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Timɔti lɛ li kintutu ki Pɔɔ bee Sila-a
1 Pɔɔ dɛndɛ gɛɛŋ bo li kitoŋ ki Dɛlbi, dza gɛɛŋ lɛ Listra. Wi wu kintutu ki Jiso-o wumu tɛ nuuŋ Listra wulu bukooŋ bwee nuuŋ le Timɔti, ni tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi wu Juu, nuuŋ tɛ̀ wi wu kimbeenchɛ, bɛdɛɛni tee tɛ nuuŋ wi wu Grik. 2 Timɔti wuni tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi wu bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ bɛchu bɛ Listra mɔɔ bɛ Ikonyɔŋ tɛ̀ piɛti wu. 3 Pɔɔ gii wɛki le dzɔɔ wu bee wu ni be deŋgi, biee sɛɛ wu dzoo.* Tɛ̀ sɛɛ wu dzoo lɛ, kifɛ Bɛjuu bɛchu bɛ tɛ̀ tsiiŋ bimbe bilu tɛ kii le te Timɔti tɛ̀ nuuŋ wi wu Grik. 4 Be se deŋgi be giiŋgi li bito-oŋ, be giiŋgi be tiiti bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ bɛnchi bɛ bɔɔŋ bɛ nto-oŋ bɛ Jiso-o mɔɔ bɛkaaŋ bɛ lɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ bɛ Jɛrosalɛŋ tɛ̀ gɛɛ le be ni be biki. 5 Se nuuŋ le, se bintaashɛ bi bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ bilu se tɛɛmi bi giiŋgi limfwe limfwe bɛ mbeenchɛ. Bɛniiŋ se tɛɛti li bee jo chichi.
Fiee si kifiee bɛ lɛ Pɔɔ li Towa
6 Pɔɔ bee kintutu kee dza le be gɛɛŋ be feenji jɛ yi Nyɔ li kwɛɛŋ wu Eesha, Fiana yi Waaŋ faaŋ. Se be dza be ka nuuŋ dze yi kimbɛ ki Flija bɛ ki Galashaŋ. 7 Le be gɛɛŋ be bo li kwɛɛŋ wu Misa lichiŋ be tɛ̀ wɛki le be lɛ be gɛɛŋ kimbɛ ki Bitina, Fiana yi Jiso tuu yi faaŋ. 8 Se nuuŋ le, be se ka kwɛɛŋ wu Misa, be dansɛ be gɛɛŋ li kitoŋ ki Towa-a. 9 Le ni nuuŋ butuu, fiee fimu si kifiee dza fi bɛ lɛ Pɔɔ li. Ŋɛŋ lɛ fiee filu wi wumu wu Masadonya lemi lɛki wu le, “Mintemii, lenchi ɔ bɛ Masadonya fɛni ɔ fi bee.” 10 Si fiee filu tɛ̀ bɛ lɛ Pɔɔ li lɛ, tɛ † se ŋɛŋ le Nyɔ doonchɛ yɛ bee le tɛ gɛɛŋ tɛ ni tɛ fenjisi ntoŋ we wu dzeeŋ li kwɛɛŋ wu Masadonya. Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, tɛ se nachɛ ŋgɛnu le.
Liija gɛɛ shéŋ li Jiso-o Filipi
11 Tɛ dza Towa, tɛ lenchi tsaaŋ lɛ yih yi li dzɔɔ li, tɛ busɛ Samotɛ. Le bu woo tɛ gɛɛŋ limfwe tɛ bo Niapoli. 12 Tɛ dza fe tɛ dɛndɛ tɛ gɛɛŋ Filipi, wu nuuŋ kitoŋ ki li kimbɛ ki ŋkosi ki Masadonyaa.‡ Kitoŋ kilu tɛ̀ nuuŋ ki bara wu Lo-om. Se tɛ tsi fe li jo. 13 Le ni nuuŋ jobɛ chi bɛshiinshi, tɛ bo li kitoŋ kilu-u tɛ gɛɛŋ li ŋgemɛ yi dzɔɔ li fɛ tɛ tɛ̀ seki le ɛ kintsii ki Bɛjuu lɛ ki be lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ nuuŋ. Le tɛ gɛɛŋ, nuuŋ ɛ bukɛɛŋ bamu tɛ̀ banchɛ fe kituŋ, tɛ se tɛ̀ shee fe tɛ yeti li bee. 14 Kwɛɛŋ wumu tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe yiki tɛ, bukooŋ bwee nuuŋ le Liija, tɛ̀ shiiŋ guundi Nyɔ. Tɛ bo lɛ kitoŋ ki Tayatira-a, tɛ̀ shiiŋ kabini ndú yimi, yi nuuŋ kɛɛ yi yɛchi lɔ, yi tɛɛmi kwa. Taa gwiyɛ shéŋ yee, beŋ fiee fi Pɔɔ tɛ̀ tiiti. 15 Bɛ lii wu bee bɛniiŋ bɛ li wu yih li dzɔɔ, se lɛkɛ bee tee le, “Mintemii yɛɛŋ, ɛ nɛ ŋɛŋ le mi ŋgɛɛɔ shéŋ yɛŋ chi li Taa li, bɛ yɛɛŋ tɛ gɛɛŋ tɛ tsi li mi yih.” Le ba ni lɛki lɛ, tɛ dza tɛ beŋ tɛ gɛɛŋ.
Bɛ fa Pɔɔ bee Sila li yih yi ncha-a Filipi
16 Tɛ̀ nuuŋ jobɛ chimu tɛ giiŋgi fɛ kintsii ki nlɛkɛ li Nyɔ-ɔ, tɛ bikɛ bɛ ŋwaakwɛɛŋ wumu wu tɛ̀ nuuŋ mfwa. Tɛ̀ gii kɛmi fiana yimi li wu bwiiŋ, yi ti feti wi nuuŋ wi yɛɛŋ. Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi ŋwaakwɛɛŋ wulu tɛ̀ banchi kwa kii wu ŋge, kifɛ tɛ̀ gii tiiti biee bi nuuŋ bi ka. 17 Le ŋwaakwɛɛŋ wulu tuu ŋɛŋ tɛɛ Pɔɔ, se biki bee dzɛŋgi, tiiti le, “Bɛniiŋ bani nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nimɛ chi Nyɔ yi nuuŋ Kikoo ki Biee Bichu-u, be doonchi dze yi nuuŋ nɛ ka lɛ yi se nɛ bo.” 18 Tɛ̀ fɛ lɛ li jo ŋge, fi dza fi tɔŋ Pɔɔ, fiiki yi waŋ fiana yi tii yilu, tee le, “Ntiitɔɔ li wɛ li bukooŋ bu Jiso Krai, bochɛ li ŋwaŋ wuni.” Yi se bo li wu bwiŋ mfi wulu.
19 Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ kɛmi mfwa wulu ŋɛŋ le dze yibe yi kwa ma yɛ, be kɔɔ Pɔɔ bee Sila be chee be, be gɛɛŋ bɛ be limfwe li bɛte kwɛɛŋ li fɛ waaŋ. 20 Le be gɛɛŋ bɛ be, be leeki be limfwe li bara wu Lo-om wu tɛ̀ sɛki bɛnsa, be tee le, “Bɛniiŋ bani ɛ Bɛjuu, be nyɛɛ baa ŋgɛ li kitoŋ kisɛ-ɛŋ. 21 Be tiifi bɛniiŋ ntsɛ wu nchi wu tɛɛbeŋ mɛɛŋ ki beŋ kɛ. Tɛ̀ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ Lom, ɛ bɛ nyɛ tɛ tɛ̀ biee ntsɛ wulu kɛ.” 22 Kintutu ki bɛniiŋ lɛ ki tɛ̀ nuuŋ fe biee ki fɛfi be, be we li Pɔɔ bee Sila-a. Bɛniiŋ bɛ tɛ̀ sɛki bɛnsa baa se gaamɛ ndú yi Pɔɔ bee Sila, be tee le bɛ fiaaŋ be. 23 Bɛ bɔsɛyi bɛ fiaamfiɛ be ŋge, bɛ dzɔ be bɛ gɛɛŋ bɛ bɛŋɛ li yih yi ncha-a, be tee li wi wu tɛ̀ kiichi yih yi ncha wɛ le ni kiichi be bujɔŋ. 24 Le woo lɛ, se dzɔ be gɛɛŋ bɛŋɛ lɛ loŋ wu lɛnti li yih yi ncha-a ta be bikaa li mfaŋgɛ-ɛ.
25 Le ni nuuŋ si butuu kintikinti, Pɔɔ bee Sila lɛki li Nyɔ-ɔ be yuuti juuŋ yi mpiaru be yɔɔnchi Nyɔ, bɛniiŋ bɛ ncha-a bamu yiki, 26 nshɛ dza yi taa yi sɛɛsɛ bɛ buŋga, yih yi ncha yilu sɛɛsɛ gɛɛŋ bo li kimfoo li. Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, bigoo bichu gwiyɛ, bɛncha fanchɛ li bɛniiŋ bɛ ncha-a bɛchu. 27 Le wi wu tɛ̀ kiichi yih yi ncha yilu kaaŋgi, le bichi lɔ, ŋɛŋ si bigoo nuuŋ mkpeeŋ, se beechɛ le bɛniiŋ bɛ ncha-a kifi baa. Se buu nyɔ lɛ mbwa li le wo yi yee lu. 28 Pɔɔ se waŋ lɛwe, tee le, “Kiiŋ ɔ ni wo yi ya kɛ. Tɛ baa fɛni bee bɛchu.”
29 Wi wu tɛ̀ kiichi yih yi ncha wulu teeŋ le wi bɛ wu bɛ wi, letɛ lɛ li yih, gɛɛŋ toŋ núŋ limfwe li Pɔɔ bee Sila kɛɛti bɛ chɛnɛ. 30 Se dza dzɔ be, bo bɛ be lɛkuuŋ, bii li bee laa, “Bɛtaa, ŋgii ŋgeeŋ nse mbo.” 31 Be se tuu li wu-u le, “Gɛɛ shéŋ ya li Taa Jiso, nɛɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ li wɛɛ yih se nɛ tuu nɛ bo.” 32 Be tee ntoŋ wu kii Taa li wu bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ li wu yih bɛchu. 33 Se dzɔ be butuu bulu, tsootsɛ bibaa bi bee. Mfwaa mumkpaŋ, be se lii wu bɛ bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ li wuu yih li dzɔɔ. 34 Se dzɔ be, bee be yɛɛ li wu-u yih, nyɛ be biee bijɛ be ji. Wu bee bɛniiŋ bɛchu bɛ li wu-u yih se be nɛɛtɛ le be gɛɛ baa shéŋ li Nyɔ-ɔ.
35 Butuu bo bu woo, bara wu Lom wɛ wu tɛ̀ sɛki bɛnsa toŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i le be gɛɛŋ be tee li wi wu kiichi yih yi ncha-a wɛ le buu bɛniiŋ baa le be ni be giiŋgi. 36 Se wi wu tɛ̀ kiichi yih yi ncha wulu biee gɛɛŋ ŋɛŋ Pɔɔ, tee li wu-u le, “Bara tuumɔɔ ntoŋ le mbuu beŋ, gɛnɛ yɛɛŋ bɛ mbɛɛŋgii.” 37 Se nuuŋ le, Pɔɔ tɛ tee li bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i baa le, “Bɛ tuu be fiaamfiɛ bee fɛ waaŋ be mɛɛŋ saa ki saa kɛ bee kɛ, tɛ nuuŋ tɛ nuuŋ bɛniiŋ bɛ Lom, be tuu be bɛŋɛ bee li yih, be se kweŋgi baa dɛɛni le bɛ buu bee lɛjiŋ lɛjiŋ ni? Fi nuuŋ tɛ̀ ka lɛ kɛ. Ɛ nɛɛ bara wulu wu gii bɛ fɛni se buu bee.”
38 Bɛniiŋ bɛ nchi-i baa se kaari be to lijiŋ be tee li bara wu Lom wɛɛ fiee fi Pɔɔ tee. Le be woo le Pɔɔ bee Sila nuuŋ tɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ Lom, be se chɛŋ. 39 Be se bɛ be sooŋ bɔ li bee, be buu be li yih yi ncha-a, be chinɛ be, be lɛkɛ be le be dza fɛ kitoŋ kilu. 40 Pɔɔ bee Sila bo li yih yi ncha-a, be gɛɛŋ li Liija yi, ɛ bɛniiŋ bɛ kimbeenchɛ-ɛ tɛ nuuŋ lu, be tifi be, be se dza fe.
* 16:3 Be tɛ sɛɛ Timɔti dzoo se ni tiiti jɛ yi Nyɔ li Bɛjuu li, be tɛ nyaami wu kɛ, kifɛ tee tɛ nuuŋ yɛ wi wu Juu kɛ. † 16:10 Luk wu tɛ tsɛɛ Kiŋwaati kini tɛ lɛ li kintutu ki bɛ Pɔɔ lɛ Towa, bee be deŋgi. ‡ 16:12 Masadonya tɛ nuuŋ ɛ bɛ gatɛ bimbe binɛɛ, se kini tɛ nuuŋ ki ŋkosi.