Umbuthano eJerusalema
1Kwehla abathileko bavela eJudiya, bafundisa abazalwana, bathi: “Ngaphandle kobana nisokwe njengombana umthetho kaMosi usitjho, angekhe nasindiswa.” 2Kwaba khona ukuphambana nokuphikisana phakathi kwabo noPowula banoBharinabhasi. Nje-ke kwaquntwa bona uPowula noBharinabhasi nabanye abafundi baye eJerusalema bayokubonana nabapostoli nabaphathi ngendaba le.
3Ibandla labathumela bona bakhambe, nje-ke basadabula iFunisiya neSamariya, babika bona abatjhili batjhugulukele njani kuZimu. Iindabezi zaletha ithabo elikhulu ebazalwaneni boke. 4Kuthe bona bafike eJerusalema, bamukelwa libandla, abapostoli nabaphathi. Bababikela koke uZimu akwenzileko ngabo. 5Kodwana amanye amakholwa ebegade asesiqhemeni sabaFarisi, asikima athi: “Abatjhili kufanele basokwe bebatjelwe bona bahloniphe umthetho kaMosi.”
6Abapostoli nabaphathi bahlangana ukuhlolisisa indaba le. 7Emva kokuphikisana isikhathi eside, uPitrosi wasikima wathi: “Bafowethu, niyazi kusukela kade bona uZimu wangikhetha hlangana nani ukutjhumayela umlayezo wevangeli kabatjhili ngomlomami, khona bazakuzwa bebakholwe. 8UZimu owazi ihliziyo, wabonisa bona nabo uyabamukela ngokubanikela uMoya oCwengileko njengombana enza kithi. 9Akhange akhe enze umehluko hlangana nathi nabo, wahlambulula iinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa. 10Alo-ke kungani nifuna ukulinga uZimu ngokuthwesa abafundi umthwalo esingakghoni ukuwuthwala thina namkha abokhokho bethu na? 11Nje-ke thina siyakholwa bona kungomusa weKosethu uJesu kobana sisindiswe; nabo ngokunjalo.”
12Isiqubuthu soke sathula du salalela uBharinabhasi noPowula ebebasibikela ngeembonakaliso nangeemangaliso uZimu azenzileko ngabo hlangana nabatjhili. 13Kuthe bona baqede ukukhuluma, uJakopo wathi; “Bafowethu, ngilalelani! 14USimoni usihlathululele bona ekuthomeni uZimu bekanetjisakalo kangangani ngokuthatha kabatjhili isizwe esibizwa ngebizo lakhe. 15Amezwi wabaphorofidi avumelana poro nalokhu, njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa,
16“ ‘Mhlokho ngizakuvuselela
itende lakaDavida eliwileko.
Ngilungise iindawo zalo ezonakeleko,
ngibuyisele isithunzi salo,
ngilakhe libe njengombana gade linjalo phambilini
17ukuze imisalela yabantu
ifune uSomnini
ngitjho nabo boke abatjhili ababizwa ngebizo lami.
Kutjho uSomnini,
owenza izintwezi 18ebezazeka ekadeni.’
19“Ngalokho kumkhumbulwami bona singabakhathazi abatjhili abatjhugulukela kuZimu. 20Endaweni yalokhu, asibatloleleni incwadi sibatjele bona batjhide emanyaleni weenthombe, batjhide ebungwadleni, bangadli isilwana esikghanyiweko kanye nobubende 21ngombana eenkhathini zaphambilini umthetho kaMosi utjhunyayelwe kiwo woke amadorobho begodu bewafundwa ngemasinagogini woke amaSabatha.”
Incwadi eyathunyelwa kabatjhili abamakholwa
22Yeke abapostoli nabaphathi kanye nebandla loke, baqunta ukukhetha amadoda athileko, bawathume e-Anthiyorhiya noPowula noBharinabhasi. Bakhetha uJudasi, okuthiwa nguBharisabhasi noSilasi okumadoda amabili agade abarholi hlangana nabazalwana. 23Bathumela ngabo incwadi elandelako ethi:
Abapostoli, abaphathi nabafowenu,
kabakholwako abatjhili abahlala e-Anthiyorhiya, eSiriya neSilisiya.
Siyabingelela.
24Sizwile bona amanye amadoda wangekhethu asuka lapha ngaphandle kokulayelwa ngithi afese aniwurubaja abe ahlukumeza umkhumbulwenu ngamezwi. 25Yeke sizwene soke bonyana sikhethe iinthunywa sizithumele kini kanye nabangani bethu esibathandako, uBharinabhasi noPowula, 26amadoda adele ubuphilo bawo ngebanga lebizo leKosethu uJesu Krestu. 27Yeke, sithumela uJudasi noSilasi, abazakufakaza esikutlolileko ngomlomo. 28Nje-ke kubonakele kukuhle kuMoya oCwengileko nakithi kobana singanidisibezi ngalitho ngaphandle kwalokhu okufaneleko, kokuthi: 29Tjhidani ekudleni okuhlatjelwe iinthombe, ekudleni ububende nokukghanyiweko, nitjhide nebungwadleni. Naningenzi izintwenzi, nizabe nenza kuhle.
Salani kuhle.
30Sebalayelisiwe, bakhamba, behlela e-Anthiyorhiya lapha babuthelela ndawonye ibandla balinikela incwadi. 31Mbala abantu bayifunda incwadi, bathokoza ngomlayezo okhuthazako. 32UJudasi noSilasi nabo egade babaphorofidi, bakhuluma okunengi okukhuthazako nokuqinisa abazalwana. 33Emva kokuhlala isikhatjhana lapho, abazalwana babaphekelela ngesibusiso sokuthula. Nje-ke babuyela kilabo egade babathumile. 34Kodwana uSilasi wacabanga ukuhlala lapho.
UPowula noBharinabhasi bayahlukana
35UPowula noBharinabhasi basala e-Anthiyorhiya, bafundisa batjhumayela ilizwi leKosi bakanye nabanye abanengi.
36Ngemva kwamalanga athileko uPowula wathi kuBharinabhasi: “Asibuyele emuva sithekele abazalwana kiyo yoke imizi lapha sakhe satjhumayela khona ilizwi leKosi, besibone nokuthi baraga njani.” 37UBharinabhasi bekafuna kukhanjwe noJwanisi okuthiwa nguMarkosi, 38kodwana uPowula wabona kungasikuhle bona bakhambe naye ngombana wabahlubuka basePhamfiliya, wangasaragela phambili nokusebenza nabo. 39Kwavuka ukuphikisana phakathi kwabo, bebahlukana. UBharinabhasi wathatha uMarkosi bathaya baya eSayipurasi, 40kodwana uPowula sele anikelwe bazalwana emseni weKosi, wakhetha uSilasi wakhamba. 41Wadlula eSiriya neSilisiya, aqinisa amabandla.
