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

¹Saul 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.

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

²Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly 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 every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

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

⁴Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

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

⁵Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

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.

⁶The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

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 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.

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

⁸There 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 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,

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 all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

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

¹¹They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

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 preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, 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'.

¹³Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

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.

¹⁴Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

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, when they had 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 as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

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

¹⁷Then they laid their hands on 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,

¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he 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 me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on 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?

²⁰But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

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

²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right 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, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

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

²³For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

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!"

²⁴Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”

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, 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.

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 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.”

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.

²⁷He 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.

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

²⁸He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.

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?"

²⁹The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to 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.

³⁰Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”

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.

³¹He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” 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."

³²Now 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 doesn’t open 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 was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.” Isaiah 53:7,8

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

³⁴The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”

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." ((

³⁵Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him Jesus.

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."))

³⁶As 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?”

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

³⁷ TR adds “Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ He answered, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’”

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'.

³⁸He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.

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.

³⁹When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing.

⁴⁰But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.