Misala ya Bantoma 8
1 Saulo mpe azalaki na molongo ya bato oyo bandimaki ete baboma Etieni. Kobanda na mokolo wana, minyoko ya makasi ekweyelaki Lingomba kati na Yelusalemi; mpe bandimi nyonso bapalanganaki na Yuda mpe na Samari, longola kaka bantoma.
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
2 Bato oyo batosaka mibeko ya Nzambe bakundaki Etieni mpe balelaki ye mingi.
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
3 Kasi Saulo akomaki koluka kopanza Lingomba; azalaki kokota na bandako nyonso mpo na kokanga mibali mpe basi, mpe kobwaka bango na boloko.
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
4 Bandimi oyo bapalanganaki bazalaki koteya Liloba na Nzambe bisika nyonso bazalaki kokende.
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5 Filipo akendeki na engumba moko ya Samari mpe, kuna, ateyaki Klisto.
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.
6 Bongo tango ebele ya bato bayokaki mpe bamonaki bikamwa oyo asalaki, bakangamaki na makambo oyo Filipo azalaki koloba.
The crowds gave their undivided attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
7 Pamba te milimo ya mbindo ezalaki kobima kati na bato mingi na koganga makasi, mpe bato mingi oyo bakufa makolo mpe oyo batambolaka tengu-tengu babikaki.
With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 Boye, bato ya engumba yango batondisamaki na esengo makasi.
So there was great joy in that city.
9 Nzokande, wuta kala, kati na engumba yango, ezalaki na moto moko oyo kombo na ye ezalaki « Simona. » Azalaki kosala misala ya maji. Azalaki kokamwisa bato ya Samari mpe komimona moto monene.
Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,
10 Bato nyonso, kobanda na bana mike kino na mikolo, bayokaki ye na bokebi mpe balobaki: « Moto oyo, azali penza nguya ya Nzambe, nguya oyo babengaka: Nguya monene. »
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
11 Bazalaki kolanda ye mpo ete, wuta kala, azalaki kokamwisa bango na misala na ye ya maji.
They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.
12 Kasi tango bandimaki Sango Malamu oyo Filipo ateyaki na tina na Bokonzi ya Nzambe mpe na tina na Kombo na Yesu-Klisto, mibali mpe basi bazwaki libatisi.
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Simona mpe andimaki mpe azwaki libatisi; azalaki kolanda Filipo bisika nyonso oyo azalaki kokende, mpe azalaki kokamwa bilembo minene mpe bikamwa oyo ezalaki kosalema na miso na ye.
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
14 Tango bantoma, kati na Yelusalemi, bayokaki ete bato ya Samari bayambi Liloba na Nzambe, batindelaki bango Petelo mpe Yoane.
When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 Tango bakomaki kuna, basambelaki mpo na bandimi ya sika mpo ete bazwa Molimo Mosantu,
On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
16 pamba te Molimo Mosantu akitelaki nanu ata moto moko te kati na bango; bazwaki kaka libatisi na Kombo ya Nkolo Yesu.
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Bongo, Petelo mpe Yoane batielaki bango maboko, mpe bazwaki Molimo Mosantu.
Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Tango Simona amonaki ete bato oyo bandimaki bazwaki Molimo Mosantu, wana bantoma batielaki bango maboko, apesaki Petelo mpe Yoane mbongo;
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
19 mpe alobaki: — Bopesa ngai mpe nguya oyo, mpo ete moto nyonso oyo nakotiela maboko akoka kozwa Molimo Mosantu.
“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Kasi Petelo azongiselaki ye: — Mpo ete okanisi ete okoki kosomba likabo ya Nzambe na nzela ya mbongo, tika ete yo mpe mbongo na yo bokufa!
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
21 Solo, ozali na libula te to na makoki te kati na lotomo oyo, pamba te motema na yo ezali sembo te liboso ya Nzambe.
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
22 Boye, bongwana na mabe na yo mpe bondela Nkolo ete alimbisa yo, soki ekoki kosalema, mpo na makanisi oyo ozalaki na yango kati na motema na yo.
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
23 Pamba te namoni ete motema na yo etondi na zuwa mpe ozali mowumbu ya masumu.
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
24 Simona azongisaki: — Bobondela Nkolo mpo na ngai mpo ete, kati na oyo bowuti koloba, eloko moko te ekomela ngai.
Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
25 Sima na bango kotatola mpe kosakola Liloba na Nkolo, Petelo mpe Yoane bazongaki na Yelusalemi; na nzela, bazalaki koteya Sango Malamu kati na bamboka ebele ya Samari.
And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.
26 Anjelu ya Nkolo alobaki na Filipo: — Telema, kende na sude, na nzela ya esobe, nzela oyo ewuta na Yelusalemi mpe ekenda kino na Gaza.
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
27 Boye, Filipo atelemaki mpe akendeki; na nzela, akutanaki na soda moko oyo baboma mokongo, moto ya mboka Etiopi; azalaki kalaka moko ya lokumu mpe azalaki na mokumba ya kobatela bomengo nyonso ya Kandase, mwasi mokonzi ya Etiopi. Moto yango ayaki na Yelusalemi mpo na kogumbamela;
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
28 bongo wana azalaki kozonga na mboka na ye, azalaki ya kovanda kati na shar na ye mpe azalaki kotanga mokanda ya mosakoli Ezayi.
and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
29 Molimo alobaki na Filipo: — Kende mpe pusana pene ya shar wana.
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”
30 Filipo akendeki mbangu pene ya shar yango mpe ayokaki ye kotanga mokanda ya mosakoli Ezayi. Filipo atunaki ye: — Boni, ozali kososola makambo oyo ozali kotanga?
So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
31 Azongisaki: — Nakososola ndenge nini soki moto alimboleli ngai yango te? Boye abengaki Filipo ete amata na shar mpe avanda pembeni na ye.
“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Tala eteni ya Makomi oyo azalaki kotanga: « Lokola mpate oyo bazali komema na esika oyo babomelaka banyama, lokola meme liboso ya moto oyo azali kolongola yango bapwale, afungolaki monoko na ye te.
The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
33 Basambwisaki ye mpe baboyaki kolongisa ye. Nani akoyebisa bakitani na ye? Pamba te balongoli bomoi na ye na mokili. »
In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”
34 Bongo, soda oyo baboma nzoto ya mibali atunaki Filipo: — Nabondeli yo, yebisa ngai: mosakoli azali koloba makambo oyo na tina na nani? Azali koloba yango na tina na ye moko to na tina na moto mosusu?
“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”
35 Filipo azwaki maloba mpe, na nzela ya eteni yango ya Makomi, ateyaki ye Sango Malamu ya Yesu.
Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.
36 Wana bazalaki kokoba mobembo na bango, bakomaki na esika moko oyo ezalaki na mayi, mpe soda oyo baboma mokongo alobaki: — Tala mayi, yango oyo. Eloko nini ekoki kopekisa ngai kozwa libatisi? [
As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
37 Filipo alobaki: — Soki kaka ondimi wuta na motema na yo mobimba, okoki na yo kozwa libatisi. Moto yango azongisaki: — Nandimi ete Yesu-Klisto azali Mwana na Nzambe!]
38 Mbala moko, apesaki mitindo ete batelemisa shar. Bongo bango mibale, Filipo mpe soda oyo baboma mokongo, bakitaki na mayi, mpe Filipo abatisaki ye.
And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
39 Tango babimaki na mayi, Molimo ya Nkolo alongolaki Filipo, mpe soda oyo baboma mokongo amonaki ye lisusu te, kasi akobaki mobembo na ye na esengo.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
40 Nzokande, Filipo amonanaki na Azoti; mpe longwa kuna, akendeki na Sezarea, wana azalaki koteya Sango Malamu kati na bamboka nyonso epai wapi azalaki kolekela.
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
