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9 USawule wayesabagrogrisa abafundi beNkosi yaye efuna ukubabulala,+ ibe waya kumbingeleli omkhulu 2 wamcela ukuba abhale iileta aza kuya nazo kwizindlu ekukhonzwa kuzo eDamasko, ukuze abazise bebotshiwe eYerusalem nabaphi na abafumeneyo abakule Ndlela YeNkosi,+ amadoda nabafazi.
3 Uthe xa ekufutshane neDamasko, wafikelwa kukukhanya okuvela ezulwini,+ 4 wawa phantsi waza weva ilizwi lisithi kuye: “Sawule, Sawule, kutheni unditshutshisa nje?” 5 Wathi: “Ungubani na, Nkosi?” Wathi: “NdinguYesu,+ lo umtshutshisayo.+ 6 Phakama ke ungene esixekweni, yaye uza kuyixelelwa into omawuyenze.” 7 Amadoda awayehamba naye ayemile engathethi, eliva ilizwi, kodwa engaboni mntu.+ 8 USawule waphakama, ibe wayengaboni, nangona wayewavulile amehlo akhe. Ngoko bambamba ngesandla bamsa eDamasko. 9 Kwadlula iintsuku ezintathu engaboni,+ engatyi yaye engaseli.
10 Kwakukho umfundi othile eDamasko ogama linguAnaniyas,+ yaye iNkosi yathi kuye embonweni: “Ananiyas!” Wathi: “Ndim lo, Nkosi.” 11 Yathi iNkosi kuye: “Phakama, uye kwisitrato esibizwa ngokuba seSithe Tye, ufune indoda yaseTarso+ ekuthiwa nguSawule endlini kaYudas. Kuba sithetha nje iyathandaza, 12 ibe ibone umntu ogama linguAnaniyas embonweni engena, waza wayibeka izandla ukuze iphinde ibone.”+ 13 Kodwa uAnaniyas wathi: “Nkosi, ndivile kwabaninzi ngale ndoda, ngazo zonke izinto ezimbi ezenzileyo kubantu bakho abangcwele eYerusalem. 14 Nalapha inegunya elivela kubabingeleli abaziintloko lokubamba* bonke abalandeli bakho.”+ 15 INkosi yathi kuye: “Hamba, kuba le ndoda yiyo endiyikhethileyo+ ukuba yazise igama lam kwiintlanga,+ kookumkani+ nakoonyana bakaSirayeli. 16 Kuba ndiza kuyibonisa kakuhle zonke izinto ezibuhlungu emele izinyamezele ngenxa yegama lam.”+
17 Ngoko uAnaniyas waya kuloo ndlu, wayibeka izandla le ndoda waza wathi: “Sawule, mzalwana wam, iNkosi uYesu eye yabonakala kuwe endleleni obusiza ngayo, indithume kuwe ukuze uphinde ubone uze ube nomoya oyingcwele.”+ 18 Ngokukhawuleza kwawa izinto ezingathi ngamaxolo emehlweni akhe, waphinda wabona. Emva koko waphakama waza wabhaptizwa, 19 yaye watya, waphinda wanamandla.
Wahlala iintsuku ezimbalwa nabafundi eDamasko,+ 20 waza ngoko nangoko waqalisa ukushumayela ngoYesu kwizindlu ekukhonzwa kuzo, esithi lo nguNyana kaThixo. 21 Kodwa bonke abantu abamvayo bothuka besithi: “Hayibo, asiyiyo na le ndoda ebibatshutshisa abantu baseYerusalem abalandela uYesu?+ Ibingezanga kubabamba na ize ibase kubabingeleli abaziintloko?”+ 22 Kodwa uSawule waya esiba namandla, ewaval’ umlomo amaYuda awayehlala eDamasko, njengokuba wayewabonisa ngokucacileyo ukuba lo nguKristu.+
23 Ekuhambeni kwexesha, amaYuda azama iqhinga efuna ukumbulala.+ 24 Kodwa ke uSawule wayiva loo nto. Ayemlalele nasezigeyithini imini nobusuku ukuze ambulale. 25 Ngoko abafundi bakhe bamkhupha ebusuku bamehlisa ngebhaskithi kwifestile yodonga lwesixeko.+
26 Ukufika kwakhe eYerusalem,+ wazama ukuhlala nabafundi, kodwa babemoyika bonke, kuba babengakholelwa ukuba ungumfundi. 27 Ngoko uBharnabhas+ wamnceda wamsa kubapostile, wababalisela ngokweenkcukacha indlela uSawule awayibona ngayo iNkosi endleleni,+ yaza yathetha naye. Wabalisa nokuba wayethethe ngesibindi ngegama likaYesu eDamasko.+ 28 Ngoko wahlala nabapostile, ehamba-hamba ngokukhululekileyo* eYerusalem, ethetha ngesibindi ngegama leNkosi. 29 Wayethetha namaYuda athetha isiGrike ephikisana nawo, aza azama ukumbulala.+ 30 Xa abazalwana bayivayo loo nto, bamsa eKesareya baza bamthumela eTarso.+
31 Emva koko, onke amabandla akwaYuda, eGalili naseSamariya+ aba seluxolweni aza akhuthazeka, yaye njengokuba ayesoyika uYehova, ethuthuzelwa nangumoya oyingcwele,+ aqhubeka esanda.
32 Njengokuba uPetros wayehamba-hamba yonke loo ngingqi, waya nakwabo bangcwele ababehlala eLida.+ 33 Apho wadibana nendoda egama linguAyineya, eyayisele ineminyaka esibhozo ilele ebhedini yayo, kuba yayife umzimba. 34 UPetros wathi kuyo: “Ayineya, uYesu Kristu uyakuphilisa.+ Phakama wondlule ibhedi yakho.”+ Waphakama ngoko nangoko. 35 Bathi besakumbona abantu abahlala eLida nakwithafa laseSharon, bakholwa eNkosini.
36 EYopa kwakukho umfundi ogama linguTabhitha, igama elithetha ukuthi “Dorkas”* xa liguqulelwe. Wayesenza izinto ezintle ezininzi, enceda namahlwempu. 37 Kodwa xa uPetros wayeseLida, uDorkas wagula waza wafa. Bamhlamba baza bambeka kwigumbi eliphezulu. 38 Ekubeni iLida yayikufutshane neYopa, abafundi beva ukuba uPetros ukweso sixeko, baza bathumela amadoda amabini ukuba amcenge athi: “Sicela ukhawuleze uze apha.” 39 Ngoko uPetros wahamba naloo madoda. Ukufika kwabo, la madoda amsa kwela gumbi liphezulu; baza bonke abahlolokazi beza kuye belila, bambonisa iimpahla nezambatho* ezininzi ezazenziwe nguDorkas esaphila. 40 Emva koko, uPetros wakhupha wonke umntu,+ waguqa ngamadolo waza wathandaza. Wajika wajonga eso sidumbu waza wathi: “Tabhitha, vuka!” Wavula amehlo akhe uTabhitha, wathi akubona uPetros, wahlala ngeempundu.+ 41 Wambamba ngesandla, wamphakamisa, wabiza abo bangcwele nabahlolokazi wababonisa ukuba uyaphila.+ 42 Le nto yasasazeka kuyo yonke iYopa, baza abantu abaninzi bakholwa eNkosini.+ 43 UPetros wahlala eYopa iintsuku ezimbalwa nenye indoda engumsuki wofele, uSimon.+