Mabasa a Apoxtolo 17 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

17 ¹Pidamala iwo kupita na ku Anfipoli na ku Apoloniya, afika ku Tesalonika, kukhala na sinagoga ya Ayuda. ²Ninga pyakuzolowera, Paulu apita kuna iwo, mbacedza nawo kubulukira m'Malemba mu Masabudu matatu. ³Mbafungula na kufokotoza Malemba kuti Kirixtu akhafunika kuthabuka na kulamuka muli akufa, alonga tenepa: “Yezu uyu, ule ndinakupangani imwe, ndi Kirixtu.” ⁴Anango a iwo atawira mbaphatana na Paulu na Sila, pabodzi na Agerego azinji akupembera Mulungu, na akazi antongi azinji. ⁵Mbwenye Ayuda achita bibvu, mbagumanya amuna akuipa a pa msika, mbacita nsoko wa anthu, mbasandusa nzinda. Athamangira nyumba ya Yason, mbasaka kuabulusa toera kuapereka kuna mwinji wa anthu. ⁶Pidakhonda iwo kuagumana, akwekwa Yason na abale anango kuenda kuna atsogoleri a nzinda, mbakhuwa: “Amuna awa adasandusa dziko yonsene abwerambo kuno, ⁷Yason aatambira. Onsene awa asapokanya matongero a Sezari, mbalonga kuti alipo mambo unango—Yezu. ⁸Natenepo athudzumisa mwinji wa anthu na atsogoleri a nzinda ale adabva pinthu pyenepi.” ⁹Pidatambira iwo kobiri ya cikole kuna Yason na anango ale, aalekerera kuti aende.

Anthu a ku Bereya Asanthula Malemba

¹⁰Pakhukhutu, abale atuma Paulu na Sila kuenda ku Bereya na masiku. Pidafika iwo, apita mu sinagoga ya Ayuda. ¹¹Ayuda awa akhali na ntima wakutambira kupiringana ale a ku Tesalonika, mbatambira fala mwakutsandzaya, mbasanthula Malemba ntsiku zonsene toera kuona khala pinthu pyenepi pikhali pyandimomwene. ¹²Natenepo azinji a iwo akhulupira, pabodzi na akazi Agerego a mbiri azinji na amuna. ¹³Pidadziwa Ayuda a ku Tesalonika kuti Paulu akhamwaza fala ya Baba wathu ku Bereyambo, aendambo kweneko, mbathudzumisa na kupicisa minji ya anthu. ¹⁴Pakhukhutu, abale atuma Paulu kuenda ku bara, mbwenye Sila na Timoti asala kweneko. ¹⁵Ale akhaperekera Paulu amfikisa ku Atena, buluka penepo abwerera na matongero akuti Sila na Timoti abwere kuna iye mwakucimbiza.

Paulu Afika ku Atena

¹⁶Mu ndzidzi ukhadikhira Paulu iwo ku Atena, nzimu wace waipirwa nkati mwace, pidaona iye nzinda wakudzala na pifaniso pya milungu. ¹⁷Natenepo acedza mu sinagoga na Ayuda na ale akhapembera Mulungu, na ntsiku zonsene pa msika na ule onsene akhagumanika penepo. ¹⁸Anango a anyandzeru Aepikureyu na Aestoyiku acedzambo na iye. Anango abvundza: “Munthu uyu wa mafala mazinji asafuna kulonganji?” Anango alonga: “Asaoneka ninga munakhundumwiza milungu yacilendo”—thangwi iye akhamwaza Mphangwa Zadidi za Yezu na kulamuka muli akufa.

¹⁹Amphata mbamfikisa ku Areyopago, mbabvundza: “Kodi tinakwanisa kudziwa cipfundziso cipsa ici cinapereka imwe kuti ndi caninji? ^a a v19 Areyopago, peno “Phiri ya Marsi,” ikhali phiri ya miyala ku Atena, kukhagumanyikana nkhundu wa nzinda toera kudinga manyerezero na pipfundziso pipsa. ²⁰Thangwi musabweresa pinthu pyacilendo m'makutu mwathu, natenepo tisafuna kudziwa kuti pisabveka tani.” ²¹Anthu onsene a ku Atena na alendo akhakhala kweneko akhamala ndzidzi wawo mu kulonga peno kubva cinthu cipsa basi.

²²Paulu alimira pakati pa Areyopago, mbalonga: “Imwe anthu a ku Atena, ndisaona kuti imwe ndimwe anthu akupembera kakamwe munjira zonsene. ²³Thangwi mu kupita kwanga, pidaona Ine pinthu pyanu pyakucena, ndagumana guwa ya ntsembe yakuti yalembwa: ‘Kuna mulungu wakukhonda dziwika.’ Cinapembera imwe mwakukhonda kucidziwa, cenecio ndi cinakupangani Ine cincino. ²⁴Baba wathu, ule adacita dziko na pyonsene piri nkati mwace, mbakhala Mbuya wa kudzulu na pa dziko yapantsi, nkhabe kukhala m'matempli akumangwa na manja a anthu, ^b b v24 Paulu asapanga anthu authambi a ku Atena kuti “mulungu wakukhonda dziwika” ule anapembera iwo, mwandimomwene ndi Baba wathu — Nyakucita pinthu pyonsene, ule nkhabe kukhala m'templi iliyonsene. ²⁵nee kutumikirwa na manja a anthu, ninga kuti iye akhasoweka cinthu—Iye ene asapasa anthu onsene umaso, kupuma, na pinthu pyonsene. ²⁶Kubulukira mu munthu m'bodzi, acita kuti mitundu yonsene ya anthu ikhale pa dziko yonsene yapantsi, mbakhazikisa midzidzi yawo yakutongwa na malire a mataka awo, ²⁷toera asake Baba wathu, panango amphate-phate mbamgumana—maseze iye nkhabe kukhala kutali na m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa ife, ²⁸thangwi ‘Muna Iye tisakhala, tisafamba, mbatikhala na umaso wathu’; ninga anyakulemba nyimbo anango a imwe ene adalonga, ‘Ifembo ndife dzindza yace.’ ²⁹Natenepo, ninga ana a Baba wathu, nkhabe kufunika kunyerezera kuti Umulungu uli ninga ouro, parata, peno mwala—cithundzithundzi cakusasanywa na maluso na manyerezero a anthu. ³⁰Midzidzi ya kusadziwa, Baba wathu aijala, mbwenye cincino iye asatonga anthu onsene pa mbuto zonsene kuti atcunyuke. ³¹Iye akhazikisa ntsiku yakuti anatonga dziko mwakulungama, kubulukira mu munthu adansankhula—mbapereka umboni kuna onsene mu kunlamusa muli akufa.” ^c c v31 Munthu adasankhulwa na Baba wathu toera kutonga dziko ndi Yezu; umboni wa Baba kuna onsene ndi wakuti iye alamusa Yezu muli akufa.

³²Pidabva iwo pya kulamuka kwa anyakufa, anango aseka; anango alonga: “Tinadzakubverani pontho pya nkhani iyi.” ³³Natenepo Paulu aasiya mbabuluka pakati pawo. ³⁴Mbwenye amuna anango aphatana na iye mbakhulupira, kuphatanizambo Dionisiyo nyakutonga wa ku Areyopago, nkazi m'bodzi akhacemerwa Damari, na anango.