Matendo 9
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Wakati huo Saulo alikuwa akizidisha vitisho vikali vya kuwaua wafuasi wa Bwana. Alikwenda kwa Kuhani Mkuu,
1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2akaomba apatiwe barua za utambulisho kwa masunagogi ya Kiyahudi kule Damasko, ili akikuta huko wanaume au wanawake wanaofuata Njia ya Bwana, awakamate na kuwaleta Yerusalemu.
2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3Lakini alipokuwa njiani karibu kufika Damasko, ghafla mwanga kutoka angani ulimwangazia pande zote.
3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4Akaanguka chini na kusikia sauti ikimwambia: “Saulo, Saulo! Kwa nini unanitesa?”
4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5Naye Saulo akauliza, “Ni nani wewe Bwana?” Na ile sauti ikajibu, “Mimi ni Yesu ambaye wewe unamtesa.
5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6Lakini simama sasa, uingie mjini na huko utaambiwa unachopaswa kufanya.”
6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7Wale watu waliokuwa wanasafiri pamoja na Saulo walisimama pale, wakiwa hawana la kusema; walisikia ile sauti lakini hawakumwona mtu.
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8Saulo aliinuka, na alipofumbua macho yake hakuweza kuona chochote; hivyo wale watu wakamwongoza kwa kumshika mkono mpaka mjini Damasko.
8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
9Saulo alikaa siku tatu bila kuona, na wakati huo hakula au kunywa chochote.
9For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
10Basi, huko Damasko kulikuwa na mfuasi mmoja aitwaye Anania. Bwana akamwambia katika maono, “Anania!” Anania akaitika, “Niko hapa, Bwana.”
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11Naye Bwana akamwambia, “Jitayarishe uende kwenye barabara inayoitwa Barabara ya Moja kwa Moja, na katika nyumba ya Yuda umtake mtu mmoja kutoka Tarso aitwaye Saulo. Sasa anasali;
11“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
12na katika maono ameona mtu aitwaye Anania akiingia ndani na kumwekea mikono ili apate kuona tena.”
12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13Lakini Anania akajibu, “Bwana, nimesikia habari za mtu huyu kutoka kwa watu wengi; nimesikia juu ya mabaya aliyowatendea watu wako huko Yerusalemu.
13But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
14Na amekuja hapa akiwa na mamlaka kutoka kwa makuhani wakuu kuwatia nguvuni wote wanaoomba kwa jina lako.”
14And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
15Lakini Bwana akamwambia, “Nenda tu, kwa maana nimemchagua awe chombo changu, alitangaze jina langu kwa mataifa na wafalme wao na kwa watu wa Israeli.
15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
16Mimi mwenyewe nitamwonyesha mengi yatakayomlazimu kuteswa kwa ajili ya jina langu.”
16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
17Basi, Anania akaenda, akaingia katika hiyo nyumba. Kisha akaweka mikono yake juu ya Saulo, akasema, “Ndugu Saulo, Bwana ambaye ndiye Yesu mwenyewe aliyekutokea ulipokuwa njiani kuja hapa, amenituma ili upate kuona tena na kujazwa Roho Mtakatifu.”
17So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18Mara vitu kama magamba vikaanguka kutoka macho ya Saulo, akaweza kuona tena. Akasimama, akabatizwa.
18At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
19Na baada ya kula chakula, nguvu zake zikamrudia. Saulo alikaa siku chache pamoja na wafuasi huko Damasko.
19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20Mara alianza kuhubiri katika masunagogi kwamba Yesu ni Mwana wa Mungu.
20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
21Watu wote waliomsikia walishangaa, wakasema, “Je, mtu huyu si yuleyule aliyewaua wale waliokuwa wanaomba kwa jina hili kule Yerusalemu? Tena alikuja hapa akiwa na madhumuni ya kuwatia nguvuni watu hao na kuwapeleka kwa makuhani!”
21All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
22Saulo alizidi kupata nguvu, na kwa jinsi alivyothibitisha wazi kwamba Yesu ndiye Kristo, Wayahudi wa huko Damasko walivurugika kabisa.
22But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
23Baada ya siku nyingi kupita, Wayahudi walikusanyika na kufanya mpango wa kumwua Saulo.
23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
24Lakini Saulo alipata habari ya mpango huo. Usiku na mchana walilinda milango ya kuingia mjini ili wapate kumwua.
24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25Lakini wakati wa usiku wanafunzi wake walimchukua, wakamteremsha chini ndani ya kapu kubwa kwa kupitia nafasi iliyokuwako ukutani.
25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26Saulo alipofika Yerusalemu alijaribu kujiunga na wale wanafunzi. Lakini wote walimwogopa, na hawakuweza kuamini kwamba yeye amekuwa mfuasi.
26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27Hapo, Barnaba alikuja akamchukua Saulo, akampeleka kwa mitume na kuwaeleza jinsi Saulo alivyomwona Bwana njiani na jinsi Bwana alivyoongea naye. Aliwaambia pia jinsi Saulo alivyokuwa amehubiri bila uoga kule Damasko.
27Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
28Basi, Saulo alikaa pamoja nao, akatembelea Yerusalemu yote akihubiri neno la Bwana bila hofu.
28So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29Pia aliongea na kubishana na Wayahudi wasemao Kigiriki, lakini wao walijaribu kumwua.
29He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
30Wale ndugu walipogundua jambo hilo walimchukua Saulo, wakampeleka Kaisarea, wakamwacha aende zake Tarso.
30When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31Wakati huo kanisa likawa na amani popote katika Yudea, Galilaya, na Samaria. Lilijengwa na kukua katika kumcha Bwana, na kuongezeka likitiwa moyo na Roho Mtakatifu.
31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
32Petro alipokuwa anasafirisafiri kila mahali alifika pia kwa watu wa Mungu waliokuwa wanaishi Luda.
32As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
33Huko alimkuta mtu mmoja aitwaye Enea ambaye kwa muda wa miaka minane alikuwa amelala kitandani kwa sababu alikuwa amepooza.
33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
34Basi, Petro akamwambia, “Enea, Yesu Kristo anakuponya. Amka utandike kitanda chako.” Enea akaamka mara.
34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
35Wakazi wote wa Luda na Saroni walimwona Enea, na wote wakamgeukia Bwana.
35and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36Kulikuwa na mfuasi mmoja mwanamke mjini Yopa aitwaye Tabitha (kwa Kigiriki ni Dorka, maana yake, Paa). Huyo mwanamke alikuwa akitenda mema na kuwasaidia maskini daima.
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
37Wakati huo ikawa kwamba aliugua, akafa. Watu wakauosha mwili wake, wakauzika katika chumba ghorofani.
37At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
38Yopa si mbali sana na Luda; kwa hiyo wafuasi waliposikia kwamba Petro alikuwa Luda, wakawatuma watu wawili kwake na ujumbe: “Njoo kwetu haraka iwezekanavyo.”
38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
39Basi, Petro akaenda pamoja nao. Alipofika alipelekwa ghorofani katika kile chumba. Huko wajane wengi walimzunguka Petro wakilia na kumwonyesha makoti na nguo ambazo Dorka alikuwa akitengeneza wakati alipokuwa hai.
39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40Petro aliwatoa nje wote, akapiga magoti, akasali. Kisha akamgeukia yule maiti, akasema, “Tabitha, amka” Naye akafumbua macho yake na alipomwona Petro, akaketi.
40Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
41Petro akamsaidia kusimama, halafu akawaita wale watu wa Mungu na wale wajane, akamkabidhi kwao akiwa mzima.
41Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
42Habari ya tukio hili ilienea kila mahali huko Yopa, na watu wengi wakamwamini Bwana.
42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
43Petro alikaa siku kadhaa huko Yopa, akiishi kwa mtu mmoja mtengenezaji wa ngozi aitwaye Simoni.
43And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
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