Maol Amom Aposeli 17:17-33

¹⁷Eaꞌ nimaguf hiafi anen nafeꞌ ipat esis Juda sandakolasatai naꞌi basef hiafi naloma esis Juda saloma anis isimba sondaꞌ lotuma Godi. Nalomas saꞌi basef sandahihianamaef nahagofa ukup asasipi. Eaꞌ nimaguf hiafi nafeꞌ anamba esis sandatama sagapoma, naꞌi basef hiafi nalomas saꞌi sandahihianamaef saloma anis safiꞌi sagapani.

¹⁸Anom amam tisa gawaimi anom Epikurian maloma anom Stoik maꞌi basef mandahihianama maloma Pol maꞌi, “Aman anamba okom magahanai, nagaꞌi basef mamimamii, anen naꞌi niꞌi main?” Pol nawalapa basef buꞌwafi Jisasi naꞌipasa Jisas nogosafel matmat. Eaꞌ anom maꞌi, “Anen naꞌi nowalapa basefa anom god dembami anambel wambili aꞌa?”

¹⁹Eaꞌ mofaꞌ Pol mafeꞌ maloma anom gawaimi mandakolas anota domota agol Areopagus. Amom maꞌi, “Afaꞌ waꞌi ogawa basef ifimba dambaifi inaꞌ nagasoꞌasef esis amam nematawai.

²⁰Afaꞌ wagahembeꞌma basef ineꞌifi ma ogogawef. Owaꞌ owaꞌatin, anif daif. Eaꞌ deiꞌ afaꞌ waꞌi ataꞌ ogawa basef ifimba kofagefa.”

²¹Esis Atens hiasi saloma epes analemb walembi safiꞌi sagape Atensi, ina safiꞌi sandaꞌ anin mae, owaꞌatin. Esis saha nimaguf hiafi sambanef sapoma sandaꞌ basef atom dambaimi ma sagameꞌ basef dambaifi.

²²Pol nalutu laꞌafena amom gawaimi mandakolas halafuta Areopagusi naꞌipasef naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ epes Atensipai, aeꞌ ati ipaꞌ banagepa aꞌowaꞌ ma hiahaom hiami pandaꞌ lotumami.

²³Dokoꞌ aeꞌ afoꞌo owaꞌ ati hiahaom amamba ipaꞌ pandaꞌ lotumami eaꞌ ati anom otam ipaꞌ pandaꞌ ofa pandaꞌ lotumami wapani, esis sandaꞌ anif basef fail otam amamba fagaꞌi naꞌamba faꞌi, ‘God anamba apaꞌ owaꞌ mogogawa agilinamaia.’ Apaꞌ owaꞌ owaꞌatin, ipaꞌ pandandaꞌ lotumana falafuna, deiꞌ awalapa basef alihif aꞌipipana.

²⁴“God nandaꞌ itap paloma apaꞌ epes maloma hiahaom magape itap apaꞌe, anen Dembinai ma otagai itapi. Anen ina nagape nomona ifagw lotugwi epes sagalaꞌagw lagufi, owaꞌatin.

²⁵Anen atona nasoꞌama ambal namili laloma ambip saloma hiahaom hiamuma epes hiasi. Eaꞌ anen ina anin mae akana ma epes sotopalopana sogasoꞌana anis maefah, owaꞌatin.

²⁶Bafamapa atona anen God nandaꞌ misiꞌah amam nematawa hiasi sataga hiꞌalas. Eaꞌ nandaꞌas sape itap hiagoma. Anen atona nandaꞌ nohotagw nimaguf maꞌumaꞌuf fandahama esis sagape mamahogomai. Eaꞌ nosahoꞌ itap pafeꞌ pegetambela paloma walemb asasilimbi.

²⁷God nandaꞌam naꞌamba ma esis solaꞌ sogolaoma anona sogahapifana. Iꞌi esis laꞌ wandoꞌ sowandoꞌmana sefeꞌ sotolona aꞌa owaꞌ. Apaꞌ anen ina nape laogona apaꞌ hiapai atona atin, owaꞌatin.

²⁸Siꞌi anona aman ipeꞌinai naꞌi basef nagaꞌi, ‘Apaꞌ mofaꞌ ambal namili ma anen eaꞌ nasoꞌapa pepel, deiꞌ malutu mafeꞌ.’ Siꞌi anom amam gawaimi magaꞌi naꞌamba maꞌi, ‘Apaꞌ wapani awasi ananipai.’

²⁹“Eaꞌ Pol naꞌi wapani naꞌi, “Apaꞌ mape awasi Godi. Eaꞌ apaꞌ ina ukup pendandaꞌ piꞌi anen siꞌi ambal dowaf epes sandaꞌ otambai gol silva sandaꞌami, owaꞌ. Amamba ina aꞌ ukup epesi atip pandandaꞌmam sandaꞌam gawa asasini, owaꞌatin.

³⁰Fowaꞌ epes owaꞌ ataꞌ sogawanaia, God ina naꞌi basef hiahaofa hiahaom hiami esis sandaꞌam nogota atambai, owaꞌ. Apaꞌ deiꞌ anen eaꞌ naꞌi dindinipa epes hiasi ma walemb hiagoma naꞌi, ‘Ipaꞌ pewaꞌ alafugaha waf awafi pembema nelelemb pesoꞌ aeꞌ.’

³¹“Anen aꞌ nandandepa anef nemaf eaꞌ ma nondaꞌ kot. Nemaf afamba anen nowaloga waf amam nematawa hiasi hiꞌilas. Basefa kot ananitai anaf fefeꞌ usiꞌif hililiꞌ hiꞌilif. Anen nandandepa anona aman eaꞌ ma nogahapila kot atamba. Aman anamba nagaꞌ eaꞌ ma God nagasaꞌmana wapani matmati. Isimba atis apaꞌ mogawa basef ifimba endilisifi atifa anen nondaꞌmas kot.”

³²Esis sameꞌ basef ifimba ma epes sogosafel wapani matmat eaꞌ anis saꞌi basef sandaꞌ findiwaef. Apaꞌ anis saꞌi, “Daoꞌ, apaꞌ maꞌi atiasi memeꞌ basef ineꞌifi wapani ma hiahawes isimba.”

³³Eaꞌ Pol nakwaha amom gawaimi mandakolas magapani aꞌ nafeꞌ.