¹Kule Ikonio, mambo yalikuwa kama yalivyokuwa kule Antiokia; Paulo na Barnaba walikwenda katika sunagogi la Wayahudi wakaongea kwa uhodari hata Wayahudi wengi na Wagiriki wakawa waumini.

¹And it came to pass in Iconium, that they did enter together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spake, so that there believed both of Jews and Greeks a great multitude;

²Lakini Wayahudi wengine waliokataa kuwa waumini walichochea na kutia chuki katika mioyo ya watu wa mataifa mengine ili wawapinge hao ndugu.

²and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

³Paulo na Barnaba waliendelea kukaa huko kwa muda mrefu. Waliongea kwa uhodari juu ya Bwana, naye Bwana akathibitisha ukweli wa ujumbe walioutoa juu ya neema yake, kwa kuwawezesha kutenda miujiza na maajabu.

³long time, indeed, therefore, did they abide speaking boldly in the Lord, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.

⁴Watu wa mji huo waligawanyika: wengine waliwaunga mkono Wayahudi, na wengine walikuwa upande wa mitume.

⁴And the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, and some with the apostles,

⁵Mwishowe, baadhi ya watu wa mataifa mengine na Wayahudi, wakishirikiana na wakuu wao, waliazimu kuwatendea vibaya hao mitume na kuwapiga mawe.

⁵and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use [them] despitefully, and to stone them,

⁶Mitume walipogundua jambo hilo, walikimbilia Lustra na Derbe, miji ya Lukaonia, na katika sehemu za jirani,

⁶they having become aware, did flee to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

⁷wakawa wanahubiri Habari Njema huko.

⁷and there they were proclaiming good news.

⁸Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja huko Lustra ambaye alikuwa amelemaa miguu tangu kuzaliwa, na alikuwa hajapata kutembea kamwe.

⁸And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother — who never had walked,

⁹Mtu huyo alikuwa anamsikiliza Paulo alipokuwa anahubiri. Paulo alimtazama kwa makini, na alipoona kuwa alikuwa na imani ya kuweza kuponywa,

⁹this one was hearing Paul speaking, who, having stedfastly beheld him, and having seen that he hath faith to be saved,

¹⁰akasema kwa sauti kubwa, "Simama wima kwa miguu yako!" Huyo mtu aliyelemaa akainuka ghafla, akaanza kutembea.

¹⁰said with a loud voice, `Stand up on thy feet upright;` and he was springing and walking,

¹¹Umati wa watu walipoona alichofanya Paulo, ulianza kupiga kelele kwa lugha ya Kilukaonia: "Miungu imetujia katika sura za binadamu!"

¹¹and the multitudes having seen what Paul did, did lift up their voice, in the speech of Lycaonia, saying, `The gods, having become like men, did come down unto us;`

¹²Barnaba akaitwa Zeu, na Paulo, kwa vile yeye ndiye aliyekuwa anaongea, akaitwa Herme.

¹²they were calling also Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, since he was the leader in speaking.

¹³Naye kuhani wa hekalu la Zeu lililokuwa nje ya mji akaleta fahali na shada za maua mbele ya mlango mkuu wa mji, na pamoja na ule umati wa watu akataka kuwatambikia mitume.

¹³And the priest of the Zeus that is before their city, oxen and garlands unto the porches having brought, with the multitudes did wish to sacrifice,

¹⁴Barnaba na Paulo walipopata habari hiyo waliyararua mavazi yao na kukimbilia katika lile kundi la watu wakisema kwa sauti kubwa:

¹⁴and having heard, the apostles Barnabas and Paul, having rent their garments, did spring into the multitude, crying

¹⁵"Ndugu, kwa nini mnafanya mambo hayo? Sisi pia ni binadamu kama ninyi. Na, tuko hapa kuwahubirieni Habari Njema, mpate kuziacha hizi sanamu tupu, mkamgeukie Mungu aliye hai, Mungu aliyeumba mbingu na nchi, bahari na vyote vilivyomo.

¹⁵and saying, `Men, why these things do ye? and we are men like-affected with you, proclaiming good news to you, from these vanities to turn unto the living God, who made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all the things in them;

¹⁶Zamani Mungu aliruhusu kila taifa lifanye lilivyopenda.

¹⁶who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,

¹⁷Hata hivyo, Mungu hakuacha kujidhihirisha kwa mambo mema anayowatendea: huwanyeshea mvua toka angani, huwapa mavuno kwa wakati wake, huwapa chakula na kuijaza mioyo yenu furaha."

¹⁷though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good — from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;`

¹⁸Ingawa walisema hivyo haikuwa rahisi kuwazuia wale watu wasiwatambikie.

¹⁸and these things saying, scarcely did they restrain the multitudes from sacrificing to them.

¹⁹Lakini Wayahudi kadhaa walikuja kutoka Antiokia na Ikonio, wakawafanya watu wajiunge nao, wakampiga mawe Paulo na kumburuta hadi nje ya mji wakidhani amekwisha kufa.

¹⁹And there came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be dead;

²⁰Lakini waumini walipokusanyika na kumzunguka, aliamka akarudi mjini. Kesho yake, yeye pamoja na Barnaba walikwenda Derbe.

²⁰and the disciples having surrounded him, having risen he entered into the city, and on the morrow he went forth with Barnabas to Derbe.

²¹Baada ya Paulo na Barnabas kuhubiri Habari Njema huko Derbe na kupata wafuasi wengi, walifunga safari kwenda Antiokia kwa kupitia Lustra na Ikonio.

²¹Having proclaimed good news also to that city, and having discipled many, they turned back to Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch,

²²Waliwaimarisha waumini wa miji hiyo na kuwatia moyo wabaki imara katika imani. Wakawaambia, "Ni lazima sisi sote tupitie katika taabu nyingi ili tuingie katika ufalme wa Mungu."

²²confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

²³Waliteua wazee katika kila kanisa kwa ajili ya waumini, na baada ya kusali na kufunga, wakawaweka chini ya ulinzi wa Bwana ambaye walikuwa wanamwamini.

²³and having appointed to them by vote elders in every assembly, having prayed with fastings, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

²⁴Baada ya kupitia katika nchi ya Pisidia, walifika Pamfulia.

²⁴And having passed through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia,

²⁵Baada ya kuhubiri ule ujumbe huko Perga, walikwenda Atalia.

²⁵and having spoken in Perga the word, they went down to Attalia,

²⁶Kutoka huko walisafiri kwa meli wakarudi Antiokia ambako hapo awali walikuwa wamewekwa chini ya ulinzi wa neema ya Mungu kwa ajili ya kazi ambayo sasa walikuwa wameitimiza.

²⁶and thence did sail to Antioch, whence they had been given by the grace of God for the work that they fulfilled;

²⁷Walipofika huko Antiokia walifanya mkutano wa kanisa la mahali hapo, wakawapa taarifa juu ya mambo Mungu aliyofanya pamoja nao, na jinsi alivyowafungulia mlango watu wa mataifa mengine mlango wa kuingia katika imani.

²⁷and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

²⁸Wakakaa pamoja na wale waumini kwa muda mrefu.

²⁸and they abode there not a little time with the disciples.