iZenzo iZenzo 16
iZenzo 16
1Ke kaloku wafika eDerbhe naseListra. Kwabonakala kukho mfundi uthile apho, ugama linguTimoti, unyana wentokazi ethile engumYudakazi okholiweyo, kodwa uyise engumGrike; ke uyise yena engumGrike; 2Ekungqinelwe kakuhle ngako ngabazalwana baseListra naseIkoniyo. 3Lowo uPawulos wathanda ukuba aphume naye; wamthabatha wamalusa, ngenxa yamaYuda abekwezo ndawo; kuba bonke babemazi uyise ukuba ungumGrike. 4Ke kaloku, xa babeyihamba imizi, babanikela imimiselo ukuba bayigcine, leyo ibimiswe ngabapostile namadoda amakhulu aseYerusalem. 5Ayezimaseka ke ngoko amabandla elukholweni, esanda ngenani imihla ngemihla. 6Ke kaloku, bakulityhutyha ilizwe laseFrigi nelaseGalati, balelwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele ukulithetha ilizwi kwelaseAsiya. 7Bakuba befikile eMisiya, balinga ukuya eBhithiniya, kodwa akabavumelanga uMoya. 8Badlula eMisiya behla baya eTrowa. 9Kwabonakala umbono kuPawulos ebusuku. Indoda ethile yaseMakedoni yayimi imbongoza isithi, Welela ngapha kwelaseMakedoni, usincede. 10Ke kaloku, akuwubona umbono lowo, saza ke sazabalazela ukuba siye kwelaseMakedoni, sigqibe kwelokuba iNkosi isibizele ukuba sibashumayeze iindaba ezilungileyo. 11Sindulukile ngoko eTrowa, seza ngqo eSamotraki, sathi ngengomso seza eNeyapoli; 12ukusuka apho, seza eFilipi, owona mzi wokuqala wecala elo lilelaseMakedoni, uyikoloni, salibala ke kuloo mzi. 13NgoMhla wokuPhumla saphuma saya ngaphandle kwedolophu ngasemlanjeni, apho kuthandazwa khona; sahlala phantsi, sathetha kubafazi ababebuthelene khona. 14Yasiva intokazi ethile egama linguLidiya, umthengisi weengubo ezibomvu, womzi weTiyatira, emhlonelayo uThixo, entliziyo yayivulayo iNkosi ukuba izinyamekele izinto ezazithethwa nguPawulos. 15Ke kaloku, yakuba ibhaptiziwe nendlu yayo, yasibongoza isithi, Ukuba nithi ndikholiwe eNkosini, ngenani endlwini yam, nihlale khona. Wasinyanzela. 16Ke kaloku kwathi, kwakubon’ ukuba siyaya endaweni yokuthandaza, sahlangatyezwa sisicakazana esithile, sinomoya wemilozi; sona besizizuzisa iinkosi zaso inzuzo enkulu ngokuvumisa. 17Sona eso sithene mbende noPawulos nathi, samana sidanduluka sisithi, Aba bantu bangabakhonzi bakaThixo Osenyangweni, bona basazisayo indlela yosindiso. 18Oko sakwenza sona imihla emininzi. Ebindekile ke uPawulos, wathi guququ, wathi kuwo umoya, Ndiyakuthethela egameni likaYesu Kristu ukuba uphume kuso. Waphuma kwangelo lixa. 19Zithe ke iinkosi zayo, zakubona ukuba liphelile ithemba lenzuzo yawo, zabathabatha ooPawulos noSilas, zabarholela endaweni yembutho, phambi kwabaphathi; 20Babazisa kubathetheli, besithi, Aba bantu bayawuphazamisa kakhulu umzi wethu, bengamaYuda; 21Basifundisa amasiko ekungavumelekileyo ukuba siwamkele, nokuba siwenze, singamaRoma. 22Isihlwele sabahlanganyela; nabathetheli bazithi qwenge iingubo zabo, bathi mababethwe ngeentswazi. 23Bathi, bakuba bababethe imivumbo emininzi, babaphosa entolongweni, bamthethela umgcini wababanjwa ukuba abagcine ngokunqabileyo; 24owathi, amkele umyalelo onjalo, wabaphosa kwengaphakathi intolongo, waziqinisa iinyawo zabo emithini. 25Ke kaloku, ezinzulwini zobusuku uPawulos noSilas babethandaza, bedumisa uThixo; yaye amabanjwa abeva ke. 26Kwabakho ke ngequbuliso unyikimo olukhulu lomhlaba, ngokokude zizanyazanyiswe iziseko zentolongo; zavuleka kwaoko iingcango zonke, athukululeka amakhamandela abo bonke. 27Ethe tyithi ke ebuthongweni umgcini wababanjwa, ebona iingcango zentolongo zivulekile, warhola ikrele, eza kuzibulala, eba ababanjwa babalekile. 28Wadanduluka ke uPawulos ngezwi elikhulu, esithi, Musa ukuzenzakalisi; kuba silapha sonke. 29Uthe ngoko, ebize izibane, waxhumela phakathi, egubha, wawa phambi koPawulos noSilas. 30Wabazisa phandle, wathi, Zinkosi, ndimelwe kukuthini na, ukuze ndisindiswe? 31Bathi ke bona, Kholwa kuyo iNkosi uYesu Kristu, wosindiswa wena nendlu yakho. 32Balithetha kuye ilizwi leNkosi, nakubo bonke ababesendlwini yakhe. 33Wabathabatha ngelo lixa lobusuku, wayihlamba imivumbo yabo; babhaptizwa kwaoko, yena nabo bonke abakhe. 34Kananjalo, ebanyuse wabasa endlwini yakhe, wabeka ukudla phambi kwabo, wagcoba nendlu yakhe yonke, kuba ekholwa kuThixo. 35Kwakusa, abathetheli bathuma amadindala, besithi, Bakhulule abo bantu; 36Uwaxelile ke umgcini wababanjwa la mazwi kuPawulos, wathi, Abathetheli bathumele ukuba nikhululwe; ke ngoko phumani, nihambe ngoxolo. 37Uthe ke uPawulos kuwo, Basityabule ekuhleni singagwetywanga, sibantu bangamaRoma; basiphosa entolongweni; ngoku basikhupha ngasese na? hayi inene; mabeze bona ngokwabo, basikhuphe. 38Awaxela ke la mazwi amadindala kubathetheli; boyika, bakuva ukuba bangamaRoma. 39Beza bababongoza, babakhupha, babacela ukuba baphume kuwo umzi. 40Bephumile ke entolongweni, baya kungena kwaLidiya; bathi, bebabonile abazalwana, babathuthuzela, bemka.
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