Acts 14

UPawuli utshumayela eIkoniyuma

1Kwasekusithi eIkoniyuma a, bangena ndawonye esinagogeni lamaJuda b, basebekhuluma njalo kwaze kwakholwa ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda kanye lamaGriki. 2Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayo c avusa athela umoya omubi emiphefumulweni yabezizwe d ngabazalwane e. 3Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi beseNkosini f eyafakazela g ilizwi lomusa wayo h, njalo ibanika ukuthi kwenziwe izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ngezandla zabo i. 4Kodwa ixuku lomuzi lehlukaniswa phakathi; abanye basebesiba lamaJuda j, labanye baba labaphostoli k. 5Kwathi sekulokuhlasela kwabezizwe lamaJuda kanye lababusi babo, okokubaphatha kubi lokubakhanda ngamatshe l, 6sebekwazi m, babalekela n emizini yeLikawoniya o, eListra p leDerbe q, lelizweni elizingelezeleyo; 7lakhona batshumayela ivangeli.

UPawuli utshumayela eListra

8Njalo eListra r kwakuhlezi indoda ethile engelamandla enyaweni zayo, eyisiqhuli kusukela esizalweni sikanina, engazange ihambe s. 9Yona yamuzwa uPawuli ekhuluma; yena eyijolozela t, ebona ukuthi ilokholo u lokuthi isindisiwe v, 10wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Sukuma, ume ngenyawo zakho uqonde w. Yasisukuma yathi lothu yahamba. 11Kwathi amaxuku, ebona uPawuli akwenzileyo, aphakamisa amazwi awo x esithi ngesiLikawoniya y: Onkulunkulu behlele kithi befanana labantu z. 12UBarnabasi basebembiza ngokuthi nguZewusi, loPawuli ngokuthi nguHermesi, ngoba yena wayengumkhokheli wokukhuluma. 13Njalo umpristi kaZewusi owayephambi komuzi wabo, waletha izinkabi lemigaxo emasangweni aa, wafuna ukuhlaba umnikelo ekanye lamaxuku ab. 14Kodwa abaphostoli ac uBarnabasi loPawuli besizwa, badabula izembatho zabo ad, baphoseka exukwini, bememeza ae 15besithi: Madoda, lizenzelani lezizinto af? Lathi singabantu abalemizwa efanana leyenu ag, sitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini ukuthi liphenduke ah kulezozinto eziyize ai liphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo aj, owenza izulu lomhlaba lolwandle lakho konke okukukho ak; 16owathi ezizukulwaneni ezidlulileyo wayekela al izizwe zonke zahamba ngendlela zazo am. 17Loba kunjalo kayekelanga yena ukuthi angabi lobufakazi an, ukwenza okuhle esinika izulu livela ezulwini lezikhathi zenala ao, egcwalisa inhliziyo zenu ngokudla ap langenjabulo aq. 18Njalo bekhuluma lezizinto, bawayekelisa kalukhuni amaxuku ukuthi angabahlabeli.

UPawuli utshumayela eAntiyoki

19Kodwa kwafika amaJuda ar avela eAntiyoki as leIkoniyuma at, encenga amaxuku, amkhanda uPawuli ngamatshe au, amhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, ecabanga ukuthi ufile. 20Kodwa kwathi abafundi bembuthanela, wasukuma wangena emzini; kusisa wasuka loBarnabasi baya eDerbe av. 21Njalo sebetshumayele ivangeli kulowomuzi, sebezuzile abafundi abanengi, babuyela eListra aw leIkoniyuma ax leAntiyoki ay, 22beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi az, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale ekholweni ba, lokuthi simele ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinhlupheko ezinengi bb. 23Kwathi sebebabekele bc abadala kulo lonke ibandla bd, bakhuleka kanye lokuzila ukudla be, babanikela eNkosini, asebekholwe kiyo bf. 24Basebedabula iPisidiya bg baya ePamfiliya. 25Sebekhulumile ilizwi ePerga bh, behlela eAtaliya; 26basuka lapho ngomkhumbi baya eAntiyoki bi, besuka lapho bj ababenikelwe khona bk emuseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini abasebewuqedile bl. 27Kwathi sebefikile bahlanganisa ibandla, balandisa konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile labo bm, lokuthi uvulele abezizwe umnyango wokholo bn. 28Basebehlala lapho okwesikhathi esingesifitshane labafundi.

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