Ukutjhuguluka kwakaSawula
1USawula waphikelela ngokusongela ukubulala abafundi bakaJesu, waya kumphristi omkhulu 2wayokubawa iincwadi zokuya esinagogini eDamaseku, khona kuzakuthi nafumana nanyana ngubani weNdlela leyo kungaba madoda namkha abafazi, ababuyisele eJerusalema babotjhiwe.
3Asakhamba njalo atjhidele eDamaseku, khonokho umkhanyo ovela ezulwini wabaneka kuye mahlangothi woke. 4Waduleka phasi, wezwa ilizwi lisithi kuye: “Sawula, Sawula, ungizumelani na?” 5Wabuza wathi: “Ungubani wena, Kosi, na?” Ilizwi lathi: “NginguJesu ozumana naye. 6Nje-ke vuka, uye ngedorobheni; uzakutjelwa bona wenzeni.”
7Amadoda agade akhamba noSawula ajama lapho akakamele; ezwa ilizwi kodwana akhange abone muntu. 8USawula wasikima, kodwana kwathi nanyana amehlwakhe bekavulekile, akhange abone ilitho. Yeke bambamba ngesandla bamngenisa ngeDamaseku. 9Amalanga amathathu bekangaboni, angagomi begodu angaseli ilitho.
10EDamaseku bekunomfundi obizwa bona ngu-Ananiyasi; iKosi yathi kuye ngombono: “Ananiyasi!” Yena wathi: “Ngilapha, Kosi!” 11IKosi yathi kuye: “Khamba uye endlini kaJudasi endledlaneni ekuthiwa nguNqophile, ufune indoda evela eTarsusi enguSawula; qala iyathandaza. 12Yena ubone ngombono indoda engu-Ananiyasi ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwakhe khona azakubona godu.”
13Kodwana u-Ananiyasi waphendula wathi: “Kosi, ngizwe imibiko eminengi ngendoda leyo, nangazo zoke izinto ezimbi ezenzileko ngabacwengileko bakho eJerusalema. 14Yona yeza ngegunya labaphristi abakhulu bona ibophe boke abantu abathandaza ebizweni lakho.”
15Kodwana iKosi yathi kuye: “Khamba ngombana nguye osisitja sami esikhethiweko sokuphatha ibizo lami ebantwini abatjhili, emakhosini nebantwini bakwa-Israyeli. 16Begodu ngizamtjengisa bona kufuze ahlupheke kangangani ngebanga lebizo lami.”
17Yeke u-Ananiyasi waya endlini leyo wafese wangena kiyo. Wabeka uSawula izandla, wathi: “Mfowethu Sawula, iKosi uJesu eyazibonakalisa kuwe usendleleni usiza lapha, ingithume kobana ubuye ubone bewuzaliswe ngoMoya oCwengileko.” 18Khonokho into enjengepepha yasuka emehlweni kaSawula, wabuye wabona godu. Wasikima, wabhajadiswa. 19Kwathi selagomile, amandlakhe abuya.
USawula utjhumayela eDamaseku
Wahlala amalangana ambalwa nabafundi eDamaseku. 20Masinyana wathoma ukutjhumayela emasinagogini bona uJesu uyiNdodana kaZimu.
21Boke abamzwako barareka bathi: “Kanti lo akasiyo indoda eyabanga isiphithiphithi eJerusalema ngalabo abathandaza ebizweneli na? Angithi ize lapha kobana izobabamba ibase ebaphristini abakhulu baziimbotjhwa?”
22Ukuya ngokuya uSawula wakhula emandleni, wamangaza amaJuda ahlala eDamaseku ngokubonisa bona uJesu unguKrestu.
23Ekukhambeni kwesikhathi, amaJuda abopha izungu lokumbulala. 24USawula wabazi ubukhwebetjhana babo. Ubusuku nemini bamlalela emasangweni wedorobho kobana bambulale. 25Kodwana abafundi bakhe bamthatha ngobusuku bamehlisa ngesiqwebu ngetjhuba elisemthangaleni.
USawula eJerusalema
26Kwathi lokha nakabuyela eJerusalema walinga ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi, kodwana boke bamesaba bangakholwa bona mbala umfundi. 27UBharinabhasi weza wamthatha wamusa ebapostolini. Wabahlathululela bona uSawula wayibona njani iKosi endleleni, nokobana iKosi yakhuluma njani naye. Wabatjela nokobana uSawula waba nesibindi esingangani ngokutjhumayela ngebizo lakaJesu eDamaseku. 28Alo-ke, uSawula wahlala nabo wakhamba yoke indawo eJerusalema, akhuluma ngesibindi ebizweni leKosi. 29Wakhuluma waphikisana namaJuda akhuluma isiGirigi, kodwana balinga ukumbulala. 30Kuthe bona abazalwana bezwe ngalokhu, bamthatha bamehlisela eKhesariya bamthumela eTarsusi.
31Yeke-ke ibandla laba nokuthula kilo loke iJudiya, iGalile neSamariya. Lakheka, landa ngokuqiniswa nguMoya oCwengileko, lakhamba ngokwesaba iKosi.
UPitrosi ngeLida nangeJopa
32UPitrosi asakhamba kizo zoke iindawo, wathekela nabacwengileko ngeLida. 33Lapho wahlangana nendoda engu-Ayeniya, egade ife ihlangothi iminyaka ebunane ilele ingakwazi ukuvuka phasi. 34UPitrosi wathi kiyo: “Ayeniya, uJesu Krestu uyakupholisa. Vuka uqhusulule.” Khonokho u-Ayeniya wasikima. 35Boke abahlala ngeLida nangeTjharoni bambona, batjhugulukela eKosini.
36NgeJopa bekukhona umfundikazi, ibizo lakhe elinguThabitha, nakutjhugululwako ngesiGirigi kutjho uDorkasi. Gade azinikele ukwenza okulungileko asiza nabadududu. 37Ngesikhatheso wahlatjwa kugula wafa. Isidumbu sakhe sahlanjiswa salaliswa ngelawini elingehla. 38IJopa gade ingasikude neLida; nje-ke kuthe bona abafundi bezwe bonyana uPitrosi ungeLida, bathumela kuye amadoda amabili nomlayezo othi: “Siyakuncenga yewuze msinyana kithi.” 39UPitrosi wasikima wakhamba nabo. Nafikako, bamusa ngelawini elingehla. Boke abahlolokazi bamzomba, balila bamkhombisa izambatho neempahla ezinye uDorkasi azithunga asaphila nabo. 40UPitrosi wabakhuphela boke ngaphandle kwelawu; nje-ke waguqa phasi wathandaza, waphendukela ngesidunjini wathi: “Thabitha, vuka!” Wavula amehlo wakhe wabona uPitrosi, wathabuluka wahlala. 41UPitrosi wamsiza ngokumsikimisa, wabiza abacwengileko nabahlolokazi wabanikela yena sele aphila. 42Lokhu kwazeka kiyo yoke iJopa, abanengi bakholwa eKosini. 43UPitrosi wahlala ngeJopa amalanga amanengi nomtjhukiinkhumba uSimoni.
