Ilibaatu ilikhome ku Tesalonike
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1 UPawulo nu Siila vashuulaga,
vashilile mu lijumbi lya Amfipoli,
ni lya Apoloniya,
vaafikha mu lijumbi lya Tesalonike.
Apo pakhandi ni nanda iya kifuunyila iya Vayahuudi.
2 Ukho,
uPawulo wáyinjila mu nanda iya kifuunyila,
ngaja shina yikhandi ngʼoma yaakwe.
Uluhaavi lwa majuma gatatu aga Sabaato,
akhandi ikivakhoma isa Mayandikhwa aManofu.
3 Akhandi ikivamanyisa na kivawonensa bahawuvalafu kiija,
uMukulusaaji yuna uNguluvi wátahisaaga kimufilikha,
a wáali isakulwa kilafisiwa na kifyukha kihuma kwa vina vafwile.
UPawulo wávajovela wáaja,
“UYeesu uyu yuna nikimukhoma kunyeenyu,
yumwene yu Mukulusaaji.”
4 AVayahuudi vamonga vagahuviilila amaswi ga Pawulo.
Woope vina vasili Vayahuudi vinshi vina vakhandi vihuviilila ilihuuvi ilya Shiyahuudi,
lumo na vashimaayi vinshi vina vitiilwa vahuvililaga.
Awo woona vaava shipuga shimo nu Pawulo nu Siila.
5 Leelo ijiila yavakhata aVayahuudi avanji vina vasikhahuviliile,
vaaluta mu munaada,
vavatoola avaanu avakholofi,
vakungaania ililugu lya vaanu.
Woona vayansa kigaha ilibaatu likhome mu lijumbi lyona.
Vaaluta vayiyalushila inanda ya Yasoni.
Vahuviliile kivaaga umo uPawulo nu Siila,
kiija vavatwale bahawuvalafu pa lilugu lya vaanu va lijumbi.
6 Vaganile kivatukula,
vamukhata uYasoni na vahuvililaaji vamonga,
vavakuluuna mbakha kwa vakhome va lijumbi,
kuno vilyova ilyowo viijova,
“Avaanu ava vapinsa ilibaatu likhome mu nyi isinji soona,
lino vayinsile apa pa lijumbi lyesu,
7 woope uYasoni yumwene yuna wávasajisaaga mu nanda yaakwe.
Ava woona viisala indaji sina uKayisaali,
umutwa wa Valuumi,
asiviishile viijova,
‘Ose tina Mutwa uyunji yuna itambulwa Yeesu.’”
8 Ililugu lila ilya vaanu na vakhome va lijumbi vaganile kipulikha aga,
vakhalala mandu.
9 Vamujovela uYasoni na vayine vapoose ifiinu ifya kikhomekha,
vavatawula kiija valute kunyaanave.
UPawulo nu Siila ku Beloya
10 Kwaganile kiiva shilo,
avahuvililaaji vala vavapavila uPawulo nu Siila kiija vawuushe valute mu lijumbi lya Beloya.
Vaganile kifikha kula,
vayinjila mu nanda iya kifuunyila iya Vayahuudi.
11 AVayahuudi ava apo pa Beloya vakhandi vapulisaaji kishila vala ava ku Tesalonike.
UPawulo pina akhandi ikivakhoma iMola iNofu isa Mutwa uYeesu,
vasiposheelaga kwa numbula yoona.
Vayitenekha kiyimba aMayandikhwa aManofu nsiku soona,
baheene vamanye kiija amaswi gina uPawulo ilogola ga shiyooli.
12 AVayahuudi vinshi vamuhuviilila uYeesu,
lumo na vagoosi vina vasili Vayahuudi vinshi na vashimaayi ava lishima.
13 Leelo aVayahuudi ava ku lijumbi lya Tesalonike,
vaganile kimanya kiija uPawulo iikhoma iLiswi lya Nguluvi na ku lijumbi lya Beloya,
koope vaaluta,
vahonsa ililugu lya vaanu,
vapinsa ilibaatu likhome.
14 Avahuvililaaji va ku lijumbi lya Beloya vamusindihisa uPawulo,
vamutwala nyangu ulubali lwa bahali.
Leelo uSiila nu Timoteo vasigala mu Beloya.
15 Lino vala vina vamusindihisaaga uPawulo vamufisa mu lijumbi ilya Atene.
Pina viiwuya,
uPawulo wávalajisa iliswi lya kivatwalila uSiila nu Timoteo kiija vasikhadiilaga,
vamufwataje nyangu.
UPawulo ilogola na vaanu ava ku Atene
16 UPawulo pina ikivaheepa uTimoteo nu Siila ku lijumbi lya Atene,
wályajile ilijumbi lila lyona limemile isanaamu sa manguluvi,
inumbula yaakwe yalumaga mandu.
17 Baheene wáyansa kiyinjila mu nanda iya kifuunyila,
wáava ijovana na Vayahuudi na vina vakhandi vihuviilila ilihuuvi ilya Shiyahuudi.
Khanji insiku soona,
akhandi ijovana bahawuvalafu na vaanu vina akhandi itangaana na woope mu manaada.
18 Mu manaada umo mukhandi na vaanu vamonga vanya luhala,
vina vatambulwagwa Vaepikulawob na Vasitoyiki.
c Awo woope vayansa kikhaanania nu Pawulo.
Avamonga vaajova,
“Isakula kilogola shishi umulyovaaji uyu?”
Avanji vaajova,
“Yiwonekha kiija,
ilogola ulwa manguluvi gaakwe ga nyi isinji.”
Vajovaga ndeeno,
kwa kiiva uPawulo akhandi ikivakhoma iMola iNofu iya Yeesu nu lufyukho lwakwe.
19 Baheene vamutoola uPawulo na kimutwala ku livansa lina lyatambulwagwa Aleopago.
d Vaajova,
“Amamanyiso amapya aga gina ukivajovela avaanu,
tujovela na yuuse.
20 Tagapulikha amamanyiso amapya aga kiswiga,
tidobokha kiija utuganulile ago.”
21 Vajovaga ndeeno,
kwa kiiva avaanu va kula ku lijumbi lya Atene,
lumo na vahensa va kutali vina vakhandi viikhala ukho,
vakhandi vidobokha kipuliisa hela imola imya,
na kisilogola.
22 Baheene uPawulo wáyiima mu livansa lila ilya Aleopago,
wáaja,
“Vagoosi omwe va ku Atene!
Niiwona kiija muyinatila mandu imola soona isa manguluvi geenyu.
23 Pina niishila mu lijumbi ili,
nawonaga shina mufuunya amanguluvi.
Napaagaga pa luvala ulwa kihumisa ishadanda pina payandiikhwe amaswi gina giijova,
Kwa linguluvi lina lisimanyikha Uyo uNguluvi yuna mukimufuunya musimumeenye,
yumwene one nisakula kivakhoma.
24 “UNguluvi uyu yumwene wáwumbile inyi,
na fyona fina fikwali muno,
khanji yu Mutwa wa kushaanya na wa mu nyi.
Umwene asiikhala mu malonjelo amakhome aga kifuunyila gina gasenjiilwe na vaanu.
25 Asisenjelwa na vaanu nda isakula shiinu kunyaanave.
Umwene ikivapeela avaanu woona uwuumi ni muyila,
khanji yumwene ikivapeela fyona.
26 Kihuma kwa muunu yumo wáwumbile ifimyanja fyona fya vaanu,
kiija vapalankhane mu nyi soona.
Kihuma pawukuulu wávavishilaga kiija vakhava viikhala kwi,
na kwa luhaavi lushi.
27 UNguluvi wáagaha ago goona,
kiija avaanu vamusakule,
pamonga nda vamufishila kwa nsila ya kiyambaasa yambaasa.
Hata ndeeno,
asili kutali na yoyoona.
28 Niijova ndeeno,
kwa kiiva yumwene yuna atugahile kiija,
tiikhala,
tijenda na kiyitenekha kiiva wuumi.
Ngaja shina avamonga mu vayandikhaaji veenyu va njeyemo vajovile,
‘Ose tili vanaakwe.’
29 “Ose tili vaana va Nguluvi,
ndeeno tisisakulwa kihiiva kiija,
uNguluvi ihwanana ni sanaamu sina vatendile kwa sahaabu,
awu shuuma,
awu mangʼanga.
Isanaamu iso sitendwa kwa luhala lwa vaanu hela.
30 Apo paanyuma,
avaanu pina vakhandi viigaha ago kwa wuyasu,
uNguluvi akhandi ngaja asiloleela.
Leelo lino ikivalajisa avaanu woona ava popoona pala kiija valambiisile.
31 Visakulwa kilambiisila,
kwa kiiva wáviikhaga ilisiku lina akhavahiga avaanu woona kwa shiyooli,
kwa nsila ya muunu yuna amubagwile.
UNguluvi avawonensiise woona ago,
kwa nsila ya kimufyusa uyo umuunu kwa vina vafwile.”
32 Avaanu va livansa lila,
vaganile kipulikha kiija uPawulo ilogola ulwa kifyukha kwa vina vafwile,
avanji vamusala.
Leelo avanji vamujovela vaajova,
“Tisakula kikupuliisa khanji imola iso.”
33 Baheene uPawulo wáahuma mu livansa,
wávalekha.
34 Avaanu vamonga vamuhuviilila uYeesu,
vayansa kimufwata uPawulo.
Mu awo akhandi akwali uDiyonisiyo,
uwa ku livansa ilya Aleopago,
nu washimaayi yumonga,
ilitaawa lyakwe yu Damali,
lumo na vaanu avanji.