17Ɛ́kʉ́ are rɔŋ ɛkɛrɛ́ nɛnɨkɨ́mʉɛtí bo Israɛl yɛ̌ntɨkɨ nywɔp ankɛm nɔkɔ ɛpʉ́ítí nɛ bhɔ nɛ bǒ Grik abhɛn mánóko nyaka Mandɛm nkwɔ. Ǎrɔŋ nyaka nkwɔ nɛfísiɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ nywɔp ankʉ nɔkɔ ɛnyumɔ́t nɛ bo abhɛn bátwɔ̀ árɛ́.
18Bǒfú bábhak abhɛn bátɔ̀ŋ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bɛ́kɔ̀ ndɔ́ŋ ámɔ́t nɛ bakoŋo Ɛpikurɔs nɛ bɔ Stɔik, Bɔ́ nkwɔ́ bákɛ̀m nyaka ɛpʉ́ítí nɛ yi. Pɔ̌l ǎghàti nyaka bho mɛnyɨŋ ɛ̌ti Yesu andɛmɛ nɔkɔ bɛ́ chɔŋ bawú mámpɛtnsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m. Ɛ́kʉ́ mbɔk ɛyap báré way Pɔ̌l mandɛmɛ nɔkɔ bɛ́, “Ɛchɨŋtǐ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ nkwɔ́ ǎrɛ̀m nɔ́ mbɔŋ yi?” Báchák bɛ, “Ɛ́chí mbɔ bɛ yi ǎghàti bho chí ɛ̌ti bɔmandɛm abhɛn sɛ́bhɨ́kɨ́ rɨŋɨ fá ɛtɔk ɛnɛ.”
19Básɔt Pɔ̌l barɔk Ariyopagɔs, nɛbhʉɛt anɛ bǒbatí báchɛ̀m nɔkɔ nyaka, bárɛ́m ntá yi bɛ, “Sɛ́kɔŋ bɛ́rɨŋɨ ɛ̌ti mɛnyɨŋ bɛkɔ ɛbhɛ́n ɔ́tɔ̀ŋ.
20Mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛ́n ɔ́rɛ̀m bɛchi maknkay ntá yɛsɛ́ nɛ sɛ́yàŋ bɛ́rɨ́ŋɨ mbɔ̌ŋ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɔ́rɛ̀m.”
21Báre rɛm ɛnyu ɛyɔ mbɔnyunɛ bo Atɛns nɛ mankɔ mankɛm abhɛn báchí arɛ́ bákɔŋ nyaka bɛ́chɔ́kɔ bɛghok nɛ bɛ́fyɛ mbok ɛ̌ti barak akɔ.
22Pɔ̌l afate yɛ ate nɛ́ntɨ́ bǒ ɛchɛmɛ́ Areopagɔs yɔ abho bɛ́rɛm bɛ, “Bǒ Atɛns, ngɔ bɛ́ bǎfyɛ́ ntí ndǔ baraká bɔmandɛm tontó.
23Ɛnɛ́ nchí kɔ ɛtɔk mfyɛ́ nɔkɔ amɨ́k ndǔ mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bǎchyɛ kɛnókó mbɔ bɔmandɛm, ndɔk ngaka nɛbhʉɛ́t amɔt anɛ ɛfɛmɛ akap ɛchi, ngɔ́ ndu básɨŋ arɛ́ bɛ, ‘Ntá mandɛm anɛ bo bábhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ.’ Mandɛm anɛ nɔ bé bǎchyɛ̀ kɛnókó yɛ̌ndu bǎbhɨkɨ rɨŋɨ yí kɛ mɛ́ghàti bhe mɛnyɨŋ ɛ̌ti yi.
24Mandɛm mmu ághókó mmɨk nkɛm nɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ ɛ́chí arɛ́, yí kɛ áchí Acha anɛ ábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛtaŋ mɛnkɛm amfay nɛ fá amɨk. Apú chɔkɔ amɛm bɛkɛt ɛbhɛ́n bakwǎŋwaŋ bághókó.
25Nɛ nkwǎŋwaŋ apú kwáy bɛ́kʉ yɛ̌nyɨŋ ánchyɛ́ yí mbɔnyunɛ yi apu chɛ́p yɛ̌nyɨŋ. Yímbɔŋ kɛ áchyɛ̀ nɛpɛ́m nɛ ɛ̌yú nɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ ɛnyɨŋ ɛ́chák ntá yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu.
26Ayámbɨ aghókó nyaka mmǔ amɔt nɛ amʉɛt mmu wu kɛ̌ manɛrɛ́kɛrɛ́ bho ankɛm fá amɨk áfú. Ápɛ́rɛ ghoko yɛ̌ntɨkɨ nnɛrɛ́kɛt, ayambɨ abhʉrɛ nɛbhʉɛ́t anɛ bǒnɛrɛ́kɛt wu bábhàk nɛ mpok anɛ bɔ́ bábhɔ́ŋɔ́ bɛ́bhak arɛ́.
27Mandɛm akʉ ɛnyu yɔ bɛ́ bɔ́ mánjáŋ yi nɛ ndu báyàŋ yi mbɔ mmǔ anɛ ámɔ̀ nɛ amɔ́ bɛyaŋ ɛnyɨŋ amɛm ɛjuri, mánkwáy bɛrɨŋɨ yi. Kɛ sayri sayri, Mandɛm abhɨ́kɨ́ sap nɛkɔ nɛ yɛ̌ mmu ywɛsɛ amɔt.
28Ɛ́chi nkúbhɛ́ mbɔ ɛnyǔ mmǔ ywɛka amɔt árɛ́mɛ́ nyaka bɛ, ‘Nɛpɛ́m ɛnɛsɛ́ nɛ́fù chi ntá yi, nɛ yí kɛ áchyɛ́ bhɛsɛ́ bɛtaŋ sɛ́kɔ̀, nɛ yí kɛ ákʉ́ bɛ sɛmbɔŋ nɛpɛ́m.’ Ɛ́chí mbɔ ɛnyǔ mbɔk batɛmɛ́ bakay bhɛka bárɛ́mɛ́ bɛ, ‘Bɛsɛ́ nkwɔ́ sɛ́chí bɔ̌ abhɛn Mandɛm.’
29Tɛ̌ndu sɛ́chí yɛ́ bɔ̌ Mandɛm, sɛ́kɛ́ kaysi bɛ́ Mandɛm achí mbɔ ɛnyɨŋ ɛnɛ́ mmu ákwày bɛ́sɔt gol nɛ yɛ̌ chí silbha nɛ yɛ̌ chí ntáy angoko nɛ kɛboŋ ɛki nɛ ɛka ɛyi nkwɔ.
30Mandɛm afɛ́rɛ́ ntí ndu mɛnyɨŋ ɛbhɛn bo bákʉ́ ndǔ mpok anɛ bɔ babhɨkɨrɛ rɨŋɨ nkaysi yi. Kɛ nɛ́nɛ, ághàti bo mankɛm mbankɛm bɛ yɛ̌ntɨkɨ mmu antɨknsɛm ndǔ bɛbʉ́ ɛbhi,
31mbɔnyunɛ abhʉ́rɛ́ nywɔp ɛnɛn yi átàŋ bǒ mankɛm ɛnyu ɛnɛ ɛchi chak. Anáŋ ayap mmu anɛ átàŋ manyé yɔ, nɛ atɔ́ŋ ɛrɨŋ bɛkʉ bǒ mmɨk mankɛm mándɨ́ŋɨ́ mmu wu, ndu ákʉ́ yi ápɛ́rɛ́nsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m.”
32Mpok bághoko ndu Pɔ̌l árɛ̀mɛ ɛ̌ti nɛpɛrɛ́nsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m, mbɔk ɛyap bare yɔkɔ yi, kɛ bachak barɛm bɛ, “Sɛ́kɔŋ bɛ ɔ́mpɛt ɔ́mfʉɛ́t ɔngati bhɛsɛ ɛ̌ti nɛpɛrɛ́nsɛm ndǔ nɛpɛ́m.”
33Pɔ̌l arɔ yɛ bɔ́ afú arɔk.
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