Acts 17
1 Paul and Silas traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia [towns] and arrived at Thessalonica [city]. There was a Jewish meeting place there.
Paulo ne Sailasi pakuya balapitila mu minshi ya Amfipoli ne Apoloniya, balashika ku Tesalonika uko kwalikuba ng'anda yakupaililamo ya Bayuda.
2 (On the Sabbath/On the Jewish rest day) Paul went into the meeting house, as he usually did. For three weeks [he went there] on each Jewish day of rest. Referring to the Scriptures [about the Messiah], he spoke to the people who were there.
Kwelana ne cinga ncalikukute Paulo, walengila mung'anda yakupaililamo ne kubandika nabo makani amu Mabala a Lesa kwa nsondo shitatu.
3 He explained and showed that [the prophets wrote that] the Messiah needed to die and (to become alive again/to be raised from the dead [afterwards]). He told them: “This man Jesus, whom I am telling you about, is our Messiah. [He died and became alive again, just like the prophets predicted].”
Walabasansulwila cena makani amu Mabala a Lesa, ne kubalesheti Mupulushi Walaiwa usa welela kupenga ne kupundushiwa kubafu. Paulo walambeti, “Yesuyu ngondamukambaukilinga e Mupulushi Wasalwa ne Lesa.”
4 Some of the Jews [there] were persuaded by {believed} [what Paul had said] and began to associate with Paul and Silas. There were also many non-Jewish people there who worshipped God and many important women [who also believed the message about Jesus], and they began to associate with Paul and Silas.
Nabambi balashoma ne kukonkela Paulo ne Sailasi. Naboyo Bagiliki bangi balikukambilila Lesa, pamo ne batukashi bangi bayampuwo naboyo balashoma.
5 But [some leaders of] the Jews there in Thessalonica became jealous [because many people believed what Paul taught]. So they went to the public square and persuaded some lazy men [who were loitering there] to follow them. [In this way, the leaders of] the Jews gathered a crowd and incited them to become noisy and start a riot [against Paul and Silas]. Those [Jews and others] ran to the house of [a man named] Jason. [He was the man who had invited Paul and Silas to stay at his house]. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas outside to where the crowd [of people was waiting].
Nomba Bayuda nabambi balanyumfwa minyono, neco balayungaula bantu bamalofwa balikwendanowa munshila, bantu abo pamo ne Bayuda ebalatatika mipyopyongano mu munshi umo. Balabundumukila ne kuya kutoba ng'anda ya Yasoni, kuya kulangaula Paulo ne Sailasi, kwambeti babapulishe mung'andomo ne kubaleta ku bantu.
6 They discovered that Paul and Silas were not there, but they found Jason [and grabbed him]. They dragged him and some of the [other] believers to where the city officials/authorities and [many other people were gathered]. The men [who had brought Jason] shouted, “Those [two] men have caused trouble [IDM] everywhere [HYP] [they have gone]. Now they have come to our city,
Mpobalanyala pakubula kucanako Paulo ne Sailasi, balekata Yasoni pamo ne bashoma nabambi ne ku bakwelanya kubatwala kubendeleshi bamu munshi, uko nkobalabilikisheti, “Basa bantu baletenga mipyopyongano kulikonse, lelo balesa kumunshi kwetu,
7 and [this fellow] Jason invited them to stay at his house. All the people [of this sect] oppose what our Emperor has decreed. They say that another person, whose name is Jesus, is [the real] king!”
Yasoni labatambulu. Mbyobalenshinga bonse nkabyekatana ne milawo ya mwami waku Loma sobwe, balambangeti kuli Mwami naumbi lina lyakendi Yesu.”
8 When the crowd of people [that had gathered] and the city authorities heard that, they became very angry and excited.
Maswi awa alakalalisha likoto lya bantu pamo ne bendeleshi bamu munshi.
9 [They wanted to put the believers in jail. But instead], the officials made Jason and the other [believers] pay a fine and told them that they [would give the money back to them if Paul and Silas did not cause any more trouble]. Then the authorities let Jason and those other believers go.
Nomba Yasoni ne banendi basa mpobalalipila mali angi a mulanduwo, bendeleshi ba munshi balabasungulula.
10 [So] that same night, the believers sent Paul and Silas [out of Thessalonica] to Berea [town]. When Paul and Silas arrived there, they went to the Jewish meeting place, [on a day when people had gathered there].
Mpokwalashipuluka mansailo, banse balatuma Paulo ne Sailasi ku Beleya. Mpobalashikowa balengila mu ng'anda yakupaililamo ya Bayuda.
11 The [Jews] in Thessalonica had not been very willing to listen to God’s message, but the [Jews] who lived in Berea were very willing to listen, so they listened very eagerly to the message [about Jesus]. Every day they read the Scriptures [for themselves] to find out if what Paul said [about the Messiah] was true.
Bayuda balikuba ku Beleya balikukute myoyo ishikuyanda kunyumfwishisha, kupita bantu baku Tesalonika. Pakwinga balo balatambula maswi a Lesa ne moyo umo, kayi busuba ne busuba balikubwelulukamo mu Mabala a Lesa kwambeti babone na nicakubinga ncambanga Paulo ne Sailasi.
12 As a result, many of the Jewish people believed [in Jesus], and also some of the important non-Jewish women and many non-Jewish men [believed in him].
Neco Bayuda bangi balashoma. Kayi ne batukashi ba Cigiliki ne batuloba bangi bayampuwo nabo balashoma.
13 But then the Jews in Thessalonica heard [people tell them] that Paul [was] in Berea and that he was preaching the message from God [about Jesus]. So they went to Berea and [told people there that what Paul was teaching was not true. Thus], they caused many of those people to get angry [at Paul].
Nomba mpobalanyumfwa Bayuda baku Tesalonika basa, kwambeti Paulo lakambaukunga maswi a Lesa ku Beleya, nakoyo balayako ne kutatika kuyungaula bantu kwambeti batatike mipyopyongano.
14 So [several of] the believers [in Berea] took Paul to the coast [to go to another province]. But Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
Pacindi copeleco banse balatuma bantu nabambi kwambeti bashindikile Paulo ku lwenje. Nomba Sailasi ne Timoti balashalila ku Beleya.
15 When Paul and the other men from Berea [arrived at the coast, they got on a ship and] went to Athens [city]. Then Paul said [to the men who had come with him], “Tell Silas and Timothy to come to me [here in Athens] as soon as they can.” Then those men left [Athens and returned to Berea].
Bantu basa balamushindikila Paulo balashika nendi ku Atene. Panyuma pakendi balabwelela ku Beleya, ne kuya kwambila Sailasi ne Timoti kwambeti Paulo layandangeti bamukonke bwangu bwangu.
16 In Athens, Paul waited for Silas and Timothy [to arrive. In the meantime, he walked around in the city. He] became very distressed/disturbed because he saw that throughout [HYP] the city there were many idols.
Cindi Paulo ncalikupembelela Sailasi ne Timoti ku Atene, walapenga mumoyo pakuboneti munshi wonse walikuba wesula ne tumbwanga ntobali kukambilila.
17 So he went to the Jewish meeting place and talked [about Jesus] with the Jews, and also with the Greeks who had accepted what the Jews believe. He also went to the public square/center every day and talked to the people [whom he met] there.
Lino Paulo walabandika ne Bayuda mung'anda ya kupaililamo pamo ne bantu bamishobo naimbi balikukambilila Lesa. Kayi walabandika ne bantu mbwalikukumanya pamusena wa makwebo busuba ne busuba.
18 Paul met some teachers who liked to talk about what people should believe. [People called] some of them Epicureans and [they called] others Stoics. They told Paul [what they believed], and they asked him [what he believed. Then] some of them said [to one another], “This ignorant person is just talking nonsense [RHQ]!” Others said, “[We(exc) think] that he is teaching people about (foreign gods/[new] gods that we [(exc)] have not heard about).” They said that because Paul was telling them that Jesus [had died and] had become alive again [afterwards. They had not heard that message before].
Bantu ba mano nabambi bamulikoto lyalikukwiweti Epikuleya, neba Sitoyiki, balatotekeshana ne Paulo, nabambi balikwambeti, “Inga mbutuma iyi yapamulomo cisa ilelekeshenga kwamba cani?” Nabambi kayi balikwambeti, “Uyu lanyumfwikingeti lakambaukunga sha balesa bensu mbotuteshi kuno.” Balikwambeco pakwinga Paulo, walikukambauka Mulumbe Waina ulambanga sha Yesu ne shakupunduka kubafu.
19 So they took Paul to the place where the city council met. [When they arrived] there, they said to Paul, “[Please] tell us, what is this new message that you [(sg)] are teaching people?
Neco balamutwala Paulo ku nkuta yalikukwiweti Aleopagi ne kumwambileti, “Mutusansulwile afwe cishikunyumfwika sha ciyisho calinolino ici ncomuleyishinga.
20 You are teaching some things that startle us [(exc)], so we want to know what they mean.”
Pakwinga bintu nabimbi mbyomulatwiyishinga, nkatuna tubinyumfwapo, neco tulayandanga kubinshiba cena.”
21 [They said that, because] the people of Athens and also the people from other regions who lived there continually talked about what was new [to them], or they listened to [others tell] what was new.
Bantu bonse balikwikala mu Atene, pamo ne bensu, balikukute cinga cakutaya cindi cabo, ne kuyandowa kutonda tonda ne kunyumfwa bintu byalinolino.
22 Then Paul stood up before the men of the city council and said, “Citizens of Athens, I see that you (are very religious/think that it is very important to worship many gods).
Paulo walemana pakati pa nkuta ya Aleopagi ne kwambeti, “Amwe bantu bene Atene, ndabononga kwambeti mwashimpa cena mu kukambilila kwenu.
23 I [say that] because, while I was walking along and observing the objects [that represent different gods that] you worship, I even saw an altar that had these words [that someone had] carved [on it: THIS HONORS] THE GOD [THAT WE(exc)] DO NOT KNOW. So now I will tell you about [that God] whom you worship but you do not know.
Pakwinga pacindi ncondendananga mu munshi wenu uwu, ndabona misena ingi njomukute kupaililamo, pa nteme napambi mpomukute kupaililapo palembwa cisa, ‘Kuli Lesa wabula kwinshibikwa. Epeloyo ngomukute kukambilila kamutamwinshi, endiye ngondamwambilinga pacino cindi.
24 He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Because he rules over all [beings in] heaven and [on] earth, he does not dwell in shrines that people have made.
Uyo endiye Lesa walalenga cishi ne bintu byonse bilimo, e Mwami lendeleshenga kwilu ne cishi capanshi. Neco nkakute kwikala mu manda ebakwa ne bantu sobwe.
25 He does not need to have anything made for him by people [MTY] {to have people [MTY] make [MTY] anything for him}, because everything that exists belongs to him. He is the one who causes (us [(inc)]/all people) to live and breathe, and [he gives us] all the things [that we(inc) need].
Cakubinga paliya bantu ncobelela kumusebensela ne makasa abo, pakwinga paliya ncabulilwa. Endiye Lesa ukute kutupa buyumi ne muya ngotukute kuyoya, pamo ne bintu byonse.
26 [In the beginning], God created one couple, and from them God produced all (the ethnic groups/the nations) that now live everywhere on the earth. He also decided where each ethnic group of people should live and how long they should live [there].
cakutanguna Lesa walalenga muntu umo, kufuma mu muntu umo ngwalalenga, emwalafuma mishobo yonse ya bantu, kwambeti bekalenga kulikonse pacishi capacishi. Walababambilalimo cindi ca buyumu bwabo kayi ne nyinsa ya misena yabo.
27 He wanted people to realize that they need him. Then maybe they would seek him and find him. [God wants us to seek him], although he is [really] close [LIT] to each one of us.
Walenseco kwambeti bantu bakamulangaule, mpani ngabamwinshiba mukumulangaula. Nsombi Lesa nkalipo kutali ne njafwe twense sobwe.”
28 As someone has said, ‘[It is only] because he enables us that we [(inc)] live and move and do [what we do].’ And, as some of your own poets have said, ‘We [(inc)] are God’s children.’
Mbuli muntu naumbi ncalambeti, endiye ukute kutupa ngofu sha kuba ne buyumi, shakwenda kayi kuba mbuli ncetubele. Mbuli bakalaka maimbo benu ncobalalembeti, ne njafwe tobana bendi.
29 Therefore, because we are God’s children [and can communicate like God does], we [(inc)] should not think that he is anything like an image [that people have made] of gold or silver or stone [which cannot communicate]. Those images are designed and skillfully made {People design and make those images}, [but they are not alive].
Pakwinga tobana bendi Lesa, nkatwelela kuyeyeti bulesa bwakendi bwakoshana ne kambwanga kagolide nambi ka silifa nambi ka libwe lyapangwa cena ne mano a muntu.
30 During the times when people did not know [what God wanted them to do], he did not [immediately] punish [them for what they did]. But now God commands all people everywhere to turn away from their evil behavior.
Kaindi Lesa walikubalekelela bantu bintu byaipa mbyobalikwinsa, pakwinga nkabalikumwinshiba, nsombi lino labambilinga bantu kulikonse kwambeti basanduke.
31 [He tells us] that on a certain day that he has chosen he is going to judge [all of us(inc) people in] [MTY] the world. He has appointed a [certain] man to judge [us, and that man will judge each of us] fairly/justly. God has shown to all [people that he has appointed that man to judge everyone], because God (caused him to become alive again after he had died/raised him from the dead).”
Lesa wasalapo busuba bumo, bwa kwisakombolosha bantu pacishi capanshi mubululami, kupitila mu muntu uyo ngwalasala. Ici walacibonesha ku bantu bonse, pakumupundusha kubafu muntuyo.
32 When the men of the council heard [Paul say] that ([a man] had become alive again after he had died/[someone] had been raised from the dead), some of them laughed scornfully. But others said, “We [(exc)] would like you [(sg)] to tell us more about this, some other time.”
Nabambi bantu mpobalanyumfwa makani akupunduka kubafu ngalikwamba Paulo, balamuseka. Nsombi nabambi balambeti, tulayandanga kwambeti ukese busuba nabumbi kwisa kutwambila makani awa.
33 After they said that, Paul left the council [meeting].
Popelapo Paulo walafumako ku nkuta.
34 However, some of the people there went along with Paul and became believers. Among those [who believed in Jesus] was a member of the council whose [name was] Dionysius. Also, an [important] woman whose name was Damaris and some other people [who had heard Paul’s message also believed in Jesus].
Nabambi bantu balakonkela Paulo balashoma. Pakati pa bantu abo palikuba Diyonisiya, wa mulikoto lyankuta ya Aleopagi, pamo ne mutukashi lina lyakendi Damalisi, ne nabambi.
