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Mahal kong Teofilo,

Sa(A) aking unang aklat ay isinalaysay ko ang lahat ng ginawa at itinuro ni Jesus buhat sa pasimula hanggang sa araw na siya'y umakyat sa langit. Bago siya umakyat, sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Espiritu Santo ay nag-iwan siya ng mga bilin sa kanyang mga apostol na kanyang hinirang. Sa loob ng apatnapung araw pagkatapos ng kanyang pagkamatay, nagpakita siya sa kanila at sa pamamagitan ng maraming katibayan ay pinatunayan niyang siya'y buháy. Nagturo siya sa kanila tungkol sa paghahari ng Diyos. Samantalang(B) siya'y kasama pa nila, pinagbilinan sila ni Jesus, “Huwag muna kayong aalis sa Jerusalem. Sa halip, hintayin ninyo roon ang ipinangako ng Ama na sinabi ko na sa inyo. Si(C) Juan ay nagbautismo sa tubig, ngunit di magtatagal at babautismuhan kayo sa Espiritu Santo.”

Ang Pag-akyat ni Jesus sa Langit

Nang magkatipon si Jesus at ang mga alagad, nagtanong sila kay Jesus, “Panginoon, itatatag na po ba ninyong muli ang kaharian ng Israel?”

Sumagot si Jesus, “Ang mga panahon at pagkakataon ay itinakda ng Ama sa kanyang sariling kapangyarihan, at hindi na kailangan pang malaman ninyo kung kailan iyon. Subalit(D) tatanggap kayo ng kapangyarihan pagbaba sa inyo ng Espiritu Santo, at kayo'y magiging mga saksi ko sa Jerusalem, sa buong Judea at sa Samaria, at hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig.”

Pagkasabi(E) nito, si Jesus ay iniakyat sa langit habang ang mga alagad ay nakatingin sa kanya, at natakpan siya ng ulap.

10 Habang sila'y nakatitig sa langit at siya'y iniaakyat, may dalawang lalaking nakaputi na lumitaw sa tabi nila. 11 Sabi nila, “Kayong mga taga-Galilea, bakit kayo nakatayo rito at nakatingin sa langit? Itong si Jesus na umakyat sa langit ay magbabalik gaya ng nakita ninyong pag-akyat niya.”

Ang Kapalit ni Judas

12 Nagbalik sa Jerusalem ang mga apostol buhat sa Bundok ng mga Olibo, na halos isang kilometro ang layo sa lungsod. 13 Pagdating(F) sa bahay na kanilang tinutuluyan, umakyat sila sa silid sa itaas. Sila ay sina Pedro, Juan, Santiago, Andres, Felipe, Tomas, Bartolome, Mateo, si Santiago na anak ni Alfeo, si Simon na Makabayan, at si Judas na anak ni Santiago. 14 Lagi silang nagsasama-sama upang manalangin kasama ang mga babae at si Maria na ina ni Jesus, gayundin ang mga kapatid ni Jesus.

15 Makalipas ang ilang araw, nang nagkakatipon ang may isandaan at dalawampung mga kapatid, tumayo sa harap nila si Pedro at nagsalita, 16 “Mga kapatid, kailangang matupad ang sinasabi sa Kasulatan na ipinahayag ng Espiritu Santo sa pamamagitan ni David tungkol kay Judas na nanguna sa mga dumakip kay Jesus. 17 Si Judas ay kabilang sa amin at naging kasama namin sa paglilingkod.”

18 Ang(G) kabayaran sa kanyang pagtataksil ay ibinili niya ng lupa. Doon siya nahulog nang patiwarik at sumabog ang kanyang tiyan at lumabas ang kanyang bituka. 19 Nabalita iyon sa buong Jerusalem, kaya nga't ang lupang iyon ay tinawag na Akeldama sa kanilang wika, na ang kahulugan ay Bukid ng Dugo.

20 Sinabi(H) pa ni Pedro,

“Nasusulat sa Aklat ng mga Awit,
‘Ang tirahan niya'y tuluyang layuan,
    at huwag nang tirhan ninuman.’

Nasusulat din,

‘Gampanan ng iba ang kanyang
    tungkulin.’

21-22 “Kaya't(I) dapat pumili ng isang makakasama namin bilang saksi sa muling pagkabuhay ni Jesus. Kailangang siya'y isa sa mga kasa-kasama namin sa buong panahong kasama kami ng Panginoong Jesus, mula nang bautismuhan ni Juan si Jesus hanggang sa siya ay iniakyat sa langit.”

23 Kaya't iminungkahi nila ang dalawang lalaki, si Matias at si Jose na tinatawag na Barsabas, na kilala rin sa pangalang Justo. 24 Pagkatapos, sila'y nanalangin, “Panginoon, alam ninyo kung ano ang nasa puso ng lahat ng tao. Ipakita po ninyo sa amin kung sino sa dalawang ito ang inyong pinili 25 upang maglingkod bilang apostol kapalit ni Judas na tumalikod sa kanyang tungkulin nang siya'y pumunta sa lugar na nararapat sa kanya.”

26 Nagpalabunutan sila at si Matias ang napili. Kaya't siya ay idinagdag sa labing-isang apostol.

Luke Writes Another Book

To Theophilus.

The first book I wrote was about everything Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up into heaven. Before this, with the help of the Holy Spirit, Jesus told the apostles he had chosen what they should do. After his death, he showed himself to them and proved in many ways that he was alive. The apostles saw Jesus during the forty days after he was raised from the dead, and he spoke to them about the kingdom of God. Once when he was eating with them, he told them not to leave Jerusalem. He said, “Wait here to receive the promise from the Father which I told you about. John baptized people with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

Jesus Is Taken Up into Heaven

When the apostles were all together, they asked Jesus, “Lord, are you now going to give the kingdom back to Israel?”

Jesus said to them, “The Father is the only One who has the authority to decide dates and times. These things are not for you to know. But when the Holy Spirit comes to you, you will receive power. You will be my witnesses—in Jerusalem, in all of Judea, in Samaria, and in every part of the world.”

After he said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 As he was going, they were looking into the sky. Suddenly, two men wearing white clothes stood beside them. 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing here looking into the sky? Jesus, whom you saw taken up from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you saw him go.”

A New Apostle Is Chosen

12 Then they went back to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. (This mountain is about half a mile from Jerusalem.) 13 When they entered the city, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon (known as the Zealot), and Judas son of James were there. 14 They all continued praying together with some women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and Jesus’ brothers.

15 During this time there was a meeting of the believers (about one hundred twenty of them). Peter stood up and said, 16-17 “Brothers and sisters, in the Scriptures the Holy Spirit said through David something that must happen involving Judas. He was one of our own group and served together with us. He led those who arrested Jesus.” 18 (Judas bought a field with the money he got for his evil act. But he fell to his death, his body burst open, and all his intestines poured out. 19 Everyone in Jerusalem learned about this so they named this place Akeldama. In their language Akeldama means “Field of Blood.”) 20 “In the Book of Psalms,” Peter said, “this is written:

‘May his place be empty;
    leave no one to live in it.’ Psalm 69:25

And it is also written:

‘Let another man replace him as leader.’ Psalm 109:8

21-22 “So now a man must become a witness with us of Jesus’ being raised from the dead. He must be one of the men who were part of our group during all the time the Lord Jesus was among us—from the time John was baptizing people until the day Jesus was taken up from us to heaven.”

23 They put the names of two men before the group. One was Joseph Barsabbas, who was also called Justus. The other was Matthias. 24-25 The apostles prayed, “Lord, you know the thoughts of everyone. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to do this work. Show us who should be an apostle in place of Judas, who turned away and went where he belongs.” 26 Then they used lots to choose between them, and the lots showed that Matthias was the one. So he became an apostle with the other eleven.