Acts 9
Kuokoka Kwa Sauli
(Matendo 22:6-16; 26:12-18)
1 aWakati ule ule, Sauli alikuwa bado anazidisha vitisho vya kuua wanafunzi wa Bwana, akamwendea kuhani mkuu, 2 bnaye akamwomba kuhani mkuu ampe barua za kwenda kwenye masinagogi huko Dameski, ili akimkuta mtu yeyote wa Njia Ile, akiwa mwanaume au mwanamke, aweze kuwafunga na kuwaleta Yerusalemu. 3 cBasi akiwa katika safari yake, alipokaribia Dameski, ghafula nuru kutoka mbinguni ikamwangaza kotekote. 4 dAkaanguka chini, akasikia sauti ikimwambia, “Sauli, Sauli, mbona unanitesa?”5 eSauli akajibu, “U nani wewe, Bwana?”
Ile sauti ikajibu, “Mimi ni Yesu unayemtesa. 6 fSasa inuka uingie mjini, nawe utaambiwa yakupasayo kutenda.”
7 gWatu waliokuwa wakisafiri pamoja na Sauli wakasimama bila kuwa na la kusema, kwa sababu walisikia sauti lakini hawakumwona aliyekuwa akizungumza. 8 hSauli akainuka kutoka pale chini na alipojaribu kufungua macho yake hakuweza kuona kitu chochote. Basi wakamshika mkono wakamwongoza mpaka Dameski. 9Naye kwa muda wa siku tatu alikuwa kipofu naye hakula wala kunywa chochote.
10 iHuko Dameski alikuwepo mwanafunzi mmoja jina lake Anania. Bwana alimwita katika maono, “Anania!”
Akajibu, “Mimi hapa Bwana.”
11 jBwana akamwambia, “Ondoka uende katika barabara iitwayo Nyofu ukaulize katika nyumba ya Yuda mtu kutoka Tarso, jina lake Sauli, kwa maana wakati huu anaomba, 12 kkatika maono amemwona mtu aitwaye Anania akija na kuweka mikono juu yake ili apate kuona tena.”
13 lAnania akajibu, “Bwana, nimesikia kutoka kwa watu wengi habari nyingi kuhusu mtu huyu na madhara yote aliyowatendea watakatifu wako huko Yerusalemu. 14 mNaye amekuja hapa Dameski akiwa na mamlaka kutoka kwa viongozi wa makuhani ili awakamate wote wanaotaja jina lako.”
15 nLakini Bwana akamwambia Anania, “Nenda! Mtu huyu ni chombo changu kiteule nilichokichagua, apate kulichukua Jina langu kwa watu wa Mataifa na wafalme wao na mbele ya watu wa Israeli. 16 oNami nitamwonyesha jinsi impasavyo kuteseka kwa ajili ya Jina langu.”
17 pKisha Anania akaenda kwenye ile nyumba, akaingia ndani. Akaweka mikono yake juu ya Sauli akasema, “Ndugu Sauli, Bwana Yesu aliyekutokea njiani amenituma kwako ili upate kuona tena na ujazwe Roho Mtakatifu.” 18 qGhafula vitu kama magamba vikaanguka chini, kutoka machoni mwa Sauli, akapata kuona tena. Akasimama, akabatizwa. 19 rBaada ya kula chakula, akapata nguvu tena. Sauli akakaa siku kadhaa pamoja na wanafunzi huko Dameski.
Sauli Ahubiri Dameski
20 sPapo hapo akaanza kuhubiri kwenye masinagogi kwamba “Yesu Kristo ni Mwana wa Mungu” 21 tWatu wote waliomsikia Sauli walishangaa na kuuliza, “Huyu si yule mtu aliyesababisha maangamizi makuu huko Yerusalemu miongoni mwa watu waliolitaja jina hili? Naye si amekuja hapa kwa kusudi la kuwakamata na kuwapeleka wakiwa wafungwa mbele ya viongozi wa makuhani?” 22 uSauli akazidi kuwa hodari na kuwashangaza Wayahudi walioishi Dameski kwa kuthibitisha kuwa Yesu ndiye Kristo. ▼▼Kristo maana yake ni Masiya, yaani Aliyetiwa mafuta.
23 wBaada ya siku nyingi kupita, Wayahudi wakafanya shauri kumuua Sauli. 24 xLakini shauri lao likajulikana kwa Sauli. Wayahudi wakawa wanalinda malango yote ya mji, usiku na mchana ili wapate kumuua. 25 yLakini wafuasi wake wakamchukua usiku wakamshusha akiwa ndani ya kapu kupitia mahali penye nafasi ukutani.
Sauli Huko Yerusalemu
26 zSauli alipofika Yerusalemu akajaribu kujiunga na wanafunzi lakini wote walimwogopa, kwa maana hawakuamini kwamba kweli naye alikuwa mwanafunzi. 27 aaLakini Barnaba akamchukua, akampeleka kwa wale mitume. Akawaeleza jinsi Sauli akiwa njiani alivyomwona Bwana, jinsi Bwana alivyosema naye na jinsi alivyohubiri kwa ujasiri kwa jina la Yesu huko Dameski. 28 abKwa hiyo Sauli akakaa nao akitembea kwa uhuru kila mahali huko Yerusalemu, akihubiri kwa ujasiri katika jina la Bwana. 29 acAlinena na kuhojiana na Wayahudi wenye asili ya Kiyunani lakini wao walijaribu kumuua. 30 adWale ndugu walipopata habari wakampeleka hadi Kaisaria, wakamsafirisha kwenda Tarso.31 aeNdipo kanisa katika Uyahudi wote, Galilaya na Samaria likafurahia wakati wa amani. Likatiwa nguvu, na kwa faraja ya Roho Mtakatifu, idadi yake ikazidi kuongezeka, na likaendelea kudumu katika kumcha Bwana.
Matendo Ya Petro
(9:32–12:25)
Kuponywa Kwa Ainea
32 afPetro alipokuwa akisafiri sehemu mbalimbali, alikwenda kuwatembelea watakatifu walioishi huko Lida. 33Huko alimkuta mtu mmoja aitwaye Ainea, ambaye alikuwa amepooza na kwa muda wa miaka minane alikuwa hajaondoka kitandani. 34 agPetro akamwambia, “Ainea, Yesu Kristo anakuponya, inuka utandike kitanda chako.” Mara Ainea akainuka. 35 ahWatu wote wa Lida na Sharoni walipomwona Ainea akitembea wakamgeukia Bwana.Petro Amfufua Dorkasi
36 aiHuko Yafa palikuwa na mwanafunzi jina lake Tabitha (ambalo kwa Kiyunani ni Dorkasi ▼▼Tabitha kwa Kiaramu na Dorkasi kwa Kiaramu yote yamaanisha Paa.
). Huyu alikuwa mkarimu sana, akitenda mema na kuwasaidia maskini. 37 akWakati huo akaugua, akafa na wakiisha kuuosha mwili wake wakauweka katika chumba cha ghorofani. 38 alKwa kuwa Yafa hapakuwa mbali sana na Lida, wanafunzi waliposikia kwamba Petro yuko huko waliwatuma watu wawili kwake ili kumwomba, “Tafadhali njoo huku pasipo kukawia.” 39 amKwa hiyo Petro akainuka akaenda nao, naye alipowasili, wakampeleka hadi kwenye chumba cha ghorofani alipokuwa amelazwa. Wajane wengi walisimama karibu naye wakilia na kuonyesha majoho na nguo nyingine ambazo Dorkasi alikuwa amewashonea alipokuwa pamoja nao.
40 anPetro akawatoa wote nje ya kile chumba, kisha akapiga magoti akaomba, akaugeukia ule mwili akasema, “Tabitha, inuka.” Akafumbua macho yake na alipomwona Petro, akaketi. 41 aoPetro akamshika mkono akamwinua, ndipo akawaita wale watakatifu na wajane akamkabidhi kwao akiwa hai. 42 apHabari hizi zikajulikana sehemu zote za Yafa na watu wengi wakamwamini Bwana. 43 aqPetro akakaa Yafa kwa siku nyingi akiishi na Simoni mtengenezaji ngozi.
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