Dem Arrest Dem Sake of As Dem Dey Talk About Resurrection
Peter and John sleep one night for custody because dem talk say we Papa raise one dead man. When di high priest court question dem, dem point to di man wey don heal, wey dey stand right there. Dem order dem make dem stop, dem refuse, go house, pray, and di room shake.
4 1As Peter and John still dey talk to di people, di priests, di captain of di temple, and di Sadducees come meet dem, 2and dem vex well well because dem dey teach di people and dey proclaim say resurrection from death dey through Jesus. 3Dem arrest dem and put dem for cell reach di next day, because evening don reach already. 4But plenty people wey hear di message believe, and di number of di men reach like 5,000.
5Di next day, dia rulers, elders, and teachers of di law gada together for Jerusalem, 6with Annas di high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and everybody wey be from di high-priest family. a a v6 Annas bin serve as high priest for years wey don pass and e still get plenty power for hand; Caiaphas na di high priest wey dey office dat time. 7Dem stand dem for middle and ask, “Na wetin power or wetin name make una take do dis one?”
8Den Peter, wey di Holy Spirit fill, tell dem, “Una rulers of di people and una elders, 9if una dey question us today about good thing wey we do for one sick man, and how e take heal, 10make una all sabi dis one, and make all di people of Israel sabi am: na through di name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, wey una nail for cross, wey our Papa raise from death—na through am dis man take stand for una front well well. 11Dis Jesus na “di stone wey una builders throway, wey don turn to di cornerstone.” b b v11 Na quote from Psalm 118:22. 12Salvation no dey for anybody else; no other name dey under heaven wey dem give among people wey we fit take save.”
13As dem see how Peter and John get liver, and dem realize say dem no go school, say na ordinary men, e shock dem and dem realize say dem don dey with Jesus before. 14As dem see di man wey heal dey stand with dem, dem no get anything to talk against am. 15So dem order dem make dem comot for di council, den dem begin dey reason among demself, 16dem talk, “Wetin we go do dis men? A big sign don happen through dem, wey clear to everybody wey dey live for Jerusalem, and we no fit deny am. 17But to stop dis thing from dey spread more among di people, make we warn dem make dem no talk to anybody again for dis name.” 18Dem call dem and order dem say make dem no talk or teach at all for Jesus name. 19Peter and John answer dem, “Make una judge whether e correct for our Papa front make we listen to una pass am. 20Because we no fit stop to talk about wetin we don see and hear.”
21After dem threaten dem more, dem release dem, because dem no fit find way to punish dem sake of di people, since everybody dey glorify our Papa for wetin happen. 22Because di man wey receive dis sign of healing don pass forty years old.
Di Family Pray Together
23As dem release dem, dem go meet dia own people and report everything wey di chief priests and elders talk to dem. 24As dem hear dis one, dem raise dia voice together to our Papa and talk, “Papa wey dey rule over everything, na you make heaven, earth, sea, and everything wey dey inside dem. 25Na you talk through di Holy Spirit, for di mouth of our papa David, your servant: “Why di nations take dey rage and di people take dey plan for nothing?” 26Di kings of di earth take dia stand, and di rulers gada together against our Papa and against im Anointed One.”
27Because for true, for dis city, Herod and Pontius Pilate gada with di Gentiles and di people of Israel against your holy servant Jesus, wey you anoint, 28to do whatever wetin your hand and your plan don already decide say e go happen. 29Now, Papa, see dia threats, and make your servants dey talk your word with all liver, 30as you stretch your hand to heal, and signs and wonders dey happen through di name of your holy servant Jesus.
31After dem pray, di place wey dem gada shake; di Holy Spirit fill dem all and dem talk di word of our Papa with liver.
One Heart, One Family
32All di believers na one for heart and soul; nobody call any property wey e get im own, but dem share everything together. 33With big power di apostles testify about di resurrection of di Lord Jesus, and big grace rest for all of dem. 34Nobody among dem lack anything: all di people wey get land or house sell dem and bring di money for wetin dem sell, 35and put am for di apostles feet, and dem share am give each person according to wetin e need.
36Joseph, one Levite from Cyprus, wey di apostles dey call Barnabas (wey mean Pikin of Encouragement), 37sell one field wey e get, bring di money, and put am for di apostles feet.
