Ubutumwa Bwiza Buvurungutana i Tesalonike
Imbaga y'abantu i Tesalonike ibarega ko batangaza undi mwami. Beroya irumva igasesengura Ibyanditswe buri munsi, kugeza igihe abateza imvururu babakurikiranye. Pawulo ategereje wenyine i Atene hagati y'ibigirwamana, abona igicaniro cy'imana itazwi, abwira abanyabwenge ko basanzwe ari abana ba Data wa twese.
17 1Banyuze i Amufipoli n'i Apoloniya, baza i Tesalonike, aho hari urusengero rw'Abayahudi. 2Nk'uko yari asanzwe abigenza, Pawulo arabinjiramo, abaganiriza ashingiye ku Byanditswe mu minsi itatu y'isabato. 3Yabasobanurira abereka mu Byanditswe ko Kristo yagombaga kubabazwa akazuka mu bapfuye, aravuga ati: “Uyu Yezu mbabwira ni we Kristo.” 4Bamwe muri bo baremezwa bafatanya na Pawulo na Silasi, bakizwaho n'Abagiriki benshi bubaha Imana n'abagore bakomeye batari bake. 5Ariko Abayahudi bagira ishyari, bakoranya abagabo babi bo mu isoko, bashyiraho igitero, bavurunga umujyi. Batera inzu ya Yasoni, bashaka kubamurika rubanda. 6Batababonye, bakurura Yasoni n'abandi bavandimwe babageza imbere y'abategetsi b'umujyi, baranguruye bati: “Aba bantu bavurunguje isi yose baje no hano, 7kandi Yasoni yabakiriye. Bose banyura Kayisari uko ategeka, bavuga ko hari undi mwami, ari we Yezu.” 8Nuko bateza imvururu rubanda n'abategetsi b'umujyi bumvise ibyo. 9Bamaze guca Yasoni n'abandi ingwate, barabarekura.
Abanya-Beroya Basesengura Ibyanditswe
10Ako kanya abavandimwe bohereza Pawulo na Silasi i Beroya nijoro; bahageze bajya mu rusengero rw'Abayahudi. 11Aba Bayahudi bari abanyamutima mwiza kuruta ab'i Tesalonike, bakira Ijambo bafite ishyaka, basesengura Ibyanditswe iminsi yose kugira ngo barebe ko ibyo byari ukuri. 12Nuko benshi muri bo baremera, hamwe n'abagore benshi b'Abagiriki bakomeye n'abagabo. 13Igihe Abayahudi bo i Tesalonike bamenye ko Pawulo yamamaje Ijambo rya Data wa twese no mu Beroya, baza na yo, bateza imvururu banyeganyeza rubanda. 14Ako kanya abavandimwe bohereza Pawulo kugeza ku nyanja, ariko Silasi na Timoteyo basigara yo. 15Abaherekeje Pawulo bamugeza i Atene, maze barasubirayo bahawe itegeko ryo kubwira Silasi na Timoteyo ngo bamusanga vuba bishoboka.
Pawulo Agera i Atene
16Pawulo akibategereza i Atene, umutima we ararakara imbere ye, abonye umujyi wuzuye ibigirwamana. 17Nuko ajya impaka mu rusengero n'Abayahudi n'abantu bubaha Imana, n'iminsi yose mu isoko n'uwo yabonaga wese. 18Bamwe mu bafilozofe b'Abepikuriyeni n'Abasitoyike na bo bajya impaka na we. Bamwe barabaza bati: “Uyu mukozamunwa arashaka kuvuga iki?” Abandi bati: “Asa n'ushyira imbere imana z'amahanga,” kuko yamamaje Ubutumwa bwiza bwa Yezu n'izuka.
19Baramufata bamugeza ku Arewopago, baramubaza bati: “Mbese twakwiga iyi nyigisho nshya uvuga? a a v19 Arewopago, cyangwa “Umusozi wa Marisi,” wari umusozi w'urutare i Atene aho inama y'umujyi yateraniraga gusuzuma ibitekerezo n'inyigisho nshya. 20Kuko utuzanira ibintu bidasanzwe mu matwi yacu, ni cyo gituma dushaka kumenya icyo bisobanura.” 21Abatuye i Atene bose n'abanyamahanga babaga aho bamaraga igihe cyabo nta kindi uretse kuvuga cyangwa kumva ikintu gishya.
22Pawulo arahagarara hagati y'Arewopago aravuga ati: “Bantu b'i Atene, mbonye ko muri abantu bubaha imana cyane mu buryo bwose. 23Kuko ubwo nanyuraga nkareba ibintu byanyu byera, nabonye igicaniro cyanditseho ngo: ‘Imana itamenyekana.’ Icyo musenga mutazi, ni cyo nabamamariza. 24Data wa twese, we waremye isi n'ibiyirimo byose, akaba Umwami w'ijuru n'isi, ntaba mu nsengero zubatswe n'amaboko, b b v24 Pawulo abwira Abanya-Atene b'abapagani ko ‘imana itazwi’ basenga mu by'ukuri ari Data wa twese — Umuremyi w'ibintu byose, utashyirwa mu rusengero rwose. 25kandi ntakorerwa n'amaboko y'abantu nk'aho hari icyo akennye; we ubwe ni we uha bose ubugingo n'umwuka n'ikintu cyose. 26Yakuye ku muntu umwe amahanga yose y'abantu ngo babe hose ku isi, akabagenera ibihe byabo n'imbibi z'ibihugu byabo, 27kugira ngo bashake Data wa twese, ahari bamukabakabe bakamubona—nubwo atari kure ya buri wese muri twe, 28kuko ‘muri we ni ho dutura, tukagenda, kandi tukariho’; nk'uko ndetse bamwe mu basizi banyu bavuze bati: ‘Natwe turi urubyaro rwe.’ 29Ubwo rero turi abana ba Data wa twese, ntitwagombye gutekereza ko ubumana bumeze nk'izahabu cyangwa ifeza cyangwa ibuye—ishusho yabajwe n'ubuhanga n'ibitekerezo by'umuntu. 30Ibihe by'ubujiji Data wa twese yarabirengagije, ariko ubu ategeka abantu bose aho bari hose kwihana. 31Yashyizeho umunsi azacira isi imanza zitabera, abikoresheje umuntu yatoranyije—abihamiriza bose amuzura mu bapfuye.” c c v31 Umuntu Data wa twese yatoranyije kuzacira isi urubanza ni Yezu; icyemezo Data aha bose ni uko yazuye Yezu mu bapfuye.
32Bumvise ibyo kuzuka kw'abapfuye, bamwe barakerensa; abandi bati: “Tuzongera kukutega amatwi kuri ibi ubundi.” 33Nuko Pawulo arava muri bo. 34Ariko abagabo bamwe baramufatanya baremera, barimo Diyonisiyo wo mu nama y'Arewopago n'umugore witwa Damarisi n'abandi.
