Zvino vakati vagura neAmfipori neAporonia, vakasvika paTesaronika paiva nesinagoge ravaJudha.Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
Zvino Pauro, sezvaaisiita, akapinda kwavari; akataurirana navo zvaMagwaro masabata matatu,And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
achivazarurira nokuvazivisa, kuti Kristu waifanira kutambudzika nokumuka kuvakafa, vuye kuti Jesu uyu, wandinokuparidzirai, ndiye Kristu.Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
Vamwe vavo vakatendiswa, vakatevera Pauro naSirasi, navazhinji vavaGiriki, vainamata Mwari, navakadzi vaikudzwa vazhinji.And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Asi vaJudha vakanga vasingatendi vakaita godo, vakatora vamwe varume vakaipa, dzaiva simbe, vakavunganidza vanhu vazhinji, vakakanganisa guta; vakawira imba yaJasoni, vachida kuvabudisira kuvanhu.But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
Vakati vachivashaiwa, vakakakatira Jasoni nedzimwe hama pamberi pavabati veguta, vakadana, vachiti: Ava vakakanganisa nyika yose, vakasvika napano vo,And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Jasoni akavagamuchira; ava vose vanoita zvinopesana nezvirevo zvaKesari, vachiti, mumwe mambo uri’ko, unonzi Jesu.Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
Vakapesanisa vanhu navabati veguta, vachinzwa izvozvo.And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Zvino, vakati vatora rubatso kunaJasoni navamwe, vakavarega.And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.
Pakarepo hama dzikatuma Pauro naSirasi Berea vusiku. Ivo vakati vachisvikapo, vakapinda musinagoge ravaJudha.And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Ava vakanga vachinzwisisa kukunda veTesaronika, vakagamuchira shoko nomwoyo wose, vachinzvera Magwaro zuva rimwe nerimwe, kana zvinhu izvozvo zviri izvo.These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
Naizvozvo vazhinji vavo vakatenda, navakadzi vaikudzwa vavaGiriki, navarume vazhinji.Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
Asi vaJudha veTesaronika, vakati vachinzwa kuti shoko raMwari roparidzwa naPauro paBerea, vakasvika vo ipapo, vakamutsa nokupesanisa vazhinji.But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Ipapo hama dzakatuma Pauro pakarepo kusvikira kugungwa, asi Sirasi naTimotio vakasarapo.And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
Zvino avo vakaperekedza Pauro, vakamusvitsa Atene; vakati varairwa kuvudza Sirasi naTimotio, kuti vakurumidze kuvuya kwaari, vakabva.And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.
Zvino Pauro, achakavagarira paAtene, akanzwa shungu pamoyo, achivona kuti guta rizere nezvifananidzo.Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.
Naizvozvo akataurirana musinagoge navaJudha, navainamata Mwari, napadare zuva rimwe nerimwe, navaakasongana navo.Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
Zvino vamwe vakachenjera vavaEpikuro navaStoiko, vakaita nharo naye; vamwe vakati: Ko uyu mutauri wezvisinamaturo unoda kureveiko? Vamwe zve vakati: Unenge muparidzi wavamwari vasingazikanwi; nokuti wakavaparidzira Jesu nokumuka kwavakafa.Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
ipapo vakamubata, vakamuisa paAreopago, vakati: Ngatinzwe vo kuti dzidziso iyi itsva, inotaurwa newe, ndeyeiko?And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
Nokuti unoreva zvimwe zvinoshamisa panzeve dzedu; naizvozvo tinoda kunzwa, kuti zvinhu izvi ndezveiko?For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
(Zvino vaAtene vose, navatorwa vaigarapo, vaingofarira chinhu chimwe chete, kutaura kana kunzwa chinhu chitsva.)(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
Zvino Pauro, amire pakati peAreopago, akati: Imi varume veAtene, pazvinhu zvose ndinovona kuti munonamata zvikuru.Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
Nokuti ndakati ndichipfuvura, ndichicherekedza zvamunonamata, ndakawana vo aritari yakanyorwa izvi: KUNAMWARI USINGAZIKANWI. Zvino chamunonamata musingachizivi, ndicho chandinokuparidzirai.For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Mwari wakasika nyika nezvose zviri mairi, iye Tenzi wedenga napasi, haagari mutembere dzakaitwa namavoko.God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Haashumirwi namavoko avanhu, saachinge achishaiwa chinhu, zvaari iye amene unopa vose vupenyu, nokufema, nezvose;Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
wakaita neropa rimwe marudzi ose avanhu, achibva kunomumwe chete, kuti agare pose panyika; ambotara nguva dzavakatemerwa, nemiganhu yukugara kwavo;And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
kuti vatsvake Mwari, zvimwe vamutsvangadzire vamuwane, kunyange asiri kure nomumwe nomumwe wedu.That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Nokuti maari tinovupenyu, tinofamba, tiripo; sezvavakareva vamwe vanyori venziyo vokwenyu, vachiti: Nokuti tiri rudzi rwake vo,For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
Zvatiri rudzi rwaMwari, hatifaniri kufunga kuti vuMwari bwakafanana nendarama, kana sirivheri, kana ibwe, rakavezwa novumhizha kana kuchenjera kwomunhu.Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
Naizvozvo Mwari wakarega hake kurangarira nguva dzokusaziva; asi zvino unoraira vanhu vose kwose-kwose kuti vatendevuke.And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Nokuti wakatara zuva, raachatonga nyika naro nokururama, nomurume waakagadza; akasimbisa shoko iro kunavose, pakumumutsa kuvakafa.Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Zvino vakati vachinzwa zvokumuka kwavakafa, vamwe vakaseka, asi vamwe vakati: Tichazokunzwa zve pamusoro paizvozvi,And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Naizvozvo Pauro akabuda pakati pavo,So Paul departed from among them.
Asi vamwe varume vakamunamatira, vakatenda; pakati pavo kwaiva naDhionisio, muAreopago, nomukadzi wainzi Dhamari, navamwe pamwe chete navo.Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
Bhaibheri