E-Ikhoniyumi
1Kwabuye kwenteka lokufanako nase-Ikhoniyumi boPawula naBhanabasi bangena esinagogeni lemaJuda bakhuluma ngendlela leyenta kutsi linyenti lemaJuda nemaGriki likholwe. 2Kepha emaJuda labengakholwa afaka lulwimi lolubi kubetive kuze bavukele bazalwane. 3Baphostoli bahlala lapho sikhatsi lesidze. Bakhuluma ngesibindzi ngeNkhosi, leyafakaza kutsi inshumayelo yabo ngemusa wayo iliciniso, ibanika emandla ekwenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso ngetandla tabo. 4Bantfu belidolobha behlukana ekhatsi, labanye baba ngakumaJuda, labanye baba ngakubaphostoli. 5Kwatsi nakusuka siphitsiphitsi emkhatsini webetive, nemaJuda, nebaholi bawo, bafuna kuhlupha nekugcoba baphostoli ngematje, 6baphostoli nabakuva loko, babalekela eListra naseDebe, emadolobha lamakhulu aseLikhawoniya, naseveni lelakhelene nawo. 7Nakhona lapho bashumayela liVangeli.
EListra naseDebe
8EListra batfolana nendvodza ihleti, beyisishosha kusukela ekutalweni kwayo, yayingazange seyihambe. 9Yalalela emavi aboPawula. Pawula wabona kutsi iyakholwa kutsi ingaphiliswa, ngako-ke wayibukisisa, 10wamemeta kakhulu watsi: “Sukuma ume ngetinyawo.”
Lendvodza yazuba yema ngetinyawo, yacala kuhamba. 11Lapho sicumbi sibona lokwentiwe nguPawula, sacala samemeta ngelulwimi lwesiLikhawoniya sitsi: “Bonkulunkulu batsatse simo sebantfu behlela kitsi.”
12Betsa Bhanabasi batsi unguZeyusi, naPawula bametsa batsi nguHemesi, ngobe nguye labekhuluma. 13Umphristi waZeyusi labenelithempeli lelalakhiwe ngephandle kwelidolobha, waletsa tinkunzi nemhlobiso wetimbali emasangweni. Yena nesicumbi abefuna kunikela umnikelo kubaphostoli. 14Lapho boBhanabasi naPawula beva loko bese batakwenta, badzabula tingubo tabo bagijima bacondza emkhatsini wesicumbi, bamemeta batsi: 15“Madvodza, nikwentelani loku? Natsi sibantfu nje, labafanana nani! Site lapha kuniletsela liVangeli, kuze nigucuke nisuke kuletintfo letingenamsebenti niye kuNkulunkulu lophilako, lowenta lizulu, nemhlaba, nelwandle, nako konkhe lokukuko. 16Ngesikhatsi lesendlulile watiyekela tonkhe tive tatihambela ngetindlela tato. 17Kodvwa akayekelanga kutifakazela ngekwenta imisebenti lemihle: Unehlisela imvula nekudla ngesikhatsi lesifanele; uninika kudla agcwalise tinhlitiyo tenu ngenjabulo.”
18Nangawo lawo mavi baphostoli babemisa kalukhuni bantfu kutsi babanikelele iminikelo.
19Lamanye emaJuda efika aphuma e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya nase-Ikhoniyumi; asasivumisile sicuku, agcoba Pawula ngematje, amhudvulela ngephandle kwelidolobha acabanga kutsi sewufile. 20Kodvwa ngesikhatsi emakholwa abutsana kuye, wasukuma wabuyela edolobheni. Ngelilanga lelilandzelako yena naBhanabasi bahamba baya eDebe.
Kubuyela kwabo e-Antiyokhi yaseSiriya
21BoPawula naBhanabasi bashumayela liVangeli eDebe, batfola balandzeli labanyenti.
Base babuyela emuva eListra, nase-Ikhoniyumi, nase-Antiyokhi lesePhisidiya. 22Bacinisa emakholwa bawakhutsata ekubambeleleni ekukholweni. Babafundzisa kutsi: “Sifanele sendlule ekuhluphekeni lokunyenti kuze singene embusweni waNkulunkulu.”
23Kulelo nalelo bandla babakhetsela babonisi, ngemithandazo nangekuzila babaletsa eNkhosini labayikholwako.
24Kwatsi sebadzabule esifundzeni sasePhisidiya, befika ePhamfiliya, 25bashumayela livi ePhega, base behlela e-Athaliya. 26Nabesuka lapho bantjweza ngemkhumbi babuyela emuva e-Antiyokhi, indzawo lababenikelwe khona umsebenti waNkulunkulu labase bawentile. 27Lapho sebefike e-Antiyokhi babutsela bantfu belibandla ndzawonye babatjela konkhe Nkulunkulu labekusebentile ngabo, nekutsi nebetive ubavulele indlela yekukholwa. 28Bahlala lapho nemakholwa sikhatsi lesidze.
