¹ Naho bachiye miji yi Amfipoli na Apolonia malaziye mpuka mji wa Thesalonike ahali hali ni sinagogi dya bhayahudi. ² Nkuko hali ukawaida ya Paulo, yalagiye iwabu, na kumis iwi nisi yitutu yi sabato yalagamiye mabo juu ya masomo. ³ Yalaabeleka amasomo mu ukubabalila tya, vyabonekaye Kristo atseke harafu azuke kandi ukuva mubahweleye. yalababaliye, "Uwu Yesu wo mpandabalila ususole bwage niwo Kristo" ⁴ Bamwe abayahudi baligenze ukuhula na Paulo na Sila, hamwe ana Abagriki memeje Mungu abagolagole benshi memeje ni ukihugo cha bantu. ⁵ Hamwe abayahudi batemeje, babaye nu wivu, balagiye mwisoko ukubatola bamwe abantu bakora amabi, balahuye kikundi cha bantu hamwe, nu ukusababbisha ifujo imujini, na balinjiye inzu ya Jamson, bagomye ukubafata Paulo na Sila ili babazane mbele za bantu. ⁶ None hobabakenye balamufashe yasoni na bamwe na ubadugu nu ukubatoala imbele ya abatwale nu munji, balavugije akalulu aba bagabo bahindukije tulu balashitse mpaka mo. ⁷ Abagabogabo aba bakaribishijwe na Yasori abalakengulutse ukulenga teka lya Kaisari, balagamye hukumukuru mwundi yitwa Yesu." ⁸ Ikihugo cha ubakulu bo mumuji lyabuwishe amagambo aya, bahujiwe ni wasiwasi, ⁹ aho batoye amahela yakwiye yubulinzi ukuva wa Yasori na abanda, balaletse bagende. ¹⁰ Mwijoro balamtumye Paulo na Sila Beroya. Hobashise idya balagiye kusinagogi dya bayahudo ¹¹ abantu baya bali ababenyu umukulu asumba baya bantu bahaya Thesalonike, kwa sababu bali tayaru ku ukwakila ijambo kwi akili zabu, mu ukulaba amasomo imisi yose ili ukubonankuko amagambo yagambwe niko yali. ¹² tyo benshi belemeji, balabamo ubagolagole bali ni impamusi ziniani ya Kigiriki na abagabogabo benshi. ¹³ Niho abayahudi ba Thesalonike hobagunduye ukuli Paulo ahatangaza ijambo dyimana yo Beroya, balagiye idya ukubabalia niho bandishize ifujo ku bantu. ¹⁴ Kwi haraka abagenzi bala mtwaye Paulo kungene yi ziwa, niho Sila na Timotheo basigaye haya. ¹⁵ baya bagenzi bamutwaye Paulo bagiye na wene mpaka Athene, hobamuletse. Paulo idya, balakiye amagizo ukuva iwage ukuli Sila na Timotheo baze iwage kwi haraka kobiyobotse. ¹⁶ Na hoyali abalindanye idya Athene, roho yage yalagaye muda yage kukoyabonye mumji ingene wuzuye isanamu nyenshi. ¹⁷ Niho yahandenye haya sinagogi na abayahudi baya bemeje imana na baya bose bayahuye nabo imisi yose mwisoko. ¹⁸ Niho bamwe ba abasomwi bidya waepikureo nawastoiko balamwemeye. Na ilibandi balaganvye, “nikiki choyagamvye nwu muyazi mutoli? Kibonekana ahahubiri ihabari za Mungu wumlanzi. Ahaye agamba amagambo yu uhukiza bwu ukuzuka kwiwa Yesu. ¹⁹ Balamutoye Paulo na balamuzanye Areopago, balagamvye twoyamenya nyamigishwa anashasha yuhayemjaga? ²⁰ Ntyo uhayenzana amagambo mashasha ku mutwi yachu ntwo tungomba tumenye aya magambo yalini imana yinde? ²¹ ( Na abantu bose biyo Athene hamwe na Abashitsi balidya iwabu, batumia umuda mwenshi kukuyaga nu ukutegeza hejuru ya amagambo mashasha.) ²² Paulo yalahagaze hagati bi Areopago nu ukugamba, mwemwe abantu Athene, mwemwe mulabantu bi dini ko musonekana ingenemuli. ²³ Kuko kukuhita kwanje nu ukulaba ibintu vyanyu kusenga, welaboye amagambo yanditse hamwe yi altane yangu, yagavye iwa Mungu atamenyekana. Niho uwo wuko muhamsenga womutamenya niwo mpaye ulababalila mwemwe. ²⁴ Mungu yaleuwe idunia ni ibintu vyosee bihimumnsi kuko ni imana yo hejuru wa has inti yokwichira hagati za mwhekuluyubatse na amaboko. ²⁵ Pia ntitomilikiwa na amasomo ya abanadamu nkunengo halichogomba iwabu, kwemi yeye nyene niwaubala abantu ukulamba ni ukuhema ni isinti vyenshi vyose. ²⁶ Ukuchila kuu mtu wumwe, yaligize insi yose ya bantu batuye hejuru yu uluhande gwi dunia alabatwala kuwakati ni mnipuka hagati yi sehemu yobaba. ²⁷ Ntyo bagombegwa ukumulonka nda Mungu na bamulondele na ukumulomnka, na sasa ntulikulele na kila wumwe wachu. ²⁸ Iwage tuliehala, tulazenzela twitegeza ukukomela kwachu nko uoalilinvye ishairi hoyaganvye tya amavutse mbele,' ²⁹ Ni ntyo nkukotwembwe tuvywagwa na Mungu ntiligomba ukusalila ntyo umwizela ni nki, dhahabu, au shaba, amabuye isanamu yachozwe kubusole ni bitegeko ya bamtu. ³⁰ Nintyo, Mungu yulaholeye kuya kumya kigine chabaye chubuyima, niho yababaliye abantu bose kila mtu atubu. ³¹ Ntya niko yusuze umusi yuko aliyoihukumu iyinsi kwi haki kumuntu yamuchaguye. Mungu yalatoye ubuhakika ya antu uwu, kuhiwa mtu haya hayamufufuye ukuva kubahweleye. ³² Na abantu bu Athene hobunvishe ihabari zu kuzuka kubahweleye, bamwe niho bamukejeje Paulo, ila abanda balaganvye "Tulilakwunvila kandi kwili jambo ili. ³³ Kuna muda uwandi, Paulo yalaletse. ³⁴ Niho bamwe abantu balunganye na wene balamela yalimo Diomisio mwareopago, na umugole yahamagawe Damari na bandi hamwe nabene.