Saul’s Conversion
1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered.
11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”
15But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” 22Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.
23After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, 24but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
26When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture but they tried to kill him. 30When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
Aeneas and Dorcas
32As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda. 33There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.
Okukyuka kwa Sawulo
19:1 Bik 8:3Mu kiseera ekyo Sawulo yali aswakidde ng’ayigganya abayigirizwa ba Mukama waffe ng’abatiisatiisa okwagala okubatta, n’atuukirira Kabona Asinga Obukulu, 29:2 Bik 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22n’amusaba awandiikire ab’omu makuŋŋaaniro ag’omu Damasiko ebbaluwa, ng’ebasaba bakolagane naye mu kuyigganya abakkiriza bonna abasajja n’abakazi b’alisanga eyo, abasibe mu njegere, alyoke abaleete e Yerusaalemi. 39:3 1Ko 15:8Awo Sawulo bwe yali atambula ng’anaatera okutuuka e Damasiko, amangwago ekitangaala eky’amaanyi ennyo okuva mu ggulu ne kimwakako okumwetooloola. 4N’agwa wansi, n’awulira eddoboozi nga limugamba nti, “Sawulo! Sawulo! Onjigganyiza ki?”
5Sawulo n’abuuza nti, “Ggwe ani, Mukama wange?”
Eddoboozi ne limuddamu nti, “Nze Yesu gw’oyigganya! 69:6 nny 16Kale yimuka ogende mu kibuga onootegeezebwa ky’osaanidde okukola.”
79:7 a Yk 12:29 b Dan 10:7; Bik 22:9Abasajja abaali ne Sawulo ne bayimirira nga basobeddwa n’ekyokwogera nga kibabuze kubanga baawulira eddoboozi ng’ery’omuntu naye nga tebalaba ayogera. 8Sawulo bwe yayimuka wansi n’agezaako okutunula naye ng’amaaso ge tegalaba. Era baamukwata bukwasi ku mukono okumuyingiza mu Damasiko. 9N’amalayo ennaku ssatu nga talaba era nga talya mmere wadde okunywa amazzi okumala ebbanga eryo lyonna.
109:10 Bik 10:3, 17, 19Mu Damasiko mwalimu omuyigirizwa ng’ayitibwa Ananiya. Mukama n’ayogera naye mu kwolesebwa n’amuyita nti, “Ananiya!”
N’addamu nti, “Nze nzuuno, Mukama wange.”
119:11 nny 30; Bik 21:39; 22:3Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Genda ku luguudo oluyitibwa Olutereevu, onoonye ennyumba y’omuntu omu erinnya lye Yuda, omubuuze Sawulo ow’e Taluso. Ali eyo kaakano ng’asaba, kubanga 129:12 Mak 5:23mmulaze mu kwolesebwa omuntu ayitibwa Ananiya ng’ajja gy’ali era ng’amussaako emikono okumusabira amaaso ge galabe.”
139:13 a nny 32; Bar 1:7; 16:2, 15 b Bik 8:3Ananiya n’agamba nti, “Naye Mukama wange, nga mpulidde ebintu ebitali birungi bingi nnyo omuntu oyo by’akoze abakkiriza abali mu Yerusaalemi. 149:14 nny 2, 21Era tuwulira nti yafuna n’ebbaluwa okuva eri Kabona Asinga Obukulu, ng’emuwa obuyinza okukwata buli mukkiriza yenna ali mu Damasiko!”
159:15 a Bik 13:2; Bar 1:1; Bag 1:15 b Bar 11:13; 15:15, 16; Bag 2:7, 8; Bef 3:7, 8 c Bik 25:22, 23; 26:1Naye Mukama n’amugamba nti, “Ggwe genda okole kye ŋŋambye. Kubanga Sawulo mmulonze okutwala erinnya lyange eri Abaamawanga ne bakabaka, era n’eri abaana ba Isirayiri.” 169:16 Bik 20:23; 21:11; 2Ko 11:23-27Era nnaamulaga nga bw’ateekwa okubonaabona ku lw’erinnya lyange.
179:17 Bik 6:6Bw’atyo Ananiya n’agenda n’ayingira mu nnyumba Sawulo mwe yali n’amussaako emikono n’amugamba nti, “Owooluganda Sawulo, Mukama waffe Yesu eyakulabikira mu kkubo ng’ojja antumye gy’oli, oddemu okulaba era ojjuzibwe Mwoyo Mutukuvu.” 18Amangwago ebintu ebyali ng’amagamba ne bigwa okuva ku maaso ga Sawulo n’asobola okulaba, n’ayimirira n’abatizibwa. 199:19 a Bik 11:26 b Bik 26:20N’alya emmere n’afuna amaanyi. N’abeera wamu n’abakkiriza mu Damasiko okumala ennaku eziwerako.
209:20 a Bik 13:5, 14 b Mat 4:3Amangwago Sawulo n’atandika okubuulira mu makuŋŋaaniro ku Yesu nti Yesu Mwana wa Katonda. 219:21 a Bik 8:3 b Bag 1:13, 23Bonna abaamuwulira ne beewuunya, ne beebuuza nti, “Si y’ono eyayigganyanga ennyo abagoberezi ba Yesu mu Yerusaalemi? Ate twawulira nga yeesonga eyamuleeta abakwate abatwale eri bakabona abakulu.” 229:22 Bik 18:5, 28Sawulo ne yeeyongera okubuulira n’amaanyi n’asirisa Abayudaaya abaali mu Damasiko ng’akakasa nti Yesu ye Kristo.
23Bwe waayitawo ebbanga, abakulembeze b’Abayudaaya ne basala olukwe okumutta. 249:24 Bik 20:3, 19Sawulo n’abaako amubuulira ku lukwe lwabwe nga bwe baali bamuteega ku miryango gy’ekibuga emisana n’ekiro bamutemule. 259:25 1Sa 19:12; 2Ko 11:32, 33Awo abayigirizwa ne bamufulumya ebweru w’ekibuga mu kiro nga bamuyisa mu bbugwe, nga bamusizza mu kisero.
269:26 Bik 22:17; 26:20; Bag 1:17, 18Bwe yatuuka e Yerusaalemi n’agezaako okwegatta ku bayigirizwa naye bonna nga bamutya, nga tebakkiriza nti mukkiriza. 279:27 a Bik 4:36 b nny 3-6 c nny 20, 22Naye Balunabba n’amuleeta eri abatume n’abategeeza nga Sawulo bwe yalaba Mukama mu kkubo era n’ayogera nga bwe yabuulira n’obuvumu mu Damasiko mu linnya lya Yesu. 28Ne balyoka bamukkiriza n’abeeranga nabo, n’ayitanga nabo era ng’alya nabo mu Yerusaalemi. N’abuuliranga n’obuvumu erinnya lya Mukama waffe. 299:29 a Bik 6:1 b 2Ko 11:26Naye ne wabaawo okuwakana n’okukubaganya ebirowoozo wakati we n’Abakerenisiti, ne bagezaako okumutta. 309:30 a Bik 1:16 b Bik 8:40 c nny 11Kyokka abooluganda bwe baawulira nga Sawulo ali mu kabi bwe katyo ne bamutwala e Kayisaliya ne bamuweereza e Taluso.
319:31 Bik 8:1Mu kiseera ekyo Ekkanisa n’eba n’emirembe mu Buyudaaya, ne mu Ggaliraaya ne mu Samaliya; ne yeeyongera mu maanyi ne mu muwendo gw’abantu abakkiriza. Ne bayiga okutya Mukama, era Mwoyo Mutukuvu n’abasanyusanga.
Ayineya ne Doluka
329:32 nny 13Peetero n’atambulanga mu bifo bingi; era bwe yali ng’atambula n’asanga abakkiriza mu kibuga ekiyitibwa Luda. 33Eyo yasangayo omuntu erinnya lye Ayineya eyali akoozimbye ng’amaze ku kitanda emyaka munaana nga mulwadde. 349:34 Bik 3:6, 16; 4:10Peetero n’amugamba nti, “Ayineya! Yesu Kristo akuwonya. Golokoka weeyalire!” Amangwago n’awonyezebwa. 359:35 a 1By 5:16; 27:29; Is 33:9; 35:2; 65:10 b Bik 11:21Awo abantu bonna abaabeeranga mu Luda ne mu Saloni ne bakyukira Mukama, bwe baalaba nga Ayineya atambula.
369:36 a Yos 19:46; 2By 2:16; Ezr 3:7; Yon 1:3; Bik 10:5 b 1Ti 2:10; Tit 3:8Mu kibuga Yopa mwalimu omuyigirizwa ayitibwa Tabbiisa, mu Luyonaani ng’ayitibwa Doluka. Yali mukkiriza, bulijjo eyakoleranga abalala ebyekisa n’okusingira ddala abaavu. 379:37 Bik 1:13Mu kiseera ekyo n’alwala nnyo era n’afa. Ne bateekateeka omulambo gwe ne bagugalamiza mu kisenge ekya waggulu. 389:38 Bik 11:26Naye bwe baawulira nga Peetero ali kumpi awo mu kibuga Luda ne bamutumira abasajja babiri ne bamwegayirira ajje e Yopa.
399:39 Bik 6:1N’akkiriza. Amangu ddala nga yaakatuuka ne bamutwala mu kisenge ekya waggulu omulambo gwa Doluka gye gwali gugalamizibbwa. Ekisenge kyali kijjudde bannamwandu abaali bakaaba nga bwe balagaŋŋana ebyambalo Doluka bye yali abakoledde.
409:40 a Mat 9:25 b Luk 22:41; Bik 7:60Peetero n’abasaba bonna bafulume, n’afukamira n’asaba. N’akyukira omulambo n’ayogera nti, “Tabbiisa golokoka.” Tabbiisa n’azibula amaaso, era bwe yalaba Peetero n’atuula. 41Peetero n’amukwata ku mukono amuyambe okuyimuka, n’alyoka ayita abakkiriza ne bannamwandu, n’abamukwasa nga mulamu. 42Amawulire ago ne gayitiŋŋana mu kibuga Yopa kyonna era bangi ne bakkiriza Mukama. 439:43 Bik 10:6Peetero n’abeera e Yopa okumala ebbanga ddene, ng’asula ewa Simooni omuwazi w’amaliba.
