1 Sauli nayo kawona vinoga kukomigwa kwa Sitefano.
3 Mbali Sauli kandusa kudibananga bumbila da wahuwila wa Chilisito, kahita chila kaye, kawalava kunze wahuwila, wanaake na walume na kuwaguma muichifungo.
9 Munhu imwe yoyatangigwe Saimoni kakala uko, yoyatendile uhawi muna isi iyo, na kawazanya wanhu wa bululu da Samaliya. Kalonga yeye ni munhu mkulu. 10 Wanhu wose, wenevale na ngayengaye wakala womtegeleza ng'hani na walonga, “Munhu ino ni ludabwa lwa Mulungu yoimanyika ‘ludabwa lukulu.’ ” 11 Wamtegeleza kwaviya lusita mwingi kakala kowazanya kwa uhawi wake. 12 Mbali wahuwila usenga wa Filipo woulonga Mbuli Inogile ya Ufalume wa Mulungu na zina da Yesu Chilisito wabatizigwa wanaake na walume. 13 Saimoni mwenyewo iviya kahuwila na hamwande kabatizigwa, kakala komkoleleza Filipo na kazanywa na mauzauza yoyatendigwe.
14 Watumigwa wakalile Yelusalemu, viwahulike kuwa wanhu wa Samaliya waihokela Mbuli inogile ya Mulungu, ivo wawatuma Petili na Yohana kumwawo. 15 Viwafikile wawatosela wahuwila wowamuhokele Muhe Yelile. 16 Kwaviya chipindi icho Muhe Yelile hakalile yowahumulukila yoyose viweli, wakala wabatizigwe kwa zina da Mndewa Yesu muhala. 17 Maabaho Petili na Yohana wawekila makono, nawo wahokela Muhe Yelile.
18 Saimoni viyawonile kuwa wanhu weng'higwa Muhe Yelile kwa kwikiligwa makono na watumigwa, kaweng'ha hela Petili na Yohana, 19 kawalongela, “Naniye ning'heni udahi muladi munhu yoyose yondanimwikile makono yangu yahokele Muhe Yelile.”
20 Mbali Petili kamwidika, “Weye na hela yako hita kuzimu kwaviya kogesa kuwa kodaha kugula chitumetume cha Mulungu kwa hela! 21 Kwabule chinhu chochose muna usang'hano wetu, kwaviya moyo wako haunogile haulongozi ha Mulungu. 22 Samha magesa yako yehile, maabaho utambike kwa Mndewa, nayo kodaha kukulekelela kwa kuwa na magesa yano. 23 Kwaviya nokuwona kuna usungu na kwa muna ichifungo cha wihi.”
24 Saimoni kawalongela Petili na Yohana, “Nolamba, nitambikileni kwa Mndewa muladi yano yomuyalongile sekeyanilawilile.”
25 Viwakomeleze kuwalongela viwommanya Yesu na kupeta usenga wa Mndewa, Petili na Yohana wabwela Yelusalemu. Viwakalile wang'hali wobwela, wapeta Mbuli Inogile muna ivibululu ya Samaliya.
31 Munhu iyo kedika, “Nizadahaze kuyamanya one munhu hanifambulile bule?” Kamulongela Filipo yakwele mchanya na kukala hamwe nayo. 32 Hanhu ha Yamaandiko Yelile yoyakalile yosoma hakala hano,
34 Mkulu iyo kamuuza Filipo, “Nipulile, mulotezi ino wa Mulungu kolonga mbuli za yelihi? Kolonga zake mwenyewo hebu za munhu hebu iviya za imwenga?” 35 Maabaho Filipo kandusa kumulongela, kasang'hanila Yamaandiko Yelile yano, kampetela Mbuli Inogile ya Yesu. 36 Viwakalile wang'hali wogendelela muna inzila, wafika hanhu heli na mazi na munhu ija kalonga, “Vino hanhu hano hana chochose cha kumgoma sekenibatizigwe?” 37 Filipo kalonga, “Wahahuwila kwa moyo wako wose kodaha kubatizigwa.” Nayo kalonga, “Nohuwila kuwa Yesu Chilisito ni Mwana wa Mulungu.” 38 Baho mkulu kadimiza diya ditololi na wose waidi wahulumuka muna yamazi, na Filipo kambatiza. 39 Viwakalile wolawa muna yamazi, Muhe wa Mndewa kamsola Filipo, na mkulu ija hamuwone kaidi mbali kagendelela na mwanza wake kuno kodeng'helela. 40 Filipo kalawilila uko Azoto na viyakalile kofosa kapeta Mbuli Inogile muna yamabululu yose mbaka kafika Kaisaliya.
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