Ghamatendo 17:12-22

¹²Wayahudi wengi watoghola ka pfawatoghole iwapinga wengi wa Chigiriki wane ukulu ne iwamale wengi wa Chigiriki.

¹³Wayahudi wa Tesalonike hawamanyile Pauli yang'ali yopeta imbuli ye Imulungu ako Bereya, pfipfila nawo waghenda ako, wandusa kulisongesa kingili lye iwanu.

¹⁴Bahala iwanu iwamtoghole Yesu wamghala Pauli kumwani. Lekeni Sila na Timoteo wasighala ako Bereya.

¹⁵Awala iwanu iwamghalile Pauli, waghenda naye mbaka Asene. Kuya wamleka, woya na malaghitso gha tsina Sila na Timoteo ka waleke kukawa kumuwinza Pauli.

¹⁶Pauli hayang'ali yowabeta ako Asene, honile isi ila imema pfinyagho pfingi pfe milungu, kehilwa mmoyo mwake.

¹⁷Apfo ang'ali yolonga na Wayahudi na Wagiriki iwompfuka Imulungu mne ing'anda ye ukulombela. Pfipfila chila litsuwa yang'ali yolonga ne iwanu iyatingane nawo mne ghulilo.

¹⁸Iwanu wa Epikuro na Stoiki iwang'ali welangulitsa falisafa wandusa kwisonga naye. Wangi walonga, “Angu mbotsi yuno yolonga choni?” Wangi walonga, “Kakoneka kopeta mbuli tse milungu migheni.” Walonga apfo kwaapfila Pauli yang'ali yopeta imbuli ya Yesu na ukutsilihuka.

¹⁹Kuya wamsola, wamghala hanu he ukutinganila ha Areopagho, wamlongela, “Utulongele malangulitso ghachi ghano gha sambi ghweghwe ghaulonga?

²⁰Kwaapfila kutughalila ipfinu pfihenza, na twetwe twobama tumanye mbuli atso tsina mana yachi.”

²¹Iwanu wa Asene na iwagheni iwang'ali wokala ako tsawang'ali wotumila matsuwa ghawo ghose kulonga na kuhulikitsa mbuli tse sambi.

²²Apfo Pauli kema hambele ha mtingano wa Areopagho, kalonga, “Amweye iwanu wa Asene nene nakona mwemwe mwa iwanu yamuwinza dini ghendo.