3 “Vbvrikunamv, alvdo, oguaingnv baptisma naapvnv?” Paul tvvkato.
4 Mt 3:11; Mk 1:4,7,8; Lk 3:4,16; Jn 1:26,27 Paul minto, “Jon gv baptijumv yvvbunudw rimur lokv mvngdin dukunv; okv hv mintoku Israel gv nyi vdwa mvngjwng nyato ninyigv koching lo ako yvvdw aakunv hv Jisu.”
5 Vdwlo bunu sum tvvpa pvkudw, bunu mvnwng ngv baptisma naanya toku Ahtu Jisu gv amin bv. 6 Paul ninyigv laakv bunu gvlo lakpv toku, okv Darwknv Dowv bunu gvlo aatoku; bunu tvvchin madubv gaam ranya toku okv Pwknvyarnv gv doina japnya toku. 7 Bunu mvnwng ngv nyi vringgola anyi gobv rito.
8 Paul Jius kumkunaamlo vngtoku okv poolu pwkgumlo nyi vdwa lvkobv mvngkum alvbv japji toku Pwknvyarnv gv Karv nga hv bunua laadubv gwngkwto. 9 Vbvritola bunu kvvgonv larnyato okv mvngjwng mato, okv bunu mvnwng gv alvmanv gaam mintv madvbv Ahtu gv Lamtv gv lvkwng lo. Vkvlvgabv Paul bunua vngyu toku okv mvngjwngnv vdwa ninyigv lvkobv vnggv laikula, okv Tairannas gv japku naam lo hv dopam go pamgv toku aludwkibv*Kitap kvvgonvlo lvkpwngdu 11:00 am lokv lala ila 4:00 pm. . 10 Anying nyingnyi go, ho Asia mooku lo nyi doonv mvnwng ngv, Jius okv Jentail, anyiv Ahtu gv gamchar am tvvla dootoku.
15 Vbvritola alvmanv dowv bunua minto, “Ngo Jisunyi chindunv, okv ngo Paul gv lvkwng aka chindunv; Vbvritola nonuno yvvla?”
16 Alvmanv dow doonv nyi angv hv bunu mvnwng gv aulo pokdakto okv mvnwng nga mvtoku. Bunu naam lokv kilin nyatoku, okv abin bv okv oyiv raratvla. 17 Epesus lo doonv Jius okv Jentail nyi vdwv mvnwng ngv sum tvvpa nyatoku; bunu mvnwng ngv busu nyatoku, okv Ahtu Jisu gv amina kaibv mvngpa nyatoku. 18 Mvngjwngnv awgo aalaku, ogugo bunugv rimursingmur kunam nga nyi apam lo mimpa sitoku. 19 Awgo tagohinv vdwv bunugv kitap am bakkum lakula okv bunu nyi apum lo vmvlo ramyok toku. Bunugv kitap gv arv ngv Raaji lokdwng†Raaji lokdwng: Raaji lokdwng si nampum nyi vdwgv aludwkibv yilaplapjo nambv rito (Mt 20:2 lo kaatoka). hejar chamngu gobv ritoku . 20 Vkvlvgabv Ahtu‡Vkvlvgabv Ahtu; Vmalo okv vkvlvgabv Ahtu gv jwkrw lokv, doinv ngv. gv gaam gv jwkrwv svbv gwlwk yayabv ritoku okv dupwng kartoku.
23 Ahtu gv lamtv gv lvkwngbv ho dw hoka Epesus lo achialv bv yalungyachung dutoku. 24 Ain pwknvrinv aminv Demetrius vnam nyi angv nyimv pwknvyarnv Artemis gv pwknvyarnvnaam a raaji lokv mvto la pyokto okv yvbunudw ninyigvbv pioknv vdwv achialvbv pyokpa la paakum jitoku. 25 Vkvlvgabv hv bunu mvnwng nga gokum lwkto lvkobv kvvbi vkv bunugv gwngpiabv gwngnv vdwa okv mintoku bunua, “Nyi vdw, nonuno chindu ho ngonugv singkuv soogv gwngnamrinam lokv aadunv. 26 Vjak, nonu atubongv kaasudu okv tvvsudu ogugo Paul gv ridung doonv nga. Ninyia hoka minto laak lokv mvnam pwknvyarnv ngv pwknvyarnv jvjv mangvkv okv ninyia awgo milwk toku Epesus okv Asia mooku gv nyi taktv yanga ka. 27 Hoka achialvbv maarw yinvpv, vbvritola, ho ngonugv pioksvrisv ngv alvmanv amin donyiji. Vv twkma, Vbvritola hokaka rire maarw alvbv hogv Pwknvyarnvnaam lo kairungbv Pwknvyarnv nyimv Artemis aariku ogubvka riku mabv, okv hoka ninyigv kairungnv ngv apinayin riku pwknvyarnv nyimv ninyia kumnv Asia mvnwng ngv okv chinggodogo gv mvnwng lokv ngvka!”
28 Nyitwng ngv so gamchar nga tvvpa namgola, bunu mvnwng ngv sakcha nyatoku okv gokrap toku, “Epesus gv kai yachuk nvngv Artemis kv!” 29 Tvvsupkayap dukubv hv bunu dupwng kartoku Pamtv mvnwng lo. Nyi kvvgonv Gaius okv Aristarkasnyi svvtungto, Paulnyi lvkobv vngnv vdw Mesedonia lokv, chapchar minsuto mvnwng ngv dopam dooku lo. 30 Paul atubongv nyitwnglo aala okv minso mvngto, vbvritola mvngjwngnv vdwv ninyia vngmu nwngmato. 31 Asia mooku gv tujupkunam nyigam kvvgonv Paul gv ajin bv rinv, ninyia kumla minam gindung go vngmuto gokku naam lo vngma bvkv vla. 32 Dopamripam mvnwng lo aparasar nyatoku: nyi kvvgonv gokto ogu ako, kvvbi gonv gokto oguguyv mvngla, ogulvgabv takloyangv bunu chimato ogubv bunu mvnwng ngv aakum pvdw. 33 Nyitwng kvvgonv minya toku Alekjandarkv jvjvkv rigvnv, vbv Jius vdwv ninyia atuk lo vngcho dubv mvtoku. Vbvrikunamv Alekjandar nyitwng nga choyi bvkv vla ninyigv laakv riaria toku, okv hv gwngkw tola minkwto miring sidubv. 34 Vbvritola vdwlo bunu ninyia kaachin pvkudw Jius nyi bv, bunu mvnwng ngv gamkin gubv goklin toku lvkobv ho gunta anyi gubv ritoku: “Artemis kv Epesus lo kai nvngv!”
35 Anyunganya nga banggu gv baabu angv nyitwng nga nyanyak dubv mvla toku. Hv minto, “Epesus gv nyi vdwv!” “Mvnwng ngv chindo ho Epesus pamtv ngv Pwknvyarnvnaam gv kaarianv kainv Artemis okv darwknv vlwng nyidomooku lokv holu pvnv. 36 Yvvbonu ka sum miya nyomare svkvnv nga. Vkvlvgabv nonuno nyanyak runglakv okv oguka riyoka pvchaharianv gwngnamgo. 37 No so nyi sum svka aagvpv vbvritola bunu oguka dvchoma Kumkulo vmalo oguka mima ngonugv pwknvyarnv nyimv gv lvkwngbv. 38 Vbvritola Demetrius okv ninyigv ririanv nyi vdwv ngonua minkinrikinbolo akonyimaka akonyi, ngonu gvlo mvvlarila gvnvnv tujubkunamv doodu kvbanaam lo aludwkibv mimisidubv. 39 Vbvritola no ogu kaiyago minsu mvngdv bolo, hum minpwk jiriku pamtv gv mimpumlo. 40 Silu gv ogugo ripvkunam soogv kochingbv, ngonua hoka yalungyachung rigvnvgobv minv yinvpv. Soogv duyakduchak minsukunam si ogu minkorrikor jvgo kaayoma, okv ngonu so lvkwng sum alvnvgobv minji nyula mare.” 41 Pamtv baabuv svbv minggv rikula, nyitwng nga naam bv vngmu nyatoku.
<- Nyingnam 18Nyingnam 20 ->- b Kitap kvvgonvlo lvkpwngdu 11:00 am lokv lala ila 4:00 pm.
- c Raaji lokdwng: Raaji lokdwng si nampum nyi vdwgv aludwkibv yilaplapjo nambv rito (Mt 20:2 lo kaatoka).
- d Vkvlvgabv Ahtu; Vmalo okv vkvlvgabv Ahtu gv jwkrw lokv, doinv ngv.
- ~5~ Paul ninyi atubongv mvngtoku; Vmalo Paul, dow lokv, mvngtoku.
19:4 Mt 3:11; Mk 1:4,7,8; Lk 3:4,16; Jn 1:26,27