Asomafo 8
1 Saulo penee kum a wokum Stefano no so. Saa da no ara, wɔtaa agyidifo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no maa wɔn nyinaa bɔɔ ahwete kɔɔ Yudea ne Samaria nsase so ma ɛkaa asomafo no nko ara.
And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.
2 Onyamesurofo bi kɔfaa Stefano kosiee no. Wosuu no yiye.
And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
3 Esiane sɛ na Saulo pɛ sɛ ogu asafo no nti ɔkɔɔ afi mu kɔkyekyeree agyidifo mmarima ne mmea de wɔn guu afiase.
But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
4 Agyidifo a na wɔabɔ ahwete no kaa asɛmpa no wɔ baabiara a wɔkɔe.
But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.
5 Filipo kɔɔ Samaria kurow bi mu kɔkaa Agyenkwa no ho asɛm kyerɛɛ nnipa a na wɔwɔ hɔ no.
And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.
6 Bere a nnipakuw no tee asɛm a Filipo reka na wohuu anwonwade a ɔyɛe no, wɔn nyinaa tiee no.
And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.
7 Ahonhommɔne de nteɛteɛmu fii nnipa bebree mu. Saa ara na mmubuafo ne mpakye nso sɔre nantewee.
For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.
8 Eyi nti anigye baa Samaria.
And there was much joy in that town.
9 Na ɔbarima bi te saa kurow yi mu a wɔfrɛ no Simon a ɔyɛ nkonyaayifo a esiane ne nkonyaayi no nti Samariafo pii gye no di. Na ɔyɛ obi a ɔhoahoa ne ho sɛ odi mu.
But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:
10 Eyi maa nnipa a wɔwɔ kurow no mu no nyinaa gyee no too mu kae se, “Saa onipa yi ne Onyankopɔn tumi a wɔfrɛ no Ɔkɛse no.”
To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.
11 Esiane ne nkonyaa a na oyi no nti, ɛmaa nnipa no nyinaa tu dii nʼakyi.
And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.
12 Bere a saa nnipa yi gyee asɛmpa a Filipo ka faa Onyankopɔn ahenni ne Yesu Kristo din no ho dii no, wɔbɔɔ mmarima ne mmea nyinaa asu.
But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.
13 Simon nso gye dii ma wɔbɔɔ no asu. Baabiara a Filipo kɔe no, Simon dii nʼakyi. Anwonwade a ohuu no maa ne ho dwiriw no.
And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.
14 Bere a asomafo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no tee sɛ Samariafo agye Onyankopɔn asɛm no adi no, wɔsomaa Petro ne Yohane kɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn.
Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;
15 Woduu hɔ no, wɔbɔɔ mpae maa agyidifo no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Honhom Kronkron bɛba wɔn so,
Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:
16 efisɛ saa bere no na asu kɛkɛ na wɔnam Awurade Yesu din so abɔ. Na Honhom Kronkron nnya mmaa wɔn so ɛ.
For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Afei Petro ne Yohane de wɔn nsa guguu wɔn so maa Honhom Kronkron baa wɔn so.
Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
18 Simon huu sɛ asomafo no nsa a wɔde guguu wɔn so no na ɛma wonyaa Honhom Kronkron no, ɔmaa Petro ne Yohane sika srɛɛ sɛ,
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
19 “Momma me saa tumi yi bi na obiara a mede me nsa begu no so no anya Honhom Kronkron no bi.”
Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
20 Petro ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nnome nka wo ne wo sika nyinaa, efisɛ wususuw sɛ wubetumi de sika atɔ Onyankopɔn akyɛde no.
But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
21 Wunni kyɛfa biara wɔ yɛn dwumadi yi mu, efisɛ wo koma mu ntew wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.
22 Sakra wʼadwene fi wo bɔne yi ho na bɔ mpae srɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔmfa wo bɔne nkyɛ wo.
Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.
23 Mihu sɛ anibere bɔne ahyɛ wo koma mu ama bɔne afa wo nnommum.”
For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.
24 Simon srɛɛ Petro ne Yohane se, “Mommɔ mpae mma me na saa nnome yi mu biara amma me so.”
And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.
25 Ansa na Petro ne Yohane redu Yerusalem no, wɔkaa asɛmpa no wɔ Samaria nkuraa bebree ase.
So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.
26 Awurade bɔfo ka kyerɛɛ Filipo se, “Sɔre siesie wo ho kɔ anafo kwan a efi Yerusalem kɔ Gasa no so.”
But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land.
27 Bere a Filipo rekɔ no, ohyiaa Etiopiani piamni bi a ɔyɛ Etiopiahemmea Kandake dabeni. Na saa onipa yi akɔ asɔre wɔ Yerusalem,
And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
28 a na ɔte ne teaseɛnam mu resan akɔ fie. Na ɔrekenkan Odiyifo Yesaia nhoma no.
He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
29 Honhom Kronkron ka kyerɛɛ Filipo se, “Twiw bɛn no.”
And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
30 Filipo yɛɛ ntɛm kɔɔ teaseɛnam no ho na ɔtee sɛ ɔrekenkan Odiyifo Yesaia nhoma no, obisaa se, “Wote nea worekenkan yi ase ana?”
And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
31 Piamni no buaa no se, “Mɛyɛ dɛn na mate ase? Gye sɛ obi kyerɛ me ase.” Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Filipo se ɔmforo mmɛtena ne nkyɛn wɔ ne teaseɛnam no mu.
And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
32 Na piamni no rekenkan saa Kyerɛwsɛm yi: “Ɔte sɛ oguamma a wɔrekokum no. Sɛnea oguamma yɛ komm wɔ ne nwitwitwafo anim no, saa ara na wammue nʼano.
Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
33 Nʼanimguase mu, wannya odimafo. Na hena na ɔbɛka nʼasefo ho asɛm? Efisɛ woyii no fii asase yi so.”
Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.
34 Piamni no bisaa Filipo se, “Odiyifo no reka nʼankasa ho asɛm anaa obi foforo ho asɛm?”
And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other?
35 Filipo nam saa asɛm no so kaa nsɛmpa a ɛfa Yesu ho no kyerɛɛ no.
So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
36 Wɔrekɔ no woduu asu bi ho. Piamni no ka kyerɛɛ Filipo se, “Nsu ni. Dɛn na esiw wo kwan sɛ wobɔ me asu?”
And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?
37 Filipo ka kyerɛ no se, “Sɛ wufi wo koma mu gye di a, mɛbɔ wo asu.” Piamni no buaa no se, “Migye di. Migye di sɛ Yesu Kristo yɛ Onyankopɔn Ba.”
38 Piamni no hyɛ maa teaseɛnam no gyinae. Ɔne Filipo kɔɔ asu no ho ma ɔbɔɔ no asu.
And he gave orders for the carriage to be stopped, and the two of them went down into the water, and Philip gave him baptism.
39 Wofi nsu no mu no, Onyankopɔn Honhom hwim Filipo fii piamni no nkyɛn kɔe. Wanhu Filipo bio de, nanso ɔde anigye toaa nʼakwantu no so.
And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord took Philip away; and the Ethiopian saw him no more, for he went on his way full of joy.
40 Filipo kopuee Asoto kɔɔ so kaa asɛmpa no wɔ nkurow no mu kosii sɛ okoduu Kaesarea.
But Philip came to Azotus, and went through all the towns, preaching the good news, till he came to Caesarea.
