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1 Artwe Saul yanhele tnemele, akangkemele areke itne Stephen atwerlenge.
Saul arrpenhe areye-akertele Jesus-kenhe areye atwerrirreme
Yanhenge Jesus-arle ikwele-areme areyele Jesus-kenhe areye alwerneke aterele-anthemele, itnenhe ilwetyeke atwemele-arlke. Alakenhenge anteme itne atere alheke Jerusalem-engentyele apmere akweke itepele-arle aneme areye-werne apmere Judea uthene Samaria uthenele alengke-iwelhetyeke. Kele yerneke-arle areye-ante-arle aneke Jerusalem-ele.
2 Tyerrtye areyele-arle Stephen irrerlknge atweke iperrele, artwe arrpenheme Ngkarteke akangkwe-irrentye akngerre areyele atyalangke ikwerenhe inerlte-alheke akngerlte-iwemele inteyeke arrernetyeke imerte ikwere arnterre anthurre arrangkemele.
3 Kele Saul akenhe ahentye-anetyakenhe-arle aneke Jesus apententye akngerre areyele renhe apentetyeke, ikwerenge anteme re itnenhe alwerneke. Re untherle-apemele Jesus-kenhe areye atwerle-apeke itnenhe uyerrelhe-iletyeke-atwetye akwele. Re apmere Jesus-kenhe areye-kenheke irrpenhemele artwe-arlke arelhe-arlke tyarre-akngemele imerte itnenhe jail-ke akwernemele.
Tyerrtye Samaria-arenye areyele Ayeye Mwerre arratye itelarerrirreme
4 Nhenhe ikwerele ureke, atyewe Jesus-kenhe areye irrarnpe-irreke, itne untherlte-apemele ayeye Jesus-akerte ilerlte-apeke apmere arrpe-anenhele. 5 Atyewe Jesus-kenhe anyente Philip arritnye, apmere Samaria-werne alhemele ayeye Jesus-akerte ileke tyerrtye yanhe-arenye areyeke, Ngkartele-arle renhe yerneke tyerrtye areye itetheke mpwaretyeke. 6 Philip-ele ngangkerele arne akngerre anthurre areye mpwareke. Tyerrtye areyele renhe areke alakenhe mpwarerlenge itne ikwere akwete akangkwe-irreke re ayeye renhe ilerlenge. 7 Re ngangkere Ngkarte-kenhele arrentye areye tyerrtye areye-ngentyele ayweperlenge, arrentye areye arnterre anthurre arlkemele arrateke itnekenge. Inwerre, alyepe-alyepe-arlke mwerre-irreke Ngkartele-arle Philip ngangkere anthekenge itnenhe mwerre-iletyeke. 8 Kele apmere yanhe ikwerenge tyerrtye areye arnterre akangkeke.
Ayeye artwe arrengkwelthe akngerre anthurre-akerte Simon arritnye
9 Apmere ikwerele anetyarte artwe ngangkere arrengkwelthe akngerre anthurre anyente Simon arritnye, arne akngerre atningke re ilernpenyele mpwaretyarte arlenge-arlentye anthurreke. Samaria-arenye areyele aremele itne apateke imerte angkemele, “Aye! Rarle arratye-arle arne nhenhe areye mpwareme!” Re tnakelhemele re-arrpe alakenhe angketyarte, “Ayenge-arle arratye rarle artwe atyeperre anthurre!” 10 Nhenhe areyele renhe aremele itne ikwere akangkwe-irretyarte, tyerrtye akngerre areye arne arunthe-akerte tyerrtye arrpenhe areye-arlke arne urrpetye ware-akerte. Itne renhe tnakemele alakenhe angkeke, “Artwe nhenhe alkerenge-arle arratye apetyeke, re kwenhe arne areye ngangkere akngerrele mpwareme Ngkartele-arteke.” 11 Itne ikwere akwete akangkemele renhe awetyarte, rarle akwete anthurre ngangkere akngerrele mpwaretyamenge, itne itnenhe aremele alakenhe itirreke, “Aye! Rarle ilernpenye anthurre-arle.” Itne ikwere akwete anthurre akangkwe-irremele anetyarte renhe awemele-arlke.
12 Kenhe Philip akenhe apetyemele ayeye mwerre-arle Jesus-akerte ilerle-apetyarte. Re itneke ileke Ngkarte-arle akngerrepate anemenge tyerrtye areye arntarnte-aremele ikwere-arle akangkwe-irreme areye. Tyerrtye areyele renhe awemele itne ikwere akangkwe-irreke, re anteme artwe-arlke arelhe-arlke kwatyeke akwernemele baptise-eme-ileke itne-arle Jesus-eke akangkwe-irrekenge. 13 Artwe nhenge Simon-ele-arlke Jesus arratye itelareke Philip-ele imerte renhe kwatyeke akwernemele-arle baptise-eme-ilemele. Re Philip-enge anteme apurte-irremele unthetyarte, re aremele Philip-ele arne arrpe-anenhe ngangkere akngerre Ngkarte-kenhele mpwarerlenge re itirreke, “Aye! Nhenhe-arle mwerre anthurre-arle.”
14 Kele yerneke-arle Jesus-kenhe areyele Jerusalem-engentyele awemele Samaria-arenye areye-arle ayeye Ngkarte-kenhe Jesus-akerte aweke-arle ikwere akangkwe-irreme. Itne anteme Peter uthene John uthene yerneke. 15 Ratherre apmere ikwere arrernelhemele Ngkarteke angkeke akangkwe-irrentye akngerre areyeke Utnenge Akngerre irrpetyenhenge. 16 Ratherre alakenhe apayuthneke Utnenge Akngerre-arle itneke irrpetyakenhe akwetenge. Philip-ele itnenhe kwatyeke akwerneke baptise-eme-ilemele itne-arle Jesus Akngerrepateke akangkwe-irrekenge. Kenhe arrpenhele akenhe itneke iltye arrernetyakenhe-arle Utnenge Akngerre itneke irrpetyenhenge. 17 Kele Peter uthene John uthenele iltye arrernemele akaperte tyerrtye areyeke-arleke imerte Ngkarteke angkemele, kele Utnenge Akngerre anteme itneke irrpeke.
18-19 Kele artwe Simon re areke Utnenge Akngerre itneke irrperlenge yerneke-arle ratherre iltye arrernerlenge akaperte itne-kenheke. Re anteme ahentye-aneke tyerrtye areyeke iltye arrernetyeke Peter uthene John uthenele-arteke akwele apwerte ngkweltye renhe-atherrenhe anthemele, re renhe-atherrenhe apayuthneke, “Artwe mwerre atherre! Ayenge akaltyele-anthaye the alakenhe mpwaretyenhenge, kele, mpwele-arteke, the iltye arrernetyenhenge akaperte itne-kenheke imerte alakenhe mpwaremele, Utnenge Akngerre itneke irrpetyenhenge anteye.”
20 Peter-ele apwerte ngkweltye renhe ayene-ilemele alakenhe angkeke, “Arrangkwe, apwerte ngkweltye yanhe akngaye unte ngkweltye uthene urreke ure-werne alhetyenhenge, unte-arle itirreme unte akwele Utnenge Ngkarte-kenhe ngkweltyele inetyeke. Ngkarte anyentele-arle Utnenge Akngerre antheme tyerrtye areyeke alere ikwerenheke-arle akangkwe-irreme areye. 21 Unte-arle anwernenge anetyakenhe-arle, Ngkartele-arle ngenhe urrkapentye alakenheke akaltyele-anthetyakenhe-arle, rarle ngenhe aketheke-arle areme unte-arle arratye itirretyakenhe. 22 Unte apale-arle itirreke arne nhenhe ngkweltyele inetyekeke-athene! Apure irremele anaye impemele akngarte-iwelhemele Ngkarteke angketyeke ngkwengenge re ipeltye-irretyeke ngenhe atwirtnetyakenhe anetyenhenge. 23 Kele tharle itelareme-arle unte-arle ilerneke ingkerte-irreme alakenhe mpwaremele, ilerneke ingkerte irreke-arle unte akwetethe akurnentye anetyenhe uyarne impelhemele. Akurnele-arle ngenhe ayerneke-arteke.” Alakenhe-arle Peter ikwere angkeke.
24 Simon-ele nhenhe awemele re atere-irremele renhe-atherrenhe ileke, “Ayekeye, mpwele Ngkarteke atyenge angkerle-anerraye re ayenge apmere akurne ikwere wetyale anetyenhenge.” Kele ratherre arratye ikwere Ngkarteke angkeke.
25 Peter uthene John uthenele akwete ayeye Ngkarte-akerte ilerle-anerreke tyerrtye apmere yanhe-arenye areyeke, itneke-arle ratherre angkeke iperre ratherre alperreke apmere Jerusalem-werne. Apmere Samaria angkwerre alperremele re apmere arrpe-anenheke ayeye mwerre renhe ilerle-aperreke.
Philip artwe apmere Ethiopia-arenyeke angkeme
26-28 Nhenge apmere Israel-enge antekerrele, apmere arrpenhe Ethiopia arritnye, artwe anyente anetyarte. Pwathe akngerre akenhe apmere yanhele aneke, Candace arritnye-arle, re arrerneke artwe renhe akngerrepate anetyeke apwerte mane ingkirreke Ethiopia-kenheke. Kele re akenhe Ngkarteke itirrentye akngerre-arle re wagon ikwerenheke antyerle-alhemele alheke ayerrere apmere Jerusalem-werne. Apmere ikwere irremele re tyatye akngerre Jew areye-kenhe-werne alhemele Ngkarteke angkeke. Kele-arle re Ngkarteke angkeke iperre re alpetyame apmere-werne wagon ikwerenge, alpemele re pweke arerle-apetyame, Isaiah-elarle arrule intelhe-ileke.
Nhenhe ikwerele ureke Philip Samaria-le, Jerusalem-enge ayerrerele, rarle anekenge alkere-arenye Ngkarte-kenhe arrateke Philip-eke imerte alakenhe angkemele, “Alhaye apmere Jerusalem-werne, Jerusalem-engentyele imerte antekerre alhemele iwerre akngerre Gaza-werne atheke-arle alheme-werne, arrantherre itelareme iwerre ahurratye-werne atheke-arle alheme.” Alakenhe-arle alkere-arenye re Philip-eke angkeke. Alkere-arenye nhenhe awemele-arteke re arratye anpenheke arrulenge arrpenhenge apmere arrpe-anenhe arenhemele re arratye artwe Ethiopia-arenye nhenhe areke wagon ikwerenhenge alhepalherlenge.
29 Utnenge Akngerre Philip-eke angkeke, “Alhaye wagon itwele-werne imerte angathele akwete apenterle-apemele.”
30 Kele Philip angathele alhemele wagon itwele re aweke artwele ayeye ilerle-aperlenge Isaiah-engentyele, re anteme renhe apayuthneke, “Unte-ame arratye itelareme unte-arle read-eme-ilerle-apeme yanhe?”
31 Artwe re akenhe ikwere angkirtnerlenge, “Arrangkwe, the itelaretyakenhe-arle. Tyerrtye akaperte altywerele apeke ayenge akaltyele-antherlenge kele the itelaremere. Unte apetyeme-arteye atyengenge wagon akertne-werne ayenge akaltyele-anthetyeke?” Kele Philip re wagon-eke antyeke imerte ikwere itwele anerle-apemele.
32 Ayeye nhenge Ethiopia-arenyele read-eme-ilerle-apetyame Bible-ngentyele Isaiah-elarle intelhe-ileke alakenhe,
“Itne artwe renhe akngetyeke atwetyeke yepe-yepe-arteke.
Itelaraye, nhenge yepe-yepe nterte anthurre inteme artwele renhe arrperlenge urlkere-ilemele alakenhe rarle re tneke angketye-arlke-akenhe nterte anthurre.
33 Itne ikwere anyurre-irretyame, renhe court-werne-arlke akngerlte-iweke urrtyirremele ilemele rarle artwe akurne aneke akwele. Ikwere akngerle angkerretye-arlke-akenhe aneke.
Angwenhele anteme ayeye iletyenhe ampe ikwerenhe areyeke arrenge-arrenge ikwerenhe areyeke-arlke?
Kele arrangkwe-arle, rarle artwe apmerrke akwete ilwekenge ampeke-arlke arrangkwe akwete.” Isaiah 53:7-8.
34 Kele artwe Ethiopia-arenyele Philip apayuthneke, “Atyenge ilaye, angwenhe-akerte-ame Isaiah-arle angkeme? Re-ame ikwere-arrpe-akerte angkeme? Arrpenhe-akerte apeke-arle re angkeke?” 35 Philip akenhe angkirtnerlenge, “Arrangkwe, rarle artwe Jesus arritnye-akerte-arle angketyame.” Re anteme ayeye mwerre Jesus-akerte iletyame. Artwe apmere Ethiopia-arenye anteme akangkwe-irremele aneke Jesus-akerteke. 36-37 Ratherre-arle wagon-enge alhepalhetyamenge, ratherre lhere areke kwatye-akerte, artwe re anteme angkeke, “Kwatye-arle yanhe lherele aneme, ayenge kwatyeke akwernaye baptise-eme-ilemele.” *
38 Artwe re anteme ileke urrkapentye akngerre ikwerenhele wagon ngkernetyeke. Ngkernelhemele ratherre wagon-nge atnarnpeke imerte kwatye-werne alherremele. Philip-ele anteme renhe kwatyeke akwernemele baptise-eme-ileke. 39 Ratherre kwatyenge arratemele Utnenge Akngerrele Philip apmere arrpenhe-werne akngeke, artwe Ethiopia-arenye re renhe awethe aretyakenhe anteme aneke. Kele re akangkentye anthurre-arle apmere-werne alpeke.
40 Philip-ele itelareke renhe-arle Utnenge Akngerrele apmere arrpenhe-werne akngeke, re anteme angkeke, “Aye, ayenge-arle apmere arrpenhele anteme-arle, apmere Azotus arritnyele anteme!” Re ayerrere-atheke anteme alheke ayeye mwerre Jesus-akerte ilerle-apemele apmere arrpe-anenhele re apmere Caesarea arritnyeke anteme arrernelheke.
* 8:36-37 Artwe arrpenhele akwele verse 37 intelhe-ileke, renhe ayeye Luke-kenhenge anyentelhe-ilemele, alakenhe: Kele anteme Philip ikwere angkeke, “Unte apeke Jesus arratye itelareme, kele the ngenhe kwatyeke kwernemele baptise-eme-arle-ileme.” Re akenhe angkirtnerlenge, “Yewe, the Jesus Christ arratye itelareme, re kwenhe Alere Ngkarte-kenhe.”