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Pɔɔ moŋ laʼataoŋ Ɛfɛshɔ
1 Apolo ni ŋga ŋguʼɔ mbɔ Koriŋ, Pɔɔ tɔgɔ krao khwi ŋgei ghɔ, nchəɨŋ Ɛfɛshɔ, njəɨ pichəɨ ghaŋ younjiŋ Jishɔ fɔ, 2 mbie vugu ŋa, “Pi ni mfɛ Jijwɛ Minnwi ni pəɨ ndɨɨ ŋa pəɨ ni mbiŋ nɛ?”
Pugu khwɛ̄ ŋa, “Ŋga! Pigi lɔ naa ndɔ njaʼo sheshe yaoŋ ŋa Jijwɛ Minnwi.”
3 A chhu ŋa, “Ti pəɨ ni ntɔgɔ pi moŋ yəɨ kwe ŋkhǐ?”
Pugu ŋa, “Moŋ kwe ŋkhǐ Jouŋ.”
4 Pɔɔ chhu ŋa, “Kwe ŋkhǐ Jouŋ ni mbɔ pi ni ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu pāʼa ŋkǔnu yugu ni phɨ nɛ, Jouŋ ghɔ ni nthɔ nchhu nu ni ŋgwa ŋa pugu piŋ ŋoŋ ŋa a thɔ nu njiŋ yu nɛ, mbɔ Jishɔ.”
5 Pugu ni ŋga njaʼo yei, ŋkwe ŋkhǐ moŋ ligi Jishɔ Taathɔ. 6 Pɔɔ gha nūʼɔŋ mbhɔ mi mbɨŋ pugu, Jijwɛ Minnwi shwiʼi mbɨŋ pugu, pugu chrà moŋ pa chrà taoŋ nduoŋ, ndɔ njəɨ pa nnu llɔ mbhɔ Minnwi nchhu. 7 Ŋguoŋ pa pimbia ni mbɔ nɔ paanchrɔ.
8 Pɔɔ ghə̄ɨ moŋ nda luoŋ Minnwi nchrā pugu pa ŋgwa fɔ ni tɨnɨnjuʼɔ nɔ trɛi nàoŋ nchrā nu ndɔ nthɔ ndɨ̄gəɨ vugu ŋa pugu piŋ Shaʼafuoŋ Minnwi. 9 Ndɔ pichəɨ tɨnɨthɔ ki lɔ mbiŋ, nchrā pa nnu pɨphɨ nthɛ Shɛndaoŋ Taathɔ shhɨ ŋguoŋ ŋgwa. Nthɛ yie ghɔ, Pɔɔ mieŋ vugu ndɔ̄gɔ pa ghaŋ younjiŋ Jishɔ pugu pugu ghə̄ɨ, sheshe llɛ́ a thɔ fāʼo chrà moŋ nda yɛʼi yaoŋ Tiranu. 10 Yei ni ŋgə̄ɨ shhɨ nɔ paa ŋgaʼo, nnɛ ti ŋguoŋ ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni nchhɔ pi Eshia nɛ ni njaʼo chrà Taathɔ, pa ŋgwa Juu pugu pa ŋgwa taoŋ nduoŋ.
Puoŋ Shikeva
11 Minnwi ni ntɔgɔ mbɨŋ Pɔɔ nthɔ nchwīe mɛmmɛ nnu ghraoghrao. 12 Nɛnnɛ pi lɔ̄gɔ pra ndhwí pugu pa ndhwí fàʼa ŋa a ni ŋkwo fāʼa nɔ nɛ, ŋgə̄ɨ nɔ ŋkāoŋ pa ghaŋ ghɨ̌nɔ, pa ghɨ̌nɔ pugu mmɛ, pa jijwɛ pɨphɨ taoŋ mbɨŋ pugu.
13 Pichəɨ ŋgwa Juu, ŋa pugu ni nthɔ nyīeŋ njōu pa jijwɛ pɨphɨ nɛ, mōoŋ nɔ yōu nu pa jijwɛ pɨphɨ ni ligi Jishɔ Taathɔ, nchhu nu ŋa, “M̀fɛ gɨ́ vɛ nɔ ligi Jishɔ ŋa Pɔɔ ghà nchīi nɛ, ŋa ɔ taoŋ.” 14 Khwachəɨ puoŋ pimbia, mbɔ puoŋ yichəɨ taathɔ pa thishɨ ghaŋ fɛʼiŋgiɛŋ pa ŋgwa Juu, ligi yi pɔ Shikeva, ni nthɔ nyīeŋ nchwīe nnu yei. 15 Ndɔ jijwɛ pɨphɨ ghɔ khwɛ̄ ni pugu ŋa, “Ǹji Jishɔ, nji pa nnu nthɛ Pɔɔ, ndɔ pəɨ pɔ yəɨ pi pa gɔ̌?” 16 Ŋgaŋ jijwɛ pɨphɨ ghɔ lli nchəɨŋ mbɨŋ pugu ni pri, ŋgaʼa vugu ghao. Pugu tei ntaoŋ nda yu ntii ni pa lə̄ɨŋ mbɨŋ pugu.
17 Ŋguoŋ pa Juu pugu pa ŋgwa taoŋ nduoŋ ŋa pugu ni ndaʼa nu Ɛfɛshɔ nɛ ni njaʼo yei nnu, pɔgɔ gu wɛ̄iŋ vugu, pi ghaʼo ligi Jishɔ Taathɔ mbīgi ŋgə̄ɨ shhɨ. 18 Ntou pa ghaŋ piŋ thɔ shhɛnte mbiŋ fàŋ yugu ndɔ ntūgu pa nnu lə̄ɨŋ ŋa pugu ni nchwīe nu nɛ. 19 Ntou pa ŋgwa ŋa pugu ni mbɔ pa ghaŋ shhɛ̌ nɛ thɔ ni pa ŋwaʼaŋlɨ shhɛ̌ pugu pi tūoŋ shhɛnte. Pi pīʼi nchuoŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ pighɔ a taoŋ tiɛŋ wuŋ ŋkaŋ yichəɨ ŋkwaŋ mbɨŋ.* 20 Nɛnnɛ chrà Taathɔ nyīeŋ ŋgə̄ɨ shhɨ ŋkiɛŋ tɨtɨnɨ.
Mmɛ minduoŋnduoŋ gū Ɛfɛshɔ
21 Pa nnu pei ni ŋga ntɔgɔ, Pɔɔ lɔ̄gɔ nthi mi moŋ Jijwɛ nɔ tɔgɔ nu Mashedonia pugu Akaya ŋgə̄ɨ Jerushalɛiŋ. A ni nchhu nu ŋa, “Ǹshi ŋga ŋgə̄ɨ fɔ, ŋ̀guʼɔ ŋgə̄ɨ ti nchəɨŋ njəɨ laʼataoŋ Roma ŋkaa yu.” 22 Pɔɔ ni ŋga ŋkwo taoŋ Timoti pugu Erashitu, mbɔ paa ghaŋ ghɛ̀rɛ pi Mashedonia, nduthɔ yi kɨna Eshia nɔ yichəɨ fɨʼɨ ndɨɨ.
23 A ni mbɔ pi moŋ yei pɨɨ ndɨɨ ŋa ŋkiɛŋ tɨtɨnɨ lwilwiʼi ni ŋgū Ɛfɛshɔ nthɛ Shɛndaoŋ Taathɔ. 24 Ŋgaŋ shūgu lìɛŋ chəɨ, ligi yi pɔ Demetriu, līɛŋ pa yaoŋ pugu fhi nda nnwi Atɛmi, pa ghaŋ fàʼa pi fāʼo ŋkiɛŋ ntou shéi ŋkuoŋ fàʼa yugu ghɔ. 25 Demetriu kɨrɨ pichəɨ ghaŋ fàʼa pighɔ pugu pa pichəɨ ghaŋ ŋkwaŋ fàʼa pighɔ, nchhu ni pugu ŋa,
“Ŋgwa paŋ, pəɨ ji ŋa ŋguoŋ fàʼo pia llɔ pi ŋkuoŋ yei chofaʼa. 26 Pəɨ yəɨ ndɔ njaʼo ni noŋ pəɨ, nnu ŋa ŋoŋ vei ŋa pi mɛ̄iŋ ni Pɔɔ, chwīe nu nɛ. A chhu ŋa pa nnwi ŋa pi chwīe ni mbhɔ nɛ lɔ njiʼi mbɔ pa nnwi kaŋ tɨgəɨ yi, ŋkwo ya mbaʼo ti ŋkara ntou ŋgwa hɛiŋ Ɛfɛshɔ pugu ŋguoŋ krao Eshia. 27 Nnu wuwuru moŋ ghɔ lɔ ŋguʼɔ mbɔ pi ŋa yia fàʼa yei shi ŋgū shhɛ. A pɨnɨ mbīgi ŋa nda nnwi Atɛmi shi ŋgū nnu gha, nduthɔ Atɛmi ghɔ, ŋa ŋguoŋ Eshia pugu pa ŋguoŋ mbhi ghà ŋgaʼo nɛ, shiɛŋ ndighaʼo yi.”
28 Pugu ni ŋga njaʼo yei nnu, ndɨnaoŋ ni pɨgɨtua, njɛ̄ paʼo nu ŋgòu, nchhu nu ŋa, “Atɛmi pa ŋgwa Ɛfɛshɔ, yi ndiɛŋ!” 29 Mooŋ laʼa lɨnaoŋ ni fiŋthɔ ghao. Pugu tei ŋgə̄ɨ nii moŋ mmɛ lɨʼɨ ŋa ŋgwa ghà ŋkɨrɨ fɔ nɛ, nshūu Gayu pugu Arishtaku, mbɔ ŋgwa Mashedonia ŋa pugu pa Pɔɔ ni nyīeŋ nu kaʼa nɛ, nii nɔ moŋ lɨʼɨ ghɔ. 30 Pɔɔ ni ntāʼa nu nii shɨna kɨrɨ ghɔ, ndɔ paʼa ghaŋ younjiŋ Jishɔ lɔ mieŋ vi ŋa a nii. 31 Pichəɨ pa thishɨ Eshia ŋkaa pugu ŋa pugu ni mbɔ pa taannu Pɔɔ nɛ, lɨ̄gəɨ vi ŋa kiʼi a lɨ̄ɨ moŋ kɨrɨ ghɔ.
32 Kɨrɨ ghɔ thɔ mbaʼo ŋgòu, pichəɨ chhu yei nnu, pichəɨ chhu yini nnu nthɛ ŋa fiŋthɔ ni mbɔ shɨna pugu. Paʼa ntou yi lɔ nji nnu ŋa pugu ni ŋkɨrɨ nɔ ghɔ nɛ. 33 Pichəɨ pa ŋgwa moŋ Kɨrɨ ghɔ fɛ ntɨgɨ ni Alɛshanda, ŋa pa Juu ni ntuʼɔ pi ju ntigi shhɨ, nnɛ, Alɛshanda nōoŋ ni mbhɔ yi ŋa ŋgwa lɛrɛ laŋ, ŋkaa nɔ fɨ̄ʼɨ nu mooŋ nnu pighɔ. 34 Pugu gha njəɨ ŋa a pɔ pi ŋoŋ Juu, pugu mūʼuŋ yɔ̄nɔ nu nɔ paa awa, nchhu nu ŋa, “Atɛmi pa ŋgwa Ɛfɛshɔ, yi ndiɛŋ.”
35 Ndugwi yi, ŋgaŋ nāʼaŋ ŋwaʼaŋlɨ laʼataoŋ ghɔ paʼo ndɛrɛ vugu, nchhu ni pugu ŋa, “Ŋgwa Ɛfɛshɔ! Shesheŋoŋ ji ŋa a tuo Ɛfɛshɔ ntuo nda nnwi ndiɛŋ Atɛmi pugu pa ŋgùʼɔ yi yei, ŋa a llɔ po ŋgū nɛ. 36 Ŋa yei lɔ mbɔ nnu ŋa mimfɛ shesheŋoŋ lāa nɛ, a pie ŋa pəɨ lɛrɛ laŋ, ki lɔ nchwīe sheshe nnu tɨtɨnɨ. 37 Nthɛ ŋa pəɨ thɔ ni ŋgwa pei hɛiŋ, mbɔ ŋgwa pɛ ŋa pugu lɔ njiʼi njōo yaoŋ nda nnwi ki nchrā chrà pɨphɨ nthɛ vi. 38 Ä mbɔ ŋa Demetriu pugu pa ghaŋ fàʼa pi fāʼo pɨgɨ njùʼɔ nthɛ shesheŋoŋ, pia fāʼo pa thishɨ pia, pa ndashaʼa pia pɔ fɔ, a nthɛ pugu ghə̄ɨ mburu fɔ. 39 Ndɔ ti ɔ mbɨnɨ mfāʼo nnu nduoŋ pi shaʼa nda nchaʼo. 40 Nthɛ ŋa p̈ia shi nchwīe, pi shi ŋgwɛ̄iŋ via ŋa pia thɔ ni yɔ̀yɔnɔ shiʼa moŋ laʼa ki ŋkiɛŋ laʼo yi lɔ mbɔ.” 41 A ni mīʼɛŋ chhu nu nnu yei, nchhu ŋgwa ghə̄ɨ.
* 19:19 Yei yichəɨ ŋkwaŋ mbɨŋ ŋa taʼa ndigi yi fɨʼɨ mbɨŋ ŋa ŋoŋ mfāʼa nɔ taʼa llɛ́ pi pe vi nɔ nɛ.