< Acts 17 >

1 Nowe as they passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a Synagogue of the Iewes.
Na rĩrĩ, maarĩkia gũtuĩkanĩria Amufipoli na Apolonia, magĩkinya Thesalonike, kũrĩa kwarĩ na thunagogi ya Ayahudi.
2 And Paul, as his maner was, went in vnto them, and three Sabbath daies disputed with them by the Scriptures,
Paũlũ agĩtoonya thunagogi, o ta ũrĩa aamenyerete, na mĩthenya ĩtatũ ya Thabatũ akĩaranĩria nao kuuma Maandĩko-inĩ,
3 Opening, and alleadging that Christ must haue suffered, and risen againe from the dead: and this is Iesus Christ, whom, said he, I preach to you.
akĩmataarĩria na akĩmaiguithia atĩ kwarĩ o nginya Kristũ anyariirĩke na ariũke kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ. Akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Jesũ ũyũ ndĩramũhe ũhoro wake-rĩ, nĩwe Kristũ.”
4 And some of them beleeued, and ioyned in companie with Paul and Silas: also of the Grecians that feared God a great multitude, and of the chiefe women not a fewe.
Ayahudi amwe magĩtĩkĩra ũhoro ũcio na magĩtuĩka a thiritũ ya Paũlũ na Sila, o ũndũ ũmwe na gĩkundi kĩnene kĩa Ayunani etigĩri-Ngai, o na atumia aingĩ arĩa maarĩ igweta.
5 But the Iewes which beleeued not, mooued with enuie, tooke vnto them certaine vagabonds and wicked fellowes, and whe they had assembled the multitude, they made a tumult in the citie, and made assault against the house of Iason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
No Ayahudi makĩigua ũiru; nĩ ũndũ ũcio magĩcaria andũ arĩa maarĩ mĩtugo mĩũru kuuma ndũnyũ, makĩmacookanĩrĩria gĩkundi, na makĩambĩrĩria kũruta ngũĩ kũu itũũra-inĩ. Nao makĩhanyũka kwa Jasoni gwetha Paũlũ na Sila nĩgeetha mamoimie nja kũrĩ kĩrĩndĩ.
6 But when they found them not, they drew Iason and certaine brethren vnto the heads of the citie, crying, These are they which haue subuerted the state of the world, and here they are,
No rĩrĩa maamaagire, magĩkururia Jasoni na ariũ a Ithe witũ amwe, makĩmarehe kũrĩ anene a itũũra, makĩanagĩrĩra atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya nĩo marehete thĩĩna thĩ yothe, na rĩu nĩmookĩte gũkũ,
7 Whom Iason hath receiued, and these all doe against the decrees of Cesar, saying that there is another King, one Iesus.
na Jasoni nĩamanyiitĩte ũgeni thĩinĩ wa nyũmba yake. Othe nĩmarakararia watho wa Kaisari, makoiga atĩ nĩ kũrĩ na mũthamaki ũngĩ wĩtagwo Jesũ.”
8 Then they troubled the people, and the heads of the citie, when they heard these things.
Rĩrĩa maaiguire ũguo, kĩrĩndĩ kĩu na anene a itũũra magĩtangĩka mũno.
9 Notwithstanding when they had receiued sufficient assurance of Iason and of the other, they let them goe.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo magĩĩtia Jasoni na andũ arĩa angĩ maarĩ nao irĩhi rĩa kũmarũgamĩrĩra, magĩcooka makĩmarekereria mathiĩ.
10 And the brethren immediatly sent away Paul and Silas by night vnto Berea, which when they were come thither, entred into ye Synagogue of the Iewes.
Na kwarĩĩkia gũtuka-rĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ magĩtũma Paũlũ na Sila mathiĩ Berea. Nao maakinya kuo, magĩtoonya thunagogi ya Ayahudi.
11 These were also more noble men then they which were at Thessalonica, which receiued the woorde with all readinesse, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Na rĩrĩ, Ayahudi a Berea maarĩ a ngoro njega gũkĩra Ayahudi a Thesalonike, nĩgũkorwo nĩmamũkĩrire ndũmĩrĩri marĩ na wendo mũingĩ, na magathuthuuragia Maandĩko o mũthenya, nĩgeetha moone kana ũrĩa Paũlũ aameeraga warĩ ũhoro wa ma.
12 Therefore many of them beleeued, and of honest women, which were Grecians, and men not a fewe.
Ayahudi aingĩ nĩmetĩkirie, o ũndũ ũmwe na atumia aingĩ a Ayunani arĩa maarĩ igweta, o na andũ arũme aingĩ Ayunani.
13 But when the Iewes of Thessalonica knewe, that the woord of God was also preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and mooued the people.
Rĩrĩa Ayahudi a Thesalonike maamenyire atĩ Paũlũ nĩahunjagia kiugo kĩa Ngai kũu Berea-rĩ, magĩthiĩ kũu o nakuo, magĩthogotha kĩrĩndĩ na magĩgĩthũkia ngoro.
14 But by and by the brethren sent away Paul to goe as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
Hĩndĩ o ĩyo ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ magĩtũma Paũlũ athiĩ ndwere-inĩ cia iria, no Sila na Timotheo magĩtigwo kũu Berea.
15 And they that did conduct Paul, brought him vnto Athens: and when they had receiued a commandement vnto Silas and Timotheus that they shoulde come to him at once, they departed.
Nao andũ arĩa moimagaririe Paũlũ, makĩmũkinyia Athene, na magĩcooka marĩ na ndũmĩrĩri ya Sila na Timotheo atĩ mathiĩ kũrĩ Paũlũ narua o ta ũrĩa kũngĩhoteka.
16 Nowe while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirite was stirred in him, when hee sawe the citie subiect to idolatrie.
Paũlũ o ametereire kũu Athene-rĩ, nĩatangĩkire ngoro mũno nĩkuona ũrĩa itũũra rĩu rĩaiyũrĩte mĩhianano.
17 Therefore he disputed in the Synagogue with the Iewes, and with them that were religious, and in the market daily with whomesoeuer he met.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩaranagĩria na Ayahudi o na Ayunani arĩa meeyamũrĩire Ngai kũu thunagogi-inĩ, o na ningĩ akaaragia ndũnyũ-inĩ o mũthenya na andũ arĩa maakoragwo ho.
18 Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes, disputed with him, and some sayde, What will this babler say? Others sayde, He seemeth to be a setter forth of straunge gods (because hee preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.)
Nakĩo gĩkundi kĩa Aepikurio na Asitoiko, arutani a ũũgĩ, makĩambĩrĩria gũkararania nake. Amwe ao makĩũria atĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũyũ wa mũhuhu arageria kuuga atĩa?” Nao andũ arĩa angĩ makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ta mũndũ ũrahunjia ũhoro wa ngai ngʼeni.” Moigaga ũguo tondũ Paũlũ aahunjagia Ũhoro Mwega wa Jesũ o na wa kũriũka gwake.
19 And they tooke him, and brought him into Mars streete, saying, May we not know, what this newe doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Hĩndĩ ĩyo makĩmuoya na makĩmũtwara mbere ya mũcemanio wa Areopago, makĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “No twende kũmenya atĩrĩ, ũrutani ũyũ mwerũ ũrarutana nĩ ũrĩkũ?
20 For thou bringest certaine strange thinges vnto our eares: we woulde knowe therefore, what these things meane.
Tũraigua ũgĩtwarĩria maũndũ mageni, na nĩtũkwenda kũmenya ũrĩa moigĩte.”
21 For all the Athenians, and strangers which dwelt there, gaue them selues to nothing els, but either to tell, or to heare some newes.
(Andũ othe a Athene na andũ a kũngĩ arĩa maatũũraga kuo matirĩ ũndũ ũngĩ meekaga tiga kwaria na gũthikĩrĩria ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa mageni).
22 Then Paul stoode in the mids of Mars streete, and sayde, Yee men of Athens, I perceiue that in all things yee are too superstitious.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Paũlũ akĩrũgama mũcemanio-inĩ wa kĩama kĩu gĩetagwo Areopago akĩmeera atĩrĩ: “Andũ aya a Athene, nĩnguona atĩ maũndũ-inĩ mothe mũrĩ andũ a ndini mũno.
23 For as I passed by, and behelde your deuotions, I founde an altar wherein was written, VNTO THE VNKNOWEN GOD. Whom ye then ignorantly worship, him shewe I vnto you.
Nĩgũkorwo o na nĩnyonete kĩgongona kĩandĩkĩtwo maandĩko maya: KŨRĨ NGAI ĨRĨA ĨTOĨO, rĩrĩa ngoretwo ngĩceera na ngarora wega indo cianyu iria nyamũre cia kũhooywo. Na rĩrĩ, kĩrĩa mũhooyaga mũtooĩ nĩkĩo ngũmũhe ũhoro wakĩo.
24 God that made the world, and all things that are therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaue and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands,
“Ngai ũrĩa wombire thĩ na indo ciothe iria irĩ kuo nĩwe Mwathani wa igũrũ na thĩ, na ndatũũraga hekarũ ciakĩtwo na moko.
25 Neither is worshipped with mens handes, as though he needed any thing, seeing hee giueth to all life and breath and all things,
Na ndatungatagwo na moko ma andũ, ta abataire kĩndũ, tondũ we mwene nĩwe ũheaga andũ muoyo na mĩhũmũ o na indo iria ingĩ ciothe.
26 And hath made of one blood all mankinde, to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath assigned the seasons which were ordeined before, and the boundes of their habitation,
Kuuma harĩ mũndũ ũmwe, nĩathondekire ndũrĩrĩ ciothe cia andũ nĩguo matũũre kũndũ guothe thĩ; na agĩtua mahinda mao o na kũndũ kũrĩa megũtũũra.
27 That they shoulde seeke the Lord, if so be they might haue groped after him, and founde him though doubtlesse he be not farre from euery one of vs.
Ngai eekire ũguo nĩgeetha andũ mamũmaathe na hihi mamũhambatĩrie mamuone, o na gũtuĩka ndarĩ haraaya na o ũmwe witũ.
28 For in him we liue, and mooue, and haue our being, as also certaine of your owne Poets haue sayd, for we are also his generation.
‘Nĩgũkorwo nĩ thĩinĩ wake tũtũũraga na tũgetwara, na tũgakorwo tũrĩ muoyo.’ O ta ũrĩa aandĩki amwe a nyĩmbo cianyu moigĩte atĩrĩ, ‘Ithuĩ tũrĩ a rũciaro rwake.’
29 Forasmuch then, as we are the generation of God, we ought not to thinke that ye Godhead is like vnto gold, or siluer, or stone grauen by arte and the inuention of man.
“Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kuona atĩ tũrĩ a rũciaro rwa Ngai, tũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩciiria atĩ Ngai ahaana ta mũhianano wa thahabu kana wa betha, o na kana wa ihiga, ũrĩa ũthondeketwo na mũthugundĩre na ũũgĩ wa mũndũ.
30 And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but nowe hee admonisheth all men euery where to repent,
Mahinda ma tene Ngai ndaigana kũrũmbũiya ũhoro ũcio wa kwaga ũmenyo, no rĩu nĩathĩte andũ othe a kũndũ guothe merire.
31 Because hee hath appoynted a day in the which he wil iudge the world in righteousnes, by that man whome hee hath appoynted, whereof he hath giuen an assurance to all men, in that hee hath raised him from the dead.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩatuĩte mũthenya ũrĩa agaatuĩra thĩ ciira na kĩhooto na ũndũ wa mũndũ ũrĩa athuurĩte. Nĩamenyithanĩtie ũndũ ũyũ kũrĩ andũ othe na ũndũ wa kũriũkia Jesũ kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ.”
32 Now when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked, and other sayde, We will heare thee againe of this thing.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa maiguire ũhoro wa kũriũka kwa arĩa akuũ, amwe ao magĩtheka, no angĩ makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũkwenda gũkũigua ũkĩaria ũhoro ũcio hĩndĩ ĩngĩ.”
33 And so Paul departed from among them.
Maarĩkia kuuga ũguo, Paũlũ akĩehera Kĩama-inĩ kĩu.
34 Howbeit certaine men claue vnto Paul, and beleeued: among whome was also Denys Areopagita, and a woman named Damaris, and other with them.
Andũ mataarĩ aingĩ magĩtuĩka arũmĩrĩri a Paũlũ na magĩĩtĩkia. Ũmwe wao aarĩ Dionisio, mũndũ warĩ wa thiritũ ya Areopago, o na mũtumia wetagwo Damari, na angĩ maigana ũna.

< Acts 17 >