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1Sangwenu bakati bapinda nemuAmfipholisi neApoloniya, bakaswika kuThesalonika, paka pena sinagogu yemaJuta.2Phawuli wakangina sekwaaka agala ethama, akakakabadzana nabo nekwedziwhalo kweMasabatha matatu,3ebatjenesela kuti kwaka kwakafanila kuti Khirisitu adziyile nekuti amuke kubafi, eti, “Yesu wandinosumikila kumuli, ndiye Khirisitu.”4Bamwe babo bakagalamoyo, bakahanduka bakabhatana naPhawuli naSilasi; sekwakayetiwa nebamwe bemaGiriki bakazwipila namata nebafumakadzi banjinji banabugalo gupehhugwi.5Koga amwe maJuta akaba nefupa, akatola bamwe bebanhu banamimoyo yakayipa, bakakubunganya mbunga webanhu, bakatangisa bhonyongo munzi-nkulu, bakanonginilila n'umba yaJayisoni, behaka kuti babadusile kuhhe kubanhu.6Bakati babahaya, bakakakatila Jayisoni nebamwe bagalimoyo mbeli kwebatungamili benzi-nkulu, beyenda bemimila beti, “Balume ibaba baka poronganya hango yose batjibuya pano bo,7ngono Jayisoni waba wamutjila; kakale banothama zwinhu zwisingayendidzane nemilayo yaKhesari, beti kuna umwe mambo unoyi Yesu.”8Banhu bose nebatungamili benzi-nkulu bakamon'wa pabakakuwha ikoku.9Bakati batjilipisa Jayisoni nebamwe, bakabaletja bakayenda.10Bagalimoyo bakatjimbidza bakayendesa Phawuli naSilasi busiku kuBheriya, bakati beswika bakangina musinagogu yemaJuta.11Koga maJuta iyawa abaka ana bunhu kupinda ekuThesalonika, ngobe aka amutjila dama nekuzwipila, eholesesa dziwhalo mahhuba ose kudze abone kuti tjoselele zwinhu izwezo zwakajalo.12Bunji gwabo bakagalamoyo, nebetjikadzi beTjiGiriki banjinji bana bugalo gupehhugwi nebetjilume bo.13Koga maJuta ekuThesalonika akati awha kuti Phawuli wasumikila dama leNdzimu kuBheriya bo, akabuya bo ewhobudzila banhu ntome emusa bhonyongo.14Nekulibilidza bagalimoyo bakayendisa Phawuli kugungwa, koga Silasi naThimothi bakasala ipapo.15Balume bakabepelekedza Phawuli bakayenda naye bakadza bakanoswika kuAthenisi; wakati atjibalayila kuna Silasi naThimothi kuti babuye kuwunli nekulibilidza, bakabva bahanduka.16Phawuli waka akabamilila kuAthenisi, wakadziyidzika mumeya paakabona kuti nzi-nkulu wose waka ulihhele midzimwana.17Ndizo wakakakabadzana nemaJuta nebanhu bakazwipila namata musinagogu, nemubugalo gunotengesegwa nebanhu bose baka bali ipapo mahhuba ose.18Wakahangana bo nebazibi banoyi maSitoyiki nebekuEpikuriya. Bamwe bakati, “Iwhoyu nteketi unolebani?”
Bamwe bakati, “Unonga nsumikili wemeyambi dzebanhu bakulekule.” Ngobe waka esumikila nekwaYesu nemuka kubafi.19Bakawumbhata, bakawuhhisa kuna Ariyopagasi, beti, “Tohaka ziba kuti ini ikoku diya kutshwa kwawunoleba?20Ngobe unoleba zwinhu zwatisakatongowha nezebe dzedu; tohaka ziba ke kuti zwinhu izwezwi zolebani.”21Sangwenu banhu bekuAthenisi nebahhi baka begala imhomo baka beda pedza lubaka gwabo gose kusina tjimwe tjinhu tjabanothama kuhhe kweleba kene wha tjinhu tjitshwa.22Phawuli wakamilika akama pakati kweAriyopagasi, akati, “Imwi balume beAthenisi, ndobona kuti ngezila dzose mubanamati kwazo.23Ngobe ndati ndipinda ndikalingisisa zwinhu zwamunonamata, ndikawana kuna tjibeso tjakakwagwa kuti, ‘Kundzimu usingazibgwe.’ Itjetjo tjamunonamata musingatjizibe, nditjo tjandinoleba nekwatjo mbeli kwenyu.24Ndzimu iye wakathama hango nezwinhu zose zwimukati, iye ali He wekudzimu nehango, haatogala mumathempeli akayetiwa nebanhu,25kakale haatohingigwa ngemaboko ebanhu, sekunoyi kuna tjaanotayila, sangwenu kuli iye unopa banhu bose butjilo, nemeya yabanofema, nezwinhu zose.26Kubva munhu un'ompela, wakayeta njudzi dzose dzebanhu, kuti bagale muhango yose, kuli kuti wabamisila zwibaka zwabo, nemiganhu yekwabanogala,27kuyetila kuti bahake Ndzimu, kuti swiyo banga aambamba bakawuwana. Iye haate kulekule naswi,28nekuti“ ‘Muwunli ndimo matinotjila neyenda kose newana mamo edu.’Sekwakalebgwa nebamwe batetembeli benyu beti,‘Nekuti iswi tibe tshinde lile.’29Saku tili tshinde leNdzimu, atizofanila kumbula kuti Ndzimu nebukulu gugwe unonga zeezi, kene siliva, kene bgwe, tjifananidzo tjemihingo yekumbula kwebanhu.30Ndzimu azotongoba nehanya nelubaka gwesazibgwa kukwe; koga ngwenu welaya banhu bose pose pose kuti bahanduke.31Nekuti wakabiga hhuba, laanowhotonga hango yose ngendulamo, ehingisa nlume waakahala; wakapa banhu bose busupi ngekwayikoku ngewumusa kubafi.”32Bakati bewha nekwemuka kubafi, bamwe babo bakakejula; koga bamwe bakati, “Tohaka kuwha kakale uleba nekwendebo iyeyi.”33Ndizo Phawuli wakabva pakati kwabo.34Koga bamwe balume bakabhatana naye bakagalamoyo, pakati kwabo kwaka kuna Diyonisiyasi ali umwe welubahhe gweAriyopagasi, nemfumakadzi unoyi Damarisi, nebamwe babaka banabo.
Bamwe bakati, “Unonga nsumikili wemeyambi dzebanhu bakulekule.” Ngobe waka esumikila nekwaYesu nemuka kubafi.19Bakawumbhata, bakawuhhisa kuna Ariyopagasi, beti, “Tohaka ziba kuti ini ikoku diya kutshwa kwawunoleba?20Ngobe unoleba zwinhu zwatisakatongowha nezebe dzedu; tohaka ziba ke kuti zwinhu izwezwi zolebani.”21Sangwenu banhu bekuAthenisi nebahhi baka begala imhomo baka beda pedza lubaka gwabo gose kusina tjimwe tjinhu tjabanothama kuhhe kweleba kene wha tjinhu tjitshwa.22Phawuli wakamilika akama pakati kweAriyopagasi, akati, “Imwi balume beAthenisi, ndobona kuti ngezila dzose mubanamati kwazo.23Ngobe ndati ndipinda ndikalingisisa zwinhu zwamunonamata, ndikawana kuna tjibeso tjakakwagwa kuti, ‘Kundzimu usingazibgwe.’ Itjetjo tjamunonamata musingatjizibe, nditjo tjandinoleba nekwatjo mbeli kwenyu.24Ndzimu iye wakathama hango nezwinhu zose zwimukati, iye ali He wekudzimu nehango, haatogala mumathempeli akayetiwa nebanhu,25kakale haatohingigwa ngemaboko ebanhu, sekunoyi kuna tjaanotayila, sangwenu kuli iye unopa banhu bose butjilo, nemeya yabanofema, nezwinhu zose.26Kubva munhu un'ompela, wakayeta njudzi dzose dzebanhu, kuti bagale muhango yose, kuli kuti wabamisila zwibaka zwabo, nemiganhu yekwabanogala,27kuyetila kuti bahake Ndzimu, kuti swiyo banga aambamba bakawuwana. Iye haate kulekule naswi,28nekuti“ ‘Muwunli ndimo matinotjila neyenda kose newana mamo edu.’Sekwakalebgwa nebamwe batetembeli benyu beti,‘Nekuti iswi tibe tshinde lile.’29Saku tili tshinde leNdzimu, atizofanila kumbula kuti Ndzimu nebukulu gugwe unonga zeezi, kene siliva, kene bgwe, tjifananidzo tjemihingo yekumbula kwebanhu.30Ndzimu azotongoba nehanya nelubaka gwesazibgwa kukwe; koga ngwenu welaya banhu bose pose pose kuti bahanduke.31Nekuti wakabiga hhuba, laanowhotonga hango yose ngendulamo, ehingisa nlume waakahala; wakapa banhu bose busupi ngekwayikoku ngewumusa kubafi.”32Bakati bewha nekwemuka kubafi, bamwe babo bakakejula; koga bamwe bakati, “Tohaka kuwha kakale uleba nekwendebo iyeyi.”33Ndizo Phawuli wakabva pakati kwabo.34Koga bamwe balume bakabhatana naye bakagalamoyo, pakati kwabo kwaka kuna Diyonisiyasi ali umwe welubahhe gweAriyopagasi, nemfumakadzi unoyi Damarisi, nebamwe babaka banabo.
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