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Pawulosi na Silasi a Tesalonika
1Loko vahundri hi le mitini ya le Amfipolisi na Apoloniya vatlhasi Tesalonika, lomu afaka kuni sinagoga dra va-Yuda. 2Pawulosi hi matolovelela yake aya asinagogeni, akhanelisana navu ha masavata mararu hi tlhelo dra Matralwa ya kuxwenga. 3Avatlhamuxela ni kuvapfuletela leswaku Kriste afa swifaneli kuva afa ava apfuka kufeni; hi Yesu Kriste lweyi nin'witivisaka Yene. 4Van'we amakari kwavu vakholwa, vatitlhanganisa na Pawulosi na Silasi. Na swone kupfumela vhanu vanyingi va va-Girika lava vatxhavaka Xikwembu Nkulukumba, ni vavasati vanyingi va kutxhaviseka.
5Kambe a va-Yuda, vataliki hi matrhoho, vahlengeleta vavanuna vakukari lava vamfani, va kutrhamisa antrendreleni, vahlengeleta xitrungu, vahamba mpfilu-mpfilu amutini. Vatrandrela yindlu ya Yasoni, vadjula vapostola akuva vavayisa amahlweni ka xitrhungu. 6Vatiki vangavakumi, vakokela Yasoni ni van'wana vamakwavu ku tindruna ta muti, na vabandlukana vaku: A vhanu lava hi lava vapfilunganyisiki misava hinkwayu, kutani vatlhasi ni kola mutini wa kweru, 7kutani Yasoni avayamukelile a kaya kwake. Kasi hinkwavu lava vayentxaka leswi swiyalanaka ni milawu ya Khezari, vali kuni hosi yi n'wana, anga Yesu. 8Loko a xitrhungu xiyingeli leswi ni tindruna, vangaruli 9kutani vatrika Yasoni ni van'wana, ntrhaku ka kuva vavasindrisa leswaku vahakela nandru wa kukari.
Pawulosi na Silasi a Bereya
10Loko dripelile, a vamakwavu vakahlula vafambisa Pawulosi na Silasi a Bereya. Loko vatlhasi kone, vanhingena asinagogeni dra va-Yuda. 11A va-Yuda lava afa vatxhaviseka kutlula a va-le-Tesalonika, hikusa vayamukeli ritu hi mbilu leyi yivilelaka ngopfu, na vakambisisa a Matralwa hinkwawu masiku, akuva vavona leswaku a timhaka leti Pawulosi atihlayaka ha kunene ti tanu. 12Hi ndlela leyi, kahangakupfumela lavanyingi ku vone, vavasati va va-Girika va kutlakuka atikweni, ni vavanuna va kuhlawa. 13Kambe loko a va-Yuda va-le-Tesalonika vativi leswaku na kone a Bereya a Ritu dra Xikwembu Nkulukumba drativisiwa ha Pawulosi, vata kone vatatapfuxa ni kupfilunganyisa a switrhungu. 14Kolahu a vamakwavu vakahlula vafambisa Pawulosi akuva aya likhulwini, kambe Silasi na Timotewu vasala kone. 15Lava afaka vaheketa Pawulosi, vamuyisa le Atena. Ntrhaku vatlhela, na vayamukeli a leleto ku Silasi na Timotewu leswaku vahatla vaya ku yene.
Maritu ya Pawulosi a Atena
16Pawulosi na ahavalavisela a Atena, a moya wakwe wuhlundruka andreni kwake, loko avona a muti na wutali hi swifaniso leswi swigandreliwaka. 17Hileswo-ke asinagogeni afa akhanelisana ni va-Yuda ni van'wana vatxhavaka Xikwembu Nkulukumba. Ni le hubyini, siku drin'wana ni drin'wana, afa akhanela ni lava afaka vahumelela kone. 18Kutani van'we va tintlhari, vatxhuliwaka va-Epikuri ni va-Stoyiki vakhanelisana na yene, na van'we vaku: Xana a mukhaneli lweyi adjula kuhlaya yini? Van'we afa vaku: Ingi i muhlayi wa swikwembu swimbeni. Afa vahlaya leswi hikusa Pawulosi afa avativisa a ta Yesu ni ta kupfuxiwa ka vafi. 19Kolahu vamuteka, vamuyisa ku mbangu lowu valiki i Areopago#17:19 A ritu ledri drikombisa a mbangu lowu a tintlhari afaka titlhangana ku wone akuva tikombisa a vutlhari bya tone na tiyingisetiwa hi xitrhungu. vaku: Xana hingaswikota a kutiva leswaku i dondro muni leyi uyihlayaka, xana? 20Leswi utisiki atindleveni teru a mintxhumu ya kuhlamalisa, kutani hirandra a kutiva leswaku impswini swoleswo! 21Hikusa a va-le-Atena hinkwavu ni valuveli lava afaka vatrhama kone, afa vangahayentxi swimbeni loko kunge kuyingela ni kudrungula mintxhumu mimpswha ya vugamu.
22Kolahu-ke Pawulosi ayima amakari ka Areopago aku: Vavanuna va Atena, nivona leswaku n'wine, mintxhumu hinkwayu n'wi vakhongoti ngopfu. 23Hikusa loko nifambafamba, nilavisa leswi n'wiswigandrelaka, nikumi a xiluvelo kutraliwiki ku xone leswaku: Ku Xikwembu Nkulukumba lweyi wa kuka angatibyiwi. Lweyi n'wimugandrelaka na n'wingamutivi, hi Yene lweyi nin'widrungulelaka Yene. 24Xikwembu Nkulukumba lweyi angahamba misava ni hinkwaswu leswi swinga ku yone, anga Hosi ya tilo ni misava, angatrhamisi matempeleni ya kuhambiwa hi mavoko ya vhanu, 25na swone angatireliwi hi mavoko ya vhanu, swanga hi loko opfumala ntxhumu, kasi hi Yene anyikaka hinkwavu a vutomi, ni kuhefemula, ni hinkwaswu; 26mfuri ha mun'we ntsena ayentxi a tinxaka hinkwatu ta vhanu, akuva vahanya amisaveni hinkwayu; ayimisi minkama ni mimbangu leyi matiko mafanelaka kutrhama ku yone. 27Ayentxi leswo akuva vaswikota kudjula Xikwembu Nkulukumba, kumbe xana loko vamuhulumetela akuva vatakota a kumukuma, nambi leswi Yene angaliki kule na hine. 28Hikusa hi le ku Yene hihanyaka, hifamba-fambaka, hinga kone, swanga hi leswi van'we ku vatrali venu na vone valiki: Mfuri hi va lixaka drakwe. 29Swanga leswi hinga va lixaka dra Xikwembu Nkulukumba, ahifaneli kupimisa leswaku Xikwembu Nkulukumba afana ni gole, kumbe ni silivela, kumbe ribye, swiyentxiwiki hi vuvatli ni vutlhari bya mhunu; 30Ke a minkama ya kukohleka loku, Xikwembu Nkulukumba amitrikile mikhaluta. Kambe swoswi, aleleta a vhanu hinkwavu amimbangwini hinkwayu leswaku vatlhelela ku Yene; 31hikusa Xikwembu Nkulukumba abeki siku ledri atakayavanyisa misava hi kululama, hi wanuna lweyi angamubekela swone, ava amuhambela vumboni amahlweni ka hinkwavu hi kumupfuxa kufeni.
32Loko vayingeli Pawulosi ahlaya swakupfuxiwa ka vafi, van'we vahleka, van'wana vaku: Hahatatlhela hikuyingela hi nkama wumbeni amhakeni leyi. 33Kolahu Pawulosi atifambela. 34Kambe avan'we ku vone vanamarela ku yene, vandruluka vapfumeli. Amakari kwavu kavi na Diyonisiyo wa mu-Areopago, ni wansati, lweyi atxhuliwaka Damarisi, ni van'wana vavu.

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