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Jerusalem-ala etna tnakanhakanha ntjarranha tutjika lurnaka
1 Saul-ala araka etna Stephen-anha errilknga tumanga. Era turta nhanhaka kangkaka.
Stephen-anha errilknga tumaliperra, etna worlamparinyaka turtantama antjakunyerraka, etnanha tutjika lurnaka turta. Lakinhanga tnakanhakanha ntjarra Jerusalem-anga tira lhaka pmara Judea-urna, pmara Samaria-urna turta. Apostle ntjarrantantama Jerusalem-ala kuterraka. 2 Artwa ilporatha urrputjalantama Stephen-aka mpurrka inarlalhamala, erinha arratja tintjiwuka. Etna turta ekura kngarra nthorrkngerraka.
3 Saul-anha antja naka worlamparinya etnanha yirralhelitjika. Erantama iltha nyintanga, iltha arrpunhurna lhaka. Era relha tnakanhakanha arltaramanga, artwa paka, arrkutja paka, era etnanha kala jail-akanta kurnaka.
Philip ntjarrala Yia Marra erinha relha ntjarranha kaltjinthaka, pmara Samaria-ala
4 Tnakanhakanha etnantama Jerusalem-anga tira lhaka, pmara arrpunhurna. Pmara nhanhalantama etna pmararinya ntjarranha kaltjinthaka, yia Jesuiperra. 5 Philip-anha town nyinturna lhaka, pmara Samaria-ala. Erantama relha lenha ntjarranha kaltjinthaka Jesuanha Altjirraka Krista namanga. 6 Relha town-arinya etna Philip-aka angkatja wuka. Etna tjatjikarta etnanha turta araka, Philip-alala urrkapukala. Etnantama angkatja ekuranhaka kangkwerraka. 7 Etna araka era relha enka kornakarta ntjarranha marrilamanga. Etna araka enka korna etna turta relha menta etnakanga rratamanga, ilkintja kngarrakarta. Etna araka era relha thaarra ntjarranha, inurra ntjarranha turta marrilamanga. 8 Lakinhanga town-arinya etna arrkana inthorra naka.
9 Town nhanhala artwa arrpunha naka, rretnya ekura Simon. Era relha Samaria-arinya ingkarrakanha tnolkalhelitjata, ngangkara iwumala. Erantama tnakalhaka inthorra. 10 Relha ingkarrakala erinha tnakitjatantema, relha kornakorna ntjarrala, itornka ntjarrala turta. Etna angkitjata, “Erarrpa altjirra ngerra nama, ekarlta inthorra turta.”
11 Etna Simon-anha tnakitjata, era etnanha kuta inthorra tnolkalhelakalanga, ngangkara iwumala. 12 Philip-alantama town-arinya ntjarranha Yia Marra erinha kaltjinthaka. Era turta etnanha kaltjinthaka Altjirranha relha ingkarrakaka Ingkarta namanga. Era etnanha Jesua Kristiperra turta ilaka. Artwa pa arrkutja turtantama Philip-urna pitjika, era etnanha kaltjirrpulhelitjika. 13 Simon era turta Altjirranha tnakakantema. Era turtantama pitjika Philip-ala erinha kaltjirrpulhelitjika. Kurunga era Philip-alela porta nthulaputjata. Era kngarra tnolkaka era Philip-anha aramalanga tjatjikarta urrkapumanga.
14 Jerusalem-ala, apostle ntjarrala wuka relha Samaria-arinya ntjarrala Altjirraka angkatja tnakamanga. Lakinhanga etna Peter John tharranha etnakurna yairnaka. 15 Samaria-akerritjalhamala, eratharra Altjirrurna ingkaka era Enka Alkngaltara erinha tnakanhakanha ntjarrurna yairnitjika. 16 Enka Alkngaltara erataka itjantema tnakanhakanha etnakurna irrpukala. Philip-alataka tnakanhakanha ntjarranha kaltjirrpulhelakalanta, Ingkarta Jesuaka rretnyala. 17 Peter tharralantama iltja kapurta etnakanhaka arrarnaka. Enka Alkngaltara era turtantama etnakurna irrpuka.
18 Simon-ala araka apostle eratharra iltja relha ntjarraka kapurtaka arrarnamanga. Enka era turtantama relha etnakurna irrpumanga. Erantama Peter tharranha money nthitjika antja naka. 19 Era lakinha angkaka, “Yinganha ekarltilai, atha turta iltja nukanha relhaka arrarnamanga, Enka Alkngaltara era relha etnakurna irrputjinanga.”
20 Peter-ala pula erinha ilaka, “Unta etarlarama unta Altjirraka yearriperra money-ala buy-emilitjinala. Itjanga lhai! Altjirrala nganha imileikanha, money ungkwanganha turta. 21 Untataka Altjirriperra paalakarla kuta eterrama. Lakinhanga unta yarna nurnakalela porta Altjirraka urrkapuma. 22 Kala kornanga topanterrai. Ingkarturna turta ingkai eterrintja korna ungkwanganha arratjilitjika, korna ungkwanganha iwutjika turta. 23 Yingataka kaltja unta tjaiya paalala kuta lhamanga, kornaka kuta lherramanga turta.”
24 Simon-alantama Peter tharranha ilaka, “Nukakwia Ingkarturna ingkai, era yinganha nthurrpa imilakitja, mpala yinganha ilakala ngerra.”
25 Peter tharrala relha ntjarranha Ingkartaka angkatja wotha kaltjinthaka. Kurunga eratharra Jerusalem-urna alpurraka. Pmara Samaria ekuranga tjananhamala, eratharra town kurrka ntjarrurna lhaka, relha ntjarranha Yia Marra erinha kaltjinthaka turta.
Philip, artwa Ethiopia-arinya turta
26 Altjirraka angel-alantama Philip-anha ilaka, “Ntakarra lhai, tjaiya nhangurna, erala worritjala intanhama Jerusalem-anga Gaza-urna.” 27 Philip-anha kala lhaka.
Erantama artwa orrea Ethiopia-arinya araka, chariot ekuranhala nanhamanga. Artwa nhanha erataka Ethiopia-arinya queen Candace-aka urrkapunhapunha naka. Era turta queen ekuranha money ingkarraka ntarntaritjata. Artwa nhanha erataka Jerusalem-urna lhakala, Altjirraka urrkurrkintja nitjika. 28 Erantama nhanha wotha pmarurna alpupalpuka. Chariot ekuranhala nanhamala era Altjirraka urrpia Isaiah-aka pepaka read-erralanaka.
29 Altjirraka Enkalantama Philip-anha ilaka, “Etinyerramala, chariot ekuranga kuta lhapalhai.” 30 Chariot ekururna arrtjanamala, Philip-ala artwa erinha wuka Altjirraka urrpia Isaiah-aka pepanga read-erramanga. Erantama erinha pmarraka, “Unta angkatja nhanha lhangkaramama?”
31 Artwa Ethiopia-arinya era pula erinha ilaka, “Nthakinhantama atha angkatja nhanha lhangkaramara? Relha arrpunhala itja angkatja nhanha nuka nentilaka.” Erantama Philip-anha ntangkaka, “Ntjentjai, nukalela nitjika.”
32 Artwa orrea erataka angkatja nhanhaka read-erralanaka,
“Relhalala sheep errilknga tutjika kngamanga ngerra,
lakinha ngerra etna erinha turta tutjika kngaka.
Sheep kurrka pmarna intamanga ngerra etna ponga ekuranha
kamanga, lakinha ngerra era turta itja angkaka, ilkaka paka.
33 Etna erinha ilparnamalanga, itja nyinta
ekurakwia angkaka. Ekura ramarama itja nitjina, etna
erinha errilknga tukalanga.”
34 Artwa orrea erantama Philip-anha pmarraka, “Yinganha ilai, relha ngunhiperrama Altjirraka urrpia era angkama? Ekurarinya? Relha arrpunhiperra paka?” 35 Kurunga Philip-ala Altjirraka urrpia Isaiah-aka angkatja nhanharrka ekura nentilaka. Kurunga era erinha Yia Marra Jesuiperra turta kaltjinthaka.
36-37 Etna tjaiyala lhapalhamalangantema, etna kwatja araka. Artwa orrea erantama Philip-anha pmarraka, “Arai, nhanha kwatja intama. Unta paka yinganha kaltjirrpulhelamarama?”
38 Artwa erantama chariot driver ekuranha turnaka, “Chariot erinha ingkairnai!” Kurunga Philip eratharra kwatja ekururna tnanpuka. Philip-ala turtantama erinha kaltjirrpulhelaka.
39 Eratharra warta kwatjanga rrataka, kanha Ingkartaka Enkala Philip-anha naamalhelakala. Artwa orrea-ala turta erinha itja wotha araka. Era pula pmara ekuranhurna arrkana inthorra alpupalpuka.
40 Relha ntjarrala pula Philip-anha pmara Azotus-akantama araka. Philip erantama town nyintanga town arrpunhurna lhaka, Caesarea-akurtitja. Era relha ntjarranha Yia Marra erinha kaltjinthaka.

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