Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:25:

• Uma: “So, when Petrus and Yohanes finished announcing the Word of God and making strong the hearts of the Samaria people, they returned to Yerusalem. On their journey, they also announced the Word of the Lord in many villages in the land of Samaria.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Petros and Yahiya continued proclaiming God’s word/message to the people there and they testified about Isa. After that they returned to Awrusalam. While they were on the way, they stopped in the villages of Samariya and they proclaimed there the good news about Isa.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And within how many days then Peter and John told about Jesus, and they caused the word of the Lord to be understood. And then they went home to Jerusalem. And on their way were many villages in the province of Samaria, and they caused the people there also to understand the good news.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When Pedro and Juan were then finished telling the word of the Lord and confirming/verifying what they had seen and heard from Jesus, they returned to Jerusalem stopping in the many-towns in Samaria that they passed in order to preach the good news about Jesus.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Well, when Pedro-and-companion ended their testifying concerning the Lord Jesus and their teaching of the things he had said, they then went home to Jerusalem. On that returning-home of theirs, they went through many villages belonging to Samaria, and Pedro-and-companion explained to the people from there concerning the Good News concerning Jesus.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:26:

• Uma: “One time, an angel of God spoke to Filipus, he said: ‘Go to the south, to the road from Yerusalem arriving at Gaza.’ (That road is no longer traveled on very often.)” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “So-then, there was an angel of God who spoke to Pilip. He said, ‘Get ready. Go to the road from Awrusalam going towards Gasa.’ (This road is not much used now.)” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And there was an angel of God who said to Philip, he said, ‘Get going now and go downstream there to the road which leaves the town of Jerusalem going to the town of Gaza,’ he said. (Now this road is not often used.)” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “When that was so, there was an angel of the Lord who went and said to Felipe, ‘Set-out and go-south on the road that comes-from Jerusalem going-to Gaza.’ This road, it passes-by the place with no inhabitants.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “But as for Felipe, he was spoken to by an angel of the Lord. He said, ‘Today, you are to set out. Go toward the south, to/on the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is there in the wilderness place.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:27:

• Uma: “Filipus did go. At that time, there was also an Ethiopia person traveling on that road returning going to his town. That Etiopia person was a man of big rank, who controlled all the contents of the house of the queen of the land of Etiopia who was named Kandake. Having finished worshipping God in Yerusalem, he was returning to his town riding a cart pulled by horses. While he sat in his cart, he read the letter of the prophet Yesaya.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Therefore Pilip got ready and went there. When he was already on that road, he saw a man of the tribe/nation of Etiyopiya who had been to Awrusalam to-call-on God. This man was an important/prominent official and he was the one in charge of the property/wealth of the queen of the country Etiyopiya. This man was castrated.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Philip left. And there was a person there, an Ethiopian, who had gone to Jerusalem because he will worship God. He was an official trusted by the Candace, which is to say, queen, there in Ethiopia. The queen entrusted to him all of her wealth. And when the official was going home riding on a cart, he was reading the book which Isaiah wrote a long time ago, Isaiah the inspired one of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “Felipe got-right-up and left. While he was still on the way, he saw-in-the-distance an official from-Etiopia who had come-from Jerusalem, because he had gone there to go worship God. That-aforementioned official, he had a high position, because he was in-charge-of all the money/wealth of the queen (loan reyna) or Candace of Etiopia.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore, without anything further, Felipe set out. Suddenly/unexpectedly he saw on that road a taga Etiope whose position was high for he was an official of the Candace who was the female king of Etiope. He was the overseer of all the possessions/property of that king. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:28:

• Uma: “Filipus did go. At that time, there was also an Ethiopia person traveling on that road returning going to his town. That Etiopia person was a man of big rank, who controlled all the contents of the house of the queen of the land of Etiopia who was named Kandake. Having finished worshipping God in Yerusalem, he was returning to his town riding a cart pulled by horses. While he sat in his cart, he read the letter of the prophet Yesaya.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Now he was on his way home from Awrusalam and he was there sitting on his kalesa (light horse-drawn vehicle) reading the holy-book written by Nabi Isaya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Philip left. And there was a person there, an Ethiopian, who had gone to Jerusalem because he will worship God. He was an official trusted by the Candace, which is to say, queen, there in Ethiopia. The queen entrusted to him all of her wealth. And when the official was going home riding on a cart, he was reading the book which Isaiah wrote a long time ago, Isaiah the inspired one of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “He was riding in his calesa to go-home while also reading the book written by Isaias who was a prophet back before.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “He was riding in his vehicle which was pulled by horses, for he was now going home. What he was doing as he rode was, he was reading the writing of a prophet of the past who was Isaias.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:29:

• Uma: “The Spirit of the Lord God spoke to Filipus, he said: ‘You (sing.) go get close to that cart over there.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The Holy Spirit said to Pilip, ‘Go near that kalesa alongside.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The Holy Spirit said to Philip, he said, ‘Go over there and get near to that cart.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “The Holy Spirit, he said to Felipe, ‘Go approach that calesa.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Without anything further, Felipe was inspired by the Espiritu Santo, who said, ‘Approach there and go along side that vehicle.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:30:

• Uma: “Filipus ran to get close to the cart. He heard that person reading the letter of prophet Yesaya. Filipus asked him, he said: ‘Do you (sing.) know the meaning of what you (sing.) are reading?'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “Pilip ran there close to it and he heard the man reading from the holy-book written by Nabi Isaya. Pilip asked him, he said, ‘Do you understand that which you are reading?'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And when Philip had come near there, he heard this official reading what Isaiah had written and Philip said, ‘Can you understand what you are reading?'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “So Felipe ran and approached, then he heard what the official was reading that Isaias had written. ‘Do you (sing.) understand what you (sing.) are reading?’ he inquired of him.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “Therefore he approached running. When he arrived, he heard that the one riding was reading what had been written by Prophet Isaias. When he heard that, he questioned. He said, ‘Uncle, what are you understanding from that which you are reading?'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)

Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:31:

• Uma: “That person said: ‘How do you (sing.) think I could understand, because there is no one who clarifies it to me.’ From there, he urged/invited Filipus to climb up in his cart and sit beside him.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
• Yakan: “The official answered, ‘How can I understand if no one explains it to me?’ And he told Pilip to ride and sit beside him.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
• Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And the official said, ‘How can I understand this when there is no one to interpret for me?’ And he caused Philip to ride.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
• Kankanaey: “‘No, because there is no one to explain it to me,’ he said in reply. Then he invited Felipe to ride-with-(him).” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
• Tagbanwa: “‘I don’t understand anything,’ was the reply of that taga Etiope. ‘Maybe if there was someone to explain to me, I would understand it.’ Therefore he then caused Felipe to ride.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)