IzEnzo Zabapostoli 13:1-52
13 Nje-ke e-Anthiyokiya bekunabaphorofidi nabafundisi ebandleni lakhona:+ UBharinabhasi, uSimiyoni obekabizwa ngokuthi nguNigeri, uLukiyasi weSirene, uManayeni owafunda noHerode umbusi wesifunda noSawula.
2 Kuthe basasebenzela uJehova bazile nokudla, ummoya ocwengileko wathi: “Ngibekelani eqadi uBharinabhasi noSawula+ bona benze umsebenzi engibabizele ukuthi bawenze.”+
3 Ngemva kokuzila ukudla nokuthandaza, bababeka izandla bathi bakhambe.
4 Amadoda athunywe mmoya ocwengileko la, ehlela eSelukiya, nawasuka lapho akhamba ngesikepe aya eSayipurasi.
5 Nawafika eSalamisi, athoma ukumemezela ilizwi lakaZimu emasinagogeni wamaJuda. BewanoJwanisi, amsizawo.+
6 Kuthe nasele bakhambe isihlengele soke bebafika ePhafosi, bahlangana nomJuda okuthiwa nguBhari-Jesu, obekangusomlingo nomphorofidi wamala.
7 Bekanondunakulu wesifunda uSerigiyusi Polosi, indoda ehlakaniphileko. Afuna ukuzwa ilizwi lakaZimu, undunakulu wesifunda wabiza uBharinabhasi noSawula.
8 Kodwana u-Elimasi usomlingo (leyo yindlela igama lakhe elitjhugululwa ngayo) wathoma ukubaphikisa, alinga ukuphambukisa undunakulu wesifunda ekukholweni.
9 Nje-ke uSawula godu obizwa ngokuthi nguPowula wazala ummoya ocwengileko, wamqala emehlweni
10 wathi: “Muntu ozele yoke imihlobo yokukhwabanisa nayo yoke imihlobo yobumbi, wena ndodana kaDeveli,+ naba lakho koke ukulunga, awuzukulisa na ukuhlanakela iindlela zakaJehova ezilungileko?
11 Qala! Isandla sakaJehova siphezu kwakho, uzokuphophala, ungasabona ukukhanya kwelanga isikhathi esithileko.” Khonokho wafikelwa yikungu nobumnyama, wazombazomba alinga ukufumana umuntu ongamdosa ngesandla.
12 Undunakulu wesifunda nakabona okwenzekileko, wakholwa ngombana bekakarwe yifundiso kaJehova.
13 UPowula nalabo ebekakhamba nabo bakhamba ngesikepe basuka ePhafosi bafika ePherge ePhamfiliya. Kodwana uJwanisi+ wabatjhiya lapho wabuyela eJerusalema.+
14 Basuka ePherge beza e-Anthiyokiya ePhisidiya. Baya esinagogeni+ ngelanga leSabatha, bafika bahlala phasi.
15 Ngemva kokuthi kufundwe umThetho+ nabaPhorofidi tjhatjhalazi, abaphathi besinagogo bathumela ilizwi kibo, bathi: “Madoda bafowethu, nangabe kukhona ilizwi lesikhuthazo enifuna ukulitjho ebantwini, likhulumeni.”
16 Yeke uPowula wasikima, waphakamisa isandla ababawa bona bathule, wathi:
“Madoda, ma-Israyeli nani abanye enisaba uZimu, lalelani.
17 UZimu wabantu bakwa-Israyelaba wakhetha abokhokho bethu, wabenza baba namandla ngitjho nanyana bebahlala enarheni ekungasingeyabo eGibhide, wabakhupha kiyo ngomkhono onamandla.+
18 Wababekezelela emmangweni+ iminyaka engaba ma-40.
19 Ngemva kokutjhabalalisa iintjhaba ezilikhomba enarheni yeKanana, wababela inarha leyo bona ibe lilifa labo.+
20 Koke lokhu kwenzeka hlangana neminyaka engaba ma-450.
“Ngemva kwalokho wabanikela abahluleli bekwaba sikhathi sakaSamyela umphorofidi.+
21 Kodwana bafuna ngekani ikosi,+ uZimu wabanikela uSawula indodana kaKhitjhi wekoro kaBhenjamini,+ bona ababuse iminyaka ema-40.
22 Ngemva kokumsusa, wabeka uDavida bona abe yikosi,+ loyo afakaza ngaye wathi: ‘Ngifumene uDavida indodana kaJese+ indoda ethandwa yihliziywami;+ uzokwenza koke engifisa bona akwenze.’
23 Ngokwesithembiso sakhe, ngabantwana* bendoda le, uZimu ulethele u-Israyeli umsindisi, uJesu.+
24 Ngaphambi kokufika kwakhe, uJwanisi watjhumayela tjhatjhalazi kibo boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli bona babhajadiswe njengetshwayo lokutjhuguluka.+
25 Kodwana njengombana uJwanisi aqedelela umsebenzakhe, wathi: ‘Nicabanga ukuthi ngingubani? Angisinguye. Kodwana qalani! Ukhona oza ngemva kwami engingafaneleki nokutjhaphulula amapatlagwanakhe.’+
26 “Madoda, bafowethu, nina nzukulwana zomndeni ka-Abrahama nalabo abahlangana nani abasaba uZimu, ilizwi lesindiso le lithunyelwe kithi.+
27 Ngombana izakhamuzi zeJerusalema nababusi bazo akhenge bamazi kodwana ngokwahlulela kwabo, bazalisa izinto ezakhulunywa baPhorofidi+ njengombana zifundwa ngokuzwakalako qobe ngesabatha.
28 Ngitjho nanyana bangakhenge bafumane ibanga lokobana abulawe,+ bakatelela uPilatu bona ambulale.+
29 Kuthe nasele benze zoke izinto ezitlolwe ngaye, bamehlisa esigodweni* bamlalisa ethuneni.+
30 Kodwana uZimu wamvusa kwabafileko,+
31 wabonakala amalanga amanengi kilabo ebebakhamba naye ukusuka eGalile bakhuphukele eJerusalema. Nje laba sebabofakazi bakhe ebantwini.+
32 “Nje-ke simemezela kini iindaba ezimnandi ezimalungana nesithembiso esenziwa kibokhokho.
33 Isithembisweso uZimu usizalise ngokupheleleko kithi esibantwana babo ngokuvusa uJesu+ njengombana kutlolwe erhubweni lesibili ukuthi: ‘Uyindodanami; namhlanjesi ngibe nguyihlo.’+
34 Iqiniso lokobana uZimu wamvusa kwabafileko bona angabuyeli ekonakaleni, ulibeke nganasi indlela: ‘Ngokuthembeka+ ngizonithanda ngethando lamambala* engalithembisa uDavida.’
35 Godu kwelinye irhubo kuthiwa: ‘Angekhe uvumele othembekilekwakho abone ukonakala.’+
36 Ngakwelinye ihlangothi uDavida wenza intando kaZimu esizukulwaneni sakhe, walala ekufeni, wabulungwa nabokhokho bakhe begodu wabona ukonakala.+
37 Kuthi ngakwelinye ihlangothi, loyo uZimu amvusa akhenge abone ukonakala.+
38 “Yeke akwazeke kini bafowethu ukuthi ngaye ukulitjalelwa kwezono kuyamenyezelwa kini,+
39 nokuthi kizo zoke izinto ebekungathiwa ninomlandu kizo ngokomThetho kaMosi,+ ngaye woke okholwako kuthiwa akanamlandu.+
40 Nje-ke yelelani bona lokho okwatjhiwo baPhorofidi kungenzeki kini:
41 ‘Qalani nina banyefuli, nirareke begodu nitjhabalale ngombana ngenza umsebenzi emihlenenu, umsebenzi engeze nawukholwa ngitjho nanyana omunye anihlathululela wona ngokunabileko.’”+
42 Nabaphumako, abantu babancenga ukuthi bakhulume nabo ngeendabezi ngeSabatha elilandelako.
43 Ngemva kobana umhlangano wesinagogeni uphelile, amaJuda amanengi namaphroselite* alotjha uZimu alandela uPowula noBharinabhasi, nabakhuluma nabo, babakhuthaza bona bahlale emuseni omkhulu kaZimu.+
44 NgeSabatha elilandelako, pheze idorobho loke labuthana ndawonye bona lizokuzwa ilizwi lakaJehova.
45 AmaJuda nawabona isiqubuthu, aba nomona athoma ukuhlambalaza uZimu ngokuphikisa izinto ebezikhulunywa nguPowula.+
46 Nje-ke ngesibindi uPowula noBharinabhasi bathi kiwo: “Bekutlhogeka ukuthi ilizwi lakaZimu likhulunywe kini qangi.+ Kodwana njengombana ningalamukeli, ningaziqali njengabantu abafanelekela ukufumana ukuphila okungapheliko, qalani siya ebantwini beentjhaba.+
47 Ngombana uJehova usiyale nganaka amezwi: ‘Nginibeke bona nibe kukhanya eentjhabeni, bona nibe yisindiso bekube semaphethelweni wephasi.’”+
48 Abantu beentjhaba nabezwa ngalokhu, bathoma ukuthaba nokuphazimulisa ilizwi lakaJehova begodu boke abazimisele ukufumana ukuphila okungapheliko baba makholwa.
49 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ilizwi lakaJehova belirhatjhwa kiyo yoke inarha leyo.
50 Kodwana amaJuda ahlohlozela abafazi abadumileko abasaba uZimu namadoda adumileko edorobheni, baphehla bona kuhlunguphazwe+ uPowula noBharinabhasi babalahlela ngaphandle kwemikhawulwabo.
51 UPowula noBharinabhasi bathintitha ithuli eenyaweni zabo, okulitshwayo lokubayelelisa, ngemva kwalokho baya e-Ikhoniyo.+
52 Abafundi baragela phambili bathaba+ begodu bafumana ummoya ocwengileko.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “ngembewu.”
^ Namkha “emthini.”
^ Namkha “ngethando elithembekileko.”
^ Kutjho abatjhugulukele ekolweni yobuJuda.
