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Tek ri Saulo xuchop yeruyaˈ pa tijoj pokonal ri kachˈalal

Ri Saulo can xka cˈa chuwech chi ri Esteban xcamisex. Y chiriˈ pa Jerusalem, ya cˈa kˈij riˈ tek xtiquir ca chiquij ri yeniman ri Jesucristo chi can yeˈetzelex y niban chique chi niquitij pokon. Xaxu (xaxe) wi ri apóstoles ri cˈa xecˈojeˈ na ca chiriˈ pa Jerusalem. Yacˈa quinojel ri nicˈaj chic kachˈalal, ruma ri pokon niban chique xquiquiraj el quiˈ, y yecˈo xebe pa nicˈaj chic tinamit ri yecˈo chiriˈ pa rucuenta ri Judea, y ri nicˈaj chic xebe cˈa pa Samaria. Y ri Esteban xmuk y sibilaj cˈa xokˈex cuma ri achiˈaˈ ri can cˈo cˈa Dios pa cánima. Y ri Saulo sibilaj cˈa pokon xuben chique ri quiniman chic ri Jesucristo, ri nibix iglesia chique. Can ye ruyaˈon wi cˈa pa tijoj pokonal, ruma can chi jojun chi jojun jay ntoc wi riche (rixin) chi yeberelesalaˈ pe, y can chi achiˈaˈ y chi ixokiˈ yeberukirirej pe y cˈacˈariˈ nutek quitzˈapixic pa tak cárcel.

Tek ri Felipe xutzijoj ruchˈabel ri Dios pa Samaria

Y ri kachˈalal cˈa ri xquiquiraj el quiˈ ruma ri pokon niban chique, xebe pa tak tinamit y niquitzijoj chukaˈ ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic. Y ri Felipe jun cˈa chique ri kachˈalal ri xebano queriˈ. Riyaˈ xapon cˈa chupan jun tinamit ri cˈo chiriˈ pa rucuenta ri Samaria. Y tek cˈo chic chiriˈ, xuchop cˈa rutzijoxic ri Cristo chique ri winek ri ye aj chiriˈ. Y can ye qˈuiy cˈa winek ri niquimol quiˈ riqˈui ri Felipe, y quinojel riqˈui cˈa ronojel cánima niquiyaˈ quixquin chare ri nubij, ruma qˈuiy ri milagros niquitzuˈ chi nubanalaˈ, retal cˈa chi can ya ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri nutzijoj. Can ye qˈuiy wi cˈa winek ri nrelesalaˈ el itzel tak espíritu quiqˈui. Y ri itzel tak espíritu riˈ can riqˈui quichukˈaˈ yechˈo tek yeˈelesex el. Y yecˈo cˈa chukaˈ winek ri ma choj ta yebiyin, ri xa ye cojo, y ri ye siquirnek, xecˈachojsex cˈa chukaˈ el ruma ri Felipe. Rumacˈariˈ, ri winek ri yecˈo chiriˈ pa tinamit ri xapon wi ri Felipe, sibilaj cˈa yequicot.

Pero chupan cˈa chukaˈ ri tinamit riˈ, tek cˈa ma jane napon ta ri Felipe, cˈo cˈa jun achi aj itz ri Simón rubiˈ. Can jabel cˈa ye rukˈolon ri winek ri aj chiriˈ pa Samaria riqˈui ri yerubanalaˈ. Riyaˈ can nubilaˈ cˈa chukaˈ chique chi riyaˈ jun winek ri nim rukˈij. 10 Y can quinojel cˈa ri winek chi chˈutiˈk chi nimaˈk can jabel niquiyaˈ quixquin chare ri nubij ri aj itz riˈ, y niquibilaˈ cˈa chrij: Ri nimalaj ruchukˈaˈ ri Dios can cˈo cˈa riqˈui ri Simón, yechaˈ.

11 Y can qˈuiy chic cˈa tiempo jabel ye rukˈolon ri winek riqˈui ri itz ri yerubanalaˈ, y rumariˈ can jabel niquiyaˈ quixquin chare ri nubij. 12 Yacˈa tek ri winek xquinimaj ri nutzijoj ri Felipe chrij ri rubiˈ ri Jesucristo y chrij ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri nichˈo chrij ri rajawaren ri Dios, can chi achiˈaˈ y chi ixokiˈ cˈa xeban bautizar. 13 Y chukaˈ ri Simón ri achi aj itz, xunimaj ri ruchˈabel ri Dios y xban bautizar. Ri Simón riˈ, can acuchi (achique) cˈa benak wi ri Felipe, can benak chukaˈ riyaˈ. Pero riyaˈ can achiˈel cˈa nisach rucˈuˈx tek yerutzˈet ri nimaˈk tak milagros ri yerubanalaˈ ri Felipe chiquiwech ri winek, riche (rixin) chi retal chi can ya wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios nutzijoj.

14 Y quiqˈui ri apóstoles chiriˈ pa tinamit Jerusalem xoka cˈa rutzijol chi ri winek ri yecˈo pa Samaria yetajin cˈa niquicˈul y niquinimaj ri ruchˈabel ri Dios. Rumariˈ xequitek cˈa el ri apóstol Pedro y ri apóstol Juan chiquitzˈetic. 15 Y tek ri apóstoles xeˈapon cˈa, xquiben orar pa quiwiˈ ri kachˈalal ri yecˈo chiriˈ pa Samaria, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nika pe ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pa quiwiˈ. 16 Quecˈariˈ xquiben ruma majun cˈa chique ri kachˈalal riˈ kajnek ta ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pa ruwiˈ, xa can xu (xe) wi cˈa ye banon bautizar pa rubiˈ ri Ajaf Jesús. 17 Y tek ri Pedro y ri Juan xquiyaˈ quikˈaˈ pa quiwiˈ, can xquicˈul cˈa ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu.

18 Y tek ri achi Simón rubiˈ xutzˈet chi nika pe ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu pa quiwiˈ ri winek, tek ri apóstoles niquiyaˈ quikˈaˈ pa quiwiˈ, ri Simón xutzuj (xusuj) cˈa puek chique, 19 y xubij cˈa chique: Tiyaˈ cˈa chuwe la uchukˈaˈ laˈ, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ tek riyin nyaˈ cˈa nukˈaˈ pa ruwiˈ xabachique winek, xtucˈul ta cˈa chukaˈ ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu, xchaˈ chique.

20 Y ri Pedro xubij cˈa chare ri Simón: Xa xcaqˈuis cˈa junan riqˈui ri arajil, ruma riyit nachˈob chi riqˈui ri puek yacowin nalokˈ ri nusipaj ri Dios. 21 Y chukaˈ riyit can majun akˈaˈ chare re samaj reˈ, ruma ri awánima xa ma choj ta cˈo chuwech ri Dios. 22 Y queˈayaˈ cˈa ca ri xa ma ye utz ta ri yecˈo pan awánima, titzolin pe acˈuˈx y tacˈutuj cˈa cuybel amac chare ri Dios, ruma chuwech Riyaˈ can ma utz ta ri chˈobonic ri xpe pan awánima. 23 Y ntzˈet cˈa chi ri etzelal cˈa cˈo na pan acˈaslen, y cˈa yit ruximon na, xchaˈ ri Pedro chare.

24 Pero ri Simón xubij cˈa chique ri apóstoles: Tibanaˈ cˈa orar pa nuwiˈ riyin, y ticˈutuj chare ri Ajaf Dios riche (rixin) chi man ta xtincˈulwachij ri achiˈel ri xibij ka chuwij, xchaˈ.

25 Y tek ri apóstoles quikˈalajsan y quitzijon chic ca ri ruchˈabel ri Dios chique ri winek pa Samaria, cˈacˈariˈ tek xebe chupan ri qˈuiy tak tinamit ri yecˈo chukaˈ pa rucuenta ri Samaria, riche (rixin) chi xbequitzijoj ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic chique ri winek. Y cˈacˈariˈ tek xetzolin pa Jerusalem.

Ri Felipe y ri achi aj Etiopía

26 Y cˈo cˈa jun ángel riche (rixin) ri Ajaf Dios xchˈo riqˈui ri Felipe, y xubij cˈa chare: Cayacatej cˈa el, y jet chupan ri jun bey ri ntel el pa Jerusalem y nibe pa sur cˈa pa tinamit Gaza. Re bey reˈ yareˈ ri nikˈax ri pa jun desierto.

27 Y ri Felipe can xyacatej cˈa el, y xbe cˈa. Y yacˈa tek ruchapon chic el bey, xutzˈet cˈa jun achi aj Etiopía. Ri achi cˈa riˈ jun eunuco, y ya riyaˈ ri cˈo pa ruwiˈ ronojel ri rubeyomal ri jun ixok Candace rubiˈ, y ri Candace riˈ aj kˈatbel tzij pa ruwiˈ ronojel ri ruwachˈulef Etiopía. Ri achi eunuco yaˈon chukaˈ kˈatbel tzij pa rukˈaˈ ruma ri Candace, y xpe cˈa pa Jerusalem riche (rixin) chi xoruyaˈ rukˈij ri Dios. 28 Y yacˈa tek ruchapon chic el bey riche (rixin) chi nitzolin pa rutinamit, riyaˈ tzˈuyul cˈa el pa jun carruaje. Y riyaˈ nusiqˈuij ruwech jun wuj benak, ri wuj ri tzˈiban ca ruma ri profeta Isaías, jun chique ri profetas ri xekˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca. 29 Y ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu xubij cˈa chare ri Felipe: Jet apo chuxquin ri carruaje ri acuchi (achique) benak wi ri achi eunuco, y junan cˈa yixbe riqˈui, xucheˈex.

30 Y tek ri Felipe aponak chic riqˈui ri carruaje riˈ, xracˈaxaj cˈa chi ri achi benak chiriˈ ya cˈa ri wuj ri rutzˈiban ca ri profeta Isaías ri xkˈalajsan ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ojer ca, ya cˈa riˈ ri nusiqˈuij ruwech benak. Rumariˈ ri Felipe xucˈutuj chare: ¿La nikˈax cˈa chawech ri yatajin chusiqˈuixic? xchaˈ chare.

31 Pero ri achi riˈ xubij: Xa majun achique ta nibin chuwe. ¿Achique ta cˈa modo tek xtikˈax chinuwech? Y ri achi riˈ xubij cˈa chare ri Felipe chi tijoteˈ el y titzˈuyeˈ el riqˈui.

32 Ri ruchˈabel ri Dios ri ntajin chusiqˈuixic ruwech ri achi aj Etiopía, ya cˈa ri nichˈo chrij ri Jesucristo y nubij:
    Xucˈuex cˈa riche (rixin) chi nicamisex, achiˈel nucˈuex jun carneˈl.
    Can achiˈel cˈa nuben ri alaj carneˈl ri ma nikˈajan ta tek nisoquex rij,
    quecˈariˈ xuben riyaˈ, majun xubij.
33     Xban cˈa chare chi majun rukˈij, y astapeˈ majun rumac, ya Riyaˈ ri xka ca chuxeˈ ronojel mac.
    ¿Achique ta cami xtitzijon ri xban chare cuma ri winek ri yecˈo pa rutiempo Riyaˈ?
    Ruma xapon jun kˈij chi xqˈuiyer ri etzelal quiqˈui, y rumariˈ xquicamisaj el chuwech re ruwachˈulef. 34 Y ri achi eunuco xucˈutuj cˈa chare ri Felipe: Tabanaˈ jun utzil tabij chuwe: ¿Achoj chrij cˈa nichˈo wi ri profeta waweˈ? ¿Chrij ka riyaˈ nichˈo wi, o chrij jun chic? xchaˈ chare.

35 Yacˈariˈ tek ri Felipe xuchop el tzij, xutiquiribaˈ cˈa el riqˈui ri mocaj ri tzˈibatal ca ruma ri Isaías, riche (rixin) chi xchˈo chrij ri lokˈolaj ruchˈabel ri Jesús ri niyaˈo colotajic. 36 Yacˈa tek xeˈapon pa jun lugar ri cˈo yaˈ, ri achi eunuco xubij cˈa chare ri Felipe: Waweˈ cˈo yaˈ. ¿La cˈo ta cami ri nibano chuwe chi riyin man ta utz chi yiban bautizar? xchaˈ.

37 Y ri Felipe xubij cˈa chare ri achi riˈ: Wi can riqˈui ronojel awánima nanimaj ri Jesucristo, utz chi yaban bautizar, xchaˈ. Y ri achi xubij cˈa: Riyin nnimaj chi ri Jesucristo can yariˈ ri Rucˈajol ri Dios.

38 Y rumariˈ ri achi xubij chi tipaˈeˈ jubaˈ ri carruaje. Y yacˈariˈ tek xeka chi ye caˈiˈ, y ri Felipe xuben cˈa bautizar ri achi chiriˈ pa yaˈ. 39 Tek chi ye caˈiˈ ye elenak chic cˈa pe chiriˈ pa yaˈ, ri Felipe xucˈuex cˈa el ruma ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu riche (rixin) ri Ajaf Dios. Y ri achi eunuco man chic cˈa xutzˈet ta ri Felipe, pero sibilaj niquicot xuchop chic el ri rubey. 40 Y ri Felipe cˈa tek xunaˈ, cˈo chic chupan ri tinamit Azoto. Y chiriˈ xuchop chic cˈa el jun rubey, xkˈax el ri pa tak tinamit nutzijolaˈ ri lokˈolaj chˈabel ri niyaˈo colotajic. Queriˈ nubanalaˈ xapon cˈa pa tinamit Cesarea.

And Saul(A) approved of their killing him.

The Church Persecuted and Scattered

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered(B) throughout Judea and Samaria.(C) Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul(D) began to destroy the church.(E) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

Philip in Samaria

Those who had been scattered(F) preached the word wherever they went.(G) Philip(H) went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many,(I) and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.(J) So there was great joy in that city.

Simon the Sorcerer

Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(K) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(L) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”(M) 11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God(N) and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized,(O) both men and women. 13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles(P) he saw.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria(Q) had accepted the word of God,(R) they sent Peter and John(S) to Samaria. 15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,(T) 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them;(U) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(V) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(W) and they received the Holy Spirit.(X)

18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!(Y) 21 You have no part or share(Z) in this ministry, because your heart is not right(AA) before God. 22 Repent(AB) of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”

24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me(AC) so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord(AD) and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.(AE)

Philip and the Ethiopian

26 Now an angel(AF) of the Lord said to Philip,(AG) “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian[a](AH) eunuch,(AI) an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship,(AJ) 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. 29 The Spirit told(AK) Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”

30 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

32 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading:

“He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,
    and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
    Who can speak of his descendants?
    For his life was taken from the earth.”[b](AL)

34 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began(AM) with that very passage of Scripture(AN) and told him the good news(AO) about Jesus.

36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?”(AP) [37] [c] 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away,(AQ) and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and traveled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns(AR) until he reached Caesarea.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:27 That is, from the southern Nile region
  2. Acts 8:33 Isaiah 53:7,8 (see Septuagint)
  3. Acts 8:37 Some manuscripts include here Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” The eunuch answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”