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People Mek de Christian Dem Suffa Mo an Mo
1 Bout dat time, King Herod staat fa mek some ob de bleeba dem wa blongst ta de choch suffa too bad. 2 E hab sodja dem tek a sode an kill James, John broda. 3 An wen de king see dat de Jew people been heppy cause e been kill James, e sen sodja dem fa grab hole ta Peter, too. (Dis happen jurin de Jew holiday dey call de Feas ob Unleaven Bread, wen dey nyam bread dat ain hab no yeast.) 4 Atta dey grab hole ta Peter, de king hab um pit um een de jailhouse, an e chaage sixteen sodja fa gyaad um. Dey been fo group ob sodja, wid fo sodja een ebry group. Herod plan fa jedge Peter een front ob all de people wen de Jew Passoba holiday been oba. 5 So Peter been dey een de jailhouse, bot de choch people beena pray haad ta God fa um.
De Lawd Angel Set Peter Free fom de Jailhouse
6 De night fo Herod plan fa jedge Peter, Peter beena sleep een middle ob two sodja. Dey been tie um wid two chain, an oda sodja dem beena stanop by de jailhouse gyate, da gyaad de place. 7 All ob a sudden, de Lawd angel beena stan dey eenside de jailhouse, an a bright light beena shine dey. De angel tetch Peter shoulda an wake um op. E tell um say, “Quick, git op!” Same time, dem chain pon Peter han fall off. 8 Den de angel tell um say, “Git dress. Pit on ya belt an tie ya sandal pon ya foot.” Peter done wa de angel tell um fa do. An de angel say, “Pit on ya coat an come folla me.” 9 Peter folla de angel outta de jailhouse. Bot e ain know dat de angel done done dat fa true, cause e beena tink dat e da see a wision. 10 Peter an de angel pass de fus an secon gyaad dem. Dey reach de iron gyate dat open de way eenta de city. Dat gyate open esef fa um, an Peter an de angel pass shru. Dey waak down one screet, an all ob a sudden de angel lef Peter.
11 Den Peter know e ain beena see a wision an e outta de jailhouse fa true. E say, “Now A know dis done happen fa true! De Lawd sen e angel fa come sabe me fom Herod, an fom all de bad ting dem de Jew people plan fa do ta me.”
12 Wen Peter ondastan dat e outta de jailhouse fa true, e gone ta Mary house. Dis Mary yah de modda ob John Mark. Heapa people been geda togeda een de house dey, da pray. 13 Peter knock pon de gyate door, an a ooman name Rhoda, wa beena wok dey, come fa open de door. 14 Wen e yeh Peter boice, e so heppy, e ron back fa tell de oda res. Bot e ain open de door fa Peter. E gone an Peter dey da stanop at de door. 15 De people tell Rhoda say, “Ya crazy!” Bot e keep on da tell um dat e so. So dey say, “Dat mus be Peter angel dey.”
16 Bot Peter steady knock. Wen dey open de door an see Peter, dey been stonish down. 17 E mek sign wid e han fa mek um stop fa taak. E tell um how de Lawd been tek um outta de jailhouse. Den e tell um say, “Tell James an de oda bredren wa happen.” Den Peter gone ta noda place.
18 Wen day clean, de gyaad dem been all stir op. Dey aks one noda say, “Wa happen ta Peter?” 19 Herod chaage um fa go look fa Peter, bot dey ain find um noweh. So Herod quizzit dem gyaad, an den e gii orda fa oda sodja dem fa kill um.
Atta dat, Herod lef Judea an gone down fa stay een Caesarea.
King Herod Pass Oba
20 Now den, Herod been too bex wid de people een Tyre an Sidon. So some ob dem people geda togeda fa go taak wid um. Fus dey mek peace wid Blastus, de man dat look atta all de ting dem een King Herod bighouse. Den dey gone ta Herod an aks um fa mek peace, cause dey food come fom de country weh Herod da rule.
21 Herod pick one day special fa shim. E dress op wid de rich cloes dat king weah, an e gone an seddown pon de chair weh e beena sit fa rule. Den e taak ta de people geda dey. 22 De people ansa an shout say, “E ain taak like a man. E da taak like a god!” 23 Jes den, de Lawd angel come scrike Herod, cause e leh de people praise um an e ain gii God de praise. So woom nyam op e body an e done dead.
24 Bot de wod ob God beena grow mo an mo.
25 Barnabas an Saul done de wok dat God gim fa do. Den dey gone back fom Jerusalem ta Antioch, an dey tek John Mark wid um.