Ngāue 8
Tongan Bible, Revised West VersionTranslation
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1Pea ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, naʻe lahi ʻae fakatanga ki he siasi ʻi Selūsalema; pea naʻe fakamovetevete ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻi he fonua ko Siutea mo Samēlia, kae nofo pe ʻae kau ʻaposetolo.
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.
2Pea naʻe fai ʻae putu ʻo Setiveni ʻe he kau tangata lotu, pea naʻe lahi ʻenau tangi ʻiate ia.
2Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.
3Ka ko Saula naʻa ne maumauʻi ʻae siasi, ʻo hū ki he fale kotoa pē, mo ne toho ʻae kakai tangata mo e fefine, ʻo fakahū ki he fale fakapōpula.
3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house and dragged both men and women off to prison.
4Pea ko kinautolu naʻe fakamovetevete, naʻa nau ʻalu ki he potu kotoa pē, mo malangaʻaki ʻae folofola.
4Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
5Pea naʻe toki ʻalu hifo ʻa Filipe ki he kolo ʻo Samēlia, ʻo malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi kiate kinautolu.
5Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6Pea naʻe tokanga ʻo loto taha ʻae kakai ki he ngaahi meʻa naʻe leaʻaki ʻe Filipe, ʻi heʻenau fanongo mo mamata ki he ngaahi mana naʻa ne fai.
6The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.
7He naʻe haʻu kituʻa ʻae kau laumālie ʻuli mei he tokolahi naʻa nau ʻulusino ai, ʻonau tangi leʻo lahi: pea naʻe fakamoʻui ʻae tokolahi naʻe pukea ʻi he mahaki tete, pea mo e kau pipiki.
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.
8Pea naʻe lahi ʻae fiefia ʻi he kolo ko ia.
8There was great joy in that city.
9Ka naʻe ʻi ai ʻae tangata naʻe hingoa ko Saimone, ʻaia ne tomuʻa fai ʻae kikite ʻi he kolo ʻo ne fakamanaʻi ʻae kakai ʻo Samēlia, mo ne pole ko e lahi ia:
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,
10Pea naʻa nau tokanga kotoa pē kiate ia, mei he iiki ʻo aʻu ki he lalahi, ʻonau pehē, “Ko e mālohi lahi ʻoe ʻOtua ʻae tangata ni.”
10to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
11Pea naʻa nau tokanga kiate ia, koeʻuhi kuo fuoloa ʻene fakaofo kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻene fie mana.
11They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
12Ka kuo nau tui kia Filipe, ʻi heʻene malangaʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoe puleʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, mo e huafa ʻo Sisu Kalaisi, pea nau papitaiso, ʻae tangata mo e fefine.
12But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God’s Kingdom and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
13Pea toki tui foki mo Saimone: pea kuo papitaiso ia, pea nofo ia mo Filipe, ʻo ofo ʻi heʻene mamata ki he ngaahi mana mo e meʻa fakaofo lahi naʻa ne fai.
13Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.
14Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻae kau ʻaposetolo ʻi Selūsalema kuo tali ʻe Samēlia, ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua, naʻa nau fekau ʻa Pita mo Sione kiate kinautolu:
14Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15Pea ʻi heʻena hoko hifo, naʻa na hūfia ʻakinautolu, ke nau maʻu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni:
15who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
16(He naʻe teʻeki ai tō ia ki ha niʻihi ʻiate kinautolu: ka kuo nau papitaiso pe ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu.)
16for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
17Pea naʻa na toki hilifaki hona nima kiate kinautolu, pea nau maʻu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.
17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18Pea kuo mamata ʻa Saimone ʻoku foaki ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni ʻi he hili ʻae nima ʻoe ongo ʻaposetolo, pea fie ʻatu ʻe ia ʻae paʻanga kiate kinaua,
18Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
19ʻO ne pehē, “Foaki mai foki kiate au ʻae mālohi ni, koeʻuhi ke ʻilonga ʻaia te u hili ki ai hoku nima, ke maʻu ʻe ia ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.”
19saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20Ka naʻe pehē ʻe Pita kiate ia, “Ke malaʻia mo koe hoʻo paʻanga, koeʻuhi kuo ke mahalo ʻe faʻa fakatauʻaki ʻae paʻanga ʻae foaki ʻae ʻOtua.
20But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
21ʻOku ʻikai siʻi hao ʻinasi pe tufakanga ʻi he meʻa ni: he ʻoku ʻikai lelei ho loto ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
21You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.
22Ko ia ke ke fakatomala ʻi hoʻo angahala ni, pea hū ki he ʻOtua, heiʻilo ʻe fakamolemole kiate koe ʻae mahalo ʻo ho loto.
22Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23He ʻoku ou ʻilo ni ʻoku ke ʻi he kona ʻoe ʻahu, pea ʻoku haʻi ʻaki koe ʻae angahala.”
23For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
24Pea leaange ʻa Saimone, ʻo pehē, “Mo hūfia au ki he ʻEiki, ke ʻoua naʻa tō kiate au ha meʻa ʻe taha ʻi he ngaahi meʻa kuo mo lea ki ai.”
24Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me.”
25Pea kuo ʻosi ʻena fakahā mo malangaʻaki ʻae folofola ʻae ʻEiki, ne na toe liu mai ki Selūsalema, ʻo malangaʻaki ʻae ongoongolelei ʻi he ngaahi potu kakai kehekehe ʻo Samēlia.
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.
26Pea naʻe lea ha ʻāngelo ʻae ʻEiki kia Filipe, ʻo pehē, “Tuʻu, pea ke ʻalu ki he feituʻu tonga, ki he hala ʻoku ʻalu hifo mei Selūsalema ki Kesa, ʻaia ko e toafa.”
26Then 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.”
27Pea tuʻu ia, ʻo ʻalu: pea vakai, ko e tangata ʻItiopea, ko e ʻiunoke, koē naʻe ʻaʻana ʻae tauhi ʻo ʻene koloa kotoa pē, pea naʻe ʻalu ia ki Selūsalema ke lotu:
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.
28Pea ʻi heʻene liu mai, kuo heka ʻi hono saliote, pea naʻe lau ʻe ia ʻae palōfita ko ʻIsaia.
28He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
29Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he Laumālie kia Filipe, “ʻAlu atu ke hoko ki he saliote na.”
29The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
30Pea lele atu ʻa Filipe, ʻo ne fanongo ki heʻene lautohi ʻi he palōfita ko ʻIsaia, pea ne pehē, “ʻOku ke ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻo ia ʻoku ke lau?”
30Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
31Pea pehē ʻe ia, “Te u ʻilo fēfē, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai fakahinohino au ʻe ha tangata?” Pea naʻa ne kole kia Filipe ke ʻalu hake ke na haheka mo ia.
31He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.
32Ko e potu ʻeni ʻi he tohi naʻa ne lau, “Naʻe tataki ia ʻo hangē ko e sipi ke tāmateʻi; pea hangē ko e lami ʻoku noa ʻi he ʻao ʻoe tangata kosi, pehē naʻe ʻikai mafaʻa hono fofonga:
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.
33ʻI heʻene moʻulaloa naʻe fakamālohiʻi ia: pea ko hai te ne fakahā hono tupuʻanga? He naʻe ʻave ʻene moʻui ʻi māmani.”
33In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away. Who will declare His generation? For his life is taken from the earth.”
34Pea leaange ʻae ʻiunoke kia Filipe, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, ko e lea eni ʻae palōfita kia hai? Kiate ia, pe ki ha tangata kehe?”
34The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?”
35Pea mafaʻa ʻae ngutu ʻo Filipe ʻo ne kamata ʻi he tohi ko ia, ʻo malangaʻaki ʻa Sisu kiate ia.
35Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.
36Pea ʻi heʻena fononga ʻi he hala, naʻa na hoko ki he vai: pea pehē ʻe he ʻiunoke, “Vakai, ko e vai; ko e hā ʻoku taʻofi ke ʻoua naʻaku papitaiso?”
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?”
37Pea pehē ʻe Filipe, “ʻOku lelei ia, ʻo kapau ʻoku ke tuiʻaki ho loto kotoa.” Pea ne leaange, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku ou tui ko Sisu Kalaisi ko e ʻAlo ʻoe ʻOtua,”
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38pea fekau ʻe ia ke tuʻu ʻae saliote: pea ne na ʻohifo fakatouʻosi ki he vai, ʻa Filipe mo e ʻiunoke; pea ne papitaiso ʻi ai.
38He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
39Pea kuo na ʻohake mei he vai, pea ʻave ʻa Filipe ʻe he Laumālie ʻoe ʻEiki, pea naʻe ʻikai toe mamata ʻe he ʻiunoke kiate ia: pea fononga ia ʻi hono hala kuo fiefia.
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.
40Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻa Filipe ʻi ʻAsota: pea fononga atu ia, mo malanga ʻi he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē, ʻo fai ki Sesalia.
40But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.
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