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USaabhuli akubhafulasha abhiitiki abha Yeesu
1-2 Mu bhandu bhaabho bhakiitikana ukumughogha uSiteefani, uSaabhuli akabha pamupeene nabho. Loole abhandu bhamu abhagholofu bhakaswimaana leka nu kubhuuka pakumushiila. Ishiku lila lila liilyo bhakamughogha uSiteefani, abhiitiki abha chipanga icha Yelusaleemu bhakaanda ukushaagha indamyo ingulu. Po abhiitiki bhamu bhakanyambaana ukubhuuka mubhuyo ubhunine ubhwa kaaya aka Yuteeya na ka Samaliiya, loole abhatumighwa abha Yeesu abheene bhakashaala mu Yelusaleemu. 3 Mu kabhalilo ako uSaabhuli akaanda ukuchifulasha ichipanga, akiingilagha mu nyumba isha bhandu, akabhaghuusagha ku maka abhiitiki abhaliisha na bhakolo, akabhapinyagha mu nyumba iya bhapinyighwa.
UFilipu akulumbilila iNongwa iNyiisa mu Samaliiya
4 Abhiitiki bhala bhaabho bhakanyambaana ku nongwa iya ndamyo ingulu, bhakalumbililagha iNongwa iNyiisa ku bhandu kwoshi kuukwo bhakabhuukagha. 5 UFilipu yuuyo akabha ghwe yumo mu bhiitiki abha Yeesu bhaabho bhakanyambaana, umwene akiilomuka ukubhuuka mu kaaya kamu aka chiisu icha Samaliiya kuukwo akeendelela ukulumbilila iNongwa iNyiisa isha Yeesu Kilisiti. 6 Bhwo abhandu bhaapulika amashu agha Filipu nu kufibhona ifyika ifikulu fiifyo akafibhombagha, bhooshi pamupeene bhakamupulikishanga akiisa, 7 paapo akashikiishanga imbepo imbiibhi shiisho shikabhalongoshanga abhandu abhingi, shoope shikafumagha bhwo shikuywegha. Soona akabhaposhanga abhandu abhingi bhaabho bhakalala ulubhafu lumo na bhochikwefu. 8 Po abhandu abha mu kaaya ako bhakabha nu lusekelo ulukulu.
UFilipu akubhoosha aBhasamaliiya
abhingi nu Siimoni umuloshi
9 Mu kaaya aka Samaliiya ako, akabhaamwo umundu yumo yuuyo ingamu yaake akabha ghwi Siimoni. USiimoni akabhombagha ubhuloshi ku kabhalilo akatali. Umwene akeendelela ukubhaswighisha aBhasamaliiya bhooshi ku bhuloshi bhwake nu kwifuna ukuti umwene ghwa pamwanya leka. 10 Abhandu bhooshi ukwandila abhakeke ukufika abhosongo bhakamupulikishanga ku maka, bhakayughagha bhakatingi, “Umundu uyu ghwe yuuyo maka agha Chaala ghaagho bhakuti, ‘AMaka aMakulu.’ ” 11 Abhandu bhakeendelela ukumupulikisha uSiimoni ku nongwa iya kuti akabhalilo akatali akabhaswighishanga ku mbombo isha bhuloshi bhwake. 12 Loole bhwo uFilipu aabhabhuula iNongwa iNyiisa isha chitangalala icha Chaala ni sha ngamu iya Yeesu Kilisiti, abhakolo na bhaliisha bhakiitikagha nu kwoshighwa. 13 Po uSiimoni ghwepe akamwitika uYeesu, akooshighwa, akaanda ukumukonga uFilipu kwoshi kuukwo akabhuukagha. Bhwo aafibhona ifyika ifyingi fiifyo uFilipu akafibhombagha, uSiimoni akaswigha leka.
14 Po bhwo abhatumighwa abha Yeesu abha mu kaaya aka Yelusaleemu bhaapulika ukuti abhandu abha mu chiisu icha Samaliiya bhoope bhaalyitika ishu ilya Chaala, bhakabhatuma uPeeteli nu Yoohani ukuti bhabhuuke ku chiisu chila, bhoope bhakabhuuka. 15 Bhwo uPeeteli nu Yoohani bhaafika, bhakabhiipuutila abhiitiki abhapya bhala ukuti amaka agha Mbepo uMwelu ghiise nu kwanda ukubhalongosha. 16 Paapo naayumo umwitiki pakati papaabho yuuyo akabha amupokeelite uMbepo uMwelu, loole bhakooshighwangaashe mu ngamu iya Malafyale uYeesu. 17 Po uPeeteli nu Yoohani bhakabhabhiikila utukono abhiitiki bhala ukuti uChaala abhasaye, po uMbepo uMwelu akaanda ukubhalongosha.
18 Bhwo uSiimoni umuloshi yula aatesha ukuti uChaala aabhapa abhiitiki bhala amaka agha Mbepo uMwelu ku sila iya bhatumighwa ukubhabhiikila utukono, akeegha indalama ukuti abhape uPeeteli nu Yoohani, akabhabhuula akati, 19 “Ingusuuma muumbe nuune amaka agho ukuti umundu ghweshi yuuyo indiimubhiikilaghe utukono, ghwepe apokeelaghe amaka agha Mbepo uMwelu.” 20 Loole uPeeteli akamwamula uSiimoni akati, “Ughwe pamupeene ni ndalama shaako kafwile kubhutali paapo kwinongʼona ukuti ubhaghiile ukughula ichikungilwa icha Chaala ni ndalama! 21 Ghwe Siimoni ughwe, tutali pamupeene pa mbombo iyi paapo inyinongʼono ni mbombo shaako mbiibhi mundaashi mwa Chaala. 22 Po pinduka nu kwilaata imbiibhi shaako isho, ipuuta kwa Malafyale uYeesu ukuti akuhobhokele inyinongʼono shaako imbiibhi isho. 23 Paapo naakubhona ukuti uli nu lwibhuno leka, soona ku nongwa iya mbiibhi shaako upinyiighwe ungati mupinyighwa.” 24 USiimoni akamwamula uPeeteli akati, “Ingusuuma muunyiipuutile kwa Malafyale uYeesu ukuti isho shiisho mwayugha manye shiinyaaghe naashimo.”
25 Bhwo uPeeteli nu Yoohani bhaashimikisha nu kulumbilila ishu ilya Chaala ku chiisu icha Samaliiya, bhakaanda ukughaluka nu kubhuuka ku Yelusaleemu. Bhwo bhali mu sila, bhakalumbililagha iNongwa iNyiisa mu twaya utwingi utwa Samaliiya.
UFilipu akuyugha nu songo ughwa chiisu icha Isyopiya
26 Ishiku limo ughwandumi ughwa Malafyale uChaala akamubhuula uFilipu akati, “Bhuuka kulubhafu ulwa kutulundi, ughende mu musebho ghuughwo ghughendite mu lungalangala, ghukufuma ku kaaya aka Yelusaleemu ghukwilomuka ukubhuuka ku kaaya akakulu aka Ghaasa.” 27 Po uFilipu akanyatuka nu kwanda ukughenda mu musebho ghula. Bhwo akughenda, akakomaana nu mundu yumo yuuyo akabha apanjiighwe ughwa kufuma mu chiisu icha Isyopiya. Umundu uyo akabha ghwi songo yuuyo akalindililagha ichuuma chooshi icha Kandake, kwo kuti, umalafyale umukolo ughwa chiisu icha Isyopiya. Usongo yula akabhuuka ku Yelusaleemu pakumwipuuta uChaala. 28 Bhwo akughaluka kukaaya kaake iikiile mu ighali lyake liilyo ifalaasi shikaghuusagha, usongo yula akabhelengagha ukalata yuuyo akasimbighwa nu musololi ughwa Chaala, uYesaaya. 29 Po uMbepo uMwelu akamubhuula uFilipu akati, “Bhuuka lubhilo papiipi pi ighali lila, konganagha nalyo.” 30 Po uFilipu akalikindilila ighali lila, akalyagha. Bhwo aafika, akamupulika usongo yula akubhelenga ukalata yuuyo akasimbighwa nu musololi uYesaaya, akamulamuka, akamubhuusha akati, “Kali, kushaaghania shiisho kubhelenga?” 31 Usongo yula akamwamula akati, “Kali, imbaghiile ishaaghanie bhuleele linga ataliipo umundu ughwa kuundingaania?” Po akamusuuma uFilipu ukuti iingile mu ighali lila ukuti iikale pamupeene naghwe.
32 Usongo yula akabhelengagha aMasimbo aMeelu ghaagho ghasimbiighwe ukuti,
“Bhakamutangisha mundaashi isa unangʼooshi yuuyo bhakubhuuka naghwe pakumughogha.
Isa muumwo akonangʼooshi kakusumbaashe bhwo bhakukabhegha ameeya ghaake,
bhubhuubhwo ghwepe akasumbaashe.
33 Bhakamwangalilagha, soona bhakamulonga chishita bhwanalooli.
Kali, ghwini yuuyo abhaghiile ukulingaania isha chikolo chaake?
Paapo bhakabhutiisha ubhwumi bhwake ukufuma mu chiisu ichi.”✡
34 Usongo yula yuuyo akapanjighwa akamubhuusha uFilipu akati, “Ingusuuma ghuundingaanie, kali, umusololi uyu akayughagha inongwa shaake yuuyo pamu akayughagha inongwa isha mundu umunine?” 35 Po uFilipu akaanda ukubhombela aMasimbo aMeelu ghala ghala ukumulingaania usongo yula iNongwa iNyiisa isha Yeesu.
36 Bhwo bhali mu sila bhakughenda, bhakafika pabhuyo paapo pakabha na miishi. Usongo yula akamubhuula uFilipu akati, “Tesha, panu pali na miishi! Kali, kooni kaako kabhaghiile ukuushighila ukuti manye nooshighwe?” [ 37 UFilipu akamwamula akati, “Linga kumwitika uYeesu Kilisiti ni ndumbula yaako yooshi, indighwoshighwe.” Usongo yula akamwamula uFilipu akati, “Ingwitika ukuti uYeesu Kilisiti Mwana ghwa Chaala.”] 38 Po usongo yula akiimika ighali lila, bhakiika bhooshi, bhakiingila mu miishi, uFilipu akamwosha. 39 Bhwo bhaafuma mu miishi mula, nakalinga uMbepo ughwa Malafyale uChaala akamwegha uFilipu lubhilo. Usongo yula atakamubhona uFilipu soona, po akeendelela ni sila yaake bhwo ali nu lusekelo ulukulu. 40 UFilipu akaagha ali ku kaaya aka Asooto. Akatiila mu kaaya ako nu kwanda ukulumbilila iNongwa iNyiisa mu twaya twoshi utwa mu sila ukufika mu kaaya aka Kayisaaliya.
✡ 8:33 Yesaaya 53:7-8