UBharinabhasi noSawula bayathunywa
1Ebandleni elise-Anthiyorhiya bekukhona abaphorofidi nabafundisi okutjho uBharinabhasi, uSimiyoni okuthiwa nguNigeri, uLukiyusi weSirene, uManayeni, owakhula noHerode umtetrarerhesi noSawula. 2Kuthe basadumisa iKosi bazilile, uMoya oCwengileko wathi: “Ngahlukaniselani uBharinabhasi banoSawula kobana baye emsebenzini engibabizele wona.” 3Emva kobana bazile ukudla bathandaza, bababeka izandla.
UBharinabhasi noSawula eSayipurasi
4UBharinabhasi noSawula, bathunywa nguMoya oCwengileko baya eSelukiya, bathaya kusuka lapho basiya eSayipurasi.
5Kuthe bona bafike eSalamisi, batjhumayela ilizwi lakaZimu ngesinagogini lamaJuda. UJwanisi bekanabo azobasiza.
6Bakhamba badabula soke isihlengele bebafika ePhafosi. Lapha-ke bahlangana nomJuda ongusomlingo nomphorofidi wamanga okuthiwa nguBhari-Jesu. 7Yena bekazihlanganise nombusi wesihlengeleni, uSerigiyusi Powula, obekayindoda ehlakaniphileko. Umbusi loyo wabiza uBharinabhasi noSawula ngombana bekafuna ukuzwa ilizwi lakaZimu.
8Kodwana u-Elimasi, ibizo lakhe ngesiGirigi elitjho bona ngusomlingo, walinga ukuphambukisa umbusi ekukholweni. 9Yeke uSawula ogade aziwa bona nguPowula, azele uMoya oCwengileko; waqala usomlingo eenhlonzeni wathi: 10“Wena ndodana kaSathana! Usisitha sayo yoke into elungileko. Uzele yoke imihlobo yamano amambi, ulinga njalo ukuphendula iqiniso leKosi ulenze amanga! 11Isandla sakaZimu sizokwehlela phezu kwakho khona nje; uzakuba siphofu, awuzukubona umkhanyo welanga isikhathi esithileko.”
Khonokho wembeswa yikungu nobumnyama, wakhamba aphumbutha afuna umuntu ongamdosa ngesandla.
12Kuthe lokha umbusi nakabona okwenzekileko wakholwa begodu bekararwe ngilokho akufunde ngeKosi.
Nge-Anthiyorhiya esePhisidiya
13UPowula nabalandeli bakhe bathaya kusukela ePhafosi ukuya ePherge ngePhamfiliya, lapha uJwanisi Markosi abatjhiya khona wabuyela emva eJerusalema. 14Kusukela ePherge bakhamba bafika e-Anthiyorhiya esePhisidiya. NgeSabatha baya ngesinagogini bahlala phasi. 15Emva kokufunda umthetho kaMosi nemitlolo yabaphorofidi, abaphathi besinagogi baphosa ilizwi ngakibo bathi: “Bafowethu, nakube kukhona umlayezo wokukhuthaza ebantwini, sibawa nikhulume.”
16UPowula wasikima waphakamisa isandla wathi: “Ma-Israyeli nani bakosozizwe enesabe uZimu, ngilalelani! 17UZimu wabantu bakwa-Israyeli laba wakhetha abokhokho bethu, bewabenza isizwe esikhulu ngesikhathi basahlezi njengeenkhonzi eGibhide. Nje-ke wabakhupha enarheni leyo ngamandla amakhulu. 18Wababekezelela baserhalawumbeni iminyaka ematjhumi amane. 19Warhayila izizwe ezilikhomba enarheni yeKanana, wanikela inarha leyo abantu bakhe bona ibe lilifa labo. 20Koke lokho kwathatha pheze iminyaka emakhulu amane namatjhumi amahlanu.
“Emva kwalokho wabanikela abagwebi kufikela ngesikhathi somphorofidi uSamyela. 21Nje-ke abantu babawa ikosi, uZimu wabanikela uSawula umsa kaKhitjhi, wekoro yakwaBhenjamini, owabusa iminyaka ematjhumi amane.
22“Emva kokususa uSawula, uZimu wabeka uDavida bona abe yikosabo bewafakaza ngaye wathi, ‘Ngifunyene uDavida indodana kaJese, umuntu wehliziywami, uzakwenza koke engifuna bona akwenze.’ 23Esizukulwaneni sakhe uZimu wavusela u-Israyeli uMsindisi uJesu njengombana athembisa.
24“Kodwana ngaphambi kokuza kwakaJesu, uJwanisi watjhumayela ukuphenduka nombhabhadiso kibo boke bakwa-Israyeli. 25Ekuphetheni kwakhe umsebenzi, uJwanisi wathi ebantwini: ‘Nicabanga bona ngingubani na? Angisinguye enimlindileko. Kodwana qalani, uyeza ngemva kwami, loyo engingakafaneli ukutjhaphulula amapatlagwanakhe.’
26“Nje-ke bafowethu, nzukulwana zaka-Abrahamu nani enesaba uZimu, umlayezo wesindiso lo uthunyelwe kithi. 27Abantu beJerusalema nabarholi babo akhange bamazi uJesu; nje-ke ngokumlahla bazalisa amezwi wabaphorofidi afundwa njalo ngeSabatha. 28Nanyana bangazange bafunyane isizathu sokumgwebela ukufa, babawa uPilatu bona abulawe.
29“Sele benze koke ebekutlolwe ngaye, bamphanyula esiphambanweni bambulunga ngelibeni. 30Kodwana uZimu wamvusa kabafileko. 31Amalanga amanengi wabonwa ngilabo agade akhamba nabo kusukela eGalile ukuya eJerusalema. Labo-ke ngibo esele babe bofakazi ebantwini bekhethu.
32“Thina sinitjela ivangeli: Lokho uZimu akuthembisa abokhokho bethu, 33ukuzalisile kithi, thina nzukulwana zabo ngokuvusa uJesu, njengombana kutloliwe eRhubeni lesibili bona,
“ ‘Wena uyiNdodanami;
namhlanje ngiyakuvuselela.’
34“Indaba yokuthi wamvusa kabafileko kobana angabuyi abole, kukhulunywe emezwini la, ‘Ngizaninikela iimbusiso ezicwengileko zamambala engazithembisa uDavida.’
35“Njengombana asitjho kenye indimana asithi, ‘Angekhe uvumele othembekileko wakho abone ithuna.’
36“Emva kokobana uDavida aqede ukukhonza esizukulwaneni sakhe ngokwehloso kaZimu, walala; wabulungwa kiboyisemkhulu, wabola. 37Kodwana loyo uZimu amvusa kabafileko akhange abone ukubola.
38“Ngalokho bafowethu, ngithanda nazi bona kungebanga lakaJesu ukuthethelelwa kwezono kumenyezelwa kini. 39Ngaye woke okholwako ulungisiswa kikho koke egade ningekhe nalungisiswa ngakho ngomthetho kaMosi. 40Nje-ke yelelani, bona lokho abaphorofidi abakutjhwileko kungenzeki kini. 41Bathi,
“ ‘Qalani nina nyefuli ndina,
nizitjhejisise nikakamale benikhungatheke
ngombana kunento engizayenza emihleni yenu;
eningazukuyikholwa nanyana sele niyitjelwa.’”
42Kuthe uPowula noBharinabhasi basaphuma ngesinagogini, abantu babawa bona baragele phambili ngeendabezi ngeSabatha elilandelako. 43Nje-ke kwathi bona ikonzo iphume, amaJuda amanengi nalabo abesaba uZimu abatjhugulukele ebuJudeni balandela uPowula noBharinabhasi. Labo-ke bakhuthazwa ngokuragela phambili emseni kaZimu.
44NgeSabatha elilandelako, pheze woke umuntu edorobheni weza ukuzokulalela ilizwi leKosi. 45Kwathi bona amaJuda abone isiqubuthu esikhulu azala umona abe anyefula lokho uPowula agade akutjhoko. 46Nje-ke uPowula noBharinabhasi bawaphendula ngesibindi bathi: “Bekufanele bona ilizwi lakaZimu litjhunyayelwe kini qangi. Kodwana njengombana nililahlile benazibona ningakafaneli ipilo engapheliko, yelelani, sesiphendukela kabatjhili 47ngombana nakhu uSomnini asiyale ngakho,
“ ‘Ngikubeka bona ube mkhanyo ezizweni
ukuze ulethe isindiso
emikhawulweni yephasi.’ ”
48Kuthe abatjhili bona bezwe lokhu, bathaba tle, badumisa ilizwi leKosi. Boke labo abakhethe ukuphila okungapheliko baba makholwa.
49Ilizwi leKosi lenaba kizo zoke iimfunda. 50Kodwana amaJuda atjitjizela abafazi abesaba uZimu nabanesithunzi kanye namadoda aziinkhulu edorobheni kobana badunge uPowula noBharinabhasi, babaqotjhe esifundeni sabo. 51Nje-ke bona babahloboka abantu balapho bathintitha iinyawo zabo, bakhamba baya e-Ikhoniyo. 52Abafundi nge-Anthiyorhiya bebazele uMoya oCwengileko, bathabile.
