Acts 18

18 ¹After all dis, Paul comot from Athens go Corinth. ²For there im see one Jew man wey im name na Aquila, wey come from Pontus, wey just arrive from Italy with im wife Priscilla, because Claudius don order say all di Jew people make dem comot from Rome. Paul go visit dem, ³and because dem dey do di same work, im stay work with dem—na tent na im dem dey sew. ⁴Every Sabbath im dey reason for inside di synagogue, dey try to make di Jew people and di Greek people believe. ⁵When Silas and Timothy come from Macedonia, di word grip Paul well well, as im dey tell di Jew people say na Jesus na im be di Christ. ⁶But when dem stand against am and dey insult am, im shake im cloth comot and talk say, “Una blood dey una own head! I clean from am. From now go, na to di Gentile people I go turn.”

⁷Im comot from di synagogue go di house of one man wey im name na Titius Justus, person wey dey worship our Papa, wey im house dey close to di synagogue. ⁸Crispus, di oga of di synagogue, believe for Oga with im whole household; and plenty Corinth people wey hear Paul believe, dem come baptize dem.

⁹For one night, Oga talk to Paul for vision say, “No dey fear; continue to talk, no keep quiet, ¹⁰because I dey with you, and nobody go attack you to do you bad, because I get plenty people for dis city.”

¹¹So Paul stay for one year and six months, dey teach di word of our Papa among dem.

¹²For di time wey Gallio be di proconsul of Achaia, di Jew people join together against Paul and carry am come before di tribunal, ¹³dey talk say, “Dis man dey persuade people to worship God for way wey no gree with di law.”

¹⁴As Paul wan open mouth talk, Gallio tell di Jew people say, “If na some kind wrong or wicked crime, una Jew people, e for make sense make I patient with una. ¹⁵But since na quarrel about word, and name, and una own law, make una settle am una self. I no go judge dis kind matter.” ¹⁶And im drive dem comot from di tribunal.

¹⁷So dem all grab Sosthenes, di oga of di synagogue, dey beat am for front of di judgment seat, but none of dis one concern Gallio at all.

Paul Go Back Antioch

¹⁸Paul still stay for Corinth for many more days. After that, im say bye-bye to di brothers and sisters and enter boat go Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila follow am. For Cenchreae im cut off im hair, because im dey keep one vow. ^a a v18 As im cut im hair, na so im show say di Jew vow wey im take dedicate imself to God don finish for real. ¹⁹Dem reach Ephesus, where Paul leave Priscilla and Aquila, but imself enter di synagogue go reason with di Jew people. ²⁰When dem beg am make im stay longer, im no gree. ²¹But im comot, as im talk say, “I go come back to una if our Papa gree,” and im enter boat comot from Ephesus.

²²As im land for Caesarea, im go up, greet di church, then im go down reach Antioch.

²³After im spend small time for there, im comot dey pass through Galatia and Phrygia, dey strong all di disciples. ²⁴One Jew man wey im name na Apollos, wey dem born for Alexandria, come Ephesus—na man wey sabi book well, wey know di Scriptures well well. ²⁵Dem don teach am di way of Oga, and, as im spirit dey boil, im dey talk and dey teach correct-correct about Jesus—even though na only John im baptism im sabi. ²⁶Im dey talk with bold face for inside di synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila hear am, dem carry am for one side, and explain di way of our Papa give am more correct-correct.

²⁷When Apollos wan cross go Achaia, di brothers and sisters encourage am, and dem write letter give di disciples make dem welcome am; as im reach, im help well well those wey don believe through grace, ²⁸because im use power take win di Jew people for public, dey prove from di Scriptures say na Jesus na im be di Christ.