Acts 4 (NMM) · Opened

1Petro na Yohana walipokuwa wakisema na watu, makuhani, mkuu wa walinzi wa Hekalu na Masadukayo wakawajia,While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

2huku wakiwa wamekasirika sana kwa sababu mitume walikuwa wanawafundisha watu na kuhubiri kwamba kuna ufufuo wa wafu ndani ya Isa.greatly disturbed that they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection of the dead.

3Wakawakamata Petro na Yohana na kuwafunga gerezani hadi kesho yake kwa kuwa ilikuwa jioni.They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.

4Lakini wengi waliosikia lile neno waliamini, idadi yao ilikuwa yapata wanaume elfu tano.But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

5Kesho yake, viongozi wa Wayahudi, wazee na walimu wa Torati walikusanyika Yerusalemu.The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

6Walikuwemo kuhani mkuu Anasi, Kayafa, Yohana, Iskanda, na wengi wa jamaa ya kuhani mkuu.along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

7Baada ya kuwasimamisha Petro na Yohana katikati yao, wakawauliza, “Ni kwa uwezo gani au kwa jina la nani mmefanya jambo hili?”They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”

8Petro, akiwa amejawa na Roho Mtakatifu wa Mungu, akajibu, “Enyi watawala na wazee wa watu,Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

9kama leo tukihojiwa kwa habari ya mambo mema aliyotendewa yule kiwete na kuulizwa jinsi alivyoponywa,If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,

10ijulikane kwenu nyote na kwa watu wote wa Israeli kwamba: Ni kwa jina la Isa Al-Masihi wa Nasiri, ambaye ninyi mlimsulubisha lakini Mungu akamfufua kutoka kwa wafu, kwa jina hilo mtu huyu anasimama mbele yenu akiwa mzima kabisa.then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

11Huyu ndiye “ ‘jiwe ambalo ninyi wajenzi mlilikataa, ambalo limekuwa jiwe kuu la pembeni.’This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’

12Wala hakuna wokovu katika mwingine yeyote, kwa maana hakuna jina jingine chini ya mbingu walilopewa wanadamu linalopasa kutuokoa.”Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

13Viongozi na wazee walipoona ujasiri wa Petro na Yohana, na kujua ya kuwa walikuwa watu wa kawaida, wasio na elimu, walishangaa sana, wakatambua kwamba hawa watu walikuwa na Isa.When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.

14Lakini kwa kuwa walikuwa wanamwona yule kiwete aliyeponywa amesimama pale pamoja nao, hawakuweza kusema lolote kuwapinga.And seeing the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in response.

15Wakawaamuru watoke nje ya Baraza la Wayahudi, ili wasemezane jambo hilo wao wenyewe.So they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.

16Wakaulizana, “Tuwafanyie nini watu hawa? Hatuwezi kukanusha muujiza huu mkubwa walioufanya, ambao ni dhahiri kwa kila mtu Yerusalemu.“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

17Lakini ili kuzuia jambo hili lisiendelee kuenea zaidi kwa watu, ni lazima tuwaonye watu hawa ili wasiseme tena na mtu yeyote kwa jina la Isa.”But to keep this message from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.”

18Kisha wakawaita tena ndani na kuwaamuru wasiseme wala kufundisha kamwe kwa hili jina la Isa.Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

19Lakini Petro na Yohana wakajibu, “Amueni ninyi wenyewe iwapo ni haki mbele za Mungu kuwatii ninyi kuliko kumtii Mungu.But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

20Lakini sisi hatuwezi kuacha kusema yale tuliyoyaona na kuyasikia.”For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

21Baada ya vitisho vingi, wakawaachia waende zao. Hawakuona njia yoyote ya kuwaadhibu, kwa sababu ya watu, kwa kuwa watu wote walikuwa wakimsifu Mungu kwa kile kilichokuwa kimetukia.After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.

22Kwa kuwa umri wa yule mtu aliyekuwa ameponywa kwa muujiza ulikuwa zaidi ya miaka arobaini.For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.

23Punde Petro na Yohana walipoachiliwa, walirudi kwa waumini wenzao wakawaeleza waliyoambiwa na viongozi wa makuhani na wazee.On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

24Watu waliposikia hayo, wakapaza sauti zao, wakamwomba Mungu kwa pamoja, wakisema, “Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi, uliyeziumba mbingu na nchi na bahari, na vitu vyote vilivyomo.When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.

25Wewe ulinena kwa Roho wa Mungu kupitia kwa kinywa cha baba yetu Daudi, mtumishi wako, ukasema: “ ‘Mbona mataifa wanaghadhibika, na makabila ya watu kuwaza ubatili?You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

26Wafalme wa dunia wamejipanga, na watawala wanakusanyika pamoja dhidi ya Mwenyezi Mungu na dhidi ya Mpakwa Mafuta wake.’The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’

27Ni kweli Herode na Pontio Pilato, pamoja na watu wa Mataifa na Waisraeli, walikusanyika katika mji huu kupanga njama dhidi ya mwanao mtakatifu Isa, uliyempaka mafuta.In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.

28Wakafanya yale uweza wako na mapenzi yako yalikusudia yatokee tangu zamani.They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

29Sasa, Mwenyezi Mungu, angalia vitisho vyao na utuwezeshe sisi watumishi wako kulinena neno lako kwa ujasiri mkuu.And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,

30Nyoosha mkono wako ili kuponya wagonjwa na kutenda ishara na miujiza kwa jina la Mwanao mtakatifu Isa.”as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

31Walipokwisha kuomba, mahali walipokuwa wamekutanika pakatikiswa, wote wakajazwa na Roho Mtakatifu wa Mungu, wakanena neno la Mungu kwa ujasiri.After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

32Waumini wote walikuwa na moyo mmoja na nia moja. Wala hakuna hata mmoja aliyesema chochote alichokuwa nacho ni mali yake mwenyewe, lakini walishirikiana kila kitu walichokuwa nacho.The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

33Mitume wakatoa ushuhuda wa kufufuka kwa Bwana Isa kwa nguvu nyingi na neema ya Mungu ilikuwa juu yao wote.With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

34Wala hapakuwa mtu yeyote miongoni mwao aliyekuwa mhitaji, kwa sababu mara kwa mara wale waliokuwa na mashamba na nyumba waliviuza, wakaleta thamani ya vitu vilivyouzwa,There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

35wakaiweka miguuni pa mitume, kila mtu akagawiwa kadiri ya mahitaji yake.and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

36Yusufu, Mlawi kutoka Kipro, ambaye mitume walimwita Barnaba (maana yake Mwana wa Faraja),Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

37aliuza shamba alilokuwa nalo, akaleta hizo fedha alizopata na kuziweka miguuni pa mitume.sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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