Ditiro 8
1 Mme Saulo o ne a dumalana le gore Setefane a bolawe. Mme pogiso e kgolo ya badumedi ya simologa ka letsatsi leo, ya tlhasela, mme mongwe le mongwe a tshabela kwa Judea le Samaria kwa ntle ga baaposetoloi fela.
Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the church which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
2 (Mme bangwe ba badumedi ba Bajuta ba tla go fitlha Setefane ka kutlo-botlhoko e kgolo).
Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
3 Mme Saulo o ne a nna jaaka setsenwa, a tsamaya gongwe le gongwe a nyeletsa badumedi, a tsena mo matlung a swatola banna le basadi a ba tsenya mo kgolegelong.
But Saul ravaged the church, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
4 Mme badumedi ba ba neng ba tshabile kwa Jerusalema ba ne ba tsamaya gongwe le gongwe ba rera Mafoko a a Molemo kaga Jesu!
Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around proclaiming the word.
5 Jaaka Filipo, yo o neng a ya kwa Samaria go bolelela batho ka ga Keresete teng.
And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6 Bontsintsi jo bogolo jwa batho bo ne jwa reetsa thata se o neng a tshwanetse go se bua ka ntlha ya go bona dikgakgamatso tse o neng a di dira.
The crowds listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7 Mewa e le mentsi e e maswe e ne ya ntshediwa kwa ntle, e goa fa e tswa mo bathong ba e neng e ba tsenye, mme ba le bantsi ba ba neng ba tetesela kgotsa ba ba neng ba golafetse ba fodisiwa,
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 mme ga nna boitumelo jo bogolo mo motseng oo!
There was great joy in that city.
9 Mme monna mongwe yo o neng a bidiwa Simone o ne a kile a bo a dira boloi ka dingwaga di le dintsi; e ne e le monna yo o tlhotlheletsang thata, a bile a le boikgogomoso ka ntlha ya dikgakgamatso tse o neng a di dira mo e leng gore Basamaria ba ne ba tlwaetse go bua kaga gagwe ba re ke Mesia.
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,
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that power of God which is called Great."
They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
12 Mme jaanong ba ne ba dumela molaetsa wa ga Filipo gore Jesu e ne e le Mesia, le mafoko a gagwe kaga Bogosi jwa Modimo; mme go ne ga kolobediwa banna le basadi ba le bantsi.
But when they believed Philip as he preached good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Mme Simone ka sebele a dumela a bo a kolobediwa jalo a simolola go sala Filipo morago gongwe le gongwe kwa a yang teng, mme o ne a hakgamadiwa ke dikgakgamatso tse (Filipo) o neng a di dira.
Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
14 Mme erile fa baaposetoloi kwa Jerusalema ba utlwa fa batho ba Samaria ba amogetse molaetsa wa Modimo, ba romela Petere le Johane.
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 Erile fela jaaka ba goroga ba simolola go rapelela Bakeresete ba basha ba, go amogela Mowa O O Boitshepo.
who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
16 Gonne o ne o ise o tle mo go ope wa bone ka gonne ba ne ba kolobeditswe fela mo leineng la Morena Jesu.
for he had not yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Jalo Petere le Johane ba baya diatla tsa bone mo badumeding ba, mme ba amogela Mowa O O Boitshepo.
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Erile Simone a bona se, gore Mowa O O Boitshepo o ne o fologela mo bathong fa Baaposetoloi ba ba baya diatla, a ntsha madi go reka nonofo e.
Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
19 Mme o ne a re, “Le nna nnayang nonofo e, gore mongwe le mongwe yo ke mmayang diatla a amogele Mowa O O Boitshepo!”
saying, "Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."
20 Mme Petere a mo fetola a re, “A madi a gago a nyelele le wena gonne o gopola gore mpho ya Modimo e ka rekwa!
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money.
21 Ga o ka ke wa nna le seabe mo go se, gonne pelo ya gago ga e a siama fa pele ga Modimo.
You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
22 Sokologa mo tshiamololong e, mme o rapele. Gongwe Modimo o tlaa itshwarela dikakanyo tsa gago tse di bosula,
Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask the Lord if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 gonne ke bona fa go na le lefufa le boleo mo pelong ya gago.”
For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity."
24 Mme Simone a re, “Nthapelela gore dilo tse di maswe tse di se ntiragalele.”
Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."
25 Morago ga bosupi le thero mo Samaria, Petere le Johane ba ne ba boela Jerusalema, mme ba tla ba ema mo metsaneng ya Samaria mo tseleng go rera Mafoko a a Molemo.
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 Mme Filipo ene, moengele wa Morena a mo raya a re, “Ya kwa tseleng e e tswang Jerusalema e e ralalang sekaka sa Gasa, o goroge motshegare.”
But 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 Mme o ne a dira jalo, mme ya re mo tseleng ga bo go tla mang fa e se motshola madi wa Itopia, moopa wa taolo kgolo ka fa tlase ga Kgosigadi ya Itopia. O ne a ile Jerusalema go rapela kwa Tempeleng,
And he arose and went. And look, there was a man from Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Kandake, the queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge over all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 mme o ne a bowa a le mo kareng ya gagwe a balela kwa godimo mo lokwalong lwa ga moporofiti Isaia.
and he was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Mowa O O Boitshepo wa raya Filipo wa re, “Tsamaya o ye gaufi le kara!”
And the Spirit said to Philip, "Go and join up with that chariot."
30 Filipo a taboga mme a utlwa se o neng a se bala mme jalo a botsa a re, “A o tlhaloganya se o se balang?”
And running near, Philip heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?"
31 Mme monna a fetola a re, “Tota ga ke tlhaloganye! Nka tlhaloganya jang go sena yo o ntlhalosetsang?” Jalo a kopa Filipo go palama kara gore a tle go nna nae.
He said, "How can I, unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
32 Se o neng a se bala mo lokwalong se ne se balega jaana. “O ne a gogwa jaaka nku e isiwa kwa matlhabelong, le jaaka kwanyana e e didimetseng fa pele ga babeodi ba yone, ga a ka a tswa molomo;
Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this, "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he does not open his mouth.
33 mo go sotlweng ga gagwe, ga a ka a direlwa tshiamo; mme ke mang yo o ka ranolang bomaswe jwa losika lwa gagwe? Gonne botshelo jwa gagwe bo tlositswe mo lefatsheng.”
In his humiliation his justice was taken away. Who will declare his generation? For his life is taken from the earth."
34 Mme moopa a botsa Filipo a re, “A Isaia o ne a bua ka ga gagwe kgotsa ka mongwe?”
The eunuch answered Philip, "Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?"
35 Mme jaana Filipo a simolola ka lokwalo lo, le tse dingwe di le dintsi go mmolelela kaga Jesu.
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.
36 Erile ba ntse ba tsamaya ka koloi, ba fitlha fa metsing mangwe, moopa a re, “Metsi ke a, ke eng fa ke sa kolobediwe?”
As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?"
37 Filipo o ne a mo araba a re, “O ka kolobediwa fa o dumela ka pelo ya gago yotlhe.” Mme moopa a fetola a re, “Ke dumela gore Jesu Keresete ke Morwa Modimo.”
And he said to him, "If you believe with all your heart, you may." And he answered and said, "I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God."
38 Mme a emisa kara ya gagwe ba fologela mo teng ga metse mme Filipo a mo kolobetsa.
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 Mme erile fa ba tswa mo metsing, Mowa wa Modimo wa tsaya Filipo, mme moopa a seka a tlhola a mmona gape, mme a tswelela mo tseleng ya gagwe a itumetse.
When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Mme ka nako eo Filipo ene a ipona a le kwa Asoto. O ne a rera Mafoko a a Molemo gone koo le mo motseng mongwe le mongwe mo tseleng, fa a ya Kaesara.
But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
