Uhambo Lokuqala LukaPawula:
Ukuthunywa KukaBharnabha NoPawula
1Kwakukhona ebandleni lase-Antiyokhiya abaphrofethi nabafundi: uBharnabha, uSimeyoni okuthiwa uNigeri, uLukhiyu waseKhurene, uManayeni umnawabo kaHerode, umThethrarkhi noSawula. 2Kwathi bekhonza iNkosi, bezila ukudla, uMoya oNgcwele wathi: “Ngahlukaniseleni uBharnabha noSawula ukuba baye emsebenzini engibabizele wona.”
3Sebezilile ukudla, bakhuleka, bababeka izandla, babamukisa.
UPawula Ushumayela EKhruphro
4Bethunyiwe nguMoya oNgcwele, behlela eSelukhiya, basuka lapho baya eKhuphro ngomkhumbi. 5Lapho befika eSalami, bashumayela izwi likaNkulunkulu emasinagogeni abaJuda; babehamba noJohane owayebasiza.
6Sebedabulile esiqhingini sonke, baze bayofika ePhafu, bafumana indoda thize lapho eyabe ingumlumbi nomphrofethi wamanga, umJuda, ogama lakhe kunguBharjesu, 7enombusi wezwe, uSergiyu Pawula, umuntu owayehlakaniphile; wabiza uBharnabha noSawula, wafuna ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. 8Kepha u-Elimasi, umlumbi, ngokuba yigama lakhe lelo uma lihunyushwa, wamelana nabo, efuna ukuphambukisa umbusi ekukholweni. 9Kepha uSawula, okuthiwa nguPawula, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wamgqolozela, 10wathi: “Maye, kuwe wena ogcwele inkohliso yonke nobubi bonke, ndodana kaSathane, sitha sokulunga konke, awuyukuyeka yini ukuphambukisa izindlela eziqondileyo zeNkosi na? 11Isandla seNkosi siphezu kwakho manje. Uzakuba yimpumputhe, ungaliboni ilanga okwesikhashana.”
Ngokushesha wehlelwa yinkungu nobumnyama, wahamba efuna ongahle amhole. 12Kwathi ukuba umbusi abone okwenzekile, wakholwa, emangaliswa nayimfundiso yeNkosi.
UPawula Ushumayela E-Antiyokhiya EPhisidiya
13UPawula nababehambisana naye basuka ePhafu ngomkhumbi baze bayofika ePherge ePhamfiliya, kepha uJohane wehlukana nabo, wabuyela eJerusalema. 14Sebesukile ePherge baya e-Antiyokhiya ePhisidiya, kwathi sebengenile esinagogeni ngosuku lweSabatha, bahlala phansi. 15Kuthe usufundiwe umthetho nabaphrofethi, abaphathi besinagoge bathumela kubo, bathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, uma ninezwi lokugqugquzela abantu, likhulumeni.”
16UPawula wayesesukuma, waphakamisa isandla, wathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nani enesaba uNkulunkulu, lalelani: 17uNkulunkulu walesi sizwe sakwa-Israyeli waqoka okhokho bethu, wabenza abantu baba yisizwe esikhulu eGibhithe ababengabafokazi kulo, wabakhipha ngengalo ephakemeyo. 18Wababekezelela ehlane, kungathi iminyaka engama-40. 19Esezibhubhisile izizwe eziyisikhombisa eKhanani, wababela izwe lazo, laba yifa labo. 20Kwedlula iminyaka ebalelwa ema-450, emveni kwalokho wabanika abehluleli, kwaze kwaba nguSamuweli umphrofethi. 21Kusukela lapho, bacela inkosi. UNkulunkulu wabanika uSawule, indodana kaKhishi, umuntu wesizwe sakwaBhenjamini, iminyaka engama-40. 22Esemsusile esihlalweni, wabavusela uDavide abe yinkosi, afakaza ngaye ukuthi: ‘Ngimfumene uDavide indodana kaJesayi, umuntu ongowenhliziyo yami, oyakwenza yonke intando yami.’
23“Olibeni lwakhe, uNkulunkulu walethela u-Israyeli uMsindisi uJesu, njengokwesithembiso. 24Engakafiki Yena, uJohane wayeseshumayele umbhabhadiso wokuphenduka kuso sonke isizwe sakwa-Israyeli. 25Ngasekupheleni kwempilo yakhe uJohane, wathi: ‘Nicabanga ukuthi ngingubani mina na? Mina angisiye, kodwa bhekani, uyeza emva kwami engingafanele ukukhumula ngisho isicathulo ezinyaweni zakhe.’
26“Madoda, bazalwane, madodana olibo luka-Abhrahama, nalabo phakathi kwenu abesaba uNkulunkulu; izwi lale nsindiso lithunyelwe kithi. 27Ngokuba abakhileyo eJerusalema nababusi babo abamazanga Yena, namazwi abaphrofethi afundwa masabatha wonke, kodwa bawafeza ngokumlahla. 28Nakuba bengafumananga cala lokufa kuye, nokho bamnxenxa uPilatu ukuba abulawe. 29Kwathi sebekufeze konke okwakulotshiwe ngaye, bamehlisa emthini, bambeka ethuneni. 30Kepha uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo. 31Wabonwa izinsuku eziningi yilabo ayekhuphuke nabo eGalile, waya eJerusalema, asebengofakazi bakhe manje kubantu.
32“Nathi sinishumayeza ivangeli lesithembiso esenziwa kokhokho, 33ukuthi uNkulunkulu usigcwalisile sona kubantwana bethu ngokumvusa uJesu, njengokuba kulotshiwe futhi kulo ihubo lesibili, ukuthi:
“ ‘Wena uyiNdodana yami,
namuhla ngikuzele.’
34“Maqondana nokuthi wamvusa kwabafileyo engasayukubuyela ekuboleni, wakhuluma kanje, wathi:
“ ‘Ngizakuninika izimiso
ezethembekileyo zikaDavide.’
35“Ngakho-ke uthi nakwenye indawo:
“ ‘Awuyukuvuma ukuba oNgcwele wakho abone ukubola.’
36“Ngokuba uDavide esekhonzile icebo likaNkulunkulu esizukulwaneni sakhe, walala ubuthongo, wabekwa kokhokho bakhe, wabona ukubola. 37Kepha Yena uNkulunkulu amvusayo, akakubonanga ukubola. 38Ngakho-ke makwazeke kini madoda, bazalwane, ukuthi ngalowo kumenyezelwa kini ukuthethelelwa kwezono, nakukho konke ebeningenakulungisiswa kukho ngomthetho kaMose, 39ngaye lowo, yilowo nalowo okholwayo uyakulungisiswa. 40Ngakho-ke qaphelani, funa nehlelwe ngokwashiwo ngabaphrofethi abathi:
41“ ‘Bonani nina zideleli
nimangale, nibhubhe,
ngokuba mina ngisebenza umsebenzi emihleni yenu,
umsebenzi eningayukuwukholwa
ngisho noma kungakhona onilandisa ngawo.’ ”
Izwi Lemukelwa Ngabezizwe, Liqantshwa NgabaJuda
42Sebephuma, babanxusa ukuba baphinde bawakhulume lawa mazwi kubo ngeSabatha elilandelayo. 43Kuthe sebehlakazekile ababesesinagogeni, iningi labaJuda nabaphroselithe akhonzayo balandela uPawula noBharnabha, abakhuluma nabo bebancenga ukuba bahlale emseni kaNkulunkulu.
44NgeSabatha elilandelayo, kwabuthana cishe bonke abavela emzini ukuba bazokuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu. 45Kepha abaJuda, bebona izixuku, bagcwala umona baqala ukuphikisana nokwakushiwo nguPawula futhi behlambalaza. 46UPawula noBharnabha bakhuluma ngesibindi, bathi: “Bekuswelekile ukuba izwi likaNkulunkulu lishunyayelwe kini kuqala, kepha njengalokhu nilinqaba, nizisholo nina ngokwenu ukuthi anifanele ukuphila okuphakade, bhekani-ke, sesiphendukela kwabezizwe. 47INkosi isiyale kanjalo yathi:
“ ‘Ngikubekile ube ngukukhanya kwabezizwe,
ube yinsindiso kuze kube
semkhawulweni womhlaba.’ ”
48Bekuzwa lokho abezizwe bathokoza, balidumisa izwi leNkosi, bakholwa bonke labo ababemiselwe ukuphila okuphakade.
49Izwi leNkosi lasabalala kulo lonke izwe. 50Kepha abaJuda bavukuza abesifazane bezizwe ababalulekile, ababekhonza nabo nezikhulu zomuzi, babavusela ukuba oPawula noBharnabha bahlushwe futhi babaxosha emikhawulweni yezwe labo. 51Sebethintithile uthuli lwezinyawo zabo, baqhubekela e-Ikhoniya. 52Abafundi bagcwala intokozo noMoya oNgcwele.
