IZENZO 18

EKorinte

1Ke kaloku, emva kwezi zinto, wahlukana uPawulos neAtene, weza eKorinte. 2Wafumana umYuda othile wasePonto ngokuzalwa, ogama linguAkwila, esandula ukuvela eItali, noPrisila umkakhe, weza kubo (ngenxa yokuba uKlawudiyo ebemise ukuthi, makahlukane neRoma onke amaYuda). 3Kuthe ke, ngenxa yokuba belilinye ishishini labo, waselehlala nabo esebenza; kuba babengabenzi beentente, ishishini labo. 4Wayexoxa ke endlwini yesikhungu iisabatha ngeesabatha zonke, ezamela ukweyisa amaYuda namaGrike.

5Ke kaloku, bakuhla bevela kwelaseMakedoni ooSilas noTimoti, uPawulos waxinwa ngumoya, waqononondisa kumaYuda ukuba uYesu lo nguye uKristu.• 6Uthe ke, akùchasa, akùnyelisa, wavuthulula iingubo zakhe, wathi kuwo, Igazi lenu malibe phezu kwentloko yenu; ndihlambulukile mna; kuthabathela kweli xesha, ndiya kuya kwiintlanga.

7Esuka khona, weza endlwini yothile ogama linguYusto, omhlonelayo uThixo, ondlu yayamene nendlu yesikhungu. 8Uthe ke uKrispo, umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, wakholwa yiNkosi, nendlu yakhe iphela; nento eninzi yamaKorinte yakuva yakholwa, yabhaptizwa.

9Yathi ke iNkosi ngombono ebusuku kuPawulos, Musa ukoyika, thetha ungàthi tu; 10ngokokuba mna ndinawe, kanjalo akukho namnye uya kukusa sandla, akuphathe kakubi; ngokokuba ndinabantu abaninzi kuló mzi. 11Wahlala khona ke umnyaka oneenyanga ezintandathu, efundisa ilizwi likaThixo phakathi kwabo.

UGaliyo noPawulos

12Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uGaliyo ulibamba kwelaseAkaya, amwela uPawulos amaYuda ngamxhelo mnye, amsa esihlalweni sokugweba, esithi, 13Lo uzamela ukweyisa abantu ukuba bamhlonele uThixo ngokunxamnye nomthetho.

14Uthe ke xa uPawulos aza kuvula umlomo, wathi uGaliyo kumaYuda, Ukuba ke ngoko ibiyinto yentswelabulungisa, nokuba ibiyeyobutshijolo obungendawo, maYuda, ngekufanelekile ukuba ndininyamezele; 15kodwa ukuba yimbuzwano ngelizwi, namagama, nomthetho ongowenu, zikhangeleleni nina; kuba mna andingi ndingaba ngumgwebi wezo zinto. 16Wawagxotha esihlalweni sokugweba. 17Ambamba ke onke amaGrike uSostene, umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, ambetha phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba. Akwabakho nanye yezo zinto ayikhathalelayo uGaliyo.

UPawulos ubuyela kwelaseSiriya

18Ke kaloku uPawulos ukhe wahlala imihla eyaneleyo. Waza, ebabulisile abazalwana, wemka ngomkhombe waya kwelaseSiriya, enoPrisila noAkwila; eyichebile intloko eKenkreya, kuba waye enesibambiso. 19Wehla ke wafika e-Efese, wabashiya bona apho; ke yena wangena endlwini yesikhungu, waxoxa namaYuda. 20Uthe ke, akumcela ukuba akhe ahlale umzuzu kuwo, akavuma; 21wawabulisa ke esithi, Nokuba kutheni, ndimelwe kukuwenzela eYerusalem umthendeleko ozayo; kodwa ndobuya ndize kuni, ukuba uThixo uyavuma. Waza wemka ngomkhombe e-Efese.

22Uthe, ehle weza eKesareya, wenyuka walibulisa ibandla, wehla waya kwa-Antiyokwe. 23Enzé ixesha elithile khona, wemka, walityhutyha ilizwe laseGalati, nelaseFrigi, ebomeleza bonke abafundi.

UApolo e-Efese

24Ke kaloku wathi umYuda othile, ogama linguApolo, wakwa-Alesandire ngokuzalwa, umfo oliciko, wehla waya e-Efese, enobunkunkqele ezibhalweni. 25Lowo ke wayeyifundisiwe ngomlomo indlela yeNkosi; waza evutha ngumoya wathetha, wafundisa ngokucokisekileyo izinto ezingayo iNkosi, esazi kakuhle ubhaptizo lukaYohane lodwa. 26Yena kanjalo waqala ukuthetha ngokungafihlisiyo endlwini yesikhungu. Bathe ke bakumva ooAkwila noPrisila, bamthabathela kubo, bamtyhilela ngokucokisekileyo ngakumbi indlela kaThixo.

27Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba unga angadlula aye kwelaseAkaya, abazalwana babhala bebayala abafundi ukuba bamamkele; owathi akufika, wabanceda kakhulu abakholiweyo ngalo ubabalo; 28kuba waweyisa, wawancamisa ekuhleni amaYuda, ebonakalalisa ngazo izibhalo ukuba uYesu lo unguye uKristu.•

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