Zulu - The Book of the Acts of the Apostles

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ISAHLUKO1

1Umlandowokuqalangawenza,Theyofilu,ngakhokonke uJesuaqalaukukwenzanokukufundisa, 2kwazekwabausukuakhushulwangalo,esebayalile ngoMoyaoNgcweleabaphostoliayebakhethile; 3azibonakalisakuboephilaemvakokuhluphekakwakhe ngobufakaziobuningiobungenaphutha,ebonwayibo izinsukuezingamashumiamane,ekhulumangezinto eziphathelenenombusokaNkulunkulu;

4Esebuthenenabo,wabayalaukubabangasuki eJerusalema,kodwanilindeleisithembisosikaBaba enasizwangami

5NgokubauJohanengempelawabhapathizangamanzi; kodwalinalizabhabhathizwangoMoyaoNgcwele kungakadluliinsukuezinengi

6Ngakhosebebuthenebambuza,besithi:Nkosi, uzawubuyiselayiniumbusokuIsrayelingalesisikhathi?

7Wathikubo:“Akusikhookwenuukwaziizikhathinoma izinkathiuBabaazimisengamandlaakhesiqu

8Kodwanizakwamukeliswaamandla,uMoyaoNgcwele esefikilephezukwenu,nibeofakazibamieJerusalema, naseJudiyalonke,naseSamariya,kuzekubesekugcineni komhlaba.

9Eseshilolokhowakhushulwabebhekile;ifulamsusa emehlweniabo

10Kwathibesagqolozeleezulwinienyuka,khangela-ke, amadodaamabiliemikiboembetheizambathoezimhlophe; 11Basebesithi:MadodaaseGalili,limelenilikhangele ezulwini?UJesulo,onyuswekinienyuselwaezulwini, uyakuzakanjalonjengalokhonimbonileeyaezulwini

12BasebebuyelaeJerusalemabevelaentabeniethiwa Yeminqumo,ekudeneJerusalema,ibangalohambo lwesabatha

13Sebengenilebakhuphukelaekamelwenieliphezulu, laphokwakuhlalakhonaoPetru,noJakobe,noJohane,noAndreya,noFiliphu,noTomase,noBartolomewu, noMathewu,noJakobeka-Alfewu,noSimoniZelote; loJudasiumfowabokaJakobe

14Bonkelababaqiniselanganhliziyonyeekukhulekeni nasekunxuseni,kanyenabesifazane,noMariyaunina kaJesu,kanyenabafowabo

15NgalezozinsukuuPetruwasukumaphakathi kwabafundi,(isibalosamagamandawonyesasingaba yikhulunamashumiamabili)

16Madodabazalwane,lombhalokwakumeleugcwaliseke uMoyaoNgcweleowakhulumangaphambilingomlomo kaDavidangoJudasiowayengumkhokheliwalabo abambambauJesu

17Ngokubawayebalwekanyenathi,wazuzaingxenye yalomsebenzi

18Lowo-kewathengainsimungomvuzowobubi;wawa ngekhanda,wagqabukaphakathi,kwagobhozaamathumbu akheonke

19LokhukwaziwayibobonkeabakhileyoeJerusalema; kangangobaleyonsimuibizwengolimilwabongokuthiiAkeldama,okungukuthiiNsimuyegazi

20NgokubakulotshiweencwadiniyamaHuboukuthi: “Umuziwakhemawubeyincithakalo,kungahlalimuntu kuwo;

21Ngakhokulamadodaayehambalathiisikhathisonke laphoiNkosiuJesuingenaiphumaphakathikwethu

22kusukelaekubhabhathizwenikukaJohane,kuzekube lusukuakhutshulwangalokithi,kumeleukuthiomunye agcotshweabengufakazikanyelathiwokuvukakwakhe

23Basebemisaababili,uJosefaothiwauBarsaba,othiwa futhinguJustusi,loMathiyasi

24Bakhuleka,bathi:“Wena,Nkosi,owaziizinhliziyo zabantubonke,bonisaukuthiubanikulabaababili omkhethileyo;

25ukuzeathatheingxenyeyalenkonzonobuphostoli, uJudaaphambukakubo,ukuzeayeendaweniyakhe.

26Benzainkathoyabo;inkathoyadlauMathiyasi; wabalwakanyenabaphostoliabayishuminanye

ISAHLUKO2

1SelufikileusukulwePhentekoste,babendawonyebonke nganhliziyonye

2Kungazelelwekwezwakalaumsindouvelaezulwini njengowomoyaovunguzangamandla,wagcwalisaindlu yonkeababehlezikuyo

3Kwabonakalakuboizilimiezihlukenekungathiezomlilo, zahlalaphezukwalowonalowowabo.

4BasebegcwalabonkeuMoyaoNgcwele,baqala ukukhulumangezinyeizilimi,njengalokhouMoya wabaphaukuphumisela

5KwakuhlalaeJerusalemaamaJuda,amadodaakholwayo, evelakuzozonkeizizweezingaphansikwezulu.

6Kwathiukubakuzwakalelowomdumo,isixuku sabuthana,sadideka,ngokubakwabayilowonalowo wabezwabekhulumangolimilwakubo.

7Bamangalabonke,bamangala,bathiomunyekomunye: “Bhekani,bonkelabaabakhulumayoabasiboabaseGalile na?

8Pho,thinasizwakanjaniwonkeumuntungolimilwakithi esazalelwakulona?

9amaParthi,namaMede,nama-Elamu,nabakhileyo eMesophothamiya,naseJudiya,naseKaphadosiya, nasePhontu,nase-Asiya;

10iFrigiya,lePhamfiliya,eGibhithe,lezingxenyeni zeLibhiyazeKhurene,labafokazibamaRoma,abaJuda lamaproselithe;

11AmaKrethelama-Arabhiya,siyabezwabekhuluma ngendimizethuimisebenziemangalisayokaNkulunkulu

12Basebemangalabonke,bangabaza,bathiomunye komunye:Kuyinilokhu?

13Abanyebasebehlekausulubesithi:Lababagcwele iwayinielitsha

14KephauPetruwemanabayishuminanye,waphakamisa izwilakhe,wathikubo:“MadodaaseJudiya,naninonke enakhileyoeJerusalema,makwazekekinilokhu,nilalele amazwiami;

15Ngokubalabaabadakiwenjengokucabangakwenu, lokhukuseyihoralesithathulemini

16Kodwalokhukuyikhookwakhulunywangomprofethi uJoweli;

17“Kuyakuthingezinsukuzokugcina,ushouNkulunkulu, ngithululeuMoyawamiphezukwayoyonkeinyama;:

18naphezukwezincekuzaminaphezukwezincekukazi zamingalezozinsukungiyakuthululauMoyawami; bayakuprofetha;

19Ngiyakwenzaizimangalisoezulwiniphezulu, nezibonakalisoemhlabeniphansi;igazi,nomlilo,nentuthu yomusi;

20Ilangaliyakuphendukaubumnyama,nenyangaibe yigazi,lungakafikilolosukulweNkosiolukhulu noluphawulekayo;

21KuyakuthiyilowonalowoobizaigamaleNkosi uyakusindiswa

22Madodaakwa-Israyeli,yizwanilawamazwi;UJesu waseNazaretha,indodaefakazelwenguNkulunkulu phakathikwenungemisebenziyamandla, nangezimangaliso,nangezibonakaliso,uNkulunkuluazenza ngayephakathikwenu,njengokubanazinaningokwenu; 23yenaesenikelwengeceboelimisiweyonangokwazi kukaNkulunkulungaphambili,nimthathile,nangezandla zababinambethela,nambulala;

24lowouNkulunkuluwamvusa,esethukululeiminjunju yokufa,ngobakwakungenzekiukuthiabanjweyikho

25NgobauDavidauthingaye:NgayibonaiNkosiphambi kwaminjalo,ngobaingakwesokunenesami,ukuze nginganyakaziswa;

26Ngakhoinhliziyoyamiyathokoza,lolimilwami lwathokoza;futhinenyamayamiiyohlalaethembeni;

27ngobakawuyikutshiyaumphefumulowamiesihogweni, njalokawuyikunikelaoNgcwelewakhoukuthiabone ukubola

28Wangazisaizindlelazokuphila;uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabulaebuswenibakho.

29Madoda,bazalwane,akengikhulumekiningokusobala ngokhokhouDavideukuthiwafawangcwatshwa,nethuna lakhelisekhonakithikuzekubenamuhla.

30Ngakhoengumprofethi,ekwaziukuthiuNkulunkulu wafungakuyengesifungoukuthiesithelwenisokhalo lwakhengokwenyamauzavusauKristuukuthiahlale esihlalwenisakhesobukhosi;

31Ekubonangaphambiliwakhulumangokuvuka kukaKristu,ukuthiumphefumulowakhekawushiywanga esihogweni,lenyamayakhekayikubonangaukubola

32UJesulouNkulunkuluwamvusa,esingofakazibakho thinasonke.

33Ngakhoephakanyiselwengakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu,esamukelekuYiseisithembisosikaMoya oNgcwele,ukuchithilelokhuenikubonayonenikuzwayo manje

34NgobauDavidaakenyukelangaemazulwini,kodwa yenauthi:INkosiyathieNkosiniyami:Hlala ngakwesokunenesami;

35ngizengenzeizithazakhozibeyisenabelosenyawo zakho.

36Ngakho-keyonkeindluka-Israyelimayaziisibili, ukuthiuNkulunkuluumenzileiNkosinoKristuyenalowo Jesuenambethelaesiphambanweni

37Kwathibekuzwalokhobahlabekaenhliziyweni,bathi kuPetrolakwabanyeabaphostoli:Madoda,bazalwane, sizakwenzani?

38UPetruwayesethikubo:“Phendukani,nibhapathizwe yilowonalowoegamenilikaJesuKristukukho ukuthethelelwakwezonozenu,khonaniyakwamukeliswa isiphiwosikaMoyaoNgcwele

39Ngokubaisithembisongesenu,nesabantwanabenu, nesabobonkeabakude,bonkeiNkosiuNkulunkuluwethu eyakubabiza

40Wafakazanangamanyeamazwiamaningi,wabayala wathi:“Zisindisenikulesisizukulwaneesiphambeneyo.

41Abalamukelayoilizwilakhengokuthokoza babhabhathizwa,kwengezelelwakubongalolosukuabantu abangabazinkulungwaneezintathu.

42Baqiniselaemfundisweniyabaphostoli, nasekuhlanganyeleni,nasekuhlephuleniisinkwa, nasemithandazweni

43Ukwesabakwehlelaphezukwemiphefumuloyonke, kwenzekaizimangalisoezininginezibonakaliso ngabaphostoli

44Bonkeabakholwayobabendawonye,bahlanganyela zonkeizinto;

45Basebethengisaimpahlalempahlazabo,babelabonke njengokuswelakwabo

46Imihlangemihlabaqiniselanganhliziyonyeethempelini, bahlephulaisinkwaendliningendlu,badlaukudlakwabo ngentokozonangobumhlophebenhliziyo;

47bedumisauNkulunkulu,bethandekaebantwinibonke. INkosiyenezelaebandleniimihlangemihlaabasindiswayo

ISAHLUKO3

1UPetrunoJohanebenyukelakanyekanyeethempelini ngehoralokukhulekaeliyihoralesishiyagalolunye.

2Kwakukhonaindodaethileeyayilunyongakwasesiswini sikanina,ababeyibekansukuzonkeesangwenilethempeli elithiwaElihle,ukuzeiceleiziphokwabangenaethempelini; 3owathiebonauPetroloJohanesebezangenaethempelini, wacelaisipho

4UPetrowasemgqolozelakanyeloJohanewathi: Sikhangele

5Wabanaka,ethembaukutholauthokubo

6UPetrowasesithi:Isilivalegolidekangilalo;kodwalokho enginakhongikunikakhona:EgamenilikaJesuKristu waseNazaretha,sukumauhambe

7Wayesembambangesandlasokunene,wamsukumisa; 8Wasegxumawema,wahamba,wangenanaboethempelini, ehambaegxuma,edumisauNkulunkulu

9Abantubonkebayibonaihamba,idumisauNkulunkulu; 10Basebekwaziukuthinguyeowayehlalelaisipho esangwenieliMuhlelethempeli;

11KwathiisinyongaesisilisiweyosibambeoPetru noJohane,abantubonkebagijimelakuboekhulusini elithiwaelikaSolomoni,bemangelekakhulu.

12KwathiuPetroekubona,waphendulaebantwiniwathi: MadodaakoIsrayeli,limangalanganilokhu?Kumbe nisigqolozeleningokungathingamandlaethu nangobungcwelebethusenzeloukubaahambena?

13UNkulunkuluka-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noJakobe, uNkulunkuluwawokhokhobethu,uyikhazimulisile iNdodanayakheuJesu;enamkhaphelanina,namphika phambikukaPilatu,yenaesenqumileukumkhulula 14KephaninanamphikaoNgcwelenoLungileyo,nacela ukubaniphiweumbulali;

15LabulalauMbusiwokuphila,uNkulunkuluamvusa kwabafileyo;esingofakazibakho.

16Ngokukholwaebizwenilayo,ibizolayolenzeindodale eniyibonayoneniyaziyoyaqiniswa;

17Manje,bazalwane,ngiyaziukuthinenzengokungazi njengababusibenu.

18KodwalokhouNkulunkuluakumemezelangaphambili ngomlomowabaprofethibakhebonkeukuthiuKristu wayezakuhlupheka,ukugcwalisilengokunjalo.

19Ngakho-kephendukani,futhiniguquke,ukuzekusulwe izonozenu,ukuzekufikeizikhathizokuqabulekazivela ebuswenibeNkosi;

20njaloizathumauJesuKristuelatshunyayelwakini ngaphambili;

21okumelweizululimamukelekuzekubeyizikhathi zokubuyiselwakwakhokonkeuNkulunkuluazikhuluma ngomlomowabaprofethibakheabangcwelebonke kusukelaezikhathinizasendulo

22NgokubauMosewashongempelakokhokhoukuthi: ‘INkosiuNkulunkuluwenuiyakunivuselaumprofethi kubazalwanebenuonjengami;lizamuzwakukhokonke azakutshokini

23Kuyakuthiwonkeumuntuongayikumlalelalowo mprofethiuyakuchithwaphakathikwabantu

24Yebo,nabobonkeabaprofethi,kusukelakuSamuweli nabalandelayo,bonkeabakhulumileyo,babikezelangalezi zinsuku

25Ninaningamadodanaabaprofethinawesivumelwano uNkulunkuluasenzanawokhokhobethu,ethiku-Abrahama: ‘Nangenzaloyakhoimindeniyonkeyomhlaba iyakubusiswa

26UNkulunkulu,eseyivusileiNdodanayakheuJesukuqala, wayithumakinikuqalaukuzeanibusisengokuphendula yilowonalowokiniebubinibakhe

ISAHLUKO4

1Kwathibesakhulumaebantwini,abapristilenduna yethempelilabaSadusibezaphezukwabo;

2Bedabukilengokubabefundisaabantu,beshumayela ukuvukakwabafileyongoJesu.

3Bababamba,babavalelaejelekwazekwabangakusasa, ngokubakwasekuhlwile

4Nokhoabaningikwabezwayoizwibakholwa;umumo wamadodawawungathiizinkulungwaneezinhlanu 5Kwathingangomusoababusibabo,namalunga,nababhali 6Kwabuthanau-Anaseumpristiomkhulu,noKayafase, noJohane,no-Aleksandru,nabobonkeababeyizihlobo zompristiomkhulu,eJerusalema

7Sebebamisephakathi,babuzabathi:Lokhulikwenze ngamandlamanikumbengaliphiibizo?

8UPetroegcweleuMoyaoNgcwelewathikubo:Lina babusibabantulabadalabakoIsrayeli

9Ubathinalamuhlasihlolisiswangesenzoesihleesenziwa kumuntuongelamandla,ukuthiusindiswangani; 10MakwazekekininonkenakubobonkeabantubakwaIsrayeli,ukuthingegamalikaJesuKristuwaseNazaretha enambethelaesiphambanweni,uNkulunkuluamvusa kwabafileyo,ngayeloumilaphaphambikwenuesindile 11Lonauyitsheeladelwaninabakhi,eseliyinhloko yegumbi.

12Futhiayikhoinsindisongomunye,ngokubaalikho elinyeigamaphansikwezuluelinikiweebantwini, esimelweukusindiswangalo.

13KwathibebonaisibindisikaPetrunoJohane,beqonda ukuthibangabantuabangafundilenabangafundile, bamangala;basebebaziukuthibabenoJesu 14Babonaumuntuophilisiweyoeminabo,ababanga nakukuphika.

15Kodwasebebalayileukuthibaphumeemphakathini, bacebisanabodwa

16besithi:Sizakwenzanikulababantu?Ngokuba isibonakalisoesiphawulekayosenziweyibokusobalakubo bonkeabakhileyoeJerusalema;futhingekesikuphike

17Kodwaukuzekungabekusasabalaliphakathikwabantu, kasibasongeleukuthibangabebesakhulumakumuntu ngalelibizo.

18Basebebabiza,babalayaukuthibangakhulumilakanye lokufundisangebizolikaJesu

19KephaoPetrunoJohanebaphendula,bathikubo: “Yahlulelanininaukuthikulungileyiniemehlweni kaNkulunkuluukulalelaninakunoNkulunkulu;

20Ngobathinangekesiyekeleukukhulumaizinto esizibonileyolesizizwileyo

21Ngakhosebebasongelefuthi,babakhulula,bengafumani lutholokuthibangabajezisakanjaningenxayabantu, ngokubabonkebabedumisauNkulunkulungalokho okwenzekileyo

22Ngobaumuntuowayesetshenzwekuyelesisibonakaliso sokuphulukisawayeneminyakaengaphezukwamashumi amane

23Kwathisebekhululiwebayakwabakubo,babikakonke abapristiabakhulunamalungaababekushilokubo

24Kwathisebezwilebaphakamisailizwilabo kuNkulunkulunganhliziyonye,bathi:Nkosi,wena unguNkulunkuluowenzileizululomhlabalolwandlelakho konkeokukukho;

25okwathingomlomokaDavidaincekuyakho:Kungani abezizwebexokozela,labantubacabangeokuyize?

26Amakhosiomhlabaasukuma,nababusibabuthana ndawonyengokumeleneneNkosinoKristuwayo.

27NgokubangempelauHerode,noPontiyuPilatu,kanye nabezizwe,nabantubakwa-Israyelibabuthanandawonye ngokumeleneneNdodanayakhoengcweleuJesu owamgcobayo

28ukubabenzekonkeesakumiselangaphambiliisandla sakhonamasuakhoukubakwenziwe.

29Manje-ke,Nkosi,bhekaukusongelakwabo,unike izincekuzakhoukubazikhulumeizwilakhongesibindi sonke.

30ngokwelulaisandlasakhoukuphulukisa;nokuthi izibonakalisonezimangalisozenziwengegamaleNdodana yakhoengcweleuJesu

31Kwathisebekhulekile,indawoababebuthenekuyo yazamazama;basebegcwaliswabonkengoMoyaoNgcwele, basebekhulumailizwilikaNkulunkulungesibindi.

32Isixukusabakholwayosasinhliziyonyenomphefumulo munye;kodwababehlanganyelazonkeizinto

33Abaphostolibafakazangamandlaamakhulungokuvuka kweNkosiuJesu,umusaomkhuluwawuphezukwabo bonke.

34Kakhophakathikwaboowayeswela,ngobabonke ababelamasimukumbeizindlubathengisabalethaintengo yezintoezithengisiweyo.

35Basebezibekaphansiezinyawenizabaphostoli;

36noJosefaowathiwangabaphostoliisibongosokuthi nguBarnaba,okungukuthingokuhunyushwaindodana yenduduzo,umLeviwasezwenilaseKhupro; 37Enendawo,wathengisangayo,walethaimali,wayibeka ngasezinyawenizabaphostoli.

ISAHLUKO5

1KodwaindodaethileuAnaniyangebizo,inoSafira umkayo,yathengisangendawo

2Wagodlaenyeyentengo,umkakheekwazilaye,waletha ingxenyeethile,wayibekaezinyawenizabaphostoli

3KephauPetruwathi:“Ananiya,kunganiuSathane egcwaliseinhliziyoyakhoukubauqambeamangakuMoya oNgcwele,ugodleinxenyeyemaliyensimuna?

4Isekhonaibingesiyoeyakhona?Selithengisiwe belingekhoemandleniakhona?Ufakenilento enhliziyweniyakhona?awuqambangaamangakubantu, kephakuNkulunkulu.

5U-Ananiyaesizwalawamazwiwawaphansi,wafa; ukwesabaokukhulukwehlelabonkeabezwalokho

6Zasezisukumaizinsizwa,zambopha,zamkhiphela phandle,zammbela

7Kwathingemvakwamahoraamathathu,umkakhe, engakwaziokwenzekileyo,wangena.

8UPetrowasephendulawathikuye:Ngitsheleukuthi insimulathengisakangakayini?Wathi:Yebo,okungaka 9UPetrowasesithikuye:Kunganilivumelenendawonye ukulingauMoyaweNkosi?bheka,izinyawozabambele indodayakhozisemnyango,nawebazakukhiphelaphandle 10Wawaphansimasinyanengasezinyawenizakhe, waphela;

11Ukwesabaokukhulukwehlelaphezukwebandlalonke nabobonkeabazizwayolezizinto.

12Ngezandlazabaphostolikwenziwaizibonakaliso nezimangalisoeziningiphakathikwabantu;bonkebabe nganhliziyonyeekhulusinilikaSolomoni.

13Kwabanyekakhoowabalesibindisokuzihlanganisalabo, kodwaabantubabebaphakamisa

14AbakholwayobaqhubekabenezelwaeNkosini,izixuku zabesilisanabesifazane

15bazebakhiphelaphandleabagulayoemigwaqweni, bababekaemibhedeninasezinhlakeni,ukuzekuthilapho uPetruedlula,sisibekeleabanyekuboisithunzi

16Kwabuthanafuthiisixukuesivelaemadolobheni azungezeiJerusalema,silethaabagulayonabakhathazwa imimoyaengcolile,baphulukiswabonke

17Khonakwasukumaumpristiomkhulunabobonkeababe naye,abangabehlelolabaSadusi,bagcwalaukucasuka; 18bababekaizandlaabaphostoli,babafakaetilongweni labantubonke

19KephaingelosiyeNkosiebusukuyavulaiminyango yetilongo,yabakhipha,yathi:

20Hambani,nimenikhulumeethempelinikubantuamazwi onkealokhukuphila

21Kwathisebezwilebangenaethempeliniekusenikakhulu, bafundisa.Kephakwafikaumpristiomkhulunababenaye, babizelandawonyeumkhandlunawoonkeamadoda amakhuluabantwanabakwa-Israyeli,bathumela etilongweniukubabalethwe.

22Kodwasezifikileizikhonzi,zingabafumananga etilongweni,zabuyazabika

23besithi:Intolongosiyificeivaliwengokulondekakonke, labalindibemingaphandlephambikweminyango; 24Kwathiumpristiomkhululendunayethempelilabapristi abakhulubezwilelezizinto,bangabazangaboukuthilokhu kuzakwenzakalani.

25Kwasekufikaomunyewababikelawathi:Khangelani, amadodaebeniwafakaentolongweniemiethempelini, efundisaabantu.

26Khona-keindunayahambanezikhonzi,zabaletha kungengamandla,ngokubababesabaabantu,funa bakhandwengamatshe

27Sebebalethilebabamisaphambikomphakathi;umpristi omkhuluwababuza.

28esithi:Kasililayangayiniukuthilingafundisingalelibizo? bhekani,senigcwaliseiJerusalemangesifundisosenu, nihloseukwehliselaigazilalumuntuphezukwethu.

29UPetrolabanyeabaphostolibasebephendulabathi: SifaneleukulalelauNkulunkulukulokulalelaabantu

30UNkulunkuluwawokhokhobethuwamvusauJesu enambulalaninangokumphanyekaesihlahleni

31YenalowouNkulunkuluwamphakamisangesandla sakhesokuneneabenguMbusiloMsindisi,ukuzeanike uIsrayeliukuphendukalokuthethelelwakwezono

32Thinasingofakazibakhebalezizinto;kanjalonoMoya oNgcwele,uNkulunkuluamnikeabamlalelayo.

33Kwathisebezwilebahlabekaenhliziyweni,benzaicebo lokubabulala

34Kwasekusukumaomunyeemphakathini,umFarisi othiwanguGamaliyeli,isazisomthetho,otusekayo ebantwinibonke,walayaukuthiabaphostolibakhitshwe isikhashana;

35Wathikubo:“Madodaakwa-Israyeli,ziqapheleni eniyakukwenzakulababantu

36Ngokubangaphambikwalezizinsukukwasuka uThewuda,ezishayautho;okwazihlanganisanayeisibalo sabantukungathiabangamakhuluamane;bonke abamlalelayobahlakazeka,babayize.

37EmvakwalowokwavelauJudasiwaseGalilengezinsuku zokubhaliswa,wadonsaabantuabaningiukubabamlandele; nabobonkeabamlalelayobahlakazeka.

38Manjengithikini:Dedanikulababantu,nibayeke; 39KodwaumakuvelakuNkulunkulu,anikwazi ukulichitha;funanifunyanweningabalwanoNkulunkulu.

40Basebemvumela,sebebabizaabaphostoli,babatshaya, babalayaukuthibangakhulumingebizolikaJesu,base bebakhulula.

41Basebemukaphambikomphakathibethokoza,ngokuba kwakuthiwebafaneleukuhlaziswangenxayegamalakhe.

42Njaloinsukuzonkeethempelinilendliningendlu kabazangebayekeukufundisalokutshumayelauJesuKristu ISAHLUKO6

1Kwathingalezozinsuku,abafundibanda,kwavela ukukhononakwamagamaesiGrekiamaHeberu,ngokuba abafelokazibawobabenganakwaenkonzweniyezinsuku zonke.

2Abayishuminambilibasebebizelakubouquqaba lwabafundi,bathi:“Akukuhleukubathinasishiyeizwi likaNkulunkulu,sikhonzeematafuleni.

3Ngakho-ke,bazalwane,zifuneleniphakathikwenu amadodaayisikhombisaanodumooluhle,agcweleuMoya

oNgcwelenokuhlakanipha,esingawabekaphezukwalo msebenzi.

4Kephathinasiyakuqiniselaekukhulekeninasenkonzweni yezwi.

5Lelizwilabamnandikusosonkeisixuku,bakhetha uStefanu,indodaegcweleukholonoMoyaoNgcwele, noFiliphu,noProkoro,noNikanori,noThimoni,noParmena, noNikolaiumproselithewase-Antiyokiya; 6ababamisaphambikwabaphostoli,kwathisebekhulekile babekaizandlaphezukwabo

7IzwilikaNkulunkululanda;isibalosabafundisanda kakhulueJerusalema;nesixukuesikhulusabapristisalalela ukholo.

8UStefanuegcweleukholonamandla,wenzaizimangaliso nezimangalisoezinkuluphakathikwabantu

9Kwasekusukaabathilebesinagogeelithiwa elabaKhululwa,nabaseKhurene,nabase-Aleksandriya, nabavelaeKhilikhiyanase-Asiya,baphikisananoStefanu 10Kodwababengelamandlaokumelanalokuhlakanipha lomoyaayekhulumangawo

11Basebekhohlisaamadodaathi:Simzwileekhuluma amazwienhlambangoMozisiloNkulunkulu.

12Basebevusaabantunamalunganababhali,basondela kuye,bambamba,bamyisaemphakathini;

13Bamisaofakazibamangaabathi:“Lomuntuakayeki ukukhulumaamazwiayinhlambangalendawoengcwele nangomthetho;

14NgokubasimzwileethiloJesuwaseNazaretha uyakuchithalendawo,aguquleamasikouMoseasinika wona

15Bonkeababehleziemphakathinibagqolozelakuye, babonaubusobakhebunjengobusobengelosi

ISAHLUKO7

1Wayesethiumpristiomkhulu:“Zinjalolezizintona?

2Wathi:“Madoda,bazalwane,nawobaba,lalelani; UNkulunkuluwenkazimulowabonakalakubabawethuuAbrahamaeseMesophothamiya,engakakhieHarana;

3Wathikuye:“Phumaezwenilakininasezihlotshenizakho, uyeezweniengiyakukukhombisalona

4WaphumaezwenilamaKaledi,wahlalaeHarana; 5Futhikamnikangailifakulo,hatshi,ngitsholendawo yokubekaunyawolwakhe;kodwawamthembisaukuthi uzamnikalonalibengelakhe,lenzaloyakheemvakwakhe, engakabilomntwana..

6UNkulunkuluwakhulumakanje,wathi:“Inzaloyakhe iyakubangabafokaziezwenilezizwe;nokuthibabenze izigqila,babaphathekabiiminyakaengamakhuluamane

7Futhiisizweeyakubayizigqilazasongiyakusahlulela mina,kushouNkulunkulu,futhiemvakwalokho bayakuphumafuthibangikhonzekulendawo.

8Wasemnikaisivumelwanosokusoka;u-Abrahamawazala u-Isaka,wamsokangosukulwesishiyagalombili;u-Isaka wazalauJakobe;uJakobewazalaokhokhoabayishumi nambili

9OkhokhobabalomhawuuJosefabathengisaeGibhithe, kodwauNkulunkuluwayelaye

10wamkhululakuzozonkeizinhluphekozakhe,wamnika umusanokuhlakaniphaphambikukaFaroinkosi yaseGibithe;wamenzaumbusiphezukweGibithenendlu yakheyonke

11KwasekufikaindlalaezwenilonkelaseGibithe nelaseKhanani,nokuhluphekaokukhulu;

12UJakobeesezwileukuthikukhonaamabeleeGibithe, wathumaobabaokokuqala.

13KwathingokwesibiliuJosefawabonakalakubafowabo; futhiumkhayakaJosefawaziswakuFaro

14UJosefawayesethumawabizauyiseuJakobenezihlobo zakhezonke,imiphefumuloengamashumiayisikhombisa nanhlanu

15UJakobewehlelaeGibithe,wafa,yenanawobababethu; 16BathwalwabasiwaeShekemi,babekwaethuneniuAbrahamaawalithengangenanilemalikumadodana kaHamoriuyisekaShekemi.

17KwathisesisondeleisikhathisesithembisouNkulunkulu asifungakuAbrahama,abantubanda,bandaeGibhithe 18KwazekwavukaenyeinkosieyayingamaziuJosefa.

19Yonayaphathaizihlobozethungobuqili,yabaphatha kubiokhokhobethu,yazeyaxotshaabantwababo,ukuze bangaphili.

20NgalesosikhathikwazalwauMose,wayemuhlekakhulu, wondliwaizinyangaezintathuendlinikayise

21Eselahliwe,indodakazikaFaroyamthatha,yazondlela yenaukubaabeyindodanayayo

22UMosewafundiswakukhokonkeukuhlakanipha kwabaseGibithe,wabanamandlangamazwinangezenzo.

23Kwathieseneminyakaengamashumiamaneezelwe, kwafikaenhliziyweniyakheukuhambelaabafowabo, abantwanabakwa-Israyeli.

24Ebonaomunyeephathwakabi,wamvikela, wamphindiselaocindezelweyo,wamshayaowaseGibithe; 25Wayecabangaukuthiabafowabobazoqondaukuthi uNkulunkuluwayezobakhululangesandlasakhe,kepha abaqondanga

26Ngangomusowabonakalakubobelwa,wafuna ukubabuyisa,wathi:‘Madoda,ningabazalwane;niphathana kabinganina?

27Kodwalowoowayemonileumakhelwanewakhe wamsunduza,esithi:Ubekwengubaniumbusinomahluleli phezukwethu?

28Usufunaukungibulalamina,njengobaubulele owaseGibhitheizolo?

29NgalelozwiuMosewabaleka,wabangowezizwe ezwenilakwaMidiyani,laphoazalakhonaamadodana amabili

30Kwathiisiphelileiminyakaengamashumiamane, kwabonakalakuyeehlanelentabayaseSinayiingelosi yeNkosielangabinilomliloesihlahleni

31UMoseekubonawamangalangalowombono;

32esithi:MinanginguNkulunkuluwaboyihlo, uNkulunkulukaAbrahama,loNkulunkulukaIsaka, loNkulunkulukaJakobeWayesethuthumelauMose,akaba nasibindisokubheka.

33INkosiyasisithikuye:Khumulaizicathulozakho ezinyawenizakho,ngobaindawoomikuyoingumhlabathi ongcwele

34Ngikubonile,ngikubonileukuhluphekakwabantubami abaseGibithe,ngizwilenokububulakwabo,ngehlileukuba ngibakhululeManjewoza,ngizokuthumaeGibhithe

35UMozisiloabamalayobesithi:Ubekwengubaniumbusi lomahluleli?yenauNkulunkuluwamthumaukubaabe ngumbusinomkhululingesandlasengelosieyabonakala kuyeesihlahleni

36Yenawabakhipha,ngemvakokubaenzeizimangaliso nezibonakalisoezwenilaseGibhithe,naseLwandle Olubomvu,nasehlaneiminyakaengamashumiamane

37NguyelouMozisiowathikubantwanabakoIsrayeli: INkosiuNkulunkuluwenuizalivuselaumprofethi kubazalwanebenuonjengami;yenalizamuzwa

38Lonanguyeowayesebandleniehlanekanyenengelosi eyakhulumakuyeentabeniyaseSinayikanyenawokhokho bethu,owamukelaamazwiaphilayoukuzeasinikewona;

39obababethuabavumangaukumlalela,kodwabamxotsha kibo,babuyelaeGibhithengezinhliziyozabo

40bathiku-Aroni:"Senzeleonkulunkuluukubabahambe phambikwethu,ngokubaloMoseowasikhiphaezweni laseGibithe,asaziukuthiwehlelweyini"

41Benzaitholengalezozinsuku,banikelangomhlatshelo esithombeni,bathokozangemisebenziyezandlazabo.

42UNkulunkuluwaphenduka,wabanikelaukubabakhonze ibandlalezulu;njengokulotshiweyoegwalweni lwabaprofethiukuthi:LinandlukaIsrayeli,lanikelakimi yiniiminikelolemihlatshelookweminyakaengamatshumi amaneenkangala?

43Yebo,nathwalaitabernakelelikaMoloki,nenkanyezi kankulunkuluwenuuRefani,imifanekisoenayenzaukuba nikhulekekuyo;

44Obababethubabelethabhanekelelobufakazienkangala, njengokumisakwakhe,ekhulumaloMozisiukuthialenze njengomfanekisoayewubonile

45ObababethuabayilandelabayingenisakanyeloJesu empahleniyezizwe,uNkulunkuluazixotshayophambi kobusobabokhokhobethu,kwazekwabasemihleni kaDavida;

46owatholaumusaphambikukaNkulunkulu,wacela ukutholelauNkulunkulukaJakobeitabernakele

47KodwauSolomoniwamakhelaindlu.

48KephaoPhezukonkeakahlaliethempelinielenziwe ngezandla;njengokushokomprofethi

49Izululiyisihlalosamisobukhosi,lomhlabauyisenabelo senyawozami;ishoiNkosi;nomaiyiniindawoyami yokuphumulana?

50Isandlasamiasizenzangazonkelezizintona?

51Ninabantamozilukhuni,abangasokileezinhliziyweni nasezindlebeni,nihlalanimelananoMoyaoNgcwele; 52Ngumuphikubaprofethioyihloabangamzingelangana? bababulalalaboababikangaphambilingokufika koLungileyo;eseningabakhaphelinababulalibakhemanje; 53enamukelaumthethongesandlasezingelosi,kepha aniwugcinanga

54Kwathibekuzwalokhobahlabekaenhliziyweni, bamgedlelaamazinyo

55KodwayenaegcweleuMoyaoNgcwele,wagqolozela ezulwini,wabonainkazimulokaNkulunkulu,noJesuemi ngakwesokunenesikaNkulunkulu;

56Wasesithi:Khangelani,ngibonaizululivulekile, leNdodanayomuntuimingakwesokunenesikaNkulunkulu

57Basebememezangelizwielikhulu,bavalaizindlebezabo, bagijimelakuyenganhliziyonye

58bamkhiphelangaphandlekomuzi,bamkhanda ngamatshe;ofakazibabekaizingubozaboezinyaweni zensizwaegamalayolinguSawule

59BasebemkhandangamatsheuStefane,ebiza uNkulunkuluesithi:NkosiJesu,yemukelaumoyawami

60Waguqaphansi,wamemezangezwielikhulu,Nkosi, ungababalelilesisono.Eseshilolokhowalalaubuthongo.

ISAHLUKO8

1KodwauSawuliwayevumelanalokubulawakwakhe Ngalesosikhathikwabakhonaukuzingelwaokukhulu kwebandlalaseJerusalema;bahlakazekabonkeemazweni aseJudiyanaseSamariya,kwasalaabaphostoli

2AmadodaakholwayoamngcwabauStefanu,amkhalela kakhulu

3KephauSawuluwalichithaibandla,engenaezindlini ngezindlu,ehudulaabesilisanabesifazane,wabafaka etilongweni

4Ngakhoabahlakazekileyobahambabetshumayelailizwi 5UFiliphuwehlelaemziniwaseSamariya,wabashumayeza uKristu

6IzixukuzalalelanganhliziyonyelokhouFiliphu ayekukhuluma,zizwafuthizibonaizibonakalisoazenzayo. 7Ngobakwaphumaomoyaabangcolileyokwabanengi ababekhwelwe,bememezangezwielikhulu;nabaningi ababefeuhlangothinabayizinyongabaphulukiswa.

8Kwabakhonaintokozoenkulukulowomuzi

9Kephakwakukhonaindodaethile,igamalayo linguSimoni,eyayikadeyenzaimilingokulowomuzi, ibhuqaabantubaseSamariya,izitshelaukuthiingumuntu omkhulu;

10ababemlalelabonkekusukelakomncinyanekusiya komkhulu,besithi:LoungamandlakaNkulunkulu amakhulu

11Basebemnaka,ngobakwasekuyisikhathieside ebathakathangemilingo

12KodwakwathisebekholwenguFiliphuetshumayela ivangelingombusokaNkulunkululebizolikaJesuKristu, babhabhathizwaabesilisalabesifazana

13NayeuSimoniwakholwa;esebhapathiziwe wanamathelakuFiliphu,wamangalaebonaizibonakaliso nezibonakalisoezenziwayo

14AbaphostolibaseJerusalemasebezwileukuthi iSamariyailamukeleizwilikaNkulunkulu,bathumelakubo oPetrunoJohane

15abathisebehlilebabakhulekela,ukuzebamukeleuMoya oNgcwele;

16(Ngobawayengakehleliphezukwamunyewabo,kodwa babebhabhathizweebizwenileNkosiuJesu)

17Basebebekaizandlaphezukwabo,basebemukela uMoyaoNgcwele

18KwathiuSimoniebonaukuthingokubekwakwezandla zabaphostoliuyaphiwauMoyaoNgcwele,walethakubo imali

19esithi:Ngiphenilamilawomandla,ukuzelobangubani engibekaizandlaphezukwakhe,amukeleuMoya oNgcwele

20KephauPetruwathikuye:“Imaliyakhomayibhubhe kanyenawe,ngokubauthiisiphosikaNkulunkulu singathengwangemali

21Awunasabelonasabelokulendaba,ngokubainhliziyo yakhoayilungileemehlwenikaNkulunkulu

22Ngakho-kephendukakulobububibakho,unxuse kuNkulunkulu,ukubamhlawumbeuthethelelweisizindlo senhliziyoyakho

23Ngokubangiyabonaukuthiusenyongweniebabayo, nasesibophwenisobubi.

24USimoniwaphendulawathi:“Ngikhulekeleninina eNkosini,ukuzekungenzekilutholwalokhuenikushilo.

25KwathisebefakazilebetshumayelailizwileNkosi, babuyelaeJerusalema,batshumayelaivangeliemizaneni eminengiyamaSamariya

26IngilosiyeNkosiyasikhulumakuFiliphu,yathi:Sukuma uyeeningizimuendleleniephumaeJerusalemaeyehla eGaza,eyinkangala

27Wasesukumawahamba;khangela-ke,indoda yeEtiyopiya,umthenwa,isikhulusikaKhandakhe indlovukaziyamaTopiya,eyayiphetheyonkeinothoyayo, eyayizeeJerusalemaukukhuleka;

28Wayesebuyaehlezienqoleniyakheefundaumprofethi uIsaya.

29UMoyawasesithikuFiliphu:Sondela,uzihlanganise lenqola

30UFiliphuwagijimawayakuyo,wayizwaifunda umprofethiu-Isaya,wathi:“Uyakuqondayiniokufundayo na?

31Wasesithi:Ngingakwazinjani,ngaphandlekokuthi umuntuangiqondise?YasicelauFiliphuukuthiakhwele ahlalelayo

32Indawoyombhaloeyayiwufundayayisithi:Wayiswa ekuhlatshweninjengemvu;nanjengewundluelithule phambikomgundiwalo,akawuvulangaumlomowakhe; 33Ekuthotshiswenikwakheukwahlulelwakwakhe kwasuswa;njalongubaniozalandaisizukulwanasakhe? ngobaukuphilakwakhekuyasuswaemhlabeni

34UmthenwawaphendulauFiliphu,wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga,umprofethiukhulumalokhungobanina? ngaye,nomangomunyeumuntuna?

35UFiliphuwayesevulaumlomowakhe,waqalangawo lowombhalo,washumayelaivangelingoJesu

36Kwathibesahambaendleleni,bafikaemanziniathile; umthenwawathi:Khangela,nankaamanzi;kwalaniukuba ngibhapathizwena?

37UFiliphuwasesithi:Ubaukholwangenhliziyoyakho yonke,kungenziwa.Wasephendulawathi:Ngiyakholwa ukuthiuJesuKristuuyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu

38Waselayaukuthiinqolaime;behlelaemanzinibobabili, uFiliphulomthenwa;wasembhabhathiza.

39Kwathisebekhuphukileemanzini,uMoyaweNkosi wamhlwithauFiliphu,umthenwaakabeesambona,futhi wahambangendlelayakheethokoza.

40KephauFiliphuwafunyanwae-Azotu,wahamba eshumayelaivangeliemiziniyonke,wazewafikaeKesariya.

ISAHLUKO9

1KephauSawuluesafuthaizinsongonokubulalaabafundi beNkosiwayakumpristiomkhulu; 2wacelakuyeizincwadizokuyaeDamasekueziya emasinagogeni,ukuzekuthiumaefumanaabanyebaleyo Ndlela,abesilisanomaabesifazane,abaletheeJerusalema beboshiwe.

3Esahamba,wasondelaeDamaseku,kwakhanya masinyanenxazonkekuyeukukhanyaokuvelaezulwini

4Wawelaphansi,wezwaizwilithikuye:“Sawulu, Sawulu,ungizingelelanina?

5Wasesithi:Ungubani,Nkosi?INkosiyasisithi:Mina nginguJesuomzingelayo;

6Ethuthumelaemangalawathi:“Nkosi,uthandaukuba ngenzenina?INkosiyasisithikuye:Sukumauyeemzini, njalouzatshelwaofaneleukwenze.

7Lamadodaayehambalayeayemiengelakukhuluma,ezwa ilizwi,kodwaengabonimuntu

8USawuliwasesukumaemhlabathini;esevulileamehlo akhe,akabonangamuntu,kephabamholangesandla, bamyisaeDamaseku

9Wahlalaizinsukuezintathuengaboni,futhiengadlifuthi engaphuzi

10KwakukhonaeDamasekuumfundiothileogamalakhe lingu-Ananiya;iNkosiyathikuyeembonweni:"Ananiya!" Wathi:Bheka,ngilapha,Nkosi

11INkosiyasisithikuye:Sukumauyeemgwaqweniothiwa uQondile,ubuzeendlinikaJudasiothiwanguSawuli waseTarsu;

12Ubonileembonweniindodaokuthiwangu-Ananiya ingenaibekaisandlaphezukwakheukuzeabuyeabone

13U-Ananiyawaphendulawathi:“Nkosi,ngizwile ngabaningingalomuntuukuthikungakananiokubi ekwenzilekwabangcwelebakhoeJerusalema;

14nalaphaunegunyakubapristiabakhululokubophabonke ababizaigamalakho.

15KephaiNkosiyathikuye:“Hamba,ngokubayena uyisitshasamiesikhethiweyosokuphathaigamalami phambikwabezizwe,namakhosi,nabantwanabakwaIsrayeli;

16Ngobaminangizamtshengisaukuthikungakanani ahluphekangakhongenxayebizolami.

17U-Ananiyawayesehamba,wangenaendlini;wasebeka izandlaphezukwakhewathi:Sawulimzalwane,iNkosi, uJesuowabonakalakuweendleleniozengayo,ingithumile, ukuzeubuyeubuyeubone,ugcwaliswengoMoya oNgcwele

18Kwahlekwawaemehlweniakhekungathiyizinkwethu; 19KwathiesekudlilewaqiniswaKhona-keuSawulu wayenabafundibaseDamasekuizinsukuezithile

20MasinyanewashumayelaemasinagogeningoKristu ukuthiyenauyiNdodanakaNkulunkulu

21Kodwabonkeabamuzwayobamangala,bathi;Lo akusiyeyiniowabhubhisaeJerusalemaababizaleligama, futhiuzelaphangalenjongo,ukuzeabayisekubapristi abakhulubeboshiwe?

22KodwauSawuliwabanamandlakakhulu,wasanganisa abaJudaabakhileyoeDamasekueqinisaukuthilo unguKristu.

23Kwathiseziphelileizinsukueziningi,abaJudabenza icebolokubabambulale;

24KodwaiqhingalabolaziwanguSawuliBawalinda amasangoimininobusukuukubabambulale.

25Khonaabafundibamthathaebusuku,bamehlisa ngogangengeqoma

26KwathiuSawuliesefikileeJerusalema,walinga ukuzihlanganisalabafundi,kodwabonkebabemesaba, bengakholwaukuthiungumfundi.

27KodwauBarnabasiwamthathawamyisakubaphostoli, wabalandisaukuthiwayeyibonileiNkosiendleleni,lokuthi yayikhulumekuye,lokuthiwayetshumayelengesibindi eDamasekoebizwenilikaJesu 28Wayenabo,engenaephumaeJerusalema

29WakhulumangesibindiegamenileNkosiuJesu, ephikisananamaGreki,kephaazamaukumbulala. 30AbazalwanesebekwazilokhobamehliselaeKesariya, bamthumelaeTarsu.

31Khona-keibandlalatholaukuphumulakulolonke elaseJudiyanaseGalilenaseSamariya,+lakhekabehamba ekwesabeniiNkosi,landangenduduzokaMoyaoNgcwele 32KwathiuPetruedabulaizindawozonke,wehlela nakwabangcweleabakheeLida

33WafumanakhonaumuntuothileogamalakhelinguEneya,owayesembhedeniiminyakaeyisishiyagalombiliefe uhlangothi

34UPetrowathikuye:Eneya,uJesuKristuuyakuphilisa; Wasesukumamasinyane

35BonkeabakhileyoeLidanaseSaronibambona, baphendukelaeNkosini.

36EJophakwakukhonaumfundikaziothileogamalakhe linguThabitha,okungukuthiuDorkangokuhunyushwa; 37Kwathingalezozinsukuwagula,wafa;

38NjengobaiLidayayiseduzeleJopha,abafundisebezwile ukuthiuPetroukhona,bathumelakuyeamadodaamabili, bemncengaukuthiangalibaliukuzakubo.

39UPetrowasesukumawahambalaboEsefikilebamyisa ekamelwenieliphezulu;

40KodwauPetrowabakhuphelaphandlebonke,waguqa phansiwakhuleka;waphendukelaesidunjini,wathi: Thabitha,vukaYasivulaamehloayo,yathiibonauPetro yavukayavuka.

41Wambambangesandla,wamsukumisa,wayesebiza abangcwelenabafelokazi,wamethulaephila

42KwasekwaziwakuyoyonkeiJopha;abaningibakholwa yiNkosi

43Futhikwenzekaukuthiwahlalaizinsukueziningi eJophanoSimoniothileumshuki.

ISAHLUKO10

1KwakukhonaeKesariyaindodaethile,ibizolayo linguKorneliyu,indunayekhuluyebuthoelithiwayibutho lamaNtaliyane,

2umuntuokholwayonowesabauNkulunkulukanyenendlu yakheyonke,abelaabantuabampofuiziphoeziningi, ekhulekakuNkulunkulunjalonjalo.

3Wabonaembonweningokusobala,kungathingehora lesishiyagalolunyeleminiingelosikaNkulunkuluizakuye, ithikuye:"Korneliyu!"

4Embukawethuka,wathi:Kuyini,Nkosi?Yathikuye: “Imikhulekoyakhonokwabelakwakhoabampofuizipho kukhuphukelekwabayisikhumbuzophambi kukaNkulunkulu

5ManjethumaamadodaeJopha,ubizeuSimoniothiwa uPetru;

6yenaungenisilekuSimoniothile,umtshukiwezikhumba, ondluyakheingaselwandle;

7KwathiingilosieyayikhulumaloKorneliyuisihambile, wabizaababilibendluyakhelebuthoelikholwayokulabo ababemlindanjalo;

8Esebalandisilezonkelezizinto,wabathumaeJopha 9Ngangomuso,besahamba,besondelaemzini,uPetru wakhuphukelaphezukwendluukuyokhulekangehora lesithupha; 10Walambakakhulu,wafunaukudla;

11Wabonaizululivulekile,nesitshaesithilesehlelakuye, njengendwanguenkulu,eboshiweemagumbiniomane, yehliselwaemhlabeni;

12okwakukhonakuzozonkeizilwanezomhlaba ezinezinyawoezine,nezilozasendle,nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo,nezinyonizezulu

13Kwasekufikailizwikuye,lathi:Sukuma,Petro;hlaba, udle.

14KodwauPetrowathi:Hatshi,Nkosi;ngobakangizange ngikudleokungcolileyolokungcolileyo

15Izwilabuyelakhulumakuyengokwesibili,lathi:“Lokho uNkulunkuluakuhlambululileyo,wenaungashoukuthi kungcolile.

16Lokhukwenzekakathathu,isitshasenyuselwafuthi ezulwini

17KwathiuPetruesangabazaphakathikwakheukuthi uyinilowombonoawubonileyo,bheka,amadoda abethunyiweevelakuKorneliyuayebuzileindlukaSimoni, emingasesangweni;

18AmemezaebuzaukuthiuSimoniothiwauPetru ungenisileyinikhona

19UPetruesacabangangombono,uMoyawathikuye: “Bheka,amadodaamathathuayakufuna

20Ngakhosukumawehle,uhambelabo,ungangabazi ngalutho,ngobayiminaengibathumileyo.

21UPetrowasesehlelaemadodeniayethunywekuyeevela kuKorneliyu;wathi:Bhekani,nginguyeenimfunayo;

22Bathi:“UKorneliyuindunayekhulu,indodaelungileyo nemesabayouNkulunkulu,nodumooluhleesizwenisonke samaJuda,uxwayiswenguNkulunkulungengelosi engcweleukubaakubizeleendliniyakhe,ezwe.amazwi akho

23Wasebabizelaphakathi,wabangenisaNgangomuso uPetruwahambanabo,nabazalwaneabathilebaseJopha bamphelezela

24NgangomusobangenaeKesariyaUKorneliyu wayebalindile,esebizelendawonyeizihlobozakhe nabanganeabaseduze

25KwathiuPetruengena,uKorneliyuwamhlangabeza, wawaphansiezinyawenizakhe,wakhulekakuye.

26KodwauPetrowamsukumisa,wathi:Sukuma;nami ngingumuntu

27Esakhulumalayewangena,waficaabanengibabuthene.

28Wathikubo:“Niyaziukuthiakuvunyelweukuba umuntuongumJudaahlanganenomaezekomunyewesinye isizwe;kodwauNkulunkuluungibonisileukuthingingabizi muntungokuthiungcolilenomaungcolile

29Ngakhongizekiningingaphikanga,laphongibiziwe; ngakhongiyabuzaukuthiningibizeleni?

30UKorneliyuwathi:“Ezinsukwiniezineezedlulekuze kubeyilelihorabengizilaukudla;ngehora lesishiyagalolunyengakhulekaendliniyami;

31Yathi:“Korneliyu,umkhulekowakhouzwakele, nomusawakhowomusaukhunjulwephambi kukaNkulunkulu

32NgakhothumelaeJopha,ubizeuSimoniothiwauPetro; ungenisileendlinikaSimoniumtshukiwezikhumba ngaselwandle;

33Ngakhomasinyanengathumelakuwe;futhiwenze kahleukuthiuze.Manje-kesikhonasonkephambi kukaNkulunkuluukubasizwekonkeokuyalelwe nguNkulunkulu

34UPetrowasevulaumlomowakhe,wathi:Ngeqiniso ngiyabonaukuthiuNkulunkulukabhekiubuso.

35Kodwaezizwenizonkeomesabayolowenzaukulunga uyamukelekakuye.

36IzwiuNkulunkulualithumelakubantwanabakwaIsrayeli,eshumayelaukuthulangoJesuKristu,oyiNkosi yakhokonke

37NiyalaziizwielamenyezelwakulolonkeelaseJudiya, liqalaeGalileemvakobhapathizoalushumayelayouJohane;

38ukuthiuNkulunkuluwamgcobakanjaniuJesu waseNazarethangoMoyaoNgcwelenangamandla: owahambaenzaokuhle,ephulukisabonke ababecindezelwenguSathane;ngobauNkulunkulu wayelaye

39Thinasingofakazibazozonkeizintoazenzayoezweni lamaJudanaseJerusalema;abambulala,bamphanyeka esihlahleni;

40LowouNkulunkuluwamvusangosukulwesithathu, wambonakalisaobala;

41Hhayikubobonkeabantu,kodwakubofakazi abakhethwengaphambilinguNkulunkulu,kithinaesadla futhisaphuzanayengemvakokuvukakwakhekwabafileyo.

42Wasiyalaukubasishumayelekubantu,sifakazeukuthi nguyeomiswenguNkulunkuluukubaabenguMahluleli wabaphilayonabafileyo.

43Ngayebonkeabaprofethibafakazaukuthingegama lakhewonkeokholwanguyeuyakwamukela ukuthethelelwakwezono.

44KwathiuPetroesakhulumalamazwi,uMoyaoNgcwele wehlelaphezukwabobonkeabalizwayoilizwi

45AbabesokileabakholwayoababezenoPetrubamangala, ngokubaisiphosikaMoyaoNgcwelesitheliwenaphezu kwabezizwe

46Ngobababezwabekhulumangendimi,bedumisa uNkulunkuluKhonauPetrowaphendulawathi:

47Ukhonayiniongalanamanzi,ukubabangabhapathizwa labaabemukeleuMoyaoNgcwelenjengathina?

48WaselayaukuthibabhabhathizweebizwenileNkosi Basebemncengaukuthiahlaleinsukuezithile

ISAHLUKO11

1AbaphostolinabazalwanebaseJudiyabezwaukuthi nabezizwebalamukeleizwilikaNkulunkulu

2KwathiuPetruesekhuphukeleeJerusalema,abokusoka baphikisananaye;

3besithi:Wangenaemadodeniangasokanga,wadlalawo

4KephauPetruwayilandisaindabakwasekuqaleni, wabachasiselangomyalo,wathi:

5MinangangisemziniwaseJophangikhuleka,ngase ngibonaethongweniumbono,kwehlaisitshaesithile, sinjengendwanguenkulu,sehliswangamachophoomane sivelaezulwini;lafikanakimi

6Ngathingigqolozelakukho,ngabona,ngabonaizilwane zomhlabaezinezinyawoezine,nezilozasendle, nezilwanyanaezinwabuzelayo,nezinyonizezulu

7Ngasengisizwailizwilisithikimi:Sukuma,Petro;hlaba udle

8Kodwangathi:Qha,Nkosi; 9Kodwaizwilangiphendulafuthilivelaezulwini,lathi: LokhouNkulunkuluakuhlambululileyo,wenaungasho ukuthikuyichilo

10Lokhukwenzekakathathu,konkekwabuye kwenyuselwaezulwini.

11Bheka,kwafikamasinyaneamadodaamathathuendlini engangikuyo,ethunywekimievelaeKesariya.

12UMoyawasesithikimingihambelawo,ngingangabazi luthoBahambanaminalababazalwaneabayisithupha, sangenaendliniyalowomuntu;

13Yasibikelaukuthiyayiboneingilosiendliniyayoimi yathikuye:ThumelaamadodaeJophaubizeuSimoni othiwanguPetro;

14ozakutshelaamazwiozasindiswangawowenalendlu yakhoyonke

15Kwathingisaqalaukukhuluma,uMoyaoNgcwele wehlelaphezukwabo,njengalokhuwehlelakithiekuqaleni

16NgasengikhumbulaizwileNkosi,ukuthiyathi: UJohanengempelawabhapathizangamanzi;kodwalina lizabhabhathizwangoMoyaoNgcwele

17NgakhonjengobauNkulunkuluebanikileisipho esifananayonjengathi,esakholwaeNkosiniuJesuKristu; minabengiyiniukubangimelanenoNkulunkuluna?

18Kwathisebezwilelezizintobathula,bamdumisa uNkulunkulu,besithi:NgakhouNkulunkuluunikile labezizweukuphendukelaekuphileni

19AbahlakazekilengokushushiswaokwavelangoStefanu badabulabazebafikaeFenike,naseKhupro,naseAntiyokiya,bengalishumayeliizwikunomaubanikodwa kumaJudakuphela

20AbanyekubokwakungamadodaaseKhupro naseKhurene,abathisebefikilee-Antiyokiya,bakhuluma kumaGreki,beshumayelaivangelingeNkosiuJesu 21IsandlaseNkosisasinabo,kwakholwaisixukuesikhulu saphendukelaeNkosini

22Imibikoyalezizintoyazwakalaezindlebenizebandla laseJerusalema,basebethumauBarnabaukubaahambeaze afikee-Antiyokiya

23owathiefika,esewubonileumusakaNkulunkulu, wathokoza,wabakhuthazabonkeukuthibanamathele eNkosiningokuzimiselakwenhliziyo

24Ngokubawayeyindodaenhle,egcweleuMoya oNgcwelenokukholwa,kwenezelwaeNkosiniabantu abaningi

25UBarnabasiwasesukawayaeTarsuukuyadingauSawuli

26Esemtholilewamyisae-Antiyokiya.Kwasekusithi umnyakawonkebabuthanaebandleni,bafundisaabantu abanengiFuthiabafundibaqalaukubizwangokuthi amaKristue-Antiyokiya.

27Ngalezozinsukukwafikaabaprofethibevela eJerusalema,bezae-Antiyokiya.

28Kwasukumaomunyewaboogamalakhelingu-Agabu, wabonisangoMoyaukuthikuzakubakhonaindlalaenkulu emhlabeniwonke;

29Khona-keabafundibazimisela,kwabayilowonalowo njengamandlaakhe,ukuthumelausizokubazalwane abahlalaeJudiya

30Bakwenza-ke,bakuthumelaemalungeningesandla sikaBarnabanoSawulu

ISAHLUKO12

1NgalesosikhathiuHerodeinkosiwelulaizandlaukuba ahlupheabathilebebandla; 2WabulalauJakobeumfowabokaJohanengenkemba

3EsebonileukuthilokhokuwathokozisaamaJuda, waqhubekawabambanoPetru.(Khona-kekwakuyizinsuku zesinkwaesingenamvubelo)

4Esembambile,wamfakaetilongweni,wamnikela kumaqembuamaneebuthoamaneukubaamlinde;ehlose ukumkhiphelakubantuemvakwePhasika

5NgakhouPetruwagcinwaetilongweni,kodwaibandla lamkhulekelakuNkulunkulungokungaphezi.

6KwathiuHerodeesezomkhipha,ngalobobusukuuPetru wayelelephakathikwamasoshaamabili,eboshwe ngamaketangaamabili,nabalindiphambikomnyango belindaitilongo

7Bheka,ingelosiyeNkosiyezaphezukwakhe, nokukhanyakwakhanyaetilongweni,yamshayauPetru ohlangothini,yamvusa,yathi:“Vukamasinyane”Futhi amaketangaakheawelaezandlenizakhe.

8Ingilosiyasisithikuye:Bhinca,ubopheamanyathelaakho WenzakanjaloWasesithikuye:Gqokaisembathosakho, ungilandele.

9Wasephuma,wamlandela;futhiwayengaziukuthi kuyiqinisookwenziwayingelosi;kodwawacabangaukuthi ubonaumbono.

10Sebedluleabalindibokuqalanabesibili,bafika esangwenilensimbieliyaemzini;owabavulelangokwakhe; baphuma,badlulaumgwaqomunye;ingilosiyahleyasuka kuye

11KwathiuPetruesesangulukile,wathi:“Manjesengiyazi ngeqinisoukuthiiNkosiithumileingelosiyayo, yangikhululaesandlenisikaHerodenakukhokonkeabantu abaJudaababekulindele

12Esekunakilelokho,wafikaendlinikaMariyaunina kaJohaneothiwauMarku;laphoababebuthenekhona abanengibekhuleka

13KwathiuPetroengqongqothaemnyangowesango, intombazanayezaizolalela,ibizolayolinguRoda 14selilaziizwilikaPetru,alilivulangaisangongenxa yokuthokoza,kodwalagijimelaphakathi,labikaukuthi uPetruumiphambikwesango

15Basebesithikuyo:UyahlanyaKodwawayelokhu egcizelelaukuthikunjalo.Basebethi:"Yingelosiyakhe."

16KodwauPetruwaqhubekaengqongqoza; 17Kodwawabaqhwebangesandlaukuthibathule, wabalandisaukuthiiNkosiimkhuphenjanientolongweni.

Wathi:“NibikeleuJakobenakubazalwanelokhoWasuka, wayakwenyeindawo

18Kwathisekusile,kwabakhonaisiphithiphithi esingesincinyanephakathikwamabuthokokuthiuPetro wehlelweyini.

19KwathiuHerodiemdingaengamtholi,waphenyisisa abalindi,walayaukuthibabulaweWehlaeJudiya,waya eKesariya,wahlalakhona

20KephauHerodewayebathukutheleleabaseTire nabaseSidoni;ngobailizwelabolondliwayilizwelenkosi

21KwathingosukuolumisiweyouHerodewembatha inguboyobukhosi,wahlalaesihlalwenisakhesobukhosi, wakhulumakubo

22Abantubasebememezabethi:YizwilikaNkulunkulu, akusiloelomuntu

23MasinyaneingelosiyeNkosiyamshaya,ngokuba enganikangauNkulunkuluudumo;wadliwayizimpethu, waphuma

24KodwailizwilikaNkulunkululakhula,landa

25OBarnabanoSawulubabuyaeJerusalemasebeqedile inkonzoyabo,bahambanoJohaneothiwauMarku.

ISAHLUKO13

1Kwakukhonae-Antiyokiyaebandleniabaprofethi nabafundisiabathile;njengoBarnaba,noSimeyoniothiwa uNigeri,noLukiyuwaseKhurene,noManayeni owayondliwekanyenoHerodeumtetrarki,noSawulu

2KwathibekhonzaiNkosi,bezilaukudla,uMoya oNgcwelewathi:NgahlukaniselenioBarnabanoSawulu emsebenziniengibabizelewona

3Sebezilaukudlabakhuleka,babekaizandlaphezukwabo, babamukisa

4Bona-kebethunywenguMoyaoNgcwelebehlela eSelukiya;basukalaphongomkhumbibayaeKhupro.

5KwathisebefikileeSalami,batshumayelailizwi likaNkulunkuluemasinagogeniabaJuda;

6SebedabuleisihlengebazebafikaePhafu,bafumana indodaethileeyisanusi,umprofethiwamanga,umJuda, ogamalakhelinguBarjesu

7owayekhonakumbusiwezwe,uSergiyuPawulu,indoda ehlakaniphileyo;owabizaoBarnabanoSawulu,wafisa ukuzwaizwilikaNkulunkulu

8Kodwau-Elimasiisangoma(ngokubalinjaloibizolakhe ngokuhunyushwa)wamelanalabo,efunaukuphambukisa umbusiekholweni

9Khona-keuSawulu,othiwafuthiuPawulu,egcwele uMoyaoNgcwele,wamgqolozela

10Wathi:“Oogcweleubuqilibonkenobubibonke, ndodanakaSathane,sithasakhokonkeukulunga, awuyikuyekaukuphendukezelaizindlelaeziqondileyo zeNkosina?

11Manjebheka,isandlaseNkosisiphezukwakho,futhi uyakubayimpumputhe,ungaliboniilangaisikhathi Kwahlekwehlelwayinkungunobumnyamaphezukwakhe; wasezulazulaefunaabangamholangesandla.

12Khona-keumbusiebonaokwenzekileyowakholwa, emangazweisifundisoseNkosi

13KwathiuPawulilabahambalabosebesukileePafo, bafikaePergaesePhamfiliya;

14KodwabonasebemukileePhergebafikaeAntiyokhi esePhisidiya,bangenaesinagogeningesabatha,bahlala phansi

15Kwathisekufundiweumlayolabaprofethi,abaphathi besinagogebathumelakubo,besithi:Madodabazalwane, ubalilolizwilokukhuthazaabantu,khulumani

16UPawuliwasesukuma,waqhwebangesandla,wathi: MadodaakoIsrayeli,lanielesabauNkulunkulu,lalelani

17UNkulunkuluwalesisizwesakwa-Israyeliwakhetha okhokhobethu,futhiwabaphakamisaabantulapho bengabafokaziezwenilaseGibhithe,futhingengalo ephakemeyowabakhiphakulo

18Futhiisikhathiesingabaiminyakaengamashumiamane wabekezelelaimikhubayaboehlane

19Kwathiesechithileizizweeziyisikhombisaelizweni leKhanani,wababelailizwelabongenkatho.

20Emvakwalokhowabanikaabahluleliisikhathi esingangeminyakaengamakhuluamanenamashumi ayisihlanu,kwazekwafikauSamuweliumprofethi.

21Ngasemuvabacelainkosi,uNkulunkuluwabanika uSawuleindodanakaKishi,indodayesizwe sakwaBenjamini,iminyakaengamashumiamane 22Kwathiesemkhiphile,wabavuselauDavidaabeyinkosi yabo;wafakazangaye,wathi:“NgimfumeneuDavide indodanakaJese,indodaethandwayinhliziyoyami, eyakufezayonkeintandoyami

23EnzalweniyalowomuntuuNkulunkulu ngokwesithembisosakheuvuseleu-IsrayeliuMsindisi uJesu

24KwathiengakafikiuJohaneetshumayelekuqalakubo bonkeabantubakoIsrayeliumbhabhathizowokuphenduka 25KwathiuJohaneeseqedileukuhambakwakhe,wathi: Licabangaukuthingingubani?AngiyenaKodwabhekani, uyezaemvakwami,engingafaneleukuthukululaizicathulo zakheezinyawenizakhe.

26Madoda,bazalwane,bantwanabozaloluka-Abrahama, nalabophakathikwenuabamesabayouNkulunkulu,izwi lalensindisolithunyelwekini.

27NgokubaabakhileyoeJerusalemanababusibabo,lokhu bengamazi,namazwiabaprofethiafundwaisabatha ngamasabatha,bawagcwalisilengokumlahla.

28Lanxabengatholicalalokufakuye,bacelakuPilatu ukuthiabulawe

29Kwathisebefezekonkeokwakulotshiwengaye, bamehlisaesihlahleni,bambekaethuneni

30KodwauNkulunkuluwamvusakwabafileyo

31Wabonwaizinsukueziningiyilaboababekhuphukele nayeeJerusalemabesukaeGalile,abangabofakazibakhe kubantu

32Lathisitshumayelaizindabaezinhlekini,ukuthi isithembisoesenziwakubokhokho

33UNkulunkuluukugcwalisilelokhukithibantwanababo, ngokumvusauJesu;njengobakulotshiwefuthiehubweni lesibiliukuthi:WenauyiNdodanayami,namuhlangikuzele

34Mayelananokuthiwamvusakwabafileyo, angasayikubuyelaekuboleni,washokanje:Ngizakuninika umusaoqinisekileyokaDavide

35Ngalokhouthinakwelinyeihubo:Kawuyikuvuma oNgcwelewakhoaboneukubola.

36NgobauDavidaesekhonzeesizukulwanenisakhe ngentandokaNkulunkulu,walalaubuthongo,wabekwa koyise,wabonaukubola;

37KodwalowouNkulunkuluamvusayokakubonanga ukubola

38Ngakhomakwazekekini,madodabazalwane,ukuthi ngalowokumenyezelwakiniukuthethelelwakwezono;

39futhingayebonkeabakholwayobayalungisiswakukho konkeebeningenakulungisiswakukhongomthethokaMose

40Ngakhoqaphelani,hleziphezukwenulokho okwakhulunywangakhokubaprofethi;

41Bhekani,ninazideleli,nimangale,nibhubhe,ngokuba minangenzaumsebenziezinsukwinizenu,umsebenzi eningayikukholwa,nomaumuntuenitshelawona

42Kwathisebephumileesinagogeni,abezizwebacela ukuthilawomazwiakhulunywekubongesabathaelizayo

43Kwathisekuhlakazekileibandla,abaningikubaJuda namaproseliteakholwayobalandelaoPawulunoBarnaba, abathisebekhulumanabo,babancengaukubabahlale emsenikaNkulunkulu.

44Ngesabathaelilandelayokwabuthanacisheumuzi wonkeukuzwaizwilikaNkulunkulu

45KodwaamaJudaebonaamaxukuagcwalaumona, aphikisanalalokhookwakhulunywanguPawuli,ephikisa lokuthuka

46UPawuliloBarnabasibasebekhulumaisibindi,bathi: BekufaneleukuthiilizwilikaNkulunkululikhulunywekini kuqala;

47NgokubaiNkosiyasiyalakanjalo,ithi:“Ngikubekile ukubaubengukukhanyakwabezizwe,ubeyinsindisokuze kubesemikhawulweniyomhlaba

48Kwathiabezizwebekuzwalokhobathokoza,balidumisa izwileNkosi,bakholwabonkeababemiselweukuphila okuphakade

49IzwileNkosilashunyayelwakusosonkeisifunda.

50KodwaabaJudabavusaabesifazaneabakhonzayo nabahloniphekayonezikhuluzomuzi,bavuselaoPawulu noBarnabaukuzingelwa,babaxoshaemikhawulweniyabo.

51Kodwababathintithelauthulilwezinyawozabo,bafika e-Ikoniyu

52AbafundibasebegcwalaintokozoloMoyaoNgcwele.

ISAHLUKO14

1Kwathie-Ikoniyubangenakanyekanyeesinagogeni labaJuda,bakhulumakwazekwakholwaisixukuesikhulu sabaJudanamaGreki.

2KodwaamaJudaangakholwayoabhebhethekisaabezizwe, benzaizingqondozabozibezimbingokumelene nabazalwane.

3Ngakhobahlalaisikhathiesidebekhulumangesibindi ngeNkosieyafakazelaizwilomusawayo,yabanikaukuba kwenziweizibonakalisonezimangalisongezandlazabo.

4Kodwaixukulomuzilahlukanaphakathi,abanye basekelaamaJuda,abanyebasekelaabaphostoli

5Kwathisekuveleukuhlaselakwabezizwe,namaJuda kanyenababusibabo,ukubaphathakabinokubakhanda ngamatshe;

6Sebekunanzelelelokho,babalekelaeListraleDerbe,imizi yeLikawoniya,lezabeloezizingelezeleyo

7Basebetshumayelaivangelilapho

8KwakukhonaindodaethileeListraeyayihlezi ibuthakathakaezinyawenizayo,iyisishosha kwasesizalwenisikanina,engakazeihambe

9YonayamuzwauPawuluekhuluma,owayigqolozela, ebonaukuthiinokhololokusindiswa;

10wathingelizwielikhulu:Sukumauqondengenyawo zakho.wagxuma,wahamba.

11KwathiamaxukuebonaakwenzileyouPawuli, aphakamisaamazwiawo,esithingesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulubefanalabantubehlelekithi

12BasebembizauBarnabasingokuthinguJupitheri; loPawuli,uMerkuriyu,ngobawayengumkhulumeli

13KhonaumpristikaJupitheriowayephambikomuziwabo walethaizinkabinemigexoyezimbaliemasangweni, wafunaukwenzaimihlatshelokanyenezixuku

14KwathiabaphostolioBarnabasiloPawulibekuzwa, baklebhulaizembathozabo,bagijimelaphakathikwexuku, bememeza;

15besithi:Madoda,likwenzelanilokhu?Lathisingabantu abanemizwaefanaleyenu,sitshumayelakiniukuthi liphendukekulezizeliphendukekuNkulunkuluophilayo, owenzaizululomhlabalolwandlelakhokonkeokukukho

16owathiendulowavumelaizizwezonkeukuthizihambe ngezazoizindlela.

17Nokhoakazishiyangaengenabufakazi,ngokwenza okuhle,esinikaimvulaevelaezulwininezinkathi ezinezithelo,egcwalisaizinhliziyozethungokudla nangentokozo

18Besholawomazwikalukhuniukunqandaizixukuukuba zingabahlabeli.

19KwasekufikalaphoamaJudaathileevelae-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu,+anxenxaizixuku,amkhandauPawulu ngamatshe,amdonselangaphandlekomuzi,ecabanga ukuthiufile

20Kodwakwathilaphoabafundibemhanqile,wasukuma wayaemzini;

21Kwathisebeshumayeleivangelikulowomuzi, sebefundiseabaningi,babuyelaeListra,nase-Ikoniyu,naseAntiyokiya;

22beqinisaimiphefumuloyabafundi,bebakhuthazaukuthi bahlaleekukholweni,lokuthisimelweukungena embuswenikaNkulunkulungokuhluphekaokukhulu

23Kwathisebebamiseleabadalaebandleningebandla, bakhulekabezilaukudla,babanikelaeNkosini ababekholwayiyo

24NgemvakokudabulaiPhisidiyabafikaePhamfiliya

25SebeshumayeleizwiePherge,behlelae-Ataliya;

26Basukalaphongomkhumbi,bayae-Antiyokiya,lapho babenikelwekhonaemsenikaNkulunkuluemsebenzini asebewufezile.

27Sebefikile,balibuthelandawonyeibandla,balandisa ngakhokonkeuNkulunkuluabekwenzilengabo,nokuthi uvuleleabezizweumnyangowokukholwa.

28Basebehlalakhonaisikhathiesidelabafundi

ISAHLUKO15

1KwehlaabathilebevelaeJudiya,bafundisaabazalwane, bathi:NgaphandlekokuthinisokwengokwesikolikaMose, anikwaziukusindiswa

2KwathiukubauPawulunoBarnabababenokuphikisana nokuphikisanaokungekuncanenabo,banqumaukuba uPawulunoBarnabanabanyekubobakhuphukele eJerusalemakubaphostolinamalungangalowombuzo

3Kwathisebephelekezelwelibandla,badabulaiFenike neSamariya,belandisangokuphendukakwabezizwe, balethaintokozoenkulukubobonkeabazalwane

4SebefikileeJerusalema,bamukelwalibandlalabaphostoli labadala,balandisangakhokonkeuNkulunkulu ayekwenzilelabo.

5KodwakwasukumaabathilebehlelolabaFarisi abakholwayo,bathi:Kufaneleukubabasokwe,futhi bayalweukugcinaumthethokaMose

6Kwasekubuthanaabaphostolilabadalaukuthi bayihlolisiseindabale

7Kwathisekunempikiswanoenkulu,wasukumauPetru, wathikubo:“Madoda,bazalwane,niyaziukuthikusukela kudalauNkulunkuluwakhethaphakathikwethuukuba abezizwebezweizwilevangelingomlomowami;futhi nikholwe

8UNkulunkuluowaziizinhliziyowabafakazela,ebanika uMoyaoNgcwele,njengalokhoenzilekithi; 9futhiakabekangamehlukophakathikwethunabo, ehlambululaizinhliziyozabongokholo

10Manje-kenimlingelaniuNkulunkulungokubekaijoka entanyeniyabafundi,obabanathiesingenamandla okulithwalana?

11Kodwasiyakholwaukuthisiyakusindiswangomusa weNkosiuJesuKristu,njengalokhubona.

12Ixukulonkelathula,labalalelauBarnabasiloPawuli belandisaukuthiyiziphiizibonakalisolezimangaliso uNkulunkuluayezenzengabophakathikwabezizwe.

13Kwathisebethule,uJakobewaphendulawathi:Madoda, bazalwane,ngizweni

14USimeyoniusesilandisileukuthiuNkulunkulu wabahambelakanjaniabezizweekuqaleniukuzeathathe kuboabantubegamalakhe.

15Futhiamazwiabaprofethiayavumelananalokhu; njengobakulotshiwe,

16Emvakwalokhongiyakubuya,ngibuyengilakhe itabernakelelikaDavideeliwileyo;ngiyakubuyengiwakhe amanxiwaawo,ngiwumise;

17UkuzeinsaliyabantuifuneiNkosi,nabezizwebonke ababizwangegamalami,ishoiNkosieyenzazonkelezi zinto

18IyaziwanguNkulunkuluyonkeimisebenziyakhe kwasekuqalenikomhlaba

19Ngakho-keminangithisingabakhathazilabo kwabezizweabaphendukelakuNkulunkulu;

20kodwasibabhaleleukuthibaxwayeukungcola kwezithombe,lobufebe,lokuklinyiweyo,legazi 21NgokubauMosekwasendulounabamshumayelayo emiziniyonke,efundwaemasinagogeniisabatha ngamasabatha

22Kwabakuhle-kekubaphostolinamalungakanye nebandlalonkeukuthumelaamadodaakhethiwephakathi kwaboe-AntiyokiyakanyenoPawulunoBarnaba; okungukuthiuJudaothiwauBarsaba,noSila,izinduna phakathikwabazalwane;

23Basebebhalaizincwadingabongalendlela;Abaphostoli namalunganabazalwanebayakhonzakubazalwaneabavela kwabezizwee-Antiyokiya,naseSiriya,naseKhilikhiya;

24Njengobasizwileukuthiabathileabaphumakithi banikhathazilengamazwi,bedukisaimiphefumuloyenu, bethi:‘Anisokwe,nigcineumthetho,’esingabanikanga umyaloonjalo;

25Kwabakuhlekithi,sibuthenenganhliziyonye,ukuba sithumekiniamadodakanyenabathandekayobethu oBarnabanoPawulu;

26abantuabadeleukuphilakwabongenxayegamaleNkosi yethuuJesuKristu

27NgakhosithumileoJudasiloSila,abazakhulumakini lezizintongomlomo

28NgokubakwabakuhlekuMoyaoNgcwelenakithiukuba kungathwesiumthwaloomkhulungaphandlekwalezizinto ezifunekayo;

29ukuthinizileokuhlatshelweizithombe,negazi, nokuklinyiweyo,nobufebe;Nisalekahle

30Ngakhosebemukisiwebezae-Antiyokiya,balibuthela ndawonyeisixuku,balinikaincwadi

31Kwathisebefundilebathokozangenduduzo.

32UJudasinoSila,bengabaprofethinabo,bakhuthaza abazalwanengamazwiamaningi,babaqinisa

33Sebehlalekhonaisikhathi,bakhululwaabazalwane ngokuthula,bayakubaphostoli

34KodwakwabakuhlekuSilaukuthiasalelapho

35UPawuliloBarnabasibahlalaeAntiyoki,befundisa, betshumayelailizwileNkosi,kanyelabanyeabanengi.

36KwathiemvakwezinsukuezithileuPawuliwathi kuBarnabasi:“Asibuyesihambeleabazalwanebethukuyo yonkeimiziesashumayelakuyoizwileNkosi,sibone ukuthibanjani

37UBarnabasiwazimiselaukuhambaloJohaneothiwa uMarku.

38KodwauPawuliwabonakungekuhleukuthibamthathe bahambelaye,owabatshiyaePhamfiliya,kahambangalabo emsebenzini

39Kwabakhonaukuphikisanaokukhulu,bazebahlukana, uBarnabasiwamthathauMarku,wamukangomkhumbi, wayaeKhupro;

40UPawuluwakhethauSila,wamuka,enikelwe ngabazalwaneemsenikaNkulunkulu.

41WadabulaiSiriyaneKhilikhiyaeqinisaamabandla

ISAHLUKO16

1KhonawafikaeDerbenaseListra;bheka,kwakukhona laphoumfundiothile,uThimothewuigamalakhe,indodana yowesifazaneongumJudaokholiweyo;kephauyise wayengumGreki

2owayefakazelwakahlengabazalwanebaseListranaseIkoniyu

3yenauPawuliwathandaukuthiahambelaye;wamthatha, wamsokangenxayabaJudaababekulezozindawo,ngokuba bonkebabaziukuthiuyiseungumGreki

4Kwathibedabulaimizi,babanikezaizimisoezamiswa ngabaphostolinamalungaaseJerusalemaukubabazigcine.

5Kanjaloamabandlaaqiniswaekukholweni,andangenani imihlangemihla

6SebedabuleizwelaseFrigiyanelaseGalathiya, benqatshelwenguMoyaoNgcweleukulishumayelaizwieAsiya;

7SebefikileeMisiyabazamaukungenaeBhithiniya,kodwa uMoyakawubavumelanga

8BadlulaeMisiyabehlelaeTrowa

9KwabonakalaumbonokuPawuluebusuku;kwakumi indodayaseMakedoniya,imncenga,ithi:Welela eMakedoniya,usisize

10Esewubonileumbono,sahlesazamaukuya eMakedoniya,sesibonileimpelaukuthiiNkosiisibizile ukubasishumayeleivangelikubo

11NgakhosasukaeTrowangomkhumbi,saqonda eSamotraki,ngangomusosafikaeNeyapholi;

12UkusukalaphosayaeFilipi,umuzioyinhlokoyesifunda saseMakedoniya,nekoloni,futhisahlalaizinsukuezithile kulowomuzi

13Ngesabathasaphumelangaphandlekomuzi ngasemfuleni,laphosasivamiseukukhulekakhona;sahlala phansi,sakhulumakwabesifazaneababebuthenekhona

14OwesifazaneothileogamalakhelinguLidiya, engumthengisiwezibubende,wasemziniwaseThiyathira, okhonzauNkulunkulu,wasizwa,onhliziyoyakheiNkosi yayivulaukubaalaleleokwakhulunywanguPawulu. 15Kwathiesebhapathiziwekanyenendluyakhe, wasincenga,wathi:“UmanithingikholekileeNkosini, ngenaniendliniyami,nihlalekhona.Futhiwasicindezela.

16Kwasekusithisiyakukhuleka,intombazanaethile eyayilomoyawokubhulayasihlangabeza,eyayizuzela abaniniyoinzuzoenkulungokubhula 17YonayasilandelauPawulunathi,yamemezayathi: “LababantubayizincekuzikaNkulunkuluoPhezukonke ezishumayelakithiindlelayensindiso

18WakwenzalokhoizinsukueziningiKephauPawulu edabukilewaphenduka,wathikumoya:"Ngiyakuyala ngegamalikaJesuKristuukubauphumekuyo"Futhi waphumangasolesosikhathi

19Kwathiabaniniyobebonaukuthiithembalenzuzoyabo seliphelile,babambaoPawulunoSila,babadonsela esigcawinikubaphathi;

20Wabayisaezinduneni,wathi:“Lababantubahlupha umuziwakithibengamaJuda;

21bafundisaamasikoesingavunyelweukubasiwamukele kumbesiwalandele,singamaRoma

22Isixukusabavukela,nezindunazayalaukubabashaywe 23sebebashayileimivimboeminingi,babaphonsa etilongweni,bayalaumgciniziboshwaukubaabagcine impela;

24yena,esemukeleumyaloonjalo,wabaphonsa etilongwenielingaphakathi,wabophaizinyawozabo ogongolweni

25PhakathikobusukuoPawulunoSilabakhuleka, bamdumisauNkulunkulungamahubo,iziboshwazabezwa 26Kwasekubakhonaukuzamazamakomhlabaokukhulu, kwazekwazanyazanyiswaizisekelozetilongo;

27Kwathiumgciniziboshwaephaphama,ebonaiminyango yetilongoivulekile,wahoshainkembayakhe,efuna ukuzibulala,ngokuthiiziboshwazibalekile.

28KephauPawuluwamemezangezwielikhulu,wathi: “Ungazilimazi,ngokubasikhonasonke

29Wasebizaisibane,wagijimelaphakathi,weza ethuthumela,wawaphansiphambikukaPawuliloSila 30Wabakhiphelaphandle,wathi:Madoda,ngimelwe ukwenzaniukubangisindiswe?

31Basebesithi:KholwaeNkosiniuJesuKristu,njalo uzasindiswawenalendluyakho

32BasebekhulumakuyeilizwileNkosilakubobonke ababesendliniyakhe

33Wabathathangalolelohoralobusuku,wabageza imivimbo;wabhapathizwakhonalapho,yenanabobonke abakhe

34Wabangenisaendliniyakhe,wababekelaukudla, wathokozakanyenendluyakheyonkengokukholwa nguNkulunkulu

35Kwathisekusile,izindunazathumaizikhonzi,zithi: "Khululalabobantu"

36UmgciniziboshwawabikelauPawululawomazwi, wathi:“Izindunazithumeleukubanikhululwe;

37KephauPawuluwathikubo:“Basishayileobala singalahlwangacala,singabantuabangamaRoma, basiphonsaetilongweni;manjebasikhiphangasesena?cha impela;kodwamabezebonabasikhiphe

38Izikhonzizatshelaizindunalawomazwi;

39Bezababancenga,babakhipha,babacelaukuthi baphumeemzini

40Basebephumaetilongweni,bangenaendlinikaLidiya; sebebonileabazalwane,babaduduza,bamuka.

ISAHLUKO17

1Sebedabulei-Amfipholine-Apholoniya,bafika eThesalonika,laphokwakukhonaisinagogelabaJuda; 2UPawulinjengomkhubawakhewangenakubo, lamasabathaamathathuwabonisanalabongemibhalo 3evulaefakazaukuthikwakumeleuKristuahlupheke, avukekwabafileyo;nokuthiloJesu,engimshumayezalona, unguKristu

4Abanyekubobakholwa,bazihlanganisanoPawulunoSila; nesixukuesikhulusamaGrekiakholwayo,nabesifazane abadumileyoabangeyingcosana

5KephaabaJudaabangakholwanga,benomona, bazithathelaamadodaathileaxhwalekileyoabenzaokubi, abuthaiviyo,avusaisiyaluyaluumuziwonke,ahlasela indlukaJasoni,afunaukubakhipha.kubantu.

6Kwathibengabatholi,badonselauJasonilabazalwane abathilekubaphathibomuzi,bememezabesithi:Laba abaphambukiseumhlabawonkesebefikilelalapha; 7uJasoniabamukeleyo,njalobonkelababenza okuphambenelezimisozikaKesari,besithikukhonaenye inkosi,uJesu.

8Zasezihluphaizixukulababusibedolobhobezwalokho

9SebethatheleuJasonilabanyeisibambiso,babakhulula

10MasinyaneabazalwanebabamukisauPawulunoSila ebusukuukubabayeeBereya;

11LabababehlakaniphilekunabaseThesalonika, balamukelaizwingenhliziyoyonke,behlolaimibhalo imihlangemihlaukuthizinjaloyinilezozinto

12Ngakhoabaningikubobakholwa;nabesifazane abahloniphekayoabangamaGreki,namadoda angeyingcosana

13KodwalaphoabaJudabaseThesalonikabezwaukuthi izwilikaNkulunkululiyashunyayelwanguPawulueBereya, bezanakhonabavusaisixuku

14KhonaabazalwanebahlebamukisauPawuluukuba ahambengaselwandle,kephaoSilanoThimothewubasala. 15AbaphelekezeliuPawulubamyisae-Athene; sebemukeleumyalokuSilanoThimothewuwokubabeze kuyengokusheshaokukhulu,bamuka.

16KwathiuPawuliesabalindileeAthene,umoyawakhe wakhathazekaphakathikwakheebonaumuziugcwele ukukhonzaizithombe.

17NgakhowaphikisanaesinagogeninabaJuda nabakhonzayo,nasesigcawiniimihlangemihla nabahlangananaye.

18Khona-keizaziezithilezefilosofizama-Epikhuru namaStoyikizaphikisananaye.Abanyebathi:Lizakuthini lelipholi?abanyebathi:“Ungathiungumshumayeli wabangaziwa,”ngokubawayeshumayelakubongoJesu nangokuvukakwabafileyo

19Basebembamba,bamyisae-Areyophagu,bathi: “Singakwaziyiniukwaziukuthiiyinilemfundisoentsha oyikhulumayona?

20Ngobaulethaizintoezingaziwayoezindlebenizethu; 21Ngokubabonkeabase-Athenenabafokaziababekhona babengachithiluthongokunye,kuphelaukuxoxanokuzwa intoentsha

22UPawuliwemaphakathikwentabayeMars,wathi: MadodaaseAthene,ngiyabonaezintwenizonkeukuthi likholwakakhulu

23Ngokubangithengidlulangibukaizintoenizikhonzayo, ngatholai-altareelilotshiweukuthi:KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYONgakho-kelowoenimkhonza ngokungazi,nguyenaengimemezelakini.

24UNkulunkuluowenzaumhlabanakhokonkeokukuwo, yenaeyiNkosiyezulunomhlaba,akahlaliemathempelini enziwengezandla;

25futhiakakhonzwangezandlazabantu,njengokungathi udingautho,yenaobaphabonkeukuphilanokuphefumula nakhokonke;

26Futhiwenzangegazilinyezonkeizizwezabantuukuba zihlaleebuswenibonkebomhlaba,wamisaizikhathi ezimisiweyongaphambilinemikhawuloyokuhlalakwazo; 27ukuzebayifuneiNkosi,mhlawumbebayiphuthaze, bayithole,nakubaingekudekulowonalowokithi; 28Ngobakuyesiphila,siyahamba,futhisikhona; njengalokhuizimbongiezithilezakinizishiloukuthi: Ngokubanathisiyinzaloyakhe

29NgakholokhusiyinzalokaNkulunkulu,akufanele sicabangeukuthiubuNkulunkulubufananegolidenoma isilivanomaitshe,okuqoshwengobucikonangesulomuntu 30IzikhathizokungaziuNkulunkuluwazishayaindiva; kephamanjeuyalaabantubonkeezindawenizonkeukuba baphenduke;

31Ngobaumisileusukuazakwahlulelangaloumhlaba ngokulungangalowomuntuammisile;enikebonke isiqinisekisongokumvusakwabafileyo

32Sebezwilengokuvukakwabafileyoabanyebahleka usulu,abanyebathi:“Sizakubuyesikuzwengalendaba; 33NgakhouPawuliwasukaphakathikwabo

34Kephaamadodaathileanamathelakuye,akholwa, phakathikwawokwakukhonauDiyonisiyu waseAreyophagu,nowesifazaneogamalakhelinguDamari, nabanyekanyenabo.

ISAHLUKO18

1EmvakwalokhouPawuluwamukae-Athene,wafika eKorinte;

2WafumanaumJudaothileogamalakhelingu-Akwila, owazalelwaePontu,esandakufikaevelae-Italiya,noPrisila umkakhe;(ngokubauKlawudiyuwayeyalileukubabonke abaJudabamukeeRoma)wezakubo.

3Futhingenxayokuthiwayengowomsebenziofanayo, wahlalanaboesebenza,ngobangomsebenziwabo babengabathungibamatende.

4Wayeshumayelaesinagogeniisabathangamasabatha, enxenxaamaJudanamaGreki.

5KwathisebefikileoSilaloThimothewubevela eMakedoniya,uPawuluwacindezelekaemoyeni,wafakaza kubaJudaukuthiuJesuunguKristu

6Kwathibemphikisabehlambaza,wathintithaizembatho zakhe,wathikubo:Igazilenumalibephezukwamakhanda enu;Minangihlanzekile:kusukelamanjengizakuya kwabezizwe

7Wasukalapho,wangenaendliniyomuntuothiwauJustu, okhonzauNkulunkulu,ondluyakheihlangenenesinagoge.

8UKrispu,indunayesinagoge,wakholwayiNkosikanye nendluyakheyonke;abaningikwabaseKorintebezwa bakholwa,babhapathizwa.

9INkosiyasisithikuPawuliebusukungombono:Ungesabi, kodwakhuluma,ungathuli;

10Ngokubaminanginawe,akakhooyakukusukelaukuba akulimaze,ngokubanginabantuabaningikulomuzi.

11Wahlalakhonaunyakanezinyangaeziyisithupha efundisaizwilikaNkulunkuluphakathikwabo.

12KwathiuGaliyuengumbusiwase-Akhaya,abaJuda bavukelauPawulunganhliziyonye,bamyisaesihlalweni sokwahlulela

13besithi:Louncengaabantuukuthibakhonze uNkulunkulungokuphambenelomlayo

14KwathiuPawuluesezovulaumlomo,uGaliyuwathi kumaJuda:“Umabekuyindabayokungalunginoma ukuziphathaokubi,ninamaJuda,bengiyakunibekezelela; 15Kodwaumakuyimpikiswanongenkulumonamagama, nangomthethowenu,zibhekeninina;ngobamina kangiyikubangumahluleliwezindabaezinjalo 16Wasebaxotshaesihlalwenisokwahlulela.

17Khona-kewonkeamaGrekiambambauSosteneinduna yesinagoge,amshayaphambikwesihlalosokwahlulela KephauGaliyuakabanganandabanalutholwalezozinto.

18KephauPawuluesehlalekhonaizinsukueziningi, wavalelisaabazalwane,wamukangomkhumbi,waya eSiriya,enoPrisilano-Akwila;esegundileikhanda eKenikreya,ngokubawayenesithembiso 19Wafikae-Efesu,wabashiyakhona,kephayenawangena esinagogeni,wakhulumisananabaJuda.

20Kwathisebemncengaukuthiahlaleisikhathiesidana labo,kavumanga;

21Kodwawabavalelisa,wathi:“Ngimelwenakanjani ukugcinalomkhosiozayoeJerusalema;wamuka ngomkhumbie-Efesu

22EsefikileeKesariya,wenyukawayobingelelaibandla, wehlelae-Antiyokiya

23Esehlalekhonaisikhathi,wamuka,walidabula ngokulandelanaizwelaseGalathiyanelaseFrigiya,eqinisa bonkeabafundi

24UmJudaothileogamalakhelingu-Apholo, ngokuzalelwae-Aleksandriya,indodaeqephuzayo, enamandlaemiBhalweni,wafikae-Efesu

25LowowayefundisweindlelayeNkosi;evuthaemoyeni wakhuluma,wafundisakahleizintozeNkosi,azi umbhapathizokaJohanekuphela

26Waqalaukukhulumangesibindiesinagogeni,okwathiuAkwilanoPrisilabemuzwa,bamyisakubo,bamchasisela indlelakaNkulunkulungokucacekakhulu

27Kwathiesezimiseleukudlulelae-Akhaya,abazalwane baloba,benxusaabafundiukubabamamukele; 28NgobawawakholisakakhuluamaJuda,lalokhoobala, etshengisangemibhaloukuthiuJesuunguKristu.

ISAHLUKO19

1Kwathiu-ApholoeseKorinte,uPawuluesedabuleizwe eliphezulu,wafikae-Efesu,wafumanaabafundiabathile;

2Wathikubo:SelamukeleuMoyaoNgcweleselokhu nakholwana?Basebethikuye:"Asikazesizweukuthi kukhonauMoyaoNgcwele"

3Wathikubo:Phonabhabhathizwakubani?Basebesithi: KubhabhathizolukaJohane

4UPawuliwasesithi:UJohanewabhabhathiza umbhabhathizowokuphenduka,esithiebantwiniukuthi bakholwekuyeozayoemvakwakhe,onguKristuJesu

5Kwathisebezwilelokhobabhabhathizwaebizweni leNkosiuJesu.

6UPawuliesebekeizandlaphezukwabo,uMoya oNgcwelewehlelaphezukwabo;bakhulumangezilimi, baprofetha.

7Wonkeamadodaayengabaishuminambili

8Wangenaesinagogeni,wakhulumangesibindiizinyanga ezintathu,ekhulumaefundisaabantungombuso kaNkulunkulu

9Kodwakwathiabanyebezenzalukhunibengakholwa, bekhulumakabingaleyoNdlelaphambikwexuku,wasuka kubo,wehlukanisaabafundi,ekhulumainsukuzonke endliniyesikolosikaTiranu.

10Lokhukwaqhubekaiminyakaemibili;kangangokuthi bonkeabakhileyoe-AsiyabalizwaizwileNkosi,amaJuda namaGreki.

11UNkulunkuluwenzaimisebenziyamandla emangalisayongezandlazikaPawulu;

12Kangangobaamadukukumbeizigqokoezazivela emzimbeniwakhezazilethwakwabagulayo,izifozasuka kubo,lamadimoniaphumakubo

13AbanyekubaJudaababeyizihambi,abakhiphaimimoya emibi,bazamaukubizaigamaleNkosiuJesuphezu kwababenamademoni,bathi:“SiyanifungisauJesu amshumayelayouPawulu.

14KwakukhonaamadodanaayisikhombisakaSkeva umJudanompristiomkhulu,ayekwenzalokho

15Umoyaomubiwaphendulawathi:UJesungiyamazi, loPawulingiyamazi;kodwaninaningobani?

16Umuntuokuyeumoyaomubiweqelaphezukwabo, wabanqoba,wabahlula,bazebabalekakuleyondlubenqunu, belimele

17LokhukwaziwayiwowonkeamaJudanamaGreki akhileyoe-Efesu;ukwesabakwabehlelabonke,ladunyiswa igamaleNkosiuJesu

18Abaningiabakholwayobeza,bazivuma,babikaizenzo zabo.

19Abaningikwababebenzaimilingobabuthelandawonye izincwadizabo,bazishisaphambikwabobonke; 20KanjaloizwilikaNkulunkululakhulangamandla, lanqoba

21Kwathiseziphelilelezizinto,uPawuliwazimisela emoyeni,esedabuleiMakedoniyaleAkhaya,ukuya eJerusalema,esithi:Emvakokufikakwamikhona,ngimele ukubonaleRoma

22NgakhowathumelaeMakedoniyaababili kwabamkhonzayo,uThimothewuno-Erastu;kephayena wahlalaisikhathie-Asiya.

23Ngasolesosikhathikwavelaisiphithiphithi esingesincanengaleyondlela

24NgobaumuntuothileogamalakhelinguDemetriyu, umkhandiwesiliva,owenzaamathempelanaesiliva kaDiyana,wayelethaizisebenzizengcwetiinzuzoenkulu; 25Wababizelandawonyekanyenezisebenzizaleyo misebenzi,wathi:“Madoda,niyaziukuthikulomsebenzi sizuzainothoyethu

26Niyabonafuthiniyezwaukuthiakukhonae-Efesu kuphela,kodwacishekulolonkeelase-Asiya,uPawulilo udukiseabantuabaningifuthiwaphambukisa,ethiabasibo onkulunkuluabenziwengezandla;

27Ngakhokayisikholokhukuphelaumsebenziwethu osengoziniyokudelelwa;kodwanokubaithempeli

likankulunkulukaziomkhuluuDiyanaliyakuchithwa, nobukhosibakhebuchithwe,okhulekelwayi-Asiyayonke nomhlabawonke

28Kwathibekuzwalokhobagcwalaulaka,bamemeza bathi:“MkhuluuDiyanawabase-Efesu!

29Umuziwonkewagcwalaisiphithiphithi,baphuthuma enkundleniyemidlalonganhliziyonyebabambauGayunoAristarkuamadodaaseMakedoniyaababehambanoPawulu.

30KwathiuPawuluesefunaukungenaesixukwini, abafundiabamvumelanga

31Abanyebabakhokhelibase-Asiya,abangabangane bakhe,bathumelakuye,bemncengaukubaangazinikeli enkundleniyemidlalo.

32Ngakhoabanyebamemezaokunyelabanyeokunye; abaningibabengaziukuthibabebuthenengani

33Basebekhiphau-Aleksandruexukwini,amaJuda emqhubelaphambiliU-Aleksandruwaqhwebangesandla, efunaukuziphendulelakubantu

34KodwasebekwaziukuthiungumJuda,bamemezabonke ngazwilinyeokungabangamaholaamabilibesithi:Mkhulu uDiyanawabaseEfesu!

35Kwathiumabhalaneesethulisileixukuwathi:Madoda aseEfesu,ngumuphiumuntuongaziukuthiumuzi wabaseEfesuungumkhulekelikankulunkulukaziomkhulu uDiyana,lesithombeesawakuJupitheri.?

36Ngakhonjengobalezizintozingephikwe,kufanele nithule,ningenziluthongamawala

37Ngokubanilethelamadodaangesiboabaphangi bamabandlanabangabahlambalaziunkulunkulukaziwenu

38Ngakho-keumauDemetriyunezingcwetiezikanyenaye benendabanomuntu,amacalaakhona,akhonanababusi; mabamangalelane

39Kephaumanibuzauthongezinyeizinto, luyakunqunywaemhlanganweniosemthethweni.

40Ngobasisengoziniyokumangalelwangesiyaluyalu salamuhla,kungekhosizathuesingalandisangasongalo mbuthano.

41Eseshilolokhowalichithaibandla

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathisesiphelileisiyaluyalu,uPawuluwabizelakuye abafundi,wabagona,wamukaukuyaeMakedoniya.

2Esedabulilelezozindawo,ebayalakakhulu,wafikaeGrisi

3WahlalakhonaizinyangaezintathuKwathisebemlalele abaJudaesezasukangomkhumbiayeeSiriya,wazimisela ukubuyaadabuleeMakedoniya

4Wamphelekezelakwazekwabase-AsiyauSopatro waseBereya;nabaseThesalonika,u-AristarkunoSekhundu; noGayuwaseDerbe,noThimothewu;nabase-Asiya, oThikhikunoTrofimu

5Lababasandulela,basilindaeTrowa.

6ThinasamukangomkhumbieFilipiemvakwezinsuku zesinkwaesingenamvubelo,safikakuboeTrowa ngezinsukueziyisihlanu;sahlalakhonaizinsuku eziyisikhombisa

7Ngosukulokuqalalweviki,abafundisebebutheneukuba bahlephuleisinkwa,uPawuluwashumayelakubo,elungele ukuhambangakusasa;waqhubainkulumoyakhekwaze kwabaphakathikobusuku.

8Kwakukhonaizibanieziningiekamelwenieliphezulu ababebuthenekulo

9KwakuhleziefasiteleniinsizwaethileegamalayolinguEvitiku,yehlelwaubuthongoobukhulu,uPawulu eshumayelaisikhathieside,yazumeka,yawaphansiisuka esitezisesithathu,yathathwaisifile.

10UPawuluwehla,waziphonsaphezukwayo,wayigona, wathi:“Ningazihluphi;ngobaukuphilakwakhekukuye 11Esebuyilefuthi,wahlephulaisinkwa,wadla,wakhuluma isikhathiesidekwazekwasa,wamuka.

12Bayilethainsizwaiphilile,baduduzekakakhulu 13Thinasandulelaukuyaemkhunjini,samukasayae-Asu, laphobesizakumkhwelisakhonauPawulu,ngokuba wayemisekanjalo,yenaethandaukuhambangezinyawo 14Esehlangenenathie-Asu,samngenisa,safikaeMithilene. 15Sasukalaphongomkhumbi,ngangomusosafika malungananeKiyo;ngangomusosafikaeSamo,sahlala eTrogiliyu;ngangomusosafikaeMilethu.

16NgokubauPawuluwayenqumeukudlulae-Efesu ngomkhumbi,ukuzeangalibaliisikhathie-Asiya; 17EseMilethuwathumelae-Efesu,wabizaamalunga ebandla

18Kwathisebefikilekuye,wathikubo:Liyaziukuthi kusukelaosukwinilokuqalaengafikangaloeAsiya,ukuthi nganginjanikiniizikhathizonke; 19ngikhonzaiNkosingakhokonkeukuthobeka kwengqondo,nangezinyembezieziningi,nangezilingo, engahlelwangazoabaJuda; 20nokuthiangigodlangaluthoolunisizengalutho,kepha ngalibonisa,ngalifundisaobalanasendliningendlu; 21ngifakazakumaJudalakumaGrikiukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu,lokukholwaeNkosiniyethuuJesuKristu 22Manjebhekani,minangiyaeJerusalemangiboshiwe emoyeni,ngingakwaziokuyakungehlelakhona; 23ngaphandlekokuthiuMoyaoNgcweleuyafakaza emiziningemizi,ethiizibophonezinhluphekozingilindile. 24Kephaakukhokwalokhuokunginyakazisayo,futhi ukuphilakwamiangikuthathinjengokubalulekilekimi, ukuzengiqedeuhambolwamingentokozo,nenkonzo engayamukelaeNkosiniuJesu,yokufakazaivangelilomusa kaNkulunkulu

25Manjebhekani,ngiyaziukuthininanonkeengahamba phakathikwenungishumayelaumbusokaNkulunkulu anisayikubonaubusobami

26Ngakhongiyafakazakininamuhlaukuthianginacala egazinilabobonkeabantu

27Ngokubaangigodlangaukunitshelayonkeicebo likaNkulunkulu.

28Ziqaphelenininanomhlambiwonkeanibekekuwo uMoyaoNgcweleukubanibengababonisibokwelusa ibandlalikaNkulunkuluazithengelelonangegazilakhe

29Ngokubaminangiyaziukuthiemvakokumukakwami kuyakungenaphakathikwenuizimpisiezihahayo, zingawuhawukeliumhlambi.

30Nakuningokwenukuyakuvelaamadodaakhuluma izintoezonakele,ukuzeahugeabafundiukubalandela 31Ngakholindani,nikhumbule,ukuthiiminyaka emithathuubusukuneminiangiyekangaukuxwayisa yilowonalowongezinyembezi.

32Manje,bazalwane,ngiyaninikelakuNkulunkulu nasezwinilomusawakhe,onamandlaokulakhanokuninika ifaphakathikwabobonkeabangcwelisiwe.

33Angizangengifiseisiliva,nomaigolide,nomaingubo yomuntu

34Yebo,ninangokwenuniyaziukuthilezizandla zisebenzeleizidingozaminezalaboababenami.

35Nginitshengisileezintwenizonke,ukuthi ngokushikashikekakanjekufanelenisizeababuthakathaka, nikhumbuleamazwieNkosiuJesu,ukuthiyathi: ‘Kubusisekileukuphakunokwamukela

36Eseshilolokhowaguqaphansinabobonke,wakhuleka 37Bakhalakakhulubonke,bawelaentanyenikaPawulu, bamanga;

38Bedabukilekakhulungamazwiawashoyoukuthi abasayikubonaubusobakheBasebemphelekezelabaze bafikaemkhunjini

ISAHLUKO21

1Futhikwenzekaukuthingemvakokususwakubo,futhi samuka,saqondangqoeKhose,futhingangomusoeRodu, futhiukusukalaphosafikaePhathara

2SatholaumkhumbiowelelaeFenike,sangenakuwo, samuka

3KwathisesiyibonileiKhupro,sayishiyangakwesokhohlo, sangenangomkhumbi,sayaeSiriya,sehlaeTire,ngokuba umkhumbiwawuzakwethulakhonaumthwalo

4Safumanaabafundi,sahlalakhonaizinsuku eziyisikhombisa;bonabathikuPawulungoMoya angenyukelieJerusalema

5Kwathisesiqedilelezonsuku,saphumasahamba;bonke basiphelekezelakanyenawomkabonabantwana,saze sangaphandlekomuzi;saguqaogwini,sakhuleka 6Sesivalelisane,sangenaemkhunjini;babuyelaekhaya futhi.

7KwathisesiqedileuhambolwethusisukaeTire,safika ePetolemayi,sabingelelaabazalwane,sahlalanabousuku lwabalunye.

8Ngangomusosasuka,safikaeKesariya,sangenaendlini kaFiliphuumvangeli,owayengomunyewabayisikhombisa; wahlalalaye.

9Yenalowowayenamadodakaziamane,izintombi, ezaziprofetha

10Kwathisisahlezikhonaizinsukueziningi,kwehla eJudiyaumprofethiothileogamalakhelingu-Agabu 11Esefikilekithi,wathathaibhandelikaPawulu, wazibophaizandlanezinyawo,wathi:“UshokanjeuMoya oNgcwele,uthi:‘AmaJudaaseJerusalemaayakumbopha kanjaloumuntuophethelelibhande,amnikeleesandleni izandlazabezizwe.

12Kwathisesizwilelezizinto,samncengathinakanyelabo bakuleyondawoukuthiangenyukelieJerusalema.

13UPawuliwasephendulawathi:Litshoniukukhala lichobozainhliziyoyami?ngobaminaangilungele ukubotshwakuphela,kodwalokufaeJerusalemangenxa yebizoleNkosiuJesu.

14Kutheengavumiukuvunyiswa,sathula,sathi: MayenzekeintandoyeNkosi

15Ngemvakwalezozinsukusathathaizimpahlazethu sakhuphukelaeJerusalema

16KwasekuhambalathiabanyebabafundibaseKesariya, basisakuMnasoniwaseKhupro,umfundiomdala, esasizangenisakuye

17KwathisesifikileeJerusalema,abazalwanebasemukela ngokuthokoza

18NgangomusouPawuluwangenanathikuJakobe; labadalabonkebabekhona.

19Wababingelela,wabalandisangazozonkeizinto uNkulunkuluabezenzilephakathikwabezizwengenkonzo yakhe.

20KwathisebezwilebayidumisaiNkosi,bathikuye: Uyabona,mfowethu,ukuthizingakiizigidizabakholwayo kumaJuda;futhibonkebashisekelaumthetho;

21BabikelwengaweukuthiufundisabonkeabaJuda abaphakathikwabezizweukuhlubukakuMose,uthi bangabasokiabantwanababo,bangahambingamasiko 22Kuyini-ke?ixukulimeleukubuthana,ngobalizakuzwa ukuthiufikile.

23Ngakhoyenzalokhuesikushokuwe:Sinamadoda amaneanesithembisophezukwawo;

24Bathathe,uzihlambululekanyenabo,ubenecalakubo, ukuzebaphuceamakhandaabo;kodwaukuthilaweuqobo uhambengokufaneleyo,njalougcinaumlayo

25Mayelananabezizweabakholwayo,silobile,saphetha ngokuthibangagciniokunje,kuphelaukuthibazigcine entweniehlatshelweizithombe,nasegazini,nasenkonzweni, nasebufebeni.

26Khona-keuPawuluwawathathaamadoda,futhi ngangomusoezihlambululekanyenawowangena ethempelini,ukuzeaboniseukuphelakwezinsuku zokuhlanjululwa,kuzekubekhonaumnikelowawowonke umuntu

27Kwathisezizophelaizinsukueziyisikhombisa,abaJuda base-Asiyabembonaethempelini,badungabonkeabantu, bambamba;

28ememezaethi:“Madodaakwa-Israyeli,sizani!Lona nguyeofundisabonkeabantuezindawenizonke okuphambenenabantu,nomthetho,nalendawo,futhi wangenisanamaGrekiethempelini,wayingcolisalendawo engcwele

29(NgokubababebonengaphambiliuTrofimuwase-Efesu enayeemzini,ababecabangaukuthiuPawuluumngenise ethempelini)

30Umuziwonkewanyakaziswa,abantubagijima kanyekanye,bambambauPawulu,bamdonselangaphandle kwethempeli,kwavalwamasinyaneiminyango

31Kwathibesafunaukumbulala,kwafikaumbiko endunenienkuluyeviyoukuthilonkeiJerusalema liyayaluza

32yonayahleyathathaamasoshanezindunazekhulu, yagijimelakubo;

33Indunayenkulungwaneyayisisondela,yambamba, yayalaukubaaboshwengamaketangaamabili;wabuza ukuthiungubaninokuthiwenzeni

34Abanyephakathikwesixukubamemezaokunye,abanye okunye;

35Esefikileezitebhisini,wathwalwaamasoshangenxa yobudlovababantu

36Ngobaixukulabantulalilandelalimemezalisithi:Msuse!

37KwathiuPawuliesezangeniswaenkambeniyamabutho, wathienduneniyenkulungwane:Ngingakhulumalaweyini?

Yathi:“UyakwaziukukhulumaisiGrekina?

38AwusiyeyinilowomGibhitheowasusaisiyaluyalu ngaphambikwalezizinsuku,waholelaehlaneamadoda ayizinkulungwaneezineangababulalina?

39KephauPawuluwathi:“MinangingumJudawaseTarsu, umuziwaseKhilikhiya,isakhamuzisomuziongasholutho;

40Esemvumele,uPawuluwemaezikhwelweni,waqhweba abantungesandla.Kwathisekuthulekekakhulu, wakhulumakubongolimilwesiHeberu,wathi:

ISAHLUKO22

1Madoda,bazalwane,nawobaba,yizwaniukuziphendulela kwamikinimanje.

2SebezwileukuthiukhulumalabongolimilwesiHeberu, bathulakakhulu;

3Mina-kengingumuntuongumJuda,owazalelwaeTarsu, umuziwaseKhilikhiya,nokhongakhulelakulomuzi ngasezinyawenizikaGamaliyeli,ngifundisangokomthetho opheleleyowawokhokho,ngishisekelaNkulunkulu, njengobaninjalononkenamuhla

4NgazingelaleNdlelakwazekwabasekufeni,ngibopha, ngibakhaphelaematilongweniabesilisanabesifazane 5njengalokhunompristiomkhuluuyangifakazela, nebandlalonkelamalunga,engamukelakuboizincwadi eziyakubazalwane,ngayaeDamaseku,ngibayise eJerusalemabeboshiwe,ukuzebajeziswe

6KwathingisahambasengisondelaeDamasekuemini bebade,kwavelaukukhanyaokukhulunxazonkezami kuvelaezulwini

7Ngawelaphansi,ngezwaizwilithikimi:‘Sawulu, Sawulu,ungizingelelanina?

8Ngaphendulangathi:Ungubani,Nkosi?Yathikimi:Mina nginguJesuwaseNazarethaomzingelayo.

9Ababenamibakubonaukukhanya,besaba;kodwa abalizwangailizwilalowoowayekhulumalami

10Ngasengisithi:Ngizakwenzani,Nkosi?INkosiyasisithi kimi:SukumauyeeDamaseko;lapho-keuzatshelwakhona ngakhokonkeokumiselwewenaukuthiukwenze

11Kwathingingasaboningenxayenkazimuloyalokho kukhanya,ngiholwangesandlayilaboababenami,ngafika eDamaseku

12Kephau-Ananiyaothile,indodaekholwayo ngokomthetho,efakazelwakahlengabaJudabonke abakhileyolapho

13Wezakimi,wema,wathikimi:Sawulumzalwane,buya uboneFuthingasolesosikhathingabhekaphezulukuye

14Wathi:‘UNkulunkuluwawokhokhobethuukukhethile ukubawaziintandoyakhe,umboneoLungileyo,uzweizwi lomlomowakhe

15Ngobauzakubangufakaziwakheebantwinibonke walokhookubonileyolokuzwileyo.

16Manjeulibelenina?sukumaubhabhathizwe, uhlambululeizonozakho,ubizeibizoleNkosi.

17KwathisengibuyeleeJerusalema,ngikhuleka ethempelini,ngabanesiyezi;

18Ngambonaethikimi:‘Sheshauphumemasinyane eJerusalema,ngokubaabazukwamukelaubufakazibakho ngami

19Ngathi:‘Nkosi,bayazibonaukuthingangibabopha ngibashayaemasinagogeniwonkeabakholwanguwe; 20nalaphokuchithwaigazilikaStefanuumfakaziwakho, namingangimikhona,ngivumelananokubulawakwakhe, ngilindaizingubozabambulalayo

21Yathikimi:Hamba,ngokubaminangizakuthumakude kwabezizwe.

22Basebemlalelakwazekwabakulelolizwi, basebephakamisaamazwiabobesithi:Msusenionjalo emhlabeni,ngobakakufanelangaukuthiaphile

23Kwathibesamemeza,belahlaizingubozabo,baphonsa uthuliemoyeni;

24Indunayenkulungwaneyasilayaukuthiangeniswe enqabeni,yasilayaukuthiaphenywengesiswepu;ukuzeazi ukuthikunganibekhalakanjekuye.

25Kwathibembophangemichilo,uPawuluwathienduneni yekhulueyayimilapho:“Kuvunyelweyinikiniukushaya umuntuongumRomaengalahlwangacalana?

26Kwathiindunayekhuluisizwile,yasukayabikelainduna yenkulungwane,yathi:Qaphelaokwenzayo,ngoba lumuntuungumRoma

27Indunayenkulungwaneyezayathikuye:Ngitshele, ungumRomayini?Wathi:Yebo.

28Indunayenkulungwaneyasiphendulayathi:Mina ngatholalokhokukhululekangemalienkuluUPawuli wasesithi:Kodwaminangizelwe.

29Khonabasukamasinyanekuyelaboababezakumphenya; 30Kwathingangomuso,efunaukwaziiqinisolokuthi kunganiamangalelwengamaJuda,wamkhulula eziboshweni,wayalaukubaabapristiabakhulu nomphakathiwonkewabobahlangane,wamehlisauPawulu, wammisaphambikwabo.

ISAHLUKO23

1UPawuluwayesegqolozelaumphakathi,wathi:“Madoda, bazalwane,minangihambilephambikukaNkulunkulu nginonembezawonkeomuhlekuzekubenamuhla.

2Umpristiomkhuluu-Ananiyawayalaababemieduze kwakheukubabamshayeemlonyeni

3UPawuluwayesethikuye:“UNkulunkuluuzakukushaya wenaludongaolucakiwe;

4Ababemikhonabathi:“Uthukaumpristiomkhulu kaNkulunkuluna?

5UPawuluwayesethi:“Bengingazi,bazalwane,ukuthi ungumpristiomkhulu;

6KephauPawuluesekwaziukuthienyeingxenye ingabaSadusi,enyeingabaFarisi,wamemezaemphakathini wathi:“Madoda,bazalwane,minangingumFarisi, indodanayomFarisi;okubuzwayo.

7Eseshilolokho,kwavelaukungezwaniphakathi kwabaFarisinabaSadusi,uquqabalwahlukanaphakathi 8NgokubaabaSadusibathiakukhoukuvukakwabafileyo, nangelosi,namoya,kephaabaFarisibakuvumakokubili

9Kwasekubakhonaukukhalaokukhulu,ababhali besigabasabaFarisibasukumabaphikisana,bathi:“Asitholi bubikulomuntu;UNkulunkulu

10Kwathisekuqubukaukungezwaniokukhulu,induna yenkulungwaneyesabaukuthiuPawuliangadweshulwa yibo,yayalaamasoshaukubaehle,amhlwithephakathi kwabo,amngeniseekamu

11NgobusukuobulandelayoiNkosiyemangakuye,yathi: “Yimaisibindi,uPawulu;

12Kwathisekusile,abaJudabenzaicebo,bazibopha ngesiqalekiso,bathiabayikudla,bangaphuzi,baze bambulaleuPawulu

13Futhibabengaphezukwamashumiamaneabenzelelo tulo

14Bonabezakubapristiabakhulunamalunga,bathi: “Sizibophengesiqalekisoesikhulu,ukuthiasiyikudlalutho singakambulaliuPawulu

15Ngakho-keninakanyenomphakathibonisaniinduna yenkulungwaneukubaimehliselekinikusasakungathi nifunaukuhlolisisakabanzingaye;

16KwathiindodanakadadewabokaPawuluyezwa ngokuqamekelakwabo,yasukayangenaekamulamasosha, yabikelauPawulu

17UPawuliwasebizelakuyeenyeyendunayekhulu,wathi: Yisalelijahaendunenienkulu;

18Yayisimthatha,yamyisaendunenienkulu,yathi: “UPawuluoyisiboshwawangibizelakuye,wangincenga ukubangilethelelinsizwakuwe,linentoezokhulumakuwe

19Indunayenkulungwaneyasibambaisandlasalo, yahambalayengasese,yasibuzayathi:Kuyiniozangitshela khona?

20Yasisithi:AmaJudaavumeleneukukucelaukuthi wehliseleuPawulikusasa,uyeemphakathini,kungathi afunaukudingisisaokunyengaye

21Kodwaungabayekeli,ngobakukhonakubo abamqamekeleyoamadodaangaphezukwamatshumi amane,azibophengesifungoukuthikabayikudlalokunatha azeambulale;ngifunaisithembisoesivelakuwe

22Ngakhoindunayenkulungwaneyayisiyiyekelaijaha ukuthilihambe,yalilayawathi:Qaphelaungatshelimuntu ukuthiungitshelilelezizinto

23Yasibizelakuyeizindunazekhuluezimbili,yathi: Lungisaniamabuthoangamakhuluamabiliukuya eKesariya,labagadibamabhizaabangamatshumi ayisikhombisa,labemikhontoabangamakhuluamabili, ngeholalesithathulobusuku; 24nilungisenezilwane,ukuzebamkhweliseuPawulu, bamyisekuFeliksiumbusiephephile;

25Wasebhalaincwadingalendlela

26UKlawudiyuLisiyakuMbusiodumileyouFeliksi uyakhonza.

27LendodayayibanjwengabaJuda,yayizakubulawayiwo;

28Ngathisengifunaukwaziicalaabayimangalelangalo, ngamkhiphelaemphakathiniwabo;

29engabonaukuthiumangalelwengemibuzoyomthetho wawo,kodwaengabekwangaluthoolufaneleukufa nokuboshwa.

30KwathisengitsheliweukuthiamaJudaayeqamekele lowomuntu,ngathumelakuwemasinyane,ngasengiyaleza kwabammangalelayoukubabakhulumephambikwakho ukuthibananingakuyeUkuvalelisa

31AmasoshaamthathauPawulunjengokulaywakwawo, amyisae-Antipatriebusuku

32Ngangomusobashiyaabamahhashiukubabahambe naye,babuyelaenqabeni;

33okwathisebefikileeKesariya,banikaumbusiincwadi, bamisaloPawuliphambikwakhe

34Kwathiumbusieseyifundileincwadi,wabuzaukuthi ungowasiphiisifunda;Kwathiesezwileukuthi ungowaseKhilikhiya;

35Wathingizakuzwa,nxaabamangalelibakhosebefikile. WayalaukubaagcinweendliniyokwahlulelakaHerode

ISAHLUKO24

1Kwathiemvakwezinsukueziyisihlanuu-Ananiya umpristiomkhuluwehlakanyenamalunga,nomfundisi othileuTertulu,bonabemangaleleuPawulukumbusi.

2Kutheesebiziwe,uTertuluwaqalaukummangalela,ethi: “Njengobasijabulelaukuthulaokukhulungawe,nokuthi lesisizwesenzelwaimisebenziemihlekakhulu ngokuqondisakwakho;

3siyakwamukelanjalonasezindawenizonkengokubonga okukhulu,Feliksiodumileyo

4Nokho,ukuzengingakukhathazikakhulu,ngiyakuncenga ukubausizweamazwiambalwangesihawusakho.

5Ngobasiyitholileindodaleiyisixhwanguxhwangu, ibangelaukuvukelaumbusophakathikwabaJudabonke emhlabeniwonke,ingumkhokheliwehlelolamaNazaretha. 6owafunaukungcolisaithempeli,esamthatha,besifuna ukumahlulelangokomthethowethu

7KephauLisiyaindunayenkulungwaneyasifikela, wamsusaesandlenisethungobudlovaobukhulu; 8walayaabamangalelibakheukuthibezekuwe;

9NamaJudaavuma,ethilezizintozinjalo.

10KhonauPawulu,ngemvakokubaumbusiemqhwebile ukubaakhulume,waphendulawathi:“Njengobangazi ukuthiusuneminyakaeminingiungumahlulelikulesisizwe, ngiziphendulelangenjabuloenkulunakakhulu 11ukuzeuqondeukuthikusaseleizinsukueziyishumi nambilingenyukelaeJerusalemaukuyokhuleka.

12futhiabangifumanangaethempeliningiphikisana namuntu,nomangivusaisixuku,nomaemasinagogeni, nasemzini;

13futhiabanakufakazelalokhoabangimangalelangakho manje

14Kodwangiyavumalokhukuwe,ukuthingendlela abayibizangokuthiyihlelo,ngokunjalongikhonza uNkulunkuluwabobaba,ngikholwayikhokonke okulotshiweyoemthethwenilakubaprofethi;

15nginethembakuNkulunkulu,abalibekayonabo ngokwabo,lokuthikuyakubakhonaukuvukakwabafileyo, okwabalungileyonabangalungile.

16Ngalokhungiyazivivinyaukubangasosonkeisikhathi ngibenonembezaongenacalakuNkulunkulunakubantu

17Kwathiemvakweminyakaeminengingafikaukuletha iziphoesizwenisakithileminikelo

18NgalokhoabaJudaabathilebase-Asiyabangifumana ethempeliningihlanjululwe,kungekhosixukunoma nginesiyaluyalu

19ababemelweukubalaphaphambikwakho,bangiphikisa, umabebenokuthilengami

20Noma-kelabaabalaphamabathi,umabefumeneububi obubikimi,ngimiphambikomkhandlu;

21ngaphandlekwalelizwilinyeengamemezangalongimi phakathikwabo,lokuthingokuvukakwabafileyo ngimangalelwayininanamuhla

22KwathiuFeliksiesezwilelezizinto,ekwazi ngokugcweleyokakhulungalendlela,wahlehlisa,wathi: NxauLisiyaindunayenkulungwaneesehlile,mina ngizakwazingokugcweleindabayenu

23WalayaindunayekhuluukuthiagcinweuPawuli,njalo abelenkululeko,njalokungavinjelwamuntuwakubo ukumkhonzakumbeukuzakuye

24Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezithile,uFeliksiwafika noDrusilaumkakhe,umJudakazi,wabizauPawulu, wamuzwangokukholwakuKristu

25Esakhulumangokulunga,nokuzithiba,nokwahlulela okuzayo,uFeliksiwashaywaluvalo,waphendulawathi: “Okwamanjehamba;nxanginesikhathiesihle,ngizakubiza 26YenawayethembaukuthiuzanikwaimalinguPawuli ukuzeamkhulule;ngakhowambizakanengiekhulumalaye.

27KwathiemvakweminyakaemibilikwangenauPorkiyu FestuesikhundlenisikaFeliksi;

ISAHLUKO25

1KwathiuFestuesengenileesikhundleni,emva kwezinsukuezintathuwenyukelaeJerusalemaesuka eKesariya.

2UmpristiomkhulunezikhuluzabaJudabasebemangalela uPawulukuye,bamncenga

3bacelaumusangayeukubaambizeeJerusalema, beqamekeleendleleniukubabambulale

4KodwauFestuwaphendulawathiuPawuliugcinwe eKesariya,lokuthilayengokwakheusezasukaayekhona masinyane

5Wathi-kelaboabanamandlaphakathikwenumabehle nami,bambekeicalalomuntu,umakukhonaokubikuye.

6Esehlalekuboizinsukuezingaphezukweziyishumi, wehlelaeKesariya;ngangomusoehleziesihlalweni sokwahlulela,wayalaukubauPawulualethwe.

7Esefikile,abaJudaabehlabevelaeJerusalemabama bemhaqa,bamangalelauPawuluizimangaloeziningi ezimbi,abangenakuzifakazela.

8Eziphendulelawathi:“NangomthethowabaJuda, nethempeli,nakuKesariangonangalutho;

9KodwauFestuethandaukwenzaintandoyamaJuda, waphendulauPawuliwathi:Uyathandaukukhuphukela eJerusalema,wahlulelwekhonangalezizintophambi kwami?

10UPawuluwayesethi:“Ngimiesihlalwenisokwahlulela sikaKesari,laphokufanelengahlulelwekhona; 11Ngokubaumangingonile,nomangenzeuthoolufanele ukufa,angifuniukufa;ngidluliselaicalakuKesari

12UFestusiesekhulumilelomphakathiwaphendulawathi: UlidluliselekuKesari?kuKesariuzakuya.

13Kwathiemvakwezinsukuezithileu-Agriphainkosi noBernikebafikaeKesariyaukuyobingelelauFestu 14Sebehlalekhonaizinsukueziningi,uFestuwayilandisa inkosiindabakaPawulu,wathi:“Kukhonaindodaethile eshiywenguFeliksiiboshiwe; 15okwathilaphongiseJerusalema,abapristiabakhulu namalungaabaJudabangibikela,befunaukwahlulelwa ngaye

16Engabaphendulangathi:Kakusiwoumkhuba wamaRomaukunikelaumuntuukuthiafe,omangalelweyo engakahlanganisiabammangalelayo,abelelungelo lokuziphendulelangecalalakhe

17Ngakho-kesebefikilelapha,angilibalangangangomuso ngahlalaesihlalwenisokwahlulela,ngayalaukubalendoda ilethwe

18kwathiabamangalelibesukuma,abavezangacalalazo ngalezozintominaebengizicabanga; 19kodwababephikisanalayengenkoloyabo,langoJesu othileowafayo,atshoyouPawuliukuthiuyaphila

20Mina-kengokubangangingabazangalemibuzo, ngambuzaukuthiangathandayiniukuyaeJerusalema, ahlulelwekhonangalezizindaba;

21KodwakwathiuPawuliesedluliseleicalalokuthi agcinelweukuqulwakwecalalikaAwugustu,ngalaya ukuthiagcinwengizengimthumelekuKesari 22U-AgriphawayesethikuFestu:“Namingiyathanda ukumuzwalowomuntu;Wathi,kusasanizamuzwa.

23Kwathingangomusoefikileu-AgriphanoBernike ngokugabadelaokukhulu,bangenaendaweniyokulalela kanyenezindunazenkulungwanenezikhuluzomuzi, ngomyalokaFestu,uPawuluwalethwa

24UFestuwathi:“NkosiAgripha,naninonkemadoda enikhonalaphakanyenathi,niyayibonalendodalonke uquqabalwabaJudaeyenzekiminangayeeJerusalema nalapha,imemezaithiakufanelephilaisikhathieside.

25Kodwalaphongitholaukuthiakenzangaluthoolufanele ukufa,lokuthiyenangokwakhewalidluliselakuAwugustu, ngaqumaukumthuma.

26Anginantoeqinisekileengingayilobelainkosiyami ngayeNgakho-kengimlethephambikwenu,ikakhulukazi phambikwakho,nkosiAgripha,ukuzekuthisekuhloliwe, ngibenakhoengingakuloba

27Ngokubangibonakungenangqondoukuthumela isiboshwa,kungavezwanamacalaaso.

ISAHLUKO26

1UAgriphawasesithikuPawuli:Uvunyelwe ukuzikhulumelaUPawuliwaseselulaisandla, waziphendulela;

2Ngiyajabula,nkosiAgripha,ngobanamuhla ngizoziphendulelaphambikwakhongazozonkeizinto engimangalelwengazongamaJuda.

3ikakhulukazingobangaziukuthiunolwazikuwowonke amasikonezingxabanozabaJuda;ngalokhongiyakunxusa ukubaungizwengesineke.

4Indlelayamiyokuphilakwasebushenibami,eyayikhona ekuqaleniesizwenisakithieJerusalema,ayazibonke abaJuda;

5ababengazikwasekuqaleni,umabefunaukufakaza, ukuthingokwehleloeliqinekakhululenkonzoyethu ngahambangingumFarisi.

6Manjengimifuthingigwetshiwengenxayethemba lesithembisouNkulunkuluasenzakokhokhobethu;

7ezithembaukufikakusoizizwezakithiezilitshumi lambili,zikhonzauNkulunkuluubusukuneminiNgenxa yalelithemba,nkosiAgripha,ngimangalelwangabaJuda.

8Kunganikufanelekucatshangweukuthikuyinto engakholekikini,ukuthiuNkulunkuluuvusaabafileyo?

9Mina-kengangizitshelaukuthikufanelengenzeizinto eziningieziphambenenegamalikaJesuwaseNazaretha.

10lokhonamingakwenzaeJerusalema;abaningi kwabangcwelengabavalelaetilongweni,ngitholeamandla kubapristiabakhulu;kwathilaphobebulawa,ngazwakalisa izwilamingokumelenenabo 11Nakuwowonkeamasinagogengabajezisakaningi, ngibacindezelaukubabahlambalaze;futhinjengoba ngibathukuthelelekakhulu,ngabazingelakwazekwaba semiziniyabezizwe.

12NgalokhongiyaeDamasekunginegunyanokuthunywa kubapristiabakhulu,

13Eminienkulu,nkosi,endleleningabonaukukhanya okuvelaezulwiniokungaphezukokukhanyakwelanga, kungikhanyisanxazonkezaminababehambanami 14Kwathisesiwilephansisonkeemhlabathini,ngezwa izwilikhulumakimingolimilwesiHeberu,lithi:‘Sawulu, Sawulu,ungizingelelanina?kunzimakuweukukhahlela izinkandi

15Ngasengisithi:Ungubani,Nkosi?Wathi:Mina nginguJesuomzingelayo

16Kephasukuma,umengezinyawozakho,ngokuba ngibonakalekuwengalokhoukubangikwenzeube yisikhonzinofakaziwalezizintoozibonileyonowalezo zintoengizakuzibonakalisakuwengazo; 17ngikukhululekubantunakwabezizwe,engikuthuma kubomanje; 18ukuzeuvuleamehloabo,futhibaphenduke ebumnyamenibayeekukhanyeni,futhibasukeemandleni kaSathanebayekuNkulunkulu,ukuzebathole ukuthethelelwakwezonokanyenefaphakathi kwabangcwelisiwengokukholwakimi 19Ngakho-ke,nkosiAgripha,angizangengiwulalele umbonowasezulwini.

20kodwangabikakuqalakwabaseDamaseku, naseJerusalema,nakuzozonkeizindawozaseJudiya, nakwabezizwe,ukubabaphenduke,baphendukele kuNkulunkulu,benzeimisebenziefaneleukuphenduka 21NgenxayalokhoabaJudabangibambaethempelini, bazamaukungibulala.

22Ngakho-kesengitholeusizolukaNkulunkulu,ngimi kuzekubeyilolusuku,ngifakazakwabancanenabakhulu, ngingakhulumiokunyengaphandlekwalokhoabakusho abaprofethinoMoseukuthikuyakwenzeka; 23ukuzeuKristuahlupheke,abengowokuqalaoyakuvuka kwabafileyo,ashumayeleukukhanyakubantu nakwabezizwe

24Esazikhulumelalezizinto,uFestuwathingezwielikhulu: “UyahlanyawenaPawulu;ukufundaokuningi kuyakuhlanyisa

25Kodwawathi:Kangihlanyi,Festuodumileyo;kodwa ngikhulumeamazwieqinisonawokuhluzekakwengqondo.

26Ngokubainkosiiyazingalezizinto,engikhulumakuyo futhingokukhululeka;ngobalentoayenziwangaengosini

27NkosiAgripha,uyakholwangabaprofethina?Ngiyazi ukuthiuyakholwa

28UAgriphawasesithikuPawuli:Cisheusufuna ukungenzangibengumKristu.

29UPawuliwasesithi:NgithandakuNkulunkuluukuthi kungabinguwewedwa,kodwalabobonkeabangizwayo lamuhla,kokubilingokuseduze,nangokuphelele,babe njengami,ngaphandlekwalezizibopho

30Eseshilolokho,yasukumainkosi,nombusi,noBernike, nababehlezinabo;

31Sebesukilebakhulumabodwa,bathi:“Loakenzilutho olufaneleukufanokuboshwa

32UAgriphawasesithikuFestusi:Lomuntungabe ukhululiwe,ubaubengalidluliselangakuKesari

ISAHLUKO27

1KwathisekunqunyiweukuthisiyeeItaliyangomkhumbi, banikelauPawulunezinyeiziboshwaezithileenduneni yekhuluigamalayolinguJuliyu,webutholika-Awugustu

2Sangenaemkhunjiniwase-Adramitiyuowawusuzodabula ezindawenizase-Asiya;kwakukhonau-Aristarku umMakedoniyawaseThesalonikaenathi

3NgosukuolulandelayosafikaeSidoni.UJuliyuwaphatha uPawulungobubele,wamvumelaukubaayekubangane bakhe,atholeusizo

4Sasukalapho,sagudlangenzansikweKhupro,ngokuba imimoyayayiphambene.

5SadabulaulwandlelwaseKhilikhiyanasePhamfiliya, safikaeMirayaseLisiya

6Laphoindunayekhuluyatholaumkhumbi weAleksandriyausiyaeItaliya;wasifakakhona

7Sesihambekancaneizinsukueziningi,safikakalukhuni ngaseKinidu,umoyaungasivumeli,sagudlaiKrethe malungananeSalimone;

8Sasesihambakalukhunisafikaendaweniethiwa AmathekuAmahle;eduzekwalaphokwakukhonaumuzi waseLaseya

9Kwathiisikhathiesiningisesidlulile,nokuhamba ngomkhumbikwasekuyingozi,ngokubaukuzilakwase kudlulile,uPawuluwabayala;

10Wathikubo:“Madoda,ngiyabonaukuthiloluhambo luyakubanokulimalanokulimalaokukhulu,kungesikho okomthwalonomkhumbikuphela,kodwanokuphila kwethu.

11Nokhoindunayekhuluyakholwaumninimkhumbi nomnikaziwomkhumbikunalezoezashiwouPawulu

12Kodwanjengobaithekulalingekufanelangaukuthi kuhlaleubusikakulo,abanengibacebisanaukuthibasuke lapho,ukuzemhlawumbebafikeeFenike,bahlalekhona ebusika;eliyithekulaseKrethe,elibhekeeningizimuntshonalanganasenyakatho-ntshonalanga

13Kutheumoyawaseningizimuuphephethakancane,bathi sebekuzuzileababekuhlosile,basukalapho,bagudla iKrethe

14Kodwangemvakwesikhatshanakwavukaumoya oyisiphephoothiwaiYurakilidoni.

15Kwathiumkhumbiwabanjwa,wehlulekaukumelana nomoya,sawuyeka

16SasesigijimangaphansikwesihlengeesithiwaiKlawuda, kwabanomsebenziomningiukuwuhambaumkhumbi;

17Sebewuphakamisile,basebenzisaizinsiza,bebopha umkhumbingaphansi;besabaukuthibangawela esihlabathiniesimanzi,banqamulauseyili,baqhutshwa kanjalo

18Kwathisesipheshulwakakhuluyisiphepho, ngangomusobakhululaumkhumbi;

19Kwathingosukulwesithathusalahlaizikhali zomkhumbingezandlazethu

20Kwathilaphoilanganezinkanyezikungabonakali izinsukueziningi,nesiphephoesingesincanesinamandla, laselaphelalonkeithembalokuthisingasindiswa.

21NgemvakokuzilaisikhathiesideuPhawuliwema phakathikwabowathi:“Madoda,ngabelangilalela, kasukangaeKrethe,lazuzalokhukubilokulahlekelwa

22Khathesi-kengiyalikhuthazaukuthilibelesibindi, ngobakakuyikulahlekaimpiloyomuntuphakathikwenu, ngaphandlekomkhumbi

23Ngobakulobubusukubekumikimiingilosi kaNkulunkuluengingowakhe,lengimkhonzayo,

24esithi:Ungesabi,Pawuli;umelweukumiswaphambi kukaKesari;bheka,uNkulunkuluukunikilebonke abahambanawengomkhumbi

25Ngakhoyimaniisibindi,madoda,ngokubangiyakholwa nguNkulunkuluukuthikuyakubanjengalokhoengitsheliwe.

26Nokhosimelweukuphonswaesiqhinginiesithile

27Kwathisekufikeubusukubetshumilane,sisazulazula senyukae-Adriya,phakathikobusukuabaqhubi bemikhumbibacabangaukuthisebesondeleelizweni elithile;

28Basebephosauphondo,batholaamafathome angamatshumiamabili;

29Besabaukuthimhlawumbesingawelaphezu kwamadwala,baphoselaamahangeamanengemva komkhumbi,bafisaukuthikuse

30Kwathiabaqhubibemikhumbisebezabalekaemkhunjini, behliselaumkhumbiolwandle,kungathibaphonse amahangeemkhunjini;

31UPawuliwathienduneniyekhulunasemabuthweni: Umalababengahlaliemkhunjini,aninakusindiswa

32Amasoshaanqamulaizintambozomkhumbi,awuyeka wawa.

33Kwathisekuzakusa,uPawuluwabancengabonkeukuba badle,wathi:“Namuhlakulusukulweshuminanenilindile, nizilaukudla,ningadlilutho.

34Ngakhongiyanincengaukubanidle,ngokubalokhu kungenxayempiloyenu;

35Eseshilolokhowathathaisinkwa,wabonga uNkulunkuluphambikwabobonke,wasihlephula,waqala ukudla

36Basebeqinaisibindibonke,basebethathaukudla.

37Sasisonkeemkhunjinisiyimiphefumuloengamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisikhombisanesithupha

38Sebesuthi,bawenzalulaumkhumbi,baphonsaukolweni olwandle

39Kwathisekusile,abalazangailizwe,kodwabathola umfulaothileologu,abazimiselakuwoukuthibawuqhube umkhumbi,ubakungenzeka

40Sebekhuphulileamahange,bawayekelaolwandle, bathukululaizibophozokuqondisaamaphini, baphakamiselaemoyeniuseyiliwangaphambili,baqonda ogwini

41Basebewelaendawenilaphookuhlanganakhona ulwandleolubili,bawuqhubelaumkhumbiemhlabathini; ingaphambililanamathela,lahlalalingenakunyakaziswa, kephaingemuvalaphukangamandlaamaza.

42Icebolamasoshalaliwukubulalaiziboshwa,funa zibhukudezibaleke.

43Kodwaindunayekhulu,ithandaukusindisauPawuli, yabavimbaenjongweniyabo;wayalaukuthiabakwazi ukubhukudabaziphonsekuqalaolwandle,baye emhlabathini; 44abaseleyo,abanyephezukwamapulangwe,abanye phezukwezicucuzomkhumbiKwasekusithibabaleka bonke,bafikaemhlabathini

ISAHLUKO28

1Kwathisebesindile,basebekwaziukuthiisiqhingisithiwa iMelitha.

2Amaqabaasibonisaumusaomkhulu,ngokubaaphemba umlilo,asamukelasonkengenxayemvulaeyayisina nangenxayamakhaza

3KwathiuPawuliethezainyandalezinkuni,walibeka emlilweni,kwaphumainyokaekushiseni,yanamathela esandlenisakhe

4Abafokazibebonaisiloesinesihlungusilengaesandleni sakhe,bakhulumabodwa,bathi:“Ngokuqinisekilelo muntuungumbulali,okuthinomaesindileolwandle ukuphindiselaakuvumiukubaaphile

5Yasivuthululelaisiloemlilweni,kasizwangalutho

6Kodwababelindeleukuthiuzavuvukakumbeawephansi masinyaneafe;

7Kuleyondawokwakukhonaamasimuendodaenkulu yesiqhingi,ogamalayolinguPhubhiliyu;owasamukela, wasingenisangobubeleizinsukuezintathu.

8UyisekaPhubhiliyuwayeleleebanjweumkhuhlane nomkhuhlanewegazi,uPawuluwangenakuye,wakhuleka, wabekaizandlaphezukwakhe,wamphulukisa.

9Kwathilokhusekwenzekile,bezanabanyeababenezifo esiqhingini,baphulukiswa;

10abasidumisafuthingokutusaokuningi;kwathi sesihamba,basithwalisaesikudingayo

11Emvakwezinyangaezintathusamukangomkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya,owawudluliseubusikaesiqhingini, uphawulwawolwalungoKastornoPoluksi

12SafikaeSirakhuse,sahlalakhonaizinsukuezintathu 13Sasukalaphosazungeza,safikaeRegiyu;

14laphoesafumanakhonaabazalwane,sancengwaukuba sihlalenaboizinsukueziyisikhombisa; 15Basukalapho,abazalwanesebezwilengathi,beza ukusihlangabezabazebafikaenkundlaka-AphiyinaseTresi Thaberne,uPawuluebabonawabongauNkulunkulu,wema isibindi.

16KwathisesifikileeRoma,indunayekhuluyanikela izibotshwaenduneniyabalindi,kodwauPawuli wavunyelwaukuthiahlaleyedwalebuthoelimgadileyo.

17KwathiemvakwezinsukuezintathuuPawuliwabizela ndawonyeizikhuluzabaJuda;sebebuthene,wathikubo: Madoda,bazalwane,nakubangingonangaluthokubantu namasikoawobaba,nokhonganikelwaeJerusalema ngiyisiboshwaezandlenizamaRoma

18kwathisebengihlolile,bathandaukungikhulula,ngoba kwakungekhocalakimilokufa

19KephaabaJudasebekuphikisa,ngacindezelwaukuba ngilidluliselekuKesari;kungeyisikhoukuthibengifanele ukusolaisizwesakithi

20Ngakhongenxayalokhunginibizeleukulibona, ngikhulumelani,ngobangenxayethembalikaIsrayeli ngibotshiwengamaketane

21Basebethikuye:“Thinaasamukelangancwadingawe evelaeJudiya,futhiakufikanganamunyewabazalwane owabikanomawakhulumauthoolubingawe

22Kodwasifunaukuzwangaweukuthiyinioyicabangayo, ngobamayelananalelihlelosiyaziukuthiliyaphikiswa ezindawenizonke

23Kwathisebemmiseleusuku,kwezakuyeabanengi endaweniayehlalakuyo;wabachasisela,wafakaza ngombusokaNkulunkulu,ebancengangoJesu,ethatha emthethwenikaMozisilakubaprofethi,kusukelaekuseni kwazekwahlwa

24Abanyebakholwayilokhookwakhulunywayo,kodwa abanyekabakholwanga.

25Kephabengavumelanangabodwa,bamuka,uPawulu esekhulumeizwilinyelokuthi:“WakhulumakahleuMoya oNgcwelengo-Isayaumprofethikokhokhobethu; 26esithi:Hambauyekulababantuuthi:Ukuzwalizakuzwa, kodwakaliyikuqedisisa;nokubonanizakubona, ningabonisi;

27Ngobainhliziyoyalababantuseyabalukhuni,lendlebe zabobezwabuthuntu,lamehloabobawacimezile;funa babonengamehlo,bezwengezindlebe,baqonde ngenhliziyo,baphenduke,ngibaphilise

28Ngakhomakwazekekiniukuthiusindiso lukaNkulunkululuthunyelwakwabezizwe,futhi bayakuzwa

29Eseshilolokho,abaJudabamuka,benezimpikiswano ezinkuluphakathikwabo

30UPawuliwasehlalaiminyakaemibiliepheleleyoendlini yakheayeyiqatshile,wemukelabonkeababezakuye.

31etshumayelaumbusokaNkulunkulu,efundisaizinto ezimayelanaleNkosiuJesuKristungesibindiesikhulu, engavinjelwamuntu.