Imisebenti Yebaphostoli 18:1-28
18 Ngemuva kwaloko, Pawula wesuka e-Athene wahamba waze wafika eKhorinte.
2 Wakhandza lomunye umJuda lokutsiwa ngu-Akhwila,+ awasePhontusi, asandza kubuya eTaliyane naPhrisila umkakhe, ngenca yekutsi Klawudiyuse bekakhiphe umyalo wekutsi onkhe emaJuda aphume eRoma. Ngako Pawula waya kubo,
3 futsi ngesizatfu sekutsi naye bekenta umsebenti wekwakha emathende njengabo, wahlala ekhaya labo wasebenta nabo.+
4 Bekavamise kwetfula tinkhulumo* esinagogeni+ njalo ngelisabatha,+ futsi etama kwenta emaJuda nemaGriki kutsi akholwe.
5 BoSilasi+ naThimothi+ batsi nabefika besuka eMasedoniya, Pawula waba matasatasa ngekushumayela livi laNkulunkulu, afakaza kumaJuda kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.+
6 Ngesikhatsi achubeka amphikisa futsi akhuluma naye kabi, watsintsitsa tingubo+ takhe watsi kuwo: “Ingati yenu ayibe setikwenu.+ Mine ngimsulwa.+ Kusukela nyalo sengitawuya kubantfu betive.”+
7 Wabese uyesuka* uya endlini yalenye indvodza lebeyikhonta Nkulunkulu, libito layo kunguThithiyusi Justusi. Lendlu beyisedvute nelisinagoge.
8 Khrispusi,+ lobekengamele lisinagoge, wakholwa yiNkhosi akanye nawo wonkhe umndeni wakhe. Bantfu baseKhorinte labanyenti labeva tindzaba letimnandzi nabo bakholwa base bayabhajatiswa.
9 Ebusuku, iNkhosi yakhuluma naPawula embonweni yatsi: “Ungesabi, kodvwa chubeka ukhuluma futsi ungabindzi,
10 ngobe mine nginawe.+ Kute umuntfu lotakuhlasela akulimate; ngobe nginebantfu labanyenti kulelidolobha.”
11 Ngako wahlala lapho umnyaka netinyanga letisitfupha, afundzisa bantfu livi laNkulunkulu.
12 Ngesikhatsi Galiyo angumbusi wesifundza* sase-Akhaya, emaJuda ahlanganyela Pawula, ambamba amyisa endzaweni lokutekelwa kuyo emacala,
13 atsi: “Lomuntfu ucindzetela bantfu kutsi bakhonte Nkulunkulu ngendlela lephambene nemtsetfo.”
14 Ngesikhatsi Pawula atsi uyakhuluma, Galiyo watsi kulamaJuda: “Kube bekusento lesibi nobe kulicala lelimatima, bengitawuba nesizatfu sekunilalela.
15 Kodvwa nangabe niphikisana ngenkhulumo, ngemagama, nangemtsetfo wenu,+ tiboneleni nine. Angifuni kwehlulela kuleto tindzaba.”
16 Ngemuva kwaloko wabacosha kulendzawo lokutekelwa kuyo emacala.
17 Bonkhe base babamba Sostenesi+ lowengamele lisinagoge, bamshayela kuyo leyo ndzawo. Kodvwa Galiyo akatihluphanga ngisho nakancane ngaloku.
18 Ngemuva kwekuhlala emalanga lambalwa, Pawula wavalelisa bazalwane, wahamba ngemkhumbi waya eSiriya, anaPhrisila na-Akhwila. NakaseKhenkhariya,+ wahhula tinwele takhe taba timfisha ngobe bekente sifungo.
19 Batsi nabefika e-Efesu, wabashiya wangena esinagogeni, wafike wabonisana nemaJuda.+
20 Nanobe bebamncenga kutsi ahlalahlale, akazange avume,
21 kodvwa wabavalelisa, watsi: “Nangabe Jehova* avuma, ngitawuphindze ngibuye.” Ngako wesuka ngemkhumbi e-Efesu,
22 wahamba waze wefika eKhesariya. Waya eJerusalema, wafike wavusela libandla, wase uyesuka uya e-Antiyokhi.+
23 Ngemuva kwekuhlala sikhashana lapho, wesuka wavakashela tindzawo letehlukahlukene eGalathiya naseFrigiya,+ acinisa bonkhe bafundzi.+
24 Kwefika lomunye umJuda e-Efesu, lokutsiwa ngu-Apholosi,+ awase-Alekzandriya. Bekasikhulumi lesihle, ayati kahle nemiBhalo.
25 Bekafundziswe* tindlela taJehova,* avutsa emoyeni, akhuluma futsi afundzisa kahle ngetintfo letimayelana naJesu, kodvwa bekatayelene nelubhabhatiso lwaJohane kuphela.
26 Apholosi wakhuluma ngesibindzi esinagogeni. Ngesikhatsi boPhrisila na-Akhwila+ bamuva, bamtsatsa bamchazela kahle indlela yaNkulunkulu.
27 Ngesizatfu sekutsi bekafuna kuya e-Akhaya, bazalwane babhalela bafundzi balapho kutsi bamemukele ngemusa. Ngako nakefika, wabasita kakhulu labo lebebabe ngemakholwa ngenca yemusa lomkhulu waNkulunkulu;
28 ngobe wakuveta ngalokucacile embikwebantfu, kanye nangemdlandla kutsi timfundziso temaJuda tingemanga, futsi wakhombisa ngemiBhalo kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “Bekabonisana nalabalalele.”
^ Lokusho, esinagogeni.
^ Umbusi wesifundza longumRoma. Fundza Tinchazelo Temagama.
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo A5.
^ Nobe “Bekafundziswe ngemlomo.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo A5.
