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Ō Tɔɔna Ku “Ɔ̄kōolɔhi Kú Ujísɔ̄si Ā”

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Ufilipu lɛ ocabɔ taajɛ abɔ ó wɛ ɔcɛ ō tɔɔna ku ɛlā Ɔwɔico a

Ŋma Ɔkpá Ku Úklɔ́ Kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 8:4-40

1, 2. Ɔdi ya eko nɛ aolɛla yɔ i bɛyikwu ācɛ ɔlɛ Ɔwɔico o ya ɛɛ kéē lɛ uklɔ ku ɔna ō ta a ci a?

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“Ācocɛ̄lɔ̄wɔicō Ā Le Pahīla” (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 8:4-8)

3. (a) Ɔnyɛ wɛ Ufilipu a? (b) Ɔdiya nɛ uklɔ ku ɔna ō ta a i yɛ fu ɛyinɛhi ku Usameriya ŋ ma, amáŋ ɔdi nɛ Ujisɔsi ka taajɛ kóō géē ya ipu Usameriya a?

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4. Ɛgɛnyá nɛ ācɛ Usameriya ya lɛ lɛyikwu ɔna nɛ Ufilipu ta a, ɔdi kē lɔfu wɛ ɔdā nōo ya ɛɛ néē jahɔ tu Ufilipu a?

⁴ Jé Ipu Uce Ku Oyibo

5-7. Eko néē nu Ācɛ O Yɛce Ukraist ŋma ɔlɛ uwa abɔfu a, ɛgɛnyá nɛ ɛnyā tabɔ ya ku ɔkoolɔhi a kóō nyila a?

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8. Ɛgɛnyá nɛ opiyabɔ nōo gē ya ipu aya ku imeli mla aya ɛyɛɛyɛyi ɔhá a gē ya ɔ tɔɔtɛ ku ācɛ alɛwa kéē po ɔkoolɔhi a?

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“Aá Je Ɔfú Nyā Gā Um Dúú” (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 8:9-25)

“Now when Simon saw that the spirit was given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money.”—Acts 8:18

9. Ɔnyɛ wɛ Usayimɔn a, ɔdi kē lɔfu wɛ ɔdā nōo ya ɛɛ nɛ ɛlā ku Ufilipu gáā kwu he ɔ ɔtu a?

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10. (a) Ɔdi nɛ Upita mla Ujɔni ya ipu Usameriya a? (b) Ɔdi nɛ Usayimɔn ya eko nɛ ó má ayikpo ɛpɛpɛ a miyɛ alelekwu ihɔ igbihi nɛ Upita mla Ujɔni lɛ abɔ ce uwa a?

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11. Ukɔ́ olɔfu nyá nɛ Upita tu Usayimɔn a, ɛgɛnyá nɛ Usayimɔn kē ya lɛ a?

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12. Ɛgɛnyá nɛ ō lá amāŋ ō je lá ku ɛga ku ojilima kpɔ ɔtahɛ ku Ācɛ O Yɛce Ukraist ɛkɛmgbɛ a?

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13. Ɛgɛnyá nɛ Ācɛ O Yɛce Ukraist géē leyi kwɛɛcɛ kéē hii gwonu ta ipu íne ō biya ku ō lá amāŋ ō je lá ku ɛga néē lɛ ipu ujɔ ŋ ma?

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PETER USES THE “KEYS OF THE KINGDOM”

Jesus told Peter: “I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of the heavens.” (Matt. 16:19) What did Jesus mean? His reference to “keys” indicated that Peter would open up knowledge and opportunities for distinct groups to enter the Messianic Kingdom. On what occasions did Peter use these keys?

Peter used the first key at Pentecost 33 C.E. when he urged Jews and Jewish proselytes to repent and be baptized. Some 3,000 did so and became prospective heirs of the Kingdom.—Acts 2:1-41.
The second key was used not long after the martyrdom of Stephen. In this instance, Peter and John laid their hands on recently baptized Samaritans, after which these new converts received holy spirit.—Acts 8:14-17.
Peter used the third key in 36 C.E. In that year, he extended the hope of the heavenly inheritance to uncircumcised Gentiles. This occurred when the apostle gave a witness to Cornelius, the first uncircumcised Gentile to become a Christian disciple.—Acts 10:1-48.

“A Jɛ́yí Ɔdā Nāa Í Jé Ā Déē?” (Úklɔ́ kú Ācotɛ̄hɔ̄ 8:26-40)

14, 15. (a) Ɔnyɛ wɛ “ɔ̄cɛ Itiyópīya éyi nōo i búdá” a, ɛgɛnyá nɛ Ufilipu kē má ɔ a? (b) Ɛgɛnyá nɛ ɔcɛ Itiyopiya a ya lɛ lɛyikwu ɛlā nɛ Ufilipu da ɔ a, ɔdiya ɛɛ nɛ alɔ lɔfu ka ku ubatisim ku nu i le fiya fiya fiyɛ ɔfu ŋ ma? (Má ɛlā néē ta ɛhaajɛ.)

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A “EUNUCH” IN WHAT SENSE?

The Greek term eu·nouʹkhos, rendered “eunuch,” can refer either to a man deprived of his ability to procreate or simply to a high-ranking court official. Court officials who oversaw the harem of a king may actually have been castrated, but emasculation was not a requirement for other officials, such as a king’s cupbearer or treasury overseer. The Ethiopian eunuch whom Philip baptized was evidently that type of official, for he oversaw a royal treasury. In effect, he was a minister of finance.

The Ethiopian was also a proselyte—that is, a non-Jew who had embraced the worship of Jehovah. Indeed, he had just been to Jerusalem to worship. (Acts 8:27) Because of this, we can conclude that the Ethiopian could not have been a eunuch in the literal sense, for the Mosaic Law forbade castrated men from becoming part of the congregation of Israel.—Deut. 23:1.

BAPTISM IN “A BODY OF WATER”

How is Christian baptism performed? Some believe that it is sufficient to pour or sprinkle water on a person’s head. However, the Ethiopian eunuch was baptized in “a body of water.” The account says: “Both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water.” (Acts 8:36, 38) If pouring or sprinkling water was all that was needed, it would not have been necessary for the eunuch to halt his chariot at a body of water. Even a minimal amount of water, such as that contained in a skin bottle, would have been enough. In fact, he probably had such a bottle because he was traveling on “a desert road.”—Acts 8:26.

According to A Greek-English Lexicon, by Liddell and Scott, the Greek word ba·ptiʹzo—from which the English “baptize” is derived—means “to dip, to plunge.” Biblical references to baptism harmonize with this definition. John 3:23 states that John “was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was a great quantity of water there.” Likewise, the account of Jesus’ baptism says: “On coming up out of the water [Jesus] saw the heavens being parted.” (Mark 1:9, 10) So true Christians are appropriately baptized by complete immersion in water.

16, 17. Ɛgɛnyá nɛ aalelekwu otɛhɔ lɛ abɔ ipu uklɔ ku ɔna ō ta icɛ a?

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“God, whoever you are, please help me”

18. Ɔdiya nɛ alɔ i cika ō bi uklɔ ku ɔna ō ta a le hija ŋ ma?

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PHILIP “THE EVANGELIZER”

When Christ’s followers were scattered because of persecution, Philip went to Samaria. Evidently, he worked in close cooperation with the first-century governing body, for “when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.” The result was that the new believers there received the free gift of holy spirit.—Acts 8:14-17.

After the events recorded in Acts chapter 8, Philip is mentioned just once more. Some 20 years after Philip’s initial preaching, the apostle Paul and his traveling companions were making their way to Jerusalem at the end of Paul’s third missionary journey. The group disembarked at Ptolemais. “The next day,” recounts Luke, “we left and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelizer, who was one of the seven men, and we stayed with him. This man had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.”—Acts 21:8, 9.

Apparently, Philip had settled in his preaching territory and was a family man. The fact that Luke refers to him as “the evangelizer” is significant. The Scriptures use this term to describe those who left their homes to preach the good news in unworked areas. Obviously, then, Philip’s zeal for the ministry remained strong. And the fact that he had four daughters who prophesied surely indicates that Philip taught his family to love and serve Jehovah.

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