Bible Reading Plan – Day 327

₁Emva kweentsuku ezintlanu umbingeleli omkhulu uHananiya waya eKhesariya, ekunye nabadala abathile noTertulo igqwetha. Bavela phambi kwerhuluneli bemmangalela uPawulos. ₂Weziswa uPawulos, waza uTertulo wammangalela wenjenje: “Felekis, mhlekazi ohloniphekileyo, ukulawula kwakho ngobulumko kuze nethuba elide loxolo. Nezinye izinto eziyimfuneko zenkqubela siyazibona zisenzeka kweli lizwe lethu. ₃Ngamaxesha onke siyazamkela ezi zinto, futhi sinongazenzisiyo umbulelo kuwe. ₄Andifuni ukulidla ixesha lakho, ngoko ke ndicela ukuba usiphulaphule ngobulali esi simangalo. ₅Lo mfo simfumene engumdodobalisi oyingozi. Uhamba ephemba udushe phakathi kwamaJuda kulo lonke elimiweyo; futhi uyinkokheli yegqiza lamaNazarete. ₆Samfumana ezama ukunyelisa *indlu kaThixo, saza sambamba. [Sasifuna ukumgweba ngokomthetho wethu, ₇kodwa kwafika umphathi-mkhosi uLisiya wamhlutha kakubi. ₈ULisiya wayalela ukuba aze kumangalelwa kuwe.] Nawe ngokwakho ekumvavanyeni kwakho uya kuziqonda uziva ngaye ezi zinto simmangalela ngazo.” ₉NamaJuda asingqina esi simangalo ukuba siyinyaniso.

₁₀Irhuluneli yanqwala kuPawulos ukuba athethe, waza wathi: “Ndiyazi ukuba uneminyaka emininzi ugweba kwesi sizwe; yiyo loo nto ndivuyayo kuba ndiziphendulela phambi kwakho. ₁₁Nawe unokuyiqonda into yokuba azingaphezu kweshumi elinambini iintsuku ndayayo eJerusalem ndiye kunqula. ₁₂AmaJuda akandifumananga ndixoxa namntu *endlwini kaThixo, engandifumananga ndiphembelela dushe bantwini *ezindlwini zesikhungo, okanye naphi na apho edolophini. ₁₃Futhi akanabo ubungqina obuphathekayo malunga nezi zinto andityhola ngazo ngoku. ₁₄Le yona into ndiyayivuma: Ndikhonza uThixo wookhokho bethu ngokulandela iNdlela le athi wona ayikho mgaqweni. Ndikholwa zizo zonke izinto ezibhaliweyo encwadini *yomthetho kaMosis nasezincwadini *zabashumayeli. ₁₅Ndibambelele ethembeni elinye nabo abamangali, eli lokuba bonke abantu, abalungileyo nabangalunganga, baya kuvuka ekufeni. ₁₆Ndibe ke ndizama kangangoko ndinako ukuba ndihlale ndingenasazela nganto phambi koThixo naphambi kwabantu.

₁₇“Ndakha ndangabikho iminyaka emininzi eJerusalem, ndaza emva koko ndaya khona ndisisela abantu bakowethu imali, futhi ndisiya kwenza amadini. ₁₈Ndandisendlwini kaThixo apho ke, ukundifikela kwawo amaJuda ekubeni sendigqibe ukwenza *intlambululo. Ndandingekho esiphithi-phithini, futhi kungekho naqhushululu olo. ₁₉Ayekhona amaJuda athile ephondo laseAsiya; ebefanele ukuba alapha phambi kwakho andimangalele ngokwawo, xa enendawo ngakum. ₂₀Okanye khawutsho kula madoda axele ukuba andifumana ndinatyala lini na ngokuya ndandimi phambi kweBhunga. ₂₁Into inye endakhala ngayo naphambi kwawo, ndathi: ‘Ndigwetywa nje namhlanje, kungenxa yokukholelwa ukuba abafileyo baya kuvuka.’ ”

₂₂Waza ke uFelekis owayeyazi kakuhle iNdlela le, walimisa ityala, wathi: “Ndiya kuligweba ityala lakho akufika umphathi-mkhosi uLisiya.” ₂₃Wayalela umphathi-butho owayegada uPawulos ukuba amgcine, kodwa angabi ngqongqo, azivumele izihlobo zakhe zimlungiselele.

₂₄Kwakudlula iintsuku uFelekis wafika noDrusila umkakhe, umJudakazi. Wambiza uPawulos, waza wamphulaphula ethetha ngokholo kuKrestu Yesu. ₂₅Kodwa wahambisa uPawulos echaza ngokuziphatha kakuhle, ukuzeyisa, nangomhla womgwebo, uFelekis watsho woyika wathi: “Ungakhe umke ngoku; ndiya kuphinda ndikubize xa ndinethuba.” ₂₆Wayenethemba lokuba mhlawumbi angahle anyotywe nguPawulos; kungesi sizathu ke wayesoloko emana ukumbiza ancokole naye.

₂₇Emva kweminyaka emibini uPorkiyo Festo waba yirhuluneli endaweni kaFelekis. Ngenxa yokuba uFelekis wayefuna ukuzenza mhle kumaJuda, wamshiya entolongweni apho uPawulos.

₁Akuba ntsuku-ntathu efikile kwelo phondo uFesto, wesuka eKhesariya, wahambela eJerusalem. ₂Ababingeleli abaziintloko nabakhokeli bamaJuda, bezisa izityholo kuye ngoPawulos. Bamcenga uFesto ₃ukuba ancede amse eJerusalem uPawulos, kuba babefuna ukumlalela endleleni, bamgwinte. ₄Wathi uFesto kubo: “UPawulos uselugcinweni entolongweni eKhesariya. Ndibe nam ngokwam ndiza kuya khona kwakamsinyane. ₅Iinkokheli zenu ze zihambe nam ukuya eKhesariya, ziye kummangalela khona, ukuba ngaba kukho ityala alenzileyo.”

₆Akuba echithe malunga nesibhozo ukuya eshumini leentsuku phakathi kwabo uFesto, wabuyela eKhesariya. Ngengomso xa wayechophele amatyala, uthe makabizwe uPawulos. ₇Akufika ke uPawulos, amaJuda awayevela eJerusalem athi emngqongile ambeka izityholo ezinzima, kodwa zazingenabunyaniso xa zizonke. ₈UPawulos yena waziphendulela wathi: “Akukho nanye into endiyenzileyo echasene nomthetho wamaJuda, okanye *indlu kaThixo, okanye *uKhesare.”

₉Ezama ukuzenza mhle kumaJuda, uFesto wathi kuPawulos: “Ungathanda ukuya eJerusalem ukuze ndilichophele khona ityala lakho ngezi zityholo?”

₁₀Waphendula uPawulos wathi: “Apha ndimi enkundleni kaKhesare, kanye apho limelwe kukuthethwa khona ityala lam. Akukho nto ndiwone ngayo amaJuda, njengoko nawe ngokwakho uqonda. ₁₁Ke ukuba umthetho ndiwaphule ndona kangangokuba ndimelwe kukugwetyelwa ukufa, andinqweneli kuyibaleka nayo loo ndawo. Kodwa ke ukuba azinabunyaniso izityholo endibekwa zona, akukho bani unokundinikezela kumaJuda. Ndibhenela kuKhesare.”

₁₂UFesto ukhe wadlana indlebe namaphakathi akhe, wandul' ukuthi kuPawulos: “Ubhenela kuKhesare; kulungile ke, uza kuya kuKhesare.”

₁₃Ekuhambeni kwexesha ukumkani uAgripa nowakwakhe uBhernike baya eKhesariya, beye kuvuyisana noFesto ngokufika kwakhe. ₁₄Emva kweentsuku bekhona uFesto wachazela ukumkani ngemeko kaPawulos, esithi: “Apha kukho indoda eyashiywa ingumbanjwa nguFelekis. ₁₅Ndithe xa bendiseJerusalem, ababingeleli abaziintloko bamaJuda nabadala bazisa kum izityholo ngale ndoda ukuba ndiyigwebe. ₁₆Kodwa ndabaxelela ukuba inkqubo yamaRoma ayivumi ukuba umntu agwetywe engakhange ajongane nabamangaleli bakhe aziphendulele. ₁₇Bathe ke bakuza apha andachitha xesha, ndathi ngengomso ndalichophela ityala elo, ndathi mayibizwe le ndoda. ₁₈Abamangali bavela bamtyhola, kodwa kungengazo iindawo ezimbi endandiba bomtyhola ngazo. ₁₉Kuphela nje yaba yimpikiswano ngonqulo lwabo, nangendoda ethile eyafayo, egama linguYesu, athi yena uPawulos ihleli. ₂₀Ndithe ngenxa yokungabi nabungqina buphathekayo ngeli tyala, ndaqonda kuPawulos ukuba akangethandi na ukuba eli tyala liye kuthethwa eJerusalem. ₂₁Kodwa ke uPawulos usuke wabhenela *kuKhesare. Ubone ukuba makahlale engumbanjwa lide ityala lakhe libe nokuviwa nguMhlekazi ngokwakhe. Ke ndathi makagcinwe de ndimthumele kuKhesare.”

₂₂Wathi uAgripa: “Nam ndingathanda ukukhe ndiyive le ndoda.”

“Uza kuyiva ngomso oku,” utshilo uFesto.

₂₃Ngengomso uAgripa noBhernike bangena bewongekile apho enkundleni, benabaphathi-mkhosi namadoda aphambili apho edolophini. UFesto wathi makubizwe uPawulos, waza ke wangeniswa. ₂₄UFesto wathetha wathi: “Kumkani Agripa, nani nonke nina nikhoyo apha, le ndoda niyibona apha ikhalazelwa ngawo onke amaJuda, apha naseJerusalem. Athi ayisafanelanga kudla bomi. ₂₅Kodwa mna andifumananga nto ingáyenza igwetyelwe ukufa. Nangenxa yokuba yona ngokwayo ibhenele kuKhesare, nam ke ndigqiba ukuba ndiyithumele kuye. ₂₆Kodwa andikabi nayo inkcazelo ezeleyo endingayenzela uKhesare ngayo. Kungoko ke ndiyizise apha phambi kwenu, ngakumbi wena, kumkani Agripa, ukuze sithi emva kokulivavanya eli tyala layo, ndikwazi ukubhala ngalo. ₂₇Kuba kum ayiqondakali into yokuba ndithumele umbanjwa zingacacanga izityholo abekwa zona.”

₁UAgripa wathi kuPawulos: “Uvumelekile ukuzithethelela.” UPawulos ke waphakamisa isandla, wenjenje ukuziphendulela: ₂“Kumkani Agripa, ndinenyhweba ukuba ndibe ndiza kuziphendulela phambi kwakho namhlanje, kuzo zonke ezi ndawo ndityholwa ngazo ngamaJuda; ₃nangakumbi kuba wena unolwazi ngamasiko amaJuda nezinye iinkcukacha zobuJuda. Uze undiphulaphule ngenyameko ke.

₄“Iyaziwa ngawo onke amaJuda indlela endandiziphethe ngayo kwandiselula. Ayayazi kwakudala indlela endandihlala ngayo kummandla wakowethu naseJerusalem. ₅Kudala kakade esazi, ukuba angathanda ukuyingqina loo nto, ukuba mna kwasekuqaleni ndaba lilungu lelona qela lingqongqo kunqulo lwakowethu, iqela *labaFarasi. ₆Kungokunje naku ndimi apha, ndize ematyaleni ngenxa yethemba endinalo kwidinga uThixo âlenza nookhokho bethu; ₇kanye elo dinga zililangazelelayo xa zizonke ezi zizwe zakowethu zilishumi elinambini, njengoko zimnqula uThixo imini nobusuku. Kungenxa yeli themba ke, mhlekazi, endimangalela nje amaJuda. ₈Kungani na ningakholwa nje, maJuda, ukuba uThixo uyabavusa abafileyo?

₉“Mna lo ndandiba yinto efanelekileyo ukwenza nayiphi na into, ndilichasa igama likaYesu waseNazarete. ₁₀Ndandisenza loo nto kanye eJerusalem. Ndandigunyaziswa ngababingeleli abaziintloko ukuba ndivalele entolongweni abantu bakaThixo abaninzi. Kwakusithi xa begwetyelwa ukufa, nam ndihambisane neso sigqibo. ₁₁Amaxesha ngamaxesha ndandisiya *ezindlwini zesikhungo, ndifike ndibohlwaye, ndisenzela ukuba bahlukane nokholo lwabo. Ngangengcwangu endandinayo ngakubo ndandide ndiye kubatshutshisa nakwezikude iidolophu.”

₁₂“Kwakungale njongo ke kanye ukuze ndiye eDamasko, ndinamagunya endawafumana kubabingeleli abaziintloko. ₁₃Endleleni apho, emini emaqanda, mhlekazi, ndabona ukukhanya okubengezela ngaphezu kokukhanya kwelanga, kuvela esibhakabhakeni, kundibengezelela ngeenxa zonke, naloo madoda ndandihamba nawo. ₁₄Xa sisonke sawa phantsi, ndaza ndeva ilizwi lithetha nam ngesiHebhere, lisithi: ‘Sawule, Sawule, unditshutshisela ntoni? Uyazenzakalisa ngezi nkani zakho!’ ₁₅‘Ungubani, Nkosi?’ ndabuza ndatsho. Yathi iNkosi: ‘Mna ndinguYesu, lo umtshutshisayo. ₁₆Vuka ume ngeenyawo. Ndibonakala kuwe ngesi sizathu sokuba ndikumisele ube sisicaka sam, ungqine kwabanye abantu ngokundibona kwakho namhlanje, nangezinto endisaza kukubonisa zona. ₁₇Ndikuhlangula kumaSirayeli nasezintlangeni; phofu ndikuthuma kwakuzo, ₁₈ukuba uvule amehlo azo, uziguqule ziphume ebumnyameni, zize ekukhanyeni, ziphume egunyeni likaSathana, zize kuThixo, ukuze zithi ngenxa yokuzinikela kum zixolelwe izono zazo, futhi zizuze indawo phakathi kwabantu bakaThixo abanyuliweyo.’ ”

₁₉“Ngoko ke, kumkani Agripa, ndawuthobela umbono lowo wawuvela ezulwini. ₂₀Ndaqala eDamasko ndaya eJerusalem, nakuwo wonke umhlaba wakwaJuda, nakweleentlanga, ndashumayela ukuba baguquke, beze kuThixo, benze izinto ezibonakalisayo ukuba baguqukile. ₂₁Sesi sizathu ke esabangela ukuba amaJuda andihlasele endlwini kaThixo, efuna ukundibulala. ₂₂Kodwa kude kwayile mini uThixo endinceda; nangoku ndimi apha ndingqina kubo bonke, abaphakamileyo nabaphantsi ngokufanayo. Le nto ndiyithethayo ikwayiloo nto bayithethayo *abashumayeli bamandulo kwakunye noMosis, ₂₃le yokuba uKrestu umelwe kukuva ubunzima, aze abe ngowokuqala ukuvuka kwabafileyo, avakalise ukuvela komsobomvu wosindiso kumaJuda nasezintlangeni.”

₂₄Wathi uPawulos esazithethelela njalo, uFesto wakhwaza wathi: “Uphambene, Pawulos! Imfundo eninzi iyakuphambanisa!”

₂₅UPawulos waphendula wathi: “Andiphambananga, mhlekazi Festo; la mazwi ndiwathethayo ayinyaniso, futhi ngawengqondo. ₂₆Mhlekazi Agripa, ndingathetha phandle nawe, kuba wena uyazazi ezi zinto. Ndiqinisekile ukuba waziqaphela xa zizonke, kuba le nto ayizange ifihlakale ukwenzeka kwayo. ₂₇Kumkani Agripa, uyakholwa ludaba *lwabashumayeli bamandulo? Kambe ndiyazi ukuba uyakholwa!”

₂₈Wathi uAgripa kuPawulos: “Kwangoku sowufuna ukundenza umKrestu nam?”

₂₉UPawulos waphendula wathi: “Nokuba kukwangoku, nokuba kukade, ngumthandazo wam ukuba ingabi nguwe wedwa, kodwa ibe ngabo bonke abandiphulaphuleyo namhlanje, babe njengam; kodwa ke noko bona bangakhonkxwa.”

₃₀Waza ke ukumkani, irhuluneli, noBhernike, nabo bonke ababelapho, baphakama, ₃₁baza xa bemkayo wathi omnye komnye: “Le ndoda ayenzanga nto engade ibulawe okanye ifakwe entolongweni ngenxa yayo.” ₃₂Wathi uAgripa kuFesto: “Le ndoda ngeyikhululwa ukuba ibingabhenelanga *kuKhesare.”