Acts 8
1 And Saul was consenting to his murder. Now in those days, there occurred a great persecution against the Church at 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 God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him.
Andũ etigĩri Ngai magĩthika Stefano na makĩmũcakaĩra mũno.
3 Then Saul was laying waste to the Church by entering throughout the houses, and dragging away men and women, and committing them to prison.
No Saũlũ akĩambĩrĩria kwananga kanitha. Aathiiaga nyũmba o nyũmba, akĩrutũrũraga arũme na andũ-a-nja, akĩmaikagia njeera.
4 Therefore, those who had been dispersed were traveling around, evangelizing the Word of God.
Nao andũ arĩa maahurunjĩtwo nĩmahunjirie kiugo kĩa Ngai o kũrĩa guothe maathiiaga.
5 Now Philip, descending to a city of Samaria, was preaching Christ to them.
Filipu agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ itũũra rĩarĩ Samaria, akĩhunjia ũhoro wa Kristũ kuo.
6 And the crowd was listening intently and with one accord to those things which were being said by Philip, and they were watching the signs which he was accomplishing.
Rĩrĩa ikundi cia andũ ciaiguire Filipu na ikĩona ciama iria aaringaga, othe magĩthikĩrĩria ũrĩa oigaga.
7 For many of them had unclean spirits, and, crying out with a loud voice, these departed from them.
Ngoma thũku nĩcioimaga andũ aingĩ igĩkayũrũrũkaga, na andũ aingĩ maarũarĩte mũrimũ wa gũkua ciĩga, na andũ arĩa maarĩ onju makĩhonio.
8 And many of the paralytics and the lame were cured.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio gũkĩgĩa na gĩkeno kĩnene itũũra-inĩ rĩu.
9 Therefore, there was great gladness in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great.
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 And to all those who would listen, from the least even to the greatest, he was saying: “Here is the power of God, which is called great.”
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 were attentive to him because, for a long time, he had deluded them with his magic.
Maatũũrĩte mamuumaga thuutha tondũ nĩamagegetie hĩndĩ ndaaya na ũragũri wake.
12 Yet truly, once they had believed Philip, who was evangelizing the kingdom of God, both men and women were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.
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 Then Simon himself also believed and, when he had been baptized, he adhered to Philip. And now, seeing also the greatest signs and miracles being wrought, he was amazed and stupefied.
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 had heard that Samaria had received the Word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
Rĩrĩa atũmwo arĩa maarĩ kũu Jerusalemu maiguire atĩ andũ a Samaria nĩmetĩkĩrĩte kiugo kĩa Ngai-rĩ, makĩmatũmĩra Petero na Johana.
15 And when they had arrived, they prayed for them, so that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
Nao maakinya kuo, makĩmahoera nĩguo maamũkĩre Roho Mũtheru,
16 For he had not yet come to any among them, since they were only baptized in 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 But when Simon had seen that, by the imposition of the hands of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
Rĩrĩa Simoni onire atĩ Roho aaheanagwo na ũndũ wa kũigĩrĩrwo moko nĩ atũmwo-rĩ, akĩenda amahe mbeeca,
19 saying, “Give this power to me also, so that on whomever I will lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.” But Peter said to him:
akiuga atĩrĩ, “Heei ũhoti ũyũ o na niĩ nĩgeetha ũrĩa wothe ndaigĩrĩra moko makwa akaamũkĩra Roho Mũtheru.”
20 “Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.
Petero akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Mbeeca ciaku irothiranĩra hamwe nawe, nĩgũkorwo wĩciirĩtie no ũgũre kĩheo kĩa Ngai na mbeeca.
21 There is no part or place for you in this matter. For your heart is not upright 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 And so, repent from this, your wickedness, and beg God, so that perhaps this plan of your heart might 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 you to be in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
Nĩgũkorwo nguona ũiyũrĩtwo nĩ marũrũ na ũgatuĩka ngombo ya mehia.”
24 Then Simon responded by saying, “Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Simoni akĩmũcookeria atĩrĩ, “Hooerai harĩ Mwathani nĩgeetha ndikae gũkorwo nĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe wa macio mwagweta.”
25 And indeed, after testifying and speaking the Word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and they evangelized the many regions 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 Now an Angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Rise up and go toward the south, to the way which descends from Jerusalem into Gaza, where there is a 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 rising up, he went. And behold, an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, powerful under Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had arrived in 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 And while returning, he was sitting upon his chariot and reading from the prophet Isaiah.
na arĩ njĩra-inĩ akĩinũka, aaikarĩte ngaari-inĩ yake ya mbarathi agĩthoma ibuku rĩa Isaia ũrĩa mũnabii.
29 Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Draw near and join yourself to this chariot.”
Roho akĩĩra Filipu atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ ngaari-inĩ ĩĩrĩa ya mbarathi ũikare hakuhĩ nayo.”
30 And Philip, hurrying, heard him reading from the prophet Isaiah, and he said, “Do you think that 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 And he said, “But how can I, unless someone will have revealed it to me?” And he asked Philip to climb 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 Now the place in Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter. And like a lamb silent before his shearer, so he opened 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 He endured his judgment with humility. Who of his generation shall describe how his life was taken away from the earth?”
Nĩaconorithirio na ndaigana gũtuĩrwo ciira na kĩhooto. Nũũ ũngĩaria ũhoro wa njiaro ciake? Nĩgũkorwo muoyo wake nĩwehererio ũkiuma gũkũ thĩ.”
34 Then the eunuch responded to Philip, saying: “I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?”
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 Then Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from this Scripture, evangelized Jesus to him.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Filipu akĩrutia ũhoro hau, akĩmũhe Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũkoniĩ Jesũ.
36 And while they were going along the way, they arrived at a certain water source. And the eunuch said: “There is water. What would prevent me from being baptized?”
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?”
37 Then Philip said, “If you believe from your whole heart, it is permitted.” And he responded by saying, “I believe the Son of God to be Jesus the Christ.”
(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 ordered the chariot to stand still. And both Philip and the eunuch descended into the water. And he baptized 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 had ascended from the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him anymore. Then 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 Now Philip was found in Azotus. And continuing on, he evangelized all the cities, until he arrived in Caesarea.
No Filipu nĩonekanire Azota, na agĩthiĩ akĩhunjagia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega matũũra-inĩ mothe nginya agĩkinya Kaisarea.
