Maol Amom Aposeli 23:4-16

⁴Eaꞌ amom magalutu felefeleꞌi maꞌipana maꞌi, “Inaꞌ naꞌi basef findiwaefa aman pris dembinai Godi.”

⁵Owaꞌ Pol nagwa basef naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ sahope, aeꞌ ina egawa aꞌi anen pris dembinai, owaꞌ. Deiꞌ main, basef fagail buk Baibeli fagaꞌi naꞌamba faꞌi, ‘Ipaꞌ ina piꞌipa agilinai nugumafi ipeꞌi piꞌipana basef awafi, owaꞌ.’ Isimba aeꞌ egawas.”

⁶Eaꞌ Pol nogawa amom Juda dembami mugumafi koti anom Sadyusimi a anom Farisimi. Naꞌamba anen naꞌipam mehip naꞌamba naꞌi, “Ipaꞌ sahope, aeꞌ Farisiwai eaꞌ ahame aeꞌanai Farisinai. Aeꞌ ahapilif aꞌi endilisi anef nemaf epes sagagaꞌi sogosafel wapani, deiꞌ ape asasa nemaf afamba. Kofagefa ifimba atif deiꞌ esis sandaꞌ kotima aeꞌ.”

⁷Anen naꞌipam basef ifimba, eaꞌ amom atom mafitap laꞌafena amom Farisi maloma Sadyusi eaꞌ mandawal biafim.

⁸Deiꞌ main, amom Sadyusi mahapilif maꞌi epes sagagaꞌi anaf ina sotanima sosafel wapani, owaꞌ. Amom maꞌi ensel owaꞌatin a ambagof spirit, owaꞌatin. Apaꞌ amom Farisi mahapila ifimba ambagufi ensel saloma epes sagagaꞌi sogosafel wapani endilisifi.

⁹Isimba atis amom gigal maꞌoh mehip aꞌowaꞌ. Eaꞌ anom dembami magawalipasa muꞌuli Godi amom Farisi mosafel malutu maꞌias dindinip naꞌamba maꞌi, “Afaꞌ wati aman anamba basef kofagefa akana. Iꞌi anona ambal aꞌa anona ensel niꞌipana ma nigaꞌipasa basef ifimba daoꞌ, andeandeꞌ.”

¹⁰Eaꞌ fitap aꞌ nataga luꞌwin aꞌowaꞌ, soldia dembinai ombal bahana ma Pol, naꞌi naꞌamba miniꞌap biafip mondahohondoꞌmana peleꞌatana biafina aꞌ afuna. Eaꞌ naꞌipa amom soldia ananimi miliana mombaloꞌ Pol laꞌafena amom mofaꞌana nogafeꞌ ipat amamutai.

¹¹Ama wafilu owamb Dembinai nafiꞌi nalutu felefeleꞌma Pol naꞌipana naꞌi, “Inaꞌ nindalutu banagena. Ina ombal mehena, owaꞌi. Fowaꞌ nawalapa basef aeꞌafi Jerusalem, eaꞌ atiasi inaꞌ newalapef naꞌamba atin taun luꞌwani Rom wapani.”

¹²Eaꞌ wafilu kuhumbita amom Juda mandakolas maꞌi basef mandameꞌmaef fape atogon maꞌi endilisi ilifa mogaha Pol afuna. Amom maꞌi ina meaꞌ gwaꞌaisi embel siliꞌ, owaꞌi otaꞌma mohana afuna, daoꞌ meaꞌas.

¹³Amom maꞌi ilif endilisi mandameꞌma basef ifimbai, amom hiami mikilaꞌ 40-pelaim.

¹⁴Amom mafeꞌma amom pris dembami maloma agufumi Judai maꞌipam maꞌi, “Afaꞌ eaꞌ waꞌi basef wandameꞌmaefa ogaha Pol afuna, afaꞌ waꞌi endilisi ilif ina ataꞌ weaꞌ gwaꞌaisi ambel kwasakwasala owaꞌi, otaꞌma aꞌ oha Pol afuna.

¹⁵Naꞌamba deiꞌ ipaꞌ peloma amom Juda dembami mugumafi koti pesapaꞌ basef fefeꞌma soldia dembinai Romunai ma nofaꞌi Pol nogafiꞌmai ipaꞌ. Ipaꞌ pembasoꞌmana piꞌi, ‘Afaꞌ waꞌi ataꞌ omeꞌ basef kofagefa Poli andeandeꞌ.’ Eaꞌ afaꞌ wandaꞌas dumbilidombol wape. Anen ina aꞌ nifiꞌi notagamepa ataꞌ owaꞌatin, afaꞌ eaꞌ uliꞌ ohana afuna.”

¹⁶Owaꞌ nogamana tagonai nameꞌ amom Juda maꞌi mofeꞌ mogapoma Pol ufiaꞌw ma mogahana, nafeꞌ ipat amom soldiai nawis naꞌipa Pol.