Matendo 2
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Siku ya Pentekoste ilipofika, waumini wote walikuwa wamekusanyika pamoja.
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2Ghafla, sauti ikasikika kutoka angani; sauti iliyokuwa kama ya upepo mkali, ikajaza ile nyumba yote walimokuwa wamekaa.
2Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3Kisha, vikatokea vitu vilivyoonekana kama ndimi za moto, vikagawanyika na kutua juu ya kila mmoja wao.
3They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
4Wote wakajazwa Roho Mtakatifu, wakaanza kusema lugha mbalimbali kadiri Roho alivyowawezesha.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
5Na huko Yerusalemu walikuwako Wayahudi, watu wamchao Mungu, waliotoka katika kila nchi duniani.
5Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.
6Waliposikia sauti hiyo, kundi kubwa la watu lilikusanyika. Wote walishtuka sana kwani kila mmoja wao aliwasikia hao waumini wakisema kwa lugha yake mwenyewe.
6And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
7Walistaajabu na kushangaa, wakisema, “Je, hawa wote tunaowasikia wakisema hivi, si wenyeji wa Galilaya?
7Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
8Imekuwaje, basi, kwamba kila mmoja wetu anawasikia wakisema kwa lugha yake mwenyewe?
8How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
9Baadhi yetu ni Waparthi, Wamedi na Waelami; wengine ni wenyeji wa Mesopotamia, Yudea, Kapadokia, Ponto na Asia,
9Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,
10Frugia na Pamfulia, Misri na sehemu za Libya karibu na Kurene; wengine wetu ni wageni kutoka Roma,
10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
11Wayahudi na watu walioongokea dini ya Kiyahudi; wengine wametoka Krete na Arabia. Sisi sote tunasikia wakisema kwa lugha zetu wenyewe mambo makuu ya Mungu.”
11both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
12Wote walishangaa na kufadhaika huku wakiulizana, “Hii ina maana gani?”
12Astounded and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
13Lakini wengine wakawadhihaki wakisema, “Watu hawa wamelewa divai mpya!”
13But others mocked them and said, “They are drunk on new wine!”
14Lakini Petro alisimama pamoja na wale kumi na mmoja akaanza kuwahutubia watu kwa sauti kubwa: “Ndugu Wayahudi nanyi nyote mnaokaa hapa Yerusalemu, sikilizeni kwa makini maneno yangu.
14Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.
15Watu hawa hawakulewa kama mnavyodhani; mbona ni saa tatu tu asubuhi?
15These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
16Ukweli ni kwamba jambo hili ni lile alilosema nabii Yoeli:
16No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17Katika siku zile za mwisho, asema Bwana, nitawamiminia binadamu wote Roho wangu. Watoto wenu, wanaume kwa wanawake, watautangaza ujumbe wangu; vijana wenu wataona maono, na wazee wenu wataota ndoto.
17‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
18Naam, hata watumishi wangu, wanaume kwa wanawake, nitawamiminia Roho wangu, siku zile, nao watautangaza ujumbe wangu.
18Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
19Nitatenda miujiza juu angani, na ishara chini duniani; kutakuwa na damu, moto na moshi mzito;
19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20jua litatiwa giza, na mwezi utakuwa mwekundu kama damu, kabla ya kutokea ile siku kuu na tukufu ya Bwana.
20The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
21Hapo, yeyote atakayeomba kwa jina la Bwana, ataokolewa.
21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22“Wananchi wa Israeli, sikilizeni maneno haya! Yesu wa Nazareti alikuwa mtu ambaye mamlaka yake ya kimungu yalithibitishwa kwenu kwa miujiza, maajabu na ishara Mungu alizofanya kati yenu kwa njia yake, kama mnavyojua.
22Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
23Kufuatana na mpango wake mwenyewe Mungu alikwisha amua kwamba Yesu angetiwa mikononi mwenu; nanyi mkamuua kwa kuwaachia watu wabaya wamsulubishe.
23He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross.
24Lakini Mungu alimfufua kutoka wafu akamwokoa katika maumivu ya kifo kwa maana haingewezekana kabisa kifo kimfunge.
24But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for Him to be held in its clutches.
25Maana Daudi alisema juu yake hivi: Nilimwona Bwana mbele yangu daima; yuko nami upande wangu wa kulia, na hivyo sitatikisika.
25David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
26Kwa hiyo, moyo wangu ulifurahi; tena nilipiga vigelegele vya furaha. Mwili wangu utakaa katika tumaini;
26Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
27kwa kuwa hutaiacha roho yangu katika kuzimu, wala kumruhusu mtakatifu wako aoze.
27because You will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
28Umenionyesha njia za kuufikia uzima, kuwako kwako kwanijaza furaha!
28You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
29“Ndugu zangu, napenda kuwaambieni waziwazi juu ya mambo yaliyompata Daudi, babu yetu. Yeye alikufa, akazikwa, tena kaburi lake liko papa hapa petu mpaka leo.
29Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
30Lakini kwa vile Daudi alikuwa nabii, alijua kuwa Mungu alimwapia kiapo kwamba atamtawaza mmoja wa uzawa wake kuwa mfalme mahali pake.
30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
31Daudi aliona kabla mambo yatakayofanywa na Mungu na hivyo akasema juu ya ufufuo wa Kristo wakati aliposema: Hakuachwa kuzimu, mwili wake haukuoza.
31Foreseeing this, David spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to Hades, nor did His body see decay.
32Basi, Mungu alimfufua huyo Yesu na sisi sote ni mashahidi wa tukio hilo.
32God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
33Yesu aliinuliwa juu mpaka upande wa kulia wa Mungu, akapokea kutoka kwa Baba ile zawadi aliyoahidi yaani Roho Mtakatifu; na mnachoona sasa na kusikia ni mmiminiko wa huyo Roho.
33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
34Maana Daudi mwenyewe, hakupanda mpaka mbinguni; ila yeye alisema: Bwana alimwambia Bwana wangu: Keti upande wangu wa kulia,
34For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
35hadi nitakapowafanya adui zako kibao cha kukanyagia miguu yako.
35until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
36“Watu wote wa Israeli wanapaswa kufahamu kwa hakika kwamba huyo Yesu mliyemsulubisha ninyi, ndiye huyo ambaye Mungu amemfanya kuwa Bwana na Kristo.”
36Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
37Basi, watu waliposikia hayo, walichomwa moyo, wakawauliza Petro na wale mitume wenzake: “Ndugu zetu, tufanye nini?”
37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
38Petro akajibu, “Tubuni na kila mmoja wenu abatizwe kwa jina la Yesu Kristo ili mpate kuondolewa dhambi zenu na kupokea ile zawadi ya Roho Mtakatifu.
38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39Maana, ahadi ile ilikuwa kwa ajili yenu, kwa ajili ya watoto wenu, kwa ajili ya wote wanaokaa mbali; na kwa ajili ya kila mtu ambaye Bwana Mungu wetu atamwita kwake.”
39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
40Kwa maneno mengine mengi, Petro alisisitiza na kuwahimiza watu akisema, “Jiokoeni katika kizazi hiki kiovu.”
40With many other words he testified, and he urged them, “Be saved from this corrupt generation.”
41Wengi waliyakubali maneno yake, wakabatizwa. Watu wapatao elfu tatu wakaongezeka katika kile kikundi siku hiyo.
41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
42Hawa wote waliendelea kujifunza kutoka kwa mitume, kuishi pamoja kidugu, kumega mkate na kusali.
42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
43Miujiza na maajabu mengi yalifanyika kwa njia ya mitume hata kila mtu akajawa na hofu.
43A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
44Waumini wote waliendelea kuwa kitu kimoja na mali zao waligawana pamoja.
44All the believers were together and had everything in common.
45Walikuwa wakiuza mali na vitu vyao kisha wakagawana fedha kadiri ya mahitaji ya kila mmoja.
45Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
46Waliendelea kukutana pamoja kila siku Hekaluni. Lakini wakati wa kumega mkate, walikutana katika nyumba zao na wakakishiriki chakula hicho kwa furaha na moyo mkunjufu.
46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
47Walimtukuza Mungu, wakapendwa na watu wote. Kila siku Bwana aliwaongezea idadi ya watu waliokuwa wakiokolewa.
47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
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