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Paulo na Sila bhajenda ku Sesalonike
1 Paulo na Sila bhakajendali na mwanja na kupeta mu muchi wa Amfipoli na Apolonia na kuhika mbaka ku Sesalonike, na konihoku kukabhi na nyumba ja kuhimangani Bhayahude. 2 Paulo, ngati mowabheli ntetu waki, akapiti munyumba ja kuhimangani Bhayahude. Kwa Machobha ghatatu gha Sabato kwa kujengalane juma itatu, akalongalani na bhandu bhabhabhila monimola kwa Malembu Mahuhu, 3 akalongila na kulangi kubha Kristo ikampaliki kung'ahakika na kuhyoka. Akabhapwaghile, “Yesu hajoju ambaju nepani nuntangaza kwinu, nde Kristo.” 4 Bhayahude bhakumu bhakahobhalili na kulilomba papamu na Paulo na Sila, kabheti Bhagiliki bhamaheli bhabhunjojabya Chapanga papamu na akambomba bhabhabhili na yehu ikolongwa bhakahobhalile.
5 Nambu Bhayahude bhakaweni wihu na bhakabhabhongini bhandu bha liyaha kuhuma pandu pa kuhimangani bhandu na kulenganakela lipogha. Bhakahengiki uhakau ukolongwa mu muchi wokapi na kujenda kujivamila nyumba jaka Yasoni, bhakaholalya kubhapata Paulo na Sila nahuli bhabhapiya pa bhandu. 6 Nambu maghambu ngachebhaweni, bhakunkamwi Yasoni papamu na bhalongu bhahobhalela mbaka palongi ja bhakolongwa bha muchi na kujamalila, “Bhandu abhabha bhahengiki fujo pundema wokapi! Na sajenu bhahikiki pa muchi pani, 7 najombi Yasoni akabhakemiki kunyumba jaki. Bhanganya abhabha bhokapi bhapenga amuli yaka nkolongwa Kaisali, bhakapwaghaje kubha abhi kabheti nkolongwa jongi, joalowakeka Yesu.” 8 Kwa malobhi ghanihagha bhakabhajeghi choghohi bhakolongwa bha muchi papamu na lipogha la bhandu. 9 Bhakolongwa bha muchi bhakabhalaghalaki Yasoni na bhajaki kulepa mbija, na panihapa bhakabhalehi bhajendaje.
Paulo na Sila ku muchi wa Beloya
10 Ikilu jelajela bhalongu bhahobhalela bhala bhakabhapwaghi Paulo na Sila bhajenda ku Beloya. Pabhahikiki pela konikola, bhakajingi munyumba ja kuhimangani Bhayahude. 11 Bhandu bha ku Beloya bhakabhi bhajowanela nakanopi kubhapeta bhandu bha ku Sesalonike, nabhombi bhakajopali Lilobhi laka Chapanga kwa utokulelu ukolongwa. Kila lichobha bhalingalakya wichu Malembu Mahuhu nahuli bhapata kumanya kubha malobhi ghaalongila Paulo na Sila ghakabhi gha chakaka. 12 Bhayahude bhamaheli bhakahobhalile papamu na akambomba bhabhabhili na yehu bha Kigiliki, na akanalomi nabhombi bhakahobhalile. 13 Nambu Bhayahude bha ku Sesalonike pabhajowini kubha Paulo atangaza kabheti Lilobhi laka Chapanga ku Beloya, bhakapiti konikola na kutumbu fujo na kubhachochake bhandu. 14 Palapala bhahobhalela bhala bhakunhindaki Paulo ajenda kumaheku, nambu Sila na Timoseo bhakahighali ku Beloya. 15 Bhalongu bhabhunhindakya Paulo bhakapiti mbaka ku Asene, na konihoku bhakakelawiki ku Beloya bhakabya bhalaghalakiwi kuhuma kwaka Paulo kubhapwaghi Sila na Timoseo bhunjengalya manyata.
Paulo akabya ku Asene
16 Paulo paakabhi andendale Sila na Timoseo ku Asene, mtima waki ukahakali namaa kwa kubhona muchi utwelili imong'umong'u. 17 Akalochini na Bhayahude na bhandu bhangakubha Bhayahude mu nyumba ja kuhimangani Bhayahude bhabhunjojabya Chapanga, na machobha ghangi alochana na bhandu bhabhahimanya paligulio. 18 Bhaepikuleo bhakumu na Bhastoiko bhabhakabhi bhasomi bhakolongwa nabhombi bhakalochini naku. Bhangi bhakapwaghike, “Bho, hajo bambo malobhi apala kulonge kyane?”
Bhangi bhakayangike, “Ibhonikana atangaza malobhi panani ja ichapanga ya kighene.” Bhakalongi ghanihagha maghambu Paulo atangaza malobhi panani jaka Yesu na panani ja kuhyoka. 19 Bhela bhakuntoliki Paulo, na kumpeleka palongi ja pachengo ja muchi papalowakika Aleopago, na kumpwaghila, “Tupala kumanya ndandi ja mabholu hagha ghahenu ghaulongela. 20 Mambu ghatughajowana mumakutu ghitu tubhona kubha gha kigheni kwitu. Tupala kumanya malobhi hagha ndandi jaki kyane.” 21 Bhenei bha ku Asene na bhagheni bhabhatamika konihoku bhakabhi bhakatumila chikahi chabhu chokapi kwa kulandani na kujowanela mabholu ghahenu.
22 Paulo akajemiki pachilanda ja pachengo ja Aleopago na kupwagha, “Mabhandu bha pa Asene, numbona mabhanganya kubha mabhandu mompala namaa kuholalela mambu gha dini. 23 Maghambu panakabhi mbetambeta mu muchi winu nakabhi ningali pandu pinu panjojabhalela, nakaweni chihanja cha nyambiku chilembakiki, ‘Kwaka Chapanga Wangakumanyikana.’ Henu jola jomunjojabhe panga kummanya jonihoju nde nepani jonuntangaza kwinu. 24 Chapanga joabhombiki ndema na hindu yokapi yeibhi mkati jaki, nde Bambo wa kunani kumahunde na ndema najombi ngacheatama mu nyumba ya kunjojabhela yeichengakiki kwa mabhoku gha bhandu. 25 Jombi ngacheapala kunhenge bhandu nahuli apata chokapi chela, nambu jombi nde joabhapeke bhandu bhokapi womi na kubhawezesha kupomola, na hindu yokapi. 26 Kubhokana na mundu jumu akabhombiki mataifa gha bhandu bhokapi bhatama pundema wokapi. Akabhabheki chikahi cha kutama na malindakanilu gha inchi jebhapalika kutama. 27 Chapanga akahengiki bhenibhela nahuli bhaweza kunjengalela, pangi bhakabya bhunhikile hata ngati kwa kupapahapapaha nahuli bhumbonaje. Chakaka Chapanga ngacheabhi kutali na kila jumu witu, 28 ngati moakapwaghi mundu jumu,
‘Mkati jaki tepani tulama, tujenda na tubhile.’
Ngati mobhapwaghi bhatonga nyembu bhinu,
‘Tepani natatu nde bhana bhaki.’
29 Bhela kwa kubha tepani nde bha lubheleku lwaka Chapanga, ngacheipalika tepani tunholalya kubha Chapanga alenganakeka kwa zahabu, mbija au liganga lelilenganakiki kwa malangu ghaka mundu. 30 Chapanga ngachealinga kabheti chikahi chela bhandu pabhakabhi ngakummanya, nambu sajenu abhalaghalaki bhandu pandu pokapi kung'anambuka na kughaleka mahoku ghabhu. 31 Maghambu ajomwi kupanga lichobha leanatemula ndema wokapi ngati moipalakila kwa indela jaka mundu jumu joanhawile. Chapanga alangihi mambu ghanihagha kubha chakaka kwa kumuyoha mundu hoju kuhuma kwa bhabhapotile!”
32 Pabhajowini Paulo alongale panani ja kuhyoka, bhakumu bhabhu bhakundongime, nambu bhangi bhakapwaghike, “Tupala kujowana kabheti lilobhi leniheli.” 33 Bhela Paulo akabhokiki pachilanda jabhu. 34 Bhandu bhakumu bhakalilombiki naku na kubha bhahobhalela, pachilanda jabhu akabhi Dionisio mundu wa ku Aleopago, na mbomba jumu joalowakika Damali na bhandu bhangi bhamaheli.