1 Gɔ maki i Amfipoli gu Apolonia ne, masɛ maabo Tesalonika ngbegɔ i ma Yudase kasarɛkɔ̃ kawɛ̃ pia. 2 Lɛ kumɛgɔ i Paulo sɛ ɔɖɔɛ ɔbara ne, ɔkɛlɛ kasarɛkɔ̃. Awarãyi atɛ wa losiaidzo ne, ɔte Ɔko Sekelea ame atɔ̃me. 3 Ɔɖiɖi karɔ̃ ɔte inyɛwe nɛ maɣɛ masɛ koko sɔ Kristo aba ɔ̃anya gu kumɛgɔ ɔ̃aledza ita iwe ngbã. Paulo ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Yesu gɔ iso itɔ̃me nto loɣere mi ngbe nɖe Kristo ne.” 4 Atɔ̃me wagbe ɔfinikira ma Yudase mawɛ̃, ne ɔso mafɔ maɖe masiai Paulo gu Silas. Ma Grikise gbodzoo mawɛ̃ ma nsɛ manigã Ɣaa gu marɔ̃go ma masɛ mawarɛ gbodzoo ana ɔsu so matã Ɣaa i ɔmagɛ̃ ame.

5 Ɣɛɛ anɔmi ɔrɛtɛ ma Yudase. Ne ɔso mabie kuturipɛmi masakanya i ɔmagɛ̃ ame sɔ si mapia kulu. Makɔ kulumapiadze magbe masɛ maaki malɔ Yason iyo sɔ mato mabie Paulo gu Silas si mamɔɛ̃ ma makɛlɛgu itiri. 6 Gɔ maina ma mamɔɛ̃ ɔso ne, mamɔɛ̃ Yason gu mafɔɖedze mawɛ̃ makpadzɛ̃ ma makɛlɛgu kasarɛkɔ̃. Mato kulu sɔ, “Marɛrɛ̃ ma nto mapia kulu i kakɔi biara ɔɔba maabo i ngbe ana soo! 7 Yason nɖe ngɔ lofɔ ma ɔpia i ɔ̃ iyo. Mmagbe lota maɣɛ i Igarakpakpa Kaisaro mmara iso mato mate sɔ ɔrɛrɛ̃ ɔwɛ̃ gɔ marɔ Yesu ka nɖe igara ne!” 8 Gɔ mma losakanya gu ɔmagɛ̃ makpakpa ɔnɔ ira nɛgbe ne, situ ɔtsue ma gbaã. 9 Ne ɔso matã sɔ Yason gu ɔ̃ maturi ɔtã sikã maɣedza so i kama fiɛ manyua ma.

10 Kasɛ̃ gamɔ ame ne, mafɔɖedze ma i Tesalonika ɔsu Paulo gu Silas materegu makɛlɛgu Beroia. Gɔ masɛ maabo mmɔ ne, makɛlɛ ma Yudase kasarɛkɔ̃ sɔ maaɣere ma Itɔ̃me Bielea. 11 Beroia maturi ɔte sɔ makpa anɔ maɖo Tesalonika maturi. Makã atsue kukaakɔ manɔ nnɛ mato maɣɛ. Iyi biara kɛkɛ ne, mato manyɔnyɔ Ɔko Sekelea ame manyɔ sɔ nnɛ i Paulo to ɔɣɛ ne, gbaã iɖe. 12 Ne ɔso ma Yudase gbodzoo ɔfɔ maɖe. Ma Grikise marɔ̃go gu marɛrɛ̃ gbodzoo ma masɛ mawarɛ ana ɔfiniki i ma situ ame.

13 Ɣɛɛ ɔwi gɔ i ma Yudase ma mpia i Tesalonika ɔnɔ sɔ Paulo pia ɔto ɔɣɛ Itɔ̃me Bielea i Beroia ne, makɛlɛ sɔ maapia ikpɔkpɔtɔ i ɔmagɛ̃ ame. 14 Mafɔɖedze ma mpia i mmɔ ɔta ɔluwɛ̃ makɔ Paulo makɛlɛgu ɔpo katɔ̃. Ɣɛɛ Silas gu Timoteo ɔkpese mawe i Beroia. 15 Mma lokɔ Paulo maruigu ɔsiai wũ masɛ maabo Atene. Gɔ makpese mato makɛlɛ ne, Paulo ɔsia ma kanya sɔ masɛ maaɣere Silas gu Timoteo sɔ mapɛ siwa si maba maatu wũ i mmɔ.

16 Ɔwi gɔ i Paulo pia i Atene ɔsia Silas gu Timoteo mɛrɛ̃ ne, so ɔma wũ gbaã gɔ ɔnya kumɛgɔ i ɔmagɛ̃ ɔyi ku aɣɔ. 17 Ne ɔso ɔsɛ ɔ̃aɖiɖi ara karɔ̃ ɔte ma Yudase gu mma nsɛ manigã Ɣaa i ma kasarɛkɔ̃. Iyi biara ne, ɔla ɔ̃ɔɖi ara karɔ̃ ɔ̃ɔte mma ɔsɛ ɔnya i itiri gu mma nto mafe i siri iso. 18 Ɔwi ɔwɛ̃ ame ne, mma mpia i Epikuro gu Stoa akuri ame ma nɖe kayiiso manɔgbadze ɔtsɛ kakpadzɛ̃ ku Paulo sɔ, “Be iso i ɔrɛrɛ̃ kutsuɛɣɛdze gɔgbe to ɔɖe ika?”

Ne mawɛ̃ ana ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Ibara lɛ karɔ̃ mama aɣɔ iso itɔ̃me ɔto ɔɣɛ.” Mmamɔ ɔɣɛ ngbɔ, alasɔ manɔ gɔ Paulo to ɔɣɛ ara i Yesu gu makpise ita iso. 19 Ne ɔso makɔ wũ makɛlɛgu ngbegɔ masɛ marɔ sɔ Areopago fiɛ iɖe makpakpa kasarɛkɔ̃ maɣere wũ sɔ, “Bobie sɔ boatsue ara ɣɛtɛ wa ato ate ngbe. 20 Ara wa ato aɣɛ to abara bo ɣaa, ne ɔso bobie sɔ bonɔ wã karɔ̃.” 21 Atene maturi ɔɖuɖu gu mafɔ ma mpia i karɔ̃ gamɔ iso ɔɖuɖu ne, maba kɔrɔ̃ matã ara ɣɛtɛ iɣɛ gu wã inɔ ɔwi biara.

22 Gɔ Paulo ɔta ɔya i kasarɛkɔ̃ i ma katɔ̃ ne, ɔɣere ma sɔ, “Lonya sɔ mi Atene maturi ne, mipia i kasumu ame gbaã. 23 Alasɔ gɔ lopia loki i mi ɔmagɛ̃ ame fiɛ lokarã inɔ ne, lonya itĩ iwɛ̃ nɛ masɛ masɔrɛ fiɛ matsɛrɛ i ne iso sɔ, ‘Ɣaa gɔ boiɣe ɔkpɛ i ngbe ne.’ Ɣaa gɔ miiɣe fiɛ misɛ misɔrɛ ne, ɔ̃ iso itɔ̃me iɖe loto lobie sɔ loɣere mi kiniɔ ne.

24 “Ɣaa gɔ lobara kayiiso gu ira biara nɛ mpia i kã ame, ɔ̃ nɖe kato gu karɔ̃ Sate ne. Ɔ̃isɛ ɔsɛ i iyo nɛ matsue ala ɔturi nrɔɔ̃ ame. 25 Fiɛ ɔ̃isɛ ɔbie sɔ ɔturi loasu ɔ̃ nrɔɔ̃ ɔbara kuira ɔtã wũ lɛ ngɔ i ira ɔnya alasɔ ɔ̃ mɔmɔ lotã ɔbiara ngbã gu iwarã gu nwa ɔɖuɖu nsɛ anya ma. 26 Ɔ̃ lobara maturi ɔɖuɖu iki i ɔturi ɔwɛ̃ iso fiɛ ɔtã sɔ maɣa makã kayi ɔɖuɖu iso. Ɔ̃ lotã kaɖe biara kɛkɛ ngbegɔ masi. Ɔ̃ mɔmɔ losɛ ɔwi gu agbanayi ɔtã ɔbiara kɛkɛ. 27 Ɣaa ɔbara nwagbe ɔtã bo lɛ ɔ̃ maturi sɔ si boanyɔnyɔ wũ bonya wũ atoa sɔ tee ɔ̃idzorogu bo kuwɛ̃ fiɛ. 28 Lɛ kumɛgɔ ɔwɛ̃ ɔɣɛ sɔ, ‘Ɔ̃ ɔso boba ngbã boto bopɛpɛgu so fiɛ boawe ana.’ Fiɛ mi agbã mapɛdze mawɛ̃ ana ɔɣɛ sɔ, ‘Ɔ̃ mabi gu mawa boɖe.’

29 “Gɔ Ɣaa mabi boɖe ɔso ne, midaatã bobu sɔ Ɣaa kumiamia se lɛ ara wa bobaragu ala sikãrɛtɛa, ɣee ala sikãfudza, ɣee ita, ɣee ira nɛ mawe. 30 Ita i kayi karɔ̃kasɛkɔ̃ iba iabo ɔwi gɔgbe ame ne, Ɣaa iikpadzɛ̃ maturi atsue sɔ be ɔso maiɣe wũ. Ɣɛɛ kiniɔ ne, ɔto ɔkpere maturi ɔɖuɖu sɔ mafiniki. 31 Alasɔ ɔ̃ɔsɛ iyi nɛ iso i ngɔ ɔɖi ɔsɛ aaba ɔ̃aɣɛgu bo atɔ̃me i ɔri iso. Fiɛ ɔɖi ngɔ ɔsia ikparĩ ɔsɛ ɔte bo sekelee gɔ ɔtara wũ ɔbɔrɛgu i makpise ame.”

32 Gɔ manɔ Paulo ɔɖe ika i makpise ita iso ne, mawɛ̃ i ma ndɛ̃ ɔtsɛ wũ ima. Mawɛ̃ ana ɔɣɛ sɔ, “Boabie sɔ aaba aaɣere bo itɔ̃me nɛgbe ku iyi mama.” 33 Gɔ iba ngbɔ ne, Paulo ɔrui ɔnyua ma. 34 Ɣɛɛ mawɛ̃ ɔsiai wũ, mafiniki makpese mafɔɖedze. Ma ndɛ̃ ɔwɛ̃ nɖe Areopago ɔturi gɔ marɔ Dionisio gu ɔrɔ̃go gɔ marɔ Damari gu mamama ana.