< Mabasa 17 >
1 Vakati vapfuura nomuAmufipori neAporonia, vakasvika muTesaronika umo makanga mune sinagoge ravaJudha.
Paul okv Silas Ampipolis okv Apollonia bv vngpikla vngtoku, Jius kumkunaam dooku gv Tesalonika lo aatoku.
2 Setsika yake Pauro akapinda musinagoge, akataurirana navo zvaibva muMagwaro, kwamaSabata matatu,
Paul ninyigv atugv vngdungbv Jius kumkunaamlo vngtoku. Hoka Doonu alu lvum go hv nyitwng gv lvkobv dopam pamgvto Baibel kitap lokv minla,
3 achitsanangura nokuvaratidza kuti Kristu aifanira kutambudzika uye agomuka kubva kuvakafa. Akati, “Jesu uyu wandinokuparidzirai ndiye Kristu.”
okv Darwknv kitap lokv bunua mindimiyin jila mimpa jitoku ho Kristo hinching la okv sito kula turkur kunama. “Si Jisu oogv ngo nonua mimpa jidunv si,” Paul minto, “Si kv Kristo.”
4 Vamwe vaJudha vakatenda ndokubva vabatana naPauro naSirasi, sezvakaitwawo navazhinji zhinji vavaGiriki vaitya Mwari uye navakadzi vazhinji vaikudzwa.
Bunugv meegonv Paul okv Silas gv mingku lo tvvlwk minggv toku okv lvkobv ritoku; vkvlvgabv Grik twngtvnv meego okv anvnyimv rigvdogvnv meegoka, oogv Pwknvyarnvnyi kumnyabo vdwv.
5 Asi vaJudha vakaita godo; saka vakakokorodza vanhu vakanga vakaipa kubva pamusika, vakaunganidza mhomho yavanhu kuti vandotanga bope muguta. Vakamhanyira kumba kwaJasoni kundotsvaka Pauro naSirasi vachida kuti vavabudise vavaendese kuvanhu vazhinji.
Vbvritola Jius vdwv kavtarv toku okv nyi agar manv vngkarchaakarnv meego vngkum motola okv dopam pamnya lakula alvmanv nyitwng gubv ritoku. Bunu pamtv mvnwng lo makarrikar nyato okv nyi akogv naama palwk jitoku Jason minv angv naam nga okv Paul okv Silasnyi mvdubv kaakar nyala okv bunua nyi apam lo boolin dubv.
6 Asi vakati vavashayiwa, vakakakatira Jasoni nedzimwe hama pamberi pavabati veguta, vachidanidzira vachiti, “Vanhu vaya vakauyisa kusagadzikana panyika yose vasvikawo kuno zvino,
Vbvritola bunua kaapa kuma nvngv, bunu Jasonnyi okv mvngjwngnv meegonyi pamtv gv rigvdogv nvlo boolin chotola okv goktoku, “So nyi vdwv mooku mvnwng lo ridwkriku nvgo! Bunu vjv ngonugv pamtv lo aapvku,
7 uye Jasoni akavagamuchira mumba make. Vose vari kumhura zvirevo zvaKesari, vachiti pano mumwe mambo, anonzi Jesu.”
okv Jason bunua ninyigv naam lo doomu toku. Bunu mvnwng ngv Dvbvyachok gv pvbv nga tvvmabv rinia toku, mvvnya toku dvbv kvvbigo dopvkv, vkvgv aminv Jisu.”
8 Vakati vanzwa izvozvo, ungano uye navabati veguta vakashushikana.
Bunu soogv gaam nga nyipam okv pamtv tujupkunam nga tvvsik motola twngtwng rara mvngmu toku.
9 Ipapo vakaita kuti Jasoni navamwe varipe rubatso ndokubva vavaregedza.
Tujupkunam vdwv Jason okv ajin vdwa ainmorko dorsvrisv nga rimu tokula topu toku, okv vbvrikunamv bunua vngmu nyatoku.
10 Kuchangosviba, hama dzakaendesa Pauro naSirasi kuBheria. Vakati vasvika ikoko, vakapinda musinagoge ravaJudha.
Kanv sopikda, mvngjwngnv vdwv Paul okv Silas bunyia Beria lo vngmu toku. Vdwlo bunu vngchinam gola, bunu Jius kumkunaam bv vngtoku.
11 Zvino vaBheria vakanga vane tsika dzakanaka kupfuura vaTesaronika, nokuti vakagamuchira shoko nemwoyo inodisisa uye vachinzvera Magwaro zuva rimwe nerimwe kuti vaone kana zvairehwa naPauro zvaiva izvo.
Beria gv nyitwng ngv Tesalonika nyitwng nga habia yatoku. Bunu doina tvvnwng alvbv tvvria nyatoku, okv Paul gv minam ngv jvjv gubvri vla bunu Baibel kitap nga alu lokia purila kaanyato.
12 VaJudha vazhinji vakatenda, sezvakaitwawo navakadzi vaikudzwa vechiGiriki navarume vazhinji vechiGiriki.
Bunu mvnwng ngv awgonv mvngjwng nyatoku, okv Grik gv anvnyimv kaibv rigvdogv awgo okv Grik gv nyiga awgunv ka mvngjwng nyatoku.
13 VaJudha vokuTesaronika vakati vanzwa kuti Pauro akanga achiparidza shoko raMwari paBheria, vakaendazve ikoko, vakakurudzira uye vakakuchidzira bope pakati pavanhu vazhinji.
Vbvritola vdwlo Tesalonika lo doonv Jius vdwv Paul Beria lo Pwknvyarnv gv gaam nga japdokv vla tvvpa namgola, bunu hoka aatoku okv lamrwpato kula okv apam am nvngyaknvngchak toku.
14 Ipapo hama dzakaendesa Pauro kugungwa, asi Sirasi naTimoti vakasara paBheria.
Vjakpigobv mvngjwngnv vdwv Paulnyi svmasa gv agum bv vngmu toku; vbvritola Silas okv Timoti bunyi Beria lo dootoku.
15 Varume vakaperekedza Pauro, vakasvika naye paAtene vachibva vadzokera vaine shoko rokuti Sirasi naTimoti vamutevere nokukurumidza.
Paul gv lvkobv vnggvnv vngbom nyi vdwv ninyia Etins bv vngchi gvvtoku okv vbvrikunamv Paul gvlo lvkobv minsar koto kula ho Silas okv Timotinyi lvkobv aamu dokubv baapubv Beria vngkur toku.
16 Pauro achakavamirira paAtene, akatambudzika zvikuru achiona kuti guta rakanga rizere nezvifananidzo.
Vdwlo Paul Etins lo Silas okv Timotinyi kaaria rilo, hv achialvbv mvngru toku pamtv lo morti achialvgo kaapa tokula.
17 Saka akataurirana navaJudha navaGiriki vaitya Mwari musinagoge, uyewo napamusika zuva rimwe nerimwe naavo vainge varipo.
Vkvlvgabv ninyia Pwknvyarnv kumnvjonv Jius okv Jentail vdwgv lvkobv kumkunaamlo dopam pamgv toku okv nyitwng nga aludwkibv vngpiknv vdwaka.
18 Boka ravakachenjera ravaEpikuro navaStoiki rakaita nharo naye. Vamwe vavo vakabvunza vakati, “Ko, uyu mutauri wezvisina maturo ari kuedza kuti kudii?” Vamwe vakati, “Anenge ari kudzidzisa nezvavamwari vokumwe.” Vakareva izvi nokuti Pauro akanga achiparidza mashoko akanaka ezvaJesu uye nezvokumuka kwavakafa.
Ipikurian gv meego okv stoik gv tamsarnvnyi larmi sito, mintoku, “so nyi si oguka chima hv ogugo mindu nvdw. Hv ogugo mintv dvnvdw?” Kvvbiv minto, “Hv mintv doonvgo ngonua kvvbi Pwknvyarnv meego,” ogulvgavbolo Paul minjito bunua Jisu gv lvkwng lo okv ninyigv sinam lokv turkur kunama.
19 Ipapo vakamutora vakaenda naye kumusangano weAreopagasi, vakati kwaari, “Tinoda kuziva kuti dzidziso itsva iyi yauri kudzidzisa ndeyei?
Vbvrikunamv Paulnyi hv vnggv toku, Aropagus kvba, doopamlo hoka hv mintoku, “Ngonua minbwk jilabv so anw rinama noogv ngonua tamsarnama.
20 Uri kuunza pfungwa itsva kunzeve dzedu, uye tinoda kuziva kuti dzinorevei.”
Noogv ngonuam anw bv minjinam nga, okv ngonu chinwngdo soogv tamsarnam si oguvdw,” (
21 (VaAtene vose navatorwa vaigara ipapo vaipedza nguva yavo vasina chimwe chavanoita kunze kwokungotaura nokuteerera pfungwa itsva).
Etins lo nyi mvnwng ngv okv nyebunyi mvnwng gv atugv dwa rilwk dula anwnv ogugo minam am tvvria laka rito okv mimpa laka rito.)
22 Ipapo Pauro akasimuka mumusangano weAreopagasi akati, “Varume veAtene! Ndinoona kuti panzira dzose muri vanhu vechitendero zvikuru.
Paul pamtv gv kvbadopam kaagia lo dakrap toku okv minto, “Ngo kaadu nonugv Etins lo nyi vdwv achialvbv dormo rinv gubv ridu.
23 Nokuti ndakati ndichifamba-famba uye ndikanyatsotarisisa zvinhu zvamunonamata, ndakaonawo aritari yakanyorwa kunzi: KUNA MWARI ASINGAZIVIKANWI. Zvino chamunonamata sechinhu chisingazivikanwi ndicho chandinokuparidzirai.
Ngo nonugv pamtv nga vngpitla okv nonugv kumkujoku am ngo kaakunamv oogv yogwngmvrwng lo lvkpv nama kaapa toku ‘Chimanam Pwknvyarnv gv lvgabv’ hv nonugv kumnamjonam go, vbvrikunamv, vbvrilachin hum nonu chimado, si oguvdw ngo nonua vjak minkar jidukunv.
24 “Mwari akasika nyika nezvinhu zvose zviri mairi ndiye Ishe wedenga napasi uye haagari mutemberi dzakavakwa namaoko.
Pwknvyarnv, sichingmooku okv ogumvnwng nga sum pwknv, nyidomooku okv nyiamooku gv Ahtuv okv nyi vdwgv mvnam kumging lo dooma dunv.
25 Iye haashumirwi namaoko avanhu, sokunge anoshayiwa chinhu, nokuti iye amene anopa vanhu vose upenyu nokufema, nezvimwewo zvinhu.
Pwknvyarnv ngonu gvlo oguguka mvngma dunv vmalo ngonu ninyia ogugo jila nyudunv hv yabv atuv ngonua saknam turnama okv ogumvnwng nga nyichar mvnwng lo jiya dunv.
26 Kubva pamunhu mumwe chete akaita ndudzi dzose dzavanhu, kuti vagare panyika yose; uye akavatarira nguva nenzvimbo dzavo chaidzo dzavangagara.
Nyi ako lokv hv mooku mvnwng nga mvlinto okv minjito sichingmooku mvnwng lokv turdubv. Hv atubongv mvkimvak jito ogolo okv oguaingbv singsv vdw.
27 Mwari akaita izvi kuitira kuti vanhu vagomutsvaka kuti zvimwe vangamuwana, kunyange zvake asiri kure nomumwe nomumwe wedu.
Ninyia sum ritoku vkvlvgabv ho bunu ninyia kaachin sidubv, okv ninyi chinsu lare bunu ninyigv lvkwng lo mvngnama. Hvjvka Pwknvyarnv ngonu mvnwng gv lokv aduma;
28 ‘Nokuti maari ndimo matinorarama nomatinofamba, uye ndimo matigere.’ Sezvakarehwa navamwe vadetembi vokwenyu vachiti, ‘Tiri chibereko chake.’
vbv akonv minto, ‘Ninyigv lokv ngonu singdunv okv bidutapdunv okv turmudakmu dunv.’ Si nonugv mimin lvknv meegonv mindunv, ‘Ngonuka ninyigv umvuu ngv.’
29 “Naizvozvo sezvo tiri chibereko chaMwari, hatifaniri kufunga kuti umwari hwakaita segoridhe kana sirivha kana ibwe, chifananidzo chakavezwa noumhizha hwomunhu.
Ngonu mvnwng ngv Pwknvyarnv gv umvuu ngv vbolo, ngonu vbv mvngmare hv ain vmalo raaji vmalo vlwng lokv morti bv mvnamgo vla. Hv ogu lokvka manvgo nyi vdwlokv mwnglin nam okv mvlin nam.
30 Mwari akarega hake kurangarira nguva dzakare dzokusaziva kwakadai, asi zvino anorayira vanhu vose kwose kwose kuti vatendeuke.
Vngnyi konv dwlo, Pwknvyarnv kaabotalikla kaato ogulvgavbolo nyi vdwv chimato ogugo bunu ridunvdw. Vbvritola vjak ninyia minduku ho nyi mvnwng nga mooku mvnwng gvngv alvmanv lokv mvngdin la ninyi gvlo aakur tvku vla.
31 Nokuti akatara zuva raachatonga nyika nokururamisira nomurume waakagadza. Akaratidza izvi kuvanhu vose nokumumutsa kubva kuvakafa.”
Pwknvyarnv sichingmooku mvnwng nga nyi akin gvlokv alvrungbv jwngkadaka dukubv alua mvpvripv pvku, okv hv sum kaabwk dukubv rilin jitoku ninyia sikunvnga turkur molaku!”
32 Vakati vanzwa nezvokumuka kwavakafa, vamwe vakaseka, asi vamwe vakati, “Tinoda kuzokunzwazve pamusoro peshoko iri.”
Vdwlo nyi vdwv, Paul gv oogv sitola turkur kunam gv lvkwngbv japnama tvvpa pvkudw, nyi kvvgonv nyarjito. Vbvritola kvvgonv mintoku, “Ngonu sum tvvria dvre no gvlo lvkodv.”
33 Nokudaro, Pauro akabva paungano iyi.
Okv vbvrikunamv Paul bunugv doopam lokv lintoku.
34 Varume vashoma vakava vateveri vaPauro uye vakatenda. Pakati pavo paiva naDhionisiasi, nhengo yeAreopagasi nomukadzi ainzi Dhamarisi, uye navamwewo.
Nyi meegonv Paulnyi mvngjwng toku okv vngming gvvtoku, apam ho Dionysius, hv kvba gv nyi go, hoka anvnyimv ako aminv Damaris, okv nyitwng kvvbi meegoka.