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1 Saawulo aliyemereere olufu lwa Sitefaano.
Saawulo alibuza abemeezi
Oloola lusiku, echigusho ch'abemeezi ch'eYerusaleema charhondera kulibuzwa bweneene. Booshi, kuleka entumwa, bayandaala omu gihugo ch'eYudeeya n'omu ch'eSamariya. 2 Aliko abantu bakengaga Nnamahanga bahamba Sitefaano, banamulakira bweneene. 3 Saawulo yeewe, aliiri kulibuza echigusho ch'abemeezi. Aliiri kuja omu maju, anakuula mw'abalume n'abakazi, anabaheeka omu munyororo.
4 Aliko emunda balaala bashandaalaga baliiri balenga, baliiri babala oMwazi Mwinja.
Firipo abala oMwazi Mwinja omu Samariya
5 Firipo ayandagalira omu gishagala chinene ch'egihugo ch'eSamariya, arhondera kubalira abantu elugulu wa Krisitu. 6 Abantu banene baliiri bayunviriza bwinjabwinja haguma enyigirizo za Firipo, n'okubona ebimenyeeso aliiri ajira. 7 Abazimu baliiri barhenga omu bantu banene eyi bali bayaama bweneene. Bantu banene bahunzize n'ebirema baafuma. 8 Habonekana obushagaluke bunene mw'echoola gishagala.
Omukurungu Simooni ayemeera Yeesu
9 Muntu muguma oyirikwa Simooni abaaga arhuula mw'echoola gishagala. Aliiri ajirira m'obukurungu n'ogusoomeza aBasamariya. Aliiri guchiihala oku ye ntabalalwa. 10 Booshi, gurhengera oku mudoorho guhika oku mukulu, baliiri bamuyunviriza n'okuderha ntya: «Oyoola muntu ali buhashe bwa Nnamahanga, bulaala buderhwa ‹Buhashe Bunene.›» 11 Baliiri bamuyunviriza, bulaala haliiri hamaagera esiku zinene ey'abasomeeze n'obukurungu bwage. 12 Babeere bayemeera Firipo waliiri abalira bo oMwazi Mwinja gw'obwime bwa Nnamahanga n'eziino lya Yeesu Krisitu, abalume n'abakazi babatiizwa. 13 Simooni naye yenyine ayemeera Yeesu, anabatiizwa. Arhagirhengaga ku Firipo, anasoomererwa ebimenyeeso n'ebijiro by'obuhashe binene byaliiri byajirika.
14 Entumwa zaliiri eYerusaleema zabeere zayunva okw'abantu b'eSamariya bayankiriire eChinwa cha Nnamahanga, zabarhumira Petero na Yohaana. 15 Bombi babeere baagera eSamariya, basaliirira abemeezi yi bayankirira Muuka-Mutagatiifu, 16 kwenge abaga arhaza yandagalira chiro oku muguma wabo. Babaaga babatiizizwe konyine oku ziino lya Nnaweerhu Yeesu. 17 Petero na Yohaana baaja babalambuulira kw'amaboko, banayankirira Muuka-Mutagatiifu.
18 Egihe Simooni abonaga oku bayankiriire Muuka-Mutagatiifu kugerera eNtumwa omu kubalambuulira kw'amaboko, abaheekera efuranga, anababwira ntya: 19 «Mumpaage naani obuula buhashe yi ngasi muntu naani nalambuulira kw'amaboko ayankirire Muuka-Mutagatiifu.» 20 Aliko Petero amubwira ntya: «Efuranga zaawe zihere haguma naawe, bulaala waliganiizize kugula empaano ya Nnamahanga kugerera efuranga! 21 Orhagwerhe chigabi chiro n'egityu mw'aka kaasi, kwenge omurhima gwawe gurhakwaneene embere za Nnamahanga. 22 Jaaga waleka ebyaaha byaawe by'oguchifiija, onasaliire Nnaweerhu yi nkabaga ababalire enganiiza y'omurhima gwawe. 23 Kwenge mbwene oku oyunjwire obongwa nka kalulwe k'endulwe, onashwekerwe n'ebyaaha.» 24 Simooni ashubiza ntya: «Mwenyine munsaliirire Nnaweerhu, yi ntaacho chimbeerage omu bi mwaderhere.»
25 Petero na Yohaana bamalire guhaana obuhamiriza bwabo n'okuyigiriza eChinwa cha Nnaweerhu, bagaluka eYerusaleema. Bagenda bali baabala oMwazi Mwinja omu bishagala binene by'aBasamariya.
Firipo abatiiza omukozi mukulu w'eEtiyopiya
26 Malahika wa Nnaweerhu abwira Firipo ntya: «Yimanga, onagende omu njira ejiire egarhongo, elaala erhengeere eYerusaleema guhika eGaza.» Eyoola njira egerere omu mpinga. 27 Ava ayimanga, agenda. Na mw'eyoola njira, mwaliiri oMunyaetiyopiya muguma w'entazi. Aliiri mukozi mukulu wa Kandake*8.27 Kandake lirhali ziino ly'omuntu sy'aliko liri ziino ly'obukulu. Bagendaga baliyirika omwamikazi wayimire omu gihugo che Etiyopiya. mwamikazi w'Etiyopiya, na murhegesi w'ebikulo byaage byooshi. Alijiire eYerusaleema guharamya Nnamahanga. 28 Abeere ali arhenga yo ey'ayikeere omu mudugaari gwage, eyi anali asoma n'omulenge munene egitaabu ch'omuleebi Isaya. 29 Muuka-Mutagatiifu abwira Firipo ntya: «Gendeerera, oshimaane guliira mudugaari.» 30 Firipo alibirhira go, ayunva oMunyaetiyopiya ali asoma egitaabu ch'omuleebi Isaya. Firipo amubaza ntya: «K'oyunviirhe eby'oli wasoma?» 31 Ashubiza ntya: «Gurhe nakabiyunva, akonva ntaaye oli ampuguulira?» Ava ayinginga Firipo ashone, ayikale haguma naye omu mudugaari. 32 aMandiko Matagatiifu aliiri asoma maderhere ntya:
«Aliheekerwe nka ntaama baaja kubaaga.
Nka mwanabuzi osirire embere z'oli wamucha amooya,
arhabumbuulaga obuunu bwage.
33 Omu guchirhonda kwage, barhamuchiiraga bwinja olushinja lwage.
Nde nji waabala emyaazi y'egisisi chaage?
Kwenge bakuulire akalamo kaage omu gulu.Ƞ8.32-33 Osome Isaya 53.7-8.
34 Oyoola Munyaetiyopiya abaza Firipo ntya: «Nkuyingingire, ombwire nde y'omuleebi aderhere ko ebyoola? Ali achiiderha oku byo changwa oku windi?» 35 Firipo aja arhonderera oku malaala Mandiko Matagatiifu oMunyaetiyopiya aliiri asoma, amubalira oMwazi Mwinja gwa Yeesu. 36 Babeere bachiri bagenda, baagera aha amenji mali. Oyoola Munyaetiyopiya abaza ntya: «Tala amenji! Bichi bimbuzize kubatiizwa?» 37 [Firipo amushubiza ntya: «Akonva oyemeerere Yeesu n'omurhima gwawe gooshi, wakabatiizwa.» Naye aderha ntya: «Neechi! Nayemereere oku Yeesu Krisitu ali Mwene Nnamahanga.»]‡8.37 Olu lukere lurhali omu bitaabu biguma by'eBibuliya bya miira. 38 Oyoola Munyaetiyopiya ava ayimanza omudugaari. Bombi bayandagalira omu menji, Firipo n'olaala Munyaetiyopiya. Firipo ava amubatiiza. 39 Babeere barhenga omu menji, oMuuka gwa Nnaweerhu gwaheeka Firipo. Oyoola Munyaetiyopiya arhachimubonaga, aliko agendeerera olugenzi, eyi ashagalukire. 40 Firipo yeewe, ahengeera akola ali omu gishagala che Azoto. Alema abala yo oMwazi Mwinja omu bishagala byooshi aliiri agera mo, guhika okugera kwage omu gishagala ch'eKayizariya.