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1-2 Joope Saʉli aalipo, aaliitiike ʉkʉgogigwa Sitefani. Abandʉ abatiila Kyala balɨnkʉnsyɨla Sitefani, balɨnkʉbɨɨka ɨɨfwa ɨnywamu fiijo.
Iisikʉ ɨlyo syalyandile ɨngʉbɨlo ɨnywamu nkɨpanga kya Kyala ɨkya mu Jelusalemu. Po abiitɨki boosa balɨnkʉbalanila ʉkʉbʉʉka mu Jutai, na mu Samalija, balɨnkʉsyala beene abatʉmigwa. 3 Akabalɨlo ako akaa ndaamyo joope Saʉli aabapinyaga mu nnyololo abandʉ abaa nkɨpanga kya Kyala, ingɨlaga kʉkʉtɨ nyumba, aabakwabaga abanyambala na bakiikʉlʉ.
Filipo ikʉlʉmbɨlɨla mu Samalija
4 Looli abiitɨki aba baabalaniile balɨnkʉbʉʉka kʉkʉtɨ bʉjo, baalʉmbɨlɨlaga ɨNdʉmi ɨNunu. 5 Filipo* joope alɨnkʉbʉʉka nkaaja kamo akaa mu Samalija, aalʉmbɨlɨlaga ɨsya Kɨlɨsiti. 6 Abandʉ bingi balɨnkʉpɨlɨkɨsya kanunu amasyʉ aga aajobaga Filipo, bo bapɨliike ɨnongwa ɨsya fiika nʉ kʉfibona ɨfi aabombaga. 7 Po ɨmbepo ɨnyali aasikagaga mmbandʉ abingi aba baakoliigwe nasyo. Syasookaga nʉ kʉkuuta fiijo. Abandʉ bingi abakokonyale na aba bikʉkwema balɨnkʉbʉmbʉlʉka. 8 Po paapo lʉlɨnkʉjamo ʉlʉsekelo ʉlʉnywamu nkaaja kala.
Peeteli ikʉnkemela Simoni ʉndosi
9 Po nkaaja kala, aalimo ʉmundʉ jʉmo ɨngamu jaake Simoni, ʉjʉ kʉbwandɨlo aabombaga ɨsya bʉlosi, nʉ kʉbaswigɨsya aBasamalija, iijobaga ʉkʉtɨ nkʉlʉmba.† 10 Abandʉ boosa bampɨlɨkaga, ʉkwandɨla abandʉ abaa paasi mpaka abalongosi, baajobaga ʉkʉtɨ, “Ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ go Maka gaa Kyala, aga baatɨgɨ Makʉlʉmba.” 11 Bampɨlɨkɨsyaga fiijo kʉnongwa jaa kʉtɨ akabalɨlo kaa kingi aabaswigɨsyaga nɨ mbombo sya bʉlosi bwake.
12 Looli abandʉ bo bammwitiike Filipo bo ikʉlʉmbɨlɨla ɨNdʉmi ɨNunu ɨjaa Bʉnyafyale bwa Kyala, nɨ ngamu jaa Jesu Kɨlɨsiti, boosigwaga abanyambala na bakiikʉlʉ. 13 Joope Simoni alɨnkwitɨka alɨnkoosigwa. Alɨnkʉnkonga Filipo koosa kʉno aabʉʉkaga, alɨnkʉswiga bo ikʉfibona ɨfimanyilo nɨ fiika ɨfinywamu ɨfi fyabombigwaga.
14 Mu Jelusalemu abatʉmigwa baapɨliike ʉkʉtɨ abandʉ baa mu Samalija balyambɨliile ɨliisyʉ lya Kyala, balɨnkʉbatʉma Peeteli na Johani kʉ bandʉ bala. 15 Bo bafikile balɨnkʉbasʉʉmɨla bala, ʉkʉtɨ bammwambɨlɨle Mbepo Mwikemo, 16 namanga Mbepo Mwikemo aakaalɨ ʉkʉnsololokela najʉmo mmbandʉ abo, looli baalyosiigwe itolo mu ngamu jaa Ntwa Jesu. 17 Po Peeteli na Johani balɨnkʉbabɨɨkapo amaboko, abandʉ bala balɨnkʉmmwambɨlɨla Mbepo Mwikemo.
18 Simoni aababwene abandʉ bikwambɨlɨla Mbepo Mwikemo bo babɨɨkiigwepo amaboko na batʉmigwa. Po alɨnkʉbatwalɨla ɨndalama Peeteli na Johani, 19 alɨnkʉbasʉʉma alɨnkʉtɨ, “Namumbepo niine amaka gagaaga, ʉkʉtɨ kʉkʉtɨ mundʉ ʉjʉ ngʉmmbɨɨkɨlangapo amaboko gangʉ, ambɨlɨlege Mbepo Mwikemo.”
20 Looli Peeteli alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉgwe pamopeene nɨ ndalama syako ʉsobege! Kwinogona ʉkʉtɨ ʉbagiile ʉkʉʉla ɨkɨkʉngɨlwa kya Kyala! 21 Ʉgwe ʉkaja pamopeene na nuuswe, kangɨ ʉkajamo mu mbombo ɨjɨ, paapo ɨndumbula jaako jɨkaja ngolofu nkyeni mwa Kyala. 22 Po leelo ʉpɨndʉke ʉbʉtʉlanongwa bwako ʉbʉ, kangɨ ʉsʉʉme ʉlʉhobokelo kʉ Ntwa, ʉkʉtɨ pamo ikʉkʉhobokela ɨnyiinogono syako. 23 Ngʉkʉbona gwiswile ʉbʉʉfi, kangɨ ʉgwe ʉlɨ mpinyigwa gwa mbiibi.” 24 Po Simoni alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Muusʉʉmɨle ʉmwe kʉ Ntwa, ʉkʉtɨ silɨngaanyaaga nasimo ɨsi mujobile!”
25 Peeteli na Johani bo bapangile ɨnongwa ɨsi Kyala ababombiile abandʉ nʉ kʉlʉmbɨlɨla iisyʉ lya Ntwa Jesu, balɨnkwanda ʉkʉbʉʉka mu Jelusalemu. Mu njɨla baalʉmbɨlɨlaga ɨNdʉmi ɨNunu ntwaja twingi ʉtwa Basamalija.
Filipo ikʉmmoosya ʉmfule gwa kʉ Ityopija
26 Iisikʉ lɨmo, ʉgwandʉmi gwa Ntwa alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla Filipo alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉbʉʉke ʉkʉlabɨla kwitongo, mu njɨla ɨjaa ndʉngalangala, ɨjɨ jɨfumile kʉ Jelusalemu, jikʉbʉʉka kʉ Gasa.” 27 Po Filipo alɨnkʉsumuka alɨnkʉbʉʉka. Akabalɨlo kalakala mu njɨla jɨla aaliko ʉmundʉ ʉmfule,‡ ʉgwa nkiisʉ kya Ityopija. Ʉjʉ ɨɨmɨlɨlaga ɨkyʉma kyosa ɨkya malafyale ʉnkiikʉlʉ Kandake. Ʉmfule ʉjo, kʉbwandɨlo aabʉʉkile kʉ Jelusalemu kʉkwipuuta, 28 akabalɨlo ako aagomokaga kʉkaaja, aatʉʉgeele mwi igeleeti lyake,§ aabalaga kalata gwa nkunguluka Jeesaja.
29 Po Mbepo Mwikemo alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla Filipo, alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉʉka kɨfuki ni igeleeti ɨlyo, ʉlongosanie nalyo.” 30 Po Filipo alɨnkʉbopela kɨfuki ni igeleeti, alɨnkʉmpɨlɨka ʉmundʉ jʉla ikʉbala kalata gwa nkunguluka Jeesaja, alɨnkʉnndaalʉʉsya alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉle, ɨsi kʉbala kʉsyagania?” 31 Ʉmfule jʉla alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ngʉsyaganiaga bʉleebʉle, lɨnga ʉmundʉ atikʉʉndɨngaania?” Alɨnkʉnsʉʉma Filipo afyʉke mwi igeleeti, atʉʉgale pamopeene nagwe. 32 Ɨnongwa ɨjɨ aabalaga mwa Kalata ʉMwikemo jo ɨjɨ,
“Aalongosiigwe ngatɨ ngʼoosi ɨjɨ basumwike kʉkʉjɨboola,
kangɨ ngatɨ kangʼoosi aka kikʉmyeka
bo kalɨ pakʉmweligwa ʉlʉsyoja,
bʉnoobʉno joope alɨnkʉsita nʉ kʉjoba ɨliisyʉ nalɨmo.
33 Aafujuliigwe nʉ kʉlongigwa kabiibi.
Akajapo ʉjʉ abagiile ʉkʉpanga ɨsya baanaake,
paapo ʉbʉʉmi bwake bʉsoosiigwepo pakiisʉ.”*
34 Ʉmfule jʉla alɨnkwendelela ʉkʉnndaalʉʉsya Filipo alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ngʉkʉsʉʉma ʉʉmbʉʉle, ʉnkunguluka ʉjʉ ikʉjoba ɨnongwa ɨjaani? Ikʉjoba ɨnongwa ɨjaake, pamo ɨnongwa jaa mundʉ ʉjʉngɨ?” 35 Po Filipo alɨnkwamula alɨnkwandɨla mwa kalata jʉjʉʉjo, alɨnkʉnndʉmbɨlɨla ɨNdʉmi ɨNunu ɨjaa Jesu.
36 Bo bakaalɨ bikwenda mu njɨla, balɨnkʉfika pabʉjo ʉbʉ amɨɨsi gaalipo. Ʉmfule jʉla alɨnkʉjoba alɨnkʉtɨ, “Keeta! Amɨɨsi galipo apa. Kalɨ ɨfiki fikʉʉsigɨla ʉkoosigwa?” [ 37 Filipo alɨnkʉjoba alɨnkʉtɨ, “Lɨnga kʉmmwitɨka Jesu Kɨlɨsiti nɨ ndumbula jaako joosa, ʉbagiile ʉkoosigwa.” Ʉmfule jʉla alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Niitiike ʉkʉtɨ Jesu Kɨlɨsiti jo Mwana gwa Kyala.”]† 38 Po ʉmfule jʉla alɨnkʉlagɨla ʉkʉtɨ ɨliigeleeti lyɨme, balɨnkʉsuluka bobabɨɨlɨ mmɨɨsi. Po Filipo alɨnkʉmmoosya. 39 Bo bafyʉkile ʉkʉfuma mmɨɨsi, Mbepo gwa Ntwa Kyala alɨnkʉnnyaka Filipo, ʉmfule jʉla akaalɨmmbwene kangɨ, po alɨnkwenda ɨnjɨla jaake nʉ lʉsekelo. 40 Filipo alɨnkwaga alɨ mu Asoto, po alɨnkʉsookamo. Bo ikwenda aalʉmbɨlɨlaga ntwaja toosa ʉtwa mu njɨla ɨNdʉmi ɨNunu, mpaka bo afikile mu Kesalija.
* 8:5 Filipo aalimo mbatʉʉli baa kɨpanga bahaano na babɨlɨ aba basimbiigwe mwa kalata gwa Ɨmbombo sya Batʉmigwa 6:5. † 8:9 Iijobaga ʉkʉtɨ nkʉlʉmba Ʉkʉjoba bo ʉlo iijobaga ʉkʉtɨ jo Kyala. ‡ 8:27 Ʉmfule mundʉ ʉjʉ mu ndumbula akaja nɨ nyiinogono ɨsya kʉlonda ʉnkiikʉlʉ. Baalɨmfulile kʉnongwa jaa mbombo jaake. § 8:28 Mwi igeleeti lyake Iigeleeti ɨlɨ lyaluusigwaga nɨ falaasi, lɨkaabombelaga amafuta. Lyapɨmbaga abandʉ babɨlɨ pamo batatʉ. * 8:33 Bala kalata gwa Jeesaja 53:7-8. † 8:37 Baakalata bamo abaa ijolo bakaja na kanandɨ aka.