¹ Yaw Teyofil, téere bu jëkk, ba ma bindoon, ëmb na lépp li Yeesu tàmbali woon a jëf ak a jàngale,

¹The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

² ba ci bés, ba ko Yàlla yéege ci asamaan. Lu ko jiitu joxoon na ay ndigal, jaare ci Xel mu Sell mi, jëm ci ndaw ya mu tànnoon.

²till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

³ Gannaaw ay coonoom, ñëw na ci ñoom, di leen won ay firnde yu bare te wér ne mu ngi dund; mu feeñu leen diirub ñeent-fukki fan, di diisoo ak ñoom ci lu jëm ci nguuru Yàlla.

³to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

⁴ Am bés muy lekk ak ñoom, mu sant leen ne: «Buleen sore Yerusalem, waaye ngeen xaar li Baay bi dige woon te ma waxoon leen ko.

⁴And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he,] `Ye did hear of me;

⁵ Ndaxte Yaxya daa na sóob nit ñi ci ndox, waaye yéen dees na leen sóob ci Xel mu Sell mi fi ak ay fan yu néew.»

⁵because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit — after not many days.`

⁶ Bi ñu dajaloo ak moom nag, ñu laaj ko: «Boroom bi, ndax ci jamono jii ngay yékkatiwaat nguuru Israyil?»

⁶They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, `Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?`

⁷ Mu tontu leen: «Ngeen xam jamono yi ak saa, yi Baay bi dogal ci sañ-sañam, loolu mayuñu leen ko.

⁷and he said unto them, `It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;

⁸ Waaye bu Xel mu Sell mi ñëwee ci yéen, dingeen jot kàttan te nekk samay seede ci dëkku Yerusalem, ca diiwaani Yude ak Samari yépp ak ba fa àddina yem.»

⁸but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.`

⁹ Bi mu waxee loolu, te ñu di ko xool, Yàlla yéege na ko, te aw niir jël ko, làq ko seeni bët.

⁹And these things having said — they beholding — he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight;

¹⁰ Bi muy dem nag, te ñu ne jàkk asamaan, ñaar ñu sol yu weex daldi ne seef, taxaw ci seen wet.

¹⁰and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,

¹¹ Ñu ne leen: «Yéen waa Galile, lu tax ngeen taxaw, di xool ci asamaan? Yeesu male ñu jële ci seen biir, yéege ko asamaan, dina dellusi ni ngeen ko gise, muy dem asamaan.»

¹¹who also said, `Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.`

¹² Bi loolu amee ñu jóge ca tund, woowu ñuy wax tundu Oliw ya, te mu dend ak Yerusalem lu tollu ak kilomet, ñu daldi dellu Yerusalem.

¹²Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath`s journey;

¹³ Bi ñu dikkee, ñu yéeg ca néeg, ba sut ca taax ma, fa ñuy dal. Ñoo doon Piyeer ak Yowaana, Saag ak Andare, Filib ak Tomaa, Bartelemi ak Macë, Saag doomu Alfe, ak Simoŋ mi bokkoon ci mbooloo mi ñuy wax Ñi farlu ci moom seen réew; ak Yudaa doomu Saag.

¹³and when they came in, they went up to the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zelotes, and Judas, of James;

¹⁴ Ñoom ñépp ñoo bokk menn xel, di wéy ci ñaan ci Yàlla, ànd ak jigéen ñi ak Maryaama, ndeyu Yeesu, ak rakki Yeesu yu góor.

¹⁴these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁵ Ca bés yooya nag Piyeer taxaw ca digg bokk ya, di mbooloo mu tollu ni téeméer ak ñaar-fukk.

¹⁵And in these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, an hundred and twenty,)

¹⁶ Mu ne leen: «Bokk yi, li Xel mu Sell mi waxoon ci Mbind mi jaarale ko ci gémmiñu Daawuda, fàww mu am. Waxoon na ci mbirum Yudaa, mi wommat ñi jàpp Yeesu

¹⁶`Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

¹⁷ te mu bokkoon ci nun, ba am cér ci liggéey bi.»

¹⁷because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

¹⁸ --Pey gi Yudaa jotoon ci ñaawteefam, mu jënd ci tool, daanu fa, ba fàcc, ay buttitam tuuru.

¹⁸this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

¹⁹ Loolu siiwoon na ci waa Yerusalem, moo tax ci seen làkk ñuy tudde tool ba Akeldama, maanaam «Toolu deret.» —

¹⁹and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

²⁰ Piyeer teg ca ne: «Ndaxte lii lañu bind ci téereb Sabóor:“Na këram gental,bu fa kenn dëkk.” Te it:“Na keneen bey sasam.”

²⁰for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

²¹ Kon ñeel na nu, nu tànn kenn ci ñi bokk ak nun, diir bi Yeesu doon dem ak a dikk ci sunu biir,

²¹`It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,

²² li dale ci bi ko Yaxya sóobee ci ndox, ba bés ba ko Yàlla jële ci sunu biir, yéege ko. Kooku war na ànd ak nun, di seedeel ndekkitel Yeesu.»

²²beginning from the baptism of John, unto the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.`

²³ Bi ko Piyeer waxee, ñu tudd ñaar: Yuusufa, mi ñu dippee Barsabas te di ko dàkkentale Yustus, moom ak Macas.

²³And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

²⁴ Ñu ñaan ci Yàlla ne: «Boroom bi, yaw mi xam xolu nit ñépp, won nu ki nga tànn ci ñaar ñii,

²⁴and having prayed, they said, `Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two

²⁵ mu yenu liggéeyu nekk sa ndaw, wuutu Yudaa, mi ko bàyyi, dem bérabam.»

²⁵to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;`

²⁶ Noonu ñu boole leen, tegoo ay bant, bant ba dal ca Macas, mu fekki fukki ndaw ya ak benn.

²⁶and they gave their lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.