< Acts 8 >
1 And at that time there was a great persecution against the church that was in Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Nake Saũlũ aarĩ ho, na agĩĩtĩkĩra atĩ ooragwo. Mũthenya ũcio kanitha ũkĩnyariirwo mũno kũu Jerusalemu, nao andũ othe o tiga atũmwo makĩhurunjũkĩra Judea na Samaria.
2 But devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Andũ etigĩri Ngai magĩthika Stefano na makĩmũcakaĩra mũno.
3 But Saul attempted to destroy the church; entering every house, and dragging men and women, he delivered them up to prison.
No Saũlũ akĩambĩrĩria kwananga kanitha. Aathiiaga nyũmba o nyũmba, akĩrutũrũraga arũme na andũ-a-nja, akĩmaikagia njeera.
4 Then they that were dispersed went everywhere preaching the word.
Nao andũ arĩa maahurunjĩtwo nĩmahunjirie kiugo kĩa Ngai o kũrĩa guothe maathiiaga.
5 And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached the Christ to them.
Filipu agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ itũũra rĩarĩ Samaria, akĩhunjia ũhoro wa Kristũ kuo.
6 And the multitudes with one mind gave heed to the things which were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.
Rĩrĩa ikundi cia andũ ciaiguire Filipu na ikĩona ciama iria aaringaga, othe magĩthikĩrĩria ũrĩa oigaga.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them, and many paralytics and lame persons were cured.
Ngoma thũku nĩcioimaga andũ aingĩ igĩkayũrũrũkaga, na andũ aingĩ maarũarĩte mũrimũ wa gũkua ciĩga, na andũ arĩa maarĩ onju makĩhonio.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũkĩgĩa na gĩkeno kĩnene itũũra-inĩ rĩu.
9 But there was a certain man, named Simon, who had, before this time, been practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying that he was some great one;
Na rĩrĩ, itũũra-inĩ rĩu nĩ kwarĩ na mũndũ wetagwo Simoni, nake nĩaragũrĩte kwa ihinda na akagegia andũ othe a Samaria. Nake nĩetĩĩaga na ageetua atĩ aarĩ mũndũ mũnene mũno,
10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.
nao andũ othe, arĩa anini na arĩa anene, makamũthikagĩrĩria na makoiga na mũgambo mũnene atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ nĩwe hinya wa ũngai ũrĩa ũĩkaine ta Hinya Mũnene.”
11 And they gave heed to him because he had, for a long time, astonished them with his magic arts.
Maatũũrĩte mamuumaga thuutha tondũ nĩamagegetie hĩndĩ ndaaya na ũragũri wake.
12 But when they believed Philip, who preached the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were immersed, both men and women.
No rĩrĩa meetĩkirie Filipu akĩhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa ũthamaki wa Ngai na wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jesũ Kristũ-rĩ, makĩbatithio, arũme o hamwe na andũ-a-nja.
13 And Simon himself also believed; and after he was immersed, he continued with Philip; and, seeing the mighty deeds and the signs which were done, he was astonished.
Simoni we mwene agĩĩtĩkia na akĩbatithio. Nake akĩrũmĩrĩra Filipu kũrĩa guothe aathiiaga, agegetio nĩ imenyithia cia hinya na ciama iria onaga.
14 Now when the apostles, who were in Jerusalem, heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John;
Rĩrĩa atũmwo arĩa maarĩ kũu Jerusalemu maiguire atĩ andũ a Samaria nĩmetĩkĩrĩte kiugo kĩa Ngai-rĩ, makĩmatũmĩra Petero na Johana.
15 who, when they had gone down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Nao maakinya kuo, makĩmahoera nĩguo maamũkĩre Roho Mũtheru,
16 For he had not yet fallen on any of them; only they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.
tondũ nginya hĩndĩ ĩyo Roho Mũtheru ndaakoretwo aikũrũkĩire mũndũ o na ũmwe wao; tiga o kũbatithio maabatithĩtio thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani Jesũ.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Petero na Johana makĩmaigĩrĩra moko, nao makĩamũkĩra Roho Mũtheru.
18 And when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,
Rĩrĩa Simoni onire atĩ Roho aaheanagwo na ũndũ wa kũigĩrĩrwo moko nĩ atũmwo-rĩ, akĩenda amahe mbeeca,
19 saying: Give me, also, this authority, that whoever I shall lay my hands on, may receive the Holy Spirit.
akiuga atĩrĩ, “Heei ũhoti ũyũ o na niĩ nĩgeetha ũrĩa wothe ndaigĩrĩra moko makwa akaamũkĩra Roho Mũtheru.”
20 But Peter said to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money.
Petero akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mbeeca ciaku irothiranĩra hamwe nawe, nĩgũkorwo wĩciirĩtie no ũgũre kĩheo kĩa Ngai na mbeeca.
21 You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
Wee ndũrĩ na handũ, o na ndũrĩ na igai ũtungata-inĩ ũyũ, tondũ ngoro yaku ti njagĩrĩru mbere ya Ngai.
22 Repent, therefore, of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the purpose of your heart may be forgiven you.
Wĩrire waganu ũyũ na ũhooe Mwathani. Hihi nĩegũkũrekera nĩ ũndũ wa gũkorwo na rĩciiria ta rĩu ngoro-inĩ yaku.
23 For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
Nĩgũkorwo nguona ũiyũrĩtwo nĩ marũrũ na ũgatuĩka ngombo ya mehia.”
24 But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Simoni akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Hooerai harĩ Mwathani nĩgeetha ndikae gũkorwo nĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio mwagweta.”
25 Then, when they had given their testimony, and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Rĩrĩa maarĩkirie kũheana ũira na kũhunjia kiugo kĩa Mwathani-rĩ, Petero na Johana magĩcooka Jerusalemu, o makĩhunjagia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega tũtũũra-inĩ tũingĩ twa Samaria.
26 And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, and go toward the south, to the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is desert.
Na rĩrĩ, mũraika wa Mwathani akĩĩra Filipu atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ werekeire gũthini, ũkinye njĩra-inĩ, njĩra ĩrĩa ya werũ-inĩ, ĩrĩa ĩikũrũkĩte kuuma Jerusalemu ĩgathiĩ nginya Gaza.”
27 And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akiumagara, na arĩ njĩra-inĩ agĩcemania na Mũhabashi warĩ mũhakũre, mũndũ mũnene warĩ igweta ũrĩa warũgamĩrĩire kĩgĩĩna gĩa Kandake, mũthamaki-mũndũ-wa-nja wa Ahabashi. Mũndũ ũyũ aathiĩte Jerusalemu kũhooya Ngai;
28 was returning, and, sitting in his chariot, read the prophet Isaiah.
na arĩ njĩra-inĩ akĩinũka, aaikarĩte ngaari-inĩ yake ya mbarathi agĩthoma ibuku rĩa Isaia ũrĩa mũnabii.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip: Go forward and join yourself to this chariot.
Roho akĩĩra Filipu atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ngaari-inĩ ĩĩrĩa ya mbarathi ũikare hakuhĩ nayo.”
30 And Philip ran forward, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah; and he said: Do you understand what you are reading?
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Filipu akĩhanyũka nginya ngaari-inĩ ĩyo ya mbarathi, akĩigua mũndũ ũcio agĩthoma ibuku rĩa Isaia ũrĩa mũnabii, akĩmũũria atĩrĩ, “Nĩũrataũkĩrwo nĩ ũhoro ũcio ũrathoma?”
31 He answered: How can I, unless some one instruct me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Ingĩtaũkĩrwo atĩa, tiga hagĩire mũndũ wa kũndaarĩria?” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩĩra Filipu ahaice ngaari ĩyo ya mbarathi, aikaranie nake.
32 The passage of the scripture which he was reading, was this: As a sheep for the slaughter was he led; and as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, so opened he not his mouth
Mũndũ ũcio warĩ mũhakũre aathomaga gacunjĩ gaka ka Maandĩko: “Aatwarirwo o ta ngʼondu gĩthĩnjĩro-inĩ, na o ta ũrĩa gatũrũme gakiraga ki karĩ mbere ya mũndũ ũrĩa ũrakenja guoya, noguo o nake ataatumũrire kanua gake.
33 in his humiliation. The sentence against him was taken away; but who shall describe the men of his generation? For his life was taken from the earth.
Nĩaconorithirio na ndaigana gũtuĩrwo ciira na kĩhooto. Nũũ ũngĩaria ũhoro wa njiaro ciake? Nĩgũkorwo muoyo wake nĩwehererio ũkiuma gũkũ thĩ.”
34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said: I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? Of himself, or of some other man?
Mũndũ ũcio mũhakũre akĩũria Filipu atĩrĩ, “Ndagũthaitha, ta njĩĩra atĩrĩ, mũnabii araaria ũhoro wa ũ, nĩ ũhoro wake we mwene kana nĩ ũhoro wa mũndũ ũngĩ?”
35 And Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached to him Jesus.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Filipu akĩrutia ũhoro hau, akĩmũhe Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũkoniĩ Jesũ.
36 And as they went along the road, they came to some water; and the eunuch said: See, here is water; what hinders me from being immersed?
Na marĩ njĩra-inĩ magĩthiĩ-rĩ, magĩkinya handũ haarĩ na maaĩ, nake mũndũ ũcio warĩ mũhakũre akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ta rora, maaĩ nĩmo maya. Nĩ kĩĩ kĩngĩgiria mbatithio?”
(Nake Filipu akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũngĩĩtĩkia na ngoro yaku yothe, no ũbatithio.” Nake agĩcookia atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩtĩkĩtie atĩ Jesũ Kristũ nĩwe Mũrũ wa Ngai.)”
38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he immersed him.
Nake agĩathana ngaari ĩyo ya mbarathi ĩrũgame. Hĩndĩ ĩyo Filipu na mũndũ ũcio mũhakũre magĩikũrũka, magĩtoonya maaĩ-inĩ, nake Filipu akĩmũbatithia.
39 And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
Na rĩrĩa moimĩrire maaĩ-inĩ, Roho wa Mwathani o rĩmwe akĩoya Filipu, akĩmweheria, nake mũndũ ũcio mũhakũre akĩaga kũmuona rĩngĩ, no agĩthiĩ na mbere na rũgendo akenete.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus, and, passing through, he preached the gospel in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea
No Filipu nĩonekanire Azota, na agĩthiĩ akĩhunjagia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega matũũra-inĩ mothe nginya agĩkinya Kaisarea.