IZENZO 20

₁Sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawulu wababiza abafundi, wabavuselela, wavalelisa, wamuka waya eMakedoniya.

₂Esedabulile lezozindawo, ebavuselela ngamazwi amaningi, wafika ezweni lamaGreki,

₃wahlala khona izinyanga ezintathu; abaJuda sebenzile icebo ngaye esezakumuka ngomkhumbi ukuya eSiriya, wazimisela ukubuyela emuva edabula iMakedoniya.

₄Waphelekezelwa nguSophatru kaPhiru waseBereya, nabaseThesalonika oAristarku noSekhundu, noGayu waseDerbe, noThimothewu, nabaseAsiya oThikhiku noTrofimu.

₅Laba basandulela, basilindela eTrowa.

₆Kepha thina samuka ngomkhumbi eFilipi emva kwezinsuku zezinkwa ezingenamvubelo, safika kubo eTrowa ngezinsuku eziyisihlanu, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.

₇Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lweviki, sesibuthene ukuba sihlephule isinkwa, uPawulu washumayela kubo ebezakumuka ngangomuso, welula amazwi akhe kwaze kwaba-phakathi kobusuku.

₈Kwakukhona izibani eziningi ekamelweni eliphezulu esasibuthene kulo.

₉Kwakuhlezi efasiteleni insizwa ethile igama layo linguEvitiku, eyazunywa ngubuthongo obunzima, uPawulu eshumayela isikhathi eside; isiyahlulwé ngubuthongo, yawa phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu, yathathwa isifile.

₁₀Kepha uPawulu wehla, wawa phezu kwayo, wayisingatha, wathi: Ningaxokozeli, ngokuba umphefumulo wayo usekhona kuyo;

₁₁esenyukile wahlephula isinkwa, wadla, wakhuluma nabo isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa; wayesemuka-ke.

₁₂Base bemletha umfana ephilile, baduduzeka kakhulu.

₁₃Kepha thina sandulela ukuya emkhunjini, samuka saya eAsu, lapho sasizakumkhwelisa khona uPawulu; ngokuba wayenqumile kanjalo, yena ebezakuhamba ngezinyawo.

₁₄Kwathi esehlangene nathi eAsu, samkhwelisa, safika eMithilene;

₁₅sesimukile lapho ngomkhumbi, ngangomuso safika maqondana neKiyu; ngangomhlomunye sasondela eSamu; ngolulandelayo safika eMilethu.

₁₆Ngokuba uPawulu wayezimisele ukudlula e-Efesu ngomkhumbi ukuze angalibali isikhathi eAsiya; ngokuba wayekhawulezela ukuba, uma kungenzeka, abe-khona eJerusalema ngosuku lwePhentekoste.

₁₇EseMilethu wathumela e-Efesu, wabiza amalunga ebandla.

₁₈Kwathi esefikile kuye, wathi kuwo: Niyazi nina ukuthi kusukela osukwini lokuqala engafika ngalo eAsiya nganginjani isikhathi sonke nginani,

₁₉ngikhonza iNkosi ngakho konke ukuthobeka, nangezinyembezi, nangokulingwa okwangehlela ngamacebo abaJuda,

₂₀nokuthi angigwemanga ukunitshela okusizayo nokunifundisa phambi kwabantu nakuzo izindlu ngezindlu,

₂₁ngifakaza kubaJuda nakumaGreki ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu nokukholwa yiNkosi yethu uJesu.

₂₂Kepha manje, bhekani, mina sengiya eJerusalema ngiboshiwe emoyeni, ngingakwazi okuzakungehlela khona,

₂₃kuphela ukuba uMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza kimi imizi ngemizi ethi izibopho nezinhlupheko zingihlalela.

₂₄Kepha ukuphila angikushayi into yalutho ukuba kube-yigugu kimi, kuphela ukuba ngiphelelise ukuhamba kwami nenkonzo engayamukela eNkosini uJesu yokufakaza ngevangeli lomusa kaNkulunkulu.

₂₅Kalokhu bhekani, ngiyazi ukuthi anisayikubona ubuso bami nina nonke engahamba phakathi kwenu, ngishumayela umbuso.

₂₆Ngakho-ke ngiyafakaza kini ngalolusuku lwanamuhla ngithi anginacala egazini labo bonke.

₂₇Ngokuba angigwemanga ukunitshela lonke icebo likaNkulunkulu.

₂₈Ziqapheleni nina nomhlambi wonke anibeké kuwo uMoya oNgcwele ukuba nibe-ngababonisi bokwalusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu azizuzele lona ngegazi lakhe.

₂₉Mina ngiyazi ukuthi emva kokumuka kwami kuzakungena kini izimpisi ezihahayo zingawuhawukeli umhlambi,

₃₀naphakathi kwenu kuzakuvuka amadoda akhuluma okudukisayo, ahunge abafundi ukubalandela.

₃₁Ngakho lindani, nikhumbule ukuthi ngeminyaka emithathu ubusuku nemini angiyekanga ukuniluleka nonke ngabanye ngezinyembezi.

₃₂Kalokhu sengiyanibeka eNkosini nasezwini lomusa wayo, yona enamandla okwakha nokwabela ifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyo.

₃₃Angifisanga-siliva lamuntu, nagolide, nangubo;

₃₄nina niyazi ukuthi lezizandla zasebenzela izinswelo zami nezababenami.

₃₅Kukho konke ngangikhombisa ukuthi kumelwe ukuba nisize ababuthakathaka ngokusebenza okunje, nikhumbule futhi amazwi eNkosi uJesu ukuba yena wathi: Kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela.

₃₆Eseshilo lokho waguqa phansi kanye nabo bonke, wakhuleka.

₃₇Bakhala kakhulu bonke, bamgona uPawulu ngentamo, bamanga,

₃₈belusizi kakhulu ngezwi alishilo lokuthi abasayikubona ubuso bakhe. Base bemphelekezela, baya emkhunjini.