Acts 17:16-23

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.

²⁰Ngudda kuhni yibenhmarneyolyolmi kore kundjalkerrnge duninjh kunwok, dja ngad ngarridjare ngarrikarreburrbun.”

²¹Kaluk birriwern bininj nawu birrimdolkkang kubolkbubuyikabeh birriwam birriyerrkani munguyh kore Athens. Bedda dja mak bininj nawu birriyingkihni kumekbe wanjh birridjaldjareni birridjalmarneyolyolmerreni munguyh bu birriwokbekkarreni kore kunkerrngehkenh kunwok kumbebmeng bedberre. Kunmekbekenh kunu birridjareni birribekkayi nawu Paul.

²²Wanjh Paul dolkkang danginj kubulkayh bedberre bininj nawu birrimirndemornnamerrinj kore birribolkngeybom Areopagus, wanjh benmarneyimeng, “Ngudda nawu binihbininj ngurrikang Athens, ngaye bengkan ngudberre bu ngudda munguyh ngurriburrbun gods ngudberre.

²³Bu ngaye ngawohrey kondanjkunu kururrkwern, wanjh ngahnaninani ngudberre nawu idols ngurrimarneboddangen. Dja mak nganang manwarddebalabbala kahyo kore mayh ngurribun bu ngurrikarrme yiwarrudj. Dja mak nganang warddebimbuyindi kore kayime, KONDANJKUNU WANJH KARRIMARNEDI GOD NAWU MINJ KARRIKUKBURRBUN. Dja wanjh ngaye ngayolyolme ngudberre naninjnanu God nawu ngudda ngurrimarneboddan dja minj ngurriwernhkukburrbun.