1-2 Yikahwi bininj nawu birriwokmarrkmangi God birrikukdudji Stephen, wanjh birridjalkuknalkbom bu nungkahkenh. Kaluk kunekke kunbarnangarra bininj birriwern wanjh birridedjingmey bu bindimarnekurduyimi kunrayek duninjh kore bininj nawu birrikodjkulumakni yiwarrudj bedberre kore kunred Jerusalem. Kunmekbekenh kunu nawu birrimekbe bininj nawu birrikodjkulumakni wanjh birrimirndeyarlarrmeng kore kunbolk Judea dja mak kore kunbolk Samaria. Dja nawu apostles nakka birridjaldi kore Jerusalem.

3 Wanjh nawu Saul djareni benkukyakwoyi nawu birrimekbe birrikodjkulumakni bininj. Nungka djalrengehrey kore kururrkbubuyika bu bendarrkidmangi bininj dja daluk, wanjh benkurrmi kore prison.

4 Kaluk birrimekbe bininj nawu birrimirndeyarlarrmeng wanjh nakka birrirengehrey kubolkbubuyika dja bindimarnemulewani birribuyika bininj rowk God nuye kunwok.

5 Wanjh Philip balkoluy kanjdjikanjdji kore kunred kubolkkimuk ngarre Samaria, wanjh benhmarnemulewani bininj bu Christkenh.

6-7 Kumekbe wanjh bininj birriwern birriwokbekkang Philip yimiyimi dja mak birrinani bu kurdukurduyimi kore kundulkarre dorrengh. Nungka benmarnbom birriwern bininj nawu birrimalngkarrmi namalngwarre, wanjh kunukka malngbebmerreni kayhmi dorrengh. Dja mak birriwern nawu birribirlni wanjh benmarnbom rowk. Kumekbekenh kunu bininj birriwern birridjaldjareni bu birridjalwernhwokbekkani kore mak mulehmulewani bedberre. 8 Wanjh bedda kunu bininj rowk birriwernhmarrmarrminj kumekbe kunred.

9 Nakudji bininj nawu ngeyyoy Simon ni kore kubolkkimuk Samaria. Kaluk nungka nayungkih yingkihkurduyimi kore kunkurdangkenh kore kured bedberre, wanjh bedda birrinang birrikangebarrhmi nawu birrihni kumekbe kubolkwarlah. Dja nungka yimankek yimi namakni duninjh bu burluburlumerreni. 10 Nawu birriwern bininj nawu birrikuken dja mak nawu birrimarladj wanjh munguyh birridjalbekkani Simon. Wanjh birriyimi, “Nanih wanjh kawernhkarrme kundulkarre kunkimuk nuye God.” 11 Bedda birrihnani Simon bu kunkuyeng djalkurdangyini dja birrikangebarrhmeng, wanjh kunmekbekenh kunu birriwokbekkani munguyh bu yimiyimi.

12 Kaluk bu Philip kumwam, wanjh benmarneyolyolmeng kunwok kunmak bu God kawohrnankenh rowk, dja mak kore kunngey nuye Jesus Christkenh. Wanjh birrimekbe bininj dja daluk nawu birrihni kumekbe birriwoybukwong Philip, wanjh kunu birridjalwern birrikodjdjuhmeng. 13 Nungka mak Simon woybukwong warridj dja kodjdjuhmeng. Wanjh nungka benedjaldjarrkrey Philip, wanjh bihnani kore kundulkarre dorrengh kurdukurduyimi bu benmarnbuni bininj birriburrbuni God, wanjh Simon djahdjalkangebarrhmi.

14 Nawu apostles birridjaldi kore Jerusalem, dja bindiwobekkang bininj nawu birrihni Samaria bu birrinjilngmakminj bu bedda birriwokbekkang God nuye kunwok. Wanjh bedda bindimunkeweng Peter dja John bu kabindinankenh. Wanjh bedda benewam.

15-16 Nawu birrimekbe bininj nawu birrihni Samaria, kaluk bedda birriyingkihkodjdjuhmeng kore kunngey nuye Jesus nawu Kawohrnan Rowk, dja nawu Namalngmakkaykenh minj benbangmekukbarlkemeninj. Wanjh nawu Peter dja John bindimarnedanginj yiwarrudj bedberre ba bu kabirrimang Namalngmakkaykenh. 17 Dja mak bindimarnebidkurrmerrinj, wanjh kunu birrimey nawu Namalngmakkaykenh.

18 Bu Simon nawu nakurdangni bennang bininj birrimey Namalngmakkaykenh kore apostles bindimarnebidkurrmerrinj, wanjh nungka djareminj yimankek benbenekukwoyi nawu apostles. 19 Nungka yimeng berrewoneng, “Mah, kandiwo maninjmanu kundulkarre, ba bu ngayemanwali ngabenmarnebidkurrmerren birribuyika bininj bu ngabenwon namekbe nawu Namalngmakkaykenh.”

20 Dja Peter bimarneyimeng, “Yibalkukka nawu kunwardde kekih. Kaluk ngunedjarrkkukyakmen ngudda dja kekih kunwardde! Ngudda nuk minj yibayahme nawu Namalngmakkaykenh nuye God, dja nungan kanwon ngad bininj bu djal burudjang. 21 Ngudda kunu minj karridjarrkraworren bu ngarridurrkmirrikenh, dja mak minj yikangewoybuk nuye God. 22 Mah, wanjh yikangeborledmen dja yibawo kunwarre kore yihkurduyime, dja yirrin yiwarrudj, yidjawa God ba bu yimankek ngunmarnebengmidjdan kore kunwarre yihburrbuni. 23 Ngaye mayaliburrbun bu ngudda yikangenjirrhmiworren, dja mak yiman kayime kore kunwarre ngunhbongkarrme.”

24 Wanjh Simon benbenemarneyimeng Peter dja John, “Benbenemanjbun ngorrewoneng bu kandimarnedi yiwarrudj, ba bu minj njale mak nganmarnekurduyimerran kore kandimarneyimeng.”

25 Kaluk bu Peter dja John beneyakwong bu bindihmarnemulewani bininj kore nawu Kawohrnan Rowkkenh, dja mak kore benehweykani kunwok nuye, wanjh bedda bindibawong dja benedurndi kore Jerusalem. Bu bedda benebalhrey wanjh benewohngimeng kore kubolkkilekilelh ngarre Samaria, dja mak bindimarnemulewani kunwok kunmak kore bininj nawu birrihni kumekbe.

26 Kaluk angel nawu nuye Kawohrnan Rowk bimarnewokdanj Philip, wanjh bimarneyimeng, “Yirrolkka, yiray kore walem, dja yibolhkadju manbolh manbu kamre Jerusalembeh dja kahre kore kunred Gaza.” (Kaluk manmekbe manbolh kahre kore kubolkdarleh.) 27 Wanjh Philip djaldolkkang wam. Wanjh bu balhbolhkadjungi bininj binang nakang Ethiopiabeh rengehrey manbu wirlbarra dorrengh. Kaluk namekbe bininj dja kornwirlarrkyakni. Kaluk nungka durrkmirri, bimarnenahnani kunwardde ngalengngarre queen ngalbu ngeyyoy Candice, ngalbu wohrnani kubolkwarlahkenh kubolkkimuk Ethiopia. Kaluk nungka wam kore Jerusalem danginj yiwarrudj nuye God, wanjh nungka balyawoyhdurndengi kured.

28 Wanjh ningihni kore wirlbarra nuye manbu djarrang bihdorrorrkeyi. Kaluk nungka yerrkkeng djurra, dja bimnahbimnani kore prophet Isaiah bimbom. 29 Nawu Namalngmakkaykenh bimarneyimeng Philip, “Kab yiray kore mahni wirlbarra dja yidjallay darnkih.”

30 Wanjh Philip rlobmeng darnkih kore wirlbarra, wanjh bibekkang namekbe bininj bu bimngeyhbimngeybuni kore prophet Isaiah bimbom. Wanjh Philip bidjawam, “Yiddok ngudda yiwernhburrbun bu yibimnan nanihnjanu nawu djurra?” 31 Wanjh namekbe bininj yimeng, “Ngaye nuk minj ngawernhburrkburrkbekkan, dja nangale kab nganmarneyolyolme?” Wanjh nungka bimarneyimeng Philip bu bidbom benehdjarrkni kore wirlbarra.

32 Namekbe bininj bimngehbimngeybuni kore bimbuyindanj, dja yimeng, “Nungka wanjh yiman kayime sheep kabirribebke dja kabirribun. Nungka mak modmikenhni yiman kayime lamb nawu kabirrimuddjobke. Kumekbe yimi nawu minj kayhmeninj. 33 Nungka birridjalmarladjwong, dja mak bedda birridjadmeng bu burudjang birriwelengnameng. Nungka djaldoweng minj mak karrmeninj wurdyaw dja nawu namud nuye. Dja God bidjaldurndiweng kondanjkunu kurorrebeh kore doweng.” [Isaiah 53:7-8] Mahni kunwok bimnaninani nawu namekbe bininj.

34 Wanjh namekbe bininj bidjawam Philip, bimarneyimeng, “Kanmarneyimen. Nahni nawu prophet nangale kabiyolyolme? Yiddok nungan kayolyolmerren, dja kunubewu nabuyika bininj kabiyolyolme?” 35 Wanjh Philip bimarnekarreyolyolmeng. Kerrngehkenh dokmeng biyolyolmeng kore prophet Isaiah bimbom nawu bininj bimngeybom, wanjh yerreh kunu bibalmarneyolyolmeng kunwok kunmak bu Jesuskenh.

36-37 Kaluk bu kore benehrey benebonang manlabbarl wanjh namekbe bininj bimarneyimeng Philip, “Yina, makka kaboyo kukku, dja yiddok minj kankodjdjuhkeyi bolkkime bu kondah?” Dja Philip biwokmey yimeng, “Bu yiwoybukwon kukange ke dorrengh, wanjh kamak yidjuhme.” Dja nahni bininj yimeng, “Ngaye ngawoybukwon bu Jesus Christ nakka wanjh woybukkih God nuye Beywurd.”* Yikahwi nawu nakarekare djurra kore Bible birribimbuni wanjh birribawong verse 37. 38 Wanjh namekbe bininj denghkeng manbu wirlbarra benbenedorrorrkeyi, dja benebaldjarrkkoluy kore kukku kumhboyoy, wanjh Philip bikodjdjuhkeng namekbe bininj.

39 Wanjh bu bedda benebidbom kore kukukkubeh, wanjh nawu Namalngmakkaykenh Kawohrnan Rowk nuye, wanjh kundjalburrikudji bidjalmey, bikang Philip. Kaluk namekbe bininj nawu nakang Ethiopia minj mak biyawoyhdarrkidnayi nawu Philip, dja wanjh nungan djaldurndi kured nuye bu kuninjilngmakni dja mak kunimarrmarrni dorrengh.

40 Wanjh Philip bebmeng djarreh kore kunred kabolkngeyyo Azotus. Kaluk nungka rengehrey dja benmarneyolyolmi kunwok kunmak kore kunredbubuyika rowk kahdjalle kore Azotus dja bebmeng Caesarea.