Chaputala 17
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Bobapululira mukaya ka Amphipolis namu apoloniya, Bakaya mukaya ka Tesalonika , kokukaba i sinagogi lyabayuda.
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U Paul ngati mo amalamulo ghache gha kabela, akabuka kukwabo, po mumasabata ghatatu akanena nabo ivya masimbo nu kubang`anamulira.
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Akighula amazyu nukubalongosolera ukuti chakwenelera ukuti Ukilisitu atamiwe nuzukuzyuka kumfwa. Akanena, "Uyesuyo nkulumbilila ku umwe weyo we Kilisitu."
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Bamo mwa bayuda bakivwisya nukukonka u Paghulo nu Silasi, nukongelezya aba Giliki, abinji abakwiputa nabanakazi abinji abakwiputa.
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Lori abayuda abambura kusubalila, bakenda umwa bina, bakasenda abanalume bamo ababibi ukufuma pamsika, nukubunganika abanthu poka, nukutangilila ukusokonezya i chikaya nukuwisya inyumba ya Jason, bakalonda bamufumye u Paghulo nu Silasi kunzi kwa banthu.
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Bobatabagha, bakamusenda Ujason nabamwabo ku basongo ba chikaya, bakalila, "abanalume bano banyokezya akaya mwisinda biza sona kuno.
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Abanalume bano bo Ujasoni abapokelile batahokite nukuchefiwa kwa Siza, banena ukuti kuli umwene uyunji yowe Yesu.
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Ba tamyanga abanthu poka naba songo bakaya bobivwile ivinthu ivi.
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Lori bo basenda abamalonda ukufuma kwa Jason po abinji, bakabitikizya ukuti babuke
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Ubusiku bulanye aba wamwabo bakatuma u Paghulo nu Silasi ku Bereya. Bobafika kusinagogi lya bayuda.
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Abanthu aba bakaba nu bunthu ukulusya abatesalonika, bobakupokera amazwi umwa kughabelenga mumutu, bakabelenga amazwi isiku lyosi ukuti balinge ivinthu ivi nanthi movikabera.
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Po abinji abanthu bakasubira, ukongelezya nabamo bo baka songelezyanga aba Giliki abanakazi na banalume abinji.
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Lori bo abayuda baku Tesalonika bamanya ukuti u Paulo wepe ali pakutandazya amazwi gha Chala ku Bereya, bakabuka kulanye nukuvulungania nuku tamya abanthu.
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Umwalubilo, abawamwabo bakamutuma u Paghulo, ukuti abuke ku nyanja, lori u Silasi nu Timoti bakasyala kulanye.
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Bosi bo bakamusindikila u Paulo bakabuka nawe muchi kaya cha Atheni.Bobamuleka u Paulo kula, bakapokela amafundwe ukuya kwa Silasi nu Timoti ukuti baye ku kwache umwalubilo.
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Bo u Paulo achili ukulindilila babo ukufuma mu Anseni, akamiwa nkani nu mzimu wache bo alinga mukaya mwizwile ivifwani.
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Abayuda bakamulonda ivifukwa isiku lyosi mu Sinagogi na banji bobakamwiputa Uchala, namu maliketi bwaka poka nabo bakaghika kulanyene.
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Lori na bamo aba Epiculen naba Sitoyiki Filosofala bataka mubelenga. Bamo bakanena, "abanthu bavyongo aba bakulonda ukunenachi?" abanji bakanena, "akwenela ukuba wabamo yo akwiyizya abanthu kuba chala abakuswighisya," chifukwa akatangazya amazwi gha Yesu nukuzyuka.
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Bakamusenda u Paulo nukuya nawe kwa Areopagus, bakanena, "ungatumanyisya ichimanyisyo ichipya choukunena uwe"?
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Mwakuti uwe utulangizye ivinthu vimo ivyachilendo mumaso mwitu. Ukufuma apo, tukulonda tumanye cho ivinthu vikung`anamula."
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(Bonsi aba Athenias naba lendo bobakikala kulanye bakataya akabaliro pa bwaka nakokubabuzya olo kuleghelezya vimo ivipya.)
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Upaulo akimilila pakasi pa Areopagus nukunena, "mwebanalume baku Anthens, nkulinga ukuti mwebakwiputa munzila zyosi.
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Po nkhendanga mumbali nkulinga ivinthu vyo mukwiputa, nkwaghe sona igomi lya sembe, "lisimbiwe ngati apo kwa Chala uwambula kumumanya." Pomukwiputa mubu bulu, nkubabuzya.
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Uchala yo akapela ichisu navyosi vyo vilimo, ukufuma po pabwandilo we Chala wa kumwanya na pasi, atakwikala mu tempeli lyo lizengiwe ni nyobe. Sona atakugabiwa kubanthu ni nyobe zya banthu.
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Nakokugabiwa numunthu munyobe, nangabuli atakulonda nachimo, ukufuma pabwandilo umwene yo akupha abanthu ubumi ni mphepo sona nivinji.
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Ukufuma ku mwanalume weka mukafuma abanthu boba kakwana ichisu chosi ichapasi, nukupangila nkhanila akabalilo, ni mphaka zya chikaya.
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Umwakuti bamulonde Uchala, nuku mwagha nanga buli atakwikala pabutali nuswe.
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Mumwache tukwikala, tukwenda sona tukuba nivyakulondiwa, ngati mo yumo uwalwitiko mo akanenela, 'pakuti nuswe twe bana bache.'
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Pakuti popabwandilo, twebana bachala, chitabaghire pakuti twinong'one ukuti ubwa chala buyanite ni golodi, pamo siliva, pamo ibwe lya kupangiwa mwa luso nivya kwinong'ona vya banthu.
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Pakuti Uchala akalinga mutubalilo utwamusita kumanya, akalingisya bwaka, lori akabalilo kano alamwile umunthu kulikosi ukuti alape.
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Vili ngati ulu chifukwa lilipo isiku lyo akwiza pa kulonga ichisu mu bwanaloli mwa munthu yo amusalite. Uchala itikizizye umunthu wensi pakuzusya kumfwa.''
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Bo abanthu baku Anthens bivwa ukuzyuka kwa wa kufwa, bamo bakamunyoza Upaulo; bamo bakati, ''Inthi twivwe sona kukwako pa nkhani iyi.''
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Ukufuma apo, Upaulo akabaleka.
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Loli abanthu bamo bakamkonka nukuba nawe poka nukusubila, ukongelezya Dionysius wa Areopagite, umwanakazi izina lyache Damalis, nabanji bo akaba nabo