Aposolo 17
1 Hagi amfipolisine Apolonia rankumatre ugatere'za vute'za, henka Tesalonaika rankumate Jiu vahe osi mono no (sinagog) anantega me'nere e'naze.
Bathi sebedlule e-Amfipholi le-Apholoniya, bafika eThesalonika lapho okwakulesinagogu yamaJuda khona.
2 Poli'a Jiu vahe'mo'za osi mono nozmifi mani'nageno marerino, korapa agrama nehiaza huno, tagufa mani fruhu kna (Sabat) zupa avontafepinti kea zamasmino,
Njengenjayelo yakhe uPhawuli waya esinagogweni, kwathi ngamaSabatha amathathu wabonisana labo ngeMibhalo,
3 ana kemofo agafa'a eriama nehuno huzamasamino, Kraisina ahesnageno ata eriteno fripintira otigahie hu'ne. Ama ana Jisasinku'ma nehuana e'i Kraisi'e.
echaza njalo eveza obala ukuthi uKhristu wayemele ahlupheke njalo avuke kwabafileyo. Wathi, “UJesu lo engitshumayela ngaye kini unguye uKhristu.”
4 Mago'a Jiu vahe'mo'zane, rama'a Anumzanku koro nehaza Griki vahe'mo'zane, zamagine a'nemo'zanena Poline Sailasi ene tragote'za hagerafi'za mani'naze.
Amanye amaJuda akukholwa lokho asehlanganyelana loPhawuli loSayilasi, njengalokho okwenziwa linani elikhulu lamaGrikhi abesaba uNkulunkulu, kugoqela lehlekanyana labesifazane abahloniphekayo.
5 Hu'neanagi zamarimpa zamazeri otige'za Jiu vahe'mo'za antahi haviza hunezmante'za, kanivere'za kefo vahe maketi kumapi zamazeritru hu'za, ran kumapi ranke hute'za ana vahe'mo'za Jasoni nona tagana taganu vazi'za, Poline Sailasi kiznigu hake'za zanavre'za atru nehazafi vunaku hu'naze.
Kodwa amaJuda aba lomona; ngakho asehuga izixhwali endaweni yokuthengisa, abalixuku elithile asevusa umsindo edolobheni. Aphuthumela endlini kaJasoni edinga uPhawuli loSayilasi efuna ukubaletha phambi kukazulu.
6 Ana vahe'mo'za Poline Sailasi kizanima hake'za erifore nosu'za, Jasonine, mago'a zamentinti nehaza afuhe'inena zamazu hu'za rankumamofo kva (siti ofisa) vahete vu'za ranke hu'za anage huzmante'naze, ama vahe'mo'za mopane mopane hazenke eri fore nehaza vahera ama e'naze.
Kodwa kwathi sebebaswele basebedonsela uJasoni labanye abazalwane abathile kubaphathi bedolobho bememeza besithi: “Amadoda la abekade edala uhlupho emhlabeni wonke manje aseze lapha,
7 Hagino Jasoni'a muse huno nantu vahe noma'afi osi'agna manihogu zamarente'ne! Zamagra Sisa hanave tra kea ha' renente'za anage hu'naze, mago kinima mani'neana agi'a Jisasi'e hu'za nehaze!
uJasoni yena wawemukela endlini yakhe. Bonke bahlinikeza imithetho kaKhesari besithi kulenye inkosi ethiwa nguJesu.”
8 Ana vahe'mo'za rama'a vahe'zaga zamazeri savri nehazageno, rankumamofo kva vahe'mo'za ana kea antahi'naze.
Bathi bekuzwa lokhu abantu labaphathi bedolobho bazonda kakhulu.
9 Anante ran kumamofo kva vahe'mo'za Jasoni ene zamentinti naga'mo'za mizasaza zago erite'za, henka zamatrage'za vu'naze.
Kwasekuthiwa uJasoni labanye bakhe kabakhuphe isibambiso ngemali ethile, kwayikhona bekhululwa ukuthi bahambe.
10 Hagi zamentintima nehaza naga'mo'za ame hu'za Poline Sailasinena kenageke huznantageke, Beria rankumate vu'na'e. Uhanatiteke Jiu vahe osi mono nonte vu'na'e.
Konela ukuthi kuhlwe abazalwane babasusa uPhawuli loSayilasi babasa eBheriya. Ekufikeni kwabo khona baya esinagogweni yamaJuda.
11 Ana Jiu vahe'mo'za antahi'za zamimo'a knare huno ama' hu'negu, Tesalonaikama nemaniza Jiu vahe'mo'za nehazaza osu'naze. Na'ankure mono kema ha'ana muse hu'za eneri'za, ama kemo'a tamage hu'nefi hu'za maka zupa avontafepi rezaganeza ke'naze.
AmaJuda eBheriya wona ayelesimilo esingcono kulaleso esamaThesalonika, ngoba alemukela ilizwi ngomfutho omkhulu njalo ayihlola iMibhalo insuku zonke ukuze abone ukuthi lokho uPhawuli ayekutsho kwakuliqiniso na.
12 E'ina hu'negu rama'a Jiu vahe'mo'za zamentinti nehazage'za, zamagima me'nea Griki a'nene vene'nemo'zanena zamentinti hu'naze.
AmaJuda amanengi akholwa, kanye labesifazane abanengi bamaGrikhi abahloniphekayo lamadoda amanengi amaGrikhi.
13 Hu'neanagi Tesalonaika mani'naza Jiu vahe'mo'za antahizama, Poli'a Anumzamofo kea Beria ome huama nehie kema nentahi'za, zamagranena anantega e'za, keomente emente hu'za, zamagu zamagesa eri savari hu'naze.
Kwathi amaJuda aseThesalonika esezwile ukuthi uPhawuli wayesetshumayela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu eBheriya, aya khona futhi, athela abantu umoya omubi abadunga.
14 Anante Anumzante mani'naza naga'mo'za, Polina huntageno ame huno hagerinkena vu'ne, hianagi Sailasi'ene Timotikea anante Beria kumate mani'na'e.
Abazalwane bahle bathumela uPhawuli ngasokhunjini lolwandle, kodwa uSayilasi loThimothi basala eBheriya.
15 Hanki Poli'ene vu'naza vahe'mo'za, avega hu'za Atens rankumate ome netrazageno, Sailasine Timoti kiznigu nagritega ame huke e'o kema humazamantetege'za, atre'za ete Beria vu'naze.
Amadoda ayephelekezela uPhawuli amtshiya e-Athene asebuyela lomlayezo wokuthi uSayilasi loThimothi bamlandele ngokuphangisa.
16 Poli'ma Atens kumate zanavega anteno mani'negeno, rimpamo'a kna nehigeno asunku hu'ne, na'ankure ana kumapina havige anumza tro'ma hunte'naza'zamo'a, rama'a me'negeno negeno ana hu'ne.
UPhawuli esabamelele e-Athene, wakhathazeka kakhulu ngokubona ukuthi idolobho lelo laligcwele izithombe.
17 Ana huteno mago'a Jiu vahe'ene, Anumzamofonku koro nehaza megi'a vahe'ene osi mono nompi ome zamaretru huno nezamasmino, maketi kumapi maka kna emeri atruma haza vahera nanekea zamasmi'ne.
Ngakho wabonisana lamaJuda kanye lamaGrikhi ayemesaba uNkulunkulu esinagogweni lasendaweni yokuthengisa zonke insuku lalabo ababekhonapho.
18 Anahu kna huno mago'a Epikurien vahe'ene, Stoik vahe'mo'zanena vahe'mofo nomani'zama rezagane'zama negaza vahe'mo'za (Filosofa) kehakare hunentageno mago'amo'za anage hu'za antahi'naze, nankna ke ama neginagi vahe'mo'a hunaku nehie? Ruga'amo'za hu'za, agra ru anumzanku nehia nere. Na'ankure Jisasi agi agenkene, fripinti'ma oti'nea Knare Musenkegu hu'naze.
Ixuku lezazi zama-Ephikhuri lamaStoyikhi laphikisana laye. Abanye babo babuza bathi, “Uwumani lolu luzama ukuthini kanti?” Abanye bathi, “Kungathi utshumayela ngonkulunkulu bezizweni.” Bakutsho lokhu ngoba uPhawuli wayetshumayela izindaba ezinhle ngoJesu langokuvuka kwabafileyo.
19 Ana hutege'za Polina avre'za (areopagus) kanisol vahe'mo'za ke erifatgo nehazare vu'za anage hu'naze, Knare ama'i kahefa kema rempima hunezamina kea hananketa antahisumpi?
Basebehamba laye enkundleni ye-Ariyophagasi, bafika bathi kuye, “Ake usitshele ukuthi imfundiso le entsha oyethulayo iyini.
20 Na'ankure tagra tagesa hakare huna ke kagra nehane, hagi ke agafa'amo'a na'ane hu'nefi antahinaku nehune.
Uletha ezindlebeni zethu imibono engajayelekanga, ngakho sifuna ukwazi ukuthi itshoni.”
21 Maka Atensi vahe'ene ru mopareti vahe'mo'za ana kumapi emani'naza vahe'mo'za knazimi'a atre'za manine'za kahefa zama fore hia zamofo naneke huge antahige hu'naze.
(Wonke ama-Atheni labezizwe ababehlala khona babechitha isikhathi sabo bengenzi lutho ngaphandle kokukhuluma lokulalela imibono emitsha.)
22 Ana higeno Poli'a kanisol vahe'mo'za ke erifatgo nehazare otino (Areopagus) anage hu'ne, Atensi vahe'mota, nagrama koana hakarezante tamagra monora hunentaze.
UPhawuli wasukuma enkundleni ye-Ariyophagasi wathi, “Madoda ase-Atheni! Ngiyabona ukuthi kukho konke lingabantu abakhonzayo.
23 Na'ankure nagra vano nehu'na urava'o hu'na rezagane'na mono'ma hunentaza'zama koana, mago itama (alta) husga huntenarera anage hutma krente'naze, ontahinona Anumzantege hutma hu'naze. E'ina hu'negu ontahinetma mono'ma hunentaza zamofonku, e'i nagra huama hu'na neramasmue.
Ngoba ngithe ngihambahamba, ngabona izithombe zenu, ngaze ngafumana i-alithari elilombhalo othi: Kunkulunkulu Ongaziwayo. Manje-ke lokho elikukhonza njengolutho olungaziwayo yikho engizakutshumayela kini.
24 Ama mopane maka'zama me'neaza tro hu'nea Anumzamo, Agra'a monafine mopafinena Ra mani'neno, vahe'mo'za zamazanu ki'naza mono nompina nomanie.
UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo uyiNkosi yezulu lomhlaba, njalo kahlali emathempelini akhiwe ngezandla.
25 Mago'a zankura atupara nosigeno vahe'mo'za zamazanu tro hu'za aza nosaze. Na'ankure agra'a asimu anteno mani'zana zamige'za zamasimu antageno, maka'zana hakare vahe'mofona nezamie.
Njalo kancediswa yizandla zabantu ingathi kukhona akuswelayo, ngoba yena ngokwakhe upha bonke abantu impilo, umphefumulo lokunye konke.
26 Magoke vahepinti Agra maka kaziga kuma ante'za manisaza vahera tro hu'ne. Mopafi manivitesazegu nehuno, manisnaza kna'a nenteno, kuma'ma manisaza kumara, kankamu zamino e'ire manigahaze huno huzmantetere hu'ne.
Ngomuntu oyedwa wenza zonke izizwe zabantu, ukuthi zakhe emhlabeni wonke; njalo wamisa izikhathi abazilungiselweyo lazo kanye izindawo abamele bahlale kuzo.
27 Anumzamofonku hake'za nege'za, agrikura zamazama hu'za hake'za erifore hu'nazanagi, Agra tagrira magoke magokemota afetera omani'ne.
UNkulunkulu wakwenza lokhu ukuze abantu bamdinge lokuthi mhlawumbe bamfinyelele bamfumane, loba nje uvele engakhatshana komunye lomunye wethu.
28 Na'ankure agripi manineta mika'zana nehuta, ama mopafina manita neone, mago'a tamagri fronka kemo'a anage hu'ne. Na'ankure tagranena agripinti fore hu'none huta nehaze.
‘Ngoba siphila kuye, sihambe ngaye njalo sipheleliswe nguye.’ Njengokutsho kwezinye izimbongi zakini ukuthi, ‘Singabantwabakhe.’
29 Anumzampinti fore huta mani'none hanuta, golima silvare'ma, havereti'ma vahe'mo'zama antahintahi zamireti'ma tro huntaza zankura Anumzamo'a e'inahu kna hu'ne huta ontahisune.
Ngakho-ke njengoba singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kasingacabangini ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bunjengegolide, loba isiliva kumbe ilitshe; umfanekiso obunjwe ngobungcitshi bomuntu.
30 E'inahu hu'za zamagena humi'za e'naza kna'a, Anumzamo'a agesa ontahi'ne. Hagi menina agra miko kaziga vahera hankavenentake ke huno, tamagu'a rukarehe hiho huno hu'ne.
Endulo uNkulunkulu kakunakanga ukungazi lokhu, kodwa khathesi uselaya bonke abantu ezindaweni zonke ukuba baphenduke.
31 Na'ankure ama mopama Agrama refako hania kna, agra'a fatgo avu'ava zampi ko huhamprintegeno me'ne. Mago ne' huhampri ante'neana miko vahera amate huzameri huno fri'nefinti azeri oti'ne.
Ngoba uselumisile usuku lapho azakwahlulela khona umhlaba ngokulunga ngaye umuntu amkhethileyo. Usebuvezile ubufakazi balokhu kubo bonke abantu ngokumvusa kwabafileyo.”
32 Fri'nefinti azeri oti'nea naneke nehige'za nentahiza, mago'amo'za agiza re'naze. Hianagi mago'amo'za anage hu'naze, mago'ane ama nanekea hananketa antahigahune hu'naze.
Bathi besizwa ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, abanye babo bamklolodela, kodwa abanye bathi, “Sifuna ukuphinda sikuzwe ukhuluma ngale indaba njalo.”
33 Poli'a havige mono kumara (Areopagus) atreno vu'ne.
Ngalokho-ke, uPhawuli wasesuka enkundleni.
34 Hu'neanagi mago'a vahe'mo'za Poli'ene hagerafi'za zamentinti hu'naze. Anampintira magora Dionisiosi'e nehaza nera kanisol vahe'mo'za ke erifatgo nehaza kumate kanisol nere, magora Damarisi'e nehaza a'ene mago'amo'za zamentinti hu'naze.
Abantu abathile baba ngabalandeli bakaPhawuli, bakholwa. Phakathi kwabo kwakuloDiyonisiyu owayelilunga le-Ariyophagasi, njalo lowesifazane okwakuthiwa nguDamari kanye labanye abalinani elithile.
