ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 1
1 Ꭷ ᏗᎣᏈᎵ, ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏣᏉᏪᎳᏅᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏕᏲᏅᎢ,
The first account which I drew up, Theophilus, dealt with all that Jesus did and taught from the very first,
2 ᎬᏂ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏓᏅ, ᎦᏳᎳ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏩᏔᏅᎯ ᏧᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏎ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏑᏰᏛ.
down to that day on which he was taken up to Heaven, after he had, by the help of the Holy Spirit, given instructions 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.
With abundant proofs, he showed himself to them, still living, after his death; appearing to them from time to time during forty days, and speaking of all that related to the Kingdom of God.
4 ᏚᏂᎳᏫᏨᏃ ᏚᏁᏤᎴ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎤᏂᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏂᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏱᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏚᎢᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏍᎩᏯᏛᎦᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, [ ᏚᏬᏎᎴᎢ.]
And once, when he had gathered them together, he charged them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the fulfilment of the Father’s promise — “that promise,” he said, “of which you have heard me speak;
5 ᏣᏂᏰᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᎹ ᏓᏓᏬᏍᏗᏍᎬᎩ; ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏙᏓᏰᏣᏬᏍᏔᏂ ᎢᎸᏍᎩᏉ ᎢᏳᏒᎯ.
for, while John baptized with water, you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit before many days have passed.”
6 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏟᏌᏅ ᎬᏩᏛᏛᏁᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎿᎭᏉᏍᎪ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎪᏢᏒ ᏙᏛᎯᏁᎵ ᎢᏏᎵ?
So, when the Apostles had met together, they asked Jesus this question — “Master, is this the time when you intend to re-establish the Kingdom for Israel?”
7 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᏩᏅ.
His answer was: “It is not for you to know times or hours, for the Father has reserved these for his own decision;
8 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏓᏰᏣᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏔᏂ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎢᏥᎷᏤᎸᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏍᎩᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᎡᎶᎯ.
but you shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit shall have descended upon you, and shall be witnesses for me not only in Jerusalem, but throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
9 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏒ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᎤᎾᎦᏙᏍᏕ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏓᏁᎢ, ᎤᎶᎩᎸᏃ ᏭᏕᎵᏤ ᏓᏂᎧᏅᎢ.
No sooner had Jesus said this than he was caught up before their eyes, and a cloud received him from their sight.
10 ᎠᏏᏉᏃ ᏭᎶᏒ ᎤᏯᏅᏒᎯ ᏫᏓᏂᎧᏁ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ, ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏧᏁᎬ ᏧᎾᏄᏫ ᎤᎶᏗᏢ ᏚᎾᎴᏂᎴᎢ;
While they were still gazing up into the heavens, as he went, suddenly two men, clothed in white, 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 said: “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking up into the heavens? This very Jesus, who has been taken from you into the heavens, will come in the very way in which you have seen him go into the heavens.”
12 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏫᎤᏂᎶᏎᎢ ᎣᎵᏩ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎤᏌᎯᎸ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏎᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎾᎥ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎢᎦ ᎡᏅᏍᏗ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏥᎩ.
Then the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is about three quarters of a mile from the city.
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 reached Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room, where they were staying. There were there Peter, John, James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
14 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎾᏂᏲᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎠᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏔᏲᎯᎮᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᎺᎵ ᏥᏌ ᎤᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ.
They all united in devoting themselves to Prayer, and so did some women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.
15 ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᏈᏓ ᎤᎴᏁ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎠᏂᏅ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᎠᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏔᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ;
About this time, at a meeting of the Brethren, when there were about a hundred and twenty present, Peter rose to speak.
16 ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᏓᏓᏅᏟ, ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎸ ᎠᏎ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᏫ ᎠᎰᎵ ᏧᏩᏔᏁ ᏧᏁᏤ ᏧᏓᏏ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏘᏂᏙᎸᎯ ᏥᏌ ᏥᎬᏩᏂᏱᏍᎬᎩ;
“Brothers,” he said, “it was necessary that the prediction of Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit made by the lips of David about Judas, who acted as guide to the men that arrested Jesus,
17 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎠᏴ ᎡᎦᎵᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᎳᏗᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
for he was one of our number and had his part allotted him in this work of ours.”
18 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ ᏧᎬᏩᎳᏅᎯ ᏥᎤᏩᎯᏍᏔᏁ ᏠᎨᏏ, ᎤᏙᎠᏒᏃ ᏧᏣᎷᏘᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᎵᎩᏏ ᏥᏚᏄᎪᏤᎢ.
(This man had bought a piece of land with the price of his treachery; and, falling heavily, his body had burst open, and all his bowels protruded.
19 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᏠᎨᏏ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦᏯ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏎᎵᏓᎹ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎬᏱ ᎦᏛᎦ.
This became known to every one living in Jerusalem, so that the field came to be called, in their language, ‘Akeldama,’ which means the ‘Field of Blood.’)
20 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ, “ᎦᏁᎸᎢ ᏅᏔ ᏫᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎾᎿᎭᏳᏁᎳᏕᏍᏗ;” ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏅ, “ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᏩᎩᏍᏓ.”
“For in the Book of Psalms,” Peter continued, “it is said — ‘Let his dwelling become desolate, And let no one live in it’; and also — ‘His office let another take.’
21 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᎨᏙᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎢᎨᎳᏗᏙᎸᎢ,
Therefore, from among the men who have been with us all the time that Jesus, our Master, 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.
From his baptism by John down to that day on which he was taken from us — some one must be found to join us as a witness of his resurrection.”
23 ᎠᏂᏔᎵᏃ ᏚᏂᎧᏁᎢ, ᏦᏩ ᏆᏏᏆ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ, ᏣᏍᏓ ᏣᎪᏎᎰᎢ, ᎹᏓᏯᏃ.
So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias;
24 ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏁᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏎᎢ; ᏂᎯ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᏧᏂᎾᏫ ᏘᎦᏔᎯ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏅᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᏯᏑᏰᏒᎢ,
and they offered this prayer — “O Lord, who reads all hearts, show which of these two men you have chosen
25 ᎤᏪᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᏏ ᏥᏚᏲᏒᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᏭᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
To take the place in this apostolic work, which Judas has abandoned, to go to his proper place.”
26 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᎾᏎᏒᎮᎢ; ᎹᏓᏯᏃ ᎠᎦᏑᏰᏎᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᎳᏕ ᏌᏚ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬᎢ.
Then they drew lots between them; and, the lot having fallen on Matthias, he was added to the number of the eleven Apostles.
