Acts 11ActsWitness in JerusalemPortions of the Holy Bible in the Yalë language of Papua New Guinea

Portions of the Holy Bible in the Yalë language of Papua New GuineaBerean Standard Bible

1. 1NCEO yabe Tiofilus. Jisas ebë life mëta tafa tëglena bu onehome feilawa wesibi totometëme na okokwe tlome. Na Goto bume heven lifewa mana no tlële. Na iniwa wesibi, Jisas onehome kë totometëmebë na kë okokwe toglomebë bo ëbame wayahi tletë. Jisas elili fa totle na gli tle na matëmatë mago huju tle. Na ebë life mëta niliafewe olë tëtabe. Na kë niliafewe olëna, bu kë aniji toglomebë Aposel home itaita tuhu tlelëkefëme na bume feilawa wesibi lebotane totometëme. Bume melowene namëgletlame, “Bu tuja ato lëtabefe.” Goto bubë onehome, eso home, kë tafa lëgletëmebë galime okokwe tlome. Gotobë Amtëtomba, Jisasme lale lowene tlële. Na bubë Aposel home, loko tëtamë na iniwa wege bu melë namogotomabëme okokwe tlome. Na Goto bume heven lifewa mana no tlële.BSBBSB: In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
2. 4NCEBubë Aposelna mana mëtëtabëyana, Jisas bume anisasana megali tlome, “Sobo Jerusalem lifate mago hokweinawa asa eyeu. Sobo Aya kë gali sle toglëyobë Amtëtomba fame sahwi eletelo. Ëbame bo kë wesibime kë gali toglëyobë.BSBBSB: And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
3. 5NCEËtani, Jon onehome tu mëta baptais totome, kwe tokwafe, tokwëfo olëna kwe aya Goto bubë Amtëtombana some baptais logotome.”BSBBSB: For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
4. 6NCENa li olëna, Aposel ho bu Jisasna loko mëtlelëya na bu këme takune motlola, “O tako ho, ju ebë olëna, sebobë, Israelbë afenëbonibë eso home tafa egletënamene, ëtani sebobë semle Devit eso home fene tafa tletëna? Na ju sebobë wame home, Rom life mago home, hehë naegletëmeme.”BSBBSB: So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
5. 7NCENa Jisas bume gali metafu tëtatëme, “Bobë aya buwa olë wafi aniji tlole, wesibi melë nalogotomebëme. Ebë olë lowene egletelobëme sobobë wesibi nane.BSBBSB: Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
6. 8NCEKwe tokwafe, Gotobë Amtëtomba ligisi tëyome, na somëta lëtabeme na bu some afutuku nalëglëyome. Na sobo kë afutukuna, bobë gali të naegëtagutëmome. Sobo Jerusalem lifate mëta, na Judia provinsbë li life li life mëta, na Samaria provins mëta, na iniwa lifate mëta të etagutëmome.”BSBBSB: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
7. 9NCEJisas kë gali watë tëtatëme. Bume mana hwi motlolabëë. Na Goto bubë naba lime tilekole. Na oloba lamo totle na bume hwi hana motlola.BSBBSB: After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
8. 10NCEBu mana hwi motokwakekefëya na tlemalë ho lamitlikakijowa. Bubë ëho tatiwamu.BSBBSB: They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
9. 11NCENa kë tlemalë gali motlomo, “Galili provins mago oneho, sobo mana fëyeme elibekefone na matafa elë fëyeme hwi ekwakekefone? Kë Jisasme kwe, Goto heven lifewa wafi lilekole. Kwe tokwafe ita bu lëgetujuleme, ëje sobo matafa elë lokwalebëme fene hwi eluluglo.”BSBBSB: “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
10. 12NCENa Aposel ho kë fatini kile mëtla na Jerusalem lifatewa mëtëmatula. Kë fatinibë weniji ebë “Oliv tiwa fatini.” Bu kakë nane elijamë, loli mëta mu.BSBBSB: Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
11. 13NCEBu lifekuwa fwa mototola na ëbame kë mëta tafa mëtlekefëyabë lowa ita mutuja. Na matawa kë ke togolebë lo ke elë motokwala. Bu kë lo mëta kë tafa mëtlekefëya enënebë weniji melë, Pita, Jon, Jems, Andru, Filip, Tomas, Bartolomyu, Matyu, Alfiusbë nëba Jems, Saimon Saimon bu Selot ho, na li Jemsbë bowene Judas.BSBBSB: When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
12. 14NCEKë enëne bu iniwa loko mëtlelëkefëya, na Gotome itaita gëgali mëtlelëkefla. Jisas bota Maria, na fli one, na Jisas bolijamoni mata mitisiya, buna iniwa Gotome gëgali namëglelëkeflame.BSBBSB: With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.
13. 15NCETokwafe, li olëna, bu loko mëtlelëya, Gotome gëgali namëglelëlame. Jisasme lowene sle mëtletlabë oneho këniji loko mëtlelëya 120. Na Pita ku mëta tlibetëme na gali tlome,BSBBSB: In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
14. 16NCE“O bobë afanino na oneglëni, bo some Judasbë galime gali nolëyo. Ëtani Gotobë Amtëtomba, eso ho Devitbë lowene huju tëtatle na gali tle. Na kë galibë Gotobë bogo mëta lëbetle. Kë galibë, Jisasme wamehome kë yo toglomebë home, Judasme, gali nene. Na ebë olëna kë wesibi wafi fata tle, Devit fene gali tle.BSBBSB: “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
15. 17NCESebo walowene nëla, ëbame Jisas, seme, Judasname iniwa aniji tlona, bubë wege fa nanëtatlame.”BSBBSB: He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
16. 18NCEJudas, Jisasme wame home kë yo toglomebë balitina, life afloko këna fa totle. Na bu kë life mëta titigo na imo labulewa tlatle na bu aliji tei tabo tëbe.BSBBSB: (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
17. 19NCEJerusalem lifate mago oneho kë gali aholokwane mëtla, na bubë galina kë lifeku mefë mototla, “Akeldama.” “Akeldama” weniji ebë kë gali fenene, “Kola life.”BSBBSB: This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
18. 20NCEPita megali tle, “Devit, Buk Song mëta, Judasme gali meyahi latletle, ‘Kë hobë lo mëta ho li hana tafa lëgleme. Kë lo bwa malilibe.’ Na Devit li gali Buk Song mëta meyahi latle, ‘Ho li bubë wege afloko safa lëtatle.’BSBBSB: “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’
19. 21NCEKëme nëgeme, sebo ho lime aniji noglolame, Judasbë afloko mëta wege fa nalogotleme. Na bu sebona Tako Ho Jisas matëmatë mago kë huju tëglebë gali weife të nanogotlame. Sebo ebëha home tole nëletla, Jon Jisasme kë baptais totlebë hwi toglolebë. Na bu sebona Jisasme mana kë esogo tëglagilabë bubë gli belë fe tëkaki. Na bu iniwa wesibi Jisas melë kë tëtagilebë bu wahwi tlagime. Na bu Jisasme hwi tlole, Goto kë no tëglëlebe heven lifewa. Sebo këha home tole nëletla.”BSBBSB: Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
20. 23NCEPita megali tle na bu tlemalë home aniji motloma. Li howe Josep, bume mefë lamototla, Barsabas. Na bubë li weniji, Jastus. Na li howe, Matias.BSBBSB: So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
21. 24NCENa bu Gotome megali motlola, “Tako Ho, ju iniwa onehobë lowene wahwi elagumetëna. Këme nëgeme sebo jume këme takune nëlëyo. Ju seme lebotane naegëtatëname. Kë tlemalë mago, ju fëye home aniji tlolene,BSBBSB: And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
22. 25NCEAposel hobë wege fa nalogotleme. Judas kë wege wakile tle, na bu wagli tle, na Goto kë le tëglëtëmebë tëbo lifewa tuju.”BSBBSB: to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
23. 26NCENa bu wenijina goglë sike mëtla na Matiasbë weniji fata tletle. Na bume aniji motlola, we ita jowa Aposel kë nëgebëna tafa namëglame.BSBBSB: Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.

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