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1 Na bho bhapetili mu miji ghya Amfipoli ni Apolonia, bhahidili mpaka mji ghwa Thesalonike ambabho kwa jhele ni sinagogi lya bhayahudi.
2 Kama kya jhijhele kawaida jha Paulo akalota kwa bhene, na kwa muda ghwa magono madatu gha sabato ajadiliene nabhu juu jha maandiku.
3 Ajhele akabhafungulila maandiku ni, kubhajhelesya kujha jhilondekeghe Kristu atesekayi ni kisha kufufuka kabhelel kuhoma kwa bhafu. Abhajobhili, “Ojho Yesu jha nikabhajobhela habari sya muene ndo Kristu.”
4 Baadhi jhe Bhayahudi bhashawishiki ni kuungana ni Paulo ni Sila pamonga ni Bhagiriki bhachamungu, bhamama bhingi bhaongofu ni likundi libhaha lya bhanu.
5 Lakini baadhi jha Bhayahudi bhabhiamini lepi, bhabhamemi bhwifu, bhalotili kusoko ni kubhatola baadhi jha bhanu bhaovu, bhabhongene umati bhwa bhanu pamonga ni kusababisya ghasia mjini, kisha bhakaivamila nyumna jha jasoni bhakalonda kubhakamula Paulo ni Sila ili kubhaleta palongolo pa bhanu.
6 Lakini bho bhabhakofili bhakan'kamula Yasoni ni baadhi jha bhalongomunu bhangi nikubhapeleka mbele jha maofisa bha mji, bhakapiga kelele, “Abha bhagosi bhabhupenduili ulimwengu bhafikili mpaka khoni kabhele.
7 Bhagosi abha bhabhakaribisibhu ni Yasoni bhakaiharibu sheria jha kaisari, bhijobha ojhe mfalme jhongi jhaikutibhwa Yesu.”
8 Umati ni maofisa bha mji bho bhapeliki mambo agha bhajhingibhu ni bhuogha.
9 Baada jha kujha bhamakutola hela jha thamani jha ulinzi kuhoma kwa Yasoni ni bhangi bhabhalikisi bhalotayi.
10 Kiru khela bhalongobhe bhandaghisi Paulo ni Sila Beroya. Na bhobhafikiri khola bhalotili mu sinagogi lya Bhayahudi.
11 Bhanu bhalabha jhele bhenye werevu mbhaha kulikobhala bhanu bha Thesalonike, kwandabha bhajhele ni utayari bhwa kulipokela lilobhi kwa akili sya bhene, ni kuchungusya maandiku khila ligono ili kulola kama malobhi agha ghabhajobhibhu ndo kyaghajhele.
12 Kwa ejho bhingi bha bhene bhakyeriri bhakiweno bhadala bhenye ushawishi mbaha ghwa Bhagiriki ni bhagosi bhingi.
13 Lakini Bhayahudi bha Thesalonike bho bhagunduili kwamba Paulo itangasya lilobhi lya k'yara okhu Beroya, bhalotili okhu ni kuchochela ni kisha kubhwandisya ghasia kwa bhanu.
14 Manyata, bhalongomunu bhakampeleka Paulo ku njela jha nyanja, lakini Sila ni Timotheo bhasiele pala.
15 Bhala bhalongo bhabhampeliki Paulo bhalotili naku hadi Athene, bhandekili Paulo okhu, bhapokili malaghisu kuhoma kwa muene kujha, Sila ni Timotheo bhahidayi kwa muene kwa haraka kyajhibhwesekana.
16 thene, roho jha muene jhadadisibhu mugati mwa muene kwa jinsi kya abhubhwene mji kya abhumemili sanamu simehele.
17 Efyo akajadiliana mu sinagogi ni Bhayahudi bhala bhabhamehi K'yara ni kwa bhala bhoha bhaabhonene nabhu kila ligono mu soko.
18 Lakini baadhi jha bhanafalisafa bha Bhaepikureo ni Bhastoiko bhakan'kabili. Ni bhangi bhakajobha, “Kiki kyaaka kijobha munu ojho n'jobhajhi n'dele? Bhangi bhakajobha, “Jhibhonekana ihubiri habari jha K'yara n'hesya” kwandabha ihubiri habari jha Yesu ni ufufuo.
19 Bhakan'tola Paulo ni kundeta Areopago, bhakajobha, Twibhwesya kumanya agha mafundisu mapya gha wilongela?
20 Kwa ndabha wileta mambo mahesiya mu mbol'ok'oto sya tete. Henu, twilonda kumanya mambo agha ghana maana gani?”
21 (Ni bhanu bhoha bha Athene pamonga ni bhahesya bha bhajhele nabhu, bhitumila muda bhwa bhene aidha kwa kulongela ni kup'elekesya juu jha lijambo lipya.)
22 Henu, paulo akajhema pagati pa bhanu bha Areopago ni kujobha, “Enyi bhanu bha Athene nibhuene kujha muenga ndo bhanu bha dini kwa kila namna,
23 Kwani kwa kupetela kwa nene ni kulola fenu fya muenga fya kuabud, nighabhuene malobhi gha ghalembibhu mu madhabahu ghinu, ghijobha, “KWA K'YARA JHA AMANYIKENE LEPI.” Efyo basi ojhu jha mukamwabudu pasipokumanya ndo jhanikabhajulisha muenga.
24 K'yara jhaabhombili bhulimwengu ni kila khenu kya kijhele mugati kwakujha ndo Bwana ghwa mbingu ni nchi ibhwesya lepi kutama mu mahekalu gha ghatengenesibhu ni mabhoko.
25 Na itumikibhwa lepi ni mabhoko gha bhanadamu kana kwamba ilonda khenu kwa bhene kwani, muene akabhapela bhanu uzima ni pumzi ni fenu fengi fyoha.
26 Kup'etela munu mmonga, aghabhombi mataifa ghoha gha bhanu bhabhitama panani pa uso bhwa dunia ni kubhabhekela nyakati ni mipaka mu maeneo gha bhatama.
27 Henu, bhilondeka kundonda K'yara, ni yamkini bhamfikilayi ni kun'kabha, ni kwa bhuhakika ajhelepi patali ni khila mmonga bhitu.
28 kwa muene twitama twigenda ni kujha ni uzima bhwitu, kama vile mtunzi ghwa jhomu mmonga ghwa shairi bho ajobhili twebhazawa bha muene.
29 Henu ikajhelayi tete twebhazaiwa bha K'yara, twilondeka lepi kufikiri kujha uungu ni kama dhahabu, au shaba, au maganga, sanamu jhajhichongibhu kwa ustadi ni mawazo gha bhanu.
30 Henu, K'yara agudeme nyakati sela sya bhujinga, lakini henu iamuru bhanu bhoha kila mahali bhabhwesya kutubu.
31 Ejhe kwa ndabha abhekili ligono lya ilonda kujhihukumu dunia kwa haki kwa munu jhaan'chaguili. K'yara apisisi bhuhakika bhwa munu ojho kwa khila munu pala paamfufuili kuhoma kwa bhafu.
32 Ni bhanu bha Athene bho bhap'eliki habari jha kufufulibhwa kwa bhafu, baadhi jha bhene bhan'dhihakili Paulo ila bhangi bhakajobha, Tukuup'elekesya kabhele kwa habari jha lijambo e'le.”
33 Baada jha apu, Paulo akabhaleka.
34 Lakini baadhi jha bhanu bhaungeneni muene bhakakiera, akajha ni Dionisio Mwareopago, ni N'dala jhaikutibhwa Dmari ni bhangi pamonga nabhu.
