Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
Li sua ke Apolo ń bo ye Korenti, Pɔli den tɔgni ya dogi n ye a juana nni kuli, ki ban pundi Efesi dogciamu nni, ki kadi yeni Jesu ŋɔdkaaba siiga tianba.
2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Pɔli ń yedi ba: «Yin dugi U Tienu po yeni, i baa mi Foŋanma aa?» Ban ŋmiani o: «N n, tii gbadi ke bi maadi Foŋanma maama mɔno»
3 He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
Pɔli ń buali ba: «To bi nan tieni yi mi ñinwulma bogdili yeni be i?» Ban jiini: “O Ñinwulka Jan yaama”
4 Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”
Lanwani ii, Pɔli ń jiini ba: «Jan den tieni ti tuonbiadi sugli ya ñinwulma bogdili i. O den waani bi niba ke ban ya daani yua n ba ŋɔdi o puoli wani n tie Jesu.»
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Bi niba ń gbadi lan ya maama, ke bi tuo ki ga mi ñinwulma bogdili O Diedo Jesu yeli po.
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
Pɔli ń́ maani o nui bi po, ke Foŋanma jiidi bi po, ke bi ji maadi mi maalanma nni ki pua sawali.
7 They were about twelve men in all.
Bi den tie nani jaba piiga n bilie i.
8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
Pɔli den kua yikodi tundma dieli nni, ki maadi yeni li papaali, nani ŋmaali taa yeni, ki tie ania ke ban gbadi U Tienu diema niima nni.
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Ama, Juufinba bi tianba den juagi bi pala kaa tuo ki cɔlni Jesu sanŋɔdma, ki go maadi ki biidi Jesu yeli asala siiga. Lanyapo, Pɔli den yaadi ki ŋa ba, ki taa bi ŋɔdkaaba, ki piadi ki ban tundi ba daali kuli Tiranusi cogdieli nni.
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Pɔli den li kubi yeni i hali bina lie, ke yaaba ye Asi kuli, Juufinba yeni Gilekinba kuli, gbadi O Diedo maama.
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
U Tienu den tie Yaalidgu tuada yeni Pɔli nui,
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
Lanyapo, ya yianba den fidi ki sii Pɔli ninfiancabli bii o tiayiekaagu den yi baa laafia, mu cicibiadmu mo den ñ ki ŋaani yiantianba mo.
13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Ama Juufinba, ŋantaadi danba mo den ye li diema nni, ki bieli ki ñangi mu cicibiadmu mun ye yaaba niinni O Diedo Jesu yeli po. Bi den yi yedi: “Jesu, Pɔli ń wangi yua ya maama yeli po, n yedi yi yeni li niinli ke yin ña ki ŋa bi niba ne”
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
Yaaba n den tiendi lani den tie Juufi salga yidkacianba siiga yendo, ke bi yii o Sefa ya bijalelediba i.
15 The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
Cicibiadyenga ń jiini ba “N bani Jesu, N go bani Pɔli mo; Ke yinba mo tie bile i?
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Ki cicibiadga yaaga n ye o nilo nni yeni ń bibi ŋantaadi tofaadanba, kiloli ba ki puapua ki duoli ba ban ña li dieli nni ki sani mubili yeni ti yiadi.
17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Ya niba n ye Efesi kuli, Juufinba yeni gilekinba ń gbadi li maama, ki bandi. Ti jawaandi ń kua ba, ban kpiagi O Diedo Jesu yeli.
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
Yaaba n den daani Jesu nni mo den nagdi ki wangi ban tieni ya tuonbiadi, ki miadi sugli ti po
19 Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Bi ñɔgdanba yeni ti bulbɔndi danba den cua yeni bi tila ke bi juu ke a buodi u mu nni asala siiga. Li tila kuli dunga den pundi ligdibala tuda piimu
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Lanyapo, O Diedo maama den yadi i kaankuli yeni u paaciamu.
21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Pɔli ń sɔni o tuonli ki gbeni Efesi dogu nni, Foŋanma den kuani li jagli ke wan tɔgni Maseduani yeni Acihayi po, ki gedi Jerusalema; O den maadi “Min kali nekanba yeni, li buali ke min pundi Roma po mo.”
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Pɔli den sɔni o todkaaba bilie Maseduani, lani n tie Timote yeni Erasitusi yaaba n den tie o naacenba. Ama wani obá go den tieni Asi diema nni waamu.
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
Lanyognu, bi den fiini mi janjancianma Efesi dogu nni, ki mi nua Jesu sanŋɔdma.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
Wula maano den ye ki yii Demetriyusi, o den duadi Diyana jaandieli bonnanana ki kuandi o tuonsɔnba po li baali boncianla
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
Lanwani ii, o den yini li tuonsɔnba yeni ya maaba sieni, ki taani ba ki yedi ba, “Canbáanba, i kuli bani ke ku maagu ne tuonli kuandi ti li baali boncianla.
26 You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.
I la ki go gbadi, li ki tie Efesi ne baba ka ama Asi nni kuli, ke ban yii yua Pɔli bɔndi ki lebdi bi niba maalma ke bi ŋɔdi o. O yedi ba ke ban tagi ya buli yeni i nui ki tie tienu.
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
Li ba fidi bi niba ń fali ti kpenkpendu tuonli ne; lani baba ka, bi go ba fidi ki fanbi ti pobulo Diyana yua n dagdi yeni ti kpiagdi yeni budieli. Wani yua ke Asi kuli yeni ŋanduna kuli bugi ba buoni o kpiagdi.”
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Ban gbadi lanya maama, ke bi fii yeni li pabienli ki yigni ki tua “Efesi yaaba Diyana ye yeni ti kpiagdi”
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
Ke li ŋmadli tieni u dogu nni kuli, ke bi niba taani ku kua u badu guagu nni, ki cuo pɔli yegni yaaba n den ñani Maseduani ki cua, Gayusi yeni Arisitarkusi.
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples did not allow him.
Pɔli den bua kua ku niwulgu siiga, ama bi ŋɔdkaaba den pani o.
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
Asi diema nni yikodanba yaaba n den tie dɔnlinba den sɔni u tondu ki waani o ke wanda kua ku guagu nni.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them did not know why they had come together.
Bi niba den yigni ki maadi maayenma, ke tianba mo maatɔma, kelima bi den ye ti yanyagdi nni ke bi siiga boncianli ki bani ban taani yaali ya po.
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
Juufinba ń dadi Aleksandro ki ñani bi niba siiga, ki seni o liiga Aleksandro ń cili ki ya gangi o nui, ki bua wan waani li nitaanli li bonli niima nni.
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Ama, ban bandi ke o tie Juufi, ban taani ki tandi ki maadi maayenma lan waagi kudilie ki tua, “Efesi yaaba Artemisa ye yeni ti kpiagdi.”
35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
yiko tuonsɔnlo ń mɔndi ki jiini ku niwulgu yama, ke o maadi, “Yinba Efesi yaaba, o laa nilo n ye ne, kaa bani ke Efesi dogciamu n tie ti pobulciamo Diyana budieli guudka, ya nannanli n ñani tanpoli ki baa?
36 Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
Yin bani ke lanya bonli ki pia niama yeni ii, i ba dingi i yama ki da jegibi ki sɔni tuonkaadi.
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
Kelima yin cua yeni ya niba ti buudi ne ki tie jaandieli suuda, baa go tie yaaba n fanbi tin jaandi ya bulo mo.
38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
Lanwani ii, Demetriyuusi yeni bi maaba yaaba n ye yeni o ya pia tagli yeni nilobá, ti buudi diena ye, ke ti buudi yudanba mo ye; bi ba fidi ki jia bi maama yeni biyaba.
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
Ama i ya pia maatɔma li buali li maama jiama ń cɔlni li nitaali sanu i.
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we would not be able to give an account of this commotion.”
Kelima, lanyapo, bi ba fidi ki jalgi ti ke ti yie yiko i ki fiini li ŋmadli dinne ki naa bani yaali ya po, ti go kan fidi ki waani li niima nni mo.
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Wan maadi lanya maama ki gbeni, ke o cabi li nitaanli.
