Nthakenh kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr mapel mpwarek
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1 Theophilus-ay, ntwang iterl-arem key, thang angketj arrpenh arrwekel-antey pip-warn arrernekarl-penh? Pip nhengel-ayeng thang ngwenh ilek, nthakenh Jesu-el mpwarekarl arrwekel, kaltj-anthekarl thwen. Angketj pip arreny Luke-el-ayeng intem, lakenh. 2 Jesu nheng alker-warn alpetjeh-anngernt, rang kaltj-anthek-amparr kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr map Kwerrern Alngaltarel-ayeng, nheng rang arrwekel urraremel inekarl, kwertengerl kwerenh anetjeh. Rang inenh kaltj-anthek, nthakenh-nthakenh inang mpwaretjeh, rang itja inehel-ayeng kwet anetjenhengarl wart. 3 Irrernngeng kemerrekarl-penh Jesu rang ineh mernelhek, inang kaltj anthwerr anetjenheng, rang kwenh iteth anek. Arltang 40-eh-atwetj rang inenh kaltj-anthetjam, Altjerr rang tjerrtj kwerenh map-warn petjekarl, rang ineh Ngkart angerr anemeng. 4 Arltang arrpenhel Jesu rang kaltj-anthenh-anthenh inehel-arleng mern arlkwetjam-rlwer, rang inenh ilek, “Arrantherr Jerusalem-el karelherrerrang, Angeyel arrehantherr-warn Kwerrern Alngaltar lanthetjeh-atwetj. Thang arrantherrenh arrwekel ilek, rang arrantherrenh alhelekarleng wart. 5 Arrwekel John-el tjerrtj map inenh kwatj-warn irrpelh-ilemel baptise-em-iletjam. Ngwenth war Altjerrel arrantherrenh Kwerrern Alngaltarel-arleng baptise-em-iletjenh, Kwerrern rang arrehantherrel-ayeng kwen kwet anetjenheng.”
Jesu rang alker-warn angkep alpekemeh
6 Arrpenh-ingar kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr map inang arraw-irrek Jesu kwer-warn. Inang renh pawenhek, “Ngkartay, ntwang key Rome-areny map mer Israel-eng anpwetjenh? Ntwang key tjerrtj nyent arrernem, king nwerneh Israel-areny mapeh anetjek? Ilwengar, lyet key?”
7 Jesu-elemeh inenh ilek, “Angeyant arrwekel kwet iterrek, nthakenh irretjenharl. Rang nwernenh itja nhenh ilem. 8 Kwerrern Alngaltar rang arrehantherr-warn petjetjenh, rang arrehantherrel-ayel kwetant anetjenh. Rang arrantherrenh twer-iletjenh. Kwereng arrantherr tjerrtj ingkerrek tjeng-penh iletjeh, mer Jerusalem-el mer ingkerrekel Judea ntjaperel, mer ingkerrekel Samaria ntjaperel thwen, ahelh apanpel thwen.”
9 Kwereng Jesu rang alkereh irrek. Inang renh artwaretjam. Kwereng rang ywerrenhek. Ankertelemeh renh inehetj arltwekarl. 10 Tjerrtj inang kern-atheh artwaretjam-rlwer, artwang atherremeh inehel-ayel irnetj-alhek, mantarr mperlker-akert. 11 Artwang ratherr inenh pawenhek, “Artwang mer Galilee-areny mapay! Wenheham arrantherr alker-warn-athek kwet arerl-anem? Jesu rang alker-warn alpek. Rang angkep petj-alpetjenh lakenh-arteh kwenh.”
Inang Matthias renh urrarek,
kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr arrpenh anetjeh-anngernt
kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr arrpenh anetjeh-anngernt
12-13 Kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr nhenh map mer Olive pwertel anek: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James nheng Alphaeus-kenh ler, Simon nheng rarl Rome-areny Government-ek irrpelth-irretjart, Judas arrpenh nheng James-kenh ler. Mer Olive rartek Jerusalem-eng angath war anek.
Kwereng kaltj-anthenh-anthenh inang Jerusalem-warn alpek. Inang warl nyent-warn kwen irrpenhemel inang room kern-warnemeh antjenhek. Warl kwerelemeh inang kwet anek. 14 Inang kwet Altjerr-warn angketjart. Mary Jesu-kenh mwek, marl arrpenh map thwen, Jesu-henh tjey rrpwetj inarl inehel-ayeng anek thwen, inang angketjart Altjerr-warn.
15 Arltang arrpenhel nakenh-nakenh aningk 120 arraw-irrek. Peter-elemeh kemerremel inenh ilek, 16-17 “Tjengenh mapay, ngkwey anthwerr Kwerrern Alngaltarel King David-el-ayel angketj kwertengerl nheng-henh Judas-akert ilek. Angketj nhenhan ingkernemeh arratek keth-irremel. Ngkart Jesu-el Judas renh ngwek, kwer rrkwapetjeh. Judas rang nwernehel-ayel pwert anek! Pwert kwet rrkwapek. Kwereng Judas rang Jesu renh atwenh-atwenh mapek anthekarl.” Lakenh Peter-el inenh ilek.
18 (Priest twernk mapel arrwekel Judas-ek ngkweltj anthek, rang Jesu ineh anthetjenheng-anngernt. Ngkweltj nhenhel rang meremeh payem-ilek. Mer kwerelemeh Judas rang kapert kwenelakw anyerl-alhek ahelh-warn. Anert kwerenh alterrelhekarl, kwereng lyep-lyep kwerenh arratek ahelh-warn anyerl-alhek. 19 Tjerrtj Jerusalem-areny aningkelemeh angketj Judas-akert awek, rarl ilwekarl. Inang mer arreny arrpenh-anem anewek, Akeldama. Mer nhenh arreny anem alhwang-akert.)
20 Peter-el inenh ilek, “Altjerr-henh pip Psalms-el-ayeng David-el angketj nhenh pip-warn arrernekarl,
‘Mer kwerenh rltwang kwet anetjeh,
tjerrtj map itja kwerel anetjeh.’ *Psalms 69.25
“Angketj nhenh arrpenh David-el pip-warn arrernek,
‘Tjerrtj mapel kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr arrpenhemeh
ngkernetjeh,
kaltj-anthenh-anthenh rarl ywerrekarleng.’ ” †Psalms 109.8
21-22 Peter-el ilek, “Artwang arrpenh nwern urraremel inetjeh, rang nwernehel-ayeng arrpenh mapeh angketj mwerr ilerl-apetjenheng, Jesu rarl irrernngeng kemerremel iteth-irrekarl-penh. Artwang ngwenh apek rang nwernehel-ayel kwet nthwerl-apetjart. Nheng rang Jesu arentjek, renharl John-el nheng kwatjel baptise-em-ilekarleng, rang kwet nwernehel-ayel anentjek, Jesu nheng alker-warn alpetjeh-atwetj.”
23 Kaltj-anthenh-anthenh inang artwang atherreh iterrek, kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr apek anetjeh. Arreny kwer-atherr-henh anek Joseph Barsabbas, Matthias thwen. Joseph renh-artek inang arreny arrpenh Justus iletjart. 24-25 Kwereng inang Altjerr renh pawenhek, “Ngkartay, ntwang tjerrtj ingkerrek-henh iterrentj arem. Ntwangemeh nwerneh keth-ilang, artwang nhenh atherreng nyent, ngwenh apek ntwang urraretjenheng, kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr nwerneh anetjenheng, Judas rang ilwekarleng.” Lakenh inang Altjerr pawenhek. 26 Inang arreny kwer-atherr-henh irntang kwek atherr-warn arrernek. Arreny nyent irntang nyentel-ayel anek. Arreny arrpenh irntang arrpenhel-ayel anek. Inang irntang kwek atherr tjampet-warn kwernek, arreny atherr-akert. Kwereng artwang nyentel tjampet kwereng lernek. Irntang nyent ahelh-warn anyetj-alpek. Inang arreny nyentant arek, Matthias-henh arreny. Joseph-henh arreny itjarl inang arek. Lakenheng inang Matthias renh kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr ngkernek, arrpenh mapel-ayeng anetjeh, inang kaltj-anthenh-anthenh tjeperr 12 pelemeh anetjenheng.