1 Yo, marrtjinany maṉḏa gan ŋunhi Bolnydja* ga Djälatjtja* wäŋakurrnydja Yambipulakurra* ga Buluniyakurra,* ŋuliwitjarryin maṉḏa ŋunhi djuḻkthurrnydja, ga yan bili ga bunan maṉḏa ŋunhala wäŋaŋur yäkuŋur Dhatjalunikan.* Paul; Silas; Amphipolis; Apollonia; Thessalonica Ŋunhiliyin gan ŋunhi Djuw-malawnydja buku-ḻuŋ'thunamirrnydja buṉbu dhärran, ŋunhi walal ŋuli ganha buku-ŋal'yuna God-Waŋarrwu. 2-3 Bala maṉḏa Bolnydja ga Djälatjtja dhunupan marrtjinan yan ŋunhiwiliyin buṉbulil, bili bitjarr bili muka maṉḏa gan ŋunhi ŋäthilnydja marrtjin ga dhäwuny' lakaraŋal ŋurikiwurruŋuny ŋunhi Djuw malawnydja yolŋuw walalaŋ buṉbuŋur malaŋuŋur muka yan buku-ḻuŋ'maranhamirriŋur. Ga dhunupan yan ŋayiny ŋunhi Bolyuny lakaraŋala gan marŋgikuŋala walalany ŋuriŋi bili yan waŋganydhu ganydjarrmirriynha dhärukthuny. Ga ḻurrkun'thuny Gänaŋ'maranhamirriynydja waluy ŋunhiny ŋayi gan lakaraŋala marŋgikuŋala dhawaṯmaraŋala yuwalkkuŋala yan beŋura ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwala* Sabbath djorra'ŋurnydja, märr walal gan ŋunhi dharaŋara ŋunhiyiny dhäruk, ŋunhi walal gan be ŋäthil djawarrkmirriy walal lakaraŋal ŋunhiyi Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuynhan yolŋuny, ŋunhi God-Waŋarrwuŋ, ŋunhi nhakun ŋayi dhu dhiŋgam, ga bulu ŋayi dhu walŋathirryi dhiŋganhaŋur. Yo, lakaraŋalnydja ŋayi gan ŋunhi Bolyuny bitjarr, “Dhuwandja ga ŋarrany nhumalaŋgal lakaram ŋanyanhan Djesunhan, ŋayin ŋunhi Maŋutji-dhunupayanhawuynydja yolŋu God-Waŋarrwuŋuny djuy'yunawuy.” Bitjarrnha ŋayi gan ŋunhi dhäwuny' lakaraŋal Bolyuny. 4 Ga wiripuwurruynydja ŋunhi yolŋuy walal ŋäkula ŋanya Bolnhany, bala yan walal märraŋala ŋunhiyiny dhäwuny' nhanukuŋ. Ga dhunupan yan walalnydja gan ŋunhi märr-yuwalkthinan, bala walal yan malthurra maṉḏaŋgun Bolwun ga Djälatjkun. Ga bitjarryi bili ŋunhi Djan'tayilnydja yolŋu walal Guriktja* Greek mala, ŋunhi walal ŋuli ganha buku-ŋal'yuna God-Waŋarrwu, ga wiripuwurrnydja ŋunhi märr-yuwalkthindhi Garraywu.

5 Ga walalnydja ŋuriŋiwurruynydja Djuw malaynydja ŋurruḏawalaŋuy mala mel-ḏiy'yurra maṉḏanhany Bolnhany ga Djälatjnhany, bala walal märraŋalnha yolŋunhan walalany, ŋunhiwurrunhan ŋunhi walal gan bitjarr bili yan nhinan djämamiriw, bala walal ŋunhi djuy'yurrnydja ŋunhiyin yolŋunhany mala djämamiriwnhan balany mariwnydja djämaw. Ga bulu nhakun ŋuriŋiwurruyyi yolŋuy walal mala-märraŋal wiripuwurruny yolŋuny walalany, marŋgikuŋal nhakun walalany walalaŋgiyingal rirrakayyu rirri'rirriy yatjunminyaray waŋanharay. Bala walal ŋunhi marrtjinany dhunupan yan balan wäŋalilnydja yolŋuwala yäkuwal Djaytjingala,* Jason ḻarruŋala walal gan maṉḏaŋgun Bolwun ga Djälatjkun.

6 Yurr yaka walal ŋunhi maḻŋ'maranhany maṉḏany, bala walal ŋayathaŋalnydja ŋanyanhan ŋunhiyin yolŋunhany yäkunhany Djaytjinnhan, ga wiripuwurruny Garraywalaŋumirriny mala, bala walal ŋunhi gäŋalnydja walalany ŋurikiwurruŋgalnha ŋurruḏawalaŋuwalnha yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal dhä-birrka'yunarawnha. Bala walal gan waŋanany mirithinan yatjurra, lakaraŋalnydja bitjarrnha, “Dhuwalawurrnydja ŋunhi ḏirramuwurr mari-djämamirr mala; mari yan walal ŋuli ga djäma bawalamirriŋur wäŋaŋur. Ga dhuwandja walal marrtjin rälin limurruŋgalaŋawnha wäŋaw baḏuwaḏuyunaraw. 7 Ga dhuwandja ḏirramu Djaytjindja yäku, ŋayi muka maṉḏaŋ ŋuli ga ŋunhi djägany ŋunhalnydja ŋunhi nhanukiyingalnydja ŋayi wäŋaŋur. Ga dhiyaŋuwurruyyin ga ŋunhi ḏirramuwurruy romdja bakmaram limurruŋgalaŋawnydja ŋurruŋuw buŋgawaw wäŋa Rawumbuywuny, ga lakaramany walal ŋuli ga ŋunhi bitjanna, be yanbi wiripun dhuwal buŋgawany, yäku Djesun.”

8 Ga ŋunhi walal ŋäkulnydja dhuwaliyiny dhäruk, bala walal ŋunhi ŋurruḏawalaŋuny gapman mala ga bukmak ŋunhi wiripuwurrnydja yolŋu walal, mirithinan dhika maḏakarritjthinany ŋurikiwurruŋdhiny ŋunhi Garraywalaŋumirriwnydja yolŋuw walalaŋ. 9 Bala walal ŋuriŋiwurruynydja ŋunhi ŋurruḏawalaŋuynydja mala rrupiyan gombuŋal Djaytjinnhan ga wiripuwurrunhan yolŋuny walalany, dhawaṯthunarawnha walalaŋguwuy walal. Ga dhäŋur beŋuryiny ŋunhi walal gurruparnydja rrupiyaynydja wuŋuḻi'yurr, bala walal gan yänan dhawaṯthurrnydja, bala wäŋgaŋalnha roŋi'-ruŋiyinan wäŋalila.

10 Ga balanyamirriy bili yan munhawun walalnydja ŋunhi ŋuriŋiwurruyyiny Garraywalaŋumirriynydja yolŋuy walal djuy'yurra Bolnhany ga Djälatjnhany balan Beriyalila* Berea wäŋalil. Ga ŋunhi maṉḏa bunanany ŋunhiliyiny bala maṉḏa marrtjinany balayin ŋunhi Djuw malawalnha buku-ḻuŋ'maranhamirrilila buṉbulilnydja.

Ga ŋunhiliyin maṉḏa gan ŋunhi lakaraŋalnydja Garraynhany Djesunhany ŋurikiwurruŋgalnydja ŋunhi Djuw bäpurruwalnydja yolŋuwal walalaŋgal. 11 Ŋunhalnydja wäŋaŋur Beriyany yolŋu walal gan nhinan gumurr-ŋamathin, yaka balanya nhakun ŋunha Dhatjalunikapuy* Thessalonica yolŋu walal, bili mirithin yan walal gan djälthin God-Waŋarrwalaŋawnydja dhärukku ŋänharaw, märr walal dhu marŋgithirrnydja yuwalkkuman. Ga mirithin yan walal gan ŋunhi buthuru-bitjurrnydja ŋurikiyiny dhärukku, ga bitjarr bili walal gan walu-ŋupar maŋutji-ḻaw'maraŋal God-Waŋarrwuny dhäruk, yan walal gan nhakun maḻŋ'maraŋal guyaŋan ŋunhi ŋanya Bolnha dhäruk. Bala walal ŋunhi maḻŋ'maraŋalnydja yuwalknha yan dhäruktja. 12 Bala dharrwan ŋunhi Djuw malany yolŋu walal gan märr-yuwalkthinan, ga wiripuny Gurik mala yolŋu walal ḏirramuwurr ga miyalkkurruwurr ŋunhiwurr ŋunhi ŋurruḏawalaŋun mala; dharrwan mirithirra yolŋuny walal gan ŋunhi märr-yuwalkthinany Garraywuny Djesuwnydja.

13 Bala walal ŋuriŋiwurruynydja Djuw malaynydja ŋunhalnydja Dhatjalunikany wäŋaŋur ŋäkulnha ŋanya Bolnhany, ŋunhi ŋayi gan marŋgikuŋal lakaraŋal God-Waŋarrwu dhäruk ŋunhaliyi Beriya wäŋaŋur, bala walal ŋunhiwiliyiny muka marrtjin, ga ŋunhiliyiny wäŋaŋur bala walalnydja marin nhanŋu ŋurru-ŋamaŋamayurr Bolwuny. 14 Bala walal ŋuriŋiwurruynydja Garraywalaŋumirriynydja yolŋuy walal wäŋa-ŋunhiŋuwuyyuny djuy'yurra ŋanya Bolnhany balan bitjarra, walŋakuŋala ŋanya, ga maṉḏany Djälatjtja ga Dimithiny ŋurr'yurra ŋunhiliyin banydjin yan Beriyan wäŋaŋur.

15 Yo, wiripuwurrnydja yolŋu walal malthurr bämaran' nhanŋun Bolwun. Marrtjinany walal gan ŋunhi, ga yan bili ga yarrupthurr raŋiŋur, ga ŋunhiliyiny walal marthaŋaylila ŋal'yurr. Marrtjinan walal gan marthaŋayyun, ga yan bili ga bunan walal ŋunhala Yathinnha* Athens wäŋaŋur. Ga beŋuryiny ŋayi Bolyu djuy'yurr roŋanmaraŋala ŋunhiwurrunhany yolŋuny walalany ŋunhi walal nhanŋu bämara' malthurr. Ga dhäruktja walal gan ŋunhi gäŋal warray maṉḏaŋguny Djälatjkuny ga Dimithiwnydja Bolnhany balanya gam', “Nhumany dhu marrtji rälin dhipala ŋarrakalnha bondin yan.” Bitjarr ŋayi ŋunhi Bolnydja dhäruk-djuy'yunminany maṉḏaŋ.

16 Yo, ŋunhiliyiny Yathinnha* Athens wäŋaŋur ŋayi gan Bol galkurrnydja maṉḏaŋ Djälatjkuny ga Dimithiwnydja. Marrtjinany ŋayi gan ŋunhi Bolnydja wäŋakurra malaŋuwurr, nhäŋalnydja ŋayi marrtjin ŋunhi waŋarrnhan malany ŋunhi goŋbuynha djämapuy, bawalamirriŋura wäŋaŋurnydja, dharrwan mirithirra ŋula nhämunhan' waŋarrnydja malany, ga ŋuriŋiyin malaŋuy ŋanya ŋunhi Bolnha mirithinany ŋayaŋu-yätjkurruyaŋalnydja. 17 Bala ŋayi gan ŋunhi marŋgikuŋalnydja walalany ŋunhilin Djuw malawalnha buku-ḻuŋ'thunamirriŋura buṉbuŋurnydja, lakaraŋala ŋayi gan Djuw bäpurruwnha ga Djan'tayilwu malaw ŋunhi walal ŋuli ganha buku-ŋal'yuna God-Waŋarrwu. Ga bitjarrnha bili ŋayi gan ŋunhi walu-ŋuparnha lakaraŋalnydja dhäwuny' yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ, dhawaṯmaraŋala gan yuwalkkuŋala yan, ŋunhiliyin buṉbuŋur ŋunhi yolŋu walal ḻuŋ'maranhamin balayi. 18 Ga wiripuny yolŋu mala ḻiya-ḏälmirr, ŋunhi walal bäpurruny yäku Yipakuriyan,* ga wiripuwurr yolŋu walal ŋunhi walal bäpurru Dowik,* Epicurean; Stoic dhiyaŋuwurruyyin gan ŋunhi dhä-ḏälkuŋalnydja waŋanany ŋanya mirithinany Bolnhany. Ga wiripuwurruynydja nhakun yolŋuy walal gan lakaraŋal ŋanya bitjarrnha, “Dhuwandja ḏirramu dhäruk-ḏumurrnha muka? … mirithirra ŋayi ga dhuwal garrwarkunhamirra ŋanyapinya ŋayi. Nhaltjan ŋayi ga dhuwal waŋany mirithirrnydja?”

Ga wiripuwurrnydja walal nhanŋu gan ŋunhi waŋan bitjarrnha, “Dhuwandja mak ŋayi ga lakaramany ŋunhin mulkurunhan waŋarrnha muka?” Yo, waŋanany walal gan ŋunhi bitjarryin, bili ŋayi gan Bolyu lakaraŋal Garraynha Djesunhany, ŋunhiŋuwuynha ŋunhi ŋayi walŋathin beŋur moluŋur.

19 Bala walal waŋanan gaḏaymara ŋanya Bolnhany, ŋayi dhu balan marrtji ga dhäwun' lakaram ŋunhala wäŋaŋur yäkuŋur Yariyupakatjnha,* Areopagus ŋunhi walal ŋuli ganha ŋaḻapaḻmirr yolŋu walal ḻuŋ'maranhaminya waŋgany-manapanminya ŋunhiwiliyi wäŋalil, märr walal dhu ŋäma ga mala-djarr'yun ŋunhi djambatj dhäruk, ga yuṯa malany rom. Bala walal ŋanya ŋunhi gäŋalnydja Bolnhany ŋunhiwiliyin wäŋalilnydja, ga waŋan bitjarrnha, “Way, go mak lakaraŋ ŋanapurruŋgal dhuwaliyi ŋunhi dhäwu. Yuṯa dhuwaliyi rom, napurrnydja djäl napurr dhu ŋämayi. 20 Dhuwaliyiny dhäwu nheny ga lakaram mirithirra mulkurun, yakan ŋanapurr gan ŋäkul ŋäthilnydja balanyayi dhäwu. Ma', lakaraŋun napurruŋgal. Ŋanapurr djäl napurr dhu maḻŋ'maraman mayalin'.” 21 Yo, wäŋa-ŋunhaŋuwuynydja Yathinbuynydja yolŋu walal ŋuli ganha bitjana bili walu-ŋupana lakaranhaminya yuṯa yan dhäwu bala-räli'yunminya; mirithinan walal gan ŋunhi djälthinany ŋänharaw yuṯawnydja dhäwuw.

22 Bala ŋayi gan ŋunhiyi Bolnydja dhärranan ŋunhiliyin ṉapuŋgan', gumurrŋura walalaŋgal ŋurikiwurruŋgalyin ḻiya-ḏälmirriwala yolŋuwal walalaŋgal, bala ŋayi lakaraŋalnydja walalaŋgal bitjarrnha, “Way nhuma yolŋu walal wäŋa-Yathinbuy mala, ŋarra nhumalany dhuwal maḻŋ'maraŋalnydja ŋunhi nhuma gan mirithin yan guyaŋanany ga ŋuparnydja waŋarrnhany malaŋuny nhumalaŋguwuy nhuma. 23 Yo, marrtjinany ŋarra gan dhuwalatjarr dhukarrkurrnydja wäŋakurrnydja nhumalaŋgalaŋuwurr, bala ŋarra marrtjin nhäŋala dharrwan mirithirra waŋarrnydja mala. Ga wiripuny ŋarra nhäŋal djimuku' bulaymirr yurr dhärukmirr makarrmirr, ŋunhi gan bitjarr waŋan gam', ‘Dhuwandja ŋuriki waŋarrwu ŋunhi napurr yaka nhanŋu marŋgi,’ bitjan ga dhärra. Yo, buku-ŋal'yun warray nhuma ŋuli ga ŋunhi nhanŋu yulŋuny, yurr yakan nhuma marŋginy nhanŋu. Ŋayin ŋunhiyin yuwalktja waŋarr, ŋanyanhan ŋarrany ga dhuwal waŋarrnha lakaram nhumalaŋgal ŋunhi yuwalknhan. 24 Dhiyaŋiyin ŋunhi waŋarryu Godthun djäma dhuwandja ŋunhi munatha'nhany wäŋany ga bukmak nhä mala marrtji ŋorra dhuwal, ga bulu ŋayi ŋunhi Garray balanya, Buŋgawa ŋurukuny ŋunhi djiwarr'puywuny wäŋaw ga dhiyak munathawny'tja. Yurr yaka ŋayi ŋuli gi ŋunhi nhini ŋunhiliny buṉbuŋur ŋunhi yolŋuwuŋuny goŋbuy djämapuy. 25 Bukmak ŋunhiyi nhä mala nhanŋuwuy yan warrpam'; yakan dhu ga ŋunhi yolŋuynydja walal djäma ŋula nhäny mala guŋga'yundja ŋanya God-Waŋarrnhany, bäyŋu yan. Limurrnydja dhiyaŋuwurruynydja yolŋuy walal ŋuli yaka warray gi gurrupul nhanŋuny ŋula nhä malany, bili ŋayiny ŋuli ga ŋuriŋiyiny gurrupan walŋa warray limurrunhany, ga bukmak ŋula nhä mala limurruŋguny yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ bukmakkuyi yan; limurrnydja ŋuli ga dhuwal nhina ŋir'yundja ŋuriŋiyi muka bili yan waŋganydhu nhanukal djämay. 26-27 Ŋurruŋuny ŋayi ŋunhi ŋäthilnydja djäma waŋganynha muka yan yolŋuny ḏirramuny, ga beŋuryiny waŋganygalnydja yarraṯaŋur, bala ŋayi yan malany ga bäpurruny dharrwakuŋala mirithinan, märr walal dhu ga nhinany malaŋura ga malaŋura buku-ḻiw'maraman dhiyalnydja munatha'ŋurnydja wäŋaŋur. Yo, ŋayipiyi yan ŋunhi God-Waŋarryu walunhany nhirrpar ŋurikiyiny yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ nhätha walal dhu ŋunhi nhina, ga bitjarryi bili ŋayi gurruparyi bawalamirriwnydja bäpurruw wäŋa malany nhinanharawnydja walalaŋ, märr walal dhu ga yolŋuny walal ḻarrum muka nhanŋu, bala maḻŋ'maraman walal dhu ŋanya ḻarrunharaynydja. Bili ŋayiny yaka warray barrku litjalaŋgalnydja; galki ŋayiny litjalaŋgal waŋga'-waŋganygal yan.”

28 “Yo, ŋäthilnydja gan ŋunhi yolŋu ŋula yol waŋan bitjarr muka,

Ga bitjarryi bili waŋganydhuny gan ŋunhi yolŋuy nhuma-malaynydja djawarrkmirriynydja lakaraŋalyi bitjarr gam',

29 “Yo, yuwalk warray limurr dhuwal djamarrkuḻiny' nhanŋuwuy yan God-Waŋarrwu. Yaka limurr dhu ga ŋunhi guyaŋa ŋanyanhany God-Waŋarrnhany bitjandja, yanbi ŋayiny ŋula nhän mel-wiḏi'mirra bulay ga ŋula nhän dharpan; yaka ŋayi dhuwal wuŋuḻi' yolŋuwuŋ goŋbuy djämapuy; yakan dhu dhuwal ŋula yolthuny yolŋuy djäma God-Waŋarrnhany nhanukiyingalnydja ŋayi be gaḏaman-lakaranhaminyaraynydja ḻiyay ga goŋdhu. 30 Ŋäthilnydja ŋunhi yolŋuynydja walal yaka muka ŋanya maḻŋ'maranha, yaka walal marŋgi nhanŋu God-Waŋarrwu; yurr ŋayipiny gan ŋunhi God-Waŋarryuny ŋunhiyi nhäŋal, bala bäy-lakaraŋala djarrpi'kunhawuynydja mala djämapuy. Ga yakan ŋayi ŋunhi walalany dhä-gir'yunany, bili walal gan ŋunhi nhinan dhuŋamirr yan nhanŋu. Ga dhiyaŋuny bala ŋayi ŋuli ga God-Waŋarryu lakaraman yolŋuwnydja walalaŋ bawalamirriŋura wäŋaŋurnydja bitjanna gam', ‘Nhumany dhu bukmaknha yan bilyuna yätjkurruŋurnydja romŋur nhumalaŋgiyingal nhuma.’ 31 Bili God-Waŋarryuny ŋunhi bilin gänaŋ'maraŋala ŋunhiyiny walu, ŋunhi ŋayi dhu mala-djarr'yurrnydja yolŋunhany walalany ŋuriŋiny ŋunhi nhanukiyingalnydja ŋayi rom-dhunupaynydja romdhu. Ga bilin ŋayi ŋunhi djarr'yurra yolŋunhany mala-djarr'yunarawnydja, ga bilin ŋayi ŋanya ŋunhi milkuŋala warralkuŋala yolŋuwalnydja walalaŋgal ŋunhi ŋayi ŋanya rur'maraŋala beŋura ŋunhi dhiŋganhaŋura.” Ga bitjarra ŋayi gan ŋunhi Bolnydja waŋan.

32 Ga ŋuriŋiwurruynydja ŋunhi walal ḻiya-gaḏamanmirriynydja ŋäkul ŋunhiŋuwuyyi, ŋunhi ŋayi waŋganydja yolŋu walŋathin beŋur dhiŋganhaŋur, bala walalaŋgalnydja gan ŋunhi wiripuwurruŋgalnydja beyarrmakthin warray ŋunhiyi dhäruktja, gitkitthunminan walal gan nhanŋu Bolwu. Ga walalnydja wiripuwurrnydja ŋunhi waŋan bitjarrnha, “Ŋanapurrnydja dhuwal djäl muka dhiyakiyi, nhe dhu ga ŋanapurruŋgal bulu lakaram,” bitjarr. 33 Bala ŋayi Bolyuny ganarrthaŋala ŋunhiyiny buṉbuny, bala yan marrtjinan. 34 Yurr wiripuwurrnydja yolŋu walal märr-yuwalkthinan gan ŋurikiyiny ŋunhi dhärukku, bala walal ŋunhi waŋgany-manapanminany nhanukalnha Bolwalnha. Ga dhuwalawurr ŋunhiyi yäkuny yolŋuny walal gam', Diyanitjiya,* ŋunhi ŋayi malaŋurnydja ŋurruḏawalaŋuwal yolŋuwal walalaŋgal, ga miyalk yäku Damaritj,* Dionysius; Damaris ga wiripuwurr yolŋu walal bitjarryi bili yan märr-yuwalkmirriyinan gan Garraywuny.