| Mitheko 17:16-34 |
| 16. Napaolo vaari aya yaalhitelhelhaka Nasila ni Natimotheo Uathene, nrima aya nkawaarushiya chinene voonilhe aya iwani yonkhaye inachanre isinyago cho milhuku. |
| 17. Yahoolhumana Ayahudi ni attu akina yanthimicha Nlhuku nnupani mwo unlhapelha Nlhuku, ni kila nihuku yaari olhumanaka vakittu vapangiya maronda ni attu onkhaye yaakhumelhenlhe. |
| 18. Attu akina yaattwara meettuchiho o Epikuro ni o Stoiki yahovaanyihanana ni ayo. Akina aya yeera, “Nothanana uhimiani ulha o upwesha mahulha ulha?” Akina aya nkayaakhulha, “Inowoonia thoko wiira nohimiacha malhove anaacha milhuku chilheto.” Yoolhumanche chiicho ukhalhawaya Napaolo yaahimiacha vachulhu ya Yesu ni vachulhu yo uhihimmwa. |
| 19. Paahi etu, nkayaakusha Napaolo, nkayaarweha wiipuwa yeehaniya Areopago, eeraka, “Ninothanana uchuwelha ulha mwaha wo naanano nnohimiacha inyu ulha. |
| 20. Nihowiiwani muulhumachaka chittu chilheto. Ninoothanana uchuwelha maana ya phi ishiyani.” |
| 21. Anenchi o Uathene ni anenchi akina o wowo yaari akhalhaka ikatema aya yonkhaye wo uhimeriana ni wiiwelhelha mwaha wo naanano. |
| 22. Paahi, Napaolo yaheemelha upuwani Uareopago, nkayeera, “Anenchi o Uathene, kinowoona wiira wo iphiro iriyoothe mwaatti nri attu o idini chinene. |
| 23. Vaavira aka kiviraka uwo ni uwo kiwehawehaka isinyago chinolhapelhacha inyu, kahoona madhubahu ilhepiye, ‘Wa Nlhuku hinochuwania.’ Paahi, uyo nnonthimicha inyu wo uhinchuwelha, phi nonhimiacha aka uwaninyu. |
| 24. Nlhuku oopilhe ilhapo ni chonkhaye chiriwo ni Athithi o irimu ni ilhapo, yayo khanokhalha Inupa cha Nlhuku chithekiye wo miono cha attu. |
| 25. Mena khanothanana ittu iriyoothe, ukhalhawaya yayo anene phi naalhamiha attu ni wooriha umumulha ni waakawelha attu onkhaye kila ittu. |
| 26. Uchokholha wa ntu mmoka yahoopa ilhapo chonkhaye ni uthikitheria velhaponi vonkhaye. Aholhakelha upanga ilhapo ihinaaya yaakhani ni vayi chechiyo ilhapo chiyo unohalha aya ukhalha. |
| 27. “Nlhuku aapannge chiicho wiira chechiyo ilhapo chiyo chinkhulhuvelhe, inakhalhaka wo waapaapelhacha, chiwe champhiyelha, inakhalhaka kharii utayi ni kila mmoka ihu. |
| 28. ‘Thoko chihimmie awe ntu mmoka, nhina mwawe hiyaano ninookhalha akumi, ninowiichooria ni ulhokelha!’ Thoko mmoka inyu owiipa ichipo chenre awe wo ikekhiaye wiira hiyaano phi ashaana awe.” |
| 29. “Yakhalhaka etu, hiyaano phi ashaana a Nlhuku, khinlhoka umwaanyihera Nlhuku ukhalha thoko idhahabu, nchurukhu ama nlhuku nihaniye ni urerihiya ni attu. |
| 30. Nlhuku aheepanga wiira thoko khanoona ikatema attu vaari o uhichuwelha valhe. Nansho vano nowaalhehera attu onkhaye kila vakittu akhorome. |
| 31. Ukhalhawaya homalha weesha nihuku ninohalha awe uhukumulha ilhapo we ikekhiaye wo iphiro yo ntu mmoka nrumelhenlhe awe. Nlhuku hooniha onkhaye ulha mwaha ulha wo unhihimusha unookhwani yoyo ntu uyo!” |
| 32. Yeeweke Napaolo yuulhumachaka mwaha wo uhihimmwa unookhwani, attu akina aya yahothiaa, nansho akina yaheera, “Ninoothanana uwiiwani nhimiachaka yoyo mwaha uyo tho.” |
| 33. Paahi, Napaolo nkayaahiya, nkayaathama vapuwani vawo. |
| 34. Nansho attu enchi yahaattukana, ni ukhalha arumelhenlhe. Munlhokoni mwaya yaari Nadionisi yaari amoka mwa attu o ipuwa yo Areopago ni nthiyana amoka eehaniya Damaresi ni attu akina. |