IZENZO 9

₁Kepha uSawulu esafutha ngokusongela nokubulala abafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu,

₂wacela kuye izincwadi zokuya eDamaseku emasinagogeni*, kuze kuthi uma efumana abantu baleyoNdlela, abesilisa nabesifazane, abayise eJerusalema beboshiwe.

₃Kepha ekuhambeni kwakhe, esesondela eDamaseku, kwambaneka masinyane nxazonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini.

₄Wawa phansi emhlabathini, wezwa izwi lithi kuye: Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela ezinkandini.

₅Wayesethi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Yathi: Mina nginguJesu omzingela wena;

₆kodwa vuka ungene emzini, uzakutshelwa lokhu omelwe ukukwenza.

₇Kepha amadoda ayehamba naye ayemi engenakukhuluma, ngokuba ezwa izwi kodwa ayengaboni-muntu.

₈USawulu wayesevuka phansi; kepha esevulile amehlo akhe, kabonanga-lutho. Base bembamba ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku.

₉Izinsuku zaba-ntathu engaboni, engadli, engaphuzi.

₁₀Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile, igama lakhe linguAnaniya; iNkosi yathi kuye ngombono: Ananiya! Yena wathi: Ngikhona, Nkosi.

₁₁INkosi yayisithi kuye: Suka uye esitaladini esithiwa siQondile, ufune endlini kaJuda umuntu ogama lakhe linguSawulu waseTarsu; ngokuba bheka, uyakhuleka;

₁₂ubonile indoda, igama layo linguAnaniya, ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwakhe ukuba abone.

₁₃Kepha uAnaniya waphendula wathi: Nkosi, ngizwile ngabaningi ngaleyondoda konke okubi ekwenzile kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema;

₁₄nalapha unamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu okubopha bonke abakhuleka egameni lakho.

₁₅INkosi yayisithi kuye: Hamba, ngokuba lo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo sokuphatha igama lami phambi kwabezizwe, namakhosi, nabantwana bakwaIsrayeli,

₁₆ngokuba mina ngizakumbonisa konke amelwe ukuhlushwa ngakho ngenxa yegama lami.

₁₇Khona wahamba uAnaniya, wangena endlini, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi: Sawulu umzalwane, iNkosi uJesu eyabonakala kuwe endleleni ozé ngayo, ingithumile ukuba ubuye ubone, ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele.

₁₈Kwawa masinyane emehlweni akhe kwangathi inkwethu, wabona, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa;

₁₉esedlile wathola amandla.

Wahlala nabafundi baseDamaseku izinsuku ezithile.

₂₀Masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni* ngoJesu ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

₂₁Kepha bamangala bonke abezwayo, bathi: Lo asiye yini owachitha eJerusalema abakhuleka kulelogama, nalapha uzé ngalokhu ukuba abaqhube beboshiwe kubapristi abakhulu na?

₂₂Kodwa uSawulu wakhula kakhulu emandleni, wahlula abaJuda abakhileyo eDamaseku eqinisa ukuthi lowo unguKristu.

₂₃Sekudlulé izinsuku eziningi, abaJuda benza icebo lokuba bambulale.

₂₄Kepha icebo labo laziwa nguSawulu. Babemhlalela nasemasangweni imini nobusuku ukuba bambulale.

₂₅Abafundi base bemthatha ebusuku, bamehlisa ogangeni, bemewula ngeqoma.

₂₆Esefikile eJerusalema wazama ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi; kepha bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi.

₂₇Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, wabalandisa ngokuthi uyibonile iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi ikhulumile kuye, nokuthi eDamaseku wayeshumayele ngesibindi ngegama likaJesu.

₂₈Wayenabo eJerusalema, engena ephuma, eshumayela ngesibindi ngegama leNkosi,

₂₉ekhuluma ephikisana nabaJuda abakhuluma isiGreki; bona bazama ukumbulala.

₃₀Abazalwane sebekwazi lokho bamehlisela eKesariya, bamthumela eTarsu.

₃₁Njalo-ke ibandla laba-nokuthula kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseGalile, naseSamariya, lakheka, lihamba ekwesabeni iNkosi, landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele.

₃₂Kwathi uPetru ehambela izindawo zonke, wehlela nakwabangcwele abakhé eLida.

₃₃Wafumana khona umuntu othile ogama lakhe linguEneya, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili efé uhlangothi.

₃₄Khona uPetru wathi kuye: Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; vuka, wendlule icansi lakho. Wayesevuka masinyane.

₃₅Bambona bonke abakhé eLida naseSarona, baphendukela eNkosini.

₃₆EJopha kwakukhona umfundikazi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okungukuthi uDorka ngokuhunyushwa; yena wayenemisebenzi eminingi emihle nokwabela abampofu izipho.

₃₇Kwathi ngalezozinsuku wagula, wafa; sebemgezile bambeka ekamelweni eliphezulu.

₃₈Kepha iLida laliseduze neJopha; ngakho-ke abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona lapho, bathuma kuye amadoda amabili emncenga ethi: Ungalibali ukuza kithi.

₃₉Wayesesuka uPetru, wahamba nabo. Esefikile, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu; abafelokazi bonke beza kuye bekhala, bembonisa izambatho nezingubo abezenzile uDorka esenabo.

₄₀Kepha uPetru wabakhipha bonke, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka, waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: Thabitha, vuka! Wayesevula amehlo akhe, wabona uPetru, walulama.

₄₁Yena wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa. Wayesebiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephilile.

₄₂Kwezwakala lokho kulo lonke iJopha; abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi.

₄₃Wayesehlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha kwaSimoni umshuki.