Mayirelo a Arumiwi
17 Adhamale aliwa atoovirana wu Afipoli nawu Apoloniya thitho tatoofiya wu Tezalonika, weo wali sinagoga wa Ayuda. 2 Ee-no mwailemeelo, Paulo atoovolowa musinagogamo thitho wa masumana mararu liye atootapanya na aliwa makhundo a Malembani. 3 Liye anoonga vo-indi-edha basa Malemba vosikimizela ira vyali vyofwanelela ira Khristu aone nyarwa, adhamala avenyathi-iwe. Liye anoonga ira: “Yesu unom’lalela miyo wa nyo, ngu Khristu. 4 Adhamale awandela, enango mwaaliwa tatoororomela thitho tatoovwelana na Paulo na Sila. Moi Agiriki anjinji olambela Nlungu vambo-i na a-iyana olemezeya tatooirana vimbo-ive.
5 Mbwenye Ayuda tatookaana bivu thitho tatoogumanyei-a atu enango othakala mirima akalecha vamerekado oi katana yolaba. Mwinji waatuo watooromi-a gereve sidadimo. Adhamale Ayudao tatoovolowa m’mba mwa Yasoni masaka Paulo na Sila ira taakhumi-e vandhe noavelela mandhani mwa mwinji waatu waira gerevuo. 6 Tadhakonde aafwanya, tatoomburula Yasoni na abali enango adhowana wa anamatonga asidadimo wu takhuwanga ira: “Atu aromi-idhe nyarwa unokhumela aliwau tatofiya thitho uno, 7 moi Yasoni utoawachela ninga alendwee. Atu othene enala tanoira vyongo moruni-ana na malamulo a Kaisara thitho anoonga ira utokala mwene unango dhinalee Yesu.” 8 Tangaongile madhu enala, mwinji waatule na anamatonga asidadimo tatoothakaleliwa maningi. 9 Anamatonga a sidadilo tatoopagali-a Yasoni na abali enangwao kobiri, adhamale tatoa-iya ira tadhowenga.
10 Dhuwa lingavirile, abali tatookhumi-a Paulo na Sila noatumiza wu Bereya. Aliwa tangafiile weo, tatoovolowa sinagoga wa Ayuda. 11 Mbwenye atu awu Bereya tatookaana rima ofuna funjedha kwaranya atu awu Tezalonika ale. Aliwa tatowachela madhu a Nlungu mofunechecha maningi thitho dambo na dambo tanoosakasaka Malemba mopwasedha ira tasikimizele akala vyavwide aliwavyo vyali vyaimbarimbari. 12 Anjinji mwa atu enala tatoororomela, saasawa thitho a i-yana na alombwana enango ovweya a Igiriki. 13 Mbwenye Ayuda awu Tezalonika tangavwide ira Paulo unaalalela madhu a Nlungu wu Bereya, tatoodhowa thitho weo mawandela atu ira tadhimbinuwele arumiwao noromi-a gereve. 14 Hora yeniyene abali tatoom’velela Paulo ira adhowe bara. Mbwenye Sila na Timoteo ta-adhi weo. 15 Thitho atu avelenle Paulo ale tatofiyanee wu Atena thitho tatoowelela tangarumiwile ira tamawandele Sila naTimoteo ira tam’arele Paulo mombaranya.
16 Paulo vyaadedi-edhela liye wu Atena, rimee wanom’pha maningi voona ira sidadimo mwatoodhala mafwano. 17 Angavolowele musinagoga atooroma tapanya na Ayuda vambo-i na atu enango olambela Nlungu. Dambo na dambo anootapanya thitho naatu aafanya liye va merekado. 18 Mbwenye atu enango azelu dha Mapikureu na Estoiko tatooroma runi-ana na liye. Enango taonga ira: “N’nga mutu osimbwa ongula unofuna aongen’ni?” Mbwenye atu enango thitho taonga ira: “Unooneya ira unolaleela vya alungu ailendo”. Aliwa taonga vyevi namwasa oi Paulo anoolaleela milanyu yapama ya Yesu na yovenyathi-iwa wa atu okwa. 19 Ee-no atoom’inda nom’dhowanee wa Areopago nom’mwandela ira: “N’nga unooda niwandelamo vyongo vipya vinofunji-a we vi? 20 Namwasa oi vyongo vinoonga we vi pyailendo wa i-yo. Moi e-no ninofuna niidhiwe vinothapulela aliwa.” 21 Atu othene awu Atena vambo-i na alendo a weo tavumanga tanoo-indi-edha basa horiwa ira tatapanye venango vuruwana myasa mipya. 22 Ee-no Paulo atooimela vari va Areopago noonga ira:
“Nyo atu awu Atena, nditoona ira vavyongo vyothene munoova maningi alungu kwaranya atu enango. 23 Mofwanafwani-a vyavira miyo ndatooing’anechecha vyongo vinolambela nyo, ndatoona thitho iguwa ya sembe yolembiwa ira, ‘Wa Nlungu o-oidhiweya.’ Ee-no miyo ndinolaleela wa nyo vya Nlungu o-oidhiweya unolambela nyouo. 24 Nlungu upanduchile ilamboi na vyongo vyothene vili mwemu, kanokala mumakachisi omangiwa na mandha. Liye ndi Mbwiye wa dhulu na ilambo yavathi. 25 Thitho liye kanofuna kami-iwa na mutu ninga mutu orambulela yongo, namwasa oi liye ngunova-a atu othene ingumi, mwela na vyongo vyothene. 26 Thitho khumela mwa mutu m’mbo-i liye utopanducha maziza othene aatu ira takale vailambo yothene yavathi. Liye atookathi-a hora yoi vyongo vinango viiriyenga no-ela madhile amamburo oi atu takalengamo. 27 Atooirana vyevi ira atwao tam’sakesake Nlungu mwathindhi nom’fwanya, angalive ira liye kali undendai na uliwethene wa i-yo. 28 Namwasa wa liye nitokaana ingumi ninowenda thitho nitokalao, ninga mwemo mwaongile alimbo oonga xitoriinyu enango ira, ‘Voi i-yo thitho nili a-imee.’
29 Ee-no voi nili a-ima a Nlungu kanithuulele ira Nlunguo uli ninga oro, siliva, libwe venango yongo iliyothene yosemiwa na atu adodoliso. 30 Pyaimbarimbari ira Nlungu anoolevelela hora yaira atu vyongo mo-oidhiwa, mbwenye va e-ni liye unawandela atu vailambo yothene ira tachinyuwe. 31 Namwasa oi utokaathei-a dambo linofuna liye dhatonga molongomana ilambo yothene yavathi dhela mwa mutu um’sakunle liye. Thitho utosikimizela atu othene vyevi vom’venyathi-a.”
32 Moi e-no tangavwide vyovenyathi-iwa muukwa, atu enango tatooroma theya mwaiburutu, mbwenye enango taongile ira: “Nitovwa, udhaniwandele thitho hora inango.” 33 Ee-no Paulo atoa-iyachi. 34 Mbwenye atu enango tatookala uikhundu ya Paulo moi tatookala anama-arela a Yesu. Enango mwaliwa ali Dioniziyo oi ali namatonga wa Areopago, i-yana mwinango dhinalee Damarisi na atu enango.