c17:14,15, 18:5, 19:22, 20:4; Roma 16:21; 1 Kor 4:17, 16:10; 2 Kor 1:1,19; Fil 1:1, 2:19; Kol 1:1; 1 Thes 1:1, 3:2,6; 2 Thes 1:1; 1 Tim 1:2,18, 6:20; 2 Tim 1:2; Filim 1:1; Heb 13:23
s16:10, 12:9
t16:9,10, 18:5, 19:21,22,29, 20:1,3; Roma 15:26; 1 Kor 16:5; 2 Kor 1:16, 7:5, 8:1, 11:9; Fil 4:15; 1 Thes 1:7,8, 4:10; 1 Tim 1:3
u16:10, 12:9
w16:9,10, 18:5, 19:21,22,29, 20:1,3; Roma 15:26; 1 Kor 16:5; 2 Kor 1:16, 7:5, 8:1, 11:9; Fil 4:15; 1 Thes 1:7,8, 4:10; 1 Tim 1:3
ab16:9,10, 18:5, 19:21,22,29, 20:1,3; Roma 15:26; 1 Kor 16:5; 2 Kor 1:16, 7:5, 8:1, 11:9; Fil 4:15; 1 Thes 1:7,8, 4:10; 1 Tim 1:3
adIsam 1:11, 2:18,24
ae18:7, 13:43
an19:24, 16:19
av19:24, 16:19
bl5:19, 12:10
Acts 16
UPawuli useAsiya
1Wasefika eDerbe a leListra b; njalo khangela, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, uTimothi ngebizo c, indodana yowesifazana othile ongumJudakazi okholwayo, kodwa uyise wayengumGriki d; 2owayenconywa ngabazalwane e eListra f leIkoniyuma g. 3Lo uPawuli wathanda ukuthi aphume laye, wasemthatha wamsoka h, ngenxa yamaJuda ayekhona kulezondawo; ngoba wonke ayemazi uyise, ukuthi wayengumGriki i. 4Njalo bedabula imizi, babanika izimiso ukuzilondoloza j ezamiswa ngabaphostoli k labadala ababeseJerusalema l. 5Ngakho amabandla aqiniswa ekholweni, njalo anda ngenani insuku ngensuku m.UPawuli uchaphela eMakedoniya
6Sebedabule eFrigiya n lelizwe leGalathiya o, balelwa nguMoya oNgcwele ukukhuluma ilizwi eAsiya p, 7sebefikile ngaseMisiya bazama ukuya eBithiniya q; kodwa uMoya kabavumelanga; 8basebeyiceza iMisiya behlela eTrowasi r. 9Kwasekubonakala umbono kuPawuli ebusuku s; indoda ethile umMakedoniya yayimi t, imncenga isithi: Chaphela eMakedoniya, usisize. 10Kwathi esewubonile umbono u, sahle sazama ukusuka siye v eMakedoniya w, siphetha sisithi iNkosi isibizele ukutshumayela ivangeli kubo x.UPawuli utshumayela eFiliphi
11Ngakho sasuka eTrowasi y ngomkhumbi, saqonda eSamotrake, langolulandelayo eNeyapholi z, 12sasuka lapho saya eFiliphi aa, engumuzi wokuqala wesigaba seMakedoniya ab, esibuswa ngelinye ilizwe; kulowomuzi sasesihlala insuku ezithile ac. 13Njalo ngosuku lwesabatha saphumela ngaphandle komuzi eceleni komfula, lapho okwakufanele kwenzelwe umkhuleko khona; sasesihlala phansi sakhuluma labesifazana ababebuthene ndawonye. 14Lowesifazana othile uLidiya ngebizo, ongumthengisikazi wamalembu ayibubende owemzini weTiyathira ad, ekhonza uNkulunkulu ae, wezwa, onhliziyo yakhe iNkosi yayivula, ukuthi alalele okwakhulunywa nguPawuli af. 15Kuthe esebhabhathiziwe, lendlu yakhe ag, wasincenga esithi: Uba libonile ukuthi ngithembekile eNkosini, wozani endlini yami, lihlale khona ah. Wasesicindezela ai.Ukubotshwa kukaPawuli
16Kwasekusithi sisiya emkhulekweni aj, intombazana eyisigqili elomoya ak wokuhlahlula ▼ , am yahlangana lathi, eyayizuzela amakhosi ayo inzuzo enengi ngokuvumisa an. 17Lo walandela uPawuli lathi, ememeza esithi: Lababantu bazinceku ao zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ezisitshumayeza indlela yosindiso ap. 18Lalokhu yakwenza insuku ezinengi. Kwathi uPawuli aq esenengiwe ar, watshibilika, wathi kumoya: Ngiyakulaya ngebizo likaJesu Kristu ukuthi uphume kuyo as. Wasephuma ngalesosikhathi at. 19Amakhosi akhe esebonile au ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo seliphumile av, abamba uPawuli loSilasi aw, abadonsela emdangeni phambi kwababusi ax, 20esebalethile ezinduneni athi ay: Lababantu badunga umuzi wethu az, bengamaJuda, 21batshumayela imikhuba esingavunyelwa ukuyemukela siyenze ba, singamaRoma bb. 22Lexuku labelekelela, lenduna zabadabulela izembatho zabo bc zalaya ukuthi babatshaye ngenduku bd. 23Sebebatshayile imivimvinya eminengi babaphosela entolongweni be, balaya umlindintolongo ukuthi abalondoloze abaqinise bf; 24yena, emukele umlayo onjalo, wabaphosela entolongweni ephakathi bg, waseqinisa inyawo zabo esigodweni bh.Ukuphenduka komlindintolongo
25Kwathi sekungaba phakathi kobusuku bi uPawuli loSilasi babekhuleka bj behlabela amahubo endumiso kuNkulunkulu, lezibotshwa zazibezwa; 26njalo kwahle kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwanyikinyeka izisekelo zentolongo bk; kwahle kwavulwa iminyango yonke, kwathukululwa izibopho zabo bonke bl. 27Kwathi umlindintolongo bm ephaphama, esebona iminyango yentolongo ivulekile, wakhokha inkemba, ezimisele ukuzibulala, ecabanga ukuthi izibotshwa zibalekile. 28Kodwa uPawuli wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Ungazilimazi; ngoba silapha sonke. 29Wasecela isibane waphoseka phakathi, njalo wasethuthumela bn wawela phansi phambi kukaPawuli bo loSilasi bp, 30njalo esebakhuphela phandle wathi: Makhosi, kumele ngenzeni ukuze ngisindiswe bq? 31Basebesithi: Kholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, njalo uzasindiswa wena br lendlu yakho bs. 32Basebekhuluma kuye ilizwi leNkosi, lakulabo bonke ababesendlini yakhe bt. 33Wasebathatha ngalelohola lobusuku wabagezisa amanxeba bu, njalo wahle wabhabhathizwa bv yena labakhe bonke bw. 34Wasebasa endlini yakhe wabeka itafula lokudla phambi kwabo, wasethokoza lendlu yakhe yonke, ekholwa kuNkulunkulu bx. 35Kwathi sekusile, induna zathuma amapholisa by zisithi: Khulula labobantu. 36Umlindintolongo wasebikela uPawuli lamazwi bz esithi: Induna zithumele, ukuthi likhululwe ca; ngakho phumani khathesi lihambe ngokuthula cb. 37Kodwa uPawuli wathi kuwo: Basitshayile obala singalahlwanga licala cc, singamaRoma cd, basebesiphosela entolongweni, njalo khathesi ngensitha sebesiphosela phandle yini? Hatshi bo! Kodwa kumele beze bona basikhuphe. 38Amapholisa azibikela izinduna lamazwi ce; zasezisesaba cf zisizwa ukuthi bangamaRoma, 39njalo zeza zabancenga, njalo zabakhupha cg zabacela ukuthi baphume emzini ch. 40Basebephuma entolongweni bangena koLidiya ci; kwathi sebebabonile abazalwane cj, babaduduza, basuka bahamba ck.
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