¹ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲡⲩⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯϩⲩⲇⲁⲗⲓⲕⲏ ..

¹Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja huko Kaisarea aitwaye Kornelio, Jemadari wa kikosi kimoja kiitwacho "Kikosi cha Italia."

²⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..

²Alikuwa mtu mwema; naye pamoja na jamaa yake yote walimcha Mungu; alikuwa anafanya mengi kusaidia maskini wa Kiyahudi na alikuwa anasali daima.

³ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ϧ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲉ ..

³Yapata saa tisa mchana, aliona dhahiri katika maono malaika wa Mungu akiingia ndani na kumwambia, "Kornelio!"

⁴⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ Ⲡ⳪ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ..

⁴Kornelio alimkodolea macho huyo malaika kwa hofu, akamwambia, "Kuna nini Mheshimiwa?" Huyo malaika akamwambia, "Mungu amezipokea sala na sadaka zako kwa maskini.

⁵ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ..

⁵Sasa, watume watu Yopa wakamwite mtu mmoja aitwaye Simoni, kwa jina lingine Petro.

⁶ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ..

⁶Yeye yumo nyumbani kwa Simoni mtengenezaji wa ngozi ambaye nyumba yake iko karibu na bahari."

⁷⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲃ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ..

⁷Huyo malaika aliyesema hayo alipokwisha kwenda zake, Kornelio aliwaita watumishi wawili wa nyumbani na mmoja wa askari zake ambaye alikuwa mcha Mungu,

⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏ ..

⁸akawaeleza yote yaliyotukia, akawatuma Yopa.

⁹ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲫⲱⲣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ..

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.

¹⁰ⲛⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ϩⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ..

¹⁰Aliona njaa, akatamani kupata chakula. Chakula kilipokuwa kinatayarishwa, alipatwa na usingizi mzito akaona maono.

¹¹ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲭⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲓⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇ̅ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ ..

¹¹Aliona mbingu zimefunguliwa na kitu kama shuka kubwa inateremshwa chini ikiwa imeshikwa pembe zake nne.

¹²ⲉⲩⲭⲏ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲧϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ..

¹²Ndani ya shuka hiyo kulikuwa na kila aina ya wanyama: wanyama wenye miguu minne, wanyama watambaao na ndege wa angani.

¹³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ..

¹³Akasikia sauti ikimwambia: "Petro, amka uchinje, ule!"

¹⁴Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲫⲱⲣ Ⲡ⳪ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟϥ ..

¹⁴Petro akajibu, "La, Bwana; mimi sijaonja kamwe chochote ambacho ni najisi au kichafu."

¹⁵ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲙⲫⲙⲁϩⲥⲟⲡⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲁϧⲙⲟⲩ ..

¹⁵Ile sauti ikasikika tena ikimwambia: "Usiviite najisi vitu ambavyo Mungu amevitakasa!"

¹⁶ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϣⲁ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ..

¹⁶Jambo hili lilifanyika mara tatu, kisha ile shuka ikarudishwa juu mbinguni.

¹⁷ϩⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ..

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,

¹⁸⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ϥϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ..

¹⁸Wakaita kwa sauti: "Je, kuna mgeni humu aitwaye Simoni Petro?"

¹⁹Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ..

¹⁹Petro alikuwa bado anajaribu kuelewa lile maono, na hapo Roho akamwambia, "Sikiliza! kuna watu watatu hapa, wanakutafuta.

²⁰ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲕⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ..

²⁰Shuka upesi na wala usisite kwenda pamoja nao kwa maana ni mimi niliyewatuma."

²¹⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ..

²¹Basi, Petro akateremka chini, akawaambia hao watu, "Mimi ndiye mnayemtafuta. Kwa nini mmekuja?"

²²⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲗⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲕ ..

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."

²³ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏ ..

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.

²⁴ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲔⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ..

²⁴Siku ya pili yake, walifika Kaisarea na huko Kornelio alikuwa anawangojea pamoja na jamaa na marafiki aliokuwa amewaalika.

²⁵ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯⲙⲁϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ..

²⁵Petro alipokuwa anaingia, Kornelio alitoka nje kumlaki, akapiga magoti mbele yake na kuinama chini kabisa.

²⁶Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ..

²⁶Lakini Petro alimwinua, akamwambia, "Simama, kwa maana mimi ni binadamu tu."

²⁷ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ..

²⁷Petro aliendelea kuongea na Kornelio wakiwa wanaingia nyumbani ambamo aliwakuta watu wengi wamekusanyika.

²⁸ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲟϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲫⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲟϥ ..

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.

²⁹ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲗⲉⲅⲓⲛ ϯϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ..

²⁹Kwa sababu hiyo, mliponiita nimekuja bila kusita. Basi, nawaulizeni: kwa nini mmeniita?"

³⁰ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⳿ϥⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁϫⲡ ϧ̅ϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ..

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,

³¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲣⲛⲏⲗⲓⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲑⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ..

³¹akasema: Kornelio! Sala yako na sadaka zako kwa maskini vimekubaliwa na Mungu.

³²ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲓⲟⲡⲡⲏⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ⳿⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛⲤⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ..

³²Mtume mtu Yopa akamwite mtu mmoja aitwaye Simoni, kwa jina lingine Petroi; yuko nyumbani kwa Simoni mtengenezaji wa ngozi karibu na bahari.

³³⳿ⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲁⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿ⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲏ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⲑⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ..

³³Kwa hiyo nilikutumia ujumbe bila kuchelewa, nawe umefanya vyema kuja. Sasa, sisi tuko mbele ya Mungu, kusikiliza chochote ambacho bwana amekuamuru kusema."

³⁴⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓϩⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ..

³⁴Hapo Petro akaanza kusema: "Sasa nimetambua kwamba hakika Mungu hana ubaguzi.

³⁵ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ϣⲗⲱⲗ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϧⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ϥϣⲏⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ..

³⁵Mtu wa taifa lolote anayemcha Mungu na kutenda haki anapokelewa naye.

³⁶ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉϥϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..

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.

³⁷⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ..

³⁷Ninyi mnajua jambo lililotukia katika nchi yote ya Wayahudi kuanzia Galilaya baada ya ule ubatizo aliohubiri Yohane.

³⁸Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲚⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁϩⲥϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ Ⲫϯ ⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ..

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.

³⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉ ..

³⁹Sisi ni mashahidi wa mambo yote aliyotenda katika nchi ya Wayahudi na katika Yerusalemu. Walimuua kwa kumtundika msalabani;

⁴⁰ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁϩⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

⁴⁰lakini Mungu alimfufua siku ya tatu, akamfanya aonekane

⁴¹⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲧⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..

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.

⁴²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲑⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..

⁴²Alituamuru kuihubiri Habari Njema kwa watu wote na kushuhudia kwamba yeye ndiye aliyeteuliwa na Mungu awe Mwamuzi wa wazima na wafu.

⁴³ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ..

⁴³Manabii wote waliongea juu yake kwamba kila mtu atakayemwamini atasamehewa dhambi zake zote kwa jina lake."

⁴⁴ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ..

⁴⁴Wakati Petro alipokuwa bado anasema maneno hayo, Roho Mtakatifu aliwashukia wote waliokuwa wanasikiliza ujumbe huo.

⁴⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁ ϯⲇⲱⲣⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲥⲫⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ..

⁴⁵Wale Wayahudi waumini waliokuja pamoja na Petro kutoka Yopa walishangaa kuona kuwa Mungu aliwamiminia zawadi ya Roho Mtakatifu watu wa mataifa mengine pia;

⁴⁶ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ..

⁴⁶maana waliwasikia wakiongea kwa lugha mbalimbali wakimtukuza Mungu. Hapo Petro akasema,

⁴⁷ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ..

⁴⁷"Watu hawa wamempokea Roho Mtakatifu kama sisi wenyewe tulivyompokea. Je, kuna yeyote atakayeweza kuwazuia wasibatizwe kwa maji?"

⁴⁸ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϯϩⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ .

⁴⁸Basi, akaamuru wabatizwe kwa jina la Yesu Kristo. Kisha wakamwomba akae nao kwa siku chache.