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Ase Tesaloniki
Ⅰ Erio kobaetire egati y’Amfipoli na Apolonia, bagaika Tesaloniki aase esinagogi y’Abayahudi yarenge. Ⅱ Na Paulo, buna anarete, agasoa ime aase barenge. Agwo ase Chisabato isato agakwana nabarabwo amang’ana korwa ase amariiko, Ⅲ akaborokereria na kobateebereria ng’a Kristo nagwenerete gochandwa na koboka korwa ase abakuure, agateeba: “Yeso, oyo nkobaraareria inwe amang’ana igoro yaye, nere Kristo.”
Ⅳ Abande bakang’useka, bakabwatana na Paulo na Sila, naboigo Abagiriki abange abasigete Nyasae amo nabakungu abasike batari bake. Ⅴ Korende Abayahudi bakaba ne ribero, bakaira abanto ababe korwa ase abaomboganu, bagasangereria omoganda, na bagakora eburu‐buru ase omochie. Bagachiera abanto b’enyomba ya Yasoni, bakarigia koira Paulo na Sila isiko ase abanto. Ⅵ Ekero batabanyora, bagakurura Yasoni na abande baminto gochia ase abanene b’omochie, bagaaka eriogi, bagateeba: “Abanto aba abaonchoranire ense baikire nonya naa, Ⅶ na Yasoni akabaroisia. Barabwo bonsi nigo bagokora chingencho chire mamincha ya Kaisari, bagoteeba ng’a omorwoti onde nareo, okorokwa Yeso.” Ⅷ Omoganda oria na abanene b’omochie bagaichana ekero baigwete aya. Ⅸ Na barabwo kobanyorire eira y’okobatenenera korwa ase Yasoni na abamwabo, bakabatiga bagende.
Ase Beroya
Ⅹ Erio bwango kegima ase obotuko boria abaminto bagatoma Paulo na Sila gochia Beroya. Kobaikire aroro, bagasoa ase esinagogi y’Abayahudi. Ⅺ Abayahudi aba nigo baare abaya ase ogotegerera kobua baria ba Tesaloniki; nigo babwatete Ring’ana ase obwanchani, bare kona‐koriga‐rigia amariiko kera rituko, erinde barore gose amang’ana ayio nabo are. Ⅻ Abange b’abaanto korwa ase bare bakeegena amo nabakungu Abagiriki abaare abasike, na abasacha batari bake. ⅩⅢ Korende Abayahudi ba Tesaloniki, ekero baigwete ng’a ring’ana ria Nyasae riarandigwe na Paulo ase Beroya, bakagenda aroro bakaburukania abanto na kobarubania. ⅩⅣ Erio kegima abaminto baria bagatoma Paulo agende goika nyancha, korende Sila na Timotheo bagatigara aroro. ⅩⅤ Baria bakoobete Paulo bakamoikia Atene, na ekero banyorire ogochika koirera Sila na Timotheo ng’a bache asare bwango buna eranyarekane, bakarua aroro.
Ase Atene
ⅩⅥ Ekero Paulo abaganyete aria Atene, akarora buna omochie oria oichire nemegwekano y’ogosasimwa, akaigwa bobe ase omoika oye. ⅩⅦ Nabo ase esinagogi agakwana n’Abayahudi na abanto abamoirogete Nyasae, na kera rituko ase echiiro nabaria abaare gocha aroro. ⅩⅧ Abande abanyasemi b’Abaepikurio na Abastoiki bakaamererania nere. Abande bagateeba: “Omonto oyo nomonyamang’ana mange, inki arigetie goteeba?” Na abande: “Ororekanire ng’a nigo are buna omorandia bw’amang’ana e chinyasae chingeni”, ekiagera nigo arenge korandia amang’ana a Yeso na okobokigwa kw’abakuure. ⅩⅨ Bakamobwata, bakamoira goika Areopago, bakamobooria: “Inee! Nonyare gototeebia engencho y’okworokereria okwo okoyia ogokwana? ⅩⅩ Nigo okorenta amang’ana amageni ase amato aito; gaki ntorigetie komanya engencho y’amang’ana ayio.” ⅩⅪ Abaatene bonsi na abamenyi abamenyete agwo tibarenge ne ribaga ase ing’ana rinde rionsi, otatiga ogokwana na gotegerera amang’ana amayia.
Ogokwana gwa Paulo ase Areopago
ⅩⅫ Paulo agatenena gati‐gati y’Areopago, akabora: Inwe abasacha b’Atene! Narorire ng’a nigo more abanto abamorengereretie mono amang’ana e chinyasae, ⅩⅩⅢ ekiagera ekero narenge goetanana aria na aria, na korora ebisasimero biaino, nkarora egesasiimero keriikire amang’ana aya: GOCHIA ASE NYASAE ORIA OTAMANYEKANETI. Gaki inche nigo nkobaraareria chingencho chiaye ere oria inwe mogosasiima motamanyeti. ⅩⅩⅣ +Nyasae, oyotongete ense na ebinto bionsi ebireo, tari komenya ase ebie Hekalu biagachire namaboko, ekiagera nere Omonene o igoro na ense, ⅩⅩⅤ gose tari gokorerwa namaboko a Mwanyabaanto, buna oyo oremeire gento, ekiagera nere okobaa bonsi obogima na omoika, na ebinto bionsi. ⅩⅩⅥ Korwa ase omonto oyomo nere otongete kera egesaku kia Mwanyabaanto kemenye ase ense engima, akababeekera chingaki ne chimbebe chi’Obomenyo bwabo, ⅩⅩⅦ erinde barigie Nyasae, nonya nase ogotaba‐taba bamonyore. Nonya nigo tari are korwa ase kera oyomo oito, ⅩⅩⅧ ekiagera:
Ime asare nigo tore moyo, na togotaara,
naende nigo tore nobogima bwaito;
koreng’ana buna abarenti chingero bande baino bakwanete:
Naki intwe twensi nigo tore ababiare baye.
ⅩⅩⅨ Gaki, onye tore ababiare ba Nyasae, tetogwenereti gokaga ng’a obonyasae nigo bonga buna omogwekano bw’etaabu, gose efeta, gose rigena, buna ebinto bibaachire ase chisemi na obong’aini bwa Mwanyabaanto. ⅩⅩⅩ Ebiro biria bi’ogotamanya Nyasae nigo aombetie buna tarochi, korende bono nkoranderia are abanto bonsi ba kera aase baonchoke, ⅩⅩⅪ ekiagera obekire rituko eri agocha konachera abanto b’ense ekiina ase oboronge ase omonto oria aragete. Ase ayio oeire abanto bonsi ogosemeria ase okomobokia korwa ase abakuure.
ⅩⅩⅫ Nabo ekero bachia koigwa amang’ana ’okobokigwa kw’abakuure abande bagasekereria, na abande bagateeba: “Inatogotegerere naende ase amang’ana ayio.” ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Erio Paulo akaimoka akabatiga. ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Abasacha bande bakabwatana nere, bakeegena, na ase abwo narengeo Dionuso, oyomo bw’ekegambero ki’Areopago, naende omokungu oyomo ore korokwa Damari, na abande amo nabarabwo.
+ ⅩⅦ:ⅩⅩⅣ 1 Abar 8:27; Isaya 42:5; Ogok 7:48