Matendu 8
1 Sauli kashiwoniti shitendu ashi sha kumlaga Stefanu kuwera shiherepa. Lishaka ali shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu aku Yerusalemu lyanjiti kutabisiwa nakamu. Wantu woseri yawamjimira Kristu, paiwera ndiri hera wantumintumi walii, walazimikiti kugenda aku na aku na kweneya museemu zya malambu ga Yudeya na Samariya.
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
2 Wantu watahoziwa wamsiri Stefanu, wamtenderi makiwa makulu.
Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
3 Kumbiti Sauli kashiharabisiya shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu. Kingira kila numba na kuwakamula wapalu na wadala na kuwatula mushibetubetu.
But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
4 Walii wapalanganikiti wagenda aku na aku wankulibwelera shisoweru.
Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
5 Filipi kasuluka kingira lushi lwa Samariya, kawabwelera kuusu Kristu.
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6 Na makutanu kwa nfiru yimu wapikinira visoweru vira vyakatakuliti na Filipi pawapikaniriti na kulola mauzauza gakagatenditi.
The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7 Washamshera wadoda wawalawa wantu wavuwa pawagutanga, wantu wavuwa yawalewelekiti na vibyeketu, woseri waponiziwitwi.
For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.
8 Iweri sekuseku ngulu pakati palushi lulii
There was great joy in that city.
9 Muntu yumu, litawu lyakuwi Simoni, panu kwanja kaweriti pakanyawa uhawi pakati palushi palii, pakawakangasha wantu wa maisi ga Wasamariya, pakatakula paweri yomberi ndo muntu mkulu.
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,
10 Woseri wampikanira kwanjira mdidini ata mkulu, pawatakula, Muntu ayu ndo likakala lya Mlungu yakashemwa, likakala likulu.
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
11 Wampikanira toziya kawakangashira kwa uhawi wakuwi kwa shipindi shitali.
They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
12 Kumbiti pawamjimiriti Filipi, pakabwera visoweru viwagira vya ufalumi wa Mlungu, na litawu lyakuwi Yesu Kristu, wabatiziwa, wapalu na wadala.
But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Na yomberi Simoni mweni kajimiriti kubatizwa, walikola na Filipi, kalikangasha pakagawoniti makangashu na mauzauza makulu gagatendikiti.
Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
14 Wantumintumi yawaweriti Yerusalemu, pawapikaniriti kuwera Samariya washijimira Shisoweru sha Mlungu, womberi wawatumiti Peteru na Yohani,
Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 Womberi pawasokiti, wawaluwira wamwanki Rohu Mnanagala.
who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
16 Kwa mana badu hakeniwasulukiri ata yumu gwawu, ila wabatiziwa hera kwa litawu lyakuwi Mtuwa Yesu.
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
17 Watula mawoku gawu panani pawu, nawomberi wamyanga Rohu Mnanagala
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Simoni pakawoniti kuwera wantu wankupananwa Rohu Mnanagala kwa kutulilwa mawoku ga wantumintumi, yomberi kafiruwiti kuwapanana mpiya pakalonga,
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
19 Mmpanani neni uwezu awu, su kila muntu yanfira kumtulira mawoku gangu, kawanki Rohu Mnanagala.
saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 Kumbiti Peteru kamwankula, gwagamiri kutali na mpiya zyaku toziya gulihola handa guweza kuhemera lifupu lya Mlungu kwa mpiya.
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
21 Gwahera shifungu wala gwahera seemu pakati pashitwatira ashi, Toziya moyu gwaku guherepa ndiri kulongolu kwa Mlungu.
You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.
22 Su, guleki madoda gaku aga, gukamluwi Mtuwa, na yomberi kaweza kukulekeziya maholu gaku aga.
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 Kwa mana nukuwona handa gumema weya nentu na gwa mtatilwa gwa vidoda.
For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
24 Simoni kankula, pakatakula, munduwili mwenga kwa Mtuwa, nashiza kumpata shoseri pakati pa aga gamtakuliti.
Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
25 Peteru na Yohani pawabweriti kala kuusu Mtuwa, wawuya Yerusalemu. Wabweriti shisoweru shiwagira pakati pavijiji vya Samariya.
They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Ntumintumi gwa kumpindi gwa Mtuwa katakula na Filipi, kamgambira, Guwuki ugendi ouwega wa kusika ata njira ilii yailawa Yerusalemu kugenda Gaza, njira ayi ipita kushiwala.
Then an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.”
27 Nayomberi kawuka, kagenda, shipindi shirashi kuweriti na Mwisiopiya yumu, towashi, mweni kaweriti kamumwanja kugenda ukaya. Muntu ayu kaweriti mkolamlima kamanika gwa luhanja lwa Kandaki, malikiya gwa Esiyopiya. Kaweriti kagenda aku Yerusalemu kuguwira na shipindi ashi kaweriti kankuwuya pakawera kakwena mbutuka ya kunika.
He arose and went; and behold, there was 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 to worship.
28 Pakaweriti kammwanja, kaweriti kankushibetula shintola sha mbuyi gwa Mlungu Isaya.
He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Rohu kamgambira Filipi, Gusegeleri pakwegera na mbutuka ayi, gulikoliri nayi.
The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
30 Su Filipu kagenda mbiru, kampikanira kankubetula mushintora sha Isaya mbuyi gwa Mlungu. Filipi kamkosiyiti, “Hashi, gugamana aga gagubetula?”
Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31 Yomberi kamwankuliti, “Hanwezi hashi kugamana pota muntu gwa kuntakulira?” Shakapanu yomberi kamluwiti Filipi kakweni na kulivaga pamuhera na yomberi mumbutuka.
He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Na shifungu sha Malembu Mananagala gakaweriti kankugabetula ndo aga, “Kalongolerwa kugenda kwawahanjanga handa kondolu, Na handa vila mwana kondolu kajii paulongolu pakuwi yakamdumula mbapatiru, Ndambu irayi yomberi kagubutula ndiri mlomu gwakuwi.
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter. As a lamb before his shearer is silent, so he doesn’t open his mouth.
33 Wamsoniziyiti na kunyima shakafiruwa. Kwahera yakaweza kuyowera kuusu shiyiwuku shakuwi. Kwa mana ukomu wakuwi uwusiwa pasipanu.”
In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
34 Afisa ulii kamwankula Filipi, katakula, nukuluwa, mbuyi ayu, katakula visoweru avi kwa visoweru vya gaa, ndo visoweru vyakuwi mweni ama vya muntu mmonga
The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
35 Filipi kanjiti kutakula, kanjiti kwa Malembu Mananagala galaa aga, kamgambiriti yomberi Shisoweru Shiwagira sha Yesu.
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
36 Pawaweriti wankali wakwendereya na mwanja, wasokiti pahala pana mashi, na afisa ulii katakula, “pahala panu pana mashi, kwana shoseri sha kunewelera nambatizwa?”
As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”
37 Filipu katakula, Pagujimira kwa moyu gwaku goseri, iwezikana. Kankula, kalonga, njimira handa Yesu Kristu ndo Mwana gwa Mlungu.
38 Kaamuli mbutuka ilii igoloki, wasuluka woseri wawili mmashi, Filipi na towashi ulii, nayomberi kambatiza.
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 Shakapanu, pawakweniti kulawa mmashi, Rohu gwa Mtuwa kamnyasula Filipi, towashi ulii hapani kamwoni kayi, su kagenditi zakuwi kasekuseku.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Kumbiti Filipi kawonikana pakati pa Azotu, na pakaweriti pakapita pakabwera shisoweru shiwagira pakati palushi yoseri, ata kingira Kaisariya.
But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
