Peter's Report to the Church at Jerusalem
1 The apostles and the other believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2 When Peter went to Jerusalem, those who were in favor of circumcising Gentiles criticized him, saying, 3 “You were a guest in the home of uncircumcised Gentiles, and you even ate with them!” 4 So Peter gave them a complete account of what had happened from the very beginning:
5 “While I was praying in the city of Joppa, I had a vision. I saw something coming down that looked like a large sheet being lowered by its four corners from heaven, and it stopped next to me. 6 I looked closely inside and saw domesticated and wild animals, reptiles, and wild birds. 7 Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and eat!’ 8 But I said, ‘Certainly not, Lord! No ritually unclean or defiled food has ever entered my mouth.’ 9 The voice spoke again from heaven, ‘Do not consider anything unclean that God has declared clean.’ 10 This happened three times, and finally the whole thing was drawn back up into heaven. 11 At that very moment three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them without hesitation. These six fellow believers from Joppa accompanied me to Caesarea, and we all went into the house of Cornelius. 13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house, who said to him, ‘Send someone to Joppa for a man whose full name is Simon Peter. 14 He will speak words to you by which you and all your family will be saved.’ 15 And when I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came down on them just as on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ 17 It is clear that God gave those Gentiles the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, then, to try to stop God!”
18 When they heard this, they stopped their criticism and praised God, saying, “Then God has given to the Gentiles also the opportunity to repent and live!”
The Church at Antioch
19 Some of the believers who were scattered by the persecution which took place when Stephen was killed went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the message to Jews only. 20 But other believers, who were from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and proclaimed the message to Gentiles also, telling them the Good News about the Lord Jesus. 21 The Lord's power was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
22 The news about this reached the church in Jerusalem, so they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he arrived and saw how God had blessed the people, he was glad and urged them all to be faithful and true to the Lord with all their hearts. 24 Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and many people were brought to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul. 26 When he found him, he took him to Antioch, and for a whole year the two met with the people of the church and taught a large group. It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.
27 About that time some prophets went from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and by the power of the Spirit predicted that a severe famine was about to come over all the earth. (It came when Claudius was emperor.) 29 The disciples decided that they each would send as much as they could to help their fellow believers who lived in Judea. 30 They did this, then, and sent the money to the church elders by Barnabas and Saul.
Pita la saataroo Yerusalaamu
1 Kiilaalu* niŋ baadiŋ doolu mennu be Yudeya, ì ye a moyi le ko, moolu mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti, wolu fanaa sonta Alla la kumoo la le. 2 Biriŋ Pita naata Yerusalaamu, Yeesu la kafoo moolu mennu ye Yahuudoolu la sunnoo kummaayandi, ì ye Pita jalayi. 3 Ì ko a ye ko, “Muŋ ne ye a tinna i taata wo moolu yaa, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti? I niŋ sunnabaloolu ye domoroo ke ñoo kaŋ!”
4 Bituŋ Pita ye a dati ka kuwo seneyandi ì ma kendeke. A ko ì ye ko, 5 “Kabiriŋ m be duwaa la Yopa saatewo kono, Alla la Nooroo le ye n siirandi, fo m maŋ tara noo m faŋ bulu. Bituŋ n naata jeroo ke jaharaŋo ñaama feŋ na, meŋ mulunta ko faani baa. A be jii kaŋ naŋ ka bo saŋo santo. A tonkoŋ naanoo be mutariŋ. A naata, m be daameŋ to. 6 Bituŋ ŋa a juubee ka a koroosi. Ŋa duniyaa daafeŋ siifaa jamaa le je jee, siŋ naanimaa feŋolu, wulakono daafeŋolu, kuruntu feŋolu, aniŋ kunoolu. 7 N naata diyaamukaŋo moyi, meŋ ko n ye ko, ‘Pita, wuli! A faa, i ye a domo.’ 8 Bari n ko, ‘Hanii Maariyo! Feŋ nene maŋ bula nte daa kono, meŋ maŋ seneyaa, aniŋ ǹ na Luwaa ye meŋ haraamuyandi!’ 9 Bari diyaamukaŋo kumata ka bo saŋo santo fulanjanke ko, ‘Alla ye meŋ seneyandi, kana a fo ko, a maŋ seneyaa.’ 10 Ñiŋ keta le fo siiñaa saba. Wo koolaa a bee muruta kotenke saŋo santo.
11 “Wo waati kiliŋo le la, kee saba futata buŋo to, m be sabatiriŋ nuŋ daameŋ. Ì ye ì kii naŋ n kaŋ ne ka bo Sisareya. 12 Wo to le Alla la Nooroo ko n ye ko, n kana sika soto n niŋ ì la taa to. Bituŋ n taata, n niŋ m baadiŋ Yeesu noomalanka wooro, mennu ye n dandaŋ. Ǹ dunta Kooneliyus la buŋo kono. 13 A ye a dantee ǹ ye, a ye malaayikoo je looriŋ a la buŋo kono ñaameŋ. Wo ko a ye ko, ‘Kewolu kii Yopa ka Simoni kumandi, ì ka a fo meŋ ye Pita. 14 A be kumoolu fo la i ye le, mennu be ite niŋ i la bunkononkoolu bee kiisa la.’
15 “Biriŋ ŋa a dati ka diyaamu ì ye, Noora Kuliŋo jiita ì kaŋ ko a jiita m̀ fanaa kaŋ ñaameŋ folooto. 16 Bituŋ n hakiloo bulata Maariyo la kumoo la, a ye meŋ fo ko, ‘Yaayaa ka batiseeroo* ke niŋ jiyo le la, bari ali be batisee la niŋ Noora Kuliŋo le la.’ 17 Wo to Alla ye ñiŋ soorifeŋ kiliŋo le dii ì la, a ye meŋ dii ntolu la, biriŋ ǹ laata Maarii Yeesu Kiristu* la. Saayiŋ, jumaa le mu nte ti, meŋ si balaŋ noo Alla ma?”
18 Kabiriŋ ì ye ñiŋ kumoolu moyi, ì bee ye i deyi. Bituŋ ì ye Alla jayi ko, “Tooñaa, Alla ye tuuboo niŋ badaa-badaa baluwo dii moolu fanaa la le, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti.”
Yeesu la kafoo Antiyoki
19 Wo tooroo kamma la, meŋ wulita Stifeni la saayaa koolaa, Yeesu la kafoo moo doolu janjanta, ì taata fo Fonisiya tundoo kaŋ, Sipurusi jooyoo to, aniŋ Antiyoki saatee baa to, bari ì maŋ kumoo kawandi moo-wo-moo ye fo Yahuudoolu doroŋ. 20 Bari baadiŋ doolu le be jee, mennu bota Sipurusi niŋ Kirene. Ì naata Antiyoki, aduŋ ì ye Maarii Yeesu la kibaari betoo kawandi Jirisinkoolu fanaa ye. 21 Maariyo la semboo tarata ì fee le, aduŋ moo jamaa naata Maariyo kaŋ ka laa a la.
22 Yeesu noomalankoolu la kafoo meŋ be Yerusalaamu naata ì kibaaroo moyi. Bituŋ ì ye Barinabas kii Antiyoki. 23 Biriŋ a naata, a ye Alla la hiinoo je, a seewoota. Bituŋ a ye ì bee yaamari ka tu tilindiŋ Maariyo ye ì sondomoolu bee la. 24 Ate mu kee betoo le ti, meŋ be faariŋ lannoo niŋ Noora Kuliŋo la. Aduŋ moo jamaa naata laa Maariyo la jee.
25 Wo to le Barinabas taata Tarisus saatewo to ka Sawulu ñini. 26 Kabiriŋ a ye a je, a ye a samba naŋ Antiyoki. Bituŋ ì niŋ Yeesu noomalankoolu la kafoo naata tu ñoo kaŋ saŋo muumee bee la, ì ye kafu baa karandi jee. Aduŋ Antiyokinkoolu le foloo ye Yeesu la kafoo moolu kumandi Kiristu noomalankoolu la.
27 Wo luŋolu la, kiilaariyaa kumafolaalu naata Antiyoki ka bo Yerusalaamu. 28 Bituŋ kiliŋ wulita ì kono, meŋ too mu Akabus ti. A loota ka ñaatokumoo fo ko, konko baa le be boyi la ñiŋ duniyaa bee kono, meŋ be Rooma bankoo la maraloo koto. Ñiŋ konkoo keta Rooma mansa Kalawudiyus la marali waatoo le la. 29 Wo to le Yeesu noomalankoolu naata kambeŋ ñiŋ na ko, itolu meŋ-wo-meŋ na sotoo kaañanta meŋ fee, ì si wo ke deemaaroo ti baadiŋolu* ye, mennu be sabatiriŋ Yudeya. 30 Aduŋ ì ye a ke wo le ñaama fanaa. Ì ye ì la soorifeŋolu duŋ Barinabas niŋ Sawulu bulu ka ì samba alifaalu yaa Yerusalaamu.
