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1-2 USauli áamɨle weeka mʉ bhaala bhe bhítishile kʉtɨ bhamʉgoje uSiteefani. Abhantʉ bhe bhakhamutinikhaga ʉMʉlʉngʉ bhakhamʉsyɨla uSiteefani. Bhakhabha nu wuswimiilizu nhaani pa mpʉngo yaakwe.
Isiku liliila lye bhámugojile uSiteefani, abhantʉ abha shɨbhanza ɨsha mu Yelusaleemu bhakhanda kʉyɨmba nhaani, bhonti bhakhasaata kʉbhala mu Yudeeya, na mu Samaliya. Abhasundikwa bha Yeesu bheene bhe bhásyalile mu Yelusaleemu. 3 USauli woope akhanda kʉnanganya ɨshɨbhanza. Akhinjilaga mu nyumba zya bhantʉ, akhabhadendelulaga abhasakhaala na bhantanda, akhabhakʉngaga mwɨ jeela.
UFilipo akʉlʉmbɨɨlɨla mu Samaliya
4 Abhantʉ ɨbho we bhasataana, bhakhanda kʉmanyɨsya iNtumi iNyinza mʉ bhantʉ poponti. 5 UFilipo* woope akhabhala mʉ nhaaya yimo ɨya mu Samaliya, akhanda kʉlʉmbɨɨlɨla intumi zya Kilisiti. 6 We bhɨmvwa amazwi ga Filipo, na kʉlola ɨvɨlolesyo vwe akhabhombaga, abhantʉ bhakhamʉtejelezyaga nhaani. 7 Akhabhɨngaga amapepu amabhiibhi mʉ bhantʉ abhinji, gakhabheepaga kumo gakʉlwetaana. Akhabhaponɨaga abhinji bhe bháfuuye kʉndwɨmo, na bhe bhálemaaye ɨvɨnama. 8 Pe mʉ nhaaya yɨnɨɨyo mʉkhabha ʉlʉseshelo nhaani.
UPeeteli akʉmʉkhajɨla uSiimoni umulozi
9 Mʉ nhaaya yɨnɨɨyo, mwámɨle umuntu ʉmo we akhabhombaga amayele aga wulozi, ɨtaawa lyakwe bhakhatɨnjɨ uSiimoni. Akhabhaswijizyaga abhantʉ bhonti mʉ mʉkoa ʉwa mu Samaliya ku wulozi we akhabhombaga, khabhɨlɨ akhayɨbaadaga kʉtɨ ʉweene muntu mʉpɨtɨ. 10 Abhantʉ bhonti, abha bhʉʉlo na bhapɨtɨ, bhakhamʉtejelezyaga kumo bhakhatɨnjɨ, “Umuntu ʉnʉ we makha ga Mʉlʉngʉ ge bhakʉtɨ aMakha aMapɨtɨ.” 11 Abhantʉ bhakhamʉtejelezyaga kʉnongwa ye insiku inyinji akhabhaswijizyaga kʉ mbombo zyakwe ɨzya wulozi.
12 Ɨleelo uFilipo we abhamanyɨsya iNtumi iNyinza ɨzya wʉmwene wa Mʉlʉngʉ, nɨ zyɨ taawa lya Yeesu Kilisiti, bhakhazyɨtɨkhaga, abhasakhaala na bhantanda, bhakhozelwaga. 13 USiimoni woope akhamwɨtɨkha uYeesu, akhoozelwa, akhanda kʉmʉlandata uFilipo poponti. We aalola ɨvɨlolesyo na mayele amapɨtɨ ganaago ge uFilipo akhabhombaga, akhaswiga.
14 Abhasundikwa bha Yeesu bhe bhásyalile mu Yelusaleemu, we bhɨmvwa kʉtɨ abhantʉ abha mu Samaliya bhoope bhitishile intumi zya Mʉlʉngʉ, bhakhabhasonteelezya uPeeteli nu Yookhani kʉʉkwo. 15 We bhaafikha, bhakhabhapuutila abhantʉ bhaala kʉtɨ bhoope bhamʉposheele uMupepu uMufinjile. 16 Kʉnongwa ye atálɨɨpo umuntu ngaweeka mʉ bhanaabho we uMupepu ámwɨnzɨɨye, lyoli bhakhozelwaga bhʉʉlo kwɨ taawa lya Mwene uYeesu. 17 UPeeteli nu Yookhani bhakhabhabhɨɨshɨla ɨnyoobhe ɨzya lʉsayo, pe bhoope bhakhamʉposheela uMupepu uMufinjile.
18 USiimoni we aalola kʉtɨ abhantʉ bhaala bhamʉposheela uMupepu uMufinjile kwɨ dala ɨlya kʉbhabhɨɨkha ɨnyoobhe zya bhasundikwa, akhalɨnga kʉʉbhapa ɨnhela uPeeteli nu Yookhani. Akhabhabhʉʉzya akhatɨ, 19 “Amakha ganaago, mumpe nɨɨne, kʉtɨ umuntu wowonti we ɨntɨmʉbhɨɨkhaje ɨnyoobhe, woope aposheelaje uMupepu uMufinjile.”
20 UPeeteli akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Ɨwe peeka nɨ nhela zyakho, mʉfwɨle ukutali! Ʉkʉsɨɨbha kʉtɨ ʉngakala ɨshɨkʉnjɨlwa sha Mʉlʉngʉ nɨ nhela! 21 Ɨwe tʉtalɨ peeka mʉ mbombo ɨnɨ, kʉnongwa ye ʉmwoyo waakho mubhiibhi pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ. 22 Ʉlaate uwubhiibhi waakho ʉwo, ʉlaabhe ishisa kwa Mwene, kʉtɨ akʉtʉʉyɨle kʉ nsɨɨbho zyakho imbiibhi ziniizi ɨzya mwoyo waakho. 23 She indolile kʉtɨ ʉlɨ nʉ mwone nhaani, ni mbiibhi zyakho zɨkʉlemeleeye.” 24 USiimoni akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Ɨmwe mumpuutile kwa Mwene, kʉtɨ lɨtakhanaaje ngalyeka mʉ ganaago ge mwalonga!”
25 We uPeeteli nu Yookhani bhaafumwa uwukeeti, na kʉlʉmbɨɨlɨla intumi zya Mwene uYeesu kʉʉkwo, bhakhagalʉkha mu Yelusaleemu, mwɨ dala bhakhalʉmbɨlɨlaga iNtumi iNyinza mʉ tʉkhaaya utunji utwinji ʉtwa mu Samaliya.
UFilipo akʉlonga nʉ mʉpɨtɨ ʉwa ku Esiopiya
26 Isiku limo, ʉkhabhɨzya wa Mwene akhamʉbhʉʉzya uFilipo akhatɨ, “Ʉbhale kʉmbalɨntende kʉshɨlɨla ɨdala liila lye likufuma ku Yelusaleemu kʉbhala kʉ Gaaza.” Ɨdala liniili lyáshilile mu shilozu. 27 Pe uFilipo akhasogola, akhanda kʉjenda mwɨ dala lɨnɨɨlyo, akhakhomaana nu muntu ʉmo ʉwa mʉ nsɨ ɨya mu Esiopiya we áamɨle wutowashi.† Wʉnʉʉyo we akhasengulaga ivintu ɨvwɨ nhela ɨmpɨtɨ ɨvwa Kandake, kwe kʉtɨ, ʉmwene ʉmwantanda ʉwɨ nsɨ yɨnɨɨyo ɨya mu Esiopiya. Ʉmʉpɨtɨ wʉnʉʉyo ábhalile ku Yelusaleemu kumupuuta ʉMʉlʉngʉ. 28 We akʉgalʉkha kʉkhaaya, áyɨkhaaye mu shidodombwi‡ shaakwe, akhabhazyaga mu shitaabu ɨsha mukuwi ʉYeesaya.
29 Pe uMupepu uMufinjile akhamʉbhʉʉzya uFilipo akhatɨ, “Ʉbhale nalʉbhɨlo ʉlandate ishidodombwi shiila, ushifishile.” 30 Pe uFilipo akhashɨshɨmbɨɨlɨla, akhashifishila. Akhamwɨmvwa ʉmʉpɨtɨ wʉnʉʉyo akʉbhaazya mu shitaabu ɨsha mukuwi ʉYeesaya, akhamʉbhʉzɨɨlɨzya akhatɨ, “Amazwi ɨgo ge ʉkʉbhaazya, bhʉlɨ, ʉkʉgaaganya?” 31 Akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Ɨngagaaganya anza bhʉlɨɨbhʉlɨ we atalɨɨpo umuntu ʉwa kʉndɨnganɨzya amazwi ganaaga?” Akhamʉlaabha uFilipo kʉtɨ ayinjile mu shidodombwi shaakwe, bhɨɨkhale peeka. 32 UWusimbe uWufinjile wʉnʉʉwo we ʉmʉpɨtɨ ʉla akhabhazyaga, wʉkʉtɨ,
“Bhámulongoleziizye anzɨ ngoole
ye bhakʉbhala kʉyɨbhoola.
Akhapʉʉma bhʉʉlo,
anzɨ nyaana yɨ ngoole she yɨkʉpʉʉma,
we bhakʉyɨbhoola amasepe.
33 Bhakhamʉsʉʉpɨzya na kʉmʉbhaazya kʉtɨ mʉtʉla nongwa,
ɨleelo atátulile naalimo.
Atalɨɨpo umuntu we angapanga ɨzya bhaana bhaakwe,
kʉnongwa ye bháwefwizye uwuumi waakwe mʉ nsɨ,
bhakhamʉgoga.”§
34 Ʉmʉpɨtɨ ʉla akhamʉbhʉʉzya uFilipo akhatɨ, “Ɨnkʉlaabha ʉmbʉʉzye, ganaago amazwi ge umukuwi álonjile gakʉlonga ɨzya naanu? Bhʉlɨ, gakʉlonga ɨzya weene wʉʉyo, awe ɨzya wunji?” 35 Pe uFilipo akhandɨla mu mazwi ganaago aga Wusimbe uWufinjile kʉmʉlʉmbɨɨlɨla iNtumi iNyinza ɨzya Yeesu.
36 We bhakʉjendeelela kʉshʉʉla mwɨ dala, bhakhafikha pe páamɨle na minzi. Ʉmʉpɨtɨ ʉla akhamʉbhʉʉzya uFilipo akhatɨ, “Yeenya! Aminzi angɨɨga galɨ ɨpa. Khooni khe khangandinda kʉtɨ ɨntoozelwe?” [ 37 UFilipo akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Ɨnga wamwɨtɨkha uYeesu Kilisiti kʉ mwoyo waakho wonti, ʉngoozelwa.” Ʉmʉpɨtɨ ʉla akhamwamʉla akhatɨ, “Ɨnkwɨtɨkha kʉtɨ uYeesu Kilisiti we Mwana wa Mʉlʉngʉ.”]* 38 Pe ʉmʉpɨtɨ ʉla akhalajɨzya kʉtɨ ishidodombwi shiila shɨmɨɨlɨle, bhakhiikha, bhakhinjila mu minzi, uFilipo akhamwozya. 39 We bhaafuma mu minzi muula, nalʉbhɨlo uMupepu wa Mwene akhamʉnyamvʉla uFilipo. Ʉmʉpɨtɨ ʉla atakhamʉlola winza, akhajendeelela kʉshʉʉla kumo asesheeye nhaani. 40 UFilipo woope akhaaga kwe alɨ mʉ nhaaya ɨya mʉ Azooto. Akhasogola panaapo, we akʉshʉʉla akhashɨlɨlaga mʉ nhaaya zyonti ɨzya mwɨ dala, akhabhalʉmbɨlɨlaga abhantʉ iNtumi iNyinza, pe akhafikha mʉ nhaaya ɨya mu Kaisaliya.
* 8:5 UFilipo áamɨle weeka mu bhaavwi bhaala saba bhe bhasimbiilwe mʉ Mbombo zya Bhasundikwa 6:5. † 8:27 Utowashi áamɨle muntu we mʉ mwoyo waakwe atáamɨle nɨ nsɨɨbho ɨzya bhantanda. Bhámukhonziizye shɨnɨɨsho kʉnongwa yɨ mbombo yaakwe. ‡ 8:28 Ishidodombwi sháamɨle na maguluduumu gabhɨlɨ na shɨkhapɨmbaga abhantʉ bhabhɨlɨ awe bhatatʉ peeka na we akʉpela. Ɨleelo ifalaasi ye yɨkhashɨkwesaga. § 8:33 Bhaazya Yeesaya 53:7-8. * 8:37 Umusitaali uwu wʉtalɨɨpo mu wusimbe wumo ʉwɨ maandɨ ʉwa Shiyunaani.