Ebhikolwa bhya Jintumwa 17
1 Bhejile bhalabha mu misi ja Amfipoli na Apollonia, nibhaja bhakinga mu musi gwa Thesalonike anu lyaliga lili elikofyanyisho lya Abayaudi.
Kwathi sebedabule iAmfipholi leApoloniya, bafika eThesalonika, lapho okwakukhona isinagoge lamaJuda;
2 Lwa kutyo aliga analile Paulo, agendele kubhene, ku mwanya gwa naku esatu eja Isabhato bhabhushanya ingulu ya maandiko.
njalo njengomkhuba kaPawuli wangena kuwo, wakhulumisana lawo ngokuvela emibhalweni okwamasabatha amathathu,
3 Aliga nabhegulila amaandiko no kubhelesha ati, jimwiile Kristo anyasibhwe no kumala nasuluka lindi okusoka mubhafuye. Abhabhwiliye,” Yesu unu enibhabhwila emisango jae niwe Kristo”
evula etshengisa ukuthi kwakufanele uKristu ahlupheke avuke kwabafileyo, lokuthi: UJesu lo, mina engimtshumayela kini, unguKristu.
4 Abayaudi abhandi bhekilisishe no kugwatana na Paulo na Sila, amwi na bhagiliki na bhanu baliga bhamulamya Nyamuanga, bha mai bhafu na liijo enene lwa bhanu bhafu bhakisibhwa.
Labanye babo bakholwa, bazihlanganisa loPawuli loSilasi, njalo ixuku elikhulu lamaGriki akhonzayo, lakwabesifazana abadumileyo abangabalutshwana.
5 Mbe nawe Abayaudi abhandi abho bhekilishe, nibhejula libhubha, nibhagenda mwigulilo no kubhagega abhanu abhandi abhajabhi, nibhakumanya liijo lwa bhanu amwi, no kuletelela ijogele mumusi, okumala nibhengila kwamanaga mu nyumbha ya Jason, nibhwenda ukubhagwata Paulo na Sila koleleki bhalete imbhele ya abhanu.
Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayo aba lomona, athatha amanye amadoda amabi angamavila emdangeni, enza ixuku, adunga umuzi; ahlasela indlu kaJasoni, edinga ukubakhuphela ebantwini;
6 Mbe nawe bhejile bhabhatasha, nibhamugwata Yasoni na bhandi abhasu abhadi ni nibhabhasila imbele ya bhakulu bho musi nibhayogana abhalume bhanu bhaindue echalo bhakigile enu one,
kwathi engabatholi, adonsela uJasoni labazalwane abathile kubaphathi bomuzi, ememeza esithi: Laba abayaluzelisa umhlaba, bona sebefikile lalapha,
7 Abhalume bhanu bhanu bhakabhisibhwe na jasoni abhanyamula echilagilo cha kaisali, abhaika alio omkama oudi oyo kabhilikilwa Yesu”
uJasoni abemukeleyo; lalaba bonke benza okuphambene lemithetho kaKesari, besithi kukhona enye inkosi, enguJesu.
8 Liijo na bhakulu bho musi Bhejile bhakongwa emisango jinu, nibhengilwa no bhubha
Asedunga ixuku labaphathi bomuzi besizwa lezizinto.
9 BHejile bhakamala okugega jipilya je chibhalo Cho mulisi okusoka ku Jason na bhandi, bhabhatatie bhagede.
Kwathi sebethethe isibambiso kuJasoni lakwabanye, abakhulula.
10 Mugeta ilya abhasu bhamtumile Paulo Sila Beroya. bhejile bhakakinga elia bhagedele mu mulikofyanyosho lya bhaudi.
Njalo abazalwane bahle basusa uPawuli loSilasi babathuma eBeriya ebusuku; okwathi sebefikile khona basuka baya esinagogeni lamaJuda.
11 Abhanu bhalia baliga no bhegeso bunene okukila abhanu balya Abha Thesalonike, kwa insoga baliga bhali bhagu bho kulamila omusango kwo bhwege bhwebhwe, no kuigilisha amaandiko bhuli lunaku koleleki bhalole emisango kutyo jaikilwe labha nikwo kutyo jili.
Lawo ayelungile kulalawo aweThesalonika, emukela ilizwi ngokuvuma konke, ehlolisisa imibhalo insuku ngensuku, ukuthi zinjalo yini lezizinto.
12 Kulwejo ku bhwafu bhwebhwe bhekilisishe bhalimo Abagasi abhokukongya Abhakulu bhe chigiriki abhalume bhafu.
Ngakho amanengi kuwo akholwa, lakwabesifazana abahloniphekayo abangamaGriki lakwabesilisa abangabalutshwana.
13 Mbe nawe Abayaudi abha Thesalonike Bhejile bhamenya ati Paulo kalasha omusango gwa Nyamuwanga eyo Beroya, bhagendeleyo no kusoyelesha no kumala mbhabisha injogele ku bhanu.
Kodwa kwathi amaJuda eThesalonika esekwazi ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyatshunyayelwa nguPawuli leBeriya, eza lakhona enyakazelisa amaxuku.
14 kwo bhwangu, abhasu nibhamusila Paulo kwa injila ya inyanja, nawe Sila na Timotheo nibhasigala alia.
Njalo ngalesosikhathi abazalwane bahle bamthuma uPawuli kungathi uya elwandle; kodwa uSilasi loTimothi basala khona.
15 Abhasu bhalya bhanu bhamusilile Paulo bhagendele nage nibhakinga Athene, eyo bhamsigile Paulo, bhalamie amalagililo kusoka ku mwene ati, Sila na Timotheo bhagende ku mwene bhwangu kutyo ejitulikana.
Lalabo ababephelekezela uPawuli, bamfikisa eAtene; sebemukele umlayezelo oya kuSilasi loTimothi, ukuthi beze kuye ngokuphangisa okukhulu, basuka bahamba.
16 O mwanya ogwo nabhatendesha eyo Athene, omwoyo gwae gwabhiiliywe munda yae lwa kutyo agulolele omusi gwijue ebhisusano bhafu.
Kwathi uPawuli esabalindele eAtene, umoya wakhe wakhathazeka phakathi kwakhe, ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe.
17 kwibyo nabhusilishanya ne likofyanyisho lya abhayaudi bhanu bhaliga nibhamulamya Nyamuanga na ku bhalia Bona abho abhonene nabho bhuli lunaku mwigulilo.
Ngakho waphikisana lamaJuda esinagogeni labanye abakhonzayo, lasemdangeni insuku zonke lalabo ahlangana labo.
18 Mbe nawe abhasomi abhandi abha Waepikureo na Wastoiko bhamulubha. Abhandi nibhaika,”nichinuki chinu kaika omwaiki unu mulela? Abhandi mbhaika,” ejibhonekana kalasha emisango ja Nyamuanga mgenyi” kwa insonga kalasha emisango jo bhusuluko bha Yesu.
Labathile kuzo izazi zamaEpikuri lamaStoyiki baphikisana laye. Labanye bathi: Uwumane lolu lufuna ukuthini? Kodwa abanye bathi: Kungathi ungotshumayela onkulunkulu bezizweni; ngoba ngevangeli watshumayela kubo uJesu lokuvuka kwabafileyo.
19 Mbhamugega Paulo no kumleta Areopago, mbhaika,”echitula gamenya ameigisho mayaya ganu owaika?
Basebemthatha, bamusa eAreyopagu besithi: Singazi yini ukuthi iyini limfundiso entsha oyifundisayo?
20 Kwa insonga uleta misango miyaya mu matwi geswe. Kulwejo echenda okumenya emisango jinu jili na nsonga ki?”
Ngoba uletha indaba ezimangalisayo ezithile endlebeni zethu; ngakho sifisa ukwazi ukuthi lezizinto ziyini.
21 (Abhanu Bhona abha Athene amwi na abhagenyi abho bhalio kubhene, abhakolela omwanya gwebhe amwi mu kwaika no kutegelesha ingulu ye misango miyaya.)
Ngoba bonke abeAtene lezethekeli ezihlala khona babechitha isikhathi kungeyisikho ngolutho olunye, ngaphandle kokutshela lokuzwa into entsha.
22 Kulwejo Paulo nemelegulu agati-gati ya bhanu bha Areopago no kwaika,”emwe abhanu bha Athene, enilola ati emwe muli bhanu bha idini kwa bhuli nyami,
Kwathi uPawuli esima phakathi kweAreyopagu, wathi: Madoda maAtene, ngiyabona ukuthi ezintweni zonke kungathi lilenkolelo enkulu.
23 mukulabha kwani no kulola ebhinu bhyemwe ebyo kulamya, enilola emisango jandikilwe ku bhimwi bhye bhishengelo bhemwe, nijaika “KU NYAMUANGA UNU ATAKUMENYEKANA”. kwibyo woli, unu omulamya mtamenya, oyo niwe enibhamenyesha emwe.
Ngoba ngithe ngidabula ngikhangela izinto zenu elizikhonzayo, ngasengifica ilathi elilotshwe ukuthi: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Lowo-ke elimkhonza lingamazi, nguye mina engimtshumayela kini.
24 Nyamuanga unu amogele echalo na bhuli chinu chinu chili munda, kulwo kubha niwe Latabugenyi wo lwile ne Chalo, atakutula kwiyanja mu mayekalu ganu gakolelwe na mabhoko.
UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo, yena, oyiNkosi yezulu lomhlaba, kahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla,
25 Ona atakolelwa na mabhoko ga bhana bhanu kuti kenda chinu ku bhene, kulwo kubha omwenene niwe kabhayana abhanu obhuwanga no mwika ne bhinu ebhindi Bhona.
futhi kakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu, njengoswela ulutho, ngoba yena uqobo lwakhe uyabapha bonke impilo lokuphefumula lazo zonke izinto;
26 Okutulila munu umwi, akolele Amaanga gona ganu abhanu bhekaemo ingulu yo bhusu bhe Chalo, na bhatelao omwanya na jimbibi mu mabala ganu bhekaemo.
njalo wazenza zonke izizwe zabantu zivela egazini linye, ukuthi zihlale ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wazimisela izikhathi eziqunyiweyo ngaphambili lemingcele yokuhlala kwazo;
27 Kulwejo, abhendibhwa okumuinga Nyamuanga koleleki bhamukingeko no kumubhona, na kulwe chimali atali kula na bhuli umwi weswe.
ukuze zidinge iNkosi, ukuthi mhlawumbe sibili zimuzwe zimthole, njalo kanti kakhatshana kulowo lalowo wethu.
28 KU mwene chilamile, echilibhata no kubha no bhuanga bhweswe, lwa kutyo omwimbi umwi owa lishaili kutyo aikile “chili bhebhulwa bae.”
Ngoba kuye siphila njalo sihamba futhi sikhona; njengoba lembongi ezithile zakini zithe: Ngoba futhi siyinzalo yakhe.
29 Kulwejo, alabha Eswe chili bhebhulwa bha Nyamuanga, kuteile okwiganilisha ati Nyamuanga ni uti jaabhu amwi uti mpilya amwi uti mabhui amwi bhisusano bhinu ebhibhajwa kwo buryo na meganilisho ga bhanu.
Ngakho lokhu siyinzalo kaNkulunkulu, kakufanele ukuthi sinakane ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bunjengegolide kumbe isiliva loba ilitshe, okubazwe ngeminwe langokunakana kwabantu.
30 Kulwejo, Nyamuwanga ajibhie omwanya gulya ogwo bhumumu nawe woli kalagilila abhanu bhona bha bhuli ebhala bhate.
Ngakho izikhathi zokungazi uNkulunkulu kazinanzanga, kodwa khathesi uyalaya bonke abantu endaweni zonke ukuthi baphenduke;
31 Inu niyo insonga ateeyo Olunaku lunu alija okulamula echalo muchimali KU munu unu asolele. Nyamuanga asosishe echimali ku bhuli munu anu amusuluye okusoka mubhafue alya.
ngoba umisile usuku, azakwahlulela ngalo umhlaba ngokulunga, ngendoda ayimisileyo, waqinisa kubo bonke, ngokuyivusa kwabafileyo.
32 Abhanu bha Athene Bhejile bongwa emisango jo kusululwa kwa bhafue, abhandi mbamjimya Paulo, Mbe nawe abhandi bhaika “echija okukutegelesha lindi KU misango ja gunu”
Kwathi besizwa ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, abanye bahleka usulu; kodwa abanye bathi: Sizaphinda sikuzwe ngalokhu.
33 Jejile jawa ejo, Paulo nabhasiga.
Langokunjalo uPawuli waphuma phakathi kwabo.
34 Mbe nawe abhanu abhandi mbagwatana nage mu kwilisha, alimo Dionisio unu aliga Ali mureopago, no mugasi unu kabhwilikilwa Damari na bhandi amwi nabho.
Kodwa amadoda athile anamathela kuye, akholwa; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona loDiyonisiyu umAreyopagu, lowesifazana obizo lakhe nguDamari, labanye kanye labo.
