The book of Acts records a curious phenomenon: "On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria... .
Aayapostoli ye oya li yu uvu ko shoka a li a hala okutya sho a popi ta ti: "Otamu ka ninga oonzapo [dhandje, NW] paantu ayehe mboka ye li muJerusalem, muJudea alihe nomuSamaria sigo omiilongo ayihe yokombanda yevi."