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Puyo ku Tesalonike bu'kana na maalo
1 Kwo pi'tya Amfipoli na Apolonia baayi'i mpaka Tesalonike, kwayaabile nyumba ya kunnu'ba Nnu'ngu' ya Ayahudi. 2 Pauli aatiyingya kati mwagaabile mayobelya gake, aalongei nabo ntawalia kwa masu'ba goti gatatu ga Sabato ya Ayahudi katumya Maandiko Mapeleteu. 3 Aatikwaawanikia panga Kilisitu yaapalikwe abe mungu'su'mbu' no yu'ka bu'ka kwa awi'li. Ngaabakia, “Yesu ywanimwala kasinu nga Kilisitu.” 4 Bi'ngi' babe, lipi'nga lya Agiliki babankilikityage Nnu'ngu' pamope na alwawa baingi babaisimika baatiu'bi'lya, ngabalu'mbana nabo Pauli na Sila. 5 Lakini Ayahudi baabi'i bwigu, ngabaakoka bandu baakau kusoko panga kipi'nga no tumbwa puyo mukilambo soti. Ngabautangya nsengo wa Yasoni kabaapala Pauli na Sila li'nga baalete pa bandu. 6 Lakini baapatikeli. Kwa nyo, bankwakwatike Yasoni pamope na alongo bi'ngi' mpaka kwa api'ndo ba kilambo, ngabapanga ndu'ti, “Bandu ba baai kabaasopa bandu ba dunia yoti, na nambi'yambi' bai pano pakilambo. 7 Yasoni aakemi kasake. Boti bati'kwana amuli ya Kaisali kababaya, ‘Kubile na nkulungwa ywi'ngi' ywakemelwa Yesu.’ ” 8 Kwa mayi'gi'yo go baapei kyukala api'ndo ba kilambo na kipi'nga sa bandu. 9 Baapangite Yasoni na aine boti bapie mbwatyo, bu'kapo ngabaaleka bayende kasabe.
Bandu ba Belea bapokya Liyi'gi'yo lya Nnu'ngu'
10 Kilo balu' alongo aumini baaindikiye Pauli na Sila bayende Belea. Pabaaikite kwo bai, baayi'i munyumba ya kunnu'ba Nnu'ngu' ya Ayahudi. 11 Bandu ba kwo baai kinannyu'wa muno kuliko balu' ba Tesalonike. Baatigapokya galu' mayi'gi'yo kwa kilu'lu' muno, ngabapekeseni Maandiko Mapeleteu kila lisu'ba li'nga lola kati galu' gaalongei Pauli na Sila gaai ga kakape. 12 Baingi babe baatiu'bi'lya na alwawa babaisimika ba Kigiliki na analu'me kai'.
13 Lakini Ayahudi ba Tesalonike pabakwipwi panga Pauli aai kaala liyi'gi'yo lya Nnu'ngu' akwo Belea, baayi'i kwo no tumbwa panga puyo no sopa ipi'nga ya bandu. 14 Balu' alongo aumini baamwindikiye Pauli kiyu'ngu'ya ayende kumbwani, lakini Sila na Timoteo baaigali Belea. 15 Balu' alongo babaamwindikiye Pauli baayi'i pamope nakwe mpaka Atene. Pabaabakiyilwe na Pauli panga Sila na Timoteo banki'ngame kiyu'ngu'ya, ngababuya.
Pauli alongela na bandu ba ku Atene
16 Pauli paabile kaali'nda Sila na Timoteo akwo Atene, mwoyo wake watwi'li nyongo muno paakibweni kilambo so kitwi'li inyago ya kinnu'ngu'. 17 Aataukine na Ayahudi na bandu bi'ngi' babakilikitage nabo munyumba ya kunnu'ba Nnu'ngu'. Kila lisu'ba aai kalongela na bandu, pamope na boti balu' babaaisile kusoko. 18 Balimu ba ipi'nga ya wa Epikuro na wa Sitoiki, baatitaukyana nakwe. Bi'ngi' baatibaya, “Apala longela ki'li' ayu' pwetela?” Kwa mwanjaa Pauli aai kaala makowe ga Yesu na uyu'ki, bi'ngi' baabaite, “Ibonekana kati aala makowe ga kinnu'ngu' ageni.” 19 Kwa nyo bampu'twi Pauli ngabampeleka ku Balasa lya Aleopago kababaya, “Tupala tutange likowe li' lyayambi' lyaulilongelyage. 20 Ili'be yi'ngi' yatuyu'wine kwa makutu gitu tunaiyu'wali. Twapendi tanga makowe ga galombolya ki'li'.” 21 Bandu ba Atene na atami bi'ngi' ba kwo baai ntu'pu' sabapangage ila yaulyana no pi'kania makowe gayambi' gagapitike.
22 Bai, Pauli aayi'mi nnu'ngi' ya kitamo sa Aleopago, ngabaya, “Mwabandu ba Atene! Nibona panga mwenga nga mwabandu ba dini muno. 23 Kwa mwanjaa panaabile kanipi'ta akwo na kwo naibweni inyago yinu. Pakibi'ki'lyo simo sakiandikilwe, ‘Kwa Nnu'ngu' ywangatanganikwa.’ Bai, aywo ywamunkilikitya wangantanga, nga ywanimwalya mwenga. 24 Nnu'ngu' ywaumbike dunia na yoti yaibile mo, nga Bwana wa kunani na dunia, ywembe atamali mumayumba gagasengilwe na bandu. 25 Wala ayangatiyilwali na moko ga bandu panga kite apala sosoti si'lu', kwa mwanjaa ywembe mwene nga ywaapeya bandu ukoti, pu'mwa na kila kili'be. 26 Kwo pi'tya mundu yumo Nnu'ngu' aaumbite makabila goti na kwapanga batame mudunia yoti. Aatiamwa pakubawi na kwaku' kwo tama makabila go. 27 Aapangite nyo li'nga makabila go gakombwe kunkoleya ata kwo papakia li'nga kumwikya. Lakini ata nyo, Nnu'ngu' abileli kuutalu na kila mundu. 28 Kati mwaabaite mundu yumo, ‘Nkati yake ywembe twenga twendatama, twendaegela na tubile,’ kati mwabalongei mumayandiko ginu gi'ngi', ‘Twenga nga twabana bake.’
29 “Manaitei twenga twabana ba Nnu'ngu', inogelelyali kunng'anikia Nnu'ngu' panga kati zaabu, kyu'ma au ata liwe lyalibasilwe no lembelwa na mundu. 30 Nnu'ngu' aapangite kati alolali nsimu gu'lu' bandu pabaabile alalo. Lakini nambi'yambi' aamulisa bandu boti na kila pandu banng'alambuki Nnu'ngu' kwa kwileka sambi. 31 Kwa mwanjaa ayomwile libi'ka lisu'ba lyaalu'a kwasenwa bandu kwa aki kwa ndi'la ya mundu yumo ywansawile. Nnu'ngu' aalayike boti likowe li' kwa kunnyu'ya mundu ywo bu'ka kuuwi'li!”
32 Pabannyu'wine Pauli kalongelya likowe lyo yu'ka kwa awi'li, bi'ngi' babe baatikunsalawa lakini bi'ngi' baatibaya, “Tupala tumpi'kaniye kai' likowe li'!” 33 Bu'kapo Pauli aatikwaleka ngabu'ka pakitamo. 34 Lakini bandu mitumbi nsi'si' baatilongwana nakwe ngabapanga aumini. Nkati ya bandu bo baai Dionisio wa Balasa lya Aleopago, nnwawa yumo ywakemelwage Damali, na bi'ngi' babe.