UPowula noBharinabhasi e-Ikhoniyo
1E-Ikhoniyo, uPowula noBharinabhasi baya ngesinagogini lamaJuda njengokuvamileko. Lapho bakhuluma kangangobana inani elikhulu lamaJuda nabatjhili lakholwa. 2Kodwana amaJuda lawo agade ala ukukholwa ahlohlozela abatjhili abenza babe nehliziyo embi ebazalwaneni. 3Nokho uPowula noBharinabhasi bahlala lapho isikhathi eside, bakhuluma ngesibindi ngeKosi, eyafakazela ilizwi lomusa wayo ngokubanikela amandla wokwenza iimbonakaliso neemangaliso. 4Abantu bedorobho lelo bebahlukene kabili; abanye banyula amaJuda, abanye banyula abapostoli.
5Kwathi lokha abatjhili, amaJuda kanye nabarholi bakhona nabasongela ukubalimaza nokubakhanda ngamatje, 6bakulemuka lokho, yeke babalekela emadorobheni weLikhawoniya okuyiListra neDerbe neendaweni eziseduze. 7Lapho baragela phambili nokutjhumayela ivangeli.
EListra neDerbe
8Bekukhona indoda ehlala eListra iinyawo zayo bezirholophele, isirhole kwekubelethweni kwayo ingazange ikhe ikhambe. 9Yona beyisoloko ilalele uPowula nakakhulumako. Nje-ke uPowula wayiqala poro, wayibona bona iyakholwa bonyana ingaphuluka. 10Wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: “Sikima, ujame thwi ngeenyawo zakho!” Indoda yeqa, yathoma ukukhambakhamba. 11Kwathi bona isiqubuthu sibone bonyana uPowula wenzeni, sathoma ukurhuwelela ngelimi lesiLikhawoniya sathi: “Abozimu bafane nabantu behlela kithi!” 12Bathiya uBharinabhasi ibizo bona nguZewusi uPowula bathi nguHerimesi ngombana nguye ogade asikhulumi. 13Umphristi kasingazimu uZewusi, ogade anethempeli ngaphandle kwedorobho, waletha iinkunzi namakhwa esangweni ledorobho. Yena nesiqubuthu bebafuna ukwenzela abapostoli imihlabelo.
14Kodwana kuthe bona abapostoli, uBharinabhasi noPowula, bezwe ngalokho, badabula izambatho zabo bagijimela hlangana nesiqubuthu barhuwelela, 15bathi: “Madoda! Nikwenzelani lokhu na? Nathi sibabantu njengani nje! Silapha ukuzokutjhumayela ivangeli, ukunitjhugulula ezintwenezi ezililize, nitjhugulukele kuZimu ophilako, owadala izulu nephasi nelwandle nakho koke okukilo. 16Esikhathini esadlulako wavumela zoke izizwe bona zikhambe ngeendlela zazo. 17Kodwana akhange aliselele bona kungabi nobufakazi ngezinto ezihle azenzako: Waninisela izulu elivela ezulwini wanipha nesikhathi esinomnotho somnyaka nenala yokudla bewazalisa iinhliziyo zenu ngokwenama.” 18Ngitjho nangawo amezwi la abapostoli babhalelwa ukusola isiqubuthu bona singabenzeli umhlabelo.
19Nje-ke kuthe amanye amaJuda avela e-Anthiyorhiya ne-Ikhoniyo nasele athumbele isiqubuthu esikhulu ngakiwo, akhanda uPowula ngamatje, amrhurhubisela ngaphandle kwedorobho, adlumbana bona ufile. 20Kodwana kuthe bona abafundi bamzombe, wavuka wabuyela emva edorobheni. Ngelanga elilandelako yena noBharinabhasi baya eDerbe.
Ukubuyela e-Anthiyorhiya engeSiriya
21UPowula noBharinabhasi batjhumayela ivangeli ngeDerbe, bazuza abafundi abanengi. Nje-ke babuyela eListra, e-Ikhoniyo ne-Anthiyorhiya, 22baqinisa bebakhuthaza abafundi bona baragele phambili ngokukholwa, bathi: “Kufuze sidlule ebunzimeni obunengi ngaphambi kobana singene embusweni kaZimu.” 23Kelinye nelinye ibandla bazikhethela abaphathi; ngomthandazo nokuzila babanikela kuZimu, ogade babeke ithemba labo kuye.
24Sele badabule iPhisidiya, bafika ePhamfiliya; 25kwathi sele batjhumayele ilizwi ePherge, behlela e-Athaliya. 26Ukusuka lapho bathayela emuva e-Anthiyorhiya, lapha bebanikelwe khona emseni kaZimu ngomsebenzi esebawuqedileko.
27Nabafika e-Anthiyorhiya, babuthelela ibandla ndawonye balibikela koke uZimu akwenzileko ngabo, nokuthi wavula njani indlela bona abatjhili bakholwe. 28Bahlala lapho isikhathi eside nabafundi.
