Matendo 17:7-22

⁷Yasoni aakemi kasake. Boti bati'kwana amuli ya Kaisali kababaya, ‘Kubile na nkulungwa ywi'ngi' ywakemelwa Yesu.’”

⁸Kwa mayi'gi'yo go baapei kyukala api'ndo ba kilambo na kipi'nga sa bandu.

⁹Baapangite Yasoni na aine boti bapie mbwatyo, bu'kapo ngabaaleka bayende kasabe.

¹⁰Kilo balu' alongo aumini baaindikiye Pauli na Sila bayende Belea. Pabaaikite kwo bai, baayi'i munyumba ya kunnu'ba Nnu'ngu' ya Ayahudi.

¹¹Bandu ba kwo baai kinannyu'wa muno kuliko balu' ba Tesalonike. Baatigapokya galu' mayi'gi'yo kwa kilu'lu' muno, ngabapekeseni Maandiko Mapeleteu kila lisu'ba li'nga lola kati galu' gaalongei Pauli na Sila gaai ga kakape.

¹²Baingi babe baatiu'bi'lya na alwawa babaisimika ba Kigiliki na analu'me kai'.

¹³Lakini Ayahudi ba Tesalonike pabakwipwi panga Pauli aai kaala liyi'gi'yo lya Nnu'ngu' akwo Belea, baayi'i kwo no tumbwa panga puyo no sopa ipi'nga ya bandu.

¹⁴Balu' alongo aumini baamwindikiye Pauli kiyu'ngu'ya ayende kumbwani, lakini Sila na Timoteo baaigali Belea.

¹⁵Balu' alongo babaamwindikiye Pauli baayi'i pamope nakwe mpaka Atene. Pabaabakiyilwe na Pauli panga Sila na Timoteo banki'ngame kiyu'ngu'ya, ngababuya.

¹⁶Pauli paabile kaali'nda Sila na Timoteo akwo Atene, mwoyo wake watwi'li nyongo muno paakibweni kilambo so kitwi'li inyago ya kinnu'ngu'.

¹⁷Aataukine na Ayahudi na bandu bi'ngi' babakilikitage nabo munyumba ya kunnu'ba Nnu'ngu'. Kila lisu'ba aai kalongela na bandu, pamope na boti balu' babaaisile kusoko.

¹⁸Balimu ba ipi'nga ya wa Epikuro na wa Sitoiki, baatitaukyana nakwe. Bi'ngi' baatibaya, “Apala longela ki'li' ayu' pwetela?” Kwa mwanjaa Pauli aai kaala makowe ga Yesu na uyu'ki, bi'ngi' baabaite, “Ibonekana kati aala makowe ga kinnu'ngu' ageni.”

¹⁹Kwa nyo bampu'twi Pauli ngabampeleka kubalasa lya Aleopago kababaya, “Tupala tutange likowe li' lyayambi' lyaulilongelyage.

²⁰Ili'be yi'ngi' yatuyu'wine kwa makutu gitu tunaiyu'wali. Twapendi tanga makowe ga galombolya ki'li'.”

²¹Bandu ba Atene na atami bi'ngi' ba kwo baai ntu'pu' sabapangage ila yaulyana no pi'kania makowe gayambi' gagapitike.

²²Bai, Pauli aayi'mi nnu'ngi' ya kitamo sa Aleopago, ngabaya, “Mwabandu ba Atene! Nibona panga mwenga nga mwabandu ba dini muno.