Matendo ya Mitume 17:16-23

¹⁶thene, roho jha muene jhadadisibhu mugati mwa muene kwa jinsi kya abhubhwene mji kya abhumemili sanamu simehele.

¹⁷Efyo akajadiliana mu sinagogi ni Bhayahudi bhala bhabhamehi K'yara ni kwa bhala bhoha bhaabhonene nabhu kila ligono mu soko.

¹⁸Lakini baadhi jha bhanafalisafa bha Bhaepikureo ni Bhastoiko bhakan'kabili. Ni bhangi bhakajobha, “Kiki kyaaka kijobha munu ojho n'jobhajhi n'dele? Bhangi bhakajobha, “Jhibhonekana ihubiri habari jha K'yara n'hesya” kwandabha ihubiri habari jha Yesu ni ufufuo.

¹⁹Bhakan'tola Paulo ni kundeta Areopago, bhakajobha, Twibhwesya kumanya agha mafundisu mapya gha wilongela?

²⁰Kwa ndabha wileta mambo mahesiya mu mbol'ok'oto sya tete. Henu, twilonda kumanya mambo agha ghana maana gani?”

²¹(Ni bhanu bhoha bha Athene pamonga ni bhahesya bha bhajhele nabhu, bhitumila muda bhwa bhene aidha kwa kulongela ni kup'elekesya juu jha lijambo lipya.)

²²Henu, paulo akajhema pagati pa bhanu bha Areopago ni kujobha, “Enyi bhanu bha Athene nibhuene kujha muenga ndo bhanu bha dini kwa kila namna,

²³Kwani kwa kupetela kwa nene ni kulola fenu fya muenga fya kuabud, nighabhuene malobhi gha ghalembibhu mu madhabahu ghinu, ghijobha, “KWA K'YARA JHA AMANYIKENE LEPI.” Efyo basi ojhu jha mukamwabudu pasipokumanya ndo jhanikabhajulisha muenga.