1 Theophilus, I first wrote to you about all that Jesus did and taught from the very first 2 until he was taken up to heaven. But before he was taken up, he gave orders to the apostles he had chosen with the help of the Holy Spirit.
3 For 40 days after Jesus had suffered and died, he proved in many ways that he had been raised from death. He appeared to his apostles and spoke to them about God's kingdom. 4 While he was still with them, he said:
Don't leave Jerusalem yet. Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit, just as I told you he has promised to do. 5 John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Is Taken to Heaven
6 While the apostles were still with Jesus, they asked him, “Lord, are you now going to give Israel its own king again?”
7 Jesus said to them, “You don't need to know the time of those events that only the Father controls. 8 But the Holy Spirit will come upon you and give you power. Then you will tell everyone about me in Jerusalem, in all Judea, in Samaria, and everywhere in the world.” 9 After Jesus had said this and while they were watching, he was taken up into a cloud. They could not see him, 10 but as he went up, they kept looking up into the sky.
Suddenly two men dressed in white clothes were standing there beside them. 11 They said, “Why are you men from Galilee standing here and looking up into the sky? Jesus has been taken to heaven. But he will come back in the same way you have seen him go.”
Someone To Take the Place of Judas
12-13 The Mount of Olives was about a kilometer from Jerusalem. The apostles who had gone there were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon, known as the Eager One, and Judas the son of James.
After the apostles returned to the city, they went upstairs to the room where they had been staying.
14 The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers. 15 One day there were about 120 of the Lord's followers meeting together, and Peter stood up to speak to them. 16-17 He said:
My friends, long ago by the power of the Holy Spirit, David said something about Judas, and what he said has now happened. Judas was one of us and had worked with us, but he brought the mob to arrest Jesus. 18 Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out. 19 When the people of Jerusalem found out about this, they called the place Akeldama, which in the local language means “Field of Blood.”
20 In the book of Psalms it says,
“Leave his house empty,
and don't let anyone
live there.”
It also says,
“Let someone else
have his job.”
21-22 So we need someone else to help us tell others that Jesus has been raised from death. He must also be one of the men who was with us from the very beginning. He must have been with us from the time the Lord Jesus was baptized by John until the day he was taken to heaven.
23 Two men were suggested: One of them was Joseph Barsabbas, known as Justus, and the other was Matthias. 24 Then they all prayed, “Lord, you know what everyone is like! Show us the one you have chosen 25 to be an apostle and to serve in place of Judas, who got what he deserved.” 26 They drew names, and Matthias was chosen to join the group of the eleven apostles.
Laahidoo Noora Kuliŋo la kuwo to
1 N na kitaabu foloo kono ite Tewofilus ye, ŋa kuwolu bee le safee, Yeesu ye mennu ke, aniŋ a la karandiroo, biriŋ datidulaa to 2 fo luŋo meŋ na, a selendita ka taa Arijana kono. Janniŋ a be taa la, a ye yaamaroolu dii ka bo niŋ Noora Kuliŋo la kiilaalu* ye, a ye mennu tomboŋ. 3 A la saayaa koolaa, a fintita ì kaŋ ne, aduŋ a ye ì dankeneyandi siiñaa jamaa la ko, a be baluuriŋ ne. A tarata finti la ì kaŋ ne fo tili taŋ naani, aniŋ ka diyaamu ì ye Alla la mansabaayaa la kuwo la.
4 Biriŋ a be ì fee, a niŋ ì be domoroo la, a ye ñiŋ yaamaroo dii ì la ko, “Ali kana bo Yerusalaamu, ali m Faamaa la laahidoo batu, ŋa meŋ fo ali ye nuŋ. 5 Tooñaa, Yaayaa ye batiseeroo* ke niŋ jiyo le la, bari tili dantaŋ koolaa, ali be batisee la niŋ Noora Kuliŋo le la.”
Yeesu selendita ka taa Arijana kono
(Maaka 16:19-20Luka 24:50-53)6 Kabiriŋ ì benta ñoo kaŋ, ì ye Yeesu ñininkaa ko, “M̀ Maarii, fo ñiŋ ne mu waatoo ti baŋ, i be mansayaa murundi la Banisirayilankoolu ma?” 7 A ko ì ye ko, “A maŋ ke alitolu la kuwo ti ka waatoolu niŋ luŋolu loŋ, m Faamaa ye mennu londi a fansuŋ kaŋo kaŋ. 8 Bari niŋ Noora Kuliŋo naata ali kaŋ, ali be semboo soto la le, aduŋ ali be ke la seedoolu le ti n na kuwo to Yerusalaamu kono, Yudeya tundoo bee kaŋ, Samariya, aniŋ ka taa fo duniyaa daŋo to.”
9 Biriŋ a ye ñiŋ kumoolu fo, a selendita santo. Bituŋ ì be a juubee kaŋ fo minaayoo ye a muuri. 10 Kabiriŋ ì be a taatoo juubee kaŋ santo, wo loo niŋ baroo teema, kee fula loota ì daala jee, waramba koyoo be dundiŋ ì la. 11 Ì ko ì ye ko, “Kalilee kewolu, muŋ ne ye a tinna ali be looriŋ jaŋ ka saŋo juubee? Ñiŋ Yeesu meŋ bota ali kono, a selendita Arijana kono. A be naa la teŋ ne fanaa, ko ali ye a je, a seyita ñaameŋ Arijana.”
Matiyas seyita Yudas noo to
(Matiyu 27:3-10)12 Wo to le saayiboolu bota konkoo to, ì ka meŋ kumandi Olifu Konkoo la, ì muruta Yerusalaamu, meŋ taamoo si kaañaŋ kilomeetari kiliŋ fee. 13 Kabiriŋ ì dunta Yerusalaamu, ì taata buŋ santonkoo to, ì be sabatiriŋ nuŋ daameŋ to: Pita, Yohana, Yankuba, Anduru, Filipi, Tomas, Batolomeyu, Matiyu aniŋ Yankuba, meŋ mu Alifeyu dinkewo ti, aniŋ Simoni Selote niŋ Yudas, meŋ mu Yankuba dinkewo ti. 14 Ì bee le keta ŋaniya kiliŋo ti ka tu duwaa la kendeke, ì niŋ musoo doolu niŋ Mariyaama, Yeesu baamaa, aniŋ Yeesu dookewolu.
15 Wo luŋolu kono le, Pita loota kafoo teema, meŋ si taa fo Yeesu noomalanka keme niŋ muwaŋ maafaŋo la. A ko ì ye ko, 16 “Baadiŋolu*, Alla la kumoo Yudas la kuwo to ñanta timma la le ko Noora Kuliŋo diyaamuta ka bo niŋ Mansa Dawuda la ñaameŋ. Ate Yudas le ye moolu ñaatonkayaa, mennu ye Yeesu muta. 17 A fanaa mu ǹ na kafoo moo le ti nuŋ, meŋ tombonta ka ke ǹ dookuuñoo ti. 18 A ye kodoo meŋ soto wo kuu jawu baaroo to, a ye kenoo soto wo kodoo le la. Aduŋ a boyita jee, a konoo teyita, a nuwolu fayita naŋ banta, a faata. 19 Moolu bee ye ñiŋ kuwo kibaaroo moyi Yerusalaamu le. Wo kamma la, ì ye wo kenoo kumandi ì fansuŋ kaŋo to ko Akelidama meŋ kotoo mu Yelekenoo ti. 20 A be safeeriŋ Jabuura Kitaaboo kono ko:
‘Allamaa i la daakaa ye tumbuŋ,
moo kana tu sabatiriŋ jee,’
aduŋ ‘Moo doo ye a la dookuu palaasoo taa.’
21 “Wo kamma la ǹ ñanta moo doo tomboŋ na le, meŋ be m̀ fee waatoo bee la, biriŋ m̀ Maarii Yeesu be m̀ fee nuŋ, 22 ka dati Yaayaa la batiseeroo la ka naa fo waatoo meŋ na, Yeesu bota ǹ kono ka taa Alla yaa. Aduŋ wo maarii niŋ ntolu ñanta ke la seedoolu le ti Yeesu la saayaakoolaa wulindiroo la kuwo to.” 23 Bituŋ ì ye kee fula londi, Yusufa Barisabas, ì ka meŋ kumandi Yustus fanaa la, a niŋ Matiyas. 24 Wo to le ì duwaata ko, “Maariyo, ite ye moolu bee le sondomoo loŋ. A yitandi ǹ na, ite ye meŋ tomboŋ ñiŋ kee fuloo kono. 25 Wo maarii si a noo taa ñiŋ dookuwo kono ka ke kiilaa ti, Yudas ye meŋ bula ka taa dulaa to, a ñanta taa la daameŋ.” 26 Bituŋ ì ye alikuuroo* fayi, a benta Matiyas fee. Wo to le a kafuta saayibe taŋ niŋ kiliŋo ma.
