1 Tiyofilusi, Encwadzini yami yekucala ngabhala ngako konkhe Jesu lacala kukwenta nekukufundzisa,
2 kwaze kwaba lilanga latsatfwa ngalo mhlazana aya ezulwini. Angakenyukeli ezulwini wanika imiyalo ngemandla aMoya Longcwele kubaphostoli labebakhetsile.
3 Emvakwekuhlupheka kwakhe kwaphela emalanga langema-40 avukile ekufeni. Wativeta kubo ngetindlela letinyenti letaticinisa ngalokungangabateki kutsi uyaphila; wabonwa ngabo akhuluma kubo ngembuso waNkulunkulu.
4 Kwatsi nase bahlangene ndzawonye, wabanika umyalo lotsi: “Ningesuki eJerusalema, kodvwa hlalani nimele sipho lenetsenjiswa sona nguBabe, lenganitjela ngaso.
5 Johane wabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa emvakwemalangana nine nitawubhajatiswa ngaMoya Longcwele.”
6 Kwatsi nase bahlangene ndzawonye baphostoli naJesu, bambuta batsi: “Nkhosi, sengiso yini lesikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso kuma-Israyeli?”
7 Yena waphendvula watsi kubo: “Tikhatsi nematfuba kuhlelwa ngemandla aBabe, akusiko kwenu kwati kutsi kuyakwenteka nini.
8 Kodvwa nine nitawugcwaliswa ngemandla, nasefikile kini Moya Longcwele, niyawuba bofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonkhe, naseSamariya, kuze kube ngusekugcineni kwemhlaba.”
9 Emvakwekusho loko wenyuselwa ezulwini basambuka, lifu lamsusa emehlweni abo.
10 Babeloku babukisisile etulu nakahamba, kwase kubonakala emadvodza lamabili embetse letimhlophe eme eceleni kwabo.
11 Atsi kubo: “Madvodza aseGalile, nimeleni nibuke etulu? LoJesu, lotsetfwe lapha kini wayiswa ezulwini, uyawubuya futsi ngayo yona leyo ndlela njengobe nimbonile nje aya ezulwini.”
12 Baphostoli besuka eNtsabeni Yemincumo babuyela eJerusalema, kulibangana nje lelingaphansana kancane kwelikhilometha.
13 Sebefikile eJerusalema baya bangena endlini leyayisetulu lapho babengenise khona. BekuboPhetro, naJohane, naJakobe, na-Andreya, naFiliphu, naTomase, naBhatalomewu, naMatewu, naJakobe, umsa wa-Alfiyose, naSimoni labekatiwa ngekutsi ngumZelothi kanye naJudasi, umsa waJakobe.
14 Bonkhe laba bacinisela njalo nganhlitiyo yinye ekukhulekeni nasekuncuseni kunye, kanye nebafati naMariya, unina waJesu, nabomnakaboJesu.
15 Kulawo malanga kusahlangene emakholwa labengaba li-120 asawonkhe, Phetro wasukuma watsi:
16 “Madvodza, bazalwane, umBhalo bewufanele ugcwaliseke njengekusho kwaMoya Longcwele, lowakhuluma kadzeni ngaDavide macondzana naJudasi, lowahola labo lababopha Jesu.
17 Judasi abengulomunye wetfu, ngobe naye abekhetsiwe kutsi abe nalakwentako kulomsebenti.
18 “Ngalemali labeyitfole ngesento sakhe lesibi Judasi watsenga insimi. Wawa ngenhloko; kwadzabuka sisu, kwacitseka tonkhe tibilini takhe.
19 Bonkhe lababehlala eJerusalema bakuva loko, ngako-ke ngelulwimi lwabo lendzawo base bayibita ngekutsi: ‘Yi-Akheldama’, lokusho kutsi: ‘Yindzawo Yengati’.
20 “Ngobe kubhaliwe nasencwadzini yeTihlabelelo kutsi: “ ‘Likhaya lakhe alihlale lite lutfo, kubete nalohlala kulo,’ “nekutsi futsi: “ ‘Lomunye akasitsatse sikhundla sakhe.’
21 “Ngako-ke kufanele kukhetfwe lomunye walamadvodza besishuca nawo sehla senyuka sisenaJesu iNkhosi,
22 kusukela embhabhatisweni waJohane kuze kube lilanga lekutsatfwa kwakhe emkhatsini wetfu, abe ngufakazi kanye natsi ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu.”
23 Ngako-ke bazalwane base bancoma emagama emadvodza lamabili: Josefa, labebitwa ngekutsi nguBhasabasi (nome nguJustusi) kanye naMathiyasi.
24 Base bayathandaza batsi: “Nkhosi, wena lowati tonkhe tinhlitiyo tebantfu, sikhombise kutsi ngubani lomkhetsile kulaba lababili
25 kutsi atsatse sikhundla sekuba ngumphostoli ente lomsebenti loshiywe nguJudasi waya lapho abewakhona.”
26 Base benta inkatho emkhatsini walabo bobabili. Inkatho yadla Mathiyasi, wase uyengetwa kulabaphostoli labesebali-11.
1 Ngesikhatsi kufika lilanga lePhentekhoste babehlangene bonkhe ndzawonye.
2 Batsi betfuka kwabe kuchamuka umsindvo lomkhulu esibhakabhakeni lowevakala sengatsi kuhhusha kwemoya lomkhulu, wagcwalisa yonkhe lendlu babehleti kuyo.
3 Kwabonakala kubo inkhehlenkhehle yemlilo kusengatsi yetilimi letehlukana ekhatsi, tahlala emuntfwini ngamunye ngamunye.
4 Bonkhe bagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele; base bakhuluma ngaletinye tilimi, njengobe Moya wabapha kuphumisela.
5 Kwakukhona emaJuda labehlala eJerusalema, bantfu lababesaba Nkulunkulu bavela etiveni tonkhe temhlaba.
6 Kwatsi kube kuvakale lomsindvo, ticumbi tebantfu tabutsana ndzawonye. Bamangala badzidzeka bonkhe, ngobe ngulowo nalowo wabeva bakhuluma ngelulwimi lwakubo;
7 babutana ngekwetfuka nangekumangala batsi: “Kantsi akusibo baseGalile bonkhe yini labantfu labakhuluma kanje?
8 Pho, kwentiwa yini kutsi sonkhe sibeve bakhuluma ngetilimi takitsi?
9 Siphuma ePhathiya, eMediya nase-Elamu, eMesophothamiya, eJudiya naseKhaphadosiya, ePhontusi nase-Asiya,
10 eFrigiya nasePhamfiliya, eGibhithe kanye nasetifundzeni taseLibhiya ngaseSirene, kantsi labanye betfu baphuma eRoma,
11 emaJuda nebetive lababephendvukele enkholweni yemaJuda, nalabanye betfu baphuma eKhrethe nase-Arabiya, kodvwa sonkhe lapha sibeva ngetilimi takitsi bakhuluma ngemisebenti lemikhulu yaNkulunkulu.”
12 Basamangele badzidzekile babutana bodvwana batsi: “Kusho kutsini loku?”
13 Kodvwa labanye bahlekisa ngawo lamakholwa batsi: “Labantfu badzakiwe.”
14 Kodvwa Phetro wasukuma akanye nebaphostoli labali-11, wakhuluma ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Sive semaJuda, nani nonkhe lenakhile eJerusalema, yatini loku; bekani indlebe ningilalele kahle.
15 Laba abakadzakwa njengaloku nicabanga nine; empeleni kusesekuseni ngeli-awa lemfica.
16 Kodvwa loku nguloko lokwakhulunywa ngumphrofethi Joweli lowatsi:
17 “ ‘Utsi Nkulunkulu: “Naku lengiyawukwenta ngetikhatsi tekugcina: Ngiyakutfululela Moya wami etikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Emadvodzana nemadvodzakati enu ayawuphrofetha, emajaha enu ayawubona imibono, emakhehla ayawuphupha emaphupho.
18 Yebo, kulawo malanga ngiyawutfululela Moya wami etincekwini nasetincekukatini tami, tiyawuphrofetha.
19 Ngiyakwenta timangaliso etulu esibhakabhakeni, netibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi: ingati, nemlilo, nekushunqa kwentfutfu.
20 Lilanga liyawuba mnyama, inyanga ibe bovu njengengati, lingakefiki lilanga lelikhulu nalelimatima leNkhosi.
21 Labo-ke, labayawulibita libito leNkhosi, bayawusindziswa.” ’
22 “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, vanini lamavi! Jesu waseNazaretha abeyindvodza leyafakazelwa nguNkulunkulu embikwenu, ngemisebenti lemikhulu yemandla, nangetimangaliso kanye nangetibonakaliso letentiwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye; nani matfupha niyakwati loku, ngobe kwenteka emehlweni enu.
23 Nkulunkulu ngekwatinchanti kwakhe nangentsandvo yakhe abesakumisile kutsi Jesu uyawuniketwa kini; nine-ke nambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni ngetandla tetoni.
24 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile; wamkhulula etinhlungwini tekufa, ngobe kwakungeke kwenteke kutsi kufa kumbambe.
25 NaDavide wakhuluma ngaye watsi: “ ‘Ngayibona iNkhosi embikwami ngetikhatsi tonkhe, ngobe ingasesandleni sami sekudla, kuze nginganyakatiswa.
26 Ngako-ke inhlitiyo yami iyajabula, nemavi ami agcwele intfokoto; ngetulu kwaloko umtimba wami uyawuhlala etsembeni,
27 ngobe awuyikuwushiya umphefumulo wami endzaweni yalabafile, ungeke uvume kutsi Longcwele wakho abole ethuneni.
28 Ungikhombisile tindlela letingiholela ekuphileni, ngebukhona bakho uyawungigcwalisa ngekujabula.’
29 “Bazalwane, ngifanele ngikhulume ngalokukhanyako ngakhokho wetfu Davide kutsi wafa wangcwatjwa, nelidliza lakhe likhona la kitsi nalamuhla.
30 Njengemphrofethi-ke ati futsi kutsi Nkulunkulu abetsembisile ngesifungo kuye kutsi uyawukhetsa lomunye wesitukulwane sakhe amente abe yiNkhosi njengaye.
31 Davide abekubone kucala kuvuka kwaKhristu ekufeni nakatsi: “ ‘Akayekelwanga endzaweni yalabafile, nemtimba wakhe awuzange ubole ethuneni.’
32 “Yena loJesu, Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni, sonkhe sibofakazi balendzaba.
33 Asaphakanyiselwe ngasesandleni sekudla saNkulunkulu wemukeliswa nguYise setsembiso lesinguMoya Longcwele lebesetsenjiswe Yena, wabuye wamtfululela kitsi. Ngiko loku lenikubonako nalenikuvako.
34 NaDavide lucobo lwakhe akenyukelanga ezulwini, noko watsi: “ ‘INkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami: Hlala la ngesekudla sami,
35 ngize ngibeke titsa takho ngaphansi kwetinyawo takho.’
36 “Bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli, kufanele bati kahle kutsi nguye yena loJesu, lenambetsela esiphambanweni, Nkulunkulu lasamente iNkhosi naKhristu!”
37 Kwatsi bantfu nabakuva loku, bahlabeka etinhlitiyweni base batsi kuPhetro nakulabanye baphostoli: “Pho, bazalwane, sitakwenta njani?”
38 Phetro wabaphendvula watsi: “Phendvukani nibhajatiswe nonkhe ngamunye ngamunye egameni laJesu Khristu, kuze nitsetselelwe tono tenu nemukeliswe nesipho lesinguMoya Longcwele.
39 Ngobe setsembiso saNkulunkulu senu nesebantfwabenu kanye nabo bonkhe labakhashane, lowo nalowo loyawubitwa nguNkulunkulu, iNkhosi yetfu, kutsi ete kuye.”
40 Phetro wafakaza kubo abancenga ngemavi lamanyenti, atsi: “Tisindziseni kulesitukulwane lesiphambene!”
41 Labo labalemukela livi lakhe babhajatiswa; babengacishe babe ti-3 000 tebantfu letengetelwa kubo ngalelo langa.
42 Bacinisela njalo bahlanganyela etimfundzisweni tebaphostoli, nasebudlelwaneni, nasekuhlephuleni sinkhwa, nasemithandazweni.
43 Bonkhe bantfu befikelwa kwesaba: timangaliso netibonakaliso letinyenti tentiwa baphostoli.
44 Bonkhe labakholwako bachubeka ngebudlelwane ndzawonye, benetisana ngetimphahla tabo.
45 Batsengisa ngetitandi, nangemapulazi nangetimphahla tabo bentela kwenetisana ngaleyo mali, kuye ngekutsi lowo nalowo udzingani.
46 Onkhe emalanga babecinisela njalo ekuhlanganeni ethempelini, banhlitiyonye, babevakashelana emakhaya, badle ndzawonye ngetinhlitiyo letijabulako naletitfobekile,
47 badvumisa Nkulunkulu, babetsandzeka kubo bonkhe bantfu. Onkhe emalanga iNkhosi yayibengetela ngalabo babesindziswa.
1 Ngalelinye lilanga boPhetro naJohane baya ethempelini ntsambama ngeli-awa lesitsatfu, ngesikhatsi semkhuleko.
2 Kwakukhona indvodza letsite leyayisishosha seloku yatalwa. Yayihleti endzaweni lekutsiwa “Intfunja Lenhle”. Yayetfwalwa onkhe emalanga ibekwe ngasentfunjeni yentele kucela kubantfu lababengena ethempelini.
3 Yatsi nayibona boPhetro naJohane bangena, yacela kutsi bayiphe noma ngayini lababengahle bayiphe kona.
4 Bayibukisisa, Phetro watsi kuyo: “Ase ubuke ngala ngakitsi.”
5 Yababuka, seyilindzele kutsi bayiphe lutfo.
6 Phetro watsi kuyo: “Anginamali, kodvwa ngitakunika loko lenginako: Ngelibito laJesu Khristu waseNazaretha ngitsi kuwe: Sukuma uhambe!”
7 Wase uyibamba ngesandla sangasekudla ayisita kutsi isukume. Masinyane tinyawo tayo nemacakala ayo acina.
8 Yesuka emankayi yaya etulu, yema ngetinyawo tayo, yahamba, yangena ethempelini kanye nabo, ihamba isuka emankayi idvumisa Nkulunkulu.
9 Bonkhe bantfu bayibona seyihamba idvumisa Nkulunkulu;
10 batsi nase babone kahle kutsi ngiyo lendvodza lebeyihlala ngase “Ntfunjeni Lenhle” yelithempeli, bamangala kakhulu ngaloko lokwase kwentekile.
11 Lendvodza yalandzela boPhetro naJohane, bonkhe bantfu bamangala bagijima baya endzaweni leyayibitwa ngekutsi: “NguMhubhe waSolomoni”.
12 Nakabona labantfu Phetro, watsi kubo: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, kunimangaliselani loku, nisigolotelelani kangaka? Nicabanga kutsi kungebungcwele betfu yini nome ngemandla etfu yini kutsi sente lomuntfu wahamba?
13 Nkulunkulu wa-Abrahama na-Isaka naJakobe, Nkulunkulu wabokhokho, usikhatimulisile Sisebenti sakhe lesinguJesu, lenamniketa etiphatsimandleni, namlahla embikwaPhilatu, namala nome Philatu asatimisele kumkhulula.
14 Abengcwele alungile, kodvwa namala, namlahla, esikhundleni sakhe nacela Philatu kutsi anikhululele sigelekece.
15 Ngako nabulala uMtfombo Wemphilo. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile, tsine-ke sibofakazi baloko.
16 Ligama laJesu nekukholwa egameni lakhe lokucinise lendvodza leniyibonako naleniyatiko; nekukholwa lokungaJesu kunike imphilo lephelele kulomuntfu, njengobe nani nibona nje.
17 “Noko, bomnaketfu, ngiyati kutsi loko nakwentiswa kungati njengebaholi benu.
18 Nkulunkulu wakumemetela kucala ngabo bonkhe baphrofethi kutsi Khristu abefanele kuhlupheka; nembala loko sekugcwalisekile ngalendlela.
19 Ngako, phendvukani, nibuyele kuNkulunkulu, kuze esule licala letono tenu,
20 kuze kufike tikhatsi Nkulunkulu ahlumelelise imiphefumulo yenu ngekutfumela Jesu longuKhristu, lanikhetsela yena kucala.
21 Kufanele ahlale ezulwini kuze kufike sikhatsi lapho konkhe kuyakwentiwa kube kusha, njengobe Nkulunkulu amemetela emandvulo ngebaphrofethi bakhe labangcwele.
22 NaMosi watsi: ‘INkhosi, Nkulunkulu wenu, iyawunitfumelela umphrofethi, njengobe nami angitfuma, loyawuba wesive sakini. Nibolalela konkhe latanitjela kona.
23 Lowo longalaleli loko lokushiwo ngulowo mphrofethi uyakwehlukaniswa nesive saNkulunkulu abhujiswe.’
24 Nebaphrofethi bonkhe lababenelivi njengaSamuweli nalabeta emvakwakhe, bamemetela ngawo lamalanga.
25 Tetsembiso taNkulunkulu ngebaphrofethi bakhe ngetenu, ninesabelo nani kulesivumelwane lesentiwa nguNkulunkulu kubokhokho benu. Washo naku-Abrahama watsi: ‘Ngesitukulwane sakho ngiyawubusisa bonkhe bantfu emhlabeni.’
26 Ngako Nkulunkulu wasikhetsa wasitfuma Sisebenti sakhe kini kucala kutenibusisa ngekunenta nonkhe niphendvuke nitishiye tindlela tenu tekonakala.”
1 Kwatsi boPhetro naJohane basakhuluma kubantfu, kwasondzela kubo baphristi, nemphatsi wabogadzi belithempeli, nebaSadusi.
2 Babecansulwe ngulabaphostoli, ngobe bebafundzisa bantfu kutsi Jesu wavuswa ekufeni, lokufakaza kutsi nalabafile bayawuvukela ekuphileni.
3 Ngako bababopha babafaka ejele kwaze kwaba ngakusasa, ngobe lase lishonile lilanga.
4 Kodvwa labanyenti labaliva livi bakholwa; emadvodza andza acishe aba ti-5 000.
5 Ngakusasa baholi bemaJuda, netibondza tenkholo yemaJuda, netati temtsetfo bahlangana eJerusalema.
6 Bahlangana na-Anasi labengumPhristi Lomkhulu, naKhayafase, naJohane, na-Alekzanda, nelusendvo lwemPhristi Lomkhulu.
7 Baphostoli babemisa embikwabo bababuta batsi: “Loku nikwente ngamaphi emandla nome ngaliphi ligama?”
8 Phetro agcwele Moya Longcwele wabaphendvula watsi: “Baholi, nani tibondza,
9 lamuhla nasibutwa ngaloku lokuhle lesikwente kulesishosha nekutsi siphile kanjani,
10 kufanele nonkhe nati, nabo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli bafanele bati, kutsi lomuntfu ume lapha embikwenu aphile saka ngemandla elibito laJesu Khristu waseNazaretha, lenambetsela, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni.
11 “Jesu nguye umBhalo lokhuluma ngaye kutsi: ‘Litje lenaledzelela, nine bakhi, selijike laba litje lesisekelo.’
12 “Kute kusindziswa ngalomunye; ngobe kute lelinye libito ngaphansi kwelizulu lelinikwe nguNkulunkulu kubantfu, lesingasindziswa ngalo.”
13 Emalunga aleLiqoqo letiphatsimandla amangala kubona sibindzi saboPhetro naJohane, nekubona kutsi babebantfukatana nje labebangakafundzi. Bavele babona kutsi babehamba naJesu.
14 Kodvwa kwakute lababengahle bakusho, ngobe babeyibona nalendvodza leyayiphilisiwe ime eceleni kwebaphostoli.
15 Base bacela kutsi bake baphumele ngephandle, basale bakhuluma bodvwana.
16 Batsi: “Sitakwente njani ngalabantfu? Bonkhe bantfu labahlala lapha eJerusalema sebayati kutsi lesigemegeme sesimangaliso sentiwe ngabo, futsi singeke sikuphike loko.
17 Kodvwa kuze siyicitse lendzaba, ingandzi la kubantfu, asibafice, sibatjele kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume nome kukubani ngelibito laJesu.”
18 Base bayababita kutsi bangene; babadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume nome bafundzise ngelibito laJesu.
19 Kodvwa boPhetro naJohane babaphendvula batsi: “Nine ngekwenu ake senisho kutsi ngukuphi lokulungile ebusweni baNkulunkulu, kulalela nine yini nome kulalela Nkulunkulu?
20 Ngako singeke tsine siyekele kukhuluma ngaloko lesikubonile nalesikuvile.”
21 Liqoqo lelo labaficisisa kakhulu, lase liyabakhulula, ngobe alisitfolanga sizatfu sekubajezisa, ngobe bonkhe bantfu bebadvumisa Nkulunkulu ngaloko lebekwentekile.
22 Lendvodza lebekwentiwe kuyo lesibonakaliso sekuphiliswa yayineminyaka lengetulu kwema-40 budzala.
23 Batsi kube bakhululwe, boPhetro naJohane babuyela kubazalwane, bafike babatjela lokwakushiwo baphristi labakhulu netibondza takhona.
24 Kwatsi kube bakuve loko, bahlangana ndzawonye bathandaza kuNkulunkulu batsi: “Somandla, Mdali welizulu, nemhlaba, nelwandle, nako konkhe lokukuwo!
25 NgaMoya Longcwele wakhuluma ngakhokho wetfu Davide, inceku yakho, mhlazana utsi: “ ‘Kuya ngani betive batfukutsele basongele lite?
26 Emakhosi emhlaba atilungiselela, nebabusi bahlangana ndzawonye baphambene neNkhosi naKhristu wakhe.’
27 “Nembala kulelidolobha Herodi naPhontiyuse Philatu bahlangana ndzawonye nebetive, nebaka-Israyeli baphambana naJesu, Sisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele, lowasenta kutsi sibe nguKhristu.
28 Bahlangana benta konkhe loko, wena ngemandla nentsandvo yakho, wawuvele ukumisenchanti kutsi kwenteke.
29 “Manje-ke, Nkhosi, ake ubukisise lokusesabisa kwabo bese uyasivumela, tsine tinceku takho, kutsi sikhulume livi lakho ngaso sonkhe sibindzi.
30 Yelula sandla sakho uphilise, uvume kutsi tibonakaliso netimangaliso tentiwe ngelibito leSisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele lesinguJesu.”
31 Nabacedza kuthandaza, lendzawo babehlangene kuyo yatanyatanyiswa. Bonkhe bagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele, bacala bakhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngesibindzi.
32 Lesicumbi semakholwa sasimcondvo munye nanhlitiyo yinye. Akekho labetsi kwakhe ngekwakhe yedvwa, kodvwa bonkhe benetisana ngako konkhe labebanako.
33 Ngemandla lamakhulu baphostoli banika bufakazi ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu, naNkulunkulu wehlisela imvula yetibusiso etikwabo bonkhe.
34 Akekho namunye emkhatsini wabo labeswele. Lababenemapulazi nome tindlu bakutsengisa, base baletsa lemali lebabeyitfolile,
35 bayinika baphostoli kutsi babehlukanisele bonkhe, kuye ngekweswela kwabo.
36 Kwadzimate kwatsi Josefa, labengumLevi lowatalelwa eSiphrosi, baphostoli labametsa batsi nguBhanabasi (lokusho kutsi “Lowo Lokhutsatanako”),
37 watsengisa ngensimi yakhe waletsa imali, wayetfula kubaphostoli.
1 Kwakukhona indvodza libito layo kungu-Ananiyase, umkayo kunguSafira, leyatsengisa ngendzawo,
2 kodvwa yatigodlela lenye imali, nemkayo abekwati loko, yase iletsa lena lenye kubaphostoli.
3 Phetro watsi kuyo: “Ananiyase, umvumeleleni Sathane kutsi abuse inhlitiyo yakho akwente ucale emanga kuMoya Longcwele ngekugodla incenye yalemali leyintsengo yalendzawo?
4 Ngaphambi kwekutsi uyitsengise lendzawo bekungesiyo yakho yini? Nasewuyitsengisile beyingekho yini emandleni akho? Pho, utimiseleleni enhlitiyweni yakho kwenta intfo lenje? Awukacali emanga kubantfu kodvwa kuNkulunkulu.”
5 Watsi nakeva lamavi Ananiyase washayeka phansi wafa; bonkhe labeva ngalesehlo besaba kakhulu.
6 Emajaha aphutfuma, asisonga sidvumbu sakhe, asikhiphela ngephandle, asingcwaba.
7 Emvakwema-awa lamatsatfu umkakhe wangena, kodvwa abengati ngalokwentekile.
8 Phetro watsi kuye: “Ngitjele, ngulena kuphela yini imali leniyitfolile nendvodza yakho ngekutsengisa lendzawo yenu?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngulena kuphela.”
9 Phetro watsi kuye: “Hhawu, nitimiseleleni nalendvodza yakho ngekulinga Moya weNkhosi? Lamajaha labengcwaba indvodza yakho asalapha emnyango, lo ngikhuluma nje nawe, atakutfwala akukhiphele ngephandle.”
10 Masinyane Safira washayeka phansi ngasetinyaweni taPhetro, wafa. Angena futsi emajaha abona kutsi sewufile, asayamtfwala amkhiphela ngephandle amngcwaba eceleni kwendvodza yakhe.
11 Libandla lonkhe nalabanye bonkhe nabeva loku bafikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu.
12 Tibonakaliso netimangaliso letinyenti tatentiwa baphostoli emkhatsini webantfu. Onkhe emakholwa abehlangana ndzawonye eMhubheni waSolomoni.
13 Kwabate namunye lowaba nesibindzi sekuhlanganyela nabo, lite nome bantfu babebadvumisa kangaka.
14 Kodvwa lesicuku sabo sengeteka kakhulu ngebantfu labakholwa eNkhosini, labadvuna nalabasikati.
15 Ngemiphumela yaloku, lokwakwentiwa baphostoli, labagulako babetfwalwa ngemibhedze nangemacansi babekwe emigwacweni kuze kutsi loPhetro nakendlula, mane nje sitfunti sakhe sihambe etikwabo.
16 Ticumbi ngeticumbi tebantfu teta eJerusalema tiphuma emadolobheni labesedvutane, tiletse labagulako nalababehlushwa bomoya lababi; bonkhe baphiliswa.
17 Kwase kutsi umPhristi Lomkhulu nabo bonkhe labenabo, kanye nemalunga lamanye ebaSadusi, baba nemona lomkhulu ngebaphostoli; bavumelana ngekutsi babatsatsele tinyatselo.
18 Bababopha baphostoli, babafaka ejele,
19 kodvwa kwatsi ebusuku ingilosi yeNkhosi yavula iminyango yelijele, yabahola yabakhiphela ngephandle, yatsi kubo:
20 “Hambani niye ethempelini, nitjele bantfu bonkhe ngalemphilo lensha.”
21 Baphostoli balalela, ekuseni ngeluvivi bangena ethempelini bafundzisa. UmPhristi Lomkhulu nabo bonkhe labenabo babita tonkhe tibondza temaJuda kutsi kube nemhlangano weLiqoqo; batfumela kutsi kulandvwe baphostoli baletfwe embikwabo.
22 Kodvwa tatsi natifika tinceku, takhandza baphostoli bangekho ejele; ngako tabuyela emuva tayawubika loko kuleLiqoqo tatsi:
23 “Nasifika lapha ejele sikhandze likhiyiwe nabogadzi bagadze eminyango; kodvwa nasivula asikakhandzi muntfu ngekhatsi!”
24 Nasikuva loko siphatsimandla lesiphetse bogadzi belithempeli, nebaphristi labakhulu nabakuva loko, bamangala kutsi ngabe kwentekeni kubaphostoli.
25 Basemangele kwefika indvodza yatsi kubo: “Lalelani la! Lamadvodza beniwafake ejele sikhuluma nje aphishekile afundzisa bantfu ethempelini.”
26 Ngako lesiphatsimandla sahamba netinceku taso, sefike satsatsa baphostoli sababuyisa. Kodvwa ababaphocanga ngenkhani, ngobe babesaba kutsi bantfu babengahle babagcobe ngematje.
27 Baletsa baphostoli babemisa embikweLiqoqo, umPhristi Lomkhulu wabagweba ngemibuzo.
28 Watsi: “Saniyalisisa kutsi ningafundzisi ngelibito lalomuntfu, kodvwa ase nibuke lesenikwentile! Senisakate lemfundziso yenu yaze yagcwala lonkhe lelidolobha laseJerusalema, senifuna kutsi sibe nelicala ngekufa kwakhe!”
29 Phetro nalabanye baphostoli baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele silalele Nkulunkulu kunekulalela bantfu.
30 Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu wamvusa loJesu ekufeni, emvakwekuba senimbulele ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni.
31 Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo.
32 Sibofakazi baletintfo tsine naMoya Longcwele, losipho saNkulunkulu kulabo labamlalelako.”
33 Batsi nabakuva loko, batfukutsela kakhulu, bancuma kutsi babulawe.
34 Kepha lomunye wabo, umFarisi labenguGamaliyeli, abengumfundzisi wemtsetfo kantsi futsi abehlonishwa kakhulu bantfu bonkhe, wasukuma wema embikwaleLiqoqo, wacela kutsi baphostoli sebakhishelwe ngephandle kwesikhashana.
35 Wase ukhuluma kuleLiqoqo utsi: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, caphelisisani ngaloko lenifuna kukwenta kulamadvodza.
36 Kuleta tikhatsi letendlula kwake kwachamuka Thoyidasi, watibeka embili ngekutsi ungumuntfu lomkhulu; bantfu labangema-400 bamlandzela. Kodvwa wabulawa, kwase kutsi bonkhe balandzeli bakhe basakateka, kwaba kuphela kwakhe njalo.
37 Emvakwaloko, kwavela Judasi abengumGalile ngesikhatsi selubalo; naye wadvonsa sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu samlandzela, kodvwa wabulawa naye, kwase kutsi balandzeli bakhe bayasakateka.
38 Manje-ke kulendzaba, ase nginitjele naku: Ningacali nitsatse sinyatselo sekumelana nalabantfu. Bayekeleni bahambe, ngobe nangabe loluhlelo nalomsebenti wabo kuyintfo leyentiwa ngumuntfu, kutawuphela;
39 kodvwa nangabe kuphuma kuNkulunkulu, ningeke nibehlule. Nitatikhandza kutsi senilwa naNkulunkulu.” Liqoqo lawulalela umyalo waGamaliyeli.
40 Base bangenisa baphostoli, babashaya babayala futsi kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume ngelibito laJesu, base bayabakhulula.
41 Baphostoli balishiya Liqoqo, batfokota kakhulu ngekwetfwala lihlazo ngenca yelibito laJesu.
42 Bachubeka bafundzisa onkhe emalanga ethempelini nasemitini yebantfu bashumayela liVangeli lekutsi Jesu nguKhristu.
1 Emvakwesikhatsi, seloku bafundzi bandza ngebunyenti, kwaba khona kucabana nekungevani emkhatsini wemaJuda lakhuluma siGriki nemaJuda ekutalwa. EmaJuda lakhuluma siGriki asola kutsi bafelokati bawo babenganakwa ekwenetisweni kwemihla ngemihla.
2 Ngako-ke baphostoli labali-12 babita umhlangano, bahlanganisa sonkhe sicumbi sebafundzi batsi: “Akukafaneli kutsi tsine siyekele kushumayela livi laNkulunkulu bese siyawuphatsa timali.
3 Ngako-ke, bazalwane, khetsani emkhatsini wenu emadvodza lasikhombisa leniwatiko kutsi aneludvumo loluhle nalagcwele Moya Longcwele nekuhlakanipha, ngawo-ke lesitakuwanika aphatse lomsebenti.
4 Tsine-ke, sitakutinika sikhatsi lesenele emthandazweni nasemsebentini wekushumayela livi.”
5 Bonkhe bantfu basijabulela lesincomo sebaphostoli; ngako bakhetsa Stefano, indvodza leyayigcwele kukholwa naMoya Longcwele, naFiliphu, naPhrokhorusi, naNikhano, naThimoni, naPhamenasi, kanye naNikholawusi wase-Antiyokhi, yena-ke abengewetive, kodvwa abephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda.
6 Lesicumbi sabaletsa kubaphostoli, babathandazela bababeka tandla.
7 Ngako-ke livi laNkulunkulu lachubeka landza kakhulu. Nebunyenti bebafundzi eJerusalema bandza kakhulu, kantsi nelinyenti lebaphristi lakwemukela kukholwa.
8 Stefano, labegcwele umusa nemandla aNkulunkulu, wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso emkhatsini webantfu.
9 Kodvwa labanye bantfu lababemphikisa babengemalunga elisinagoge leBantfu Labakhululiwe, lalilemaJuda labephuma eSirene nase-Alekzandriya. Bona nalamanye emaJuda aseSilisiya nase-Asiya bacala baphikisana naStefano.
10 Kodvwa Moya wanika Stefano kuhlakanipha kangangobe abetsi nakakhuluma behluleke nekumphikisa.
11 Ngako-ke base batsenga lamanye emadvodza kutsi afike atsi: “Simvile lomuntfu ahlambalata Mosi naNkulunkulu!”
12 Ngalelicebo labo benta kutsi bonkhe bantfu, netibondza, netati temtsetfo timvukele kamatima. Bamdvumela Stefano, bambamba, bammikisa embikweLiqoqo letiphatsimandla.
13 Base baletsa bantfu bekutsi bamcalele emanga, batsi: “Onkhe emalanga lomuntfu ukhuluma kabi ngelithempeli lelingcwele nangemtsetfo.
14 Ngobe samuva atsi, loJesu waseNazaretha utawubhidlita lithempeli, agucule onkhe emasiko lesawatfola kuMosi.”
15 Bonkhe lababehleti phansi kuleLiqoqo letiphatsimandla bambukisisa Stefano, babona kutsi buso bakhe base bufana nebengilosi.
1 UmPhristi Lomkhulu wabuta Stefano watsi: “Ngabe kunjalo yini?”
2 Stefano waphendvula watsi: “Bazalwane, nani bobabe, lalelani kimi! Nkulunkulu weludvumo wabonakala kukhokho wetfu Abrahama asahlala eMesophothamiya, asengakatfutsi kuyakwakha eHarani,
3 watsi kuye: ‘Suka ushiye lusendvo lwakini nelive lakini uye eveni lengiyawukukhombisa lona!’
4 Wesuka-ke kulelive lemaKhaledi waya eHarani. Asafile uyise, Nkulunkulu wamsusa Abrahama wamletsa kulelive, lona leli lenakhe kulo.
5 Nkulunkulu akamnikanga Abrahama lendzawo kutsi ibe yakhe, ngisho neligajana nje lemhlaba imbala; kepha Nkulunkulu wetsembisa kutsi uyawumnika lelive libe lakhe netitukulwane takhe emvakwakhe. Ngalesikhatsi Nkulunkulu enta lesetsembiso Abrahama abengenamntfwana.
6 Nkulunkulu watsi kuye: ‘Titukulwane takho tiyawuhlala eveni letive, lapho tiyawuba tigcili khona tiphatseke kabuhlungu, kuze kuphele iminyaka lengema-400.
7 Kodvwa ngiyakusehlulela leso sive lesiyawube sibagcilata, emvakwaloko bayawusuka baphume kulelo live bete batengikhonta kulendzawo.’
8 Nkulunkulu wanika Abrahama lisiko lekusoka, kwaba sibonakaliso sesivumelwane. Ngako Abrahama watala Isaka, wamsoka ngemvakweliviki atelwe; na-Isaka wasoka Jakobe, naJakobe wasoka bokhokho labali-12.
9 “Bokhokho baba nemona ngaJosefa, bamtsengisa njengesigcili eGibhithe. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu waba naye,
10 wamsindzisa kuto tonkhe tinhlupheko takhe. Josefa watsi nakema embikwaFaro, inkhosi yaseGibhithe, Nkulunkulu wamnika umoya lomuhle nekuhlakanipha. Faro wamenta umbusi etikwalo lonkhe laseGibhithe nasetikwendlu yakhe yonkhe.
11 Kwase kuba khona indlala kulo lonkhe laseGibhithe naseKhenani, leyaletsa kuhlupheka lokukhulu. Nabokhokho kwabaphelela kudla.
12 Ngako-ke watsi Jakobe nakeva kutsi kukhona kudla eGibhithe, watfumela emadvodzana akhe, labokhokho betfu, kutsi aye khona kwekucala.
13 Nase babuyela eGibhithe kwesibili, Josefa wase uyativeta kubomnakabo, kulapho-ke naFaro acala khona kulwati lusendvo lwakuboJosefa.
14 Ngako-ke Josefa watfumela umlayeto kuyise Jakobe, ambita kutsi akete nendlu yakhe yonkhe eGibhithe; sebabonkhe labo bantfu babengema-75.
15 Wehla-ke Jakobe waya eGibhithe, lapho yena nabokhokho betfu, bahlala khona baze bafa.
16 Tidvumbu tabo tamikiswa eShekhemu, lapho tangcwatjwa khona edlizeni lelalitsengwe ngu-Abrahama ngemali esiveni saHamori eShekhemu.
17 “Kwatsi nase sisondzele sikhatsi sekugcwaliseka kwesetsembiso Nkulunkulu lasenta ku-Abrahama, sive sakitsi sandza kakhulu saba sinyenti eGibhithe.
18 Ekugcineni lenye inkhosi leyayingamati Josefa yacala kubusa eGibhithe.
19 Yacala yasihlupha sive sakitsi, yaba nelulaka kubokhokho betfu, ibaphoca ngekutsi ibalahlise tinswane tabo, khona phela titewufa.
20 Ngiso-ke lesikhatsi latalwa ngaso Mosi, labengumntfwana lotsandzekako kuNkulunkulu. Wakhulela ekhaya tinyanga letintsatfu.
21 Kwatsi nasasusiwe ekhaya lakubo iNkhosatana yaFaro yamtsatsa, yamfaka esiswini sayo yamkhulisa imphatsa njengendvodzana yayo.
22 Mosi wafundziswa yonkhe inhlakanipho yemaGibhithe, waba lijaha leliyindvodza leyayinemandla ekukhulumeni nasetentweni.
23 “Nasaneminyaka lengema-40 Mosi watimisela kutsi avakashele bantfu bakubo ema-Israyeli.
24 Wabona lomunye wabo ashaywa ngumGibhithe; wase uvikela lowakubo, wamkhiphela sibhongo ngekubulala lomGibhithe.
25 Abecabanga kutsi emaJuda, bantfu bakubo, abetakubona kutsi Nkulunkulu utawusebentisa yena ekuwakhululeni kulobugcili; kodvwa wona akakubonanga loko.
26 Ngakusasa wabona ema-Israyeli lamabili alwa, wetama kuwalamula. Watsi kubo: ‘Madvodza, lalelani la, nine nibandzawonye, nibangani?’
27 Kodvwa lona abeshaya lomunye wakhweshisa Mosi watsi: ‘Ngubani losakwente waba ngumbusi nemehluleli etikwetfu wena?
28 Sewufuna kungibulala nami, njengalomGibhithe lombulele itolo?’
29 Watsi nakuva loko Mosi wabaleka eGibhithe waye wahlala njengesihambi eveni lakaMidiyani. Watalela khona emadvodzana lamabili.
30 “Ngemuva kweminyaka lengema-40, ingilosi yatibonakalisa kuMosi isemalangabini esihlahla lesasivutsa ehlane madvutane neNtsaba yaseSinayi.
31 Mosi wamangala ngaloko lakubona, asasondzele madvutane kuyawubukisisa lesihlahla lesasivutsa weva livi leNkhosi litsi:
32 ‘NginguNkulunkulu wabokhokho bakho, Nkulunkulu wabo-Abrahama, na-Isaka, naJakobe.’ Mosi wavevetela entiwa kwesaba, wehluleka nekusibukisisa kahle.
33 INkhosi yase itsi kuye: ‘Khumula tincabule etinyaweni takho, ngobe lendzawo lome kuyo ingcwele.
34 Ngibukile ngabona kuhlupheka kwesive sami eGibhithe. Sengikuvile kukhala nekububula kwaso, sengehlile kutasisindzisa. Wota-ke manje, ngitekutfumela eGibhithe.’
35 “Nguye loMosi lowaliwa bantfu baka-Israyeli labambuta batsi: ‘Ngubani losakwente umbusi nemehluleli etikwetfu?’ Nguye lowatfunywa nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe ngumbusi nemkhululi, ngekusitwa yingilosi layibona esihlahleni lesasivutsa umlilo.
36 Wabahola wabakhipha bantfu eGibhithe, enta timangaliso netibonakaliso eGibhithe naseLwandle Lolubovu, elugwadvule nasehlane iminyaka lengema-40.
37 Nguye loMosi lowatsi kubantfu baka-Israyeli: ‘Nkulunkulu uyawunitfumelela umphrofethi, njengobe angitfuma nami, uyawuba ngumuntfu wesive sakini.’
38 “Nguye labehlangene nebantfu baka-Israyeli ehlane; abelapho nabokhokho betfu kanye nengilosi leyakhuluma kuye eNtsabeni yaseSinayi; wemukela emavi laphilako aNkulunkulu kuze awendlulisele kitsi.
39 “Kodvwa bokhokho betfu bala kumlalela; bamkhweshisela eceleni bafisa shangatsi ngabe babuyela emuva eGibhithe.
40 Ngako base batsi ku-Aroni: ‘Sentele titfombe letitawuhamba embikwetfu. Asati kutsi sewudliwe yini loMosi lowasikhipha eGibhithe.’
41 Ngulapho-ke benta khona sitfombe lesaba nesimo lesinjengeselitfole, base banikela imihlatjelo kuso, benta lidzili badvumisa lobekungumsebenti wetandla tabo.
42 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wabashiya basale bakhonta tinkhanyeti tasezulwini, njengobe kubhaliwe encwadzini yebaphrofethi kutsi: “ ‘Bantfu baka-Israyeli! Kwakungimi yini lona lenamhlabela imihlatjelo yetilwane, iminyaka lengema-40 ehlane?
43 Cha! Kwakulithende lesitfombe lesinguMoloki lenanisetfwele, nemfanekiso wenkhanyeti lengunkulunkulu wenu Refani, bekubonkulunkulu benu lenabadvumisa. Ngako-ke ngiyawunilahla khashane kuneBhabhulona.’
44 “Bokhokho betfu babenelithende lapho kwakuhlala khona Nkulunkulu emkhatsini wabo ehlane. Lalentiwe njengobe Mosi abetjelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi alente, Mosi walenta ngalendlela abekhonjiswe yona.
45 Emvakwaloko, bokhokho betfu labemukela lelithende kuboyise babo baletfwala bahamba nalo naJoshuwa, balitsatsa lelive Nkulunkulu lacosha letinye tive kulo. Baligcina kwaze kwaba sikhatsi saDavide.
46 Davide watsandzeka kuNkulunkulu, wase ucela kuNkulunkulu kutsi amvumele kube amakhele indlu leyawusetjentiswa titukulwane taJakobe,
47 kodvwa nguSolomoni lowaze wamakhela indlu.
48 Kodvwa loNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe akahlali etindlini letakhiwe ngetandla, njengekusho kwemphrofethi lotsi:
49 “ ‘Nkulunkulu utsi: “Lizulu lisihlalo sami, umhlaba senabelo setinyawo tami. Yindlu lenjani leningayakhela mine? Iphi indzawo lapho ngingaphumula khona?
50 Akusimi matfupha yini lowenta tonkhe letintfo?” ’
51 “Maye, ninenkhani! Maye, anikholwa etinhlitiyweni tenu! Maye, nitihhulu ekuveni livi laNkulunkulu! Nifute bokhokho benu, nani niphikisana naMoya Longcwele.
52 Ukhona nje yena munye umphrofethi longazange ahlushwe bokhokho benu? Babulala titfunywa taNkulunkulu, letatimemetela ngembili ngekufika kweSisebenti sakhe lesilungile. Manje senimtsengisile nambulala.
53 Ningibo labemukela umtsetfo waNkulunkulu, lowendluliselwa tingilosi kini, nawo anizange seniwulalele!”
54 Liqoqo letiphatsimandla lisalalele Stefano latfukutsela kakhulu, lacucudza imihlatsi.
55 Kodvwa Stefano agcwele Moya Longcwele, wabuka ezulwini wabona bukhatikhati baNkulunkulu, naJesu eme ngasesandleni sekudla saNkulunkulu.
56 Watsi: “Ase nibuke! Ngibona lizulu livulekile neNdvodzana yeMuntfu ime ngesandleni sekudla saNkulunkulu.”
57 Bamemeta kakhulukati bavala tindlebe tabo, bamtselekela bonkhe kanyekanye,
58 bamhudvulela ngephandle kwelidolobha, bamgcoba ngematje. Bofakazi babeka timphahla tabo phansi kutsi tigadvwe lijaha lelalibitwa ngekutsi nguSawula.
59 Basachubeka bamgcoba ngematje Stefano, wakhala ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nkhosi Jesu, yemukela umoya wami.”
60 Waguca phansi wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Nkhosi! Ungababekeli sono ngaloku labakwentako!” Wase uyafa.
1 Sawula abevumelene nabo kutsi abulawe loStefano. Ngalo lelo langa libandla laseJerusalema lacala lahlupheka ngekutingelwa kabuhlungu. Onkhe emakholwa, ngaphandle kwebaphostoli, asakateka netigodzi tonkhe taseJudiya naseSamariya.
2 Lamanye emadvodza lakholwako asingcwaba sidvumbu saStefano; akhala kakhulu amlilela.
3 Kodvwa Sawula wetama kulibhubhisa libandla, aphuma angena tindlu ngetindlu, awahudvula emakholwa, labadvuna nalabasikati, abafaka ejele.
4 Lamakholwa lasakateka kuto tonkhe tindzawo, abehamba alishumayela lelivi.
5 Filiphu waya edolobheni laseSamariya ayawushumayela ngaloKhristu kubantfu bakhona.
6 Sicumbi sebantfu salalela nganhlitiyo yinye loko kwakukhulunywa nguFiliphu, sabona netimangaliso labetenta.
7 Bomoya lababi babephuma kubantfu bakhala kakhulu; bonkhe lababefe tinhlangotsi nalababechuta nabo baphiliswa.
8 Kwaba nekutfokota lokukhulu kulelo dolobha.
9 Kulelo dolobha kwakukhona indvodza leyayinguSimoni, lobesanesikhatsi lesidze amangalisa emaSamariya ngemilingo yakhe. Abetigabatisa ngekutsi ungumuntfu lomkhulu kabi.
10 Bonkhe bantfu, betinhlobo tonkhe, babembukisisa bese batsi: “Ungemandla ankulunkulu latiwa ngekutsi: ‘Ngemandla Lamakhulu.’ ”
11 Abesabamangalise ngemilingo yakhe sikhatsi lesidze kangangekutsi base bambukisisa.
12 Kodvwa kwatsi nase bakholwa yinshumayelo yaFiliphu ngeliVangeli lembuso waNkulunkulu nangelibito laJesu Khristu, babhajatiswa, labadvuna nalabasikati.
13 NaSimoni matfupha wakholwa; emvakwekubhajatiswa kwakhe wahlala njalo asedvute kwaFiliphu, wamangala nakabona letimanga letinkhulu kanye netibonakaliso labetenta.
14 Baphostoli eJerusalema beva kutsi bantfu baseSamariya balemukele livi laNkulunkulu; ngako batfumela boPhetro naJohane kubo.
15 Nase befikile, bawathandazela emakholwa kutsi emukele Moya Longcwele.
16 Phela Moya Longcwele abesengakehleli nome kumunye nje wabo; bebabhajatiselwe egameni leNkhosi Jesu kuphela.
17 Ngako boPhetro naJohane babeka tandla etikwabo, base bemukela Moya Longcwele.
18 Watsi Simoni nakabona kutsi Moya bamemukele ngekubekwa tandla baphostoli, wakhipha imali afuna kuyinika boPhetro naJohane,
19 watsi: “Nami nginikeni lamandla, kuze kutsi nami lowo lengibeka tandla etikwakhe emukele Moya Longcwele.”
20 Kodvwa Phetro waphendvula watsi: “Wena nemali yakho hamba uyekufa; ucabanga kutsi ungatsenga sipho saNkulunkulu ngemali?
21 Awunasabelo nalifa kulomsebenti, ngobe inhlitiyo yakho ayikalungi emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
22 Ngako, phendvuka kulelichinga lakho lelibi, uthandaze eNkhosini kutsi ikutsetselele ngekucabanga intfo lembi kangaka.
23 Ingani ngiyabona kutsi ugcwele umona, kantsi usiboshwa sesono.”
24 Simoni watsi kuPhetro naJohane: “Ngiyacela kutsi ningithandazele eNkhosini, khona tingetikwenteka kimi letintfo lenitishoko.”
25 Emvakwekufakaza nekushumayela livi leNkhosi boPhetro naJohane babuyela eJerusalema, bahamba bashumayela liVangeli emitini leminyenti yaseSamariya.
26 Ingilosi yeNkhosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu yatsi: “Tilungiselele kuya endleleni leseNingizimu lesuka eJerusalema yehlele eGaza.” (Lendlela ilihlane).
27 Wasukuma, wahamba. Bheka, wabona umTopiya labengumtsenwa, asiphatsimandla saKhandase, indlovukazi yaseTopiya, abebalulekile futsi angumgcinisikhwama sendlovukazi; abephuma eJerusalema kuyawudvumisa Nkulunkulu,
28 asabuyela ekhaya agibele inkalishi abefundza encwadzini yemphrofethi Isaya.
29 Moya Longcwele watsi kuFiliphu: “Sondzela kulenkalishi uhambe eceleni kwayo!”
30 Nangempela Filiphu wagijima wasondzela, weva umTopiya afundza incwadzi yemphrofethi Isaya, wase uyabuta Filiphu utsi: “Uyakuva yini loku lokufundzako?”
31 Waphendvula watsi: “Ngingeva kanjani kute longichazelako nje?” Wase ucela yena Filiphu kutsi agibele ahlale eceleni kwakhe.
32 Abefundza indzawana emBhalweni lapho kutsi: “Njengemvu ilandzelwe kuyawuhlatjwa, nome lizinyane lemvu embikwemhhuli walo lithulile, akazange awuvule umlomo wakhe.
33 Wedzelelwa, wehlulelwa ngalokungemtsetfo. Ngubani longachaza imphandze yakhe? Akashiyanga namliba, ngobe imphilo yakhe yesuswa emhlabeni.”
34 Siphatsimandla satsi kuFiliphu: “Ngiyakubuta ngitsi: Abekhuluma ngabani lomphrofethi la, abetisho yena yini, nome abekhuluma ngalomunye umuntfu?”
35 Filiphu wakhuluma nalesiphatsimandla, wacala ngalendzawana emBhalweni asitjela liVangeli ngaJesu.
36 Basachubeka nendlela yabo befika lapho kunemanti khona siphatsimandla satsi: “Ingani nankha emanti, kwalani kutsi ngibhajatiswe?” [
37 Filiphu watsi kuso: “Nawukholwa ngenhlitiyo yakho yonkhe, kungentiwa.” Saphendvula satsi: “Ngiyakholwa kutsi Jesu Khristu yiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”]
38 Wase utsi akumiswe inkalishi yakhe, behla bobabili, baya emantini, siphatsimandla naFiliphu, wase uyasibhabhatisa.
39 Batsi kube baphume emantini, Moya weNkhosi watsatsa Filiphu, siphatsimandla asizange siphindze simbone, noko sachubeka neluhambo lwaso sesihamba sijabula.
40 Kodvwa Filiphu wabonakala asase-Azothosi ahamba ashumayela liVangeli kuwo onkhe emadolobha, waze wefika naseKhesariya.
1 Ngaso lesikhatsi Sawula abesachubeka ngekusongela nekubulala bafundzi beNkhosi. Waya kumPhristi Lomkhulu.
2 Wafike wacela tincwadzi tekumetfula emasinagogeni emaJuda aseDamaseko, kuze atsi nakakhandza lapho nobe bobani lababalandzeli baleNdlela yeNkhosi, abe nemandla ekubabopha, labadvuna nalabasikati, abatsatse abamikise eJerusalema.
3 Asahamba aya eDamaseko, asasedvute nje nalelo dolobha, kwavela kukhanya lokukhulu esibhakabhakeni, kwambaneka ndzawo tonkhe ngekuphatima kweliso.
4 Washayeka phansi, weva livi litsi kuye: “Sawula! Ye Sawula! Ungihluphelani?”
5 Waphendvula watsi: “Ungubani, wena Nkhosi?” Livi laphendvula latsi: “NginguJesu, lomhluphako!
6 Sukuma-ke uye kulelo dolobha, lapho utawutjelwa khona lokufanele ukwente.”
7 Nalamadvodza labehamba naSawula abesamile, abindze ase dvu; abeliva lelivi, kepha akazange ambone lona labekhuluma.
8 Sawula wasukuma phansi, wavula emehlo, kodvwa emehlo ehluleka kubona. Ngako base bambamba ngesandla bamhola baze bayawungena naye eDamaseko.
9 Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu angakwati kubona, ngaleso sikhatsi abengadli anganatsi lutfo.
10 Kwakukhona umfundzi lapha eDamaseko libito lakhe kungu-Ananiyase. Wabona umbono lapho iNkhosi yatsi kuye: “Ananiyase!” Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi.”
11 INkhosi yatsi kuye: “Tilungiselele kuhamba uye eSitaladini Lesicondzile, endlini yaJudasi ucele indvodza yaseThasusi libito layo nguSawula. Uyathandaza.
12 Ekwembulelweni kwakhe ubone indvodza lengu-Ananiyase ingena ibeka tandla etikwakhe kuze aphindze abone.”
13 Kepha Ananiyase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, bantfu labanyenti sebangitjelile ngalendvodza, nangabo bonkhe budlova lebentile kubantfu bakho eJerusalema.
14 Futsi seyite lapha eDamaseko ngemandla nangemvume yebaphristi labakhulu kutewubopha bonkhe bantfu lababita libito lakho.”
15 INkhosi yatsi kuye: “Hamba, ngobe lowo muntfu usitja sami lengisikhetsile kutsi siphatse libito lami kubetive nakumakhosi, nakubantfu baka-Israyeli.
16 Mine ngekwami ngitamkhombisa konkhe lafanele ahlupheke ngako ngelibito lami.”
17 Ngako-ke Ananiyase wahamba, wangena endlini wabeka tandla etikwaSawula. Watsi: “Mzalwane, Sawula, iNkhosi Jesu lebonakele kuwe endleleni ingitfumile kutsi ubone futsi, ugcwaliswe ngaMoya Longcwele.”
18 Masinyane kwawa tincwencwe letatifanana nenkhwetfu tisuka emehlweni aSawula, waphindze wabona futsi. Wasukuma wabhajatiswa.
19 Emvakwekudla waphindze wacina futsi. Sawula wahlala nebafundzi emalangana lambalwa eDamaseko.
20 Masinyane wacala kushumayela emasinagogeni ngaJesu atsi: “UyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.”
21 Bonkhe labamuva bamangala babutana bodvwana batsi: “Akusiyo yini lendvodza lebeyibulala bonkhe lababita lelibito eJerusalema? Khona kantsi nje ayiketi lapha ngalenjongo yekubabopha ibamikise kubaphristi labakhulu yini?”
22 Kodvwa Sawula wachubeka kushumayela ngemandla wawadzidza nemaJuda labehlala eDamaseko, awakhombisa ngalokusebaleni kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
23 Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti, emaJuda ahlangana enta lisu lekumbulala.
24 Kodvwa Sawula weva ngalelisu labo kutsi bamlindza imini nebusuku emagedeni elidolobha kuze bambulale.
25 Kodvwa balandzeli bakhe Sawula bamtsatsa ebusuku bamehlisa ngelibhasikidi elubondzeni lwelidolobha.
26 Sawula waya eJerusalema wetama kutihlanganisa nebafundzi, kodvwa abazange bamkholwe lokutsi abesangumfundzi, bonkhe babemesaba.
27 Noko Bhanabasi wamsita ngekutsi amtsatse amyise kubaphostoli. Wafike wabachazela kutsi Sawula wayibona kanjani iNkhosi endleleni, nekutsi iNkhosi yakhuluma naye. Wabatjela futsi nekutsi Sawula washumayela kanjani ngesibindzi ngelibito laJesu eDamaseko.
28 Ngako-ke Sawula wahlanganyela kanye nabo behla benyuka nelidolobha lonkhe laseJerusalema, bashumayela ngesibindzi ngelibito leNkhosi.
29 Wakhuluma waphikisana nemaJuda labekhuluma siGriki; kodvwa abefuna kumbulala.
30 Kwatsi bazalwane nabakhandza tintfo time kanje, bamtsatsa Sawula bamyisa eKhesariya bamtfumela eThasusi.
31 Ngako-ke libandla kulo lonkhe laseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya laba nesikhatsi sekuthula. Lakhiwa, lakhula ngebunyenti ngekusitwa nguMoya Longcwele liphila imphilo yekwesaba iNkhosi.
32 Phetro asahambahamba emkhatsini wabo bonkhe, waze wehlela kulabangcwele lababehlala eLida.
33 Kulapho akhandza khona indvodza leyayingu-Ayeneyasi, leyayife luhlangotsi ingakwati nekuvuka embhedzeni iminyaka lesiphohlongo.
34 Phetro watsi kuye: “Ayeneyasi, Jesu Khristu uyakuphilisa. Sukuma ugcebe umbhedze wakho!” Ayeneyasi wasukuma ngekushesha.
35 Bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eLida nasesigodzini saseSharoni bambona, baphendvukela eNkhosini.
36 EJopha kwakunemfati labelikholwa anguThabitha. Libito lakhe ngesiGriki kwakunguDokhasi, (lokusho kutsi “inyamatane”), abecitsa sonkhe sikhatsi sakhe ngekwenta lokuhle ngekusita timphuya.
37 Ngaso leso sikhatsi wagula, wafa. Sidvumbu sakhe basigeza basilalisa endlini esitezi.
38 IJopha yayisedvute naseLida, kwatsi bafundzi nabeva kutsi Phetro abeseLida, batfumela emadvodza lamabili nemlayeto lotsi: “Sicela unonophe ute lapha kitsi.”
39 Ngako Phetro watilungisela wahamba nabo. Nasafikile bamtsatsa bamyisa kulendlu leyayisesitezi. Bonkhe bafelokati bamsingatsa, bakhala bamkhombisa emahembe nemajazi labentiwe nguDokhasi asengakafi.
40 Phetro wabakhiphela ngephandle bonkhe labantfu, waguca phansi wathandaza; wase ugucukela kulesidvumbu watsi: “Thabitha, sukuma!” Thabitha wavula emehlo, watsi kube abone Phetro wahlala ngetibunu.
41 Phetro wambamba ngesandla wamsukumisa. Wase ubita emakholwa nebafelokati, wabanika yena asaphilile.
42 Lendzaba yasakateka neJopha yonkhe, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa eNkhosini.
43 Phetro wahlala eJopha emalanga lamanyenti nemshuki wetikhumba labenguSimoni.
1 Kwakukhona indvodza leyayinguKhoneliyuse eKhesariya, beyiyindvuna yelibutfo lemaRoma lelalibitwa ngekutsi: “Libutfo laseTaliyane.”
2 Abekholwa, amesaba Nkulunkulu yena nendlu yakhe abesita labanyenti labamphofu bemaJuda, ahlala emkhulekweni ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi.
3 Kwakungeli-awa lesitsatfu entsambama, lapho abona ngalokusebaleni embonweni ingilosi yaNkulunkulu ingena kuye itsi: “Khoneliyuse!”
4 Wayibukisisa ngekwesaba lengilosi wase utsi: “Utsini, Nkhosi?” Ingilosi yaphendvula yatsi: “Nkulunkulu uyemukele imithandazo yakho nemisebenti yakho yesihawu, ngako-ke sewukukhumbulile.
5 Ngako tfumela emadvodza eJopha ayewubita indvodza lebitwa ngekutsi nguSimoni Phetro,
6 isivakashi emtini wemshuki wetikhumba lotsiwa nguSimoni, lohlala ngaselwandle.”
7 Lengilosi leyayikhuluma naye yase iyahamba, Khoneliyuse wase ubita tisebenti tasekhaya kakhe letimbili kanye nelisotja, indvodza leyayikholwa, ingulenye yabogadzi bakhe.
8 Wabatjela konkhe lokwase kwentekile, wase ubatfumela eJopha.
9 Ngakusasa, nase basondzele eJopha, Phetro waya egumeni lelalisetulu eluphahleni lwendlu emini ayewuthandaza.
10 Walamba, wakhanuka kudla; kusalungiswa kudla watsatseka wabona umbono.
11 Wabona lizulu livulekile kwehla intfo leyayifana nendvwangu lenkhulu kusengatsi ilengiswe ngemakona ayo omane yehliselwa emhlabeni,
12 ekhatsi kwayo kwakunetinhlobo tonkhe tetilwane temhlaba, letihamba ngetinyawo letine, naletihamba ngesisu, netinyoni temoya.
13 Kwevakala livi litsi kuye: “Sukuma, Phetro; hlaba udle!”
14 Kodvwa Phetro watsi: “Ngeke, Nkhosi! Angizange sengiyidle intfo leyatiwa ngekutsi ingcolile.”
15 Livi lakhuluma kuye futsi latsi: “Ungasho kutsi kungcolile loko lokuhlantwe nguNkulunkulu.”
16 Loku kwenteka katsatfu; kwase kuyatsatfwa kubuyela ezulwini.
17 Phetro kwammangalisa kutsi usho kutsini lombono lawubonile. Ngaso leso sikhatsi lamadvodza labetfunywe nguKhoneliyuse abesawutfolile lomuti waSimoni aseme emnyango.
18 Sebakhulekile babuta batsi: “Asikho yini sivakashi lapha lesibitwa ngekutsi nguSimoni Phetro?”
19 Phetro asacabangisisa inchazelo yalombono, Moya Longcwele watsi kuye: “Lalela! Emadvodza lamatsatfu ayakufuna.
20 Ngako sukuma wehle uhambe nawo ungangabati, ngobe atfunywe ngimi.”
21 Ngako Phetro wehla waya kulamadvodza wafike watsi: “Ngimi lona lenimfunako. Ningifunelani?”
22 Baphendvula batsi: “Khoneliyuse, indvuna yelibutfo, usitfumile. Uyindvodza lelungile naleyesaba Nkulunkulu, futsi uhlonishwa ngiso sonkhe sive semaJuda. Watjelwa yingilosi lengcwele kutsi akumeme ute emtini wakhe, kuze atewuva emavi akho.”
23 Phetro wabacela labantfu kutsi sale balala, ngobe lase lishonile. Ngakusasa watilungiselela kuhamba nabo; labanye bazalwane baseJopha bamphekeletela.
24 Ngakusasa befika eKhesariya, lapho abelindzelwe nguKhoneliyuse khona, kanye netihlobo nebangani bakhe labakhulu labebamemile.
25 Nasatawungena nje ekhaya Phetro, Khoneliyuse waphuma wamhlangabeta, waguca ngemadvolo wakhotsama embikwakhe.
26 Kodvwa Phetro wamsukumisa. Watsi kuye: “Sukuma, nami ngingumuntfu nje.”
27 Phetro wachubeka wakhulumisa Khoneliyuse basangena endlini, lapho akhandza bantfu labanyenti bahlangene.
28 Watsi kubo: “Nani matfupha niyati kutsi umJuda akavunyelwa yinkholo yakhe kutsi avakashele nome atihlanganise nebetive. Kodvwa Nkulunkulu ungikhombisile kutsi angifanele kusho kutsi umuntfu ungcolile nome akahlanteki.
29 Ngako-ke njengobe utfumele kimi, ngivele ngeta ngaphandle kwekungatsita. Sengiyabuta-ke, manje, ungibiteleni?”
30 Khoneliyuse waphendvula watsi: “Kwakucishe kube ngito letikhatsi kutsanti kwayitolo ngesikhatsi ngithandaza endlini yami ngeli-awa lesitsatfu ntsambama ngabona indvodza yembetse tingubo letikhatimulako ime embikwami
31 itsi: ‘Khoneliyuse, Nkulunkulu uwuvile umthandazo wakho, uyikhumbulile imisebenti yakho yesihawu.
32 Tfumela umuntfu eJopha ayewubita indvodza lebitwa ngekutsi nguSimoni Phetro, usivakashi emtini waSimoni, umshuki wetikhumba, lohlala ngaselwandle.’
33 Nganonopha ngatfumela kuwe, wavele wavuma ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe kuta njengobe sewulapha nje. Nanyalo sesihlangene sonkhe embikwaNkulunkulu, simele kuva loko iNkhosi lekutfume kona.”
34 Wacala wakhuluma Phetro watsi: “Nembala sengibonile kutsi Nkulunkulu akakhetsi libala lemuntfu,
35 kodvwa lowo lomesabako ente lokulungile uyemukeleka kuye, nome angewasiphi sive.
36 Niyalati livi lalitfumela kubantfu baka-Israyeli, ashumayela liVangeli lekuthula ngaJesu Khristu, loyiNkhosi yabo bonkhe bantfu.
37 Niyayati nalendzaba lenkhulu leyenteka eJudiya lonkhe, kusukela eGalile, ngemuva kwembhabhatiso lowawuyinshumayelo yaJohane.
38 Niyati futsi ngaJesu waseNazaretha, kutsi Nkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani ngaMoya Longcwele nangemandla nekutsi waya kuyo yonkhe indzawo enta lokuhle aphilisa bonkhe lababecindzetelwe ngemandla aSathane, ngobe Nkulunkulu abenaye.
39 “Tsine sibofakazi bako konkhe loko labekwenta eveni lemaJuda kanye naseJerusalema. Bambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni.
40 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni ngelilanga lesitsatfu, wambonakalisa;
41 noko akabonwanga ngabo bonkhe bantfu, kodvwa ngitsi kuphela lesibofakazi, tsine lesasivele sikhetfwe nguNkulunkulu. Sadla sanatsa naye ngemuva kwekuvuswa kwakhe nguNkulunkulu ekufeni.
42 Wasitfuma kutsi sishumayele kubantfu, sifakaze nekutsi nguye lokhetfwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi abe nguMehluleli walabaphilako nalabafile.
43 Bonkhe baphrofethi bafakaza ngaye, batsi wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa nguye uyawutsetselelwa tono ngelibito lakhe.”
44 Asakhuluma Phetro, Moya Longcwele wehlela kubo bonkhe labaliva lelivi.
45 Emakholwa emaJuda labephuma eJopha kanye naPhetro amangala kutsi Nkulunkulu utfululele sipho sakhe lesinguMoya Longcwele, ngisho nakubetive imbala;
46 ngobe babeva sebakhuluma ngetilimi badvumisa bukhulu baNkulunkulu. Khona Phetro wakhuluma watsi:
47 “Labantfu sebemukele Moya Longcwele, njengobe natsi samemukela. Kepha ukhona yini longahle abavimbele kutsi babhajatiswe ngemanti?”
48 Ngako wabatjela kutsi kufanele babhajatiswe egameni laJesu Khristu. Base bayamcela kutsi ahlale nabo emalangana.
1 Baphostoli nebazalwane kulo lonkhe laseJudiya beva kutsi betive nabo balemukele livi laNkulunkulu.
2 Kwatsi lapho Phetro akhuphukela eJerusalema, labo labatsandza kusoka kwebetive bamsola,
3 batsi: “Uvumeleni kuya emtini webetive labangakasoki futsi udle nabo?”
4 Ngako-ke Phetro wabalandzisa ngalokwenteka, kusukela ekucaleni, watsi:
5 “Bengithandaza emtini eJopha, ngatsatseka, ngabona umbono. Ngabona kwehla intfo leyayibukeka njengendvwangu lenkhulu yehla ezulwini kusengatsi ibanjwe ngemakona ayo omane yehliselwa kimi.
6 Ngasondzela ngabuka ekhatsi ngabona tilwane letihamba ngetinyawo letine, netesiganga, naletihamba ngesisu kanye netinyoni temoya.
7 Ngeva livi litsi kimi: ‘Sukuma, Phetro; hlaba udle!’
8 Kodvwa ngatsi: ‘Ngeke, Nkhosi, ngobe akuzange sekungene nakunye lokungcolile emlonyeni wami.’
9 Livi lakhuluma futsi ezulwini latsi: ‘Ungasho kutsi lokuhlantwe nguNkulunkulu kungcolile.’
10 Loku kwenteka emahlandla lamatsatfu, ekugcineni yonkhe intfo yakhushulelwa emuva yenyuselwa ezulwini.
11 “Ngasona leso sikhatsi emadvodza lamatsatfu labetfunyelwe kimi achamuka eKhesariya efika endlini lapho ngangihlala khona.
12 Moya Longcwele wangitjela kutsi angihambe nabo ngingangatsiti. Labazalwane labasitfupha labangiphekeletela sahamba nabo saya eKhesariya, sonkhe sangena endlini yaKhoneliyuse.
13 Wasitjela ngekubona kwakhe ingilosi ime endlini yakhe itsi kuye: ‘Tfumela emadvodza eJopha ayekubitela Simoni lokutsiwa nguPhetro.
14 Uyawukhuluma emavi lokuyawutsi ngawo usindziswe wena nendlu yakho yonkhe.’
15 “Ngisacala nje kukhuluma, Moya Longcwele wehlela kubo njengobe ehlela kitsi ekucaleni.
16 Ngase ngikhumbula lokwashiwo yiNkhosi nayitsi: ‘Johane wabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa nine niyawubhajatiswa ngaMoya Longcwele.’
17 Nangabe-ke Nkulunkulu wabapha laba betive lesipho lesifana naleso lasipha sona tsine nasikholwa eNkhosini Jesu Khristu, mine-ke bengingubani kutsi ngingemelana naNkulunkulu?”
18 Batsi nabeva loko, babindza, base badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Nembala Nkulunkulu sewunike nebetive litfuba lekuphendvukela ekuphileni.”
19 Emakholwa, labesakatwe kuhlushwa lokwalandzela kubulawa kwaStefano, ahamba aze efika eFenisiya naseSiphrosi nase-Antiyokhi, atjela emaJuda kuphela ngalelivi leNkhosi.
20 Labanye babo babengemadvodza aseSiphrosi naseSirene labatsi nabefika e-Antiyokhi batjela nebetive livi leNkhosi, babashumayela liVangeli lekutsi Jesu yiNkhosi.
21 Sandla seNkhosi sasinabo, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa baphendvukela eNkhosini.
22 Tindzaba ngaloko tefika ebandleni laseJerusalema, ngako-ke batfumela Bhanabasi e-Antiyokhi.
23 Lapho efika wabona kutsi Nkulunkulu abebabusisile bantfu, watfokota wabancusa bonkhe kutsi betsembeke baciniseke eNkhosini ngetinhlitiyo tonkhe tabo.
24 Bhanabasi abengumuntfu lolungile agcwele Moya Longcwele nekukholwa. Bantfu labanyenti bengetekela eNkhosini.
25 Bhanabasi wase uya eThasusi ayewufuna Sawula.
26 Kwatsi lapho amkhandza, wamletsa e-Antiyokhi. Umnyaka wonkhe bobabili babehlanganyela nebantfu belibandla, babefundzisa sicuku lesikhulu. Kwakuse-Antiyokhi lapho bafundzi babitwa kwekucala ngekutsi ngemaKhristu.
27 Ngaleso sikhatsi labanye baphrofethi behla besuka eJerusalema baya e-Antiyokhi.
28 Lomunye wabo longu-Agabusi wasukuma ngemandla aMoya wabatjela ngendlala leyayitawufika emhlabeni wonkhe. Yaze yaba khona ngesikhatsi sekubusa uMbusi Klawudiyusi.
29 Bafundzi bavumelana kutsi ngulowo nalowo atfumele loko langakutfumela kusita bazalwane baseJudiya.
30 Bakwenta loko batfumela imali kubabonisi belibandla ngaboBhanabasi naSawula.
1 Ngalesikhatsi Herodi, inkhosi, wacala kutingela nekuhlupha emalunga elibandla.
2 Wabulala Jakobe, umnakaboJohane, ngenkemba.
3 Watsi nakabona kutsi emaJuda ayakujabulela loko lakwentako, wachubekela nasekubopheni Phetro. Loko kwenteka ngesikhatsi seSidlo Sesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso.
4 Watsi kube ambambe wamfaka ejele lapho aniketwa etigabeni letine temasotja lamane sigaba sisinye, letatimlindza ngekuntjintjana. Herode abehlose kutsi amletse embikwemaJuda emvakweliPhasika.
5 Ngako-ke Phetro walondvolotwa ejele, kodvwa libandla belithandaza limncusela kuNkulunkulu.
6 Ngebusuku bekugcina Herodi atamkhipha amletse ebantfwini, Phetro abelele emkhatsini webalindzi lababili. Abeboshwe ngetinketane letimbili, kwakunebalindzi lapho emnyango welijele balindzile.
7 Masinyane kwefika ingilosi yeNkhosi, kwakhanya ngekhatsi ejele. Lengilosi yanyikinyisa Phetro ngelihlombe, yamvusa yatsi: “Phangisa! Vuka!” Khona lapho tinketane tadzilika etandleni takhe.
8 Ingilosi yase itsi kuye: “Tibophe ngelibhande, ufake tincabule takho.” Wakwenta loko Phetro, ingilosi yatsi: “Yembatsa ingubo yakho ungilandzele!”
9 Phetro waphuma ejele wayilandzela. Noko akatanga kutsi loku lokwentiwa yingilosi kwenteka ngempela yini; wacabanga kutsi ubona umbono.
10 Bendlula balindzi bekucala, nebesibili, befika kubekugcina esangweni lensimbi lelivulekela edolobheni, lativulekela. Baphumela ngephandle. Bahamba bengca sitaladi saba sinye, khona lapho ingilosi yamshiya Phetro.
11 Kwangukhona kumkhanyela Phetro kutsi bekwentekani kuye, wase utsi: “Manje sengiyati kutsi kuliciniso kutsi iNkhosi itfumele ingilosi, yangikhulula emandleni aHerodi nakuko konkhe emaJuda abebheke kutsi kutangehlela.”
12 Watsi nabona loko, wahamba waya ekhaya laMariya, unina waJohane Makho. Bantfu labanyenti bebabutsene lapho bathandaza.
13 Phetro wanconcotsa emnyango; Roda, intfombatana leyayisisebenti, weta kutamvulela.
14 Waliva livi laPhetro wajabula kakhulu, wagijima wabuyela emuva angakawuvuli umnyango. Wefika wabatjela kutsi nguPhetro lome ngephandle.
15 Batsi kuye: “Uyahlanya!” Kepha wacinisa watsi kuliciniso. Base baphendvula batsi: “Yingilosi yakhe.”
16 Phetro abeseloku anconcotsa. Batsi bavula umnyango bambona Phetro, bamangala.
17 Waphakamisa sandla sakhe wababindzisa, wabachazela kutsi iNkhosi imkhulule njani ejele. Watsi kubo: “Nibotjela Jakobe nebazalwane.” Wase uyabashiya uya encenye.
18 Ekuseni kwesuka lesikhulu sidvumo kubalindzi kutsi ushonephi Phetro.
19 Herodi watfumela kutsi afunwe, kepha abazange bamtfole. Ngako-ke wabita balindzi wababutisisa, wase utsi ababulawe. Emvakwaloko Herodi wehlela eKhesariya aphuma eJudiya, wahlala sikhatsi khona.
20 Wabatfukutselela kakhulu Herodi bantfu baseThire naseSidoni; ngako-ke baya kanyekanye bayawubonana naye. Kwekucala bavumelana naBlastusi, labengumgcini wesigodlo. Baya kuHerodi bayawucela kuthula, ngobe live labo lalitfola kudla eveni lakhe.
21 Ngelilanga lelalikhetsekile Herodi wembatsa tingubo takhe tebukhosi, wahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi, wabeka inkhulumo kubantfu.
22 Bamemeta batsi: “Akusiye umuntfu lona lokhulumako, kepha ngunkulunkulu.”
23 Khona lapho ingilosi yeNkhosi yashaya Herodi, ngobe abengamniki Nkulunkulu ludvumo. Wadliwa tibungu waze wafa.
24 Livi leNkhosi lachubeka landza.
25 Bhanabasi naSawula bacedza umsebenti wabo babuyela eJerusalema, bahamba kanye naJohane Makho.
1 Ebandleni lase-Antiyokhi kwakunebaphrofethi nebafundzisi: Bhanabasi, naSimeyoni (lobitwa ngekutsi Mnyama), naLusiyusi waseSirene, naManayeni lowakhula naHerodi, umbusi, naSawula.
2 Basakhonta iNkhosi, bazila, Moya Longcwele watsi kubo: “Ngehlukaniseleni boBhanabasi naSawula, nibehlukanisele umsebenti lengibabitele wona.”
3 Emvakwekuzila nekuthandaza babeka tandla etikwabo, base bayabatfuma.
4 BoBhanabasi naSawula, sebatfunyelwe nguMoya Longcwele, behlela eSeloyisiya bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka khona balibangisa esichingini saseSiphrosi.
5 Lapho befika eSalamisi, bashumayela livi leNkhosi emasinagogeni emaJuda. BabenaJohane labebalekelela emsebentini.
6 Bahamba yonkhe indlela lejuba esichingini baya ePhafosi, lapho bahlangana naBhajesu labesangoma, umJuda labengumphrofethi wemanga.
7 Abenembusi waleso sichingi, Segiyusi Pawulusi, labeyindvodza lehlakaniphile. Umbusi wabita boBhanabasi naSawula kutsi abete kuye ngobe afuna kuva livi laNkulunkulu.
8 Kepha baphikiswa ngu-Elimasi labesangoma, leyo yinchazelo yelibito lakhe lesiGriki; wetama kuvimbela umbusi ekukholweni.
9 Kodvwa Sawula lokunguPawula, agcwele Moya Longcwele, wasibukisisa lesangoma.
10 Watsi: “Wena ndvodzana yaSathane! Usitsa sako konkhe lokuhle; ugcwele onkhe emachinga ebubi, uyawuyekela nini kuvimbela liciniso leNkhosi ngemanga?
11 Sandla seNkhosi sitakwehlela etikwakho nyalo; utawuba yimphumphutse, awunakubona kukhanya kwelilanga sikhatsi lesitsite.” Khona lapho Elimasi wehlelwa yinkhungu yebumnyama yavala emehlo akhe, wahambahamba ajikeleta afuna longamhola amdvonse ngesandla.
12 Umbusi wakholwa nakabona loko lokwase kwentekile, ikakhulu wamangaliswa yimfundziso yeNkhosi.
13 Pawula nebangani bakhe bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka ePhafosi baya ePhega yasePhamfiliya, kepha Johane Makho wabashiya wabuyela emuva eJerusalema.
14 Bahamba besuka ePhega befika e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya. Ngelilanga leliSabatha bangena esinagogeni bahlala phansi.
15 Sekufundvwe umtsetfo nemiBhalo yebaphrofethi, baphatsi belisinagoge batfumela livi batsi: “Bazalwane, sicela nikhulume kubantfu nangabe ninawo emavi ekubakhutsata.”
16 Pawula wasukuma waphakamisa sandla kuze batemlalela watsi: “Nine baka-Israyeli, nani lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lalelani!
17 Nkulunkulu wesive saka-Israyeli wakhetsa bokhokho betfu, wabandzisa ngesikhatsi basahlala njengetihambi eveni laseGibhithe. Nkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe ngemandla akhe lamangalisako.
18 Wababeketelela ehlane iminyaka lengema-40.
19 Wabulala tive letisikhombisa eveni laseKhenani, walinika bona kutsi libe labo.
20 “Emvakweminyaka lengema-450 wabanika baholi besive lekwakutsiwa tikhulu, kwaze kwefika sikhatsi semphrofethi Samuweli.
21 Lapho bacela inkhosi, Nkulunkulu wabanika Sawula, indvodzana yaKishi, wesive sakaBhenjamini, waba yinkhosi yabo iminyaka lengema-40.
22 Nkulunkulu asamkhiphile wabeka Davide, waba yinkhosi yabo. Nkulunkulu wafakaza kahle ngaye nakatsi: ‘Ngitfole kutsi Davide, indvodzana yaJese, ungumuntfu wenhlitiyo yami, umuntfu lotakwenta konkhe lengifuna kutsi akwente.’
23 Entalweni yakhe Nkulunkulu waletsela ema-Israyeli uMsindzisi longuJesu njengobe abebatsembisile.
24 Asengakefiki Jesu, Johane washumayela esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli kutsi siphendvuke etonweni sibhajatiswe.
25 Johane nasatawucedza umsebenti wakhe, watsi kubantfu: ‘Nicabanga kutsi ngingubani mine? Angisiye lona lenimlindzele. Kepha bukani la! Yena uta emvakwami, mine angikafaneli ngisho kumkhumula ticatfulo takhe etinyaweni.’
26 “Bazalwane, ntalo ya-Abrahama, nani nonkhe lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lelivi lensindziso litfunyelwe kitsi.
27 Bantfu labahlala eJerusalema nebaholi babo abazange bati kutsi Jesu unguMsindzisi, abevanga nemavi ebaphrofethi labawafundza njalo ngemaSabatha, kepha bawagcwalisa ngekubulala Jesu.
28 Naloku bangasitfolanga sizatfu sekumlahla ngelicala lekufa, kepha bacela kuPhilatu kutsi akabulawe.
29 Ngemuva sebakwentile konkhe njengobe kubhaliwe ngaye, bametfula esiphambanweni bamfaka engcwabeni.
30 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile.
31 Ngemalanga lamanyenti wabonwa ngulabo labehamba nabo kusuka eGalile kuya eJerusalema. Manje sebabofakazi bakhe esiveni saka-Israyeli.
32 “Futsi silapha kube siniletsele liVangeli lekutsi loko Nkulunkulu lakwetsembisa bokhokho
33 sewukugcwalisile kitsi tsine lesisitukulwane sabo ngekuvusa Jesu aphile; njengobe kubhaliwe eSihlabelelweni sesibili kutsi: “ ‘Wena uyiNdvodzana yami, lamuhla senginguYihlo.’
34 “Naku Nkulunkulu lakusho ngekumvusa kwakhe kulabafile angeyiwubola ethuneni watsi: “ ‘Ngiyawuninika tibusiso letingcwele lengatetsembisa Davide;’
35 “njengobe asho nakulesinye Sihlabelelo atsi: “ ‘Awuyiwuvumela Longcwele wakho abole ethuneni.’
36 “Phela Davide wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe; wase uyafa, wembelwa eceleni kwabokhokho bakhe, wabola;
37 kepha lona Nkulunkulu lamvusa ekufeni akabolanga.
38 “Ngako-ke, bazalwane, akwateke kini kutsi ngaye lowo muntfu kutsetselelwa kwetono kuyashunyayelwa kini; nekutsi ngaye wonkhe lokholwa kuye uyakhululwa etonweni takhe labengeke akhululeke kuto ngemtsetfo waMosi.
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40 Ngako-ke caphelani, kuze kutsi lokwashiwo baphrofethi kungenteki kini:
41 “ ‘Caphelani, nine tedzeleli! Nimangale nife! Ngobe umsebenti lengiwenta emihleni yenu, nguleningeke niwukholwe, ngisho nome lomunye asanichazela ngawo.’ ”
42 Batsi boPawula naBhanabasi nabaphuma esinagogeni, bantfu babacela kutsi babuye ngeliSabatha lelilandzelako batewubatjela ngalokunyenti kwaleto tintfo.
43 Bantfu sebahambile emhlanganweni, boPawula naBhanabasi balandzelwa ngemaJuda lamanyenti nalabanye labanyenti lababephendvukele enkholweni yemaJuda. Baphostoli bakhuluma kubo babakhutsata kutsi bachubeke baphile emseni waNkulunkulu.
44 NgeliSabatha lelilandzelako cishe bonkhe bantfu edolobheni beta batewulalela livi leNkhosi.
45 Lapho emaJuda abona ticuku, aba nemona; aphikisa Pawula kuloko abekusho, ametfuka.
46 Kepha boPawula naBhanabasi bakhuluma ngesibindzi batsi: “Bekufanele kutsi livi leNkhosi likhulunywe kini kucala. Kepha njengobe ningalifuni, ningaticabangeli nine kutsi nifanelwe kuphila kwaphakadze, bhekani-ke sesiyanishiya siya kubetive.
47 Lona ngumyalo lesawunikwa yiNkhosi lotsi: “ ‘Ngikutfumele kutsi ube kukhanya kubetive, ube yinsindziso emhlabeni wonkhe.’ ”
48 Lapho betive beva loko, batfokota badvumisa livi leNkhosi; nalabo labebakhetselwe kuphila lokuphakadze bakholwa.
49 Livi leNkhosi landza kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo.
50 Kodvwa emaJuda afaka umoya wetikhova ebafatini lababehloniphekile lababephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda nasemadvodzeni labesembili kulelo dolobha. Bacala bahlupha boPawula naBhanabasi, babacosha kuleyo ndzawo yakubo.
51 Baphostoli batsintsitsa lutfuli lwetinyawo tabo bachubekela e-Ikhoniyumi.
52 Bafundzi base-Antiyokhi bagcwala kujabula naMoya Longcwele.
1 Kwabuye kwenteka lokufanako nase-Ikhoniyumi boPawula naBhanabasi bangena esinagogeni lemaJuda bakhuluma ngendlela leyenta kutsi linyenti lemaJuda nemaGriki likholwe.
2 Kepha emaJuda labengakholwa afaka lulwimi lolubi kubetive kuze bavukele bazalwane.
3 Baphostoli bahlala lapho sikhatsi lesidze. Bakhuluma ngesibindzi ngeNkhosi, leyafakaza kutsi inshumayelo yabo ngemusa wayo iliciniso, ibanika emandla ekwenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso ngetandla tabo.
4 Bantfu belidolobha behlukana ekhatsi, labanye baba ngakumaJuda, labanye baba ngakubaphostoli.
5 Kwatsi nakusuka siphitsiphitsi emkhatsini webetive, nemaJuda, nebaholi bawo, bafuna kuhlupha nekugcoba baphostoli ngematje,
6 baphostoli nabakuva loko, babalekela eListra naseDebe, emadolobha lamakhulu aseLikhawoniya, naseveni lelakhelene nawo.
7 Nakhona lapho bashumayela liVangeli.
8 EListra batfolana nendvodza ihleti, beyisishosha kusukela ekutalweni kwayo, yayingazange seyihambe.
9 Yalalela emavi aboPawula. Pawula wabona kutsi iyakholwa kutsi ingaphiliswa, ngako-ke wayibukisisa,
10 wamemeta kakhulu watsi: “Sukuma ume ngetinyawo.” Lendvodza yazuba yema ngetinyawo, yacala kuhamba.
11 Lapho sicumbi sibona lokwentiwe nguPawula, sacala samemeta ngelulwimi lwesiLikhawoniya sitsi: “Bonkulunkulu batsatse simo sebantfu behlela kitsi.”
12 Betsa Bhanabasi batsi unguZeyusi, naPawula bametsa batsi nguHemesi, ngobe nguye labekhuluma.
13 Umphristi waZeyusi labenelithempeli lelalakhiwe ngephandle kwelidolobha, waletsa tinkunzi nemhlobiso wetimbali emasangweni. Yena nesicumbi abefuna kunikela umnikelo kubaphostoli.
14 Lapho boBhanabasi naPawula beva loko bese batakwenta, badzabula tingubo tabo bagijima bacondza emkhatsini wesicumbi, bamemeta batsi:
15 “Madvodza, nikwentelani loku? Natsi sibantfu nje, labafanana nani! Site lapha kuniletsela liVangeli, kuze nigucuke nisuke kuletintfo letingenamsebenti niye kuNkulunkulu lophilako, lowenta lizulu, nemhlaba, nelwandle, nako konkhe lokukuko.
16 Ngesikhatsi lesendlulile watiyekela tonkhe tive tatihambela ngetindlela tato.
17 Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
18 Nangawo lawo mavi baphostoli babemisa kalukhuni bantfu kutsi babanikelele iminikelo.
19 Lamanye emaJuda efika aphuma e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya nase-Ikhoniyumi; asasivumisile sicuku, agcoba Pawula ngematje, amhudvulela ngephandle kwelidolobha acabanga kutsi sewufile.
20 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi emakholwa abutsana kuye, wasukuma wabuyela edolobheni. Ngelilanga lelilandzelako yena naBhanabasi bahamba baya eDebe.
21 BoPawula naBhanabasi bashumayela liVangeli eDebe, batfola balandzeli labanyenti. Base babuyela emuva eListra, nase-Ikhoniyumi, nase-Antiyokhi lesePhisidiya.
22 Bacinisa emakholwa bawakhutsata ekubambeleleni ekukholweni. Babafundzisa kutsi: “Sifanele sendlule ekuhluphekeni lokunyenti kuze singene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
23 Kulelo nalelo bandla babakhetsela babonisi, ngemithandazo nangekuzila babaletsa eNkhosini labayikholwako.
24 Kwatsi sebadzabule esifundzeni sasePhisidiya, befika ePhamfiliya,
25 bashumayela livi ePhega, base behlela e-Athaliya.
26 Nabesuka lapho bantjweza ngemkhumbi babuyela emuva e-Antiyokhi, indzawo lababenikelwe khona umsebenti waNkulunkulu labase bawentile.
27 Lapho sebefike e-Antiyokhi babutsela bantfu belibandla ndzawonye babatjela konkhe Nkulunkulu labekusebentile ngabo, nekutsi nebetive ubavulele indlela yekukholwa.
28 Bahlala lapho nemakholwa sikhatsi lesidze.
1 Lamanye emadvodza laphuma eJudiya aya e-Antiyokhi acala afundzisa bazalwane atsi: “Ningeke nisindziswe naningakasoki njengekusho kwelisiko laMosi.”
2 BoPawula naBhanabasi baphikisana nabo kuloko, ngako-ke kwase kuncunywa kutsi Pawula naBhanabasi nalabanye base-Antiyokhi kufanele bahambe baye eJerusalema bayewubonana nebaphostoli nebabonisi ngaleyo ndzaba.
3 Endleleni yabo batfunywe libandla, basadzabula eFenisiya naseSamariya babika kutsi betive baphendvukela kanjani kuNkulunkulu; letindzaba taletsa kujabula lokukhulu kubazalwane bonkhe.
4 Kwatsi nabefika eJerusalema, bemukelwa libandla, nebaphostoli, nebabonisi, babatjela ngako konkhe Nkulunkulu lakusebente ngabo.
5 Kepha lamanye emakholwa elicembu lebaFarisi asukuma atsi: “Kufanele basoke, batjelwe kutsi bagcine umtsetfo waMosi.”
6 Baphostoli nebabonisi bahlangana ndzawonye kumungunya lendzaba.
7 Emvakwemphikiswano lendze Phetro wasukuma watsi: “Bazalwane bami, niyati kutsi sekusikhatsi lesidze lesendlulile Nkulunkulu angikhetsa emkhatsini wenu kube ngishumayele liVangeli kubetive, khona batewuva bakholwe.
8 Nkulunkulu, lowati tinhlitiyo tebantfu, wakhombisa kuvumela betive ngekubanika Moya Longcwele, njengobe enta nakitsi.
9 Akentanga umehluko emkhatsini wetfu nabo; ngekukholwa wabahlanta tinhlitiyo.
10 Pho, nifunelani kulinga Nkulunkulu ngekubeka lijoko emahlombe emakholwa lokungazange bokhokho nome tsine sibe nemandla ekuletfwala?
11 Cha! Sikholwa kutsi tsine nabo sisindziswa ngalokufananako ngemusa weNkhosi yetfu Jesu.”
12 Sicumbi sonkhe sasibindzile silalele boBhanabasi naPawula basasilandzisa ngato tonkhe tibonakaliso netimangaliso Nkulunkulu labetente ngabo kubantfu betive.
13 Sebacedzile kukhuluma, Jakobe wakhuluma watsi: “Bazalwane, ngilaleleni!
14 Simoni usandza kuchaza kutsi Nkulunkulu wacala kunakekela betive ngekutitsatsela sive emkhatsini wabo kutsi sibe sakhe.
15 Loku kuvumelana ncamashi nemavi ebaphrofethi, njengobe imiBhalo itsi:
16 “ ‘Emvakwaloko ngiyawuncandzeka, ngiyawuvusa indlu yaDavide lewile; ngiyawuvusa tindvonga tayo ngibuye ngitakhe futsi,
17 kuze labanye bantfu nato tonkhe tive letibitwa ngelibito lami batewufuna iNkhosi, kusho iNkhosi, leyenta loko
18 kwateke kusukela emandvulweni.’ ”
19 Jakobe wachubeka watsi: “Kungumcondvo wami kutsi akukafaneli sibatsikamete laba betive labaphendvukela kuNkulunkulu,
20 kuphela nje asibabhalele incwadzi sibatjele kutsi bangakudli kudla lokungcoliswe ngekunikelwa etithicweni, babalekele bugwadla, bangadli lokucumbelene, bangayidli nengati.
21 Ngobe nemtsetfo waMosi sewushunyayelwe kuwo onkhe emadolobha wafundziswa sikhatsi lesidze emasinagogeni ngemalanga onkhe emaSabatha.”
22 Baphostoli nebabonisi, kanye nelibandla lonkhe, bancuma kukhetsa lamanye emadvodza emkhatsini wabo kutsi bawatfumele e-Antiyokhi naboPawula naBhanabasi. Bakhetsa Judasi lokutsiwa nguBhasabasi, naSilasi, lekwakungemadvodza lahloniphekile emkhatsini webazalwane.
23 Kwatfunyelwa ngabo incwadzi leyayitsi: “Yemukelani nanso incwadzi levela kubaphostoli nebazalwane labababonisi lababingelela bazalwane betive ngekutalwa, labahlala edolobheni lase-Antiyokhi nasetifundzeni taseSiriya naseSilisiya.
24 “Sivile kutsi labanye betfu befike lapho banikhatsata banidzidza tingcondvo ngetimfundziso tabo; noko abakatfunywa ngitsi kutsi bakwente loko.
25 Ngako-ke sibese siyahlangana savumelana sonkhe ngalivi linye lekutsi sitawutfumela kini lamadvodza lesiwakhetsile kanye nebahlobo betfu labatsandzekako boBhanabasi naPawula,
26 labanikele ngetimphilo tabo emsebentini weNkhosi yetfu Jesu Khristu.
27 Ngako-ke sinitfumelele boJudasi naSilasi, labatanitjela bona ngemlomo kona loko lesikubhalile.
28 “Moya Longcwele kanye natsi sivumelene ngekutsi singanetfwesi lomunye umtfwalo ngaphandle kwalemiyalo ledzingekile:
29 Ningakudli kudla lokungcoliswe ngekunikelwa etithicweni, ningayidli ingati, ningadli lokucumbelene; nibalekele bugwadla. Niyawube nente kahle naniyigcinile lemiyalo. Salani kahle.”
30 Titfunywa tahamba taya e-Antiyokhi, lapho tahlangana nabo bonkhe lababengemakholwa, tabanika lencwadzi.
31 Lapho bantfu sebayifundzile incwadzi bajatjuliswa ngemavi ekubakhutsata.
32 BoJudasi naSilasi, lababebaphrofethi ngekwabo, bacoca sikhatsi lesidze nebazalwane babacinisa emadvolo ngekubakhutsata.
33 Bahlala sikhatsi lapho. Bazalwane base bayabakhulula kutsi bancandzeke ngekuthula, babaphatsisa nemikhontiso yabo leyayiya kulabo bazalwane labebabatfumile. [
34 Kodvwa Silasi wakhetsa kuhlala lapho.]
35 BoPawula naBhanabasi bahlala sikhatsi e-Antiyokhi babehlanganyela nalabanyenti, babefundzisa bashumayele livi leNkhosi.
36 Emvakwesikhatsi Pawula watsi kuBhanabasi: “Asibuyele emuva sivakashele bazalwane kuwo onkhe emadolobha lapho sashumayela khona livi leNkhosi, sibone kutsi bachubeka njani.”
37 Bhanabasi wafuna kutsi batsatse Johane Makho ahambe nabo,
38 kepha Pawula akakubonanga kulungile kumtsatsa, ngobe akachubekanga nabo emsebentini wabo wonkhe, kepha abebuyele emuva wabashiya ePhamfiliya.
39 Bacabana kabi ngalendzaba, baze behlukana. Bhanabasi wahamba naMakho ngemkhumbi walibangisa eSiphrosi.
40 Kodvwa Pawula wakhetsa Silasi, wahamba naye asanikelwe bazalwane emseni weNkhosi.
41 Wahamba wadzabula eSiriya naseSilisiya, acinisa emabandla.
1 BoPawula bahamba behlela eDebe naseListra, lapho bekukhona likholwa lelitsite, libito lalo kunguThimothi, indvodzana yemfati labengumJuda lokholwako, kodvwa uyise abengumGriki.
2 Bazalwane baseListra nase-Ikhoniyumi babemncoma Thimothi;
3 Pawula abetsandza kutsi ahambe naThimothi, ngako-ke wamtsatsa wamsoka ngenca yemaJuda labekhona kuleto tindzawo, ngobe onkhe abemati kutsi uyise abengumGriki.
4 Basahamba badzabula emadolobheni batjela emakholwa tincumo letemiswa baphostoli nebabonisi lababeseJerusalema kutsi batigcine.
5 Ngako-ke emabandla acinisela ekukholweni, bengeteka ngebunyenti emalanga ngemalanga.
6 Base badzabula live laseFrigiya nelaseGalathiya, ngobe Moya Longcwele wabalela kushumayela livi leNkhosi eveni lase-Asiya.
7 Sebefikile emnyeleni waseMisiya, balinga kuya eveni laseBhithiniya, kodvwa Moya waJesu akabavumelanga.
8 Ngako-ke bendlula eMisiya behlela eThrowasi.
9 Ebusuku Pawula wabona umbono, wabona indvodza yaseMasedoniya imile imncenga itsi: “Yewelela eMasedoniya utesisita!”
10 Kwatsi Pawula asawubonile lombono satilungiselela masinyane kuwelela eMasedoniya, ngobe sase sibonile kutsi Nkulunkulu usibitele kutsi siyewushumayela liVangeli kubo.
11 Ngako-ke santjweza ngemkhumbi sisuka eThrowasi sacondza eSamothrakhe, ngakusasa sabe singena eNeyapholisi lapho safike sehla khona.
12 Sesuka lapho saya eFiliphi, lidolobha lelisesifundzeni sekucala saseMasedoniya, lelingephansi kwembuso wemaRoma. Sahlala emalanga lambalwa kulelo dolobha.
13 Kwatsi ngeliSabatha saphumela ngephandle kwelidolobha saya ngasemfuleni, lapho sabona khona kutsi kungahle kube yindzawo yekuthandaza. Sahlala phansi sakhuluma nalabasikati lababebutsene lapho.
14 Lomunye walabo lowasilalela nguLidiya, waseThiyathira, umtsengisi wetingubo letibukhwebeletane; abengumfati losikhonti saNkulunkulu. INkhosi yavula inhlitiyo yakhe kuze eve emukele loko lokwakukhulunywa nguPawula.
15 Watsi kube abhajatiswe yena nendlu yakhe, wasincenga watsi: “Nangabe niyangibona kutsi ngetsembekile ngempela eNkhosini yami, wotani nitewuhlala endlini kami.” Wasicindzetela saze savuma.
16 Satsi sisahamba siya endzaweni yekuthandaza, sahlangana nesigcili sentfombatana lesasinemoya wekuphengula. Ngaleyo ndlela sasitfolela baniyo baso imali lenyenti.
17 Sasivamise kulandzela tsine naPawula, simemete sitsi: “Labantfu laba tinceku taNkulunkulu Losetikwako Konkhe, bamemetela kini indlela yensindziso.”
18 Loku wakwenta emalanga lamanyenti, kodvwa Pawula wacansuka waze wagucuka watsi kulomoya: “Ngiyakuyala ngelibito laJesu Khristu ngitsi: Phuma kuye!” Umoya lomubi waphuma kuye ngaleso sikhatsi.
19 Kodvwa baniyo bakhe sebabonile kutsi litsemba labo lekutfola imali seliphelile, bababamba boPawula naSilasi babahudvulela enkantolo embikweticumbi tebantfu nebabusi.
20 Babayisa etimantjini temaRoma befike batsi: “Labantfu bangemaJuda, futsi bayahlupha lapha edolobheni letfu.
21 Bafundzisa emasiko laphambene nemitsetfo yetfu, tsine maRoma lesingakafaneli kuwavuma nekuwenta.”
22 Sicuku sabavukela naso salwa nabo; netimantji tadzabula tingubo taboPawula naSilasi, tatsi ababhanjabulwe ngemizaca.
23 Batsi sebashaywe imivimba leminyenti tase titsi abafakwe ejele, tayala umgcinijele kutsi abagcine kahle, abagadzisise.
24 Nembala wabavalela ejele lelingekhatsi wabophela tinyawo tabo etizemuzemini tetigodvo.
25 Kwatsi ekhatsi nebusuku boPawula naSilasi bathandaza bahlabela tingoma tekudvumisa Nkulunkulu, tiboshwa letinye tatibalalele.
26 Masinyane kwaba khona kutamatama kwemhlaba lokukhulu, lokwatamatamisa tisekelo telijele. Khonapho yonkhe iminyango yavuleka, tinketane tato tonkhe tiboshwa tadzilika.
27 Umgcinijele waphaphama, lapho abona iminyango yelijele ivulekile wacabanga kutsi tonkhe tiboshwa tibalekile; wanyomula inkemba yakhe asafuna kutibulala.
28 Kodvwa Pawula wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi: “Ungatilimati! Sikhona sonkhe.”
29 Umgcinijele watsi akukhanyiswe, wagijima wangena ngekhatsi, agedletela, watilahla phansi etinyaweni taboPawula naSilasi.
30 Wase ubakhiphela ngephandle wababuta watsi: “Makhosi, kufanele ngente njani kuze ngisindziswe?”
31 Bona batsi: “Kholwa eNkhosini Jesu, utawusindziswa, wena nendlu yakho.”
32 Base bashumayela livi leNkhosi kuye nakubo bonkhe bendlu yakhe.
33 Ngasona leso sikhatsi ebusuku wabatsatsa wayawubageza emanceba abo, wase uyabhajatiswa khonapho yena nebendlu yakhe bonkhe.
34 Wenyusela boPawula naSilasi endlini yakhe wabapha kudla, badla. Yena nebendlu yakhe bajabula kakhulu, ngobe bese bakholwe kuNkulunkulu.
35 Sekusile ngakusasa timantji tatfumela emaphoyisa kumgcinijele tatsi: “Khulula labo bantfu!”
36 Umgcinijele watjela Pawula watsi: “Timantji titfumele livi lekutsi Silasi nawe anikhululwe. Ngako-ke seningaphuma, nihambe ngekuthula.”
37 Kepha Pawula watsi kubo: “Sitfolakale singenacala nakancane, sibhanjabulwe embikwebantfu loku singemaRoma ngekutalwa, safakwa ejele. Manje setifuna kusikhulula ngasese? Cha, ngeke! Akute tona matfupha titesikhipha!”
38 Emaphoyisa akubikela timantji loko, kodvwa tatsi nativa kutsi boPawula naSilasi bangemaRoma, tesaba.
39 Ngako tase tiyeta titawucolisa kubo, tabakhipha; tabacela kutsi abesuke kulelo dolobha.
40 Ngako-ke baphuma ejele baya kaLidiya. Bafike babona bazalwane, babakhutsata base bayahamba.
1 BoPawula bahamba badzabula emadolobheni ase-Amfipholisi nase-Apholoniya, bangena eThesalonika lapho bekunelisinagoge lemaJuda khona.
2 Njengemvamisa Pawula wangena esinagogeni, waphikisana nabo ngetemiBhalo emaSabatha lamatsatfu,
3 abachazela abakhombisa ngekwemiBhalo kutsi Khristu bekufanele afe aphindze avuke kulabafile, asho nekusho kutsi: “LoJesu lengimshumayelako kini nguye loKhristu.”
4 Labanye babo bakholwa base batihlanganisa naboPawula naSilasi, njengobe kwenta sicuku lesikhulu semaGriki labesaba Nkulunkulu, kanye nalabasikati labanyenti lababehloniphekile.
5 Kodvwa emaJuda aba nemona ase abutsa tihlophoyi letatitizulela etitaladini atihlanganisa, atsi atisuse umsindvo tihlasele umuti waJasoni, afuna kukhipha boPawula naSilasi abaletse embikwemkhambatsi.
6 Kwatsi kube bangabakhandzi lapho, base bahudvula Jasoni nalabanye bazalwane babayisa etimantjini telidolobha, batsi: “Labantfu labadvungutelise umhlaba bawubhekisa phansi, sebadzimate befika nakulelidolobha lakitsi.
7 NaJasoni ubemukele emtini wakhe. Labantfu labephula umtsetfo waKhesari, uMbusi, batsi kukhona lenye inkhosi lenguJesu.”
8 Bantfu kanye netiphatsimandla talelo dolobha tadvungutela natikuva loko,
9 timantji tatsatsa sibambiso kuboJasoni nalabanye tase tiyabakhulula.
10 Kwatsi ebusuku bazalwane bababalekisa boPawula naSilasi babatfumela eBheriya. Batsi kube befike khona bangena esinagogeni lemaJuda.
11 Bantfu balapho babencono kakhulu kunebaseThesalonika, ngobe livi balemukela ngalenkhulu inshisekelo. Onkhe emalanga babephenyisisa imiBhalo bahlolisise kutsi kunjalo ngempela yini.
12 Labanyenti babo nalabasikati labasembili bemaGriki kanye nalabadvuna labanyenti bemaGriki bakholwa.
13 Kwatsi kube emaJuda aseThesalonika eve kutsi livi laNkulunkulu belishunyayelwa nguPawula naseBheriya, efika nakhona kutewususa sidvungudvungu.
14 Masinyane bazalwane babalekisa Pawula bamyisa elusentseni lwelwandle, kodvwa boSilasi naThimothi basala eBheriya.
15 Labo labaphekeletela Pawula bahamba naye baze bambeka e-Athene. Nase babuyela emuva eBheriya, babuya nemlayeto waboSilasi naThimothi uvela kuPawula kutsi babononopha befike kuye.
16 Ngesikhatsi Pawula asehleti e-Athene alindzele boSilasi naThimothi, umoya wakhe wakhatsateka kakhulu, nakabona titfombe tabonkulunkulu letatigcwele kulelidolobha.
17 Ngako waphikisana nemaJuda nebetive labakholwako esinagogeni, kantsi futsi abephindze akhulume onkhe emalanga etinkhundleni, aphikisana nalabo lekwakwenteka babelapho.
18 Letinye tati letitsite tema-Ephikhuri nemaStoyiki taphikisana naye. Letinye tatsi: “Lesibhungayeti setama kutsini?” Letinye tatsi: “Shangatsi ushumayela ngabonkulunkulu labangatiwa.” Takusho loku ngobe Pawula abeshumayela ngaJesu nangekuvuka kwalabafile.
19 Base bayamtsatsa Pawula bamyisa enhlanganweni yase-Ariyophagusi, batsi: “Singatsandza kutsi sati ngalemfundziso yakho lensha loyishumayelako,
20 ngobe usiletsele tindzaba letingazange setingene etindlebeni tetfu. Ngako-ke singatsandza kutsi usichazele kutsi tisho kutsini.”
21 Phela tonkhe takhamiti netihambi tase-Athene taticitsa sonkhe sikhatsi sato ekukhulumeni nasekulaleleni nome ngabe yini lensha.
22 Pawula wema enhlanganweni yase-Ariyophagusi watsi: “Bantfu base-Athene, ngiyanibona kutsi niyakholwa impela.
23 Ngobe ngitsite ngisahambahamba kulelidolobha lenu ngibuka letindzawo lenikhontela kuto, ngakhandza nelilati lelibhalwe kutsi: ‘KUNKULUNKULU LONGATIWA.’ “Ngako-ke loko lenikukhonta ningakwati, ngiko-ke loku lengikushumayela kini.
24 LoNkulunkulu lowenta yonkhe indalo yemkhatsi, nguNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, akahlali emathempelini lakhiwe ngetandla tebantfu.
25 Futsi akadzingi nalutfo lolungumsebenti webantfu labangamnika lona, ngobe yena nguye loniketa imphilo nekuphefumula nako konkhe kubantfu bonkhe.
26 Wenta tonkhe tive ngamuntfu munye kutsi tihlale ebusweni bonkhe bemhlaba, wemisa tikhatsi tekuphakama netekwehla kwato kanye nemikhawulo lapho kufanele tigcine khona.
27 Wakwenta loko kuze timfune kumbe tingamtfola ngesikhatsi tisamfuna, ibe kantsi Nkulunkulu akekho khashane ngisho nakumunye wetfu.
28 Ngobe siphila sihambe sikuye, njengobe sinje, netimbongi takini tishito tatsi: “ ‘Natsi futsi singumliba wakhe.’
29 “Njengobe singumliba wakhe, akukafaneli kutsi sicabange kutsi simo saNkulunkulu sifanana negolide nome nesiliva nome nelitje lokungumsebenti lobatwe ngebungcweti nangekucabanga kwemuntfu.
30 “Nkulunkulu watitsalalisela tikhatsi tekungati kwebantfu, kepha-ke manje sewuyala bantfu bonkhe etindzaweni tonkhe kutsi baphendvuke,
31 ngobe umisile lilanga lapho ayakwehlulela khona umhlaba wonkhe ngeliciniso lelimsulwa ngemuntfu munye lamkhetsile; ngaye sewuvete siciniseko kubantfu bonkhe ngekutsi amvuse kulabafile.”
32 Kwatsi nabamuva akhuluma ngekuvuka kulabafile, labanye bamhleka bulima, kepha labanye batsi: “Sitawubuye sikuve nawukhuluma ngaloko.”
33 Ngako Pawula wesuka emkhatsini wabo.
34 Kepha lamanye emadvodza atihlanganisa naye akholwa. Emkhatsini wawo bekukhona naDiyonisiyusi labelilunga le-Ariyophagusi nemfati labenguDamarisi kanye nalabanye.
1 Emvakwaloko Pawula wesuka e-Athene waya eKhorinte.
2 Lapho akhandzana neliJuda, libito lalo kungu-Akhwila lekutalwa ePhontusi belisandza kubuya eTaliyane nemkalo Phrisila, ngobe Klawudiyuse bekacoshe onkhe emaJuda kutsi akesuke eRoma. Pawula wase uyawubabona,
3 njengobe naye abenta umsebenti lofanana newabo, wekutfunga emathende, wahlala wasebentisana nabo.
4 Bekavamise kutsi njalo ngemaSabatha aye esinagogeni aphendvulane nemaJuda nemaGriki etama kuwazuza.
5 Kwatsi kube kufike Silasi naThimothi baphuma eMasedoniya, Pawula wase utinikela ngalokuphelele ekushumayeleni nasekufakazeni kumaJuda kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
6 Batsi nabamphikisa bangavumelani naye bametfuka, watsintsitsa lutfuli etingutjeni takhe wase utsi kubo: “Ingati yenu ayibesemahlombe enu, mine sengite licala. Kusukela nyalo sengitakuya kubetive.”
7 Wesuka lapho wayawuhlala endlini yalomunye umuntfu bekutsiwa nguThithiyusi Justusi, sikhonti saNkulunkulu, indlu yakhe yayisedvute nelisinagoge.
8 Kepha Khrispusi, umphatsi welisinagoge, wakholwa eNkhosini kanye nendlu yakhe, nebantfu labanyenti baseKhorinte lababeve livi kuPawula, bakholwa, base bayabhajatiswa.
9 Kepha kwatsi ngalelinye lilanga ebusuku Pawula wabona umbono, iNkhosi yatsi kuye: “Ungesabi, chubeka ukhulume ungabindzi,
10 ngobe nginawe, futsi kute umuntfu lotakuhlasela akulimate, ngobe nginebantfu bami labanyenti kulelidolobha.”
11 Ngako-ke wabe sewuhlala umnyaka netinyanga letisitfupha afundzisa bantfu livi laNkulunkulu.
12 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi kuphetse Galiyo e-Akhaya, onkhe emaJuda ase ahlanganyela Pawula ambamba amyisa enkantolo,
13 atsi: “Lomuntfu lona ucindzetela bantfu kutsi bakhonte Nkulunkulu ngendlela lephambene nemtsetfo.”
14 Kodvwa kwatsi Pawula nakatsi uvula umlomo, Galiyo wamjuba lulwimi watsi kumaJuda: “MaJuda-ndzini, kube bekusento lesibi nome licala lelilukhuni nami bekutawuba nesizatfu sekutsi nginibeketelele nginilalele,
15 kodvwa njengobe kusitfungo semibuzo nje ngemavi, nangemagama, nangemitsetfo yenu, tiboneleni nine ngekwenu; angingeni mine ekwehluleleni tintfo letinje.”
16 Wabakhiphela ngephandle kwenkantolo.
17 Besuka bonkhe babamba Sostenesi, umphatsi welisinagoge, bamshaya embikwenkantolo, kodvwa Galiyo akakunakanga loko.
18 Pawula wahlala nebazalwane emalanga lamanyenti. Wase uyabashiya wahamba ngemkhumbi naboPhrisila na-Akhwila baya eSiriya. Angakahambi eKhenkhariya wahhula inhloko yakhe, ngobe abente sifungo.
19 Batsi nabefika e-Efesu, wabashiya lapho boPhrisila na-Akhwila, yena waya wangena esinagogeni waphendvulana nemaJuda.
20 Batsi bayamcela kutsi asahlale nabo sikhashana lesidze wala,
21 kodvwa nasabavalelisa watsi: “Ngitawubuye ngite kini, Nkulunkulu nakavuma.” Wantjweza ngemkhumbi losuka e-Efesu.
22 Watsi nakefika eKhesariya, wakhuphukela eJerusalema kuyawubingelela libandla, wase wehlela e-Antiyokhi.
23 Emvakwekuhlala sikhashana lapho wase uyesuka udzabula tigodzi tetifundza taseGalathiya naseFrigiya ahambe akhutsata bonkhe bazalwane.
24 Kwefika liJuda e-Efesu, libito lalo kungu-Apolosi, kungelekudzabuka e-Alekzandriya. Belikwati kukhuluma futsi liyati kakhulu imiBhalo.
25 Belifundzisiwe ngeNdlela yeNkhosi, ligcwele inshisekelo emoyeni walo; lafundzisa lichaza kahle emaciniso macondzana naJesu, kepha-ke lona belati ngembhabhatiso waJohane kuphela.
26 Lo-Apolosi wacala kushumayela ngesibindzi esinagogeni kwatsi kube Phrisila na-Akhwila bamuve, bamtsatsa bamyisa ekhaya bafike bamchazela kahle ngeNdlela yaNkulunkulu.
27 Kwatsi nasafuna kwewelela eGrisi, bazalwane bamkhutsata, base babhalela bazalwane kutsi babomemukela. Watsi kube efike, waba lusito lolukhulu kulabo bese bakholiwe ngemusa waNkulunkulu;
28 ngobe emaJuda wawehlula eshashalatini ngekuhlakanipha lokukhulu, awakhombisa ngekwemiBhalo kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
1 Kwatsi ngesikhatsi Apolosi aseseKhorinte, Pawula wahamba wadzabula esifundzeni lesingenhla nelive waze wefika e-Efesu. Wakhandza bafundzi labatsite,
2 wababuta watsi: “Namemukela yini Moya Longcwele ngesikhatsi nikholwa?” Baphendvula batsi: “Asizange sesive ngisho nekuva kutsi kukhona Moya Longcwele.”
3 Pawula wababuta watsi: “Kepha nabhajatiswa ngamuphi umbhabhatiso?” Bamphendvula batsi: “Ngembhabhatiso waJohane.”
4 Pawula watsi: “Phela Johane abebhabhatisa bantfu lababephendvuka, abatjela kutsi abakholwe ngulowo labetawufika emvakwakhe, longuJesu.”
5 Batsi kube bakuve loko, base bayabhajatiswa egameni leNkhosi Jesu.
6 Kwatsi Pawula asabeka tandla etikwabo, behlelwa nguMoya Longcwele. Bakhuluma ngetilwimi letehlukene baphrofetha.
7 Babe ngemadvodza labengacishe abe li-12 sebabonkhe.
8 Kwaphela tinyanga letintsatfu seloku Pawula ahle aya esinagogeni abashumayela ngesibindzi ngembuso waNkulunkulu aphikisana nabo etama kubavumisa.
9 Kodvwa labanye kubo baba lukhuni bangete bavuma kukholwa, bakhuluma kabi ngaleNdlela yeNkhosi embikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Wase uyabashiya Pawula wahamba nebafundzi. Onkhe emalanga waba netinkhulumo aphikisana nabo eHholeni yaThiranusi.
10 Loku kwachubeka iminyaka lemibili, kwaze kwatsi onkhe emaJuda nemaGriki labehlala e-Asiya aliva livi leNkhosi.
11 Nkulunkulu wenta timangaliso letatingakavami ngetandla taPawula;
12 kwakuze kutsi emaduku netidziya letike tamtsintsa timikiswe kulabagulako tifo tibayekele, nemimoya lemibi iphume kubo.
13 Lamanye emaJuda bekajikeleta akhipha emadimoni, nawo etama kusebentisa libito laJesu ekuwakhipheni, atsi kubomoya lababi: “Egameni laJesu loshunyayelwa nguPawula siyakukhipha.”
14 Bekungemadvodzana lasikhombisa labetalwa ngumPhristi Lomkhulu wemaJuda, lekwakutsiwa nguSkheva lawo labenta loko.
15 Kepha umoya lomubi watsi kubo: “Jesu, ngiyamati; naPawula, ngiyamati; kepha nine nibobani?”
16 Lomuntfu labekhwelwe ngumoya lomubi wabesukela wabadladlabula ngelulaka nangemandla wabehlula. Babaleka bonkhe baphuma kuleyondlu bangcunu balimele kakhulu.
17 Onkhe emaJuda nebaletinye tive lababehlala e-Efesu nabeva loko, besaba kakhulu, kwatsi libito leNkhosi Jesu ladvunyiswa kakhulu.
18 Labanyenti labese bakholiwe beta bavuma konkhe labebakwentile.
19 Labanyenti balabo lababenemilingo baletsa tincwadzi tabo temilingo ndzawonye batokhela ngemlilo, bonkhe bantfu babuka. Bahlanganisa imali yaletincwadzi, kwatfolakala tinhlavu tesiliva letiti-50 000.
20 Ngalendlela livi leNkhosi lachubeka landza laba nemandla.
21 Emvakwaloko Pawula watimisela emoyeni wakhe kudzabula eMasedoniya nase-Akhaya aze ayewufika eJerusalema, atsi: “Nangisuka kuletindzawo kufanele ngifike naseRoma.”
22 Asatfumele boThimothi na-Erastusi, lababebasiti bakhe, eMasedoniya, wase uyahlalahlala eveni lase-Asiya.
23 Ngaleso sikhatsi e-Efesu kwesuka lesikhulu siphitsiphitsi ngaleNdlela yeNkhosi.
24 Indvodza lebeyisebentisa isiliva, libito layo kunguDemetriyusi, yayenta titfombe letincane telithempeli laDiyana, labengunkulunkulu lomsikati. Lomsebenti bewungenisa imali lenyenti kubakhandzi.
25 Wababitela ndzawonye kanye nalabanye lababesebenta umsebenti lofanana nalona, watsi kubo: “Madvodza, nani niyati kutsi lomsebenti siphila ngawo.
26 Niyatibonela, futsi niyativela konkhe lokwentiwa ngulendvodza lenguPawula. Utsi bonkulunkulu labakhiwe ngetandla abasibo bonkulunkulu sibili, sewugucule bantfu labanyenti, hhayi kuleli lase-Efesu kuphela kodvwa cishe kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya.
27 Kukhona ingoti yekutsi lomsebenti wetfu utfole ligama lelibi. Akusiko loko kodvwa kepha nengoti yekutsi lithempeli lankulunkulu lomkhulu, Diyana, lingeke lisanakwa ngumuntfu, kutawuphela bonkhe bukhulu bakhe, lonkulunkulu lokhontwa kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya nasemhlabeni wonkhe jikelele.”
28 Kwatsi kube bantfu bakuve loko, batfukutsela babila, bacala bamemeta batsi: “Lomkhulu nguDiyana webase-Efesu!”
29 Kwesuka lesikhulu siphitsiphitsi kulo lonkhe lidolobha. Sicuku sadvumela boGayusi na-Aristakhusi sabadvungulula sabayisa enkhundleni yemidlalo. Bona-ke babebaseMasedoniya, bahambisana naPawula.
30 Pawula bekafuna kuya yena matfupha abhekane nalesicuku, kepha bafundzi bamalela.
31 Labanye kulababephetse esifundzeni sase-Asiya lababevana naye batfumela ligama lekumncenga kutsi angaveli enkhundleni.
32 Kwesuka lesikhulu siphitsiphitsi, labanye bantfu bamemeta basho loku, labanye basho lokwa, labanyenti bebangati nekwati kutsi konje babetekwentani kulomhlangano.
33 Ngesikhatsi emaJuda asafucela Alekzanda ngembili, labanye betama kumtjela kutsi kwentekani. Alekzanda-ke waphakamisa sandla afuna kukhuluma ashwelete kulesicumbi.
34 Batsi kube babone kutsi ungumJuda, base bayamemeta kanyekanye sikhatsi lesingaba ngema-awa lamabili batsi: “Lomkhulu nguDiyana webase-Efesu!”
35 Ekugcineni mabhalane welidolobha waze wabathulisa, watsi: “Madvodza ase-Efesu, nonkhe niyati kutsi lelidolobha lase-Efesu ngulapho kuhlala khona lithempeli laDiyana lomkhulu kanye nelitje lelingcwele lelehla ezulwini.
36 Kute longakuphika loku. Ngako-ke musani kubanga umsindvo, ningatitsatseli etulu tintfo.
37 Niletse lamadvodza lapha, kani akazange agcekeze emathempelini enu, futsi akazange asho lutfo lolubi ngalonkulunkulu wetfu lomsikati.
38 Nakukhona lokungamenelisi kahle Demetriyusi kanye nalabanye bakhandzi, umtsetfo nemantji kukhona; ngako-ke bangamangalelana khona.
39 Nakusekhona lokunye lenikufunako kufanele kuyewulungiswa emhlanganweni wetakhamiti losemtsetfweni.
40 Ngobe sesisengotini yekubekwa licala ngalomsindvo lowenteke lapha lamuhla. Kute nesizatfu lesingasibeka mayelana nalomsindvo lowentekile.”
41 Ngalamavi wawucitsa umhlangano.
1 Emvakwalesiphitsiphitsi Pawula wabita labakholwako wabakhutsata, wabavalelisa, wabashiya, waya eMasedoniya.
2 Wadzabula tindzawo takhona ahamba akhutsata avuselela labakholwako ngemavi lamanyenti, waze wefika eGrisi,
3 lapho ahlala khona tinyanga letintsatfu. Besalungisela kuya eSiriya ngemkhumbi, nakeva kutsi emaJuda afuna kumbulala, wase ubona kutsi kuncono abuyele emuva ahambe ngaseMasedoniya.
4 Abephekeletelwa boSopateri, umsa waPhurosi waseBheriya, kanye na-Aristakhusi, naSekhundusi baseThesalonika, naGayosi waseDebe, naThimothi, naThikhikhusi, naTrofimusi base-Asiya.
5 Bona-ke bahamba embili bayawusilindzela eThrowasi.
6 Kepha tsine sahamba ngemkhumbi sisuka eFiliphi emvakweMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesingenambiliso; kwatsi emvakwemalanga lasihlanu sahlangana nabo eThrowasi, lapho sacedza khona liviki.
7 Kwatsi ngeMgcibelo kusihlwa sahlangana ndzawonye enkonzweni yeSidlo. Pawula wakhuluma kubantfu kwaze kwabasekhatsi nebusuku, ngobe abetawuhamba ngakusasa.
8 Kwakukhanyiswe tibane letinyenti endlini lesetulu lapho besihlanganele khona.
9 Libhungu lebekutsiwa ngu-Oyithikhusi lalihleti efasitelweni. Kwatsi ngekuchubeka kwetinkhulumo taPawula Oyithikhusi wefikelwa butfongo walala, waze wawela phansi esuka esitezi sesitsatfu. Nase bamtsatsa, bakhandza kutsi sewufile.
10 Kodvwa Pawula wehla watijika etikwakhe wamgaca ngemikhono, wase utsi kulabo bebalapho: “Ningakhatsateki, akafi.”
11 Emvakwekube Pawula asabuyele etulu esitezi, wefika wahlephula sinkhwa wadla, wakhuluma nabo sikhatsi lesidze kwaze kwadzabuka kusa, wase uyahamba.
12 Balitsatsa lelibhungu balibuyisela ekhaya liphila, bajabula kakhulu.
13 Sachubeka saya emkhunjini sakhwela saya e-Asosi, lapho sasitawufike sitsatse khona Pawula njengekusho kwakhe, ngobe abehambe ngetinyawo.
14 Watsi kube ahlangane natsi e-Asosi, sase siyamekhweta saya naye eMithilene.
15 Sachubeka ngemkhumbi kusukela lapho, saze sefika malungana neKhiyosi ngakusasa. Ngelilanga lelilandzelako sabe sendlula eSamosi, kwatsi kulelilandzelako sefika eMilethusi.
16 Pawula bekemise kutsi ufuna kuya e-Efesu, kuze angacitsi sikhatsi eveni lase-Asiya. Bekajake kutsi efike eJerusalema ngelilanga lePhentekhoste nakwenteka.
17 AseseMilethusi Pawula watfumela umlayeto e-Efesu wacela babonisi belibandla kutsi bamhlangabete.
18 Batsi nabefika, watsi kubo: “Nani niyati kutsi bengiphila njani ngisesemkhatsini wenu ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi kusukela ngelilanga lengefika ngalo e-Asiya,
19 ngikhonta iNkhosi ngekutfobeka konkhe, nangetinyembeti, nangekulingwa lengahlangana nako ngemacebo emaJuda.
20 Niyati nekutsi kute lenganigodlela kona kunitjela nekunifundzisa embikwebantfu nasemakhaya enu, lokwakungahle kube lusito kini.
21 Kuwo emaJuda nemaGriki, ngalokufananako ngayala kakhulu ngiwatjela kutsi akaphendvukele kuNkulunkulu, nekutsi akholwe yiNkhosi yetfu Jesu.
22 “Manje-ke ngekulalela Moya Longcwele sengiya eJerusalema, kodvwa angati kutsi kutakwentekani kimi khona.
23 Kepha-ke Moya Longcwele ungatisile kulelo nakulelo dolobha kutsi ngilindzelwe kuboshwa netinhlupheko.
24 Kepha ngikhandza kutsi imphilo yami ayisho lutfo kimi, nangabe nje ngingaphumisela indzima yami ngicedze nemsebenti lengawunikwa yiNkhosi Jesu, wekutsi ngifakaze ngeliVangeli lemusa waNkulunkulu.
25 “Bengihamba emkhatsini wenu nonkhe ngishumayela ngembuso waNkulunkulu. Manje-ke sengiyati kutsi kute namunye wenu loyawuphindze abone buso bami.
26 Ngako-ke ngiyafakaza kulelilanga lalamuhla ngitsi anginacala lengati yenu nonkhe.
27 Ngobe angizange nginifihlele lutfo lwentsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
28 Ticapheleni nine kanye nemhlambi wonkhe lobekwe etandleni tenu nguMoya Longcwele, neluse libandla laNkulunkulu latitsengela lona ngengati yeNdvodzana yakhe.
29 Ngiyati kutsi emvakwekuhamba kwami timphisi letesabekako tiyawufika emkhatsini wenu tihlasele tilimate umhlambi wetimvu.
30 Emkhatsini wenu kuyawuvela bantfu labayawufundzisa lokuphambene neliciniso badvonse emakholwa lamanyenti alandzele bona.
31 Ngako-ke caphelani nikhumbule kutsi ngetinyembeti letinyenti imini nebusuku benginifundzisa ngamunye ngamunye, kwaze kwaphela iminyaka lemitsatfu.
32 Manje-ke senginibeka esandleni seNkhosi kanye nasevini lemusa wayo, yona lenemandla ekunakha inikhulise ininike lifa labo bonkhe labahlantiwe.
33 “Angizange ngifise isiliva negolide nome imphahla yemuntfu.
34 Nani lucobo niyati kutsi ngangisebenta ngaletandla tami, ngentela kutfola konkhe lengangikudzinga kanye nalabo ngangisebenta nabo.
35 Nginikhombisile kanyenti kutsi ngekusebenta kakhulu kanje kufanele sibasite labeswele, nikhumbule nemavi eNkhosi Jesu lawasho nakatsi: ‘Kubusisiwe kupha kunekwemukela.’ ”
36 Watsi kube acedze kukhuluma nabo, waguca wathandaza nabo bonkhe.
37 Bakhala bonkhe, Pawula bamgaca ngemikhono, bamanga.
38 Babedzabukiswe kakhulu ngemavi akhe labekawashito ekutsi ngeke baphindze babubone buso bakhe. Base bayamphekeletela baya naye emkhunjini.
1 Satsi kube sehlukane nabo, santjweza ngemkhumbi saze sefika eKhosi. Ngakusasa sefika eRodosi, satsi nasisuka lapho, sacondza ePhatara.
2 Sakhandza umkhumbi loya eFenisiya, sekhwela sahamba ngawo.
3 Sefika endzaweni lapho sabona khona sichingi saseSiphrosi, sasigudla ngaseningizimu saya eSiriya. Sehlela eThire, ngobe lapho bekutakwehla khona timphahla betisemkhunjini.
4 Sakhandza emakholwa, sahlala nawo liviki. Ngemandla aMoya Longcwele batjela Pawula kutsi angayi eJerusalema.
5 Kepha kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekuhlala kwetfu nabo, sabashiya sachubeka neluhambo lwetfu. Basiphekeletela bonkhe kanye nalabasikati nebantfwana, baze basibeka ngephandle kwalelidolobha. Sefika elugwini saguca sathandaza.
6 Sase siyavalelisana sakhwela emkhunjini, bona-ke babuyela emuva emakhaya.
7 Sachubeka neluhambo lwetfu sesuka eThire ngemkhumbi saya ePhitolemayisi, lapho sefika sabingelela bazalwane. Sahlala nabo lilanga linye.
8 Ngakusasa sahamba saze sefika eKhesariya. Sefike sangenisa sahlala emtini wemvangeli Filiphu lobekangulomunye webasiti lababesikhombisa.
9 Bekanemadvodzakati, tintfombi letine letatiphrofetha.
10 Satsi sisahleti emalangana, kwefika umphrofethi, libito lakhe kungu-Agabusi aphuma eJudiya.
11 Wefika kitsi watsatsa libhande laPawula walibopha etinyaweni nasetandleni takhe watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguMoya Longcwele: ‘Umnikati walelibhande utawuboshwa ngemaJuda kanje eJerusalema amnikele etandleni tebetive.’ ”
12 Satsi nasiva loko, tsine kanye nebantfu baleyo ndzawo samncenga Pawula kutsi angasayi eJerusalema.
13 Kodvwa waphendvula watsi: “Nikhalelani kanjena nize ningidzabukise enhlitiyweni? Angikalindzeli kuphela kutsi ngiboshwe eJerusalema kepha ngilungele nekutsi ngife ngenca yeNkhosi Jesu.”
14 Sehluleka kumvimbela, sase siyamyekela satsi: “Akwenteke intsandvo yeNkhosi!”
15 Emvakwalawo malanga salungisa timphahla tetfu sakhuphukela eJerusalema.
16 Labanye bafundzi baseKhesariya bahamba natsi basiyisa emtini wendvodza lebesitawuhlala kayo, Mnasoni wekuchamuka eSiphrosi, lobekasalikholwa sikhatsi lesidze.
17 Nasifika eJerusalema, bazalwane basemukela ngenjabulo.
18 Ngakusasa Pawula wahamba natsi sayawubona Jakobe. Kwakukhona nebabonisi bonkhe belibandla.
19 Pawula wababingelela wase ubanika umbiko lophelele mayelana nemsebenti lowentiwe nguNkulunkulu kubantfu betive ngaye.
20 Batsi kube bamuve bonkhe, badvumisa Nkulunkulu. Base batsi kuPawula: “Uyabona-ke, mzalwane, kukhona tinkhulungwane temaJuda letikholwako, bonkhe babambelele kakhulu emtsetfweni.
21 Futsi sebatjeliwe ngawe kutsi bewufundzisa onkhe emaJuda lahlala emaveni aletinye tive kutsi akayekele umtsetfo waMosi, uwatjela nekutsi akayekele kusoka bantfwabawo nekwenta emasiko.
22 “Nakanjani batawuva kutsi sewufikile. Kufanele kwentiwe njani-ke ngaleyo ndzaba?
23 Yenta naku-ke lesikutjela kona. Kukhona emadvodza lamane lapha lente sifungo.
24 Hamba nalamadvodza utihlanganise nawo nitihlambulule ngekwelisiko, bese uwakhokhela tindleko tawo; atawube asahhula tinwele tetinhloko tawo. Ngekwenta njalo-ke bonkhe bantfu batakwati kutsi kute liciniso kuto tonkhe letintfo labatjelwe tona ngawe, kepha batakwati kutsi nawe uhamba ngawo umtsetfo waMosi.
25 Kepha-ke mayelana nebetive labakholwako sibatfumelele incwadzi, sabatjela kutsi bangakudli kudla lokwentelwe tithico, nengati, nesilwane lesitifele, nekutsi babalekele bugwadla.”
26 Pawula wase utsatsa lamadvodza kwatsi ngakusasa bahlanjululwa, wase uya ethempelini wayawubatjela kutsi lokutihlambulula kutaba sikhatsi lesinganani, bese kwentiwa umnikelo walowo nalowo kubo.
27 Kwatsi lapho sekusele kancane kutsi kuphele emalanga lasikhombisa, emaJuda ase-Asiya abona Pawula asethempelini, ase afaka kubantfu umoya wetikhova wekutsi basuse siphitsiphitsi, ambamba,
28 amemeta atsi: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, sitani! Nangu lomuntfu lohamba tonkhe tindzawo afundzisa bantfu lokuphambene nesive sakitsi, nemtsetfo waMosi kanye nalendzawo. Manje-ke sewudzimate wafaka bantfu betive ethempelini kutsi batewungcolisa lendzawo lengcwele.”
29 Bakusho loko ngobe babebone Trofimusi wase-Efesu ahamba naPawula kulo lelidolobha, base bacabanga kutsi ungene naye kulelithempeli.
30 Kwaba nesiphitsiphitsi kulo lonkhe lelidolobha, bantfu bagijimela ndzawonye babamba Pawula bamhudvulela ngephandle kwelithempeli, masinyane iminyango yavalwa.
31 Babesetama kumbulala Pawula ngesikhatsi kutfunyelwa ligama kukhenela wemabutfo aseRoma kutsi kukhona umsindvo losukile eJerusalema.
32 Masinyane khenela wahamba naletinye tindvuna temabutfo nemasotja baphutfuma kulesicuku. Satsi kube simbone lesicuku eta ahamba nemasotja, sayekela kushaya Pawula.
33 Khenela wacondza kuPawula wambamba, watsi akaboshwe ngetinketane letimbili. Wase uyababuta kutsi ngubani yena lomuntfu, nekutsi wenteni.
34 Labanye kulesicumbi bamemeta basho loku, nalabanye basho lokwa. Kwaba khona kungavumelani lokunyenti lokwaze kwabanga kutsi khenela angatfoli kahle kutsi kubangwani. Wase utsi kulamadvodza labehamba nawo akatsatse loPawula amyise emalawini emabutfo.
35 Atsi emasotja nakefika etitebhisini, ametjatsa, ngobe abona kutsi sicumbi sesimfuna ngetandla.
36 Sicumbi sebantfu sasimlandzela ngemuva simemeta sitsi: “Akabulawe!”
37 Kwatsi nase bafuna kumfaka esitokisini, Pawula wakhuluma nakhenela watsi: “Ngivumelekile yini kukhuluma nawe?” Khenela wambuta watsi: “Uyakwati yini kukhuluma siGriki?
38 Nakunjalo, pho, akusiwe yini lomGibhithe losandza kususa lutfutfuva ngekubutsa ti-4 000 temadvodza latidlova, lavukela umbuso, wawaholela ehlane?”
39 Pawula waphendvula watsi: “Mine ngiliJuda lekutalwa eThasusi esigodzini saseSilisiya, ngisakhamuti selidolobha lelibaluleke kakhulu. Ase ungivumele ngikhulume nalabantfu!”
40 Khenela wamvumela. Pawula wema etitebhisini, waphakamisa tandla wababindzisa, batsi kube babindze wacala wakhuluma kubo ngesiHebheru watsi:
1 “Madvodza, bazalwane, nani bobabe, ase ningilalele sengibeke emavi ekutivikela embikwenu.”
2 Batsi kube bamuve akhuluma ngesiHebheru, babindza batsi dvu, wachubeka watsi:
3 “Mine ngiliJuda lekutalwa, ngatalelwa eThasusi leseSilisiya, kodvwa ngifundze la eJerusalema, ngifundziswa nguGamaliyeli. Ngatfola kuceceshwa lokushubile ngemtsetfo wabokhokho betfu, futsi ngangitinikele ngenshisekelo lenkhulu kuNkulunkulu njengani nonkhe lenilapha embikwami lamuhla.
4 Ngangibahlupha kakhulu kuze kubesekufeni bonkhe lababelandzela leNdlela, ngibabophe ngibafake nasemajele bonkhe labadvuna nalabasikati;
5 ngisho umPhristi Lomkhulu neLiqoqo lonkhana lingangifakazela kutsi loku lengikushoko kuliciniso. Nganikwa ngabo tincwadzi letatiyimvume ticondziswe kubazalwane labangemaJuda eDamaseko, ngako-ke ngangicondze khona kuyawubopha labo bantfu ngibaletse la eJerusalema, baboshwe ngetinketane, batewujeziswa.”
6 “Ngangisahamba sengitawufika eDamaseko, kwatsi sekutawuba ngusemini lenkhulu, kukhanya lokukhulu lokwakuphuma ezulwini kwangibaneka ndzawo tonkhe.
7 Ngawela phansi ngeva livi litsi: ‘Sawula! Ye Sawula! Ungihluphelani?’
8 Ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Ungubani wena, Nkhosi?’ Wangiphendvula watsi: ‘NginguJesu waseNazaretha, lona lomhluphako.’
9 “Lamadvodza bengihamba nawo akubona lokukhanya, kodvwa akazange alive livi lalona abekhuluma nami.
10 Ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Kufanele ngenteni, Nkhosi?’ INkhosi yatsi kimi: ‘Sukuma uye eDamaseko, lapho utawutjelwa khona konkhe lokhetselwe kutsi ukwente.’
11 “Njengobe ngase ngiyimphumphutse ngiphandlwe ngulokukhanya, lamadvodza bengihamba nawo angidvonsa ngesandla saze sayawungena eDamaseko.
12 Kwakukhona indvodza, leyayingu-Ananiyase libito layo; yayikholwa, iwuhlonipha umtsetfo yatiswa ngiwo onkhe emaJuda labehlala eDamaseko,
13 yeta kimi, yafike yema eceleni kwami yatsi: ‘Mzalwane Sawula, ngibuke!’ Ngekuphatima kweliso ngabona, ngayibuka.
14 Yase itsi kimi: ‘Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu ukukhetsile kutsi wati intsandvo yakhe, ubone Lolungile wakhe, umuve akhuluma nawe ngeliphimbo lakhe,
15 ngobe utawuba ngufakazi wakhe wekutjela bonkhe bantfu loko lokubonile nalokuvile.
16 Pho, usebanjwe yini? Sukuma ubhajatiswe, utsetselelwe tono takho, ukhuleke egameni lakhe.’ ”
17 “Ngancandzeka ngabuyela eJerusalema, ngatsi nje ngisathandaza ethempelini, ngatsatfwa ngumbono,
18 ngabona iNkhosi itsi kimi: ‘Nonopha uhambe lapha eJerusalema, ngobe bangeke babemukele bufakazi bakho ngami!’
19 Ngaphendvula ngatsi: ‘Nkhosi, ingani bati kahle-hle kutsi bengingena emasinagogeni ngibabophe ngibashaya bonkhe labakholwa nguwe.
20 Nangesikhatsi kubulawa Stefano, fakazi wakho, nami matfupha ngangikhona lapho, ngibambisene nalabo babulali bakhe ngekutsi ngibaphatsele timphahla tabo.’
21 INkhosi yatsi kimi: ‘Hamba, ngobe ngitakutfumela khashane kubetive.’ ”
22 Bantfu babeloku balalele Pawula, waze wefika kuwo lamagama, kodvwa base bamemeta kakhulu batsi: “Msuseni! Umuntfu lonje akafuneki emhlabeni!”
23 Bamemeta badzabula timphahla tabo, basakata inhlabatsi emoyeni.
24 Lokhenela watsi Pawula akafakwe emalawini emasotja, nekutsi bamhlolisise ngekumbhambabula, kuze batewutfola kahle kutsi kwentiwa yini lokutsi bantfu baphambane naye kangaka.
25 Kodvwa kwatsi nase bambophile sebatawumbhambabula Pawula wakhuluma nalendvuna yelibutfo leyayime eceleni kwakhe watsi: “Kungumtsetfo yini kutsi wena ubhambabule umRoma asengakalahlwa licala?”
26 Indvuna yelibutfo yatsi kube ikuve loko, yahamba yaya kukhenela yabuta yatsi: “Utawutsini-ke nyalo, ngobe lendvodza ingumRoma?”
27 Ngako-ke khenela waya kuPawula, wefike wambuta watsi: “Ase ungitjele, ungumRoma yini?” Pawula watsi: “Yebo.”
28 Lokhenela wase utsi: “Mine ngabukhiphela imali lenhle lobuRoma.” Pawula wamphendvula watsi: “Kodvwa mine ngabutfola ngekutalwa.”
29 Ngako-ke labo babetawuphenya Pawula ngemibuzo bakhwesha kuye ngekushesha, nakhenela wesaba, nakabona kutsi Pawula ngumRoma ngekutalwa nekutsi abesambophe ngetinketane.
30 Khenela watsandza kwati kahle-hle kutsi emaJuda abembeka licala lani loPawula. Ngako-ke ngakusasa watsi akatfukululwe tinketane. Wase ubita umhlangano wetikhulu tebaphristi kanye nalo lonkhe Liqoqo. Waletsa Pawula embikwabo.
1 Pawula walibukisisa leLiqoqo watsi: “Madvodza, bazalwane, nembeza wami ungufakazi wami embikwaNkulunkulu kutsi imphilo yami yonkhe beyimsulwa, kwaze kwaba ngulamuhla lo ngila.”
2 UmPhristi Lomkhulu, Ananiyase, watjela labo lababeseceleni kwaPawula kutsi abammukule emlonyeni.
3 Pawula watsi kuye: “Nakanjani Nkulunkulu utakumukula nawe, wena ludvonga-ndzini lolupendwe lwaba mhlophe! Kantsi uhlalele kwehlulela mine ngekwemtsetfo, kodvwa wena ube uwephula ngekubatjela kutsi abangimukule?”
4 Lamadvodza abeme eceleni kwaPawula atsi: “Umetfukelani lomPhristi Lomkhulu waNkulunkulu?”
5 Pawula wase utsi: “Bengingati, bazalwane, kutsi ungumPhristi Lomkhulu, ngobe umBhalo utsi: ‘Ungakhulumi kabi ngalophetse sive sakini.’ ”
6 Kodvwa njengobe Pawula abesabonile kutsi babehlukene kabili, labanye kubaSadusi, labanye kubaFarisi, waphakamisa livi alicondzise kuleLiqoqo watsi: “Madvodza, bazalwane, mine ngingumFarisi lotalwa baFarisi; la ngimangalelwe ngelitsemba lekutsi labafile bayawuvuka baphile.”
7 Watsi kube asho njalo, baFarisi nebaSadusi bacala baphikisana bodvwana, umhlangano wehlukana ekhatsi.
8 Phela baSadusi bebatsi kute kuvuka kulabafile, kute tingilosi, nekutsi kute nemimoya; kodvwa baFarisi babekholwa kutsi kokutsatfu kukhona.
9 Lomsindvo wekuphikisana waya ngekwandza, letinye tati temtsetfo telicembu lebaFarisi tasukuma tabeka inkhulumo lecosheme tatsi: “Asiliboni licala kulomuntfu. Kutawutsiwani-ke, nangabe umoya nome ingilosi yakhuluma ngempela kuye?”
10 Kuphikisana kwandza, kwadzimate kwashuba ngemandla kangangekutsi khenela waze wesaba kutsi Pawula bangahle bamdzabule ticucwana. Ngako-ke watfuma emasotja kutsi ewuke aye kulomhlangano efike amtsatse ngendluzula ayemfaka emalawini emasotja.
11 Ngebusuku lobulandzelako iNkhosi yema eceleni kwaPawula yatsi: “Mani sibindzi, njengobe ungifakazele nje la eJerusalema, kufanele wente njalo futsi naseRoma.”
12 Ngakusasa ekuseni lamanye emaJuda ahlangana enta lisu, ase atibopha ngesifungo kutsi ngeke akudle kudla, nekunatsa angeke anatse angakambulali Pawula.
13 Labo labatibopha ngalesifungo babengetulu kwema-40.
14 Base baya kubaphristi labakhulu netibondza tenkholo yemaJuda, bafike batsi: “Sesente sibopho lesimatima lapha, satsi ngeke sikufake kudla emlonyeni singakambulali Pawula.
15 Ngako-ke, nine neLiqoqo, tfumelani livi kukhenela wemaRoma nicele ehlise Pawula ete la kini, nente shangatsi kukhona lenifuna kukutfolisisa kahle ngalendzaba yakhe. Tsine-ke sitatilungiselela kutsi simbulale angakefiki lapha kini.”
16 Kodvwa umshana waPawula weva nakwakhiwa lelisu; ngako-ke waya emalawini emasotja wefike watjela Pawula.
17 Pawula wase ubita lenye yetindvuna wefike watsi kuyo: “Mikisa nali lijaha kukhenela; kukhona lelitambikela kona.”
18 Lendvuna yalitsatsa lelijaha, yaliyisa kukhenela yefike yatsi: “Siboshwa lesinguPawula singibitile sefike sangicela kutsi angiletse nali lijaha la kuwe, ngobe kukhona lelifuna kukutjela kona.”
19 Khenela walibamba ngesandla waya nalo emasitseleni, wefike walibuta watsi: “Yini lena lofuna kungitjela yona?”
20 Lamtjela latsi: “EmaJuda asavumelene ngekutsi akucele kutsi kusasa nje wehlise Pawula aye kulelibandla leLiqoqo, bente shangatsi leLiqoqo lifuna kutfolisisa kahle ngaye.
21 Kodvwa ungavumi, ngobe kukhona emadvodza langetulu kwema-40 latawube amlalele endleleni atembulala. Asente nesifungo kutsi angeke akudle kudla, nekunatsa angeke anatse angakabulali Pawula. Njengamanje nje, asalungele kukwenta loko, aseme ngawe nje kutsi eve kutsi wena utsini.”
22 Khenela, angakalikhululi lelijaha, walifica watsi: “Ungatjeli muntfu kutsi lendzaba sewuyibikile kimi.”
23 Khenela wase ubita tindvuna takhe letimbili utsi kuto: “Khetsani emasotja langema-200 niwatjele kutsi akatilungiselele kuya eKhesariya, nebagibeli bemahhashi labangema-70, nalabahlome ngetikhali babe ngema-200, nitilungiselele kusuka ngeli-awa lemfica kusihlwa.
24 Lamanye emahhashi niwalungiselele kugibelisa Pawula, nimphekeletele nize nifike naye kuLusibalukhulu Feliksi, nimetfule aphephile engotini.”
25 Wase ubhala incwadzi leyayitsi:
26 “Mine, Klawudiyusi Lisiyasi, ngibhalela wena, Lusibalukhulu Mhlonishwa Feliksi. Ngiyakubingelela.
27 “Lendvodza yabanjwa ngemaJuda, kwatsi asatakuyibulala ngefika mine kanye nemasotja ngayilamulela, sengivile kutsi ingumRoma.
28 “Njengobe ngangifuna kwati kutsi woneni, ngamewusela kuleLiqoqo lawo.
29 Ngakhandza kutsi kute nome kunye lakwentile lokungaze kumente afanelwe kubulawa nome afakwe advonse ejele; kuphela nje uboshelwe imibuzo nemitsetfo yabo.
30 Ngitsite kube ngive kutsi lamanye emaJuda atamlalela endleleni afuna kumbulala, ngase ngincoma kutsi ngimtfumele lapho kuwe masinyane, ngaphindze ngatjela nalabo labambeka licala kutsi bete batewuchaza kahle kuwe, kutsi bambeka licala lani lomuntfu.”
31 Emasotja enta njengobe abetjeliwe, atsatsa Pawula ahamba naye ebusuku, aze efika e-Antiphatrisi.
32 Ngakusasa emasotja labehamba ngetinyawo ancandzeka abuyela amalawini awo ashiya lawo abegibele emahhashi kutsi achubeke naye.
33 Efika eKhesariya, anika Lusibalukhulu lencwadzi, etfula naPawula etandleni takhe.
34 Lusibalukhulu watsi kube ayifundze lencwadzi, wase ubuta Pawula kutsi abephuma kusiphi sifundza. Watsi kube eve kutsi abephuma eSilisiya,
35 watsi: “Licala lakho ngitawulilalela kahle, nase kufike bamangaleli bakho.” Wase uyalisisa kutsi loPawula agcinwe ngekugadvwa esigodlweni saHerodi.
1 Emvakwemalangana lasihlanu umPhristi Lomkhulu Ananiyase wehlela eKhesariya netibondza tenkholo yemaJuda kanye naThethulusi, ummeli. Befika kuLusibalukhulu Feliksi batewubeka Pawula licala.
2 Kwabitwa Thethulusi wefike wabeka Pawula licala watsi: “Mhlonishwa! Sifanele kukubonga ngenhlakanipho yebuholi bakho lesiletsele kuthula sikhatsi lesidze kangaka, nekutsi tingucuko letinyenti letifanele kuba khona tiyenteka ekusiteni sive.
3 “Mhlonishwa Feliksi, konkhe loko sikwemukela ngenhlitiyo lemhlophe, nome kwentiwa ngayiphi indlela nome kwentiwa kuyiphi indzawo.
4 Kodvwa kuze ngingakubambeleli, bengisakucela ngemusa wakho kutsi sewumane usiboleke indlebe kancane.
5 Sikhandze kutsi lomuntfu uyingoti, ngobe ususa tiphitsiphitsi emkhatsini wemaJuda wonkhe umhlaba, kantsi futsi ungumholi walelicembu lekutsiwa ngemaNazaretha.
6 Wadzimate wetama nekuhlambalata lithempeli, sabe sesiyambopha, [sasifuna kumgweba ngekwemtsetfo wetfu,
7 kodvwa Khenela Lisiyasi, weta wafike wasemuka yena wamtsatsa ngenkhani.
8 Wakhipha umyaleto kutsi bonkhe labambeka licala abete kuwe.] “Nawe matfupha nawungahle umbute nje, utativela ngekwakho uwatfole onkhe lamacala lesimbeka wona la embikwakho.”
9 NemaJuda asukuma nawo amvumela, atsi vele kunjalo.
10 Lusibalukhulu nasamkhombile Pawula kutsi akhulume, Pawula watsi: “Ngiyati kutsi bewungumgwebi walesive iminyaka leminyenti, ngako-ke ngiyatfokota kubeka inkhulumo yami yekutivikela la embikwakho.
11 “Njengobe nawe ungatibonela nje, kutsi abengakapheli emalanga lali-12 ngifikile kutawukhonta eJerusalema,
12 abazange sebangikhandze mine ngiphikisana nemuntfu nome ngetama kususa siphitsiphitsi emkhatsini webantfu ethempelini, emasinagogeni nome-ke edolobheni.
13 Nabo bate nebufakazi baloko labangahle bangibeke licala ngako nje la embikwakho nyalo.
14 Kodvwa naku lengikuvuma kuwe kutsi: Mayelana naleNdlela, lebatsi bona kweduka, ngikhonta Nkulunkulu wabokhokho ngekukholwa konkhe lokusemtsetfweni nalokubhalwe kubaphrofethi,
15 ngekubeka litsemba kuNkulunkulu lababambelele kulo nabo lekutsi bonkhe bantfu, labalungile nalabangakalungi, bayawuvuka ekufeni.
16 Ngako-ke nami ngetama ngemandla ami onkhe ngetikhatsi tonkhe, kuze kutsi ngihlale nginanembeza longenacala kuNkulunkulu nakubantfu.
17 “Emvakweminyaka leminyenti ngahamba, bengibuyele kuletsa tipho esiveni sakitsi kanye nekunikela imihlatjelo.
18 Bangikhandza ethempelini sengihlanjululiwe. Kwakungekho sicumbi sebantfu, kungekho nasiphitsiphitsi.
19 Kodvwa kwakunemaJuda lambalwa labephuma esifundzeni sase-Asiya lebekufanele nawo abe la embikwakho angibeke emacala,
20 nome-ke basho bona ngekwabo laba labalapha kutsi cala lini lengatfolakala nginalo ngesikhatsi ngisembikweLiqoqo labo,
21 ngaphandle kwentfo yinye nje lengayikhuluma ngisesemkhatsini wabo, ngamemeta ngatsi: ‘Lamuhla ngimangalelwe ngelitsemba lekutsi labafile bayawuvuka baphile.’ ”
22 Kodvwa Feliksi labesayatisisa kahle lendzaba yaleNdlela, kutsetfwa kwalelicala wakugucisa ngekutsi: “Lelicala ngiyawulijuba nasekufike Khenela Lisiyasi.”
23 Wase utfumela indvuna kutsi igadze Pawula, kodvwa abe nenkhululeko letsite, nekutsi bangani bakhe bangalelwa kutawumsita nome ngani layeswele.
24 Emvakwemalangana Feliksi weta nemkakhe Drusila labengumJuda; watfumela kwalandvwa Pawula lafike wamlalela asakhuluma ngekukholwa kuKhristu Jesu.
25 Kodvwa asachubeka achaza ngekutiphatsa kahle, kutibamba nangekugwetjwa lokuseta, Feliksi wetfuka watfutfumela wadzimate watsi: “Kwamanje ase uhambe. Ngitawuphindze ngikubite, nase ngitfole lesinye sikhatsi.”
26 Abenelitsemba lekutsi Pawula abetamdizela ngemali; ngako-ke abevame kuhle ambita akhulume naye.
27 Ekupheleni kweminyaka lemibili sikhundla saFeliksi satsatfwa nguPhokhiyusi Festusi. Njengobe Feliksi abefuna kutsandvwa ngemaJuda, wavele washiya Pawula asesejele.
1 Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu Festusi afikile kuleso sifundza, wesuka eKhesariya waya eJerusalema.
2 Baphristi labakhulu nebaholi bemaJuda bachazisisa kungevani kwabo naPawula; base bancenga Festusi
3 kutsi amane ababonelele ngekuletsa Pawula eJerusalema, ngobe phela base bente lisu lekumenta silo sengubo endleleni.
4 Festusi wabaphendvula watsi: “Pawula siboshwa lesiseKhesariya, nami ngitawuncandzeka masinyane ngiye khona.
5 Ngako-ke nangabe kukhona emacala lenimbeka wona, khululani tiphatsimandla tenu ngihambe nato.”
6 Festusi wahlala nabo emalanga lasiphohlongo nome lalishumi, wase wehlela eKhesariya. Ngakusasa wahlala esihlalweni sakhe sekwehlulela, wase utfumela kutsi akuletfwe Pawula.
7 Watsi kube Pawula angene, lamaJuda bekete naye esuka eJerusalema amkaka ngala nangala, ambeka emacala lamanyenti nalamabi, labehluleka nekubeka bufakazi bawo.
8 Kodvwa Pawula wativikela ngekutsi: “Kute lengikonile lokuphambene nemtsetfo wemaJuda, nome nelithempeli, nome naKhesari.”
9 Festusi afuna kujabulisa emaJuda wabuta Pawula watsi: “Ungatsandza yini kuya eJerusalema kuyewutekwa lamacala labakubeke wona la embikwami?”
10 Kodvwa Pawula watsi: “Ngime embikwesihlalo sekwehlulela saKhesari, uMbusi, ngulapho-ke lakufanele licala lami litsetfwe khona. Kute lengiwone ngako emaJuda, njengobe nawe ukwati nje loko.
11 Nangabe kukhona lapho ngephule khona umtsetfo, ngenta lokufanele kutsi ngijeziswe ngekufa, angiceli kuphepha ekufeni; kodvwa nalingekho liciniso kulamacala labangibeka wona, kute umuntfu lofanele kunginikela etandleni tabo. Ngicela kuyakwembula ingubo kuKhesari, uMbusi.”
12 Festusi wase ufakana imilomo nebeluleki bakhe uphendvula Pawula utsi: “Sewucele kutsi lelicala lendluliselwe kuKhesari, ngako-ke utawuvele uhambe uye kuKhesari.”
13 Emvakwemalanga inkhosi Agripha naBhenise bavakashela eKhesariya ngenjongo yekwemukela Festusi.
14 Kulawo malanga basahleti lapho, Festusi wase utekela inkhosi ngalendzaba yaPawula utsi: “Kukhona indvodza lesiboshwa lesashiywa nguFeliksi;
15 nangiya eJerusalema, baphristi labakhulu bemaJuda netibondza tenkholo yabo bambeka emacala lamanyenti, bangicele nekutsi ngimehlulele ngekumlahla ngelicala.
16 Ngabaphendvula ngekutsi akusiwo umtsetfo wetfu tsine maRoma kutsi silahle umuntfu ngelicala, angakalitfoli litfuba lekubhekana nebamangaleli bakhe buso nebuso atiphendvulele ngaloko labambeka ngako licala.
17 Batsi kube befike bahlangane lapha, angizange ngicitse sikhatsi, kodvwa kwatsi kusa ngakusasa ngavele ngahlala esihlalweni sekwehlulela, ngatfumela kutsi ayiletfwe lendvodza.
18 Bamangaleli bakhe abambekanga emacala langako ebugelekece, njengobe ngangibhekile.
19 “Kodvwa basuke baphikisana naye ngenkholo yabo nangendvodza letsite lenguJesu lese yafa, lacinisa ngayo Pawula kutsi iyaphila.
20 Ngadzidzeka nje kutsi ngingayihlolisisa kanjani lendzaba yakhe, ngako-ke ngase ngibuta yena kutsi angatsandza yini kuya eJerusalema kuyewutekwa lamacala akhe khona.
21 Kodvwa Pawula wacela kutsi lokutekwa kwelicala lakhe akwendluliselwe ku-Agustusi, uMbusi, lofanele alijube; ngase ngitjela emasotja kutsi amgadze, kuze kufike sikhatsi sekumetfula kuKhesari.”
22 Agripha watsi kuFestusi: “Ngifuna kutivela nayikhuluma lendvodza.” Festusi waphendvula watsi: “Utamuva kusasa.”
23 Ngakusasa bo-Agripha naBhenise beta ngekuhlonipheka lokukhulu, bafike bangena ehholweni lenkhulu yekuhlangana bahamba nabokhenela bemphi kanye nemadvodza labebalulekile kulelo dolobha. Festusi wase utfumela emasotja kutsi alandze Pawula.
24 Festusi wase utsi: “Nkhosi Agripha kanye nani nonkhe lenikhona lapha kanye natsi, ngiyo-ke lendvodza lesengemukele tikhalo ngayo kuwo onkhe emaJuda lalapha naseJerusalema; bakhala ngekutsi kufanele iye entsanjeni.
25 Kodvwa mine ngekwami kute lokubi lengitfole kutsi ikwentile lokungayenta ize ijeziswe ngentsambo. Kodvwa njengobe yona icele kutsi ilendlulisele ku-Agustusi, nami-ke sengincume kuyitfumela kuye.
26 Kodvwa kute lokumcoka lenginako lengingahle ngikubhalele uMbusi ngayo. Ngiko nje ngiyiletse la embikwenu, ikakhulu kuwe, Nkhosi Agripha, khona litawutsi lingahlolwa lelicala layo nami ngibe nako lengingakubhala.
27 Ngobe ngibona shangatsi kungaba bulima kimi kutsi ngingatfumela siboshwa kuye ngingachazi kutsi cala lini lesibekwe lona.”
1 Agripha watsi kuPawula: “Ukhululekile, kutsi ungatikhulumela nawe, utivikele.” Pawula wase uphakamisa sandla sakhe uyatikhulumela ativikela watsi:
2 “Nkhosi Agripha! Ngitivela nginenhlanhla kutsi lamuhla embikwakho ngitatikhulumela ngitivikele kuwo onkhe lamacala lengibekwe wona ngemaJuda,
3 kakhulu ngobe naku wena utetayele timphikiswano nemasiko emaJuda, ngako-ke ngiyakuncenga kutsi ungilalele ngekubeketela.
4 “Onkhe emaJuda ayayati imphilo yami kusukela ebuncaneni bami, ngisahlala eveni lakitsi kanye naseJerusalema.
5 Ngihleti sikhatsi lesidze nabo bayangati; futsi bangakufakaza loko, nabatsandzako, kutsi ngekwenkholo ngangiphila ngililunga lebaFarisi, licembu lelikhonta Nkulunkulu ngekulandzela tibopho temiyalo nemitsetfo.
6 Manje lo ngime lapha ngibekwe licala lekwetsemba setsembiso saNkulunkulu lasetsembisa kubokhokho betfu.
7 Ngiso lesetsembiso lesasibhekwe tive takitsi letili-12 kutsi sigcwaliseke, njengobe tikhonta Nkulunkulu ngesineke imini nebusuku. Nguleso setsembiso-ke, Nkhosi, langibeke licala ngaso emaJuda.
8 Kwentiwa yini lokutsi nine ningakholwa kutsi Nkulunkulu uyabavusa bantfu labafile?
9 “Mine matfupha ngangikholwa kutsi kufanele ngente konkhe lokusemandleni ami kutsi ngiphambane nelibito laJesu waseNazaretha.
10 Ngavele ngakwenta loko eJerusalema. Nganikwa baphristi labakhulu emandla neligunya lekubabopha ngibafake ejele bonkhe labangcwele, sasitsi sijubo selicala singaba yintsambo nami ngisisekele ngevoti.
11 Ngadlanga ngekubajezisa emasinagogeni ngibacindzetela kutsi bakugceke kukholwa kwabo. Ngangibacansukela kakhulu kangangekutsi ngadzimate ngabalandzela nome sebabalekele kulamanye emadolobha langephandle.”
12 “Kwabangelwa nguloko-ke kuya kwami eDamaseko sengitfole emandla neligunya kubaphristi labakhulu.
13 Kwakusemini lenkhulu emgwacweni, Nkhosi, nangibona kukhanya lokwakwendlula kwelilanga kuphuma ezulwini kwangibaneka kwangitungeleta kanye nalabo ngangihamba nabo.
14 Sonkhe sawela phansi, ngeva livi likhuluma kimi ngesiHebheru litsi: ‘Sawula! Ye Sawula! Ungihluphelani? Kulukhuni kuwe kukhahlela etinchijini.’
15 “Mine ngase ngitsi: ‘Ungubani wena, Nkhosi?’ INkhosi yaphendvula yatsi: ‘NginguJesu, lona lomhluphako.
16 Kodvwa sukuma ume ngetinyawo takho, ngobe ngitibonakalisele loko kuwe kutsi ngikwente ube sisebenti sami nafakazi wami ngaloku lokubonile ngami lamuhla, kanye naloko lengitawutibonakalisa ngako kuwe.
17 Ngitawukusindzisa esiveni saka-Israyeli nebetive lengikutfuma kubo.
18 Utawuvula emehlo abo, kuze besuke ebumnyameni bagucukele ekukhanyeni besuke nasemandleni aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kuze batsetselelwe tono tabo babelwe nendzawo emkhatsini walabahlantwe ngekukholwa kimi.’ ”
19 “Ngako-ke, Nkhosi Agripha, angitsandzanga kungawulaleli lombono wasezulwini,
20 kodvwa ngashumayela kusukela khona eDamaseko, naseJerusalema, nakulo lonkhe laseJudiya nakubetive ngimemetela kutsi abaphendvuke babuyele kuNkulunkulu bente imisebenti lekhombisa kuphendvuka.
21 Ngiko loko-ke lokwenta emaJuda angibambe ethempelini afune kungibulala.
22 Kodvwa kuze kube ngulamuhla Nkulunkulu usangisitile. Ngako-ke namanje lo ngime la ngifakaza kubo bonkhe bantfu, labancane nalabakhulu, hhayi lokunye, kodvwa kona loko lokwashiwo baphrofethi naMosi kutsi kuyakwenteka,
23 kutsi Khristu kufanele ahlupheke afe nekutsi abe wekucala kuvuka ekufeni, bese umemetela kukhanya kumaJuda nakubetive.”
24 Asabeka inkhulumo yekutivikela Pawula, Festusi wamemeta watsi: “Suka Pawula, uyahlanya! Lokufundza kakhulu kwakho kuyakuhlanyisa.”
25 Kodvwa Pawula waphendvula watsi: “Angihlanyi, Mhlonishwa Festusi! Kodvwa ngikhuluma liciniso leliphilile nalelimsulwa.
26 Nkhosi Agripha! Ngikhuluma kuwe ngaso sonkhe sibindzi, ngobe uyakwati konkhe loku. Ngineliciniso kutsi tonkhe letintfo utibonile ngobe atentekanga emasitseleni.
27 Nkhosi Agripha, uyabakholwa yini baphrofethi? Noko ngiyati kutsi uyabakholwa!”
28 Agripha wase utsi kuPawula: “Cishe wangenta umKhristu ngesikhashana!”
29 Pawula waphendvula watsi: “Nome sikhashana nome sikhatsi lesidze, ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu kutsi kungabi nguwe wedvwa kodvwa bonkhe labangivako lamuhla nabo babe nguloku lengingiko, ngaphandle kwaletinketane.”
30 Inkhosi yase iyasukuma, naLusibalukhulu, naBhenise, nabo bonkhe lababelapho basukuma.
31 Nase baphumile, sebakhulumisana bodvwana batsi: “Lendvodza ayikenti lutfo lolufanele kutsi ife nome iboshwe.”
32 Agripha wase ukhuluma kuFestusi utsi: “Lendvodza bekufanele ikhululwe, kube beyingakaceli kutsi lelicala layo lendluliselwe kuKhesari.”
1 Kwatsi sekuncunyiwe kutsi sewelele eTaliyane, base baniketela Pawula naletinye tiboshwa kuJuliyusi, indvuna yembutfo lebekutsiwa ngeweMbusi, Agustusi.
2 Sakhwela emkhunjini lowawusuka e-Adramithiyamu lowase utawusuka uye etikhumulweni temikhumbi elugwini lwase-Asiya, nembala salucala luhambo lwetfu siphekeletelwa ngu-Aristakhusi labewaseMasedoniya esuka eThesalonika.
3 Ngakusasa sangenisa eSidoni, naJuliyusi wamphatsa kahle Pawula, wamvumela nekutsi ayewubonana nebangani bakhe asho nekusho kutsi abonakekelwa kahle.
4 Sesuka lapho sachubeka ngemkhumbi; kodvwa njengobe umoya bewuphambene natsi, sahamba sagudla sichingi saseSiphrosi.
5 Sancamula lwandle ngaseSilisiya nePhamfiliya, saze sangena eMira yaseLisiya,
6 lapho indvuna yatfola umkhumbi lowawuchamuka e-Alekzandriya nawo lowawucondze eTaliyane, ngako yase isigibelisa kuwo.
7 Sahamba sesihamba kancane emalanga lamanyenti, nangebulukhuni lobukhulu, kodvwa ekugcineni saze sefika ngasedolobheni laseKhinidusi. Umoya wasivimbela kutsi sichubeke ngaleyo ndlela, ngako sase siyajika sigudla sichingi saseKhrethe sehla saze sendlula eKapa laseSalmone.
8 Sehla singafuni kukhweshela lusentse lwesihlenge, noko sihamba kalukhuni kabi saze sefika endzaweni leyayibitwa ngekutsi Sikhumulo Sekuphepha, sesisedvutane nelidolobha laseLaseya.
9 Njengobe sikhatsi lesidze sase sendlulile sikuleyo ndzawo neluhambo lwetfu seluyingoti kakhulu ngobe ngaleso sikhatsi lilanga lekuzila lase lendlulile, ngako Pawula wabeluleka watsi:
10 “Madvodza, ngiyabona kutsi kusukela lapha luhambo lwetfu lutawugcwala tingoti; kutaba khona umonakalo lomkhulu kabi, hhayi etimphahleni letisemkhunjini nasemkhunjini kuphela, kodvwa nasemphilweni yetfu.”
11 Kodvwa indvuna yabo yayinakekele kakhulu loko beyikutjelwa litilosi lemkhumbi kanye nemphatsi wemkhumbi yangete yakunaka loko lokwakushiwo nguPawula.
12 Ngobe-ke kwakuyingoti nekuhlala kuleso sikhumulo ebusika labanyenti bebancokombele kona kutsi akuchutjekwe kwetanywe kuyawufika eFeniksi, nakwenteka. Leso bekusikhumulo saseKhrethe lesasibheke eNshonalanga yeNingizimu neNshonalanga yeNyakatfo, lapho bebangahle bacitse khona lobo busika.
13 Umoyana waseningizimu wacala kuhhusha, nabo bacabanga kutsi sebatawuphumelela, ngako base bakhuphula sisimiso semkhumbi bantjweza bagudla lusentse lwaseKhrethe.
14 Kodvwa masinyane nje kwachamuka umoya lomkhulu lobewubitwa ngekutsi yiNyakatfo-Mphumalanga, lowahhusha uchamuka esichingini.
15 Umkhumbi wawubhekene nawo, ngako wehluleka kuchubeka sase siyawuvumela kutsi usiphephule.
16 Saze satfola kukhosela nasigudla sichingana lesitsiwa iKhawuda. Lapho-ke nome kwakulukhuni, kodvwa sakhona kusibamba sikebhe semkhumbi.
17 Basikhweta base bankinkela umkhumbi ngetindophi esiswini sawo, ngobe bebesaba kutsi bangahle baphahlateke esihlabatsini lesingaselugwini lweLibhiya; ngako kwehliswa liseyili, kwayekelwa umkhumbi kutsi wemuke nemoya.
18 Sachubeka sihhushuhhushu semoya sawuphephula umkhumbi, kwatsi ngelilanga lelilandzelako bacala kuphungula umtfwalo ngekulahla letinye tintfo letatisindza.
19 Kwatsi ngelilanga lesitsatfu bachubeka banyomula letinye tigcobo temkhumbi letatisindza batilahla bona ngetandla tabo.
20 Kwaba ngemalanga lamanyenti singaliboni lilanga netinkhanyeti, nesiphepho sachubeka nekucinisa kuhhusha, saze saphelelwa nalitsemba lekutsi singaphindze siphile.
21 Emvakwemalanga singasafaki lutfo etfunjini, Pawula wasukuma wema emkhatsini wabo watsi: “Madvodza, kube nangilalela nangete nesuka eKhrethe, ngabe asikangeni kulenhlupheko lengaka.
22 Namanje ngiyanincenga, manini sibindzi. Kute namunye lotawufa, kodvwa umkhumbi wona utakufa uphele nya.
23 Ngobe kulobusuku balamuhla ingilosi yaNkulunkulu, lengiwakhe nalengimkhontako, ime eceleni kwami
24 yatsi: ‘Ungesabi, Pawula, ufanele ume embikwaKhesari; Nkulunkulu ukunikile bonkhe laba lohamba nabo.’
25 Ngako-ke, madvodza, manini sibindzi, ngobe ngiyametsemba Nkulunkulu kutsi kutawuba njengaloku angitjelile.
26 Kodvwa kufanele silahlelwe esichingini lesitsite.”
27 Kwase kulilanga leli-14 sintanta elwandle lwase-Adriya, sekungusekhatsi nebusuku bashayeli bemkhumbi basola shangatsi besebasondzele eveni lelitsite.
28 Ngako base behlisa insimbi yekukala kutsi sekushona kangakanani, batfola kutsi lamanti angemamitha langema-40 kushona kwawo; bachubeka sikhashana baphindza bakala futsi, base batfola kutsi asangemamitha langema-30 kushona kwawo.
29 Babesaba kutsi umkhumbi wetfu ungahle uphahlateke ematjeni, ngako base behlisa tisimiso temkhumbi letine ngemuva kwemkhumbi, bafisa kutsi kuse,
30 ngako bashayeli bemkhumbi betama kubaleka ngekwehlisela umkhumbi emantini bashaya sengatsi behlisela letinye vtisimiso ngembili kwemkhumbi.
31 Kodvwa Pawula watjela lendvuna yembutfo watsi: “Nangabe labashayeli balomkhumbi babaleka, kute lotawuphila lapha emkhunjini.”
32 Ngako emasotja atijuba letintsambo letatisimise sikebhe, asiyekela sahamba.
33 Lilanga lase litawuphuma, ngako Pawula wabancenga bonkhe kutsi badle kudla watsi: “Senicedze emalanga lali-14 solomane ningadli lutfo!
34 Ngako-ke ngiyanicela kutsi nidle, nidzinga kudla khona nitewuba nemandla. Ngeke kulahleke ngisho nalunye lunwele lwetinhloko tenu.”
35 Watsi kube asho loko Pawula watsatsa sinkhwa wabonga kuNkulunkulu embikwabo bambuka bonkhe, wasihlephula wacala wadla.
36 Ngako-ke nabo bema sibindzi bacala badla.
37 Sesisonkhe la emkhunjini sasingema-276.
38 Kwatsi nase sidle sonkhe sesutsa, kwase kuphungulwa umkhumbi ngekulahla kolo emantini.
39 Kwatsi sekusa, bashayeli bemkhumbi solo bangaluboni lusentse, babona sikhumbi sinesihlabatsi, base bancoma kutsi bayewufika kuso nakwenteka, ngobe bebafuna kuwumisa khona lapho umkhumbi.
40 Ngako base bajuba tintsambo letatibambe tisimiso, batiyekela tacwila elwandle, ngaso leso sikhatsi bakhumula imiphini yekucondzisa umkhumbi, baphakamisa liseyili lelingembili, kuze kutsi umoya ufucele umkhumbi esihlabatsini lesasingembili.
41 Kodvwa umkhumbi washayisa ngenhloko esibundvumeni wabhajwa. Inhloko yemkhumbi yembeleka yangabe isakwati kufuceka, kwabe kungulapho lingemuva lemkhumbi lifohloteka, laze laba tincetu lephulwa sihhushuhhushu semagagasi.
42 Emasotja enta lisu lekubulala tonkhe tiboshwa, kubete nasinye lesitawuhlamba sidzimate siphunyule.
43 Kodvwa indvuna yelibutfo ifuna kusindzisa Pawula, yawalela kuloko, esikhundleni salokho yatsi: “Bonkhe labakwatiko kuhlamba abadvumele emantini kucala bahlambe baye elusentseni.
44 Laba labanye batawulandzela ngemuva bahlambe ngekugibela emapulangweni nome etincentwini temkhumbi, baze befike elusentseni.” Sasindza kanjalo-ke sonkhe, sahlamba saze sefika elusentseni, sewela.
1 Satsi sesisindzile sonkhe sesisesichingini, satfola kutsi lesichingi kutsiwa kuseMaltha.
2 Bantfu bakulesichingi baba nemusa lomkhulu kitsi. Lase licale kuna, ngako kwase kumakhata, base basibasela umlilo, sotsa.
3 Pawula wasabutela tinkhunyana; watsi asatibasa, kwachamuka inyoka, icoshwa kushisa, yaluma Pawula, yaze yanamatsela yalenga esandleni sakhe.
4 Lesive saseMaltha satsi nasibona lenyoka inamatsele esandleni saPawula, samsola satsi: “Lomuntfu ngumtsakatsi, nome asaphunyulile elwandle nkulunkulu wekujezisa, longuDikhe, akamvumeli kutsi aphile.”
5 Pawula wamane wayitsintsitsela emlilweni nje lenyoka angakalimali ndzawo.
6 Babeloku babheke kutsi bambone avuvuka nome bambone ashayeka phansi afe. Kodvwa emvakwekuba sebabheke kwaze kwaba sikhatsi lesidze, babona kungenteki lutfo kuPawula, bajikisa tingcondvo tabo batsi: “Lomuntfu ungunkulunkulu.”
7 Bucamamana nje kwaleyo ndzawo bekunemasimi aPhupliyuse, umbusi walesichingi, wasemukela kahle nangemusa emalanga lamatsatfu asiphatsa njengetivakashi takhe.
8 Uyise waPhupliyuse abesembhedzeni agula, aphetfwe yimbo nesisu sengati. Pawula wangena endlini yakhe, wakhuleka, wambeka tandla, wamphilisa.
9 Kwatsi kube kwenteke loko, tonkhe tigulane takulesichingi taletfwa tafike taphiliswa tonkhe.
10 Ngako base basipha tipho letinyenti. Kwatsi nome sesihamba, basipha lesasingahle sikudzinge endleleni.
11 Ngemvakwetinyanga letintsatfu sesuka ngemkhumbi wase-Alekzandriya, lowawubitwa ngekutsi: “Emaphahla Asezulwini.” Wawucitse busika esichingini.
12 Sefika edolobheni laseSirakhusi, sahlala emalanga lamatsatfu.
13 Sesuka lapho sajikeleta, saze sefika edolobheni laseRegiyumu. Ngakusasa umoya wacala kubhenguta uchamuka eningizimu, kwatsi ngemalanga lamabili sefika edolobheni lasePhutheyoli.
14 Sakhandza bazalwane, basicela kutsi sihlale nabo liviki, sahlala; sabe sesendlulela eRoma.
15 Bazalwane baseRoma bese bevile ngatsi, ngako base bayasihlangabeta eMakethe yaka-Aphiyusi neMahhotela Lamatsatfu. Pawula watsi kube ababone labazalwane, wabonga Nkulunkulu wase uma nesibindzi.
16 Satsi nasifika eRoma, Pawula wavunyelwa kutsi ahlale yedvwa, wabekwa nelisotja lekumgadza.
17 Emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu Pawula wabita umhlangano webaholi bemaJuda. Batsi nase baphelele ndzawonye, wabatjela watsi: “Bazalwane bami! Nome ngingazange sengente lutfo loluphambene nebantfu bakitsi, nanemasiko lesawemukela kubokhokho betfu, ngaboshwa eJerusalema nganikelwa etandleni temaRoma.
18 Angiphenya asafuna kungikhulula ngobe angalitfolanga licala lelalifanele kutsi ngilifele.
19 Kodvwa kwatsi ngobe emaJuda akuphikisa loko, ngacindzeteleka kutsi ngitetikhalela kuKhesari, hhayi ngobe ngangihlose kubeka sive sakitsi licala.
20 Kungako ngicele kunibona nje ngikhulume nani; ngobe ngiboshwe ngaletinketane ngenca yakhe lolitsemba lebantfu baka-Israyeli.”
21 EmaJuda atsi kuye: “Kute tincwadzi lesititfolile tsine letikhuluma ngawe tiphuma eJudiya, kute namunye kubazalwane lowabuya netindzaba khona, ngisho kukhuluma lutfo nje lolubi ngawe.
22 Kodvwa noko sifuna kuva ngawe umcondvo wakho, ngobe siyati kutsi live lonkhe likhuluma kabi ngalenkholo lohambisana nayo.”
23 Ngako-ke emaJuda amisa lilanga lekubonana naPawula. Ngalelo langa bantfu befika baba banyenti lapho bekuhlala khona Pawula. Kusukela ekuseni laze layawumbamba unina seloku afakaza ngekubachazela ngembuso waNkulunkulu. Wetama kubenelisa ngaJesu ngekubakhumbuta lokusemtsetfweni waMosi nangemiBhalo yebaphrofethi.
24 Labanye beneliswa ngulamavi akhe, noko labanye abazange bakholwe.
25 Ngako base bahamba baphikisana bodvwana, lapho Pawula asabeke inkhulumo letsi: “Maye, washo kahle Moya Longcwele nakakhuluma ngemphrofethi Isaya kubokhokho benu,
26 watsi: “ ‘Hamba utsi kulesive: Ngekuva niyakuva ningete nevisisa, ngekubuka niyawubuka ningete nabona,
27 ngobe inhlitiyo yalesive seyaba lukhuni, nangetindlebe tabo beva kamatima, emehlo abo bawavalile; funa mhlawumbe emehlo abo abone, nangetindlebe tabo beve, nangetinhlitiyo tabo bacondzisise, baphendvuke, bese ngiyabaphilisa.’ ”
28 Wase uyavalelisa Pawula ngekutsi: “Akwateke kini kutsi lensindziso yaNkulunkulu seyitfunyelwe kubetive, futsi batawuyemukela.” [
29 Watsi kube acedze kusho njalo Pawula, ase ayahamba emaJuda ahamba aphikisana odvwana adzatisana inkhani.]
30 Wacedza iminyaka lemibili Pawula ahleti lapho, ahlala endlini labeyicashile. Abemukela ngetandla totibili bonkhe labebeta batemvakashela.
31 Abeshumayela ngembuso waNkulunkulu, afundzisa ngeNkhosi Jesu Khristu akhuluma ngesibindzi nangekukhululeka lokukhulu.