written, taking him down from the tree, they put him in a tomb.
30 No rĩrĩ, Ngai nĩamũriũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ,
But, God, raised him from among the dead:
31 na kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩingĩ nĩonirwo nĩ andũ arĩa moimĩte nao Galili, magathiĩ Jerusalemu. Na rĩu acio nĩo aira aake kũrĩ andũ aitũ.
Who appeared, during many days, unto them who had come up with him from Galilee unto Jerusalem; who, indeed, [now] are his witnesses unto the people.
32 “Tũramwĩra ũhoro mwega: Ũhoro ũrĩa Ngai eerĩire maithe maitũ,
We, therefore, unto you, bring the good news, as to the promise which, unto our fathers, was made, —
33 nĩatũhingĩirie ithuĩ ciana ciao, na ũndũ wa kũriũkia Jesũ. O ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo thĩinĩ wa Thaburi ya keerĩ atĩrĩ: “‘Wee ũrĩ Mũrũ wakwa; ũmũthĩ nĩndatuĩka Thoguo.’
That God hath fulfilled, the same, for our children, by raising up Jesus: as also, in the second psalm, it is written—My son, art, thou: I, this day, have begotten thee.
34 Naguo ũhoro wa ma wa atĩ Ngai nĩamũriũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ nĩguo ndakabuthe-rĩ, nĩ warĩtio na ciugo ici: “‘Nĩngakũhe irathimo iria theru na iria itarĩ hĩndĩ ingĩaga iria cierĩirwo Daudi.’
And, in that he raised him from among the dead, no more destined to return unto corruption, on this wise hath he spoken—I will give unto you the faithful lovingkindnesses of David.
35 Ũndũ ũcio nĩwarĩtio handũ hangĩ atĩrĩ: “‘Wee ndũkareka ũrĩa waku Mũtheru abuthe.’
Wherefore also, in a different [place], he saith—Thou wilt not give thy man of lovingkindness to see corruption.
36 “Nĩgũkorwo rĩrĩa Daudi aarĩkirie gũtungatĩra Ngai rũciaro-inĩ rwake, nĩakuire; agĩthikwo hamwe na maithe make naguo mwĩrĩ wake ũkĩbutha.
For, David, indeed, unto his own generation having done service, by the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was added unto fathers, and saw corruption;
37 No ũrĩa Ngai aariũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ ndaabuthire.
But, he whom God hath raised, did not see corruption.
38 “Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ a Ithe witũ, ngwenda mũmenye atĩ ũhoro wa kũrekerwo kwa mehia nĩũhunjĩtio kũrĩ inyuĩ na ũndũ wa Jesũ.
Be it known unto you, therefore, brethren, —that, through this man, unto you, remission of sins is declared;
39 Na mũndũ wothe ũmwĩtĩkĩtie nĩatuuagwo mũthingu maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa watho wa Musa ũtangĩamũtuire mũthingu.
And, from all things from which ye could not, by the law of Moses, be justified, by this man, everyone that believeth, is justified.
40 Mwĩmenyererei, nĩgeetha ũhoro ũrĩa anabii maaririe ndũkanamũkore, rĩrĩa moigire atĩrĩ:
Be taking heed, therefore, lest that come upon you which hath been spoken in the prophets—
41 “‘Ta rorai, inyuĩ anyũrũrania, gegaai na mũthire, nĩgũkorwo nĩngwĩka ũndũ matukũ-inĩ manyu, ũrĩa mũtangĩtĩkia, o na mũngĩĩrwo nĩ mũndũ.’”
See, ye despisers, and marvel, and disappear: in that, a work, am, I, working in your days, —a work, which in nowise will ye believe, though one relate it in full unto you.
42 Rĩrĩa Paũlũ na Baranaba moimaga thunagogi, andũ makĩmeera moke mũthenya ũrĩa warũmĩrĩire wa Thabatũ nĩguo mathiĩ na mbere kwaria ũhoro ũcio.
And, as they were going out, they kept on beseeching that, on the ensuing sabbath, might be spoken unto them these things.
43 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũcemanio wathirire, Ayahudi aingĩ na andũ arĩa meegarũrĩte magatuĩka Ayahudi makĩrũmĩrĩra Paũlũ na Baranaba, nao makĩmaarĩria na makĩmaringĩrĩria mathiĩ na mbere gũikara wega-inĩ wa Ngai.
And, when the congregation was broken up, there followed many of the Jews, and of the devout proselytes, with Paul and Barnabas; who, indeed, in speaking unto them, went on persuading them to abide in the favour of God.
44 Mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire wa Thabatũ, hakuhĩ andũ othe a itũũra rĩu inene magĩũka kũigua kiugo kĩa Mwathani.
And, on the coming sabbath, almost all the city, was gathered together, to hear the word of God.
45 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ayahudi moonire kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, makĩnyiitwo nĩ ũiru na makĩaria ciugo njũru cia gũũkĩrĩra ũrĩa Paũlũ oigaga.
But, the Jews, seeing, the multitudes, were filled with jealousy, —and began speaking against the things which, by Paul, were being spoken, defaming them.
46 Nao Paũlũ na Baranaba makĩmacookeria marĩ na ũcamba makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “No nginya tũngĩrambire kũheana kiugo kĩa Ngai kũrĩ inyuĩ. No rĩrĩ, kuona nĩmũraũrega na mũgetuĩra atĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩ muoyo wa tene na tene-rĩ, rĩu nĩtũkũgarũrũka tũthiĩ kũrĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ. (aiōnios g166)
And Paul and Barnabas, speaking boldly, said—Unto you, was it necessary, that the word of God should first be spoken: seeing ye are thrusting it from you, and, unworthy, are judging yourselves of the age-abiding life, lo! we turn unto the nations; (aiōnios g166)
47 Nĩgũkorwo Mwathani atwathĩte agatwĩra atĩrĩ: “‘Nĩndĩmũtuĩte ũtheri wa gũtherera andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, nĩguo mũtware ũhoro wa ũhonokio nginya ituri-inĩ cia thĩ.’”
For so hath the Lord commanded us—I have set thee for a light of nations, that thou mayest be for salvation unto the end of the earth.
48 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ maaiguire ũguo magĩkena na magĩtĩĩa kiugo kĩa Mwathani, nao andũ arĩa othe maathĩrĩirio muoyo-inĩ wa tene na tene magĩĩtĩkia. (aiōnios g166)
And they of the nations, hearing [this], began to rejoice, and to be glorifying God, and they believed—as many as had become disposed for life age-abiding. (aiōnios g166)
49 Nakĩo kiugo kĩa Mwathani gĩkĩhunja kũndũ guothe kũu bũrũri-inĩ.
And the word of the Lord went on to be carried through the whole country.
50 No Ayahudi magĩakĩrĩria atumia arĩa meyamũrĩire Ngai na maarĩ igweta, o na anene a itũũra inene. Makĩrutithia ngũĩ ya gũũkĩrĩra Paũlũ na Baranaba nĩguo manyariirwo, na makĩmaingata moime bũrũri-inĩ wao.
But, the Jews, urged on the devout women of the higher class, and the chief men of the city, and roused up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, —and thrust them out from their bounds.
51 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩribariba rũkũngũ kuuma magũrũ mao kuonania, atĩ nĩmatigana nao na magĩthiĩ Ikonia.
But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came into Iconium.
52 Nao arutwo makĩiyũrwo ni gĩkeno, na makĩiyũrwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru.
And, the disciples, were filled with joy, and with Holy Spirit.
