ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎵᏙᎸᎢ 8
1 ᏐᎳᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᏰᎸᏍᎨ ᎠᏥᎸᎢ. ᎾᎯᏳᏃ ᎤᎶᏘ ᎤᏲ ᏂᎨᎬᎾᏕᎨ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏈᎬ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᏗᎦᎴᏲᏤ ᏂᎬᎾᏛ ᏧᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ, ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎤᏅᏒ.
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
2 ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏂᎾᏰᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᎾᏫᏛᎮ ᏍᏗᏫ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏂᏍᎪᏂᎴᎢ.
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
3 ᏐᎳᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏕᎬᏁᎮ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏈᎬᎢ, ᏓᏴᎵᏙᎮ ᏓᏓᏁᎳᏗᏒᎢ, ᏕᎦᎾᏌᏁᏏᏙᎮ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗᏱ ᏓᏴᏗᏍᎨᎢ.
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4 ᎤᎾᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯᏃ ᎠᏁᏙᎮ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᏂᏙᎮ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᏗᎦᏚᎲ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᏭᎶᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎵᏥᏙᏁᎴ ᏚᏃᎮᎮᎴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ.
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6 ᎤᏂᏣᏘᏃ ᏌᏉ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᎦᏌᏯᏍᏔᏁ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᎪᎲ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7 ᎠᏂᎦᏓᎭᏰᏃ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᎠᏁᎷᎲᏍᎨ ᏕᎬᏩᏂᏄᎪᎨ ᎤᏂᏣᏖ ᎬᏩᏂᏯᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏤᏖ ᏧᏂᎾᏫᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᏲᎤᎵ ᏚᎾᏗᏩᏍᎨᎢ.
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯᏃ ᎠᎾᎵᎮᎵᎨ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
So there was great joy in that city.
9 ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎾᎿᎭᎡᎮ ᏌᏩᏂ ᏧᏙᎢᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎦᏚᎲ ᎠᏙᏅᏗ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏧᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᏤᎸᏍᎨᎢ.
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
10 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎲᏍᎨ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏂᏪᏍᎨᎢ; ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏪᎭ.
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎲᏍᎨᎢ, ᎪᎯᏗᏳᏰᏃ ᎬᏩᎴᏅᏛ ᎨᏎ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏓᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏙᏂᏍᎬᎢ.
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
12 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᏕᎨᎦᏬᏍᎨ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ.
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏁᎢ, ᎠᎦᏬᎥᏃ ᎤᏍᏓᏩᏗᏙᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ; ᎠᎪᏩᏗᏍᎬᏃ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏰᎸᏛ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎨᎢ.
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14 ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛᏃ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎠᏂᏂ ᎤᎾᏛᎦᏅ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᏕᎤᎾᏓᏂᎸᏨ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ, ᏚᏂᏅᏎ ᏈᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏣᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᏩᏛᎲᏍᏗᏱ.
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏭᏂᎷᏨ ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᎨᎦᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.
On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎠᏏ ᏳᏓᏑᏰ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎷᏤᎸᎯ, ᏗᎨᎦᏬᏍᏔᏅᎯᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎨᏎ ᏕᎤᏙᎥ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ.
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏚᎾᏏᏔᏕᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᏥᏁᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.
Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᎤᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎨᏥᏁᎲᎢ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏓᎾᏏᏔᏗᏍᎬ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎤᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎴ ᎠᏕᎸ,
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
19 ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏍᎩᏂᎥᏏ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᏥᏯᏏᏔᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ.
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏈᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴᎢ; ᎠᏕᎸ ᏗᏣᏤᎵ ᏫᏓᎵᏗᏛᏓ ᏨᏒ ᎭᎵᏛᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎬᏩᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᏤᎳ.
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21 ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏣᏤᎵ ᏳᏓᏑᏯ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂ, ᏝᏰᏃ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏣᎾᏫ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏲ ᎯᏰᎸᎾ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᎦᏅᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᏯᏙᏓᎵᏍᏓᏏ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎦᏰᏣᏙᎵᏍᏗᏉ ᏱᏂᎦᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏣᎾᏫᏱ ᏣᏓᏅᏖᎸᎢ.
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
23 ᎦᏙᎴᎣᏍᎦᏰᏃ ᏣᏚᎲ ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎪᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᏣᏓᎸᏍᏛᎢ.
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
24 ᏌᏩᏂᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏂᎯ ᎡᏍᏗᏔᏲᏏ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎩᏙᎵᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏌᏉᎤᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏍᏗᏁᎩ ᏯᎩᎷᏤᎴᏍᏗ.
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎵᏥᏙᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᎾᏨᏎ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᏭᏂᎶᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏖ ᏌᎺᎵᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏚᏂᏚᎲ ᎤᎾᎵᏥᏙᏁ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ.
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
26 ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯᏃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎤᏁᏤᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏔᎴᎲᎦ ᏧᎦᎾᏮ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏫᎶᎯ ᏂᎦᏅᏅᎢ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ ᎨᏏᏃ, ᎾᎿᎭᎢᎾᎨ ᏥᎩ.
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
27 ᏚᎴᏅᏃ ᎤᏪᏅᏎᎢ; ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎢᏘᏱᏈ ᎡᎯ ᎠᏳᎾᎦ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎬᏗᏏ ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᏗᎣᏈ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᎦᏘᏕᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏂᎸᎯ ᎨᏎ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ,
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
28 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎤᏨᏏᏗᏎᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏆᎴᎷᎯ ᎤᏣᎡᎢ, ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨ ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ.
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ; ᎾᎥ ᏫᎷᎩ ᏫᏯᎵᎪᎲᏏ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ.
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30 ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎾᎿᎭᏭᏗᏠᎸ ᎤᏛᎦᏁ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎢᏌᏯ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬᎢ, ᎯᎠᏃ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎰᎵᎦᎨᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎪᎵᏰᎭ?
So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᏆᏎᎮᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ? ᎤᏔᏲᎴᏃ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎤᏦᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏧᏂᏗᏱ.
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎸ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨᎢ; “ᎠᎦᏘᏃᎸᎩ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏗᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎠᏫ ᎡᎳᏪ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎬᏩᏍᏰᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏍᏚᎢᏎ ᎠᎰᎵ.
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
33 ᎤᏲ ᏄᏛᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ ᎠᏥᎩᎡᎸᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎦᎪ ᏙᏓᎧᏃᎮᎵ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏤᎮ ᎠᏁᎯ? ᎬᏅᏰᏃ ᎤᏂᎩᏒᎩ ᎡᎶᎯ.”
In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34 ᎠᏳᎾᎦᏃ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎴ ᏈᎵᎩ; ᎦᎪ ᎧᏃᎮᎭ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᏎ? ᎤᏩᏒᏍᎪ, ᏅᏩᏓᎴᎨ ᎩᎶᎢ?
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎤᏍᏚᎢᏒ ᎠᎰᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎪᏪᎸ ᎤᎴᏅᎮᎢ ᎤᏃᎮᎮᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 ᎠᎾᎢᏒᏃ ᏅᏃᎯ, ᎠᎹᏱ ᎤᏂᎷᏤᎢ. ᎠᏳᎾᎦᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎠᏂ ᎠᎹ, ᎦᏙ ᎠᎩᏲᏍᏙᏓᏁ ᎥᏆᏬᏍᏗᏱ?
As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
37 ᏈᎵᎩᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏣᎾᏫ ᏴᏗᎭ ᏲᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ. ᎤᏁᏨᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ; ᎪᎢᏳᎲᏍᎦ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎨᏒᎢ.
38 ᎤᏁᏤᏃ ᏓᏆᎴᎷ ᎤᎴᏫᏍᏙᏗᏱ. ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏭᏂᎦᏐᎠᏏᎴ ᎠᎹᏱ ᎢᏧᎳ ᏈᎵᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏳᎾᎦ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎦᏬᎡᎢ.
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 ᎠᎹᏱᏃ ᏧᎾᏓᏅᏒ ᏧᏂᎿᎭᎷᏒ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏘᎿᎭᏫᏛᎮ ᏈᎵᎩ, ᎠᏳᎾᎦᏃ Ᏺ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎣᏂ ᏳᎪᎮᎢ, ᎤᏩᏒᏰᏃ ᏩᎦᏛᎢ ᏭᎶᏎ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎨᎢ.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
40 ᏈᎵᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏥᏩᏛᎮ ᎠᏦᏓ; ᎠᎢᏒᏃ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎨ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᏛ ᏕᎦᏚᎲ ᎬᏂ ᏏᏌᎵᏱ ᏭᎷᏨ.
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
