Acts 17:17-22

¹⁷Mu ur lu’aged piyu Israel e thin u lan tafen e mu’ulung nge pi’in gathi yad piyu Israel ni yad ma meybil ma yad ma liyor ngak Got, ma ku errogon ni gubin e rran ni ur lu’aged e girdi’ e thin ni pi’in yad be yib ngabangi n’en nma mu’ulung e girdi’ ngay.

¹⁸Ma boch e tamchib ni yad girdi’en e Epikurean nge Stoik e ku ra welthingad ni yad be guy e en ni ir e ba sorok ko tin ni be yog. Me ga’ar boch i yad, “Cha’ney nde nang ban’en ma ba ufanthin e mang e be guy rogon ni nge yog?” Me ga’ar boch e girdi’, “Gowa be weliy murung’agen yugu boch e got u boch e nam.” Rogned e re bugithin ney ni bochan e be machibnag Paul murung’agen Jesus nge murung’agen e fos ko yam’ nike tay Jesus.

¹⁹Ma aram miyad fek Paul i yib ngalan e mu’ulung u tafen e pufthin ni Areopagus fithingan, me lungurad ngak, “Gamad ba’adag ni nggu rung’aged e bin be’er e machib nib be’ech ni ga be weliy.

²⁰Ya bay boch ban’en ni kug rung’aged ni ga be yog ndawor gu rung’aged bi’id, ere gamad ba’adag ni nggu nanged fan.” (

²¹Ya urngin e girdi’ nu Athens nge girdi’ nu bang nma par u rom e yad ba’adag ni ngar paged urngin ban’en ngu’ur weliyed ma yad be rung’ag murung’agen e tin nib be’ech ban’en.)

²²Me sak’iy Paul ngalang u p’eowchen fare ulung rok e Areopagus me ga’ar, “Gimed e pumo’on nu Athens! Kug guy nri gimed be tayfan boch e got.