Matendo 10
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja huko Kaisarea aitwaye Kornelio, Jemadari wa kikosi kimoja kiitwacho “Kikosi cha Italia.”
1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
2Alikuwa mtu mwema; naye pamoja na jamaa yake yote walimcha Mungu; alikuwa anafanya mengi kusaidia maskini wa Kiyahudi na alikuwa anasali daima.
2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
3Yapata saa tisa mchana, aliona dhahiri katika maono malaika wa Mungu akiingia ndani na kumwambia, “Kornelio!”
3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4Kornelio alimkodolea macho huyo malaika kwa hofu, akamwambia, “Kuna nini Mheshimiwa?” Huyo malaika akamwambia, “Mungu amezipokea sala na sadaka zako kwa maskini.
4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
5Sasa, watume watu Yopa wakamwite mtu mmoja aitwaye Simoni, kwa jina lingine Petro.
5Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
6Yeye yumo nyumbani kwa Simoni mtengenezaji wa ngozi ambaye nyumba yake iko karibu na bahari.”
6He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7Huyo malaika aliyesema hayo alipokwisha kwenda zake, Kornelio aliwaita watumishi wawili wa nyumbani na mmoja wa askari zake ambaye alikuwa mcha Mungu,
7When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.
8akawaeleza yote yaliyotukia, akawatuma Yopa.
8He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
9Kesho yake, hao watu watatu wakiwa bado safarini, lakini karibu kufika Yopa, Petro alipanda juu ya paa la nyumba yapata saa sita mchana ili kusali.
9The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
10Aliona njaa, akatamani kupata chakula. Chakula kilipokuwa kinatayarishwa, alipatwa na usingizi mzito akaona maono.
10He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
11Aliona mbingu zimefunguliwa na kitu kama shuka kubwa inateremshwa chini ikiwa imeshikwa pembe zake nne.
11He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
12Ndani ya shuka hiyo kulikuwa na kila aina ya wanyama: wanyama wenye miguu minne, wanyama watambaao na ndege wa angani.
12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
13Akasikia sauti ikimwambia: “Petro, amka uchinje, ule!”
13Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”
14Petro akajibu, “La, Bwana; mimi sijaonja kamwe chochote ambacho ni najisi au kichafu.”
14“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
15Ile sauti ikasikika tena ikimwambia: “Usiviite najisi vitu ambavyo Mungu amevitakasa!”
15The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
16Jambo hili lilifanyika mara tatu, kisha ile shuka ikarudishwa juu mbinguni.
16This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
17Petro alipokuwa bado anashangaa juu ya maana ya hilo maono alilokuwa ameliona, wale watu waliotumwa na Kornelio, baada ya kuigundua nyumba ya Simoni, walifika mlangoni,
17While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
18Wakaita kwa sauti: “Je, kuna mgeni humu aitwaye Simoni Petro?”
18They called out to ask if Simon called Peter was staying there.
19Petro alikuwa bado anajaribu kuelewa lile maono, na hapo Roho akamwambia, “Sikiliza! kuna watu watatu hapa, wanakutafuta.
19As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
20Shuka upesi na wala usisite kwenda pamoja nao kwa maana ni mimi niliyewatuma.”
20So get up! Go downstairs and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21Basi, Petro akateremka chini, akawaambia hao watu, “Mimi ndiye mnayemtafuta. Kwa nini mmekuja?”
21So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22Wao wakamjibu, “Jemadari Kornelio ambaye ni mtu mwema, mcha Mungu na mwenye kuheshimika mbele ya Wayahudi wote ametutuma. Aliambiwa na malaika mtakatifu akualike nyumbani kwake ili asikilize chochote ulicho nacho cha kusema.”
22“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
23Petro akawaalika ndani, akawapa mahali pa kulala usiku ule. Kesho yake, Petro alianza safari pamoja nao, na baadhi ya ndugu wa huko Yopa walifuatana naye.
23So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
24Siku ya pili yake, walifika Kaisarea na huko Kornelio alikuwa anawangojea pamoja na jamaa na marafiki aliokuwa amewaalika.
24The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
25Petro alipokuwa anaingia, Kornelio alitoka nje kumlaki, akapiga magoti mbele yake na kuinama chini kabisa.
25As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him.
26Lakini Petro alimwinua, akamwambia, “Simama, kwa maana mimi ni binadamu tu.”
26But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”
27Petro aliendelea kuongea na Kornelio wakiwa wanaingia nyumbani ambamo aliwakuta watu wengi wamekusanyika.
27As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.
28Petro akawaambia, “Ninyi wenyewe mnajua kwamba Myahudi yeyote amekatazwa na Sheria yake ya dini kushirikiana na watu wa mataifa mengine. Lakini Mungu amenijulisha nisimfikirie mtu yeyote kuwa najisi au mchafu.
28He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
29Kwa sababu hiyo, mliponiita nimekuja bila kusita. Basi, nawaulizeni: kwa nini mmeniita?”
29So when I was invited, I came without objection. I ask, then, why have you sent for me?”
30Kornelio akasema, “Siku tatu zilizopita saa kama hii, saa tisa alasiri, nilikuwa nikisali chumbani mwangu. Ghafla, mtu aliyekuwa amevaa mavazi yenye kun'gaa alisimama mbele yangu,
30Cornelius answered: “Four days ago I was in my house praying at this, the ninth hour. Suddenly a man in radiant clothing stood before me
31akasema: Kornelio! Sala yako na sadaka zako kwa maskini vimekubaliwa na Mungu.
31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
32Mtume mtu Yopa akamwite mtu mmoja aitwaye Simoni, kwa jina lingine Petroi; yuko nyumbani kwa Simoni mtengenezaji wa ngozi karibu na bahari.
32Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
33Kwa hiyo nilikutumia ujumbe bila kuchelewa, nawe umefanya vyema kuja. Sasa, sisi tuko mbele ya Mungu, kusikiliza chochote ambacho bwana amekuamuru kusema.”
33So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
34Hapo Petro akaanza kusema: “Sasa nimetambua kwamba hakika Mungu hana ubaguzi.
34Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
35Mtu wa taifa lolote anayemcha Mungu na kutenda haki anapokelewa naye.
35but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.
36Huu ndio ule ujumbe Mungu alioupeleka kwa watu wa Israeli, akitangaza Habari Njema iletayo amani kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo ambaye ni Bwana wa wote.
36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
37Ninyi mnajua jambo lililotukia katika nchi yote ya Wayahudi kuanzia Galilaya baada ya ule ubatizo aliohubiri Yohane.
37You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
38Mnajua Yesu wa Nazareti na jinsi Mungu alivyomteua kwa kummiminia Roho Mtakatifu na nguvu. Mungu alikuwa pamoja naye; yeye alikwenda huko na huko akitenda mema na kuwaponya wote waliokuwa wamevamiwa na Ibilisi.
38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
39Sisi ni mashahidi wa mambo yote aliyotenda katika nchi ya Wayahudi na katika Yerusalemu. Walimuua kwa kumtundika msalabani;
39We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
40lakini Mungu alimfufua siku ya tatu, akamfanya aonekane
40God raised Him up on the third day and caused Him to be seen—
41si kwa watu wote ila kwa wale Mungu aliokwisha wachagua wawe mashahidi wake, yaani sisi tuliokula na kunywa pamoja naye baada ya kufufuka kwake kutoka wafu.
41not by all the people, but by the witnesses God had chosen beforehand, by us who ate and drank with Him after He rose from the dead.
42Alituamuru kuihubiri Habari Njema kwa watu wote na kushuhudia kwamba yeye ndiye aliyeteuliwa na Mungu awe Mwamuzi wa wazima na wafu.
42And He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that He is the One appointed by God to judge the living and the dead.
43Manabii wote waliongea juu yake kwamba kila mtu atakayemwamini atasamehewa dhambi zake zote kwa jina lake.”
43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
44Wakati Petro alipokuwa bado anasema maneno hayo, Roho Mtakatifu aliwashukia wote waliokuwa wanasikiliza ujumbe huo.
44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard his message.
45Wale Wayahudi waumini waliokuja pamoja na Petro kutoka Yopa walishangaa kuona kuwa Mungu aliwamiminia zawadi ya Roho Mtakatifu watu wa mataifa mengine pia;
45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
46maana waliwasikia wakiongea kwa lugha mbalimbali wakimtukuza Mungu. Hapo Petro akasema,
46For they heard them speaking in tongues and exalting God. Then Peter said,
47“Watu hawa wamempokea Roho Mtakatifu kama sisi wenyewe tulivyompokea. Je, kuna yeyote atakayeweza kuwazuia wasibatizwe kwa maji?”
47“Can anyone withhold the water to baptize these people? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have!”
48Basi, akaamuru wabatizwe kwa jina la Yesu Kristo. Kisha wakamwomba akae nao kwa siku chache.
48So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.
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