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Okuzwa omu Firipi, oPawulo nʼabainaye ni batambula okubita omwAnfipooli nʼomwApoloniya, ni batuuka omu kibuga e Sesalonika omwabbaire eikumbaaniro lyʼaBayudaaya. 
Ngʼempisaye oweyabbaire, oPawulo nʼayabanga omwikumbaaniro. Era, okumala eSaabbaato isatu ngʼowegyabbaire giiranganaku nʼawanyisyagananga ebiseego nʼabʼomu kibuga ekyo ngʼaijulira eBiwandiike. 
Yabasonzoleranga amakulu gʼeBiwandiike ebyo aamo nʼokukikakasa ati oKurisito yabbaire nʼokubita omu kugada era nʼokuzuukira. Nabakobanga ati, “OYesu onu ogumbakobera niiye oKurisito.” 
OPawulo nʼoSiira ni bayezya okugaluca abamo oku Bayudaaya abo abamuwulisisyanga, era ni babeegaitaku omu kwikiririrya omu Yesu. Era nʼaBayonaani bangi abatya oKibbumba, oomwo nga mwoteekere nʼabakali abʼekitiisya omu kibuga. 
Neye aBayudaaya abasigairewo ni bakwatira oPawulo nʼoSiira engongi. Nʼolwekyo ni basolongayo abantu abʼemyoyo emibbimibbi abayenjerera omu sokooni, ni beerya ekiziima. Olwo ni babacoolesya, ni batandiika okwediimira omu kibuga. Awo ni baalamuka ni balumba ekisito kya Yasoni oPawulo nʼoSiira omu babbaire bacaire, bati babaleete omu bʼobwezye bʼekibuga ekyo babawozesye. 
Owebatabaajiiryemu, ni bakinkinuca oYasoni onyere nʼabamo oku boluganda abebaajiiryeyo okubatwala eeri abʼobwezye. Babatwalanga webaasyamika bati, “Abantu banu abatabangwire kumpi ekyalo kyonakyona mbanu batuukire nʼaanu, 
kaisi dala oYasoni nʼabacaaza nʼokubacaaza e wuwe. Banu bonabona bajeemeire amateeka ga Kaisaali nga bakoba bati waliwo okabaka ogondi, ogubeeta nambu Yesu.” 
Abantu abʼomu kibuga aamo nʼabʼobwezye omu kibuga owebawuliire ebibono ebyo, ni basamalala. 
Neye oluzwanyuma, owebamalire okutoola oku Yasoni nʼabainaye empiiya ngʼomusingo gwʼokweyemerera, ni babateera baabe. 
Olwʼaboluganda okutya bati demba tete abantu baiza okulumba oPawulo nʼoSiira, owekwairugaire, ni babasindika baabe e Bbereya. OPawulo nʼoSiira owebatuukire omu kabuga kʼe Bbereya, ni baaba omwikumbaaniro lyʼaBayudaaya balaabbe ekibono kya Kibbumba. 
Atyanu, okutafaananaku ngʼabʼe Sesalonika, abʼe Bbereya ibo babbaire bantu bʼeiwooyo. Era babbaire mairumairu okuwulisisya ekibono kya Kibbumba, ni beekeenenyanga eBiwandiike buli lunaku okukakasa ooba ngʼoPawulo nʼoSiira ebibatumula dala bituuce. 
Omu ngeri eyo, bangi oku Bayudaaya ni baikirirya, era nʼaBayonaani bangi, oomwo nga mwotwaliirye abakali abʼebitiisya aamo nʼabasaiza bangi bona ni baikirirya obukwenda obukwata oku Yesu. 
ABayudaaya abʼomu kibuga e Sesalonika owebawuliire bati oPawulo atyanu ali mu Bbereya gyʼalaabba ekibono kya Kibbumba, yona ni baabayo. Owebatuukire, ni batabulatabula abantu ni babacoolesya okwediima. 
Amangu ago aboluganda abʼomu Bbereya ni basindika oPawulo oku mwalo, aboluganda abandi nga bamwerekaku, neye ibo oSiira nʼoTemuseewo ni basigala. 
Abo abeerekereku oPawulo bamutuuciirye nakimo paka mwAsene kaisi ni bakanga nʼekiragiro okuzwa egiri oPawulo ati oSiira nʼoTemuseewo batire baize bamwegaiteku. 
OPawulo ngʼali omwAsene akuumire oSiira nʼoTemuseewo, ni kimuluma ino omu mwoyogwe olwʼokubona ekibuga kyonakyona nga kiizulazulaine bifaananyi ebyʼokusinza. 
Nʼolwekyo, ngʼali omwikumbaaniro nʼakubbaganianga ebiseego nʼaBayudaaya aamo nʼaBatali Bayudaaya abatya oKibbumba. Era nʼayabanga nabuli lunaku nʼomu katale okutumula nʼabaabbangayo. 
Ekyazwiremu, abamo oku beegesi abakagezimuunyu abʼomu bibbula ebibiri, ekimo ekibeetanga bati Beepikuulo nʼekindi bati Basitoiki, ni batanula okumwakanisya. Era ni bakobanga bati, “Tete onu alabankana niki abula nʼekyamaite?” Kaisi abandi ibo ni bakobanga bati, “Kiboneka atumuulirira ku bakibbumba abetutamaite.” Ekyagirire ni batumula batyo, oPawulo yabbaire alaabba bikwata ku Yesu nʼoku kuzuukira. 
Awo abakagezimuunyu abo ni beeta oPawulo okwiza omwAlewopaago, akakiiko kʼaBayonaani akakulu, ni bamukoba bati, “Aaso kaade otukobereku swena oku njegesya empyaka eenu egyotumulaku. 
Ebyotumulaku ebyo titubiwulirangaku, kale tutaka obitusonzolere tubitegeere.” 
Batumwire batyo olwʼokubba abʼAsene bonabona, aamo nʼabawuli baamu tibakolanga mulimo gundi gwonagwona okutoolaku ogwʼokutumula oku bintu, ooba okuwulisisya biseego ebiyaaka. 
Awo oPawulo nʼayemerera omumaiso gʼabʼakakiiko kʼAlewopaago nʼabakoba ati, “Bantu inywe abʼAsene, mbona dala nga muli banadiini ino. 
Owembaire ntambulatambula omu kibuga kyanywe nga wenekeenenya omu bibbaali egimusinzira, njajiiryemu nʼekyoto ekyʼesadaaka nga kiriku nʼekiwandiike kiti: ‘EERI OKIBBUMBA ATALI OMUMANYE.’ Atyanu, oyo nenca ogumusinza ngʼatimumanye eeri inywe niiye oyo nze ogumbamanyikisya. 
“Niiye oKibbumba oyo eyakolere ekyalo era nabuli kimo ekikirimu. Niiye oyo afuga ebintu byonabyona ebiri omwigulu nʼoku kyalo, era tatyama mu masabo abantu-obuntu agebombeka. 
Mpaawo kintu ekiyeetaaga abantu okumukolerera ooti-so amo aliku nʼekyadamba, olwʼokubba iye niiye awa abantu obwomi nʼomwota ogubayeera. Era, niiye abagabirira buli kantu. 
Okuzwa omu muntu omoiza oguyasookere okubbumba yakoleremu abantu abʼamawanga agʼengeri nʼengeri kaisi bayezye okukwalaama okwizulya ekyalo okumalaku. Yakolere ebyo ngʼamalire okubagerekera ebiseera ebibamalanga, era nʼokubasalira amansalo gʼebifo ebinanyere omu basenga ngʼobutyami bwabwe. 
Era oKibbumba yabikolere kaisi abantu bamunoonie amo ni baanirirya okumamanta bategeere niki ekyali bamusune, waire nga tali yala yala nabuli moiza kwiswe. 
Olwʼokubba nti niiye agira ni tubba aboomi, niiye atwezyesya okutambula, era niiye atubbeesyawo. Era, ngʼabamo oku bantu baanywe abayiiya ebikwate owebakitumwire: ‘Swenaswena tuli baanabe.’ 
“Nʼolwekyo, aale ngʼowetuli baana ba Kibbumba, titwaseega tuti iye ali ooti bintu ebibayeesa kuzwa mu zaabbu ooba efeeza ooba amabbaale, ebyo ebifaananyi-obufaananyi abantu ebibeekolara kuzwa mu kuyiiya na bumanyi ebyʼobuntu. 
Enyuma eedi, ebyo abantu ebibakolanga olwʼokutamanya kwabwe, oKibbumba tiyabifangaku. Neye atyanu alagira abantu bonabona yonayona egibali okwenenya. 
Ekyo kityo olwʼokubba yasalirewo olunaku oluyalisaliraku ekyalo kyonakyona omusango omu bwenkanya, okubitira omu muntu iye onyere oguyeerondeire. OKibbumba okukakasa omumaiso gʼabantu bonabona ngʼoyo niiye eyalikola ekyo yalagire na kuzuukiza muntu oyo nago.” 
Awo abʼakakiiko owebawuliire oPawulo ngʼatumula oku kuzuukira, abamo kwibo ni bamunyaiya, neye abandi ibo ni bamukoba bati, “Tutaka weeyongere okutukobera kwekyo omulundi ogundi.” 
Awo oPawulo nʼazwa egibali nʼayaba. 
Neye era, ni wabbaawo abantu abamo oku babbaire awo abairire oku lubbaalwe, ni baikiririrya omu Yesu. Mwabo niimwo omwabbaire oDiyonisiiyo omoiza oku bʼakakiiko kʼAlewopaago, nʼomukali eriinalye bati Damali, aamo nʼabandi. 
