Kwathi e-Ikoniyu bangena kanyekanye esinagogeni labaJuda, bakhuluma kwaze kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda namaGreki.
Kodwa abaJuda abangakholwayo babhebhethekisa abezizwe, benza izinhliziyo zabo zibe zimbi ngabazalwane.
Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi ngeNkosi eyafakazela izwi lomusa wayo, yabanika ukuba kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo.
Kepha isixuku somuzi sahlukana phakathi, abanye ngakumaJuda, abanye ngakubaphostoli.
Kwathi sekuvele ukuhlasela kwabezizwe, namaJuda kanye nababusi babo, ukubaphatha kabi nokubakhanda ngamatshe;
Sebekunanzelele lokho, babalekela eListra leDerbe, imizi yeLikawoniya, lezabelo ezizingelezeleyo.
Basebetshumayela khona ivangeli.
Kwakuhlezi indoda ethile eListra, ibuthakathaka ezinyaweni zayo, iyisigoga kwasesizalweni sikanina, engazange ihambe.
Yona yamuzwa uPawuli ekhuluma, owayigqolozela, ebona ukuthi ulokholo lokusiliswa.
Wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Sukuma, uqonde ngezinyawo zakho wagxuma, wahamba.
Kwathi amaxuku ebona akwenzileyo uPawuli, aphakamisa ilizwi lawo, esithi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu befana labantu behlele kithi.
Basebembiza uBarnabasi ngokuthi nguJupitheri; loPawuli, uMerkuriyu, ngoba wayengumkhulumeli.
Khona umpristi kaJupitheri owayephambi komuzi wakubo waletha izinkabi nemigexo yezimbali emasangweni, wafuna ukwenza imihlatshelo kanye nezixuku.
Kwathi abaphostoli oBarnabasi loPawuli bekuzwa, baklebhula izembatho zabo, bagijimela phakathi kwexuku, bememeza;
Athi: “Madoda, nenzelani lokho na? Lathi singabantu abanemizwa efana leyenu, sitshumayela kini ukuthi liphenduke kulezize liphenduke kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu lomhlaba lolwandle lakho konke okukukho.
Owathi endulo wavumela izizwe zonke ukuthi zihambe ngezindlela zazo.
Nokho akazishiyanga engenabufakazi, ngokwenza okuhle, esinika imvula evela ezulwini nezinkathi ezinezithelo, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu ngokudla nangentokozo.
Kwaba kalukhuni ukusho lawo mazwi banqanda izixuku ukuba zingabahlabeli.
Kwafika abaJuda bevela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu, banxenxa izixuku, bamkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe, bamhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, bethi ufile.
Kepha kwathi abafundi bemhanqile, wavuka, waya emzini; ngangomuso wamuka noBarnaba, baya eDerbe.
Kwathi sebeshumayele ivangeli kulowo muzi, sebefundise abaningi, babuyela eListra, nase-Ikoniyu, nase-Antiyokiya;
beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale ekukholweni, lokuthi simelwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngokuhlupheka okukhulu.
Sebebamisele abadala ebandleni ngebandla, bakhuleka nokuzila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini abakholwa yiyo.
Sebedabule iPhisidiya bafika ePhamfiliya.
Sebeshumayele izwi ePherge, behlela e-Ataliya;
Basuka lapho ngomkhumbi, baya e-Antiyokiya, lapho babenikelwe khona emseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini asebewufezile.
Sebefikile, balibuthela ndawonye ibandla, balandisa ngakho konke uNkulunkulu abekwenzile ngabo, nokuthi uvulele abezizwe umnyango wokukholwa.
Bahlala khona isikhathi eside nabafundi.
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