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Paul Silas tharra Thessalonica town-ala
1 Etnantama Amphipolis town-anga, Apollonia town-anga turta tjananhaka, Thessalonica town-urna turtantama pitjika. Town nhanhala relha Jew ntjarraka synagogue italhaka. 2 Paul-anhantama Sabbath arltala synagogue ekururna lhaka. Erataka kutatha synagogue-urna lhitjata Sabbath arltala. Sabbath arlta tharraminyintalantama, era Altjirraka Angkatja Imankinya erinha relha Jew ntjarraka nentilaka. 3 Era etnanha kaltjinthaka turta nhanha Kristakathaka nakala nyingalauwutjika, ilutjika, errilknga ntjarranga wotha etatherramala kamerritjika turta. Erantama etnanha ilaka, “Jesua nhanha era, ekuriperrala atha rrangkarranha kaltjinthama, era kunha Krista era nama.” 4 Relha Jew arrpunha ntjarrala nthurrpa angkatja nhanha tnakaka, etna turta Paul Silas tharraka lhangalhaka. Artwa Greece-arinya ilporatha ntjarra, etna Paul tharraka lhangalhakantema, arrkutja itornka urrputja ntjarra ngerra turta.
5 Relha Jew arrpunha ntjarra pula Paul tharraka antjakunyerrakala. Etnantama artwa korna ntjarranha worlilaka, pmararinya ntjarranha rwampiilaka. Relha etnantama Jason-aka ilthurna lhaka, Paul Silas tharranha errkutjika. 6 Eratharra pula itja Jason-aka ilthala naka. Lakinhanga etna Jason-anha errkuka, tnakanhakanha urrputja arrpunha turta. Etnantama, etnanha itornka ntjarrurna tjarrakngamala, ilparnaka, “Paul Silas tharralataka pmararrpaninhala relha ingkarrakanha kornilakala. Kurunga eratharra nhanhurnantama pitjika. 7 Jason-ala turta erinhatharra tjinilaka. Etna ingkarraka king nurnakanhaka, Caesar-aka, irrpaltherrama. Etna nurnanha ilama Jesuanha kula king namanga.”
8 Angkatja nhanha wumala, itornka etna, relha worlerrakala etna turta, rwampia inthorrerraka. 9 Itornka etnantama Jason ntjarranha fine-emilaka. Kurunga etna, etnanha lhitjika impurlarrarnaka.
Paul Silas tharra Berea town-ala
10 Ingwa lenha ekuralantema, tnakanhakanha ntjarrala Paul Silas tharranha Berea town-urnantama yairnaka. Berea-akerritjalhamala, eratharra relha Jew ntjarraka synagogue-urna lhaka. 11 Relha Jew Berea-arinya ntjarra relha ilporathala naka, itja relha Jew Thessalonica town-arinya ntjarra ngerra. Etna kngarra kangkaka Paul-aka angkatjaka. Etnantama arltamarlta Altjirraka Angkatja Imankinya ekura read-erraka, etnarrpa lhangkaritjinanga Paul-ala paka etnanha arratja kaltjinthamanga. 12 Relha Jew ntjarralantama Jesuanha tnakaka. Greece-arinya arrkutja itornka urrputjala Jesuanha tnakakantema, Greece-arinya artwa ntjarrala turta.
13 Relha Jew Thessalonica-arinya ntjarrala wumalanga Paul-ala Berea-alantama relha ntjarranha Altjirraka angkatja kaltjinthamanga, etna Berea-urna lhaka. Etna relha ntjarranha rwampiilaka turta. 14 Lakinhanga tnakanhakanha ntjarrala Paul-anha parrpa yairnaka, kwatja laiyanga kuturna. Silas Timothy tharra pula Berea-alala kuterraka. 15 Artwa nhanga ntjarra, etnala Paul-alela ilkwatharra lhakala, etna erinha Athens town-aka twapanthaka. Etnantama Berea-urna alputjikerramalanga, Paul-ala etnanha ilaka Silas Timothy tharranha thakalhelitjika parrpa ekururna pitjitjika.
Paul-anha Athens town-ala
16 Paul-anha Silas tharraka Athens-ala kaaralhamalanga, era orrtja altjirra ntjarra inthorra araka. Erantama rwampia inthorrerraka. 17 Lakinhanga era synagogue-ala relha Jew ntjarralela angkarraka, artwa Greece-arinya ntjarralela turta, etnala Altjirra nthurrpanha arratja etarlaramanga. Era turta arltamarlta pmararinya ntjarralela angkarraka, town mpopala. Town mpopalataka katha nyinta naka ekuralala relha ntjarra worlerritjata, angkarritjika. 18 Artwa urrputja, etnala artwa Epicurus-aka kurtungurla namanga, artwa urrputja arrpunha turta etnala artwa Zeno-aka kurtungurla namanga, etna Paul-alela iwurraka.
Artwa nhanha etnakanga urrputja Paul-iperra lakinha angkaka, “Artwa kotna irtirtama nhanha. Iwunhama era nurnanha ilama?”
Kanha urrputja arrpunha ekuriperra lakinhala angkaka, “Erataka altjirra lorinya ntjarriperra angkama.” Etna lakinha angkaka, Paul-ala etnanha Yia Marra Jesuiperra kaltjinthamanga. Era etnanha ilamanga turta Jesuanha errilknga ntjarranga kamerrakala.
19 Artwa nhanha etnantama Paul-anha Areopagus council-urna kngaka. Etnantama erinha pmarraka, “Unta paka nurnanha ilamarama, angkatja nhanga untala relha ntjarranha kaltjinthamanga? 20 Nurna kunha tnolkama, angkatja ungkwanganha lyartanta wumala. Untantama angkatja ungkwanganha nurnaka nentilai.”
21 Relha Athens-arinya ntjarra, relha nhanga Athens-urna pitjikala ntjarra turta, etnataka arltamarlta yianta wutjika antja naka, yia ekuriperra angkarritjika turta. 22 Paul-anhantama kamerramala Areopagus council etnakurna angkaka, “Artwa Athens-arinya ntjarrai, atha araka rrakangkarra altjirra ntjarra inthorra namanga. 23 Town rrakangkarranhala atha altar ntjarra araka, rrangkarrala altjirra nhanha etnaka itakala. Altar arrpunhaka atha araka rrangkarra angkatja nhanha intalhelakala, ‘Altar nhanha italhama altjirra erinha tnantjitjika, ekurala nurna kotnantema namanga.’ Arai, Altjirra erinhala rrangkarra tnantjama, ekura kotnantema namala, Altjirra nhanha ekuriperra atha rrangkarranha ilitjika antja nama. 24 Arai, Altjirra nhanha era alkira, arna ntjapara turta arrpmarnakala, irna, tnontha, relhalka turta. Erantama nhanha ingkarrakaka Ingkarta nama. Era turta itja ilthala nama, iltha nhanga relhalala itakala. 25 Relha turta yarna ekura tangitjala nama. Eratitja relhanhalka etathilama, etnanha marnalka turta nthama. 26 Artwa nyintanga era relha twetakatweta etnanha arrpmarnakala. Erantema etnanha alhala errarnpalhelaka. Era worla nyintaminyintanha pmara etnakanha nthaka. Era turta kaltja naka worla arrpunha ntjarra yirritjinala, worla arrpunha ntjarrala turtantama pmara etnakanha initjinala.
27 “Altjirranha lakinha relhaka ntelalhaka, etna ekura yonthitjinanga, erinha arltaritjinanga turta. Arai, Altjirranha nurnaka ingkarrakanga etinya wara nama. 28 Era nurnanha etatha tnyinama, ekarltilama, ntarntarama turta. Artwa rrakangkarranha arrpunhala nhanga rrangkarranha ilaka, ‘Nurna ingkarraka katjia ekuranha nama.’
29 “Nurna Altjirraka katjia warta namanga, nurna itja eterritjika kaarta nurnakanha, Altjirra era, gold ngerra, silver ngerra, parta ngerra namanga. Lakinhanga relhala yarna Altjirranha gold-angalka mpaarama. 30 Relha ntjarrala imanka orrtja altjirra mpaaramalanga, Altjirrala etnanha impuka, etna kotna warta namanga. Lyarta pula era kala relha ingkarrakanha turnama ekururna toperritjikantama. 31 Arai, era kala kaltja arlta ekuralala era relha ingkarrakanha arratja inthorra tjiperrawutjinala. Era turta kala artwa nyintanha urraraka relha ingkarrakanha tjiperrawutjika. Nurna kaltja nhanha nthurrpa namanga, era artwa nhanha erinha errilknga ntjarranga kamalhelakalanga.”
32 Etna wumalanga Altjirrala kula artwa nyintanha errilknga ntjarranga kamalhelakala, arrpunha ntjarra tharraka. Arrpunha ntjarrala pula Paul-anha ilaka, “Nurna nganha anma wotha angkatja nhanhiperra wutjina.” 33 Paul-anha kala Areopagus council-anga lhakantama. 34 Artwa urrputjala pula angkatja ekuranha tnakaka, ekuranga tnaartangala lhaka turta. Etnakanga nyinta naka Dionysius, era Areopagus council-arinya naka. Arrkutja nyintala, Damaris-ala, angkatja ekuranha tnakakantema, relha urrputja arrpunhala turta.

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