Acts 8
1 Saul approved of his killing. On that very day terrible persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and everyone except for the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Saa7oli Isxifaanose hayquwan ufayttis. He gallas Yerusalaamen de7iya woosa keethan gita goodi denddis. Hawaareti attin ammaneyssati ubbay Yihuda biittaninne Samaare biittan laalettidosona.
2 (Some faithful followers of God buried Stephen, with great mourning.)
Issi issi Xoossaa asati Isxifaanose moogidosona; qassi iyaw daro yeekkidosona.
3 But Saul set about destroying the church, going from house to house, dragging both men and women off to prison.
Shin Saa7oli woosa keethaa dhayssanaw koyees. Soo soo yuuyi gelidi, ammaniyaa addetanne maccasata goochchi goochchi kessidi qasho keethi gelssees.
4 Those who had been scattered spread the word wherever they went.
Laalettida ammaneyssati bida bessa ubban qaala odidosona.
5 Philip went to the town of Samaria, and told them about the Messiah.
Filiphphoosi Samaare katamaa bidi Kiristtoosabaa asaas odis.
6 When the crowds heard what Philip was saying and saw the miracles he did they all paid attention to what he was telling them.
Daro asay Filiphphoosi gidayssa si7ida wodenne I oothiya malaatata be7ida wode iya akeekidi si7idosona.
7 Many were freed from possession by evil spirits that screamed as they came out, and many who were lame or disabled were healed.
Tuna ayyaanati waassidi daro asaappe keyidosona; qassi daro gunddatinne wobbeti bilettidosona.
8 The people who lived in the city were overjoyed.
He kataman de7iya asay daro ufayttidosona.
9 Now there was a man named Simon who lived in the city. He practiced sorcery. He claimed that he was someone very important, and had astounded the people of Samaria
Shin Simoona giya issi uray he kataman de7ees. I, ‘Bana gita’ gidi Samaare asaa marotethan malaalisishe gam77is.
10 so they all paid attention to him. From the lowest to the highest in society they said, “This man is ‘God the Great Power.’”
Guuthafe gita gakkanaw de7iya asay ubbay, “Gita Xoossaa wolqqay hayssa” gidi iyabaa si77oosona.
11 They were impressed by him because he had amazed them with his magic for so long.
Daro wodeppe doomidi marotishe Samaare asaa malaalisida gisho asay iyabaa si7oosona.
12 But when they believed in what Philip told them about the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Shin Filiphphoosi Xoossaa kawotethaabaanne Yesuus Kiristtoosa sunthabaa addetasinne maccatas odin, entti iyabaa ammanidi xammaqettidosona.
13 Simon too believed and was baptized. He accompanied Philip, amazed at the miraculous signs and wonders he saw.
Qassi Simoonikka ba huu7en ammanidi xammaqettis. Filiphphoosara issife bida bessa ubban oosettiya gita malaatata be7idi malaalettis.
14 When the apostles back in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to visit them.
Yerusalaamen de7iya hawaareti Samaare asay Xoossaa qaala ekkidayssa si7ida wode Phexiroosanne Yohaannisa enttako yeddidosona.
15 When they arrived they prayed for the converts in Samaria to receive the Holy Spirit.
Phexiroosinne Yohaannisi bidi, ammaneyssati Geeshsha Ayyaana ekkana mela enttaw Xoossaa woossidosona.
16 The Holy Spirit hadn't come to any of these converts yet—they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Ays giikko, Samaare asati Godaa Yesuusa sunthaa xalaalan xammaqettidosonappe attin enttafe issuwa bollaka Geeshsha Ayyaanay wodhdhibeenna.
17 The apostles placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
He wode Phexiroosinne Yohaannisi bantta kushiya entta bolla wothin, entti Geeshsha Ayyaana ekkidosona.
18 When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands on people, he offered them money.
Hawaareti bantta kushiya entta bolla wothin, enttaw Geeshsha Ayyaanay imettidayssa Simooni be7ida wode Phexiroosasinne Yohaannisas miishe ehidi,
19 “Give me this power, too,” he asked them, “so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.”
“Taanikka ta kushiya wothiya ubbay Geeshsha Ayyaana ekkana mela ha maata tawukka immerkketi” yaagis.
20 “May your money be destroyed together with you for thinking God's gift is something that can be bought!” Peter replied.
Shin Phexiroosi iyaakko, “Neeni Xoossaa imotaa miishen shammanaw qoppida gisho ne miishey neera dhayo.
21 “You're not part of any of this. None of this work belongs to you, because in God's eyes your attitude is totally wrong.
Ne wozanay Xoossaa sinthan suure gidonna gisho new hayssan gishoy woykko qaadi baawa.
22 Repent of your evil ways! Pray to the Lord and ask forgiveness for thinking like this.
Hiza, ha ne wozanaa iitatethaa gisho nagaraappe simma. Ne wozanan de7iya iita qofaa Xoossay atto gaana mela Xoossaa woossa.
23 I can see that you are full of bitter envy, and chained down by your sin.”
Gaasoykka, neeni iita qanaateninne nagara qashuwan de7eyssa taani be7ays” yaagis.
24 “Please pray for me, that nothing you've said may happen to me!” Simon replied.
Simooni zaaridi, “Hintte gidayssafe issoykka tana gakkonna mela taw Xoossaa woossite” yaagis.
25 After they had given their testimony and shared the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, sharing the good news in many Samaritan villages along the way.
Phexiroosinne Yohaannisi markkattidaappenne Godaa qaala odidaappe guye Yerusalaame simmidosona. Samaaren de7iya daro gutatan Wonggelaa odidosona.
26 An angel of the Lord told Philip, “Get ready and go south to the desert road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
Godaa kiitanchchoy Filiphphoosakko, “Denddada Yerusalaameppe Gaaza efiya bazzo biitta ogiyakko ba. He ogey dugeha baggara de7ees” yaagis.
27 So Philip set out, and met an Ethiopian man, a eunuch who had a high position in the service of the Kandake, Queen of Ethiopia. He was her chief treasurer. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship there, and
Filiphphoosi denddidi bis. Hinddeke giya Tophphiya kawees I miishe ubbaa naagiya Tophphiya asi de7ees. Ikka goynnanaw Yerusalaame bis.
28 was returning from his trip, sitting in his chariot. He was reading out loud from the book of the prophet Isaiah.
Para gaariyan uttidi, Yerusalaameppe ba biittaa simmishe nabiya Isayaasa maxaafaa nabbabees.
29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go over close to the chariot.”
Geeshsha Ayyaanay Filiphphoosakko, “He gaariyakko bada iya mati shiiqa” yaagis.
30 So Philip ran over, and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you're reading?” Philip asked him.
Yaatin Filiphphoosi woxxi bidi gakkiya wode moorinnay nabiya Isayaasa maxaafappe nabbabishin si7idi, “Ne nabbabeyassi new geli?” yaagis.
31 “How can I, unless someone explains it?” the man replied. He invited Philip to get in and sit beside him.
Moorinnay, “Taw odi gelssiya asi baynna waanidi gelanee?” yaagis. Baara gaariyan keyidi uttana mela Filiphphoosa woossis.
32 The Scripture passage he was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to be slaughtered. Like a lamb is silent in front of his shearer, he didn't say a word.
Moorinnay nabbabiya maxaafaa kifiley, “I dorssada shukettanaw laagettis; Dorssa maray ba ikisiya meedeyssata sinthan si7i geyssada, ikka ba doona dooyibeena.
33 He was humiliated and denied justice. No one can speak of his descendants, for his life came to an end.”
I kawuyis; iyaw xillo pirddi dhays. iya de7oy ha sa7aappe qanxettida gisho, iya sheeshaabaa oone odanay?” yaagees.
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, who is the prophet talking about? Is it himself, or someone else?”
Moorinnay zaaridi Filiphphoosakko, “Nabey odebaa odi? Babaa odiyye woykko hara asabaa odi? Taw odarkkii” yaagis.
35 Philip started explaining, beginning from this Scripture, telling him about Jesus.
Filiphphoosi zaaridi, Xoossaa qaala he bessaafe doomidi, Yesuusabaa odiya Wonggelaa iyaw odis.
36 As they continued on, they came to a stretch of water. The eunuch said, “Look, there's water here—why shouldn't I be baptized?”
Entti bishe haathi de7iyaso gakkidosona. Moorinnay, “Haathe hayssa be7a; ta xammaqettonna mela aybi diggii?” yaagis.
Filiphphoosi iyaakko, “Neeni ne kumetha wozanaappe ammanikko dandda7aasa” yaagis. I zaaridi, “Yesuus Kiristtoosi Xoossaa Na7aa gideyssa taani ammanays” yaagis.
38 He ordered that the chariot be stopped. Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water and Philip baptized him.
Gaarey eqqana mela moorinnay kiittin, nam77ay wodhdhidi haathan gelidosona; Filiphphoosi iya xammaqis.
39 When they came out of the water the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again, but he continued on his way full of joy. Philip found himself at Azotus.
Entti haathaafe gaxa keyida wode Godaa ayyaanay Filiphphoosa qopponna ekkis. Nam77antho moorinnay Filiphphoosa be7ibeenna, shin ba ogiya ufayttishe bis.
40 He spread the good news in all the towns along the way until he arrived at Caesarea.
Filiphphoosi Azaaxonan bana demmis. Qassi Qisaariya yaana gakkanaw katamatan yuuyidi Wonggelaa markkattis.
