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. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 19
| 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. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 20
| 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. |
IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 21
| 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. |
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| 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. |