Masengo 17
1 Nipele che Paolo ni che Sila ŵapelengenye ku Amfipoli ni ku Apolonia, ni ŵaiche ku Sesalonike kujaliji nyuumba ja kupopelela ja Ŵayahudi.
Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia [towns] and arrived at Thessalonica [city]. There was a Jewish meeting place there.
2 Ni che Paolo malinga ni masyoŵelo gakwe ŵalumbikene nawo ni kuusyausyana nawo nkati Malembelo ga Akunnungu kwa moŵa gatatu ga Lyuŵa lya Kupumulila.
(On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) Paul went into the meeting house, as he usually did. For three weeks [he went there] on each Jewish day of rest. Referring to the Scriptures [about the Messiah], he spoke to the people who were there.
3 Ŵaagopolele ni kwasalila pangasisika kuti yaŵajilwe Kilisito asauche ni kusyuka. Ŵaasalile, “Aŵa Che Yesu ŵangwajenesya kukwenu, ŵelewo ali Kilisito.”
He explained and showed that [the prophets wrote that] the Messiah needed to die and (to become alive again/to be raised from the dead [afterwards]). He told them: “This man Jesus, whom I am telling you about, is our Messiah. [He died and became alive again, just like the prophets predicted].”
4 Ŵane mwa ŵanyawo ŵakulupilile ni ŵalumbikene ni che Paolo ni che Sila. Ni sooni, mpingo wekulungwa wa Ŵagiliki ŵaŵaliji nkwapopela Akunnungu ni achakongwe ŵakuchimbichikwa ŵajinji ŵaakulupilile Akunnungu.
Some of the Jews [there] were persuaded by {believed} [what Paul had said] and began to associate with Paul and Silas. There were also many non-Jewish people there who worshipped God and many important women [who also believed the message about Jesus], and they began to associate with Paul and Silas.
5 Nambo Ŵayahudi ŵagumbele wiu ni ŵaajigele ŵandu ŵangalumbana ŵa pakusumichisya malonda ni ŵalumbikene pamo ni kutanda kutindiganya pamusi pose. Ŵajijimuchile nyuumba ji che Yasoni achiganisyaga kuti chiŵasimane che Paolo ni che Sila mwelemo kuti ŵakoposye kwa ŵandu.
But [some leaders of] the Jews there in Thessalonica became jealous [because many people believed what Paul taught]. So they went to the public square and persuaded some lazy men [who were loitering there] to follow them. [In this way, the leaders of] the Jews gathered a crowd and incited them to become noisy and start a riot [against Paul and Silas]. Those [Jews and others] ran to the house of [a man named] Jason. [He was the man who had invited Paul and Silas to stay at his house]. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas outside to where the crowd [of people was waiting].
6 Nambo nganiŵasimana, nipele ŵaajigele che Yasoni pamo ni ŵandu ŵane ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu ni kwakwekwelemya mpaka kwa achakulu ŵa musi achinyanyisyaga kuti, “Ŵandu ŵa akutindiganya chilambo chose ni sano alinji pamusi pano.
They discovered that Paul and Silas were not there, but they found Jason [and grabbed him]. They dragged him and some of the [other] believers to where the city officials/authorities and [many other people were gathered]. The men [who had brought Jason] shouted, “Those [two] men have caused trouble [IDM] everywhere [HYP] [they have gone]. Now they have come to our city,
7 Che Yasoni ŵaapochele mu nyuumba jao. Wose akukananga kugakuya malajisyo ga Mwenye jwa ku Loma achitiji, eti, ‘Apali mwenye jwine jwakuŵilanjikwa Che Yesu.’”
and [this fellow] Jason invited them to stay at his house. All the people [of this sect] oppose what our Emperor has decreed. They say that another person, whose name is Jesus, is [the real] king!”
8 Achakulu ŵa musi pamo ni mpingo wa ŵandu ula paŵagapilikene maloŵe go yatindigenye mu ntwe.
When the crowd of people [that had gathered] and the city authorities heard that, they became very angry and excited.
9 Nipele ŵaatesile che Yasoni ni achinjakwe atyosye chikole ni ŵalesile ajaulangane.
[They wanted to put the believers in jail. But instead], the officials made Jason and the other [believers] pay a fine and told them that they [would give the money back to them if Paul and Silas did not cause any more trouble]. Then the authorities let Jason and those other believers go.
10 Chilo, ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu ŵa ku Sesalonike ŵala ŵachisisye che Paolo ni njakwe che Sila ajaulangane ku Belea. Ni ŵanyawo paŵaiche kweleko ŵajinjile mu nyuumba ja kupopelela ja Ŵayahudi.
[So] that same night, the believers sent Paul and Silas [out of Thessalonica] to Berea [town]. When Paul and Silas arrived there, they went to the Jewish meeting place, [on a day when people had gathered there].
11 Nambo, ŵandu ŵa ku Belea ŵaliji ŵakupilikanichisya nnope kupunda ŵa ku Sesalonike. Ŵalipochele Liloŵe lya Akunnungu kwa lung'wanu lwekulungwa ni moŵa gose ŵaliji nkugalolechesya lolechesya Malembelo ga Akunnungu kanga yaŵaiŵechetaga che Paolo yo yaliji isyenesyene.
The [Jews] in Thessalonica had not been very willing to listen to God’s message, but the [Jews] who lived in Berea were very willing to listen, so they listened very eagerly to the message [about Jesus]. Every day they read the Scriptures [for themselves] to find out if what Paul said [about the Messiah] was true.
12 Ŵayahudi ŵajinji ŵakulupilile pamo ni achakongwe ni achalume ŵa Chigiliki ŵakuchimbichikwa.
As a result, many of the Jewish people believed [in Jesus], and also some of the important non-Jewish women and many non-Jewish men [believed in him].
13 Nambo Ŵayahudi ŵa ku Sesalonike paŵaimanyi kuti che Paolo ŵaliji nkulalichila Liloŵe lya Akunnungu ku Belea ko, ŵajawile kweleko nombe ni kutanda kutindiganya ni kujichisya mipingo ja ŵandu.
But then the Jews in Thessalonica heard [people tell them] that Paul [was] in Berea and that he was preaching the message from God [about Jesus]. So they went to Berea and [told people there that what Paul was teaching was not true. Thus], they caused many of those people to get angry [at Paul].
14 Papopo ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Che Yesu ŵapechesye che Paolo ku mbwani nambo che Sila ni che Timoseo ŵasigele ku Belea.
So [several of] the believers [in Berea] took Paul to the coast [to go to another province]. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
15 Ŵandu ŵaŵampechesye che Paolo ŵala ŵampechesye mpaka ku Asene. Nombewo ŵausile ku Belea ali ni malajisyo kutyochela ku che Paolo gagakuti che Sila ni che Timoseo ŵakuye chitema pe.
When Paul and the other men from Berea [arrived at the coast, they got on a ship and] went to Athens [city]. Then Paul said [to the men who had come with him], “Tell Silas and Timothy to come to me [here in Athens] as soon as they can.” Then those men left [Athens and returned to Berea].
16 Che Paolo paŵaliji ku Asene nkwalindilila ŵanya che Sila ni che Timoseo, yachimile nnope muntima mwao pakuŵa ŵauweni musi wo ugumbele inyago ya achiminungu.
In Athens, Paul waited for Silas and Timothy [to arrive. In the meantime, he walked around in the city. He] became very distressed/disturbed because he saw that throughout [HYP] the city there were many idols.
17 Nipele ŵausyeneusyene ni Ŵayahudi ni ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi ŵaŵaliji nkwalamba Akunnungu mu nyuumba ja kupopelela, lyuŵa ni lyuŵa ŵausyeneusyene ni ŵandu ŵaŵasimanaga nawo pakusumichisya malonda.
So he went to the Jewish meeting place and talked [about Jesus] with the Jews, and also with the Greeks who had accepted what the Jews believe. He also went to the public square/center every day and talked to the people [whom he met] there.
18 Ŵandu ŵaŵalijigenye lunda lwa Chiepikulo ni Chisitoiki ŵatesile makani ni che Paolo. Ŵane ŵatite, “Ana ujinga chi wakuusala mundu ju?” Ŵane ŵatite, “Akuwoneka mpela akulalichila ngani ja achiminungu achalendo.” Ŵatite yeleyo pakuŵa che Paolo ŵaliji nkulalichila ngani ji Che Yesu ni yatite kusyuka,
Paul met some teachers who liked to talk about what people should believe. [People called] some of them Epicureans and [they called] others Stoics. They told Paul [what they believed], and they asked him [what he believed. Then] some of them said [to one another], “This ignorant person is just talking nonsense [RHQ]!” Others said, “[We(exc) think] that he is teaching people about (foreign gods/[new] gods that we [(exc)] have not heard about).” They said that because Paul was telling them that Jesus [had died and] had become alive again [afterwards. They had not heard that message before].
19 Nipele ŵanjigele che Paolo ku Aleopago achitiji, “Tukusaka tukombole kugamanyilila gele majiganyo gasambano ginkusala ga.
So they took Paul to the place where the city council met. [When they arrived] there, they said to Paul, “[Please] tell us, what is this new message that you [(sg)] are teaching people?
20 Indu ine itwipilikene mmawiwi getu ikuwoneka kuŵa ya chilendo kukwetu. Nipele tukusaka kugamanyilila malumbo ga yele indu yo.”
You are teaching some things that startle us [(exc)], so we want to know what they mean.”
21 Ŵandu ŵa ku Asene ni achalendo wose ŵakulonjela kweleko ŵajigele katema kakajinji kutagula ni kupilikanila ngani ja sambano.
[They said that, because] the people of Athens and also the people from other regions who lived there continually talked about what was new [to them], or they listened to [others tell] what was new.
22 Nipele che Paolo ŵajimi paujo pa nkungulu wa Aleopago ni kuti, “Ŵanyamwe ŵandu ŵa ku Asene, nguwona kuti ŵanyamwe nli ŵandu ŵa dini nnope,
Then Paul stood up before the men of the city council and said, “Citizens of Athens, I see that you (are very religious/think that it is very important to worship many gods).
23 pakuŵa panaliji nkwendajenda akuno ni akunokuno napaweni peuto pankutyochesya mbopesi, ni sooni nachisimene chilisa chimo chilembekwe, ‘Kwa Akunnungu ŵangamanyika.’ Nipele ngunlalichila ŵanyamwe chele chindu chinkuchipopelela pangachimanyilila.
I [say that] because, while I was walking along and observing the objects [that represent different gods that] you worship, I even saw an altar that had these words [that someone had] carved [on it: THIS HONORS] THE GOD [THAT WE(exc)] DO NOT KNOW. So now I will tell you about [that God] whom you worship but you do not know.
24 Akunnungu ŵaŵachigumbile chilambo ni yose yaili mwelemo, ŵelewo ni Ambuje ŵa kwinani ni chilambo chino, ŵelewo ngakutama mmajumba ga Akunnungu getaŵe ni ŵandu.
He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Because he rules over all [beings in] heaven and [on] earth, he does not dwell in shrines that people have made.
25 Sooni ngakutumichilwa ni makono ga ŵandu ni ngakuchisaka chachili chose, pakuŵa asyene akwapa ŵandu wose umi ni kwakombolechesya kupumula ni kwapa indu yose.
He does not need to have anything made for him by people [MTY] {to have people [MTY] make [MTY] anything for him}, because everything that exists belongs to him. He is the one who causes (us [(inc)]/all people) to live and breathe, and [he gives us] all the things [that we(inc) need].
26 Kutyochela mwa mundu jumo ŵapanganyisye ŵandu wose ŵa pachilambo pano ni kwakombolechesya kutama palipose pachilambo pano. Ŵalamwile kutyochela kundanda katema chi ni papi pachatame ŵandu wo.
[In the beginning], God created one couple, and from them God produced all (the ethnic groups/the nations) that now live everywhere on the earth. He also decided where each ethnic group of people should live and how long they should live [there].
27 Ŵatesile yeleyo kuti ŵandu ŵa ilambo yo ŵasoseje Akunnungu namuno kwakwapapasya ŵasimane. Natamuno yeleyo Akunnungu ngakutalikangana ni jwalijose.
He wanted people to realize that they need him. Then maybe they would seek him and find him. [God wants us to seek him], although he is [really] close [LIT] to each one of us.
28 Mpela ila mundu jumo iŵatite pakusala, ‘Mwa ŵelewo uweji tukwete umi, tukwenda ni kutama!’ Mpela ila ŵakwimba ŵenu ŵane, ŵatite, ‘Uweji wose tuli ŵanache ŵao.’
As someone has said, ‘[It is only] because he enables us that we [(inc)] live and move and do [what we do].’ And, as some of your own poets have said, ‘We [(inc)] are God’s children.’
29 Nipele pakuŵa tuli ŵanache ŵao Akunnungu, ngaikuŵajilwa kuganisya kuti Akunnungu akulandana ni sahabu ni madini ga mbiya atamuno liganga lyesepe uchenene kwa lunda lwa ŵandu.
Therefore, because we are God’s children [and can communicate like God does], we [(inc)] should not think that he is anything like an image [that people have made] of gold or silver or stone [which cannot communicate]. Those images are designed and skillfully made {People design and make those images}, [but they are not alive].
30 Ndema sya ungamanyilila wao, Akunnungu ŵalitesile nti ngakulola. Nambo sambano akulajisya kuti ŵandu wose ŵa palipose aleche sambi.
During the times when people did not know [what God wanted them to do], he did not [immediately] punish [them for what they did]. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.
31 Pakuŵa aŵisile lyuŵa lichiŵalamule ŵandu ŵa pachilambo kwa goloka, kwa litala lya mundu jumo jwansagwile. Nombe Akunnungu ŵaalosisye pangasisa ŵandu wose ngani ji, pakunsyusya mundu jo!”
[He tells us] that on a certain day that he has chosen he is going to judge [all of us(inc) people in] [MTY] the world. He has appointed a [certain] man to judge [us, and that man will judge each of us] fairly/justly. God has shown to all [people that he has appointed that man to judge everyone], because God (caused him to become alive again after he had died/raised him from the dead).”
32 Nipele paŵampilikene che Paolo achiŵechetaga yankati kusyuka kwa ŵawe, ŵane mwa ŵanyawo ŵatesile chanache, nambo ŵane ŵatite, “Tukusaka tumpikanile sooni nkati yeleyo.”
When the men of the council heard [Paul say] that ([a man] had become alive again after he had died/[someone] had been raised from the dead), some of them laughed scornfully. But others said, “We [(exc)] would like you [(sg)] to tell us more about this, some other time.”
33 Che Paolo ŵatyosile pankungulu ni kwalekanga.
After they said that, Paul left the council [meeting].
34 Nambo ŵandu ŵampepe ŵalongene nawo ni kwakulupilila Che Yesu. Mwa ŵandu wo ŵapali che Dionisio jumo jwa mpingo waukuŵilanjikwa Aleopago ni jwankongwe liina lyakwe che Damali ni ŵandu ŵane.
However, some of the people there went along with Paul and became believers. Among those [who believed in Jesus] was a member of the council whose [name was] Dionysius. Also, an [important] woman whose name was Damaris and some other people [who had heard Paul’s message also believed in Jesus].
