Acts 13
1 Among the members of the Church at Antioch there were several Prophets and Teachers — Barnabas, Simeon who was known by the name of ‘Black’, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, foster-brother of Prince Herod, and Saul.
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.
2 While they were engaged in the worship of the Lord and were fasting, the Holy Spirit said: “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, for the work to which I have called them.”
Rĩrĩa mahooyaga Mwathani mehingĩte kũrĩa irio, Roho Mũtheru akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nyamũrĩrai Baranaba na Saũlũ nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũrĩa ndĩmetĩire.”
3 Accordingly, after fasting and prayer, they placed their hands on them and dismissed them.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio thuutha wa kwĩhinga kũrĩa irio na kũhooya Ngai, makĩmaigĩrĩra moko, na makĩmatũma mathiĩ.
4 Barnabas and Saul, sent on this mission, as they were, by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there sailed to Cyprus.
Andũ acio eerĩ, matũmĩtwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru, magĩthiĩ nginya Seleukia na makĩhaica marikabu makiuma kũu magĩthiĩ nginya Kuporo.
5 On reaching Salamis, they began to tell the Message of God in the Jewish Synagogues; and they had John with them as an assistant.
Rĩrĩa maakinyire Salamisi, makĩhunjia kiugo kĩa Ngai thunagogi-inĩ cia Ayahudi. Nake Johana aarĩ hamwe nao arĩ ta mũteithia wao.
6 After passing through the whole island, they reached Paphos, where they found an astrologer who pretended to be a Prophet — a Jew by birth, whose name was Barjoshua.
Magĩthiĩ matuĩkanĩirie gĩcigĩrĩra kĩu gĩothe nginya magĩkinya Pafo. Kũu magĩkora Mũyahudi warĩ mũragũri na mũnabii wa maheeni wetagwo Bari-Jesũ,
7 He was at the court of the Governor, Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence, who sent for Barnabas and Saul and asked to be told God’s Message.
nake aatungatagĩra barũthi ũrĩa wetagwo Serigio Paũlũ. Barũthi ũcio warĩ mũndũ mũũgĩ, agĩtũmanĩra Baranaba na Saũlũ tondũ nĩendaga kũigua kiugo kĩa Ngai.
8 But Elymas, the astrologer (for that is the meaning of the word), opposed them, eager to divert the Governor’s attention from the Faith.
No rĩrĩ, Elumo ũcio mũragũri (amu ũguo nĩguo rĩĩtwa rĩake riugĩte) akĩmakararia na akĩgeria kũgarũra barũthi ũcio nĩgeetha ndagetĩkie.
9 However, Saul (who is the same as Paul), full of the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him and said:
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Saũlũ, ũrĩa wetagwo na rĩĩtwa rĩngĩ Paũlũ aiyũrĩtwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru, agĩkũũrĩra Elumo maitho, akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ,
10 “You incarnation of deceit and all fraud! You son of the Devil! You opponent of all that is good! Will you never cease to divert ‘the straight paths of the Lord’? Listen!
“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?
11 The hand of the Lord is upon you even now, and you will be blind for a time and unable to see the sun.” Immediately a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went feeling about for some one to guide him.
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.
12 When the Governor saw what had happened, he became a believer in Christ, being greatly impressed by the teaching about the Lord.
Nake barũthi oona ũrĩa gwekĩka, agĩĩtĩkia, nĩgũkorwo nĩagegirio nĩ ũrutani ũcio ũkoniĩ Mwathani.
13 After this, Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
Paũlũ na andũ arĩa maarĩ nao, moima Pafo makĩhaica marikabu magĩthiĩ Periga kũu bũrũri wa Pamufilia, kũrĩa Johana aamatigire agĩcooka Jerusalemu.
14 The others went on from Perga and arrived at Antioch in Pisidia. There they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and took their seats.
Moima Periga, magĩthiĩ na mbere magĩkinya Antiokia ya bũrũri wa Pisidia. Na mũthenya wa Thabatũ magĩtoonya thunagogi magĩikara thĩ.
15 After the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the President of the Synagogue sent them this message — “Brothers, if you have any helpful words to address to the people, now is the time to speak.”
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.”
16 So Paul rose and, motioning with his hand, spoke as follows: “Men of Israel and all here who reverence God, hear what I have to say.
Paũlũ akĩrũgama, na aarĩkia kũmakiria na guoko akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya a Isiraeli o na inyuĩ andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ arĩa mũhooyaga Ngai, ta thikĩrĩriai!
17 The God of this people Israel chose our ancestors, and during their stay in Egypt increased the prosperity of the people, and then ‘with uplifted arm brought them out from that land.’
Ngai wa andũ a Isiraeli nĩathuurire maithe maitũ; agĩtũma andũ acio matheereme hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maatũũraga Misiri, na akĩmaruta bũrũri ũcio na hinya mũnene,
18 For about forty years ‘he bore with them in the Desert’;
nĩakirĩrĩirie mĩtugo yao ihinda rĩa ta mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna marĩ werũ-inĩ,
19 then, after destroying seven heathen nations in Canaan, he allotted their land to this people —
akĩniina ndũrĩrĩ mũgwanja kũu Kaanani naguo bũrũri wacio akĩũhe andũ aake ũtuĩke igai rĩao.
20 For about four hundred and fifty years. In later times he gave them Judges, of whom the Prophet Samuel was the last.
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.
21 And, when they demanded a king, God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ makiuga maheo mũthamaki, nake Ngai akĩmahe Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu, wa mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini, nake agĩathana mĩaka mĩrongo ĩna.
22 After removing him, he raised David to the throne, and bore this testimony to him — ‘In David, the son of Jesse, I have found a man after my own heart, who will carry out all my purposes.’
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.’
23 It was from this man’s descendants that God, in accordance with his promise, gave Israel a Saviour — Jesus;
“Kuuma rũciaro-inĩ rwa mũndũ ũyũ, Ngai nĩareheire andũ a Isiraeli Mũhonokia, na nĩwe Jesũ, o ta ũrĩa eeranĩire.
24 John having first proclaimed, before the appearance of Jesus, a baptism upon repentance for all the people of Israel.
Jesũ atanooka, Johana nĩahunjagĩria andũ othe a Isiraeli ũhoro wa kwĩrira mehia na ũhoro wa kũbatithio.
25 As John was drawing towards the end of his career, he said what do you suppose that I am? I am not the Christ. But there is “One Coming” after me, whose very sandal I am not worthy to untie.’
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.’
26 Brothers, descendants of Abraham, and all those among you who reverence God, it was to us that the Message of this Salvation was sent.
“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.
27 The people of Jerusalem and their leading men, failing to recognise Jesus, and not understanding the utterances of the Prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.
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.
28 They found no ground at all for putting him to death, and yet demanded his execution from Pilate;
O na gũtuĩka mationire gĩtũmi kĩiganu gĩa gũtũma ooragwo, nĩmathaithire Pilato aathane ooragwo.
29 and, after carrying out everything written about him, they took Jesus down from the cross, and laid him in a tomb.
Na maarĩkia kũhingia maũndũ mothe marĩa maandĩkĩtwo ũhoro wake, makĩmũcurũria kuuma mũtĩ-igũrũ, makĩmũiga mbĩrĩra.
30 But God raised him from the dead;
No rĩrĩ, Ngai nĩamũriũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ,
31 and he appeared for many days to those who had gone up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and who are now witnesses for him to the people.
na kwa ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mĩingĩ nĩonirwo nĩ andũ arĩa moimĩte nao Galili, magathiĩ Jerusalemu. Na rĩu acio nĩo aira aake kũrĩ andũ aitũ.
32 We also have good news to tell you, about the promise made to our ancestors —
“Tũramwĩra ũhoro mwega: Ũhoro ũrĩa Ngai eerĩire maithe maitũ,
33 That our children have had this promise completely fulfilled to them by God, by his raising Jesus. That is just what is said in the second Psalm — ‘Thou art my Son; this day I have become thy Father.’
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.’
34 As to his raising Jesus from the dead, never again to return to corruption, this is what is said — ‘I will give to you the sacred promises made to David;’
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.’
35 And, therefore, in another Psalm it is said — ‘Thou wilt not give up the Holy One to undergo corruption.’
Ũndũ ũcio nĩwarĩtio handũ hangĩ atĩrĩ: “‘Wee ndũkareka ũrĩa waku Mũtheru abuthe.’
36 David, after obediently doing God’s will in his own time, ‘fell asleep and was laid by the side of his ancestors, and did undergo corruption;
“Nĩgũkorwo rĩrĩa Daudi aarĩkirie gũtungatĩra Ngai rũciaro-inĩ rwake, nĩakuire; agĩthikwo hamwe na maithe make naguo mwĩrĩ wake ũkĩbutha.
37 but Jesus, whom God raised from the dead, did not undergo corruption.
No ũrĩa Ngai aariũkirie kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ ndaabuthire.
38 I would, therefore, have you know, brothers, that through Jesus forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you,
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ a Ithe witũ, ngwenda mũmenye atĩ ũhoro wa kũrekerwo kwa mehia nĩũhunjĩtio kũrĩ inyuĩ na ũndũ wa Jesũ.
39 and that, in union with him, every one who believes in him is absolved from every sin from which under the Law of Moses you could not be absolved.
Na mũndũ wothe ũmwĩtĩkĩtie nĩatuuagwo mũthingu maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa watho wa Musa ũtangĩamũtuire mũthingu.
40 Beware, therefore, that what is said in the Prophets does not come true of you —
Mwĩmenyererei, nĩgeetha ũhoro ũrĩa anabii maaririe ndũkanamũkore, rĩrĩa moigire atĩrĩ:
41 ‘Look, you despisers, and wonder, and perish; For I am doing a deed in your days — A deed which, though told you in full, you will never believe’.”
“‘Ta rorai, inyuĩ anyũrũrania, gegaai na mũthire, nĩgũkorwo nĩngwĩka ũndũ matukũ-inĩ manyu, ũrĩa mũtangĩtĩkia, o na mũngĩĩrwo nĩ mũndũ.’”
42 As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the Synagogue, the people begged for a repetition of this teaching on the next Sabbath.
Rĩrĩa Paũlũ na Baranaba moimaga thunagogi, andũ makĩmeera moke mũthenya ũrĩa warũmĩrĩire wa Thabatũ nĩguo mathiĩ na mbere kwaria ũhoro ũcio.
43 After the congregation had dispersed, many of the Jews, and of the converts who joined in their worship, followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue to rely upon the loving-kindness of God.
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.
44 On the following Sabbath, almost all the city gathered to hear God’s Message.
Mũthenya ũcio ũngĩ warũmĩrĩire wa Thabatũ, hakuhĩ andũ othe a itũũra rĩu inene magĩũka kũigua kiugo kĩa Mwathani.
45 But the sight of the crowds of people filled the minds of the Jews with jealousy, and they kept contradicting Paul’s statements in violent language.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ayahudi moonire kĩrĩndĩ kĩu, makĩnyiitwo nĩ ũiru na makĩaria ciugo njũru cia gũũkĩrĩra ũrĩa Paũlũ oigaga.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly, and said: “It was necessary that the Message of God should be told to you first; but, since you reject it and reckon yourselves not worthy of the Immortal Life — we turn to the Gentiles! (aiōnios g166)
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)
47 For this is the Lord’s command to us — ‘I have destined thee for a Light to the Gentiles, A means of Salvation to the ends of the earth’.”
Nĩgũkorwo Mwathani atwathĩte agatwĩra atĩrĩ: “‘Nĩndĩmũtuĩte ũtheri wa gũtherera andũ-a-Ndũrĩrĩ, nĩguo mũtware ũhoro wa ũhonokio nginya ituri-inĩ cia thĩ.’”
48 On hearing this, the Gentiles were glad and extolled God’s Message; and all those who had been enrolled for Immortal Life became believers in Christ; (aiōnios g166)
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)
49 and the Lord’s Message was carried throughout that district.
Nakĩo kiugo kĩa Mwathani gĩkĩhunja kũndũ guothe kũu bũrũri-inĩ.
50 But the Jews incited the women of position who worshiped with them, and the leading men of the town, and started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their neighbourhood.
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.
51 They, however, shook the dust off their feet in protest,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩribariba rũkũngũ kuuma magũrũ mao kuonania, atĩ nĩmatigana nao na magĩthiĩ Ikonia.
52 and went to Iconium, leaving the disciples full of joy and of the Holy Spirit.
Nao arutwo makĩiyũrwo ni gĩkeno, na makĩiyũrwo nĩ Roho Mũtheru.
