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17 Mpawo bakayinda mu-Amfipoli amu-Apoloniya mpawo bakasika kuTesalonikka, kwakali chikombelo chamaJuda. 2 Pawulu wakanjila muchikombelo mbuli mbaakazibide kuchita alubo kwamasabata aatatu, wakali kwaambuuzyania aambabo kuzwa muMagwalo, 3 kalikubapandulwida akubatondeezya kwiinda mumalembe kuti, kwakali kuyandikana kuti Kkristu apenzegwe mpawo abusigwe kuzwa kubafu, kati: “Ooyu ngunguwe Kkristu, ooyu Jesu ngundilikwaambilizya kulindinywe.” 4 Eezi zyakapa kuti bamwi babo babe basyomi alubo bakaliswaanizya aaPawulu aSila alubo nkamu mpati yamaGrikki bakali kukomba Leza, abamwi banakazi biingi balemekwa bakachita oobo.
5 Pesi maJuda bakaba aabbivwe mpawo bakabungania baalumi babi bakali kweendeenda kumusika. Baalumi aabo bakabusya musindo mumuunzi mpawo bakanjila mung’anda yaJasoni changuzu, alubo bakali kuyanda kuti Pawulu aSila beetwe kunkamu yabantu bakalaanze. 6 Nibakababula, bakakwenkwelesya Jasoni abamwi bakombima kubeendelezi bamuunzi kabalikoompolola kabati: “Baalumi aaba balikuchincha nyika* yoonse, basika akookuno, 7 alubo Jasoni wabatambula kuti babe beenzu bakwe. Baalumi aaba boonse balikuchita zintu zikazyania aamilawu yaKkesari kabati kuli umwi mwaami uutegwa Jesu.” 8 Bantu abeendelezi bamumuunzi nibakamvwa makani aaya, bakanyema loko. 9 Beendelezi bamumuunzi nibakabbadalisya Jasoni abamwi mbaakalaabo mali yakali kuyandikana kuti baangununwe, bakabaleka kuti beende.
10 Mansiku aayo, bakombima bakatuma Pawulu aSila kuBberiya. Nibakasika nkukooko, bakanjila muchikombelo chamaJuda. 11 MaJuda bakuBberiya bakali aamizeezo mibotu kwiinda bakuTesalonikka, nkaambo bakatambula jwi lyaLeza achiyandisyo chipati, kabali kulanga-langa Magwalo buzuba abuzuba, kuchitila kuti babone kuti nzibakali kwiiya zyakali zyachoonzyo na. 12 Nkinkaako, biingi babo bakaba basyomi, kuswaanizya abamwi banakazi biingi bachiGrikki balemekwa abamwi baalumi. 13 Pesi maJuda bakuTesalonikka nibakamvwa kuti Pawulu ulikwaambilizya jwi lyaLeza akuBberiya, bakasika nkukooko kuti bazookolonganie bantu akupa kuti babusye musindo. 14 Aachiindi nchicheecho, bakombima bakasindikila Pawulu kulwizi, pesi Sila aTimoti bakasyaala. 15 Nikuba oobo, aabo bakali kusindikila Pawulu bakayinkaawe kusikila baakumusisya ku-Atene, alubo bakabweeda nibakapegwa malayilile aakuti bakabuzye Sila aTimoti kuti baze kuli Pawulu chakufwambaana.
16 Pawulu naakachili kubalinda ku-Atene, moyo* wakwe wakachisa loko naakabona kuti muunzi ooyo wakazwide zibumbwa. 17 Nkinkaako, wakasaanguna kwaambuuzyania aamaJuda muchikombelo abamwi bakali kukomba Leza alubo buzuba abuzuba wakali kwaambuula aabantu mbaakali kujana kumusika. 18 Pesi bamwi basyaabusongo ma-Epikkuri amaStoyikki bakasaanguna kumukazya alubo bamwi bakali kuti: “Sikubbwabbwalika ooyu ulikutyeni biya?” Bamwi bakali kuti: “Kubaanga ngusikwaambilizya bamwi baleza mbitutazi pe.” Bakaamba oobo nkaambo wakali kwaambilizya makani mabotu aaJesu akubusigwa. 19 Nkinkaako, bakamujata mpawo bakamutola ku-Ariyopagi kabati: “Tubuzye, njiisyo eeyi mpya njulikuyiisya njakutyeni loko-loko? 20 Nkaambo zintu eezi nzulikuyiisya nzipya mumatwi eesu. Nkinkaako, tuyanda kuziba kuti zintu eezi zyaambaanzi loko.” 21 Kwaamba choonzyo, bantu boonse bamu-Atene abeenzu bakali kukkala mumuunzi ooyu, bakali kunoonga bayinka ku-Ariyopagi kuti bakaambe naakuti bakaswiilile zintu zipya aachiindi nibatakwe zyakuchita. 22 Mpawo Pawulu wakayimikila aakati ka-Ariyopagi mpawo wakati:
“Nibaalumi bamu-Atene, ndilibwene kuti muzintu zyoonse mulabayoowa baleza* kwiinda bamwi bantu. 23 Muchikozyano, nikuba kuchiindi nindalikwiinda akulangisisya zintu nzimukomba, ndabona chipayililo chilembedwe kuti, ‘Kuli Leza Uutazibinkene.’ Nkinkaako, eecho nchimukomba nchimutazi, nchinchicho nchindilikwaambilizya kulindinywe. 24 Leza wakalenga nyika azintu zyoonse zili muli njiyo, uuli nguMwaami wajulu anyika, takkali mumatempele aakapangwa aabantu pe. 25 Alubo tayandi kugwasigwa aabantu mbuli kuti kuli nchabula, nkaambo nguupa bantu boonse buumi akuyoya azintu zyoonse. 26 Alubo wakalenga muntu uumwi, ooko bantu bazisi zyoonse bakkala aanyika nkubakazwa. Alubo wakasala ziindi zibikkidwe akubikka migaano ooko bantu nkubeelede kukkala, 27 kuchitila kuti bayanduule Leza, bamwaampaampe, bamujane nkaambo kwaamba choonzyo, tali kule pe kuli umwi awumwi wesu. 28 Nkaambo nguwe uupa kuti katuli bawumi, katweenda alubo katupona mbuli zyakaambwa abamwi banu balemba tupeto kuti, ‘Nkaambo andiswe tuli bana bakwe.’
29 “Nkinkaako, mbukunga tuli bana baLeza, tatweelede kuyeeya kuti Leza uli mbuli ngolida, nsiliva, bbwe naakuti chimwi chintu bantu nchibakaliyeeyela akulipangila. 30 Nisimpe kuti Leza wakazileka biyo ziindi eezyo zyakutaziba, pesi lino ulikwaambilizya koonse-koonse kubantu boonse kuti beelede kusanduka. 31 Nkaambo wakabikka buzuba mbwayanda kuzoobeteka nyika yoonse mubululami, kabelesya muntu ngwaakasala alubo wakapa kuti bantu boonse basyome kuti makani aaya ngachoonzyo kwiinda mukumubusya kuzwa kubafu.”
32 Lino nibakamvwa atala akubusigwa kwabantu bafwide, bamwi bakasaanguna kuseka alubo bamwi bakati: “Tuzookumvwa lubo kulikwaambuula makani aaya.” 33 Mpawo Pawulu wakabasiya, 34 pesi bamwi baalumi aakati kabo, bakaliswaanizyaamwi anguwe mpawo bakaba basyomi. Aakati kabo, kwakali Diyonisiyo, ooyo wakali mubetesi munkuta ya-Ariyopagi amwanakazi wakali kutegwa Damarisi abamwi kutabala aaba.