Acts 15

15 ¹Some men come down from Judea come teach di brothers say, "If dem no circumcise una according to Moses im custom, una no fit make heaven." ²As Paul and Barnabas get serious argument and quarrel with dem, di brothers appoint Paul, Barnabas, and some other people among dem make dem go up meet di apostles and elders for Jerusalem about dis question. ³As di church send dem comot, dem waka through Phoenicia and Samaria, dey tell people how di Gentiles don turn come God, and e bring plenty joy give all di brothers. ⁴As dem reach Jerusalem, di church, di apostles, and di elders welcome dem, and dem report everytin wey our Papa don do with dem.

⁵But some believers wey come from di Pharisee party stand up talk say, "Dem must circumcise dem and order dem make dem keep di law of Moses." ⁶So di apostles and di elders gather togeda make dem look into dis matter. ⁷After plenty argument, Peter stand up talk say, "My brothers, una know say for di early days our Papa choose among una say na through me di Gentiles go hear di gospel message and believe. ⁸And our Papa, wey sabi wetin dey person heart, testify by giving dem di Holy Spirit, just as e do give us. ⁹E no draw any line between us and dem, e clean dem heart through faith. ¹⁰So why una wan test our Papa by putting yoke for di disciples neck, wey our ancestors and even us no fit carry? ¹¹But we believe say we go make heaven through di grace of di Oga Jesus, just as dem too go."

¹²Di whole crowd keep quiet, dey listen to Barnabas and Paul as dem dey talk about di signs and wonders wey our Papa do among di Gentiles through dem. ¹³After dem finish to talk, James answer say, "My brothers, listen to me. ¹⁴Simeon don tell how our Papa first visit di nations, come take from dem a people for im name. ^a a v14 Simeon na Peter im Hebrew name — na di same apostle wey talk for verse 7. ¹⁵And di words of di prophets gree with dis, just as dem write am say:

¹⁶"'After dis I go return, and I go build back di tent of David wey don fall; I go build back im ruins, and I go set am up again, ^b b v16 As James talk say our Papa go build back "di tent of David wey don fall," e dey point to di restoration wey happen inside Jesus, di promised pikin of David, wey open di family give people from every nation.

¹⁷so dat di rest of mankind fit seek our Papa, even all di Gentiles wey dem call by my name, na so our Papa talk, wey dey make dese tins, ¹⁸tins wey dem don sabi since long time.'

¹⁹So my judgement be say make we no trouble di Gentiles wey dey turn come our Papa, ²⁰but make we write tell dem make dem avoid tins wey idol don pollute, sexual immorality, meat from animal wey dem strangle, and blood. ²¹Because dem don dey preach Moses for every city for many generations, dey read am loud for synagogue every Sabbath."

Letter to our Gentile Brothers

²²Di apostles, di elders, and di whole church decide say make dem choose men among dem send go Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas wey dem dey call Barsabbas, and Silas, wey be leaders among di brothers. ²³Dem send dis letter with dem: "Di apostles and elders, una brothers, to di Gentile brothers wey dey Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: we greet una.

²⁴Since we don hear say some people wey comot from us don trouble una with words, dey disturb una heart, even doh we no give dem any such instruction, ²⁵we all gree with one mind say make we choose men send give una togeda with our beloved Barnabas and Paul. ²⁶Men wey don give dem life for di name of our Oga Jesus Christ. ²⁷So we don send Judas and Silas, wey dem go tell una di same tins by dem own mouth. ²⁸Di Holy Spirit and us gree say make we no put any burden wey heavy pass dese necessary tins for una: ²⁹Avoid food wey dem offer give idol, blood, meat from animal wey dem strangle, and sexual immorality. If una keep una self from dese tins, una go do well. Make una dey well."

³⁰So, as dem send dem comot, dem go down reach Antioch, gather di congregation togeda, and give dem di letter. ³¹And as dem read am, dem rejoice for di encouragement. ³²And Judas and Silas, wey demself be prophets, encourage and strengthen di brothers with plenty words. ³³After dem spend time for there, di brothers send dem comot for peace go meet di people wey send dem. ^c c v33 Di oldest manuscripts no get verse 34 for here; later copies add am say: "But Silas decide say make e remain for there." ³⁵But Paul and Barnabas remain for Antioch, dey teach and preach our Oga im word, togeda with plenty other people too.

Paul and Barnabas Divide Road

³⁶After some days, Paul tell Barnabas say, "Make we return go visit di brothers for every city wey we announce our Oga im message, make we see how dem dey do." ³⁷Now Barnabas wan carry John wey dem dey call Mark go with dem. ³⁸But Paul feel say e no good make dem carry di one wey abandon dem for Pamphylia and no join dem for di work. ³⁹Dem argument grow reach say e become serious quarrel and dem separate from each oda; Barnabas carry Mark enter ship go Cyprus, ⁴⁰but Paul choose Silas come comot, as di brothers hand dem over to di grace of our Oga. ⁴¹And e waka through Syria and Cilicia, dey strengthen di churches.