| 8:1 |
Tsopano mu masiku amenewo, panachitika chizunzo chachikulu pa Mpingo wa ku Yerusalemu. Ndipo anabalalitsidwa onse m'zigawo za Yudeya ndi Samariya, Kupatula Atumwi. |
| 8:2 |
Koma amuna oopa Mulungu anakonza za mwambo wa maliro a Sitefano, ndipo adamchitira iye maliro akulu. |
| 8:3 |
Kenako Saulo anali kuwononga mpingo polowa m’nyumba zonse, ndi kuwakoka amuna ndi akazi, ndikuwayika m’ndende. |
| 8:4 |
Choncho, iwo amene anabalalitsidwa anali kuyendayenda, kulalikira Mawu a Mulungu. |
| 8:5 |
Tsopano Filipo, atsikira ku mzinda wa Samariya, anali kulalikira Khristu kwa iwo. |
| 8:6 |
Ndipo khamu la anthu lidamvetsera ndi mtima umodzi zinthu zonenedwa ndi Filipo, ndipo adali kuyang’anira zizindikiro zimene adazichita. |
| 8:7 |
Pakuti ambiri a iwo anali ndi mizimu yonyansa, ndi, kulira ndi mawu akulu, awa adachoka kwa iwo. |
| 8:8 |
Ndipo ambiri amanjenje ndi opunduka anachiritsidwa. |
| 8:9 |
Choncho, munali cimwemwe cikuru m’mudzimo. Tsopano panali munthu wina dzina lake Simoni, amene kale anali wamatsenga mumzinda umenewo, kukopa anthu a ku Samariya, kudzinenera kuti ndi munthu wamkulu. |
| 8:10 |
Ndi kwa onse amene angamvetsere, kuyambira wamng’ono kufikira wamkulu, iye anali kunena: “Pano pali mphamvu ya Mulungu, chimene chimatchedwa chachikulu.” |
| 8:11 |
Ndipo adamtchera khutu chifukwa, kwa nthawi yayitali, Adawanyenga ndi matsenga ake. |
| 8:12 |
Komabe moona, kamodzi anakhulupirira Filipo, amene anali kulalikira Ufumu wa Mulungu, amuna ndi akazi onse anabatizidwa m’dzina la Yesu Khristu. |
| 8:13 |
Ndiye Simoni nayenso anakhulupirira ndipo, pamene adabatizidwa, anakakamira Filipo. Ndipo tsopano, ndikuwonanso zizindikiro zazikulu ndi zozizwitsa zikuchitika, anadabwa ndipo anadabwa. |
| 8:14 |
Tsopano pamene atumwi amene anali ku Yerusalemu anamva kuti Samariya analandira Mawu a Mulungu, anatumiza kwa iwo Petro ndi Yohane. |
| 8:15 |
Ndipo pamene iwo anafika, iwo anawapempherera iwo, kuti alandire Mzimu Woyera. |
| 8:16 |
Pakuti anali asanadze kwa aliyense wa iwo, popeza anabatizidwa kokha m’dzina la Ambuye Yesu. |
| 8:17 |
Kenako anaika manja awo pa iwo, ndipo adalandira Mzimu Woyera. |
| 8:18 |
Koma pamene Simoni anaona izo, mwa kuikidwa kwa manja a Atumwi, Mzimu Woyera unaperekedwa, anawapatsa ndalama, |
| 8:19 |
kunena, “Ndipatseni inenso mphamvu imeneyi, kotero kuti pa iye amene ndidzaika manja anga pa iye, kuti alandire Mzimu Woyera.” Koma Petro adati kwa iye: |
| 8:20 |
“Ndalama zanu zikhale ndi inu m’chiwonongeko, pakuti muyesa kuti mphatso ya Mulungu ikhala ya ndalama. |
| 8:21 |
Palibe gawo kapena malo anu pankhaniyi. Pakuti mtima wako suli wolungama pamaso pa Mulungu. |
| 8:22 |
Ndipo kenako, Lapani kwa ichi, kuipa kwako, ndi kupempha Mulungu, kotero kuti mwina chikhululukiro cha mtima wako ichi chikhululukidwe kwa iwe. |
| 8:23 |
Pakuti ndakuona kuti uli mu ndulu ya kuwawa ndi nsinga ya kusayeruzika. |
| 8:24 |
Kenako Simoni anayankha kuti, “Ndipempherereni ine kwa Ambuye, kuti kanthu kamene wanena kandigwere. |
| 8:25 |
Ndipo ndithudi, pambuyo pochitira umboni ndi kulankhula Mawu a Ambuye, iwo anabwerera ku Yerusalemu, nalalikira m’madera ambiri a Asamariya. |
| 8:26 |
Tsopano Mngelo wa Ambuye analankhula ndi Filipo, kunena, Nyamukani ndi kulowera kum'mwera, kunjira yotsika kuchokera ku Yerusalemu kupita ku Gaza, kumene kuli chipululu.” |
| 8:27 |
Ndi kuwuka, iye anapita. Ndipo tawonani, munthu wa ku Itiyopiya, mdindo, wamphamvu pansi pa Candace, mfumukazi ya Aitiopiya, amene anali woyang'anira chuma chake chonse, anafika ku Yerusalemu kudzalambira. |
| 8:28 |
Ndipo pobwerera, Iye anali atakhala pa gareta lake ndi kuwerenga buku la mneneri Yesaya. |
| 8:29 |
Pamenepo Mzimu anati kwa Filipo, “Yandikirani ndi kuphatikana ndi gareta ili. |
| 8:30 |
Ndi Filipo, kufulumira, anamumva akuwerenga buku la mneneri Yesaya, ndipo adati, “Kodi mukuganiza kuti mukumvetsa zimene mukuwerengazo??” |
| 8:31 |
Ndipo adati, “Koma ndingathe bwanji, pokhapokha wina atandiululira?” Ndipo adapempha Filipo kuti akwere nakhale naye. |
| 8:32 |
Tsopano malo mu Lemba limene iye anali kuwerenga anali awa: “Monga nkhosa anatengedwa kukaphedwa. + Ndipo ngati mwana wa nkhosa wokhala chete pamaso pa omumeta, choncho sanatsegula pakamwa pake. |
| 8:33 |
Anapirira chiweruzo chake modzichepetsa. Ndani wa m'badwo wake adzalongosola momwe moyo wake unachotsedwa padziko lapansi?” |
| 8:34 |
Kenako mdindoyo anayankha Filipo, kunena: "Ndikukupemphani, za yani mneneri akunena izi? Za iye mwini, kapena za munthu wina?” |
| 8:35 |
Kenako Filipo, kutsegula pakamwa pake ndi kuyambira pa Lemba ili, analalikira Yesu kwa iye. |
| 8:36 |
Ndipo pamene iwo anali kupita m'njira, anafika pa gwero lina la madzi. Ndipo mdindo adati: “Kuli madzi. Chingandiletse chiyani kuti ndisabatizidwe?” |
| 8:37 |
Kenako Filipo anati, “Ngati mukhulupirira ndi mtima wanu wonse, kwaloledwa.” Ndipo adayankha nati, “Ndimakhulupirira kuti Mwana wa Mulungu ndi Yesu Khristu.” |
| 8:38 |
Ndipo iye analamula kuti galeta liyime. Ndipo Filipo ndi mdindoyo adatsikira m’madzimo. Ndipo adamubatiza. |
| 8:39 |
Ndipo pamene adakwera m'madzi, Mzimu wa Yehova unamuchotsa Filipo, ndipo mdindoyo sanamuonanso. Kenako anapita, kusangalala. |
| 8:40 |
Tsopano Filipo anapezeka ku Azotu. Ndi kupitiriza, analalikira mizinda yonse, mpaka anafika ku Kaisareya. |
