## who had been scattered… ##
"who had been scattered by the great persecution". The cause for the scattering, the persecution, was specified previously. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
## the city of Samaria ##
It is unclear if the city of Samaria refers to "the city" (ULB) or "a city" (UDB). Suggest translating this as "the city."