Umhlangano Wabaphostoli EJerusalema
1Kwehla abathile bevela eJudiya, bafundisa abazalwane ukuthi: “Uma ningasokwa ngomthetho kaMose, ningesindiswe.”
2Lokho kwadala ukungaboni ngaso linye nempikiswano phakathi kwabo noPawula noBharnabha, base benquma ukuba uPawula, uBharnabha, nabathile babo bakhuphukele eJerusalema, baye kubaphostoli nakumalunga maqondana nalolu daba. 3Ngakho-ke ibandla labathuma, badabula eFenike naseSamariya. Balandisa abazalwane ngokuphenduka kwabezizwe, baletha intokozo enkulu kubazalwane. 4Sebefikile eJerusalema, ibandla, abaphostoli, namalunga babemukela, base bebika ngakho konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenze ngabo.
5Kepha kwasukuma abathile behlelo labaFarisi abakholwayo, bathi kumele ukuba basokwe, bayalwe ukuba bawugcine umthetho kaMose.
6Abaphostoli namalunga babuthana ukuze baluhlole lolu daba. 7Kuthe sebeludingide kabanzi, kwase kusukuma uPhethro, wathi kubo: “Madoda, bazalwane, niyazi ukuthi kade uNkulunkulu angikhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abezizwe bezwe izwi levangeli ngomlomo wami, bakholwe. 8UNkulunkulu owazi izinhliziyo, wabafakazela ngokubapha uMoya oNgcwele njengathi. 9Akenzanga mehluko phakathi kwethu nabo, ehlambulula izinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa. 10Ngakho-ke kungani manje nilinga uNkulunkulu ngokuthi nibeke ijoka entanyeni yabafundi, obaba kanye nathi esingabanga namandla okulithwala na? 11Kepha siyakholwa wukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu ngokufanayo nabo.”
12Isixuku sonke sathula; salalela uBharnabha noPawula belanda ngezibonakaliso nangezimangaliso uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo kwabezizwe. 13Besathule, kwakhuluma uJakobe, wathi: “Madoda, bazalwane, ngilaleleni. 14USimeyoni usechazile ukuthi kwaba kanjani kwasekuqaleni ukuba uNkulunkulu aziqokele kwabezizwe isizwe esibizwa ngegama lakhe. 15Amazwi abaphrofethi ayavumelana nalokhu, njengalokhu kulotshiwe ukuthi:
16“ ‘Emveni kwalokho ngiyakubuya,
ngiyakhe futhi indlu kaDavide ewileyo,
ngibuye ngakhe okudilikileyo kwayo,
ngiyimise,
17ukuze abaseleyo babantu
nabezizwe bonke bayifune iNkosi,
elibizwe phezu kwabo igama lami,’
kusho iNkosi ekwenzayo lokhu,
18okwaziwayo kwaphakade.
19“Ngakho-ke mina ngithi masingabakhathazi labo abezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu. 20Kepha masibalobele ukuba bayeke amanyala ezithombe, nawobufebe, nawokudla inyama yesilwane esiklinyiwe, nokusenegazi. 21Ngokuba kusukela ezizukulwaneni zasendulo, kuyo yonke imizi, bakhona abashumayela ngoMose, ngokuba kuyafundwa masabatha wonke, kuwo wonke amasinagoge.”
Incwadi Eyathunyelwa E-Antiyokhiya
22Ngakho-ke kwaba kuhle kubaphostoli, kumalunga, nakulo lonke ibandla ukuba kukhethwe amadoda phakathi kwabo, athunyelwe e-Antiyokhiya noPawula noBharnabha, bakhetha uJuda okuthiwa uBharsabha noSila, ababengabaholi phakathi kwabazalwane. 23Baloba ngesandla sabo incwadi ethi: “Abaphostoli, amalunga, nabazalwane, bayababingelela abazalwane babezizwe kulo lonke elase-Antiyokhiya, eSiriya naseKhilikhiya. 24Sizwile ukuthi abanye abavela kithi banikhathaze ngamazwi, balimaza imiphefumulo yenu, esingabathumanga ukuba bakwenze. 25Kube kuhle kithi, sinhliziyonye, ukuba sithumele kini amadoda akhethiweyo kanye nabathandiweyo bethu uBharnabha noPawula, 26abantu abadele ukuphila kwabo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu uKhristu. 27Ngakho-ke sithumele uJuda noSila ukuba bazonitshela mathupha lezo zinto. 28Ngokuba kube kuhle kuMoya oNgcwele nakithi ukuba singanethwesi mthwalo ngaphezu kwalokho okumele nikwenze: 29ukuba niyeke okuhlatshelwe izithombe, okunegazi, nenyama yesilwane esiklinyiweyo, nobufebe; uma nizithiba kulokho niyokuba nenza kahle. Salani kahle.”
30Ngakho-ke kuthe bangabemukisa, behlela e-Antiyokhiya, kuthe sebeqoqele ndawonye ibandla, balinika incwadi. 31Sebeyifundile, bathokoza ngamazwi ayo akhuthazayo. 32UJuda noSila, njengokuba nabo babengabaphrofethi, bakhuthaza abazalwane ngamazwi amaningi abawakhulumayo, babaqinisa. 33Sebehlale lapho isikhathi, bavaleliswa ngokuthula ngabazalwane, base bebuyela kulabo ababebathumile. 34Kepha kwaba kuhle kuSila ukuba asale khona. 35Kodwa uPawula noBharnabha bahlala e-Antiyokhiya, befundisa, futhi beshumayela ivangeli leNkosi kanye nabanye abaningi.
Ukwehlukana KukaPawula NoBharnabha
36Kwathi sekwedlule izinsuku ezithile, uPawula wayesethi kuBharnabha: “Ake sibuyele emuva, sihambele abazalwane kuyo yonke imizi ngamunye esesishumayele kuyo izwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi bahlezi kanjani.”
37UBharnabha yena wanquma ukuhamba noJohane okuthiwa uMakhu. 38Kepha uPawula waqinisa ukuthi akufanele bahambe nalowo owabashiya ePhamfiliya, akaze ahamba nabo ukuyosebenza. 39Kwaba khona ukuphikisana okunzima, baze bahlukana: uBharnabha wahamba noMakhu, wawelela naye eKhuphro ngomkhumbi.
Uhambo Lwesibili LukaPawula
40UPawula wazikhethela uSila, bahamba benikelwe emseni weNkosi ngabazalwane. 41Wadabula eSiriya naseKhilikhiya, ehamba eqinisa amabandla.
