Peter and Cornelius
1 In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called “The Italian Unit.” 2 Cornelius was a very religious man. He worshiped God, and so did everyone else who lived in his house. He had given a lot of money to the poor and was always praying to God.
3 One afternoon at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He saw an angel from God coming to him and calling him by name. 4 Cornelius was surprised and stared at the angel. Then he asked, “What is this all about?”
The angel answered, “God has heard your prayers and knows about your gifts to the poor. 5 Now send some men to Joppa for a man named Simon Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon the leather maker, who lives in a house near the sea.” 7 After saying this, the angel left.
Cornelius called in two of his servants and one of his soldiers who worshiped God. 8 He explained everything to them and sent them off to Joppa.
9 The next day about noon these men were coming near Joppa. Peter went up on the roof of the house to pray 10 and became very hungry. While the food was being prepared, he fell sound asleep and had a vision. 11 He saw heaven open, and something came down like a huge sheet held up by its four corners. 12 In it were all kinds of animals, reptiles, and birds. 13 A voice said to him, “Peter, get up! Kill these and eat them.”
14 But Peter said, “Lord, I can't do that! I've never eaten anything that is unclean and not fit to eat.”
15 The voice spoke to him again, “When God says that something can be used for food, don't say it isn't fit to eat.”
16 This happened three times before the sheet was suddenly taken back to heaven.
17 Peter was still wondering what all this meant, when the men sent by Cornelius came and stood at the gate. They had found their way to Simon's house 18 and were asking if Simon Peter was staying there.
19 While Peter was still thinking about the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men are here looking for you. 20 Hurry down and go with them. Don't worry, I sent them.”
21 Peter went down and said to the men, “I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
22 They answered, “Captain Cornelius sent us. He is a good man who worships God and is liked by the Jewish people. One of God's holy angels told Cornelius to send for you, so he could hear what you have to say.” 23 Peter invited them to spend the night.
The next morning, Peter and some of the Lord's followers in Joppa left with the men who had come from Cornelius. 24 The next day they arrived in Caesarea where Cornelius was waiting for them. He had also invited his relatives and close friends.
25 When Peter arrived, Cornelius greeted him. Then he knelt at Peter's feet and started worshiping him. 26 But Peter took hold of him and said, “Stand up! I am nothing more than a human.”
27 As Peter entered the house, he was still talking with Cornelius. Many people were there, 28 and Peter said to them, “You know that we Jews are not allowed to have anything to do with other people. But God has shown me that he doesn't think anyone is unclean or unfit. 29 I agreed to come here, but I want to know why you sent for me.”
30 Cornelius answered:
Four days ago at about three o'clock in the afternoon I was praying at home. Suddenly a man in bright clothes stood in front of me. 31 He said, “Cornelius, God has heard your prayers, and he knows about your gifts to the poor. 32 Now send to Joppa for Simon Peter. He is visiting in the home of Simon the leather maker, who lives near the sea.”
33 I sent for you at once, and you have been good enough to come. All of us are here in the presence of the Lord God, so that we can hear what he has to say.
34 Peter then said:
Now I am certain that God treats all people alike. 35 God is pleased with everyone who worships him and does right, no matter what nation they come from. 36 This is the same message that God gave to the people of Israel, when he sent Jesus Christ, the Lord of all, to offer peace to them.
37 You surely know what happened everywhere in Judea. It all began in Galilee after John had told everyone to be baptized. 38 God gave the Holy Spirit and power to Jesus from Nazareth. He was with Jesus, as he went around doing good and healing everyone who was under the power of the devil. 39 We all saw what Jesus did both in Israel and in the city of Jerusalem.
Jesus was put to death on a cross. 40 But three days later, God raised him to life and let him be seen. 41 Not everyone saw him. He was seen only by us, who ate and drank with him after he was raised from death. We were the ones God chose to tell others about him.
42 God told us to announce clearly to the people that Jesus is the one he has chosen to judge the living and the dead. 43 Every one of the prophets has said that all who have faith in Jesus will have their sins forgiven in his name.
44 While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit took control of everyone who was listening. 45 Some Jewish followers of the Lord had come with Peter, and they were surprised that the Holy Spirit had been given to Gentiles. 46 Now they were hearing Gentiles speaking unknown languages and praising God.
Peter said, 47 “These Gentiles have been given the Holy Spirit, just as we have! I am certain that no one would dare stop us from baptizing them.” 48 Peter ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and they asked him to stay on for a few days.
Kooneliyus ye Pita kumandi
1 Kewo doo le tarata Sisareya saatewo kono, meŋ too mu Kooneliyus ti. A mu Rooma kelediŋ kuntiyo le ti kelediŋ kafoo kono, ì ka meŋ kumandi Italiya kafoo la. Kelediŋ keme kiliŋ ne tarata a koto. 2 A mu moo tilindiŋo le ti, meŋ ye Alla ñaasilaŋo soto, a niŋ a la bunkononkoolu bee. A ka sadaa dii baake moolu la le, mennu be suulariŋ, aduŋ a ka tu duwaa la waati-wo-waati.
3 Tilibuloo doo le la, talaŋ saba waatoo, a ye jeroo ke Alla la malaayikoo la jaharaŋo ñaama, meŋ naata a kaŋ. A ko a ye ko, “Kooneliyus!” 4 Kooneliyus ye a ñaalu loo a kaŋ, a kijafaratoo. A ko a ye a ko, “Maariyo, muŋ ne mu?” Bituŋ malaayikoo ko a ye ko, “Alla hakiloo be i la duwaalu niŋ sadaalu kaŋ ne. 5 Saayiŋ, kewolu kii Yopa ka Simoni kumandi, ì ka meŋ kumandi fanaa Pita la. 6 A be sabatiriŋ Simoni faraboo le yaa, meŋ na buŋo be baa daala.”
7 Kabiriŋ malaayikoo meŋ be diyaamu kaŋ Kooneliyus ye taata, Kooneliyus ye a la dookuulaa fula kumandi, ì niŋ kelediŋ kiliŋ. Wo kelediŋo be kelediŋolu le kono, mennu ka tara looriŋ a la kuwo la, aduŋ Alla ñaasilannaa le mu a ti fanaa. 8 Kabiriŋ a ye kuwolu bee saata ì ye, mennu keta, a ye ì kii Yopa.
Pita la jeroo
9 Wo saamoo, kabiriŋ ì be siloo kaŋ, ì sutiyaata saatewo la, Pita taata buŋo kaŋ santo daameŋ teruta, ka duwaa talaŋ taŋ niŋ fula tilibuloo. 10 Bituŋ a konkota, aduŋ a hameta domoroo la. Kabiriŋ ì be domoroo parendi kaŋ, Noora Kuliŋo ye a siirandi fo a maŋ tara a faŋ bulu. 11 A ye saŋo je yeleriŋ, feŋo jiita naŋ a kunto, meŋ mulunta ko faani baa, a tonkoŋ naanoo be mutariŋ, a jiita naŋ duniyaa kaŋ. 12 Daafeŋ siifaa jamaa le be ñiŋ faani baa kono, siŋ naanimaa feŋolu, kuruntu feŋolu, aniŋ kunoolu. 13 Diyaamukaŋo kumata a ye ko, “Pita, wuli santo! Ì faa, i ye ì domo.” 14 Bari Pita ko, “Hanii Maariyo! N nene maŋ feŋ domo, meŋ maŋ seneyaa, aniŋ ǹ na Luwaa ye meŋ haraamuyandi!” 15 Bituŋ diyaamukaŋo naata a kaŋ fulanjanke ko, “Alla ye meŋ seneyandi, kana a fo ko, a maŋ seneyaa.” 16 Ñiŋ keta le fo siiñaa saba. Bituŋ jee niŋ jee, faani baa taata santo.
17 Biriŋ Pita be jaakaliriŋ ñiŋ jeroo kotoo la, a ye Kooneliyus la kiilaalu je, mennu ka Simoni la buŋo ñininkaa. Ì be looriŋ bundaa to. 18 Ì sarita santo ka ñininkaaroo ke ko, fo Simoni be sabatiriŋ wo buŋo le kono, ì ka meŋ kumandi Pita la.
19 Pita tuta i miira la wo jeroo la. Bituŋ Alla la Nooroo ko a ye ko, “A fele, kee saba be i ñini kaŋ. 20 Wo kamma la wuli, i ye taa duuma. I niŋ ì ye taa ñoo la. Kana sika feŋ na, kaatu nte le ye ì kii.” 21 Bituŋ Pita jiita naŋ kewolu kaŋ duuma. A ko ì ye ko, “M fele, ali ka meŋ ñini, nte le mu. Muŋ ne mu ali la naa sababoo ti jaŋ?” 22 Ì ye a jaabi ko, “Kooneliyus mu Rooma kelediŋ kuntiyo le ti. Kee tilindiŋo le mu, meŋ ye Alla ñaasilaŋo soto. A ye seedeyaa betoo le soto Yahuudoolu bee kono. Malaayika senuŋo le ye a yaamari ka i kumandi, fo i si naa a la buŋo kono, a ye i lamoyi i la kumoolu la.” 23 Wo to le, Pita ye ì kumandi konoto ka ì jiyandi.
Pita be Kooneliyus yaa
Wo saamoo, Pita niŋ Kooneliyus la kiilaalu taata ñoo la. Aduŋ baadiŋ doolu mennu bota Yopa ye a dandaŋ. 24 A sinindiŋo ì futata Sisareya saatewo to. Kooneliyus tarata i yillaariŋ ì ma le. Wo kamma la a ye a baadiŋolu niŋ a teeroolu kumandi ñoo kaŋ. 25 Kabiriŋ Pita dunta a la koridaa kono, Kooneliyus ye a benduŋ. A sujudita Pita ye ka a batu, 26 bari Pita ye a wulindi santo. A ko a ye ko, “Wuli, i ye loo, nte fanaa mu hadamadiŋo doroŋ ne ti.”
27 Kabiriŋ a niŋ a be diyaamu kaŋ, Pita naata duŋ konoto. A ye moo jamaa tara bendiŋ ñoo kaŋ jee. 28 Bituŋ a ko ì ye ko, “Ali ye a loŋ ne ko, ntolu Yahuudoolu la Luwaa maŋ soŋ, ŋà kafuñooyaa soto waraŋ ka sutiyaa moolu la, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti. Bari Alla ye a yitandi n na le ko, m maŋ ñaŋ na a fo la ko, moo maŋ seneyaa, waraŋ a la kuwo kosota le. 29 Wo le ye a tinna m maŋ balaŋ ka naa, biriŋ ali ye n kumandi. N lafita a loŋ na saayiŋ, ali ye n kumandi meŋ na.”
30 Bituŋ Kooneliyus ko a ye ko, “Tili saba koomanto, m be nuŋ n na buŋo kono duwaa la ñiŋ ñoŋ waatoo la, talaŋ saba tilibuloo. Bituŋ kewo loota n ñaato, a la duŋ feŋolu be malamala kaŋ. 31 A ko n ye ko, ‘Kooneliyus, Alla ye i la duwaalu moyi le, aduŋ a hakiloo be i la sadaalu kaŋ ne. 32 Wo kamma la, kiilaa kii Yopa. I ye Simoni kumandi, ì ka meŋ kumandi fanaa Pita la. A be sabatiriŋ Simoni faraboo le yaa, meŋ na buŋo be baa daala.’ 33 Wo le ye a tinna ŋa kiilaalu kii i kaŋ wo loodulaa to, aduŋ i la naa keta kuu bete baa le ti. Saayiŋ, ntolu bee be jaŋ Alla ñaatiliŋo la ka kumoolu bee moyi, Alla ye i yaamari ka mennu fo.”
34 Bituŋ Pita ye a dati ka diyaamu ko, “Tooñaa, saayiŋ ŋa a loŋ ne ko, Alla buka faasaaroo ke, 35 bari a ka soŋ moo-wo-moo le ma nasiyoŋolu bee kono, meŋ silata a la, aniŋ meŋ ka kuu tilindiŋo ke. 36 Ali ye kibaari betoo loŋ ne, Alla ye meŋ kii Banisirayilankoolu ye. Wo kayira kibaaroo kawandita ka bo niŋ Yeesu Kiristu* le la. Ate le mu moolu bee Maariyo ti. 37 Ñiŋ kibaaroo kankulaata Yudeya bee kono. A datita Kalilee le, Yaayaa la batiseeroo* niŋ kawandoo koolaa. 38 Ali ye a loŋ ko, Yeesu meŋ bota Nasareti, Alla ye a fandi Noora Kuliŋo niŋ semboo la le. A taata daa-wo-daa, a ka kuu betoo le ke, aniŋ a ka moolu bee le kendeyandi, Ibiliisa ye mennu siti, kaatu Alla be a fee le.
39 “Ntolu le mu seedoolu ti kuwolu bee to, a ye mennu ke Yudeya tundoo kaŋ, aniŋ Yerusalaamu kono. Ì ye a pempeŋ yiribantambiloo le kaŋ ka a faa. 40 Bari Alla ye a wulindi tili sabanjaŋo la, bituŋ a ye moolu jerindi a la. 41 A maŋ moolu bee jerindi a la, bari ntolu ye a je le, Alla ye mennu tomboŋ ka ke seedoolu ti a la kuwo to. Ate niŋ ntolu ye domoroo niŋ miŋo ke ñoo kaŋ ne, kabiriŋ a wulita saayaa kono. 42 A ye ǹ yaamari le ka moolu kawandi, aniŋ ka seedeyaa dii ko, ate le mu wo kiliŋo ti, Alla ye meŋ tomboŋ ka a ke kendoolu niŋ furewolu kiitindilaa ti. 43 Annabiyomoolu bee ye seedeyaa ke ate le la kuwo to ko, moo-wo-moo meŋ laata a la, a be junube yamfoo soto la le ka bo niŋ a too la.”
44 Janniŋ Pita be a la ñiŋ kumoolu baŋ na doroŋ, Noora Kuliŋo jiita naŋ ì bee kaŋ, mennu be a lamoyi kaŋ. 45 Yeesu la kafoo moolu mennu niŋ Pita naata ñoo la, aduŋ ì mu Yahuudoolu le ti, ì jaakalita, kaatu Noora Kuliŋo jiita hani moolu kaŋ ne, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti. 46 Ì ye ì moyi diyaamu la kaŋ koteŋolu la, ì be Alla jayi kaŋ.
47 Wo to le Pita ko, “Ali ye a je le, ñinnu ye Noora Kuliŋo soto le ko ŋà a soto ñaameŋ. Saayiŋ, fo moo si balaŋ noo ko, ñinnu maŋ ñaŋ na batisee la niŋ jiyo la baŋ?” 48 Bituŋ a ye yaamaroo dii ko, ì si batisee niŋ Maarii Yeesu too la. Wo to le ì naata Pita daani ka sabati ì fee fo tili dantaŋ.
