Act 14 | NdeIBE | STEP | E-Ikhoniyami uPhawuli loBhanaba baya esinagogeni yabaJuda njengenjayelo yabo. Khonapho bakhuluma kwezwela kwaze kwathi abaJuda abanengi labeZizwe bakholwa.

Acts 14

E-Ikhoniyami

1 E-Ikhoniyami uPhawuli loBhanaba baya esinagogeni yabaJuda njengenjayelo yabo. Khonapho bakhuluma kwezwela kwaze kwathi abaJuda abanengi labeZizwe bakholwa.

2 Kodwa abaJuda ababengafuni ukukholwa badunga abeZizwe, babathela umoya omubi ngabazalwane. 3 UPhawuli loBhanaba bahlala isikhathi eside khona lapho bekhulumela iNkosi ngesibindi. INkosi yaqinisa ilizwi lomusa wayo ngokubapha amandla okwenza imimangaliso lezimanga. 4 Abantu bedolobho lelo badabukana phakathi; abanye bema lamaJuda, kwathi abanye basekela abaphostoli. 5 Abezizwe labaJuda ndawonye labakhokheli babo bakha icebo lokubahlukumeza lokubakhanda ngamatshe. 6 Kodwa balizwa icebo lelo basebebalekela emadolobheni aseLikhawoniya, eListra leDebhe lasemimangweni yakhona,

7 lapho abaqhubeka khona ukutshumayela izindaba ezinhle.

EListra LaseDebhe

8 EListra kwakulendoda eyayiyisigoga ikwazi ukuhlala kuphela, ilokhu yazalwayo ingakaze ihambe. 9 Yamlalela uPhawuli lapho wayekhuluma. UPhawuli wayijolozela wabona ukuthi yayikholwa ukuba ingasiliswa 10 wasememeza wathi, “Sukuma ngezinyawo zakho!” Ngalokho indoda yathi lothu yahle yahamba.

11 Kwathi ixuku labantu selikubonile okwakwenziwe nguPhawuli lamemeza ngolimi lwesiLikhawoniya lathi, “Onkulunkulu sebehlele kithi belesimo sabantu!” 12 UBhanaba bambiza bathi nguZewusi, uPhawuli bathi nguHemesi ngokuba nguye owayekhokhela ekukhulumeni.

13 Umphristi kaZewusi owayelethempeli eduze ngaphandle kwedolobho waletha izinkunzi lemigaxo emasangweni edolobho ngokuba yena kanye lexuku labantu babefuna ukwenza imihlatshelo kubo.

14 Kodwa kwathi abaphostoli uBhanaba loPhawuli bekuzwa lokhu, badabula izigqoko zabo bazithela phakathi kwabantu bememeza besithi: 15 “Madoda, likwenzelani lokhu? Lathi singabantu njengani. Sililethela izindaba ezinhle, silitshela ukuthi litshiye izinto lezi ezingasulutho liye kuNkulunkulu ophilayo owenza izulu, lomhlaba, lolwandle lakho konke okukulezo zindawo. 16 Ngesikhathi esidlulileyo, waziyekela izizwe zonke zahamba ngezindlela zazo. 17 Ikanti kazange ayekele ukuzifakazela: Utshengisile umusa ngokulipha izulu laphezulu lamabele ngesikhathi sawo; ulipha ukudla okunengi njalo agcwalise izinhliziyo zenu ngentokozo.” 18 Loba sebetsho lamazwi baba lobunzima ukuyekelisa abantu bonke ukuba benze umhlatshelo kubo.

19 Kwasekufika abaJuda bevela e-Antiyokhi lase-Ikhoniyami bafika baqubula abantu. UPhawuli bamkhanda ngamatshe bamhudulela ngaphandle kwedolobho, becabanga ukuthi wayesefile. 20 Kodwa ngemuva kokuba abafundi sebembuthanele, waphaphama wabuyela edolobheni. Ngosuku olulandelayo yena loBhanaba basuka baya eDebhe.

Babuyela E-Antiyokhi EseSiriya

21 Bazitshumayela izindaba ezinhle kulelodolobho bazuza inani elikhulu labafundi. Yikho base bebuyela eListra, le-Ikhoniyami le-Antiyokhi

22 beqinisa abafundi njalo bebakhuthaza ukuthi babambelele ekukholweni. Bathi, “Kufanele sedlule ezinhlungwini ezinengi ukuze singene embusweni kaNkulunkulu.” 23 UPhawuli loBhanaba babakhethela abadala kulelo lalelo ibandla, babanikela eNkosini ngomthandazo langokuzila ngoba bebeke ithemba labo kuyo iNkosi. 24 Sebehambe bedlula ePhisidiya, bafika ePhamfiliya, 25 kwathi sebetshumayele ilizwi ePhega base besiya e-Athaliya.

26 Besuka e-Athaliya bawela ngomkhumbi babuyela e-Antiyokhi, lapho ababenikelwe khona emuseni kaNkulunkulu ukwenza umsebenzi lowo abasebewufezile. 27 Ekufikeni kwabo khona, balihlanganisa ndawonye ibandla balibikela konke lokho uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile ngabo, lokuthi wayesevulele abeZizwe umnyango wokukholwa. 28 Bahlala khona isikhathi eside labafundi.