Acts 17
1 Now when they had passed through the cities of Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to the city of Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.
Lino chiindi nobakiinda mumyuunzi yaku Amfipolisi a Apoloniya, bakasika kumunzi waku Tesalonika, ooko kwakali chikombelo chaba Juda.
2 Paul, as his custom was, went to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures.
Pawulu, mbubonya mbulichimbo chakwe, wakiinka kulimbabo alimwi kwamazuba aama Sabata aatatu wakambilaana aabo kuzwa mumalembe.
3 He was opening the scriptures and explaining that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead. He said, “This Jesus whom I proclaim to you is the Christ.”
Wakali kujula malembe akupandulula kuti chakalelede kuti Kkilisito aapenge akubuka lubo kuzwa kulufu. Wakwamba kuti, “Jesu ooyo ngundiluula kulindinywe ngu Kkilisito.”
4 Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of devout Greeks, and not a few of the leading women.
Bamwi babaJuda bakakombelezegwa eelyo bakajatana a Pawulu a Sayilasi kubikilizya mweelwe muunji waba Giliki balipeda, abuzuluzi bwabanakazi bayingi.
5 But the unbelieving Jews, being moved with jealousy, took certain wicked men from the marketplace, gathered a crowd together, and set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they wanted to bring Paul and Silas out to the people.
Pesi baJuda ibatasyomi, bakali abbivwe, bakabweza bamwi bantu bamineme kuzwa kuchisambalilo, bakabungania makamu aantomwe, akubika muunzi mumbukila. kubusizya kung'anda ya Jasoni, bakali kuyandula ikuhusya Pawulu a Sayilasi aanze kuti aaye kubantu.
6 But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and certain other brothers before the officials of the city, crying, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.
Pesi awo nebatakwe nobakabajana, bakakwela Jasoni abamwi bakwabo kunembo lyaba singuzu bamumuunzi, bakalilila kuti aaba bantu bakasandamwida nyika aansi alubo basika ookuno lubo.
7 These men whom Jason has welcomed act against the decrees of Caesar; they say that there is another king—Jesus.”
Aaba baalumi Jasoni mbakatambula bakazyania aamulawo wa-Siza, bamba kuti, “Kulumbi Mwami Jesu.”
8 The crowd and the officials of the city were disturbed when they heard these things.
Bakatazya makamu abasinguzu, bamuunzi bakamvwa zintu eezi.
9 But after the officials made Jason and the rest pay money as security, then they let them go.
Pesi mukwinda kwakujana kukwabililwa kuzwa kuli Jasoni akuliboonse, bakabazumizya kwiinka.
10 That night the brothers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Busiku oobo bakwabo bakatuma Pawulu a Sayilasi kuBbeliya. Nobakasika nkuko, bakayinka muchikombelo chaba Juda.
11 Now these people were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
Lino bantu aaba bakaliluleeme kwinda aabo bamu Tesalonika, nkambo bakatambula ijwi amizeezo ilipedelede, kulingulula malembe buzuba abuzuba kuti babone na zintu eezi zyakali mbubo.
12 Therefore many of them believed, including some influential Greek women and many men.
Nkinkaako biingi babo bakasyooma, kubikilizya abamwi banakazi bayuungi ba Giliki abalumi biingi.
13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God at Berea, they went there and stirred up and troubled the crowds.
Pesi chiindi ba Juda baku Tesalonika nibakaziba kuti alubo Pawulu wakali kuluula jwi lya Leza ku Bbeliya, bakiinka nkuko akunyongania akukataazya makamu.
14 Then immediately, the brothers sent Paul to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy stayed there.
Mpawawo, bakwabo bakatumina Pawulu kuya kulwizi, pesi Sayilasi a Timoti bakakkala nkuko.
15 Those who were leading Paul took him as far as the city of Athens. As they left Paul there, they received from him instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible.
Aabo bakali kweenzya Pawulu bakamubweza bamutola kule kuluumbi munzi waku Atenisi. Mbubonya mbakamusiya Pawulu nkuko, bakatambula malayilile kuzwa kulinguwe kuti Sayilasi a Timoti basike chakufwambana mbuli mbubakonzya.
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols.
Lino mbubonya Pawulu mbwakali kubalinda mu Atenisi, muuya wakwe wakanyemezegwa mukati kawke aawo nakabona muunzi uzwide zikozyano.
17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.
Eelyo mazuba woonse wakambilaana abaJuda abamwi bakali kukomba Leza mbonya amuchisambalilo kuba nkuko.
18 But also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. Some said, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be one who calls people to follow strange gods,” because he was proclaiming Jesus and the resurrection.
Pesi abalabo bamwi baba Epikuliya abasongo ba Sitoyiki bakaswanana aawe. Bamwi bakaamba kuti, “Niinzi ooyu utakwe makani ncheezya kwaamba?” Bamwi bakati, “Ulangika aanga nguumwi ooyo wwiita bantu kuti batobela baleza benzu, nkambo wakali kuluula makani mabotu aatala a Jesu abubuke.
19 They took Paul and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know this new teaching which you were speaking?
Bakabweza Pawulu akumuleta ku Aliyopagasi, bakati, “Ngatulaziba eeyi njiisyo mpyaa eyo njowakali kwaamba?
20 For you bring some strange things to our ears. Therefore, we want to know what these things mean.”
Nkaambo ulikweta zintu zyeenzu kumatwi eesu. Nkinkaako, tuyanda kuziba kuti eezi zyambanzi.”
21 (Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing but either telling or listening about something new.)
(Lino ba Atenisi aabenzu bakali kukkala nkuko bakamaninsya chiindi chabo kakutakwe anchibachita pesi kwambuula nikuba kuswilila atala achimwi chipya.)
22 So Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way.
Mpawo Pawulu wakima aakati kaba Aliyopagasi akwaamba kuti, “Yobalumi baku Atenisi, ndabona kuti muli basichizuminano munzila yoonse.
23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found an altar with this inscription, “To an Unknown God.” What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I announce to you.
Nkambo mbubonya mbundayinda akulanga loko kuzintu zyabukombe bwanu, ndajana chipayililo chili abulemu oobu, “Kuli Leza utazibinkene.” kufumbwa nchimukomba mukutaziba, eechi ndachaambilizya kuli ndinywe.
24 The God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples built with hands.
Leza wakachita nyika azyoonse zilimulinjiyo, mbwanga ngu Mwami wajulu anyika, takkali mumaanda ayaakwa amaboko.
25 Neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives people life and breath and everything else.
Nikuba kubelekelwa amaboko abantu, mbuli kunga ubulide chintu, mbwaanga lwakwe nguupa bantu buumi akuyooya azimwi zyonse.
26 From one man he made every nation of people to live on the surface of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons and the boundaries of their living areas,
Kuzwa kumuntu uumwi wakachita misyobo yabantu kuti bapone aatala enyika kali wabamba kuzulila kwazyiindi amigano yamasena aabo mubakkede,
27 so that they should search for God and perhaps they may feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is not far from each one of us.
Kuchitila kuti balanguule Leza akuti ambweni ngabalakonzya kuzuzya nzila yabo nkambo kanguwe akumujana pesi talikule pe kuzwa kuluumwi wesu.
28 For in him we live and move and have our being, just as one of your own poets has said, 'For we also are his offspring.'
Nkaambo mulinguwe tulapona akweenda akujana buumi, mbubonya mbuli bamwi, simwanza ngano banu mbubakaamba, 'Nkambo alubo tuli lunyungu lwakwe.'
29 Therefore, since we are God's offspring, we ought not to think that the qualities of deity are like gold, or silver, or stone—images created by the art and imagination of man.
“Nkinkaako, mbokunga tulilunyungu lwa Leza, tatwelede kuyeeya anga bubotu bwabulenge bulakozyanisigwa angolida niiba nsiliva, niliba bbwe, izikozyano zyakabezwa amiyeeyo yamuntu.
30 Therefore God overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he commands all men everywhere to repent.
Nkinkaako Leza wakazileka zyiindi zyakutaziba, pesi lino ulayilila bantu boonse koonse koonse kuti basanduke.
31 This is because he has set a day when he will judge the world in righteousness by the man he has chosen. God has given proof of this man to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
Nkambo wakabamba buzuba nayobetaeka nyika mubululami kumuntu ngwakasala. Leza wakapa chisinizyo chamuntu ooyu kuli woonse akumubusya kuzwa kubafu.”
32 Now when the men of Athens heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked Paul; but others said, “We will listen to you again about this matter.”
Lino chiindi bantu baku Atenisi nobakamvwa azyabubuke wabafu, bamwi bakamuniaka Pawulu; pesi bamwi bakati, “Tuyokuswilila lubo aatala ankani eeyi.”
33 After that, Paul left them.
Kuzwa waawo, Pawulu wakabasiya.
34 But certain men joined him and believed, including Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Pesi bamwi bakasyoma, kubikilizya a Diyonisiyasi mu Aliyopegiti, mwanakazi utegwa Damalisi, abamwi bakalaambabo.
