Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 63

Acts 25–28, Psalm 2, Proverbs 26

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UPawulos ubhenela kuKhesare

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.”

UPawulos phambi koAgripa noBhernike

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.”

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UPawulos uyazithethela phambi koAgripa

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.”

UPawulos uchaza ngenguquko yakhe

(Mseb 9:1-19; 22:6-16)

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.’ ”

UPawulos uchaza ngomsebenzi wakhe

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.

UPawulos ushumayeza uAgripa

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.”

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UPawulos usiwa eRoma ngenqanawa

1Kwakuba kugqityiwe ukuba sisiwe ngenqanawa eItali, uPawulos ekunye namanye amabanjwa banikelwa kuJuliyo, owayengumphathi-butho lomkhosi ekuthiwa libutho *likaKhesare. 2Sangena enqanaweni eyayivela eAdramita, iza kunduluka iye kwizikhululo-nqanawe zephondo laseAsiya, sahamba ngayo. Wayekunye nathi uAristarko waseTesalonika, ekummandla waseMakedoni. 3Sagaleleka eSidon ngemini elandelayo. UJuliyo wamphatha ngobubele uPawulos, wamvumela ukuba aye kubona abalingane bakhe, khon' ukuze bamtende. 4Sanduluka apho, sathi kuba umoya wawusityhala uvela ngaphambili, sahamba ngecala langasempuma yeSipro, elalingenamoya. 5Sacanda kulwandle olungaseKiliki nasePamfili, saya kungena eMira kummandla waseLikiya. 6Apho umphathi-butho wafumana inqanawa eyayiza kuya eItali, ivela eAlesandriya, sangena kuyo.

7Sahamba iintsuku icotha inqanawa, sada emva kokuhamba nzima kakhulu, saya kufika ngakwidolophu iKinido. Umoya awusivumelanga ukuba sihambe ngqo ngaloo ndlela, saza ke sehla ngecala elingenamoya elikumzantsi weKrete, saya kudlula ngaseSalimone. 8Salugudla unxweme, sihamba nzima, saya kungena kwindawo ekuthiwa ngamaChweba aMahle, eyayingekude kwidolophu iLaseya.

9Sahlala ixesha elide apho, kwada kwacaca ukuba koba yingozi ukuqhubela phambili ihambo yethu, kuba kwakusekudlule nomhla wamaJuda wozilo ekwindla. Ke ngoko uPawulos wenza esi silumkiso: 10“Madoda, ndibona ukuba luza kuba nengozi uhambo lwethu ukusuka apha. Umthwalo uza konakala kakhulu, nenqanawa yaphuke, kufe nabantu.” 11Kodwa umphathi-butho zange ayihoye le ntetho kaPawulos, wasuka weva into ethethwa ngumphathi woomatiloshe, nomnini-nqanawa. 12Isikhululo-nqanawa eso sasingàkulungele ukuba kungáchithwa ubusika kuso, lwaye uninzi lwamadoda lufuna ukuba kungenwe elwandle, kulingwe ukuya kufika eFenike, ukuba kwakunokwenzeka. Esi sikhululo-nqanawa saseKrete, siziwa ngumoya wasemzantsi-ntshona kunye novela emntla-ntshona, kwakunokuhlalwa kuso ebusika.

Uqhwithela elwandle

13Kwavela umoyana ngasezantsi, aza amadoda acinga ukuba angalilinga iqhinga lawo. Bayitsalela enqanaweni iankile, baza ke bayiqhuba inqanawa begudle unxweme lwaseKrete. 14Kodwa kwakamsinyane kwabakho umoyakazi ekuthiwa nguMntla-mpuma, uvela ngasesiqithini apho. 15Wayintlitha inqanawa; kwathi kuba yayingenakuqhutywa ijonge ngqo emoyeni inqanawa, asabi salinga, sasuka sayiyeka yadudulwa ngumoya. 16Safumana indawo esithileyo ukudlula kwethu emazantsi esiqithana iKhawuda. Salitsalela enqanaweni apho iphenyana kunzima. 17Oomatiloshe balibophelela, baza bayiqamangela ngentsontela inqanawa. Babesoyika ukuba bangaxinga enyeleni yonxweme xa bedlula ngaseLibhiya. Bayithoba ke iseyile ukuze inqanawa ityhalwe ngumoya. 18Lwavuthuza njalo uqhwithela, baza ngengomso baqala bawulahlela elwandle umthwalo. 19Kwathi ngolwesithathu usuku bazilahla ngezandla zabo iimpahla zenqanawa. 20Yaba ziintsuku ezininzi singenakulibona ilanga neenkwenkwezi, yaye uqhwithela lona lusitsho ukuvuthuza. Ekugqibeleni sancama ukuba singásinda.

21Emva kwexesha elide amadoda lawo engatyi, waphakama uPawulos wathi: “Madoda, ukuba nanindivile asemka eKrete, ngesiwuphephile wonke lo monakalo nale lahleko ingaka. 22Kodwa ke qinani, ndiyanibongoza! Kuba akukho bani uza kuphulukana nobomi bakhe; yinqanawa yodwa eza konakala. 23Kuba phezolo isithunywa sikaThixo, lo ndingowakhe ndimnqulayo, sifike kum, 24sathi: ‘Sukoyika, Pawulos! Uza kuma phambi *koKhesare. UThixo ngokulunga kwakhe uza kubasindisa bonke aba uhamba nabo.’ 25Ngoko ke, madoda, qinani; kuba ndimthembile uThixo ukuba uya kwenza njengoko andixeleleyo. 26Kodwa ke siya kududulwa siye kuphoswa kunxweme lwesiqithi esithile.”

27Yayibubusuku beshumi elinesine sidudulwa luqhwithela kuLwandle lweAdriya. Kwathi malunga phakathi kobusuku, oomatiloshe bakrokrela ukuba asikude emhlabeni. 28Baphosa intambo ebotshelelwe intsimbi emanzini, belinganisa ubunzulu bamanzi, baza bafumana ingamashumi amathathu anantandathu eemitha ubunzulu. Baphinda emva koko, baza bafumana amashumi amabini anesixhenxe eemitha. 29Bathi ngenxa yokuba besoyika ukuba isuke inqanawa yethu iphoseke ematyeni, bazithoba zane iiankile esinqeni senqanawa, sebelangazelela ukuba kuse. 30Oomatiloshe bazama ukuzímela, bathobela iphenyane emanzini, bezenza ngathi ba-ankila umphambili wenqanawa. 31Kodwa wathi uPawulos kumphathi-butho: “Ukuba oomatiloshe abahlali apha enqanaweni, aninakusinda.” 32Asuka ke amajoni azinqumla iintsontela ezazibambe iphenyane, laza lona lawa emanzini.

33Ekuseni uPawulos wabacenga ukuba batye, esithi: “Ngoku lishumi elinesine leentsuku nilindile, ningasafaki nento le etyiwayo emlonyeni. 34Ndiyanibongoza, yityani. Niya kuncedwa kukutya kule ngozi. Anisayi kulahlekelwa nalunwele olu.” 35Akuba etshilo uPawulos, wathatha isonka, wabulela kuThixo, watya phambi kwabo. 36Bomelezeka ke, baza bathatha ukutya, batya bonke. 37Sasingamakhulu amabini anamashumi asixhenxe anesithandathu sisonke. 38Bakuba betyile, bawuphungula umthwalo wenqanawa ngokuphosa ingqolowa elwandle.

Ukutshona kwenqanawa

39Kwakuba kusile oomatiloshe babona unxweme abangalunakananga kakuhle, kodwa baqaphela indawo enentlabathi, baza bazimisela ukuya kuyimisa khona inqanawa xa benako. 40Ngoko ke bazinqumla iiankile, zasala elwandle, kwangelo xesha linye bazikhulula neentsontela ezazibambe amaphini okugwedla. Bayiphakamisa iseyile ekumphambili wenqanawa, ukuze umoya uyiqhubele phambili elunxwemeni inqanawa. 41Kodwa inqanawa yasuka yabaleka yaya kungena endulini yesanti ephantsi kwamanzi; umphambili wenqanawa wagxumekeka apho waxinga awashukuma, isinqe senqanawa sona santlithwa saziingceba ngamaza alwayo.

42Amajoni wona aceba ukuwabulala amabanjwa, ukuze angadadi azimele. 43Kodwa umphathi wawo, efuna ukusindisa uPawulos, wawanqanda. Endaweni yaloo nto wathi amadoda akwaziyo ukudada makangene emanzini, adadele elunxwemeni; 44baze abaseleyo balandele, bedada ngamaplanga, nangezinye izinto ababenokuzifumana. Xa sisonke ke sasinda ngaloo ndlela, saya kufika elunxwemeni singenawo nomkrwelo.

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UPawulos esiqithini saseMalta

1Ekubeni sisindile safika apho esiqithini, safumana ukuba igama laso yiMalta. 2Abantu balapho basenzela ububele. Yana imvula, kwaza kwabanda kakhulu. Ke kaloku abantu balapho basibasela umlilo, bebonisa ukusamkela kwabo. 3UPawulos waqokelela ibathwana leenkuni, kwathi xa abasayo kwaphuma inyoka apho emlilweni, isiva ubushushu, yaza yamluma esandleni. 4Abantu balapho bathi bakuyibona inyoka ijinga esandleni sikaPawulos bathi omnye komnye: “Lo mntu kucaca ukuba usisigebenga; nakuba esindile nje elwandle, akanakusinda kwimpindezelo kaThixo.” 5Wasuka yena uPawulos wayivuthulula yawa emlilweni apho inyoka leyo, yena akenzakala konke. 6Bona babelindele ukuba adumbe, okanye asuke afe. Kodwa emva kokulinda ithuba elide bengaboni nto ingaqhelekanga kuye, baziguqula iingcinga zabo, bathi unguthixo.

7Mganyana nje ukusuka apho kwakukho amasimi kaPubliyo inkosi yeso siqithi. Wasamkela ngobubele, saza saziindwendwe zakhe iintsuku ezintathu. 8Uyise kaPubliyo wayelele enomkhuhlane nesisu segazi. Waza uPawulos waya kuye, wamthandazela, wambeka izandla, waphila. 9Akuba emphilisile, kwatsho kweziswa bonke abantu abagulayo beso siqithi, baphiliswa nabo. 10Basinika izipho ezininzi, baza xa sihambayo basiphathisa izinto ezaziyimfuneko eluhambeni.

Ukusuka eMalta ukuya eRoma

11Emva kweenyanga ezintathu sanduluka apho ngenqanawa eyayichithe ubusika esiqithini apho, isuka eAlesandriya. Igama layo kwakusithiwa yiDiyoskuri. 12Saya kufika edolophini yaseSirakuse, saza sahlala khona iintsuku ezintathu. 13Ukusuka apho sahamba saya kufika edolophini yaseRegiyo. Ngengomso kwabhudla umoya wangasezantsi, saza emva kweentsuku ezimbini saya kufika kwidolophu yasePutoli. 14Apho ke safumana amakholwa, aza asicela ukuba sichithe iveki apho kuwo. Emva koko ke saya kufika eRoma. 15Amakholwa aseRoma eva ukuba siyeza, aza amanye asihlangabeza eApiyaforo, amanye ke adibana nathi eTritabherne. Akuwabona uPawulos, wambulela uThixo, waza wakhuthazeka.

UPawulos eRoma

16Sakufika eRoma, wavunyelwa ukuba azihlalele endlwini yakhe uPawulos, kubekho ijoni elimgadileyo.

17Emva kweentsuku ezintathu, uPawulos wawabizela entlanganisweni amaJuda aziintloko alapho. Akuba ehlanganisene, wathi: “Mawethu, nakuba ndingabonanga nganto nje abantu bakowethu, ndingawatyeshelanga namasiko ookhokho, ndabanjwa kambe eJerusalem, ndaza ndanikelwa kumaRoma. 18Andincina, aza afuna ukundikhulula, akungafumani tyala ndingabulawa ngenxa yalo. 19Kodwa amaJuda aluchasa olu luvo, ndaza ke ndanyanzeleka ukuba ndibhenele *kuKhesare, nangona ndandingenasimangalo ndingasenzayo ngakubantu bakowethu. 20Yiyo le nto ndinibizele ukukhe ndinibone, ndithethe nani. Eneneni ndibanjiwe nje, kungenxa yalowo ulithemba lamaSirayeli.”

21Athe ke ukumphendula amaJuda: “Asikhange sifumane zileta ngawe zivela kwaJuda; akukhange kubekho namaJuda eza neendaba ngawe; kungakhange kubekho nanto imbi ithethwe ngawe. 22Kodwa ke singathanda ukuziva izimvo zakho, kuba siyazi ukuba kuyo yonke indawo liyachaswa eli qela uhambisana nalo.”

23Bavumelana ngosuku noPawulos, kwaza ngaloo mini bafika bebaninzi apho wayehlala khona uPawulos. Waqala kwakusasa kwada kwahlwa ecacisa, ebachazela ngokuthwasa kolawulo lukaThixo. Wazama ukuboyisela kuYesu ngokucaphula *kumthetho kaMosis nakwiincwadi *zabashumayeli bamandulo. 24Abanye babo boyisakala ngamazwi akhe, abanye àbakholwa noko. 25Bemka ke bephikisana bodwa, akuba uPawulos ethe kubo: “Wathetha kakuhle kambe uMoya oyiNgcwele ngomshumayeli uIsaya kooyihlo-mkhulu, 26xa wathi:

“ ‘Yiya uthi kwaba bantu:

Nàkuphulaphula niphulaphule, ningaqondi noko;

nàkujonga nijonge, ningaboni nto.

27Kuba ingqiqo yaba bantu ibuthuntu,

bazivingcile iindlebe zabo,

bawavala namehlo abo.

Kungenjalo bebeya kubona,

beve ngeendlebe zabo,

baqonde ngeengqondo zabo,

baze babuyele kum,

ndize ndibaphilise;’

utsho uThixo.

28UPawulos wenjenje ukuyiphetha intetho yakhe: “Ngoko ke yazini ukuba udaba lukaThixo olungosindiso lusiwa ezintlangeni. Ziya kuluva zona.” [ 29Emva kokuba uPawulos etshilo, emka amaJuda, ehamba exambulisana odwa.]

30Yaba mibini iminyaka uPawulos ehlala endlwini ayiqeshileyo, ezamkela ngobubele zonke iindwendwe zakhe.

31Wayeshumayela ngokuthwasa kolawulo lukaThixo, efundisa iindaba ezingeNkosi uYesu Krestu, ethetha ngesibindi, engathintelwa nto.

UMSEBENZI WABATHUNYWA 28XHO96Vula kumfundi weBhayibhile

IINDUMISO 2

UMthanjiswa kaThixo

1Ngani na izizwe zisenza imbudumbudu nje?

Ngani na abantu besenza amayelenqe azé nje?

2Ookumkani bemi bume,

neziphathamandla zenza amabhunga

okuvukela *uNdikhoyo nomthanjiswa wakhe, besithi:

3“Masiziqhawule ezo mbophelelo zabo,

sikhululeke kuloo makhamandela abo.”

4Lowo ungqendeve esihlalweni sakhe ezulwini uyabahleka;

uNdikhoyo usuka abagxwale.

5Uya kusuka akhalimele ngomsindo,

abankwantyise ngengqumbo yakhe, athi:

6“Ndim lo umisele lo kumkani wam phezu kweZiyon,

intaba yam ncakasana.”

7Ewe, ndivakalisa isibhengezo sikaNdikhoyo esithi:

“Ungunyana wam wena; ndikuzele namhlanje.

8Cela kum, ndikunike iintlanga zibe lilifa lakho,

namaphethelo ehlabathi abe ngawakho.

9Wòzilawula ngegqudu lentsimbi,

ùzintlekeze zibe ziingceba oku kwezitya zomdongwe.

10Ngoko ke, nina bokumkani, lumkani,

nina ziphathamandla zelizwe, yalekani.

11Mkhonzeni ngembeko uNdikhoyo,

nivuye ninokuzoyikela.

12Khahlelani kuye unyana ngentobeko,

hleze aniqumbele nitshabalale endleleni;

kaloku umsindo wakhe uyakhawuleza.

Hayi uyolo lwabo bonke abazimela ngoNdikhoyo!

IZAFOBE 26

1Ukuncoma isityhakala ngumhlola onjengokuba kusuke kukhithike ehlotyeni,

okanye kune imvula ngexesha lokuvuna.

2Isishwabulo kungekho sizathu asiphumeleli;

sifana nokundanda kwamahlankomo neenkonjane ezingahlali phantsi.

3Ihashe liyabethwa, ke yona idonki ilawulwa ngomkhala,

kanti ke sona isinyabi sivuswa ngentonga.

4Sukuphendulana nesiyatha,

hleze nawe lo uzibhaqe sewufana naso.

5Xa umntu ebuza umbuzo wobudenge mlinganisele,

hleze azicingele ukuba usisilumko.

6Ukuthemba isidenge somthunywa kukuzenzakalisa

nqwa nokuzinqumla imilenze.

7Iqhalo emlonyeni womntu ongaqondiyo

lifana nomlenze ojingayo wesiqhwala.

8Ukuncoma isityhakala

nqwa nokubophelela ilitye *kwinkwitshi.

9Iqhalo emlonyeni wesiyatha

nqwa nesebe elinameva esandleni senxila.

10Umntu oqesha isidenge okanye nabani na odlulayo akanankathalo,

ufana nejoni elidubula nje nabani na.

11Umntu ophinda-phinda into yobudenge

nqwa nenja ebuyela emhlanzweni wayo.

12Akunani kwaisityhakala

kunomntu osisilumko kwawakhe amehlo.

13Ivila lithi: “Kukho ingonyama endleleni!

Ewe, ingonyama ihla inyuka ezitalatweni.”

14Oku kocango oluvula luvaleke kwiihenjisi oluxhonywe kuzo

linjalo ivila ukuqika-qikeka emandlalweni walo.

15Ivila liyakha esityeni,

kodwa linqene ukufaka emlonyeni.

16Umntu olivila usisilumko kwawakhe amehlo;

kuye ngathi ungaphezulu nakumadoda asixhenxe akwaziyo ukuphendula ngengqiqo.

17Umntu ogxuphuleka kwiingxabano zabanye

ufana nomfo osuka athi nqaku inja ngeendlebe.

18Ufana negeza elidubula ngeentolo zomlilo

19umntu okhohlisa ummelwane wakhe aze ajike athi: “Hayi, bendiqhula nje.”

20Zakuphela iinkuni uyacima umlilo.

Xa kungekho mntu uphixanisayo kuyaphela ukungevani.

21Ziinkuni ezivuthisa umlilo kwanjengokuba iintlantsi ziwavuthisa amalahle;

ukwanjalo ke nomntu onochuku ukuphembelela ingxabano.

22Amazwi omntu ohlebayo anencasa;

abantu basuka bawathi bimbilili.

23Amazwi alalanisayo efihla inkohlakalo

nqwa nesitya somdongwe esigqunywe ngesiliva ngaphandle.

24Umntu onentiyo usenokuyifihla ngendlela athetha ngayo,

kodwa ngaphakathi abe esabambelele enkohlakalweni.

25Ewe, walumkele loo mazwi akhe amnandi,

kuba intliziyo yakhe iyaphuphuma ngamanyondololo.

26Nokuba angayifihla intiyo yakhe ngenkohliso,

kodwa inkohlakalo yakhe yona iya kudandalaza esidlangalaleni.

27Umntu owomba umngxuma kweyela kwayena kuwo.

Lowo uqengqa ilitye losuka ligubungele kwayena.

28Umntu onolwimi uyabathiya abo abenzakalisayo;

umntu okhohlisayo udala intshabalalo.

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