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Ti^mo^tai Gan Baulo Caux Silaa Mingh

¹Baulo aengx mingh Nde^mbi Zingh caux Li^saa^daa Mungv. Li^saa^daa Mungv maaih dauh sai-gorx, mbuox heuc Ti^mo^tai. Ninh nyei maa se Yiutai Mienh yaac sienx Yesu nyei. Mv baac ninh nyei die benx Janx-Gikc. ²Li^saa^daa caux I^ko^ni^yum nyei gorx-youz yaac ceng Ti^mo^tai. ³Baulo oix dorh Ti^mo^tai gan ninh mingh ziouc tengx ninh ⟨jiex gaatv nyei leiz,⟩ weic zuqc wuov norm deic-bung nyei zuangx Yiutai Mienh hiuv duqv Ti^mo^tai nyei die zoux Janx-Gikc. ⁴Baulo mbuo zueih mungv youh jienv mingh. Mingh taux haaix yaac zorqv ⟨jiex gaatv nyei leiz,⟩ caux mienh gox yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem Zingh dingc daaih nyei leiz jiu bun mienh ei jienv zoux. ⁵Weic naaiv zuangx jiu-baang ziouc gauh sienx duqv henv. Hnoi-hnoi maaih mienh tim bieqc camv jienv faaux.

Tin-Hungh Heuc Baulo Mbuo Mingh Maa^si^ndo^nie Deic-Bung

⁶Singx Lingh maiv bun Baulo yiem Esie Saengv zunh doz. Ninh mbuo ziouc jiex Faa^li^jie caux Gaa^laa^tie Deic-Bung. ⁷Taux Misie Deic-Bung nyei gapv-jaaix ga'hlen ninh mbuo oix bieqc Mbi^ti^nie, mv baac Yesu nyei Singx Lingh maiv bun ninh mbuo bieqc. ⁸Ninh mbuo ziouc jiex Misie Deic-Bung mingh taux Do^atc. ⁹Mingh taux wuov muonz, Baulo buatc hinc yaangh nyei sic. Ninh buatc dauh Maa^si^ndo^nie Mienh souv jienv qaqv tov, “Tov jiex taux naaiv Maa^si^ndo^nie Deic-Bung tengx yie mbuo maah!” ¹⁰Baulo buatc liuz hinc yaangh nyei sic, yie mbuo⚓ ziouc liemh zeih liuc leiz mingh Maa^si^ndo^nie, weic zuqc yie mbuo funx dingc Tin-Hungh za'gengh heuc yie mbuo mingh zunh kuv fienx bun wuov deix mienh muangx.

Li^ndie Goiv Hnyouv Sienx Yesu

¹¹Yie mbuo ziouc yiem Do^atc bieqc nzangv, baeng zaqc mingh taux Saax^mo^tatv Koiv-Nzou. Da'nyeic hnoi mingh taux Ne^aa^mbu^li Mungv. ¹²Yiem naaic yie mbuo cuotv nzangv yangh jauv mingh Fi^lipv^poi Zingh. Fi^lipv^poi se Maa^si^ndo^nie Deic-Bung nyei yietc norm domh zingh, se Lomaa Guoqv liepc daaih nyei zingh. Yie mbuo ziouc yiem ziex hnoi wuov.
¹³Taux ⟨Dingh Gong Hnoi⟩ yie mbuo cuotv ga'nyiec ziqc zingh mingh wuov ndaaih hlen, hnamv daaih maaih norm dorngx gapv zunv daux gaux. Yie mbuo lorz buatc ziouc zueiz njiec caux gapv zunv daaih wuov deix m'sieqv dorn gorngv waac. ¹⁴Maaih dauh Ti^yaa^ti^laa Zingh nyei m'sieqv dorn, mbuox heuc Li^ndie. Ninh nyei gong se maaic setv luoqc nyei ndie-zuqv. Li^ndie se zaangc Tin-Hungh nyei mienh. Ziouv yaac bun ninh nyei hnyouv nqoi, hnamv duqv tong Baulo gorngv nyei waac. ¹⁵Ninh caux ninh nyei biauv zong hmuangv doic yietc zungv ziouc jiex wuom nyei leiz. Nqa'haav ninh heuc yie mbuo mingh hitv ninh nyei biauv. Ninh gorngv, “Se gorngv meih mbuo funx yie za'gengh sienx Ziouv nor,⚓ tov meih mbuo daaih hitv yie nyei biauv oc.” Ninh qaqv liouh yie mbuo, yie mbuo hnamv maiv jiex eix, ziouc mingh hitv ninh nyei biauv.

Baulo Caux Silaa Zuqc Wuonx Loh

¹⁶Maaih hnoi yie mbuo mingh mienh gapv zunv daux gaux nyei dorngx. Mingh gau, maaih dauh nouh beiz daaih buangh zuqc yie mbuo. Naaiv dauh nouh beiz maaih mienv yiem ninh nyei sin, bun ninh haih gorngv zinh hoz nyei sic ziouc tengx mienh mangc maengc, bun ninh nyei ziouv duqv nyaanh camv. ¹⁷Naaiv dauh nouh beiz gan jienv Baulo caux yie mbuo mingh heuc jienv gorngv, “Naaiv deix mienh se Yiem Hlang Jiex nyei Tin-Hungh nyei bou. Ninh mbuo zunh duqv njoux nyei jauv bun meih mbuo muangx.”
¹⁸Ninh hnangv naaiv nor zoux camv-hnoi aqv. Zoux gau, Baulo haiz hnyouv maiv longx yietc deix ziouc huin nzuonx gorngv mbuox wuov dauh mienv, “Yie dengv Yesu Giduc nyei mbuox hatc meih yiem naaiv dauh mienh nyei sin cuotv mingh maah!” Mienv ziouc liemh zeih cuotv mi'aqv.
¹⁹Naaiv dauh nouh beiz nyei ziouv zieqv duqv ninh mbuo duqv nyaanh nyei jauv maiv lamh hnamv aqv, ninh mbuo ziouc nyau jienv Baulo caux Silaa, tor mingh domh zuangx zaamc, zoux hlo wuov deix nyei nza'hmien. ²⁰Yiem Lomaa jien nyei nza'hmien ninh mbuo gox gorngv, “Naaiv deix mienh se Yiutai Mienh. Ninh mbuo zoux bun yie mbuo nyei zingh lunc nzengc. ²¹Ninh mbuo njaaux nyei leiz se dorngc yie mbuo Lomaa Mienh nyei leiz. Yie mbuo maiv haih longc, maiv haih gan ninh mbuo nyei leiz.”
²²Zuangx mienh tengx jienv zoux doqc bun Baulo caux Silaa. Wuov deix jien ziouc heuc baeng ciev Baulo mbuo nyei lui-houx guangc, longc biaav mborqv ninh mbuo. ²³Baeng ziouc mborqv duqv ninh mbuo siang haic, nqa'haav aengx dorh ninh mbuo mingh wuonx jienv loh, yaac mbuox gunv loh nyei jien longx-longx zuov jienv ninh mbuo. ²⁴Gunv loh jien duqv domh jien nyei waac ziouc zorqv Baulo mbuo wuonx jienv gu'nyuoz wuov qongx loh, aengx zorqv ndiangx gapc jienv ninh mbuo nyei zaux.
²⁵Ndaamv muonz nyei ziangh hoc, Baulo caux Silaa daux gaux yaac baaux nzung ceng Tin-Hungh. Yiem loh nyei zuiz-mienh yietc zungv yaac muangx ninh mbuo. ²⁶Liemh zeih ndau dongz duqv seix haic, ndanc taux loh nyei gorn-ndoqv. Dauh dauh loh gaengh nqoi nzengc. Zuangx zuiz-mienh nyei limc yaac ndutv nzengc mi'aqv.
²⁷Gunv loh jien nyie daaih buatc loh gaengh nqoi nzengc, laaic duqv zuiz-mienh biaux nzengc aqv mv bei. Ninh ziouc baeng cuotv ninh nyei nzuqc ndaauv oix daix ninh ganh aqv. ²⁸Mv baac Baulo huon norm kaatv, “Hueiv! Maiv dungx hoic meih ganh. Yie mbuo yietc zungv yiem naaiv nyei.”
²⁹Gunv loh jien heuc mienh lorz dang daaih ziux jienv tiux bieqc Baulo mbuo wuov, mbaapv njiec Baulo caux Silaa nyei nza'hmien, sin zinx nyanh nyanh nyei. ³⁰Ninh dorh Baulo mbuo cuotv daaih naaic gaax ninh mbuo, “Domh Gorx aah! Yie oix zuqc hnangv haaix nor zoux cingx haih duqv njoux?”
³¹Baulo mbuo dau, “Oix zuqc sienx kaux Ziouv Yesu, meih caux meih nyei yietc biauv mienh ziouc duqv njoux.” ³²Baulo mbuo ziouc gorngv Ziouv nyei doz bun ninh caux ninh nyei yietc biauv mienh muangx. ³³Dongh naaic muonz, wuov norm ziangh hoc, gunv loh jien dorh Baulo mbuo mingh nzaaux nzengc zuqc mborqv mun nyei dorngx. Nzaaux liuz, gunv loh jien caux yietc biauv mienh liemh zeih jiex wuom nyei leiz aqv. ³⁴Jiex liuz leiz, gunv loh jien aengx dorh Baulo caux Silaa bieqc ninh nyei biauv mbenc hnaangx bun ninh mbuo nyanc. Gunv loh jien caux ninh nyei hmuangv doic za'gengh njien-youh haic, weic zuqc ninh mbuo ih zanc sienx Tin-Hungh mi'aqv.
³⁵Lungh njang, Lomaa domh jien paaiv sin-hlen baeng mingh gunv loh jien wuov mbuox ninh, “Bungx wuov deix i laanh mienh aqv.” ³⁶Gunv loh jien ziouc mbuox Baulo, “Domh jien heuc yie bungx meih caux Silaa cuotv loh. Meih mbuo ih zanc gunv baengh orn nyei mingh aqv.”
³⁷Mv baac Baulo gorngv mbuox wuov deix sin-hlen baeng, “Yie mbuo yaac Lomaa nyei baeqc fingx. Ninh mbuo zungv maiv dingc yie mbuo nyei zuiz ndaangc, la'guaih dorng zuangx mborqv yie mbuo. Corc aengx dorh yie mbuo mingh wuonx jienv loh. Ih zanc ninh mbuo oix bingx jienv bungx yie mbuo. Hnangv naaic se maiv horpc. Wuov deix domh jien ganh oix zuqc daaih bungx yie mbuo cuotv.”
³⁸Baeng ziouc ziang naaiv deix waac mingh gorngv bun domh jien muangx. Domh jien hiuv duqv Baulo caux Silaa se Lomaa Mienh, ninh mbuo ziouc gamh nziex haic. ³⁹Domh jien ziouc mingh tov zuiz Baulo mbuo, aengx fungx ninh mbuo cuotv loh yaac tov ninh mbuo cuotv zingh aqv. ⁴⁰Baulo caux Silaa cuotv loh daaih mingh Li^ndie nyei biauv. Yiem wuov ninh mbuo buangh gorx-youz, gorngv waac nunz liuz ninh mbuo nyei hnyouv, ziouc mingh mi'aqv.

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Timothy Joins Paul and Silas

¹Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek. ²The believers at Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. ³Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴As they traveled from town to town, they delivered the decisions reached by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey. ⁵So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

Paul’s Vision of the Man of Macedonia

⁶Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. ⁷When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. ⁸So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas. ⁹During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” ¹⁰After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Lydia’s Conversion in Philippi

¹¹From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis. ¹²From there we traveled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district⚓ of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.
¹³On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. ¹⁴One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. ¹⁵When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

Paul and Silas in Prison

¹⁶Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling. ¹⁷She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.” ¹⁸She kept this up for many days. Finally Paul became so annoyed that he turned around and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
¹⁹When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. ²⁰They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar ²¹by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.”
²²The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. ²³After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. ²⁴When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
²⁵About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. ²⁶Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose. ²⁷The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. ²⁸But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”
²⁹The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. ³⁰He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
³¹They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” ³²Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. ³³At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. ³⁴The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.
³⁵When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” ³⁶The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”
³⁷But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”
³⁸The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were alarmed. ³⁹They came to appease them and escorted them from the prison, requesting them to leave the city. ⁴⁰After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.