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Ako Tesalonike
1 Pauli na Sila waghenda mbaka Tesalonike, wabitila Amfipoli na Apoloniya, ako tsakukala ne ing'anda ya ukulombela ya Wayahudi. 2 Pauli ka pfatsowele, kengila mne ing'anda ye ukulombela ne ukulonga nawo kwa matsuwa gha sabato madatu, kwa Ghamaandiko Mahenzeluka kawalongela na 3 kuwalangusa ka ibamighwa Kiristu yadununzike na kutsilihuka. Pauli kalonga, “Ayu Yesu yaniwapetela mbuli tsake, iyo Kiristu Mkombotsi.” 4 Wayahudi wangi watoghola na welunga na Pauli na Sila, pfipfila na Wagiriki iwampfukile Imulungu ne iwapinga wengi pfilongotsi watoghola.
5 Lekeni Wayahudi wona chepfu, wawasola iwanu wehile kulawa mne ghulilo, wandusa kutenda hengele mne kaye yose. Wengila mng'anda mwa Yasoni kuwabama tsina Pauli na Sila ili wawaghale kunze kune iwanu. 6 Lekeni ng'awawapfikile bae, apfo wamkwegha Yasoni ne iwanu wangi iwamtoghole Yesu mbaka kwe iwakulu wa ghumji, wakemelela, walonga, “Iwanu wano iwaihinyile iisi yose lelo watsa hano, 7 na Yasoni kawabokela ukaye yake. Wawo wose wolema kutenda malaghitso gha Mkulu wa Roma, wolonga kuna imndewa yungi, taghwa lyake Yesu.”
8 Iwakulu we isi ne iwanu hawahulike apfo tsawaghanzika. 9 Iwakulu awo wawatotsa faini Yasoni na wayaghe, kuya wawalekelela woke.
Ako Bereya
10 Chilo hachingile iwanu iwamtoghole Yesu wawaghala Pauli na Sila ako Bereya. Hawapfikile ako, waghenda mne ing'anda ye ukulombela ya Wayahudi. 11 Iwanu wa Bereya wang'ali wotegheletsa pfinoghile kubita iwanu wa Tesalonike. Kwaapfila waibokela imbuli kwa kusulukila, na chila litsuwa wang'ali woghalola ghoya Ghamaandiko Mahenzeluka, wone ka Pauli ang'ali yolongesa. 12 Wayahudi wengi watoghola ka pfawatoghole iwapinga wengi wa Chigiriki wane ukulu ne iwamale wengi wa Chigiriki.
13 Wayahudi wa Tesalonike hawamanyile Pauli yang'ali yopeta imbuli ye Imulungu ako Bereya, pfipfila nawo waghenda ako, wandusa kulisongesa kingili lye iwanu. 14 Bahala iwanu iwamtoghole Yesu wamghala Pauli kumwani. Lekeni Sila na Timoteo wasighala ako Bereya. 15 Awala iwanu iwamghalile Pauli, waghenda naye mbaka Asene. Kuya wamleka, woya na malaghitso gha tsina Sila na Timoteo ka waleke kukawa kumuwinza Pauli.
Ako Asene
16 Pauli hayang'ali yowabeta ako Asene, honile isi ila imema pfinyagho pfingi pfe milungu, kehilwa mmoyo mwake. 17 Apfo ang'ali yolonga na Wayahudi na Wagiriki iwompfuka Imulungu mne ing'anda ye ukulombela. Pfipfila chila litsuwa yang'ali yolonga ne iwanu iyatingane nawo mne ghulilo. 18 Iwanu wa Epikuro na Stoiki iwang'ali welangulitsa falisafa wandusa kwisonga naye.
Wangi walonga, “Angu mbotsi yuno yolonga choni?” Wangi walonga, “Kakoneka kopeta mbuli tse milungu migheni.” Walonga apfo kwaapfila Pauli yang'ali yopeta imbuli ya Yesu na ukutsilihuka. 19 Kuya wamsola, wamghala hanu he ukutinganila ha Areopagho, wamlongela, “Utulongele malangulitso ghachi ghano gha sambi ghweghwe ghaulonga? 20 Kwaapfila kutughalila ipfinu pfihenza, na twetwe twobama tumanye mbuli atso tsina mana yachi.” 21 Iwanu wa Asene na iwagheni iwang'ali wokala ako tsawang'ali wotumila matsuwa ghawo ghose kulonga na kuhulikitsa mbuli tse sambi.
22 Apfo Pauli kema hambele ha mtingano wa Areopagho, kalonga, “Amweye iwanu wa Asene nene nakona mwemwe mwa iwanu yamuwinza dini ghendo. 23 Kwaapfila haning'ali nibita na kulola ghoya hanu hamlombela, mbona hanu hakulapfila inambiko handikighwe. Kwe Imulungu ing'ayomanyika. Lelo nene nowapetela mbuli tsake yuyo yamumtambikila bila kummanya.
24 “Imulungu iyalumbile isi na pfinu pfose ipfili mumo, ka Imtwatsa wa kulanga na iisi, ng'okala bae mne ng'anda tse Imulungu itsitsengighwe kwa ghamoko ghe iwanu. 25 Wala ng'otumikighwa kwa ghamoko ghe iwanu, ka yeye kobama ichinu chochose, kwaapfila yeye imwenyegho koweng'a iwanu wose ughima na muhe na ipfinu pfose. 26 Kulawa kwe imunu yumwe, katenda ghamataifa ghose ghe iwanu ghakale mne iisi yose. Tsakalamla kulawa ghumwande, tsuwachi na kwani ghamataifa agho ghang'akalile. 27 Imulungu katenda apfo ili iwanu wambame na wamwone hata kwa kubumbulitsa bumbulitsa, hata apfo Imulungu ng'ali kutali bae ne iwanu wose. 28 ‘Kwaapfila kuna yeye twetwe twokala, twoghenda na kuwa na ughima wetu.’ Ka yumwe wenu imtunga wila pfalongile, ‘Twetwe wose twa mweleko wake’
29 “Apfo kwaapfila twetwe twa mweleko ghwe Imulungu, ng'atubamighwa bae kwalangula ka Imulungu keghala na nzahabu au fetsa au libwe, ipfinu ipfisongolighwe ghoya kwe tsimbutsi tse iwanu. 30 Ghumwande Imulungu tsakatenda ka ng'akona bae ghamatsuwa ghala iwanu hawakalile wabotsi, lekeni lelo kowalaghitsa iwanu wose chila hanu watsileke nzambi tsawo. 31 Kwaapfila Imulungu keka litsuwa hayatsoihinya iisi kwa haki kwa imunu yula iyamsaghule. Kawatenda iwanu wose wamtoghole kwa kumtsilihula imunu ayo.”
32 Hawamhulike Pauli kolonga imbuli ya ukutsilihuka, wangi wamseka, lekeni wangi walonga, “Twobama tuhulikitse keli imbuli ino.” 33 Baho Pauli kawaleka, koka. 34 Iwanu wangi wamuwinza Pauli na wamtoghola Yesu. Mna wawo tsakakala Diyonesiyo, imunu wa Areopago. Pfipfila kukala ne ipinga yumwe iyakemighwe Damari na iwanu wangi.