Xhosa - The Book of the Acts of the Apostles

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ISAHLUKO1

1Umbhalowokuqalandawenza,Tiyofilo,ngazozonke izintoawaqalangazouYesuukuzenzakwanokuzifundisa, 2kwadakwayiminiawanyuswangayo,emvenikokuba ebawiseleumthethongoMoyaoyiNgcweleabapostile abebanyulileyo;

3awathikanjalo,emvenikokuvakwakheubunzima, wazibonakalalisaephilile,ngeziganekoezininzi, ezibonakalalisangokwakhekuboimihlaemashumimane, ethethaizintoezingaboubukumkanibukaThixo

4Uthe,ehlanganisenenabo,wabathethelangelithi, mabangemkieYerusalem,balilindeidingalikaBawo,elo nalivayokum

5KubauYohaneokunenewabhaptizangamanzi;kodwa ninaniyakubhaptizwangoMoyaoyiNgcwele,kungekabi kadeemvakwezintsuku

6Bonakengoko,bebuthelene,babembuzabesithi,Nkosi, wobubuyiselangelixeshanaubukumkanikuSirayeli?

7Uthekekubo,Asikokwenuukwaziamaxeshanokuba ngamathuba,awamisengelakheigunyauBawo.

8Niyakwamkelakeamandla,akubon’ukubauMoya oyiNgcweleuhlilephezukwenu;nibengamangqinaam eYerusalem,kwanakulolonkeelakwaYuda, nelaseSamariya,kudekusenasekuphelenikomhlaba

9Utheakubaezithethileezizinto,bakubon’ukuba bakhangele,wafukulwa;lathiilifulemkanayeemehlweni abo

10Bakubabeqwalaseleezulwini,akubon’ukubauyenyuka, nankokumingakuboamadodaamabini,eneengubo ezimhlophe;

11Ayesithikewona,Madoda,maGalili,nimelenina, nijongeezulwini?LoYesuunyusiweyokuni,wasiwa emazulwini,uyakuzangoluhlobonimboneesiyangalo emazulwini.

12BazababuyelaeYerusalem,bevelaentabeniekuthiwa yeyemiNquma,ekufuphineYerusalem,uhambolwesabatha 13Bakubabengenile,banyukelaegumbinieliphezulu, aphokwakuhlalauPetros,noYakobi,noYohane, noAndreya,uFilipu,noTomas,uBhartolomeyu,noMateyu, noYakobika-Alifeyu,noSimonZelote;noYuda, umzalwanakaYakobi

14Ababonkebabezingisangamxhelomnyeekuthandazeni nasekukhungeni,ndawonyenabafazi,noMariyaunina kaYesu,kwandawonyenabazalwanabakhe

15NgaloomihlawemauPetrosphakathikwabafundi, wathi,(inanilamagamaxalihlangenelingathililikhulu elinamancimabini);

16Madoda,bazalwana,esisibhalosimelwekukuba sizaliseke,sathethwayongenxaengaphambiliuMoya oyiNgcwelengomlomokaDavidengayeuYuda,owaba ngumkhokeliwabobambambayouYesu

17ngokubawayebalelwekuthi,wasizuzaisabelosolu lungiselelo

18Lowokengokowazuzaumhlabangomvuzo wokungalungisi;wawangobuso,wagqabhukaphakathi, zaphalalazonkeizibilinizakhe

19KwazekaokokubobonkeabemieYerusalem;wadaloo mhlabangeyabointethokuthiweyiAkeldama,okokukuthi, ngumhlabawegazi.

20KubakubhaliweencwadiniyeeNdumisokwathiwa, Umziwakhemawubeyintlango,Kungabikhoumiyokuwo; Buthinobuvelelibakhebuthatyathwengomnye.

21Kungokoathe,kulamadodaabehambanathingalo lonkeixesha,yakubaiNkosiuYesuibingenaiphuma phakathikwethu,

22iqaleleelubhaptizwenilukaYohane,kwadakwayimini awanyuswangayokuthi,kumeleukubakubekhoomiselwa abelingqinalokuvukakwakhe,kunyenathi.

23Bamisaababini,uYosefuokuthiwanguBharsabhas, ogamalimbilinguYusto,noMatiya

24Bathandazabathi,Wena,Nkosi,wenauzaziyoiintliziyo zabantubonke,bonisaukubakwababiniomnyulileyo; 25ukuzeasithabatheisabelosolulungiselelonobupostile, awaphambukayokubouYuda,ukuzeayekweyakhe indawo

26Bawisaamaqashisoabo;laphumaiqashisonoMatiya; wabalelwanabapostileabalishumielinamnye.

ISAHLUKO2

1Kekaloku,ekuzalisekenikwawoumhlawepentekoste, bayebonkebemxhelomnyendaweni-nye

2Kwazangequbulisokwaphumaezulwiniisandi esinjengesomoyaovuthuzangamandla,sayizalisayonke indluababehlelikuyo

3Kwabonakalakuboiilwimiezabekayo,ngathizezomlilo, lwaololwaololwahlalaphezukwabobonkengabanye

4BazaliswabonkenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,baqala ukuthethangalwimizimbi,njengokouMoyawayebanika ukubabathethebaphimisele

5KekalokukwakumieYerusalemamaYuda,amadoda awoyikauThixo,evelakuzozonkeiintlangaeziphantsi kwezulu

6Sithekesakubakhoesisandi,yabuthelanainkitha, yadubadubeka,ngokubabonkengabanyebabebevabona bethethangezakomawaboiintetho

7Bathinqakebonke,bamangaliswa,wathiomnyekomnye, KaneneababonkebathethayoasingamaGalilina?

8Kutheninakeukubasibevenjesonkengabanyebethetha ngezakomawethuiintetho,esazalelwakuzo?

9amaPati,namaMedi,namaElam,nabemi baseMesopotami,nakwelakwaYuda,nakwelaKapadoki, kwelasePonto,nelaseAsiya;

10eFrigi,nasePamfili,kwelaseJiputa,nakumazwe aseLibhiya,malunganeKirene,nabasemziniabasuka eRoma,namaYudanabangeniebuYudeni;

11AmaKretenama-Arabhi,siyabevabethethangeelwimi zethuimisebenziebalulekileyokaThixo

12Bathinqakebonke,bakhohlwa,omnyeesithikomnye, Azi,ingabaifunaukubayintoninalento?

13Abanyekebahlekisangayebesithi,Ababazeleyiwayini entsha.

14UsukilekeuPetrosnabalishumielinamnye, waliphakamisaizwilakhe,wathikubo,Madoda,maYuda, naninonkenimiyoeYerusalem,makwazekeokukuni, niwabekeleindlebeamazwiam;

15Abaabanxilile,njengokoninanibakunjalo,kuba kuselilixalesithathulemini.

16OkukokokwathethwayongomprofetiuYoweli;

17Kuyakuthingemihlayokugqibela,utshouThixo, ndithululeuMoyawamphezukwenyamayonke,baprofete oonyanabenuneentombizenu,amadodanaenuabone imibono,namadodaenuamakhuluaphupheamaphupha.:

18Kwaye,phezukwabakhonzibam,naphezu kwabakhonzazanabam,ngaloomihlandiyakumthulula uMoyawam,baprofete;kwayebayakuprofeta

19Ndiyakwenzaizimangaezulwiniphezulu,nemiqondiso emhlabeniphantsi;igazi,nomlilo,nentshinyelayomsi;

20Ilangaliyakujikwalibebubumnyama,nenyangaibe ligazi,phambikokubaifikeiminiyeNkosienkulu, ephawulekayo;

21BayakuthibonkeabasukubabelinqulaigamaleNkosi basindiswe

22Madoda,maSirayeli,wavenilamazwi;UYesu waseNazarete,indodaeqondakalisiweyonguThixokuni, ngemisebenziyamandla,nangezimanga,nangemiqondiso, awayenzayouThixongayophakathikwenu,njengokuba nisazinaningokwenu.

23yenalowo,enikelwangeceboelimisiweyolikaThixo nangokwazikwakhekwenxaengaphambili,namthabatha, nambethelelaemnqamlezweni,namsikangezandla zabangendawo;

atheuThixowamvusa,eyikhululeinimbayokufa; ngokokubaebengenakoukubanjwakuko.

25KubauDavideuthi,esingiselekuye,Ndahlalandiyibona iNkosiphambikwamehloam,Ngokubaingasekunene kwam,ukuzendingashukunyiswa.

26Ngenxayokoyabanemihlaliintliziyoyam,lwagcoba ulwimilwam;Ngaphezukokokenenyamayamiya kuphumlainethemba;

27Ngokubaakuyikuwushiyaumphefumlowam kwelabafileyo,KananjaloakuyikumyekelaoyiNgcwele wakhoukubaaboneukubola.

28Wandazisaiindlelazobomi;Uyakundizalisangemihlali ngokubonaubusobakho

29Madoda,bazalwana,mandivunyelwendithethekuni ngokuphandlengomawokhuluuDavide,ukubawafa wangcwatywa;nengcwabalakhelikhophakathikwethu unanamhla.

30Ngokokubaengumprofeti,esazinokubauThixo wamfungelaisifungosokubaesiqhamenisesinqesakhe ngokwenyama,uyakuvelisauKristu,ukubaahlaleetroneni yakhe;

31ebonengenxaengaphambili,wathethangakoukuvuka kukaKristu,ukubaumphefumlowakheungashiywanga kwelabafileyonenyamayakheingabonangakubola

32LoYesuuThixowamvusa,esingamangqinaakooko thinasonke

33UthengokoephakanyiselwengasekunenekukaThixo, walamkelakuYiseidingaloMoyaoyiNgcwele,uthulule okunikubonayo,nikuvayongoku.

34KubauDavide,enganyukangawayaemazulwini,keuthi ngokwakhe,YathiiNkosieNkosiniyam,Hlala ngasekunenekwam;

35Ndideiintshabazakhondizenzeisihlaloseenyawo zakho.

36Ngokomayazingokuqinisekileyoyonkeindlu kaSirayeli,ukubauThixowamenzaiNkosinoKristu, kwayenaloYesunambethelelayoemnqamlezweninina.

37Kekalokubathe,bakukuvaoko,bahlabekaentliziyweni, bathikuPetrosnakwabanyeabapostile,Madoda,bazalwana, sithinina?

38WathikeuPetroskubo,Guqukani,nibhaptizwenonke ngabanyeegamenilikaYesuKristu,ukuzekuxolelweizono, namkeleisiphosoMoyaoyiNgcwele

39Kubaidingalikuni,nakubantwanabenu,nakubobonke abakude,esukubaiNkosiuThixowethuiyakubabiza.

40Waqononondisanangamanyeamazwiamaninzi, wabavuselelaesithi,Zisindisenikwesisizukulwana sigwenxa

41Bathekengoko,abalamkeleilizwilakhengovuyo, babhaptizwa;kongezelelwangaloominiimiphefumlo engathiimawakamathathu

42Bazingisaukuzingisaemfundisweniyabapostile, nasebudlelaneni,nasekuqhekezeniisonka, nasemithandazweni

43Kekalokukwabakhoukoyikakwimiphefumloyonke; kwenzekaizimangaezininzikwanemiqondisongabapostile.

44Bonkekeababekholwababendawonye,benobudlelane ngeentozonke

45Bayebethengisanangemihlabanangemihlabayabo, babelebonke,njengokoebesukubaeswelengako

46Babezingisaukuhlalabemxhelomnyeetempileniimihla ngemihla,beqhekezaisonkakwizindlungezindlu,besidla ukudlabenemigcobo,benolungelelwanolwentliziyo

47bemdumisauThixo,benonelelwengabantubonkeYaye iNkosiisongezaebandleniimihlangemihlaabasindiswayo.

ISAHLUKO3

1Kekaloku,uPetros,noYohanebabenyukabendawonye, besiyaetempileningexeshalomthandazo,ililixalesithoba 2Kwayekekuthwelwendodaithile,ibisisiqhwala kwasekuzalwenikwayo,ababeyibekaimihlangemihla emnyangowetempile,lowokuthiwaMhle,ukubaicele amalizokwabangenayoetempileni;

3eyathi,yakubonauPetrosnoYohanebezakungena etempileni,yacelaukubabayilize

4UthekeuPetros,enoYohane,eqwalaselekuyowathi, Khangelakuthiapha

5Yabagqalake,ilindeukwamkelaintokubo

6WathikeuPetros,Isiliverenegolideandinayo;kodwa endinakondikunikakona:EgamenilikaYesuKristu umNazarete,vukauhambe

7Wayibambangesandlasokunene,wayiphakamisa; zomelezekakwaokoiinyawozayonamaqathaayo 8Yesukaumtsi,yema,yahambahamba,yangenanabo etempileni,ihambahambaitsiba,imdumisauThixo

9Bazabonkeabantubayibonaihambahamba,idumisa uThixo;

10Bayebesazi,ukubaingulowoubehlalelaamalizo eSangwenieliMhleletempile,bathiqhiphuumbilini,bathi nqayiloontoihlileyokuye

11Kekaloku,sakubon'ukubaisiqhwalaesiphilisiweyo sibabambeooPetrosnoYohane,abantubonkebabalekela kuboevarandeniekuthiwayekaSolomon,bemangalisiwe kakhulu

12AkukubonakeokouPetros,waphendulawathikubo abantu,Madoda,maSirayeli,yininaukubanimangaliswe yilento?Kanjaloyininaukubanisijonge,ngathisenze

ukubalomntuahambengawethuamandla, nangobungcwelebethu?

13UThixoka-Abraham,kaIsake,kaYakobi,uThixo woobawobethu,umzukisileuNyanawakheuYesu; enamnikelayo,namkhanyelaphambikoPilato,ekubeni yenaugqibekwelokubaamkhulule

14KeninanamkhanyelaoyiNgcwele,oliLungisa,nacela ukubaninikweisibulala-mntu;

15KeyonaiMbangiyobominayibulala,awayivusayo uThixokwabafileyo;esingamangqinaakooko

16Nangenxayokukholwakwigamalayo,lonimbonayo, nimaziyo,limomelezileigamalayo;lwathiukholo olungayolwamnikaokukuphilakupheleleyophambi kwenunonke

17Nangoku,bazalwana,ndiyaziukubanenzengokungazi, njengabonaboabaphathibenu.

18Kezonaizinto,awazixelayongenxaengaphambili uThixongomlomowabobonkeabaprofetibakhe,ukuba uKristuwayezakuvaubunzima,wenjenjaloukuzalisekisa oko

19Guqukanikengoko,nijike,ukuzezicinyweizonozenu; 20ithumeuYesuKristu,owavakaliswayokuningenxa engaphambili;

21lowokumeleukubaizululimamkele,kudekufike amaxeshaokubuyiswakweentozonke,awawathethayo uThixongomlomowabobonkeabaprofetibakhe abangcwele,kususelakunaphakade

22KubauMosesokunenewathikoobawo,INkosi,uThixo wenu,iyakuniveliselaumprofetikubazalwanabenu, onjengamnje;izenimveyenakuzozonkeizintoasukuba eyakuzithethakuni.

23Wothikewonkeumphefumloongamvayoloomprofeti, utshabalale,ungabikhophakathikwabantu

24Kananjalobonkeabaprofeti,besuselakuSamuweli, nabamlandelayo,bonkeabayithethayo,bayixelangenxa engaphambililemihla

25Ninaningoonyanababoabaprofeti,nabomnqophiso awanqophisanangawonoobawobethuuThixo,esithi kuAbraham,Yayekeiyakusikelelekaembewiniyakho yonkeimizalwaneyehlabathi.

26UtheuThixo,akubaemvusilekuqalauNyanawakhe, wamthumakunikuqala,ukubaanisikelelengokuniguqula nonkengabanyeebugwenxenibakhe.

ISAHLUKO4

1Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayathethakuboabantu, bafikaababingeleli,nomphathiwetempile,nabaSadusi; 2bebindekilengenxayokubabefundisaabantu,bekuxela ukuvukakuboabafileyongokukukaYesuukuvuka

3Babasaizandla,babafakaentolongweni,kwadakwaba lingomso;kubabekusekuhlwile.

4Kekalokuintoeninziyabobabelivileilizwi,yakholwa; lathiinanilamadodalingathikumawakaamahlanu 5Kekalokukwathingengomso,abaphathibabo, namadodaamakhulu,nababhali,bathi, 6BahlanganisanaeYerusalemkeuAnasumbingeleli omkhulu,noKayafa,noYohane,noAlesandire,kwanabo bonkeabendluyombingeleliomkhulu; 7Bathebakubabebamisephakathi,bababuzabesithi,Le ntoninaniyenzengamandlamanina,nangagamalinina?

8WazauPetros,ezelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,wathikubo, Ninabaphathibabantu,nanimadodamakhulu akwaSirayeli, 9ukubathinanamhlanjesiyacikidekangomsebenziomhle owenziweyolowoungenamandla,ukubayintonina aphiliswengayo; 10makwazekekuninonke,nakubobonkeabantu bakwaSirayeli,ukubakusegamenilikaYesuKristu waseNazarete,enambethelelayoemnqamlezweninina,athe uThixowamvusakwabafileyo,kungayelowo,ukubalo mntuemeaphaphambikwenuephilile

11Nguyeloilityeelenziwaintoengentoninibakhi,elisuke labayintlokoyembombo.

12Kananjalousindisoalukhokuwumbi;kubaakukho gamalimbiphantsikwezulu,linikiweyophakathi kwabantu,esimeleukusindiswangalo.

13Kekaloku,bakubonaukungafihlisikuthethakoPetros noYohane,beqiqanokubangabantuabangenamfundo, abangenakwazi,bamangaliswa;babaqondaukuba babenayeuYesu

14Bakumbonakeumntueminabo,yenalowo uphilisiweyo,ababanganandawoyakuphika.

15Bathekebona,mabaphumeentlanganisweniyamatyala, bacebisanabodwa

16besithi,Siyakubathininaababantu?Kubaokunene, ukubakuhlengaboumqondisoowazekayo,oyinto ebonakalayokubobonkeabemieYerusalemkwaye asinakuyikhanyelaloonto.

17Ukuzekeloontoingahlakazekingakumbiebantwini, masisesibasongelangelokubabangabisathethamntwini ngeligama.

18Bebabizile,babathethelangelithi,mabangabi sakhankanyanakanye,bangafundisinokufundisangegama likaYesu.

19KekalokuuPetrosnoYohanebaphendula,bathikubo, Yahlulaninina,ukubabubulungisanaemehlwenikaThixo ukuvanina,kunokuvauThixo;

20Kubathinaasinakuyekaukuthethangezinto esizibonileyonesizivileyo

21Bathekebona,beqokelengokubasongela,babandulula bengafumanisizathubangababethangaso,ngenxayabantu; ngokubabonkebabemzukisauThixongokokwakuhlile 22Kubaumntulowowawunikwelomqondiso wokuphiliswaphezukwakhe,ubengaphezukweminyaka emashumimane

23Bakubakebekhululwe,bemkabayakwabakubo, bababikelazonkeizintoababezithethilekuboababingeleli abakhulunamadoda.

24Bonake,bakukuvaoko,baphakamisaizwikuThixo ngamxhelomnye,bathi,Nkosi,wenaunguThixo owalenzayoizulunomhlabanolwandle,neentozonke ezikwezonto;

25owatshoyongomlomokaDavideumkhonziwakho, ukuthi,Yininaukubaiintlangazenzeumbuthumbuthu, Abantubacamangeintoengeyakonto?

26Bazimisaookumkanibehlabathi,Nabaphathi bahlanganisanandawonyeNgokuyichasaiNkosi,naye uKristuwayo

27KubaokuneneuHerode,kwanoPontiyoPilato, ndawonyeneentlanganabantubakwaSirayeli,babuthelana ndawonyenxamnyenoNyanawakhoongcweleuYesu, owamthambisayo

28ukubabenzeizintozonkeezamiswangenxa engaphambilisisandlasakhonalicebolakho,ukuba zibekho

29Ngokuke,Nkosi,zikhangeleizisongelozabo,ubanike abakhonzibakhoukubabalithetheilizwilakhongako konkeukungafihlisi

30Ngokusolulaisandlasakhoukubauphilise;nokuba kwenzekeimiqondisonezimangangegamaloMkhonzi wakhoongcwele,uYesu

31Bakubon'ukubabakhungile,yazanyazanyiswaindawo ababehlanganisenekuyo;BazaliswabonkenguMoya oyiNgcwele,balithethailizwilikaThixongokungafihlisiyo

32Kekalokuinkithayababekholiweyayintliziyo-nye, imphefumlomnye;kwayekungekhonamnyeubesithi kukhontoiyeyakheempahleniyakhe;bayebadlelana zonkeizinto.

33Bayeabapostilebekungqinelangamandlaamakhulu ukuvukakweNkosiuYesu;kwayekukhoukubabalwa okukhulukubobonke.

34Bekungekhonamnyeubesweleyo;kubabonke ababenemihlaba,nokubazizindlu,babethengisangazo, bawaziseamaxabisoezintoezithengisiweyo.

35bawabekaezinyawenizabapostile;wayekeelowo esabelwanjengokoebesukubaeswelengako

36noYose,owathiywangabapostileukubanguBharnabhas, (okokukuthingentethoevakalayo,unyanawentuthuzelo), umLeviwakummandlawaseSipro; 37enomhlaba,wathengisangayo,wayizisaimali, wayibekaezinyawenizabapostile

ISAHLUKO5

1Kekalokuindodaethile,uHananiya,inoSafiraumkayo, yathengisangendawo.

2Yashintakuloixabisolayo,esazinayeumkayo;yazisa nxenyeithile,yayibekaezinyawenizabapostile

3WathikeuPetros,Hananiya,kunganinaukubauSathana azaliseintliziyoyakho,ukubaumxokiseuMoya oyiNgcwele,ushintekuloixabisolomhlaba?

4Okoibihleli,ibingeyoyakhona?Wakubauyithengisile, ibingabisemandleniakhona?Yininaukubauyibekelento entliziyweniyakho?Akuxokeebantwini,uxokekuThixo

5EwavilekeuHananiyalamazwi,wawa,waphuma umphefumlo;kwabakhoukoyikaokukhulukubobonke ababezivileezizinto

6Besukaabafana,bamsongela,bamkhuphelaphandle, bamngcwaba

7Kekaloku,kwakubakuhambeiiyureezintathu,wathi umkakhe,engayaziloontoihlileyo,wangena

8WaphendulakeuPetroswathikuye,Ndixelele,umhlaba lonawuthengisangalentona?Wathikeyena,Ewe,ngako oko.

9WathikeuPetroskuye,Yininaukubanivumelane ngokumlingauMoyaweNkosi?Uyabona,iinyawozabo bangcwabeindodayakhozisemnyango,bayakukuthwalela phandle

10Wawakekwaokoezinyawenizakhe,waphuma umphefumlo

11Kwabakhoukoyikaokukhulukulolonkeibandla,nabo bonkeababezivaezizinto.

12Kekaloku,ngazoizandlazabapostilekwenzeka imiqondisonezimangaezininziphakathikwabantu;baye bonkebemxhelomnyeevarandenikaSolomon 13Kekaloku,kwabanyeakubangakhonamnyewaba nabugangabakusinamathelisakubo;

14KwabakukhonabekongezwaabakholwayoeNkosini, intoeninziyamadodaneyabafazi

15badabayithwalelaphandleimilwelweezitratweni, bayibekaezingqengqelweninasezinkukweni,ukuzekuthi, akubon’ukubauPetrosuyeza,kubekhokuyoethiibe ngumthunziwayo

16YayekeibuthelanaeYerusalemnenkithayabemizi ejikelezileyo,ithweleimilwelwenabakhathazwa ngoomoyaabangcolileyo,ababesithibonabaphiliswe bonke

17Wesukakeumbingeleliomkhulunabobonkeababenaye (abangabehlelolabaSadusi),bazalangumsindo; 18bababambaabapostile,babafakaentolongweniyabantu bonke.

19SazivulakeisithunywaseNkosiebusukuiingcango zentolongo,sabakhupha,sathi, 20Hambani,niyekumanithetheetempilenikuboabantu onkeamazwiobubomi

21Bathekebonabakuva,bangenaetempilenikusasa, bafundisa.Wafikakeumbingeleliomkhulunabobabenaye, wayibizelandawonyeintlanganisoyamatyala,nawoonke amadodaamakhuluakoonyanabakaSirayeli,bathumela entolongweniukubabaziswe.

22Kekaloku,akufikaamadindala,akabafumananga entolongweni;

23Indluyamakhonkxwasiyifumeneokuneneivalwe ngokuqinileyokanye,nabalindibemingaphandlephambi kweminyangoSivulileke,asifumanangamntu ngaphakathi.

24Kekaloku,bakukuzivaezozintoumbingeleliomkhulu, nomphathiwetempile,nababingeleliabakhulu, bathandabuzakubo,ukubaingabaingabaingabayintonina lento

25Kwezakeothile,wababikela,esithi,Yabonani, amadodaebeniwafakeentolongweni,emietempileni, efundisaabantu

26Wesukaumphathienamadindala,wabazisa kungengamandla;kubababesoyikaabantu,hleze baxulutywengamatye

27Bebazisileke,babamisaentlanganisweniyamatyala; wababuzaumbingeleliomkhulu.

28besithi,Besinganithethelangana,ukubaningafundisi ngeligama?niyabona,niyizalisileiYerusalem ngemfundisoyenu,nifunaukulizisaphezukwethuigazi lalomntu

29WaphendulakeuPetrosnabapostile,bathi,Simelwe kukuthisiveuThixokunokubasiveabantu.

30UThixowoobawobethuwamvusauYesu, enambulalayoninangokumxhomaemthini

31YenalowouThixowamphakamisangesandlasakhe sokunene,ukubaabenguMthethelinoMsindisi,ukuze amnikeuSirayeliinguqukonoxolelolwezono.

32Thinakesingamangqinaakheezozinto;ukwanjalo noMoyaoyiNgcwele,awamnikaabobamvayoyena uThixo.

33Bathekebonabakukuvaoko,bahlabekaentliziyweni, babhungaukubababasike

34Kekalokukwesukakwemaothileentlanganisweni yamatyala,umFarisiogamalinguGamaliyeli,umfundisi womthetho,obekekileyokubantubonke,wathimakhe bakhutshelwephandlekancinaneabapostile;

35wathikubo,Madoda,maSirayeli,zilumkeleningento enizakuyenzakwababantu

36KubangaphambikwalemihlakwesukauTuda,esithi yenangokwakheunguthile;ekwathelelwakuyeinani lamadodaangathikumakhulumane;bathibonke ababemlulamelebabhangazeka,ababanto

37EmvakwalowokwesukauYudawelaseGalili,ngemihla yobhalolomlibowokuzalwa,wakhukulisaabantubanela; nayelowowatshabalala;bazabonkeababemlulamele bachithwachithwa

38Kungokukendithikuni,Khwelelanikwababantu nibayeke;

39ukubakelelikaThixo,aninakulitshitshisa;hleze nifunyanweningabalwakwanoThixo

40Bamthambelake;bebabizileabapostile,babatyabula, babathethelangelithi,mabangathethingegamalikaYesu; babandululake

41Bemkakengokobonaebuswenibentlanganiso yamatyala,bevuya,ngokubakuthiwebakufanele ukuhlaziswangenxayegamalakhe

42Kananjaloimihlayonkeetempileni,nasemakhaya, babengayekiukufundisanokushumayelaiindaba ezilungileyozikaYesuKristu

ISAHLUKO6

1Kekalokungaloomihla,bakubon’ukubabayanda abafundi,kwabakhoukukrokrakwawokwawesiGrike amaYuda,ngokubaabahlolokazibawobabengananzwa kulungiselelolwemihlangemihla.

2Bathekeabalishumielinababinibayibizelakuboinkitha yabafundi,bathi,Akukholekileukubathinasilishiyeilizwi likaThixo,silungiseleleezitafileni.

3Ngoko,bazalwana,khangelaniphakathikwenuamadoda asixhenxeavunyiweyo,azelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele nobulumko,esingawamisaphezukwalomcimbi.

4Thinakesiyakuzingisaemthandazweni, nakubulungiselelibelizwi

5Lakholekailizwielokwindimbaneiphela,yazayanyula uStefano,indodaezelelukholonanguMoyaoyiNgcwele, noFilipu,noProkoro,noNikanore,noTimon,noParmenas, noNikolawoowaguqukelaebuYudeni,wakwa-Antiyokwe; 6ababamisayophambikwabapostile;bathi,bakuba bethandazile,babekaizandlaphezukwabo.

7LayeliyalikhulailizwilikaThixo;Layeliyalisanda kakhuluinanilabafundieYerusalem;layeneqelaelikhulu lababingelelililululamelaukholo

8KekalokuuStefano,ezelelukholonamandla,wenza izimanganemiqondisoemikhuluphakathikwabantu

9Kwesukakekwesukakwesukaabathilebendlu yesikhunguekuthiwayeyabaKhululwa,neyabaseKirene, neyamaAleksandriya,neyabaseKiliki,neyabaseAsiya, bephikisananoStefano.

10Bayekeababanganakoukubuchasaubulumko,nomoya awayethethangawo

11Bazabawalukuhlaamadodalawo,athi,Simvileethetha amazwienyelisongoMosesnangoThixo

12Bathebabaxhokonxaabantu,namadodaamakhulu, nababhali;bamfikela,bambamba,bamzisaentlanganisweni yamatyala;

13Bamisaamangqinaobuxoki,awathi,Lomntuakayeki ukuthethaamazwionyelisongalendawoingcwele nomthetho;

14Kubasimveesithi,loYesuwaseNazareteuya kuyichithalendawo,azeawatshintsheamasiko awawanikelakuthiuMoses

15Bayebonkeababehlelientlanganisweniyamatyala, beqwalaselekuye,babubonaubusobakhe,ngathibubuso besithunywasezulu

ISAHLUKO7

Wathikeumbingeleliomkhulu,Zinjalonakeezindawo?

2Uthekeyena,Madoda,bazalwana,nanibobawo, phulaphulaniUThixowozukowabonakalakubawowethu uAbraham,eseMesopotami,engekamikwelakwaHaran.

3Wathikuye,Phumaezwenilakowenu,kwelokuzalwa kwakho,uyeezweniendiyakukubonisalona

4WesukakeezwenilamaKaledi,wahlalaeHaran; 5Akamnikalifakhona,kwanendawoengangonyawo, kodwawathembisaukubauyakumnikaibeyeyakhe, nembewuyakheemvakwakhe,engekabinamntwana..

6WenjenjeuThixoukuthetha,wathi,imbewuyakheiya kubangabaphambukeliemhlabeniwolunyeuhlanga;ukuba bayeebukhobokeni,babaphathekakubi,iminyaka emakhulumane

7Nohlangaolo,etheyangamakhobokakulo,ndiya kulugwebamna,watshouThixo;yaye,emvenikwezizinto, iyakuphumaindikhonzekulendawo

8Wazawamnikaumnqophisowolwaluko,wathi ngokunjalouAbrahamwamzalauIsake,wamalusangomhla wesibhozo;uIsakekewazalauYakobi;uYakobiwazala oomawokhuluabalishumielinababini

9Bathioomawokhulu,bemmonele,bathengisangoYosefu eYiputa;

10wamncothulakuzozonkeiimbandezelozakhe, wambabalangobulumkophambikoFaro,ukumkani waseYiputa;wammisaukubaabeyirhuluneliphezu kweYiputanendluyakheyonke

11KekalokukwafikaindlalakulolonkeilizwelaseYiputa nelakwaKanan,nembandezeloenkulu;bayeoobawobethu bengafumanikudla

12AkuvakeuYakobiukubakukhoingqolowaeYiputa, wesusaoobawobethuokokuqala

13UtheokwesibiniwabonakalauYosefukubazalwana bakhe;SazakeisizalwanasikaYosefusaziswakuFaro

14WathumelauYosefu,wambizauyiseuYakobi, nemizalwaneyakheyonke,imiphefumloemashumi asixhenxeanantlanu.

15WehlakeuYakobi,wayaeYiputa,wabhubhayena noobawobethu;

16bazabathwalwabasiwakwaShekem,babekwa engcwabeniawalithengayouAbrahamngexabisolemali koonyanabakaHamore,usoShekem.

17Kutheke,lakubalisondeleixeshaledinga,awalifungayo uThixokuAbraham,bakhulaabantu,bandaeYiputa 18kwadakwavelakumkaniwumbi,ubengamaziuYosefu.

19Lowowabalumkisaabakowethu,wabaphathakakubi oobawobethu,ngokokuzebazilahleiintsanazabo,ukuze zingabudliubomi

20Ekuthekekweloxesha,kwazalwauMoses;wayeemhle kuThixo,wondliwaiinyangazantathuendlwinikayise.

21Elahliweke,yamcholaintombikaFaro,yazondlela ukubaabengunyanawayo

22WaqeqeshwakeuMoseskubobonkeubulumko bamaYiputa;wayekeeyinkunkqelengamazwinangezenzo 23Kutheke,kwakuzalisekakuyeixeshaleminyaka emashumimane,kwathiqathaentliziyweniyakheukukha ayekuvelelaabazalwanabakhe,oonyanabakaSirayeli

24Wabonaomnyewaboesoniwa,wamkhusela, wamphindezelelalowoucinezelweyo,wambethaumYiputa; 25wayebakeyenaboqondaabazalwanabakheukuba uThixoebeyakubahlangulangesandlasakhe;abaqondanga kebona

26Kananjalongengomsowabonakalakubobesilwa, wabanyanzelaukubabaxolisane,esithi,Madoda, niyazalananina;yininaukubanonane?

27Keyenalowowayemonaummelwanewakhewamgiba, esithi,Umiswengubanina,ukubaubengumphathi nomahluliphezukwethu?

28Uyakundibulalananam,njengokubaumbulele umYiputaizolo?

29WasabakeuMosesngelolizwi,wabangumphambukeli ezwenilakwaMidiyan,aphowazalelakhonaoonyana bababini.

30Kuthekekwakuzalisekaiminyakaemashumimane, kwabonakalakuyekwintlangoyentabayeSinayi isithunywaseNkosi,elangatyenilomliloetyholweni.

31KekalokuakukubonaokouMoses,wamangaliswa ngumbonolowo;

32MnandinguThixowaboooyihlo,uThixoka-Abraham, uThixokaIsake,uThixokaYakobiWagubhauMoses, akabanabuganga,akukhangela

33IthekekuyeiNkosi,Khululaiimbadadazakho ezinyawenizakho;kubaindawoleyoumikuyoingumhlaba ongcwele

34Ndikubonilendakubonaukuphathwakakubikwabantu bamabaseYiputa,ndakuvanokuncwinakwabo,ndihlile, ukuzendibahlanguleYizangoku,ndikuthumeeYiputa

35LoMosesbamkhanyelayo,besithi,Umiswengubanina, ukubaubengumphathinomahluli?yenauThixowamthuma ukubaabengumphathinomhlangulingesandlasesithunywa esabonakalayokuyeetyholweni.

36Yenawabakhupha,emvenikokubawenzeizimanga nemiqondisoezwenilaseYiputa,naseLwandleoluBomvu, nasentlango,iminyakaemashumimane

37LowongulooMoseswathikoonyanabakaSirayeli, INkosi,uThixowenu,iyakuniveliselaumprofeti kubazalwanabenu,onjengamnje;nizenimveyena.

38Nguyelolowowayesebandlenientlango,ndawonye nesithunywasezulu,ebesithethakuyeentabeniyeSinayi, enoobawobethu;

39Abavumangaukumphulaphulaoobawo,besuka bamgxotha,babuyelaeYiputaezintliziywenizabo; 40besithikuAron,Senzeleuthixooyakuhambaphambi kwethu;kubaloMoseswasikhuphayoezwenilaseYiputa, asaziukubauhlelweyintonina.

41Benzaitholengaloomihla,babingelelaidinikwisithixo eso,babanemihlaliyimisebenziyezandlazabo

42WajikakeuThixo,wabanikelaukubabaqubude kumkhosiwezulu;njengokokubhaliweyoencwadini yabaprofetikwathiwa,Nibenisondezakumnakum amadiniamadini,ndlukaSirayeli,iminyakaemashumi maneentlango?

43NathwalaumnqubakaMoleki,Nenkwenkweziyothixo wenuuRemfan,Imifanekisokeleyoenayenzayoukuba niqubudekuyo;Ndayekendiyakunifuduselangaphaya kweBhabheli

44Umnqubawesingqinowawukoobawobethuentlango, njengokowayemiselengakoowayethethanoMoses,ukuba awenzengokomfanekisoabewubonile;

45lokanjalobawungenisayo,benikelanangawooobawo bethu,benoYesuekuthinjwenikweentlanga,ezo wazigxothayouThixoebusweniboobawobethu,kwada kwayimihlakaDavide;

46owababalwanguThixo,wacelaukubaamfumanele uThixokaYakobiumnquba

47KeuSolomonwamakhelaindlu.

48Osenyangweniyenaakahlalizitempilenizenziwe ngazandla;njengokowatshoyoumprofeti

49Izululiyitroneyam,ihlabathisisihlaloseenyawozam; yindluenjaninaeniyakundakhelayona?itshoiNkosi; Yiyiphinayonaindawoyokuphumlakwam?

50Asisandlasamna,sazenzazonkeezozinto?

51Ninabantamozilukhuni,bangalukileyongentliziyo, nangendlebe,nihlelinibambenenoMoyaoyiNgcwele;

52Kuboabaprofetinguwuphinaongatshutshiswanga ngooyihlo?bababulalaabobabekuxelangenxa engaphambiliukuzakoliLungisa;enithekengoku ningabangcatshinababulalibakhe;

53ninanawamkelayoumthethongesandlasezithunywa zezulu,anawugcina

54Kekaloku,bathibakuzivaezizinto,bahlabeka ezintliziywenizabo,bamtshixizelaamazinyo

55Keyena,ezelenguMoyaoyiNgcwele,waqwalasela ezulwini,wabonaubuqaqawulibukaThixo,noYesuemi ngasekunenekukaThixo

56Wathi,Yabonani,ndiwabonaamazuluevulekile, ndimbonauNyanawoMntuemingasekunenekukaThixo.

57Badandulukakengezwielikhulu,bazivingcaiindlebe zabo,besukabemkaphezukwakhengamxhelomnye

58bamkhuphelangaphandlekomzi,bamgibiselangamatye. Amangqinaazibekaiingubozawoezinyawenizendodana egamalinguSawule

59AyemgibiselangamatyeuStefano,yenaebizaesithi, NkosiYesu,wamkeleumoyawam

60Wathoba,wadandulukangezwielikhulu,esithi,Nkosi, musaukubababalelaesisonoAkutshowalalaubuthongo

ISAHLUKO8

1WayekeuSawuleekuthakazelaukufakwakheKe kalokukwehlangeloxeshaintshutshisoenkuluphezu kwaloibandlaeliseYerusalem;bayebonkebabaziintsali emazweniakwaYudanaseSamariya,kwasalaabapostile bodwa.

2AsukaamadodaabemhlonelauThixo,amngcwaba uStefano,amenzelaisijwiliesikhulu

3WayekeuSawuleelidlavulaibandla,engenakwizindlu ngezindlu,erholaamadodakwanabafazi,ebafaka entolongweni

4Bonakengokoababeziintsalibatyhutyhailizwe, beshumayelaiindabaezilungileyozelizwi.

5WehlakeuFilipu,wayaemziniwelaseSamariya, wamvakalisauKristukubo.

6Zayekeizihlwelezizinyamekelangamxhelomnyeizinto ezibezithethwanguFilipu,ekuyiveninasekuyiboneni kwazoimiqondisoabeyenza

7Kubaoomoyaabangcolileyobabephumakwintoeninzi ebinabo,bebhombolozangezwielikhulu;yathikeinto eninzienedumbeneziziqhwalayaphiliswa

8Kwabakhouvuyoolukhulukuloomzi

9Kekalokubekukhondodaithile,kuthiwanguSimon, eyayifudulaithakathakuloomzi,ibethaabantu baseSamariya,isithiyonangokwayoinguthileomkhulu

10ababeyiphulaphulabonke,bethabathelakomncinane besakomkhulu,besithi,LoungamandlaamakhulukaThixo.

11Bayekebemphulaphula,ngenxayokubaixeshaelide wabethabeenqangobunyangibakhe

12XenikwenikebakholwayonguFilipu,eshumayela iindabaezilungileyozezintozobukumkanibukaThixo, nezegamalikaYesuKristu,babhaptizwaamadoda kwanabafazi.

13WakholwakenayeuSimon,wathi,ekubhaptizweni, wahlalaenoFilipu;

14Kekaloku,bakuvaabapostileababeseYerusalemukuba abaseSamariyabalamkeleilizwilikaThixo,bathumela kubouPetrosnoYohane

15abathibonabakuhla,babathandazela,ukubabamkele uMoyaoyiNgcwele;

16Kubaebengekawelinamnyekubo;babebhaptiziwenje egamenileNkosiuYesu.

17Bandulaukubekaizandlaphezukwabo,bamamkelake uMoyaoyiNgcwele

18UthekeuSimon,akubonaukubangokubekwa kwezandlazabapostileuyanikwauMoyaoyiNgcwele, wezisakuboimali;

19esithi,Ndinikeninameligunya,ukuzelowo,ndithe ndazibekaizandlaphezukwakhe,amkeleuMoya oyiNgcwele

20UthekeuPetroskuye,Isilivereyakhomayiye kutshabalalanawe;ngokubaubusibaisiphosikaThixo singazuzwangemali

21Akunasabelonaqashisokulento;kubaintliziyoyakho ayithetyeemehlwenikaThixo

22Guqukangokokobobubibakho,ukhungekuThixo, ukubaingathimhlawumbiixolelweingcinganeyentliziyo yakho

23Kubandiyabonaukubausenyongweniyobukrakra, nasentanjeniyentswela-bulungisa

24WaphendulakeuSimonwathi,Ndikhungeleninina eNkosini,ukuzendingahlelwananyeyezozinto nizithethileyo.

25Bonakengoko,bakubabeqononondisile,belithetha ilizwileNkosi,babuyabezaeYerusalem;kanjaloimizi emininziyelaseSamariyabayishumayezaiindaba ezilungileyo

26SathethakeisithunywaseNkosikuFilipu,sisithi,Suka usingeezantsi,ngendlelaehlaivelaeYerusalem,eyaeGaza, yonaiyintlango

27Wesukawemka,waya:kwabonakalaindoda engumKushi,ithenwa,igunyalikaKandaseukumkanikazi

wamaTiyopiya,eliphethebonkeubutyebibakhe,elibelize kunqulaeYerusalem;

28Yayibuya,ihlelienqwelweniyayo,ilesaincwadi yomprofetiuIsaya.

29UthekeuMoyakuFilipu,Yiyaukhwelekulenqwelo.

30WabalekakeuFilipu,wayakuyo,wayivailesaincwadi yomprofetiuIsaya;wathi,Uyaziqondanakodwaizinto ozilesayo?

31Ithekeyona,Ndingabanakonganina,kungekho undikhokelayonje?KanjaloyamcelauFilipuukuba akhweleahlalenayo

32Kekalokuindawoyesibhaloeyayilesayonaibisithi, Njengemvuesiwaekuxhelweni;nanjengemvana esisimumuphambikomchebiwayo,wenjenjalo ukungawuvuliumlomowakhe

33Ekuthotywenikwakheumgwebowakhewasuswa. Ngubaninakeowosixelaisizukulwanasakhe?ngokuba buyasuswaubomibakheemhlabeni

34LaphendulakeithenwalathikuFilipu,Ndiyakukhunga, umprofetilouyithethangabaninalento;Ithethayena, okanyemntuwumbi?

35WawuvulakeuFilipuumlomowakhe,waqalelakweso sibhalo,walishumayezaiindabaezilungileyozikaYesu

36Kekaloku,xabahambayongendlela,bafikamanzini athile;lathiithenwa,Nangaamanzi;Kwalantoninaukuba ndingabhaptizwa?

37UthekeuFilipu,Ukubauyakholwangentliziyoyakho iphela,kuvumelekile.Waphendulakewathi,Ndiyakholwa ukubauYesuKristuunguyeuNyanakaThixo

38Lathimayimeinqwelo;behlabobabini,bayaemanzini, uFilipukwanethenwa;wambhaptiza.

39Xeshikwenikebabenyukile,baphumaemanzini,uMoya weNkosiwamthixwiuFilipu;alabasambonaithenwa, kubalalihambangeyaloindlelalivuya.

40UFilipukewafunyanwaeAzoto;watyhutyhailizwe, eyishumayezaimiziyonkeiindabaezilungileyo,wada wezaeKesareya.

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1KekalokuuSawule,esabafuthelangezigrogriso nokubabulalaabafundibeNkosi,wayakumbingeleli omkhulu.

2wacelakuyeiincwadizokuyaeDamaskoezindlwini zesikhungu,ukuzeathi,ethewafumanaabathilebale Ndlela,amadodakwanabafazi,abazisebekhonkxiwe eYerusalem

3Kuthekeekuhambenikwakhe,wasondelaeDamasko; wazangesiquphewabanekelwangeenxazonkelukhanyiso oluvelaezulwini

4Wawaemhlabeni,wevailizwilisithikuye,Sawule, Sawule,unditshutshiselanina?

5Wathikeyena,Ungubanina,Nkosi?IthekeiNkosi,Mna ndinguyeuYesuomtshutshisayowena; 6Wazaegubha,eqhiphukeumbilini,wathi,Nkosi,ufuna ukubandenzentonina?YathikuyeiNkosi,Vuka,uye kuwoumzi;woyixelelwaintoomelwekukuyenza.

7Kekalokuamadodaabehambanayeemaengenakuthetha, elivaokunenelonaizwi,kodwaengabonimntu

8WesukauSawuleemhlabeni;Uthekeavulekaamehlo, akabonamntu;bamrholakengesandla,bamngenisa eDamasko

9Wayekeiintsukuezintathuengaboni,engadli,engaseli 10KekalokubekukhomfundiuthileeDamasko,ugama linguHananiya;yathiiNkosikuyeembonweni,Hananiya! Wathikeyena,Ndilapha,Nkosi.

11IthekeiNkosikuye,Phakama,uyeesitratweniekuthiwa sesitheTye,ubuziseendlwinikaYudalowokuthiwa nguSawulewaseTarso;kubanankoethandaza; 12uboneembonweniindodaegamalinguHananiya,ingena, ibekaisandlaphezukwakhe,ukuzeabuyeabone

13WaphendulakeuHananiyawathi,Nkosi,ndivile kwabaninzingalendoda,ukubazininzikwazoizinto ezimbiezenzekwabangcwelebakhoeYerusalem; 14nalapha,inegunyakubabingeleliabakhululokukhonkxa bonkeabobalinqulayoigamalakho

15YathikekuyeiNkosi,Hambauhambe; 16kubamnandiyakumbonisaukubazinkulukwezinto ezinzima,amelwekukuzivangenxayegamalam 17WemkakeuHananiya,wayakungenaendlwini; Wabekaizandlaphezukwakhe,wathi,Sawule,mzalwana, indithumileiNkosiuYesu,ebonakeleyokuweendlelenioze ngayo,ukuzeubuyeubuyeubone,uzaliswenguMoya oyiNgcwele.

18Kwaokokwawaemehlweniakheokungamaxolo; wabuyawabonakwaoko,wavuka,wabhaptizwa

19Uthekeakuthabathaukudla,womelela.Kekaloku uSawulewabaneentsukuezithilenabafundibaseDamasko 20Wayekwaoko,ezindlwinizesikungu,emvakalisauYesu, ukubalowounguyeuNyanakaThixo.

21Bathinqakebonkeababemva,bathi;Loasinguyena owababhuqaeYerusalemabobabelinqulaeligama,weza nalaphangenjongo,ukubaabasebekhonkxiwe kubabingeleliabakhulu?

22KwabakukhonawomelelayouSawule;wabetha adubadubekaamaYudaabemieDamasko,ebonakalalisa ukubalonguyeuKristu

23Kekaloku,kwakuzalisekaimihlaeyaneleyo,abhunga amaYudaukubaamsike.

LaziwakenguSawuleiyelenqelawoAwagcinake namasangoimininobusuku,ukubaamsike

25Bamthabathakeabafundiebusuku,bamhlisangodonga, bemthobangengobozi

26Kekaloku,akufikauSawuleeYerusalem,wamana elingaukuzibandakanyanabafundi;kodwabamoyika bonke,bengakholwaukubaungumfundi

27UBharnabhaskewamthabathawamsakubapostile, wabacaciselaukuyibonakwakheiNkosiendleleni,nokuba yathethanaye,nokuthethakwakhengokungafihlisiyo eDamaskoegamenilikaYesu.

28Wayeenaboke,engenaephumaeYerusalem; 29WathethakengokungafihlisiyoegamenileNkosiuYesu, ephikisananamaGrike;

30Bekwazilekeokoabazalwana,bamhliselaeKesareya, bamthumelaeTarso

31LayekengokoibandlakulolonkeelakwaYuda, nelaseGalili,nelaseSamariya,linoxolo,lisakhekaBaye behambabeyoyikaiNkosi,besandangentuthuzeloyoMoya oyiNgcwele.

32Kekaloku,akubauPetrosetyhutyhaiindawozonke, wehlawezanakwabangcweleababemieLida

33Wafumanakekhonaumntuothile,ogamalinguEneya, eminyakaisibhozoeleleelukhukwenienedumbe

34WathikeuPetroskuye,Eneya,uyakuphilisauYesu Kristu;vuka,wandlule.Wavukakwangoko.

35BambonabonkeababemieLidanaseSaron,baguqukela eNkosini.

36Kekaloku,eYopakwakukhomfundikaziuthile,ugama linguTabhita,ekuthiwangentethoevakalayonguDorkas; yenalowowayezeleyimisebenzielungileyo,nasisisa abenaso.

37Wathikengaloomihla,wahliwasisifo,wafa;batheke bakubabemhlambile,bambekaegumbinieliphezulu

38KekalokuiLidaibikufuphinjeneYopa;bathiabafundi, bevileukubauPetrosukhona,bathumaamadodaamabini kuye,bembongozaukubaezekubo,angalibali.

39WesukakeuPetroswahambanaboEfikile,bamsa egumbinieliphezulu;bemangakuyebonkeabahlolokazi, belila,bembonisaiingubozangaphantsinezokwaleka abezenzauDorkasokoebenabo

40WabakhuphelaphandlekebonkeuPetros,waguqa ngamadolo,wathandaza;Waguqukelaesidumbini,wathi, Tabhita,vukaYawavulakeamehloayo,yathiyakumbona uPetros,yavukayathinkqo

41Wamnikaisandlasakhe,wamphakamisa;wababizake abangcwelenabahlolokazi,wammisaphambikwaboehleli 42KwesukaokokwazekakuyoyonkeiYopa;Bababaninzi abakholwayoeNkosini.

43WathikewahlalaimihlaemininzieYopakwaSimon uthile,umsukiwezikhumba

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1KekalokubekukhondodaithileeKesareya,ekuthiwa nguKorneli,umthetheli-khuluwebuthoelibizwangokuba libutholamaTaliyane, 2emoyikayouThixo,kunyenayoyonkeindluyakhe, ibalizaabantu;

3Yabonaembonwenikakuhle,malunganelixalesithoba lemini,kufikakuyoisithunywasikaThixo,sisithikuyo, Korneli!

4Eqwalaselekekuso,wangenelwakukoyika,wathi, Yintonina,Nkosi?Uthekeyenakuye,Imithandazoyakho namalizoakhoanyukile,abasisikhumbuzophambi koThixo

5ThumelangokuamadodaeYopa,ubizeuSimon,ogama limbilinguPetros;

6yenaulundwendwelukaSimon,umsukiwezikhumba, ondluingaselwandle;yenalowouyakukuxelelainto omelwekukuyenza

7Kekaloku,sakubasimkileisithunywaesobesithetha noKorneli,wabizazazibinikwizicakazakhezasendlwini, nesoldatielimhlonelayouThixokwabehlalaehleliphezu kwakhe;

8Kekaloku,ebacaciselezonkeezindawo,wabathuma eYopa

9Kekalokungengomso,bakubon’ukubabasendleleni bona,besondelakuwoumzi,wenyukauPetros,wayaphezu kwendlu,malunganelixalesithandathu,ukubaathandaze 10Wesukawalambakakhulu,wangaangakheadle; 11Walibonaizululivulekile,kusihlakuyeisityaesithile, ngathiyilinenenkuluebotshelelweezimbombenizone, sithotyelwaemhlabeni.

12Ekwayekukhokuzozonkeizintozomhlabaezizitho zine,namarhamncwa,nezinambuzane,neentakazezulu

13Kwabakhoizwilisithikuye,Vuka,Petros;xhela,udle 14UthekeuPetros,Hayi,Nkosi;kubayonkeinto eyinqambi,nokubayenqambi,andizangandiyidle

15Laphindalathethailizwiokwesibinikuye,lathi,Izinto azihlambululeyouThixo,musaukuzenzaiinqambiwena.

16Kwabakhokeokukathathu;sabuyaisityaesosenyuswa, sasiwaezulwini

17Kekaloku,xauPetroswayethingazangaphakathi kwakhe,ukubaungabauyintoninalombonoawubonileyo, kwasukakwathigqiamadodaabethunyiweevelakuKorneli, ebuzangendlukaSimon,emiesangweni; 18akhwaza,ebuzaukubauSimon,ogamalimbi linguPetros,ulundwendweaphana.

19Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauPetrosuyacingangawo umbonolowo,wathiuMoyakuye,Nangaamadoda amathathuekufuna;

20Vukangoko,uhle,uhambenawo,ungathandabuzinto, kubaathunywendim

21WehlakeuPetros,wayakuwoamadodaabethunyiwe kuyeevelakuKorneli;wathi,Niyabona,ndingulowo nimfunayo;siyintoninaisizathusokubanize?

22Bathikebona,UKorneliumthetheli-khulu,indoda elilungisa,emoyikayouThixo,engqinelwekakuhlelulo lonkeuhlangalwamaYuda,uhlatyelwenguThixo ngesithunywaesingcwele,ukubaakuthumeleendlwini yakhe,eveekuvaamazwiakho

23Wababizelaphakathingoko,abalundwendwelwakhe NgengomsouPetroswemkanawo,nabazalwanaabathile baseYopabahambanaye

24BazangengomsomnyebangenaeKesareyaWayeke uKorneliebalindile;wayebizelendawonyeimizalwane yakhe,nezihloboezisondeleyo

25UthekeakungenauPetros,uKorneliwamhlangabeza, wawaezinyawenizakhe,waqubudakuye.

26UthekeuPetroswamvusa,esithi,Phakama;nam ngokwamndingumntu

27Wangenaethethanaye,wabafumanabebuthelene bebaninzi

28Wathikubo,Niyazikakuhlenina,ukubaakusesikweni ukuthiindodaengumYudainamatheleisondelekowolunye uhlanga;keyenauThixoundibonisile,ukubandingabizi mntungokuthiuyinqambi,ungongcolileyo

29Kungokokendizileyondingaphikangandakubizwa; ndiyabuzangoko,ukubanindibizengandawonina?

30UKorneliwathi,Kusekuntsukunendizilaukudla, kwadakwalelilixalemini.Ngelixalesithobake bendithandazaendlwiniyam,kwesukakwathigqiindoda, yemaphambikwam,inenguboeqaqambileyo; 31yathi,Korneli,umthandazowakhouviwe,namalizo akhoakhunjulwephambikoThixo 32thumelangokoeYopa,ubizeezeuSimon,ogamalimbi linguPetros;yenaulundwendweendlwinikaSimon,umsuki wezikhumbangaselwandle;oyakuthiakufikaathethenawe 33Ndathumelangokokuwekwaoko;wenzekakuhle ngokufikakwakhoKalokukesikhosonkeaphaphambi koThixo,ukuzesivezonkeizintoozimiselweyonguThixo 34WawuvulakeuPetrosumlomowakhe,wathi,Ndiyaqiqa okwenyanisoukubauThixoakamkhethiwabusobamntu; 35kwiintlangazonke,lowoumoyikayo,asebenze ubulungisa,wamkelekilekuye.

36IlizwielowalithumelayokoonyanabakaSirayeli, eshumayelaiindabaezilungileyozoxolongoYesuKristu, lowouyiNkosiyabobonke;

37Ninaniyakwazi,elayelishunyayelwekulolonke elakwaYuda,laqalwakwelaseGalili,emvakobhaptizo abelushumayelayouYohane;

38okokubauThixowamthambisanjaniuYesu waseNazaretengoMoyaoyiNgcwelenangamandla, owatyhutyhailizwe,esenzaokulungileyo,ephilisabonke abaxinzelelweyonguyeuMtyholi;ngokubauThixo ubenaye

39Thinasingamangqinaazozonkeizintoawazenzayo ezwenilamaYuda,kwanaseYerusalem;abambulalayo, bamxhomaemthini;

40LowouThixowamvusangomhlawesithathu, wambonakalalisa;

41kungekuboabantubonke,kukumangqinaabenyulwe ngenxaengaphambilinguThixo,kuthithina,sadlayo saselayonayeemvenikokuvukakwakhekwabafileyo.

42Wasithethelangelithi,masishumayeleebantwini, singqineukubayenanguyeomisiweyonguThixo,ukuba abengumgwebiwabaphilileyonabafileyo.

43Bonkeabaprofetibangqinangayeukuba,ngegama lakhebonkeabakholwayokuyebayakwamkelauxolelo lwezono.

44Utheakubon’ukubausawathethauPetroslamazwi, wasukawabawelauMoyaoyiNgcwelebonkeababeliva ilizwi.

45Bakhwankqiswakeabolwaluko,ababezenoPetros, ngokubaisiphosoMoyaoyiNgcwelesathululwanaphezu kweentlanga.

46kubaazivazithethangalwimizimbi,zimenzamkhulu uThixoWaphendulakeuPetroswathi,

47Kukhounakoyininaukuthintelaamanzi,ukuba bangabhaptizwaababamamkeleyouMoyaoyiNgcwele, kwanjengathinje?

48WathimababhaptizweegamenileNkosi.Bamcela ngokoukubaakheahlaleiintsukuezithile

ISAHLUKOSE-11

Kekaloku,abapostilenabazalwanaababekwelakwaYuda bevaukubanazoiintlangazilamkeleilizwilikaThixo.

2Kekaloku,akubaenyukeuPetroswayaeYerusalem, babambananayeabolwaluko

3besithi,Uyewangenakumadodaangalukileyo,wadla nawo

4UthekeuPetros,eyixelilekwasekuqalekeniloonto, wabacaciselangoko,esithi, 5MnandandisemzinioyiYopandithandaza;ndabona ethongweniumbono,kusihlaisityaesithile,ngathiyilinen enkulu,ithotywaezulwiningamasondoomane;yafikake nakum

6Ndithendakuqwalaselakuyo,ndakuqwalaselakuyo, ndabonaizintozomhlabaezizithozine,namarhamncwa, nezinambuzane,neentakazezulu

7Ndevailizwilisithikum,Vuka,Petros;xhelautye.

8Ndithekemna,Nakanye,Nkosi;ngokubayonkeinto eyinqambi,nokubayengcolileyo,ayizangaingene emlonyeniwam.

9Landiphendulakeilizwiokwesibini,liphumaezulwini, lathi,IzintoazihlambululeyouThixo,musaukuzenza iinqambiwena

10Okukekwabakhokathathu;zazazonkeezontozabuya zarholelwaezulwini.

11Gqi,kwaokoamadodaamathathu,eseleefikileendlwini ebendikuyo,esusweeKesareyaukubaezekum

12WathikeuMoyakum,mandihambenawo, ndingathandabuzintoBahambanamkeababazalwana bathandathu,sangenaendlwiniyendodaleyo

13Yasibikelakeukubonaisithunywasezuluendlwiniyayo, simisathikuyo,ThumaamadodaeYopa,ubizeuSimon, ogamalimbilinguPetros;

14oyakuthethakuweamazwi,owosindiswangawowena, nayoyonkeindluyakho

15Kekaloku,ndakuqalaukuthetha,uMoyaoyiNgcwele wabawela,njengokowehlayokuthiekuqaleni

16NdakhumbulakeizwileNkosilokokubaibithe, UYohaneokunenewabhaptizangamanzi;kodwaninaniya kubhaptizwangoMoyaoyiNgcwele

17EkubeningokouThixowabaphayoisiphoesifananeso wasiphayonathi,thinasakholwayoeNkosiniuYesuKristu; Bendiyintoninamna,ukubandingadendimchaseuThixo?

18Bakuzivakeezozinto,bathicwaka,bamzukisauThixo, besithi,KantinakeneentlangaeziuThixouziphe ukuguqukelaebomini

19Abayakengoko,babeziintsalingembandezelo eyabakhongoStefano,batyhutyhailizwe,badabeza kwelaseFenike,naseSipro,nakwa-Antiyokwe, bengalithethibantwinibambi,belithethakumaYudaodwa 20YayekeinxenyekuboingamadodaaseSipronaseKirene; eyathiyonayakufikakwa-Antiyokwe,yathetha kwawesiGrikeamaYuda,ishumayelaiindabaezilungileyo zeNkosiuYesu.

21SayeisandlaseNkosisinabo;lakholwaintoeninzi, yabuyelaeNkosini

22Lwavakalakeudabalwaboezindlebenizebandla laseYerusalem;bakhuphauBharnabhas,ukubaahambe, adeayekufikakwa-Antiyokwe;

23otheakufika,walubonaubabalolukaThixo,wavuya, wabavuselelabonke,ukubabathingengqiboyentliziyo bahlalebethencaeNkosini

24Kubaebeyindodaelungileyo,ezelenguMoya oyiNgcwelenalukholoKongezelelwaeNkosiniinani elaneleyo

25WemkakeuBharnabhas,wayaeTarso,esiyakufuna uSawule;

26Uthekeakubaemfumene,wamsakwa-Antiyokwe.Ke kalokukwathi,umnyakauphela,bahlangananebandla, bafundisainanielaneleyoKwayeabafundibabizwa ngokubangamaKristukuqalakwa-Antiyokwe

27Kekalokungaloomihla,kwehlaabaprofeti,bephuma eYerusalem,bezakwa-Antiyokwe

28Kwesukakeomnyewabo,ogamalinguAgabho, waqondisangayeuMoyaukubakuzakubakhoindlala enkulukulolonkeelimiweyo;eyabakhokengemihla kaKlawudiyoKesare.

29Kubokeabafundi,njengokouthileebenaboubutyebi, wathielowokubowagqibaukuthumelaintoyokubanceda abazalwanaababemikwelakwaYuda;

30Benjenjaloke,bathumelakumadodaamakhulu ngesandlasikaBharnabhasnoSawule

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1Kekaloku,ngeloxeshauHerodeukumkaniwabesa izandlaabathilebaloibandla,ukubaabaphathekakubi; 2WambulalakeuYakobi,umzalwanakaYohane,ngekrele.

3UthekeakubonaukubaokokuwakholisileamaYuda, waqokelangokubambanoPetrosKekalokuibiyimihla yezonkaezingenagwele.

4Akubakeembambile,wamfakaentolongweni, wamnikelakumaqelaamaneamasoldatiangamane,ukuba amgcine;engxameleukumzisaebantwiniemvakwepasika 5WagcinwangokokeuPetrosentolongweni; 6Kekaloku,xauHerodewayezakumkhupha,uPetros ngobobusukuwayelelephakathikwamasoldatiamabini, ekhonkxiwengemixokelelwaneemibini;bayenabalindi beyigcinileintolongophambikwesango.

7Yabona,nasoisithunywaseNkosi,sisithigagaphezu kwakhe,kwakhanyanokukhanyaentolongweni,sambetha ecaleniuPetros,samvusa,sisithi,Phakama ngokukhawulezaYawaimixokelelwaneyakheezandleni zakhe

8Sathikuyeisithunywa,Bhinqa,ubopheiimbadadazakho. WenjenjalokeAthikuye,Yambathisainguboyakho, undilandele

9Waphumake,wamlandela;ebengaziukubaiyinenelento yenziweyongesithunywasezulu;ebebakeuboneumbono 10Begqithilekekwelokuqalanakwelesibiniiqelalabalindi, bafikaesangwenilentsimbielibhekisakuwoumzi; eyabavulelayonangokuiphumayo,baphumake,bahamba isitratosasinye;semkakwaokoisithunywaesokuye

11UthekeuPetros,wakuqaqadeka,wathi,Ngokundiyazi okwenyaniso,ukubaiNkosiithumeisithunywasayo, yandihlangulaesandlenisikaHerode,nakukokonke ulindelolwabantubamaYuda.

12Utheke,eyiqiqaloonto,wezaendlwinikaMariya, uninakaYohane,ogamalimbilinguMarko;apho kwakuhlanganisenekhonaintoeninziithandaza.

13Akubon'ukubakeunkqonkqozileuPetroselucangweni lwesango,kwezakuphulaphulaisicakazanaesigama linguRoda.

14Utheke,elaziilizwilikaPetros,akalivulaisango, ngenxayovuyo;

15Bathikekuye,Uyageza.Kodwawayesoloko eqinisekisaukubakunjaloBathikebona,Sisithunywa sakhe

16UthekeuPetroswamanaenkqonkqoza;bathike bakuluvulabambona,bathinqa

17Uwangawangisilekengesandlakubo,ukubabathi cwaka,wabacaciselaukumkhuphakwayoiNkosi entolongweniWathike,BabikeleniooYakobi nabazalwanaezizintoWaphumawayakwenyeindawo 18Kekaloku,kwakusa,ayibangancinaneinkathazeko phakathikwamasoldati,yokubaangabautheninauPetros 19UthekeuHerode,akubaemfunaengamfumani, wabancinaabalindi,wathimakumkiwenabo,baye kubulawaWehlakwelakwaYuda,wayaeKesareya, wahlalakhona.

20KekalokuuHerodewayebaqumbelekakhuluabaseTire nabaseTsidonBezakekuyebemxhelomnye;bathi, bemthomalalisileuBlasto,obephetheigumbilokulala ukumkani,bazicelelauxolo;ngokubailizwelabo belisondliwalilizwelokumkani

21KekalokuuHerode,ngeminiemisiweyo,ambethe inguboyobukumkani,wahlalaetroneniyakhe,wawisa ukuthethakwakhekubo

22Badumakeabantu,besithi,Lilizwilothixoelo, asilamntu.

23SamthiqwakakekwaokoisithunywaseNkosi,ngenxa enokubaengamzukisangauThixo;wadliwaziimpethu, waphumaumphefumlo.

24Layekelikhula,lisandailizwilikaThixo

25KekalokuuBharnabhasnoSawulebabuyaeYerusalem, belufezileulungiseleloolo,bethabathenabouYohane, ogamalimbilinguMarko

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1Kekaloku,kwayekukhokwa-Antiyokweebandleni, abaprofetinabafundisiabathilenjengoBharnabhas, noSimonekuthiwanguNigere,noLukiyowaseKirene, noManayenowayondlwanoHerodeumphathiwesahlulo sesine,noSawule

2Bakubon'ukubakebayabusaeNkosini,bezilaukudla, wathiuMoyaoyiNgcwele,NdahlulelenikeuBharnabhas kwanoSawule,bayeemsebenziniendibabizelekuwo

3Batheke,bakubabezileukudla,bathandaza,babeka nezandlaphezukwabo,babandulula.

4Bonakengoko,bakuthunywanguMoyaoyiNgcwele, behlabayakwaSeluki;besukakhonangomkhombe,baya eSipro.

5BathebakufikaeSalamis,belishumayelailizwilikaThixo ezindlwinizesikhunguzamaYudaBayekebenoYohane umlungiseleliwabo.

6Besigqibilekeisiqhithi,badabezakufikaePafo, bafumanasiyaziuthile,ungumprofetiwobuxoki,umYuda ogamalinguBhar-yesu.

7owayehlalakwibambauSergiyoPawulos,indoda enokuqonda;owababizelakuyeooBharnabhasnoSawule, efunaukulivailizwilikaThixo.

8WamelananabokeuElima,usiyazilowo(kubalitsho igamalakhelakuthethwangentethoevakalayo),efuna ukulijikaibambaelukholweni.

9WazauSawule,okwabizwangokubanguPawulos,ezele nguMoyaoyiNgcwele,wamjongisakuye 10wathi,Wenauzeleyoyiyoyonkeinkohliso,nabubo bonkeubutshijolo,nyanandiniwoMtyholi,lutshabandini lobulungisabonke,akuyikuphezanaukuzijikaiindlela ezithetyezeNkosi?

11Uyabona,nangokuisandlaseNkosisiphezukwakho; ùyakubayimfama,kubemzuzuungaliboniilanga. Kwaokowawelwayinkungunesithokothoko;wayejikeleza, efunaabangamrholangesandla

12Lithekeibamba,lakukubonaokokwenzekileyo, lakholwa,likhwankqisiweyiyoimfundisoyeNkosi.

13Kekaloku,bakundulukaePafouPawulosneqelalakhe, bezaePergayasePamfiliWemkakekubouYohane, wabuyelaeYerusalem

14BendulukilekebonaePerga,bafikakwa-Antiyokwe kwelasePisidi.Bangenaendlwiniyesikhungungomhla wesabatha,bahlalaphantsi

15Kekaloku,emvakokuleswakomthethonabaprofeti, abaphathibendluyesikhungubathumelakubobesithi, Madoda,bazalwana,ukubaninelizwilovuseleloolu ebantwini,thethani

16UsukilekeuPawulos,wawangawangisangesandla, wathi,Madoda,maSirayeli,naninimoyikayouThixo, phulaphulani

17UThixowababantubakwaSirayeliwabanyulaoobawo bethu,wabaphakamisaabantuekuphambukelenikwabo ezwenilaseYiputa,wabakhuphakulongengalo ephakamileyo

18Wathingexeshaeliyiminyakaengathiimashumimane, wayithwalaimikhwayaboentlango

19wathiakuwisaiintlangaezisixhenxeemhlabeni wakwaKanan,wababelaumhlabawazongeqashiso

20Emvakoko,iminyakaengathiimakhulumaneanamanci mahlanu,wabanikaabagwebi,kwadakwakuSamuweli umprofeti

21Emvakokobacelaukumkani,uThixowabanika uSawule,unyanakaKishe,indodayesizwe sakwaBhenjamin,iminyakaemashumimane

22Uthekeakubaemsusile,wabaveliselauDavide, wangukumkani;awamngqinelayokanjalo,wathi, NdimfumeneuDavideokaYese,indodaengantliziyoyam, eyakukwenzakonkeukuthandakwam

23Embewiniyalomntuuthe,ngokwedinga,wavelisa uYesuuMsindisikuSirayeli; kwakubon'ukubauYohaneuvakalisetanci,phambi kokungenakwakhe,ubhaptizologuqukokubobonke abantubakwaSirayeli

25XakeuYohaneebesekulufezeniuhambolwakhe, ubesithi,Nithininandingubanina?Andinguye.Kodwa, yabonani,uyezaemvakwam,endingafanelekileyomna ukubandizithukululeiimbadadaezinyawenizakhe

26Madoda,bazalwana,nyanabomlibowakwa-Abraham, nabophakathikwenubamoyikayouThixo,ilizwilolu lusindisolathunyelwakuni

27KubaabobemiyoeYerusalem,nabaphathibabo, bengamazangayena,kwanamazwiabaprofetialeswayo iisabathangeesabathazonke,bawazalisangokumgweba; 28bathi,bengafumananganalinyeityalalokufa,bacela kuPilatoukubaasikwe

29Xakebabezifezilezonkeizintoezibhaliweyongaye, bamthulaemthini,bambekaengcwabeni.

30KodwauThixowamvusakwabafileyo

31Yenalowowabonwaimihlaemininzingabobabenyuke naye,bevelakwelaseGalilibesiyaeYerusalem;ngaboke abangamangqinaakheebantwini

32Nathikesinishumayezaiindabaezilungileyozokuba idingaelolabakhokoobawo;

33zokokubauThixoulizalisilelonakuthi,bantwanababo, ngokumvusauYesu;njengokubanakwiNdumisoyesibini kubhaliwekwathiwa,UnguNyanawamwena,Mna ndikuzelenamhla

34Malungakenokumvusakwakhekwabafileyo,angabi sabuyelaekuboleni,useletheukuthetha,Ndiyakuninika iincebaeziqinisekileyozikaDavide

35KungokoathinakwenyeiNdumiso,Akuyikumyekela oyiNgcwelewakhoukubaaboneukubola

36KubauDavideokunene,akubaelisebenzelekwesakhe isizukulwanaicebolikaThixo,walalaubuthongo,wabekwa kooyise,wakubonaukubola;

37KeyenaowavuswayonguThixo,akabonangakubola

38Makwazekengokokuni,madoda,bazalwana,ukuba ngayelowokuxelwakuniuxolelolwezono;

39nakuzozonkeizintoebeningenakoukugwetyelwa nikhululekekuzongomthethokaMoses,bonke abakholwayobayagwetyelwangayeyenalowo

40Lumkanikengoko,ningafikelwakokokuthethiweyo ebaprofetini.

41Bonani,ninabadeli,nimangaliswe,nitshabalale; ngokubamnandisebenzaumsebenzingemihlayenu, Umsebenzieningasayikukholwakuwo,nokubakukhoothi anicacisele

42Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaayaphumaamaYuda endlwiniyesikhungu,babongozaabeentlanga,ukubala mazwiathethwekubongesabathaezayo

43Sakubon’ukubakesichithakeleisikhungu,intoeninzi yamaYudaneyabangeneebuYudeni,abamhlonelayo uThixo,yabalandelaooPawulosnoBharnabhas;

44Kuthekengelandelayoisabatha,waphantsa ukuhlanganisanaumziwonke,ukubauliveilizwilikaThixo

45KekalokuamaYuda,akuzibonaizihlwele,azala ngumona,aziphikaizintoezibezithethwanguPawulos, aphikaenyelisa

46BathethakengobugangaooPawulosnoBharnabhas, bathi,Bekufaneleukubalithethwekunikuqalailizwi likaThixo;kodwaekubeninililahlile,nazigwebaukuba anibufaneleubomiobungunaphakade,niyabona,sibheka kuzoiintlanga..

47KubaisiwiseleumthethongokunjaloiNkosi,yathi, Ndikubekileukubaubelukhanyiselolweentlanga,Ukuze ubengowosindiso,kudekuseekuphelenikwehlabathi.

48Bakuvakeokoabeentlanga,bavuya,balizukisailizwi leNkosi,bakholwabonkeababemiselweubomi obungunaphakade.

49LayekeilizwileNkosilihanjiswakulolonkeilizweelo

50KekalokuamaYudaabaxhokonxaabafaziababehlonela uThixo,ababekekileyo,nabaninimzi;abaxhoxhela intshutshisoooPawulosnoBharnabhas,abakhuphaemideni yawo

51Bathekebonabawavuthululelauthulilweenyawozabo, bezaeIkoniyo

52BayekeabafundibezalisweluvuyonanguMoya oyiNgcwele.

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1KwathikeeIkoniyo,bangenakunyeendlwiniyesikhungu yamaYuda,bathethangokokudekukholweinkithaenkulu yamaYudakwanamaGrike.

2AsukakewonaamaYudaangavumiyoukuva,ayenza yamibiimiphefumloyabeentlangangakuboabazalwana.

3Balibalakengokoixeshaelaneleyo,bethetha ngokungafihlisiyongeNkosi,eyalingqinelayoilizwi lobabalolwayo,inikanokubakwenzekeimiqondiso nezimangangezandlazabo.

4Yahlulelanakeinkolisoyomzi;inxenyeyangakumaYuda, inxenyeyangakubapostile

5Kutheke,kuthekwabakhoukuhlaselakwabeentlanga, kwanamaYuda,kunyenabaphathibawo,ukubababaphathe kakubi,babagibiselengamatye; 6bakuqiqaokobona,basabelaemiziniyelaseLikawoni, iListraneDerbhe,nakuloomimandla; 7bazishumayelanalaphoiindabaezilungileyo.

8KekalokueListrabekuhlelindodaithile,ingumlwelwe ezinyawenizayo,isisiqhwalakwasesizalwenisikanina, engazangeihambe

9YonaleyoyayimvauPawulosethetha;owathi, eqwalaselekuyo,ebonaukubainokhololokusindiswa. 10Wathingezwielikhulu,Yima,uthinkqongeenyawo zakhoYatsiba,yahambahamba

11Kekalokuiindimbane,zakukubonaokoakwenzileyo uPawulos,zaphakamisaizwilazongokwesiLikawoni, zisithi,Oothixobahlilebezakuthi,befananabantu 12BambizakeuBharnabhasngokuthinguZeyus; noPawuloske,uMerkuriyo,ngenxayokubaebesisithethi 13KuthekeumbingelelikaZeyus,obephambikomziwabo, wazisaiinkunzizeenkomonezidangazeentyantyambo emasangweni,wafunaukubingelela,kunyeneendimbane 14BekuvilekeokoabapostileooBharnabhasnoPawulos, bazikrazulaiingubozabo,babalekelaphakathikwabantu, bedanduluka;

15besithi,Madoda,yininaukubanenzeezizinto?Nathi singabantuabevaenikuvayonina;sinishumayezaiindaba ezilungileyozokubanibuyekwabathixobangento, nibuyelekuThixoophilileyo,owenzaizulunomhlaba nolwandle,neentozonkeezikwezozinto;

owathingaphambiliwaziyekazonkeiintlanga,ukuba zihambengezazoiindlela;

17kantikenokoakayekangaukuzingqinela,esenza okulungileyo,esinikaimvulaevelaezulwini,namaxesha aneendyebo,ezanelisaiintliziyozethungokudla nangemihlali

18Besitsho,kwabangenkankuluukuzidambisaiindimbane, ukubazingabingelelikubo.

19KekalokukwafikaamaYudaevelakwa-Antiyokwe naseIkoniyo,azixhokonxaiindimbane,amxulubangamatye uPawulos,amrholelangaphandlekomzi,ebaufile.

20Uthe,bakubon'ukubabamngqongilekeabafundi, wavukawayakungenakuwoumziNgengomsowaphuma enoBharnabhas,wayaeDerbhe.

21Bakubakebezishumayelaiindabaezilungileyokuloo mzi,befundisaabantuabaninzi,babuyabezaeListra, naseIkoniyo,nakwa-Antiyokwe;

22beyiqiniselaimiphefumloyabafundi,bebavuselela ukubabahlalebehlelielukholweni,nokokubasimelwe kukuphumelaezimbandezelweniezininzi,ukungena ebukumkaninibukaThixo

23Bathekebakubabenyuleamadodaamakhulukwibandla ngebandla,bethandazilekunyenokuzilaukudla, bawayalezaeNkosiniawayekholwekuyo

24BetyhutyheelasePisidi,bezakwelasePamfili.

25Bathi,belithethileilizwiePerga,behlabayakwa-Atali 26besukakhonaaphongomkhombe,bayakwa-Antiyokwe, aphobabenikelwekhonaelubabalwenilukaThixo,ukuba bayeemsebenzini,lokebawufezileyo.

27Befikileke,balihlanganiselandawonyeibandla, balibikelaokozingakoizintoawazenzayouThixoenabo, nokuwavulelakwakheucangolokholokuzoiintlanga

28Balibalakekhonaaphoixeshaelingelincinane, ndawonyenabafundi.

ISAHLUKOSE-15

KwehlaabathilebevelakwelakwaYuda,babafundisa abazalwana,besithi,Ukubaanithanganaluswengokwesiko likaMoses,aninakoukusindiswa.

2Kuthengoko,kwakubon'ukubauPawulosnoBharnabhas babanempikiswanonembuzwanoengencinanenabo, kwagqitywakwelokubauPawulosnoBharnabhas,nabanye abathilekubo,mabenyukebayekubapostilenamadoda amakhulueYerusalem,ngawolombuzo

3Bathike,bephelekelelwelibandla,balityhutyha elaseFenikenelaseSamariya,bexelaukuguqukakwazo iintlanga;babangauvuyoolukhulukubobonkeabazalwana.

4BefikilekeeYerusalem,bamkelwalibandla nangabapostilenangamadodaamakhulu;kananjalobabika ukubazinkulukwazoizintoawazenzayouThixoenabo.

5Kwesukakekwesukayamakholwaathileehlelo labaFarisi,besithi,Bamelwekukubabaluke,nokuthi bathethelwengelithi,mabawugcineumthethokaMoses.

6Bahlanganisanakeabapostilenamadodaamakhulu, ukubabayikhangeleloondawo

7Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubakubekhoimbuzwano enkulu,wesukauPetroswathikubo,Madoda,bazalwana, niyazinina,ukubauThixokwangemihlayakudalawanyula phakathikwethu,ukubaiintlangazilivengomlomowam ilizwileendabaezilungileyo;nikholwe

8UThixo,umazi-ntliziyo,wazingqinela,ezinikauMoya oyiNgcwelekwanjengathi;

9akacalulaphakathikwethunazo,ezihlambululeiintliziyo zazongokholo

10PhofukenimlingelaninauThixo,ngokubekaidyokhwe entanyeniyabafundi,esibesingenamandlaokuyithwala, thinakwanoobawobethu?

11KengaloubabalolweNkosiuYesuKristu,siyakholwa ukubasosindiswakwangohloboezisindiswangalonazo

12Yathicwakakeyonkeinkithayabantu,yaphulaphula ooBharnabhasnoPawulos,becacisaokoyayingako imiqondisonezimanga,awazenzayouThixophakathi kwazoiintlangangabo

13Kekaloku,bathicwaka,waphendulauYakobiwathi, Madoda,bazalwana,ndiphulaphuleni

14USimonloukucacisileukubawathininaekuqaleni uThixoukuzivelelaiintlanga,ukubakuzoalinyuleleabantu elakheigama

15Ayavumelananakookoamazwiabaprofeti;njengoko kubhaliwekwathiwa, 16Emvenikokundiyakubuya,Ndizendibuyendiwakhe umnqubaowileyokaDavide;ndiyakubuyandiwakhe amanxuwaayo,ndiyimise;

17OkokuzeamaqongqoloabantuayifuneiNkosi,Zifune zonkeiintlangaezibizwengaloigamalam;ItshoiNkosi, leyoizenzayozonkeezizinto.

18IyaziwakenguThixokuselokwaphakadeyonke imisebenziyakhe

19Ngokokemnandithi,masingabakhathaziabobaphuma ezintlangenibabuyelakuThixo; 20kodwamasibabhaleleukubabazikhwebule kwizingcolisozezithixo,nombulo,nentoekrwitshiweyo, negazi

21KubauMoseskwakwizizukulwanazakudala unabamvakalisayokwimizingemizi,eleswaezindlwini zesikhungueziiisabathangeesabatha

22Kwalungakeabapostilenamadodaamakhulu,kunye nebandlalonke,ukubabandululeamadodaphakathikwabo, ukubabayekwa-AntiyokwekunyenoPawulos noBharnabhas;noYudaogamalimbilinguBharsabhas, noSilas,amadodaaziintlokophakathikwabazalwana.

23Babhalakengaboiincwadingathi;Abapostile namadodaamakhulunabazalwanabayabulisakubo abazalwanabasezintlangeni,kwa-Antiyokwe,naseSiriya, naseKiliki;

24Ekubenisivileukubaabathilebaphumakuthi banikhathazangamazwi,beyibhukuqaimiphefumloyenu, besithi,Naluke,niwugcineumthetho,esingabawiselanga mthethongawo;

25Kwabonakalakulungilekuthi,simxhelomnye,ukuba sinyuleamadodakuni,kunyeneentandazethu, uBharnabhasnoPawulos;

26abantuababuncamileyoubomibabongenxayegama leNkosiyethuuYesuKristu

27SibathumilengokoooYudanoSilas,abothinabo banibikeleezindawongomlomo

28KubakwabonakalakulungilekuMoyaoyiNgcwele, nakuthi,ukubakungabekwaphezukwenumthwalo ungaphezukwezozifunekayo;

29zokubanizileizintoezibingelelwekwizithixo,negazi, nentoekrwitshiweyo,nombulo;enothinakuzigcinakuzo, nibeniyalungisanihambekakuhle

30Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayenduluka,bezakwaAntiyokwe;

31Balesake,bavuyangenxayothuthuzelelo

32KekalokuooYudanoSilas,bengabaprofetinabo, babathuthuzelaabazalwanangokuthethaokukhulu, babomeleza

33Bakubakebenzeixesha,bandulukabexolile kubazalwana,bayakubapostile.

34KodwakuSilaskwabonakalakulungileukubaakhe ahlalekhona

35BalibalakeooPawulosnoBharnabhaskwa-Antiyokwe, befundisa,beshumayelaiindabaezilungileyozelizwi leNkosi,kwanabanyeabaninzi

36Kekaloku,emvakwemihlaethile,wathiuPawulos kuBharnabhas,Makhesibuyesiyekuvelelaabazalwana bethukuyoyonkeimizingemiziesalazisayokuyoilizwi leNkosi,siboneukubabanjanina.

37KekalokuuBharnabhaswangxamelaukubabathabathe nabouYohane,ogamalimbilinguMarko

38kodwauPawuloswathiakufanelekileukumthabatha, ahambenabo,lowowemkayokubokwelasePamfili,akaya naboemsebenzini.

39Kwabakhoingxabanoenkuluphakathikwabo, ngokokudebahlukane

40UPawuloswanyulauSilas,wemka,enikelwekubabalo lukaThixongabazalwana.

41WalityhutyhakeelaseSiriyanelaseKiliki,ewomeleza amabandla

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1KekalokuwafikaeDerbhenaseListraKwabonakala kukhomfundiuthileapho,ugamalinguTimoti,unyana wentokaziethileengumYudakaziokholiweyo,kodwauyise engumGrike;keuyiseyenaengumGrike;

2obengqinelwekakuhlengabazalwanabaseListra naseIkoniyo.

3LowouPawuloswathandaukubaaphumenaye; wamthabathawamalusa,ngenxayamaYudaabekwezo ndawo;kubabonkebabemaziuyiseukubaungumGrike.

4Kekaloku,xababeyihambaimizi,babanikelaimimiselo ukubabayigcine,leyoibimiswengabapostilenamadoda amakhuluaseYerusalem.

5Ayezimasekakengokoamabandlaelukholweni,esanda ngenaniimihlangemihla

6Kekaloku,bakulityhutyhailizwelaseFriginelaseGalati, balelwanguMoyaoyiNgcweleukulithethailizwi kwelaseAsiya;

7BefikileeMisi,balingaukuyaeBhithiniya,kodwa akabavumelangauMoya

8BadlulaeMisiyabehlabayaeTrowa.

9KwabonakalaumbonokuPawulosebusukuIndodaethile yaseMakedoniyayimiimbongozaisithi,Welelangapha kwelaseMakedoni,usincede.

10Kekaloku,akubaewubonileumbonolowo,sazake sazabalazelaukubasiyekwelaseMakedoni,sigqibe kwelokubaiNkosiisibizeleukubasibashumayezeiindaba ezilungileyo

11SindulukilengokoeTrowa,sezangqoeSamotraki,sathi ngengomsosezaeNeyapoli;

12ukusukaapho,sezaeFilipi,owonamziwokuqala wecalaelolilelaseMakedoni,uyikoloniSalibalakekuloo mziimihlaethile.

13Sathingesabatha,saphumasayangaphandlekomzi ngasemlanjeni,aphokuthandazwakhona;sahlalaphantsi, sathethakubafaziababebuthelenekhona.

14KwayekuphulaphulaintokaziethileegamalinguLidiya, umthengisiweenguboezibomvu,womziweTiyatira, emhlonelayouThixo,entliziyoyayivulayoiNkosiukuba izinyamekeleizintoezazithethwanguPawulos

15Kekaloku,yakubaibhaptiziwenendluyayo, yasibongozaisithi,UkubanithindikholiweeNkosini, ngenaniendlwiniyam,nihlaleWasinyanzela

16Kekalokukwathi,kwakubon’ukubasiyayaendaweni yokuthandaza,sahlangatyezwasisicakazanaesithile, sinomoyawemilozi,sonabesizizuzisaiinkosizasoinzuzo enkulungokuvumisa

17SonaesosithenembendenoPawulosnathi,samana sidandulukasisithi,AbabantubangabakhonzibakaThixo Osenyangweni,bonabasazisayoindlelayosindiso 18Okokesakwenzasonaimihlaemininzi.Ebindekileke uPawulos,wathiguququ,wathikuwoumoya, NdiyakuthethelaegamenilikaYesuKristuukubauphume kusoWaphumakwangelolixa

19Zithekeiinkosizayo,zakubonaukubaliphelileithemba lenzuzoyawo,zababambaooPawulosnoSilas,zabarholela endaweniyembuthokubaphathi; 20babazisakubathetheli,besithi,Ababantu bayawuphazamisaumziwethubengamaYuda; 21basifundisaamasikoekungavumelekileyoukuba siwamkele,nokubasiwenze,singamaRoma 22Isihlwelesabahlanganyela;nabathethelibazithiqwenge iingubozabo,bathimababethwengeentswazi 23Bathi,bakubabababetheimivumboemininzi, babaphosaentolongweni,bamthethelaumgcini wababanjwaukubaabagcinengokunqabileyo

24owathi,amkeleumyaleloonjalo,wabaphosa kwengaphakathiintolongo,waziqinisaiinyawozabo emithini

25Kekaloku,ezinzulwinizobusukuuPawulosnoSilas babethandaza,bevumaiingomakuThixo;

26Kwabakhokengequbulisounyikimoolukhululomhlaba, ngokokudezizanyazanyisweizisekozentolongo;zavuleka kwaokoiingcangozonke,athukululekaamakhamandela abobonke

27Ethetyithikeebuthongweniumgciniwababanjwa, ebonaiingcangozentolongozivulekile,warholaikrele,eza kuzibulala,ebaababanjwababalekile

28WadandulukakeuPawulosngezwielikhulu,esithi, Musaukuzenzakalisi;

29Uthengoko,ebizeizibane,waxhumelaphakathi,egubha, wawaphambikoPawulosnoSilas.

30Wabazisaphandle,wathi,Zinkosi,ndimelwekukuthini na,ukuzendisindiswe?

31Bathikebona,KholwakuyoiNkosiuYesuKristu, wosindiswawenanendluyakho

32BalithethakuyeilizwileNkosi,nakubobonke ababesendlwiniyakhe.

33Wabathabathangelolixalobusuku,wayihlamba imivumboyabo;babhaptizwakwaoko,yenanabobonke abakhe.

34Kananjalo,ebanyusewabasaendlwiniyakhe,wabeka ukudlaphambikwabo,wagcobanendluyakheyonke,kuba ekholwakuThixo.

35Kwakusa,abathethelibathumaamadindala,besithi, Bakhululeabobantu

36UwaxelilekeumgciniwababanjwalamazwikuPawulos, wathi,Abathethelibathumeleukubanikhululwe;kengoko phumani,nihambengoxolo

37UthekeuPawuloskuwo,Basityabuleekuhleni singagwetywanga,sibantubangamaRoma;basiphosa entolongweni;ngokubasikhuphangasesena?hayiinene; mabezebonangokwabo,basikhuphe.

Awaxelakelamazwiamadindalakubathetheli;boyika, bakuvaukubabangamaRoma

39Bezabababongoza,babakhupha,babacelaukuba baphumekuwoumzi

40Bephumilekeentolongweni,bayakungenakwaLidiya; bathi,bebabonileabazalwana,babathuthuzela,bemka.

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1Kekaloku,bakubabeyihambileiAmfipolineApoloni, bezaeTesalonika,aphoyayikhonaindluyesikhungu yamaYuda

2UthekeuPawulos,ngokwesikolakhe,wangenakubo, wayeiisabathaezintathuexoxanabo,ngezibhalo 3etyhila,ebekaphambikwakheukubauKristuubemelwe kukuvaubunzima,azeavukekwabafileyo;nokuba,loYesu, ndivakalisayokuni,nguyeuKristu

4Inxenyekuwoyoyiseka,yazibandakanyanoPawulos noSilas;kwanenkithaenkuluyamaGrikeamhlonelayo uThixo,nakubafaziabaziintlokoababambalwa.

5KekalokuamaYudaangengakholwayo,emona, azithabathelaamadodaathileangamatshijolo angamatshijolo,ahlanganisanaihlokondiba,awuvusaumzi uphela,ayihlaselaindlukaYason,afunaukubakhupha ebantwini

6Akubaengabafumani,amrholelauYasonnabazalwana abathilekubaphathibomzi,edandulukaesithi,Aba baliqungaqungileyoelimiweyo,bafikilenalapha;

7atheuYasonwabamkelangobubele;bayebonkeaba besenzaokuchasenenemimiselokaKesare,besithi,Kukho kumkaniwumbi,onguYesu

8Zayekebasiphazamisaisihlwelenabaphathibomzi, bakuzivaezizinto.

9BethabatheisibambisokuYasonnakwabanye, babakhulula

10Kekalokubathiabazalwanakwaokobamndulula uPawulosnoSilasngobusuku,ukubabayeeBhereya;abathi bonabakufika,bayaendlwiniyesikhunguyamaYuda.

11LakeayeenobuntukunawaseTesalonika;lawona alamkelailizwingentumekeleloyonke,ezincinaizibhalo imihlangemihla,ukubazingabazinjalonaezozinto.

12Intoeninzingokoyakholwa;nakumaGrikekazi abekekileyo,nakumadoda,nokubambalwa

13AkwazikeamaYudaaseTesalonika,ukubailizwi likaThixolazisiwenguPawulosnaseBhereya,eza azizamazamisanalaphoiindimbane

14Bandulakekwaokoabazalwana,bamsusauPawulos ukubaabhekengaselwandle;kwasalauSilasnoTimoti khona

15BathekebonaabamkhaphayouPawulos,bamsaeAtene; bakubabamkeleumthethooyakooSilasnoTimoti,wokuba bezekuyekwakamsinya,bemka

16Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauPawulosubalindileeAtene, wacaphuka,akuwubonaumziuzizithixokuphela

17WayexoxakengokoendlwiniyesikhungunamaYuda, nabamhlonelayouThixo;nasendaweniyembuthoimihla ngemihla,nabasukubabemkhawulela

18Kekalokuizithanda-zobulumkoezithilezamaEpikure nezamaStoyikezamquqela;Babesithiinxenye,Liyakuthini naelipholopholo?Abanyekebathi,Ngathingumazisi wezithixozasemzini;ngokubawayebashumayezaiindaba ezilungileyozikaYesu,novukolwabafileyo.

19BamthabathakebamsaeAreyopago,besithi,Singakhe siyivenalemfundisointshaithethwanguwe,ukubaiyini na?

20Kubauzisaizintoezithilezasemziniezindlebenizethu; singasingazingoko,ukubazingabaziyininaezizinto 21Kubaonkeama-Atenenabasemzinibabechithachitha ixeshalabongantoyimbi,kungekuphelanjeukuxela, nokuvaintoentsha

22WemakeuPawulosesazulwiniseArepa,wathi,Madoda aseAtene,ndiyabonaukubaezintwenizonkenincamisile ukuhlonelaizithixo.

23Kubandithe,ndihambandisingasingaizinto enizihlonelayo,ndafumananesibingeleloekubhalwekuso, kwathiwa,kongaziwayouThixoLowokengokonina nimnqulaningamazi,ndinazisayena.

24UThixoyena,owenzaihlabathineentozonkeezikulo, lowo,lowo,eyiNkosinjeyezulunomhlaba,akahlali zitempilenizenziwengazandla;

25Kananjaloakaphiliswazizandlazabantu,ngokoswele nto,inguyenjeobanikabonkeubomi,nomphefumlo,nazo zonkeizinto;

26Kanjalowazenzangagazi-nyezonkeiintlangazabantu, ukubazimephezukwawowonkeumhlaba,emisa amaxeshaamiswengenxaengaphambili,nemidayokuma kwazo;

27ukuzebayifuneiNkosi,ukubakambe bangaphuthaphuthabayifumane,nakubaingekudekuthi sonkengabanye

28Kubakuyosihleli,siyashukuma,sikho;njengokuba neembongiezithilezakowenuzitshiloukuthi,Kubanathi siyinzalayakhe

29SiyinzalakaThixonjeke,akusifaneleukubasibe ubuthixoobubufananegolidenesiliverenelitye,into eqingqwengobungcibinangengcingayomntu

30Loomaxeshakeokokungazi,uThixowawayeka ngabomi;kungokuuyalaabantubonkeezindawenizonke ukubabaguquke;

31Ngokubaumiseumhla,azakuligwebangawo elimiweyongobulungisa,ngendodaayimiseleyo;abanike isiqinisekisobonkeabantungokumvusakwabafileyo

32Kekaloku,bakuvangokuvukakwabafileyo,inxenye yayihlekisangaloonto,abanyebathi,Sobuyasikuvewena ngalendawo

33WemkakeuPawulosphakathikwabo.

34Kodwaamadodaathileanamathelekuye,akholwa, anoDiyonisiyowaseAreyopago,nomfaziogama linguDamari,nabanyendawonyenabo.

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kekaloku,emvakwezizinto,wahlukanauPawulos neAtene,wezaeKorinte

2WafumanaumYudaothilewasePontongokuzalwa, ogamalinguAkwila,esandulaukuvelaeItali,noPrisila umkakhe,wezakuye;(ngenxayokubauKlawudiyo ebemiseukuthi,makahlukaneneRomaonkeamaYuda); wezakubo

3Kutheke,ngenxayokubabelilinyeishishinilabo, waselehlalanaboesebenza;kubababengabenzibeentente, ishishinilabo

4Wayexoxakeendlwiniyesikhunguiisabathangeesabatha zonke,ezamelaukweyisaamaYudanamaGrike.

5Kekaloku,bakuhlabevelakwelaseMakedoniooSilas noTimoti,uPawuloswaxinwangumoya,waqononondisa kumaYudaukubauYesulonguyeuKristu.

6Utheke,akuchasa,akunyelisa,wavuthululaiingubo zakhe,wathikuwo,Igazilenumalibephezukwentloko yenu;mnandihlambulukile;kuthabathelakwelixesha, ndiyakuyakuzoiintlanga

7Esukilekeapho,wayakungenaendlwiniyothile,ogama linguYusto,umhlonelayouThixo,ondluyakheibikufuphi nendluyesikhungu

8KekalokuuKrispo,umphathiwendluyesikhungu, wakholwayiNkosi,nendluyakheyonke;nentoeninzi yamaKorinteyakuvayakholwa,yabhaptizwa

9YathikeiNkosingombonoebusukukuPawulos,Musa ukoyika,thetha,ungathitu;

10ngokubamnandinawe,kanjaloakukhonamnyeuya kukusasandla,akuphathekakubi;ngokubandinabantu abaninzikulomzi

11Wahlalakhonakeumnyakaoneenyangaezintandathu, efundisailizwilikaThixophakathikwabo.

12Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauGaliyowayelibamba kwelaseAkaya,amaYudaamvukelangamxhelomnye uPawulos,amzisaesihlalwenisokugweba.

13besithi,LoukweyisaabantuukubabamnquleuThixo ngokunxamnyenomthetho

14Kekaloku,xauPawulosazakuvulaumlomo,wathi uGaliyokumaYuda,Ukubaibiyintoyentswela-bulungisa, nokubaibiyimbuyekezoengendawo,maYuda, ngekufanelekileukubandininyamezele;

15kodwaukubayimbuzwanongelizwi,namagama, nomthethowenu,zikhangeleleninina;kubamnaandiyi kubangumgwebiwezintoezinjalo

16Wabagxothaesihlalwenisokugweba.

17AmbambakeonkeamaGrikeuSosithene,umphathi wendluyesikhungu,ambethaphambikwesihlalo sokugwebaKeyenauGaliyoakakhathalelangananyeyezo zinto

18KekalokuuPawulosukhewahlalaimihlaeyaneleyo. Waza,ebabulisileabazalwana,wemkangomkhombewaya kwelaseSiriya,enoPrisilanoAkwila;eyichebileintloko eKenkreya,kubawayeenesibambiso.

19Wezakufikae-Efese,wabashiyaaphoKeyena wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu,waxoxanamaYuda 20Utheke,akumcelaukubaakheahlaleumzuzukuwo, akavuma;

21wawabulisakeesithi,Nokubakutheni,ndimelwe kukuwenzelaeYerusalemumthendelekoozayo;kodwa ndobuyandizekuni,ukubauThixouyavumaWazawemka ngomkhombee-Efese

22UthekeakuhlaeKesareya,wenyukawayakubulisa ibandla,wehlawayakwa-Antiyokwe

23Enzeixeshaelithilekhona,wemka,walityhutyhailizwe laseGalati,nelaseFrigi,ebomelezabonkeabafundi.

24KekalokuumYudaothileogamalinguApolo, owazalelwaeAleksandriya,umfooliciko,enobunkunkqele ezibhalweni,wezae-Efese.

25LowokewayeyifundisiwengomlomoindlelayeNkosi; wayeevuthangumoyawathetha,efundisa ngokucokisekileyoizintozeNkosi,esazikakuhleubhaptizo lukaYohanelodwa

26Keyenawaqalaukuthethangokungafihlisiyoendlwini yesikhungu.BathekebakumvaooAkwilanoPrisila, bamthabathelakubo,bamtyhilelangokucokisekileyo ngakumbiindlelakaThixo

27Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaungadlulaayekwelaseAkaya, abazalwanababhala,babavuselelaabafundi,ukuba bamamkele;

28kubawaweyisa,wawancamisaekuhleniamaYuda, ebonakalalisangazoizibhaloukubauYesulounguye uKristu

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1Kekalokukwathi,xauApoloeseKorinte,uPawulos ewatyhutyhileamacalaasentla,wezae-Efese;

2wathikubo,UMoyaoyiNgcwelenamamkelana, nakholwayonje?Bathekebonakuye,Asizangasive nokuvaukubakukhouMoyaoyiNgcwele

3Wathikubo,Nabhaptizelwangantoninaphofu?Batheke bona,ElubhaptizwenilukaYohane

4WathikeuPawulos,UYohaneokunenewabhaptiza ubhaptizolwenguquko,esithiebantwini,mabakholwe kulowouzayoemvakwakhe,okokukuthi,kuKristuYesu

5Bathekebonabakukuvaoko,babhaptizwaegameni leNkosiuYesu.

6UtheuPawulosakubekaizandlaphezukwabo,wehla uMoyaoyiNgcwelephezukwabo;Bayebethetha ngeelwimi,beprofeta

7Ayeonkeamadodangathialishumielinababini.

8Kekaloku,wangenaendlwiniyesikhungu,wathetha ngokungafihlisiyoiinyangazantathu,exoxanabantu, ebeyiselakwizintoezingaboubukumkanibukaThixo

9Kodwabakubaabathilebazenzalukhuni,bengakholwa, bethethakakubingayoiNdlelaleyophambikosihlwele, wesukakubo,wabahlulaabafundi,exoxaimihlangemihla esikolwenisikaTirano

10Kwabanjalokeiminyakaemibini;ngokokudebonke abemiyokwelaseAsiyabaliveilizwileNkosi,amaYuda kwanamaGrike

11UThixokewenzaimiqondisoekhethekileyongezandla zikaPawulos.

12ngokokudekusiwenakwimilwelweiiqhiyanemibhinqo, ivelaemzimbeniwakhe,zisukekuboizifo,bathinoomoya abakhohlakeleyobaphumekubo.

13KekalokuabathilebakumaYudaabhadulayo, angabafungisi,bazamelaukulibizaigamaleNkosiuYesu phezukwabanoomoyaabakhohlakeleyo,besithi, SinifungisauYesulowouvakaliswayonguPawulos

14KwayekukhokenyanabathilebasixhenxebakaSkeva, umYuda,umbingeleliomkhulu,ababekwenzaoko.

15Waphendulakeumoyaokhohlakeleyo,wathi,UYesu ndiyamazi,noPawulosndiyamazikakuhle;Ningoobanina ke?

16Wesukaumntuobukuyeumoyaokhohlakeleyo, wabatsibela,wabagagamela,wabeyisa,ngokokude babalekebaphumekuloondlubengxwelerhiwe,beze.

17KwathikeokokwazekakuwoonkeamaYuda, kwanakumaGrikeamiyoe-Efese;bawelwakukoyikabonke, lenziwalikhuluigamaleNkosiuYesu.

18Yayeintoeninziyabakholiweyoisiza,izivumaizixela izenzozabo

19Yathikenentoeyaneleyoyabasebenzaizenzozobugqi, yazizisandaweni-nyeiincwadizayo,bawayazitshisa phambikwabobonke;bawabalaamaxabisoazo,bafumana engamawakaamashumimahlanuesilivere.

20LenjenjalokeilizwileNkosiukwandangamandla nokweyisa

21Kekaloku,zakuzalisekaezizinto,wamisaemoyeni wakheuPawulosukubaathi,elityhutyhileelaseMakedoni nelaseAkaya,ayeeYerusalem,esithi,Emvenikokuba ndithendakhona,ndimelwekukubandiboneneRoma.

22WathumelakekwelaseMakedonibababini kwabalungiselelayo,ooTimotinoErasto;yenakeukhe wahlalaumzuzukwelaseAsiya

23Kekalokukwabakhongeloxeshainkathazeko engencinanengayoiNdlelale

24Kubauthile,ogamalinguDemetriyo,umkhandi wesilivere,obesenzaiitempilezesiliverezika-Artemis, wayezizuzisaiingcibiinzuzoengencinane;

25Waziqukelandawonye,kwanabasebenzibezinto ezinjalo,wathi,Madoda,niyazikakuhleukubabuphuma kulenzuzoubutyebibethu;

26Kananjaloniyabona,niyeva,ukubaakuse-Efesekodwa, kuphantseukubakulolonkeelaseAsiya,atheloPawulos waphambukisaisihlweleesaneleyo,ngokusoyisa ngokusoyisa,esithi,asingoothixoabobenziwangesandla;

27Ngokokeasiyiyolomsebenziwethuwodwaube sesichengenisokungabinanto;kwanetempileyothixokazi omkhuluuArtemisibeyintoengento,butshabalale nobungangamelabakhe,oqubudakulolonkeelaseAsiya nelimiweyo.

28Bakukuvakeoko,bazalangumsindo,badanduluka, besithi,MkhuluuArtemiswabase-Efese

29Wazalaumziuphelasisidubedube;besukaindulumbane ngamxhelomnyeendaweniyokubonela,bamthihlasi uGayonoAristarko,abelaseMakedoni,ababehamba noPawulos

30UthekeuPawulos,engaangangenaesihlweleni, abamvumelaabafundi.

31AbathilekebakubaphathibelaseAsiya,benobuhlobo kuye,bathumelakuye,bambongozaukubaangazinikeli endaweniyokubonela.

32Abanyekengokobabenkqangazaenyeinto,abanye yimbi,kubaibandlalabelidubadubekile;bayeabaninzi bengaziukubababuthelenengenxayantonina.

33BamrholakeesihlweleniuAlesandire,amaYuda emtyhalelaphambiliUwangawangisilekeuAlesandire ngesandla,wafunaukuziphendulelaebantwini.

34KodwabakuqondaukubaungumYuda,benzainzwinini enyebonkebephela,benkqangazaumzuzuomaxaamabini, besithi,MkhuluuArtemiswabase-Efese!

35Esizolisilekeumbhaliisihlwele,wathi,MadodaaseEfese,nguwuphinaumntuongaziyo,ukubaumziwaseEfeseungumkhonziwothixokaziomkhuluuArtemis, nowomfanekiseloowawakuZeyus?

36Ekubeningokoezizintozingenakuphikiswa,nifanele ukuthicwaka,ningenzintongokungxama.

37Kubaniwaziseaphalamadoda,engebaphangi bamabandlakaThixo,nabanyelisibothixokaziwenu

38UkubakengokouDemetriyoneengcibiezinaye banendawoemntwini,zikhoiiminizamatyala,akho namabamba;mabamangalelane

39Keukubanifunaintongantozimbi,yoconjululwa kwesesikweniintlanganiso

40Kubasisemngciphekweniwokumangalelwangenxa yesaqungesanamhlanje,kungekhosizathu sakuziphendulelangalengxokolo

41Akutsho,wayindululaintlanganiso

ISAHLUKO20

1Kekaloku,sakubasiphelileisiphithiphithieso,uPawulos wababizelakuyeabafundibakhe,wababulisa,wemkawaya kwelaseMakedoni.

2Ewatyhutyhilekeloomacala,ebayalilekakhulu,weza kwelamaGrike

3WahlalaaphoiinyangazantathuKekaloku,xa abezalelwekuyeamaYuda,xaazakuyangomkhombe kwelaseSiriya,wagqibakwelokubaacande kwelaseMakedoningokubuya

4Waphelekelelwake,kwadakwezakwelaseAsiya nguSopatrowaseBhereya;nabaseTesalonika,uAristarko noSekundo;noGayowaseDerbhe,noTimoti; kwabaseAsiya,ooTikikonoTrofimo

5Ababasandulela,basilindaeTrowa

6SemkakethinangomkhombeeFilipi,emvakwemihla yezonkaezingenagwele,sezakuboeTrowangeentsuku ezintlanu;sahlalakhonaiintsukuzasixhenxe

7Kekaloku,ngolokuqalausukulweveki,bakubon’ukuba abafundibahlanganiseneukubabaqhekezeisonka, uPawuloswayeshumayelakubo,ezakumkangengomso; Waqhubekaethethakwadakwaphakathikobusuku.

8Kwayekukhoizibaneezininzikwigumbieliphezulu, aphobabehlanganisenekhona

9Kwakuhlelikeefestilenindodanaithileingama linguYutiko,isindwabubuthongoobunzulu;

10WehlakeuPawulos,waziphosaphezukwayo,wayiwola, wathi,Musaniukuzikhathaza;ngokubaumphefumlo wakheukuye

11Wenyukake,waqhekezaisonka,wadla;kananjalo waxoxangokwaneleyokwadakwasa,wemkake.

12Bamzisakeumfanaephilile,bathuthuzelekanoko

13Kekalokuthinasandulelaukuyaemkhombeni,sasinga eAso,aphobesizakumthabathakhonauPawulos;kuba ebemiselengokunjalo,yenaezakuhambangeenyawo 14WathiakuhlangatyezwanathieAso,samthabatha,safika eMitilene;

15Sesukaaphongomkhombe,ngengomsosafika malungananeKiyo;SathingengomsosafikaeSamo, sahlalaeTrogiliyo;sazangengomsosezaeMileto.

16KubauPawuloswagqibakwelokubakudlulwe ngomkhombee-Efese,ukuzeangabinakwenzaxeshalide kwelaseAsiya;kubawayekhawulezeleukuthi,ukubaunako, awenzeumhlawepentekosteeYerusalem 17EseMiletowathumelae-Efese,wabizaamadoda amakhulualoibandla.

18Befikilekekuye,wathikubo,Niyaziukubabendihleli naningamaxeshaonke,kususelakwiminiyokuqala endafikayokwelaseAsiya;

19ndikhonzaiNkosingakokonkeukuthobekakwentliziyo, ndineenyembeziezininzi,nokulingwaokwandihlelayo ngokulalelaamaYuda;

20nokokubaandinifihlelanganto,ndanibonisanje, ndanifundisaesidlangalaleninakwizindlungezindlu 21ndiqononondisakumaYudanakumaGrikeukuguqukela kuThixo,nokukholwakuyoiNkosiyethu,uYesuKristu 22Ngokuke,yabonani,ndiyamnaeYerusalem, ndibotshiwenguMoya,ndingazaziizintoeziyakundihlela khona;

23ndaneleukwaziukubauMoyaoyiNgcwele uqononondisakwimizingemizi,esithindilindwe ngamakhamandelanaziimbandezelo

24Kodwaandiwugqalinjengobalulekileyokum umphefumlowam,ukuzendilugqibeugqatsolwam ngovuyo,nolungiseleloendalwamkelayolweNkosiuYesu, lokungqinaiindabaezilungileyozobabalolukaThixo..

25Nangoku,yabonani,ndiyazimna,ukubaninanonke ndahambayophakathikwenu,ndibuvakalisaubukumkani bukaThixo,anisayikubuyanibuboneubusobam

26Kungokondingqinayokuningayoleminiyanamhla, ukubamnandimsulwaegazinilabobonke;

27Kubaandinifihlelanganto,ukunibikelalonkeicebo likaThixo

Zilumkeleningoko,nawowonkeumhlambi,atheuMoya oyiNgcwelewanimisaukubangabavelelibawo,ukuba nilaluseibandlalikaThixo,awazizuzelayongelilelakhe igazi

29Kubamnandiyakwazioku,ukubaemvakokumka kwam,kuyakungenaphakathikwenuiingcukaezibawayo, zingawucongiumhlambi

30Nakuningokwenukuyakuvelaamadodaathethaizinto ezigwenxa,ukubaabarholeabafundiemvakwawo.

31Kungokondithi,Phaphani,nikhumbule,ukuba iminyakaemithathu,ubusukunemini,andiyekanga ukululekabonkengabanye,ndineenyembezi.

32Ngokuke,bazalwana,ndiyaniyalezakuThixo, nakwilizwilobabalolwakhe,elinakoukunakha,aninike ilifaphakathikwabobonkeabangcwalisiweyo.

33Andinqwenelangasiliverenagolidenangubokabani

34Ninakengokwenuniyazi,ukubaezizandla zazisebenzelaiintswelozam,nezababenam

35Ndanibonisazonkeizinto,ukubangokwenjenjalo ukubulalekanimelwekukuthiniyisizeimilwelwe, nikhumbulenamazwieNkosiuYesu,yokubayonayathi, Ukuphakunoyolongaphezukokuphiwa

36Akutsho,waguqangamadolo,wathandazakunyenabo bonke

37Basukabalilakakhulubonke,bawaentanyeni kaPawulos,bamanga;

38bebuhlungukakhulu,ngokukodwalilizwialithethileyo lokuthi,abasayikubuyababuboneubusobakhe Bamkhaphakebamsaemkhombeni.

ISAHLUKO21

1Kekalokukwathi,emvakokundulukakwethukubo, sanduluka,sezangqoeCoo;

2Sathi,sakubasifumeneumkhombeuwelelaeFenike, sangenakuwo,sanduluka

3Kekaloku,sakubasiyifumeneiSipro,sayishiya ngasekhohlo,sangenangomkhombekwelaseSiriya,sehla eTire;kubaumkhombeuzakuwuthulakhonaapho umthwalo

4Sathisibafumeneabafundi,sahlalakhonaiintsuku zasixhenxe;bonabathikuPawulosngoMoya, makangenyukiayeeYerusalem

5Kekaloku,xasizigqibileyoiintsukuezo,saphuma sahamba;basiphelekelelabonke,ndawonyenabafazi nabantwana,sadasangaphandlekomzi;saguqangamadolo elunxwemeni,sathandaza.

6Sitheke,sabulisana,sangenaemkhombeni;babuya bagoduka

7Kekaloku,sakulufezauhambolwethuukusukaeTire, safikaeTolemayi,sababulisaabazalwana,sahlalanabo usukulwalunye

8Kekalokungengomso,thinabesinoPawulos,semkaseza eKesareya;sangenaendlwinikaFilipu,umshumayeli weendabaezilungileyo,obengowabayabasixhenxe; wahlalanaye

9Lowokewayeneentombiezine,ziseziintombi,ziprofeta

10Sakubon'ukubakesihlelikhonaiintsukuezininzi, kwehlakwelakwaYudamprofetiuthile,ugama linguAgabho

11Wathiakufikakuthi,wawuthabathaumbhinqo kaPawulos,wazibophaizandlaneenyawo,wathi,Utsho uMoyaoyiNgcweleukuthi,Ayakwenjenjaloukumbopha indodaengowalombhinqoamaYudaeYerusalem, amnikeleesandleniizandlazeentlanga

12Kekaloku,sakuzivaezizinto,sambongozathina, kwanabakuloondawo,ukubaangenyukiayeeYerusalem.

13WaphendulakeuPawulos,wathi,Nenzaninaukulila niyityumzeintliziyoyam?kubamnandingalungele

kubotshwakodwa;ndilungelenokufaeYerusalem,ngenxa yegamaleNkosiuYesu.

14Akubakeengoyiseki,sathicwaka,sisithi,Makwenzeke ukuthandakweNkosi.

15Kekalokuemvakwezontsuku,sabophaimpahla, senyukasayaeYerusalem

16KwahambakenathiabathilenakubafundibaseKesareya, besisathinakuMnasowaseSipro,obengumfundi kwakudala,esabalundwendwelwakhe

17Kekaloku,sakufikaeYerusalem,basamkelangovuyo abazalwana

18Ngengomsoke,uPawuloswangenakunyenathi kuYakobi;ayekhokeonkeamadodaamakhulu.

19Ubabulisile,wamanaebacaciselazonkeizinto awazenzayouThixophakathikweentlanga,ngalo ulungiselelolwakhe.

20Bathekebonabakukuvaoko,bayizukisaiNkosi,batsho nokuthikuye,Uyabona,mzalwana,okoangako amawakawakaamaYudaakholiweyo;bayebonke bewuzondeleleumthetho;

21Atyelwekengawe,ukubauyawafundisaonkeamaYuda aphakathikweentlanga,ukubaahlukanenoMoses,usithi, makangabalusiabantwanabawo,angahambingawo amasiko

22Kuthininakengoko?Kumelwekuhlanganisanainkitha; kubabayakuvaukubaufikile

23Ngokoyenzalentosikuxelelayona:kukhokuthiapha amadodaamane,anesibambisoazibophengaso;

24wathabathewona,uzenzenyulukunyenawo,ube nokuhlawulisa,ukuzeaguguleiintloko;kodwaukubanawe uhambengokufanelekileyo,uwugcinaumthetho.

25Kodwangazoiintlangaezikholiweyo,sabhalasagqiba kwelokubazingabambintoinjalo;kuphelaibekukuzigcina entweniebingelelweizithixo,nasegazini,nasentweni ekrwitshiweyo,nasembulweni

26WandulauPawuloswawathabathakeamadodalawo, wathingengomso,ezenzenyulukunyenawo,wangena etempileni,eqondisisainzalisekoyeentsukuzokwenza nyulu,udeusondezweumnikelongenxayabobonke ngabanye.

27Kekaloku,xaiintsukuezisixhenxeezobezizakuphela, athiamaYudaavelakwelaseAsiya,akumbonaetempileni, asidubadubasonkeisihlwele,amsaizandla.

28enkqangazaesithi,Madoda,maSirayeli,sizaniNanku lomntuufundisabonkeezindawenizonkeokuchasene nabantu,nomthetho,nalendawo;othengaphezukoko wawangenisaamaGrikeetempileni,wayenzainqambile ndawoingcwele.

29KubaabebonengeenxaengaphambiliuTrofimowaseEfese,ndawonyenayephakathikomzi,abebauPawulos umngeniseetempileni

30Washukumaumziuphela,babalekelandawonyeabantu; bamthabathauPawulos,bamrholelangaphandle kwetempile;zavalwakwaokoiingcango

31Kekaloku,xababezakumbulala,lwafikaudaba kumthetheli-wakawebutho,lokubaiYerusalemiphela idubadubekile;

32owathikwangelolixawathabathaamasoldati nabathetheli-khulu,wabaleka,wehlawayakubo Bakumbonakeumthetheli-wakanamasoldati,bayeka ukumbethauPawulos

33Wazawasondelaumthetheli-waka,wambamba,wathi makakhonkxwengemixokelelwaneemibini;wayebuza ukubaungubanina,nokubawenzentonina

34Abanyekephakathikwesihlwelebabhombolozaenye into,abanyeyimbi.Akubaengenakokeukuyaziinyaniso ngenxayesiphithiphithi,wathimakasiweenqabeni yomkhosi

35Utheakufikakwizinyuko,usukewathwalwa ngamasoldati,ngenxayesiphithiphithisabantu;

36kubayayilandelainkithayabantu,inkqangazaisithi, Msuseni

37Kekaloku,xawayezakungeniswaenqabeniyomkhosi, wathiuPawuloskumthetheli-waka,Kuvumelekilenaukuba ndithethekuwe?Wathi,UyasazinaisiGrike?

38AkunguyenalaamYiputa,wathingaphambikwale mihlawenzaisaqunge,wakhokelelaentlangoamawaka amaneamadodaangababulali?

39UthekeyenauPawulos,MnandingumntuongumYuda waseTarso,umntuokowabolingumziongadumengako welaseKiliki;ndiyakucelake,ndivumelendikhendithethe kuboabantu

40Kekaloku,akubon’ukubaumvumele,wemauPawulos ematyeniokunyuka,wawangawangisangesandlakubo abantuUtheke,kwathicwakakakhulu,wathethakubo ngesiHebhere,esithi,

ISAHLUKO22

1Madoda,bazalwana,nanibobawo,kuphulaphuleni ukuziphendulelakwamkuningoku

2BakuvakeukubaudandulukangentethoyesiHebhere kubo,bazolaokunye

3Mna,okunenendingumntuongumYuda,owazalelwa eTarso,umziwaseKiliki;ukantindakhulelakulomzi ezinyawenizikaGamaliyeli,ndafundisangokugqibeleleyo umthethowezindluzooyise,ndinenzondelelongakum Thixo,ninjenganinonkenamhla.

4NdingowayitshutshisayoyonaleNdlela,ndadandesa ekufeni,ndibopha,ndifakaezintolongweniamadoda kwanabafazi;

5njengokubanombingeleliomkhuluendingqinela,nayo yonkeintlanganisoyamadodaamakhulu;endamkelakubo iincwadizokuyakubazalwana,ndayaeDamasko,ndiya kuzisaababekhonabebotshiweeYerusalem,ukuze babethwe

6Kekalokukwathi,ndihamba,ndisondelaeDamasko, malungaeminienkulu,ngesiquphendabanekelwangeenxa zonkelukhanyiseloolukhululuphumaezulwini.

7Ndawaemhlabeni,ndevailizwilisithikum,Sawule, Sawule,unditshutshiselanina?

8Ndaphendulakemnandathi,Ungubanina,Nkosi?Yathi kum,MnandinguYesuwaseNazarete,omtshutshisayo wena

9Bonakeababenambalubonaokuneneukhanyiseloolo, besukaboyika;keabalivangailizwilalowowayethetha nam

10Ndathike,Ndithinina,Nkosi?YathikeiNkosikum, Vuka,uyeeDamasko;woxelelwakhonangazozonke izintoozimiselweyoukubauzenze

11Ndakubakendingenakondelangenxayobuqaqawuli bololukhanyiso,ndarholwangesandlangabobabenam, ndafikaeDamasko

12Kekaloku,uHananiyauthile,indodaemhlonelayo uThixongokomthetho,engqinelwekakuhlengawoonke amaYudaamikhona

13wezakum,wema,wathikum,Sawule,mzalwana,buya ubone.Ndazandajongakuyekwangelolixa.

14Wathikeyena,UThixowoobawobethuukumisilewena ukubaukwaziukuthandakwakhe,umbonelowouliLungisa, uveilizwilomlomowakhe; 15ngokubauyakubalingqinalakhekubobonkeabantu, lezintoozibonileyonozivileyo

16Ngokukeulibeleyinina?Suk’ume,ubhaptizwe, uhlambululeizonozakho,unqulaigamaleNkosi

17Kekalokukwathi,ndakubandibuyeleeYerusalem, ndakubon’ukubandiyathandazaetempileni,ndaba sethongweni; ndayibonaisithikum,Ngxama,uphumekamsinya eYerusalem;ngokubabengayikubamkelaubungqina bakhongam

19Ndathikemna,Nkosi,bayazikakuhlebonaukubamna ndandibafakaentolongweni,ndibatyabulakuzozonke izindluzesikhunguabobakholwayokuwe; 20naxeshikwenilaphalazwayoigazilikaStefano,ingqina lakho,ndayendimikufuphinam,ndikuthakazelaukusikwa kwakhe,ndizigcinileiingubozabobabemsika

21Yathikum,Hamba;ngokubamnandiyakukuthuma kudekwiintlanga

22Bamphulaphulake,wadawafikakwelolizwi,baza baphakamisaamazwiabobesithi,Msuseniemhlabeni umntuonje;kubaakufanelekileukubaadleubomi

23Kekaloku,bakubon'ukubabayakhala,bezilahla iingubozabo,bephosauthuliphezulu;

24Wathiumthetheli-waka,makangenisweenqabeni yomkhosi;wathimakancinwengekatsi;ukuzeaziukuba kunganinaukubabenjenjeukunkqangazangaye.

25Kekaloku,xabamolulayongeentambo,wathiuPawulos kumthetheli-khuluobemikhona,Kuvumelekilena,ukuba nimtyakatyeumntuongumRoma,engagwetywanga nokugwetywa?

26Evilekeumthetheli-khulu,wayawabikakumthetheliwaka,esithi,Yilumkeleintoozakuyenza;kubalomntu ungumRoma

27Wezakeumthetheli-wakawathikuye,Ndixelele, ungumRomana?Wathi,Ewe.

28Waphendulaumthetheli-wakawathi,Lenkululeko ndayizuzangexabisoelikhuluUthekeuPawulos,Mna ndizelwendizelwe.

29Basukakuyekwaokongokoabobabezakumncina; woyikakenomthetheli-wakaakuqondaukubaungumRoma, nangenxayokubaebembophile

30Kekalokungengomso,engaangayaziinyanisoyento amangalelwengayongamaYuda,wamkhululaezintanjeni, wathi,mabezeababingeleliabakhulu,nayoyonke intlanganisoyaboyamatyala;wazawamhlisauPawulos, wammisaphambikwabo

ISAHLUKO23

1WaqwalaselakeuPawulosentlanganisweniyamatyala, wathi,Madoda,bazalwana,mnandahlalangokwalowo ungowakwaThixo,ndinesazelaesilungileyo,kwada kwayilemini

2UmbingeleliomkhuluuHananiyawabawiselaumthetho abobabemingakuye,ukubabambetheemlonyeni.

3WathikeuPawuloskuye,UzakukubethauThixo, ludongandiniluqatyiweyo;

4Bathikeababemikhona,Uyamnyelisanaumbingeleli omkhulukaThixo?

5WathikeuPawulos,Bendingazi,bazalwana,ukuba ungumbingeleliomkhulu;kubakubhaliwekwathiwa,Uze ungathethikakubingomphathiwabantubakowenu

6KekalokuuPawulos,esaziukubaelinyeicala lelabaSadusi,elinyekelelabaFarisi,wadanduluka entlanganisweniyamatyala,wathi,Madoda,bazalwana, mnandingumFarisi,unyanawomFarisi;umbuzo.

7Uthekeakukuthethaoko,kwabakhoimpambano phakathikwabaFarisinabaSadusi,yahlulelanainkithaleyo

8KubaokuneneabaSadusibabesithi,akukholuvuko, nasingelosi,namoya;kodwaabaFarisibazivumazombini ezondawo

9Kwabakhokeunkqangazoolukhulu;besukabema ababhalibecalalabaFarisibalwakakhulu,besithi, Asifumaninanyeintoembikulomntu;keukubakuthethe kuyeumoya,nokubasisithunywasezulu,masingalwinathi. uThixo

10Kutheke,yakubankuluimpambano,wathiumthetheliwakaesoyikelaukubauPawulosangaqwengwangabo, wathimawuhleumkhosi,umxwilephakathikwabo,umzise enqabeniyawo

11KekalokungobobusukuiNkosiyemangakuye,yathi, Yomelela,Pawulos;

12Kekwakusa,abathilekumaYudabenzaibhunga, bazibophangesiqalekiso,besithiabayikudla,abayikusela, badebambulaleuPawulos

13Bayekebengaphezukwamashumiomaneababefungele ukuyenzaloonto.

14Afikakekubabingeleliabakhulunamadodaamakhulu, athi,Sizibophengesiqalekisoesikhulu,ukubasingadlinto, sidesimbulaleuPawulos.

15Kengokuninabhekisanikumthetheli-wakakunye nentlanganisoyamatyala,ukubaamhlise,ezenayekuni ngomso,ngokungathinizakuziqiqangokukhona kucokisekileyoiindawoezithethwangaye;sibekethina, engekasondeli,sesilungeleukumbulala

16Kekaloku,akukuvaunyanawodadeboPawulos ukumlalelakwabo,wafikawangenaenqabeniyomkhosi, wambikelauPawulos

17UPawulosubizelekekuyeomnyewakubathetheli-khulu, wathi,Yisalendodanakumthetheli-waka;kubainentoeza kuyibikakuye.

18Uyithabathilekeyena,wayizisakumthetheli-waka, wathi,UPawulos,umbanjwaundibizelekuye,wacela ukubandiyizisekuwelendodanainentoezakuyithetha kuwe.

19Wayibambakengesandlaumthetheli-waka,wayanayo ngasese,wayibuzawathi,Unantoninaozakuyibikakum?

20Yathike,AmaYudaavumeleneukukucelaukuba umhliseuPawulos,umsengomsoentlanganisweni yamatyala,ngokungathiazakubuzangokukhona kucokisekileyointongaye

21Kewenauzeungabayekeleli;elindeidingaelivelakuwe

22Umthetheli-wakawayindululakeindodanaleyo,akuba eyithethelengelithi,mayingaxelelibani,ukuba izibonakalalisilekuyeezondawo

23Ebizelekuyeabathetheli-khuluababini,wathi, Lungisaniamasoldatiabemakhulumabini,ukubaaye eKesareya,nabamahashebabemashumiasixhenxe, nababinzibabemakhulumabini,ngelesithathuilixa lobusuku;

24nilungisenamaqegu,ukuzebamkhweliseuPawulos, bamsekuFelikisirhuluneli,asinde

25Wabhalakeincwadingoluhlobo.

26UKlawudiyoLisiyauyabulisakuFelikis,irhuluneli edumekunene

27LendodayayibanjwengamaYuda,izakubulawangawo; kokondathigaxakuwondinomkhosi,ndayihlangula, ndakuqondaukubaingumRoma.

28Ndakubakendingalaziityalaabeyimangalelangalo, ndayihlisa,ndayisaentlanganisweniyawoyamatyala; 29ndayifumanaimangalelwengeembuzwanozomthetho wawo,kodwaingenalonalinyeityalaelilingeneukufa, nokufakwaiintambo

30Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubandilihletyelweiyelenqe ebelizakwenziwangayolendodangamaYuda,ndithumele kuwekwangelolixa,ndathinakubamangalelibayo, mabazithethekuweiindawoabanazongakuyo.Sala kakuhle

31Andulakeamasoldati,njengokoamiselwengako, amthabathauPawulos,amzisakwa-Antipatriebusuku.

32Ngengomsoabashiyaabamahashe,ukubabahambe naye,abuyelaenqabeniyomkhosi;

33abathibona,bakufikaeKesareya,bayinikelaincwadi kwirhuluneli,bammisanoPawulosphambikwayo

34Iyilesilekeirhuluneli,yabuzaukubaungowabuphina uburhulumente;UthekeakuqondaukubaungowaseKiliki; 35Wathindokuvakakuhle,xabathebafikanabamangaleli bakho;wathimakagcinweendlwiniyerhulunelikaHerode

ISAHLUKO24

Kekaloku,emvakweentsukuezintlanu,wehlaumbingeleli omkhulu,uHananiya,enamadodaamakhulu,necikoelithile elinguTertulo,bonabengabamangalelibakaPawulos kwirhuluneli.

2Kekaloku,akubizwa,waqalauTertuloukummangalela, esithi,Sizolekakhulungawe,nokubalusenzelwa imisebenziemihlekakhuluoluhlanga,ngokulungiselela kwakho;

3Sikwamkelaoko,nasezindawenizonke,Felikisodume kunene,sinombulelo.

4Keukuzendingabisakubambezelangakumbi, ndiyakubongozaukubaukheusivekancinane ngokuthantamisakwakho

5Kubasiyifumenelendodaisisifo,umphambanisikuwo onkeamaYudaakwelimiweyo,ingumkhokeliwaloihlelo lamaNazarete.

6owazamaukuhlambelaitempile,esathisamthabatha, safunaukubagwebangokomthethowethu

7Uthekeumthetheli-wakauLisiyawasifikela,wamhlutha esandlenisethungogonyameloolukhulu;

8wathi,mabezekuweabamangalelibakhe,wothi,wena ngokwakho,wakuzincinazonkeiindawo,ubenako ukuziqondakuyeezondawosimmangalelengazothina 9AvumelanakenawoamaYuda,esithizinjaloezozinto. 10WaphendulakeuPawulos,yakunqwalakuyeirhuluneli ukubaathethe,waphendulawathi,Ndisazinje,ukuba

sekuyiminyakaemininziungumgwebikoluhlanga, kokukhonandiziphendulelangomxheloowonwabileyo ngam;

11Kubaukuzewazi,ukubaziseziintsukuezilishumi elinambini,ndenyukayondayakunqulaeYerusalem.

12nasetempileniabandifumanangandixoxanamntu, ndisenzanasiphendu,nasezindlwinizesikhungu,naphi phakathikomzi;

13Kananjaloabanakoukuzimisaizintoabandimangalela ngazongoku

14Kendiyakuvumaokukuwe,ukubangeNdlelaabathi bonasisiphambusa,ndenjenjaloukumnqulauThixo woobawo,ndikholwazizintozonkeezibhaliweyo emthethweninasebaprofetini;

15ndinethembakuThixo,intokeabayilindileyonabo ngokwabo,ukubakuzakubakhouvukolwabafileyo, lwamalungisakwanolwabangemalungisa

16Kekaloku,kulentonamngokwamndiyazama,ukuba ngamaxeshaonkendingabinasazelasikhubekisanganto ngakuThixonangakubantu

17Kekaloku,emvakweminyakaemininzi,ndafikandizisa amalizoneminikelokuhlangalwakowethu.

Kwezontoandifumanaetempilenindenziwenyulu, ndingenzisiphendu,ndingenzinasiphithiphithi,amaYuda athileelaseAsiya;

19abemelwekukubakhoaphaphambikwakho, andimangalele,ukubaangabaanendawongakum; 20okanyemabathiababalapha,ukubakukhontoimbi bayifumenekum,bakubon’ukubandimientlanganisweni yamatyala;

21ingeliloelolizwilinye,ndadandulukayongalondimi phakathikwabo,lokuthi,Kungalouvukolwabafileyo endimangalelwayomnanininamhla

22Kekaloku,akuzivaezizintouFelikis,ezazingokhona kucokisekileyoiindawozalooNdlela,wabalibazisa,wathi, XaathewehlauLisiyaumthetheli-waka,ndoziqiqakakuhle iindawozenu.

23Kanjalowammiselaumthetheli-khulu,ukubaagcinwe uPawulos,abenokuyekelelwa,kungalelwanabani wakowaboukumnceda,nokubaezekuye.

24Kekaloku,emvakwemihlaethile,wafikauFelikis enoDrusilaumkakhe,umYudakazi,wathumelaukuba kubizweuPawulos,wamvaethethangokukholwakuKristu.

25Akubon'ukubakeuthethangobulungisa,nokuzeyisa, nangogwebooluzakubakho,wangenwakukoyikauFelikis, waphendulawathi,Hambaokwakalokunje;ndakuba ndinethuba,ndokubizauze

26Kunyekenoko,wayethembeukubawonikwaimali nguPawulos,ukuzeamkhulule;ngakookokwabakukhona ambizafuthi,ukubaezeaxoxenaye

27Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubakudluleiminyakaemibini, kwangenauPorkiyoFestoesikhundlenisikaFelikis;

ISAHLUKO25

1UthengokouFesto,akubaengeneeburhulumenteni, wathiemvakwemihlaemithathu,wenyukawaya eYerusalem,esukaeKesareya

2KeumbingeleliomkhulunabaphathibamaYuda bammangalelauPawuloskuye,bambongoza, 3becelaukubaabababaleabezekuyeeYerusalem, bemlaleleukuzebambulaleendleleni

4WaphendulakengokouFesto,wathi,ugcinweeKesareya uPawulos;nayekengokwakheuzakuyakamsinya.

5Wathi,Mabathingokoabanakophakathikwenubehle nam,bammangalele,ukubakukhobubikuye.

6Akubakeelibelekuboiintsukuezingaphezukweshumi, wehlawayaeKesareya;ngengomso,akubaehleli esihlalwenisokugweba,wathiuPawulosmakaziswe

7Uthekeakufika,amaYudaabehleevelaeYerusalem, amngqonga,emtyholangezityholoezininziezinzulu uPawulos,awayengenakoukuzimisa

8Uthekeeziphendulela,esithi,nakumthethowamaYuda, nasetempileni,nakuKesare,andonanganto

9KekalokuuFesto,ethandaukukholisaamaYuda, wamphendulauPawuloswathi,Uyathandanaukunyuka uyeeYerusalem,lithethwekhonaityalalezizintophambi kwam?

10WathikeuPawulos,Ndimiesihlalwenisokugweba sikaKesare,apholimeleukuthethwakhonaityalalam AmaYudaandiwonanganganto,njengokubanaweusazi kakuhle

11Kubaxandithendonile,ndenzaintoelingeneukufa, andalikufa;kodwaukubaakukhonanyeyezozinto bandimangalelangazoaba,akukhonamnyeunako ukundinikelakuboNdibhenelakuKesare

12WazauFesto,akubaethethenentlanganisoyamatyala, waphendulawathi,UbhenelekuKesare;uyakuyakuKesare 13Kekaloku,kwakubon'ukubakudluleimihlaethile, uAgripa,ukumkani,noBhernikebezaeKesareya,besiza kubulisauFesto

14Kekaloku,bakubakhonaimihlaemininzi,uFesto wamcaciselaukumkaniiindawoezingoPawulos,esithi, KukhondodaithileishiyiweyonguFelikis

15abathiababingeleliabakhulunamadodaamakhulu amaYuda,okondibendiseYerusalem,bammangalele, becelaukubaigwetywe

16Endathikubo,AsilosikolamaRomaukunikelaumntu ukubaafe,ngaphambikokubalowoumangalelweyo ajonganenabamangaleli,azeafumaneithuba lokuziphendulelangaloityalaanalo

17Bathekebakufikaapha,andizangendilibazise, ngengomsondahlalaesihlalwenisokugweba,ndathi mayizisweindodaleyo

18Abamangalelibakhe,bakuvela,abamisanganalinye ityalalezozintobendizicingelamna;

19kebayebeneembuzwanoezithilenayengokuhlonela kwaboizithixo,nangaYesuuthileufileyo,abesithiyena uPawulosuhleli

20Ndakuthingazakemnangawoumbuzowalendawo, ndathi,UngaungayaeYerusalemna,lithethwekhona ityalalezizinto?

21Akubon’ukubakeuPawulosubheneleukubaagcinelwe isigwebosoMhlekazi,ndathimakagcinwe,ndide ndimthumelekuKesare

22WathikeuAgripakuFesto,Bendinganamndingakhe ndimveumntulowoWathiyena,Uyakumvangomso

23Kekaloku,ngengomso,akufikauAgripaenoBhernike, benobukhazikhazikhaziobukhulu,bangeneendaweni yamatyala,enabathetheli-wakanamadodaamakhuluomzi, waziswauPawulosngelizwilikaFesto

24WathikeuFesto,Agripa,kumkani,naninonkemadoda akhoyoaphakunyenathi,niyambonalomntu,etheyonke inkithayamaYudayandiphathangaye,naseYerusalem

nalapha,ibhombolozaisithi,akafaneleukumbulalaphila kwakhona.

25kodwandithendakufumanaukubaakenzanganto ilingeneukufa,nokubayenangokwakheubhenele kuMhlekazi,ndagqibakwelokubandimthumelekuye.

26endingenantoiyinyanisondingayibhalayongaye enkosiniyamNgakookondimzisephambikwenu, ngokukodwaphambikwakho,kumkaniAgripa,ukuze, kwakubon’ukubakunciniwe,ndibenento endingayibhalayo;

27kubakumkubonakalaibubudenge,ukubakuthunyelwe ikhonkxwa,lingaqondakaliswanetyalaelinalo

ISAHLUKO26

WathikeuAgripakuPawulos,Uvunyelweukuba uziphenduleleWasolulakeisandlauPawulos, waziphendulela;

2Ndibandonwabile,kumkaniAgripa,ngokubandide ndiziphendulelephambikwakhonamhla,ngazozonke iindawoendimangalelwengazongamaYuda

3ngokukodwaekubeniunolwazingawoonkeamasiko neembuzwanozamaYudaKungokondiyakucelayoukuba undive,undinyamezele

4Indlelaendandiphilangayokwasebuncinanenibam, eyayikhoekuqalenikohlangalwakowethueYerusalem, ayawazionkeamaYuda;

5endaziyokwasekuqalekeni,ukubabathandaukungqina, ukuba,ngelonalicokisekileyoihlelolonqulolwakowethu, ndahlalandingumFarisi

6Ngokukendimindigwetyiwe,ngenxayethembaledinga elenziwanguThixokoobawo;

7ezithembeukufikakuloizizwezakowethuezilishumi elinazibini,zimkhonzanjeuThixongenyamekoimini nobusuku;ElothembaelondimangalelwayongamaYuda, kumkaniAgripa

8Yininaukubanithi,yintoeningenakukholwayiyo,ukuba uThixouyabavusaabafileyo?

9Mnaokunenekebendibanamngokwam,ndimelwe kukukwenzaizintoezininziezichasenenegamalikaYesu waseNazarete

10EndakwenzayokeokoeYerusalem;nentoeninzi yabangcwelendayitshixelaezintolongweni,ndakuba ndamkeleigunyakubabingeleliabakhulu;kwayexa bebulawa,ndakhuphailizwilamngokuchasenenabo 11Nakuzozonkeizindluzesikhungundibendibohlwaya futhi,ndibanyanzelaukubabanyelise;ndathi,ndibagezela ngokuncamisileyo,ndabatshutshisa,ndadandesakwimizi engaphandle

12ElokondayaeDamasko,ndinegunya,ndinegunya kubabingeleliabakhulu;

13Eminienkuluendleleni,kumkani,ndabonaukukhanya kuvelaezulwini,okungaphezukokuqaqambakwelanga, kundibanekelangeenxazonke,nabobabehambanam

14Sithekesakubon'ukubasiwilesonkeemhlabeni,ndeva izwilithethanamngentethoyesiHebhere,lisithi,Sawule, Sawule,unditshutshiselanina?wenzakala,ukhabaiimviko nje

15Ndathikemna,Ungubanina,Nkosi?Wathikeyena, MnandinguYesuomtshutshisayowena. 16Sukake,umengeenyawozakho;

17ndikuhlangulaebantwininasezintlangeni, endikuthumelakuzongoku; 18ukubauvuleamehloabo,ukuzebabuyeebumnyameni, bezeebumhlotsheni;babuyeegunyenilikaSathana,beze kuThixo,ukuzebamkeleuxolelolwezono,nelifa,phakathi kwabangcwalisiweyo,ngokukholwakum

19Ekuthekekoko,kumkaniAgripa,andibanga ngongawuthobeliyoumbonowasemazulwini; 20ndesukandababikelaabaseDamaskokuqala, nabaseYerusalem,nakulolonkeilizwelakwaYuda,nakuzo iintlanga,ukubabaguqukebabuyelekuThixo,benze imisebenziefaneleinguquko

21NgenxayezizintoamaYudaandibambaetempileni, azamelaukundibulala

22NgokondizuzeuncedokuThixonje,ndihlelikwada kwayilemini,ndingqinakwabancinanekwanabakhulu, ndingathethinanyeintongaphandlekwezo,bathi abaprofetinoMosesziyakubakho;

23zokubauKristuubezakuvaiintlungu,nokubaubeza kuthi,engowokuqalaeluvukwenilwabafileyo,azise ukukhanyaebantwininasezintlangeni

24Kekaloku,akubon'ukubauyaziphendulelangokunjalo, uFestowathingezwielikhulu,Uyageza,Pawulos;imfundo eninziiyakugezisa

25Wathikeyena,Andigezi,Festoodumekunene;kodwa ndithethaamazwienyanisonawengqondoephilileyo

26Kubaezondawouyazazikakuhleukumkani,endithetha kuyengokungafihlisiyo;kubandikholosekilekukuba akukhonanyeyezizintoifihlakeleyokuye;kubalento ibingenzelwangaegumbini

27Uyakholwana,kumkaniAgripa,ngabaprofeti?Ndiyazi ukubauyakholwa

28WathikeuAgripakuPawulos,Ngokuncinane undeyiselaukubandibengumKristu.

29WathikeuPawulos,NdithandazakuThixo,ukuba ingabinguwewedwa,ibengabobonkeabandivayo namhlanje,abayakuthi,nangokuncinanenangokukhulu, babenjengamnje,ngaphandlekwezintambo

30Akubaetshilo,besukaukumkani,nerhuluneli, noBhernike,kwanababehlelinabo;

31beshenxile,bathethabodwabesithi,Lomntuakenze nanyeintoelingeneukufaneentambo

32WathikeuAgripakuFesto,Lomntuange enokukhululwa,ukubaubengabhenelekuKesare

ISAHLUKO27

Kekaloku,kwakugqitywakwelokubasisukengomkhombe siyekwelaseItali,bamnikelauPawuloskwanabanye ababanjwaabathilekumthetheli-khulu,ogamalinguYuliyo, webutholoMhlekazi

2SangenaenqanaweniyaseAdramitiyo,izakunduluka isiyakwimidayelaseAsiya,sandulukawayekunyenathi uAristarko,umMakedoniwaseTesalonika

3SathingengomsosayakufikaeTsidon;wazauYuliyo wamphathauPawulosngobubele,wamvumelaukubaaye ezihlotyenizakhe,ongiwe.

4Sandulukaapho,sahambangomkhombe,sabethaezantsi kweSipro,ngenxayokubaimimoyaibivelangaphambili

5SathisakucandakulwandlelwaseKilikinasePamfili, safikaeMirayelaseLikiya

6Aphokeumthetheli-khuluwafumanaumkhombewakwaAlesandire,usiyakwelaseItali.wasibekakhona.

7Kekalokuiintsukuzanelasihambakancinane,kwaba ngenkankuluukubasifikengaseKinido.

8Sahambangenkankulu,safikakwindawoebizwa ngokubangamaChwebaaMahle;kufuphinawoumzi waseLaseya

9Kekaloku,kwakubon’ukubaixeshalaligqithile, nakubon’ukubasekuyingoziukuhambangomkhombe, ngenxayokubainziloyayiseleidlulile,wabayalauPawulos, esithi,

10wathikubo,Madoda,ndiyabonaukubaoluhamboluza kubanenkxwalekonokonakalaokukhulu, kungekwamthwalonamkhombewodwa,kukokobomi bethunabo

11Kodwaumthetheli-khuluwayethambeleokomqhubi nokomninimkhombeukuthetha,kunokukaPawulos

12Kekaloku,ichwebalingakulungeleukubakudluliswe busikakulo,abonabaninzikubobacebaukubakundulukwe khona,ukubamhlawumbibangababafikeeFenike, badluliseubusikakhonaaphoElilizibukolaseKrete, elibhekeemzantsi-ntshona,nakumntla-ntshona. 13Kutheke,wakubethaimpephoumoyawasezantsi,beba bakuzuzileababekungxamele,banduluka,badlulakufuphi neKrete.

14Kuthekungekabikudala,kwabakhoumoyaovuthuzayo, ogamaliyiYurokelo;

15Kuthekekwakubon'ukubauthiwehlasiumkhombe, awabanakoukumelananomoya,sasesiwuyeka;

16Sathisakubalekake,sibethangaphantsikwesiqithana esithile,ekuthiwayiKlawuda,kwabangenkankuluukuba sibenakoukuwugcinaumkhombe;

17abathebakuwufunqula,basebenzangezintozokunceda, bewubhinqisaumkhombe;kananjalobathi,besoyikaukuba bangeyelaentlabathini,bazifinyezaiiseyile,baqhutywa benjalo

18Sakubon'ukubakesiqhutywangumoyaomkhulu, ngengomsobawenzakhaphukhaphuumkhombe;

19Kwathingomhlawesithathu,saziphosaphandle ngezandlazethuiimpahlazomkhombe.

20Kutheke,kwakubon’ukubaakubonakalilanga nankwenkweziiintsukuezininzi,kucinezeleneliqhwa elingelincinane,laphelakwathitulonkeithembalokuba singasindiswa

21Kekaloku,emvenikokuzilaukudlaixeshaelide, wesukawemauPawulosphakathikwabo,wathi,Hina madoda,ningenaniphulaphulekum,anandulukaeKrete, nizuzanenalenkxwalekonokukonakala.

22Nangokundiyanilulekaukubanibenomxhelo owonwabileyo;kubakuniaba,akukhouyakulahlekelwa bubomibakhe,yobangumkhombewodwa

23Kubangobubusukubekumingakumisithunywa sikaThixo,endingowakhe,endimkhonzayo 24sisithi,Musaukoyika,Pawulos;umelwekukuma phambikoKesare;uyabona,uThixoukubabalengabo bonkeabasemkhombeninawe

25Kungokondithi,Yibaninomxheloowonwabileyo, madoda;kubandiyakholwanguThixo,ukubakuyakuba njalongolohloboathethengalokum

26Kodwasimelwekukuthisiphoswesiqithinisithile.

27Kekaloku,kwakufikaubusukubeshumielinesine, sakubon'ukubasiqhutywaqhutywaqhutywangumoya

eAdriya,mayelaphakathikobusuku,oomatrosebazindla ukubakukhomhlabauthilebasondelayokuwo.

28Bazabakubabeyiphosileilothe,bafumanaukuba ziifatomezimashumimabini;bethetyikekancinane, baphindabayiphosailothe,bafumanaukubaziifatom ezilishumielinantlanu

29Bathingoko,besoyikaukubasiwelaphezu kweengxondorha,baphosaiiankilezanengasemva, balangazelelaukubakuse

30Kekaloku,bakubon’ukubabayabalekaoomatiloshe emkhombeni,bawuhlisaumkhombeelwandle,babonakala bezakuphosaiiankileenqanaweni

31WathiuPawuloskumthetheli-khulunakumajoni,Ukuba abaabathangabahlaleemkhombeni,aninakusindiswanina

32Andulaamasoldatiazinqamlaiintsontelozomkhonjana, awuyekawawa,wemka.

33Kekaloku,kwakubasekusile,uPawuloswabacenga bonkeukubabatye,esithi,Namhlanjengumhlaweshumi elinesinenilindile,nilindile,ningadlinto.

34kengokondiyanibongozaukubanidleukudla;kubaoko kuyelelenenokusindiswakwenu;kubaakuyikuwa nalunwelelwentlokokabanikuni.

35Akubaetshilo,wathabathaisonka,wabulelakuThixo phambikwabobonke,waqhekeza,waqalawadla

36Bomelelakebonke,bathabathaukudlanabo.

37Sayethinasonkeemkhombenisasingabantu abangamakhuluamabini,anamanciasixhenxe anesithandathu.

38Batheke,bakuhlutha,bawenzakhaphukhaphu umkhombe,beyiphosaelwandleingqolowa

39Kwakusake,abawazangaloomhlaba;kebabona ichwetyanaelithilelinonxweme,babhungaukuwutyhalela kuloumkhombe,ukubabangabanako

40Baza,bezinqumlazonkeiiankile,baziyekelaelwandle, bezikhululekunyenezibophelelozemithiyokujika;

41Bakubakebegaxelekeendawenienolwandlengeenxa zombini,wangqubekakhonaumkhombe;umphambili wabambelela ngokuqinileyo, wahlala engenakushukunyiswa;

42Kekalokuicebolamasoldatilalisithimababulawe amabanjwa,ukuzekungabikhobaniudadayo,basabe 43Kodwaumthetheli-khulu,engaangamsindisauPawulos, wawalelakwicebolawo;Wathiabobanakoukudada, mabaziphosekuqalaelwandle,bafikeemhlabeni;

44Abaseleyoke,inxenyeikhweleeziplangeni,inxenye iziqhekezezomkhombe.Kwayekwenzekaukubabasinda bonkebekhuselekileemhlabeni

ISAHLUKO28

1Bakubabesindile,baqalaukuqondaukubaisiqhithieso kuthiwayiMelita.

2Amabharbharikelawoasenzelaububele obungasincinane;kubaaphembaumlilo,asamkelasonke ngenxayemvulaesifikeleyo,nangenxayokubanda 3Kekaloku,akubon’ukubauPawulosuthezeinyanda yeentsasa,wayibekaphezukomlilo,kwaphumainyoka ebushushwiniobo,yanamathelaesandlenisakhe 4Athekeamabharbhari,akulibonairhamncwalijinga esandlenisakhe,athiphakathikwawo,Kanenelomntu ungumbulali;

5Lalivuthululelaemlilweniirhamncwa,akevakwenzakala

6Kebonababelindeukubauzakudumba,mhlawumbiathi qwaka,afe;

7Kekaloku,kuloommandlabekukhoimihlabayomntu omkhuluwesiqithi,ogamalinguPubliyo;owasamkela ngobubele,wasenzaundwendwelwakheiintsukuzantathu.

8Kekalokukwathi,uyisekaPubliyowayelelephantsi, ebanjweyicesinanokuphalazaigazi;awathiuPawulos wangenakuye,wathandaza,wabekaizandlaphezukwakhe, wamphilisa

9Kuthekekwakwenzekaoko,bezanabanyeababenezifo esiqithiniapho,baphiliswa

10bathibonabasenzelaiimbekoezininzi;sanduluka, basithwalisangezintoesizisweleyo.

11Kekaloku,emvakweenyangaezintathu,sanduluka ngomkhombewakwa-Aleksandriya,obudluliseubusika esiqithinieso,uphawulawolinguKastornoPoluks.

12SathisakufikaeSirakusi,sahlalakhonaiintsuku zantathu

13Sisukakhona,sajikeleza,safikaeRegiyo; 14safumanaabazalwanaapho,basibongozaukubasihlale naboiintsukuzibesixhenxe;sezangokunjaloeRoma 15Bathi,bakukuvaokoabazalwana,bezakusikhawulela, badabezakufikakwiqongalika-ApiyonaseTavene-Ntathu; awathi,akubabonauPawulos,wambulelauThixo, womelela.

16Kekaloku,xeshikwenisifikileyoeRoma,umthethelikhuluwabanikelaababanjwakumthetheli-mkhosi;keyena uPawuloswavunyelwaukubaahlaleyedwa,nesoldati elimgcinayo

17Kekalokukwathi,emvakweentsukuezintathu, uPawuloswababizelandawonyeabaziintlokobamaYuda, obabuthelanandawonye,wathikubo,Madoda,bazalwana, nakubandingenzangantongokuchasenenabantu,namasiko oobawo.+kodwandesukandanikelwaeYerusalem ndilibanjwaezandlenizamaRoma

18Athewonaakundincina,afunaukundikhulula,ngenxa yokubakungekhotyalalakufakum.

19AthekeamaYudaakuphika,ndanyanzelekaukuba ndibhenelekuKesare;kungengakubandibendinento yokulumangalelangayouhlangalwakowethu.

20Ndinibongozekengenxayesosizathuukubanize, ndinibone,ndithethenani;kubakungenxayethemba lakwaSirayeliendinxitywelomxokelelwane.

21Bathikebonakuye,Thinaasizuzangazincwadizithetha ngawe,zivelekwelakwaYuda; 22Sithandaukuvakuweintooyithethayo;kubangaloeli hlelosiyaziukubalichasiweezindawenizonke 23Kekaloku,bakummiselaimini,kwezakuyeintoeninzi endlwiniabehlalakuyo,wabatyhilela;awabacaciselayo, ebungqinelaubukumkanibukaThixo,ebebeyisela kokungoYesu,ethabathaemthethwenikaMoses kwanakubaprofeti,ethabathelakusasakwadakwahlwa.

24Yayeinxenyeiseyisekangaloomazwiathethwayo,yaye inxenyeingakholwa

25Bakubabengavumelanangabodwa,bemka,akuba uPawulosethetheilizwilalinye,wathi,UMoyaoyiNgcwele wathethakakuhlengoIsayaumprofeti,koobawobethu. 26esithi,Hambauyekwababantu,uthi,Ukuvaokuniya kuva,ningaqondi;nokubonaniyakubona,ningaqiqi; 27Kubaintliziyoyababantuithefithikukutyeba,Beva ngeendlebeezithenkqi,Bayawacimanamehloabo;hleze

babonengamehlo,bevengeendlebe,baqondengentliziyo, bajike,ndibaphilise.

28Makwazekengokokuni,ukubausindisolukaThixo luthunyelwekuzoiintlanga;

29Akubaezithethileezizinto,emkaamaYuda, eneembuzwanoezinkuluphakathikwawo

30UPawuloswahlalaiminyakaemibiniiphelakweyakhe indluayiqeshileyo,wabamkelabonkeababesizakuye.

31ebuvakalisaubukumkanibukaThixo,efundisaiindawo ezingeNkosiuYesuKristungakokonkeukungafihlisi, engalelwabani