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UPawuli utshumayela eThesalonika
17Kwathi sebedabule iAmfipholi leApoloniya, bafika eThesalonikaa, lapho okwakukhona isinagoge lamaJuda; 2 njalo njengomkhuba kaPawuli wangena kuwob, wakhulumisana lawo ngokuvela emibhalwenic okwamasabatha amathathu, 3 evula etshengisad ukuthi kwakufanele uKristu ahlupheke avuke kwabafileyoe, lokuthi: UJesu lof, mina engimtshumayela kini, unguKristu. 4 Labanye babo bakholwa, bazihlanganisa loPawulig loSilasih, njalo ixuku elikhulu lamaGrikii akhonzayoj, lakwabesifazana abadumileyo abangabalutshwanak. 5 Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayol aba lomonam, athatha amanye amadoda amabi angamavila emdangeni, enza ixuku, adunga umuzin; ahlasela indlu kaJasonio, edinga ukubakhuphela ebantwini; 6 kwathi engabatholi, adonsela uJasoni labazalwane abathile kubaphathi bomuzip, ememeza esithi: Labaq abayaluzelisar umhlaba, bona sebefikile lalaphas, 7 uJasoni abemukeleyot; lalaba bonke benza okuphambene lemithetho kaKesariu, besithi kukhona enye inkosi, enguJesuv. 8 Asedunga ixuku labaphathi bomuzi besizwa lezizinto. 9 Kwathi sebethethe isibambiso kuJasoni lakwabanye, abakhulula.
UPawuli utshumayela eBeriya
10 Njalo abazalwanew bahle basusa uPawulix loSilasi babathuma eBeriya ebusukuy; okwathi sebefikile khona basuka baya esinagogeni lamaJudaz. 11 Lawo ayelungile kulalawo aweThesalonikaa, emukela ilizwi ngokuvuma konke, ehlolisisa imibhalob insuku ngensuku, ukuthi zinjalo yini lezizintoc. 12 Ngakho amanengi kuwo akholwa, lakwabesifazana abahloniphekayo abangamaGriki lakwabesilisa abangabalutshwanad. 13 Kodwa kwathi amaJuda eThesalonika esekwazi ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyatshunyayelwa nguPawuli leBeriyae, eza lakhona enyakazelisa amaxuku. 14 Njalo ngalesosikhathi abazalwane bahle bamthuma uPawuli kungathi uya elwandlef; kodwa uSilasig loTimothih basala khona. 15 Lalabo ababephelekezela uPawulii, bamfikisa eAtenej; sebemukele umlayezelok oya kuSilasil loTimothi, ukuthi beze kuye ngokuphangisa okukhulu, basuka bahambam.
UPawuli utshumayela eAtene
16 Kwathi uPawuli esabalindele eAtene, umoya wakhe wakhathazeka phakathi kwakhe, ebona umuzi ugcwele izithomben. 17 Ngakho waphikisanao lamaJuda esinagogenip labanye abakhonzayoq, lasemdangeni insuku zonke lalabo ahlangana labo. 18 Labathile kuzo izazi zamaEpikuri lamaStoyiki baphikisana laye. Labanye bathi: Uwumane1 lolu lufuna ukuthini? Kodwa abanye bathi: Kungathi ungotshumayela onkulunkulu bezizweni; ngoba ngevangeli watshumayela kubo uJesur lokuvuka kwabafileyos. 19 Basebemthatha, bamusa eAreyopagu besithi: Singazi yini ukuthi iyini limfundiso entsha oyifundisayo? 20 Ngoba uletha indaba ezimangalisayo ezithile endlebeni zethu; ngakho sifisa ukwazi ukuthi lezizinto ziyini. 21 Ngoba bonke abeAtene lezethekeli ezihlala khona babechitha isikhathi kungeyisikho ngolutho olunye, ngaphandle kokutshela lokuzwa into entshat.
22 Kwathi uPawuli esima phakathi kweAreyopagu, wathi: Madoda maAtene, ngiyabona ukuthi ezintweni zonke kungathi lilenkolelo enkuluu. 23 Ngoba ngithe ngidabula ngikhangela izinto zenu elizikhonzayo, ngasengifica ilathi elilotshwe ukuthi: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYOv. Lowo-ke elimkhonza lingamazi, nguye mina engimtshumayela kiniw. 24 UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba lakho konke okukuwox, yena, oyiNkosi yezulu lomhlabay, kahlali emathempeliniz enziwe ngezandlaa, 25 futhi kakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu, njengoswela uluthob, ngoba yena uqobo lwakhe uyabapha bonke impilo lokuphefumula lazo zonke izintoc; 26 njalo wazenza zonke izizwe zabantu zivela egazini linye, ukuthi zihlale ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wazimisela izikhathi eziqunyiweyo ngaphambilid lemingcele yokuhlala kwazoe; 27 ukuze zidinge iNkosi, ukuthi mhlawumbe sibili zimuzwe zimthole, njalo kanti kakhatshana kulowo lalowo wethuf. 28 Ngoba kuye siphila njalo sihamba futhi sikhonag; njengoba lembongi ezithile zakini zithe: Ngoba futhi siyinzalo yakheh. 29 Ngakho lokhu siyinzalo kaNkulunkulu, kakufanele ukuthi sinakane ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bunjengegolide kumbe isiliva loba ilitshe, okubazwe ngeminwe langokunakana kwabantui. 30 Ngakho izikhathi zokungazi uNkulunkulu kazinanzangaj, kodwa khathesi uyalaya bonke abantu endaweni zonke ukuthi baphendukek; 31 ngoba umisile usuku, azakwahlulelal ngalo umhlaba ngokulungam, ngendoda ayimisileyon, waqinisa2 kubo bonke, ngokuyivusa kwabafileyoo. 32 Kwathi besizwa ngokuvuka kwabafileyop, abanye bahleka usulu; kodwa abanye bathi: Sizaphinda sikuzwe ngalokhuq. 33 Langokunjalo uPawuli waphuma phakathi kwabo. 34 Kodwa amadoda athile anamathela kuye, akholwa; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona loDiyonisiyu umAreyopagur, lowesifazana obizo lakhe nguDamari, labanye kanye labo.
a 17.11,13. 20.4. 27.2. Fil. 4.16. 1 Thes. 1.1. 2 Thes. 1.1. 2 Tim. 4.10.
b 17.10. 13.14. Mat. 4.23.
c 8.35. 18.28. 28.23. Mat. 26.24.
d Luka 24.32.
e 3.18.
f 18.5,28.
g 28.24.
h 15.34.
i Joha. 12.20.
j 17.17. 13.43.
k Mark. 6.21.
l 14.2.
m 7.9. 5.17.
n Hlu. 9.4.
o Roma 16.21.
p 17.10,14. Joha. 21.23.
q 16.20.
r 21.38. Gal. 5.12. Seb. 24.5.
s 17.31. Mat. 24.14.
t Luka 10.38.
u Luka 2.1.
v Luka 23.2. Joha. 18.33,36,37. 19.12.
w 17.10,14. Joha. 21.23.
x 9.25. 17.14. Mat. 10.23.
y 15.34.
z 17.10. 13.14. Mat. 4.23.
a 17.11,13. 20.4. 27.2. Fil. 4.16. 1 Thes. 1.1. 2 Thes. 1.1. 2 Tim. 4.10.
b Luka 16.29.
c Luka 11.3.
d 13.50. Mark. 15.43.
e 17.10. 20.4.
f 17.10.
g 15.34.
h 16.1.
i 15.3.
j 18.1. 1 Thes. 3.1.
k 18.5.
l 15.34.
m 16.1.
n 17.15.
o 17.2. 18.4,19. 19.8,9. 24.12.
p 17.2,10.
q 17.4.
1 uwumane: kumbe, umuntu ophansi.
r 5.42.
s 4.2.
t 2.10.
u 25.19.
v Mat. 22.20.
w 17.3.
x 14.15.
y Mat. 11.25.
z 7.48.
a Mark. 14.58.
b Hlab. 50.8-12.
c Gen. 2.7. Nani 16.22. Jobe 27.3.
d 17.31. Luka 22.22.
e Dute. 32.8.
f 14.17.
g Jobe 12.10.
h Tit. 1.12. 1 Kor. 15.32.
i Isa. 40.18,25. 46.5.
j 1 Pet. 1.14. Seb. 14.16.
k Luka 24.47. Tit. 2.11,12. 1 Pet. 4.3.
l Joha. 5.22. Seb. 10.42. Roma 2.16. Seb. 24.25. Roma 14.10. 2 Kor. 5.10.
m 17.6.
n 17.31. Luka 22.22.
2 waqinisa: kumbe, wapha ukholo.
o 2.24. Joha. 16.10,11.
p 17.31,18.
q 24.25.
r 17.19,22.