Bɔɔlɔs mɔŋgweele Kɔɔrɔnthɔɔs.
1 Mǝ ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔ ere nǝ Bɔɔlɔs ṯayyi Athiinǝ-ŋwlɔ nɔŋw ṯamthɔ nɔŋweele Kɔɔrɔnthɔɔs. 2 Nɔŋgwɔ kaṯṯasi Yahuuḏǝ yette kinanaŋw yǝni Akillǝ, kwilŋithir kǝzir wǝni Bɔnṯii, kwiilanna-la ṯaayi-thi Iyṯaaliya-ŋgi kwaaw-gi kwuuŋwun kwǝni Biriskillǝ, kaka nǝlli-gwɔ Imbraaṯɔɔr wǝni Kuluuḏiyuus waamira ethi Yahuuḏ tatap ruu kithaay Rɔɔma-na. Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝ Bɔɔlɔs ele ethi-si iisa, 3 nǝr-li naani mindaŋ nǝr-li akkɔ ŋothɽor tok, kaka nɔrɔ-gwɔ ŋothɽor ŋuuŋun ŋǝthi ɔgwɔndɔ-ndi yemeya, kaka-ṯi ŋunduŋwsi 4 Ǝṯir ɔppathalɔ Yahuuḏ-yi nǝ Yuunaaniiyyiin-yi tok ŋwaamin tatap ŋwɔthi Sǝbiṯ ki-majma@-na, ǝṯɔŋgwɔ ṯǝccici ethi-si ilŋithini mindaŋ ethisi elŋe.
5 Mǝ Siila-ŋǝ Ṯiimɔɔthaaws-gi ɔppatha Mǝkḏuuniiyyǝ-ŋgi nǝ Bɔɔlɔs aari bǝshirǝ ŋwɔɔmɔri tatap ŋiɽaŋali ethi ilŋithini Yahuuḏǝ ethaarɔŋw Yǝcu kwɔrɔ Kwɔrɔstɔ. 6 Mǝrsi ɔppɔpɔthaca-lɔ mindaŋ mǝr ollollo tok, nɔŋwsi ippici yirethi-na yuuŋwun nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Ethi ŋin ŋaalɔ naani ŋwɔɽa-la ŋwaalɔ! Nyii kwǝni kwɔsɔɔɽɔ nyii cɔr-cɔɽic. Nǝ kirem tǝ, nyeele ki-lizi-nǝ lir Umam.” 7 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nɔŋwsi ɔrlacci ŋwɔdoŋw nɔŋweele ki-dɔɔnɔ kwǝthi kwette kwir Umam kwǝni Ṯiiṯus Yuusṯus, kwǝṯi kwogwɔcce Allah-lɔ; nǝ dɔɔnɔ kwuuŋwun ɔɽɔmaṯṯa-lɔ majma@-gi. 8 Nɔ Kiriisbus kwir rǝ-iis rǝthi majma@ ǝmminici Kweelenyi lizi-li lǝthi dɔɔnɔ kwuuŋwun tatap; nǝ lizi littǝzir lǝthi Kɔɔrɔnthɔɔs-ŋwɔ neŋne ŋiɽaŋali nǝrsi mithǝ mindaŋ nǝr aari @ammiḏa. 9 Laamin lette kilkǝlu nǝ Bɔɔlɔs ese rɔ-ɔya randica-ri Kweeleny nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, “Ǝṯi ṯiinyǝ mac laakin andisa-tǝ kǝniny ǝṯisi uɽǝzǝ mac, 10 kaka a-naanisa-ŋa-gwɔ. Kwiti kweere mac kwǝthi ŋɔma ethi rǝri ŋaaŋwɔ naana, kaka naanir-gwɔ littǝzir ki-mǝḏiinǝ-nǝ ŋgwɔ lir lizi liinyi.” 11 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝ Bɔɔlɔs nanni kinaŋw mindaŋ nɔŋw ṯimmasi kithlǝyu nǝ nus, ǝṯɔŋgwɔ ǝccǝ lizi @aalima ŋiɽaŋali ŋǝthi Allah.
12 Mǝ Ghaaliiyuun oro haakim wǝthi Akhaa-iiyyǝ-ŋw, nǝ Yahuuḏ aaɽathi dɔŋw, nǝr mithǝ Bɔɔlɔs-ŋwɔ nǝrgeele ki-mahkama-na, 13 nǝraarɔŋw, “Kwɔr-ŋgwɔ kwǝṯi daadaci lizi-lɔ ethi kwocce Allah-lɔ ṯǝrṯiib-thi ṯiti ṯir ṯǝthi sherii@a mac!” 14 Mǝ Bɔɔlɔs aadithi ethi andasi, nǝ Ghaaliiyuun ǝccǝ Yahuuḏǝ-ŋw, “Ŋaaŋa lir Yahuuḏ; ǝŋgi ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔ ǝni ŋiti ŋisaaw mac, ya ethi ǝrrini ŋeere ŋigii, ǝŋgi-ŋǝsi kettice kǝni. 15 Laakin nɔrɔr-ma ŋǝthi ṯɔppathalɔ ṯǝthi kandisa-ŋa yiriny-yi nǝ sherii@a kwaalɔ, iisacarsi ŋaaŋa ǝzir rogɽo-ri raalɔ, ǝsi daɽimatha Nyiiti kwǝmminǝ nyii mac ethoro gaaḏi kǝthi ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔrtɔtɔŋw!” 16 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nɔŋwsi urtǝ kithaay ki-mahkama-na. 17 Nǝr aathitha Suusṯaaniis-ŋwɔ kwurup kwir rǝ-iis rǝthi majma@, nǝr ippi kiyǝnǝ yǝthi mahkama. Laakin Ghaaliiyuun tǝ nɔŋweere dimmǝci ŋiɽaŋali ŋɔ nda-la mac.
Bɔɔlɔs mɔŋgwɔ aaɽitha Anṯaakiya.
18 Nǝ-ta Bɔɔlɔs naani kinnǝni Kɔɔrɔnthɔɔs lizi-li lǝthi ṯǝmminǝ ŋwaamin ŋwuuru, e-ta nɔŋwsi-mǝ ṯayyalɔ nǝreele Suuriiyyǝ mɔrkǝb-gi, ŋundu-ŋǝ Biriskillǝ-ŋǝli nǝ Akillǝ tok. Niti nɔrlacca-ŋw Kankhariyǝ-ŋw ŋwɔdoŋw mɔrkǝb-gi kinnǝni mac, nɔŋw fiyǝŋni kaka nuɽuthu-ŋgwu wa@ḏa. 19 Mǝr ɔppathi Afasuus nǝgwɔ Bɔɔlɔs ṯayyi Biriskilla-ŋwɔsi Akillǝ-gi. Nɔŋweele ki-majma@-na nǝrgwɔ ɔppathalɔ Yahuuḏ-yi. 20 E-ta nǝ lizi uṯicǝlɔ ethi-li naani kinnǝni lokwo, laakin nɔŋweere ǝmmini mac. 21 Laakin mɔŋw naŋni etheele nɔŋwsǝccǝŋw, “Mǝroro ŋǝthi ṯɔgwor ṯǝthi Allah tǝ, nyaaɽitha naani-ŋa-gwɔ rac.” Ŋwɔṯaŋw nɔŋw ɔrlacca Afasuus-ŋwɔ ŋwɔdoŋw nɔŋweele mɔrkab-gi.
22 Mɔŋw ɔppathi Gaysariiyya nɔŋweele Urshaliim nɔŋgwɔ aaginna kǝniisǝ, e-ta nɔŋw-mǝ ṯamthɔ nɔŋweele Anṯaakiya 23 Mɔŋw naani ŋwɔɔmɔri ŋwokwo kinanaŋw, nɔŋweele nɔŋw ruu ǝzir-yinǝ wǝthi Ghalaaṯiiyyǝ-ŋw nǝ wǝthi Firiijiiyyǝ-ŋw tok ethi firllasi lizi-lǝ tatap lǝthi ṯǝmminǝ.
Abɔllɔɔs mɔŋgwɔ naani Afasuus nǝ Kɔɔrɔnthɔɔs tok.
24 Ki-lɔɔmɔr-la ṯǝ kila nǝ Yahuuḏ yette yǝni Abɔllɔɔs, kwilŋithir Iskǝnḏǝriiyyǝ, e-ta nɔŋweele Afasuus. Nɔŋworo kwette kwilŋiṯṯi kandisa-na, nǝ kwilŋithi ethaari @allima tok Yiṯaabi Yirllinǝlɔ ter, 25 kwǝccǝr @allima Ṯaay ṯǝthi Kweeleny, mindaŋ nɔŋw andasi ŋɔma-ŋi tig-tig, ǝṯɔŋw aari @allima ŋǝmǝ-ŋǝmmǝŋ ŋiɽaŋali ŋir rerrem ŋǝni Yǝcu. Laakin nɔŋw elŋe ma@muuḏiiyyǝ kwǝthi Yuhanna dok. 26 Nɔŋwaari ibṯǝḏi ethi andasi ŋuuŋul-ŋi ki-majma@-na. Mǝ Biriskillǝ-ŋǝ Akillǝ-gi neŋne ŋiɽaŋali ŋuuŋun, nǝr mɔlo nǝrgeele ki-dɔɔnɔ kweeŋen, nǝr ilŋithini Ṯaay ŋǝmǝ-ŋǝmmǝŋ ṯǝthi Allah. 27 E-ta nǝ Abɔllɔɔs kittatha etheele Akhaa-iiyya, e-ta nǝ ṯalaamiiz ṯinannɔ Afasuus mǝcci ŋunduŋw, nǝr locce juwaaba kwǝthi lizi lǝthi ṯǝmminǝ linannɔ Akhaa-iiyya, lutuurǝccǝrsi-lɔ ethi aalanni ŋunduŋw. Mindaŋ mɔŋw ɔppathi kinanaŋw nɔŋworo ṯimǝccǝ ṯɔppa ṯǝthi lizi kila limǝ ǝmmini ne@ma-gi kwǝthi Allah. 28 Ŋwɔṯaŋw nɔŋw ɔvthatha Yahuuḏǝ ṯɔppathalɔ-thi ṯuuŋwun ṯɔppa kiyǝnǝ por-por, lɔppupucǝ-ŋwsi ŋiɽaŋali-na ki Yiṯaab-na Yirllinǝlɔ ter ethisi ilŋithini ethaarɔŋw Yǝcu kwir-mi-ṯǝ kwir Kwɔrɔstɔ rerrem.
© Nuba Ŋireeɽe New Testament © The Bible Society in Sudan, 1993.