¹Saulus wo'o-hawo mpokagoe' karapatehi-na Stefanus toe.

¹And Saul was consenting to his being killed. And on that day there arose a great persecution against the assembly which was in Jerusalem, and all were scattered into the countries of Judaea and Samaria except the apostles.

²Tauna to mengkoru hi Alata'ala mpo'ala' woto-na Stefanus, rapotantangii' hante nono mpu'u, pai' -i ratana.

²And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

³Hiaa' Saulus-hana, ngasa' mpu'u-i mpobalinai' tauna to mepangala' hi Pue' Yesus. Butu-butu ntomi-na napesua', pai' hema-hema to mepangala' hi Yesus, lompe' tomane lompe' tobine, nahoko' nadii' hilou hi mali-na pai' natonu hi topoparenta bona ratarungku'.

³But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into the houses one after another, and dragging off both men and women delivered them up to prison.

⁴Jadi', topetuku' Yesus to metibo' ngkai Yerusalem toera, hiapa kahiloua-ra raparata oa' Lolita Pue'.

⁴Those then that had been scattered went through [the countries] announcing the glad tidings of the word.

⁵Wae wo'o-hawo Filipus hilou hi ngata hi tana' Samaria, mpoparata-raka Kareba Lompe' Kayesus-na Magau' Topetolo'.

⁵And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;

⁶Nababehi wo'o tanda mekoncehi hi ria. Wae kara'epe-na to Samaria lolita Filipus toe, pai' karahilo-na tanda mekoncehi to nababehi, ratarima-mi kareba to nakeni hante nono-ra mpu'u.

⁶and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard [him] and saw the signs which he wrought.

⁷Apa' napopalai seta ngkai wori' tauna to rapesuai', alaa-na me'au-au-ramo tauna toera pai' malai mpu'u-mi seta to mpesuai' -ra. Pai' napaka'uri' wo'o wori' tauna topungku pai' tokejo.

⁷For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸Toe pai' goe' lia-ramo to Samaria toera mpotarima Filipus.

⁸And there was great joy in that city.

⁹Hi rala ngata toe, ria hadua tomane to rahanga' Simon. Simon toei hadua topobali'mata. Mahae-imi mpopehuwu pake' -na to rapokakonce to Samaria. Mpo'uli' -i, hi'a tauna to bohe baraka' -na.

⁹But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one.

¹⁰Hi hi'a-damo nono hawe'ea ihi' ngata, lompe' maradika lompe' ntodea, ra'uli': "Simon toei, ria-ki-hana baraka' -na ngkai Alata'ala to rahanga' Kabaraka' Bohe."

¹⁰To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

¹¹Mahae-imi mpakakonce-ra hante pake' -na, duu' -na hawe'ea pue' ngata toe mpotuku' -i pai' mpe'epei hawa' -na.

¹¹And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

¹²Aga karata-na Filipus hi ngata-ra, natudui' -ra Kayesus-na Magau' Topetolo', pai' natudui' -ra mepangala' hi Yesus bona jadi' ntodea-na Alata'ala hi rala Kamagaua' -na. Jadi', wori' -ramo pue' ngata mepangala' hi Yesus pai' mpopeniu' jadi' topetuku' Yesus, lompe' tomane lompe' tobine.

¹²But when they believed Philip announcing the glad tidings concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptised, both men and women.

¹³Ngkai ree, Simon wo'o-hawo mepangala', pai' -i raniu'. Oti-i raniu', metuku' oa' -imi hi Filipus, apa' konce-i mpohilo tanda to mekoncehi pai' tanda baraka' to jadi'.

¹³And Simon also himself believed; and, having been baptised, continued constantly with Philip; and, beholding the signs and great works of power which took place, was astonished.

¹⁴Suro Pue' Yesus to hi Yerusalem mpo'epe napa to jadi' hi Samaria, apa' ria to mpo'uli' -raka: "To Samaria toera ria, mpotarima Lolita Alata'ala wo'o-ramo-rawo." Toe pai' mohawa' -ra mpahawa' Petrus pai' Yohanes hilou hi ria.

¹⁴And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

¹⁵Karata-ra Petrus pai' Yohanes hi ria, mosampaya-ramo mpekakae-raka to Samaria to mepangala' -mi hi Pue' Yesus, bona Pue' mpowai' -ra Inoha' Tomoroli'.

¹⁵who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

¹⁶Apa' ko'ia-ra nakahompoi Inoha' Tomoroli'. Muntu' raniu' -ra mpokahangai' hanga' Pue' Yesus.

¹⁶for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷Yohanes pai' Petrus mosampaya pai' -ra mpojama to Samaria toera. Jadi', mporata mpu'u-ramo Inoha' Tomoroli'.

¹⁷Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁸Nahilo-hawo Simon, hema-hema to rajama suro Pue' Yesus toera, mporata mpu'u-ramo Inoha' Tomoroli'. Toe pai' Simon mpokeni doi-na hilou hi Petrus pai' Yohanes,

¹⁸But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,

¹⁹pai' na'uli' -raka: "Wai' -a-kuwo kuasa-ni tetu, bona hema-hema wo'o-kuwo to kujama, mporata-ra Inoha' Tomoroli'."

¹⁹saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive [the] Holy Spirit.

²⁰Na'uli' Petrus mpo'uli' -ki: "Harala ratadi-dako hi rala naraka, ntali doi-nu wo'o! Ha nu'uli' -kona, pewai' Alata'ala ma'ala ra'oli hante doi?

²⁰And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.

²¹Uma ria huraa-nu mobago dohe-kai, apa' uma monoa' nono-nu hi poncilo Alata'ala.

²¹Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not upright before God.

²²Medea-moko ngkai jeko' -nu tetu-e, pai' merapi' hi Pue' bona na'ampungi patuju nono-nu to dada'a.

²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and supplicate the Lord, if indeed the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee;

²³Apa' ku'inca mohingi' lia-ko, pai' napobatua jeko' -moko."

²³for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.

²⁴Na'uli' Simon mpo'uli' -raka Petrus pai' Yohanes: "Perapi' -ka-kuwo hi Pue' bona neo' -a mpai' narumpa' silaka to ni'uli' tetu-e we'i!"

²⁴And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.

²⁵Jadi', kahudu-rami Petrus pai' Yohanes mpoparata Lolita Pue' pai' mporohoi nono-ra to Samaria, nculii' -ramo hilou hi Yerusalem. Hi pomakoa' -ra toe, raparata wo'o Lolita Pue' hi rala wori' ngata hi tana' Samaria.

²⁵They therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and announced the glad tidings to many villages of the Samaritans.

²⁶Rala-na hangkani, hadua mala'eka Pue' mpololitai Filipus, na'uli': "Hilou-moko tono' hi selatan, hi ohea to ngkai Yerusalem rata hi Gaza." (Ohea tohe'e uma-pi jau ratara.)

²⁶But [the] angel of [the] Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go southward on the way which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza: the same is desert.

²⁸Hilou mpu'u-imi Filipus. Nto'u toe, ria wo'o-hawo hadua to Etiopia to ntara ohea toe nculii' hilou hi ngata-na. To Etiopia toei, tauna to mopangka' bohe, to mpokakamu hawe'ea ihi' tomi raja bine tana' Etiopia to rahanga' Kandake. Ka'oti-na mepue' hi Alata'ala hi Yerusalem, nculii' -imi hi ngata-na mpohawi' kereta to nadii' jara'. Bula-na mohura hi rala kereta-na, mpobasa-i sura nabi Yesaya.

²⁷And he rose up and went. And lo, an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a man in power under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to worship at Jerusalem,

²⁹Inoha' Pue' Ala mpololitai Filipus, na'uli': "Hilou-ko mpomohui' kereta toe mai."

²⁸was returning and sitting in his chariot: and he was reading the prophet Esaias.

³⁰Pokeno-nami Filipus hilou mpomohui' kereta toe. Na'epe-hawo, tauna toei mpobasa sura nabi Yesaya. Filipus mpekune' -i, na'uli': "Nu'inca wa batua-na to nubasa tetu-e?"

²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join this chariot.

³¹Na'uli' tau toei: "Beiwa-kona kaku'inca-na, apa' uma ria tauna to mponotohi-ka." Ngkai ree, nabawai Filipus ngkahe' hi rala kereta-na pai' mohura hi ncori-na.

³⁰And Philip, running up, heard him reading the prophet Esaias, and said, Dost thou then know what thou art reading of?

³²Lolita to nabasa hi rala sura nabi Yesaya, hewa toi moni-na: Hi'a hewa hama'a bima to radii' hilou rasumale'. Hewa ana' bima to uma mobee' ane ragunci wulu-na, wae wo'o uma-i mololita nau' hamelaa.

³¹And he said, How should I then be able unless some one guide me? And he begged Philip to come up and sit with him.

³³Raruge' -i pai' rahuku', hiaa' uma ria sala' -na. Uma ria haduaa tauna to mpotutura karia muli-na apa' rapatehi-i-hana."

³²And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

³⁴Ngkai ree, na'uli' -mi to Etiopia toei hi Filipus: "Uli' -ka ba hema-i to natoa' nabi toei, ba woto-na moto-di ba tau ntani' -nadi."

³³In his humiliation his judgment has been taken away, and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

³⁵Jadi', ntepu'u ngkai pobasa-na toe we'i, Filipus mpakanoto-ki Kareba Lompe' Yesus.

³⁴And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, concerning whom does the prophet say this? of himself or of some other?

³⁶Bula-ra mokereta toe, mpohilo-ra ue hi wiwi' ohea. Na'uli' to Etiopia toei mpo'uli' -ki Filipus: "Hilo, ohe'e mai ue. Niu' -ama-kuwo jadi' topetuku' Yesus." ((

³⁵And Philip, opening his mouth and beginning from that scripture, announced the glad tidings of Jesus to him.

³⁷Na'uli' Filipus: "Ane nupangala' mpu'u-imi, ma'ala moto-ko kuniu'." Na'uli' to Etiopia toei: "Kupangala' Yesus Kristus, Hi'a-mi Ana' Alata'ala."))

³⁶And as they went along the way, they came upon a certain water, and the eunuch says, Behold water; what hinders my being baptised?

³⁸Ngkai ree, napopento'o-mi kereta-na, pai' -ra mehompo hilou hi rala ue, pai' Filipus mponiu' -i.

³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stop. And they went down both to the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptised him.

³⁹Pencore-ra ngkai rala ue, muu-mule' Inoha' Pue' Ala mpo'ala' Filipus ngkai ree, alaa-na to Etiopia toei uma-pi mpohiloi-i ba hiapa-imi. Napokaliliu pomako' -na hante nono to goe'.

³⁹But when they came up out of the water [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no longer, for he went on his way rejoicing.

⁴⁰Ane Filipus-hawo, muu-mule' mehupa' -imi hi ngata Asdod. Me'ongko' -imi hilou hi ngata Kaisarea, pai' halengko ohea mpoparata-i Kareba Lompe' hi butu-butu ngata to natara.

⁴⁰And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.