¹ nomba wachilingania mu misumba ya Amfipolisi namwe Apoloniya, wizile wafika mu musumba wa kwe Tesalonika, kuno kwalinji e sinagogi wawa Yuda. ² Pauli, ngati amwata wakwe, wizile kwa kwe woliwo, swinya pa manda ya wa Sabata yatatu welengania apali ponga nawo ukufuma mu mawaliko. ³ Wiyulanga amawaliko swinya nu kuyalondolola ukuti chalinji chakulondekwa kwakwe Kristu ukuyimba, nukuzyulupuka swinya ku wafwe. Ati, '' Wee Yesu wino nkhuwizya kwa kwe mwemwe awili Kristu.'' ⁴ Wamwi awa Yuda wizile wasuwila ngapano wayisanzya kwakwe Pauli nu Silasi, apaliponga nawavule wano wayipile muwa Griki, swinya asawatichi wanankholelo ku wanachi. ⁵ Kweni awa Yuda ano watasuwizile, wati wawa nuwuzuwa, wasenzile wamwi awawembu ukuma kumasyo yakukazizya, awawungana iwumba ponga, awakatusya ichongo mukaya. Awaya nu lombwa mu ng'anda yakwe Yasoni, wavwambanga ukumuleta Pauli nu Silasi ku wanthu. ⁶ Kweni watawazanile, wanyntha Yasoni na wamwi awanyina paminso yawa songo wa musumba, wapundanga, '' ⁷ Awanthu waa wano wavulunginie insi yonsi wiza swinya na konye koo. Awanthu wano Yasoni wawapochelezile wakuwomba umwa kulekani ni nsundo izya kwakwe Kesari; wakuti kuli imfumu yinji -- Yesu.'' ⁸ Iwumba na wasongo wa musumba wizile wavulungana pano wivwa vinthunye vyoo. ⁹ Kweni awasongo wamulipilisizye indalama Yasoni ngeti a chikole, awaleka awapita. ¹⁰ Uwusiku nye wowo awanyina awatuma Pauli nu Silasi ku Beriya. Pano wafisile koko, wayile mu sinagogi ya wa Yuda. ¹¹ Nomba awanthu nye waa walinji wakuchindikwa ukuchila wano walinji mu Tesalonika, pakuti wapochelezile izwi nu kuyipa konsi ukwa mwenzo, ukulolechesya amawaliko uwanda nu wanda ichakuti avino chalinji. ¹² Akulikuti awavule awakwe woliwo wasuwizile, ukusanzya nawa pankholelo awa Griki awanachi nawavule awonsi. ¹³ Nomba pano awa YUda wa mu Tesalonika wivwile kuno Pauli nawe wapundanga izwi lya kwe Leza mu Beriya, wayile kweneko awavundula nu kutamya amawumba. ¹⁴ Apano paponapapo, awanyina wizile awatuma Pauli ukuti aye kwe sumbi, kweni Silasi nu Timoti wasyazile kulyanye. ¹⁵ Wawo wano watungululanga Pauli wamusenda ukufikamu musumba wa Ateni. Pano wamusynga Pauli kulyanye, awapochelela ukufumila kwakwe weliwe uwutanthiko wakwe Silasi nu Timoti ukuti wize kwe weliwe mwe zuwa. ¹⁶ Nomba pano Pauli wawalindilinga mu Ateni, umuzimu wakwe uwafulwa mukasi mwakwe weliwe pano walola mumusumba mwizwile amakolania. ¹⁷ Apano welenganianga nawo mu sinagogi nawa Yuda na wanji wano wapepanga kwe Leza, na mu masyo yakukazizya ponga nawano walinji kweneko. ¹⁸ Kweni wamwi awa Epikuliya nawa Stoyiki awa mano yakwelengania wasunkhana na weliwe. Wamwi awati, '' Achani chino ichipuwa choo chikulonda ukulanda?'' Wanji awati, '' Akuloleka ukuwa wenga wa wano wa kapunda awanthu ukuti wakonkhe twa leza utwa sita kumanyikwa,'' umulandu wakuti wawizyanga ilandwe lya kwe Yesu nu kuzyulupukwa. ¹⁹ Wasenzile Pauli nukumuleta kuwa Ariyopagasi, awati, '' Tukulenga tumanye imisambilizizye imipya yino walandanga? ²⁰ Pakuti mwaleta ivinthu vya chilendo mu makutwai yitu. Akulikuti, tukulonda tumanye chino ivinthu nye vyoo vikusula.'' ²¹ ( Nomba wonsinye awa Ateni na weni wano wikala kokonye pasi nanthi chimi chino wasumbilanga kweneko imphindi ukuchila ukuvwanga pamwi ukwivwa chimwi ichipya.) ²² Pauli ayimilila pakasi pawa Ariyopagasi nukuti, ''Mwe wonsi wa mu Ateni, nalola ukuti mwe wakapepa munzira iyili yonsinye. ²³ Pano nizile inchilingania indolechesya ivinthu vya mapepo yinu, nazanile apakochela inzuwi na mawaliko yakuti, '' Kwe Leza Nthamanyikwa.'' Chino amuno mukapepa sita kumanya, NKhuwizya kwakwe mwemwe. ²⁴ E Leza wino walewuzile insi navyonsi vino vili mwenemo, pakuti awili Imfumu ya mwiyulu na munsi, asikwikala mu matempeli yano yazengwa namakasa. ²⁵ Atatela awombelwe na makasa ya wanthu, ngati fweni akalonda chimwi, amuno aweliwe akapa uwumi nu muza na vyonsi ivinji. ²⁶ Ukufuma ku munthu wenga walewuzile insi yonsi iya wanthu ukuti wikale papela pansi, watela wawawikila nukuwasolela izyamphindi swinya nimipaka iyakwikalila mu vipya, ²⁷ umwakuti wamuvwambilizye Leza swinya pamwi wangivwichisya inzila yakuya kwakwe weliwe nukumuzana. kweni asukutali kwakwe wensi wamwe sweswe. ²⁸ Amuno mwakwe weliwe tuli nu wumi, tukupita swinya tukumanyikwa, ndivino wumwi uwa wavwanzi winu wavyanga, ' amuno nasweswe swe wakwe.' '' ²⁹ Achakuti, umulandu naswenye swe wakwe Leza, tutakati twelengania ukuti imiwele yakwe ili ndivino ikolano lyakwe golide, nanthi we siliva, nanthi aliwe -- ikolano lyapangwa na mano swinya amelenganio ya munthu. ³⁰ Achaleka Leza wasuzile vye mumphindi zya kunthamanya, kweni nomba akupatichizya wonsi awanthu ukuti watontholekwe. ³¹ Choo amulandu wapanzile uwanda pano alipanzya insi muwulungamane na wanthu wano wasola. Leza wawika ichisinkha pa munthu wee kwe wensi pakumuzyulupula ku wafwe.'' ³² Nomba pano awanthu waku Ateni wivwile pa vya kuzyulupuka ku wafwe, wamwi awasoweka Pauil; kweni wanji awati, ''Twandi twivwe swinya kwe wewe pamulandu woo.'' ³³ Pano vyoo vyapita, Pauli awasya. ³⁴ Kweni umunthu wumwi ayisanzya kwakwe weliwe swinya asuwila, ponga ne Diyonisiyasi umu Ariyopagayiti, umwanachi izina lyakwe Damarisi, na wanji wano walinji nawo.