UCanzibe 16, 2012, Ukufunda

IZenzo zabaPostile 17: 15, 22-18:1

17:15 Baza abo babehamba naye uPawulos, bamsa eAtene. Kwaye emva kokuba amkele umyalelo kuye ukuba uSilas noTimoti, ukuze beze kuye kamsinya, bahamba.
17:22 Kodwa uPawulos, emi esazulwini seAreyopago, watsho: “Madoda aseAtene, ndiyabona ukuba ezintweni zonke nincamisa kakhulu.
17:23 Kuba njengoko bendidlula ndaza ndazibona izithixo zenu ezingento, Ndafumana nesibingelelo, ekubhalwe kuyo: KUTHIXO ONGAZIWAYO. Ngoko ke, izinto enizinqula ngokungazi, yiyo le nto ndinishumayezayo:
17:24 uThixo yena owenza ihlabathi neento zonke ezikulo, Lowo uyiNkosi yezulu nomhlaba, ongahlali zitempileni zenziwe ngazandla.
17:25 Kananjalo akakhonzwa zizandla zabantu, ngokungathi uswele nantoni na, ngokuba inguye ozinika zonke izinto ubomi, nomphefumlo, nazo zonke ezinye.
17:26 Kwaye uyenzile, ngaphandle kwenye, yonke intsapho yomntu: ukuhlala phezu kobuso behlabathi lonke, ukugqiba kwamaxesha amisiweyo, nemida yokuhlala kwazo,
17:27 ukuze bafune uThixo, ukuba mhlawumbi bangamgqala, mhlawumbi bamfumane, nakuba engekude kuthi sonke ngabanye.
17:28 ‘Kuba sihleli kuye, kwaye uhambe, kwaye zibekho.’ Kanye njengokuba ezinye iimbongi zenu zitshilo. ‘Kuba nathi singabentsapho yakhe.’
17:29 Ngoko ke, ngokuba singabendlu kaThixo, masingagqali ngegolide, nesilivere, namatye anqabileyo, okanye imizobo yobugcisa nengcamango yomntu, ukuba ngummeleli wento eNgcwele.
17:30 Kwaye ngokwenene, uThixo, ejonge phantsi ukuze abone ukungazi kwala maxesha, ngoku ubhengeze ebantwini ukuba wonke umntu makaguquke.
17:31 Kuba umise umhla aza kuligweba ngawo elimiweyo ngobulungisa, ngendoda ayimiseleyo, enikela ukholo kubo bonke, ngokumvusa kwabafileyo.
17:32 Kwaye xa bevile ngoVuko lwabafileyo, kanjalo, abanye babehlekisa, ngelixa abanye besithi, “Siza kukuphulaphula ngale nto kwakhona.”
17:33 Wemka ke uPawulos phakathi kwabo.
17:34 Kodwa ngokwenene, amadoda athile, babambelele kuye, nakholwa. Phakathi kwabo kwakukho noDiyonisiyo waseAreyopago, nenkazana egama linguDamaris, nabanye kunye nabo.

IZenzo zabaPostile 18

18:1 Emva kwezi zinto, emkile eAtene, wafika eKorinte.

Amagqabantshintshi

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