BoBhanabasi naSawula bakhetfwa batfunywa
1Ebandleni lase-Antiyokhi kwakunebaphrofethi nebafundzisi: Bhanabasi, naSimeyoni (lobitwa ngekutsi Mnyama), naLusiyusi waseSirene, naManayeni lowakhula naHerodi, umbusi, naSawula. 2Basakhonta iNkhosi, bazila, Moya Longcwele watsi kubo: “Ngehlukaniseleni boBhanabasi naSawula, nibehlukanisele umsebenti lengibabitele wona.”
3Emvakwekuzila nekuthandaza babeka tandla etikwabo, base bayabatfuma.
Luhambo lwekucala: ESiphrosi
4BoBhanabasi naSawula, sebatfunyelwe nguMoya Longcwele, behlela eSeloyisiya bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka khona balibangisa esichingini saseSiphrosi. 5Lapho befika eSalamisi, bashumayela livi leNkhosi emasinagogeni emaJuda. BabenaJohane labebalekelela emsebentini.
6Bahamba yonkhe indlela lejuba esichingini baya ePhafosi, lapho bahlangana naBhajesu labesangoma, umJuda labengumphrofethi wemanga. 7Abenembusi waleso sichingi, Segiyusi Pawulusi, labeyindvodza lehlakaniphile. Umbusi wabita boBhanabasi naSawula kutsi abete kuye ngobe afuna kuva livi laNkulunkulu. 8Kepha baphikiswa ngu-Elimasi labesangoma, leyo yinchazelo yelibito lakhe lesiGriki; wetama kuvimbela umbusi ekukholweni. 9Kodvwa Sawula lokunguPawula, agcwele Moya Longcwele, wasibukisisa lesangoma. 10Watsi: “Wena ndvodzana yaSathane! Usitsa sako konkhe lokuhle; ugcwele onkhe emachinga ebubi, uyawuyekela nini kuvimbela liciniso leNkhosi ngemanga? 11Sandla seNkhosi sitakwehlela etikwakho nyalo; utawuba yimphumphutse, awunakubona kukhanya kwelilanga sikhatsi lesitsite.”
Khona lapho Elimasi wehlelwa yinkhungu yebumnyama yavala emehlo akhe, wahambahamba ajikeleta afuna longamhola amdvonse ngesandla. 12Umbusi wakholwa nakabona loko lokwase kwentekile, ikakhulu wamangaliswa yimfundziso yeNkhosi.
E-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya
13Pawula nebangani bakhe bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka ePhafosi baya ePhega yasePhamfiliya, kepha Johane Makho wabashiya wabuyela emuva eJerusalema. 14Bahamba besuka ePhega befika e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya.
Ngelilanga leliSabatha bangena esinagogeni bahlala phansi. 15Sekufundvwe umtsetfo nemiBhalo yebaphrofethi, baphatsi belisinagoge batfumela livi batsi: “Bazalwane, sicela nikhulume kubantfu nangabe ninawo emavi ekubakhutsata.”
16Pawula wasukuma waphakamisa sandla kuze batemlalela watsi: “Nine baka-Israyeli, nani lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lalelani! 17Nkulunkulu wesive saka-Israyeli wakhetsa bokhokho betfu, wabandzisa ngesikhatsi basahlala njengetihambi eveni laseGibhithe. Nkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe ngemandla akhe lamangalisako. 18Wababeketelela ehlane iminyaka lengema-40. 19Wabulala tive letisikhombisa eveni laseKhenani, walinika bona kutsi libe labo.
20“Emvakweminyaka lengema-450 wabanika baholi besive lekwakutsiwa tikhulu, kwaze kwefika sikhatsi semphrofethi Samuweli. 21Lapho bacela inkhosi, Nkulunkulu wabanika Sawula, indvodzana yaKishi, wesive sakaBhenjamini, waba yinkhosi yabo iminyaka lengema-40. 22Nkulunkulu asamkhiphile wabeka Davide, waba yinkhosi yabo. Nkulunkulu wafakaza kahle ngaye nakatsi: ‘Ngitfole kutsi Davide, indvodzana yaJese, ungumuntfu wenhlitiyo yami, umuntfu lotakwenta konkhe lengifuna kutsi akwente.’ 23Entalweni yakhe Nkulunkulu waletsela ema-Israyeli uMsindzisi longuJesu njengobe abebatsembisile. 24Asengakefiki Jesu, Johane washumayela esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli kutsi siphendvuke etonweni sibhajatiswe. 25Johane nasatawucedza umsebenti wakhe, watsi kubantfu: ‘Nicabanga kutsi ngingubani mine? Angisiye lona lenimlindzele. Kepha bukani la! Yena uta emvakwami, mine angikafaneli ngisho kumkhumula ticatfulo takhe etinyaweni.’
26“Bazalwane, ntalo ya-Abrahama, nani nonkhe lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lelivi lensindziso litfunyelwe kitsi. 27Bantfu labahlala eJerusalema nebaholi babo abazange bati kutsi Jesu unguMsindzisi, abevanga nemavi ebaphrofethi labawafundza njalo ngemaSabatha, kepha bawagcwalisa ngekubulala Jesu. 28Naloku bangasitfolanga sizatfu sekumlahla ngelicala lekufa, kepha bacela kuPhilatu kutsi akabulawe. 29Ngemuva sebakwentile konkhe njengobe kubhaliwe ngaye, bametfula esiphambanweni bamfaka engcwabeni. 30Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile. 31Ngemalanga lamanyenti wabonwa ngulabo labehamba nabo kusuka eGalile kuya eJerusalema. Manje sebabofakazi bakhe esiveni saka-Israyeli.
32“Futsi silapha kube siniletsele liVangeli lekutsi loko Nkulunkulu lakwetsembisa bokhokho 33sewukugcwalisile kitsi tsine lesisitukulwane sabo ngekuvusa Jesu aphile; njengobe kubhaliwe eSihlabelelweni sesibili kutsi:
“ ‘Wena uyiNdvodzana yami,
lamuhla senginguYihlo.’
34“Naku Nkulunkulu lakusho ngekumvusa kwakhe kulabafile angeyiwubola ethuneni watsi:
“ ‘Ngiyawuninika tibusiso letingcwele
lengatetsembisa Davide;’
35“njengobe asho nakulesinye Sihlabelelo atsi:
“ ‘Awuyiwuvumela Longcwele wakho
abole ethuneni.’
36“Phela Davide wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe; wase uyafa, wembelwa eceleni kwabokhokho bakhe, wabola; 37kepha lona Nkulunkulu lamvusa ekufeni akabolanga.
38-39 “Ngako-ke, bazalwane, akwateke kini kutsi ngaye lowo muntfu kutsetselelwa kwetono kuyashunyayelwa kini; nekutsi ngaye wonkhe lokholwa kuye uyakhululwa etonweni takhe labengeke akhululeke kuto ngemtsetfo waMosi. 40Ngako-ke caphelani, kuze kutsi lokwashiwo baphrofethi kungenteki kini:
41“ ‘Caphelani, nine tedzeleli!
Nimangale nife!
Ngobe umsebenti lengiwenta emihleni yenu,
nguleningeke niwukholwe,
ngisho nome lomunye asanichazela ngawo.’ ”
42Batsi boPawula naBhanabasi nabaphuma esinagogeni, bantfu babacela kutsi babuye ngeliSabatha lelilandzelako batewubatjela ngalokunyenti kwaleto tintfo. 43Bantfu sebahambile emhlanganweni, boPawula naBhanabasi balandzelwa ngemaJuda lamanyenti nalabanye labanyenti lababephendvukele enkholweni yemaJuda. Baphostoli bakhuluma kubo babakhutsata kutsi bachubeke baphile emseni waNkulunkulu.
44NgeliSabatha lelilandzelako cishe bonkhe bantfu edolobheni beta batewulalela livi leNkhosi. 45Lapho emaJuda abona ticuku, aba nemona; aphikisa Pawula kuloko abekusho, ametfuka. 46Kepha boPawula naBhanabasi bakhuluma ngesibindzi batsi: “Bekufanele kutsi livi leNkhosi likhulunywe kini kucala. Kepha njengobe ningalifuni, ningaticabangeli nine kutsi nifanelwe kuphila kwaphakadze, bhekani-ke sesiyanishiya siya kubetive. 47Lona ngumyalo lesawunikwa yiNkhosi lotsi:
“ ‘Ngikutfumele kutsi ube kukhanya kubetive,
ube yinsindziso emhlabeni wonkhe.’ ”
48Lapho betive beva loko, batfokota badvumisa livi leNkhosi; nalabo labebakhetselwe kuphila lokuphakadze bakholwa. 49Livi leNkhosi landza kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo. 50Kodvwa emaJuda afaka umoya wetikhova ebafatini lababehloniphekile lababephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda nasemadvodzeni labesembili kulelo dolobha. Bacala bahlupha boPawula naBhanabasi, babacosha kuleyo ndzawo yakubo. 51Baphostoli batsintsitsa lutfuli lwetinyawo tabo bachubekela e-Ikhoniyumi. 52Bafundzi base-Antiyokhi bagcwala kujabula naMoya Longcwele.
