Acts 17
1 Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:
Paulo ne Sailasi pakuya balapitila mu minshi ya Amfipoli ne Apoloniya, balashika ku Tesalonika uko kwalikuba ng'anda yakupaililamo ya Bayuda.
2 And Paul, as he generally did, went in to them, and on three Sabbath days had discussions with them from the holy Writings,
Kwelana ne cinga ncalikukute Paulo, walengila mung'anda yakupaililamo ne kubandika nabo makani amu Mabala a Lesa kwa nsondo shitatu.
3 Saying to them clearly and openly that Christ had to be put to death and come back to life again; and that this Jesus, whom, he said, I am preaching to you, is the Christ.
Walabasansulwila cena makani amu Mabala a Lesa, ne kubalesheti Mupulushi Walaiwa usa welela kupenga ne kupundushiwa kubafu. Paulo walambeti, “Yesuyu ngondamukambaukilinga e Mupulushi Wasalwa ne Lesa.”
4 And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.
Nabambi balashoma ne kukonkela Paulo ne Sailasi. Naboyo Bagiliki bangi balikukambilila Lesa, pamo ne batukashi bangi bayampuwo naboyo balashoma.
5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.
Nomba Bayuda nabambi balanyumfwa minyono, neco balayungaula bantu bamalofwa balikwendanowa munshila, bantu abo pamo ne Bayuda ebalatatika mipyopyongano mu munshi umo. Balabundumukila ne kuya kutoba ng'anda ya Yasoni, kuya kulangaula Paulo ne Sailasi, kwambeti babapulishe mung'andomo ne kubaleta ku bantu.
6 And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here;
Mpobalanyala pakubula kucanako Paulo ne Sailasi, balekata Yasoni pamo ne bashoma nabambi ne ku bakwelanya kubatwala kubendeleshi bamu munshi, uko nkobalabilikisheti, “Basa bantu baletenga mipyopyongano kulikonse, lelo balesa kumunshi kwetu,
7 Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
Yasoni labatambulu. Mbyobalenshinga bonse nkabyekatana ne milawo ya mwami waku Loma sobwe, balambangeti kuli Mwami naumbi lina lyakendi Yesu.”
8 And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.
Maswi awa alakalalisha likoto lya bantu pamo ne bendeleshi bamu munshi.
9 And having made Jason and the others give an undertaking to keep the peace, they let them go.
Nomba Yasoni ne banendi basa mpobalalipila mali angi a mulanduwo, bendeleshi ba munshi balabasungulula.
10 And the brothers straight away sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea: and they, when they came there, went to the Synagogue of the Jews.
Mpokwalashipuluka mansailo, banse balatuma Paulo ne Sailasi ku Beleya. Mpobalashikowa balengila mu ng'anda yakupaililamo ya Bayuda.
11 Now these were more noble than the Jews of Thessalonica, for they gave serious attention to the word, searching in the holy Writings every day, to see if these things were so.
Bayuda balikuba ku Beleya balikukute myoyo ishikuyanda kunyumfwishisha, kupita bantu baku Tesalonika. Pakwinga balo balatambula maswi a Lesa ne moyo umo, kayi busuba ne busuba balikubwelulukamo mu Mabala a Lesa kwambeti babone na nicakubinga ncambanga Paulo ne Sailasi.
12 And a number of them had faith, and no small number of the Greek women of high position and of the men.
Neco Bayuda bangi balashoma. Kayi ne batukashi ba Cigiliki ne batuloba bangi bayampuwo nabo balashoma.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.
Nomba mpobalanyumfwa Bayuda baku Tesalonika basa, kwambeti Paulo lakambaukunga maswi a Lesa ku Beleya, nakoyo balayako ne kutatika kuyungaula bantu kwambeti batatike mipyopyongano.
14 So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.
Pacindi copeleco banse balatuma bantu nabambi kwambeti bashindikile Paulo ku lwenje. Nomba Sailasi ne Timoti balashalila ku Beleya.
15 But those who went with Paul took him as far as Athens, and then went away, with orders from him to Silas and Timothy to come to him quickly.
Bantu basa balamushindikila Paulo balashika nendi ku Atene. Panyuma pakendi balabwelela ku Beleya, ne kuya kwambila Sailasi ne Timoti kwambeti Paulo layandangeti bamukonke bwangu bwangu.
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was troubled, for he saw all the town full of images of the gods.
Cindi Paulo ncalikupembelela Sailasi ne Timoti ku Atene, walapenga mumoyo pakuboneti munshi wonse walikuba wesula ne tumbwanga ntobali kukambilila.
17 So he had discussions in the Synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and every day in the market-place with those who were there.
Lino Paulo walabandika ne Bayuda mung'anda ya kupaililamo pamo ne bantu bamishobo naimbi balikukambilila Lesa. Kayi walabandika ne bantu mbwalikukumanya pamusena wa makwebo busuba ne busuba.
18 And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.
Bantu ba mano nabambi bamulikoto lyalikukwiweti Epikuleya, neba Sitoyiki, balatotekeshana ne Paulo, nabambi balikwambeti, “Inga mbutuma iyi yapamulomo cisa ilelekeshenga kwamba cani?” Nabambi kayi balikwambeti, “Uyu lanyumfwikingeti lakambaukunga sha balesa bensu mbotuteshi kuno.” Balikwambeco pakwinga Paulo, walikukambauka Mulumbe Waina ulambanga sha Yesu ne shakupunduka kubafu.
19 And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?
Neco balamutwala Paulo ku nkuta yalikukwiweti Aleopagi ne kumwambileti, “Mutusansulwile afwe cishikunyumfwika sha ciyisho calinolino ici ncomuleyishinga.
20 For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.
Pakwinga bintu nabimbi mbyomulatwiyishinga, nkatuna tubinyumfwapo, neco tulayandanga kubinshiba cena.”
21 (Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)
Bantu bonse balikwikala mu Atene, pamo ne bensu, balikukute cinga cakutaya cindi cabo, ne kuyandowa kutonda tonda ne kunyumfwa bintu byalinolino.
22 And Paul got to his feet on Mars' Hill and said, O men of Athens, I see that you are overmuch given to fear of the gods.
Paulo walemana pakati pa nkuta ya Aleopagi ne kwambeti, “Amwe bantu bene Atene, ndabononga kwambeti mwashimpa cena mu kukambilila kwenu.
23 For when I came by, I was looking at the things to which you give worship, and I saw an altar with this writing on it, TO THE GOD OF WHOM THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE. Now, what you, without knowledge, give worship to, I make clear to you.
Pakwinga pacindi ncondendananga mu munshi wenu uwu, ndabona misena ingi njomukute kupaililamo, pa nteme napambi mpomukute kupaililapo palembwa cisa, ‘Kuli Lesa wabula kwinshibikwa. Epeloyo ngomukute kukambilila kamutamwinshi, endiye ngondamwambilinga pacino cindi.
24 The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;
Uyo endiye Lesa walalenga cishi ne bintu byonse bilimo, e Mwami lendeleshenga kwilu ne cishi capanshi. Neco nkakute kwikala mu manda ebakwa ne bantu sobwe.
25 And he is not dependent on the work of men's hands, as if he had need of anything, for he himself gives to all life and breath and all things;
Cakubinga paliya bantu ncobelela kumusebensela ne makasa abo, pakwinga paliya ncabulilwa. Endiye Lesa ukute kutupa buyumi ne muya ngotukute kuyoya, pamo ne bintu byonse.
26 And he has made of one blood all the nations of men living on all the face of the earth, ordering their times and the limits of their lands,
cakutanguna Lesa walalenga muntu umo, kufuma mu muntu umo ngwalalenga, emwalafuma mishobo yonse ya bantu, kwambeti bekalenga kulikonse pacishi capacishi. Walababambilalimo cindi ca buyumu bwabo kayi ne nyinsa ya misena yabo.
27 So that they might make search for God, in order, if possible, to get knowledge of him and make discovery of him, though he is not far from every one of us:
Walenseco kwambeti bantu bakamulangaule, mpani ngabamwinshiba mukumulangaula. Nsombi Lesa nkalipo kutali ne njafwe twense sobwe.”
28 For in him we have life and motion and existence; as certain of your verse writers have said, For we are his offspring.
Mbuli muntu naumbi ncalambeti, endiye ukute kutupa ngofu sha kuba ne buyumi, shakwenda kayi kuba mbuli ncetubele. Mbuli bakalaka maimbo benu ncobalalembeti, ne njafwe tobana bendi.
29 If then we are the offspring of God, it is not right for us to have the idea that God is like gold or silver or stone, formed by the art or design of man.
Pakwinga tobana bendi Lesa, nkatwelela kuyeyeti bulesa bwakendi bwakoshana ne kambwanga kagolide nambi ka silifa nambi ka libwe lyapangwa cena ne mano a muntu.
30 Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:
Kaindi Lesa walikubalekelela bantu bintu byaipa mbyobalikwinsa, pakwinga nkabalikumwinshiba, nsombi lino labambilinga bantu kulikonse kwambeti basanduke.
31 Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.
Lesa wasalapo busuba bumo, bwa kwisakombolosha bantu pacishi capanshi mubululami, kupitila mu muntu uyo ngwalasala. Ici walacibonesha ku bantu bonse, pakumupundusha kubafu muntuyo.
32 Now on hearing about the coming back from death, some of them made sport of it, but others said, Let us go more fully into this another time.
Nabambi bantu mpobalanyumfwa makani akupunduka kubafu ngalikwamba Paulo, balamuseka. Nsombi nabambi balambeti, tulayandanga kwambeti ukese busuba nabumbi kwisa kutwambila makani awa.
33 And so Paul went away from among them.
Popelapo Paulo walafumako ku nkuta.
34 But some men gave him their support: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Nabambi bantu balakonkela Paulo balashoma. Pakati pa bantu abo palikuba Diyonisiya, wa mulikoto lyankuta ya Aleopagi, pamo ne mutukashi lina lyakendi Damalisi, ne nabambi.
