¹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲒⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ..

¹Basi, watu wengine walifika Antiokia kutoka Yudea wakaanza kuwafundisha wale ndugu wakisema, "Kama hamtatahiriwa kufuatana na mapokeo ya Sheria ya Mose, hamtaweza kuokolewa."

²⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ Ⲓⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲍⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ..

²Jambo hili lilisababisha ubishi mkubwa, na baada ya Paulo na Barnaba kujadiliana nao, ikaamuliwa Paulo na Barnaba pamoja na waumini kadhaa wa lile kanisa la Antiokia waende Yerusalemu kuwaona wale mitume na wazee kuhusu jambo hilo.

³⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲧⲫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ϯⲫⲟⲓⲛⲓⲕⲏⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲥⲁⲘⲁⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ..

³Basi, kanisa liliwaaga, nao walipokuwa wanapitia Foinike na Samaria waliwaeleza watu jinsi mataifa mengine yalivyomgeukia Mungu. Habari hizo zikawafurahisha sana ndugu hao wote.

⁴⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲁ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

⁴Walipofika Yerusalemu walikaribishwa na kanisa, mitume na wazee; nao wakawapa taarifa juu ya yote Mungu aliyoyafanya pamoja nao.

⁵ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲟⲩⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲘⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ..

⁵Lakini waumini wengine waliokuwa wa kikundi cha Mafarisayo walisimama, wakasema, "Ni lazima watu wa mataifa mengine watahiriwe na kufundishwa kuifuata Sheria ya Mose."

⁶ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ..

⁶Basi, mitume na wazee walifanya mkutano maalum wa kuchunguza jambo hilo.

⁷ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛⲍⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⳿ⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲥⲱⲧⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩϯ ..

⁷Baada ya majadiliano marefu, Petro alisimama, akasema, "Ndugu zangu, ninyi mnafahamu kwamba hapo awali Mungu alipenda kunichagua mimi miongoni mwenu niihubiri Habari Njema, ili watu wa mataifa wapate kusikia na kuamini.

⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ Ⲫϯ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ..

⁸Naye Mungu anayejua mioyo ya watu, alithibitisha kwamba amewakubali kwa kuwapa nao Roho Mtakatifu kama alivyotupa sisi.

⁹ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲓⲃϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ..

⁹Hakufanya ubaguzi wowote kati yetu na wao; aliitakasa mioyo yao kwa imani.

¹⁰ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲪϯ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲟϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ..

¹⁰Sasa basi, kwa nini kumjaribu Mungu kwa kuwatwika hao waumini mzigo ambao wala babu zetu, wala sisi hatukuweza kuubeba?

¹¹ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ..

¹¹Isiwe hivyo, ila tunaamini kwamba, sisi kama vile wao, tunaokolewa kwa njia ya neema ya Bwana Yesu."

¹²ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..

¹²Kikundi chote kilikaa kimya, kikawasikiliza Barnaba na Paulo wakieleza miujiza na maajabu ambayo Mungu alitenda kwa mikono yao kati ya watu wa mataifa mengine.

¹³ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ..

¹³Walipomaliza kuongea, Yakobo alianza kusema: "Ndugu zangu, nisikilizeni!

¹⁴ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲫϯ ϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ..

¹⁴Simoni ameeleza jinsi Mungu hapo awali alivyojishughulisha na watu wa mataifa mengine, akachagua baadhi yao wawe watu wake.

¹⁵ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉϯⲙⲁϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ..

¹⁵Jambo hili ni sawa kabisa na maneno ya manabii, kama Maandiko Matakatifu yasemavyo:

¹⁶ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲑⲏⲉⲧⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ..

¹⁶Baada ya mambo haya nitarudi. Nitaijenga tena ile nyumba ya Daudi iliyoanguka; nitayatengeneza magofu yake na kuijenga tena.

¹⁷ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⳿ⲡⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲫⲏⲉⲧ⳿ⲑⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ..

¹⁷Hapo watu wengine wote, watu wa mataifa yote niliowaita wawe wangu, watamtafuta Bwana.

¹⁸ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ.

¹⁸Ndivyo asemavyo Bwana, aliyefanya jambo hili lijulikane tangu kale.

¹⁹ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϯϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁϩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ..

¹⁹"Kwa hiyo, uamuzi wangu ni huu: tusiwataabishe watu wa mataifa wanomgeukia Mungu.

²⁰ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱϫϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ..

²⁰Bali tuwapelekee barua kuwaambia wasile vyakula vilivyotiwa najisi kwa kutambikiwa sanamu za miungu; wajiepushe na uasherati; wasile mnyama yeyote aliyenyongwa, na wasinywe damu.

²¹Ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲅ⳿ⲉⲛⲉ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ..

²¹Kwa maana kwa muda mrefu maneno ya Mose yamekuwa yakihubiriwa katika kila mji na kusomwa katika masunagogi yote kila siku ya Sabato."

²²ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲁⲣⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲩⲅⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ..

²²Mitume, wazee na kanisa lote waliamua kuwachagua watu fulani miongoni mwao na kuwatuma Antiokia pamoja na Paulo na Barnaba. Basi, wakamchagua Yuda aitwaye pia Barsaba, na Sila ambao wote walikuwa wanajulikana zaidi kati ya ndugu.

²³⳿ⲉⲁⲩ⳿ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ..

²³Wakawapa barua hii: "Sisi mitume na wazee, ndugu zenu, tunawasalimuni ninyi ndugu wa mataifa mengine mlioko huko Antiokia, Siria na Kilikia.

²⁴ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲫⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..

²⁴Tumesikia kwamba watu wengine kutoka huku kwetu waliwavurugeni kwa maneno yao, wakaitia mioyo yenu katika wasiwasi. Lakini wamefanya hivyo bila ya idhini yoyote kutoka kwetu.

²⁵ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ..

²⁵Hivyo, tumeamua kwa pamoja kuwachagua watu kadhaa na kuwatuma kwenu pamoja na wapenzi wetu Barnaba na Paulo,

²⁶ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅.

²⁶ambao wamehatarisha maisha yao kwa ajili ya jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.

²⁷ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲒⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ..

²⁷Kwa hiyo, tunawatuma Yuda na Sila kwenu; hawa watawaambieni wao wenyewe haya tuliyoandika.

²⁸ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⳿ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ..

²⁸Basi, Roho Mtakatifu na sisi tumekubali tusiwatwike mzigo zaidi ya mambo haya muhimu:

²⁹⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲱϫϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ..

²⁹Msile vyakula vilivyotambikiwa sanamu; msinywe damu; msile nyama ya mnyama aliyenyongwa; na mjiepushe na uasherati. Mtakuwa mmefanya vema kama mkiepa kufanya mambo hayo. Wasalaam!"

³⁰⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ..

³⁰Baada ya kuwaaga, hao wajumbe walielekea Antiokia ambako waliita mkutano wa waumini, wakawapa hiyo barua.

³¹⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ..

³¹Walipoisoma hiyo barua, maneno yake yaliwatia moyo, wakafurahi sana.

³²Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉϥⲟϣ ⲁⲩⲑⲉⲧ ⳿ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲱⲟⲩ ..

³²Yuda na Sila, ambao nao walikuwa manabii, walizungumza na hao ndugu kwa muda mrefu wakiwatia moyo na kuwaimarisha.

³³⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ..

³³Baada ya kukaa huko kwa muda fulani, ndugu wa Antiokia waliwaaga wakiwatakia amani, kisha wakarudi kwa wale waliokuwa wamewatuma.

³⁴ⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ..

³⁴Lakini Sila aliamua kubaki.

³⁵ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲓⲟⲭⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϩⲓϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ..

³⁵Paulo na Barnaba walibaki huko Antiokia kwa muda; wakafundisha na kuhubiri neno la Bwana, pamoja na watu wengine wengi.

³⁶ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⳿ⲙⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

³⁶Baada ya siku kadhaa, Paulo alimwambia Barnaba, "Turudi tukawatembelee wale ndugu katika kila mji tulikolihubiri neno la Bwana tukajionee jinsi wanavyoendelea."

³⁷ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲒⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ..

³⁷Barnaba alitaka wamchukue pia Yohane aitwaye Marko.

³⁸ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ ⲫⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲙⲫⲩⲗⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥ⳿ⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲗϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

³⁸Lakini Paulo hakupendelea kumchukua Marko, ambaye awali aliwaacha kule Pamfulia na kukataa kushiriki katika kazi yao.

³⁹ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲫⲱⲣϫ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ ..

³⁹Basi kukatokea ubishi mkali kati yao, na wakaachana. Barnaba akamchukua Marko, wakapanda meli kwenda Kupro.

⁴⁰ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲥⲓⲗⲁⲥ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ..

⁴⁰Naye Paulo akamchagua Sila, na baada ya ndugu wa mahali hapo kumweka chini ya ulinzi wa neema ya Bwana, akaondoka.

⁴¹ⲛⲁϥⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲧⲕⲩⲗⲓⲕⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲉϥⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ

⁴¹Katika safari hiyo alipitia Siria na Kilikia akiyaimarisha makanisa.