¹ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲁⲡⲫⲓⲣⲁ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲓⲙⲏ ..

¹Mtu mmoja aitwaye Anania na mkewe Safira waliuza shamba lao vilevile.

²ⲉⲥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲓⲙⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ..

²Lakini, mkewe akiwa anajua, Anania akajiwekea sehemu ya fedha alizopata na ile sehemu nyingine akawakabidhi mitume.

³Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕ⳿ⲱⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲓⲙⲏ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ..

³Basi, Petro akamwuliza, "Anania, mbona Shetani ameuingia moyo wako na kukufanya umdanganye Roho Mtakatifu kwa kujiwekea sehemu ya fedha ulizopata kutokana na lile shamba?

⁴ⲙⲏⲉϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⲁⲛ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲭⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕϫⲉⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϫ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ..

⁴Kabla ya kuliuza lilikuwa mali yako, na baada ya kuliuza, bado hizo fedha zilikuwa zako uzitumie utakavyo. Kwa nini basi, uliamua moyoni mwako kufanya jambo la namna hii? Hukumdanganya mtu; umemdanganya Mungu!"

⁵ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲁϥϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ..

⁵Anania aliposikia hayo, akaanguka chini, akafa. Watu wote waliosikia habari ya tukio hilo waliogopa sana.

⁶ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲗϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲑⲟⲙⲥϥ ..

⁶Vijana wakafika wakaufunika mwili wake, wakamtoa nje, wakamzika.

⁷ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁ ⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ..

⁷Baada ya muda wa saa tatu hivi, mke wake, bila kufahamu mambo yaliyotukia, akaingia mle ndani.

⁸ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁϩⲁ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ..

⁸Petro akamwambia, "Niambie! Je, kiasi hiki cha fedha ndicho mlichopata kwa kuuza lile shamba?" Yeye akamjibu, "Naam, ni kiasi hicho."

⁹Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲑⲱⲙⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϩⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϥⲓϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱⲓ ..

⁹Naye Petro akamwambia, "Mbona mmekula njama kumjaribu Roho wa Bwana? Sikiliza! Wale watu waliokwenda kumzika mume wako, sasa wako mlangoni na watakuchukua wewe pia."

¹⁰ⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲁⲥϩⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗϣ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲥ ⲉⲥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲗⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲥ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ..

¹⁰Mara Safira akaanguka mbele ya miguu ya Petro, akafa. Wale vijana walipoingia, walimkuta amekwisha kufa; hivyo wakamtoa nje, wakamzika karibu na mume wake.

¹¹ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ..

¹¹Kanisa lote pamoja na wote waliosikia habari ya tukio hilo, waliogopa sana.

¹²⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲑⲟⲩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥⲧⲟⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ..

¹²Mitume walifanya miujiza na maajabu mengi kati ya watu. Waumini walikuwa wakikutana pamoja katika ukumbi wa Solomoni.

¹³⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲥⲱϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲉⲣⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲙϥ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

¹³Mtu yeyote mwingine ambaye hakuwa mwamini hakuthubutu kujiunga nao. Hata hivyo, watu wengine wasiokuwa wa imani hiyo waliwasifu.

¹⁴ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲠ⳪ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ..

¹⁴Idadi ya watu waliomwamini Bwana, wanaume kwa wanawake, iliongezeka zaidi na zaidi.

¹⁵ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲁⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ ϭⲗⲟϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

¹⁵Kwa sababu hiyo, watu walikuwa wakipeleka wagonjwa barabarani na kuwalaza juu ya vitanda na mikeka ili Petro akipita, walau kivuli chake kiwaguse baadhi yao.

¹⁶ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲏ ϣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ..

¹⁶Watu wengi walifika kutoka katika miji ya kando kando ya Yerusalemu, wakiwaleta wagonjwa wao na wale waliokuwa na pepo wachafu, nao wote wakaponywa.

¹⁷ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲧϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲤⲁⲇⲇⲟⲩⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲭⲟϩ ..

¹⁷Kisha, Kuhani Mkuu na wenzake waliokuwa wa kikundi cha Masadukayo wa mahali hapo, wakawaonea mitume wivu.

¹⁸ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ.

¹⁸Basi, wakawatia nguvuni, wakawafunga ndani ya gereza kuu.

¹⁹ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ..

¹⁹Lakini usiku malaika wa Bwana aliifungua milango ya gereza, akawatoa nje, akawaambia,

²⁰ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ..

²⁰"Nendeni mkasimame Hekaluni na kuwaambia watu kila kitu kuhusu maisha haya mapya."

²¹⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲉⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

²¹Mitume walitii, wakaingia Hekaluni asubuhi na mapema, wakaanza kufundisha. Kuhani Mkuu na wenzake walipofika, waliita mkutano wa Baraza kuu, yaani halmashauri yote ya wazee wa Wayahudi halafu wakawatuma watu gerezani wawalete wale mitume.

²²⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ..

²²Lakini hao watumishi walipofika huko hawakuwakuta mle gerezani. Hivyo walirudi, wakatoa taarifa mkutanoni,

²³ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲛϩ ⲉϥϣⲟⲧⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲛϫⲉⲙ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲟⲩⲛ ..

²³wakisema, "Tulikuta gereza limefungwa kila upande na walinzi wakilinda milango. Lakini tulipofungua hatukumkuta mtu yeyote ndani."

²⁴⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ..

²⁴Mkuu wa walinzi wa Hekalu na makuhani wakuu waliposikia habari hiyo wakawa na wasiwasi, wasijue yaliyowapata.

²⁵ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲥⲉ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉⲩ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ..

²⁵Akafika mtu mmoja, akawaambia, "Wale watu mliowafunga gerezani, hivi sasa wamo Hekaluni, wanawafundisha watu."

²⁶ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲩⲡⲉⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϩⲓ⳿ⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ..

²⁶Hapo mkuu wa walinzi wa Hekalu pamoja na watu wake walikwenda Hekaluni, akawaleta. Lakini hawakuwakamata kwa kutumia nguvu, maana waliogopa kwamba watu wangewapiga mawe.

²⁷⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁϥϣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ..

²⁷Basi, wakawapeleka, wakawasimamisha mbele ya Baraza. Kuhani Mkuu akawaambia,

²⁸ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲁⲛϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲒⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲛ ..

²⁸"Tuliwakatazeni waziwazi kufundisha kwa jina la mtu huyu; sasa mmeyaeneza mafundisho yenu pote katika Yerusalemu na mnakusudia kutuwekea lawama ya kifo cha mtu huyo."

²⁹ⲁϥ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲩ⳿ⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲫϯ ⳿⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ..

²⁹Hapo Petro, akiwa pamoja na wale mitume wengine, akajibu, "Lazima tumtii Mungu, na siyo binadamu.

³⁰ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϣϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉ ..

³⁰Mungu wa babu zetu alimfufua Yesu baada ya ninyi kumwua kwa kumtundika msalabani.

³¹ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥϭⲁⲥϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩ⳿ⲓⲛⲁⲙ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲗ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲭⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ..

³¹Huyu ndiye yule aliyekwezwa na Mungu mpaka upande wake wa kulia, akawa kiongozi na Mwokozi, ili awawezeshe watu wa Israeli watubu, wapate kusamehewa dhambi zao.

³²ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ Ⲫϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲠⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ..

³²Sisi ni mashahidi wa tukio hilo, naye Roho Mtakatifu ambaye Mungu amewapa wale wanaomtii, anashuhudia pia tukio hilo."

³³⳿ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲁϫⲣⲉϫ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϫϩⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ..

³³Wajumbe wote wa lile Baraza waliposikia hayo, wakawaka hasira, hata wakaamua kuwaua.

³⁴ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲪⲁⲣⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲓ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ..

³⁴Lakini Mfarisayo mmoja aitwaye Gamalieli ambaye alikuwa mwalimu wa Sheria na aliyeheshimika sana mbele ya watu wote, alisimama mbele ya lile Baraza, akataka wale mitume watolewe nje kwa muda mfupi.

³⁵ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲁϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ..

³⁵Kisha akawaambia wale wajumbe wa Baraza, "Wananchi wa Israeli, tahadhari kabla ya kutekeleza hicho mnachotaka kuwatenda watu hawa!

³⁶ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲑⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩ⳿ⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲩ̅ ⳿ⲛⲏⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲩϧⲟⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ..

³⁶Zamani kidogo, kulitokea mtu mmoja jina lake Theuda, akajisema kuwa mtu wa maana na watu karibu mia nne wakajiunga naye. Lakini aliuawa, kisha wafuasi wake wote wakatawanyika na kikundi chake kikafa.

³⁷ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲄⲁⲗⲓⲗⲉⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲉⲡⲓ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

³⁷Tena, baadaye, wakati ule wa kuhesabiwa watu, alitokea Yuda wa Galilaya. Huyu naye, aliwavuta watu wakamfuata; lakini naye pia aliuawa, na wafuasi wake wakatawanyika.

³⁸ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

³⁸Na sasa pia mimi nawaambieni, msiwachukulie watu hawa hatua yoyote; waacheni! Kwa maana, ikiwa mpango huu au shughuli hii yao imeanzishwa na binadamu, itatoweka yenyewe.

³⁹ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲏ ⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ..

³⁹Lakini kama imeanzishwa na Mungu, siyo tu kwamba hamtaweza kuwashinda, bali mtajikuta mnapigana na Mungu." Basi, wakakubaliana naye.

⁴⁰ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ..

⁴⁰Hivyo wakawaita wale mitume, wakaamuru wachapwe viboko na kuwaonya wasifundishe tena kwa jina la Yesu; kisha wakawaacha waende zao.

⁴¹⳿ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛϣⲟϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲁⲛ ..

⁴¹Basi, mitume wakatoka nje ya ule mkutano wa halmashauri wakiwa wamejaa furaha, kwani walistahili kuaibishwa kwa ajili ya jina la Yesu.

⁴²ⲛⲁⲩϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲭⲱ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲏⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲛⲒⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅

⁴²Wakaendelea kila siku kufundisha na kuhubiri Habari Njema ya Kristo, Hekaluni na nyumbani mwa watu.