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1 Shɔɔ ni mbiŋ ŋa pi jwi Shitifiŋ ghɔ.
Shɔɔ fɛ ŋgəʼɨ ni chɔshi
Llɛ́ ghɔ ŋgwa yrɛi nthɔ mfɛ ŋkiɛŋ ŋgəʼɨ ni chɔshi Jerushalɛiŋ, pugu sha moŋ ŋguoŋ Judia pugu pa Shamaria, a twiʼa pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Jishɔ. 2 Pa ŋkiɛŋ tɨtɨnɨ ghaŋ piŋ twei Shitifiŋ ŋkə̄ɨ vi a wūru. 3 Ndɔ Shɔɔ jɛ̄ nthɔ nshāaŋ chɔshi, nii nda nda nthɔ mfuʼu mbia pugu pa piŋgɛ mbɔ ghaŋ piŋ nthɔ māʼaŋ vugu chə́ɨŋ.
Pi chīi ŋkɨ̀nɨ pwa pishaʼakhɔ Shamaria
4 Ndwɛ, ŋguoŋ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pi shāaŋ vugu nɛ ghə̄ɨ ŋguoŋ lɨʼɨ nthɔ nchīi ŋkɨ̀nɨ pwa pishaʼakhɔ fɔ. 5 Fili llɔ nshwiʼi moŋ laʼa Shamaria, nchīi ligi Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ ni pugu. 6 Yú ŋgwa pighɔ fɔ nɛ ya njwɛrɛ nnu ŋa Fili ni nchhu nɛ, nɔ haʼaŋ pugu ni njəɨ pa nnu ghraoghrao ŋa a ni nchwīe nu nɛ. 7 Pa jijwɛ pɨphɨ paʼo ŋgòu ntaoŋ mbɨŋ ntou ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni mbɔ mbɨŋ pugu nɛ. Ntou pa ŋgwa ŋa pəʼɨ noŋ yugu ni ŋkhu nɛ pugu pa ŋkwíni pɨnɨ mbɔ shiʼi. 8 Nnɛ ntou pwanjuʼɔ pɔ moŋ laʼataoŋ ghɔ.
9 Ŋoŋ chəɨ, ligi yi pɔ Shemu, ŋa a ni mbɔ ntouŋgaŋ, ni nchwīe ŋgwa Shamaria ghrāo vi ni nnu ŋgaŋ, a ni nchhu nu ŋa juju ŋkaa yu ŋoŋ ndiɛŋ. 10 Ŋguoŋ ŋgwa moŋ laʼa, ŋgwa kikɛʼi pugu pa pi liɛŋ yaʼo vi, nchhu nu ŋa, “Ŋoŋ vei pɔ pi njɨ Minnwi yɛ ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ ni yi Liɛŋ nɛ.” 11 Pugu ni mfɛ ndɨɨ yugu ghɔ nɛnnɛ nthɛ ŋa nɔ ntaaŋ ndɨɨ a ni ŋgwīni vugu ni ŋgáŋ yi ŋa a ni ntou nu nɛ.
12 Ndɔ pugu ni ŋga mbiŋ ŋkɨ̀nɨ pwa pishaʼakhɔ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi pugu pa Jishɔ Krishto ŋa Fili ni nchīi ni pugu nɛ, ŋkwe ŋkhǐ mbia pugu pa piŋgɛ. 13 Shemu piŋ ŋkaa yu, ŋga ŋkwe ŋkhǐ, nyīeŋ nu pugu Fili. A ni ŋga njəɨ pa lì pugu pa mɛmmɛ nnu ghraoghrao ŋa Fili ni nchwīe nu nɛ, ŋgrào.
14 Ndwɛ, pa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Jishɔ Jerushalɛiŋ ni ŋga njaʼo ŋa ŋgwa Shamaria piŋ chrà Minnwi, ntaoŋ Pita pugu Jouŋ, 15 pugu shwiʼi nduoŋ Minnwi mfɛ ni pugu nnɛ ŋa mimfɛ pugu kwe Jijwɛ Minnwi. 16 Nthɛ ŋa a shini ndɔ naa nshwiʼi mbɨŋ shesheŋoŋ vugu, pugu ni ŋguʼɔ ŋkwe ŋkhǐ pi nɔ ligi Jishɔ Taathɔ. 17 Pita pugu Jouŋ nūʼɔŋ mbhɔ yugu mbɨŋ pugu, pugu kwe Jijwɛ Minnwi.
18 Ndwɛ, Shemu ni ŋga njəɨ ŋa ghaŋ ntaoŋ Jishɔ nūʼɔŋ mbhɔ mbɨŋ ŋgwa pugu fāʼo Jijwɛ Minnwi, a fɛ mbɨŋ ni Pita pugu Jouŋ, 19 nchhu nu ni pugu ŋa, “Fɛ ghrɨ́ yei vəɨ ŋkaa mu, nnɛ ŋa shesheŋoŋ ŋa ǹūʼɔŋ mbhɔ a mbɨŋ yu nɛ shi mfāʼo Jijwɛ Minnwi.”
20 Ndɔ Pita khwɛ̄ ghɔ ŋa, “Pəɨ pa mbɨŋ yɔ ghɔ shiʼi, nthɛ ŋa ɔ pīʼi ŋa minthɛ ɔ yuoŋ fɛ́ Minnwi ni mbɨŋ. 21 Ɔ lɔ njiʼi fāʼo shɨ̀na moŋ fàʼa yigi nthɛ ŋa njùʼɔ yɔ lɔ njiʼi mbɔ yi tithi ligi Minnwi. 22 Nthɛ yie ghɔ, pāʼa ŋkǔnu yɔ ni mbha nnu pɨphɨ yei nduoŋ ni Taathɔ ŋa minthɛ a līʼɛ phɨ yɔ ni pīʼi nu yei ŋkwaŋ nnu. 23 Nthɛ ŋa ǹjəɨ ŋa ɔ lɨnaoŋ ni kɨghɨʼə pɨphɨ mbɨnɨ mbɔ ŋgaŋ chə́ɨŋ mbhɔ phɨ.”
24 Shemu khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Pəɨ luoŋ ni Taathɔ mfɛ vəɨ nnɛ ŋa kiʼi sheshe nnu yei ŋa pəɨ chhu nthɛ a nɛ fɨʼɨ a!”
25 Pita pugu Jouŋ chhu pa nnu ŋa nduthɔ yugu ji nthɛ Jishɔ nɛ, ndɔ nchīi chrà Taathɔ, njɛ̄ pɨ̄nɨ nu kiʼɛ Jerushalɛiŋ. Pugu ni ŋga mbɔ shɛndaoŋ mbɨnɨ nu, nthɔ nchīi chrà Minnwi moŋ ŋguoŋ puoŋ mi laʼataoŋ moŋ Shamaria.
Fili paoŋ pugu mmɛŋoŋ llɔ Itiopia
26 Ndɔ ŋgaŋ ntaoŋ Taathɔ chhu ni Fili ŋa, “Lɔllɔ nshwiʼi mbiɛŋ shɛndaoŋ ŋa a llɔ Jerushalɛiŋ ŋgə̄ɨ Gasha nɛ.” (Yei ndaoŋ ŋa pi lɔ nuʼuŋ ntɔgɔ nu fɔ shiʼa.) 27 Fili lɔllɔ ŋgə̄ɨ, ŋga njəɨ nu, yichəɨ ŋoŋ llɔ Itiopia,* ni mbɔ ŋoŋ ndiɛŋ ndɨna nu ni mbɨŋ ŋgwafuoŋ Itiopia, thɔ Jerushalɛiŋ lɨʼɨ ghaʼo Minnwi. 28 A ni ŋga ŋkwəɨ nu, nchhɔ moŋ yaoŋ ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ ni kalɨ† nɛ nthɔ mɛ̄iŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi mbɔ Ishaya.
29 Jijwɛ Minnwi chhu ni Fili ŋa, “Kuʼɔ mbara vi yəɨ kalɨ.”
30 Nnɛ, Fili tei ŋgə̄ɨ mbara vi, njaʼo a thɔ mɛ̄iŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi mbɔ Ishaya. A pie vi ŋa, “Ɔ lɔ njaʼo nnu ŋa ɔ mɛ̄iŋ nu nɛ?”
31 A khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Mimfɛ ŋ̀kie pi nɛiŋ nji ki ŋoŋ lɔ mfɨ̄ʼɨ vəɨ?” Ŋgɛ̄ Fili ŋa a kuʼɔ nchhɔ pugu yu moŋ kalɨ. 32 Yɛ lɨʼɨ Ŋwaʼaŋlɨ Minnwi ŋa a ni mɛ̄iŋ nu nɛ ni mbɔ yei lɨʼɨ ŋa,
“A ni mbɔ nɔ minjɨɨ ŋa pi lɔ̄gɔ vi ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ ghɔ ŋgwrā,
wuʼɔ ŋkwaŋ haʼaŋ muuŋ minjɨɨ shiʼa ŋkə̄ɨ ndɨɨ ŋa pi kiri ŋgì yi nɛ,
a shini ndɔ nchhu nnu.
33 Pi ni nshhū vi ndɔ ndāa ki lɔ nshaʼa vi ni ndɨndɨ.
Mimfɛ paʼa ŋoŋ lɔ nchhu nnu nthɛ ŋgwrɛiŋoŋ yi
Nthɛ ŋa chɔmbhi yi ŋkuoŋ shhɛ hɛiŋ kwo lūgwi.”
34 Mmɛŋoŋ ghɔ pie Fili ŋa, “Shwei a, njəɨlɨʼɨ Minnwi yei thɔ nchrā yei nnu pi nɔ ligi gɔ̌? A chrā pi nɔ ji ligi ki ŋoŋ nduoŋ?” 35 Nnɛ Fili jɛ̄ chrā nu kəʼɨ ghɔ, llɔ ŋkuoŋ lɨʼɨ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ yei, nshwei vi kəʼɨ ghɔ ni pwa pishaʼakhɔ nthɛ Jishɔ.
36 Pugu ni ŋga nyīeŋ nshwiʼi nu shɛndaoŋ ghɔ ntaoŋ yichəɨ lɨʼɨ ŋkhǐ pɔ fɔ, mmɛŋoŋ ghɔ chhu ŋa, “Līi njəɨ, ŋkhǐ pɔ nɛiŋ, a shi mbɨnɨ ntāra khɔ ntāra a ŋa kiʼi ŋ̀kwe ŋkhǐ?” 37 [Fili khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Minthɛ ɔ kwe, nɔ haʼaŋ ɔ̈ mbiŋ ni ŋguoŋ njùʼɔ yɔ.” Ŋoŋ ghɔ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Mbiŋ Jishɔ Krishto Muuŋ Minnwi.”] 38 Mfɛ gɨ́ ni Kalɨ ghɔ ŋa a tithi, pugu Fili shwiʼi kiʼɛ moŋ ŋkhǐ, Fili fɛ ŋkhǐ ghɔ.
39 Pugu ni ŋga ntaoŋ moŋ ŋkhǐ, Jijwɛ Taathɔ lɔ̄gɔ Fili ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ ghɔ. Mmɛŋoŋ ghɔ shi ki lɔ nuʼuŋ njəɨ Fili jɛ̄ ndɨɨ ghɔ, mbɔrɔ ŋgə̄ɨ nu ni vhi ndɨnaoŋ ni pwanjuʼɔ. 40 Fili yəɨ noŋ yi laʼataoŋ Ashotu. A ni nyīeŋ ŋgə̄ɨ Kaisharia, nɔ haʼaŋ a ni ŋgə̄ɨ nu nɛ, nthɔ nchīi ŋkɨ̀nɨ pwa pishaʼakhɔ moŋ ŋguoŋ lɨʼɨ ghao ti nuʼuŋ ŋgə̄ɨ nchəɨŋ Kaisharia.
* 8:27 Ŋoŋ vei ni mbɔ ŋoŋ fuʼu. † 8:28 Yei ni mbɔ yichəɨ ŋkwaŋ mitu ŋa a ghà nshūu pa minyieŋ.