¹ Upawulo nu nsila wakachilingannya mukaya a amfipoli naka apolonia nukufika mu kaya akatesalonika ko kukawa inyi,mba iya kuputilamo. ² Upawulo akinjira munyumba iyakuputilamo kwa ama sabata gatatu nukunena nawo amazwi. ³ akigula amalemba nakulongosola ivya yesu nukuyimba kwakwe nukuzguka kuwa kuwafwe, akati uyesu wo nkhumpharazga apa wo uchrisitu. ⁴ Wamo wakapepecheka ukuti wamulandate upaulo nu sila, iwumba ilikulu likawa ilya wa giliki awakwipereka awanthanda awalongogzi awakuchep. ⁵ ukwene awayuda wamo wakawa nibina pakuwunganika awakavu mumisika nukupanga akawumba po wakambisya ivyongo munsi iyikulu yila, wakachimbilira ukunyumba iya yasoni, ukughanaghana ukuti awamufumizge u paulo ni sila kuchiwumba cha wanthu. ⁶ Kwene ngewatamwaga wakamuguzira u yasoni poka na wasambiri paminso gawarongozgi awamuchikaya nukulira, awanthu awa wambiska ivyongo konsi irelo winza namukaya kitu. ⁷ Po uyasoni akuwasunjilira munyumba yakwe. wonsi wali pakunangannya aga kesali nukunena ukuti, uyesu mfumu. ⁸ Namazgu aganyene wakambisya ivyongo mwiwumba iyawanthu. ⁹ Po awalongozgi wakamulipisya uyasoni indalama ukuti wawasatule po wakawasatula wakajenda. ¹⁰ Usiku wula awanthu wakatuma u paulo nu sila ku bereya. nge wafika wakinjira munyumba iyakupumuliramo iyawayuda. ¹¹ awanthu awa wakawa wa mahala sana ukuchira wamu tesalonika wakapocherera amazwi umwakukondwa sana mu moyo gawo, wakasimichizga amazwi isiku ni siku nadi mo gaweleye ¹² po nomba awinji wawawo wakagomezga ukusazgapo na wanthanda awakumanyikwa awa chigiriki po nawanavuli awinji wo wakagomezga. ¹³ ukwene nge awayuda awaka ka tesalonika wivwa ukuti u pauro akapalazga amazwi aga chiuta namukaya aka beleya wulo wakinza kula nyene nukusonjerezga nukwambisyaso ichongo mwiwumba ilya wanthu. ¹⁴ po mwaluwiro-luwiro wakamutuma upawulo ku nyanja, ukwene usila nu timoti wakasyalichira mukaya aka beleya. ¹⁵ po awanthu wo wakamupelechezga upawulo wakajenda nawo mupaka mukaya akakulu nkhani aka ateni, powakagaluchira mu beleya na mazgu agakufuma kwa pawuli ukuti usila nu timoti wamulandate nombanye. ¹⁶ Nge upawuli achili akulindilira usila mu ateni akayimba sana mu muzimu nge ayennya ichikaya chonsi chizuye ni vikozgo. ¹⁷ wakanenesannyaga na wa yuda munyumba yakuputilamo poka na wanthu wawo wayuda wo wakaputaga uchiwuta, wakanenesyannyagaso na wanthu awinji wo wakajikwaga pamalo aga musika. ¹⁸ Awasambizi wamo awamukaya ka EPIKULIYA nu SITOYIKI wakadalinkhanaga nawo wamo wakawuzga wakati; ka ichindere ichicho chikunena mwalwemwalwe ka chikwanza ukunena ichoni,, ? wamo wakazgola wakati,, akuloreka ngati akupalazga izgawachiuta awajeni wakanena ivi pakuti upawuli akapalazgaga ivya yesu eso nivyakuzguka kuwakufwa. ¹⁹ wakamusenda upauli nukwinza nawo ko wakalonjelaga imilandu mukaya aka Ereopango,, nukuti tukwanza yumanye ichisambizgo ichipya cho ukusambizga. ²⁰ ivinthu vyo ukunena tukwivwa vyachijeni mumakutwi gitu, nomba po tukwanza tumanye ukuti vikung'anamulachi. ²¹ pakuti awanthu wonsi awamu atani na wajeni wakikalaga mulanye watakawa ninyengo lyakuwombera ivyinji, ukwene wakanenaga nukutejelezga ivinthu ivipya. ²² Upawuli akimilira kunthanzi ku malo agakulonjerako inongwa gogakwitwa Ereopago nukuti nkhwennya ukuti imwe mwe wanthu mwe wamu ateni. ²³ mwe wantu awakuputa uchiwuta sana, Wo nkhujenda-jenda mukaya kinyu akulu aka nkhennya malo ginnyu agakupitilamo nkhaga palembesilepo ukuti kwa chiwuta uwambula ukumanya wo nkhuwawuzga ilero. ²⁴ Uchiwuta wo akapera insi yapansi nukumwanya navyonsi vyo vilimo, atakwikala mu tempile ilyakuzenjeka ni nyowe. ²⁵ atakwanza uwovwiri uwamunthu chifukwa umwene atakupelewera nachimo nachimo, uwene akuwapa awanthu uwumoyo muji po eso nivyinji vyonsi. ²⁷ ukwinzira mu munthu woka uchiwuta akapela amaluko gonsi agawanthu wonsi ukuti wikalaje munsi iyapansi,uwene akawichira nzila inyengo iyakwikalira eso nimphaka zyawo, ²⁶ uchiwuta akawomba ivi ukuti awanthu wangamulondola nukumwaga ko ali.uchiwuta atekutali niswe. ²⁸ ukuyana namo yumo akanenela ukuti mwawuyo tukwikala tukujenda tuli nu wumi niswe wulo swe wana wakwe,' ²⁹ ''pakuti swe wana wa chiwuta,tutakaghanaghanaje ukuti uchiwuta atayanine nichikozyo icha golide,pamo icha siliva,pamo ichibwe chochikawinzika ichete namahala aga munthu. ³⁰ Uchiwuta akalechelera panyengo iyambula ukumanya ukumanya nomba ilero akulamulila awanthu wonsi ukuti wang'anamuche nukuleka imbiwi zyawo. ³¹ pakuti uchiwuta awisile isiku lyo akwinza ukulonga awanthu wonsi awamunsi yapansi muwunenesyo ukujendela mumunthu woamusevile awasimichizya awanthu wonsi pakumuzusya umunthu yula kuwakufwa.'' ³² Nomba nge awanthu awa mu ateni wivwa ivyakuzyuka kuwakufwa powamo wakavisenda ngati iwizyo lori wamo.wakati,''tukwanza twivwisyeso ukunena vinivi.'' ³³ po upaulo akaleka pawungano. ³⁴ awanthu wamo wakamulandata nukumugomezya poka nu diyonisiya.umwanthanda wo akitwa damalisi wope akawapapo nawanthu awanji.