‏ Acts 9

Ukuphenduka lokubhabhathizwa kukaSawuli

1Kwathi uSawuli a, esaphefumula insongo lokubulala emelane labafundi beNkosi b, waya kumpristi omkhulu c, 2wacela kuye incwadi zokuya eDamaseko kumasinagoge, ukuze kuthi uba ethola abanye baleyondlela, amadoda kanye labafazi, abalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe d. 3Kwathi ekuhambeni e, kwenzeka ukuthi esesondele eDamaseko f; njalo kwahle kwamphazimela inhlangothi zonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini; 4njalo ewela emhlabathini, wezwa ilizwi lisithi kuye g: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelani h? 5Wasesithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi: Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo i; kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlelana lezincijo. 6Ethuthumela njalo emangala wathi: Nkosi, uthanda ukuthi ngenzeni j? LeNkosi yathi kuye: Sukuma ungene emzini, njalo uzatshelwa lokho omele ukwenze k. 7Lamadoda ayehamba laye ayemi engelakukhuluma l, esizwa ilizwi, kodwa engaboni muntu m. 8USawuli wasevuka emhlabathini; kwathi esevule amehlo akhe, kabonanga muntu n. Basebembamba ngesandla, bamusa eDamaseko. 9Wasesiba lensuku ezintathu engaboni, njalo engadli futhi enganathi o.

10Kwakukhona eDamaseko p umfundi othile q uAnaniya ngebizo; iNkosi yasisithi kuye ngombono r: Ananiya! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha, Nkosi. 11INkosi yasisithi kuye: Sukuma uye endleleni ethiwa iQondile, udinge endlini kaJudasi umuntu, uSawuli ngebizo, weTarsu s; ngoba khangela uyakhuleka, 12njalo ubonile ngombono umuntu, uAnaniya ngebizo, engena t ebeka isandla phezu kwakhe, ukuze abuye abone u. 13Kodwa uAnaniya waphendula wathi: Nkosi, ngizwile ngabanengi ngalindoda, kungakanani okubi akwenzileyo v kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema w; 14lalapha ulamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu, okubopha bonke labo ababiza ibizo lakho x. 15Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: Hamba, ngoba lowo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo y, ukuphatha ibizo lami z phambi kwezizwe aa lamakhosi ab, labantwana bakoIsrayeli; 16ngoba mina ngizamtshengisa ukuthi umele ukuhlupheka kangakanani ngenxa yebizo lami ac. 17UAnaniya wasesuka ad wangena endlini ae, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe esithi: Sawuli mzalwane, iNkosi ingithumile, uJesu obonakele kuwe endleleni oze ngayo af, ukuze ubuye ubone njalo ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele ag. 18Kwahle kwawa emehlweni akhe kwangathi zinkwethu, wahle wabuye wabona, njalo esukuma wabhabhathizwa ah, 19njalo esedlile wathola amandla. USawuli wasehlala labafundi ababeseDamaseko insuku ezithile ai.

USawuli utshumayela eDamaseko leJerusalema

20Wahle-ke watshumayela uKristu emasinagogeni, ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu aj. 21Njalo bonke abezwayo basanganiseka bathi: Lo kayisuye yini owachitha ak eJerusalema labo ababiza lelibizo al, lalapha uzele lokho am ukuthi abaqhube bebotshiwe abase kubapristi abakhulu an? 22Kodwa uSawuli waqiniswa kakhulu, wasanganisa amaJuda akhileyo eDamaseko, eqinisa ukuthi lo unguye uKristu ao.

23Kwathi sezigcwalisiwe insuku ezinengi, amaJuda enza icebo ndawonye ukuthi ambulale; 24kodwa iqhinga lawo laziwa nguSawuli ap. Aselinda emasangweni emini lebusuku, ukuze ambulale aq; 25kodwa abafundi bamthatha ebusuku, bamehlisela emthangaleni ar bemehlisa ngesilulu as.

26Kwathi uSawuli esefikile eJerusalema, wazama ukuzihlanganisa labafundi; kodwa bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi at. 27Kodwa uBarnabasi wamthatha au wamusa kubaphostoli av, wabalandisela ukuthi uyibone njani iNkosi endleleni aw, lokuthi ax ikhulumile kuye, lokuthi eDamaseko ukhulume njani ngesibindi ebizweni likaJesu. ay 28Wasehlala labo az engena ephuma eJerusalema ba, 29wasekhuluma ngesibindi ngebizo leNkosi uJesu bb, wakhuluma njalo futhi ephikisana lamaHelenisiti* bc; kodwa bazama ukumbulala bd. 30Kodwa abazalwane sebekwazi be bamehlisela eKesariya bf, bamthuma eTarsu bg.

31Ngakho amabandla kuyo yonke iJudiya leGalili bh leSamariya bi aba lokuthula, esakheka bj, ehamba ekwesabeni iNkosi langenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele, anda bk.

UPetro usilisa uEneya

32Kwasekusithi uPetro edabula indawo zonke bl wehlela lakwabangcwele bm abahlala eLida bn. 33Wasefica khona umuntu othile uEneya ngebizo, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisificaminwembili, ome umhlubulo. 34UPetro wasesithi kuye: Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakusilisa; sukuma uzendlalele icansi. Njalo wahle wasukuma bo. 35Basebembona bonke abakhileyo eLida bp leSaroni bq, abaphendukela eNkosini br.

UPetro uvusa uTabitha kwabafileyo

36Kwakukhona eJopha umfundikazi othile, uTabitha ngebizo bs, okungokuchasiswa kuthiwa nguDorkasi; lo wayegcwele imisebenzi emihle lemisebenzi yomusa ayenzayo bt. 37Kwasekusithi kulezonsuku wagula wafa; sebemgezisile bamlalisa endlini ephezulu bu. 38Njalo njengoba iLida yayiseduze leJopha bv, abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetro wayekhona kuyo, bathuma amadoda amabili kuye, bemncenga ukuthi angaphuzi ukuza kubo bw. 39UPetro wasesukuma wahamba labo; okwathi esefikile bamthatha bamusa endlini ephezulu bx, labafelokazi bonke bema laye bekhala bemtshengisa izembatho lezigqoko uDorkasi ayezenzile eselabo. 40Kodwa uPetro esebakhuphele phandle bonke by eguqa ngamadolo wakhuleka bz; esetshibilikela esidunjini, wathi: Tabitha, vuka ca! Wasevula amehlo akhe; wabona uPetro, walulama. 41Wamelulela isandla, wamsukumisa; esebize abangcwele labafelokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephila cb. 42Kwasekusaziwa kuyo yonke iJopha cc, labanengi bakholwa eNkosini cd. 43Kwenzeka ukuthi ahlale eJopha insuku ezinengi loSimoni othile umtshuki wezikhumba ce.

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