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 was consenting to his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 Onyamesurofo bi kɔfaa Stefano kosiee no. Wosuu no yiye.
And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation 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 ravaged the church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.
4 Agyidifo a na wɔabɔ ahwete no kaa asɛmpa no wɔ baabiara a wɔkɔe.
Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country 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 a city of Samaria, and preached to them the Christ.
6 Bere a nnipakuw no tee asɛm a Filipo reka na wohuu anwonwade a ɔyɛe no, wɔn nyinaa tiee no.
And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he wrought.
7 Ahonhommɔne de nteɛteɛmu fii nnipa bebree mu. Saa ara na mmubuafo ne mpakye nso sɔre nantewee.
For from many that had unclean spirits came they out crying with a loud voice; and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were cured.
8 Eyi nti anigye baa Samaria.
And there was great joy in that city.
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 before their arrival a certain man, named Simon, was in the city, a man practising sorcery, and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great person;
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 gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.
11 Esiane ne nkonyaa a na oyi no nti, ɛmaa nnipa no nyinaa tu dii nʼakyi.
And to him they gave heed, because they had for a long time been amazed by his sorceries.
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 believed Philip, publishing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
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 also believed, and having been baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed when he beheld the miracles and signs which were wrought.
14 Bere a asomafo a wɔwɔ Yerusalem no tee sɛ Samariafo agye Onyankopɔn asɛm no adi no, wɔsomaa Petro ne Yohane kɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn.
And the apostles at Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;
15 Woduu hɔ no, wɔbɔɔ mpae maa agyidifo no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Honhom Kronkron bɛba wɔn so,
who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
16 efisɛ saa bere no na asu kɛkɛ na wɔnam Awurade Yesu din so abɔ. Na Honhom Kronkron nnya mmaa wɔn so ɛ.
For it had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been baptized into 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 laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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,
But Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,
19 “Momma me saa tumi yi bi na obiara a mede me nsa begu no so no anya Honhom Kronkron no bi.”
saying, Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive 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 to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.
21 Wunni kyɛfa biara wɔ yɛn dwumadi yi mu, efisɛ wo koma mu ntew wɔ Onyankopɔn anim.
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Sakra wʼadwene fi wo bɔne yi ho na bɔ mpae srɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔmfa wo bɔne nkyɛ wo.
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
23 Mihu sɛ anibere bɔne ahyɛ wo koma mu ama bɔne afa wo nnommum.”
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24 Simon srɛɛ Petro ne Yohane se, “Mommɔ mpae mma me na saa nnome yi mu biara amma me so.”
And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.
25 Ansa na Petro ne Yohane redu Yerusalem no, wɔkaa asɛmpa no wɔ Samaria nkuraa bebree ase.
They then, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and publishing the glad tidings in many villages of the Samaritans.
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 spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert way.
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 arose and went; and lo! a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, a high officer of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28 a na ɔte ne teaseɛnam mu resan akɔ fie. Na ɔrekenkan Odiyifo Yesaia nhoma no.
was returning and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29 Honhom Kronkron ka kyerɛɛ Filipo se, “Twiw bɛn no.”
And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot.
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 ran up, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Well, but dost thou understand what thou art reading?
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 can I, unless some one shall guide me? And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
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.
And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: “He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.
33 Nʼanimguase mu, wannya odimafo. Na hena na ɔbɛka nʼasefo ho asɛm? Efisɛ woyii no fii asase yi so.”
In his humiliation judgment was refused him; and who shall describe his generation? for his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 Piamni no bisaa Filipo se, “Odiyifo no reka nʼankasa ho asɛm anaa obi foforo ho asɛm?”
And the eunuch answering said, I pray thee, of whom doth the prophet say this? Of himself, or of some other man?
35 Filipo nam saa asɛm no so kaa nsɛmpa a ɛfa Yesu ho no kyerɛɛ no.
And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this scripture declared to him the glad tidings concerning 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 as they went along the road, they came to a certain water; and the eunuch saith, See, here is water; what is there to hinder my being baptized?
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 commanded that the chariot should stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
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.
But when they had come 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 Filipo kopuee Asoto kɔɔ so kaa asɛmpa no wɔ nkurow no mu kosii sɛ okoduu Kaesarea.
But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published the glad tidings in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.
