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5 But Philipos descended to a city of the Shomroyee, and preached concerning the Meshiha.
6 And when they heard his word, the men who were there attended to him, and were persuaded of all that he said: for they saw the signs that he wrought.
7 For many whom unclean spirits possessed cried with a high voice, and they came out from them; and others, palsied and lame, were healed:
8 and great joy was in that city.
9 But a certain man was there whose name was Simon, who had dwelt in that city much time, and with his sorceries had deceived the people of the Shomroyee, magnifying himself, and saying, I am the Great.[Ano 'no Rabo.]
10 And all inclined to him, great and small, and said, This is the great Power of Aloha.
11 And they were persuaded by him, because that much time by his sorceries he had astonished them.
12 But when they believed Philipos, who evangelized the kingdom of Aloha in the name of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, they were baptized, men and women.
13 And Simon also himself believed, and was baptized, and adhered to Philipos. And when he saw the signs and great works which were done by his hands, he wondered and was astonished.
14 AND when the apostles who were at Urishlem heard that the people of the Shomroyee had received the word of Aloha, they sent to them Kipha and Juhanon.
15 And they went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Spirit of Holiness:
16 for he was not upon one of them yet; but they were only baptized in the name of our Lord Jeshu.
17 Then they laid upon them the hand, and they received the Spirit of Holiness.
18 And when Simon saw that by the hand-laying of the apostles the Spirit of Holiness was given, he offered to them silver,
19 saying, Give also to me this power, that he on whom I shall lay the hand may receive the Spirit of Holiness.
20 Shemun Kipha said to him, Thy silver go with thee into perdition, because thou thoughtest that the gift of Aloha with the possessions of the world might he obtained.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this faith, because thine heart hath not been right before Aloha.
22 Nevertheless, repent of this thy wickedness, and pray of Aloha, that the guile of thy heart may haply be forgiven thee;
23 for in bitter gall and in the bonds of iniquity I see that thou art.
24 Simon answered and said, Pray you on my behalf, of Aloha, that not any of these things which you have spoken may come upon me.
25 But Shemun and Juhanon, when they had testified and taught the word of Aloha, returned to Urishlem, and evangelized in many villages of the Shomroyee.