Dɔwɔwɔwo 8
1 Saulo da asi ɖe Stefano wuwu sia dzi kpem. Tso gbe ma gbe dzi la, amewo dze xɔsetɔ siwo le Yerusalem la yometiti gɔme vevie, eye esia na be wo katã wosi yi Yudea kple Samaria nutowo me negbe apostoloawo ɖeɖe koe susɔ ɖe Yerusalem.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Ke Yudatɔ aɖewo siwo vɔ̃a Mawu la va kɔ Stefano ƒe kukua ɖaɖi, eye wofae ŋutɔ.
And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
3 Ke Saulo ɖoe kplikpaa be yeagblẽ hame la. Etsoa aƒe me yia aƒe me, léa ŋutsuwo kple nyɔnuwo siaa ɖadea gaxɔ me.
But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
4 Ke xɔsetɔ siwo si dzo le Yerusalem la kaka Yesu ƒe nyanyui la le afi sia afi si woyi la.
They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.
5 Filipo hã yi Samaria, eye wòɖe gbeƒã le Kristo ŋuti na wo.
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.
6 Filipo wɔ nukunu geɖewo le Samaria, eya ta amewo va ɖoa toe ɣe sia ɣi.
And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.
7 Enya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo do goe le amewo me, eye ne wodo go le ameawo me alea la, wonɔa ɣli dom sesĩe. Eyɔ dɔ tekunɔwo kple lãmetututɔwo.
For [from] many of those which had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.
8 Esia wɔe be dzidzɔ blibo yɔ dua me fũu.
And there was much joy in that city.
9 Ke ŋutsu aɖe si ŋkɔe nye Simɔn la nɔ Samaria dua me. Enye afakala xɔŋkɔ aɖe, eye wòna Samaria dukɔ la ƒe nu ku; eya ŋutɔ da ŋkɔ ɖe eɖokui dzi be yenye gã.
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, which beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
10 Amewo katã ku ɖe eŋu; ame ŋkutawo kple ame gblɔewo siaa, eye woda ŋkɔ ɖe edzi be, “Ame siae nye Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ si woyɔna be Ŋusẽ Gã” la.
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.
11 Amewo dze eyome hoo, elabena enana be woƒe nu kuna to eƒe afakaka la me ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe.
And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
12 Ke esi dua me tɔwo se nyanyui la si Filipo gblɔ tso mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋu kple Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔ la, woxɔe se, eye wode mawutsi ta na wo, ŋutsuwo kple nyɔnuwo siaa.
But when they believed Philip preaching good tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Nukutɔe la, Simɔn, afakala la ŋutɔ hã xɔ mawunya dzi se, ale wode mawutsi ta nɛ. Le esia megbe la, enɔ Filipo ŋu kplikplikpli yia afi sia afi si wòyina la, eye nukunu siwo katã Filipo wɔ la na be eƒe nu ku ŋutɔ.
And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.
14 Esi apostolo siwo le Yerusalem se be mawunya ɖo Samaria la, woɖo Petro kple Yohanes ɖa be woaɖakpɔ ale si nuwo nɔ edzi yimii le afi ma ɖa.
Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
15 Esime ame dɔdɔawo va ɖo Samaria teti ko la, wodo gbe ɖa ɖe xɔsetɔ yeyeawo ta be woaxɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la,
who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
16 elabena tsi ko wode ta na wo le Aƒetɔ Yesu ƒe ŋkɔ me, ke womexɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la haɖe o.
for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Esi Petro kple Yohanes nɔ gbea dom ɖa la, woda woƒe asiwo ɖe xɔsetɔawo dzi, eye enumake woxɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la.
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18 Esi Simɔn kpɔ be wona Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe amewo to apostoloawo ƒe asidada ɖe wo dzi me la, ena ga apostoloawo, eye wògblɔ na wo be,
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19 “Mina ŋusẽ sia nye hã ale be ame sia ame si dzi mada asi ɖo la naxɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la.”
saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20 Petro ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Wò ga natsrɔ̃ kpli wò, elabena èbu be yeate ŋu aƒle Mawu ƒe nunana kple ga!
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
21 Wɔƒe kple gomekpɔkpɔ aɖeke mele asiwò le subɔsubɔdɔ sia me o, elabena wò dzi menyo le Mawu ƒe ŋkume o.
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.
22 Dzudzɔ ta me vɔ̃ɖi ɖoɖo ne nàdo gbe ɖa na Aƒetɔ la. Ɖewohĩ atsɔ wò susu vɔ̃ɖi sia ake wò,
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven thee.
23 elabena edze nam ƒãa be, èyɔ fũu kple vevesese eye nènye kluvi na nu vɔ̃.”
For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Simɔn ɖo eŋu be, “Do gbe ɖa na Aƒetɔ la ɖe tanye be nu siwo miegblɔ la dometɔ aɖeke madzɔ ɖe dzinye o.”
And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
25 Ke esi Petro kple Yohanes ɖi ɖase hegblɔ Aƒetɔ ƒe nya la vɔ la, wogatrɔ yi Yerusalem. Wotɔ ɖe Samaria kɔƒe geɖewo hã me le mɔa dzi, hegblɔ nyanyui la na amewo le afi siawo hã.
They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Ke le Filipo gome la, mawudɔla aɖe va gblɔ nɛ be, “Tso nàyi mɔ si tso Yerusalem heto Gaza gbegbe la dzi.”
But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.
27 Filipo tso heyi abe ale si wogblɔ nɛ la ene; eye kasia ekpɔ Etiopia ŋutsu aɖe, si nye fianyɔnu Kandake ƒe ŋusẽtɔ kple gadzikpɔla gã la. Etso Yerusalem, afi si wòɖawɔ subɔsubɔ le Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la me le,
And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem for to worship;
28 eye wòtrɔ yina aƒe. Esi wònɔ mɔa dzi la, enɔ Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe agbalẽ xlẽm sesĩe le eƒe tasiaɖam me.
and he was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la gagblɔ na Filipo be, “Te ɖe tasiaɖam la ŋu.”
And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30 Esi wòɖe abla te ɖe tasiaɖam la ŋu, eye wòse be ele Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe agbalẽ xlẽm la, Filipo biae be, “Èse nu si xlẽm nèle la gɔmea?”
And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 Etiopia ŋutsu la ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ao, nɔvi, aleke mate ŋu ase egɔme esi ame aɖeke meli aɖe eme nam o?” Azɔ eɖe kuku na Filipo be wòage ɖe tasiaɖam la me anɔ ye xa. Filipo wɔ nenema.
And he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Biblia ƒe akpa si xlẽm wònɔ la gblɔ be, “Wokplɔe abe alẽvi ene yina wuwu ge, eye abe ale si alẽvi nɔa anyi kpoo ne wole eƒe fũwo sẽm ene la, nenema ke eya hã wɔ, meke nu kura o.
Now the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not his mouth:
33 Le eƒe ɖokuibɔbɔ ta womedrɔ̃ ʋɔnue ɖe mɔ dzɔdzɔe nu o. Ame kae ate ŋu agblɔ ale si dzidzime si me wòdzɔ ɖo la ƒe tagbɔ sẽe la afia? Elabena woɖe eƒe agbe ɖa le anyigba dzi.”
In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: His generation who shall declare? For his life is taken from the earth.
34 Etiopia ŋutsu la bia Filipo be, “Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ŋu eya ŋutɔ nɔ nu ƒom le loo alo ame bubu aɖe ŋuea?”
And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other?
35 Tete Filipo wɔ mawunya si wòxlẽ la kple bubuwo ŋu dɔ hegblɔ nyanyui la nɛ le Yesu ŋu.
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.
36 Esi wonɔ mɔa dzi yina sẽe ko la, wova ke ɖe tɔsisi sue aɖe ŋu. Etiopia ŋutsua bia Filipo be, “Kpɔ ɖa! Tsie nye esi; nu ka ta nyemade mawutsi ta zi ɖeka o?” [
And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch saith, Behold, [here is] water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
37 Filipo ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Nenye be èxɔe se tso wò dzi blibo me ko la, ekema naneke mexe mɔ o.” Etiopia ŋutsu la ɖo eŋu be, “Mexɔe se be Yesu Kristoe nye Mawu ƒe Vi la.]”
38 Enumake etɔ tasiaɖam la, eye wòɖi ge ɖe tsi la me, eye Filipo de mawutsi ta nɛ.
And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
39 Esi wòdo tso tsia me teti ko la, Aƒetɔ la ƒe Gbɔgbɔ kɔ Filipo dzoe, ale be Etiopia ŋutsu la megakpɔe o, ke eya hã dze aƒemɔ dzi kple dzidzɔ.
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.
40 Egblɔ nyanyui la le afi ma, eye wògagblɔe le du siwo katã le Kaesarea mɔ dzi la hã me.
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached the gospel to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
