13-15. (a) Mary warị bọọ bẹnịịtimi bịnaotubo Peter ẹrị mị, ámịnị tebara kị mịẹ ma o? (b) Acts fun bị te zịnị egberi kị gbaa ma o, anịa Peter tebara ka kị bịnaotubo kụrọmọ ma o?

¹³ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

¹⁴ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

¹⁵ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

16. Tetuu kị duonị, omịnị ayakpọ laadaba pọwẹị nana mịnị bara nimi wẹrị emi a o?

¹⁶ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

“Jehovah Angel-owei Herod Baa Mị” (Acts 12:18-25)

17, 18. Tetuu kị duonị, kịmịama Herod tokoni ma o?

¹⁷ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

¹⁸ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

19, 20. (a) Tetuu kị duonị, Jehovah Herod baa ma o? (b) Herod Agrippa paamọ yemị te kụrọmọye ka kị wó pịrị wẹrị emi a o?

¹⁹ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

²⁰ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

21. Te yelaa tolumọye kị Acts chapter 12 bọọ emi a, tetuu kị duonị, bịsẹ yemị wó kụrọmọ a paa emi a o?

²¹ Beke a goo, [Pidgin West Africa]

KING HEROD AGRIPPA I

Herod Agrippa I, who had James executed and Peter imprisoned, was the grandson of Herod the Great. The Herods were a dynasty of political rulers over the Jews. The family was Idumaean, that is, Edomite. The Idumaeans were nominally Jewish, since circumcision had been forced upon them in about 125 B.C.E.

Born in 10 B.C.E., Herod Agrippa I was educated in Rome. He cultivated friendships with various members of the imperial family. One of those friends was Gaius, better known as Caligula, who became emperor in 37 C.E. He soon proclaimed Agrippa king over Ituraea, Trachonitis, and Abilene. Later, Caligula expanded Agrippa’s domain to include Galilee and Perea.

Agrippa was in Rome when Caligula was assassinated in 41 C.E. Reportedly, Agrippa played an important role in resolving the crisis that ensued. He participated in the tense negotiations between another powerful friend, Claudius, and the Roman Senate. The result was that Claudius was proclaimed emperor and civil war was averted. To reward Agrippa for his mediation, Claudius granted him kingship also over Judea and Samaria, which had been administered by Roman procurators since 6 C.E. Thus Agrippa came to be in charge of territories equaling those of Herod the Great.

Agrippa’s capital was Jerusalem, where he won the favor of the religious leaders. He is said to have observed Jewish law and traditions scrupulously by, among other things, offering sacrifices in the temple daily, reading the Law publicly, and playing “the role of zealous protector of the Jewish faith.” However, he belied his claim of being a worshipper of God by arranging gladiatorial combats and pagan spectacles in the theater. Agrippa’s character has been described as “treacherous, superficial, extravagant.”