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Pɔɔ pugu Shaila Teshalonika
1 Pɔɔ pugu Shaila ni nyīeŋ ntɔgɔ Amfipoli pugu Apolonia nthɔ nchəɨŋ Teshalonika lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi pa Juu ni mbɔ nɛ. 2 Pɔɔ nii moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi ghɔ ndɔ haʼaŋ a ghà mbīgi nchwīe nɛ, nnɛ nɔ trɛi taŋ moŋ pa Llɛ́ ji, nthɔ mbīʼi chrà Minnwi pugu pugu. 3 A fɨ̄ʼɨ nu ni pugu ndɔ nōoŋ nu llɔ moŋ ghɔ ŋa a ni ŋguʼɔ mbie ŋa Ju ŋa Minnwi Chuʼɔ Ntaoŋ nɔ Ŋkwe nɛ yəɨ ŋgəʼɨ ndɔ ŋkhu mbɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ, nchhu nu ŋa, “Jishɔ yei, ŋa ǹthɔ nchrā nu nthɛ vi nɛ pɔ pi ju ghɔ ŋa Minnwi chuʼɔ vi ntaoŋ nɛ.” 4 Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa ni mbiŋ njōu njiŋ Pɔɔ pugu Shaila, ntou pa ŋgwa Gri ŋa pugu pɔgɔ Minnwi nɛ, pugu pa ntou mɛmmɛ piŋgɛ piŋ ŋkaa pugu.
5 Ndɔ pichəɨ ŋgwa Juu fāʼo kighɨʼə, nnɛ, ŋkɨrɨ pa mbɨgɨ puŋ, mbɔ pa ŋgwa ghagha pugu taoŋ ni mmɛ yú, nchwīe yɔ̀yɔnɔ kuʼɔ moŋ laʼa, pugu ghə̄ɨ nii laʼa Jashoŋ nɔ wɛ̄iŋ nu Pɔɔ pugu Shaila mfɛ ni ŋgwa pugu. 6 Pugu ni ŋga mieŋ ki lɔ njəɨ vugu fɔ, ŋgwɛ̄iŋ Jashoŋ pugu pa pichəɨ pa ghaŋ piŋ ŋgə̄ɨ ni pugu shhɨ pa thishɨ moŋ laʼa, nchhu nu ŋa, “Ŋgwa pei haʼaŋ pugu thɔ fɛ ŋgəʼɨ ŋguoŋ lɨʼɨ nɛ chəɨŋ nɛ hɛiŋ, 7 Jashoŋ lɔ̄gɔ vugu niʼiŋ nda yu. Pugu thɔ nchɨ̄ʼə ŋguoŋ gɨ́ ŋa Kaisha fɛ nɛ, nchhu nu ŋa yichəɨ fùoŋ pɔ fɔ, ligi yi pɔ Jishɔ.” 8 Pa ŋgwa pugu pa thishɨ moŋ laʼa ni ŋga njaʼo yei nnu, a ghana vugu. 9 Pugu chwīe Jashoŋ pugu pa pakwo pi nūʼɔŋ mbɨŋ,* nnɛ pi mieŋ vugu pugu ghə̄ɨ.
Pɔɔ pugu Shaila Bɛria
10 Tuʼu ni ŋga nshini, pa ghaŋ piŋ kiʼi mfɛ Pɔɔ pugu Shaila fɛ Bɛria. Pugu gha ŋgə̄ɨ ti nchəɨŋ, ŋgə̄ɨ moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi pa Juu. 11 Pa ŋgwa Juu fɔ ni mbɔ ŋkiɛŋ ŋgwa nchaa pi Teshalonika, nthɛ ŋa pugu ni mbiŋ chrà Minnwi ni ntou niʼiŋ njùʼɔ, ntou mooŋ yi ŋguoŋ llɛ́ nɔ yəɨ nu ŋa a nnu shini. 12 Nthɛ yie ghɔ, ntou yugu ni mbiŋ Minnwi, ntou pa mɛmmɛ piŋgɛ ni mɛmmɛ nthɨŋkwo llɔ Gri, pugu pa ntou mbia, piŋ Minnwi.
13 Pa ŋgwa Juu ŋa pugu ni mbɔ Teshalonika gha njaʼo ŋa Pɔɔ shwei chrà Minnwi Bɛria ŋkaa yu nɛ, pugu ghə̄ɨ fɔ, niʼiŋ puŋ ŋgwa, ndɔ ŋkāoŋ vugu ŋa pugu tāra. 14 Wuʼɔ ndɨɨ ghɔ pa ghaŋ piŋ Bɛria fɛ Pɔɔ ŋkɨŋ ŋkhǐ ndɔ Shaila pugu Timoti kɨna Bɛria. 15 Pa ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu ni ndɔ̄gɔ Pɔɔ nɔ ghə̄ɨ nu ntiʼi vi nɛ, ghə̄ɨ ti nchəɨŋ Atɛŋ maa mbɨnɨ mbɨ̄nɨ Bɛria ni ŋkɨ̀nɨ ŋa pugu chhu ni Shaila pugu Timoti ŋa pugu para vi wuʼɔ chomilaoŋ ghɔ.
Pɔɔ Atɛŋ
16 Pɔɔ ni ŋga nchhɔ njwɛrɛ Shaila pugu Timoti Atɛŋ, njùʼɔ yi ghana vi moŋ ghɔ ŋkiɛŋ yie, nthɛ ŋa laʼataoŋ ghɔ ni ndɨnaoŋ ni pa nnwi. 17 Nnɛ a shwei chrà Minnwi moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi ni pa Juu pugu pa ŋgwa taoŋ nduoŋ ŋa pugu ni nthɔ ŋgaʼo Minnwi nɛ. Mbɨnɨ nchhu moŋ taŋ ŋguoŋ llɛ́ ni pa ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni mbɔ fɔ nɛ. 18 Pichəɨ ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni nthɔ njōu njiŋ Ɛpikuru† nɛ, pugu pa ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni ntɨgɨ ŋgwa ni yaoŋ ŋa Shitoi‡ ni ntɨgɨ nu nɛ, lōu nu pugu pa Pɔɔ. Pichəɨ chhu ŋa, “Yei ŋgaŋ wie nchò chhu pi ŋa?” Pichəɨ khwɛ̄ ŋa, “A fhi nɔ haʼaŋ a chrā nu nɔ ligi nnwi taoŋ nduoŋ.” Pugu ni nchhu yei nthɛ ŋa Pɔɔ ni nthɔ nchīi chrà pi nɔ ligi Jishɔ pugu pa nnu khu nu mbɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ.
19 Nɛnnɛ, pugu lɔ̄gɔ Pɔɔ ŋgə̄ɨ ni ju shhɨ pa kúŋ Areopagushi§ nchhu ghɔ ŋa, “Pigi tāʼa nu nji yaoŋ ŋa nnu fhi yei ŋa a yɛʼi nu yie ghɔ nɛ. 20 Pichəɨ pa nnu ŋa pigi yaʼo ɔ yɛʼi nu nɛ ghrāo vigi, nthɛ yie ghɔ, pigi tāʼa nu ŋa ɔ ya mbɨnɨ mfɨ̄ʼɨ nnu pei pigi ji.” 21 Pugu ni nchhu nɛiŋ nthɛ ŋa ŋguoŋ pa ŋgwa Atɛŋ pugu pa ghɨ̀nɨ ŋa pugu laʼa nu fɔ nɛ ghà ndɔ̄gɔ ŋguoŋ ndɨɨ yugu nɔ chhu nu ki nɔ yaʼo nu pa pishaʼakhɔ fhi.
22 Nɛnnɛ, Pɔɔ tithi shhɨ pa kúŋ Areopagushi nchhu ŋa, “Ŋgwa Atɛŋ, ǹjəɨ ŋa moŋ ŋguoŋ puoŋ shɛndaoŋ ghao pəɨ ghà ŋgaʼo pa nnwi. 23 Nthɛ ŋa nɔ haʼaŋ ǹtɔgɔ moŋ laʼa pəɨ nɛ, nthɔ mbɛʼi pa shhɨ nnwi pəɨ haʼaŋ pəɨ ghaʼo nu nɛ, ǹjəɨ yichəɨ lɨʼɨ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ pi nāʼaŋ fɔ ŋa, ‘Ni nnwi ŋa pigi lɔ nji vi nɛ.’ Yaoŋ yɛ ŋa pəɨ ghaʼo pi ki lɔ nji nɛ, a yie ghɔ ŋa ǹchrā nu ni pəɨ nthɛ vi nɛ.
24 “Minnwi ŋa a chwīe mbhi pugu pa ŋguoŋ yaoŋ moŋ ghɔ nɛ, a ju mbɔ Taathɔ po pugu pa shhɛ. A shiʼa njiʼi nchhɔ pi moŋ pa Nda Minnwi haʼaŋ a krao ŋoŋmishua ni mbhɔ mi nɛ, 25 ki mbɔ ni chà yichəɨ yaoŋ haʼaŋ a nthɛ a fàʼa ŋoŋmishua mfɛ ghɔ nɛ, ŋa a ju nduthɔ yi ŋa a fɛ chɔmbhi pugu pa jijwɛ pugu pa ŋguoŋ pa maoŋ nduoŋ ni shesheŋoŋ nɛ. 26 Ntɔgɔ pi mbɨŋ taʼa ŋoŋmishua, a chwīe ŋguoŋ pa ŋgwa taoŋ taoŋ ŋkuoŋ mbhi, nchwīe ŋa pugu nchhɔ moŋ ŋguoŋ ŋkuoŋ mbhi ghao. Ni ŋkwo nūʼɔŋ pa fiɛŋ yugu pugu pa fɨʼɨ ndɨɨ yɛ ŋa pugu shi nchhɔ ŋkuoŋ mbhi hɛiŋ, ŋkaoŋ pugu maa mbɔ.
27 “A ni nchwīe yei nnɛ ŋa a nthɛ pugu tāʼa vi ndɔ njəɨ vi nɔ haʼaŋ pugu mɔnɔ ntāʼa vi nɛ. Ndɔ nɛ, a lɔ njiʼi mbɔ pi fie hiŋ ni shesheŋoŋ via. 28 Nthɛ ŋa pia chhɔ chɔmbhi, nyīeŋ nu ndɔ mbɔ nu pi mbhɔ yu, wuʼɔ nɔ haʼaŋ pichəɨ ghaŋ shiethɔ shɨna pəɨ chhu nɛ ŋa, ‘Shishini ŋguoŋ via pa puoŋ pi.’ 29 Nthɛ ŋa pia púoŋ Minnwi nɛ, kiʼi pia pīʼi ŋa Minnwi pɔ pi nɔ yaoŋ ŋa ŋoŋ chwīe ni laoŋgo, ki ni yaoŋ tɨ́nɨ ki ni ŋgùʼɔ, mbɔ pi yaoŋ ŋa a chhɔ ŋoŋmishua mbīʼi nchwīe nɛ. 30 Minnwi funu ndɨɨ ŋa ŋgwa ni nchwīe phɨ ki ji nɛ, ndɔ ndwɛ, a fɛ gɨ́ ŋa ŋguoŋ ŋgwa moŋ ŋguoŋ lɨʼɨ pāʼa ŋkǔnu yugu ni phɨ. 31 Nthɛ ŋa a chwīe taʼa llɛ́ nūʼɔŋ ŋa a shi ndɛ nshaʼa ŋguoŋ mbhi ghao moŋ ndɨndɨ ntɔgɔ pi mbɨŋ taʼa ŋoŋ ŋa a chuʼɔ vi nɛ. A nōoŋ lì yei ni shesheŋoŋ ntɔgɔ pi ŋkuoŋ kuʼɔ nu ni ŋoŋ vei llɔ moŋ gu.”
32 Ndɨɨ ŋa pugu ni njaʼo Pɔɔ kāoŋ nnu khu nu mbɨnɨ ŋkuʼɔ nɛ, pichəɨ māʼaŋ vi ni kwə̀ɨŋ, ndɔ pichəɨ chhu ŋa, “Pigi tāʼa nu mbɨnɨ njaʼo ɔ chrà nnu yei ŋgɛ́ nduoŋ.” 33 Nɛnnɛ, Pɔɔ lɔllɔ mieŋ vugu ŋgə̄ɨ. 34 Ndɔ pichəɨ yōu njiŋ yi mbiŋ Minnwi. Dionishio mbɔ taʼa ŋkúŋ, ni yichəɨ miŋgwɛ, ligi yi pɔ Damarishi, ni mbɔ shɨna ŋgwa pei, pugu pa pichəɨ ŋgwa nduoŋ.
* 17:9 Pugu ni nūʼɔŋ mbɨŋ ŋa pi mieŋ pa Pɔɔ ŋa pugu ghə̄ɨ, ti p̈ugu nuʼuŋ mbɨnɨ nthɔ ni minduoŋnduoŋ, pugu shiɛŋ mbɨŋ ghɔ. † 17:18 Yei ni mbɔ ŋgwa ŋa pugu khwā nchhɔ shiʼi ŋkuoŋ shhɛ hɛiŋ ŋgaʼa nɛ. ‡ 17:18 Yei ni mbɔ ŋgwa ŋa nnu nchhɔ shiʼi ki nnu yəɨ ŋgəʼɨ lɔ mfhi nnu ni pugu. § 17:19 A lɨʼɨ haʼaŋ yichəɨ nnwi ni mbɔ, pi mɛ̄iŋ ni Areshi, mbɔ nnwi nchhɔ́. Nda nchaʼo ni mbɔ mbara nɔ lɨʼɨ yei.