1 Pea 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. 2 Pea naʻe fai ʻae putu ʻo Setiveni ʻe he kau tangata lotu, pea naʻe lahi ʻenau tangi ʻiate ia. 3 Ka 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. 4 Pea ko kinautolu naʻe fakamovetevete, naʻa nau ʻalu ki he potu kotoa pē, mo malangaʻaki ʻae folofola. 5 Pea naʻe toki ʻalu hifo ʻa Filipe ki he kolo ʻo Samēlia, ʻo malangaʻaki ʻa Kalaisi kiate kinautolu. 6 Pea 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. 7 He 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. 8 Pea naʻe lahi ʻae fiefia ʻi he kolo ko ia. 9 Ka 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: 10 Pea 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.” 11 Pea naʻa nau tokanga kiate ia, koeʻuhi kuo fuoloa ʻene fakaofo kiate kinautolu ʻi heʻene fie mana. 12 Ka 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. 13 Pea 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. 14 Pea 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: 15 Pea ʻi heʻena hoko hifo, naʻa na hūfia ʻakinautolu, ke nau maʻu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni: 16 (He naʻe teʻeki ai tō ia ki ha niʻihi ʻiate kinautolu: ka kuo nau papitaiso pe ʻi he huafa ʻoe ʻEiki ko Sisu.) 17 Pea naʻa na toki hilifaki hona nima kiate kinautolu, pea nau maʻu ʻae Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni. 18 Pea 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, 19 ‌ʻO 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.” 20 Ka 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. 21 ‌ʻOku ʻikai siʻi hao ʻinasi pe tufakanga ʻi he meʻa ni: he ʻoku ʻikai lelei ho loto ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua. 22 Ko ia ke ke fakatomala ʻi hoʻo angahala ni, pea hū ki he ʻOtua, heiʻilo ʻe fakamolemole kiate koe ʻae mahalo ʻo ho loto. 23 He ʻoku ou ʻilo ni ʻoku ke ʻi he kona ʻoe ʻahu, pea ʻoku haʻi ʻaki koe ʻae angahala.” 24 Pea 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.” 25 Pea 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. 26 Pea 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.” 27 Pea 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: 28 Pea ʻi heʻene liu mai, kuo heka ʻi hono saliote, pea naʻe lau ʻe ia ʻae palōfita ko ʻIsaia. 29 Pea naʻe toki pehē ʻe he Laumālie kia Filipe, “ʻAlu atu ke hoko ki he saliote na.” 30 Pea 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?” 31 Pea 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. 32 Ko 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: 33 ‌ʻI heʻene moʻulaloa naʻe fakamālohiʻi ia: pea ko hai te ne fakahā hono tupuʻanga? He naʻe ʻave ʻene moʻui ʻi māmani.” 34 Pea 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?” 35 Pea mafaʻa ʻae ngutu ʻo Filipe ʻo ne kamata ʻi he tohi ko ia, ʻo malangaʻaki ʻa Sisu kiate ia. 36 Pea 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?” 37 Pea 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,” 38 pea 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. 39 Pea 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. 40 Ka naʻe ʻilo ʻa Filipe ʻi ʻAsota: pea fononga atu ia, mo malanga ʻi he ngaahi kolo kotoa pē, ʻo fai ki Sesalia.