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Paulo Kɛna Awãwã Fɔtsa Nɛ Malta.
Ⅰ Ade kĩ bɔnɛ nɛ mbɛtahu kamɛ a, bɔyamɔ kĩ tite a kĩ mui tsua bisinya te a bavɛ Malta. Ⅱ Bati nɛ tite kĩĩ akũ a tɛ boe mɔ kawɔlɛ paa a. Nɛ kĩ oni kako osili lɛmɛ na sũ ni, bɛkpɔta fi kpale nɛ mpo abuĩ a bɛkpa boe. Ⅲ Kĩ Paulo fila tuvotsei kĩ yako nɛ fi kamɛ a, nɛ fi a ɔwɛ ɔbɔ̃ sũ kɔɛ kudi nɛ nɛ avo a kamɛ kɔyadɔ̃ ye kɔvanɛ nɛ ye kɔkpɔ. Ⅳ Kĩ awã bati a mɔ kɔɛ a kĩ kɔvanɛ nɛ ye kɔkpɔ a, bibi akũ kĩ, “Owudini oti kĩĩ anɛ. Ade foesũ boe baviɔ̃ lɛláafɔ̃ edzi nkpã a, titɔ kĩ elo nɛ wuda awɛ kamɛ nɛ mpo kamɛ malo.” Ⅴ Ade Paulo wunya kɔɛ a edo nɛ fi a kamɛ a, lɛmɛ lɛtsama tákɛna ye. Ⅵ Ade bati a dza bɛkadã anɛ kĩ yaawumi ĩye yaaka ɛtɔ deedimɔapɛ eku. Owi buna kĩ bɛdza bɛkadã, ade kĩ lɛtsama tákɛna ye a, bɛdani be adzuni nɛ ye akũ, ade bɛlɛ kĩ, baguma adi yanɛ.
Ⅶ Awã kĩ bɔnadza a, fuãmɔ Publio kĩ ɛnyɛ tite a lɛgã. Ɔnɔkɔɛ̃ kĩĩ lɛmɛ tɛ boe mɔ kawɔlɛ ade ɛdã boe akũ fuwi ɛlalɛ flee a. Ⅷ Nɛ fuwi kĩĩ kamɛ ni, Publio ɔlɛga kasɔ atilili, ade ɛkayo kɔbɔa mɔatsɛ mɔatsɛ a. Paulo naa ye sɛkɛ̃, ɛnabɔa mpaɛ ete awɛ nɛ ye akũ, ade ɛsaɛ a. Ⅸ Kĩ binu fɔsɔ katsa kĩĩ a, basɔnɛ nɛ tite akũ flee nɛ bɛya, ade Paulo tsa be a. Ⅹ Nɛ lɛkɛnana kĩĩ sũ bɛkpa boe fɔtsa pii. Ade kĩ boe kadzakũ wo ɔtɔ a, bɛma boe fɔtsa a kĩ bɔ́akɔa bɔtsã osi.
Bɛtɛ̃ Malta Bɛnaa Roma.
Ⅺ Bɔtɛ tidetɔ ɛlalɛ nɛ awã fɔmɔ bɔdzakũ. Kĩ bɔadzakũ a budzi ɔkɔlɔ kĩ bavɛ Nta Baviɔ̃ kĩ eto Aleksandria ɛyadza nɛ kasekɔ̃ a nɛ osili lɔkɔ. Ⅻ Kĩ bɔbɔɛ buto awã a, bɔnaa Sirakuse ɔmatɔ a, ade bɔna nɛ awã fuwi ɛlalɛ a. ⅩⅢ Ade ke luwi lɛyade buto awã bunyina bɔnaa Regio a. Ɔwɛ wĩ odi bɔa boe nɛ liti, ade bɔyawo Puteoli a. ⅩⅣ Awã naa, bɔmɔ́ batɛ badonɛ badi, ade bike boe aduli kĩ budzi nɛ be sɛkɛ̃ ɛkwansieda mɔa. Nɛ ke liti a, buto awã bɔnaa Roma. ⅩⅤ Kĩ boe bawaɛ̃ a kĩ bideĩ nɛ Roma nu kĩ bɔaya a, bɛyatsɛlamɔ boe nɛ awã kĩ bavɛ Apia Kɔyaatɔ a. Badi lɛmɛ yatsɛlamɔ boe nɛ Fusekɔ̃ Ɛlalɛ a. Kĩ Paulo mɔ́ be a, ɛnyɛ Baguma kɔlɛ ade ke ebuki ɛna ɔwɔlɛ kado a.
Paulo Wo Roma.
ⅩⅥ Kĩ buwo Roma a, bɛkpa Paulo osi kĩ edzi ye akũ akũ nɛ awã kĩ ɛwɛ a, lɛmɛ bɛfɔ̃ sodzafɔ a kamɛ ɔmɔa kadãmɛna ye akũ.
ⅩⅦ Fuwi ɛlalɛ liti a, Paulo vɛ Yudafɔ banɔkɔɛ̃ a kĩ bideĩ nɛ awã a ɛkpɔta. Kĩ bɛtsɛna a, ebi be kĩ, “Nwaɛ̃ amɛ, bipi yĩ nɛ Yerusalem bɛkɔa bɛma Roma abãã kĩ ɛdzɛmɔ yĩ, titɔ kĩ ntáfum odima, ĩye nfum boe bawanyɔ amaniɛ adima malo. ⅩⅧ Romafɔ a dzɛmɔ yĩ, ade ke bɛwɛ kĩ bafɔnɛ yĩ awɛ kufɛ a, kitonɛkĩ bɛtámɔ lɛtsa a kĩ de akũ baadza bɛkɔ yĩ wuda kɔtɔ. ⅩⅨ Kĩ Yudafɔ a tátunɔ nɛ foe akũ sũ ni, fɔyasĩ kĩ nkɔa yĩ kalɛ mma Lɛgãnɔkɔɛ̃ Kaisare, titɔ kĩ ntábɔɛ fɔlɛtsa nɛ yĩ kade bati akũ malo. ⅩⅩ Ade fukĩĩ sũ nvɛ mi a, kitonɛkĩ Oti a kĩ Bɛbɔa Tɔdɔ̃ a, kĩ ye akũ Yudafɔ ate anɛ a, ade ye ntɛ ndo sũ nkɔsɔnkɔsɔ kĩĩ pini yĩ a.”
ⅩⅪ Ade bibi ye kĩ, “Boe kɔ̃ bɔtánu kadima butomɛna nɔ akũ. Ade bɔtátɛ ovoli ĩye ɔlɛdo kpa odima nɛ nɔ akũ butomɛna bikĩ bito Yudea bɛya nɛ awĩ a sɛkɛ̃ a. ⅩⅫ Lɛmɛ bɔawɛ kĩ bɔatse litsedi butomɛna lɛtsa a kĩ de ɔtɛ odo a akũ. Kitonɛkĩ baálɛ kalɛ wĩ kadima nɛ katɛkado katsu a kĩ ke kamɛ odeĩ a akũ nɛ kakɔ nyɛ kakɔ.”
ⅩⅩⅢ Biyi luwi ade ke bati pii yatsɛna nɛ Paulo awã a. Awã naa, ebi be fɔlɛtsa nɛ Baguma lɛgãkanyakɔ̃ a akũ. Ade ɛtsa be fɔtsa nɛ Yesu akũ etomɛna Mose mɔ Baguma onukpɛ̃ banyɛnɛ a tuvoli kamɛ a. Ɛlɛ kɔdzɛla kito ɔnɔnɛ kɛnawo olobe. ⅩⅩⅣ Be kamɛ badi tɛ fɔlɛtsa a bido, badi lɛmɛ tátɛ bido. ⅩⅩⅤ Fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ dani kavɛlɛ nɛ be kamɛ, ade bɛsɛ̃ be akũ a. Paulo bi be kĩ, “Hũhũ Kpalɛwa lɛ ɔnɔkɔali ɛtsã Yesaya akũ ebi boe bawanyɔ kĩ,
ⅩⅩⅥ ‘Naa kanaabi Yudafɔ a kĩ,
“Míanu yĩ fɔlɛtsa lɛmɛ miláanu foe kayɔ,
míako anɛ midã lɛmɛ miláamɔ foe miyi ɔsũ.”
ⅩⅩⅦ Kitonɛkĩ bati kĩĩ tɔwɔlɛ deĩ ɔsĩ,
ade be atɔ sĩ a,
ade bisua anɛ lɛmɛ a.
Ntɛ nnɛ́ aye ni, kufɛ be anɛ aamɔ
ade be atɔ aanu, be adzuni kamɛ lɛmɛ aakpalɛ,
ade baadani bɛya nɛ yĩ sɛkɛ̃ lɔkɔa ntsa be fɔsɔ.’ ”
ⅩⅩⅧ-ⅩⅩⅨ Paulo wũna kɔdzɛla kalɛ mɔ be kĩ, “Kɛnɛ kĩ minyi kĩ, bɛkɔa Baguma bati nkpã katɛ fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ a bɛma bikĩ bɛnyɛ́ Yudafɔ a lɛmɛ. Be ni, baatɛ foe!”
ⅩⅩⅩ Paulo dzi nɛ awã futeli nviã nɛ kɔla kĩ ɛwã a kamɛ. Ade awã ɛkatɛ bati a flee kĩ bɛkaya nɛ ye sɛkɛ̃ a. ⅩⅩⅪ Ɛkalɛ Baguma lɛgãkanyakɔ̃ akũ fɔlɛtsa mɔ ɔwɔlɛ kamɛ kɔbɛ̃ flee kakpa be, ɛtsa be fɔtsa etomɛna boe Ɔlate Yesu Kristo akũ, ade odima tásua ye osi a.