Acts 17:12-19

¹²Wanjh nanihnjanu nawu birriwern Jews bininj birriwoybukwong Jesus. Dja mak yikahwi bininj dja birrikukenni daluk nawu minj Jews birriniwirrinj wanjh bedda birridjarrkwoybukwong Jesus Christ.

¹³Wanjh Jews bininj nawu minj birriwoybukwoyi Jesus, nawu birrihni kunred Thessalonica wanjh bindiwobekkang bu Paul benhmarneyolyolmi God nuye kunwok kore kunred Beroea. Wanjh bedda birriwam birribebmeng Beroea bu wanjh kunyid bindimarnemarnbom nawu birrimirndewern bininj kumekbe. Dja mak bindimarnbom bininj birriyidduy duninjh.

¹⁴Wanjh nawu birridangerrinj kore Jesus djalwerrkni birriyikoluy Paul dja birrimunkeweng wam kore kurruladid. Dja nawu Silas dja Timothy wanjh bedda beneyerrkang kumekbe kunred Beroea.

¹⁵Wanjh bininj nawu birribebkeng Paul kore Bereabeh, wanjh birridjarrkwam djarreh kore kunredbuyika kabolkngeyyo Athens. Bu kumekbe bedda birribolkmey, wanjh Paul benmarneyimeng, “Ngurridurnden dja ngurrbenbenemarneyimen Silas dja Timothy bu ngadjare kabenemre werrk.” Wanjh Paul benbenemunkeweng bu benebolkbawong Athens.

¹⁶Wanjh Paul kumekbe benbenemadbuni Silas dja Timothy. Wanjh nungka bolknabolknani kumekbe kore kubolkkimuk dja nang nawern nawu yehyeng idols birrimarneboddangeni bu birrimarnedi yiwarrudj. Wanjh nungka djalwernhnjilngwarreminj duninjh bu bennani kumekbe birrikurduyimi.

¹⁷Wanjh nungka wam ngimeng kore Jews bedberre synagogue dja birridangwerrinj nawu Jews dja mak bininj nawu minj Jews nawu birrimarneboddangeni nawu God. Nungka munguyh djalrey kuberrk kore birriweykani yehyeng dja birridjaldangwerreni bininj nawu kumekbe birrihni.

¹⁸Kumekbe birrihni kunred yikahwi bininj nawu birringeyyoy Epicureans dja mak birribuyika nawu birringeyyoy Stoics. Nawu bedda birridjaldjareni birridjalburrbuyi kunbubuyika kunwern bu djalbedman. Wanjh nanihnjanu bininj birringalkerrinj Paul dja birridedjingmey birridangwerrinj nungka dorrengh. Yikahwi birriyimeng, “Nahni nawu wokwern njale kahmulewan kore kahyolyohyolyolme?” Yika nawu birriyimeng, “Kunubewu nungka kayolyolme nabubuyika gods nawu kunredbubuyikabeh.” Bedda kuninjkunu birriyimeng dja birribekkani Paul benmarnemulewani bu Jesuskenh dja mak bu nungka dolkkang kore kundowikenh.

¹⁹Wanjh birrimey Paul dja birrikang kore birrimirndemornnamerrenikenh bolkngeyyoy Areopagus. Wanjh bedda birridjawam, “Kanmarneyimen ngadberre bu kuhni kunkerrnge kore yibenhbukkabukkan.