Herod Attack di Church
Herod kill James and lock Peter for prison. One angel of we Papa knack di chains comot for night, and di gates open by demself; Peter think say na dream. For di prayer meeting, dem tell one servant girl say she don craze. Herod, wey pipo hail as god, die.
12 1Around dat time, King Herod attack some people wey belong to di church, im wan do dem bad. 2Im use sword kill James, di broda of John. 3Wen Herod see say dis one make di Jews happy, im go arrest Peter too, for di days of di Unleavened Bread. 4Im catch am, put am for prison, and hand am give four squad of four sojas make dem guard am, im plan say im go bring am come out give di people afta di Passover.
5So dem keep Peter for prison, but di church dey pray hot-hot to our Papa for im sake. 6Dat night, before Herod go bring am out, Peter dey sleep between two sojas, dem tie am wit two chain; and guards dey for front of di door dey watch di prison. 7One time so, one angel of our Papa come stand for im side, and light fill di cell. Di angel knock Peter for im side, wake am up, and talk say, “Stand up quick.” Di chain just fall comot for im hand. 8Di angel tell am, “Dress up and wear your sandal.” Peter do so. Den di angel talk say, “Cover yourself wit your cloth and follow me.” 9So Peter comot follow am, but im no sabi say wetin di angel dey do na real—im tink say na vision im dey see. 10Dem pass di first and di second guard post, dem reach di iron gate wey lead go di city, and di gate open for dem by imsef. Dem comot, waka one street, and di angel just disappear from am.
11Den Peter come to imsef and talk say, “Now I sabi true-true: our Papa send im angel come, and im rescue me from Herod hand and from everytin wey di Jewish people bin dey expect.” 12Wen im understand dis, im go Mary house, di mama of John wey dem dey also call Mark, wia plenty people gada dey pray. 13Wen Peter knock for di door of di gate, one servant girl wey im name na Rhoda come answer. 14Wen she hear Peter voice, joy full am so much say she run enter inside witout open di gate, dey shout say Peter dey stand for di gate.
15Dem tell am say, “Your head no correct.” But she insist say na true. So dem talk say, “Na im angel be dat.” 16But Peter continue to dey knock, and wen dem open di door and see am, dia mouth open wide. 17Im wave im hand make dem keep quiet, den im explain how our Papa lead am comot from prison. Im talk say, “Make una tell James and di brodas and sisters dis tin,” den im comot go anoda place.
18Wen morning reach, no be small wahala break out among di sojas about wetin happen to Peter. 19Herod, afta im search for am but no see am, question di guards and order say make dem kill dem. Den im comot from Judea go Caesarea and stay dia.
Our Papa Strike Herod Down
20Herod vex well-well for Tyre and Sidon. Dem come togeda go meet am, and afta dem don win Blastus, di king personal servant, to dia side, dem beg for peace, bicos na di king land dia own land dey depend on for food. 21For di day wey dem set, Herod dress im royal cloth, sidon for di throne, and give dem speech. 22And di crowd continue to dey shout say, “Dis na di voice of god, no be of man!” 23Dat same moment, one angel of our Papa strike am down bicos im no give our Papa di glory, and worm chop am and im die.
24But di word of our Papa continue to grow and spread. 25Barnabas and Saul come back from Jerusalem afta dem don finish dia work, and dem carry John wey dem dey also call Mark go wit dem.
