Imisebenzi 17
1 Kwathi sebedabule iAmfipholi leApoloniya, bafika eThesalonika, lapho okwakukhona isinagoge lamaJuda;
Ek din paul aru silas duijon Amphipolis aru Apollonia laga sheher paar kori kene jaise, aru Thessalonica laga sheher te ahi ponchise, ta te Yehudi khan laga ekta mondoli thakise.
2 njalo njengomkhuba kaPawuli wangena kuwo, wakhulumisana lawo ngokuvela emibhalweni okwamasabatha amathathu,
Aru Paul laga adat ekta thaka nisina, tai taikhan logote jaise, aru tin Bisram din tak taikhan logote Isor laga kotha koi thakise.
3 evula etshengisa ukuthi kwakufanele uKristu ahlupheke avuke kwabafileyo, lokuthi: UJesu lo, mina engimtshumayela kini, unguKristu.
Aru tai Shastro khuli kene taikhan ke bujhai thakise ki Khrista dukh pabo aru mora pora jinda hoi jabo, aru etu eneka hobole dorkar thakise. Aru tai koise, “Etu Jisu kun laga kotha koi kene moi prochar kori ase Tai he Khrista ase.”
4 Labanye babo bakholwa, bazihlanganisa loPawuli loSilasi, njalo ixuku elikhulu lamaGriki akhonzayo, lakwabesifazana abadumileyo abangabalutshwana.
Ta te kunba Yehudi khan Paul aru Silas laga kotha huni kene tai duijon logote milai loise, aru taikhan logote kunba Yunani khan aru kunba maiki khan bhi mili jaise.
5 Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayo aba lomona, athatha amanye amadoda amabi angamavila emdangeni, enza ixuku, adunga umuzi; ahlasela indlu kaJasoni, edinga ukubakhuphela ebantwini;
Kintu biswas nakora Yehudi khan mon julise, aru bajar pora biya manu ke joma kori loise, aru bisi manu lagai kene sheher te hala korise. Aru jitia Jason laga ghor bhangai dise, aru Paul aru Silas ke manu khan dhori kene loi anibole bisarise.
6 kwathi engabatholi, adonsela uJasoni labazalwane abathile kubaphathi bomuzi, ememeza esithi: Laba abayaluzelisa umhlaba, bona sebefikile lalapha,
Kintu jitia taikhan duijon ke panai, taikhan Jason aru kunba biswasi bhai khan ke dhori kene sheher laga adhikari khan usorte loi jaise, aru hala kori kene koise, “Etu manu khan jun duniya ke ulta koridi ase, taikhan bhi yate ahikena ase.
7 uJasoni abemukeleyo; lalaba bonke benza okuphambene lemithetho kaKesari, besithi kukhona enye inkosi, enguJesu.
Jason pora tai laga ghor te manu kunkhan rakhise kunkhan Caesar laga kotha mana nai, aru taikhan koi ase Jisu koi kene dusra raja ase.”
8 Asedunga ixuku labaphathi bomuzi besizwa lezizinto.
Aru etu kotha huni kene bisi manu khan aru sheher laga adhikari khan sob chinta hoise.
9 Kwathi sebethethe isibambiso kuJasoni lakwabanye, abakhulula.
Kintu taikhan Jason aru tai laga saathi khan pora poisa loise, aru dusra biswasi khan ke jabole dise.
10 Njalo abazalwane bahle basusa uPawuli loSilasi babathuma eBeriya ebusuku; okwathi sebefikile khona basuka baya esinagogeni lamaJuda.
Titia biswasi bhai khan etu rati te Paul aru Silas ke Berea sheher te pathai dise. Aru jitia duijon ta te ponchise, tai duijon Yehudi khan laga mondoli te jaise.
11 Lawo ayelungile kulalawo aweThesalonika, emukela ilizwi ngokuvuma konke, ehlolisisa imibhalo insuku ngensuku, ukuthi zinjalo yini lezizinto.
Aru Thessalonica te thaka manu khan to dusra jaga laga manu khan pora bhi bhal thakise, kelemane taikhan hodai din Isor laga kotha te ki likha ase etu saikene bhal mon pora grohon kori thakise.
12 Ngakho amanengi kuwo akholwa, lakwabesifazana abahloniphekayo abangamaGriki lakwabesilisa abangabalutshwana.
Etu nimite bisi manu Jisu ke biswas kori loise, aru ta te laga Yunani niyom mani thaka mahila khan aru kunba mota manu khan bhi biswas korise.
13 Kodwa kwathi amaJuda eThesalonika esekwazi ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyatshunyayelwa nguPawuli leBeriya, eza lakhona enyakazelisa amaxuku.
Kintu jitia Thessalonica laga Yehudi khan Paul pora Berea te Isor laga kotha koi ase koi kene janise, taikhan jai kene manu khan laga monte biya kotha hali dise aru mon biya kori bole dise.
14 Njalo ngalesosikhathi abazalwane bahle bamthuma uPawuli kungathi uya elwandle; kodwa uSilasi loTimothi basala khona.
Etu homoi te, biswasi bhai khan joldi Paul ke samundar phale pora jabole dise, kintu Silas aru Timothy to Berea te thaki jaise.
15 Lalabo ababephelekezela uPawuli, bamfikisa eAtene; sebemukele umlayezelo oya kuSilasi loTimothi, ukuthi beze kuye ngokuphangisa okukhulu, basuka bahamba.
Aru jun manu Paul ke loi jaise taikhan Athens sheher pora aru dur te taike loi jaise. Aru jitia taikhan Silas aru Timothy duijon ke Paul pora tai usorte te joldi ahibole dibi koi kene khobor paise, taikhan nijor laga ghor te jai jaise.
16 Kwathi uPawuli esabalindele eAtene, umoya wakhe wakhathazeka phakathi kwakhe, ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe.
Jitia Paul Athens te Silas aru Timothy ke rukhi thakise, tai etu sheher te murti bhorta thaka dikhi kene tai laga atma pora bisi mon dukh hoise.
17 Ngakho waphikisana lamaJuda esinagogeni labanye abakhonzayo, lasemdangeni insuku zonke lalabo ahlangana labo.
Titia tai mondoli te jai kene Yehudi aru hosa Isor ke aradhana kora manu khan logote kotha korise, aru hodai tai jitia bajar te jai ta te bhi manu lok paile etu laga kotha kori thakise.
18 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.
Titia Epicurean aru Stoic khan laga pondit kunba ahi kene tai logot kotha lagi thakise, aru kunba koise, etu ke najana manu ki kobole mon kori ase? Dusra koise tai dusra jaga laga dhorom manu ase, kelemane tai Jisu laga kotha aru jee utha laga kotha prochar kori ase.
19 Basebemthatha, bamusa eAreyopagu besithi: Singazi yini ukuthi iyini limfundiso entsha oyifundisayo?
Taikhan Paul ke Aropagus laga usorte loi jaise aru koise, “Tumi ki koi ase aru sikhai ase etu amikhan bhi janibole paribo?
20 Ngoba uletha indaba ezimangalisayo ezithile endlebeni zethu; ngakho sifisa ukwazi ukuthi lezizinto ziyini.
Kelemane amikhan laga kan pora kitia bhi nahuna kotha huni bole pai ase. Etu nimite, amikhan bhi janibole mon ase etu kotha laga ki motlob ase.”
21 Ngoba bonke abeAtene lezethekeli ezihlala khona babechitha isikhathi kungeyisikho ngolutho olunye, ngaphandle kokutshela lokuzwa into entsha.
-Etiya sob Athens laga manu aru dusra desh pora ahi kene thaka manu khan dusra eku kaam nakori kene kiba notun kotha hunile etu laga kotha koi kene bohi thake.
22 Kwathi uPawuli esima phakathi kweAreyopagu, wathi: Madoda maAtene, ngiyabona ukuthi ezintweni zonke kungathi lilenkolelo enkulu.
Titia Paul Areopagus majote khara hoi kene koise, “Tumi Athens laga manu khan, moi dikhi ase tumikhan sob kaam te bhal ase.
23 Ngoba ngithe ngidabula ngikhangela izinto zenu elizikhonzayo, ngasengifica ilathi elilotshwe ukuthi: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Lowo-ke elimkhonza lingamazi, nguye mina engimtshumayela kini.
Jitia moi tumikhan laga puja kori thaka saman khan saikene paar kori thakise, tumikhan pathor pora bona bedi te eneka likhi kene rakha dikhise, “Ekjon najana Isor nimite.” Etu karone junke apnikhan najani kene puja kori thaki ase, etu laga kotha tumikhan ke moi kobo.
24 UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo, yena, oyiNkosi yezulu lomhlaba, kahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla,
Isor jun he prithibi aru ta te thaka sob bonai dise, Tai sorgo aru prithibi laga Isor ase, manu pora bonai diya laga mondoli te nathake.
25 futhi kakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu, njengoswela ulutho, ngoba yena uqobo lwakhe uyabapha bonke impilo lokuphefumula lazo zonke izinto;
Aru Tai manu laga hath laga sewa nalage, aru manu pora eku nibisare, kelemane Tai he sobke jibon aru saas diye aru manu ki lage Tai etu sob diye.
26 njalo wazenza zonke izizwe zabantu zivela egazini linye, ukuthi zihlale ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wazimisela izikhathi eziqunyiweyo ngaphambili lemingcele yokuhlala kwazo;
Aru Tai ekjon manu pora he ekta desh aru jiman manu etiya thaki ase etu sobke bonai dise, ki homoi te kineka dibole lage aru kun manu laga jat kote thaki bole lage etu sob Tai pora bonai kene rakhidise,
27 ukuze zidinge iNkosi, ukuthi mhlawumbe sibili zimuzwe zimthole, njalo kanti kakhatshana kulowo lalowo wethu.
Eneka korile manu khan Taike bisaribo aru taikhan Isor phale mon dibo aru Tai usorte ahibo. Kintu Tai amikhan pora kitia bhi dur thaka nai.
28 Ngoba kuye siphila njalo sihamba futhi sikhona; njengoba lembongi ezithile zakini zithe: Ngoba futhi siyinzalo yakhe.
Kelemane amikhan Tai logote jinda ase aru amikhan laga ki ase etu sob to Tai laga he ase, jineka apuni khan laga majote kitab likha ekjon pora koise, ‘Amikhan sob Tai laga bacha khan he ase.’
29 Ngakho lokhu siyinzalo kaNkulunkulu, kakufanele ukuthi sinakane ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bunjengegolide kumbe isiliva loba ilitshe, okubazwe ngeminwe langokunakana kwabantu.
Etu karone, amikhan Isor laga bacha ase, amikhan eneka bhabona kori bole nalage ki tai laga sobhab to suna, chandi, aru pathor nisena ase- eitu khan jinis to manu laga bhabona pora bonai.
30 Ngakho izikhathi zokungazi uNkulunkulu kazinanzanga, kodwa khathesi uyalaya bonke abantu endaweni zonke ukuthi baphenduke;
Etu nimite Isor poila te manu laga paap dhyan nakori kene chari dise, kintu etiya Tai sob manu ke paap pora mon ghura bole hukum dise.
31 ngoba umisile usuku, azakwahlulela ngalo umhlaba ngokulunga, ngendoda ayimisileyo, waqinisa kubo bonke, ngokuyivusa kwabafileyo.
Kelemane, ek dinte rakhi kene ase, juntu dinte, Tai pora basi luwa ekjon pora etu duniya ke dhormikta pora bisar koribo. Isor he Jisu ke mora pora jinda kori kene Tai hosa Isor ase koi kene dikhai dise.”
32 Kwathi besizwa ngokuvuka kwabafileyo, abanye bahleka usulu; kodwa abanye bathi: Sizaphinda sikuzwe ngalokhu.
Aru jitia Athens laga manu khan mori kene jinda huwa kotha hunise, kunba ta te thaka khan Paul ke hinsa korise; kintu kunba koise, “Amikhan etu kotha apuni pora aru hunibo.”
33 Langokunjalo uPawuli waphuma phakathi kwabo.
Etu pichete Paul taikhan laga majot pora ulai jaise.
34 Kodwa amadoda athile anamathela kuye, akholwa; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona loDiyonisiyu umAreyopagu, lowesifazana obizo lakhe nguDamari, labanye kanye labo.
Kintu kunba tai logote mili jaise aru tai ki kotha koise etu biswas korise, etu majote Dionysius jun Areopagus laga ekjon manu, aru Damaris koi kene ekjon mahila, aru dusra manu khan bhi taikhan logote thakise.
