Ezunganeno mOtesalonika
1 Paulus na Silas va kayenda komurungu ave tuurunga Amfipolis na Apolonie nave ya mOtesalonika mu mwa ri osinagoge. 2 Nu Paulus wa hita mosinagoge otja tjaa tjiti, nu mOmasabata yetatu wa kara ama patasana kuna wo okuza momatjangwa. 3 Eye aa handjaura omatjangwa nokuraisa mu wo kutja Omutwirisiwa wa sere okuṱa nu wa sere okupenduka movakoke. Paulus wa tjere: “Ingwi Jesus ami ngu me hongononene eṋe eye onguri Omutwirisiwa.” 4 Ovajuda tjiva va popwa i omahungi wa Paulus, narire tji ve rikutu ku ye na Silas; wina ovakazendu ovengi ovayozikwa notjimbumba otjinene tjOvagrike tji tji nondira ku Ndjambi tje rikuta kuna Paulus na Silas.
5 Nungwari Ovajuda va ṱeruru na wo, ave woronganisa ovandu tjiva vakauriri motupanda nu ave utu otjira tjovazunganise. Owo va tjita ezunganeno motjihuro atjihe nave taurire mondjuwo yomurumendu wena Jason kutja nani mave vaza mo Paulus na Silas, nu ve ve ete kotjiwaṋa. 6 Nungwari tjinga ave he ve vazere mo, arire tji va nana Jason novakambure tjiva okuveeta kovanane votjihuro nu ave ravaere amave tja: “Ovandu mba va tjita ezunganeno akuhe! Nambano owo ve ya kotjihuro tjetu, 7 nu Jason we ve sekirisa moye. Owo avehe ve teya omazikamisiro wombara ya Roma nu ve tja pe nombara yarwe, nena rayo oJesus.” 8 Nu mokuhungira omambo nga aave zunganisa otjimbumba tjovandu novanane votjihuro. 9 Ovanane va sutisa Jason novakwao imbi ovimariva mbyaa vi heperwa po kutja arire tji va isiwa, nu tjazumba ave ve esa ave i.
Paulus na Silas mOberea
10 Tjimanga tji kwa rira ouṱuku, ovakambure va hindire Paulus na Silas kOberea. Nu tji ve ya ngo, arire tji va i kosinagoge yOvajuda. 11 Ovature va Berea va ri nombango tjinene pu imba Ovatesalonika okuyakura omazuvarisiro wa Paulus. Owo aave puratene kembo ra Ndjambi nonḓero onene, nu eyuva arihe aave konḓonona omatjangwa okutjiwa kutja imbi Paulus mbi ma hungire ovyo ouatjiri. 12 Novengi mokati kawo va kamburire, novakazendu ovengi Ovagrike ovayozikwa novarumendu ovengi Ovagrike wina va kamburire. 13 Nungwari Ovajuda mOtesalonika tji va zuva kutja Paulus wina wa zuvarisa embo ra Ndjambi mOberea, arire tji va i ngo nave kayaruka okuhandjisa nokuhohiza ovazunganise. 14 Tjimanga ovakambure ave twara Paulus komukuro wokuvare; nungwari Silas na Timoteus owo va kara pehi mOberea. 15 Ovarumendu mba twara Paulus va ya nga kOatene, tjazumba ave kotoka kOberea nomambo Paulus nga raa wokutja Silas na Timoteus nga ve ye kuye tjimanga.
Paulus mOatene
16 Paulus ngunda ama undjire Silas na Timoteus mOatene wa kurungisirwe tjinene indu tja munine kutja motjihuro mu noviserekarera vyovisenginina ovingi tjinene. 17 Eye otja kara nombatasaneno mosinagoge kuna Ovajuda naimba mbe he ri Ovajuda, mba ri nondira ku Ndjambi, nu wina eyuva arihe poruveze romarandero eye aa hungire kuna ovakapite. 18 Nozonongo zorive zOvaepikuri nozOvastoiki za patasana kuna ye. Tjiva za pura aze tja: “Omundu kotjitakanyo ngwi ma vanga okutja tjike hapo?”
Ovakwao ave ziri nai: “Eye ngahino kamuhungirire po woomukuru wozonganda are?” Owo va tja nao Paulus tjinga aa zuvarisa Jesus nombendukiro ye. 19 Nowo opu va kamburire Paulus ave mu twara kovanane votjihuro kOareopagus, ave katja: “Eṱe matu vanga okutjiwa kutja omahongero omape nga ngu mo hungire owatjike. 20 Oviṋa tjiva mbi matu ku zuu amo hungire, eṱe katu vi i, notji matu vanga okutjiwa kutja ovyo mavi hee tjike.” 21 Ovature va Atene novozonganda mba turire mo kave yandjerere oruveze rwawo kotjiṋa tjarwe posi yokuserekarera nokupuratena komahungi omape. 22 Paulus arire tja kurama komurungu wovanane votjihuro a tja: “Eṋe va Atene, ami me munu kutja mu avihe eṋe oweṋe ovanangamburiro tjinene. 23 Ami tjinga amba ryanga motjihuro tjeṋu nokutara poṋa apehe pu mu rikotamenena, otjinga amba muna otjipunguhiro ku kwa tjangwa nai: ‘Ku Ndjambi ngu he iwe.’ Ingwi eṋe ku mu rikotamena, amu he mu i, ami nambano ongu me mu zuvarisire. 24 Ndjambi ngwa uta ouye na imbi avihe mbi ri mu wo, eye onguri Muhona weyuru nehi, neye ka tura mozondjuwo ozonḓere nda tungwa nomake wovandu. 25 Eye wina ka hepa okurikenderwa i ovandu, tjinga e ri ye omuini ngu yandja omuinyo nosuvaneno noviṋa avihe ku ngamwa auhe. 26 Nu pomundu umwe eye wa utire po omihoko avihe vyovandu, nu e vi turisa mouye auhe. Eye omuini rukuru ongwa twire po otuveze otusemba nomiruko vyomaturiro wavyo. 27 Ndjambi ovandu we ve utira okumupaha, nokutja nani mave pambaha okumumuna. Nungwari eye hapo ke ri kokure na eṱe atuhe, 28 otja omundu worive pa heere a tja:
‘Mu ye omu tu nomuinyo nomu tu nyinganyinga nomu tu ri.’
Poo otja ovatjange veṋu vomiṱanḓu punga amave tja:
‘Eṱe wina oweṱe orukwato rwe.’
29 Eṱe tjinga atu ri orukwato rwa Ndjambi, otjinga atu ha sokutjangovasi ongaro ye ya sana notjiserekarera tjongoldo notjosilveri notjomawe, mbya hongwa nounongo nouripura womundu. 30 Ndjambi wa zembira ovandu itwi otuveze owo tuyave he mu tjiwa, nungwari nambano, eye meve rakiza avehe akuhe kutja ve ise ozondjira zawo zouvi, 31 tjinga a zikamisa eyuva eye mu ma pangura ouye nousemba mokutwa po omurumendu eye ngwa toorora. Notjiṋa hi we tji raisa ongahukiro ku avehe indu tja pendura omurumendu ngwi movakoke!”
32 Nowo tji va zuva Paulus ama hungire ombendukiro movakoke, tjiva arire tji ve mu nyekerere, novakwao ave tja: “Matu vanga okukuzuva amo hungire oviṋa mbi rukwao.” 33 Tjazumba Paulus a zu po pu wo. 34 Ovarumendu tjiva va panḓera pu Paulus nave kambura, nu umwe wawo wa ri Dionisius, okaṋepo kOareopagus, nomukazendu wina wena Damaris, novandu ovakwao tjiva.