1“Madvodza, bazalwane, nani bobabe, ase ningilalele sengibeke emavi ekutivikela embikwenu.”
2Batsi kube bamuve akhuluma ngesiHebheru, babindza batsi dvu, wachubeka watsi:
3“Mine ngiliJuda lekutalwa, ngatalelwa eThasusi leseSilisiya, kodvwa ngifundze la eJerusalema, ngifundziswa nguGamaliyeli. Ngatfola kuceceshwa lokushubile ngemtsetfo wabokhokho betfu, futsi ngangitinikele ngenshisekelo lenkhulu kuNkulunkulu njengani nonkhe lenilapha embikwami lamuhla. 4Ngangibahlupha kakhulu kuze kubesekufeni bonkhe lababelandzela leNdlela, ngibabophe ngibafake nasemajele bonkhe labadvuna nalabasikati; 5ngisho umPhristi Lomkhulu neLiqoqo lonkhana lingangifakazela kutsi loku lengikushoko kuliciniso. Nganikwa ngabo tincwadzi letatiyimvume ticondziswe kubazalwane labangemaJuda eDamaseko, ngako-ke ngangicondze khona kuyawubopha labo bantfu ngibaletse la eJerusalema, baboshwe ngetinketane, batewujeziswa.”
Pawula ukhuluma ngekuphendvuka kwakhe
6“Ngangisahamba sengitawufika eDamaseko, kwatsi sekutawuba ngusemini lenkhulu, kukhanya lokukhulu lokwakuphuma ezulwini kwangibaneka ndzawo tonkhe. 7Ngawela phansi ngeva livi litsi: ‘Sawula! Ye Sawula! Ungihluphelani?’ 8Ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Ungubani wena, Nkhosi?’ Wangiphendvula watsi: ‘NginguJesu waseNazaretha, lona lomhluphako.’
9“Lamadvodza bengihamba nawo akubona lokukhanya, kodvwa akazange alive livi lalona abekhuluma nami. 10Ngabuta ngatsi: ‘Kufanele ngenteni, Nkhosi?’ INkhosi yatsi kimi: ‘Sukuma uye eDamaseko, lapho utawutjelwa khona konkhe lokhetselwe kutsi ukwente.’
11“Njengobe ngase ngiyimphumphutse ngiphandlwe ngulokukhanya, lamadvodza bengihamba nawo angidvonsa ngesandla saze sayawungena eDamaseko. 12Kwakukhona indvodza, leyayingu-Ananiyase libito layo; yayikholwa, iwuhlonipha umtsetfo yatiswa ngiwo onkhe emaJuda labehlala eDamaseko, 13yeta kimi, yafike yema eceleni kwami yatsi: ‘Mzalwane Sawula, ngibuke!’ Ngekuphatima kweliso ngabona, ngayibuka. 14Yase itsi kimi: ‘Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu ukukhetsile kutsi wati intsandvo yakhe, ubone Lolungile wakhe, umuve akhuluma nawe ngeliphimbo lakhe, 15ngobe utawuba ngufakazi wakhe wekutjela bonkhe bantfu loko lokubonile nalokuvile. 16Pho, usebanjwe yini? Sukuma ubhajatiswe, utsetselelwe tono takho, ukhuleke egameni lakhe.’ ”
Pawula ulandzisa ngekutfunyelwa kwakhe kubetive
17“Ngancandzeka ngabuyela eJerusalema, ngatsi nje ngisathandaza ethempelini, ngatsatfwa ngumbono, 18ngabona iNkhosi itsi kimi: ‘Nonopha uhambe lapha eJerusalema, ngobe bangeke babemukele bufakazi bakho ngami!’ 19Ngaphendvula ngatsi: ‘Nkhosi, ingani bati kahle-hle kutsi bengingena emasinagogeni ngibabophe ngibashaya bonkhe labakholwa nguwe. 20Nangesikhatsi kubulawa Stefano, fakazi wakho, nami matfupha ngangikhona lapho, ngibambisene nalabo babulali bakhe ngekutsi ngibaphatsele timphahla tabo.’ 21INkhosi yatsi kimi: ‘Hamba, ngobe ngitakutfumela khashane kubetive.’ ”
Pawula nakhenela
22Bantfu babeloku balalele Pawula, waze wefika kuwo lamagama, kodvwa base bamemeta kakhulu batsi: “Msuseni! Umuntfu lonje akafuneki emhlabeni!”
23Bamemeta badzabula timphahla tabo, basakata inhlabatsi emoyeni. 24Lokhenela watsi Pawula akafakwe emalawini emasotja, nekutsi bamhlolisise ngekumbhambabula, kuze batewutfola kahle kutsi kwentiwa yini lokutsi bantfu baphambane naye kangaka. 25Kodvwa kwatsi nase bambophile sebatawumbhambabula Pawula wakhuluma nalendvuna yelibutfo leyayime eceleni kwakhe watsi: “Kungumtsetfo yini kutsi wena ubhambabule umRoma asengakalahlwa licala?”
26Indvuna yelibutfo yatsi kube ikuve loko, yahamba yaya kukhenela yabuta yatsi: “Utawutsini-ke nyalo, ngobe lendvodza ingumRoma?”
27Ngako-ke khenela waya kuPawula, wefike wambuta watsi: “Ase ungitjele, ungumRoma yini?”
Pawula watsi: “Yebo.”
28Lokhenela wase utsi: “Mine ngabukhiphela imali lenhle lobuRoma.”
Pawula wamphendvula watsi: “Kodvwa mine ngabutfola ngekutalwa.”
29Ngako-ke labo babetawuphenya Pawula ngemibuzo bakhwesha kuye ngekushesha, nakhenela wesaba, nakabona kutsi Pawula ngumRoma ngekutalwa nekutsi abesambophe ngetinketane.
Pawula embikweLiqoqo
30Khenela watsandza kwati kahle-hle kutsi emaJuda abembeka licala lani loPawula. Ngako-ke ngakusasa watsi akatfukululwe tinketane. Wase ubita umhlangano wetikhulu tebaphristi kanye nalo lonkhe Liqoqo. Waletsa Pawula embikwabo.
