SANG'HANO 17:22-29

²²Paulo kema haulongozi wa ikitala cha Aleopago kalonga, “Wanhu wa Atene, nokona kamba mweye mwa wanhu muigogile dini ng'hani.

²³Vinikalile nizunguluka mdiwambo jenu na kulola goya hanhu hamtambikila, nyona kilingo kimwe cha kulavila nhosa chandikigwa, ‘Ha Mulungu yalekile kutangigwa.’ Avo, heyo yumumtambikila bila kumtanga, iyo niwapetela mbuli zake.

²⁴Mulungu yautendile ulumwengu na vinhu vose vili mgati yake, iyo Mndewa wa ulanga na isi, heyo hakala mzing'anda zizengigwe na makono ga wanhu.

²⁵Heyo hasang'haniligwa na makono ga wanhu kamba vija kolonda kinhu kulawa kumwao, kwavija heyo mwenyego iyo yowagwelela wanhu ugima, yowatenda wahumule na kuwagwelela vinhu vose.

²⁶Kulawa munhu imwe kazitenda ng'holo zose za wanhu giladi wakakale isi yose, vivija kalamula kipigiti kikigwe sama yao na hanhu hondawakale.

²⁷Mulungu katenda vino giladi wanhu wamzahile, hata mkum'babasababasa, giladi wamone, ila Mulungu halikutali na munhu yoyose mmwanza wetu.

²⁸Kamba viyalongile munhu imwe, ‘Mgati mmwake tweye tokala, totembela na towa wagima.’ Kamba watunga nyila zenu wayagwe viwalongile, ‘Tweye twa wanage.’

²⁹Kwavija tweye twa wana wa Mulungu, havilumbile kugelegeza kamba vene ugima vikala kuulanga va kamba zahabu ama zuma ama dibwe vinhu visongoligwe na kuhambigwa na wanhu vivo vinhu ving'alile.