Ifyacitilwe 17 - Amashiwi Aba Lesa

¹ Ili ŵapitile paAmfipoli naApolonya, ŵalificile nakuTesalonike, uko eko lyali nesunagoge lyaŵaJuda.

² Naye Paulu, koti kwisiŵila kwakwe, aliinjile muli ŵo, nekulukupicisya naŵo ifyamumalembo utusuŵa twasabata tutatu,

³ ili aŵulisisya, nekuŵaŵula ati ukuŵelelwa ŵaKlistu ukusomenwa, nekuŵukapo liŵili paŵafwile; nakaŵili ati: AŵaŵaYesu aŵa ndukutulisya kuli mweŵo niŵaKlistu.

⁴ Popele ŵambi naŵo ŵalitekenesiwe, nekukumaŋkana naŵaPaulu naSilasi; nakaŵili neŵumba ilikulu ilyaŵaEla aŵatekenye, neŵanakasi aŵacindeme aŵenji.

⁵ Sombi aŵaJuda ŵaliŵele necikani, nekuŵapoka ŵambi aŵoŋgwa aŵakuŵantu ŵalukoso, nekuŵuŋganya iŵumba, nekucite'cipupa icikulu mumusi; naŵo ŵaliŵuŋgulucile kunanda yakwe Yasoni, nekwesya ukuŵafumisya pamenso aŵantu.

⁶ Lomba, ili taŵaŵabwene-po, ŵalimukulumwine Yasoni newana-ŵaŋkasi ŵambi pamenso ampemba syamumusi, ili ŵaŵilicisya ati: Aŵo aŵaalwile icalo conse icapansi ŵaliisile nakukuno konse;

⁷ ŵopele aŵo Yasoni aliŵapokele; aŵa ŵonse ŵalukupulaisya amafunde akwe Kaisa, nekulaŵila ati: Epo ili imfumu imbi, eYesu!

⁸ Peŋka neŵumba lyaŵantu nempemba syamumusi syaliŵele nekamanamu, pakufyumfwe'fyo-fintu.

⁹ Lomba, ili ŵapokele umukole kuli Yasoni naŵambi naŵo, ŵaliŵakakulwile.

¹⁰ Popele apo awana-ŵaŋkasi ŵalipulilile ukutuma Paulu na Silasi uŵusiku kuBeloya; naŵo, ili ŵafidie uko, ŵaliinjile mwisunagoge lyaŵaJuda.

¹¹ Sombi aŵaJuda aŵo ŵali nemucinsi uwakucila napali ŵaŵo aŵakuTesalonike, pakuti ŵalipokele lsiwi nemitima iyansicilwe, ili ŵasalala amalembo insiku nansiku, ukwesya ati kani ifi-fintu fyacine.

¹² Pakuti pali fyefyo, aŵenji ŵalicetekele; nakaŵili neŵanakasi aŵaEla aŵamucinsi aŵacindeme, neŵalalume aŵenji.

¹³ Sombi aŵaJuda aŵakuTesalonike, ili ŵaisiŵile ati lsiwi lyaŵaLesa lilukutulika kuli Paulu nakuBeloya nako, ŵaliile uko naŵo, ili ŵasuŋgwila nekwakatasya amaŵumba aŵantu.

¹⁴ Peŋka aŵana-ŵaŋkasi ŵalipulilile ukumutuma Paulu ati akafike nakucisiŵa; sombi Silasi naTimote waciikele kopele uko.

¹⁵ Sombi aŵo aŵamutanjilile Paulu, ŵalimufisisye nakuAtenai; popele, ili ŵapokele ifunde ilyakuli Silasi naTimote ati ŋgawese bwaŋgu kuli ye, ŵalikumbulucile.

¹⁶ Kansi naPaulu, pakulukuŵapembelela kuAtenai, umupasi wakwe walikalipile muli ye, pakuŵono'musi uliiswile ifiŵumbwaŵumbwa.

¹⁷ Fyopele'fyo alukupicisya mwisunagoge neŵaJuda neŵantu aŵatekenye, napaluŵansa ulwakuulila-po insiku syonse naŵaŵo aŵo alukukumana naŵo.

¹⁸ Popele naŵambi aŵaEpikuleyo neŵaSitoici aŵatemenwe amano ŵalikumene nakwe. Popele ŵambi ati: Mboyu-waŵulaka, aŋgalawile'ndo? Naŵambi ati: Alukuŵoneka koti wakutulisya ŵalesa aŵensu! pakuti alukusimika ŵaYesu nekuŵuka kwapamfwa.

¹⁹ Naŵo ŵalimwikete, nekumutwala kuAleopage, nekulaŵila ati: Twisiŵe uŵusambisi uŵu ubwaŵukumo, uŵulukulaŵilwa kuli weŵo?

²⁰ Pakuti ulukuleta kumatwi esu fimbi ifintu ifyaŵukumo; lomba tulukufwayo'kwisiŵa ati mbefi fyasyani.

²¹ (Pakuti aŵaAtenai ŵonse neŵensu aŵalukwikala mopele umo ŵalukupisye'mpindi yaŵo yonse ukulaŵila nekumfwa fimbi ifintu ifyaŵukumo, temufyeŵo fimbi koku.)

²² Naye Paulu aliimakene mukati muAleopage, nekulaŵila ati: Mweŵantu ŵakuAtenai, pafintu fyonse naŵona ati muli ŵakupupa;

²³ pakuti, pakupitana nekuŵona ifyo-fintu ifi mupupa, nasaŋga neconto icali nemalembo aya, ati: KULI LESA UTESIŴILWE. Pakuti pali fyefyo, aŵo aŵa mucindika, mweŵakuŵulo'kwisiŵa, ŵopele aŵo ndukubwenesya kuli mweŵo.

²⁴ ŴaLesa awaleŋgele icalo conse nefintu fyonse ifilimo, aŵo, pakuti niŵaSikulu ŵamwiulu napansi pano, taŵekala-mo mumatempuli aiŵekwe kuminwe;

²⁵ neli kutaŵataŵilwa kuminwe yaŵantu, koti ŵakupeŋgele'fintu: pakuti aŵene ŵalafipela fyonse umweo nekupema nefintu fyonse;

²⁶ nakaŵili ŵalileŋgele kuli umo imikoka yonse yaŵantu, ati ŵekale ponse pacalo capansi, ili ŵaansicile impindi syaŵo nemipaka yakwikala kwaŵo;

²⁷ ati ŋgaŵaŵafwaya-fwaye ŵaLesa, nekuŵapampantila, nekuŵaŵona, naŋgawa ati taŵali ukutali nakuli fweŵo fwense.

²⁸ Pakuti muli ŵo emo tulukwikala, nekulukwenda, nekulukuli neŵumi; koti nifyefyo ifi ŵalaŵile aŵatatwisi ŵenu ŵambi ati: Pakuti nafweŵo nifweŵakamufyalwa ŵaŵo!

²⁹ Popele, pakuti nifweŵakamufyalwa ŵaŵaLesa, tekwelelwa fweŵo ukulukulaŋguluka ati ŵuLesa ŵuli koti ligolide, neli lisilifa, neli libwe, iliŵasilwe nemano nekucenjela kwaŵantu.

³⁰ Popele ŵaLesa ŵalisisulile impindi syakuŵulo'kwisiŵa; sombi ŵukumo ŵalukuŵafunda aŵantu ŵonse aŵaponse-ponse ati ŋgaŵalapile;

³¹ pakuti ŵaliansicile akasuwa ako ŵakasololola-mo neŵamucalo ukuluŋgeme kumuntu uyo uyu ŵasalulwile; ifyo ŵalilaile kuŵantu ŵonse, ili ŵamuŵusisye paŵafwile.

³² Popele, pakumfwa ifyakuŵuka kwaŵafwile, ŵambi ŵaliwelele; sombi ŵambi naŵo ati: Tukakumfwa liŵili ifyafifi.

³³ Fyopele'fyo Paulu alifuminemo muli ŵo.

³⁴ Sombi ŵambi aŵantu ŵalimukoŵamine, nekucetekela; mwiŵumba lyaŵo emo ŵali Ndionusyo umuAleopage, nemwanakasi umbi uwailicilwe ati niNdamali, naŵambi naŵo pamo.