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 entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

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

²But the Jews that were disobedient stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them evil affected 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 therefore they tarried [there] speaking boldly in the Lord, who bare witness unto the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

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

⁴But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the Jews, and part 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 made an onset both of the Gentiles and of the Jews with their rulers, to treat them shamefully and to stone them,

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

⁶they became aware of it, and fled unto the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the region round about:

⁷wakawa wanahubiri Habari Njema huko.

⁷and there they preached the gospel.

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

⁸And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked.

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

⁹The same heard Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,

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

¹⁰said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up and walked.

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

¹¹And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

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

¹²And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was the chief speaker.

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 Jupiter whose [temple] was before the city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.

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

¹⁴But when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their garments, and sprang forth among the multitude, crying out

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, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good tidings, that ye should turn from these vain things unto a living God, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

¹⁶Zamani Mungu aliruhusu kila taifa lifanye lilivyopenda.

¹⁶who in the generations gone by suffered all the nations to walk in their own 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."

¹⁷And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

¹⁸Ingawa walisema hivyo haikuwa rahisi kuwazuia wale watu wasiwatambikie.

¹⁸And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto 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.

¹⁹But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

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

²⁰But as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and 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.

²¹And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to 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 them to continue in the faith, and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom 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 when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.

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

²⁴And they passed through Pisidia, and came to Pamphylia.

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

²⁵And when they had spoken the word in Perga, 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 they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had 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 when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

²⁸Wakakaa pamoja na wale waumini kwa muda mrefu.

²⁸And they tarried no little time with the disciples.