Act 8 | NdeIBE | STEP | LoSawuli wayekhona ekuvumela ukubulawa kwakhe. Ngalelolanga kwaqalisa isiphithiphithi esibi sokuhlukuluza ibandla eJerusalema, kwathi bonke ngaphandle kwabaphostoli bahlakazeka kulolonke iJudiya leSamariya.

Acts 8

1 LoSawuli wayekhona ekuvumela ukubulawa kwakhe.

Ukuhlukuluzwa Lokuhlakazeka Kwebandla

Ngalelolanga kwaqalisa isiphithiphithi esibi sokuhlukuluza ibandla eJerusalema, kwathi bonke ngaphandle kwabaphostoli bahlakazeka kulolonke iJudiya leSamariya. 2 Abantu abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bamngcwaba uStefane bamlilela kabuhlungu. 3 Kodwa uSawuli waqalisa ukulichitha ibandla. Wahamba engena izindlu ngezindlu ephuthuma amadoda labafazi esiyabaphosela entolongweni.

UFiliphu EseSamariya

4 Labo ababehlakazekile balitshumayela ilizwi loba kungaphi abaya khona. 5 UFiliphu wehlela edolobheni elithile eSamariya watshumayela ngoKhristu khonale. 6 Kwathi amaxuku abantu emuzwa uFiliphu njalo ebona imimangaliso ayeyenza bonke bakulalelisisa lokho ayekukhuluma. 7 Omoya ababi baphuma ebantwini abanengi beklabalala, njalo abanengi ababome imihlubulo labayizilima basiliswa.

8 Ngakho kwaba lentokozo enkulu kulelodolobho.

USimoni Umenzi Wamasalamusi

9 Okwesikhathi esithile indoda eyayithiwa nguSimoni yayisenza amasalamusi edolobheni lelo yamangalisa bonke abantu baseSamariya. Wayezikhukhumeza ezitshaya umuntu omkhulu, 10 njalo bonke abantu, abaphezulu labaphansi bambuthanela bababaza bathi, “Indoda le ingamandla obunkulunkulu athiwa ngaMandla amakhulu.” 11 Bamlandela ngokuba wayebamangalisile okwesikhathi eside ngamasalamusi akhe. 12 Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela izindaba ezinhle ezombuso kaNkulunkulu kanye lebizo likaJesu Khristu, babhaphathizwa, abesilisa labesifazana. 13 USimoni laye ngokwakhe wakholwa wabhaphathizwa. Walandela uFiliphu ngaphi langaphi, wamangaliswa yiziboniso lemimangaliso ayibonayo.

14 Kwathi abaphostoli eJerusalema sebezwile ukuthi iSamariya yase ilamukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma oPhethro loJohane kubo. 15 Sebefikile babathandazela ukuthi bemukele uMoya oNgcwele, 16 ngokuba uMoya oNgcwele wawulokhu ungakehleli lakubani kubo; babebhaphathizelwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphela. 17 Yikho uPhethro loJohane bababeka izandla, base bewemukela uMoya oNgcwele.

18 Kwathi uSimoni ebona ukuthi uMoya wawuphiwa ngokubekwa izandla ngabaphostoli wabahuga ngemali 19 esithi, “Ngiphani lami lawomandla ukuze kuthi wonke lowo engimbeka izandla azuze uMoya oNgcwele.”

20 UPhethro waphendula wathi, “Sengathi imali yakho ingabhubha kanye lawe ngokuba ucabanga ukuthi ungasithenga isipho sikaNkulunkulu ngemali! 21 Kawulangxenye loba isabelo kule inkonzo, ngokuba inhliziyo yakho kayilunganga phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

22 Phenduka kulobububi uthandaze eNkosini. Mhlawumbe izakuthethelela ngokuthi ulomcabango onje enhliziyweni yakho.

23 Ngokuba ngiyabona ukuthi ugcwalelene ngomona, ugqilazwe yisono.”

24 USimoni wasephendula wathi, “Ngikhulekelani eNkosini ukuze ngingehlelwa lutho lwalokho okutshiloyo.”

25 Kwathi sebefakazile njalo balitshumayela ilizwi leNkosi, uPhethro loJohane babuyela eJerusalema, bahamba betshumayela ivangeli emizini eminengi yaseSamariya.

UFiliphu LomTopiya

26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yathi kuFiliphu, “Yehlela eningizimu emgwaqweni – umgwaqo wenkangala – osuka eJerusalema usiya eGaza.” 27 Yikho wasesuka, kwathi endleleni leyo wabethana lomTopiya ongumthenwa, eyisikhulu esiqakathekileyo esasiphethe ingcebo kaKhandasi, indlovukazi yamaTopiya. Indoda le yayikade iye eJerusalema ukuyakhonza, 28 isisendleleni yokubuyela ekhaya ihlezi enqoleni yayo ibala incwadi ka-Isaya umphrofethi. 29 UMoya watshela uFiliphu wathi, “Hamba usondele enqoleni leyana walele eduze kwayo.”

30 UFiliphu wasegijimela kuyo inqola wezwa indoda leyo ibala u-Isaya umphrofethi. UFiliphu wayibuza wathi, “Uyakuzwisisa yini lokho okubalayo?”

31 Yathi, “Ngingakuzwisisa kanjani kungekho muntu ongichazelayo na? Yasinxusa uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele azohlala layo.

32 Indoda engumthenwa yayibala indima yombhalo ethi: “Waqhutshwa njengemvu isiwa esilaheni, njengezinyane lemvu elithula zwi phambi komgundi, kanjalo kazange awuvule umlomo wakhe.

33 Ekugconweni kwakhe wancitshwa ukwahlulelwa okuqondileyo. Ngubani ongakhuluma ngezizukulwane zakhe na? Ngokuba ukuphila kwakhe kwasuswa emhlabeni.”

34 Indoda engumthenwa yabuza uFiliphu yathi, “Ake ungitshele, bakithi, umphrofethi ukhuluma ngobani, yena ngokwakhe longabe ngomunye umuntu?” 35 UFiliphu waqalisa ngayona leyondima yoMbhalo wayitshela izindaba ezinhle ngoJesu.

36 Bathi belokhu behamba ngomgwaqo bafika lapho okwakulamanzi khona, indoda engumthenwa yathi, “Khangela, nanka amanzi. Kulani ukuthi ngihle ngibhaphathizwe na?”

37 (UFiliphu wathi, “Uma ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke ungabhaphathizwa.” Isikhulu saphendula sathi, “Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”)

38 Isikhulu sathi inqola kayimiswe. Yikho bobabili, uFiliphu lendoda engumthenwa baya emanzini uFiliphu wayibhaphathiza. 39 Bathi bephuma emanzini uMoya weNkosi wahle wamthatha uFiliphu, indoda engumthenwa ayabe isambona njalo, kodwa yaqhubeka ngendlela yayo ithokoza. 40 Kodwa uFiliphu wabonakala e-Azotha, walibhudula ilizwe etshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi waze wayafika eKhesariya.