Acts 8
1 And Saul was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
Sawluh naw Stephen ami hnim vai jah tängpüiki. Acuna mhnüp üng Jerusalem mlüha veki sangcim cun aktäa mkhuimkhanak kham lawki he; acunakyase, Ngsäe däk ve hüt u se, jumeikie naküt cun Judah ja Samarih hnea ngpyeng hükie.
2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Acunüng, Pamhnam jumkie naw, Stephen cun k’ut u lü, aktäa ami kya.
3 But Saul ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.
Acunüng, Sawluh naw sangcime aktäa a jah khuimkha, im naküt üng lut hü lü jumeikia nghnumi kpamie jah man lü jah kaih hü lü, thawngim üng a jah khyum.
4 Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.
Acunüng, pyeng hükia jumkie naw hne naküt üng cit u lü ngthu pyen hükie.
5 And Philip went down to a city of Samaria, and preached to them the Christ.
Philip cun Samarih hnea mlüh ktunga ju citki naw, Mesijaha mawng khyange veia a ju pyen.
6 And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he wrought.
Khyange naw, ngja u lü Philip naw a mdana müncam phyaki he ami jah hmu üng, a ngthu pyen cun aktäa ami ngaih.
7 For from many that had unclean spirits came they out crying with a loud voice; and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were cured.
Isetiakyaküng, khawksea jah venake ami k'um üngka naw khawyaie ngpyang u lü lut lawki he. A khaw kceke ja xokie pi ami daw law bea phäha kyaki.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
Acuna mlüh üngkae cun aktäa jekyaikie.
9 But before their arrival a certain man, named Simon, was in the city, a man practising sorcery, and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great person;
Sihmon ngming nakia khyang mat veki; ani naw, ajana acuna mlüh üng, sui pawh lü Samarih khyange jah cäicatsak khawikia kyaki. “Kei cun khyang sawxat am ni” a ti.
10 to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.
Mlüha veki naküt khyang akdik akdäm naküt naw “Ani hin ‘Hlüngtaikia Johit’ tia ngthangkia Pamhnama Johit ni” ti lü a ngthu pyen cun mcek lü ngaikie.
11 And to him they gave heed, because they had for a long time been amazed by his sorceries.
A sui bilaw am, aksoa cäicat kphyaki he a ja bilawh khawha phäha, a ngthu cun aktäa ami münnak.
12 But when they believed Philip, publishing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acunsepi, Pamhnama pe thangkdaw ja Jesuh Khritawa ngming thangkdaw Philipa pyen ami jum ja, nghnumi kpami Baptican khan lawki he.
13 And Simon himself also believed, and having been baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed when he beheld the miracles and signs which were wrought.
Sihmon naw pi jum law hnga lü Baptican a kham law päng ja Philipa hlawnga ve lü, müncamkse ja müncamnak a jah pawh cun hmu lü cäiki.
14 And the apostles at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
Acunüng, Jerusalema vekia Ngsäe naw Samarih hnea khyange naw pi Pamhnama ngthu jumkie tia ami ksing law üng, ami veia Pita ja Johan ami jah tüih;
15 who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
acu xawi ani ju pha üng, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ami yahnak vaia ami jah ktaiyü pet.
16 For it had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Am acun ham üng ta ua khana Ngmüimkhya Ngcim am pha law; Bawi Jesuha ngming am Baptican däk va khan hamkiea kyaki.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Angsä xawi naw ami khana ani kut taih ni se, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim yaheikie.
18 But Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,
Acunüng, Ngsäea kut taiha phäha Ngmüimkhya Ngcim pha lawki ti cun Sihmon naw a hmuh. Acunüng ngui cun Pita ja Johana veia lawpüiki naw,
19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
“Kei pi, khyange khana ka kut taih ngüse, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim ami yahnak thei vaia johit na pe nia” ti lü a jah kthäh.
20 But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.
Pamhnama bäkhäknak cun a ngui am khyäi khaia a büa phäha, Pita naw, “Na xünak ja na ngui mulaia cit ni se,
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
na mlung Pamhnama hmaia käh ngsungpyunkia kyase, hin üng käh na ngpüi hngaki, na ham pi am ve;
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
acunakyase, na mkhyekatnak ngjut lü Bawipa veia ktaiyüa, acunüng, na mlung üng na ngaihnak ni mhlät khai ni.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
“Nang cun püi ng’eihnak am bebang lü mkhyekatnaka thawng kyuma na kyaki ti ksing veng” a ti.
24 And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.
Acunüng, Sihmon naw, nani pyen ka khana am a pha lawnak vaia, nangni naw Bawipa veia na ktaiyü pe nia” ti lü Pita ja Johan a jah mtheh.
25 They then, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and publishing the glad tidings in many villages of the Samaritans.
Acunüng, ani xawi naw saksi ja Bawipa ngthu ami ksingsak käna, Jerusalem mlüha citbeki xawi. Ani ceh sawa Samarih ngnam khawhah üng Thangkdaw sangki xawi.
26 But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert way.
Bawipaa khankhawngsä mat naw Philipa veia, “Tho law lü Jerusalem üngkhyüh Kaza khawa cehnaka lam üng cita” a ti (Acuna lam cun tuh ta am sumei ti u.)
27 And he arose and went; and lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a high officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
Acunüng, tho law lü citki. Acua Ethiopia khawa Candace, Ethiopia upki nghnumia khawthem naküt msümcei lü nghnumi awmki cun Jerusalem khawa Pamhnam va hjawkhah khaia citki;
28 was returning and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
a nglat law be lama, a senghlea khana ngaw lü sahma Hesajah cauk üngka kheki.
29 And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.
Acunüng, Ngmüimkhya naw Philipa veia, “Cana senghle veia cit lü a hlawnga va vea” a ti.
30 And Philip ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?
Acunüng, Philip cun acuna ngvaia veia va cit lü sahma Hesajaha cauk khe se ngjaki naw, “Na khea asuilam na ksingki aw?” a ti.
31 And he said, How can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
Ani naw, “U naw am a na mtheh cun ihawkba ka ksing thei khai ni?” a ti. Acunüng, a veia ngaw hnga khaia Philip cun a khü.
32 And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.
Acunüng, Cangcim a khe cun: “Hnim vaia toa mäiha ani cun ami cehpüi; To a mu ami kteih üng käh khihkheh lü a vea mäiha, ani pi käh khihkheh lü veki;
33 In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth.”
Ani cun hnemnak a khamei üng, am cangkia lei ami mtai pet; u naw pi a mjükphyüi mawng am pyen khawh u, isetiakyaküng khawmdeka ania sak cun päihki” kyaki.
34 And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?
Acunüng, ngvai naw Philipa veia, “Sahma naw hin hin ua mawng ni a pyen? Amäta mawng mä, khyang kcea mawng mä? Ni kthäh veng na mtheha” a ti.
35 And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture declared to him the glad tidings concerning Jesus.
Philip naw, thangkdaw cun ahina Cangcim üngkhyüh tünei lü Jesuha mawng cun a mtheh.
36 And as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?
Acunüng, lam ani ceh k'um üng, tuia venak pha ni se; ngvai naw, “Tenga, hin üng tui ve ve, Baptican kham vaia i naw na kyawhki ni?” ti se,
Philip naw, “Na mlungmthin avan am na jumei üng na kham theiki” ti se; ngvai naw, “Jesuh Khritaw, Pamhnama Cakpaa kyaki ti ka jumki” ti lü a msang.
38 And he commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Acunüng, angvai naw senghle ngdüihsak lü, Philipa dä ngvai cun tui da citki xawi. Acun üng Philip naw Baptican a khamsak.
39 But when they had come 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.
Acunüng, tui üngka naw ani thaw law be ja, Bawipaa Ngmüimkhya naw Philip cun cehpüi. Angvai naw Philip am hmu ti kyaw lüpi jekyainak am amäta lama citbeki.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
Acunsepi, Philip cun Azuk mlüha ngdang law be lü; a ceh sawa acuna mlüh üngkhyüh Ketarih am a pha hama küt üng, mlüh naküt üng thangkdaw sang hüki.
