19
Ephesa Khaw Awh Paul
1 Apollo ce Korin khaw awh a awm awh, Paul ing tlang lam benna kawng Ephesa khaw na ce cet hy. Cawh hubat pynoet ce hu nawh, 2 doet khqi hy, Namik cangnaak awhkawng Ciim Myihla namik hu aw?” tinak khqi hy. Cekkhqi ing, “Am hu unyng, Ciim Myihla awm hy ti awm am za khawi unyng,” tina uhy. 3 Cawhtaw ikaw baptisma nu nami huh?” Paul ing tinak khqi hy. Cekkhqi ing, “Johan a baptisma ni ka mi huh,” tina uhy. 4 +Cawh Paul ing, Johan baptisma taw zutnaak baptisma ni. Anih a hu awh ak law hly kawi ce cangnaak aham thlangkhqi venawh kqawn pehy, ak law hly kawi Jesu ce cangnaak aham,” tina hy. 5 Ce ak awi ce a ming zaak awh, cekkhqi ing Jesu Khrih ang ming awh baptisma ce hu uhy. 6 Paul ing a mingmih ak khan awh a kut tloeng pek khqi nawh, Ciim Myihla ce a mingmih ak khan awh law hy, cekkhqi ing amsim awi na pau unawh awi ce kqawn uhy. 7 Cawhkaw ak awm tloek ce pa thlanghqa hlaihih law uhy.
8 Paul ing sinakawk na cet nawh hla thum khuiawh qaal leeknaak ing awi kqawn hy, Khawsa qam awithang leek benna thlangkhqi ce zoek khqi nawh awi kqawn pek khqi hy. 9 Cehlai thlang vang tloek taw a mim thin sah soeih nawh; ak awih kqawn ce ama mik cangnaak coengawh lam akawng ce qangpui a haiawh ak che na kqawn uhy. Cedawngawh Paul ing cekkhqi ce cehtak khqi hy. Hubatkhqi ce khy nawh Turanna ca cawngnaak im awh myngawi na awi kqawn hy. 10 Ceamyihna kum hih dy awh sai phat hy, cedawngawh Asia qam awh ak awm Judakhqi ingkaw Greekkhqi ingtaw Bawipak awi ce za uhy.
11 Khawsa ing Paul hawnaak ing kawpoekkyi themkhqi sai hy, 12 cedawngawh Paul a pum awhkaw pavawh ingkaw a hi aawica pateng awm thlaktlokhqi venna khyn pe unawh, ak bikhqi boeih ing qoei unawh kawkkhui awhkaw qaaikhqi ing cawn uhy. 13 Juda thlang pynot ing Bawipa Jesu ang ming hawnaak ing sungqaaikhqi hqek aham sungqaai ing am tukhqi venna ce cet uhy, “Paul ing ak khypyi Jesu ang ming ing, cawn aham awi ni pe unyng,” tina uhy.
14 Juda khawsoeih boei, Skeva ak thlang khqih tloek ing cemyihna ce sai uhy. 15 Hypoet awhtaw qaaiche ing, “Jesu awm sim nyng, Paul akawng sim nyng, nang ve a u a myih nu?” tina hy.
16 Cawh qaaiche ak ta thlang ing cekkhqi ce cuuk sih khqi nawh cekkhqi ce noeng khqi hy. Cekkhqi ce khqaak khqi doet hloet nawh ak pum a zal na ami thi ami hai ing cet uhy. 17 Ce ak awi ce Ephesa khaw awh amik awm Judakhqi ingkaw Greekkhqi ing a ming zaak awh kqih uhy, Bawipa Jesu ang ming ce zoeksang uhy. 18 Ak cangnaak thlang khawzah ce law unawh a mimah ing them amak leek ami saikhqi ce pho qu uhy. 19 Kutlam ak toek thai thlangkhqi ingawm a mimah a caukkhqi ce haw law unawh thlang a haiawh caukkhqi ce mai awh phum uhy. Cawhkaw cauk phu ce ami tawh awh tangka thawng sawmnga phu ting hy. 20 Ceamyihna Bawipak awi ce pung a tai nawh taanaak ta hqui hqui hy.
Ephesa Khaw Awhkaw Awipungnaak
21 Vemyihna a awm coengawh, Paul ing Makedonia qam ingkaw Akhaia qam nakawng awh Jerusalem na ceh aham cai hy. “Ce ka pha coengawh Rom khaw na awm ka ceh aham awm hy,” tihy. 22 Amah ak bawmkung Timote ingkaw Erasta ce Makedonia qam na tyi hy, amah Asia qam awh awm hyn hy.
23 Cawh lam akawng awh awipungnaak awm hy. 24 Artemi bawkthang ak saikung, Demetria ak mingnaak, tangka thi ak deep ing bawkthang a sainaak ak caming tangka hu hy. 25 Anih ing a bibi phukhqi ing, ce bawkthang ak zawikhqi ce pynoet na khy khqi nawh, “Ve bibinaak awhkawng tangka ni hu uhy tice sim uhyk ti. 26 Cehlai vawhkaw Paul ing ve Ephesa khaw ingkaw Asia qam pum awhkaw thlangkhqi ce, 'Kut ing khawsakhqi ve khawsa tangkhqi am ni,' tinawh thlang khawzah zoek khqi nawh lam hang pyi khqi hawh hy tice za unawh sim hawh uhyk ti; 27 Cedawngawh ni bibi pho kaw tinawh kqih a awm doeng am nawh, khawsanu Artim a bawkim ve awm ikawna am sui law voel kawm usaw, Asia qam awhkaw thlang boeih ingkaw khawmdek thlangkhqi ing a mi bawk, ak boeimang soeih ve ikawna am sui kawm uh tive kqih awm hy,” tinak khqi hy.
28 Ce ak awi ce ang zaak awh, amik kaw so nawh, “Ephesa khaw awhkaw Artemi ve bau khyt hy!” tinawh khy uhy. 29 Kawlhkalh awh khawk khui pum ce awipungnaak ing be hy. Makedonia nakawng Paul anik bawng law Gaia ingkaw Aristarka ce tu unawh lam awh ipkhui na ceh pyi qawi uhy. 30 Paul ing tlang kqeng venna ceh aham ngaih hlai hy hubatkhqi ing am ceh sak uhy. 31 Ce a qam khuiawh kaw boei pynoet, Paul amah a pyikhqi ingawm lamnaak ipkhui na ama ceh aham awi yn uhy.
32 Cawhkaw thlang kqeng ce ngaihang tum ing awm uhy: Thlang vang ing ak chang na amik khy awh, thlang vang bai ce ak chang na khy toek toek bai uhy. Thlang khawzah ngai ing kawtih ce a hun ami pha, ti awm am sim uhy. 33 Judakhqi ing Alexandria ce hai benna buuk uhy, cawh thlang vang ing anih ce khy sih noe noe uhy. Anih ing thlang kqeng ce awm sap aham a kut ing zap khqi hy. 34 Cehlai thlang kqeng ing anih ce Juda phyn ni, tinawh a mi sim awh khawnoek pakkhih khuiawh awi kutoet na, “Ephesakhqi a Artemi ve bau khyt hy!” tinawh khy uhy.
35 Khawk khuiawh kaw caqeekung ing thlang kqeng ce ang dym sak coengawh: “Nangmih Ephesa thlangkhqi aw, Ephesa khaw ve ak bau Artemi bawkim ingkaw khawk khan nakawng anuk hlah law a myi a mee ak khoemkung na awm hy, tice khawmdek thlangkhqi boeih ing am sim uhy nami ti nawh nu? 36 Ve ak awi ve u ingawm ama oelh thai a dawngawh ikaw awm ang tawn tawna a sai paqap kaana nami awm dym aham awm hy. 37 Vekqawi ing bawkim awhkaw them am qu hy nih, khawsanu awm am kqawn seet hlai hy nih vena sawi law uhyk ti. 38 Demetria ing a pyikhqi ing u ak khan awh awm amik kaw ama law awhtaw, awih kqawnnaak a hun ce awng hyt na awm nawh, awih kqawnkungkhqi awm awm uhy. Cawh ce amik kqawn aham awm hy. 39 Cawhkawng kqawn tlaih aham nami ngaih bai awhtaw, cunnaak khawi awh ce kqawn aham awm hy. 40 Tuhngawi awhkaw awipungnaak ve, awipungnaak ak saikung amyihna awm nik puk hau kawm uk ti tive kqih awm hy. Ve awipungnaak awh ve a kung a dawng awm am nik kqawn thai laklaw hy,” tinak khqi hy. 41 Ve ak awi ak kqawn boeih coengawh thlang kqeng ce hlat sak khqi hy.
+ 19:4 Mat 3.11; Marka 1.4,7,8; Luke 3.4,16; Joh 1.26,27.