Acts 5 (IGB) · Opened

1Ma otu nwoke a na-akpọ Ananayas na nwunye ya bụ Safaịra rekwara ala nke ha.Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

2Na nkwekọrịta ya na nwunye ya, o zoro ụfọdụ ego site nʼego ha retara nʼala ha ahụ, weta nke fọdụrụ bịa tọgbọ nʼụkwụ ndị ozi.With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

3Pita sịrị, “Ananayas, gịnị mere ekwensu jiri jupụta obi gị mee ka ị ghaara mmụọ nsọ ụgha mgbe i zopuuru onwe gị ego site nʼime ego i retara nʼala gị?Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

4Ọ bụghị gị nwe ala ahụ tupu e ree ya? Mgbe e rechara ya, ego e retara ya ọ bụghị nke gị, iji mee ka ị chọrọ? Gịnị mere i ji chee echiche ime ihe dị otu a? Ọ bụghị mmadụ ka ị ghaara ụgha kama ọ bụ Chineke.”Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

5Mgbe Ananayas nụrụ okwu ndị a, ọ dara nʼala nwụọ, egwu jidekwara ndị niile nụrụ ihe mere.On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

6Ụmụ okorobịa ndị nọ ebe ahụ batara jiri akwa kee ozu ya bupụ ya ga lie.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

7Mgbe ihe dịka awa atọ gasịrị, nwunye ya batakwara, ma ọ matabeghị ihe mere di ya.About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.

8Pita jụrụ ya, gwa m, “ọ bụ ego ole a ka gị na di gị retara ala ahụ?” Ọ sịrị, “E, ọ bụ ego ole ahụ ka anyị retara ya.”“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

9Pita sịrị ya, “Gịnị mere unu jiri kpebie ịnwa Mmụọ nke Onyenwe anyị ọnwụnwa? Gee ntị, nzọ ụkwụ ndị buuru di gị gaa lie nọ nʼọnụ ụzọ. Ha ga-ebupụkwa gị.”“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

10Nʼotu oge ahụ ọ dara nʼala nʼụkwụ ya, nwụọ, ụmụ okorobịa ahụ liri di ya batakwara chọpụta na ọ nwụọla, buru ya pụọ gaa lie ya nʼakụkụ di ya.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

11Oke egwu tụrụ nzukọ ahụ niile, tụọkwa ndị niile nụrụ akụkọ banyere ihe ndị a.And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

12Ndị ozi ahụ rụkwara ọrụ ebube na ọrụ ịrịbama dị ukwuu nʼetiti ndị mmadụ. Ha niile na-ezukọ na mgbe ụlọ Solomọn.The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

13O nweghị onye ọbụla kwere iso ha ọzọ, nʼagbanyeghị na ọtụtụ mmadụ na-asọpụrụ ha.Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

14Ma otu ọ dị, ọtụtụ ndị nwoke na ndị nwanyị kwere nʼOnyenwe anyị sonyere ha.Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

15Nʼihi nke a, ndị mmadụ bupụtara ndị ọrịa nʼokporoụzọ nibe ha nʼute na ihe ndina, ka ọ ga-abụ mgbe Pita na-agafe onyinyo ya ga-adakwasị ụfọdụ nʼime ha.As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

16Igwe mmadụ zukọtara site nʼobodo ndị dị Jerusalem gburugburu. Ha butekwara ndị nrịa nrịa, na ndị mmụọ na-adịghị ọcha na-enye nsogbu, a gwọkwara ha niile.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

17Mgbe ahụ onyeisi nchụaja na ndị otu ya so nʼotu ndị Sadusii ka ekworo jupụtara obi.Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

18Ha jidere ndị ozi a tụba ha nʼụlọ mkpọrọ nke ọha mmadụ.and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

19Ma nʼoge abalị mmụọ ozi Onyenwe anyị meghere ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ kpọpụta ha sị,But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

20“Gaanụ, guzoronụ nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ gwa ndị mmadụ ozi niile nke ndụ ọhụrụ a.”“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

21Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, nʼisi ụtụtụ, ha banyere nʼụlọnsọ ukwu malite izi ihe. Ma mgbe onyeisi nchụaja na ndị soo ya bịarutere, ha kpọrọ nzukọ ndị Sanhedrin nke bụ ọgbakọ jikọtara ndị okenye Izrel niile. Ha zipụrụ ozi ka e site nʼụlọ mkpọrọ kpụta ha.At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

22Ma mgbe ndị ahụ ha zipụrụ ruru nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, ha ahụghị ndị ozi ahụ. Ha lọghachiri azụ kọọrọ ndị ọgbakọ ahụ ihe ha hụrụ,But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

23“Anyị hụrụ ka a kpọchiziri ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ nke ọma, ndị nche guzokwa nʼọnụ ụzọ ya. Ma mgbe anyị meghere ụlọ mkpọrọ ahụ, anyị ahụghị onye ọbụla nʼime ya.”“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

24Mgbe onyeisi ndị agha na-eche ụlọnsọ ukwu na ndịisi nchụaja nụrụ okwu ndị a, ọ gbara ha gharịị, ha na-eche ihe nke a ga-apụta.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

25Nʼotu oge ahụ, otu onye gbabatara gwa ha, “Leenụ! Ndị ahụ unu tụbara nʼụlọ mkpọrọ guzo ugbu a nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu na-ezi ndị mmadụ ihe.”Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

26Ngwangwa, onyeisi agha na ndị agha ya gara nʼụlọnsọ ahụ jide ndị ozi ahụ ma kpụta ha, ma ha ejighị ike mee nke a nʼihi na ha tụrụ egwu na ndị mmadụ ga-atụ ha nkume.At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

27Mgbe a kpụtara ha, e mere ka ha guzoro nʼihu ọgbakọ ndị Sanhedrin, onyeisi nchụaja jụrụ ha ajụjụ,They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

28sị, “Ọ bụ anyị adọghị unu aka na ntị ka unu kwụsị ikuzi ihe nʼaha a; ma unu emeela ka ozizi unu jupụta Jerusalem niile kpebiekwa ime ka ọbara nwoke a dịrị anyị nʼisi.”“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

29Pita na ndị ozi ndị ọzọ zara sị, “Anyị ga-erubere Chineke isi ọ bụghị mmadụ.But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

30Chineke nna nna anyị a kpọlitela Jisọs site nʼọnwụ bụ onye ahụ unu gburu site nʼịkpọgide ya nʼelu osisi.The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

31Chineke ebuliela ya elu nʼaka nri nke ya onwe ya dị ka Ọkpara eze na Onye nzọpụta, ka o nwee ike inye ndị Izrel niile nchegharị na mgbaghara mmehie.God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

32Anyị bụ ndị ama nke ihe ndị a, Mmụọ Nsọ onye Chineke nyere ndị na-erubere ya isi bụkwa onyeama.”We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

33Mgbe ha nụrụ nke a, ọ gbawara ha obi, ha chọọ igbu ha.When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

34Ma otu onye nʼime ha bụ onye Farisii, bụrụkwa onye ozizi iwu a na-asọpụrụ, aha ya bụ Gamaliel, biliri ọtọ nʼetiti ọgbakọ ahụ, nye iwu ka a kpọpụ ndị ozi ahụ nʼezi nwa oge nta.But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

35Ọ sịrị ha, “Ndị Izrel, leziekwanụ anya nke ọma ihe unu na-achọ ime ndị a.“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

36Nʼoge gara aga Teodas pụtara na-egosi na ya bụ onye pụrụ iche, ihe dịka narị mmadụ anọ sokwara ya, mgbe e gburu ya, ndị niile sooro ya gbasasịrị ihe niile a kwụsịkwa.Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

37Mgbe nke ya gasịrị, Judas onye Galili pụtakwara gosi onwe ya nʼoge a na-agụ ọnụọgụgụ mmadụ, o nwetakwara ndị sooro ya. Mgbe e gbukwara ya, ndị niile na-eso ya gbasasịrị.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

38Ya mere, agwa m unu, hapụnụ ndị a ka ha laara onwe ha. Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na ọrụ ha bụ ọrụ mmadụ, ọ ga-akwụsị mgbe na-adịghị anya.So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

39Ma ọ bụrụ na o sitere nʼaka Chineke, unu agaghị enwe ike ịkwụsị ndị ikom ndị a, unu ga-achọpụta naanị na unu na-alụso Chineke ọgụ.”But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

40Ọgbakọ ahụ nabatara ndụmọdụ ya. Ha kpọrọ ndị ozi ahụ pịa ha ihe, nyekwa ha iwu ka ha kwụsị ikwu okwu nʼaha Jisọs, hapụkwa ha ka ha laa.At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

41Mgbe ha hapụrụ ọgbakọ ahụ, ha na-aṅụrị ọṅụ nʼihi na-agụnyere ha na ndị kwesiri ịnara mkparị nʼihi aha ya.The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

42Ụbọchị niile, nʼime ụlọnsọ ukwu ma nʼụlọ ndị mmadụ ha na-akụzi ma na-ekwusa oziọma na Jisọs bụ Kraịst ahụ.Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

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