1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Na huko Antiokia katika kanisa lililokuwako palikuwa na manabii na waalimu, nao ni Barnaba, na Simeoni aitwaye Nigeri, na Lukio Mkirene, na Manaeni aliyekuwa ndugu wa kunyonya wa mfalme Herode, na Sauli.
2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
Basi hawa walipokuwa wakimfanyia Bwana ibada na kufunga, Roho Mtakatifu akasema, Nitengeeni Barnaba na Sauli kwa kazi ile niliyowaitia.
3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Ndipo wakiisha kufunga na kuomba, wakaweka mikono yao juu yao, wakawaacha waende zao.
First Missionary Journey
4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
Basi watu hao, wakiisha kupelekwa na Roho Mtakatifu wakatelemkia Seleukia, na kutoka huko wakasafiri baharini hata Kipro.
5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
Na walipokuwa katika Salami wakalihubiri neno la Mungu katika masinagogi ya Wayahudi, nao walikuwa naye Yohana kuwa mtumishi wao.
6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:
Walipokwisha kupita katikati ya kisiwa chote mpaka Pafo, wakaona mtu mmoja, mchawi, nabii wa uongo, Myahudi jina lake Bar-Yesu;
7 which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
mtu huyu alikuwa pamoja na liwali Sergio Paulo, mtu mwenye akili. Yeye liwali akawaita Barnaba na Sauli waje kwake, akataka kulisikia neno la Mungu.
8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Lakini Elima, yule mchawi (maana ndiyo tafsiri ya jina lake), akashindana nao, akitaka kumtia yule liwali moyo wa kuiacha ile imani.
9 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
Lakini Sauli, ambaye ndiye Paulo, akijaa Roho Mtakatifu, akamkazia macho,
10 and said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
akasema, Ewe mwenye kujaa hila na uovu wote, mwana wa Ibilisi, adui wa haki yote, huachi kuzipotoa njia za Bwana zilizonyoka?
11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
Basi, angalia, mkono wa Bwana u juu yako, nawe utakuwa kipofu, usilione jua kwa muda. Mara kiwi kikamwangukia na giza, akazunguka-zunguka na kumtafuta mtu wa kumshika mkono na kumwongoza.
12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
Ndipo yule liwali, alipoyaona yaliyotendeka, akaamini, akiyastaajabia mafundisho ya Bwana.
13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
Kisha Paulo na wenziwe wakang'oa nanga wakasafiri kutoka Pafo, wakafika Perge katika Pamfilia. Yohana akawaacha akarejea Yerusalemu.
Antioch in Pisidia
14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
Lakini wao wakatoka Perge, wakapita kati ya nchi, wakafika Antiokia, mji wa Pisidia, wakaingia katika sinagogi siku ya sabato, wakaketi.
15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
Kisha, baada ya kusomwa torati na chuo cha manabii, wakuu wa sinagogi wakatuma mtu kwao, na kuwaambia, Ndugu, kama mkiwa na neno la kuwafaa watu hawa, lisemeni.
16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
Paulo akasimama, akawapungia mkono, akasema, Enyi waume wa Israeli, nanyi mnaomcha Mungu, sikilizeni.
17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
Mungu wa watu hawa Israeli aliwachagua baba zetu, akawatukuza watu hao, walipokuwa wakikaa kama wageni katika nchi ya Misri, na kwa mkono ulioinuliwa akawatoa, akawaongoza.
18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
Na kwa muda wa miaka kama arobaini akawavumilia katika jangwa.
19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
Na alipokwisha kuwaharibu mataifa saba katika nchi ya Kanaani akawapa nchi yao iwe urithi kwa muda wa miaka kama mia nne na hamsini;
20 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
baada ya hayo akawapa waamuzi hata zamani za nabii Samweli.
21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
Hatimaye wakaomba kupewa mfalme; Mungu akawapa Sauli mwana wa Kishi, mtu wa kabila ya Benyamini, kwa muda wa miaka arobaini.
22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Na alipokwisha kumwondoa huyo, akamwinua Daudi awe mfalme wao ambaye alimshuhudia, akisema, Nimemwona Daudi, mwana wa Yese, mtu anayeupendeza moyo wangu, atakayefanya mapenzi yangu yote.
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
Katika uzao wake mtu huyo Mungu amewaletea Israeli Mwokozi, yaani, Yesu, kama alivyoahidi;
24 when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
Yohana alipokuwa amekwisha kuwahubiri watu wote wa Israeli habari za ubatizo wa toba, kabla ya kuja kwake.
25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he . But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
Naye Yohana alipokuwa akimaliza mwendo wake alinena, Mwanidhani mimi kuwa nani? Mimi siye. Lakini, angalieni, anakuja mmoja nyuma yangu ambaye mimi sistahili kumlegezea viatu vya miguu yake.
26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
Ndugu zangu, wana wa ukoo wa Ibrahimu, na hao miongoni mwenu wanaomcha Mungu, kwetu sisi neno la wokovu huu limepelekwa.
27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him .
Kwa maana wakaao Yerusalemu, na wakuu wao, kwa kuwa hawakumjua yeye, wala maneno ya manabii yanayosomwa kila sabato, wameyatimiza kwa kumhukumu.
28 And though they found no cause of death in him , yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
Na ijapokuwa hawakuona sababu ya kumfisha wakamwomba Pilato auawe.
29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
Hata walipokwisha kumaliza yote aliyoandikiwa, wakamtelemsha katika ule mti, wakamweka kaburini.
30 But God raised him from the dead:
Lakini Mungu akamfufua katika wafu;
31 and he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
akaonekana siku nyingi na wale waliopanda naye kutoka Galilaya hata Yerusalemu, ambao sasa ndio walio mashahidi wake mbele ya watu.
32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
Na sisi tunawahubiri habari njema ya ahadi ile waliyopewa mababa,
33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
ya kwamba Mungu amewatimizia watoto wetu ahadi hiyo, kwa kumfufua Yesu; kama ilivyoandikwa katika Zaburi ya pili, Wewe ndiwe Mwanangu, mimi leo nimekuzaa.
34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
Tena ya kuwa alimfufua katika wafu, asipate kurudia uharibifu, amenena hivi, Nitawapa ninyi mambo matakatifu ya Daudi yaliyo amini.
35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm , Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Kwa hiyo anena na pengine, Hutamwachia Mtakatifu wako kuona uharibifu,
36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
Kwa maana Daudi, akiisha kulitumikia shauri la Mungu katika kizazi chake, alilala, akawekwa pamoja na baba zake, akaona uharibifu.
37 but he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
Bali huyu aliyefufuliwa na Mungu hakuona uharibifu.
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
Basi, na ijulikane kwenu, ndugu zangu, ya kuwa kwa huyo mnahubiriwa msamaha wa dhambi;
39 and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
na kwa yeye kila amwaminiye huhesabiwa haki katika mambo yale yote asiyoweza kuhesabiwa haki kwa torati ya Musa.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
Angalieni, basi, isiwajilie habari ile iliyonenwa katika manabii.
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish:
For I work a work in your days,
A work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Tazameni, enyi mnaodharau, kastaajabuni, mkatoweke; kwa kuwa natenda kazi mimi siku zenu, kazi ambayo msingeisadiki kabisa, ijapo mtu akiwasimulia sana.
42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
Na walipokuwa wakitoka, wakawasihi waambiwe maneno haya sabato ya pili.
43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Sinagogi ilipofumukana, Wayahudi na waongofu watauwa wengi wakashikamana na Paulo na Barnaba; ambao, wakisema nao, wakawatia moyo kudumu katika neema ya Mungu.
44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
Hata sabato ya pili, watu wengi, karibu mji wote, wakakusanyika walisikie neno la Mungu.
45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
Bali Wayahudi, walipowaona makutano, wakajaa wivu, wakayakanusha maneno yaliyonenwa na Paulo, wakibisha na kutukana.
46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Paulo na Barnaba wakanena kwa ushujaa wakasema, Ilikuwa lazima neno la Mungu linenwe kwenu kwanza; lakini kwa kuwa mnalisukumia mbali, na kujiona nafsi zenu kuwa hamkustahili uzima wa milele, angalieni, twawageukia Mataifa.
47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying ,
I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles,
That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Kwa sababu ndivyo tulivyoamriwa na Bwana, Nimekuweka uwe nuru ya Mataifa, Upate kuwa wokovu hata mwisho wa dunia.
48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.
Mataifa waliposikia hayo wakafurahi, wakalitukuza neno la Bwana, nao waliokuwa wamekusudiwa uzima wa milele wakaamini.
49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
Neno la Bwana likaenea katika nchi ile yote.
50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Lakini Wayahudi wakawafitinisha wanawake watauwa wenye cheo na wakuu wa mji, wakawataharakisha watu wawaudhi Paulo na Barnaba; wakawatoa katika mipaka yao.
51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
Nao wakawakung'utia mavumbi ya miguu yao, wakaenda Ikonio.
52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Na wanafunzi walijaa furaha na Roho Mtakatifu.
