Acts 17:8-31

⁸Birridjalwern bininj dja mak nawu birriwohrnawohrnani bedda birrinjilngwarrehwarreminj bu birribekkang kuninjkunu kunwok.

⁹Wanjh bedda bindikukyirrurrkmey kunwardde nawu Jason dja mak nawu birridjarrkdi kumekbe dja wanjh kumekbe bindibawong bu bindimunkeweng birriwam.

¹⁰Kaluk kunmekbeni balyimerranj kukakni wanjh nawu birridangerrinj kore Jesus bedda bindimunkeweng Paul dja Silas. Bu benewam kore kunred bolkngeyyoy Beroea. Bu kumekbe benebolkmey wanjh benebaldjalngimeng kore kunrurrk synagogue manbu Jews bedberre.

¹¹Nawu Jews bininj birrihni kore Beroea birridjalmayalimakni, minj bedda birrirohrokniwirrinj nawu bininj birrihni kore kunred Thessalonica, bu bedda wanjh birridjareni bindiwokbekkayi Paul dja Silas. Bedda bindibekkani mardabbabba duninjh bu birrikunibimnani kore djurra bimbuyindanj bu woybukkih kore bindihmarnemulewani bedberre.

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.

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.

²⁴Wanjh nanihnjanu God nungka marnbom yehyeng rowk nawu kondanjkunu kurorrewaken. Nungka wanjh kadjalwohrnan rowk kore kaddum dja kurorre. Nungka minj kahyo kore bininj kabirrirurrkmarnbun kunbidwi bedberre.

²⁵Minj mak bininj kabirriwon yehyeng dja minj kabirribidyikarrme. Nungka minj kadjare rowk nawu ngad karrikarrme. Kaluk nungandeleng kabenngolekwon dja kabendarrkidwon bininj dja mak mayh rowk.

²⁶Nungka bimarnbom nakudji nawu nayungkih duninjh bininj, dja bimarnbom namekbe nawu nadjalkudji bininj bu yimerranj birriwarlahkenh bininj rowk dja wanjh kanbebbehkurrmekurrmeng kore kubolkbubuyika rowk kore kondah kurorre karriwarlahminj. Dja mak God nungan bolkdjarrngbuni kore kandibebbehkurrmeng, dja mak karremarnbom bu baleh kayime karridarrkiddi dja kore karriyirrowenkenh.

²⁷Nungka kuninjkunu kurduyimeng rowk ba bu bininj kabirridjalyawam kaluk bedmandeleng wardi kabirribidyirriyo nuye. Dja ngaleng nungka wanjh darnkih karrarndi kadberre.

²⁸Ngudda ngurriburrbun nawu bininj ngudmandeleng yimeng, ‘Ngad karridanginj dja karriwohre dja karridi kore God nungan nuye kundarrkid.’ Dja mak ngurriburrbun birribadbuyika bininj ngudberre nawu birrikarremarnbuni mankarre kore ngurriwayinikenh, bu birriyingkihbimbuni ngudberre, ‘Ngad nawu karriwarlahkenh rowk karribebeywurd nuye God.’

²⁹Mah wanjh. Bu ngad karribebeywurd nuye God, wanjh kunukka yuwn mak karriburrbun kore kunbubuyika nuye. Kaluk God, nakka minj marnbuyindangimeninj kore bininj kabirriburrbun bu kabirridjare kabirrimarnbunbeh nawu yiman gold dja silver dja mak kunwardde.

³⁰Bu kunkareni minj bininj birriburrbuyi God, dja kunekkekenh minj nungka mak benwelengnameninj. Dja wanjh bolkkime nungka kadjare bininj rowk, nawu kabirrihni kubolkbubuyika rowk bu kabirrikangemulewarren dja kabirrikangeborledkerren kore nungka nuye.

³¹Dja mak nungka yingkihkarremarnbom bu kunbarnangarrakudji kore kabimunkewe nakudji bininj nawu korroko nungan bidjarrngbom. Kaluk namekbe bininj kabendjadme birrimirndewarlahkenh bininj rowk kore mandjad duninjh. God korroko birrolkkayhweng namekbe bininj kore kundowikenh kukyoy, ba bu karriwern bininj karriburrbun bu woybukkih namekbe bininj wanjh nawu God bidjarrngbom.” Wanjh kuninjkunu Paul benmarneyimeng.