22 Paulo kema haulongozi wa ikitala cha Aleopago kalonga, “Wanhu wa Atene, nokona kamba mweye mwa wanhu muigogile dini ng'hani.
23 Vinikalile 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.
24 Mulungu yautendile ulumwengu na vinhu vose vili mgati yake, iyo Mndewa wa ulanga na isi, heyo hakala mzing'anda zizengigwe na makono ga wanhu.
25 Heyo 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.
26 Kulawa munhu imwe kazitenda ng'holo zose za wanhu giladi wakakale isi yose, vivija kalamula kipigiti kikigwe sama yao na hanhu hondawakale.
27 Mulungu katenda vino giladi wanhu wamzahile, hata mkum'babasababasa, giladi wamone, ila Mulungu halikutali na munhu yoyose mmwanza wetu.
28 Kamba viyalongile munhu imwe, ‘Mgati mmwake tweye tokala, totembela na towa wagima.’ Kamba watunga nyila zenu wayagwe viwalongile, ‘Tweye twa wanage.’
29 Kwavija 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.
30 Mulungu kakala kamba vija hachona kipigiti kija wanhu viwakalile wabozi. Ila sambi kowalagiza wanhu wose wa kila hanhu waleke vilozo zao.
