Kuphendvuka kwaSawula
1Ngaso lesikhatsi Sawula abesachubeka ngekusongela nekubulala bafundzi beNkhosi. Waya kumPhristi Lomkhulu. 2Wafike wacela tincwadzi tekumetfula emasinagogeni emaJuda aseDamaseko, kuze atsi nakakhandza lapho nobe bobani lababalandzeli baleNdlela yeNkhosi, abe nemandla ekubabopha, labadvuna nalabasikati, abatsatse abamikise eJerusalema.
3Asahamba aya eDamaseko, asasedvute nje nalelo dolobha, kwavela kukhanya lokukhulu esibhakabhakeni, kwambaneka ndzawo tonkhe ngekuphatima kweliso. 4Washayeka phansi, weva livi litsi kuye: “Sawula! Ye Sawula! Ungihluphelani?”
5Waphendvula watsi: “Ungubani, wena Nkhosi?”
Livi laphendvula latsi: “NginguJesu, lomhluphako! 6Sukuma-ke uye kulelo dolobha, lapho utawutjelwa khona lokufanele ukwente.”
7Nalamadvodza labehamba naSawula abesamile, abindze ase dvu; abeliva lelivi, kepha akazange ambone lona labekhuluma. 8Sawula wasukuma phansi, wavula emehlo, kodvwa emehlo ehluleka kubona. Ngako base bambamba ngesandla bamhola baze bayawungena naye eDamaseko. 9Kwaphela emalanga lamatsatfu angakwati kubona, ngaleso sikhatsi abengadli anganatsi lutfo.
10Kwakukhona umfundzi lapha eDamaseko libito lakhe kungu-Ananiyase. Wabona umbono lapho iNkhosi yatsi kuye: “Ananiyase!”
Wasabela watsi: “Ngilapha, Nkhosi.”
11INkhosi yatsi kuye: “Tilungiselele kuhamba uye eSitaladini Lesicondzile, endlini yaJudasi ucele indvodza yaseThasusi libito layo nguSawula. Uyathandaza. 12Ekwembulelweni kwakhe ubone indvodza lengu-Ananiyase ingena ibeka tandla etikwakhe kuze aphindze abone.”
13Kepha Ananiyase waphendvula watsi: “Nkhosi, bantfu labanyenti sebangitjelile ngalendvodza, nangabo bonkhe budlova lebentile kubantfu bakho eJerusalema. 14Futsi seyite lapha eDamaseko ngemandla nangemvume yebaphristi labakhulu kutewubopha bonkhe bantfu lababita libito lakho.”
15INkhosi yatsi kuye: “Hamba, ngobe lowo muntfu usitja sami lengisikhetsile kutsi siphatse libito lami kubetive nakumakhosi, nakubantfu baka-Israyeli. 16Mine ngekwami ngitamkhombisa konkhe lafanele ahlupheke ngako ngelibito lami.”
17Ngako-ke Ananiyase wahamba, wangena endlini wabeka tandla etikwaSawula. Watsi: “Mzalwane, Sawula, iNkhosi Jesu lebonakele kuwe endleleni ingitfumile kutsi ubone futsi, ugcwaliswe ngaMoya Longcwele.”
18Masinyane kwawa tincwencwe letatifanana nenkhwetfu tisuka emehlweni aSawula, waphindze wabona futsi. Wasukuma wabhajatiswa. 19Emvakwekudla waphindze wacina futsi.
Sawula ushumayela eDamaseko
Sawula wahlala nebafundzi emalangana lambalwa eDamaseko. 20Masinyane wacala kushumayela emasinagogeni ngaJesu atsi: “UyiNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu.” 21Bonkhe labamuva bamangala babutana bodvwana batsi: “Akusiyo yini lendvodza lebeyibulala bonkhe lababita lelibito eJerusalema? Khona kantsi nje ayiketi lapha ngalenjongo yekubabopha ibamikise kubaphristi labakhulu yini?”
22Kodvwa Sawula wachubeka kushumayela ngemandla wawadzidza nemaJuda labehlala eDamaseko, awakhombisa ngalokusebaleni kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
23Emvakwemalanga lamanyenti, emaJuda ahlangana enta lisu lekumbulala. 24Kodvwa Sawula weva ngalelisu labo kutsi bamlindza imini nebusuku emagedeni elidolobha kuze bambulale. 25Kodvwa balandzeli bakhe Sawula bamtsatsa ebusuku bamehlisa ngelibhasikidi elubondzeni lwelidolobha.
Sawula eJerusalema
26Sawula waya eJerusalema wetama kutihlanganisa nebafundzi, kodvwa abazange bamkholwe lokutsi abesangumfundzi, bonkhe babemesaba. 27Noko Bhanabasi wamsita ngekutsi amtsatse amyise kubaphostoli. Wafike wabachazela kutsi Sawula wayibona kanjani iNkhosi endleleni, nekutsi iNkhosi yakhuluma naye. Wabatjela futsi nekutsi Sawula washumayela kanjani ngesibindzi ngelibito laJesu eDamaseko. 28Ngako-ke Sawula wahlanganyela kanye nabo behla benyuka nelidolobha lonkhe laseJerusalema, bashumayela ngesibindzi ngelibito leNkhosi. 29Wakhuluma waphikisana nemaJuda labekhuluma siGriki; kodvwa abefuna kumbulala. 30Kwatsi bazalwane nabakhandza tintfo time kanje, bamtsatsa Sawula bamyisa eKhesariya bamtfumela eThasusi.
31Ngako-ke libandla kulo lonkhe laseJudiya naseGalile naseSamariya laba nesikhatsi sekuthula. Lakhiwa, lakhula ngebunyenti ngekusitwa nguMoya Longcwele liphila imphilo yekwesaba iNkhosi.
Phetro eLida naseJopha
32Phetro asahambahamba emkhatsini wabo bonkhe, waze wehlela kulabangcwele lababehlala eLida. 33Kulapho akhandza khona indvodza leyayingu-Ayeneyasi, leyayife luhlangotsi ingakwati nekuvuka embhedzeni iminyaka lesiphohlongo.
34Phetro watsi kuye: “Ayeneyasi, Jesu Khristu uyakuphilisa. Sukuma ugcebe umbhedze wakho!”
Ayeneyasi wasukuma ngekushesha. 35Bonkhe bantfu lababehlala eLida nasesigodzini saseSharoni bambona, baphendvukela eNkhosini.
36EJopha kwakunemfati labelikholwa anguThabitha. Libito lakhe ngesiGriki kwakunguDokhasi, (lokusho kutsi “inyamatane”), abecitsa sonkhe sikhatsi sakhe ngekwenta lokuhle ngekusita timphuya. 37Ngaso leso sikhatsi wagula, wafa. Sidvumbu sakhe basigeza basilalisa endlini esitezi. 38IJopha yayisedvute naseLida, kwatsi bafundzi nabeva kutsi Phetro abeseLida, batfumela emadvodza lamabili nemlayeto lotsi: “Sicela unonophe ute lapha kitsi.”
39Ngako Phetro watilungisela wahamba nabo. Nasafikile bamtsatsa bamyisa kulendlu leyayisesitezi. Bonkhe bafelokati bamsingatsa, bakhala bamkhombisa emahembe nemajazi labentiwe nguDokhasi asengakafi. 40Phetro wabakhiphela ngephandle bonkhe labantfu, waguca phansi wathandaza; wase ugucukela kulesidvumbu watsi: “Thabitha, sukuma!”
Thabitha wavula emehlo, watsi kube abone Phetro wahlala ngetibunu. 41Phetro wambamba ngesandla wamsukumisa. Wase ubita emakholwa nebafelokati, wabanika yena asaphilile. 42Lendzaba yasakateka neJopha yonkhe, bantfu labanyenti bakholwa eNkhosini.
43Phetro wahlala eJopha emalanga lamanyenti nemshuki wetikhumba labenguSimoni.
