Incwadi yeZenzo zabaPhostoli ivela ezahlukweni ezingamakhasi amancane kuleli khasi. Zinhle “ama-slugs” njenge /bible/acts/ch-1. (Sesiphakathi kokuthi sihlukanise izahluko njenge 11-28 kuvela ku-Ch 11.) Nokho, yonke incwadi yethulwe ngezansi, futhi.
- Ch 1 IzEnzo
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- Ch 3 IzEnzo
- Ch 4 IzEnzo
- Ch 5 IzEnzo
- Ch 6 IzEnzo
- Ch 7 IzEnzo
- Ch 8 IzEnzo
- Ch 9 IzEnzo
- Ch 10 IzEnzo
- Ch 11 IzEnzo
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 1
| 1:1 | Impela, O Theofilus, Ngaqamba inkulumo yokuqala ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokuzifundisa, |
| 1:2 | elaya abaPhostoli, ayemkhethile ngoMoya oNgcwele, kwaze kwafika usuku akhushulwa ngalo. |
| 1:3 | Naye waziveza kubo ephila, emva koKuthanda kwakhe, ebonakala kubo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ekhuluma ngombuso kaNkulunkulu ngemininingwane eminingi. |
| 1:4 | Nokudlela nabo, wabalaya ukuthi bangasuki eJerusalema, kodwa ukuthi balindele isithembiso sikaBaba, “enizwile ngayo," uthe, “okuphuma emlonyeni wami. |
| 1:5 | KuJohane, ngempela, abhabhathizwe ngamanzi, kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, ezinsukwini ezingeziningi kusukela manje." |
| 1:6 | Ngakho-ke, ababebuthene ndawonye bambuza, ethi, “Nkosi, yilesi sikhathi lapho uyobuyisela khona umbuso ka-Israyeli?” |
| 1:7 | Kodwa wathi kubo: “Akukhona okwakho ukwazi izikhathi nezikhathi, uBaba azimisile ngelakhe igunya. |
| 1:8 | Kodwa niyakwamukeliswa amandla kaMoya oNgcwele, edlula phezu kwakho, njalo lizakuba ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, nakuyo yonke iJudiya neSamariya, kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.” |
| 1:9 | Esetshilo lezizinto, besabhekile, waphakanyiswa, ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. |
| 1:10 | Futhi ngenkathi bembuka enyukela ezulwini, bheka, amadoda amabili emi eduze kwabo egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe. |
| 1:11 | Base bethi: “Madoda aseGalile, umeleni lapha ubheke phezulu? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uzobuya ngendlela enimbonile ngayo enyukela ezulwini.” |
| 1:12 | Base bebuyela eJerusalema besuka entabeni, okuthiwa uMhlwathi, eliseduze kweJerusalema, phakathi kohambo lweSabatha. |
| 1:13 | Sebengenile emkhumbini, bakhuphukela endaweni lapho uPetru noJohane, UJames kanye no-Andrew, UFiliphu noTomase, UBartolomewu noMathewu, uJakobe ka-Alfewu noSimoni umZelothe, loJuda kaJakobe, behlala. |
| 1:14 | Bonke laba babephikelela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane, kanye noMariya, unina kaJesu, kanye nabafowabo. |
| 1:15 | Ngalezo zinsuku, UPetru, esukuma phakathi kwabazalwane, kusho (manje isixuku samadoda sisonke sasingaba yikhulu namashumi amabili): |
| 1:16 | “Bafowethu abahle, umBhalo kufanele ugcwaliseke, owabikezelwa nguMoya oNgcwele ngomlomo kaDavida ngoJudasi, owayengumholi walabo ababamba uJesu. |
| 1:17 | Wayebaliwe phakathi kwethu, futhi wakhethwa ngenkatho kulenkonzo. |
| 1:18 | Futhi ngempela lo muntu wayenefa emalini yomvuzo wobubi, manje, elengiswa, wabhoboka phakathi kwachitheka zonke izitho zakhe zangaphakathi. |
| 1:19 | Lokhu kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, kangangokuthi le nsimu yabizwa ngolimi lwabo, Akeldama, leyo, ‘Inkundla Yegazi.’ |
| 1:20 | Ngoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo: ‘Indawo yabo yokuhlala mayibe yincithakalo futhi kungabikho ohlala kuyo,’ nokuthi ‘Omunye makathathe ubufundisi bakhe.’ |
| 1:21 | Ngakho-ke, kuyadingeka lokho, kulaba bantu abebebuthene nathi kuso sonke isikhathi iNkosi uJesu ingena iphuma phakathi kwethu, |
| 1:22 | kusukela ekubhapathizweni kukaJohane, kwaze kwafika usuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, omunye walaba makabe ngufakazi kanye nathi ngokuVuka kwakhe.” |
| 1:23 | Basebemisa ababili: uJosefa, othiwa nguBarsaba, othiwa nguJustusi, kanye noMathiya. |
| 1:24 | Nokukhuleka, bathi: “Kwangathi nawe, O Nkosi, owazi inhliziyo yawo wonke umuntu, yembula ukuthi iyiphi kulezi ezimbili oyikhethile, |
| 1:25 | ukuthatha indawo kulenkonzo nobuphostoli, lapho uJudasi aphuma khona, ukuze aye endaweni yakhe.” |
| 1:26 | Benza inkatho ngabo, inkatho yadla uMathiya. Wabalwa kanye nabaPhostoli abayishumi nanye. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 2
| 2:1 | Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku zePhentekoste, babendawonye bonke endaweni eyodwa. |
| 2:2 | Futhi kungazelelwe, kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini, njengomoya osondela ngamandla, lagcwala indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo. |
| 2:3 | Futhi kwabonakala kubo izilimi ezahlukene, njengokungathi umlilo, okwahlala phezu kwalowo lalowo wabo. |
| 2:4 | Basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwele. Baqala ukukhuluma ngezilimi ezihlukahlukene, njengoba nje uMoya oNgcwele wabapha ubuvi. |
| 2:5 | Manje kwakukhona amaJuda ahlala eJerusalema, abangcwele abavela kuzo zonke izizwe ezingaphansi kwezulu. |
| 2:6 | Futhi ngenkathi kuzwakala lo msindo, isixuku sabuthana, sadideka emqondweni, ngoba ngamunye wayebezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakhe. |
| 2:7 | Basebemangala bonke, bamangala, ethi: “Bheka, ayisibo bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile? |
| 2:8 | Futhi kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi ngamunye wethu abezwile ngolimi lwakithi, esazalelwa kuyo? |
| 2:9 | amaParthi namaMede nama-Elamu, nalabo abahlala eMesophothamiya, eJudiya naseKhaphadosiya, ePontus nase-Asia, |
| 2:10 | I-Frigia ne-Pamfilia, iGibithe nezingxenye zaseLibhiya eziseduze kwaseKhurene, kanye nabasanda kufika amaRoma, |
| 2:11 | ngokunjalo namaJuda nabasanda kuphenduka, AmaKrethe nama-Arabhu: sibazwile bekhuluma ngezilimi zethu imisebenzi yamandla kaNkulunkulu.” |
| 2:12 | Bamangala bonke, bamangala, bethi omunye komunye: “Kodwa kusho ukuthini lokhu?” |
| 2:13 | Kodwa abanye ngokubhuqa bathi, “La madoda agcwele iwayini elisha.” |
| 2:14 | Kodwa uPetru, esukuma nabayishumi nanye, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wakhuluma kubo: “Madoda aseJudiya, kanye nabo bonke abahlala eJerusalema, lokhu makwazeke kini, futhi nibeke izindlebe zenu emazwini ami. |
| 2:15 | Ngoba la madoda awadakiwe, njengoba ucabanga, ngoba yihora lesithathu lemini. |
| 2:16 | Kodwa lokhu yikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli: |
| 2:17 | ‘Futhi lokhu kuzoba njalo: ezinsukwini zokugcina, Isho iNkosi, ngizothulula, kusukela kuMoya wami, phezu kwayo yonke inyama. Amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuprofetha. Abasha bakho bayobona imibono, abadala bakho bazakuphupha amaphupho. |
| 2:18 | Futhi ngokuqinisekile, phezu kwezinceku zami nezincekukazi ngalezo zinsuku, ngiyakuthulula uMoya wami, futhi bayakuprofetha. |
| 2:19 | Futhi ngiyokwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu, nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi: igazi nomlilo kanye nentuthu yomusi. |
| 2:20 | Ilanga liyakuphenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi, ngaphambi kokuba kufike usuku lweNkosi olukhulu nolusobala. |
| 2:21 | Futhi lokhu kuzoba: yilowo nalowo obiza igama leNkosi uyakusindiswa. |
| 2:22 | Amadoda akwa-Israyeli, yizwa lamazwi: UJesu waseNazaretha uyindoda eqiniswe nguNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngezimangaliso nezimangaliso nezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu., njengoba nawe wazi. |
| 2:23 | Le ndoda, ngaphansi kwesu eliwujuqu kanye nokwazi kusengaphambili kukaNkulunkulu, wanikelwa ngezandla zabangalungile, ehluphekile, futhi abulawe. |
| 2:24 | Futhi lowo uNkulunkulu amvusayo wephule usizi lwaseSihogweni, ngoba impela kwakungenakwenzeka ukuthi abanjwe yikho. |
| 2:25 | Ngoba uDavida wakhuluma ngaye: ‘Ngayibona iNkosi njalo emehlweni ami, ngoba ungakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyakaziswa. |
| 2:26 | Ngenxa yalokhu, inhliziyo yami ijabule, nolimi lwami luyethaba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nenyama yami iyophumula ngethemba. |
| 2:27 | Ngoba ngeke uwulahle umphefumulo wami esihogweni, futhi ngeke uvumele oNgcwele wakho abone ukonakala. |
| 2:28 | Ungazisile izindlela zokuphila. Uzongigcwalisa ngokuphelele ngenjabulo ngokuba khona kwakho.’ |
| 2:29 | Bafowethu abahloniphekile, ngivumeleni ngikhulume kini ngokukhululekile ngokhokho uDavide: ngoba wadlula emhlabeni, wembelwa, lengcwaba lakhe likithi, kuze kube namuhla. |
| 2:30 | Ngakho-ke, wayengumprofethi, ngoba wayazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefungile kuye ngesithelo sokhalo lwakhe, ngaLowo oyohlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. |
| 2:31 | Ukubona lokhu kusengaphambili, wayekhuluma ngovuko lukaKristu. Ngoba akashiywanga emuva eSihogweni, nenyama yakhe ayikubonanga ukubola. |
| 2:32 | UJesu lo, UNkulunkulu wavuka futhi, lalokhu thina sonke singofakazi balokho. |
| 2:33 | Ngakho-ke, ephakanyiselwe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, futhi sesamukele kuBaba isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, wathela lokhu, njengoba manje ubona futhi uzwa. |
| 2:34 | Ngokuba uDavide akenyukelanga ezulwini. Kodwa yena ngokwakhe wathi: ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, |
| 2:35 | ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho. |
| 2:36 | Ngakho-ke, kwangathi yonke indlu ka-Israyeli yazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile loJesu ofanayo, enambethela esiphambanweni, kokubili iNkosi noKristu.” |
| 2:37 | Kwathi sebezwile lezizinto, babedabukile enhliziyweni, basebesithi kuPetro lakwabanye abaphostoli: “Kumele senzenjani, bazalwane abahloniphekile?” |
| 2:38 | Nokho ngempela, uPetro wathi kubo: “Yenza iphutha; futhi abhapathizwe, ngamunye wenu, egameni likaJesu Kristu, ukuze nithethelelwe izono zenu. Futhi niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. |
| 2:39 | Ngoba isithembiso ngesakho kanye lamadodana akho, nakubo bonke abakude: ngokuba yilowo nalowo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eya kubabizile.” |
| 2:40 | Bese, ngamanye amazwi amaningi kakhulu, wafakaza wabakhuthaza, ethi, “Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esonakele.” |
| 2:41 | Ngakho-ke, labo abamukela inkulumo yakhe babhapathizwa. Futhi ngalolo suku kwenezelwa imiphefumulo engaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu. |
| 2:42 | Manje base bephikelela emfundisweni yabaPhostoli, lenhlanganisweni yokuhlephula isinkwa, nasemithandazweni. |
| 2:43 | Futhi ukwesaba kwakhula kuyo yonke imiphefumulo. Futhi, izimangaliso eziningi nezibonakaliso zenziwa abaPhostoli eJerusalema. Futhi kwakukhona ukwesaba okukhulu kuwo wonke umuntu. |
| 2:44 | Futhi ke bonke abakholwayo babendawonye, bahlanganyela zonke izinto. |
| 2:45 | Babedayisa izinto zabo nempahla yabo, futhi behlukanisela bonke, njengalokhu noma yimuphi kubo wayeswele. |
| 2:46 | Futhi, baqhubeka, nsuku zonke, ukuba babe nhliziyonye ethempelini, bahlephule isinkwa phakathi kwezindlu; badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangobumhlophe benhliziyo, |
| 2:47 | edumisa uNkulunkulu kakhulu, futhi ethandeka kubo bonke abantu. Futhi nsuku zonke, iNkosi yandisa abasindiswayo phakathi kwabo. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 3
| 3:1 | UPetru noJohane benyukela ethempelini ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lokukhuleka. |
| 3:2 | Futhi indoda ethile, owayelunyonga kwasesizalweni sikanina, wayengeniswa. Babembeka nsuku zonke esangweni lethempeli, okuthiwa Enhle, ukuze acele isipho kulabo abangena ethempelini. |
| 3:3 | Futhi le ndoda, esebone oPetru noJohane beqala ukungena ethempelini, wayecela, ukuze amukele izipho. |
| 3:4 | Bese kuba uPetru noJohane, emgqolozele, kusho, "Sibheke." |
| 3:5 | Wabagqolozela, ethemba ukuthi ungathola utho kubo. |
| 3:6 | Kodwa uPetro wathi: “Isiliva negolide akukona okwami. Kodwa enginakho, ngiyakunika. Egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, sukuma uhambe.” |
| 3:7 | Futhi embamba ngesandla sokudla, wamphakamisa. Futhi kwaqina masinyane imilenze nezinyawo zakhe. |
| 3:8 | Futhi egxuma, wama wazulazula. Wangena nabo ethempelini, ehamba egxuma, edumisa uNkulunkulu. |
| 3:9 | Bonke abantu bayibona ihamba, idumisa uNkulunkulu. |
| 3:10 | Basebemazi, ukuthi nguye owayehlezi ecela izipho eSangweni Elihle lethempeli. Basebegcwala ukwesaba lokumangala ngalokho okwakwenzakele kuye. |
| 3:11 | Khona-ke, njengoba ebambelele kuPetro loJohane, bonke abantu bagijimela kubo emphemeni, okuthiwa ngekaSolomoni, ngokumangala. |
| 3:12 | Kodwa uPetru, ebona lokhu, baphendule abantu: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, kungani umangala ngalokhu? Noma usigqolozeleni, njengokungathi ngamandla ethu nangamandla ethu senze lo ukuba ahambe? |
| 3:13 | UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noNkulunkulu ka-Isaka noNkulunkulu kaJakobe, uNkulunkulu wawobaba, uyikhazimulisile iNdodana yakhe uJesu, ubani wena, ngempela, wanikelwa waphika phambi kobuso bukaPilatu, lapho ekhipha isahlulelo sokumkhulula. |
| 3:14 | Bese niphika oNgcwele noLungileyo, futhi wacela ukuba aphiwe umbulali. |
| 3:15 | Ngempela, nguMsunguli wokuphila enambulala, uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, esingofakazi bakhe. |
| 3:16 | Futhi ngokukholwa egameni lakhe, lendoda, enimbonileyo nowaziyo, uliqinisekisile igama lakhe. Futhi ukholo ngaye lunike le ndoda impilo ephelele phambi kwenu nonke. |
| 3:17 | Futhi manje, bazalwane, Ngiyazi ukuthi wenze lokhu ngokungazi, njengoba kwenza nabaholi benu. |
| 3:18 | Kodwa ngale ndlela uNkulunkulu uzifezile izinto azimemezela ngaphambili ngomlomo wabo bonke abaProfethi: ukuthi uKristu wakhe uzohlupheka. |
| 3:19 | Ngakho-ke, phenduka futhi uphenduke, ukuze izono zenu zesulwe. |
| 3:20 | Bese, lapho kuyobe sesifikile isikhathi senduduzo evela ebukhoneni beNkosi, uzothumela Lowo owabikezelwa kini, UJesu Kristu, |
| 3:21 | lowo izulu limelwe ukumphakamisa impela, kuze kufike isikhathi sokubuyiselwa kwezinto zonke, uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngakho ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, kusukela eminyakeni edlule. |
| 3:22 | Ngempela, Kusho uMose: ‘Ngokuba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu iyakunivusela umProfethi kubazalwane benu, onjengami; kanjalo niyakulalela kukho konke azakukhuluma kini. |
| 3:23 | Futhi lokhu kuzoba: wonke umphefumulo ongeke umlalele lowo Mprofethi uyobhujiswa kubantu.’ |
| 3:24 | Futhi bonke abaprofethi abakhulume, kusukela kuSamuweli futhi emva kwalokho, zimemezele kulezi zinsuku. |
| 3:25 | Nina ningamadodana abaprofethi nawesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asimisele obaba bethu, ethi kuAbrahama: ‘Ngenzalo yakho yonke imindeni yomhlaba iyobusiswa.’ |
| 3:26 | UNkulunkulu wayivusa iNdodana yakhe wayithumela kini kuqala, ukukubusisa, ukuze yilowo nalowo abuye ebubini bakhe.” |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 4
| 4:1 | Kodwa besakhuluma labantu, abapristi nenduna yethempeli nabaSadusi babamangaza, |
| 4:2 | bedabukile ngokuthi babefundisa abantu futhi bememezela ngoJesu ukuvuka kwabafileyo. |
| 4:3 | Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, bababeka abalindi kwaze kwaba ngakusasa. Ngoba kwase kuhlwile. |
| 4:4 | Kodwa abaningi kwabezwayo izwi bakholwa. Isibalo samadoda saba yizinkulungwane ezinhlanu. |
| 4:5 | Kwathi ngangomuso babuthana eJerusalema abaholi babo namalunga nababhali, |
| 4:6 | kuhlanganise no-Anase, umpristi omkhulu, loKayafase, noJohane no-Aleksandru, kanye nabo bonke abendlu yobupristi. |
| 4:7 | Futhi abamise phakathi, bababuza: “Ngamandla mani, kumbe ngegama likabani, ukwenzile lokhu?” |
| 4:8 | Khona-ke uPetru, egcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele, wathi kubo: “Abaholi babantu nabadala, lalela. |
| 4:9 | Uma thina namuhla sahlulelwa ngesenzo esihle esenziwa endodeni ebuthaka, esesiliswe ngayo, |
| 4:10 | makwazeke kini nonke nakubo bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, enambethela esiphambanweni, uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, ngaye, lomuntu umi phambi kwakho, enempilo. |
| 4:11 | Uyitshe, elaliwa nguwe, abakhi, osekuphenduke inhloko yegumbi. |
| 4:12 | Futhi ayikho insindiso kunoma iyiphi enye. Ngokuba alikho elinye igama phansi kwezulu elinikiwe abantu, okufanele sisindiswe ngayo.” |
| 4:13 | Khona-ke, ebona ukubekezela kukaPetro loJohane, sebeqinisekise ukuthi bangamadoda abangenazo izincwadi noma ukufunda, bezibuza. Futhi baqaphela ukuthi babe noJesu. |
| 4:14 | Futhi, ebona umuntu ophilisiweyo emi labo, abakwazanga ukusho lutho olubaphikisayo. |
| 4:15 | Kodwa babayala ukuthi baphumele ngaphandle, kude nomkhandlu, basebekhulumisana bodwa, |
| 4:16 | ethi: “Sizokwenzenjani kulaba bantu? Ngoba ngokuqinisekile isibonakaliso sasobala senziwe ngabo, phambi kwabo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema. Kuyabonakala, futhi ngeke sikuphike. |
| 4:17 | Kodwa funa kwande phakathi kwabantu, masibasongele ukuthi bangabe besakhuluma kumuntu ngaleli gama. |
| 4:18 | Futhi ebabiza bangene, babaxwayisa ukuthi bangakhulumi, bangafundisi nhlobo ngegama likaJesu. |
| 4:19 | Nokho ngempela, uPetro loJohane basebephendula: “Yahlulelani ukuthi kulungile yini emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukunilalela, kunokuba kuNkulunkulu. |
| 4:20 | Ngoba thina asinakuyeka ukukhuluma izinto esizibonile nesizizwile.” |
| 4:21 | Kodwa bona, bebasabisa, wabamukisa, bengayitholanga indlela yokubajezisa ngenxa yabantu. Ngoba bonke babekhazimulisa okwakwenziwe kulezi zenzakalo. |
| 4:22 | Ngokuba umuntu osekwenziwe kuye lesi sibonakaliso sokuphulukiswa wayeneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane. |
| 4:23 | Khona-ke, sebekhululiwe, baziyela kwezabo, babika ngokugcweleyo lokho abaholi babapristi namadoda amadala ababekushilo kubo. |
| 4:24 | Kwathi sebezwile, nganhliziyonye, baphakamisela izwi labo kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Nkosi, nguwe owenza izulu nomhlaba, ulwandle nakho konke okukukho, |
| 4:25 | I-WHO, ngoMoya oNgcwele, ngomlomo kababa wethu uDavida, inceku yakho, kusho: ‘Kungani abeZizwe bebevutha, kanti abantu bebezindla ngani umbhedo? |
| 4:26 | Amakhosi omhlaba asukumile, nabaholi bahlangene baba munye, ngokumelene neNkosi noKristu wayo.’ |
| 4:27 | Ngoba ngempela uHerode noPontiyu Pilatu, kanye nabeZizwe kanye nabantu bakwa-Israyeli, nihlangene kulo muzi ngokumelene nenceku yakho engcwele uJesu, owamgcobayo |
| 4:28 | ukwenza lokho isandla sakho necebo lakho esikushilo kuyakwenziwa. |
| 4:29 | Futhi manje, O Nkosi, bheka izinsongo zabo, futhi unike izinceku zakho ukuthi zikhulume izwi lakho ngesibindi sonke, |
| 4:30 | ngokwelula isandla sakho ekwelapheni nasezibonakalisoni nasezimangalisweni, kwenziwe ngegama leNdodana yakho engcwele, uJesu.” |
| 4:31 | Kwathi sebekhulekile, indawo ababebuthelwe kuyo yanyakaziswa. Basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwele. Futhi babekhuluma iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokuzethemba. |
| 4:32 | Khona-ke uquqaba lwabakholwayo lwalunhliziyonye nomphefumulo munye. Futhi akekho owathi noma iyiphi yezinto anazo ngeyakhe, kodwa zonke izinto zazivamile kubo. |
| 4:33 | Futhi ngamandla amakhulu, abaPhostoli babenikeza ubufakazi ngoVuko lukaJesu Kristu iNkosi yethu. Futhi umusa omkhulu wawukubo bonke. |
| 4:34 | Futhi kwakungekho phakathi kwabo owayeswele. Ngoba abaningi ababengabanikazi bamasimu noma izindlu, ukuthengisa lezi, babeletha imali yezinto ababezithengisa, |
| 4:35 | futhi babewubeka phambi kwezinyawo zabaPhostoli. Kwabe sehlukaniswa kwaba yilowo nalowo, njengoba nje wayeswele. |
| 4:36 | Manje uJosefa, abaPhostoli abametha ngoBarnaba (okuhunyushwa ngokuthi ‘indodana yenduduzo’), owayengumLevi wozalo lwaseKhupro, |
| 4:37 | kwazise wayenomhlaba, wayithengisa, wayiletha imali wayibeka ezinyaweni zabaphostoli. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 5
| 5:1 | Kodwa indoda ethile uAnaniya ngebizo, nomkakhe uSafira, wathengisa insimu, |
| 5:2 | futhi wayekhohlisa ngentengo yensimu, ngemvume yomkakhe. Futhi ukuletha ingxenye yakho kuphela, wayibeka ezinyaweni zabaphostoli. |
| 5:3 | Kodwa uPetro wathi: “Ananiya, Ulinge ngani uSathane inhliziyo yakho, ukuze niqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele futhi nikhohlise ngentengo yomhlaba? |
| 5:4 | Ingabe kwakungeyona eyakho ngenkathi uyigcinile? Futhi eseyidayisile, kwakungekho emandleni akho? Kungani ubeke lento enhliziyweni yakho? Awuqambanga amanga emadodeni, kodwa kuNkulunkulu!” |
| 5:5 | Khona-ke u-Ananiya, ekuzwa lamazwi, yawa yaphela. Futhi ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa ngakho. |
| 5:6 | Zasukuma izinsizwa zamsusa; amkhiphele phandle, bammbela. |
| 5:7 | Kwabe sekudlula cishe amahora amathathu, wangena umkakhe, engazi ukuthi kwenzakaleni. |
| 5:8 | UPetro wasesithi kuye, "Ngitshele, owesifazane, uma uthengise insimu ngale mali?” Wathi, “Yebo, ngaleyo mali.” |
| 5:9 | UPetro wasesithi kuye: “Kungani nivumelene ndawonye ukuhlola uMoya weNkosi? Bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango, futhi bayakunikhipha!” |
| 5:10 | Ngokushesha, yawa phansi phambi kwezinyawo zakhe, yafa. Zangena izinsizwa zamfica eseshonile. Basebemthwalela phandle bamngcwaba eduze kwendoda yakhe. |
| 5:11 | Futhi ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kweBandla lonke nabo bonke abazizwa lezi zinto. |
| 5:12 | Futhi ngezandla zabaPhostoli kwenziwa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi phakathi kwabantu. Futhi bonke bahlangana nganhliziyonye kuvulandi kaSolomoni. |
| 5:13 | Futhi phakathi kwabanye, akakho owaba nesibindi sokuzihlanganisa nabo. Kodwa abantu babebakhulisa. |
| 5:14 | Manje uquqaba lwamadoda nabesifazane abakholwa eNkosini landa njalo, |
| 5:15 | kangangokuthi babeka abagulayo emigwaqweni, ezibeka phezu kwemibhede nezihlakala, ukuze, njengoba uPetro efika, okungenani isithunzi sakhe singawela kunoma iyiphi yazo, futhi babeyokhululwa ebuthakathakeni babo. |
| 5:16 | Kodwa isixuku saphuthuma eJerusalema sivela emizini engomakhelwane, bethwele abagulayo labakhathazwa yimimoya engcolileyo, ababesilisiwe bonke. |
| 5:17 | Khona umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke ababe naye, leyo, ihlelo lamambuka labaSadusi, wasukuma wagcwala umhawu. |
| 5:18 | Basebebeka izandla abaPhostoli, babafaka etilongweni labantu bonke. |
| 5:19 | Kodwa ebusuku, ingelosi yeNkosi yavula iminyango yetilongo, yabakhipha, ethi, |
| 5:20 | “Hambani niyokuma ethempelini, ekhuluma ebantwini wonke lawa mazwi okuphila.” |
| 5:21 | Kwathi sebezwile, bangena ethempelini ekukhanyeni kokuqala, basebefundisa. Khona-ke umpristi omkhulu, lalabo ababelaye, wasondela, basebebizela ndawonye umphakathi labadala babantwana bakoIsrayeli. Bathumela etilongweni ukuba balethwe. |
| 5:22 | Kodwa sebefikile abalindi, futhi, ekuvuleni ijele, wayengabatholanga, babuya babika kubo, |
| 5:23 | ethi: “Sifice ijele livalwe ngokukhulu ukuzimisela, nabalindi bemi ngasemnyango. Kodwa ekuvuleni, asitholanga muntu phakathi.” |
| 5:24 | Khona-ke, kwathi umantshi wethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwa lawa mazwi, babengaqinisekile ngabo, ngokuthi kufanele kwenzekeni. |
| 5:25 | Kodwa kwafika othile wababikela, “Bheka, amadoda enawafaka etilongweni asethempelini, emi futhi efundisa abantu.” |
| 5:26 | Bese kuba imantshi, nabalindi, wahamba wabaletha ngaphandle kwamandla. Ngoba babesaba abantu, hlezi bakhandwe ngamatshe. |
| 5:27 | Sebezilethile, babamisa phambi komphakathi. Umpristi omkhulu wasebabuza, |
| 5:28 | wathi: “Siyaniyala kakhulu ukuthi ningafundisi ngaleli gama. Ngokuba bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, futhi nithanda ukwehlisela igazi lalo muntu phezu kwethu. |
| 5:29 | Kodwa uPetru nabaPhostoli baphendula bathi: “Kubalulekile ukulalela uNkulunkulu, kakhulu kunamadoda. |
| 5:30 | UNkulunkulu wawobaba wamvusa uJesu, owambulala ngokumphanyeka esihlahleni. |
| 5:31 | Yilowo uNkulunkulu amphakamisile ngakwesokunene sakhe njengoMbusi noMsindisi, ukuze anikele ukuphenduka lokuthethelelwa kwezono kuIsrayeli. |
| 5:32 | Thina singofakazi balezi zinto, ngoMoya oNgcwele, uNkulunkulu alinike bonke abamlalelayo.” |
| 5:33 | Sebezwile lezizinto, balimele kakhulu, futhi babehlela ukubabulala. |
| 5:34 | Kodwa umuntu emkhandlwini, umFarisi ogama lakhe linguGamaliyeli, umfundisi womthetho ohlonitshwa ngabantu bonke, wasukuma, wayala ukuba amadoda akhishwe isikhashana. |
| 5:35 | Wathi kubo: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, kufanele niqaphele ezinhlosweni zenu ngala madoda. |
| 5:36 | Ngoba ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku, UTheudas waya phambili, ezitshela ukuthi ungumuntu, kanye nenani lamadoda, cishe amakhulu amane, wahlangana naye. Kodwa wabulawa, bonke abakholwa nguye bahlakazeka, futhi zenziwa ize. |
| 5:37 | Ngemva kwalokhu, UJuda waseGalile waya phambili, ngezinsuku zokubhalisa, wabaphendulela abantu kuye. Kodwa naye wabhubha, futhi bonke, bonke ababehlangene laye, zahlakazwa. |
| 5:38 | Ngakho-ke manje, ngithi kini, phumani kulaba bantu nibayeke. Ngoba uba lelicebo kumbe umsebenzi ungowabantu, izokwephulwa. |
| 5:39 | Nokho ngempela, uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu, ngeke ukwazi ukuhlephula, mhlawumbe ungafunyanwa ulwile loNkulunkulu.” Bavumelana naye. |
| 5:40 | Nokubiza kubaPhostoli, sebebashayile, babaxwayisa ukuthi bangakhulumi lakanye ebizweni likaJesu. Base bemukisa. |
| 5:41 | Futhi ngempela, baphuma phambi komphakathi, bethokoza ngokuthi kuthiwe bafanele ukuthukwa ngenxa yegama likaJesu. |
| 5:42 | Futhi nsuku zonke, ethempelini naphakathi kwezindlu, abazange bayeke ukufundisa nokushumayela ivangeli ngoKristu Jesu. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 6
| 6:1 | Ngalezo zinsuku, njengoba inani labafundi lalikhula, kwaba khona ukukhonona kwamaGreki ngamaHeberu, ngoba abafelokazi babo babedelelwa enkonzweni yensuku zonke. |
| 6:2 | Kanjalo nabayishumi nambili, ebizela ndawonye ixuku labafundi, kusho: “Akulungile ngathi ukushiya iZwi likaNkulunkulu ukuze sikhonze ematafuleni futhi. |
| 6:3 | Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, funani phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisa anobufakazi obuhle, bagcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele nangokuhlakanipha, esingammisa phezu kwalomsebenzi. |
| 6:4 | Nokho ngempela, siyakuba njalo emthandazweni nasenkonzweni yeZwi.” |
| 6:5 | Futhi leli cebo lajabulisa isixuku sonke. Futhi bakhetha uStefanu, indoda egcwele ukholo nangoMoya oNgcwele, noFiliphu noProkhorasi noNikanori noThimoni noParmena noNikolasi, ukufika okusha okuvela e-Antiyokiya. |
| 6:6 | Laba bababeka phambi kwamehlo abaphostoli, futhi ngenkathi ekhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo. |
| 6:7 | NeZwi leNkosi lalikhula, nenani labafundi eJerusalema landa kakhulu. Futhi ngisho neqembu elikhulu labapristi lalilalela ukholo. |
| 6:8 | Bese kuba uStefanu, egcwele umusa namandla, wenza izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso phakathi kwabantu. |
| 6:9 | Kodwa ezithile, esinagogeni lalabo okuthiwa ngabaKhululwa, kanye nabaseKhurene, kanye nabase-Aleksandriya, kwasukuma nabavela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefanu. |
| 6:10 | Kodwa abakwazanga ukumelana nokuhlakanipha noMoya ayekhuluma ngaye. |
| 6:11 | Khona-ke bakhohlisa amadoda okwakumelwe athi ayemuzwile ekhuluma amazwi enhlamba ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu.. |
| 6:12 | Futhi ngaleyondlela babavusa abantu namalunga nababhali. Futhi siphuthuma ndawonye, bambamba bamyisa emphakathini. |
| 6:13 | Futhi bamisa ofakazi bamanga, owathi: “Lo muntu akayeki ukukhuluma amazwi amelene nendawo engcwele nomthetho. |
| 6:14 | Ngoba simzwile ethi loJesu waseNazaretha uzoyichitha lendawo aguqule amasiko, lokho uMose asinika kona.” |
| 6:15 | Nabo bonke ababehlezi emkhandlwini, emgqolozele, wabona ubuso bakhe, sengathi sekwaba ubuso beNgelosi. |
IzEnzo
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 7
| 7:1 | Wayesethi umpristi omkhulu, “Ingabe lezi zinto zinjalo?” |
| 7:2 | Wathi uStefanu: “Bafowethu nobaba, lalela. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba wethu u-Abrahama, lapho eseMesophothamiya, ngaphambi kokuba ahlale eHarana. |
| 7:3 | Futhi uNkulunkulu wathi kuye, ‘Suka ezweni lakini nasezihlotsheni zakho, uye ezweni engizokukhombisa lona.’ |
| 7:4 | Wasuka-ke ezweni lamaKaledi, wahlala eHarana. Futhi kamuva, ngemva kokufa kukayise, UNkulunkulu wamngenisa kuleli zwe, enihlala kuyo manje. |
| 7:5 | Futhi akamnikanga ifa kulo, ngisho nendawo yesinyathelo esisodwa. Kodwa wathembisa ukumnika yona ibe yimpahla yakhe, nasenzalweni yakhe emva kwakhe, lanxa wayengelandodana. |
| 7:6 | Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wamtshela ukuthi inzalo yakhe yayiyoba isifiki kwelinye izwe, nokuthi babezobathobisa, futhi ubaphathe kabi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane. |
| 7:7 | ‘Nesizwe eziyosikhonza, ngizokwahlulela,’ kusho iNkosi. ‘Futhi emva kwalezi zinto, bayakumuka, bangikhonze kule ndawo.’ |
| 7:8 | Futhi wamnika isivumelwano sokusoka. Futhi ngakho wakhulelwa u-Isaka futhi wamsoka ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili. U-Isaka wakhulelwa uJakobe, kanye noJakobe, okhokho abalitshumi lambili. |
| 7:9 | Nokhokho, ngokuba nomona, wathengisa uJosefa eGibithe. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wayenaye. |
| 7:10 | Futhi wamkhulula kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe. Futhi wamnika umusa nokuhlakanipha phambi kukaFaro, inkosi yaseGibhithe. Futhi wammisa njengombusi phezu kweGibhithe nendlu yakhe yonke. |
| 7:11 | Kwabe sekufika indlala kulo lonke elaseGibhithe naseKhanani, nosizi olukhulu. Futhi obaba bethu abakutholanga ukudla. |
| 7:12 | UJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibithe, wathuma obaba bethu kuqala. |
| 7:13 | Futhi ngesikhathi sesibili, UJosefa wabonwa abafowabo, nozalo lwakhe lwabonakaliswa kuFaro. |
| 7:14 | UJosefa wayesethumela ukuba alethwe uyise uJakobe, nazo zonke izihlobo zakhe, imiphefumulo engamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu. |
| 7:15 | UJakobe wehlela eGibithe, wayesedlula emhlabeni, kanjalo nobaba bethu. |
| 7:16 | Futhi bawelela eShekemi, babekwa ethuneni u-Abrahama alithenga ngenani lemali kumadodana kaHamori, indodana kaShekemi. |
| 7:17 | Kwathi sekusondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu asembulele uAbrahama, abantu banda, banda eGibithe, |
| 7:18 | kuze kufike enye inkosi, ababengamazi uJosefa, wavuka eGibithe. |
| 7:19 | Lena, ehlanganisa izihlobo zethu, yahlupha obaba bethu, ukuze baveze obala abantwababo, funa bagcinwe bephila. |
| 7:20 | Ngesikhathi esifanayo, UMose wazalwa. Futhi wayesemseni kaNkulunkulu, wondliwa izinyanga ezintathu endlini kayise. |
| 7:21 | Khona-ke, elahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamthatha, wamkhulisa njengendodana yakhe. |
| 7:22 | UMose wafundiswa ukuhlakanipha konke kwabaseGibithe. Futhi wayenamandla ngamazwi akhe nangezenzo zakhe. |
| 7:23 | Kodwa lapho iminyaka engamashumi amane isiphelele kuye, kwaphakama enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi ahambele abafowabo, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 7:24 | Futhi lapho esebone othile elimala, wamvikela. Futhi eshaya umGibhithe, wamphindisela owabekezelela ukulimala. |
| 7:25 | Manje wayecabanga ukuthi abafowabo bayoqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayeyobapha insindiso ngesandla sakhe. Kodwa abazange bakuqonde. |
| 7:26 | Ngakho ngempela, ngosuku olulandelayo, wavela phambi kwalabo ababephikisana, njalo ubezakubuyisana ngokuthula, ethi, ‘Madoda, ningabazalwane. Pho kungani ningalimazana?' |
| 7:27 | Kodwa owayelimaza umakhelwane wakhe wamlahla, ethi: ‘Ubani okumise njengomholi nomahluleli phezu kwethu? |
| 7:28 | Kungenzeka yini ukuthi ufuna ukungibulala, ngendlela obulele ngayo umGibhithe izolo?' |
| 7:29 | Khona-ke, ngaleli zwi, UMose wabaleka. Futhi waba umfokazi ezweni lakwaMidiyani, lapho azala amadodana amabili. |
| 7:30 | Kwathi isiphelile iminyaka engamashumi amane, kwabonakala kuye, ogwadule lweNtaba iSinayi, iNgelosi, elangabini lomlilo esihlahleni. |
| 7:31 | Futhi ekuboneni lokhu, UMose wamangala ngalowo mbono. Futhi njengoba esondela ukuze abukisise, izwi leNkosi lafika kuye, ethi: |
| 7:32 | ‘NginguNkulunkulu wawoyihlo: uNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, uNkulunkulu ka-Isaka, noNkulunkulu kaJakobe.’ NoMose, kwenziwa ukuthuthumela, akazange alinge ukubheka. |
| 7:33 | Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: ‘Khumula izicathulo ezinyaweni zakho. Ngoba indawo omi kuyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele. |
| 7:34 | Impela, Ngikubonile ukuhlupheka kwabantu bami abaseGibhithe, futhi ngikuzwile ukububula kwabo. Manje, ngiyehla ukuze ngibakhulule. Futhi manje, phuma futhi ngizokuthuma eGibhithe.’ |
| 7:35 | UMose lo, abamala ngokuthi, ‘Ubani okumise njengomholi nomahluleli?’ nguye othunywe uNkulunkulu ukuba abe umholi nomhlengi, ngesandla seNgelosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni. |
| 7:36 | Lendoda yabakhipha, owenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezweni laseGibithe, nasoLwandle Olubomvu, nasogwadule, iminyaka engamashumi amane. |
| 7:37 | Lona nguMose, owathi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: ‘UNkulunkulu uzonivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengami. Uzomlalela.’ |
| 7:38 | Nguye lo owayeseBandleni ehlane, neNgelosi eyayikhuluma naye entabeni yaseSinayi, kanye nokhokho bethu. Nguye owamukela amazwi okuphila ukuze asinike. |
| 7:39 | Nguye okhokho bethu ababengafuni ukumlalela. Kunalokho, bamala, futhi ezinhliziyweni zabo baphendukela eGibhithe, |
| 7:40 | ethi kuAroni: ‘Senzele onkulunkulu, okungase kuhambe phambi kwethu. Kulokhu uMose, owasikhipha ezweni laseGibithe, asazi ukuthi kwenzekeni kuye.’ |
| 7:41 | Basebebumba ithole ngalezonsuku, banikela imihlatshelo esithombeni, basebethokoza ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo. |
| 7:42 | Khona-ke uNkulunkulu waphenduka, wasebanikela, ukuthobela amabutho asezulwini, njengoba nje kulotshiwe eNcwadini yabaProfethi: ‘Aninikelanga yini kimi izisulu nemihlatshelo iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, O ndlu ka-Israyeli? |
| 7:43 | Nokho nazithathela itabernakele likaMoloki nenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uRefani., imifanekiso enayenza nina ngokwenu ukuba niyikhonze. Futhi ngakho ngizokuthwala uhambe nawe, ngale kweBhabhiloni.’ |
| 7:44 | Itabernakele lobufakazi lalikobaba bethu ehlane, njengoba nje uNkulunkulu wabamisela, ekhuluma noMose, ukuze alenze ngokwesimo ayesibonile. |
| 7:45 | Kodwa obaba bethu, ukuyithola, nayo yayiletha, noJoshuwa, ezweni labezizwe, uNkulunkulu amxosha phambi kobuso babobaba, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaDavide, |
| 7:46 | owathola umusa phambi kukaNkulunkulu futhi owacela ukuba atholele uNkulunkulu kaJakobe itabernakele. |
| 7:47 | Kodwa nguSolomoni owamakhela indlu. |
| 7:48 | Nokho oPhezukonke akahlali ezindlini ezakhiwe ngezandla, njengokusho kwakhe ngomprofethi: |
| 7:49 | ‘Izulu liyisihlalo sami sobukhosi, futhi umhlaba uyisenabelo sezinyawo zami. Iyiphi indlu ongangakhela yona? Isho iNkosi. Futhi okuyindawo yami yokuphumula? |
| 7:50 | Isandla sami asizenzanga zonke lezi zinto??' |
| 7:51 | Abanentamo elukhuni futhi abangasokile enhliziyweni nasezindlebeni, uhlala umelana noMoya oNgcwele. Njengoba kwenza oyihlo, wenza kanjalo nawe. |
| 7:52 | Yimuphi kubaProfethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga? Futhi babulala labo ababebikezela ukufika koLungile. Futhi manje seniba abakhapheli nababulali bakhe. |
| 7:53 | Nawuthola umthetho ngezenzo zeziNgelosi, kanti nokho anikayigcini.” |
| 7:54 | Khona-ke, ekuzweni lezizinto, babelimele kakhulu ezinhliziyweni zabo, bamgedlele amazinyo. |
| 7:55 | Kodwa yena, egcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele, futhi egqolozele ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu noJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu. Wathi, “Bheka, Ngibona amazulu evulekile, neNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.” |
| 7:56 | Bese bethi, ememeza ngezwi elikhulu, avale izindlebe zabo futhi, nganhliziyonye, agijimele kuye ngendluzula. |
| 7:57 | Futhi amxoshe, ngale kwedolobha, bamkhanda ngamatshe. Futhi ofakazi babeka izingubo zabo eceleni kwezinyawo zensizwa, othiwa nguSawuli. |
| 7:58 | Futhi njengoba bemkhanda ngamatshe uStefanu, wamemeza wathi, “Nkosi Jesu, yemukela umoya wami.” |
| 7:59 | Khona-ke, eseguqe ngamadolo, wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ethi, “Nkosi, ungababaleli lesi sono. Esekushilo lokho, walala eNkosini. Kepha uSawule wayevumelana nokubulawa kwakhe. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 8
| 8:1 | Manje ngalezo zinsuku, kwenzeka ukushushiswa okukhulu kweBandla eJerusalema. Bonke bahlakazeka kuzo zonke izifunda zaseJudiya naseSamariya, ngaphandle kwabaphostoli. |
| 8:2 | Kodwa amadoda esaba uNkulunkulu ahlela umngcwabo kaStefanu, bamenzela isililo esikhulu. |
| 8:3 | Khona-ke uSawulu wayechitha iBandla ngokungena ezindlini zonke, nokuhudula amadoda nabesifazane, futhi ebafaka etilongweni. |
| 8:4 | Ngakho-ke, labo ababehlakazekile babehambahamba, ukushumayela iZwi likaNkulunkulu. |
| 8:5 | Manje uFiliphu, esehlela emzini waseSamariya, wayeshumayela uKristu kubo. |
| 8:6 | Isixuku salalela nganhliziyonye lokho okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, futhi babebuka izibonakaliso ayezenza. |
| 8:7 | Ngokuba abaningi kubo babenomoya abangcolileyo;, futhi, ememeza ngezwi elikhulu, laba basuka kubo. |
| 8:8 | Abaningi kwabafe uhlangothi nabayizinyonga baphulukiswa. |
| 8:9 | Ngakho-ke, kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowo muzi. Kwakukhona indoda ethile nguSimoni, owayekade eyinyanga kulowomuzi, beyenga abantu baseSamariya, ezitshela ukuthi ungumuntu omkhulu. |
| 8:10 | Nakubo bonke ababelalela, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu, esho: “Nanka amandla kaNkulunkulu, okuthiwa mkhulu.” |
| 8:11 | Basebemnaka ngoba, isikhathi eside, wayebadukise ngemilingo yakhe. |
| 8:12 | Nokho ngempela, bake bamkholwa uFiliphu, owayeshumayela ivangeli lombuso kaNkulunkulu, bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane babhapathizwa egameni likaJesu Kristu. |
| 8:13 | Khona-ke noSimoni ngokwakhe wakholwa futhi, esebhabhathiziwe, wanamathela kuFiliphu. Futhi manje, ebona nezibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso ezenziwayo, wamangala wamangala. |
| 8:14 | Manje lapho abaPhostoli ababeseJerusalema bezwa ukuthi iSamariya lamukele iZwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo oPetru noJohane. |
| 8:15 | Kwathi sebefikile, babathandazela, ukuze bamukele uMoya oNgcwele. |
| 8:16 | Ngoba wayengakafiki kunoma yimuphi phakathi kwabo, ngoba babhabhathizwa nje ebizweni leNkosi uJesu. |
| 8:17 | base bebeka izandla phezu kwabo, base bemukela uMoya oNgcwele. |
| 8:18 | Kodwa kwathi uSimoni esekubonile lokho, ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaPhostoli, uMoya oNgcwele wanikwa, wabanikeza imali, |
| 8:19 | ethi, “Nginike nami lawa mandla;, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani engizambeka izandla, angemukele uMoya oNgcwele.” Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: |
| 8:20 | “Imali yakho mayibe nawe ekubhujisweni, ngoba lithi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singemali. |
| 8:21 | Akukho ngxenye noma indawo yakho kulolu daba. Ngoba inhliziyo yakho ayilungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu. |
| 8:22 | Manje, phenduka kulokhu, ububi bakho, futhi unxuse uNkulunkulu, ukuze mhlawumbe lelicebo lenhliziyo yakho lithethelelwe. |
| 8:23 | Ngokuba ngiyakubona usenyongweni ebabayo nasesibophweni sobubi.” |
| 8:24 | Wabe esephendula uSimon ethi, “Ngikhulekeleni eNkosini, ukuze ngingehlelwa lutho lwalokho okushoyo.” |
| 8:25 | Futhi ngempela, ngemva kokufakaza nokukhuluma iZwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, bashumayela ivangeli ezindaweni eziningi zamaSamariya. |
| 8:26 | Manje ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, ethi, “Sukuma uye eningizimu, endleleni eyehla isuka eJerusalema iye eGaza, lapho kukhona ugwadule.” |
| 8:27 | Futhi esukuma, uhambile. Futhi bheka, umTopiya, umthenwa, enamandla ngaphansi kweCandace, indlovukazi yamaTopiya, owayephezu kwayo yonke ingcebo yalo, wayefike eJerusalema ezokhuleka. |
| 8:28 | Futhi ngenkathi ebuya, wayehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda incwadi yomprofethi u-Isaya. |
| 8:29 | Wayesethi uMoya kuFiliphu, “Sondela uzibandakanye kule nqola.” |
| 8:30 | Futhi uFiliphu, esheshayo, wamuzwa efunda kumprofethi u-Isaya, wathi, “Ingabe ucabanga ukuthi uyakuqonda okufundayo?” |
| 8:31 | Wathi, “Kodwa ngingakwenza kanjani, ngaphandle uma kukhona ozokwembula kimi?” Yacela uFiliphu ukuba akhwele ahlale nayo. |
| 8:32 | Manje indawo emBhalweni ayeyifunda kwakulena: Njengemvu wayiswa ekuhlatshweni. Futhi njengewundlu lithule phambi komgundi walo, ngakho kawuvulanga umlomo wakhe. |
| 8:33 | Wabekezelela isahlulelo sakhe ngokuthobeka. Ngubani esizukulwaneni sakhe oyakuchaza ukuthi ukuphila kwakhe kwasuswa kanjani emhlabeni?” |
| 8:34 | Khona-ke umthenwa waphendula uFiliphu, ethi: "Ngiyancenga, ngobani umprofethi ukutsho lokhu? Mayelana naye, noma ngomunye umuntu?” |
| 8:35 | Bese kuba uFiliphu, evula umlomo wakhe eqala kulomBhalo, washumayela uJesu kuye. |
| 8:36 | Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emthonjeni othile wamanzi. Wathi umthenwa: “Akhona amanzi. Yini eyayingangivimbela ukuba ngibhapathizwe?” |
| 8:37 | Kusho uFiliphu, “Uma ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, kuvunyelwe.” Futhi waphendula ngokuthi, “Ngikholwa ukuthi iNdodana kaNkulunkulu inguJesu Kristu.” |
| 8:38 | Wayala ukuba inqola ime. UFiliphu kanye nomthenwa behlela emanzini bobabili. Futhi wambhapathiza. |
| 8:39 | Sebenyukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamthatha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona. Wabe esehamba, bejabula. |
| 8:40 | UFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu. Futhi ukuqhubeka, washumayela ivangeli yonke imizi, waze wafika eKesariya. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 9
| 9:1 | Manje uSawule, besaphefumula izinsongo nokushaywa kubafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu, |
| 9:2 | wamncenga izincwadi zokuya emasinagogeni eDamaseku, ukuze, uma ethola owesilisa noma abesifazane abakule Ndlela, wayengabaholela eJerusalema njengeziboshwa. |
| 9:3 | Futhi njengoba ethatha uhambo, kwathi esesondela eDamaseku. Futhi kungazelelwe, ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini kwamkhanyisa nxazonke. |
| 9:4 | Futhi ewela phansi, wezwa izwi lithi kuye, “Sawulu, USawuli, ungizingelelani?” |
| 9:5 | Wathi, "Ungubani, Nkosi?” Futhi yena: “Mina nginguJesu, omzingelayo. Kunzima kuwe ukukhahlela ukhandi. |
| 9:6 | Futhi yena, ethuthumela futhi emangele, kusho, “Nkosi, Ufuna ngenzeni?” |
| 9:7 | Yathi kuye iNkosi, “Sukumani ningene emzini, futhi lapho uyotshelwa okufanele ukwenze. Manje amadoda ayehamba naye ayemi ekhungathekile, ukuzwa izwi ngempela, kodwa engaboni muntu. |
| 9:8 | USawuli wasesukuma emhlabathini. Futhi lapho evula amehlo akhe, akabonanga lutho. Ngakho emhola ngesandla, bamngenisa eDamaseku. |
| 9:9 | Futhi kuleyo ndawo, wahlala izinsuku ezintathu engaboni, futhi wayengadli futhi engaphuzi. |
| 9:10 | Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile, okuthiwa u-Ananiya. INkosi yasisithi kuye embonweni, “Ananiya!” Wathi, "Ngilapha, Nkosi.” |
| 9:11 | Yathi kuye iNkosi: “Sukuma uye emgwaqeni okuthiwa uQondile, futhi afune, endlini kaJudasi, othiwa nguSawuli waseTarsu. Ngokuba bhekani, uyakhuleka.” |
| 9:12 | (UPawulu wabona indoda ethiwa u-Ananiya ingena, ibeka izandla kuye, ukuze abuye abone.) |
| 9:13 | Kodwa u-Ananiya wasabela: “Nkosi, Ngizwile ngabaningi ngalendoda, kungakanani okubi akwenzile kwabangcwele benu eJerusalema. |
| 9:14 | Futhi unegunya lapha kubaholi babapristi lokubopha bonke ababiza igama lakho. |
| 9:15 | Yathi kuye iNkosi: “Hamba, ngoba lona uyithuluzi elikhethwe yimi lokudlulisela igama lami phambi kwezizwe namakhosi nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 9:16 | Ngokuba mina ngiyakumbulela ukuthi umelwe ukuhlupheka kangakanani ngenxa yegama lami. |
| 9:17 | Wahamba u-Ananiya. Wangena endlini. Futhi ebeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe, uthe: “Sawuli mfowethu, iNkosi uJesu, owabonakala kuwe endleleni owafika ngayo, ungithumile ukuba nibuye nibone, nigcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. |
| 9:18 | Futhi ngokushesha, kwaba sengathi kwehle amaxolo emehlweni akhe, wasebona. Futhi esukuma, wabhapathizwa. |
| 9:19 | Kwathi esedlile, waqiniswa. Wayenabafundi baseDamaseku izinsuku ezithile. |
| 9:20 | Futhi wayelokhu eshumayela uJesu emasinagogeni: ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. |
| 9:21 | Futhi bonke ababemuzwa bamangala, bathi, “Akuyena yini lo, eJerusalema, yayilwa nalabo ababiza leli gama, futhi ngubani oze lapha ngenxa yalokhu: ukuze awaholele kubaholi babapristi?” |
| 9:22 | Kodwa uSawule wayekhula ngokwezinga elikhulu emakhonweni, ngakho wasanganisa abaJuda ababehlala eDamaseku, eqinisekisa ukuthi unguKristu. |
| 9:23 | Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku eziningi, amaJuda acebisana kanyekanye, ukuze bambulale. |
| 9:24 | Kodwa ukukhohlisa kwabo kwaziwa nguSawule. Manje nabo babegade amasango, imini nobusuku, ukuze bambulale. |
| 9:25 | Kodwa abafundi, emthatha ebusuku, wamthumela phezu kodonga ngokumehlisa ngobhasikidi. |
| 9:26 | Futhi lapho esefikile eJerusalema, wazama ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi. bamesaba bonke, engakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. |
| 9:27 | Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha wamyisa kubaPhostoli. Wabachazela ukuthi uyibone kanjani iNkosi, nokuthi ukhulume naye, futhi kanjani, eDamaseku, wayenze ngokwethembeka egameni likaJesu. |
| 9:28 | Futhi wayenabo, engena ephuma eJerusalema, futhi senza ngokwethembeka egameni leNkosi. |
| 9:29 | Futhi wayekhuluma nabezizwe futhi ephikisana namaGreki. Kodwa babefuna ukumbulala. |
| 9:30 | Kwathi abazalwane sebekubonile lokhu, bamyisa eKesariya, bamthumela eTarsu. |
| 9:31 | Impela, IBandla laba nokuthula kulo lonke elaseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya, futhi yayakhiwa, ehamba ekwesabeni uJehova, futhi laligcwele induduzo kaMoya oNgcwele. |
| 9:32 | Khona-ke kwenzeka ukuthi uPetru, njengoba ehambahamba yonke indawo, weza kwabangcwele ababehlala eLida. |
| 9:33 | Kodwa wathola lapho indoda ethile, ogama lakhe lingu-Eneya, owayeyisigoga, owayelele embhedeni iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili. |
| 9:34 | UPetro wasesithi kuye: “Eneya, iNkosi uJesu Kristu iyakuphilisa. Vuka ulungise umbhede wakho.” Wasesukuma masinyane. |
| 9:35 | Futhi bonke ababehlala eLida naseSharoni bambona, futhi baphendukela eNkosini. |
| 9:36 | EJopha kwakukhona umfundi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okuhunyushwa ngokuthi uDorka. Wayegcwele imisebenzi emihle nokuphana ayekufeza. |
| 9:37 | Futhi kwenzeka lokho, ngalezo zinsuku, wagula wafa. Kwathi sebemgezile, bamlalisa ekamelweni eliphezulu. |
| 9:38 | Manje njengoba iLida yayiseduze neJopha, abafundi, lapho ezwa ukuthi uPetru ukhona, wathuma amadoda amabili kuye, embuza: “Ningaphuzi ukuza kithi.” |
| 9:39 | Khona-ke uPetru, esukuma, wahamba nabo. Kwathi esefikile, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu. Futhi bonke abafelokazi babemi ngakuye, bekhala bemkhombisa izigqoko nezingubo uDorka ayebenzele zona. |
| 9:40 | Sebephumile bonke, UPetru, eguqa phansi, wakhuleka. Futhi ephendukela emzimbeni, uthe: Thabitha, vuka.” Futhi wavula amehlo akhe futhi, lapho ebona uPetru, wahlala futhi. |
| 9:41 | Futhi emnika isandla sakhe, wamphakamisa. Wasebiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wamethula ephila. |
| 9:42 | Manje lokhu kwaziwa kulo lonke elaseJopha. Abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi. |
| 9:43 | Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi wahlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha, noSimoni othile, umshuki. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 10
| 10:1 | Kwakukhona-ke indoda ethile eKesariya, okuthiwa nguKorneliyu, induna yekhulu yeviyo elithiwa iNtaliyane, |
| 10:2 | indoda ezinikele, emesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, enika abantu izipho ezinengi, futhi ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo. |
| 10:3 | Le ndoda yabona ngokucacile embonweni, cishe ngehora lesishiyagalolunye losuku, iNgelosi kaNkulunkulu ingena kuye yathi kuye: “UKorneliyu!” |
| 10:4 | Futhi yena, emgqolozele, lwabanjwa uvalo, wathi, "Kwenzenjani, nkosi?” Wathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokupha kwakho izipho kwenyukile kwaba yisikhumbuzo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. |
| 10:5 | Futhi manje, thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othile, othiwa uPetru. |
| 10:6 | Le ndoda isivakashi sikaSimoni othile, umshuki, ondlu yakhe iselwandle. Uzokutshela okufanele ukwenze." |
| 10:7 | Kwathi iNgelosi eyayikhuluma laye isihambile, wafona, kulabo ababengaphansi kwakhe, ababili bendlu yakhe nesosha elesaba uJehova. |
| 10:8 | Kwathi esebachazele konke, wabathuma eJopha. |
| 10:9 | Khona-ke, ngosuku olulandelayo, besahamba besondela emzini, UPetru wakhuphukela emakamelweni aphezulu, ukuze akhuleke, cishe ngehora lesithupha. |
| 10:10 | Futhi njengoba wayelambile, wayefuna ukujabulela ukudla. Khona-ke, besalungisa, wafikelwa ukujabula kwengqondo. |
| 10:11 | Futhi wabona izulu livulekile, nesitsha esithile sehla, sengathi kwehliswa ilineni elikhulu, emagumbini alo omane, kusukela ezulwini kuya emhlabeni, |
| 10:12 | phezu kwazo kwakukhona izilwane ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo emhlabeni nezinyoni zezulu. |
| 10:13 | Kwezwakala izwi kuye: “Sukuma, UPetru! Bulala udle.” |
| 10:14 | Kodwa uPetro wathi: “Makube kude nami, nkosi. Ngokuba angikaze ngikudle okuyichilo nokungcolileyo. |
| 10:15 | Nezwi, futhi ngokwesibili kuye: “Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambulule, ungasho ukuthi uyichilo. |
| 10:16 | Manje lokhu kwenziwa kathathu. Masinyane isitsha senyuselwa ezulwini. |
| 10:17 | Manje lapho uPetru esangabaza ngaphakathi kuye ngokuthi uyini umbono, ayeseyibonile, kungase kusho, bheka, amadoda ayethunywe nguKorneliyu ayemi esangweni, ebuza ngendlu kaSimoni. |
| 10:18 | Kwathi sebememezile, babuza ukuthi uSimoni, othiwa uPetru, wayeyisivakashi kuleyondawo. |
| 10:19 | Khona-ke, njengoba uPetru ecabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye, “Bheka, amadoda amathathu ayakufuna. |
| 10:20 | Manje, sukuma, ehle, uhambe nabo, engangabazi lutho. Ngoba ngibathumile. |
| 10:21 | Khona-ke uPetru, ehla emadodeni, kusho: “Bheka, yimi enimfunayo. Isiphi isizathu ofike ngaso?” |
| 10:22 | Base bethi: “UKorneliyu, induna yekhulu, indoda elungile neyesaba uNkulunkulu, onobufakazi obuhle esizweni sonke sabaJuda, uthole umlayezo ovela engelosini engcwele ukuba ikubizele endlini yayo futhi ilalele amazwi avela kuwe.” |
| 10:23 | Ngakho-ke, ebaholela phakathi, wabamukela njengezimenywa. Khona-ke, ngosuku olulandelayo, esukuma, waphuma nabo. Abanye abazalwane baseJopha bahamba naye. |
| 10:24 | Futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, wangena eKesariya. Futhi ngempela, UKorneliyu wayebalindile, esebizele ndawonye umndeni wakhe nabangane abaseduze kakhulu. |
| 10:25 | Futhi kwenzeka lokho, esengenile uPetro, UKorneliyu wamhlangabeza. Futhi ewa phambi kwezinyawo zakhe, wahlonipha. |
| 10:26 | Nokho ngempela, UPetru, emphakamisa, kusho: “Sukuma, ngoba nami ngingumuntu nje. |
| 10:27 | Futhi ekhuluma naye, wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene. |
| 10:28 | Wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi kuyisinengiso kanjani ukuba indoda engumJuda ihlanganiswe, noma ezokwengezwa kukho, abantu bangaphandle. Kodwa uNkulunkulu ungembule kimi ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi ungcolile noma ungcolile. |
| 10:29 | Ngenxa yalokhu futhi ngaphandle kokungabaza, Ngafika lapho ngibiziwe. Ngakho-ke, Ngiyakubuza, ningibizeleni?” |
| 10:30 | UKorneliyu wathi: “Sekuwusuku lwesine manje, kuze kube yilelihora, ngoba ngangikhuleka endlini yami ngehola lesificamunwemunye, futhi bheka, indoda yema phambi kwami igqoke ingubo emhlophe, wathi: |
| 10:31 | ‘UKorneliyu, umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, nokupha kwakho izipho kukhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. |
| 10:32 | Ngakho-ke, thumela eJopha ubize uSimoni, othiwa uPetru. Indoda le iyisivakashi endlini kaSimoni, umshuki, eduze kolwandle.’ |
| 10:33 | Manje, Ngithumele ngokushesha. Futhi wenze kahle ngokuza lapha. Ngakho-ke, sikhona sonke phambi kwakho ukuba sizwe zonke izinto ozifundiswe nguJehova.” |
| 10:34 | Khona-ke, UPetru, evula umlomo, kusho: “Ngeqiniso ngiphethe ngokuthi uNkulunkulu akabheki ubuso bamuntu. |
| 10:35 | Kodwa phakathi kwazo zonke izizwe, omesabayo enze ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye. |
| 10:36 | UNkulunkulu wathumela iZwi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, simemezela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristu, ngoba uyiNkosi yakho konke. |
| 10:37 | Niyazi ukuthi izwi liye laziwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya. Ngokuba kusukela eGalile, emva kobhapathizo uJohane ashumayela ngalo, |
| 10:38 | uJesu waseNazaretha, uNkulunkulu amgcoba ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, bahambahamba benza okuhle, bephulukisa bonke abacindezelwe nguSathane. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayenaye. |
| 10:39 | Thina singofakazi bakho konke akwenzayo esifundeni saseJudiya naseJerusalema, lowo abambulala ngokumphanyeka esihlahleni. |
| 10:40 | UNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu futhi wamvumela ukuba abonakaliswe, |
| 10:41 | hhayi kubo bonke abantu, kodwa kubofakazi abamiswe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kithina esasidla futhi siphuza kanye naye ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo. |
| 10:42 | Futhi wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, futhi afakaze ukuthi nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngumahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo. |
| 10:43 | Bonke abaProfethi bafakaza ngaye ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bamukele ukuthethelelwa kwezono.” |
| 10:44 | Esakhuluma la mazwi uPetru, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelalele iZwi. |
| 10:45 | Nabathembekile bokusoka, owafika loPetro, bamangala ukuthi umusa kaMoya oNgcwele uthululelwe naphezu kwabezizwe. |
| 10:46 | Ngoba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi futhi bedumisa uNkulunkulu. |
| 10:47 | Khona-ke uPetru waphendula, “Ubani angawenqabela kanjani amanzi, ukuze labo abemukele uMoya oNgcwele bangabhabhathizwa, njengoba sinjalo lathi?” |
| 10:48 | Futhi wayala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi uJesu Kristu. Basebemncenga ukuthi ahlale labo insuku ezithile. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 11
| 11:1 | Manje abaphostoli nabazalwane ababeseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabezizwe balamukele iZwi likaNkulunkulu. |
| 11:2 | Khona-ke, lapho uPetru enyukela eJerusalema, labo abangabokusoka baphikisana laye, |
| 11:3 | ethi, “Ungeneleni kubantu abangasokile, kanti udleni nabo?” |
| 11:4 | UPetru waqala ukubachazela, ngendlela ehlelekile, ethi: |
| 11:5 | “Bengisedolobheni laseJopha ngikhuleka, futhi ngabona, ekujatshulisweni komqondo, umbono: isitsha esithile sehla, njengendwangu enkulu yelineni yehliswa ngamachopho ayo omane ivela ezulwini. Futhi yasondela kimi. |
| 11:6 | Futhi ukuyibuka, Ngacabanga, ngabona izilo zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilwane zasendle, kanye nezilwane ezihuquzelayo, nezinto ezindizayo zasemoyeni. |
| 11:7 | Ngase ngizwa izwi lithi kimi: ‘Sukuma, UPetru. Bulala udle.’ |
| 11:8 | Kodwa ngathi: ‘Ungalokothi, nkosi! Ngokuba okuyichilo nokungcolileyo akukaze kungene emlonyeni wami.’ |
| 11:9 | Lase liphendula izwi ngokwesibili livela ezulwini, ‘Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlanzileyo, ungasho ukuthi ungcolile.’ |
| 11:10 | Manje lokhu kwenziwa kathathu. Khona-ke konke kwaphinde kwanyuselwa ezulwini. |
| 11:11 | Futhi bheka, ngaso leso sikhathi kwase kumi amadoda amathathu eduze kwendlu engangikuyo, ethunyelwe kimi evela eKesariya. |
| 11:12 | UMoya wayesethi kimi kufanele ngihambe nawo, engangabazi lutho. Nalaba bazalwane abayisithupha bahamba nami. Sangena endlini yalomuntu. |
| 11:13 | Futhi wasichazela ukuthi wayebone iNgelosi endlini yakhe, emi ethi kuye: ‘Thumela eJopha ubize uSimoni, othiwa uPetru. |
| 11:14 | Futhi uyakukhuluma kuwe amazwi, oyakusindiswa ngayo kanye nendlu yakho yonke. |
| 11:15 | Kwathi sengiqalile ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, njengalokhu nakithi, ekuqaleni. |
| 11:16 | Ngase ngikhumbula amazwi eNkosi, njengoba nje yena ngokwakhe eshilo: ‘UJohane, ngempela, abhabhathizwe ngamanzi, kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.’ |
| 11:17 | Ngakho-ke, uma uNkulunkulu ebanike umusa ofanayo, njengoba lakithi, abakholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, ngangingubani mina, ukuthi ngizokwazi ukwenqabela uNkulunkulu?” |
| 11:18 | Ngemva kokuzwa lezi zinto, bathula. Futhi bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, ethi: “Kanjalo uNkulunkulu unikile nabezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.” |
| 11:19 | Futhi abanye babo, sebehlakaziwe ngokushushiswa okwenzeka ngaphansi kukaStefanu, wahambahamba, ngisho naseFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengakhulumi iZwi kumuntu, ngaphandle kwamaJuda kuphela. |
| 11:20 | Kepha abanye balaba baseKhupro naseKhurene, sebengenile eAntiyoki, babekhuluma namaGreki, ememezela iNkosi uJesu. |
| 11:21 | Futhi isandla sikaJehova sasinabo. Isixuku esikhulu sakholwa saphendukela eNkosini. |
| 11:22 | Manje izindaba zafika ezindlebeni zeBandla laseJerusalema ngalezi zinto, basebethuma uBarnabasi eAntiyoki. |
| 11:23 | Futhi lapho efika khona futhi wawubonile umusa kaNkulunkulu, wajabula. Futhi wabakhuthaza bonke ukuba baqhubeke eNkosini ngenhliziyo eqinile. |
| 11:24 | Ngoba wayeyindoda elungile, wagcwala uMoya oNgcwele nangokukholwa. Futhi isixuku esikhulu kwenezelwa eNkosini. |
| 11:25 | Khona-ke uBarnaba wasuka waya eTarsu, ukuze afune uSawule. Kwathi eseyitholile, wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. |
| 11:26 | Futhi babexoxa lapho eBandleni unyaka wonke. Base befundisa isixuku esingaka, ukuthi kwakuse-Antiyokiya lapho abafundi baqala ukwaziwa ngegama elithi umKristu. |
| 11:27 | Manje kulezi zinsuku, abaprofethi abavela eJerusalema bawelela e-Antiyokiya. |
| 11:28 | Futhi omunye wabo, okuthiwa ngu-Agabu, esukuma, zabonakalisa ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonke, okwenzeka ngaphansi kukaKlawudiyu. |
| 11:29 | Base bememezela abafundi, ngokwalokho umuntu anakho, ababengakunikeza ukuze kuthunyelwe kubazalwane abahlala eJudiya. |
| 11:30 | Benza kanjalo, wayithumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 12
| 12:1 | Manje ngesikhathi esifanayo, inkosi uHerode yelula isandla, ukuze ahluphe abanye abavela eBandleni. |
| 12:2 | Wabe esebulala uJames, umfowabo kaJohane, ngenkemba. |
| 12:3 | Futhi ebona ukuthi lokho kwawajabulisa amaJuda, wasuka eduze ukuze abambe noPetru. Manje kwakuyizinsuku zesinkwa esingenamvubelo. |
| 12:4 | Ngakho lapho esembambile, wamfaka ejele, emnikela esitokisini samaqembu amane amasosha amane, ehlose ukumveza ebantwini emva kwePhasika. |
| 12:5 | Ngakho uPetru waboshwa. Kodwa imithandazo yayisenziwa ngokungaphezi, ngeBandla, kuNkulunkulu esikhundleni sakhe. |
| 12:6 | Futhi lapho uHerode wayeselungele ukumveza, ngalobo busuku, UPetru wayelele phakathi kwamasosha amabili, wayeseboshwa ngamaketanga amabili. Futhi kwakukhona onogada phambi komnyango, eqapha ijele. |
| 12:7 | Futhi bheka, iNgelosi yeNkosi yema eduze, nokukhanya kwakhanya esitokisini. Futhi echofa uPetru eceleni, wamvusa, ethi, “Sukuma, ngokushesha.” Awa amaketanga ezandleni zakhe. |
| 12:8 | Yabe isithi kuye iNgelosi: “Gqoka wena, bese ugqoka amabhuzu akho.” Wenza njalo. Wathi kuye, “Gqoka ingubo yakho, ungilandele.” |
| 12:9 | Futhi ephuma, wamlandela. Futhi wayengalazi leli qiniso: ukuthi lokhu kwenziwa yiNgelosi. Ngoba wayecabanga ukuthi ubona umbono. |
| 12:10 | Bedlula abalindi bokuqala nabesibili, bafika esangweni lensimbi elingena emzini; lazivulela lona ngokwalo. Futhi besuka, baqhubeka behamba ngomgwaqo othile oseceleni. Futhi kungazelelwe iNgelosi yasuka kuye. |
| 12:11 | Futhi uPetru, ebuyela kuye, kusho: “Manje sengiyazi, ngempela, ukuthi uJehova wathuma ingelosi yakhe, nokuthi wangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke abantu bamaJuda ababekubheke ngabomvu.” |
| 12:12 | Futhi njengoba wayecabanga lokhu, wafika endlini kaMariya, unina kaJohane, owayethiwa nguMarku, lapho ababebuthene khona abanengi bekhuleka. |
| 12:13 | Khona-ke, njengoba engqongqoza esangweni, iphume intombazane iyophendula, ogama lakhe lalinguRoda. |
| 12:14 | Futhi lapho elazi izwi likaPetru, ngenxa yenjabulo, akalivulanga isango, kodwa esikhundleni salokho, egijima engena, wabika ukuthi uPetro umi phambi kwesango. |
| 12:15 | Kodwa bathi kuye, "Uyasangana." Kodwa waphinda waqinisekisa ukuthi kunjalo. Bese bethi, “Yingelosi yakhe.” |
| 12:16 | Kepha uPetru waqinisela engqongqotha. Kwathi sebevulile, bambona bamangala. |
| 12:17 | Kodwa ebaqhweba ngesandla ukuthi bathule, wachaza ukuthi iNkosi imkhiphe kanjani ejele. Wathi, “Yazisani uJames nalabo bazalwane.” Futhi ephuma, wahamba waya kwenye. |
| 12:18 | Khona-ke, lapho kufika ilanga, kwakungekho ukuxokozela okuncane phakathi kwamasosha, mayelana nokuthi kwenzekani ngoPetru. |
| 12:19 | Kwathi uHerode emcelile, engamtholanga, sebephenywe onogada, wayala ukuthi bahambe. Futhi wehla evela eJudiya eKhesariya, walala khona. |
| 12:20 | Manje wayethukuthelele abaseThire naseSidoni. Kodwa beza kuye nganhliziyonye, futhi, esencenge uBlastu, owayephezu kwekamelo lokulala lenkosi, bacela ukuthula, ngoba izifunda zabo zasnikwa ukudla nguye. |
| 12:21 | Khona-ke, ngosuku olumisiwe, UHerode wayembethe ingubo yobukhosi, wasehlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wakhuluma kubo. |
| 12:22 | Bese bekhala abantu, “Izwi likankulunkulu, futhi kungeyisikho esomuntu!” |
| 12:23 | Futhi ngokushesha, ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya, ngoba wayengamnikanga udumo uNkulunkulu. Futhi esedliwe yizimpethu, uphelelwe yisikhathi. |
| 12:24 | Kodwa izwi leNkosi landa, landa. |
| 12:25 | Khona-ke uBarnaba noSawulu, eseqede inkonzo, wabuya eJerusalema, ephethe uJohane, owayethiwa nguMarku. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 13
| 13:1 | Manje zazikhona, ebandleni lase-Antiyokiya, abaprofethi nabafundisi, phakathi kwabo kwakukhona uBarnaba, loSimoni, owayebizwa ngoMnyama, loLukiyu waseKhurene, kanye noManahen, owayengumfowabo kaHerodi umtetrarki, loSawule. |
| 13:2 | Manje njengoba babekhonza eNkosini futhi bezila ukudla, uMoya oNgcwele wathi kubo: “Ngahlukaniseleni oSawulu noBarnaba, ngomsebenzi engibakhethele wona.” |
| 13:3 | Khona-ke, bezila ukudla, bekhuleka, bebeka izandla phezu kwabo, babamukisa. |
| 13:4 | Futhi ethunyelwe nguMoya oNgcwele, baya eSelukiya. Basuka lapho, baya eKhupro. |
| 13:5 | Kwathi sebefikile eSalami, babeshumayela iZwi likaNkulunkulu emasinagogeni abaJuda. Futhi babenoJohane enkonzweni. |
| 13:6 | Futhi lapho sebehambe kuso sonke isiqhingi, ngisho nasePhafo, bathola indoda ethile, isangoma, umprofethi wamanga, umJuda, ogama lakhe lalinguBarjesu. |
| 13:7 | Wayenaye umbusi, uSergiyu Pawulu, indoda ehlakaniphileyo. Le ndoda, ebiza uBarnabasi loSawuli, wayefuna ukuzwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu. |
| 13:8 | Kodwa u-Elimas isangoma (ngokuba kanjalo igama lakhe lihunyushwa) wema ngokumelene nabo, efuna ukuphambukisa umbusi ekukholweni. |
| 13:9 | Khona-ke uSawule, othiwa futhi nguPawuli, sebegcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele, amgqolozele, |
| 13:10 | wathi: Ngakho kugcwele yonke inkohliso nawo wonke amanga, indodana kasathane, isitha sabo bonke ubulungisa, awuyeki ukuhlanekezela izindlela ezilungile zeNkosi! |
| 13:11 | Futhi manje, bheka, isandla sikaJehova siphezu kwakho. Futhi uzophuphuthekiswa, engaliboni ilanga isikhathi eside.” Kwase kwehlela kuye inkungu nobumnyama. Nokuzulazula, wayedinga ongamhola ngesandla. |
| 13:12 | Bese kuba umbusi, esebonile okwenziwayo, wakholwa, bemangala ngesifundiso seNkosi. |
| 13:13 | Kwathi uPawulu nababe naye sebehambile ngomkhumbi besuka ePhafu, bafika ePherge lasePhamfiliya. Khona uJohane wasuka kubo, wabuyela eJerusalema. |
| 13:14 | Nokho ngempela, bona, besuka ePerga, wafika e-Antiyokiya yasePhisidiya. Futhi ekungeneni esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha, bahlala phansi. |
| 13:15 | Khona-ke, ngemva kokufundwa koMthetho nabaProfethi, abaholi besinagoge bathumela kubo, ethi: “Bafowethu abahle, uma kukhona kini izwi lokuyala abantu, khuluma.” |
| 13:16 | Khona-ke uPawulu, esukuma eqhweba ukuthi kuthuleke ngesandla, kusho: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nani enesaba uNkulunkulu, lalelisisa. |
| 13:17 | UNkulunkulu wabantu bakwa-Israyeli wakhetha obaba, futhi waphakamisa abantu, lapho beyizifiki ezweni laseGibhithe. Futhi ngengalo ephakeme, wabasusa lapho. |
| 13:18 | Futhi phakathi naso sonke isikhathi seminyaka engamashumi amane, wabekezelela ukuziphatha kwabo ehlane. |
| 13:19 | Futhi ngokubhubhisa izizwe eziyisikhombisa ezweni laseKhanani, wababela izwe labo ngenkatho, |
| 13:20 | ngemva kweminyaka engaba ngamakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu. Futhi emva kwalezi zinto, wabanika abahluleli, kwaze kwaba ngumprofethi uSamuweli. |
| 13:21 | Futhi kamuva, bacela inkosi. Futhi uNkulunkulu wabanika uSawule, indodana kaKishi, indoda esizweni sakoBhenjamini, iminyaka engamashumi amane. |
| 13:22 | Futhi emsusile, wabavusela inkosi uDavida. Futhi enikeza ubufakazi ngaye, uthe, ‘Ngimtholile uDavid, indodana kaJese, ukuba yindoda ngokwenhliziyo yami, ozokufeza konke engikwenzayo.’ |
| 13:23 | Enzalweni yakhe, ngokweSithembiso, UNkulunkulu ulethe uJesu uMsindisi kwa-Israyeli. |
| 13:24 | UJohane wayeshumayela, ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe, umbhapathizo wokuphenduka kubo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli. |
| 13:25 | Khona-ke, lapho uJohane eqeda inkambo yakhe, esho: ‘Angiyena lo ongithatha nginguye. Ngokuba bhekani, omunye ufika emva kwami, izicathulo zezinyawo zakhe angifanele ukuzithukulula. |
| 13:26 | Bafowethu abahloniphekile, amadodana ohlanga luka-Abrahama, nalabo phakathi kwenu abesaba uNkulunkulu, lithunyelwe kini iZwi lale nsindiso. |
| 13:27 | Kulabo ababehlala eJerusalema, nababusi bawo, bengamlaleli, noma amazwi abaProfethi afundwa isabatha ngamasabatha, wazigcwalisa lezi ngokumahlulela. |
| 13:28 | Futhi nakuba bengalitholanga icala lokufa kuye, bacela kuPilatu, ukuze bambulale. |
| 13:29 | Futhi lapho sebegcwalise konke okwakulotshiwe ngaye, emehlisa esihlahleni, bamfaka ethuneni. |
| 13:30 | Nokho ngempela, UNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu. |
| 13:31 | Wabonwa izinsuku eziningi yilabo ababekhuphuke naye besuka eGalile beya eJerusalema, abangofakazi bakhe namanje kubantu. |
| 13:32 | Futhi simemezela kini ukuthi iSithembiso, olwenziwa obaba bethu, |
| 13:33 | ugcwalisekile nguNkulunkulu kubantwana bethu ngokumvusa uJesu, njengoba nje kulotshiwe eHuboni lesibili futhi: ‘Wena uyiNdodana yami. Namuhla ngikuzele.’ |
| 13:34 | Manje, ngoba wamvusa kwabafileyo, ukuze angabe esabuyela ekonakaleni, usho lokhu: ‘Ngizokunika izinto ezingcwele zikaDavide, othembekile.’ |
| 13:35 | Futhi-ke futhi, kwenye indawo, uthena: ‘Ngeke uvumele oNgcwele wakho abone ukubola.’ |
| 13:36 | KuDavide, lapho esekhonze isizukulwane sakhe ngokuhambisana nentando kaNkulunkulu, walala, wabekwa eceleni koyise, futhi wabona ukubola. |
| 13:37 | Nokho ngempela, yena uNkulunkulu amvusa kwabafileyo kakubonanga ukubola. |
| 13:38 | Ngakho-ke, makwazeke kini, bazalwane abahloniphekile, ukuthi ngaye kumenyezelwe kini ukuthethelelwa kwezono nakuzo zonke ebeningenakulungisiswa ngazo emthethweni kaMose.. |
| 13:39 | Kuye, bonke abakholwayo bayalungisiswa. |
| 13:40 | Ngakho-ke, Qaphela, funa kwehlule lokho okwakhulunywa ngabaProfethi: |
| 13:41 | ‘Nina zideleli! Bheka, futhi uzibuze, futhi zihlakazeke! Ngoba mina ngenza umsebenzi ezinsukwini zenu, isenzo eningayikukholwa, noma ngabe othile ubengakuchazela.’ ” |
| 13:42 | Khona-ke, sebehamba, bababuza ukuthi, ngeSabatha elilandelayo, bangakhuluma lawa mazwi kubo. |
| 13:43 | Kwathi selichithiwe isinagoge, abaningi kumaJuda nabakhulekeli abasha babelandela uPawulu noBarnaba. Futhi bona, ekhuluma labo, wabancenga ukuthi baqhubeke emuseni kaNkulunkulu. |
| 13:44 | Nokho ngempela, ngeSabatha elilandelayo, cishe umuzi wonke wabuthana ukuzwa iZwi likaNkulunkulu. |
| 13:45 | Khona-ke amaJuda, ebona izixuku, bagcwala umona, futhi bona, ukuhlambalaza, waphikisana nezinto ezazishiwo uPawulu. |
| 13:46 | Khona-ke uPawulu noBarnaba basho ngokuqinile: “Kwakudingekile ukuba ngikhulume iZwi likaNkulunkulu kuqala kuwe. Kodwa ngoba uyala, ngakho-ke zicabangeni ukuthi anifanele ukuphila okuphakade, bheka, siphendukela kwabezizwe. |
| 13:47 | Ngokuba iNkosi isiyalile kanjalo: ‘Ngikubeke njengokukhanya kwabezizwe, ukuze ulethe insindiso kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.’” |
| 13:48 | Khona abeZizwe, ekuzweni lokhu, bajabule, futhi babekhazimulisa iZwi leNkosi. Futhi bonke abakholwayo babemiselwe ngaphambili ekuphileni okuphakade. |
| 13:49 | Manje izwi leNkosi lasakazwa kuso sonke isifunda. |
| 13:50 | Kodwa amaJuda ashoshozela abesifazane abathile abazinikele nabathembekile, kanye nabaholi bomuzi. bavusela oPawulu noBarnaba ukuzingelwa. Futhi babaxosha ezindaweni zabo. |
| 13:51 | Kodwa bona, ebathintithela uthuli ezinyaweni zabo, wadlulela e-Ikoniyu. |
| 13:52 | Nabafundi bagcwala intokozo nangoMoya oNgcwele. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 14
| 14:1 | Kwathi e-Ikoniyu bangena kanyekanye esinagogeni labaJuda, bakhuluma kwaze kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda namaGreki. |
| 14:2 | Nokho ngempela, amaJuda ayengakholwa ayevuse futhi avutha imiphefumulo yabeZizwe ngokumelene nabazalwane. |
| 14:3 | Manje, bahlala isikhathi eside, nenze ngokwethembeka eNkosini, enikeza ubufakazi eZwini lomusa wakhe, benikeza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ezenziwe ngezandla zabo. |
| 14:4 | Khona-ke isixuku somuzi sahlukana. Futhi ngokuqinisekile, abanye babenamaJuda, nokho ngempela abanye babekanye nabaPhostoli. |
| 14:5 | Manje lapho ukuhlasela kwase kuhlelwe abeZizwe namaJuda nabaholi babo, ukuze babadelele, babakhande ngamatshe, |
| 14:6 | bona, eqaphela lokhu, babaleka kanyekanye eListra naseDerbe, imizi yaseLikawoniya, nakuso sonke isifunda esizungezile. Futhi babeshumayela ivangeli kuleyo ndawo. |
| 14:7 | Kwakukhona indoda ethile eyayihlezi eListra, ekhubazekile ezinyaweni zakhe, ekhubazekile kwasesiswini sikanina, owayengakaze ahambe. |
| 14:8 | Indoda le yezwa uPhawuli ekhuluma. Futhi uPawulu, emgqolozele, futhi ebona ukuthi ulokholo, ukuze aphile, |
| 14:9 | esho ngezwi elikhulu, “Yima uqonde ngezinyawo zakho!” Yagxuma, yazulazula. |
| 14:10 | Kodwa lapho izixuku sezibonile lokho uPawulu ayekwenzile, baphakamisa izwi labo ngesiLikawoniya, ethi, “Onkulunkulu, ethathe imifanekiso yabantu, behlele kithi!” |
| 14:11 | Basebembiza uBarnabasi, 'I-Jupiter,’ nokho ngempela bambiza uPawulu, 'I-Mercury,’ ngoba wayeyisikhulumi esiholayo. |
| 14:12 | Futhi, umpristi kaJupiter, owayengaphandle komuzi, phambi kwesango, beletha izinkabi nezimbali, wayezimisele ukunikela umhlatshelo kanye labantu. |
| 14:13 | Futhi ngokushesha njengoba abaPhostoli, uBarnaba noPawulu, wayezwile lokhu, beklebhula izingubo zabo, bagxumela esixukwini, ekhala |
| 14:14 | futhi ethi: “Madoda, kungani ungenza lokhu? Nathi singabantu abafayo, amadoda anjengani, nginishumayeza ukuba niguquke, kulezizinto eziyize, kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu nomhlaba nolwandle nakho konke okukukho. |
| 14:15 | Ezizukulwaneni ezedlule, wavumela zonke izizwe ukuba zihambe ngezindlela zazo. |
| 14:16 | Kodwa ngokuqinisekile, akazishiyanga ngaphandle kobufakazi, esenza okuhle evela ezulwini, enika izimvula nezinkathi ezinezithelo, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zabo ngokudla nangentokozo.” |
| 14:17 | Futhi ngokusho lezi zinto, bahluleka nawukunqanda izixuku ukuba zibaqhumisele. |
| 14:18 | Manje kwafika amaJuda athile evela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu. Futhi esencenge isixuku, bamkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe, bamhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, ecabanga ukuthi ufile. |
| 14:19 | Kodwa njengoba abafundi bemi ngakuye, wasukuma wangena edolobheni. Futhi ngakusasa, wasuka loBarnabasi ukuya eDerbe. |
| 14:20 | Kwathi sebeshumayele kulowo muzi, futhi wayefundise abaningi, babuyela eListra nase-Ikoniyu nase-Antiyokiya, |
| 14:21 | eqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, futhi bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale njalo ekukholweni, nokuthi kudingeka ukuba singene embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinsizi eziningi. |
| 14:22 | Futhi lapho sebesungule abapristi kubo ebandleni ngalinye, futhi wayekhuleke ngokuzila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini, abakholwa kuye. |
| 14:23 | Futhi ehamba ngendlela yasePhisidiya, bafika ePhamfiliya. |
| 14:24 | Esekhulume izwi leNkosi ePherge, behlela e-Athaliya. |
| 14:25 | Futhi kusukela lapho, bahamba ngomkhumbi baya e-Antiyokiya, lapho ababenikelwe khona emseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini ababewufezile manje. |
| 14:26 | Sebefikile sebebuthene ibandla, balandisa ukuthi zinkulu izinto uNkulunkulu ayezenzile ngabo, nokuthi ubavulele kanjani abezizwe umnyango wokukholwa. |
| 14:27 | Base behlala nabafundi isikhathi esingesincane. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 15
| 15:1 | Futhi abathile, ehla evela eJudiya, babefundisa abazalwane, “Ngaphandle kokuthi nisokwe ngokwesiko likaMose, aninakusindiswa.” |
| 15:2 | Ngakho-ke, lapho uPawulu noBarnaba benza ukuvukela okukhulu ngokumelene nabo, banquma ukuthi uPawulu noBarnaba, futhi abanye bevela ohlangothini oluphikisayo, kufanele akhuphukele kubaPhostoli nabaphristi eJerusalema mayelana nalombuzo. |
| 15:3 | Ngakho-ke, eholwa yibandla, badabula iFenike neSamariya, echaza ukuguquka kwabezizwe. Baletha intokozo enkulu phakathi kwabazalwane bonke. |
| 15:4 | Futhi lapho sebefikile eJerusalema, bamukelwa libandla labaPhostoli labadala, bebika izinto ezinkulu uNkulunkulu abezenzile ngabo. |
| 15:5 | Kodwa abanye behlelo labaFarisi, labo ababengamakholwa, esukuma ethi, “Kumelwe ukuba basokwe futhi bafundiswe ukugcina uMthetho kaMose.” |
| 15:6 | Futhi abaPhostoli nabadala bahlangana ukuze babhekane nalolu daba. |
| 15:7 | Futhi ngemva kokuba kube nombango omkhulu, uPetro wasukuma wathi kubo: “Bafowethu abahle, uyakwazi lokho, ezinsukwini zakamuva, uNkulunkulu ukhethe phakathi kwethu, ngomlomo wami, Abezizwe ukuba bezwe izwi leVangeli futhi bakholwe. |
| 15:8 | Futhi uNkulunkulu, owazi izinhliziyo, wanikeza ubufakazi, ngokubanika uMoya oNgcwele, njengathi nje. |
| 15:9 | Futhi akahlukanisanga lutho phakathi kwethu nabo, ehlambulula izinhliziyo zabo ngokholo. |
| 15:10 | Ngakho-ke manje, nimlingelani uNkulunkulu ukuba abeke ijoka entanyeni yabafundi, obaba bethu nathi esingenamandla okukuthwala? |
| 15:11 | Kodwa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, siyakholwa ukuze sisindiswe, ngendlela efanayo nabo.” |
| 15:12 | Khona-ke isixuku sonke sathula. Futhi babelalele oBarnaba noPawulu, echaza ukuthi yiziphi izibonakaliso ezinkulu nezimangaliso uNkulunkulu ayezenzile phakathi kwabezizwe ngabo. |
| 15:13 | Kwathi sebethule, Kuphendula uJames: “Bafowethu abahle, ngilalele. |
| 15:14 | USimoni usechazile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayivakashela ngayiphi indlela, ukuze athathele kwabezizwe abantu bebizo lakhe. |
| 15:15 | Futhi amazwi abaProfethi ayavumelana nalokhu, njengokulotshiweyo nje: |
| 15:16 | ‘Ngemva kwalezi zinto, Ngizobuya, ngiyakulakha kabusha itabernakele likaDavide, esewile. Futhi ngiyokwakha kabusha amanxiwa ayo, futhi ngiyakuwuvusa, |
| 15:17 | ukuze abaseleyo babantu bayifune iNkosi, kanye nazo zonke izizwe igama lami elibizwé phezu kwazo, Isho iNkosi, ngubani owenza lezi zinto.’ |
| 15:18 | ENkosini, umsebenzi wakhe uyaziwa kusukela phakade. |
| 15:19 | Ngenxa yalokhu, Mina ngithi labo abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu bevela kwabezizwe kabayikuphazanyiswa, |
| 15:20 | kodwa kunalokho ukuthi sibabhalele, ukuze bazigcine ekungcolisweni kwezithombe, nasebufebeni, nakunoma yini encishiwe, nasegazini. |
| 15:21 | KuMose, kusukela endulo, ubenabashumayela emasinagogeni emizini ngemizi, lapho ifundwa khona ngamaSabatha onke.” |
| 15:22 | Kwase kubajabulisa abaPhostoli nabadala, neBandla lonke, ukukhetha amadoda phakathi kwabo, nokuthuma e-Antiyokiya, kanye noPawulu noBarnaba, kanye noJuda, othiwa nguBarsaba, kanye noSila, abavelele phakathi kwabazalwane, |
| 15:23 | okulotshwe ngezandla zabo: “Abaphostoli nabadala, bazalwane, kwabase-Antiyokiya naseSiriya naseKhilikhiya, abazalwane kwabezizwe, imikhonzo. |
| 15:24 | Njengoba sesizwile ukuthi abanye, ephuma phakathi kwethu, nginihluphile ngamazwi, echitha imiphefumulo yenu, esingamyalanga ngakho, |
| 15:25 | kwasijabulisa, ukuqoqwa ndawonye, ukukhetha amadoda nokubathumela kini, kanye nabathandiweyo bethu oBarnaba noPawulu: |
| 15:26 | amadoda anikele ukuphila kwawo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. |
| 15:27 | Ngakho-ke, sithumile oJudasi noSila, abazokwenza nabo ngokwabo, ngezwi elikhulunywayo, qinisa kini izinto ezifanayo. |
| 15:28 | Ngokuba kubonakale kukuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba singabeki mthwalo phezu kwenu, ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezidingekayo: |
| 15:29 | ukuthi nidede ezintweni ezihlatshelwe izithombe, nasegazini, nakulokho osekuncishwe umoya, nasebufebeni. niyokwenza kahle ngokuzigcina kulezi zinto. Hamba kahle.” |
| 15:30 | Manje, esexoshiwe, behlela e-Antiyokiya. Nokubuthela isixuku, bayihambisa incwadi. |
| 15:31 | Kwathi sebeyifundile, bajabula ngalenduduzo. |
| 15:32 | Kodwa uJudasi noSila, bengabaprofethi uqobo lwabo, baduduza abazalwane ngamazwi amanengi, baqiniswa. |
| 15:33 | Khona-ke, ngemva kokuchitha isikhathi esengeziwe lapho, baxoshwa ngokuthula, ngabazalwane, kulabo ababebathumile. |
| 15:34 | Kodwa kwabonakala kukuhle kuSila ukuba asale lapho. Ngakho uJudasi wasuka waya eJerusalema. |
| 15:35 | Futhi uPawulu noBarnaba basala e-Antiyokiya, nabanye abaningi, ukufundisa nokushumayela iZwi leNkosi. |
| 15:36 | Khona-ke, ngemva kwezinsuku ezithile, UPawuli wathi kuBarnaba, “Masibuye sivakashele abazalwane kuwo wonke amadolobha esishumayele kuwo iZwi leNkosi, ukubona ukuthi banjani.” |
| 15:37 | Futhi uBarnaba wafuna ukuthatha uJohane, owayethiwa nguMarku, nabo futhi. |
| 15:38 | Kodwa uPawulu wayethi kwakungafanele amukelwe, ngoba wasuka kubo ePhamfiliya, futhi wayengahambanga nabo emsebenzini. |
| 15:39 | Kwaba nokungezwani, baze bahlukana omunye komunye. NoBarnaba, ngempela ethatha uMark, waya eKhupro. |
| 15:40 | Nokho ngempela, UPawulu, ekhetha uSila, aphume, benikelwa ngabazalwane emuseni kaNkulunkulu. |
| 15:41 | Wadabula iSiriya neKhilikhiya, eqinisa amaBandla, ebayala ukuthi bagcine iziyalezo zabaphostoli nabadala. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 16
| 16:1 | Khona-ke wafika eDerbe naseListra. Futhi bheka, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile ogama lakhe linguThimothewu, indodana yowesifazane ongumJuda othembekile, uyise engoweZizwe. |
| 16:2 | Abazalwane baseListra nase-Ikoniyu bafakaza kahle kuye. |
| 16:3 | UPawulu wayefuna le ndoda ihambe nayo, futhi emthatha, wamsoka, ngenxa yamaJuda ayekuzo. Ngoba bonke babazi ukuthi uyise ungoweZizwe. |
| 16:4 | Futhi njengoba behamba bedabula imizi, babanika izifundiso ukuthi bazigcine, ezanqunywa ngabaphostoli namalunga aseJerusalema. |
| 16:5 | Futhi ngokuqinisekile, amaBandla ayeqiniswa ekukholweni, anda ngenani imihla ngemihla. |
| 16:6 | Khona-ke, lapho edabula iFrigiya nesifunda saseGalathiya, bavinjwa nguMoya oNgcwele ukukhuluma iZwi e-Asiya. |
| 16:7 | Kodwa lapho sebefikile eMisiya, basebezama ukungena eBhithiniya, kodwa uMoya kaJesu kabavumelanga. |
| 16:8 | Khona-ke, sebedabule eMisiya, behlela eTrowa. |
| 16:9 | Futhi ebusuku wembulelwa uPawulu umbono ngomuntu othile waseMakedoniya, emi emncenga, futhi ethi: “Welela eMakedoniya usisize!” |
| 16:10 | Khona-ke, ngemva kokubona umbono, masinyane safuna ukuya eMakedoniya, siqinisekisiwe ukuthi uNkulunkulu usibizile ukuba sishumayele kubo. |
| 16:11 | Basuka eTrowa ngomkhumbi, ukuthatha indlela eqondile, safika eSamothrace, futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, eNeyapholi, |
| 16:12 | kusukela lapho, baya eFilipi, okuyidolobha elivelele endaweni yaseMakedoniya, ikoloni. Manje sasikulo muzi izinsuku ezithile, ukuxoxa ndawonye. |
| 16:13 | Khona-ke, ngosuku lwesabatha, sasihamba ngaphandle kwesango, ngasemfuleni, lapho kwakubonakala sengathi kunomkhuleko. Nokuhlala phansi, sasikhuluma nabesifazane ababebuthene. |
| 16:14 | Nowesifazane othize, okuthiwa nguLydia, umthengisi wokububende emzini waseThiyathira, okhonza uNkulunkulu, walalela. Futhi iNkosi yavula inhliziyo yakhe ukuba amukele lokho uPawulu ayekusho. |
| 16:15 | Futhi lapho wayesebhapathiziwe, nendlu yakhe, wasincenga, ethi: “Uma nahlulele ukuthi ngithembekile eNkosini, ngena endlini yami ulale khona. Futhi wasikholisa. |
| 16:16 | Kwase kwenzeka lokho, sisiya emkhulekweni, intombazane ethile, enomoya wokubhula, wahlangana nathi. Wayengumthombo wenzuzo enkulu kubaphathi bakhe, ngokubhula kwakhe. |
| 16:17 | Le ntombazane, elandela uPawulu nathi, wayekhala, ethi: “Laba bantu bayizinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke! Bamemezela kini indlela yensindiso!” |
| 16:18 | Manje waziphatha ngale ndlela izinsuku eziningi. Kodwa uPawulu, edabukile, waphenduka wathi kumoya, “Ngiyakuyala, egameni likaJesu Kristu, ukuphuma kuye.” Yamuka ngasona leso sikhathi. |
| 16:19 | Kodwa abaphathi bakhe, ebona ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo laphela, babamba oPawulu noSila, baziyisa kubaphathi endlini yenkantolo. |
| 16:20 | Nokuzethula ezimantshini, bathi: “La madoda ayaphazamisa idolobha lethu, njengoba bengamaJuda. |
| 16:21 | Futhi bamemezela indlela engekho emthethweni ukuba siyamukele noma siyigcine, njengoba singamaRoma.” |
| 16:22 | Futhi abantu bagijimela ndawonye kubo. Kanye nezimantshi, beklebhula izingubo zabo, wayala ukuthi bashaywe ngezinduku. |
| 16:23 | Futhi lapho sebeshaye iziswepu eziningi phezu kwabo, babaphonsa etilongweni, eyalela unogada ukuthi ababuke ngokucophelela. |
| 16:24 | Futhi njengoba wayethole lolu hlobo lwe-oda, wabaphonsa esitokisini esingaphakathi, wabopha izinyawo zabo ngezingodo. |
| 16:25 | Khona-ke, phakathi kobusuku, UPawulu noSila babethandaza futhi bedumisa uNkulunkulu. Nalabo ababeboshiwe babebalalele. |
| 16:26 | Nokho ngempela, kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba kungazelelwe, zazinkulu kangangokuthi izisekelo zetilongo zazamazama. Kwase kuvuleka iminyango yonke, kwakhululwa izibopho zabo bonke. |
| 16:27 | Bese kuba unogada wejele, esevuswe amehlo, futhi ebona iminyango yetilongo ivulekile, wahosha inkemba, wafuna ukuzibulala, ecabanga ukuthi iziboshwa sezibalekile. |
| 16:28 | Kodwa uPawulu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ethi: “Ungazilimazi, ngoba sikhona sonke!” |
| 16:29 | Bese ebiza ukukhanya, wangena. Nokuthuthumela, yawa phambi kwezinyawo zikaPawulu noSila. |
| 16:30 | Futhi ebakhipha, uthe, “Banumzane, kumele ngenzeni, ukuze ngisindiswe?” |
| 16:31 | Basho kanjalo, “Kholwani eNkosini uJesu, khona-ke niyakusindiswa, nendlu yakho.” |
| 16:32 | Futhi bakhuluma iZwi leNkosi kuye, kanye nabo bonke ababesendlini yakhe. |
| 16:33 | Futhi yena, ebathatha ngehora elifanayo ebusuku, bageze izinsizi zabo. Futhi wabhapathizwa, kanye nendlu yakhe yonke. |
| 16:34 | Esebangenise endlini yakhe, wababekela itafula. Futhi wayejabule, nendlu yakhe yonke, ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu. |
| 16:35 | Futhi lapho ilanga selifikile, izimantshi zathuma abalindi, ethi, "Khulula lawo madoda." |
| 16:36 | Kodwa umgciniziboshwa wabikela uPawulu lawo mazwi: “Izimantshi zithumele ukuthi ukhululwe. Ngakho-ke manje, suka. Hamba ngokuthula.” |
| 16:37 | Kodwa uPawulu wathi kubo: “Basishayile esidlangalaleni, lanxa singalahlwanga. Bavalele etilongweni amadoda angamaRoma. Manje babezosixosha ngasese? akunjalo. Kunalokho, mabeze ngaphambili, |
| 16:38 | masibaxoshe.” Khona izikhonzi zabika lawo mazwi ezinduneni. Futhi lapho bezwa ukuthi bangamaRoma, besaba. |
| 16:39 | Futhi efika, babancenga, futhi ebakhipha, babancenga ukuthi basuke emzini. |
| 16:40 | Base bephuma etilongweni, bangena endlini kaLidiya. Futhi sebebonile abazalwane, babaduduza, base bephuma. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 17
| 17:1 | Manje sebedabule i-Amfipholi ne-Apholoniya, bafika eThesalonika, lapho kwakukhona isinagoge labaJuda. |
| 17:2 | Khona-ke uPawulu, ngokwesiko, wangena kubo. Futhi amasabatha amathathu waphikisana nabo ngemiBhalo, |
| 17:3 | ehumusha, ephetha ngokuthi kwakufanele uKristu ahlupheke, avuke kwabafileyo, nokuthi “lona nguJesu Kristu, engikumemezela kini.” |
| 17:4 | Abanye kubo bakholwa, bazihlanganisa noPawulu noSila, futhi isixuku esikhulu salaba sasivela kwabakhulekeli nabeZizwe, futhi abambalwa ababengabesifazane abahloniphekile. |
| 17:5 | Kodwa amaJuda, ngokuba nomona, futhi wazihlanganisa nabanye abenzi bobubi phakathi kwabantu abavamile, kubangele ukuphazamiseka, bawunyakazisa umuzi. Futhi ethatha isikhundla eduze nendlu kaJasoni, bafuna ukubakhiphela kubantu. |
| 17:6 | Futhi lapho bengabatholi, ahudulela uJasoni nabazalwane abathile kubabusi bomuzi, ekhala: “Ngokuba yibo laba abavuse umuzi. Futhi beza lapha, |
| 17:7 | loJasoni usezamukele. Futhi bonke laba bantu benza okuphambene nezimiso zikaKesari, ethi kukhona enye inkosi, uJesu.” |
| 17:8 | Futhi bahlohla abantu. Nababusi bomuzi, ekuzweni lezizinto, |
| 17:9 | esethole incazelo kuJasoni labanye, wabakhulula. |
| 17:10 | Nokho ngempela, Ngokushesha abazalwane babamukisa uPawulu noSila ebusuku eBhereya. Kwathi sebefikile, bangena esinagogeni labaJuda. |
| 17:11 | Kodwa laba babehlonipheke kakhulu kunabaseThesalonika. Bamukela iZwi ngayo yonke intshiseko, nsuku zonke ehlola imiBhalo ukuze abone ukuthi zinjalo yini lezi zinto. |
| 17:12 | Futhi ngempela, abaningi bakholwa phakathi kwabo, kanye nabambalwa phakathi kwabesilisa nabesifazane abeZizwe abahloniphekile. |
| 17:13 | Khona-ke, lapho amaJuda aseThesalonika esebonile ukuthi iZwi likaNkulunkulu lalishunyayelwa nguPawulu eBereya, baya khona futhi, enyakaza ephazamisa isixuku. |
| 17:14 | Abazalwane base bemmukisa masinyane uPawulu, ukuze ahambe ngolwandle. Kodwa uSila noThimothewu basala lapho. |
| 17:15 | Khona-ke labo ababehola uPawulu bamyisa e-Athene. Futhi ngemva kokuthola umyalo kuye kuSila noThimothewu, ukuze beze kuye masinyane, bahamba. |
| 17:16 | Manje ngesikhathi uPawulu ebalindile e-Athene, umoya wakhe wanyakaza phakathi kwakhe, ebona umuzi uzinikele ekukhonzeni izithombe. |
| 17:17 | Manje, wayephikisana nabaJuda esinagogeni, kanye nabakhonzayo, nasezindaweni zomphakathi, usuku ngalunye, nanoma ubani owayelapho. |
| 17:18 | Izazi ezithile zamaEpikhuru namaStoyiku zaziphikisana naye. Futhi abanye babethi, “Ufuna ukuthini lomhlwanyeli weZwi?” Nokho abanye babethi, "Ubonakala engummemezeli wamademoni amasha." Ngoba wayememezela kubo ngoJesu nokuvuka kwabafileyo. |
| 17:19 | Futhi embamba, bamyisa e-Areyophagu, ethi: “Siyakwazi yini ukwazi ukuthi iyini le mfundiso entsha, okhuluma ngakho? |
| 17:20 | Ngoba uletha imibono ethile emisha ezindlebeni zethu. Ngakho-ke singathanda ukwazi ukuthi lezi zinto zisho ukuthini.” |
| 17:21 | (Manje bonke abase-Athene, kanye nezivakashi ezifikayo, babengazixaki ngaphandle kokukhuluma noma ukuzwa imibono emisha ehlukahlukene.) |
| 17:22 | Kodwa uPawulu, emi phakathi kweAreyophagu, kusho: “Madoda ase-Athene, Ngiyabona ukuthi kukho konke nikholelwa ezeni. |
| 17:23 | Ngoba njengoba ngangidlula futhi ngiqaphela izithombe zenu, Ngathola ne-altare, okwakulotshwe kuyo: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Ngakho-ke, enikhonza ngokungazi, lokhu yikho engikutshumayela kini: |
| 17:24 | uNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, Lowo oyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ongahlali emathempelini enziwe ngezandla. |
| 17:25 | Futhi akakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu, sengathi udinga utho, ngoba nguye onika zonke izinto ukuphila lokuphefumula lakho konke okunye. |
| 17:26 | Futhi wenze, kokukodwa, wonke umndeni womuntu: ukuhlala phezu kobuso bomhlaba wonke, enquma izikhathi ezimisiweyo nemikhawulo yokuhlala kwazo, |
| 17:27 | ukuze afune uNkulunkulu, uma mhlawumbe bengase bamcabange noma bamthole, nakuba engekude kulowo nalowo kithi. |
| 17:28 | ‘Ngokuba siphila kuye, futhi unyakaze, futhi ube khona.’ Njengoba nje ezinye zezimbongi zakini zishilo. ‘Ngokuba nathi singabomndeni wakhe.’ |
| 17:29 | Ngakho-ke, njengoba singabantwana bomndeni kaNkulunkulu, akumelwe sicabangele igolide noma isiliva noma amatshe ayigugu, noma ukuqoshwa kobuciko kanye nemicabango yomuntu, ukuba yisithombe salokho okuBunkulunkulu. |
| 17:30 | Futhi ngempela, UNkulunkulu, esebheke phansi ukuze abone ukungazi kwalezi zikhathi, manje usememezele emadodeni ukuthi wonke umuntu kuyo yonke indawo kufanele enze ukuzisola. |
| 17:31 | Ngoba umisile usuku azakwahlulela ngalo umhlaba ngokulunga, ngomuntu ammisile, enikeza ukukholwa kubo bonke, ngokumvusa kwabafileyo.” |
| 17:32 | Futhi lapho sebezwile ngokuVuka kwabafileyo, ngempela, abanye babehlekisa, abanye bathi, “Sizokulalela ngalokhu futhi.” |
| 17:33 | Ngakho uPawulu wasuka phakathi kwabo. |
| 17:34 | Nokho ngempela, amadoda athile, benamathela kuye, wakholwa. Phakathi kwalaba kwakukhona noDiyonisiyu wase-Areyophagu, nowesifazane ogama lakhe linguDamari, labanye kanye labo. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 18
| 18:1 | Ngemva kwalezi zinto, esesukile e-Athene, wafika eKorinte. |
| 18:2 | Futhi lapho ethola umJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu-Akwila, wazalelwa ePhontu, owayesanda kufika evela e-Italy noPrisila umkakhe, (ngoba uKlawudiyu wayelaye wonke amaJuda ukuthi amuke eRoma,) wahlangana nabo. |
| 18:3 | Futhi ngenxa yokuthi wayengowomsebenzi ofanayo, wahlala nabo, wasebenza. (Manje base bebenza amatende ngomsebenzi wabo.) |
| 18:4 | Njalo wayephikisana esinagogeni ngamasabatha, ethula igama leNkosi uJesu. Futhi wayencenga amaJuda namaGreki. |
| 18:5 | Futhi lapho uSila noThimothewu sebefikile bevela eMakedoniya, UPawulu wema waqina eZwini, efakaza kumaJuda ukuthi uJesu unguKristu. |
| 18:6 | Kodwa njengoba babemphikisa futhi behlambalaza, wathintitha izingubo zakhe, wathi kubo: “Igazi lenu lisemakhanda enu. Ngihlanzekile. Kusuka manje, ngizoya kwabezizwe. |
| 18:7 | Futhi esuka kuleyo ndawo, wangena endlini yomuntu othile, othiwa nguThithu olungileyo, okhonza uNkulunkulu, ondlu yakhe yayiseduze lesinagoge. |
| 18:8 | Manje uKrispu, umholi wesinagoge, bakholwa yiNkosi, nendlu yakhe yonke. Nabaningi baseKorinte, ekuzweni, bakholwa babhabhathizwa. |
| 18:9 | INkosi yasisithi kuPawuli, ngombono ebusuku: "Ungesabi. Kunalokho, khuluma ungathuli. |
| 18:10 | Ngoba nginawe. Futhi akekho oyokubamba, ukuze akulimaze. Ngokuba abantu abaningi kuleli dolobha banami.” |
| 18:11 | Wahlala lapho unyaka nezinyanga eziyisithupha, efundisa iZwi likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo. |
| 18:12 | Kodwa lapho uGaliyu engumbusi wase-Akhaya, abaJuda bamvukela uPawulu nganhliziyonye. Base bemyisa enkantolo, |
| 18:13 | ethi, “Uyenga abantu ukuba bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuphambene nomthetho.” |
| 18:14 | Khona-ke, lapho uPawulu eseqala ukuvula umlomo wakhe, UGaliyu wathi kumaJuda: “Ukube bekuyindaba yokungabi nabulungisa lena, noma isenzo esibi, O maJuda ahloniphekile, Bengizokweseka, njengoba kufanelekile. |
| 18:15 | Nokho uma ngempela lena kuyimibuzo mayelana nezwi namagama nomthetho wakho, kufanele nizibonele nina. mina angiyikuba ngumahluleli walezo zinto. |
| 18:16 | Futhi wabayala enkantolo. |
| 18:17 | Kodwa bona, ebamba uSostene, umholi wesinagoge, wamshaya phambi kwenkantolo. UGaliyu akabanga nandaba nalezi zinto. |
| 18:18 | Nokho ngempela, UPawulu, ngemva kokuba esehlale ezinye izinsuku eziningi, sebevalelisile kubazalwane, waya eSiriya, kanye naye kwakukhona oPrisila no-Akwila. Manje wayesephucile ikhanda eKenikreya, ngoba wayenze isithembiso. |
| 18:19 | Futhi wafika e-Efesu, wabashiya lapho. Nokho ngempela, yena uqobo, engena esinagogeni, wayephikisana namaJuda. |
| 18:20 | Khona-ke, lanxa babemcela ukuthi ahlale okwesikhathi eside, akavumanga. |
| 18:21 | Kunalokho, evalelisa ebatshela, “Ngizobuyela kuwe futhi, Ngokwentando kankulunkulu,” wasuka e-Efesu. |
| 18:22 | Futhi ngemva kokwehlela eKhesariya, wenyukela eJerusalema, wabe esebingelela iBandla lapho, wayesehlela e-Antiyokiya. |
| 18:23 | Futhi uchithe isikhathi eside lapho, wahamba, wadabula izwe laseGalathiya nelaseFrigiya ngokuhlelekile, eqinisa bonke abafundi. |
| 18:24 | Manje umJuda othile ogama lakhe lingu-Apholo, wazalelwa e-Alexandria, indoda eqephuzayo eyayinamandla ngemiBhalo, wafika e-Efesu. |
| 18:25 | Wafundiswa ngeNdlela yeNkosi. Nokuvutha emoyeni, wayekhuluma efundisa okukaJesu, kodwa esazi umbhabhathizo kaJohane kuphela. |
| 18:26 | Manje, waqala ukwethembeka esinagogeni. Futhi lapho uPrisila no-Akwila sebemuzwile, bamthathela eceleni bamchasisela indlela yeNkosi kakhulu. |
| 18:27 | Khona-ke, ngoba wayefuna ukuya eAkhaya, abazalwane babhala isikhuthazo kubafundi, ukuze bamamukele. Kwathi esefikile, waba nezingxoxo eziningi nabakholwayo. |
| 18:28 | Ngoba wayesola amaJuda ngamandla lasobala, ngokwembula ngemiBhalo ukuthi uJesu unguKristu. |
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| 19:1 | Manje kwenzeka lokho, kuyilapho uApholo eseKorinte, UPawulu, esedabule izifunda ezingenhla, wafika e-Efesu. Futhi wahlangana nabafundi abathile. |
| 19:2 | Wathi kubo, “Ngemva kokukholwa, senimamukele uMoya oNgcwele?” Kodwa bathi kuye, “Asizwanga nokuthi kukhona uMoya oNgcwele.” |
| 19:3 | Nokho ngempela, uthe, “Khona-ke ubhapathizwe ngani?” Base bethi, “Ngobhapathizo lukaJohane.” |
| 19:4 | Khona-ke uPawulu wathi: “UJohane wabhapathiza abantu ngobhapathizo lokuphenduka, bethi kufanele bakholwe kulowo ozayo emva kwakhe, leyo, kuJesu.” |
| 19:5 | Lapho ezwa lezi zinto, babhapathizwa egameni leNkosi uJesu. |
| 19:6 | Kwathi uPawulu esebeke izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo. Futhi babekhuluma ngezilimi futhi beprofetha. |
| 19:7 | Manje amadoda ayengaba ishumi nambili esewonke. |
| 19:8 | Khona-ke, ekungeneni kwesinagoge, wayekhuluma ngokwethembeka izinyanga ezintathu, bephikisana bebancenga ngombuso kaNkulunkulu. |
| 19:9 | Kodwa lapho abathile baba lukhuni futhi abakholwa, bethuka iNdlela yeNkosi phambi kwexuku, UPawulu, ukuhoxa kubo, wehlukanisa abafundi, bephikisana imihla ngemihla esikoleni esithile sikaThiranu. |
| 19:10 | Manje lokhu kwenziwa phakathi neminyaka emibili, ukuze bonke abakhileyo e-Asiya balilalele izwi leNkosi, kokubili amaJuda nabeZizwe. |
| 19:11 | Futhi uNkulunkulu wayefeza izimangaliso ezinamandla nezingavamile ngesandla sikaPawulu, |
| 19:12 | kangangokuthi ngisho nalapho izindwangu ezincane nezindwangu zikhishwa emzimbeni wakhe ziyiswa kwabagulayo, izifo zasuka kubo nemimoya emibi yamuka. |
| 19:13 | Khona-ke, ngisho nabathile bamaJuda abakhipha imimoya emibi babezamile ukubiza igama leNkosi uJesu phezu kwalabo ababenemimoya emibi., ethi, “Ngikubopha ngesifungo ngoJesu, uPawulu amshumayelayo.” |
| 19:14 | Futhi kwakukhona amaJuda athile, amadodana ayisikhombisa kaSkeva, abaholi phakathi kwabapristi, ababesenza ngalendlela. |
| 19:15 | Kodwa umoya omubi waphendula wathi kubo: “UJesu ngiyamazi, noPawuli ngiyamazi. Kodwa ungubani?” |
| 19:16 | Futhi indoda, okwakukhona kuye umoya omubi, ebagxumela futhi ebanqoba bobabili, wabanqoba, baze babaleka kuleyondlu, nqunu futhi belimele. |
| 19:17 | Manje, lokhu kwaziwa yiwo wonke amaJuda nabeZizwe ababehlala e-Efesu. Futhi ukwesaba kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke. Negama leNkosi uJesu ladunyiswa. |
| 19:18 | Futhi amakholwa amaningi ayefika, evuma, futhi ememezela izenzo zabo. |
| 19:19 | Khona-ke abaningi balabo ababelandela amahlelo angavamile bahlanganisa izincwadi zabo, bazishisa emehlweni abo bonke. Futhi ngemva kokunquma ukubaluleka kwalezi, bathola intengo yawodenariyu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu. |
| 19:20 | Ngale ndlela, Izwi likaNkulunkulu lalikhula ngamandla futhi liqiniswa. |
| 19:21 | Khona-ke, lapho lezi zinto seziphelile, UPawulu wanquma ngoMoya, ngemva kokudabula iMakedoniya ne-Akhaya, ukuya eJerusalema, ethi, “Khona-ke, emva kokuba ngibe khona, kufanele ukuba ngibone neRoma. |
| 19:22 | Kodwa wathuma ababili kwabamkhonzayo, uThimothewu no-Erastu, eMakedoniya, yena wahlala isikhathi e-Asiya. |
| 19:23 | Manje ngaleso sikhathi, kwaba khona isiphithiphithi esingesincane mayelana neNdlela yeNkosi. |
| 19:24 | Ngomuntu othile ogama lakhe linguDemetriyu, umkhandi wesiliva owenza izindawo zokukhonzela zesiliva zikaDiyana, wayenganikezi nzuzo encane izingcweti. |
| 19:25 | Futhi ebabiza ndawonye, nalabo ababeqashwe ngendlela efanayo, uthe: “Madoda, uyazi ukuthi imali esiyiholayo ivela kulo msebenzi wezandla. |
| 19:26 | Niyabona futhi niyezwa ukuthi le ndoda uPawulu, ngokuncenga, uxoshile isixuku esikhulu, hhayi e-Efesu kuphela, kodwa cishe kulo lonke elase-Asia, ethi, ‘Lezi zinto akubona onkulunkulu abenziwe ngezandla.’ |
| 19:27 | Ngakho, akukhona lokhu kuphela, umsebenzi wethu, engozini yokulahlwa, kodwa futhi ithempeli likaDiyana omkhulu liyothathwa njengento engelutho! Bese ngisho nobukhosi bakhe, abamkhulekelayo abase-Asiya nasemhlabeni wonke, zizoqala ukubhujiswa.” |
| 19:28 | Ekuzwa lokhu, bagcwala ulaka, basebekhala, ethi, “Mkhulu uDiyana wabase-Efesu!” |
| 19:29 | Futhi umuzi wagcwala isiphithiphithi. Futhi sebebambe uGayu no-Aristarku baseMakedoniya, abangane bakaPawulu, bagijima ngamandla, nganhliziyonye, enkundleni yemidlalo yaseshashalazini. |
| 19:30 | Khona-ke, lapho uPawulu esefuna ukungena kubantu, abafundi kabamvumelanga. |
| 19:31 | Futhi abanye abaholi base-Asiya, ababengabangane bakhe, futhi wathumela kuye, ecela ukuthi angezi enkundleni yemidlalo yeshashalazi. |
| 19:32 | Kodwa abanye babekhala ngezinto ezitshiyeneyo. Ngoba umhlangano wawuphithene, futhi abaningi babengasazi isizathu sokuba babizelwe ndawonye. |
| 19:33 | Ngakho bamdonsa u-Alexander esixukwini, ngenkathi amaJuda emqhubela phambili. Futhi Alexander, ekhombisa ngesandla ukuthi athule, wayefuna ukunikeza abantu incazelo. |
| 19:34 | Kodwa ngokushesha lapho beqaphela ukuthi ungumJuda, bonke ngazwi linye, cishe amahora amabili, bekhala, “Mkhulu uDiyana wabase-Efesu!” |
| 19:35 | Kwathi umbhali ethulisa izixuku, uthe: “Madoda ase-Efesu, manje yimuphi umuntu ongazi ukuthi umuzi wabase-Efesu usebenzela uDiyana omkhulu nenzalo kaJupiter? |
| 19:36 | Ngakho-ke, ngoba lezi zinto azikwazi ukuphikisana, kuyadingeka ukuthi uthule ungenzi lutho ngamawala. |
| 19:37 | Ngoba ulethe phambili lamadoda, abangahlambalazi nabangabahlambalazi unkulunkulukazi wenu. |
| 19:38 | Kodwa uma uDemetriyu nezingcweti ezikanye naye benecala nomuntu;, bangahlangana ezinkantolo, kukhona nababusi. Bamangalelane. |
| 19:39 | Kodwa uma ungabuza ngezinye izinto, lokhu kunganqunywa emhlanganweni osemthethweni. |
| 19:40 | Okwamanje sisengozini yokulahlwa yicala lokuvukela umbuso ngezigigaba zanamuhla, ngoba akekho onecala (esikwazi ukunikeza ubufakazi ngaye) kulo mhlangano.” Esekushilo lokho, wawuchitha umhlangano. |
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| 20:1 | Khona-ke, ngemva kokuphela kwesiphithiphithi, UPawulu, ebiza abafundi kuye, wabayala, wavalelisa. Wasuka wahamba, ukuze aye eMakedoniya. |
| 20:2 | Esedabule lezo zindawo, wabayala ngezintshumayelo eziningi, waya eGrisi. |
| 20:3 | Ngemva kokuba esehlale izinyanga ezintathu lapho, amaJuda ayecebe ukukhohlisa, esezangena ngomkhumbi eSiriya. Futhi njengoba belulekwe ngalokhu, wabuyela eMakedoniya. |
| 20:4 | Manje ababehamba naye kwakunguSopatro, indodana kaPhiro waseBereya; kanye nabaseThesalonika, u-Aristarku noSekhundu; noGayu waseDerbe, kanye noThimothewu; kanye noThikhiku noTrofimu base-Asiya. |
| 20:5 | Lezi, ngemva kokuba behambe phambili, wasilinda eTrowa. |
| 20:6 | Nokho ngempela, sasuka eFilipi ngomkhumbi, emva kwezinsuku zesinkwa esingelamvubelo, kwathi ngezinsuku ezinhlanu saya kubo eTrowa, lapho esahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. |
| 20:7 | Khona-ke, ngesabatha lokuqala, lapho sesibuthene ukuhlephula isinkwa, UPawulu wakhuluma nabo, ehlose ukuhamba ngakusasa. Kodwa wayandisa intshumayelo yakhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili. |
| 20:8 | Kwakukhona izibani eziningi ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho esasibuthene khona. |
| 20:9 | Futhi umfana othile ogama lakhe lingu-Evitiku, ehlezi efasiteleni, wayesindwa ubuthongo obukhulu (ngoba uPawulu wayeshumayela isikhathi eside). Khona-ke, esesiyalala, wawa esuka esitezi sesithathu phansi. Kwathi esephakanyiselwe phezulu, wayesefile. |
| 20:10 | Lapho uPawulu wehlela kuye, walala phezu kwakhe futhi, emgona, kusho, "Ungakhathazeki, ngoba umphefumulo wakhe usephakathi kwakhe.” |
| 20:11 | Manje, ukunyuka, nokuhlephula isinkwa, nokudla, sekhulume kahle kwaze kwasa, wabe esehamba. |
| 20:12 | Manje babemngenise umfana ephila, baduduzeka kakhulu. |
| 20:13 | Ngemva kwalokho sagibela umkhumbi saya e-Aso, lapho kwakumele sithathe uPawuli. Ngokuba wayenqume kanjalo, ngoba wayehamba emhlabathini. |
| 20:14 | Futhi lapho esehlangene nathi e-Asu, samngenisa, sasuka saya eMithilene. |
| 20:15 | Futhi ngomkhumbi esuka lapho, ngosuku olulandelayo, safika maqondana neKiyo. Futhi ngokulandelayo safika eSamos. Ngosuku olulandelayo saya eMilethu. |
| 20:16 | Ngokuba uPawulu wayenqume ukudlula e-Efesu ngomkhumbi, ukuze angalibali eAsiya. Ngoba wayephuthuma kanjalo, uma kwakungenzeka kuye, angase agcine usuku lwePhentekoste eJerusalema. |
| 20:17 | Khona-ke, ethuma eMilethu e-Efesu, wababiza abakhulu ngokuzalwa ebandleni. |
| 20:18 | Sebefikile kuye bendawonye, wathi kubo: “Niyazi ukuthi kusukela osukwini lokuqala ngingena e-Asiya, Kade nginawe, isikhathi sonke, ngale ndlela: |
| 20:19 | ukukhonza iNkosi, ngakho konke ukuthobeka naphezu kwezinyembezi nokulingwa okwangehlela ngenxa yokukhohlisa kwamaJuda, |
| 20:20 | ukuthi angigodlanga lutho olunenani, ukuthi ngitshumayele kuhle kangakanani kini, nokuthi nginifundisile obala nasezindlini zonke, |
| 20:21 | ngifakaza kumaJuda nakwabezizwe ngokuphenduka kuNkulunkulu nokholo eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu. |
| 20:22 | Futhi manje, bheka, ubophekile emoyeni, ngiya eJerusalema, ngingazi ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kimi lapho, |
| 20:23 | ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya oNgcwele, kuwo wonke amadolobha, ungixwayisile, ethi amaketango nezinsizi zingilindele eJerusalema. |
| 20:24 | Kodwa angesabi lutho lwalezi zinto. Futhi angikubheki njengokuyigugu kakhulu ukuphila kwami ngoba kungokwami, uma nje ngandlela thize ngiqede inkambo yami kanye neyenkonzo yeZwi, engayamukela eNkosini uJesu, ukufakaza ngeVangeli lomusa kaNkulunkulu. |
| 20:25 | Futhi manje, bheka, Ngiyazi ukuthi ngeke usabubona ubuso bami, nonke engahamba phakathi kwenu, eshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu. |
| 20:26 | Ngokwalesi sizathu, Nginibiza nibe ngofakazi ngalo kanye lolu suku: ukuthi ngimsulwa egazini labo bonke. |
| 20:27 | Ngokuba angiphambukanga nakancane ekumemezeleni zonke izinjongo zikaNkulunkulu kini. |
| 20:28 | Zinakekeleni nina nomhlambi wonke, uMoya oNgcwele animise phezu kwawo njengababhishobhi ukuba nibuse iBandla likaNkulunkulu, azithengele ngegazi lakhe. |
| 20:29 | Ngiyazi ukuthi emva kokumuka kwami kuyakungena phakathi kwenu izimpisi eziphangayo, engawuhawukeli umhlambi. |
| 20:30 | Futhi phakathi kwenu, amadoda azovuka, bekhuluma izinto ezonakeleyo ukuze bahunge abafundi emva kwabo. |
| 20:31 | Ngenxa yalokhu, qaphelani, ukugcina enkumbulweni ukuthi phakathi neminyaka emithathu angizange ngiyeke, ubusuku nemini, ngezinyembezi, ukweluleka omunye nomunye wenu. |
| 20:32 | Futhi manje, Ngiyanibeka kuNkulunkulu naseZwini lomusa wakhe. Unamandla okwakha, nokubanika ifa bonke abangcwelisiwe. |
| 20:33 | angizange ngifise isiliva negolide, noma isembatho, |
| 20:34 | njengoba nazi nina. Ngenxa yalokho okwakudingwa yimi kanye nalabo abanami, lezi zandla zinikezile. |
| 20:35 | Ngembule zonke izinto kuwe, ngoba ngokusebenza ngalendlela, kubalulekile ukuxhasa ababuthakathaka nokukhumbula amazwi eNkosi uJesu, washo kanjani, ‘Kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela.’ ” |
| 20:36 | Esetshilo lezizinto, eguqa phansi, wakhuleka nabo bonke. |
| 20:37 | Khona-ke kwaba nesililo esikhulu phakathi kwabo bonke. Futhi, ewela entanyeni kaPawulu, bamqabule, |
| 20:38 | edabukile kakhulu ngezwi alishilo, ukuthi kabasoze baphinde babubone ubuso bakhe. Basebemngenisa emkhunjini. |
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| 21:1 | Futhi emva kwalezi zinto, ehlukane nabo ngokungathandi, sahamba ngomkhumbi ngendlela eqondile, ufika eCos, kwathi ngosuku olulandelayo eRodosi, futhi esuka lapho waya ePhathara. |
| 21:2 | Sathola umkhumbi owela usiya eFenike, ukugibela, sahamba ngomkhumbi. |
| 21:3 | Khona-ke, ngemva kokubona iKhupro, eyigcina kwesokunxele, sadlulela eSiriya, safika eTire. Ngoba umkhumbi wawuzothulula impahla yawo lapho. |
| 21:4 | Khona-ke, esebatholile abafundi, salala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Basebesithi kuPawuli, ngoMoya, ukuthi angenyukeli eJerusalema. |
| 21:5 | Kwathi seziphelile izinsuku, ephuma, saqhubeka; futhi bonke basiphelekezela kanye nawomkabo nabantwana babo, saze saphumela ngaphandle komuzi. Futhi saguqa phansi ogwini futhi sathandaza. |
| 21:6 | Kwathi sesivalelisane, sagibela umkhumbi. Base bebuyela kweyabo. |
| 21:7 | Nokho ngempela, sesiqedile uhambo lwethu ngomkhumbi sisuka eTire, sehlela ePhetolemayi. Nokubingelela abazalwane, salala nabo usuku olulodwa. |
| 21:8 | Khona-ke, ngemva kokuphuma ngosuku olulandelayo, safika eKesariya. Futhi lapho engena endlini kaFiliphu umvangeli, owayengomunye wabayisikhombisa, sahlala naye. |
| 21:9 | Indoda le yayinamadodakazi amane, izintombi, ababeprofetha. |
| 21:10 | Futhi ngenkathi sibambezeleka izinsuku ezithile, umprofethi othile waseJudiya, okuthiwa ngu-Agabu, wafika. |
| 21:11 | Futhi yena, esefikile kithi, wathatha ibhande likaPawulu, wazibopha izinyawo nezandla, uthe: “Usho kanje uMoya oNgcwele: Indoda ibhande layo leli, amaJuda azobopha ngale ndlela eJerusalema. Futhi bayomnikela ezandleni zabezizwe. |
| 21:12 | Kwathi sesikuzwile lokhu, thina kanye nabakuleyo ndawo samncenga ukuba angenyukeli eJerusalema. |
| 21:13 | Khona-ke uPawulu waphendula ngokuthi: “Yini eniyifezayo ngokukhala nihlupha inhliziyo yami? Ngoba ngilungisiwe, hhayi kuphela ukuboshwa, kodwa futhi lokufela eJerusalema, ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.” |
| 21:14 | Futhi njengoba sasingakwazi ukumncenga, sathula, ethi: “Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi.” |
| 21:15 | Khona-ke, emva kwalezo zinsuku, sengenze amalungiselelo, senyukela eJerusalema. |
| 21:16 | Abanye babafundi baseKhesariya bahamba nathi, behamba nomuntu waseKhupro, uMnasoni, umfundi omdala kakhulu, esingaba yizivakashi zakhe. |
| 21:17 | Futhi lapho sesifikile eJerusalema, abazalwane basemukela ngokuzithandela. |
| 21:18 | Khona-ke, ngosuku olulandelayo, UPawulu wangena nathi kuJakobe. Kwasekubuthana wonke amadoda amadala. |
| 21:19 | Esebabingelelile, wachaza yonke into uNkulunkulu ayeyifezile phakathi kwabeZizwe ngenkonzo yakhe. |
| 21:20 | Futhi bona, ekuzwile, wamdumisa uNkulunkulu, wathi kuye: "Uyaqonda, umfowethu, zingaki izinkulungwane phakathi kwamaJuda akholiwe, futhi bonke bashisekela umthetho. |
| 21:21 | Manje sebezwile ngawe, ukuthi ufundisa amaJuda aphakathi kwabezizwe ukuthi ahlubuke kuMozisi, ebatshela ukuthi bangasoki amadodana abo, ningenzi ngokwesiko. |
| 21:22 | Yini elandelayo? Isixuku kufanele sibizwe. Ngoba bazozwa ukuthi usufikile. |
| 21:23 | Ngakho-ke, yenza lokhu esikucela kuwe: Sinamadoda amane, abangaphansi kwesifungo. |
| 21:24 | Thatha lezi uzingcwelise ngazo, futhi bafune ukuba baphuce amakhanda abo. Khona-ke bonke bayokwazi ukuthi izinto abazizwile ngawe zingamanga, kodwa ukuthi wena ngokwakho uhambe ngomthetho. |
| 21:25 | Kodwa, ngalabo abezizwe abakholwayo, silobile isahlulelo ukuba bazigcine kulokho okuhlatshelwe izithombe, nasegazini, nakulokho osekuncishwe umoya, nasebufebeni.” |
| 21:26 | Khona-ke uPawulu, ethatha amadoda ngakusasa, wahlanjululwa kanye nabo, wangena ethempelini, ememezela inqubo yezinsuku zokuhlanzwa, kuze kube yilapho kunikelwa umnikelo ngenxa yalowo nalowo kubo. |
| 21:27 | Kodwa lapho izinsuku eziyisikhombisa zase zifinyelela ekupheleni, lawo amaJuda ayevela e-Asiya, sebembonile ethempelini, wavusa bonke abantu, basebembamba izandla, ekhala: |
| 21:28 | “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, Usizo! Yiyo le ndoda efundisayo, wonke umuntu, yonke indawo, ngokumelene nabantu nomthetho kanye nale ndawo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, useze wangenisa nabezizwe ethempelini, futhi uyingcolisile le ndawo engcwele.” |
| 21:29 | (Ngoba babembonile uTrofimu, owase-Efesu, emzini naye, basebecabanga ukuthi uPawuli umngenise ethempelini.) |
| 21:30 | Futhi umuzi wonke wanyakaza. Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi abantu bagijima ndawonye. Futhi ebamba uPawulu, bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli. Futhi ngokushesha yavalwa iminyango. |
| 21:31 | Khona-ke, besafuna ukumbulala, kwabikwa kumphathi weqembu: “Lonke iJerusalema liphithene.” |
| 21:32 | Manje, ngokushesha bathatha amasosha nezinduna zekhulu, wagijima wehlela kubo. Kwathi sebebone induna yenkulungwane lamabutho, bayeka ukushaya uPawulu. |
| 21:33 | Khona-ke i-tribune, esondela, wambamba, wayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili. Wayesebuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni. |
| 21:34 | Bese bekhala izinto ezahlukene phakathi kwesixuku. Futhi njengoba wayengaqondi lutho ngokucacile ngenxa yomsindo, wayala ukuba angeniswe enqabeni. |
| 21:35 | Wathi esefikile ezitebhisini, kwenzeka ukuthi wakhushulwa ngamasosha, ngenxa yokwesatshiswa kodlame oluvela kubantu. |
| 21:36 | Ngoba uquqaba lwabantu lwalulandela futhi lumemeza, “Msuse!” |
| 21:37 | Kwathi uPawulu eseqala ukungeniswa enqabeni, esho enduneni, “Kuvumelekile yini ukuthi ngikhulume okuthile kuwe?” Wathi, “Uyasazi isiGreki? |
| 21:38 | Ngakho-ke, Awuyena yini lowo mGibhithe owavuthela ukuhlubuka ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku, waholela ehlane amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezine angababulali??” |
| 21:39 | Kodwa uPawulu wathi kuye: "Ngiyindoda, umJuda ngempela, eTarsu laseKhilikhiya, isakhamuzi sedolobha elaziwayo. Ngakho ngiyakuncenga, ngivumele ngikhulume nabantu.” |
| 21:40 | Kwathi esemnike imvume, UPawulu, emi ezitebhisini, waqhweba ngesandla ebantwini. Kwathi sekuthuleke cwaka, wakhuluma kubo ngolimi lwesiHeberu, ethi: |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 22
| 22:1 | “Bafowethu nobaba, lalela incazelo engikunika yona manje. |
| 22:2 | Futhi lapho bemuzwa ekhuluma kubo ngolimi lwesiHeberu, bathula kakhulu. |
| 22:3 | Wathi: “Ngiyindoda engumJuda, wazalelwa eTarsu yaseKhilikhiya, kepha wakhulela kulo muzi ngasezinyaweni zikaGamaliyeli, wafundisa ngokweqiniso lomthetho wawoyise, oshisekela umthetho, njengoba nje ninjalo nonke kuze kube namuhla. |
| 22:4 | Ngashushisa leNdlela, kuze kube sekufeni, ukubopha nokuletha esitokisini abesilisa nabesifazane, |
| 22:5 | njengoba nje nompristi omkhulu nabo bonke abakhulu ngokuzalwa befakaza kimi. Ngemva kokuthola izincwadi ezivela kubo eziya kubazalwane, ngaya eDamaseku, ukuze ngibahole beboshiwe ngibayise eJerusalema, ukuze bajeziswe. |
| 22:6 | Kodwa kwenzeka lokho, ngisahamba ngisondela eDamaseku emini bebade, ngokuphazima kweso kwakhanya ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini. |
| 22:7 | Futhi ewela phansi, Ngezwa izwi lithi kimi, ‘Sawula, USawuli, ungizingelelani?' |
| 22:8 | Futhi ngasabela, 'Ungubani, Nkosi?' Futhi wathi kimi, ‘Mina nginguJesu waseNazaretha, omzingelayo.’ |
| 22:9 | Nalabo ababenami, ngempela, wabona ukukhanya, kodwa abalizwanga ilizwi lalowo owayekhuluma lami. |
| 22:10 | Ngase ngithi, 'Kumele ngenzeni, Nkosi?’ Khona-ke uJehova wathi kimi: ‘Sukuma, futhi uye eDamaseku. Futhi lapho, uyakutshelwa konke omelwe ukukwenza.’ |
| 22:11 | Futhi njengoba ngangingaboni, ngenxa yokukhanya kwalokho kukhanya, Ngiholwe ngesandla ngabahamba nabo, ngase ngiya eDamaseku. |
| 22:12 | Khona-ke u-Ananiya othile, umuntu ngokomthetho, enobufakazi bawo wonke amaJuda ayakhe lapho, |
| 22:13 | asondele kimi ame eduze, wathi kimi, ‘Umfowethu uSawule, bona!’ Futhi ngalo lelo hora, Ngambuka. |
| 22:14 | Kodwa wathi: ‘UNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu ukumisele kusengaphambili, ukuze nazi intando yakhe futhi nibone oLungileyo, futhi wayezwa izwi liphuma emlonyeni wakhe. |
| 22:15 | Ngokuba uyakuba ngufakazi wakhe kubo bonke abantu ngalezo zinto ozibonileyo nozizwileyo. |
| 22:16 | Futhi manje, ulibele ngani? sukuma, futhi abhapathizwe, futhi ugeze izono zakho, ngokubiza igama lakhe.’ |
| 22:17 | Kwase kwenzeka lokho, lapho ngibuyela eJerusalema ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngafikelwa ukudubeka kwengqondo, |
| 22:18 | ngambona ethi kimi: ‘Shesha! sukani masinyane eJerusalema! Ngoba kabasoze babamukele ubufakazi bakho ngami.’ |
| 22:19 | Ngase ngithi: ‘Nkosi, bayazi ukuthi ngishaya futhi ngivalela ejele, kuwo wonke amasinagoge, labo abakholiwe kuwe. |
| 22:20 | Futhi mhla kuchithwa igazi likaStefanu ufakazi wakho, Ngema eduze futhi ngivuma, futhi ngalinda izingubo zalabo ababembulala.’ |
| 22:21 | Wathi kimi, ‘Phuma. Ngoba ngikuthumela ezizweni ezikude.’” |
| 22:22 | Manje base bemlalele, kuze kube yileli zwi, base bephakamisa izwi labo, ethi: “Susa lolu hlobo emhlabeni! Ngoba akufanelekile ukuba aphile!” |
| 22:23 | Kwathi besamemeza, belahla izingubo zabo, nokuthela uthuli emoyeni, |
| 22:24 | induna yalaya ukuthi angeniswe enqabeni, lokutshaywa lokuhlukuluzwa, ukuze bathole isizathu sokuthi babekhala kanje ngaye. |
| 22:25 | Kwathi sebembophe ngemichilo, UPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi eduze kwakhe, “Kuvunyelwe yini ukuba nishaye umuntu ongumRoma engakalahlwa nacala??” |
| 22:26 | Ekuzwa lokhu, induna yekhulu yaya enduneni, yabika kuye, ethi: “Uhlose ukwenzani? Ngoba indoda le iyisakhamuzi saseRoma.” |
| 22:27 | Futhi i-tribune, esondela, wathi kuye: "Ngitshele. Ingabe ungumRoma?” Washo kanjalo, “Yebo.” |
| 22:28 | Nenduna yaphendula, “Lobu yisakhamuzi ngabuthola ngezindleko ezinkulu.” Wathi uPawulu, “Kodwa ngazalelwa khona.” |
| 22:29 | Ngakho-ke, ababezomhlukumeza, wahle wasuka kuye. Nomphathi-mkhosi naye wayesaba, ngemva kokubona ukuthi uyisakhamuzi saseRoma, ngoba wayembophile. |
| 22:30 | Kodwa ngosuku olulandelayo, efuna ukuthola ngokukhuthala okwengeziwe ukuthi sasiyini isizathu sokuthi abekwe icala ngamaJuda, wamkhulula, futhi wayala abapristi ukuba bahlangane, nomkhandlu wonke. Futhi, ekhiqiza uPawulu, wammisa phakathi kwabo. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 23
| 23:1 | Khona-ke uPawulu, egqolozele umkhandlu, kusho, “Bafowethu abahle, Ngikhulume nonembeza omuhle phambi kukaNkulunkulu, kuze kube namuhla.” |
| 23:2 | Nompristi omkhulu, Ananiya, walaya ababemi eduze ukuthi bamshaye emlonyeni. |
| 23:3 | Khona-ke uPawulu wathi kuye: “UNkulunkulu uzokushaya, wena ludonga olucakiwe! Ngokuba beningahlala ningihlulele ngokomthetho, nini, ngokuphambene nomthetho, uyala ukuthi ngishaywe?” |
| 23:4 | Nababemi eduze bathi, “Ingabe ukhuluma kabi ngompristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu?” |
| 23:5 | Wathi uPawulu: "Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhulu. Ngoba kulotshiwe: ‘Ungakhulumi kabi ngomholi wabantu bakini.’ ” |
| 23:6 | Manje uPawulu, azi ukuthi elinye iqembu lingabaSadusi kanti elinye lingabaFarisi, kubabaza emkhandlwini: “Bafowethu abahle, ngingumFarisi, indodana yabaFarisi! Ngahlulelwa ngenxa yethemba nokuvuka kwabafileyo.” |
| 23:7 | Esekushilo lokho, kwaba khona ukungezwani phakathi kwabaFarisi nabaSadusi. Isixuku sahlukana phakathi. |
| 23:8 | Ngoba abaSadusi bathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, kanye nezingelosi, noma imimoya. Kodwa abaFarisi bakuvuma kokubili lokhu. |
| 23:9 | Kwabe sekuba khona umsindo omkhulu. Labanye babaFarisi, esukuma, babelwa, ethi: “Asitholi lutho olubi kule ndoda. Kuthiwani uma umoya ukhulume kuye, noma ingelosi?” |
| 23:10 | Futhi njengoba kwakwenziwe ukungezwani okukhulu, isikhulu, besaba ukuthi uPawuli angadatshulwa yibo, walaya amabutho ukuthi ehle ambambe phakathi kwabo, lokumngenisa enqabeni. |
| 23:11 | Khona-ke, ngobusuku obulandelayo, iNkosi yema eduze kwakhe yathi: “Hlala ungashintshi. Ngoba njengoba nje ufakaze ngami eJerusalema, kanjalo nawe umelwe ukufakaza eRoma. |
| 23:12 | Futhi lapho kufika ilanga, abanye kumaJuda babuthana ndawonye bazibopha ngesifungo, bethi kabayikudla lokunatha baze bambulale uPawuli. |
| 23:13 | Manje kwakukhona amadoda angaphezu kwamashumi amane ayebophe lesi sifungo ndawonye. |
| 23:14 | Futhi basondela kubaholi abapristi, labadala, bathi: “Sizifungile ngesifungo, ukuze singanambithi lutho, size simbulale uPawuli. |
| 23:15 | Ngakho-ke, nomkhandlu, manje kufanele unikeze isaziso ku-tribune, ukuze amlethe kuwe, njengokungathi uhlose ukunquma okunye ngaye. Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba asondele, sesenze amalungiselelo okumbulala.” |
| 23:16 | Kodwa lapho indodana kadadewabo kaPawulu isizwile ngalokhu, mayelana nokukhohlisa kwabo, wahamba wangena enqabeni, wabikela uPawulu. |
| 23:17 | Futhi uPawulu, ebiza enye yezikhulu zekhulu, kusho: “Hola le nsizwa ku-tribune. Ngoba kukhona okumele amtshele khona." |
| 23:18 | Futhi ngempela, wamthatha wamyisa kundunankulu, wathi, “Paul, isiboshwa, bengicela ukuthi ngihole lensizwa ngize kuwe, ngoba kukhona afuna ukukusho kuwe." |
| 23:19 | Khona-ke i-tribune, embamba ngesandla, basuka laye bebodwa, wambuza: “Yini okumele ungitshele yona?” |
| 23:20 | Wabe esethi: “AmaJuda ahlangene ukuze akucele ukuba ulethe uPawulu kusasa emkhandlwini, sengathi babehlose ukumbuza ngokunye. |
| 23:21 | Kodwa ngeqiniso, akufanele ubakholelwe, ngokuba babemqamekele ngamadoda angaphezu kwamashumi amane kubo, abazibophe ngesifungo ukuthi kabayikudla, noma ukuphuza, baze bambulale. Futhi manje sebelungile, ngethemba isiqinisekiso esivela kuwe.” |
| 23:22 | Khona-ke umphathi-mkhosi wayichitha insizwa, emlaya ukuthi angatsheli muntu ukuthi umazise lezizinto kuye. |
| 23:23 | Khona-ke, esebize izinduna zekhulu ezimbili, wathi kubo: “Lungisani amasosha angamakhulu amabili, ukuze baye eKesariya, nabamahhashi abangamashumi ayisikhombisa, namakhulu amabili emikhonto, ngehora lesithathu ebusuku. |
| 23:24 | Futhi lungisani nezilwane ezithwalayo ukuze zithwale uPawulu, ukuze bamholele kuFeliksi ephephile, umbusi.” |
| 23:25 | Ngoba wayesaba, hlezi mhlawumbe abaJuda bambambe, bambulale, nokuthi emva kwalokho uzomangalelwa ngamanga, sengathi wamukele isifumbathiso. Futhi ngakho wabhala incwadi equkethe okulandelayo: |
| 23:26 | “Klawudiyu Lisiya, kumbusi omuhle kakhulu, Felix: imikhonzo. |
| 23:27 | Le ndoda, esebanjiwe ngamaJuda esezabulawa yiwo, Ngahlenga, ebakhungathekisa ngamasosha, njengoba ngabona ukuthi ungumRoma. |
| 23:28 | Futhi befuna ukwazi isizathu sokuthi bamphikisa, ngamngenisa emkhandlwini wabo. |
| 23:29 | Futhi ngamthola esolwa ngemibuzo yomthetho wabo. Nokho ngempela, akukho okwakufanele ukufa noma ukuboshwa phakathi kwecala. |
| 23:30 | Futhi lapho ngase nginikezwe izindaba abaqamekeli, ababemlungiselele lona, Ngimthumele kuwe, ekwazisa nabamangaleli bakhe, ukuze bakhulume amacala abo phambi kwakho. Hamba kahle.” |
| 23:31 | Ngakho-ke amasosha, bethatha uPawuli njengokulaya kwabo, bamyisa e-Antipatri ebusuku. |
| 23:32 | Futhi ngakusasa, ethuma abagadi bamabhiza ukuthi bahambe laye, babuyela enqabeni. |
| 23:33 | Sebefikile eKesariya, bayinika umbusi incwadi, bammisa noPawulu phambi kwakhe. |
| 23:34 | Eseyifundile wabuza ukuthi ungowasiphi isifundazwe, esazi ukuthi ungowaseKhilikhiya, uthe: |
| 23:35 | “Ngizokuzwa, lapho abamangaleli bakho sebefikile.” waselaya ukuthi agcinwe enqabeni kaHerodi. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 24
| 24:1 | Khona-ke, ngemva kwezinsuku ezinhlanu, umpristi omkhulu u-Ananiya wehla namanye amalunga noTertulu othile, isikhulumi. Base beya kumbusi bemelana noPawulu. |
| 24:2 | Futhi esebizile uPawulu, UTertulo waqala ukumbeka icala, ethi: “Okuhle kakhulu Felix, ngoba silokuthula okukhulu ngawe, futhi izinto eziningi zingalungiswa ngokuphatha kwakho, |
| 24:3 | siyakuvuma lokhu, njalo futhi yonke indawo, ngezenzo zokubonga ngakho konke. |
| 24:4 | Kodwa funa ngikhulume isikhathi eside kakhulu, Ngiyancenga, ngobubele bakho, ukusilalela kafushane. |
| 24:5 | Sithole ukuthi lo muntu udla lubi, ukuze abangele ukuvukela umbuso phakathi kwawo wonke amaJuda emhlabeni wonke, nokuba umsunguli wesiyaluyalu sehlelo lamaNazaretha. |
| 24:6 | Futhi ubelokhu ezama nokwephula ithempeli. Futhi esembambile, sasifuna ukuba ahlulelwe ngokomthetho wethu. |
| 24:7 | Kodwa uLisiya, isikhulu, esigabisa ngodlame olukhulu, wamhlwitha ezandleni zethu, |
| 24:8 | elaya abamangaleli bakhe ukuthi beze kuwe. Kusuka kubo, wena ngokwakho uzokwazi, ngokwahlulela ngazo zonke lezizinto, ukuze aqonde isizathu esimmangalela ngaso.” |
| 24:9 | Futhi-ke amaJuda angenela, ethi lezi zinto zinjalo. |
| 24:10 | Khona-ke, ngoba umbusi wayemqhwebile ukuthi akhulume, UPawulu wasabela: “Ngokwazi ukuthi usuneminyaka eminingi uyijaji kulesi sizwe, Ngizonikeza incazelo yami ngomphefumulo oqotho. |
| 24:11 | Ngoba, njengoba ungase uqaphele, sekuyizinsuku eziyishumi nambili ngenyukela eJerusalema ukuyokhuleka. |
| 24:12 | Futhi abangifumananga ethempelini ngiphikisana namuntu, noma abangele ukuhlangana kwabantu: nasemasinagogeni, nasemzini. |
| 24:13 | Futhi kabalakwazi ukufakaza kini izinto abangimangalela ngazo khathesi. |
| 24:14 | Kodwa ngiyakuvuma lokhu kuwe, ukuthi ngokwalelohlelo, abakubiza ngokuthi ukuhlubuka, ngokunjalo ngikhonza uNkulunkulu wami loBaba, ekholwa yikho konke okulotshiweyo emthethweni lakubaprofethi, |
| 24:15 | nginethemba kuNkulunkulu, okuyinto laba abanye ngokwabo futhi abakulindele, ukuthi kuyoba khona uvuko lwesikhathi esizayo lwabalungile nabangalungile. |
| 24:16 | Futhi kulokhu, Mina ngokwami ngaso sonke isikhathi ngilwela ukuba nonembeza ongenalo kunoma iliphi icala kuNkulunkulu nakubantu. |
| 24:17 | Khona-ke, ngemva kweminyaka eminingi, Ngaya esizweni sakithi, eletha izipho neminikelo nezifungo, |
| 24:18 | engazuza ngakho ukuhlanjululwa ethempelini: noma ngesixuku, noma ngesiphithiphithi. |
| 24:19 | Kodwa amaJuda athile avela e-Asiya yiwo okwakufanele avele phambi kwakho ukuze angimangalele, uma benokuthile ngami. |
| 24:20 | Noma laba abalapha mabasho uma bethole ububi kimi, ngenkathi emi phambi komkhandlu. |
| 24:21 | Ngoba ngenkathi emi phakathi kwabo, Ngakhuluma ngale ndaba eyodwa kuphela: mayelana nokuvuka kwabafileyo. Kungalokhu-ke engikwahlulelwa ngakho yini namuhla. |
| 24:22 | Bese kuba uFelix, ngemva kokuthola ulwazi oluningi ngale Ndlela, abagcine belindile, ngokusho, “Lapho uLisiya induna yenkulungwane isifikile, ngizokuzwa." |
| 24:23 | Waselaya induna yekhulu ukuthi imlinde, nokuphumula, futhi angavimbeli noma yimuphi ongowabo ukuba amkhonze. |
| 24:24 | Khona-ke, ngemva kwezinsuku ezithile, Felix, efika nomkakhe uDrusila owayengumJuda, wabiza uPawulu, wamlalela ngokukholwa okukuKristu Jesu. |
| 24:25 | Futhi ngemva kokuba ekhulume ngobulungisa nobumsulwa, kanye nesahlulelo esizayo, Wayeqhaqhazela uFelix, wasabela: "Okwamanje, hamba, kodwa hlalani niqaphile. Khona-ke, ngesikhathi esifanele, ngizokubiza.” |
| 24:26 | futhi wayethemba ukuthi angase anikezwe yena imali nguPawulu, futhi ngenxa yalokhu, wambiza njalo wakhuluma laye. |
| 24:27 | Khona-ke, lapho sekudlule iminyaka emibili, UFeliksi walandelwa uPortiyu Festu. Futhi njengoba uFeliksi wayefuna ukubonisa umusa ngokukhethekile kumaJuda, washiya uPawulu eyisiboshwa. |
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| 25:1 | Manje, kwathi uFestu esefikile esifundazweni, emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, wenyukela eJerusalema esuka eKesariya. |
| 25:2 | Nezikhulu zabapristi, nalabo bokuqala phakathi kwamaJuda, waya kuye emelene loPawuli. Basebemncenga, |
| 25:3 | ecela umusa kuye, ukuze ayale ukuthi ayiswe eJerusalema, lapho ababemqamekele khona ukuze bambulale endleleni. |
| 25:4 | Kodwa uFestu waphendula ngokuthi uPawulu wayezogcinwa eKhesariya, nokuthi yena ngokwakhe uzosheshe aye khona. |
| 25:5 | “Ngakho-ke," uthe, “abanamandla phakathi kwenu mabayeke, yehla kanyekanye, futhi uma kukhona icala endodeni, bangambeka icala.” |
| 25:6 | Khona-ke, ehlale phakathi kwabo izinsuku ezingedlulanga eziyisishiyagalombili noma eziyishumi, wehlela eKesariya. Futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, waselaya ukuthi uPawuli angeniswe. |
| 25:7 | Kwathi eselethwe, abaJuda abehle bevela eJerusalema bema bemhanqile, ekhipha amacala amaningi abucayi, akukho abakwazi ukukufakazela. |
| 25:8 | UPawulu wanikeza lokhu kuziphendulela: “Noma kuphambene nomthetho wamaJuda, noma ngokumelene nethempeli, noma ngoKesari, ngonile kunoma iyiphi indaba.” |
| 25:9 | Kodwa uFestu, efuna ukubonisa umusa omkhulu kumaJuda, waphendula uPawuli wathi: “Ingabe uzimisele ukukhuphukela eJerusalema futhi uyokwahlulelwa khona ngalezi zinto phambi kwami??” |
| 25:10 | Kodwa uPawulu wathi: “Ngimi enkantolo kaKhesari, okuyilapho engifanele ukwahlulelwa khona. Angonanga lutho kumaJuda, njengoba wazi kahle. |
| 25:11 | Ngoba uma ngibalimazile, noma ngenze utho olufanele ukufa, Angiphikisani nokufa. Kodwa uma kungekho lutho lwalezi zinto abangimangalela ngazo, akakho onganginikela kubo. ngidlulisela icala kuKesari.” |
| 25:12 | Khona-ke uFestu, esekhulume nomkhandlu, kuphendula: “Ulidlulisele kuKesari, uzakuya kuKesari.” |
| 25:13 | Kwathi sekudlule izinsuku ezithile, inkosi u-Agripha noBernike behlela eKesariya, ukubingelela uFestu. |
| 25:14 | Futhi njengoba bahlala lapho izinsuku eziningi, UFestu wakhuluma nenkosi ngoPawulu, ethi: “Indoda ethile yashiywa nguFeliksi iyisiboshwa. |
| 25:15 | Lapho ngiseJerusalema, abaholi babapristi namadoda amadala abaJuda beza kimi ngaye, ecela ukulahlwa kuye. |
| 25:16 | Ngabaphendula ngathi akuwona umkhuba wamaRoma ukulahla umuntu, ngaphambi kokuthi lowo osolwayo abhekane nabamangaleli bakhe futhi uthole ithuba lokuziphendulela, ukuze azikhulule emacaleni. |
| 25:17 | Ngakho-ke, sebefikile lapha, ngaphandle kokulibala, ngosuku olulandelayo, ehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, Ngathi lendoda ilethwe. |
| 25:18 | Kodwa sebesukume abamangaleli, abavezanga lutho ngaye engingasola ngalo ububi. |
| 25:19 | Kunalokho, baletha izinkulumo kuye ngezinkolelo-ze zabo nangomuntu othile uJesu, owayeshonile, kodwa uPawulu athi uyaphila. |
| 25:20 | Ngakho-ke, ukungabaza ngalolu hlobo lombuzo, Ngambuza ukuthi uyathanda yini ukuya eJerusalema, ahlulelwe khona ngalezi zinto. |
| 25:21 | Kodwa njengoba uPawulu wayelidlulisa icala ukuze agcinwe ukuze anqume phambi kuka-Awugustu, Ngathi akagcinwe, ngize ngimthumele kuKesari. |
| 25:22 | Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuFestu: “Nami ngiyafuna ukuzwa indoda.” “Kusasa," uthe, "uzomuzwa." |
| 25:23 | Futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, lapho u-Agripha noBernike sebefikile ngokubukisa okukhulu futhi bengena ehholo kanye nezinduna zezikhulu nezikhulu zomuzi., Kwangeniswa uPawulu, ngomyalo kaFestu. |
| 25:24 | Wathi uFestu: “Nkosi Agripha, nabo bonke abakhona kanye nathi, uyayibona lendoda, okwangiphazamisa ngaye uquqaba lwabaJuda eJerusalema, becela nokukhala ngokuthi angaphinde avunyelwe ukuba aphile. |
| 25:25 | Ngempela, kangitholanga lutho olulethwe ofanele ukufa. Kodwa njengoba yena ngokwakhe uye wadlulisela icala ku-Augustus, kwaba ngukwahlulela kwami ukumthuma. |
| 25:26 | Kodwa kangikaqondi ukuthi ngizakubhalelani umbusi ngaye. Ngenxa yalokhu, ngimlethe phambi kwenu nonke, futhi ikakhulukazi phambi kwakho, O nkosi Agripha, ukuze, uma sekukhona uphenyo, Kungenzeka nginakho engikubhalayo. |
| 25:27 | Ngoba kimi ngibona kungenangqondo ukuthumela isiboshwa nokungawavezi amacala abekwe wona.” |
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| 26:1 | Nokho ngempela, U-Agripha wathi kuPawulu, “Kuvunyelwe ukuthi uzikhulumele.” Khona-ke uPawulu, elula isandla, waqala ukuziphendulela. |
| 26:2 | “Ngizibona ngibusisekile, O nkosi Agripha, ukuthi ngiziphendulele phambi kwakho lamuhla, ngakho konke engimangalelwa ngakho ngamaJuda, |
| 26:3 | ikakhulukazi njengoba wazi konke okuphathelene namaJuda, kokubili amasiko nemibuzo. Ngenxa yalokhu, Ngicela ungilalele ngesineke. |
| 26:4 | Futhi ngokuqinisekile, wonke amaJuda ayazi ngokuphila kwami kusukela ebusheni bami, eyaqala phakathi kwabantu bami eJerusalema. |
| 26:5 | Babengazi kahle kwasekuqaleni, (uma bethanda ukunikeza ubufakazi) ngoba ngangiphila ngokwehlelo elizimisele kakhulu lenkolo yethu: njengomFarisi. |
| 26:6 | Futhi manje, kungethemba lesithembiso uNkulunkulu asenza kokhokho bethu ukuthi ngimi ngaphansi kokwahlulelwa. |
| 26:7 | Kuyisithembiso izizwe zakithi eziyishumi nambili, ukukhonza ubusuku nemini, ngithemba ukubona. Mayelana naleli themba, O nkosi, ngimangalelwa ngamaJuda. |
| 26:8 | Kungani kufanele kwahlulelwe njengento engakholeki kini nonke ukuze uNkulunkulu avuse abafileyo?? |
| 26:9 | Futhi ngokuqinisekile, Mina-ke ngaphambili ngangicabanga ukuthi kufanele ngenze izinto eziningi eziphambene negama likaJesu waseNazaretha. |
| 26:10 | Nami ngenza kanjalo eJerusalema. Manje, Ngavalela abantu abaningi abangcwele etilongweni, esethole amandla kubaholi babapristi. Futhi lapho bezobulawa, Ngilethe isigwebo. |
| 26:11 | Nakuwo wonke amasinagoge, njalo ngesikhathi ebajezisa, Ngabaphoqa ukuthi bahlambalaze. Futhi ngokuba madden kakhulu ngokumelene nabo, ngabashushisa, ngisho nasemadolobheni angaphandle. |
| 26:12 | Ngemva kwalokho, njengoba ngiya eDamaseku, ngegunya nangemvume evela kumpristi omkhulu, |
| 26:13 | emini, O nkosi, mina nababe nami, endleleni ngabona ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini kukhanyisa nxazonke zami ngokukhazimula okukhulu kunobelanga. |
| 26:14 | Kwathi sesiwele phansi sonke, Ngezwa izwi likhuluma kimi ngolimi lwesiHeberu: ‘Sawula, USawuli, ungizingelelani? Kunzima kuwe ukukhahlela ukhandi.’ |
| 26:15 | Ngabe sengithi, 'Ungubani, Nkosi?’ Yathi iNkosi, ‘NginguJesu, omzingelayo. |
| 26:16 | Kodwa sukuma ume ngezinyawo zakho. Ngoba ngibonakale kuwe ngenxa yalokhu: ukuze ngikumise njengesikhonzi nofakazi mayelana nezinto ozibonile, nangokuphathelene nezinto engizonibonisa zona: |
| 26:17 | ngikukhulule kubantu nasezizweni engikuthuma kuzo manje, |
| 26:18 | ukuze uvule amehlo abo, ukuze baguqulwe ebumnyameni baye ekukhanyeni, futhi kusukela emandleni kaSathane kuNkulunkulu, ukuze bamukele ukuthethelelwa kwezono kanye lendawo phakathi kwabangcwele, ngokholo olukimi.’ |
| 26:19 | Kusukela lapho, O nkosi Agripha, Ngangingakholwa embonweni wasezulwini. |
| 26:20 | Kodwa ngashumayela, kuqala kwabaseDamaseku naseJerusalema, kwasekusiba selizweni lonke leJudiya, nakwabezizwe, ukuze baphenduke futhi baphendukele kuNkulunkulu, benza imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka. |
| 26:21 | Kwakungenxa yalesi sizathu ukuthi amaJuda, engibambile ngisethempelini, wazama ukungibulala. |
| 26:22 | Kodwa ngokusizwa ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu, kuze kube lamuhla, ngimi ngifakaza kwabancane nabakhulu, engasho lutho ngaphandle kwalokho okwashiwo ngabaProfethi noMose ukuthi kuyoba khona esikhathini esizayo: |
| 26:23 | ukuthi uKristu wayezahlupheka, nokuthi uyakuba ngowokuqala ekuvukeni kwabafileyo, nokuthi wayezoletha ukukhanya kubantu nasezizweni.” |
| 26:24 | Esakhuluma lezizinto, eziphendulela, Kusho uFestu ngezwi elikhulu: “Paul, uyahlanya! Ukufunda kakhulu kukwenze wasangana.” |
| 26:25 | Wathi uPawulu: “Angihlanyi, uFestu omuhle kakhulu, kodwa kunalokho ngikhuluma amazwi eqiniso nawokuhluzeka. |
| 26:26 | Ngoba inkosi iyazi ngalezizinto. Kuyena futhi, Ngikhuluma ngokungaguquki. Ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi akukho neyodwa yalezi zinto akwaziwa kuye. Futhi lezi zinto azenziwanga ekhoneni. |
| 26:27 | Uyabakholwa abaProfethi, O nkosi Agripha? Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakholwa.” |
| 26:28 | Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuPawulu, “Ngezinga elithile, ungenza ngibe umKristu.” |
| 26:29 | Wathi uPawulu, “Ngiyethemba kuNkulunkulu lokho, kokubili ngezinga elincane futhi kakhulu, hhayi wena kuphela, kodwa futhi bonke abangizwayo namuhla bayoba njengoba nje nami nginjalo, ngaphandle kwala maketango.” |
| 26:30 | Yasukuma inkosi, lombusi, kanye noBernike, lalabo ababehlezi labo. |
| 26:31 | Kwathi sebehoxile, babekhuluma bodwa, ethi, “Lo muntu akenzanga lutho olufanele ukufa, noma ukuboshwa.” |
| 26:32 | Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuFestu, “Lo mlisa ubengadedelwa, uma engadluliselanga icala kuKesari. |
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| 27:1 | Kwabe sekuthathwa isinqumo sokumthumela ngomkhumbi e-Italy, nokuthi uPawulu, nabanye ababoshiwe, kufanele ihanjiswe enduneni yekhulu igama layo linguJuliyu, weqembu lika-Augusta. |
| 27:2 | Ngemva kokugibela umkhumbi ovela e-Adramitiyu, sahamba ngomkhumbi futhi saqala ukugudla amachweba ase-Asiya, kanye no-Aristarku, waseMakedoniya waseThesalonika, ukujoyina nathi. |
| 27:3 | Futhi ngosuku olulandelayo, safika eSidoni. Futhi uJulius, ephatha uPawuli ngobuntu, wamvumela ukuthi aye kubangane bakhe futhi azinakekele. |
| 27:4 | Kwathi sesihambe ngomkhumbi sisuka lapho, sazulazula ngaphansi kweCyprus, ngoba imimoya yayiphambene. |
| 27:5 | Futhi sidabula ulwandle lwaseKhilikhiya nasePhamfiliya, safika eListra, eseLycia. |
| 27:6 | Khona lapho induna yekhulu yathola umkhumbi ovela e-Aleksandriya oya e-Italiya, wasesidlulisela kuyo. |
| 27:7 | Sahamba kancane izinsuku eziningi, saze safika kancane maqondana neKinidu, ngoba umoya wawusivimbela, sahamba ngomkhumbi saya eKrethe, eduze neSalmon. |
| 27:8 | Futhi ngokulambisa ukukwazi ukudlula kuyo, safika endaweni ethile, ebizwa ngokuthi Indawo yokuhlala Enhle, eduze kwawo kwakukhona idolobha laseLaseya. |
| 27:9 | Khona-ke, ngemva kwesikhathi eside, futhi njengoba ukuhamba ngomkhumbi kwakungeke kusaba ukuhlakanipha ngoba usuku lokuzila ukudla lwase ludlulile, UPawulu wabaduduza, |
| 27:10 | wasesithi kubo: “Madoda, Ngiyabona ukuthi uhambo manje lusengozini yokulimala nomonakalo omkhulu, hhayi kuphela empahleni nasemkhumbini, kodwa nasezimpilweni zethu.” |
| 27:11 | Kodwa induna yekhulu yabethemba kakhulu induna kanye lomhloli womkhumbi, kulezinto ezikhulunywa nguPawuli. |
| 27:12 | Futhi njengoba kwakungelona itheku elifanele lapho ubusika, umbono weningi wawususuka lapho, ukuze ngandlela-thile bakwazi ukufika eFenike, ukuze ngihlale khona ubusika, ethekwini laseKrethe, elibheke eningizimu-ntshonalanga nasenyakatho-ntshonalanga. |
| 27:13 | Futhi njengoba umoya waseningizimu wawuvunguza kamnandi, babecabanga ukuthi bangase bafinyelele umgomo wabo. Kwathi sebephumile e-Asson, bakala ihange eKrethe. |
| 27:14 | Kodwa akuphelanga sikhathi, kwafika umoya onamandla phezu kwabo, ebizwa ngokuthi Umoya WaseNyakatho-mpumalanga. |
| 27:15 | Futhi lapho umkhumbi wawubanjwe kuwo futhi wawungakwazi ukumelana nomoya, ukweqa umkhumbi emoyeni, saqhutshwa sihamba. |
| 27:16 | Khona-ke, ephoqelelwe esiqhingini esithile, okuthiwa nguMsila, asikwazanga ukubambelela esikebheni sokuhlenga somkhumbi. |
| 27:17 | Lapho lokhu kwathathwa, bayisebenzisela ukusiza ekuvikeleni umkhumbi. Ngoba besaba ukuthi bangahle baphonseke emhlabathini. Futhi esewehlise useyili, babeqhutshwa ngalendlela. |
| 27:18 | Khona-ke, ngoba sasipheshulwa ngamandla yisiphepho, ngosuku olulandelayo, balahla izinto ezinzima olwandle. |
| 27:19 | Futhi ngosuku lwesithathu, ngezandla zabo, balahla impahla yomkhumbi olwandle. |
| 27:20 | Khona-ke, lapho ilanga nezinkanyezi kungaveli izinsuku eziningi, futhi isiphepho sasiseduze, lonke ithemba lokuphepha kwethu lase lingasekho. |
| 27:21 | Futhi ngemva kokuzila ukudla isikhathi eside, UPawulu, emi phakathi kwabo, kusho: “Nakanjani, amadoda, bekufanele ungilalele ungasuki eKrethe, ukuze kubangele lokhu kulimala nokulahlekelwa. |
| 27:22 | Futhi manje, ake ngikuncenge ube nesibindi emphefumulweni. Ngokuba akuyikubakho ukuphila phakathi kwenu, kodwa umkhumbi kuphela. |
| 27:23 | NgeNgelosi kaNkulunkulu, owabelwe mina longimkhonzayo, wema eceleni kwami ngalobu busuku, |
| 27:24 | ethi: 'Ungesabi, UPawulu! Kumelwe ukuba ume phambi kukaKesari. Futhi bheka, UNkulunkulu ukunike bonke abahamba nawe ngomkhumbi.’ |
| 27:25 | Ngenxa yalokhu, amadoda, yimani isibindi emphefumulweni. Ngoba ngiyethemba uNkulunkulu ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzeka ngendlela efanayo njengoba kukhulunywe kimi. |
| 27:26 | Kodwa kuyadingeka ukuba sifike esiqhingini esithile.” |
| 27:27 | Khona-ke, emva kobusuku beshumi nane bufikile, njengoba sasihamba olwandle lwase-Adriya, cishe phakathi kobusuku, amatilosi akholelwa ukuthi abona ingxenye ethile yezwe. |
| 27:28 | Futhi lapho wehlisa isisindo, bathola ukujula kwezinyathelo ezingamashumi amabili. Futhi ibanga elithile ukusuka lapho, bathola ukujula kwamagxathu ayishumi nanhlanu. |
| 27:29 | Khona-ke, ngokwesaba ukuthi singase senzeke ezindaweni ezimbi, baphonsa amahange amane ngemuva, futhi babethemba ukuthi ilanga lalizofika ngokushesha. |
| 27:30 | Nokho ngempela, amatilosi ayefuna indlela yokubalekela umkhumbi, ngoba base behlisele umkhumbi wokusindisa elwandle, ngezaba zokuthi babezama ukuphonsa amahange ngasemaphethelweni omkhumbi. |
| 27:31 | Ngakho uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu nakumasosha, “Ngaphandle kwalapho la madoda ehlala emkhunjini, ngeke nikwazi ukusindiswa.” |
| 27:32 | Amasosha abe esesika izintambo zesikebhe sokusindisa, balivumela lawa. |
| 27:33 | Kwathi sekuqala ukukhanya, UPawulu wacela ukuba bonke badle, ethi: “Lolu wusuku lweshumi nane nilindile futhi niqhubeka nokuzila, engathathi lutho. |
| 27:34 | Ngokwalesi sizathu, Ngiyakuncenga ukuthi wemukele ukudla ngenxa yempilo yakho. Ngokuba akuyikufa nalunwele lwekhanda lomunye wenu. |
| 27:35 | Esetshilo lezizinto, ethatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke. Kwathi eseyiphulile, waqala ukudla. |
| 27:36 | Base beba nokuthula emphefumulweni bonke. Bathatha nokudla. |
| 27:37 | Ngempela, sasiyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha emkhunjini. |
| 27:38 | Futhi njengoba ondliwe ngokudla, balula umkhumbi, ephonsa ukolweni olwandle. |
| 27:39 | Kwathi selufikile usuku, babengayiboni indawo. Nokho ngempela, babona ichweba elithile elincane linogu, ababecabanga ukuthi kwakungenzeka ukuphoqa umkhumbi. |
| 27:40 | Sebewamisile amahange, bazinikela olwandle, ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuthukulula izibopho zamaphini okuqondisa. Manje, ephakamisa iseyili enkulu emoyeni ovunguzayo, baphikelele ngasogwini. |
| 27:41 | Futhi lapho kwenzeka endaweni evulekele izilwandle ezimbili, bawuphonsa phansi umkhumbi. Futhi ngempela, umnsalo, ukungakwazi ukuhamba, yahlala iqinile, kodwa ngempela ingemuva laphuka ngenxa yobudlova bolwandle. |
| 27:42 | Khona-ke amasosha avumelana ngokuthi kufanele abulale iziboshwa, hlezi kube khona, ngemva kokweqa ngokubhukuda, angase abaleke. |
| 27:43 | Kodwa induna yekhulu, efuna ukusindisa uPawulu, wenqabela ukuthi kwenziwe. Futhi wayala labo abakwaziyo ukubhukuda ukuba bagxumele phakathi kuqala, nokubaleka, nokufika ezweni. |
| 27:44 | Futhi mayelana nabanye, ezinye bazithwala emabhodini, labanye kulezozinto ezingezomkhumbi. Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi wonke umphefumulo wabalekela ezweni. |
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| 28:1 | Futhi ngemva kokuba sesiphunyukile, sasesiqonda ukuthi isiqhingi sithiwa iMelitha. Nokho ngempela, abomdabu basinikeza impatho ebonisa ubuntu. |
| 28:2 | Ngoba basiqabule sonke ngokubasa umlilo, ngoba imvula yayiseduze nangenxa yamakhaza. |
| 28:3 | Kodwa uPawulu esebuthe isixha samagatsha, wayesezibeke emlilweni, inyoka, eyayidonswe ukushisa, wanamathela esandleni sakhe. |
| 28:4 | Futhi ngempela, lapho abomdabu bebona isilo silenga esandleni sakhe, bekhuluma bodwa: “Nakanjani, lomuntu kumele abe ngumbulali, ngoba lanxa ephunyukile elwandle, impindiselo ayiyikumvumela ukuba aphile.” |
| 28:5 | Kodwa ukusithuntuthela emlilweni isidalwa, ngempela akazange abhekane nemiphumela emibi. |
| 28:6 | Kodwa babecabanga ukuthi uzovuvuka ngokushesha, khona-ke angawa phansi ngokuzumayo afe. Kodwa njengoba elinde isikhathi eside, futhi engaboni miphumela emibi kuye, bashintsha izingqondo zabo bathi ungunkulunkulu. |
| 28:7 | Manje phakathi kwalezi zindawo kwakunezindawo zombusi walesi siqhingi, okuthiwa uPhubliyu. Futhi yena, esingenisa, wasiphatha kahle izinsuku ezintathu. |
| 28:8 | Khona-ke uyise kaPhubiliyu wayelele ebanjwe umkhuhlane nesihudo. uPawuli wangena kuye, esekhulekile ebeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wamsindisa. |
| 28:9 | Lapho lokhu sekwenziwe, bonke ababenezifo esiqhingini basondela, baphulukiswa. |
| 28:10 | Futhi-ke nabo basinikeza izindondo eziningi. Futhi lapho sesilungele ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, basinika loba yini esiyidingayo. |
| 28:11 | Manje, ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu, sahamba ngomkhumbi ovela e-Aleksandriya, ogama lakhe lalingu ‘Castor,’ futhi eyayihlale ubusika esiqhingini. |
| 28:12 | Futhi lapho sesifikile eSirakhuse, salibala khona izinsuku ezintathu. |
| 28:13 | Kusukela lapho, ehamba ngomkhumbi eduze nogu, safika eRegiyu. Futhi ngemva kosuku olulodwa, nomoya waseningizimu uvunguza, safika ngosuku lwesibili ePhutheyoli. |
| 28:14 | Lapho, ngemva kokuthola abazalwane, sacelwa ukuba sihlale nabo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. Sabe sesidlulela eRoma. |
| 28:15 | Futhi lapho, lapho abazalwane sebezwile ngathi, basuka basihlangabeza baze bafika eNkundleni ye-Aphiyo naseTresi Thaberne. Kwathi uPawulu esebabonile, ebonga uNkulunkulu, waqunga isibindi. |
| 28:16 | Futhi lapho sesifikile eRoma, UPawulu wavunyelwa ukuba ahlale yedwa, nesosha elizomlinda. |
| 28:17 | Futhi emva kosuku lwesithathu, wabizela ndawonye abaholi bamaJuda. Kwathi sebehlangene, wathi kubo: “Bafowethu abahle, Angenzanga lutho ngokumelene nabantu, noma ngamasiko awoyise, nokho nganikelwa eJerusalema ngiyisiboshwa ezandleni zamaRoma. |
| 28:18 | Futhi ngemva kokubamba ukuzwa ngami, ngabe bengikhululile, ngoba kwakungekho cala kimi lokufa. |
| 28:19 | Kodwa namaJuda akhuluma kabi ngami, ngacindezelwa ukuba ngilidlulisele kuKesari, nakuba kwakungenjengokungathi nginecala elithile ngesizwe sakithi. |
| 28:20 | Manje, ngenxa yalokhu, ngicele ukukubona, ngikhulume nawe;. Ngoba kungenxa yethemba lika-Israyeli ukuthi ngizungezwe leli ketanga.” |
| 28:21 | Kodwa bathi kuye: “Asizange sithole izincwadi ngawe ezivela eJudiya, futhi akekho kwabasanda kufika phakathi kwabazalwane owabika noma wakhuluma utho olubi ngawe. |
| 28:22 | Kodwa sicela ukuzwa imibono yenu kini, mayelana naleli hlelo, siyazi ukuthi kukhulunywa kabi kuyo yonke indawo.” |
| 28:23 | Kwathi sebemmisele usuku, abantu abaningi kakhulu beza kuye endlini yakhe yezivakashi. Futhi wakhuluma, efakaza ngombuso kaNkulunkulu, futhi ebancenga ngoJesu, esebenzisa umthetho kaMose kanye nabaProfethi, kusukela ekuseni kuze kuhlwe. |
| 28:24 | Abanye bakholwa yizinto azishoyo, kodwa abanye kabakholwanga. |
| 28:25 | Futhi lapho babengavumelananga phakathi kwabo, bahamba, ngenkathi uPawulu ekhuluma leli zwi linye: “Yeka ukuthi uMoya oNgcwele wakhuluma kahle kokhokho bethu ngomprofethi u-Isaya, |
| 28:26 | ethi: ‘Hamba kulaba bantu uthi kubo: Ukuzwa, niyakuzwa, ningaqondi, nokubona, niyakubona, ningabonisi;. |
| 28:27 | Ngoba inhliziyo yalaba bantu iye yaba buthuntu, futhi balalele ngezindlebe ezinqenayo, futhi bavale amehlo abo ngokuqinile, hlezi mhlawumbe babone ngamehlo, futhi uzwe ngezindlebe, futhi uqonde ngenhliziyo, kanjalo aguqulwe, futhi ngangiyobaphulukisa.’ |
| 28:28 | Ngakho-ke, makwazeke kini, ukuthi lensindiso kaNkulunkulu ithunyelwe kwabezizwe, bayakulalela.” |
| 28:29 | Esetshilo lezizinto, amaJuda asuka kuye, nakuba basenemibuzo eminingi phakathi kwabo. |
| 28:30 | Wabe esehlala iminyaka emibili yonke endaweni yakhe ayeyiqashile. Futhi wabamukela bonke abangena kuye, |
| 28:31 | eshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu futhi efundisa izinto ezivela eNkosini uJesu Kristu, ngakho konke ukuthembeka, ngaphandle kokuvinjelwa. |