Ovilinga Viovatumwa
17 Pahe avaende no ko Afipoli avakaya no ko Apolonia, avekehika ko Tesalonika+ kuna ondywo yokufendela yova Sundaa. 2 Paulu alingi ngeetyi alinga-linga-le+ anyingila-mo, akala navo ovityasapalo vitatu otyo atomphola navo Novihonekwa,+ 3 evehangununina, otyo evelekesa apa tyapopiwa okuti Kilisitu ankho una umwe okumona emone,+ aipawa, pahe haa apindulwa-po kovokwankhia,+ ati: “Oo o Kilisitu, Sesusi ou ame ndyili nokumupopila.” 4 Otyo atyipe umwe vamwe okutavela, avahulu kovo Paulu na Sila,+ akulandula vali otyiumbe-umbe tyova Ngeleku navo ankho vafenda Huku, novakai vamwe vomunkhima navo avetavela.
5 Ova Sundaa avevelu onkhi,+ avakakonga ovalume vamwe onomalandulu ankho vatyama-tyama vala monopalasa, ovo avakongoloka umwe aveho avankhindula omalwei mepunda-umbo. Avanyingila meumbo lya Sasau, ankho vaovola-mo ovo Paulu na Sila vekevepakule kotyiumbe-umbe tyovanthu ovo vankhinduka. 6 Etyi vehevevasile-mo avakoko-mo vala Sasau na vamwe vali ovataveli avevetwala kovatumini vepunda-umbo, otyo vayaya vati: “Ovalume vana vokwaeta onondyaya* motyilongo, na muno omo veli,+ 7 Sasau uvelaleka meumbo liae. Ovalume ovo aveho kavetavela ovitumino vya Sesale, vati kuna ohamba onkhwavo, Sesusi.”+ 8 Ngwe ovaunyingi novatumini etyi veiva ovipuka ovio, avahangayala; 9 etyi ovo Sasau na vakwavo vevefeta ombongo isale-po,* aveveyeke vaye.
10 Tyina tyiti kounthiki watyo ovakulu avatumu ovo Paulu na Sila vaye no ko Mbeleya. Ngwe etyi vekehika oko, avanyingila mondywo yokufendela yova Sundaa. 11 Voko Mbeleya ankho vena omutwe, ha ngova Tesalonika, ovo vetavelele ondaka tyesuka umwe natyo, ankho vatala umwe nawa Ovihonekwa nthiki na nthiki, vatale ine tyipopiwa otyo umwe. 12 Pahe ovanyingi puvo avetavela, novakai vamwe ovanyingi ova Ngeleku vokwankhimana novalume vamwe vali avetavela. 13 Mahi etyi ova Sundaa vo ko Tesalonika veiva ondaka ya Huku ili nokupopiwa na Paulu ko Mbeleya, avaende-ko vakahohiye ovanthu, vekevenkhindule.+ 14 Vakwetu vo oko, kavasetele-ale vali, avatumu Paulu aye no kelunga,+ mahi ovo Sila na Timotiu avesala-ko. 15 Ava ankho vokwahindikila Paulu avekemuhikiya umwe ko Atena, etyi Paulu evelaa okuti ovo Sila na Timotiu+ vahasete veye, ngwe avakondoka.
16 Pahe Paulu pokuli nokuvekevelela ko Atena, utala ñgaa mepunda-umbo mweyula ovika-huku, otyo atyimunumanesa unene. 17 Ahimbika okupopia nova Sundaa mondywo yokufendela, novanthu vamwe ankho navo vafenda Huku, novo popalasa otyo apopia navo ononthiki ambuho. 18 Ngwe ovanongo vamwe ova Epikuleu nova Sitoiku, avahimbika okumutañgunisa, vamwe ankho vati: “Pahe ñgaa ondamba ei ipopia-tyi?” Ava vamwe vati: “Ou nkhwali uli nokukalavandya ono huku mbo kovilongo ovikwavo.” Ankho vemupopia ngootyo, tyokuli nokupopia oviwa ovipe viayemba ku Sesusi, no ketutilo.+ 19 Avemukwate avemutwala no ko Aleopaku,* avati: “Ove nkhele tupopile utale, ondongeso oyo tweheneive ipopia-tyi? 20 Ove uli nokweeta muno ovipuka tweheneive, onthwe twahanda tunoñgonoka ovipuka ovio upopia.” 21 Ngwe ova Atena aveho nononthunda-vilongo ankho vakala-mo,* tyina vehena etyi valinga vaomba vala, tyavo opo okutomphola vala otyo vatehela ku vakwavo ovipuka ankho vehei. 22 Paulu atalama pokati ko Aleopaku,+ ati:
“Vanthu vomo Atena, ame netyimona okuti movipuka aviho onwe mutila vali ono huku* tyipona vakwenyi.+ 23 Tala! Apa nakwa-kwata natala nawa ovipuka mufenda,* navasa umwe nomutala wovilikutila wahonekwa okuti: ‘O wo Huku Twehei.’ Ngwe oo onwe mwehei mahi otyo mumufenda, oe ame ndyili nokumupopila. 24 Huku watunga ouye, watunga ovipuka aviho vili-ko, Mwene weulu nohi,+ oo kakala monondywo mbatungwa nokuvoko kwovanthu;+ 25 ehesukisa-le okuvoko kwomunthu kumupe ngatyina ena etyi akamba,+ mokonda oe wapa ovanthu aveho omwenyo, nomphepo vafima,+ novipuka aviho. 26 Mwene wapola ovilongo aviho momulume wike vala,+ vakale kombanda yohi aiho,+ anake omivo, apake onondimbu apa ovanthu vena okwoyela,+ 27 opo vaovole Huku, vahihite umwe avemuvasi,+ namphila ngwe tyili eheli-ale kokule nomunthu nawike pwoonthwe. 28 Mokonda onthwe tuna tupu omwenyo oe, twenda-enda tupu oe, tuli tupu kouye oe, novaimbi venyi umwe vetyipopia vati, ‘Noonthwe tuvana vae.’*
29 “Naina, mokonda onthwe tuvana va* Huku,+ twahatiei hamwe Huku wafwa oolu, opalata hamwe afu emanya, Huku alingi otyipuka tyahongwa novanthu, tyanthilwa.+ 30 Otyili, Huku waniangako ehimbwe kovanthu vokwehemwii,+ mahi pahe uli nokupopila ovanthu aveho mouye, okuti velivele. 31 Ngwe wanaka onthiki maongela ouye omphela yaviuka,+ omphela maitetwa nomulume mwene aholovona, otyo tyamoneka-le matyilingi umwe otyili kovanthu aveho mokonda watutilisa omulume oo kovokwankhia.”+
32 Etyi pahe veiva otyo tyetutilo, vamwe avahimbika okumukwela,+ ava vamwe otyo vati: “Matuhande okukwiiva vali nthiki imwe upopia ovipuka ovio.” 33 Ou Paulu atundu-po puvo, 34 mahi vamwe avahulu kwe, avetavela. Pu ovo yatyo ankho pati, na Ndiyonisu ankho wokukoya onomphela mo Aleopaku,* nomukai umwe ankho utiwa o Ndamalisi novakwavo vali ankho vena-vo.