Sang'hano 17:8-34

⁸Mbuli zino zilutenda lunhu na wakulu wa buga dija moyo yungwayungwa.

⁹Iwakulu wa buga wawatoza sente Yasoni na wayage, abaho wawafungulila wachole.

¹⁰Viivikile ikilo, wanhu wamtogole Yesu wawagala Paulo na Sila ako Beleya. Viwavikile ako wengila mng'anda ya kumpula Mulungu.

¹¹Wanhu wa Beleya wakala wotegeleza vinogile ng'hani kubanza wanhu wa Sesalonike. Wauhulika usenga awo kwa kusulukila, kila siku wakala wogalolesa goya Maandiko Gang'alile, wone kamba Paulo kakala yolonga kweli.

¹²Wanhu wengi watogola, na watwanzi wengi wa Kigiliki wakalile wakulu watogola na vivija wambigalo wengi watogola.

¹³Lakini Wayahudi wakalile Sesalonike viwahulike Paulo vivija kawapetela mbuli ya Mulungu wanhu wa Beleya, wachola ako na kugala ndwagi na kuwading'hula wanhu wao.

¹⁴Bahaja wanhu wamtogole Yesu wamgala Paulo mhwani lakini Sila na Timoseo wasigala Beleya.

¹⁵Wanhu wakalile womsindikiza Paulo wachola nayo mbaka Asene, abaho wabwela Beleya na usenga kulawa kwa Paulo, kamba Sila na Timoseo sekewakawe kuchola kumwake.

¹⁶Paulo vikalile kowabeta Sila na Timoseo ako Asene kagevuzika ng'hani viyonile buga dijo dimema vinyago va milungu.

¹⁷Avo kakala kolonga na Wayahudi na wanhu haweli Wayahudi womgwaa ukulu Mulungu mng'anda ya kumpula Mulungu. Na kila siku kakala yolonga na wanhu wakalile mna gamagulilo.

¹⁸Wanhu waifunzile nzewele za Epiluko na Stoiki hawamtogolele, wayagwe walonga, “Ubozi gani woolonga munhu ino?” Wayagwe wedika, “Yokoneka kolonga mbuli ya milungu haijuwika?” Walonga avo kwavija Paulo kakala yowapetela mbuli ya Yesu na kuzilibuka.

¹⁹Avo wamsola Paulo wamgala kwa wanhu wa mkitala cha Aleopago cha buga dija, walonga, “Tolonda kujuwa mbuli ya gano mafundizo ga sambi goulonga.

²⁰Vinhu viyagwe vituhulike kolonga tona vifukuzi kumwetu, tolonda tujuwe fambulo da mbuli izo.”

²¹Kwavija wenekae na wageni wose wa Asene na wanhu wayagwe wakalile ako wakala wosimulila na kuilongela mbuli izo za sambi kipindi chose.

²²Paulo kema haulongozi wa wanhu wa mkitala cha buga da Aleopago kalonga, “Vinikona niye mweye wanhu wa Asene mwa wanhu wa dini.

²³Kwavija vinikalile notembela mwiisi yenu ndola kila hanhu homutambikila, nyona upango wa kulavila nhosa umoja wandikigwa, ‘Kwa Mulungu hajuwike.’ Avo ayo imumtambikila bila kumjuwa iyo iniwapeteleni sambi.

²⁴Mulungu yatendile vinhu vose vili mwiisi, iyo Mndewa wa ulanga na isi na hakala mzing'anda zizengigwe na wanhu.

²⁵Vivija hasang'hanilwa kwa makono ga wanhu kamba vija kolonda chochose kulawa kumwao, kwavija heyo mwenyego iyo yowagwaa wanhu ugima, kowatenda wawe na mhumuzi na kila kinhu.

²⁶Kwa munhu imoja Mulungu kawaumba wanhu wose na kutenda wakale mwiisi yose, kulawa kuna ichanduso kagesa lini na kwahi wanhu wahakalile.

²⁷Katenda vino muladi wanhu wose wamzahile, vivija kwa kumzahila zahila wapate kumuwinza. Lakini Mulungu hali kutali na kila imoja wetu,

²⁸kamba viyalongile munhu imoja, ‘Mgati mmwake tokala, togenda na twa wagima.’ Kamba viyalongile mtunga lwila wenu imoja, ‘Tweye vivija twa wanage.’

²⁹Kwavija tweye twa wana wa Mulungu, havinogile bule kugesa Mulungu kaigala na zahabu hebu shaba hebu dibwe disongoligwe na kwikigwa ulembo na wanhu.

³⁰Mulungu kaitenda halola kipindi kija wanhu viwakalile wabozi. Lakini lelo kowalagiza wanhu kila hanhu wazileke nzambi zao.

³¹Kwavija Mulungu keka siku dimoja donda yawataguse wanhu wose wa mwiisi bila kumonela munhu kubitila munhu iyamsagule. Mulungu kawalagusila mbuli ino kwa kumzilibula munhu ayo kulawa kwa wafile!”

³²Viwamuhulike Paulo kolonga mbuli ya kuzilibuka kwa wafile, wanhu wayagwe wamzeha, lakini wayagwe walonga, “Tolonda kuihulika kabili mbuli ino.”

³³Avo Paulo kawaleka kasegela mkitala.

³⁴Wanhu wayagwe watogole wailumba na Paulo, mna iwao kakala Diyonisiyo, yakalile munhu wa mkitala, vivija kukala na mtwanzi yakemigwe Damali na wanhu wayagwe.