Magwero ena oyambira a Graeco-roman.

Pliny chichepere

Mafayilo khumi a makalata ndi Pliny, Chibwenzi kuyambira m'zaka za zana lachiwiri, adapulumuka pano. Pafupifupi 112 AD, Maphunziro, Kenako Gogonje la Bythinia, analemba kwa Emperor Trajan, Popempha upangiri wonena kuti angasankhe Akhristu ngati apeza chikhulupiriro chawo. Otsatirawa ndi ochulukirapo:

'… Ndimawafunsa ngati ndi Akhristu; Ngati anena inde, Kenako ndimabwereza funso lachiwiri ndi kachitatu, kuwachenjeza za zilango zomwe zimaphatikizapo, Ndipo ngati akupitilizabe, Ndimawalamula kuti achotsedwe … Panali ena omwe adawonetsa kuti ndiwe wofananira yemwe ndidasunga ku Roma, Monga anali nzika za Roma.’

'… Iwo amene adatsutsa anali kapena adakhala akhrisitu ndipo adayitanira milungu yonse, Kubwereza mawu pambuyo panga, Iwo omwe adapereka zofukiza ndi vinyo pamaso panu … Zoterezi zomwe ndimaganiziridwa kuti ziyenera kutulutsidwa, makamaka pamene atemberera dzina la Khristu, amene, Amanenedwa, Iwo amene alidi Akhristu satha kuwonetsedwa.’

'Koma adalengeza kuti kuchuluka kwa zolakwa zawo, kapena zolakwa zawo, zokwana izi, kuti pa tsiku lonenedwa iwo anali atazolowera kukumana kale, ndi kubwereza nyimbo yosiyana ndi Khristu, ngati kuti ndi Mulungu, Ndipo kotero kuti pasadakhale kuti mudzimangirire kuti mupange mlandu uliwonse, lumbiro lawo linali lopewa kuba, kuba, chigololo, komanso kuphwanya chikhulupiriro, Osati kukana ndalama zodalirika zomwe zimayikidwa muakaitanidwa … Ndimaganiza kuti ndizofunikira, choncho, Kuti mudziwe chowonadi chomwe chinali m'mawu awa pogonjera azimayi awiri, omwe amatchedwa madera, ku kuzunzidwa, Koma sindinapeze chilichonse koma chipembedzo cholemera chomwe chimakhala chotalikirana kwambiri.’

Ndendende! Chikristu choyambirira chinali chopereka chabe chamatsenga!

'… Anthu ambiri azaka zonse, komanso amuna amuna onse omwe amapezeka ali ndi moyo wawo chifukwa cha omwe amamuneneza, ndipo njirayi ipitilira. Chifukwa chopatsiratu cha zamatsenga sichinafanane ndi mizinda yaulere, koma m'midzi ndi zigawo zakumidzi. …’ ('Makalata', 10.96)

Trajan adayankha:

“… Mwachita molondola bwino posankha zomwe zimayambitsa omwe adalipidwa pamaso panu ndi Akhristu. … Sayenera kuthyola kunja; Ngati ali ndi mlandu komanso wolakwa, Ayenera kulangidwa, bondolere kuti aliyense amene akana kuti ndi Mkhristu ndipo amapereka umboni wotsimikizira kuti mwakuuza milungu yathu ndikumukhululukila kulimba, …” (ibid. 10.97)

Lucian wa samosata

Pakati pa malonda 170 Lucian wa Samosata adalemba "Kudutsa kwa Peregrinus."Ili ndi mbiri yakale, komabe Satical, ndemanga pa moyo ndi kufa chifukwa chofunafuna chidwi chomwe chidafuna kutembenuka Chikhristu ndipo kwa nthawi yayitali adakumana ndi kudalirika ndi kuwolowa manja’ Akhristu. Pambuyo poti pamapeto pake adawapanga dzina la munthu wozungulira. Ndiye, Monga nkhalamba, Adafuna kutchuka Kwamuyaya podumpha pa Pyre Pyre pa Olympia, Pambuyo pamapeto a masewera.

Chiwonetsero chotsatirachi ndichabwino kwambiri:

'Zolengedwa Zosungunula Izi, mwawona, adzikakamiza kuti afesa ndipo adzakhala ndi moyo kosatha, zomwe zimafotokoza kunyoza kwa imfa ndi kudzipereka kwamphamvu kwambiri pakati pawo. Zinasangalatsidwa nawonso mwa wopereka ulemu wawo kotero kuti kuyambira nthawi yomwe atembenuka, akane milungu ya Greece, Kupembedza Sage Yopachikidwa, ndikukhala ndi malamulo ake, Onse ndi abale. Amatenga malangizo ake ndi chikhulupiriro, Zotsatira zake kuti amapeputsa zinthu zonse zadziko ndikuwagwira. Kotero adroit iliyonse, Munthu wopanda pake, Ndani amadziwa dziko lapansi, ali ndi mwayi wa mizimu yosavutayi ndipo chuma chake chimapangidwa mwachangu; Amasewera nawo.’

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