IzEnzo Zabapostoli
15 Nje-ke kwehla amadoda athileko avela eJudiya, athoma ukufundisa abafowethu athi: “Ngaphandle kokuthi nisokwe ngokwesiko lakaMosi,+ angekhe nasindiswa.” 2 Kodwana ngemva kokungavumelani nokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwabo noPowula noBharinabhasi, kwahlelwa bona uPowula, uBharinabhasi nabanye babo bakhuphukele ebapostolini nabadala eJerusalema+ malungana nendaba le.*
3 Ngemva kokuphekelelwa libandla ibangana, amadoda la aragela phambili adlula eFunisiya neSamariya, akhuluma ngokuzeleko ngokutjhuguluka kwabantu beentjhaba begodu enza abafowethu bathaba khulu. 4 Nawafika eJerusalema, amukelwa kuhle libandla, bapostoli nabadala begodu akhuluma ngezinto ezinengi uZimu azenze ngawo. 5 Kodwana abanye besiqhema sabaFarisi ebesele bamakholwa basikima eenhlalweni zabo, bathi: “Kuyatlhogeka ukubasoka nokubayala bona baphethe umThetho kaMosi.”+
6 Nje-ke abapostoli nabadala babuthana ndawonye bona bayiqalisise indaba le. 7 Ngemva kokuphikisana okukhulu, uPitrosi wasikima, wathi kibo: “Madoda, bafowethu, nazi kuhle ukuthi kusukela emihleni yokuthoma, uZimu wakhetha mina hlangana nani bona ngomlomami abantu beentjhaba kufuze bezwe ilizwi leendaba ezimnandi begodu bakholwe.+ 8 UZimu owazi ihliziyo,+ wafakaza ngokubanikela ummoya ocwengileko+ njengombana enza nakithi. 9 Akhenge enze kube nomehluko nomncani phakathi kwethu nabo+ kodwana wahlambulula iinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa.+ 10 Yeke kubayini nilinga uZimu ngokubeka eentanyeni zabafundi ijogi,+ thina nabokhokho bethu esabhalelwa kulithwala?+ 11 Ngokuphambeneko nalokho, siyakholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa omkhulu weKosi uJesu+ njengombana nakibo kunjalo.”+
12 Khonokho isiqhema soke sathula, sathoma ukulalela uBharinabhasi noPowula njengombana bakhuluma ngeembonakaliso neemangaliso ezinengi uZimu azenze ngabo hlangana nabantu bakwezinye iintjhaba. 13 Nabaqeda ukukhuluma, uJakopo wathi: “Madoda, bafowethu, ngilalelani. 14 Njengombana sizwile, uSimiyoni+ usicocele ngokunabileko ngendlela uZimu akhumbule ngayo abantu bezinye iintjhaba nokuthi uthome ukukhetha kibo abantu begama lakhe.+ 15 Lokho kuvumelana namezwi wabaPhorofidi njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa: 16 ‘Ngemva kwezintwezi ngizokubuya, ngivuse godu indlu* kaDavida esele iwile; ngizowakha kabutjha amarubhi wayo, ngiyivuselele, 17 bona abantu abasalako bafune uJehova ngeenhliziyo zabo zoke kunye nabantu bazo zoke iintjhaba, abantu ababizwa ngegama lami, kutjho uJehova owenza izintwezi,+ 18 owaziwa kusukela ekadeni.’+ 19 Ngalokho-ke, isiqunto sami* kukuthi singabatshwenyi abantu bakwezinye iintjhaba abatjhugulukela kuZimu+ 20 kodwana sibatlolele bona batjhide ezintweni ezisilaphazwe ngeenthombe,+ ekuziphatheni kumbi ngokomseme,*+ eenlwaneni ezikghanyiweko* neengazini.+ 21 Kusukela eenkhathini zakade, edorobheni elinye nelinye bekunabatjhumayela ngalokho okufumaneka eencwadini zakaMosi ngombana qobe ngesabatha+ emasinagogeni bebafunda ngokuzwakalako okuseencwadinezi.”
22 Nje-ke abapostoli, abadala nalo loke ibandla baqunta ukuthumela e-Anthiyokiya amadoda akhethiweko hlangana nabo, akhamba noPowula noBharinabhasi; bathumela uJudasi obekabizwa ngokuthi nguBharisabhasi noSilasi,+ ebebamadoda adosa phambili phakathi kwabafowethu. 23 Batlola lokhu bakuthumela ngabo bathi:
“Ivela kubafowenu, abapostoli nabadala, kini bafowethu abase-Anthiyokiya,+ eSiriya neSilisiya abavela kwezinye iintjhaba: Lotjhani! 24 Njengombana sizwile ukuthi kuphume abanye hlangana nathi begodu banibangela imiraro ngalokho abakukhulumileko,+ balinga ukunonakalisa ngitjho nanyana singakhenge sibanikele iinqophiso, 25 sifikelele isiqunto ngokuvumelana bona sikhethe amadoda esingawathumela kini akhambisana noBharinabhasi noPowula abathandekako, 26 amadoda anikele ngokuphila kwawo ngebanga legama leKosethu uJesu Krestu.+ 27 Ngalokho sithumela uJudasi noSilasi, bona nabo babike izinto ezifanako ngomlomo.+ 28 Ngombana ummoya ocwengileko+ nathi ngokwethu sikubone kungcono ukungangezeleli kini omunye umthwalo ngaphandle kwezintwezi ezitlhogekako: 29 Bona nitjhide ezintweni ezihlatjelwe iinthombe,+ eengazini,+ eenlwaneni ezikghanyiweko*+ nekuziphatheni kumbi ngokomseme.*+ Nanitjhida ezintwenezi, nizokuphumelela. Nibe nepilo ehle!”
30 Nje-ke amadoda la akhamba, ehlela e-Anthiyokiya, abuthelela soke isiqhema ndawonye, asinikela incwadi le. 31 Ngemva kokuyifunda, sathatjiswa sikhuthazweso. 32 UJudasi noSilasi njengombana nabo bebabaphorofidi, bakhuthaza abafowethu ngeenkulumo ezinengi begodu babaqinisa.+ 33 Ngemva kokuhlala isikhatjhana lapho, abafowethu bababuyisela ngokuthula kilabo ebebabathumele. 34 *—— 35 Kodwana uPowula noBharinabhasi bahlala e-Anthiyokiya, bafundisa begodu bamemezela iindaba ezimnandi zelizwi lakaJehova, bakunye nabanye abanengi.
36 Ngemva kwamalangana, uPowula wathi kuBharinabhasi: “Akhe sibuyele siyokuvakatjhela abafowethu kiwo woke amadorobho esitjhumayele kiwo ilizwi lakaJehova, siyokubona ukuthi baraga njani.”+ 37 UBharinabhasi bekazimisele bona bakhambe noJwanisi, obekabizwa ngokuthi nguMarkosi.+ 38 Kodwana uPowula bekangavumelani nendaba yokuthi bakhambe naye ngombana wabatjhiya ePhamfiliya, akhenge akhambe nabo emsebenzini.+ 39 Ngalokhu kwaba nokuphikisana okukhulu, kangangokuthi bahlukana phakathi; uBharinabhasi+ wakhamba noMarkosi, bakhamba ngesikepe baya eSayipurasi. 40 UPowula wakhetha uSilasi begodu wakhamba ngemva kobana abafowethu bathandaze kuJehova bona afumane umusa omkhulu.+ 41 Wadlula eSiriya neSilisiya, aqinisa amabandla.