Peter and John Heal a Lame Man
1 The time of prayer was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Peter and John were going into the temple. 2 A man who had been born lame was being carried to the temple door. Each day he was placed beside this door, known as the Beautiful Gate. He sat there and begged from the people who were going in.
3 The man saw Peter and John entering the temple, and he asked them for money. 4 But they looked straight at him and said, “Look up at us!”
5 The man stared at them and thought he was going to get something. 6 But Peter said, “I don't have any silver or gold! But I will give you what I do have. In the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, get up and start walking.” 7 Peter then took him by the right hand and helped him up.
At once the man's feet and ankles became strong, 8 and he jumped up and started walking. He went with Peter and John into the temple, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 Everyone saw him walking around and praising God. 10 They knew he was the beggar who had been lying beside the Beautiful Gate, and they were completely surprised. They could not imagine what had happened to the man.
Peter Speaks in the Temple
11 While the man kept holding on to Peter and John, the whole crowd ran to them in amazement at the place known as Solomon's Porch. 12 Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said:
Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious? 13 The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshiped has brought honor to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free.
14 You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free, 15 and you killed the one who leads people to life. But God raised him from death, and all of us can tell you what he has done. 16 You see this man, and you know him. He put his faith in the name of Jesus and was made strong. Faith in Jesus made this man completely well while everyone was watching.
17 My friends, I am sure you and your leaders didn't know what you were doing. 18 But God had his prophets tell that his Messiah would suffer, and now he has kept this promise. 19 So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven. 20 Then the time will come when the Lord will give you fresh strength. He will send you Jesus, his chosen Messiah. 21 But Jesus must stay in heaven until God makes all things new, just as his holy prophets promised long ago.
22 Moses said, “The Lord your God will choose one of your own people to be a prophet, just as he chose me. Listen to everything he tells you. 23 No one who disobeys this prophet will be one of God's people any longer.”
24 Samuel and all the other prophets who came later also spoke about what is now happening. 25 You are really the ones God told his prophets to speak to. And you were given the promise God made to your ancestors. He said to Abraham, “All nations on earth will be blessed because of someone from your family.” 26 God sent his chosen Son to you first, because God wanted to bless you and make each one of you turn away from your sins.
Pita ye namatoo kendeyandi
1 Luŋ doo le la, Pita niŋ Yohana taata Alla Batudulaa to, talaŋ saba tilibuloo duwaa waatoo la. 2 Moolu be namatoo doo le samba kaŋ naŋ jee, meŋ wuluuta wo ñaama. Luŋ-wo-luŋ ì ka a sindi Alla Batudulaa dundaŋ daa to le, ì ka meŋ kumandi Dundaŋ Daa Ñiimaa la. Namatoo ñiŋ ka tara sadaadaanoo le la moolu bulu, mennu ka tambi jee. 3 Kabiriŋ a ye Pita niŋ Yohana je tambi la ka duŋ Alla Batudulaa to, a ye ì daani sadaa la. 4 Pita niŋ Yohana ye ì ñaalu loo a kaŋ, bituŋ Pita ko a ye ko, “Ntolu juubee!” 5 Wo to le namatoo ye ì juubee. A be jikiriŋ ko, a be feŋ soto la ì bulu le.
6 Bituŋ Pita ko a ye ko, “Kodiforoo niŋ sanoo te m bulu, bari ŋa meŋ soto, m be wo le dii la i la. Yeesu Kiristu* Nasaretinkoo too la, wuli, i ye taama!” 7 Bituŋ Pita ye a bulubaa buloo muta ka a wulindi. Wo loo niŋ baroo teema, a siŋolu niŋ a cokoolu bambanta. 8 A podita, a loota, aduŋ a taamata. Bituŋ a niŋ ì dunta ñoo la Alla Batudulaa to. A be taamaŋ-taamaŋ kaŋ, a ka podi, a be Alla jayi kaŋ. 9 Moolu bee ye a je taama la, a be Alla jayi kaŋ. 10 Ì ye a suutee le ko, ate le mu wo namatoo ti, meŋ ka tara siiriŋ Dundaŋ Daa Ñiimaa to sadaadaanoo la. Ì bee kaawata aniŋ ì jaakalita, meŋ keta a la.
Pita la kumoo Alla Batudulaa to
11 Namatoo tuta sutiyaariŋ Pita niŋ Yohana la ka ì nooma. Kabiriŋ moolu ye a je, ì bee jaakalitoo borita wo pereŋo to, ì ka a fo daameŋ ye Sulemani la Pereŋo. 12 Kabiriŋ Pita ye ñiŋ je, a diyaamuta moolu ye ko, “Banisirayilankoolu, muŋ ne ye a tinna ñiŋ ye ali jaakali? Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali ka m̀ fele ko niŋ ntolu le ye ñiŋ kewo taamandi niŋ m̀ fansuŋ semboo niŋ tiliŋo la? 13 M̀ mumuñolu la Alla, meŋ mu Iburayima, Isiyaaka aniŋ Yaakuba la Alla ti, wo le ye horomoo niŋ semboo dii a la dookuulaa Yeesu la, ali ye meŋ duŋ Payileti bulu. Ali naata balaŋ, biriŋ Payileti lafita ka a bula. 14 Ali ye i baŋ a to, meŋ seneyaata aniŋ a tilinta. Ali ye daaniri ke ka moofaalaa bula ka wo dii ali la, 15 bari baluwo diilaa tooñaa, ali ye wo faa. Bari Alla naata a wulindi ka bo saayaa kono, aduŋ ntolu mu seedoolu le ti wo kuwo to. 16 Ka bo niŋ lannoo la Yeesu Kiristu too la, ñiŋ kewo bambanta, ali ye meŋ je, aniŋ ali ye meŋ loŋ. A la lannoo Yeesu Kiristu too la, wolu le ye a kendeyandi kereŋ ali bee ñaa la.
17 “M baadiŋolu*, ŋa a loŋ ne ko, ali niŋ ali la ñaatonkoolu maŋ a loŋ nuŋ, ali be meŋ ke kaŋ. 18 Bari Alla ye a timmandi teŋ ne, a ye meŋ fo nuŋ ka bo niŋ annabiyomoolu bee la ko, a la Alimasiihu* be toora la le. 19 Wo kamma la, ali tuubi, ali ye muru Alla kaŋ, fo ali la junuboolu si tuutuu, 20 aduŋ waati kerekereriŋo si naa ali ye ka bo Maariyo bulu. Bituŋ a si Yeesu kii naŋ kotenke, a ye meŋ tomboŋ ali ye Alimasiihu ti. 21 A ñanta tu la Arijana kono le, fo niŋ Alla ye feŋolu bee kutayandi jaŋ, ko a ye a fo nuŋ ñaameŋ ka bo niŋ a la annabiyomu senuŋolu la. 22 Annabilayi Musa ko:
‘Maariyo, ali la Alla be annabiyomoo wulindi la ali ye le,
meŋ be ko m faŋo, a be bo la ali faŋolu la moolu le kono.
Ali ñanta i lamoyi la feŋ-wo-feŋ na le, a be meŋ fo la ali ye.’
23 Aduŋ ‘moo-wo-moo meŋ maŋ i lamoyi wo annabiyomoo la,
a maarii be bondi la Alla la moolu kono le ka kasaara.’
24 “Annabiyomoolu bee ka dati Samuweli la, ì bee diyaamuta ñiŋ kuwolu la le, mennu be keriŋ bii. 25 Alitolu le mu ñiŋ annabiyomoolu diŋolu ti. Alitolu le ye wo kambeŋo keetaa, Alla ye meŋ dii ali mumuñolu la waatoo meŋ na, a ko Iburayima ye ko:
‘Duniyaa moo koteŋolu bee be neemoo soto la ka bo niŋ i koomoo le la.’
26 “Alla ye a la dookuulaa Yeesu kii alitolu le foloo kaŋ, aduŋ a ye a wulindi saayaa kono, fo a si neema ali ma, niŋ ali ye ali koo dii ali la kuruŋyaa la.”
