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Paulo Mɔ Sila Naa Tesalonika.
Ⅰ Paulo mɔ Sila tsã bito Amfipoli mɔ Apolonia bɛyawo Tesalonika, awã kĩ Yudafɔ katsɛnakɔ̃ kadi na. Ⅱ Ndɛ ayekĩ Paulo awɛ kakɛna a, ɛnaa Yudafɔ katsɛnakɔ̃ a Kawɛya Fuwi ɛlalɛ etomɔ akũ, ɛnyɛ fɔlɛtsa kayɔ ɛtsa bati a. Ⅲ Ɛnyɛ lubo a kĩ bɛlɛ biyi kĩ Kristo aayamɔ, mɔ ayekĩ yaabuki eyidza edzi nkpã ɛtsa. Ebi be kĩ, “Oti a kĩ ye akũ fɔlɛtsa nlamɔ mi kabi a nyɛ Yesu Kristo a.” Ⅳ Fɔlɛtsa a kĩ foe kayɔ ɛnyɛ ɛtsa nɛ awĩ fɔ̃ bati a badi dani be adzuni, ade bɛtɛ bido bitomɔ Paulo mɔ Sila a. Ade aye a nɛ ɔmatɔ a kamɛ, Grikifɔ pii kĩ bipi be akũ nɛ Baguma kavila kamɛ, mɔ batsole pii kĩ obu deĩ nɛ be akũ lɛmɛ dani tɔwɔlɛ kamɛ bitomɔ Baguma.
Ⅴ Lɛmɛ anɛ bɛɛlɛ Yudafɔ banɔkɔɛ̃ a, ade ke bɛnawɛ patapaafɔ nɛ ɔmatɔ a kamɛ bibumɔ be akũ bido ɔtutũ nɛ ɔmatɔ a kamɛ a. Bɛbɔa obũ bɛkɛna dede bɛnawo nɛ Yason tɔtɔ kamɛ kĩ bapi Paulo mɔ Sila bɛnamɛna ɔmatɔ a katsɛnakɔ̃. Ⅵ Kĩ bɛtamɔ be sũ ni, bɛvɛlɛ Yason mɔ batɛ badonɛ badi bɛnamɛna katsɛnakɔ̃ a. Awã na bɛkabɔa fɔwɔla kĩ, “Bati badi tsɛ̃mɔ ɔtutũ kado nɛ kakɔ nyɛ kakɔ, ade bɛkɔa foe bɛyamɛna nɛ awĩ kĩĩ lɛmɛ a. Ⅶ Ade Yason lɛmɛ tɛ be edo nɛ ye tɔtɔ kamɛ a. Bati kĩĩ yidza bɛdza nɛ Lɛgãnɔkɔɛ̃ Kaisare tɛbla akũ. Ade batsa kĩ onyole odi kĩ bavɛ Yesu nyɛ Lɛgã a.” Ⅷ Kĩ kɔdabu a mɔ ɔmatɔ a kamɛ banɔkɔɛ̃ nu fɔlɛtsa kĩĩ a fɔha be paa. Ⅸ Banɔkɔɛ̃ a fɔ̃ Yason mɔ ye bade a se be akũ liti kadza kɔtɔ ade bɛfɔnɛ be awɛ a.
Paulo Mɔ Sila Dzakũ Bɛnaa Beroia.
Ⅹ Kĩ kade sila kɛdɔ pɛ, batɛ badonɛ a kpã Paulo mɔ Sila bilo bɛnaa Beroia. Kĩ biwo awã a, bɛnaa Yudafɔ katsɛnakɔ̃ a. Ⅺ Beroia bati a tsua linebi bɛba bikĩ nɛ Tesalonika a. Biyi atɔ bitse kalɛ a. Luwi nyɛ luwi bɛkasa Katsɛlɛ Kpalɛwa a kamɛ fɔlɛtsa kadã ntɛ lɛtsa a kĩ Paulo kabi be a nyɛ ɔnɔkɔali. Ⅻ Foesũ be kamɛ bati pii tɛ bido. Grikifɔ batsole pii kĩ obu deĩ nɛ be akũ mɔ banyole pii lɛmɛ tɛ bido.
ⅩⅢ Lɛmɛ kĩ Yudafɔ a kĩ bideĩ nɛ Tesalonika nu kĩ Paulo ya ɛlamɛna Baguma kalɛ a katsa nɛ Beroia, bɛnaa awã bɛnado ɔtutũ nɛ bati a kamɛ. ⅩⅣ Batɛ badonɛ a kĩ bideĩ nɛ awã a kpã Paulo mɔatsɛ mɔatsɛ bɛnamɛna mpo abuĩ. Lɛmɛ Sila mɔ Timoteo kɔ̃ kahɔ nɛ Beroia. ⅩⅤ Bikĩ biyi Paulo osi a naa flee bɛnawo Atene. Ade awã bimuniki a, ade Paulo kpa ɔlɛdo kĩ bibi Sila mɔ Timoteo kĩ bɛya nɛ ye sɛkɛ̃ mɔatsɛ.
Paulo Na Nɛ Atene.
ⅩⅥ Kĩ Paulo na nɛ Atene ɛkadzɔlɛ Sila mɔ Timoteo a, ɛtɛ kalɔɛ nɛ ayekĩ ɛmɔ kĩ ɔmatɔ a kamɛ flee yi mɔ baviɔ̃ kasum. ⅩⅦ Foesũ ɛnanyɛ fɔlɛtsa kamɛ ɛtsa Yudafɔ a mɔ bikĩ bɛnyɛ́ Yudafɔ a kĩ basum Baguma a, mɔ bikĩ batɛ̃ nɛ kɔya luwi daa a. ⅩⅧ Bati kutsu kudi kĩ bɛnyɛ Epikurofɔ mɔ Stoafɔ kĩ bideĩ katinya kamɛ kadikanyi kavɛlɛ fɔlɛtsa mɔ Paulo. Badi via kĩ, “Litsa fɔlɛtsa koũ oti kĩĩ wɛ kĩ yalɛ?”
Bati bɛbã lɛmɛ kpa mbuayɛ kĩ, “Fɔadã ndɛ kade bɛbã baviɔ̃ akũ fɔlɛtsa ɛlamɛna kalɛ.” Bɛlɛ foe lɔmɔ kitonɛkĩ binu kĩ Paulo de lɛtsã nɛ Yesu mɔ bati kayidza kato kanɔkpa akũ. ⅩⅨ Nɛ foesũ bɛkpã ye bɛnɛmɛna be ɔmatɔ a banɔkɔɛ̃ katsɛnakɔ̃ nɛ Areopago, ade bibi ye kĩ, “Bɔawɛ kĩ bɔanu fɔlɛtsa vɔɛ̃ a kĩ ɔlamɛna katsa a kayɔ. ⅩⅩ Nɛ kĩ fɔlɛtsa a kĩ ɔlamɛna kalɛ a kamɛ tákpalɛ boe sũ ni, bɔawɛ butse foe kamɛ.” ⅩⅪ Atenefɔ mɔ banɔvɔɛ̃ a kĩ bideĩ nɛ awã awɛ be lɔkɔ flee kakpa fɔlɛtsa vɔɛ̃ katse mɔ foe akũ kɔlɔmɛna.
ⅩⅫ Ade Paulo yidza ɛdza nɛ bati a anɛ kamɛ ɛlɛ kĩ, “Atenefɔ! Mmɔ́ kĩ nɛ lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa kamɛ ni, miapi mi ɔsum kadunamɔ akũ paa. ⅩⅩⅢ Kitonɛkĩ kĩ ntsɛ̃ nɛ ɔmatɔ kamɛ ndã mi fɔtsa kumɛkumɛ a kĩ miasum a ni, mmɔ́ kĩ bɛtsɛlɛ nɛ afɔliɛ kabɔa de lidi akũ kĩ, ‘Bɔkɔa bɔakpa Baguma a kĩ bunyína a.’ Baguma a kĩ minyina, lɛmɛ miabɔa afɔliɛ kakpa ye a, ade ye akũ fɔlɛtsa nlamɛna mi kabi finyaakĩĩ a.
ⅩⅩⅣ “Baguma kĩĩ nyɛ lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa Ɔlate, kĩ ɛbɔa tite mɔ ode mɔ fɔtsa flee a kĩ fudeĩ nɛ foe kamɛ. Yaádzi nɛ kɔla a kĩ batidziwa ke mɔ awɛ a kamɛ. ⅩⅩⅤ Ɛtási boe lɛtsama kĩ bɔkɔa awɛ bɔkɛna a, kitonɛkĩ ye mɔawɛ akpa oti nkpã mɔ kawɛya, mɔ lɛtsa nyɛ lɛtsa kĩ lisĩ oti. ⅩⅩⅥ Ɛnyɛ fude fude bati a a flee etomɛna otidziwa mɔapɛ kamɛ kĩ bidzi nɛ tite akũ. Ye mɔawɛ liyi lɔkɔ mɔ fudzikɔ̃ tɛbɛ̃ ɛkpa bati flee. ⅩⅩⅦ Baguma kɛna fukĩĩ ayekĩ boe batidziwa baawɛ ye liti osi bɔmɔ́ ye, titɔ kĩ ɛláa mɔ lugo nɛ boe sɛkɛ̃ malo. ⅩⅩⅧ Kitonɛkĩ ndɛ ayekĩ mi tɔnɔ bamɛnɛ badi alɛ kĩ, ‘Ade ye dzi fɔ̃ budzi, bɔtsɛ̃ budeĩ nkpã a.’ Ade bɛlɛ lɛmɛ kĩ, ‘Boe malo bɔnyɛ ye kasinu a kamɛ babi.’
ⅩⅩⅨ “Nɛ kĩ bɔnyɛ Baguma babi sũ ni, kɛtáfɛta kĩ bɔakɔna kĩ Baguma kutitse la ndɛ litsedi kĩ batidziwa kɔa awɛ bɛmɛ mɔ sika ngbã, suwovoe ĩye futse. ⅩⅩⅩ Kito anɛ katinya kayɔkayi kɛyawo nviã kĩĩ a, Baguma távɛlɛ bati sɔtɔ kitonɛkĩ bɛtányi ye sũ. Lɛmɛ finyaakɔ̃ ɛkpa ɔlɛdo kĩ bati flee nɛ kakɔ nyɛ kakɔ bɛdani be tɔwɔlɛ kamɛ. ⅩⅩⅪ Kitonɛkĩ ehihiɛ luwi eyi kĩ de akũ oti a kĩ ɛpau a, aadzɛmɔ katinya kamɛ flee nɛ ɔnɔkɔali kamɛ. Kĩ yaakɛna fukĩĩ sũ ni, ɛdzɛla Oti a Kĩ Baguma bɔa Tɔdɔ̃ a etomɛna kanɔkpa ade ke ɛnyɛ ye ɛtsa bati flee a!”
ⅩⅩⅫ Kĩ binu kĩ Paulo lɛ kɔdzɛla nɛ kayidza kato kanɔkpa akũ a, bati a badi di ye nsekuo, ade babɛbã lɛmɛ lɛ kĩ, “Bɔawɛ kĩ bɔabuki butse fɔlɛtsa fudi nɛ oti kabu kayidza a akũ.” ⅩⅩⅩⅢ Kĩ fɔya lɔmɔ a, Paulo dzakũ ɛfɔnɛ be. ⅩⅩⅩⅣ Lɛmɛ bati a badi tomɔ ye bɛdani bɛkɛna batɛ badonɛ. Be kamɛ badi nyɛ Dionisio, kĩ ɛnyɛ Areopago ɔnɔkɔɛ̃, mɔ otsole odi kĩ bavɛ Damari, mɔ bati bɛbã.