| 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. |
