Acts 8
1 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.
Landaali bi niba den cili ki wangi Krisiti n yini yaaba, yaaba n ye Jerusalema o falabiado. Jesu tondiba yaaka, yaaba n sieni kuli den yayadi Jude diema nni.
2 Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
Yaa niba n den fangi U Tienu den piini Etiena ki mua opo i kumoe boncianla.
3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
Solo den moandi ki baa bolini Krisiti n yini yaaba. O den kua ti diedi nni ki co bi jaba yeni bi puoba kuli, ki kuandi ba li kpaadieli nni.
4 Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
Yaaba n den yayadi yeni, den caa i kaani boncianla ki wangi U Tienu Laabaalŋamo.
5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
Filipiden jiidi ki gadi ya dogu n ye Samali diema nni ki wangi laa niba U Tienu n Gandi yua maama fuuli.
6 The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
Bi niba n den gbadi Filipi n yedi yaala ki laa wan tieni ya bancanma, bi den cengi o maama bonŋanla.
7 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.
I cicibiadimi den tangi ki ña ban ye yaaba ya niinni. Yaaba ya gbanandi n ffaani yeni a waba boncianla moko den paagi.
8 There was great joy in that city.
Li pamanli den tieni boncianla laa dogu nni.
9 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,
Li den sua ke o nilo ye u dogu yeni niinni ke li waagi, ki yi Simono. O den tiendi ti belbondi ke li paki Samali yaaba, ki jigini o yuli ke o tie niciamo.
10 to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
Bi niba kuli, a bila yeni a nikpela, den ga o maama boncianla ki tua: «One n tie U Tienu paalu, ban yi yu u paaciamu».
11 They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
Bi den cengi o maama kelima wan n tiendi ya belbondi den paki ba hali ke li waagi.
12 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.
Ama Flipi n den wangi ba U Tienu diema Laabaalŋamo yeni Jesu Krisiti yeli, bi den daani o maama ke o wali ba U Tienu ñinma, bani bi jaba yeni bi puoba kuli.
13 Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
Simono wani oba den daani Filipi ki nua wan tiendi ya sinankeeninba yeni ya bancianma ke li paki o.
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
Jesu tondiba yaaba n sieni Jurusalema n den gbadi ke Samali yaaba ga U Tienu maama, bi den sɔni bikani Pieri yeni Jan.
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
Ban den pundi likani, bi den jaandi yaaba n daani po ke ban baa U Tienu Fuoma yua.
16 for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
U Tienu Fuoma yua daa den jiidi bi siiga oba kuli po. Bi da den wali o Diedo Jesu Krisiti yeli nni baba.
17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Lane Pieri yeni Jan den maani bipo bi nui ke bi baa U Tienu Fuoma yua.
18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
Simono n den laa ke bi baa U Tienu Fuoma yua kelima bi tondiba maani bipo bi nui, o den cuani bipo i ligi ki yedi:
19 saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
«Pa mani mini moko laa paalu, ke min maani n nui yua ya po, wan baa U Tienu Fuoma yua.»
20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Pieri den yedi o: «Fini yeni a ligi kuli n bodi, kelima a tama ke a baa pa i ligi ki baa U Tienu paalu.
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
ŋaa pia biinu yeni ŋantaadoba kuli li naa tuondi nni, kelima a pali naa tiegi U Tienu nintuali.
22 Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
Lani ya po ŋan biidi a pali a yanjagibidli po ki ŋa li ki mia o Diedo li ya baa tuo wan pa ŋa sugli ŋan pia ya yanmaalma po.
23 For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
kelima n den nua ke li nunponbiadli gbie n niinni, ti tuonbiadi go lola a mo.»
24 Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
Simono den gua ki yedi: «mia n po mani o Diedo ke yin yedi yaala kuli n da cua n kani.»
25 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.
Pieri yeni Jan n den tiendi siedi o Diedo ki go wani o maama b den gɔ Jerusalema ki wangi Samali dogi boncianla nni, o laabaalŋamo.
26 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.”
O diedo maleki den maadi yeni filipi ki yedi o: «Fii ki gadi u ganu po, ki pundi ya sɔnu n ñani Jerusalema po ki caa Gaza po. Ki ŋɔdi ya sɔnu n pɔndi mi fanpiema yeni nni.»
27 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.
Filipi den fii ki gadi. Li den sua ke Etiopi diema nilo yua n tie mɔlga, Kadasi Etiopi pobado, yua n ki o ligkublo, den gadi Jerusalema ki ban kpiagi U Tienu.
28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Wan den lebdi ke baa guani o denpo, o den ka i taami tolgu nni ki cogi o Sawalpualo Isayi tili.
29 The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
U tienu Fuoma den yedi Filipi: «Gadi ki nagni ya tantolgu ne ki yegi yeni gu.»
30 Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
Filipi den sani ki nagni gu ki gbadi ke Etiopi yua cogi o Sawalpualo Esayi tili nni. O den buali o: «A ga ŋan cogi yaala n bua ki yedi yaala bi?»
31 He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
O den gua ki yedi o: «N baa gaa ledi ki bandi, nitɔ yaa bundi npo i?» Lani, o den mia Filipi wan do ki kali yeni o u tantolgu nni ban yegi.
32 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 does not open his mouth.
Wan den cogi iDiani nni naankani n den maadi ya maama ne: «B den dia o nani o pia yeni ki caa yeni o u yankodikaanu po. Nani i pabiga n ŋmimi yua n mɔgidi o kobidi kani maama. Waa den yaadi o ñɔbu.
33 In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
Bi den miidi o, ki jia opo ya buudi n ki tiegi. ŋma baa fidi ki togdi o buolu maama? Kelima bi ñani o miali ŋanduna nni.»
34 The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
I mɔliga den yedi Filipi: «N bua ŋan wani nni, Sawaalpualo maadi ŋma ya maama i? O maadi o yuli maama bi nitɔ yaama yo?
35 Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
Filipi den cili yeni laa dianu ki wani o Jesu laabaalŋamo.
36 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?”
Ban den ŋua b sani keli suagi liiga, B den pundi mi ñinma kani. I mɔliga den yedi: «Diidi mi ñinma nna. Be n yie npo ke min da wali?»
Filipi den gua ki yedi o: «A ya daani yeni a pali kuli, li baa fidi.» Ke i mɔliga den gua ki yedi: «N daani ke Jesu Krisiti tie U Tienu Bijua.»
38 He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
O den wani yua n gobdi u tantolgu wan sieni gu. Filipi yeni i mɔliga den jiidi ki kua mi ñima nni ke o wali o.
39 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.
Ban den ñani mi ñima nni, o Diedo Fuoma den taa Filipi ke ki mɔliga den suagi liiga yeni o sancenli ke o pali mani.
40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
Filipi den sua ke o ye Asota dogu nni. O den ñani Asota ki caa Sesale, ki wangi o Laabaalŋamo wan tagini ya dogi kuli hali ki pan pundi.
