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Panapo majira yale yale Herode mfalme akanyosha mikono yake kuwatenda mabaya baadhi ya watu wa kanisa.
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
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Akamwua Yakobo, ndugu yake Yohana, kwa upanga.
He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword.
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Na akiona ya kuwa imewapendeza Wayahudi akaendelea akamshika na Petro. Siku hizo zilikuwa siku za mikate isiyochachwa.
And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
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Alipokwisha kumkamata, akamweka gerezani akamtia mikononi mwa vikosi vinne vya askari wanne wanne, wamlinde, akitaka baada ya Pasaka kumtoa na kumweka mbele ya watu.
He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
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Basi Petro akalindwa gerezani, nalo kanisa likamwomba Mungu kwa juhudi kwa ajili yake.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
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Hata wakati Herode alipotaka kumtoa, usiku ule ule Petro alikuwa analala katikati ya askari wawili, amefungwa minyororo miwili; walinzi mbele ya mlango wakailinda gereza.
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
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Mara malaika wa Bwana akasimama karibu naye, nuru ikamulika mle chumbani, akampiga Petro ubavuni, akamwamsha, akisema, Ondoka upesi. Minyororo yake ikamwanguka mikononi.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
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Malaika akamwambia, Jifunge, kavae viatu vyako. Akafanya hivyo. Kisha akamwambia, Jivike nguo yako, ukanifuate.
“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
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Akatoka nje, akamfuata; wala hakujua ya kuwa ni kweli yaliyofanywa na malaika; bali alidhani kwamba anaona maono.
So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
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Na walipopita lindo la kwanza na la pili, wakaja hata mlango wa chuma wa kuingilia mjini, ukawafungukia wenyewe. Wakatoka nje, wakapita katika njia moja; mara malaika akamwacha.
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
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Hata Petro alipopata fahamu akasema, Sasa nimejua yakini ya kuwa Bwana amempeleka malaika wake na kunitoa katika mkono wa Herode na katika kutazamia kote kwa taifa la Wayahudi.
Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
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Na alipokuwa akifikiri haya akafika nyumbani kwa Mariamu, mamaye Yohana, ambaye jina lake la pili ni Marko; na watu wengi walikuwa wamekutana humo wakiomba.
And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
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Naye alipobisha kilango cha lango, kijakazi, jina lake Roda, akaja kusikiliza.
He knocked at the outer gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer it.
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Alipoitambua sauti ya Petro, hakukifungua lango, kwa ajili ya furaha, bali alipiga mbio, akaingia ndani akawaambia kwamba Petro anasimama mbele ya lango.
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she forgot to open the gate, but ran inside and announced, “Peter is standing at the gate!”
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Wakamwambia, Una wazimu. Lakini yeye akakaza sana, akasema ya kwamba ndivyo hivyo. Wakanena, Ni malaika wake.
“You are out of your mind,” they told her. But when she kept insisting it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”
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Petro akafuliza kugonga, hata walipokwisha kumfungulia wakamwona, wakastaajabu.
But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astounded.
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Naye akawapungia mkono wanyamaze, akawaeleza jinsi Bwana alivyomtoa katika gereza. Akasema, Kampasheni Yakobo na wale ndugu habari hizi. Akaondoka, akaenda mahali pengine.
Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
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Hata kulipopambauka askari wakaingiwa na fadhaa nyingi, amekuwaje Petro.
At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
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Na Herode alipomtafuta, asimwone, aliwauliza-uliza wale walinzi, akaamuru wauawe. Kisha akatelemkia kutoka Uyahudi kwenda Kaisaria, akakaa huko.
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
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Naye Herode alikuwa amewakasirikia sana watu wa Tiro na Sidoni; wakamwendea kwa nia moja, na wakiisha kufanya urafiki na Blasto, mwenye kukitunza chumba cha mfalme cha kulalia, wakataka amani; kwa maana nchi yao ilipata riziki kwa nchi ya mfalme.
Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
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Basi siku moja iliyoazimiwa, Herode akajivika mavazi ya kifalme, akaketi katika kiti cha enzi, akatoa hotuba mbele yao.
On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people.
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Watu wakapiga kelele, wakisema, Ni sauti ya Mungu, si sauti ya mwanadamu.
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
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Mara malaika wa Bwana akampiga, kwa sababu hakumpa Mungu utukufu; akaliwa na chango, akatokwa na roho.
Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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Neno la Bwana likazidi na kuenea.
But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
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Na Barnaba na Sauli, walipokwisha kutimiza huduma yao, wakarejea kutoka Yerusalemu, wakamchukua pamoja nao Yohana aitwaye Marko.
When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.