1 Apolos nape Korin, nogota atamba Pol aꞌ nafeꞌ walemb ambalemba bagape nomona halafutagwi eaꞌ nafeꞌ nataga Efesus nati anis Kristen. *1 Ko 3:6; Ap 2:38, 8:16 2 Eaꞌ nahaliꞌas naꞌi, “Fowaꞌ ipaꞌ pahapifa Jisas pefaꞌ Ambal buꞌunai Godi?”

Owaꞌ esis saꞌi, “Ataꞌ owaꞌatin. Apaꞌ ina mameꞌ basefa anen Ambal Godi Holi Spirit nape, owaꞌ.”

3 Eaꞌ Pol naꞌipas naꞌi, “Deiꞌ ipaꞌ pefaꞌ baptaisa main?”

Eaꞌ saꞌi, “Apaꞌ mofaꞌ baptais Joni.”*Mt 3:11

4 Eaꞌ Pol naꞌi, “Fowaꞌ Jon nagapisiꞌas embeli naꞌias naꞌi, ‘Ipaꞌ pembema nelelemb pewaꞌ alafugaha waf awafi pefeꞌma God, pefaꞌ baptais. Eaꞌ pindahapifa aman anamba dembinai atiasi nigiꞌma aeꞌ nigafiꞌii. Aman anamba anen Jisas.’ ”

5 Esis sameꞌ basef ifimba, asahapifa Dembinai Jisas sofaꞌ baptaisa agol ananigili. *Ap 8:17; Ap 10:44,46 6 Eaꞌ Pol nawamona lagofa esis, Holi Spirit Ambal Godi aꞌ nafiꞌmai esis nasaꞌmas saꞌi diga naninani sawalapa basef siꞌi amom profet magaꞌif. 7 Esis siamba epes isimba sataga felefeleꞌma 12-pelais.

8 Eaꞌ Pol nafeꞌ nawis ipat esis Juda sandakolasatai nawalapa basef buꞌwafi. Anen nandaꞌas naꞌamba atin nape aomb wanemb. Ina ombal mahana, owaꞌ. Anen banagona naꞌipas. Anen naloma esis sape saꞌi basef atin, naꞌipasa nogafela ukup asasipi ma sogogawa sogawis nomona maol Godi nope Dembinai nugumafias atapina. *2 Ko 6:14-18 9 Apaꞌ owaꞌ, anis sasopama opalef banages aꞌowaꞌ, ina sahapifa Jisas, owaꞌatin. Esis saꞌi basef awafi ma ufiaꞌw Dembinaii ma naep esis amam nematawai. Eaꞌ deiꞌ Pol nakwaha esis hiasi naoꞌwa esis Kristen atis safeꞌ salomana. Pol nawalapa basef nimaguf hiafi atapina ipat atamba Tiranusi, atamba sagawalipas basefa. *2 Ti 1:15 10 Eaꞌ nandaꞌas naꞌamba atin nape afagof biagof. Esis amam nematawa hiasi hiꞌalas sagape itap luꞌupa Asiai walemb hielimbi sameꞌ basef Dembinaii, Juda saloma isimba owaꞌ Judaisia wapani.*Ap 14:3

11 God natopalopa Pol nandaꞌ hiahaom mamimami banagami hiami siꞌi God nandaꞌami. *Ap 5:15 12 Esis sati amamba, sofaꞌ hankisip luwaguf maisa sanogam alop Poli, sofaꞌas safeꞌma esis aowas nandaꞌasi. Esis sandaꞌam naꞌamba owaꞌ, aowas hiani hiꞌalan eaꞌ ambagof awami makwaha esis mafeꞌ.*Mk 9:38

13 Eaꞌ anom Juda mafeꞌ ganigani mandaꞌ bisnisa maol inimba matofa ambagof awami. Mati maol Pol nandaꞌani mandaꞌ soꞌwale mopehafa agol Dembinai Jisas maꞌi motalogofa ambagof awami ma waf afambai. Maꞌias naꞌamba atona atin maꞌi, “Agol Jisas anamba Pol nagawalapa basefanai, apaꞌ maꞌipipa dindinip aꞌowaꞌ ma pekwaha epes isimba pigawisi andoꞌ.”

14 Eaꞌ anona aman Judainai pris dembinai agol ananigili Siva. Nogaopana ananimi 7-pelaim mandaꞌ waf afamba maꞌi mogatalogofa ambagof awami ma agol Jisasi. *Mk 1:24,34 15 Owaꞌ, aman anamba ambal aunai nagapaunai nagwa basefa amom naꞌamba naꞌi, “Aeꞌ egawa Jisasi Pol. Apaꞌ ipaꞌ epes mamahipama? Aeꞌ inaꞌ egawepa.”

16 Eaꞌ aman anamba ambal aunai nagapaunai feteꞌana nalotawa amom eaꞌ naham napaꞌagofam nandaꞌam aom kwapeteꞌam nahambombaga alop amamipi nahapeꞌ luwaguf maim amamumi makwaha ipat atamba mafaꞌ mafeꞌ alop wahifip.*Ap 5:5,11

17 Aꞌi owaꞌ main, epes hiasi sagape Efesusi Juda saloma esis owaꞌ Judaisia wapani sameꞌ basef ifimba eaꞌ ombal luꞌwami matagama esis hiasi hiꞌalas. Sasaꞌma agol Dembinai Jisasi luꞌwagol. 18 Amam nematawa hiasi sagahapifanai safiꞌi sawalapa waf awafi esis sandaꞌafi saꞌiaf. 19 Eaꞌ isimba hiasi sandaꞌ naoh awagwi gwagwigwagwi, satamai buk anamba hianai sandaꞌ koꞌop maꞌakw naoh boumi magailanai saofana nifa nogohnaep esis amam nematawai. Esis satalifa otamba maꞌumba ma sagatala buk akwambambai bataga 50,000 kina. *Ap 12:24 20 Sandaꞌ waf afambai, naꞌamba basef Dembinaii afataga banagef fawalapai banagami ananimi mataga luꞌum aꞌowaꞌ.*Ap 23:11; Ro 1:13

21 Aꞌi owaꞌ giꞌ, okom Poli mosafel banagem naꞌi nefeꞌ itap luꞌupa Masedonia esis Grik sagapoma, ma main aꞌ nefeꞌ Jerusalem. Anen naꞌias naꞌi, “Aeꞌ efeꞌ anamba ma main, aꞌ efeꞌ iti Rom wapani.”*Ro 16:23; 2 Ti 4:20

22 Eaꞌ nasapaꞌ amom biam magatopalopanai Timoti naloma Erastus eaꞌ mafeꞌ itap apamba Masedonia. Apaꞌ Pol ataꞌ nape kwasala itap luꞌupa Asia wapani.*2 Ko 1:8

23 Nogota atamba anis epes sandaꞌ naumbih sagaloma ufiaꞌw usiꞌiꞌwi Dembinaii sandaꞌ kwalaꞌap luꞌunai sindininifama gigal saꞌoh mehip. *Ap 16:16 24 Anona aman agilinama Demitrius, aman anamba nandaꞌ hiahaom hiami ma anin kapa silva. Anen kofagonama nandaꞌ bisnis nandaꞌ ifagw saꞌusaꞌusi aꞌowaꞌ mandaꞌ kapa silva mandaꞌasi. Eaꞌ sandati siꞌi ipat luꞌutai sandaꞌ lotuma god nemataꞌw akwamba Artemis. Eaꞌ nasoꞌama maol amam mandaꞌ maol silvai mofaꞌ otamba luꞌumbai. 25 Eaꞌ natama amam amamba maloma anom amam mandaꞌ maol atifin siꞌi amom mandaꞌani naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ pegawa, apaꞌ mogofaꞌ otamba luꞌumbaini maol eaꞌ inimba atin. *Ap 17:29; 2 Ti 1:15 26 Eaꞌ aman anamba Pol nahokola amam nematawa hiasi saila anef waf daiaf nalamona ukup asasipi, isimba ipaꞌ patilis pegawas! Anen ina nandaꞌam naꞌa Efesus atogon, owaꞌatin. Anen nandaꞌam mafeꞌagon hiꞌalagon felefeleꞌma itap luꞌupa Asia anamba hiagoma. Anen nagaꞌi, ‘Amom god apaꞌ mandaꞌ lagof mandaꞌami, amamba ina god endilisimi, owaꞌatin.’

27 “Basef ifimba Poli atiasi fehambombaga maola bisnis apeꞌisi. Eaꞌ ina isimba atis, owaꞌatin. Basef ifimba ananifi afehambombaga ipat luꞌutai god nemataꞌw dembeꞌwi Artemis. Eaꞌ totaga falafutai ma nogohnaep esis amam nematawai ma ukup asasipi. Deiꞌ esis sagape Asiai hiasi saloma epes hiasi sagape itap hiagomai wapani sandaꞌ lotuma god nemataꞌw akwamba atoꞌw. Apaꞌ owaꞌ, basef Poli faꞌi fehambombaga agol luꞌwagili akwaꞌugili.”

28 Amom mandaꞌ maoli mameꞌ basef ifimba, ukup amamipi wandafip endilisi moga maꞌi mehip maꞌi, “Artemis apaꞌ Efesusi eaꞌ akoꞌw atoꞌw dembeꞌwi agol luꞌwagiliꞌwi.”*Ap 20:4, 27:2; Kl 4:10; Fm 24

29 Eaꞌ epes hiasi sagape taun inimbai sandaꞌam gigal wigo saꞌoh banagambel aꞌowaꞌ. Eaꞌ sosafel safeꞌ anamba sunduwaꞌanima sagaꞌi basefa. Sahondoꞌ Gaiusi Aristarkus Masedoniaimi mafiꞌi magaloma Poli, mafeꞌ maloma esis.

30 Pol naꞌi nefeꞌ niꞌipa esis amam nematawa laꞌafisa owaꞌ, esis Kristen siliꞌamana. *2 Ti 1:15 31 Anom amam magape gavman dembami ma itap luꞌupa Asiai amom alipumi Poli masapaꞌ basef fafeꞌma anen. Eaꞌ maꞌipana dindinipa ina nefeꞌ nuwis anamba sandatama sape saganifa basefa, owaꞌi.

32 Amam nematawa isimba miniꞌap hiasi ukup asasipi eaꞌ pandopelas aꞌowaꞌ. Anis soga saꞌi sondaꞌi anif basef, anis sandaꞌi anif daif. Eaꞌ esis amam nematawa hiasi ina sogawa esis safiꞌi sandakolasa main. 33 Esis Juda sasapaꞌ Aleksander nafeꞌ laꞌafena esis salutu sagaꞌi basefa. Ama saꞌi anen nigaꞌipasa anif basef. Eaꞌ Aleksander nasaꞌma lagol naꞌi nogwamasa basef esis amam nematawa. 34 Owaꞌ satolona asogawa anen Judainai. Naꞌamba deiꞌ hiasi sandameꞌma naꞌamba atin sakoloꞌ malogof atef saꞌi, “Artemis apaꞌ Efesusi eaꞌ akoꞌw atoꞌw dembeꞌwi agol luꞌwagiliꞌwi.”

Esis gigal saꞌoh naꞌamba atin sape atapis nogota lautai awa biafin.

35 Ama main, kaunsel agilinai esis Efesusi nataloga esis amam nematawa naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ epes Efesusipai, esis hiasi sagape walemb hielimbi sogawa Efesus anin taun nigimafi ipat luꞌutai sandaꞌ lotuma god dembeꞌwi Artemisii, inimba nigimafi otam migihiꞌamami muguwai heven ilifi. 36 Ina anona aman nasambala basef ifimba, owaꞌatin. Ipaꞌ sopama malogof beꞌ pepe. Ipaꞌ ina pendaꞌ anin mae kwafalis, owaꞌi. 37 Ipaꞌ pefaꞌai amam amamba biam mafiꞌi naꞌa eaꞌ. Apaꞌ amom ina makwalopa anin mae ma ipat luꞌutai apaꞌ mandaꞌ lotuwatai, owaꞌ. Amom ina maꞌi basef findiwaifi ma god nemataꞌw apeꞌikwi, owaꞌatin. 38 Iꞌi Demitrius noloma amom mandaꞌ maola anini miꞌi mondaꞌ basefa epen ami, bola anef nemaf mondaꞌefa kot. Amom jas dembami mape. Amom Demitriusiami mondaꞌipam. 39 Iꞌi ipaꞌ pendaꞌ anif basef wapani, daoꞌ penandonaef anamba sandatama sagaꞌi basefa nogota atamba dembami gavman mogaꞌipasefa. 40 Amom dembami gavman Rom atiasi mondaꞌmapa basef aꞌa owaꞌ? Apaꞌ ina mogawa. Deiꞌ maina apaꞌ mafela wandaf mandaꞌaf deiꞌ nemaf afaꞌe? Kofagesa owaꞌatin endilisi ma hiahawes isimba. Iꞌi amom dembami Rom mogahaliꞌapa ma hiahawes kofagesa ma dakolas inimba awani, apaꞌ atiasi ina anif basefa mogogwaef, owaꞌatin.”

41 Kaunsel naꞌiasa eaꞌ, nasapaꞌ esis amam nematawa safeꞌ.