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1 Aporo ye Korinti taonnu kecmanu Paurongo sifecfusing ferecge kengkecma Efeso sikema Yesuac habu goa meficyunuma 2 kpesiyemmeec, “Ngeni Yesu negensinggema Tiri Asugoc anggec me kpac?” ifi deu yeneng degec, “Kpac, Tiri Asu kecde, siduc ifia mong mi negening.” 3 Ifi degec monggoc kpesiyemmeec, “Anu ngeni noc mitidoku nadzicgec?” deu yofi degec, “Neni Yohaneac mitidoku nadziring.” 4 Ifi degec Paurongo yofi edeyunuec, “Yohanengo ngic ubangina dzigeneudeac doku nadzicyemmema yofi edeyunuec, ‘Ngadenau hama kecde, ngeni ye negensinggebisia.’ ye yoac imoc Yesuac negemma deec.” 5 Ngic yeni yoac imoc negemma Kebu Yesuac kpacfu mitidoku nadzicgec. 6 Mitidoku nadzicgec Paurongo maria sebinginau faiu Tiri Asungo yenearu maec. Mama ubangina wakeu yeni nedzarangyoac nga profeteyoac degec. 7 Ngic ifi anggec, yeneac kpetengina 12 isoc anec.
8 Paurongo yudangic yeneac kpekpeturang amau emma kengeha kpac kecma afo harebec siduc gombung dekperagiyemmekefec. Amma ye Anutuac eucererenggac hania yenigoc demereng angemema defengge ayemmeec. 9 Ifi anu ngic goa yeni ubaseri amma Yesuac sing gombung ngadehema ngicngac habutoa yeneac kicfu imoc demanganegec Paurongo wayunuec. Wayunuma Yesuac habu kpedzucyunuma wenacsoc ngic mong kpara Tirano, yeac kpoukpou amau siduc gombung dekpou ayemmekefec. 10 Ye kifa yohockang ifi kecmanu Asia bangectoau yudangic nga grikngic ifingoc Kebuac yoac negendacgec.
11 Nga Anutungo Pauro nonggo tacmimanu faka kiwa morora kuhagoc meec. 12 Paurongo uakporuc nga keremmeme mekefec, ngicngac yeni imoc mema hafeigoc yenearu mekenggec, yeneng imoc kpeserema ngereegec nga asu mangana herenginaunac erema woragec.
13 Yudangic goa bangec yerecgema asu mangana yunukporac anggec, yenearunac ngic goango ngicngac asu manganagoc yeneac witiu Yesuac kpac kpacma tobanggema ua yofi mema degec, “Yesu kpacsiduha Paurongo dekperagiande, ge ngic yeac kpacfu worabesena.” 14 Amma yudangic mong kpara Skewa, ye womong gareng enara kefec nga yeac medacfora 7 yeni ifinoc anggec. 15 Ifi amma degec asumanganango yoac yofi merengyemmeec, “Yesu negenduae amma Pauro ifingoc negenduae. Anu ngeni merac?” 16 Ifi dema ngic asu manganagocngo kucgoc yacma wasai mema medac sasawa yunudacma ngakpingina mesuc kpesuc mema sebingina merecgeu yeni sac nadzicma senggang yacma amaunac mama woragec.
17 Anu Efeso taonnu yudangic nga grikngic yeni imocac siduc negendacma kucngina mau dzonong fede fede anggec. Ifi amma Kebu Yesu afehema dengeregec. 18 Dengerema ngicngac Yesu negensinggegec, yenearunac homacngo sikema angammemengina mangana angkecgec, imoc nonongkac deficgedacgec. 19 Deficgegec ngicngac homacngo warac bangecac hadehadegoc faka megec, yeni kibingina kpeturanggema ngic yeneac kicfu faigec gerecfu dzeec.* Kpeturanggema faigec dzeec, kibi imoc ngic 10 yeneng kifa 16 kampani ua mema ua bummegecde, dzo kpetea imocacsoc anec. 20 Nga yeni ifi anggec Kebuac yoacsiducngo kucgoc fingectegecma noboc noboc sokoma kenec.
21 Paurongo mising ua imoc mesidacma yofi deec, “Asungo ubanau negen negeng nendeac Makedonia nga Akaia bangec ferecgema Yerusarennu kemma tacba wisickeu Roma taonnu kembesare.” 22 Ifi dema memefihora Timoteo nga Erasto sueyuruu Makedonia bangecfu waraima kenoc. Nga yengena ine Asia bangecfu monggoc kapia torokpema kefec.
23 Naso imohai Efeso taonnu Yesuac yoacsiducac amma kpeborongtoa fingerec. 24 Imoc yofi: Siriwango marikibimemengic mong kefec kpara Demetrio, yeng Atemis nemu womonggac ongea kapic kapic siriwango meu enu ngic yeni bummekecgec. Bummegec ye nga ua ngic tosofora hiedzo homac kirecgeyemmekefec. 25 Demetriongo ua ngic tosofora nga marikibimemengic sasawa kpedzucyunuma yofi edeyunuec, “Ngicwiac, ngeni uanina imocngo dzofinac meficgenemmeande, imoc negendae. 26 Nga ngic mong hama kecde kpara Pauro, yeac hania negendae. Ye Efeso amaunac nga Asia bangec goaunac ngic noc efea fenggeyunuma uba mesufu ayemmema yofi edeyunuande, ‘Nemuonga ngicmaringo memea, imoc wiac fora kpahac.’ 27 Yeng ifi anu uanina kuha mabacac nga imocsac kpac. Nemutoanina Atemis yeac womong efaibacac amma Atemis yengena kpacsiduha kuha madacbacac. Anu Asia bangecfunac nga bangec noboc nobocnac ngic yenahafoc eweheimiandae amma siduha dafi kpac anude, imoc obohode.”
28 Demetrio yeng yoac ifi edeyunuu yeni herebu kuneng negemma arohoma yofi degec, “Efeso yeneac Atemis ye engenatoa!” 29 Ifi amma ngic homacngo yenearu torokpema taong wakema dzomu gerehagoc meficgebesonga kpekpeturangsobennu yenahafoc nedzima kendacgec. Amma Makedonianac ngic yohockang Pauro modaroc, kpacngira Gaio nga Aristako, yeri meyuruma kpedziyuru kenggec. 30 Nga Paurongo ifi negemma ngic kpekpeturannu kembeso deu Yesuac habu yeneng segeregec. 31 Amma prowinsiac ngickuneng goa Pauroac toso kecgec, yeneng ifingoc kpekpeturang sobennu mi kenudeac dederacyoac yearu faigec kenec.
32 Nga kpekpeturang ihai ngicngac yeneng yoacorong homac anggec yoac sufudarec. Sufudaru goatoango “Hania damocac yei hama nandimbe?” ifi dema obohogec. 33 Obohoma nammagec yudangic tosongina mong kpara Aresande, ye ngichabutoa botucnginau nammanu deede ammigec yoac dzaeu emma yoac demendzic anudeac ngic maribarac kpouyemmeec. 34 Enu ngic yeneng ye yudangic, ifi hentegecma yenahafoc aua yohockang ferahema arohoma yofi degec, “Efeso yeneac Atemis ye engenatoa.”
35 Ifi angkecmagec Efeso taonggac kibi oho ohongicngo hama yofi edeyunuec, “Ngeni waickema tacdacgec! Efeso ngicngac ngeni negenggec, Atemistoaninaac ongea nga womonga henggareng angkecdimbe. Amma yeac onga sawaunac maec, imoc bangectoa bangecac ngicngac sasawango negendacdae. 36 Imocac ngeni ubangina mau faka sicsauc mi ambisia. 37 Anu ngic yohockang meyuru hadae, yeri nemuninaac womonnunac wiac mong hamangec mi medaoc me Atemis mi emmidaoc. 38 Demetrio nga ua ngic ogofora yeni ngic monggac negenggec manganedeu ye yoacfu faibisia. Anu yoacfu faifaia, imocac naso fede amma kia kecdae. Ebicngina imoc yenearu mekemma yoacfu faiemebisia. 39 Me ngenang yoac mong fedeu enarameme yeneac kpekpedzucfu mekenggec demengere ambisia.
40 Ebicnina yofi fede, ngeni yaguc dzomugerec anggecac amma yoacfu fainunubauac. Dzomugerec meficgegec hania kpacfu ngickuneng hagecde isoc yoacac obohogecde.” 41 Kibi oho ohongicngo yoac ifi dema sueyunuu kenggec.
* 19:19 Drakma 50 tauseng nande nga drakma mocgu, imoc uameme mocguac uabung.