IZENZO 14

₁Kwathi eIkoniyu bangena kanyekanye esinagogeni* labaJuda, bakhuluma kwaze kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu sabaJuda namaGreki.

₂Kepha abaJuda abangakholwanga bavusa abezizwe, babenza-nhliziyombi ngakubazalwane.

₃Nokho bahlala isikhathi eside, befundisa ngesibindi ngeNkosi eyafakazela izwi lomusa wayo, ibanika ukuba kwenziwe izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo.

₄Kepha isixuku somuzi sahlukana phakathi, abanye baba-ngakubaJuda nabanye ngakubaphostoli.

₅Kwathi ukuba basukelwe yisidumo sabezizwe nabaJuda kanye nababusi babo sokubaphatha kabi nokubakhanda ngamatshe,

₆bathi sebekwazi lokho, babalekela emizini yaseLikawoniya, iListra neDerbe, nasezweni langakhona,

₇bashumayela khona ivangeli.

₈EListra kwakuhlezi indoda ethile eyisilima ngezinyawo, eyisishosha selokhu yazalwa ngunina, engazange ihambe.

₉Yona yamuzwa uPawulu ekhuluma. Yena eyigqolozela wabona ukuthi inokukholwa kokuba iphiliswe,

₁₀wathi ngezwi elikhulu: Sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho. Yayisigxuma, yahamba.

₁₁Kwathi-ke izixuku zikubona lokho akwenzile uPawulu, zaphakamisa izwi lazo, zathi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu befana nabantu behlele kithi.

₁₂UBarnaba bambiza ngokuthi uJupitheri, uPawulu ngokuthi uMerkuriyu, ngokuba kwakunguye owayehola ekukhulumeni.

₁₃Kepha umpristi kaJupitheri othempeli lakhe liphambi komuzi waletha izinkunzi nemigexo yezimbali ngasemasangweni, wafuna ukubahlabela ekanye nezixuku.

₁₄Kwathi ukuba bakuzwe lokho abaphostoli oBarnaba noPawulu, baklebhula izingubo zabo, baphonseka phakathi kwesixuku bememeza

₁₅bethi: Madoda, nikwenzelani lokhu na? Nathi singabantu abanjengani ngemvelo, sinishumayeza ivangeli ukuba niphenduke kulokho okuyize, niphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo owenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho,

₁₆othé ngezizukulwane ezidlulileyo wayeka izizwe zonke zihambe ngezindlela zazo.

₁₇Nokho akayekanga ukuzifakazela ngokwenza okuhle, waninika imvula yasezulwini nezikhathi zenala, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zenu ngokuhle nangokujabula.

₁₈Bekusho lokho, baziyekisa kalukhuni izixuku ukuba zingabahlabeli.

₁₉Kodwa kwafika abaJuda, bevela eAntiyokiya naseIkoniyu; sebezivumisile izixuku bamkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe, bamhudulela ngaphandle komuzi bethi usefile.

₂₀Kepha kwathi abafundi bembunganyele, wavuka, wangena emzini. Ngangomuso wamuka noBarnaba, baya eDerbe.

₂₁Sebelishumayele ivangeli kulowomuzi, bezuzile abafundi abaningi, babuyela eListra, naseIkoniyu, naseAntiyokiya,

₂₂baqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi bebaluleka ukuba beme ekukholweni, bethi: Simelwe ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinhlupheko eziningi.

₂₃Sebebakhethele amalunga amabandla ngamabandla, bakhuleka bezila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini asebekholwa yiyo.

₂₄Base bedabula iPhisidiya, baya ePhamfiliya.

₂₅Sebekhulumile izwi ePherge, behlela eAtaliya.

₂₆Basuka lapho ngomkhumbi, baya eAntiyokiya, lapho babenikelwe khona emseni kaNkulunkulu kulowomsebenzi asebewufezile.

₂₇Kwathi ukuba bafike, balibutha ibandla, balanda ngakho konke uNkulunkulu akwenzile ngabo nokuthi uvulele nabezizwe isango lokukholwa.

₂₈Base behlala nabafundi isikhathi esingesincane.