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Pauli na Sila bhajhenda ku Tesolonike
1 Pauli na Sila bhajhakujhendelela na mwanja, bhajhakupeta ku muche gwa ku Amufipole na ku Apoloniya, nu kuhika ku Tesolonike. Kola kukibha na nyumba jha kukonganikii Akayahude. 2 Ngita chibhayobhalile, Pauli ajhakujhingila munyumba jhela. Kwa machiko matato gha Kupomolela, bhajhakutaungana na bhando bhubhabhiii mola, kongo atumila Majhandiko gha Chapanga. 3 Abhalobholila na kwalangiya Kilichitu ikachokolikiye aweghe na kuyoka kuhumii kumambe. Ninobholela, “Hojho Yecho jhunintangacha nenga kwino ndi Kilichitu Nkomboche.” 4 Akayahude bhange bhakajheketile na kubhehe pamonga na Pauli na Sila. Helahela lilongo likolongwa lya Akagilike bhubhanyinamila Chapanga pamonga na akakeghe bhamahele bhubhakibha na ilebhe mbwe bhakajheketila.
5 Nambo Akayahude bhajhakubhehe na wiho, bhajhakutola bhando bha bhulo, peniya bhajhakutumbuu majhoghe pa muche. Bhajhakuleta bhulo munyumba jha Yosani, bhampaliya Pauli na Sila bhapeleke palonge jha bhando. 6 Nhwalo bhakakolii jhe, bhajhakupeleka Yosani pamonga na bhala bhibhanyeketii Kilichitu bhange palonge jha akanahota bha muche. Bhalongila, “Bhando bhamba bhatenda bhulo kila chehemo ngohe bhahikite pano. 7 Na jwenio Yachoni abhapokile bhatame pakajhake. Bhando abha bhatenda mambu ghalengana ndeka na lilaghalikilo lya munahota nkolongwa jwa ku Loma bhalongela abhii munahota jhonge liina lyake Yecho.” 8 Kwa malobhe gheniya bhaletite kiholo kwa akanahota bha muche na kibhogha cha bhando. 9 Bhahe, akanahota bha muche bhabheke dhamana ya mbijha kubhoka kwa Yachoni na bhajhake, na bhajhakwaleka bhajhende.
Pauli na Sila ku muche gwa ku Beloya
10 Ikibha kilo, bhibhanyeketii Kilichitu bhajhakwapeleka Pauli na Sila ku Beloya. Na bhene pubhahikita kwenio, bhajhakujhingi munyumba jha kukonganikii Akayahude. 11 Bhando bha kwenio bhakibha bhajhokanikiya kuliku bhala bhaku Tesolonike, bhajhakupokela Lilobhe lya Chapanga kwa kilolo hake. Kila lichiko bhajhakughalingukiya Majhandiko gha Chapanga bhamanye malobhe ghalongila Pauli na Sila ghabhii chakaka. 12 Bhahe, Akayahude bhamahele bhibhanyeketii Kilichitu pamonga na akakeghe bhamahele Akaghilike bhabhii na utembekeho, helahela na akanalome bhamahele bhakajheketii Kilichitu. 13 Nambo Akayahude bha muche gwa ku Tesolonike bhajhakunyokanikiya Pauli patangicha Lilobhe lya Chapanga helahela ku muche gwa ku Beloya. Bhahe, bhajhakujhenda kwenio na kutumbuu majhoghe na kukokolekeya bhando. 14 Bhahe, bhubhajheketila Kilichitu bhala bhajhakunchindikicha Pauli ade ku mbwane, nambo Sila na Timocheyo bhajhakuhighalika koko ku Beloya. 15 Bhando bhala bhubhanchindikicha Pauli bhakaikite ade ku muche gwa ku Atene. Peniya bhajhakubhujha pamonga na malaghilo gha Pauli ku Beloya na kunnobholela Timocheyo na Sila bhankengame kajhombe.
Pauli ku muche gwa ku Atene
16 Pauli pabhalendila Sila na Timocheyo kwenio ku Atene, mwojho gwake ujhakuyoma hake kubhona muche ghola utwelii inyagho. 17 Akibha mu mataungano na Akayahude munyumba jha kukonganikii pamonga na bhando bha ilambo henge bhubhakibha mukunyinamila Chapanga. Helahela ajhakutaungana kila lichiko na bhando bhange mulighuliho bhubhapitila.
18 Bhabholwa bha lilongo lya Akaepikilo na lya Akasitoiko, bhibhachomikii hake bhajhakutumbuu kutaungana na Pauli. Bhange bhajhakukonya, “Hojho jhuna kihakambo cha malobhe ipala kulonge nike?” Bhange bhalongila, “Abhonekana atangachila bhando inyagho ya chapanga jha kighene.” Bhakalongile naha nhwalo Pauli akibha atangicha panane jha Yecho. 19 Peniya bhajhakunkamula Pauli, na kumpeleka palonge jha Udamo Nkolongwa ukemitwa “Aleopago,” Bhajhakunkonya, “Tupala kumanya, bho, uhoto ghukulonge mana jha mabholo ghanga? 20 Ghamahele tujhohine kwa machikilo ghito, nhwalo mutuletii ilebhe ya kukangacha. Bhahe, ngoheno tupala kumanya mana ghake.” 21 Bhando bha ku Atene pamonga na akaghene bhubhatamita pakate jhabhe, machiko ghoha bhachimulila na kunyokanikiya mabholo mayono.
22 Bhahe, Pauli ajhakujhema palonge jha udamo gwa Aleopago na kulonge, “Mangota mwenga bhando bha ku Atene, nibhona mangota ndi bhando mihutilwa hake na inyagho ya ichapanga. 23 Nhwalo pundyangita pa muche gwino nolokiya inyagho hino pa chehemo jha kunnyope Chapanga na kachangwale kakupikiya matambiko kajhandikwe naha, ‘Kwa Chapanga jwangamanyikana.’ Bhahe, jwenio jhumunyopa changamanya ndi jhola jhunitangacha kwino. 24 Chapanga jwapangina ilebhe yoha, Bhambo jwa kunane kwa Chapanga na pannema, atama ndeka munyumba jha kunyopela jwenio ichengwite na bhando. 25 Jwenio Chapanga apala ndeka mahengo ghakubhoka mu mabhoko gha bhando, nhwalo jwenio ndi aletita kupomola na ughome na ilebhe yoha. 26 Kuhumi kwa mundo jhumo, jwenio akapangine bhando bhoha bha pakilambo. Abhapekiye lichaa lya kutama na mipaka jha kutama popoha pubhapala kutama. 27 Chapanga atehila naha, bhando bhoha bhankengame, ata kwa kupapaha papaha, bhahoto kunhikilila. Chakaka Chapanga abhii jhe kutale na kila mundo, 28 ngita chalongila mundo jhumo,
‘Nkate jhake twenga tutama na tutyanga na tubhile.’
Tukihotola, na tubhii ngita nnyemba ngungo chalongila,
‘Twenga ndi twayana yake.’
29 Bhahe, nhwalo twenga ndi kibheluko cha Chapanga, tukotoka kuwacha Chapanga ihoto kutengenechwa kwa chaabo amu mbijha amu lighanga lilibhachwa kwa malango gha bhando. 30 Chapanga atehila ngita alola jhe machiko ghala bhando pubhakibha mandindilima. Nambo ngoheno, alaghalikiya kwa bhando bhoha, bhajheketele na bhauleke uhakaho gwabhe. 31 Nhwalo apangite njwe machiko gha kwahadabula bhando bha nnema ngita chikipalwa kwa ndela jha mundo jhumo, jhola jwahagwile kwa lihengo lela. Na jwenio Chapanga akilangiye hotuhotu kubhehe mambu ghanga ndi chakaka jwayokite mundo jwenio kwa mundo kuhumii kubhawile.”
32 Na bhene pubhajhohina Pauli alongela panane jha kuyoka kwa bhubhawile, bhange bhajhakukikajhula kiheko nambo bhange bhajhakulonge, “Tupala kunyokanikiya kabhele panane jha lilobhe lende.” 33 Peniya Pauli ajhakwaleka pakate jhabhe. 34 Nambo bhando bhange bhajhakulongohana na jwenio Pauli. Bhajhakubhehe bhando bhibhannyeketii Kilichitu. Pakate jhabhe akibha mundo jhumo jwakemitwa Dionisiyo jwa ku Aleopago, na mwikeghe jhumo jwakemitwa Damale na bhando bhange.