ss_reg/45-ACT.usfm

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\h Tento temaphositoli
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\cl Sehluko 1
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\v 1 Incwadzi lelengakubhalela yona, Thiyofelasi, yalandzisa ngako konkhe Jesu lacala kukwenta nekukufundzisa,
\v 2 kwaze kwaba lilanga lapho enyuswa khona, emvakwekuba anikete bafundzi labebakhetsile imilayeto ngaMoya Longcwele.
\v 3 Emvakwekuhlushwa kwakhe, wativeta angulophilile kubo ngebufakazi lobunyenti ngalokusebaleni. Emalanga langemashumi lamane wativeta kubo, wakhuluma kubo ngembuso waNkulunkulu.
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\v 4 Ngalesikhatsi ahlangana ndzawonye nabo, wabayala kutsi bangesuki eJerusalema, kodvwa bamele setsembiso saBabe, lasho ngaso watsi, "nivile ngami kutsi
\v 5 ngempela Johane wabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa kudze madvutane nitawubhajatiswa ngaMoya Longcwele."
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\v 6 Ngesikhatsi sebahlangene kanyekanye bambuta batsi, "Nkhosi, sengiso lesikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso ku Israyeli?
\v 7 Watsi kubo, "akusiko kwenu kwati tikhatsi letimiswe ngu Babe ngemagunya akhe.
\v 8 Kodvwa nine nitawemukeliswa emandla Moya Longcwele makehlela kini, nitaba boFakazi bami eJerusalema nakulo lonkhe leJudiya, neSamariya, nasemkhawulweni wemhlaba jikelele."
\v 9 Ngesikhatsi Inkhosi Jesu seyicedzile kukhuluma tonkhe letintfo, basa buka etulu, wenyuswa embikwabo, lifu lamusitsa emehlweni abo.
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\v 10 Basebhekise emehlo abo ezuluwini asahamba, ngekuphatima kweliso, emadvodza lamabili labembetse tembatfo letimhlophe ema phambi kwabo.
\v 11 Atsi, "madvodza aseGalile, nimeleni lapha nibuka ezulwini? Lo Jesu lona lenimubone enyuswelwa ezulwini asuswa kini, utawubuya njengalendlela lenimubone ahamba ngayo kuya ezulwini."
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\v 12 Babese sebabuyela eJerusalema besuka enstabeni yemincumo, ledvute neJerusalema, lengaba lilanga leliSabatha budze.
\v 13 Batsi Nabefika, benyukela ekamelweni lelingenhla, lapho bebahlala khona. Bekubo Phetro, Johane, Jakobe, Andreya, Filiphi, Tomase, Batholomewu, Matewu, Jakobe umsa waAliyfosu, Simiyoni umZelothi, na Judas umsa waJakobe.
\v 14 Bebatinikele nemgomo munye wekukhuleka, kanye nebesifazane, kanye naMariya make waJesu, kanye nabanakabo.
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\v 15 Kulawo malanga Phetro wasukuma embi kwebazalwane labekubantfu labebangema 120, watsi,
\v 16 "Bazalwane, bekuswelekile kutsi umbhalo ufezeke, loko lokwakhulunywa nguMoya Longcwele ngemlomo wa Davide, mayelana naJudas lobekahola labo lababopha Jesu.
\v 17 Ngobe angulomunye wetfu futsi wemukela incenye yalenkonzo."
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\v 18 (Leyo ndvodza yatsenga sivandzi ngaleyo nzuzo layitfola ngesento sayo lesibi, ngenca yaloko wawa ngenhloko, umtimba wakhe wavuleka emkhatsini, ematfumbu akhe onkhe acitseka asabalala.
\v 19 Bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema beva ngaloko, babese babita leso sivandzi ngeligama ngelulwimi lwabo batsi yi "Akeldama", lokusho kutsi, sivandzi sengati.")
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\v 20 Ngoba loku kubhaliwe encwadzini yeTihlabelelo, 'sivandzi sakhe asentiwe sibe yindzawo lengenamuntfu; 'Akube nalomunye lotsatsa indzawo yakhe yebuholi.'
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\v 21 Ngako ke, kuswelekile, kutsi yinye yalamadvodza beyisolo ihamba natsi sonkhe sikhatsi Inkhosi Jesu ingena iphuma emkhatsini wetfu,
\v 22 kusukela esikhatsini sembhabatiso wa Johane kuyewufika esikhatsini lapho atsatfwa emkhatsini wetfu khona, abe ngufakazi kanye natsi ngekuvuka kwakhe kulabafile."
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\v 23 Kwabekwa emadvodza lamabili embikwabo, Josefa lobekutsiwa ngu Bhasabasi, lobephindze kutsiwe ngu Justusi, na Mathiyasi.
\v 24 Bathantaza batsi, "Wena, Nkhosi, wati tinhlitiyo tabo bonkhe bantfu, ngako ke yembula kutsi kulamadvodza lamabili nguyiphi loyikhetsile
\v 25 kutsi itsatse indzawo kulenkonzo nebuPhostoli leJudasi ayifulatsela waya endzaweni yakhe."
\v 26 Kwentiwa inkatho, yawela ku Mathiyasi, wabalelwa kulabaPhostoli labalishumi nakunye.
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\cl Sehluko 2
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\v 1 Mhla kufika lusuku lwePhentekhosti, bonkhe bebabutsene endzawonye.
\v 2 Ngekuphatima kweliso kwehla ezulwini, kwangena umsindvo lokungatsi ngumoya lonemandla logijima ngesivinini lesikhulu wagcwalisa yonkhe lendlu lebebahleti kuyo.
\v 3 Kwase kubonakala kubo tilwimi lekwakungatsi ngumlilo letehlukene tehla tahlala etikwabo ngamunye ngamunye.
\v 4 Bagcwatjiswa bonkhe ngaMoya LoNgcwele base bayacala bakhuluma ngaletinye tilwimi, Moya abapha kuphumisela.
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\v 5 Ngaleso sikhatsi kwakukhona emaJuda labehlala eJerusalema, emadvodza lanebuNkulunkulu, labevela etiveni tonkhe letingaphansi kwelizulu.
\v 6 Lomsindvo watsi na uvakala, leticuku tebantfu tabutsana ndzawonye tamane tasangana kutsi kwentekani ngoba lowo nalowo wonkhe umuntfu wativela labantfu bakhuluma ngelulwimi lwakubo.
\v 7 Bamangala kakhulu futsi batsatseka; base batsi,' Kambe ecinisweni labantfu labakhulumako abasiwo yini kantsi emaGalile na?'
\v 8 Kepha kuya ngani lokutsi sibeva ngamunye ngamunye bakhuluma ngelulwimi lwakitsi lesatalwa nalo,
\v 9 emaPhathiya, emaMede nemaElamathisi, nalabo labahlala eMesophothamiya, eJudiya naseKhaphadosiya, ePhontusi naseAsiya,
\v 10 Frijiya nasePhamfiliya, eGibhithe nasetincenyeni taseLibhiya madvute ne Khurene, netivakashi letichamuka eRoma,
\v 11 emaJuda nemaPhroselithe, baseKhrethe namaArabu, bonkhe labantfu sibeva bakhuluma ngetilwimi takitsi bababata imisebenti lemikhulu yaNkulunkulu."
\v 12 Bonkhe bamangala bacakeka; batsi kulomunye nakulomunye,' Kusho kutsini loku?'
\v 13 Kodvwa labanye babaphukuta batsi,' Laba bagcwele liwayini lelisha.'
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\v 14 Kodvwa Phetro kanye nalaba labanye lebebalishumi nakunye, basukuma bema ngetinyawo wase uphakamisi livi kubo watsi,' Madvodza aseJudiya nani nonkhe lenihlala eJerusalema akwatiwe ngini loku; lalelisisani emavi ami.
\v 15 Phela labantfu laba abakadzakwa njengobe nitsatsa kanjalo nje, phela kuseseli awa lesitsatfu kusile nje.
\v 16 Kodvwa loku nguloku lokwakhulunywa ngumprofethi Joweli nakatsi:'
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\v 17 Kutawenteka ngemalanga ekugcina.' kusho Nkulunkulu,' Ngitawutfululela Moya wami etikwabo bonkhe bantfu. Emadvodzana enu nemadvodzakati enu atawuphrofetha, emajaha enu ayawubona imibono, futsi emakhehla ayawuphupha emaphupho.
\v 18 Empeleni etikwetisebenti tami nasetikwetisebenti tami letinsikati kulawo malanga ngitawutfululela Moya wami, futsi bayawuphrofetha.
\v 19 Ngitawuveta timangaliso etulu esibhakabhakeni netibonakaliso phansi emhlabatsini, ingati, umlilo, nekutfunca kwentfutfu.
\v 20 Lilanga liyawugucuka libe bumnyama nenyeti iyawugucuka ibe yingati lungakafiki lusuku lolukhulu lolubabatekako lweNkosi.
\v 21 Kuyawenteka ke kutsi wonkhe muntfu lobita libito leNkosi uyawusindziswa.
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\v 22 Madvodza akaISrayeli, vanini nankha emagama: Jesu waseNazaretha abeyindvodza lefakazelwe nguNkulunkulu kini ngetento letinkhulukati netimangaliso nangetibonakaliso Nkulunkulu latenta ngaye emkhatsini wenu, njengobe nine matfupha nitatela.
\v 23 Lendvodza le yanikelwa ngekweluhlelonchanti lwaNkulunkulu nangekwatinchanti; Nine ke, ngesandla semadvodza late umtsetfo, nambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni.
\v 24 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile, wamkhulula etinhlungwini tekufa, ngoba loko kwakungeke kukhone kumbamba.
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\v 25 Phela Davide utsi ngaye,' Ngayibona iNkhosi embikwebuso bami njalo, ngoba ungesekudla sami kute nginganyakatiswa.
\v 26 Ngakoke inhlitiyo yami yajabula nelulwimi lwami lwatfokota. Futsi, inyama yami seyiyawuphila etsembeni.
\v 27 Ngoba ungeke ushiye umphefumulo wami eHayidese, Nalongcwele wakho ungeke umvumele abone kubola.
\v 28 Wembula kimi tindlela temphilo; utawungigcwalisa ngenjabulo ebusweni bakho.'
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\v 29 Bazalwane, ngingakhuluma ngesibindzi kini ngakhokho wetfu Davide, kutsi wafa waphindze wangcwatjwa, nekutsi lithuna lakhe lisesemkhatsisini wetfu kute kube kunamuhla.
\v 30 Ngako ke anguphrofethi futsi bekati kutsi Nkulunkulu abefunge ngesishicilelo kuye kutsi uyawuhlalisa titukulwane takhe esihlalweni sakhe.
\v 31 Wakubona lokwakutawenteka esikhatsini lesitako wakhuluma nangekuvuka kulabafile kwaKhristu, kutsi bengazange ashiywe eHayidese, futsi ke umtimba wakhe awuzange ukubone kubola.
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\v 32 LoJesu lo - Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile, le tsine sonkhe sibofakazi baloko.
\v 33 Ngako ke, asamphakamise waba ngesekudla saNkulunkulu futsi asamukeliswe Moya loyingcwele labetsenjiswe yena nguBabe, sewutfululele naku lenikubonako nalenikuvako,
\v 34 Phela Davide akazange enyukele ezulwini, kodvwa utsi, 'Inkhosi yatsi eNkhosini yami,' Hlala ngesekudla sami
\v 35 ngize ngente titsa takho tibe senabelo setinyawo takho.'
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\v 36 Ngako ke, akutsi ke yonkhe indlu yakaIsrayeli ngekwesiciniseko yati kutsi Nkulunkulu sewumente waba yiNkosi naKhristu, loJesu lenambetsela.'
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\v 37 Kwatsi nabakuva loku, bahlabeka etinhlitiyweni tabo, batsi kuPhetro nebaphostoli labanye, 'Bazalwane, sitawentani?'
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\v 38 Phetro wase utsi kubo,' Phendvukani nibhabhatiswe, ngamunye ngamunye wenu, egameni laJesu Khristu kute nicolelwe tono tenu, niphindze nemukeliswe sipho lesinguMoya loyingcwele.
\v 39 Phela lesetsembiso lesi senu kanye nebantfwana benu nakubo bonkhe labakhashane, labanyenti nganoba iNkhosi iyawubabita.'
\v 40 Ngemagama lamanyenti lehlukene wabafakazela abancengisisa, atsi,' Sindziswani kulesitukulwane lesibi.'
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\v 41 Ngako bemukela emavi akhe base bayabhajatiswa, kwangeteka ngalelo langa imiphefumulo letinkulungwane letintsatfu.
\v 42 Batinikela bona lucobo esifundzisweni sebaphostoli nasekuhlanganyeleni, kanye nasekuhlephuleni sinkhwa nasekuthandazeni
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\v 43 Bantfu behlelwa kwesaba, netimangaliso kanye netibonakaliso kwakwentiwa baphostoli.
\v 44 Bonkhe labakholwako babendzawonye futsi bahlanganyela ngalokufanako kuko konkhe,
\v 45 futsi batsengisa ngetakhiwo tabo kanye netintfo tabo, bebabelana bonkhe, kuye ngesidzingo sangamunye ngamunye.
\v 46 Ngaloko ke lilanga ngelilanga batinikela bona nganjongo yinye ethempelini. Bahlephulelana sinkhwa emakhaya, bahlephulelana nangekudla ngekujabula nangetinhlitiyo letitfobekile,
\v 47 babedvumisa Nkulunkulu futsi batsandzeka kubantfu bonkhe, neNkhosi yayingeta tinombolo tabo ngalababesindziswa.
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\cl Sehluko 3
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\v 1 Phetro na Johane banyuka baya ethempelini ngelihora lekuthandaza, lihora lemfica.
\v 2 Indvodza lebeyikhubatekile kusukela yatalwa bebayitsatsa bayiyisa esangweni lelithempeli lelibitwa Ngalelihle. Babombeka lapho kulelithempeli onkhemalanga atokhona kucela labo labangena khona ethempelini sipho semali.
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\v 3 Wabona Phetro na Johane batawungena ethempelini, wabacela sipho semali.
\v 4 Phetro, wamgcolotela, bana Johane, batsi "Sibuke."
\v 5 Lendvodza lebeyikhubatekile yababuka, igadze kutsi kukhona lakatakutfola kubo.
\v 6 Kodvwa Phetro watsi, "I-siliva ne golide ngite, kodvwa lenginako, ngitakupha kona. Ngegama likaJesu Khristu waseNazaretha, sukuma uhambe."
\v 7 Ambambe ngesandla sangasekudla, Phetro wamphakamisa, ngekuphazama kweliso tinyawo talendvodza neticakala kwaciniswa.
\v 8 Wase uyagcuma uyema, lendvodza leyayisichwala yasukuma yacala kuhamba; futsi wangena naPhetro na Johane ekhatsi ethempelini, ahamba, agcumagcuma abonga Nkulunkulu.
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\v 9 Bonkhe bantfu bambona nakamemeta ahamba advumisa Simakadze.
\v 10 Babona kutsi ngulendvodza lebeyikadze icela bantfu imali esangweni lelihle lasethempelini; basebagcwala kumangala nekutfuka ngaloko lokwase kwenteke kuye.
\v 11 Asabambelele kuPhetro naJohane, bonkhe bantfu bagijimela kubo endzaweni lebitwa ngekutsi, NguMhubhe waSolomoni.
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\v 12 Nakabona labantfu Phetro, watsi kubo, "Madvodza aka Israyeli, nimangaliswa yini? Nisigolotelelani kangaka kwangatsi ngitsi lesimente wahamba ngemandla nebungcwele betfu.
\v 13 Nkulunkulu waAbrahama, Isaka na Jakobe, Nkulunkhulu wabokhokho betfu, usikhatimulisile sisebenti sakhe lesinguJesu. Lenamunikela kutiphatsimandla namlahla embikwe Philatu.
\v 14 Namala longcwele nacela umbulali kutsi akhululelwe nine.
\v 15 Nawubulala Umtfombo weMphilo, Lowavuswa nguNkulunkhulu kulabafile-tsine sonkhe sibafakazi baloko.
\v 16 Ngekukholwa egameni lakhe, lelibito lakhe kucinise lendvodza leniyibonako naleniyatiko. Nekukholwa lokungaJesu kunike imphilo lephelele kulomuntfu, njengobe nani nibona nje.
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\v 17 Ngako, bazalwane, ngiyati kutsi loko nakwentiswa kungati, njengebaholi benu.
\v 18 Kodvwa letintfo letamemetelwa nguNkhulunkhulu kucala ngabo bonkhe baphrophethi kutsi Khristu, abefanele kuhlupheka, loko sekugcwalisekile ngalendlela.
\v 19 Ngako phendvukani, nibuyele kuNkulunkulu, kuze kususwe tono tenu, kute kutsi kufike tikhatsi tekuvuseleleka ebukhoneni beNkhosi;
\v 20 nanekutsi atokhona kutfumela Khristu logcotjelwe nine, Jesu.
\v 21 Nguye lokumele amukelwe lizulu kuze kufike sikhatsi sekugwacliswa kwato tonkhe tintfo, lokwakhulunywa yiNkhosi kadzeni ngemlomo webaprophethi bakhe labangcwele.
\v 22 Mose yena watsi, 'Nkulunkulu Simakadze utawunivusela umphrophethi lofafana nami kubafowenu.
\v 23 Nibomlalela kuko konkhe latakukhuluma. Kutawenteka kutsi wonkhe longeke alalele lomphrofethi utawubhujiswa ngalokuphelele emkhatsini webantfu.
\v 24 Yebo, nabo bonkhe baPhrophethi kusuka kuSamuweli nalabo labamulandzela, bakhuluma bamemetela letinsuku.
\v 25 Nimadvodzana ebaphrophethi nebesivumelwano Simakadze lasenta nabokhokho benu njengoba asho ku Abrahama, 'ngembewu yakho yonkhe imindeni yemhlaba itawubusiswa.'
\v 26 Emvakwekutsi Simakadze aphakamise sisebenti sakhe, wasitfumela kini kucala, kute kutsi sitonibusisa ngekutsi niphendvuke munye ngamunye wenu nishiye tindlela tenu letimbi."
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\v 1 Kwatsi bo Phetro na Johane basakhuluma kulesicuku, baPhristi nebaphatsi belithempeli nebaSadusi beta kubo.
\v 2 Bakhatsateka kakhulu ngoba Phetro na Johane bebafundzisa bantfu futsi bamemetela ngaJesu kuvuka ekufeni.
\v 3 Bababopha babafaka ejele kwate kwaba sekuseni, ngalokwekutsi besekuyintsambama.
\v 4 Kepha bantfu labanyenti labeva lomlayeto bakholwa; futsi lenombolo yemadvodza lakholwa beyitinkhulungwane letisihlanu.
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\v 5 Kwefika lilanga lelilandzelako babusi, emalunga, nebabhali bahlangana ndzawonye eJerusalema.
\v 6 UmPhristi lomkhulu Anasi bekakhona, naKhayafase, naJohane, naAlekzanda, nabo bonkhe labebatihlobo tempristi lomkhulu.
\v 7 Ngesikhatsi sebabeke Phetro na Johane emkhatsini wabo, bababuta, "Ngamaphi emandla, noma ngaliphi ligama, lenikwente ngako loku?"
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\v 8 Ngako Phetro agcwele Moya Longcwele watsi kubo, "Nine baholi balabantfu nemalunga,
\v 9 uma sibutwa lamuhla mayelana nalesento lesenteke kulendvodza legulako, kutsi lendvodza yaphiliswa kanjani,
\v 10 ngako loku akwatiwe ngini nonkhe kanye nebantfu bonkhe baka Israyeli kutsi lendvodza ime phambi kwenu iphilile ngeligama laJesu Khristu wase Nazaretha, lenambetsela, kepha Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile.
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\v 11 Jesu Khristu ulitje lelalahlwa bakhi kepha labese lentiwa inhloko yesisekelo.
\v 12 Kute insindziso kulomunye umuntfu, ngoba kute lelinye ligama ngaphasi kwelizulu lelinikwe kubantfu lekumele sisindziswe ngalo."
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\v 13 Uma babona sibindzi saPhetro na Johane bacondza kutsi babantfu, madvodza langakafundzi, bamangala, bacondza kutsi Phetro na Johane bebasolo bana Jesu.
\v 14 Ngoba babona lendvodza leyayiphilisiwe ime nabo, bebete lutfo labangalusho ngaloku.
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\v 15 Emva kwekuba baphocelele ba Phostoli kutsi bawushiye lomhlangano wekweluleka, bakhuluma bodvwa.
\v 16 Batsi, "Singentani kulamadvodza? ngoba lommangaliso lowenteke ngabo sewutawatiwa nguwonkhe muntfu lohlala eJerusalema; singeke sikuphike.
\v 17 Kepha kute kutsi kungandzi kadze emkhatsini webantfu, asibecwayise kutsi bangasaphindzi bakhulume namuntfu ngaleligama."
\v 18 Bababitela ngekhatsi babaphocelela kutsi bangakhulumi noma bafundzise sanhlobo egameni laJesu.
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\v 19 Kepha boPhetro na Johane babaphendvula batsi kubo, '"Noma ngabe kukahle emehlweni aNkulunkulu kulalela nine kunaye, yehlulelani nine.
\v 20 Singeke sikhone kuyekela kukhuluma ngaletintfo lesitibonile kanye nalesitivile."
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\v 21 Emvakwe kucaphelisiswa lokunyenti Phetro na Johane, babayekela bahamba. Abatange bakhone kutfola sizathu sekubajezisa, ngoba bonkhe bantfu bebadvumisa Nkulunkulu ngalakwentile.
\v 22 Lendvodza lekwakwenteke kuyo lommangaliso wekuphiliswa bekangetulu kwemashumi lamane umnyaka budzala.
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\v 23 Emva kwekuba sebakhululiwe, boPhetro na Johane beta kubantfu bakubo babika konkhe lokwashiwo baPhristi nemalunga kubo.
\v 24 Uma bakuva loku, baphakamisa emavi ngenhloso yinye kuNkulunkulu batsi, "Nkhosi, wenta emazulu nemhlaba nelwandle nako konkhe lokukuwo.
\v 25 Wakhuluma ngaMoya Longcwele ngemlomo ngemgcotjwa wakho, babe wetfu Davide, 'Kuya ngani betive basonge futsi nalabantfu bacabange tintfo letinganamsebenti?'
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\v 26 Watsi, 'emakhosi emhlaba atilungiselele kanyekanye, kanye nebabusi bahlangana kanyekanye kumelana neNkhosi bamelana kanye naKhristu wakhe.'
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\v 27 Nembala boHerodi na Phontiyusi Pilatu kanye nebetive nebantfu baka Israyeli, bahlanga kanye kanye kulelidolobha bamelana nenceku yakho lengcwele Jesu, lowayigcoba.
\v 28 Bahlangana kanye kanye kutokwenta konkhe sandla kanye neluhlelo lwakho letakuncuma kadzeni kungakenteki.
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\v 29 Nyalo Nkhosi, buka letecwayiso tabo bese unika tinceku takho kutsi tikhulume livi lakho ngesibindzi.
\v 30 Yelula sandla sakho utophilisa futsi utosinika tibonakaliso nemimangaliso ngeligama lenceku yakho lengcwele Jesu."
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\v 31 Emva kwekuba sebathandazile, lendzawo lebebakuyo yanyakatiswa, bagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele babese bakhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngesibindzi.
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\v 32 Lenombolo lenkhulu yalabo labakholwa bebamoya munye futsi banhlitiyo yinye. Kute lowatsi noma ngayini layayisesandleni sakhe yakhe, kepha bahlanganyela tintfo tonkhe.
\v 33 Ngemandla lamakhulu baPhostoli bamemetela bufakazi ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu nemusa lomkhulu bewusetikwabo.
\v 34 Kwababete umuntfu emkhatsisini wabo labeswele, ngoba bonkhe labanemapulazi noma tindlu batitsengisa baletsa lemali yaletintfo labatitsengisile
\v 35 bayibeka etinyaweni tebaphostoli, kwabese kuyahlukaniselwa kuwonkhe muntfu ngangekwetidzingo tabo.
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\v 36 Josefa, le baphostoli bamubita nga Bhanabasi (lokusho kutsi Indvodzana yekukhutsata), labengumLevi, indvodza yase Siphrosi,
\v 37 watsengisa insimi yakhe waletsa lemali wayibeka etinyaweni tebaphostoli.
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\cl Sehluko 5
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\v 1 Kwakunendvodza libito layo kungu Ananiyasi, kanye na Safira umkakhe, batsengisa incenye yemhlaba wabo,
\v 2 wagodla incenye yalemali (nemkakhe abati ngaloko), baletsa incenye yalemali labayitfola bayibeka etinyaweni tebaphostoli.
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\v 3 Kodvwa Phetro watsi, "Ananiyasi, yini Sathane agcwabise inhlitiyo yakho ngekutsi ucambe emanga ku Moya Longcwele nekutsi ugcine incenye yemali lenitsengise ngayo umhlaba wenu?
\v 4 Ingakatsengiswa, beyingasiyo yenu yini, noma seniyitsengisile, beyingekho etandleni tenu na? Kwenteke njani kutsi nicabange intfo lenje enhlitiyweni yenu? anikacambi emanga kubantfu, kepha kuNkulunkulu."
\v 5 Asalalele lamavi, Ananiyasi wawa phansi waphefumula kwekugcina, kwehla kwesaba lokukhulu etukwabo bonke labeva lamavi.
\v 6 Emajaha asondzela amgocota bamtfwala bamyisa ngephandle kuyomngcwaba.
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\v 7 Emva kwemahora langaba matsatfu, umfati wakhe wefika, angati kutsi kwentekeni.
\v 8 Phetro watsi kuye, "ngitjele kutsi nitsengise lomhlaba ngalemali lena." Watsi, "Yebo, ngiyo leyo."
\v 9 Phetro wase utsi kuye, "Kuye ngani kutsi nivumelane nobabili kutsi nilinge uMoya weNkhosi? Bheka, tinyawo talamadvodza langcwabe indvodza yakho bangalapha emnyango, batokutsatsa nawe bakukhiphele ngaphandle."
\v 10 Ngalowo mzuzu wawa phansi waphefumula kwekugcina.
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\v 11 Uma lamajaha abuya, amtfola asafile, bamtsatsa bahamba bayomgcwaba enceleni kwendvodza yakhe. Kwesaba lokukhulu kwehlela lonke libandla kanye nabo bonke labeva letintfo.
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\v 12 Tibonakaliso netimangaliso letiningi tatentiwa emkhatsini webantfu ngetandla tebaphostoli. Bebakanye kanye egumbini laSolomon.
\v 13 Akutanga kube khona lababa nesibindzi sekuhlanganyela nabo; konje, bebahlonishwa kakhulu bantfu.
\v 14 Kwakungeteka lamanye emakholwa eNkhosini, tindimbane temadvodza nebafati,
\v 15 kangangekutsi baletsa bantfu labebagula babaletsa emigwagcweni babalalisa emibhedzeni nangeluhlaka, kute kutsi Phetro natokwengca, sitfunti sakhe simane siwele kubo.
\v 16 Kweta bantfu labanyeti bavela emadolobheni lakhelene neJerusalema, baletsa bantfu labebagula nalabo bebanemimoya lengcolile, bonkhe baphiliswa.
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\v 17 Kepha umphristi lomkhulu wasukuma, kanye nabo bonke labebanaye (labo belicembu leba Sadusi);
\v 18 bagcwala umona base babamba baphostoli, babagcina phakatsi ejele.
\v 19 Ebusuku ingelosi yeNkhosi yavula iminyango yelijele yase iyabaholela ngaphandle, yase itsi,
\v 20 "hambani, nime ethempelini nikhulume nebantfu bonke onke emavi alemphilo." sebeve loku, bangena ethempeleni entsatsa kusa bafundzisa.
\v 21 Kepha umphristi lomkhulu wefika, kanye nalabo bebanaye, wabita baphatsi, nawo onkhe emalunga akaIsrayeli, batfumela bantfu kutsi baye ejele balandze baphostoli babaletse kubo.
\v 22 Kepha letitfunywa taya tangabatfoli ejele, taphindzela emuva kuyobika.
\v 23 "Sitfole lijele livalwe ngci nabogadzi beme eminyango, kepha uma sesivulile, asitfolanga muntfu ngekhatsi."
\v 24 Uma siphatsimandla selitempeli nebapristi labakhulu beva lombiko, bacakeka kakhulu kutsi nyalo sekutokwentakala njani.
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\v 25 Kwase kufika lomunye wabatjela kutsi, "lamadvodza lebeniwavalele ejele emile ethempelini afundzisa bantfu.
\v 26 Ngako ke siphatsimandla selithempeli sahamba kanye netisebenti, babalandza, ngaphandle kwekubaphocelela, ngoba bebasaba kutsi bangahle bagcotjwe ngematje.
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\v 27 Nase babalandzile babamisa phambi kweliqoqo. Umphristi lomkhulu wabagweba ngemibuto, watsi,
\v 28 "Siniyalisisile kutsi ningafundzisi ngaleligama, kodvwa senigcwalise iJerusalema ngalemfundziso yenu futsi nifisa kuletsa ingati yalendvodza etukwetfu.
\v 29 Bo Phetro nebaphostoli baphendvula batsi, "kufanele silalele Nkulunkulu kune bantfu.
\v 30 Nkulunkulu wabo babe wavusa Jesu, yena lona lenambulala ngekumbetsela emtsini.
\v 31 Nkulunkulu wamphakamisa wambeka esandleni sakhe sekudla kutsi abe iNkhosi neMsinidisi, kutsi anike sive sakaIsraeli kuphendvuka nekutsetselelwa kwetono.
\v 32 Sibofakazi bato leto tintfo, kanye na Moya Longcwele, le Nkulunkulu wanika labo labagcina imiyalo yakhe.
\v 33 Emalunga etikhulu akuva loko, atfukutsela afisa nekubabulala baphostoli.
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\v 34 Kodvwa umFarisi ligama lakhe lingu Gamaliyeli, labengumfundzisi wemtsetfo labehlonishwa ngibo bonke bantfu, wema wayaleta kutsi baphostoli bakhishwe kwesikhashana.
\v 35 Wase utsi kubo, Madvodza akaIsrayeli, kunakisiseni loko lenifisa kukwenta kulabantfu.
\v 36 Ngoba emalangeni lengcile, Thewuda wavuka asatsi atenta umuntfu lomcoka, emadvodza langaba ngemakhulu lamane, amlandzela. Wabulawa, bonke labebamlandzele basakateka umhlaba wonke loko abekukhuluma kwabalite lelite.
\v 37 Emva kwalendvodza, Judasi wase Galile wavuka nalabanye kulawo malanga ngemalanga elubalo wadvonsa labanyenti kutsi bamlandzele. Naye washabalala, nabobonke labebamlandzele basakateka.
\v 38 Ngitsi kini, sukani kulabantfu nibayekele bodvwa, uma lomsebenti uwe muntfu, utoshabalala.
\v 39 Kepha uma uwa Nkulunkulu, kute loyokhona kuwucima; ningatitfola senilwa naNkulunkulu. Wakhona kubenta beve.
\v 40 Base babita baphostoli babashaya base bayabayala kutsi bangakhulumi ngeligama laJesu, base bayabakhulula kutsi bahambe.
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\v 41 Balishiya leliqoqo bajabula kutsi babalwele kulabo labahlupheke ngekuhlaziselwa lelibito.
\v 42 Kusukela lapho, onke emalanga, ethempelini bahambela futsi imiti ngemiti, bachubeka kufundzisa nekumemetela livangeli lelitsi Jesu unguKhristu.
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\v 1 Emva kwesikhatsi bafundzi basandza ngebunyenti, kwaba nesikhalo kumaJuda labekakhuluma siGrikhi ngema Hebheru ngenca yekutsi bafelokati babo beba nganakwa ekwenetisweni kwemihla nemihla.
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\v 2 Baphostoli babita sicuku sebafundzi batsi," akulungi kutsi tsine siyekele kushumayela livi laNkulunkulu kute kutsi sinake imisebenti yematafuleni.
\v 3 ngako-ke kufanele kutsi nine nikhetse emadvodza lasikhombisa lana kini, lamadvodza kufanele abe nesimilo lesihle, lagcwaliswe nguMoya longcwele futsi abe nenhlakanipho, nawo-ke lawatawubuka lomsebenti.
\v 4 Tsine ke sitawuchubeka ngemthantazo nekushumayela livi.
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\v 5 Inkhulumo yabo yasijabulisa sicuku. babese bancoma Stefana, indvodza leyayigcwele kukholwa kanye naMoya loNgcwele, kanye na Filiphu, Phrokhorusi, Nikhanori, Thimoni, Phamenasi kanye na Nikholasi umphroselithe wase Anthiyokhi.
\v 6 Labafundzi baphakamisa lamadvodza embikwe baphostoli, babese bayaba thandazela babeka tandla etukwabo.
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\v 7 Ngako-ke livi laNkulunkulu lachubeka landza, nenombolo yebafundzi eJerusalema yadlondlobala kakhulu, nencumbi yebaphristi bakutfobela kukholwa.
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\v 8 Stefane agcwele umusa nemandla, abenta imimangaliso netibonakaliso ebantfwini.
\v 9 kodvwa bekunebanftu labebase sinagogini lelibitwa kutsi lisinagogi lebantfu labakhululekile, laba bema Siriya, Alexandriya nalabanye base Silisiya kanye ne Asiya. Labantfu bebane mphikiswano na Stefane.
\v 10 Kepha labantfu bebangakhoni kumelana nenhlakanipho neMoya bekanako Stefane ngesikhatsi akhuluma.
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\v 11 Babese batsenga bantfu labatsi, "simuvile Stefane ahlambalata Mosi kanye na Nkulunkulu."
\v 12 Basusa lutfutfuvu ebantfwini etibondzeni kanye netati mtsetfo lokwabangela kutsi bambambe Stefane bamletse embikwe liqoqo letiphatsi mandla.
\v 13 Babese batfola bantfu kutsi bamucambele emanga labatsi, "onkhe malanga lona ukhuluma kabi ngalelithempeli lelingcwele kanye nemtsetfo.
\v 14 Ngoba samuva atsi loJesu wase Nazaretha utawubhidlita lendzawo futsi agucule nemitsetfo ya Mosi."
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\v 15 Wonkhe lobekahleti eqoqweni wamgcolotela bamubona buso bakhe bukhatimula njenge bengilosi.
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\v 1 Baphristi labakhulu batsi, "ngabe letinto tiliciniso?"
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\v 2 Stefane watsi, 'Bazalwane nabobabe, ngilaleni: LoNkulunkulu wenkhatimulo ubonakalisiwe kubabe wetfu Abrahama ngesikhatsi ase Mesopothamiya angakahlali eHarana;
\v 3 watsi kuye, Shiya live lakini netihlobo takho, uye eveni lengitakukhombisa lona;
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\v 4 wase uyalishiya live lemaKhaledi wayohlala eHarana; kusukela lapho emva kwekufa kwababe wakhe, Nkulunkulu wamletsa kulelo live, lahlala kulo nyalo'
\v 5 Akamnikanga lutfo ngako njengelifa lakhe, cha, hhayi nekwanela kutsi kubekwe lunyawo. Kepha watsembisa- nakube Abrahama bekasete umntfwana -kuze anike lelive njenge sabelo sakhe nentalwelwane yakhe emva kwakhe.
\v 6 Nkulunkulu wakhuluma naye ka njena, kuze titukulwane takhe titake tiphile kwesikhashana eveni lekuhamba, nekutsi bantfu balelo live babaletse ebugcilini babaphatse kabi iminyaka langemakhulu lamane.
\v 7 Kepha ngitasehlulela lesive labasikhontako; kwasho Nkulunkulu, 'emva kwaloko batawuphuma bangikhonte kulendzawo;
\v 8 Ngako Nkulunkulu wanika Abrahama sivumelwane sekusoka, ngako Abrahama waba ngu babe wa Isaka wamsoka ngelusuku lwesiphohlongo; Isaka waba ngubabe waJakobe, naJakobe babe wabokhokho labalishumi nambili.
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\v 9 Ngokuba labokhokho bebanemona nga Josefa, bamtsengisa eGibhithe; kepha Nkulunkulu bekanaye
\v 10 wamkhulula kutotonkhe tinhlupheko takhe. Wanika Josefa umusa nenhlakanipho ebukhoneni baFaro, inkhosi yase Gibhithe, leyambeka indvuna kulolonkhe lase Gibhithe nasendlini yakhe.
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\v 11 Kwasekufika indlala lenkhulu kulo lonkhe live laseGibhithe neKhenani, ne kuhlupheka lokukhulu, nabobabe betfu abakutfolanga kudla.
\v 12 Kepha Jakobe nakeva kutsi kwakunemabele eGibhithe, watfumela bobabe betfu eluhambeni lwabo lwekucala.
\v 13 Eluhambeni lwabo lwesibili Josefa watenta watiwa kubomnakwabo, nemndeni waJosefa watiwa nguFaro.
\v 14 Josefa watfumela bomnakabo emuva kuyotjela uyise Jakobe kutsi ete eGibhithe, kanye netihlobo tabo tonkhe, lebe tingemashumi lasikhombisa nesihlanu titonkhe.
\v 15 Ngako Jakobe wehlela eGibhithe, wase uyafa, yena nabobabe betfu.
\v 16 Betfwalwa baya eShekemu bawabeka ethuneni la Abrahama lalitsenga ngambadalo yesiliva emadvodzaneni aHamori eShekemu.
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\v 17 Ngesikhatsi kusondzela kugcwaliseka kwe setsembiso, lesetsembiso Nkulunkulu lasakha na Abrahama, bantfu bandza ngebunengi eGibhithe,
\v 18 kwaze kwaba nalenye inkhosi kulase Gibhithe, inkhosi lebeyingati ngaJosefa.
\v 19 Wakhohlisa bantfu bakitsi waphindze waphocelela bobabe betfu kutsi bavete tinswane tabo kuze tingatogcinwa tiphila.
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\v 20 Ngaleso sikhatsi Mose watalwa, bekamuhle kakhulu phambi kwaNkulunkulu aphindze ondlekile tinyanga letintsatfu endlini yeyise.
\v 21 ngesikhatsi abekwe ngaphandle, Indvodzakati yaFaro yamfaka esiswini sayo yamkhulisa njengemusa wayo.
\v 22 Mosi bekafundzisiwe ngayoyonkhe inhlakanipho yaseGibhithe, bekaphindze abe nemandla emavi akhe nemisebenti.
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\v 23 kepha nase aneminyaka lengemashumi lamane budzala, kwefika enhlitiyweni yakhe kuvakashela banakabo, titukulwane temaIsrayeli.
\v 24 Abona umIsrayeli aphatfwa kabi 'Mosi wamvikela wa phindziselela lolobekacindzetelwe ngekushaya leliGibhithe;
\v 25 wacabanga kwekutsi bomnakabo batawucondza kutsi Nkulunkulu ngengalo yakhe bekabephula, kepha abacondzanga.
\v 26 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako wabona emadvodza lamabili alwa wetama kwakha kuthula emkhatsini wabo atsi, 'madvodza, nibazalwane; nilimatanelani?
\v 27 Kepha lona lobekone makhelwane wakhe wamfucela le, wase utsi, ngubani lokubeke umbusi nemehluleli etikwetfu?
\v 28 Uyafuna yini kungibulala njengoba ubulele lomGibhithe itolo?'
\v 29 Mosi wabaleka nase eve loko; waba sihambi eveni lakaMidiyane, Waba ngubabe wemadvodzana lamabili,
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\v 30 Nasekwendlule emashumi lamane eminyaka, ingelosi yabonakala kuye ehlane lentsaba iSinayi, elangabini lemlilo lobe usehlatsini.
\v 31 NaMosi abona lomlilo, wamangala ngalakubona; aseta kukubuka, kwevakala livi leNkhosi, litsi,
\v 32 NginguNkulunkulu wabo yihlo, longuNkulunkulu wa Abrahama, naIsaka, naJakobe, 'Mosi wachachatela wangaphindzi wafuna kubuka.
\v 33 INkhosi yatsi kuye, 'khumula tincabule takho etinywaweni takho ngoba le ndzawo lome kuyo ingumhlabatsi longcwele
\v 34 Ngibone mbamba kuhlupheka kwebantu bami labaseGibhithe; Ngivile kububula kwabo, sengehlile kubephula, nyalo wota, Ngitakutfuma eGibhithe.'
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\v 35 Lo Mosi labamala, nabatsi, 'Ngubani lowakwenta umbusi nelijaji?' _bekunguye lowatfunywa nguNkulunkulu njengembusi nemkhululi. Nkulunkulu wamtfuma ngesandla sengelosi lebonakele kuMosi ehlatsini.
\v 36 Mosi wabahola baphuma eGibhithe, emva kwekwenta imimangaliso netibonakaliso eGibhithe nase lwandle lwemihlanga, nasehlane ngesikhatsi seminyaka lengemashumi lamane
\v 37 Kwakusolo kunguloyo Mosi lowatsi kubantfu bakaIsrayeli, 'Nkulunkulu utanivusela umphrofethi emkhatsini wabomnakenu, umphrofethi lonjengami;
\v 38 Ngulendvodza lebeyisenhlanganyelweni endle nengelosi leyakhuluma naye entsabeni eSinayi, lebekanabobabe, nalowo lowatfola emavi laphilako kutsi asinike.
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\v 39 Kepha bobabe bala kumlalela,' bamcosha kubo, etinhlitiyweni tabo babuyela eGibhithe.
\v 40 Ngaleso sikhatsi batsi kuAroni, 'Sentele bonkulunkulu labatasihola. ngaloMosi lo lowasikhipha eGibhithe; asati kutsi kwentekeni ngaye;
\v 41 Ngako bakha litfole kulawomalanga beta nemnikelo kulesithico, batfokota ngenca yemisebenti yetandla tabo.
\v 42 Kepha Nkulunkulu wagucuka wabanikela ekukhonteni tinkhanyeti esibhakabhakeni, njengoba kubhaliwe encwadzini yebaprofethi, 'Ngabe nanikela kimi yini ngekubulala tinkunzi neminikelo iminyaka lengemashumi lamane ehlane, nine ndlu yakaIsrayeli?
\v 43 Namukela lithabanekeli le Moleki nenkhanyeti yankulunkulu Refani, netitfombe lowatentela kutidvumisa; ngitakwetfwala ngikuyise eBhabhiloni;
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\v 44 Bobabe babe nelithabanekeli lebufakazi ehlane, njengoba Nkulunkulu ayaleta mhla akhuluma na Mosi, kutsi kufanele akwente njengaloku abonile.
\v 45 Emvakwaloko, bobabe, ngaphansi kwa Joshuwa bemukela lithabanekeli baliletsa nasebalidlile lelive. Nkulunkulu watsatsa lelive etiveni waticosha ebusweni babobabe betfu. Lithabanekeli lahlala eveni kwaze kwaba sikhatsi saDavide,
\v 46 lowatfola umusa emehlweni aNkulunkulu, wase ubuta kutsi angatfola indzawo yekuhlala yaNkulunkulu waJakobe.
\v 47 Kepha kwaba nguSolomoni lowakha indlu yaNkulunkulu.
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\v 48 Nobekunjalo, loyo Lophakeme Kakhulu akahlali etindlini letakhiwe tandla, njengoba umphrofethi asho,
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\v 49 Lizulu lisihlalo sami sebukhosi, nemhlaba usenabelo setinywawo tami. Hloboluni lwendlu leningayakhela mine? kusho iNkhosi, nobe yini indzawo yekuphumula?
\v 50 Atizange tandla tami tikwakhe konkhe loku?'
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\v 51 Nine betintsamo letilukhuni, labangaka soki inhlitiyo netindlebe, nimelana njalo naMoya loyingwcele; nilingisa boyihlo.
\v 52 Ngumuphi walabaphrofethi labangatange babamhluphe? Bababulala baphrofethil labefika ngaphambili kwaLolungile; seniphindze niba bakhapheli nebabulali bakhe futsi;
\v 53 Ninebantfu lenemukela umtsetfo lewashicilela tingelosi, kepha aniwugcinanga.'
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\v 54 Kwatsi emalunga eliqoqo ativa leto tintfo, badzabuka etinhlitiweni, base bagugudzela Stefane ematinyo.
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\v 55 Agcwele Moya loyiNgwele, wagcolotela ezulwini wabona inkhatimulo yaNkulunkulu; wabona Jesu emile ngasokunene saNkulunkulu.
\v 56 Watsi, "Bukani, ngibona emazulu avulekile, neNdvodzana yaNkulunkulu esandleni sangekudla saNkulunkulu."
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\v 57 Kuloko emalunga eliqoqo avala tindlebe tawo, amemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, bajakela kuye ngenjongo yinye,
\v 58 Bamhudvulela ngaphandle kwelidolobha bacala kumgcoba ngematje. Bofakazi babeka phansi kwekugcoka kwabo kwangephandle etinyaweni telibhungu lelingu Sawula.
\v 59 Basachubeka bamgcoba Stefane, wamemeta ligama leNkosi watsi, 'Nkhosi Jesu, yemukela umoya wami."
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\v 60 Waguca phansi wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu, "Nkhosi, ungababaleli sono," Nasekakhulume loko wehlelwa butfongo.
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\v 1 Sawula abevumelene nabo kutsi bambulale Stefane. Ngakoke lacala lilanga lekuhlushwa ebandleni endzaweni yase Jerusalema; bazalwane babalekela basakateka etifundzeni taseJudiya kanye nase Samariya, ngaphandle kwebaphostoli.
\v 2 Lamanye emadvodza lakholwako amngcwaba Stefane amlilela kakhulu.
\v 3 Kepha Sawula wetama kulibhubhisa libandla. Aphuma angena indlu ngendlu, awahudvula emakholwa, labadvuna kanye nalabasikati, abafaka ejele.
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\v 4 Lamakholwa lasakateka achubeka ashumayela livi.
\v 5 Filuphu waya edolobheni laseSamariya ayoshumayela ngaKhristu kubantfu bakhona.
\v 6 Ticumbi tebanftu talalelisisa loko kwakukhulunywa nguFiliphu, nganhlitiyo yinye bamuva, base babona imimangaliso labeyenta.
\v 7 Bomoya lababi baphuma kubantfu bakhala kakhulu ngemavi lamakhulu, mlabo lababefe tinhlangotsi nalabebachuta baphiliswa.
\v 8 Kwaba nekutfokota lokukhulu edolobheni.
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\v 9 Kulelo dolobha kwakunendvodza lekutsiwa nguSimoni, labekadze asanusi phambilini; abevame kumangalisa emaSamariya atisho nekutsi ungumuntfu loncono. 14
\v 10 Onkhe emaSamariya, kusukela kulabakhulu kuya kulabancane, babembukisisa kahle; batsi, "lendvodza lena ingemandla aNkulunkulu lekutsiwa makhulu."
\v 11 Bamulalela ngobe abesabamangalise sikhatsi lesidze ngekuphengula kwakhe.
\v 12 Kodwva kwatsi nasebakholwa inshumayelo yaFiliphu ngembuso wankulunkulu kanye neligama laJesu Khrestu, babhajatiswa, labadvuna kanye nalabasikati.
\v 13 NaSimoni licobo lwakhe wakholwa, amvakwekubhajatiswa wahlala njalo naFiliphu ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi. Wamangala nakabona lemimangaliso labeyenta.
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\v 14 Bapositoli baseJerusalema beva kutsi Samariya sewemukele livi lankulunkulu, ngako batfumela boPhetro naJohane kubo.
\v 15 Kwatsi nasebafikile bawathandazela emakholwa kutsi amukele moyo longcwele.
\v 16 kwatsi emuva kwesikhatsi, Moya longcwele abesengakehli ngisho kumunye wabo; bebabhajatiswe egameni leNkhosi Jesu kuphela.
\v 17 Ngako Phetro naJohane bababeka tandla base bamukela moya loyigcwele.
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\v 18 Ngako Simoni wabona kutsi bamemukele Moya longcwele emuva kwekutsi babekwe tandla, wabanika imali.
\v 19 Watsi, "nginikeni lamandla, nami, kuze kutsi loyo lengimubeka tandla atewumukela moya longcwele."
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\v 20 Kepha Phetro watsi kuye, "imali yakho ayiphele kuwe, ngobe ucabanga kutsi ungatsenga sipho sankulunkulungemali.
\v 21 Awunasabelo nalifa kulomsebenti, ngobe inhlitiyo ayikalungi emehlweni aNkulunkulu.
\v 22 Ngako ke phendvuka kulelichinga lakho, utsandaze eNkhosini, kutsi ikutsetsele ngekucabanga infto lembi kangaka.
\v 23 Ngobe ngiyabona kutsi ungcwele umona kantsi usiboshwa sesono."
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\v 24 Simoni waphendvula watsi, "ngithandazeleni eNkhosini, khona tingatokwenteka tonkhe letonfto lenitsi titowenteka kimi."
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\v 25 Emvakwekufakaza nekushumayela livi lenkhosi, Phetro naJohane babuyela eJerusalema, bahamba bashumayela livangeli emitini leminyenti yase Samariya.
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\v 26 Ingilozi yeNkhosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu yatsi, "tilingiselele uhambe uye emgagcweni loya eJerusalema kuya eGaza." (kutsi lomgcwaco usehlane)
\v 27 Wasukuma wahamba. Watsi asahamba wabona umTopiya, umtsenwa asiphatsimandla saKhandase, Indlovukati yemaTopiya. Bekangumugcini timali teNdlovukati. Bekete eJerusalema kutowukhonta.
\v 28 Wabuyela emuva wahlala encoleni yakhe yemahhashi, afundza ngemphrofethi Isaya.
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\v 29 Moya watsi kuFiliphu, "hamba uhlale eceleni kwakhe."
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\v 30 Ngako Philiphu wayagijima waya kuye kuye, wamuva atsi ufundza ngemphrofethi Isaya, wase utsi "uyakucondza yini lolokufundzako?"
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\v 31 Wase sewutsi, "ngingacondza njani, ngaphandle kwekutsi kube khona longiholako?" Wase ubita Filiphu kutsi ete ahlale eceleni kwakhe.
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\v 32 Lesicephu abesifundza lomTopiya besitsi, "wacuntjwa njengemvu iyohlantjwa, phindze njengemvu phambi kweba gundibayo wathula.
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\v 33 Ekuhlushweni kwakhe umtsetfo wamukwa. Ngubani longachaza kahle labafundzi? Ngobe imphefumulo wakhe watsaftwa emhlabeni.
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\v 34 Umtsenwa wabuta Filiphu watsi, "Ngiyakuncenga, ngitjele kutsi lomphrophethi abekhuluma ngani, yena locobo lwakhe, nobe ngalomunye?"
\v 35 Filiphu wakhuluma watsi lombhalo ukhuluma ngelivangeli laJesu kuye.
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\v 36 Batsi basachubeka ngeluhambo lwabo emgacweni, bakhandza emanti wase umtsenwa utsi, "buka, kunemanti lana. yini lengangivimba kutsi ngubhajatiswe?"
\v 37 Filiphu watsi. "nangabe utsemba ngenhlitiyo yakho yonkhe ungabhajatiswa." LomTopiya waphendvula watsi, "ngiyetsemba kutsi Jesu khristu yindvodzana yankulunkulu."
\v 38 Ngako lomTopiya watjela incola yemahhashi kutsi ime. Bahamba baya emantini, boFiliphu kanye nemtsenwa, wase Filiphu uyambabhatisa.
\v 39 Nabaphuma kulamant, Moya longcwele watsatsa Filiphu wamuhambisa, lomtsenwa wabona Filuphu asanyamalele kepha wachubeka watfokota.
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\v 40 Kepha Filiphu avelela e Azotsasi wase uchubeka kuleso sifundza, ashumayela livi kuwo onkhe emadolobha wase wafika e Sizera
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\v 1 Kepha Sawula, asachubeka nekusonga ngekufa kuBafundzi beNkhosi,
\v 2 wachubekela kumpristi lomkhulu wacela tincwadzi telisynagogue eDamascus, khona lotawutfolakala endleleni, noma wesilisa noma wesifazane, aletfwe eJerusalem.
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\v 3 Asahamba, kwenteka wasondzela eDamaseko, masinyane washaywa ngumbane lovela ezulwini;
\v 4 wawa phasi weva liphimbo litsi kuye, "Sawula, Sawula, ungihluphelani?"
\v 5 Sawula waphendvula watsi, "Ungubani wena Nkhosi", Ngingu Jesu lona lomhluphako;
\v 6 kepha sukuma ungene edolobheni, utowutjelwa kutsi kumele wenteni."
\v 7 Lendvodza leyayihamba naSawula yema imangele, kuva livi, kepha ingaboni muntfu.
\v 8 Sawula wasukuma phasi, wavula emehlo kepha wangaboni lutfo; ngako bambamba ngesandla bamholela eDamaseko.
\v 9 Emalanga lamatsatfu abengaboni emehlweni, angadli futsi anganatsi.
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\v 10 Kwakunemfundzi eDamaseko libito lakhe kungu Ananias. iNkhosi yatsi kuye ngembono, "Ananias!" Watsi, "Buka, ngilana, Nkhosi."
\v 11 iNkhosi yatsi kuye, "Sukuma, uhambe uye esitaladini lesibitwa ngekutsi Sicondzile, endlini yaJudas ucele indvodza lebuya eThasu lekutsiwa ngu Sawula, ngoba uyathandaza.
\v 12 Ubone umbono indvodza lokutsiwa ngu Ananias yangena yambeka tandla, khona atowubona."
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\v 13 Kepha Ananias waphendvula watsi, "Nkhosi, sengive lokunyenti ngalendvodza, ngiyati kutsi bantfwana bakho ubalimete nganani eJerusalem.
\v 14 Abenemagunya laniketwe ngu Mpristi lomkhulu kutsi abophe wonkhe lolana lobita libito lakho."
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\v 15 Kepha Nkulunkulu watsi kuye, '"Hamba, ngoba sewulithulusi lami, utawuphatsa livi lami phambi kwebe Tive ne Makhosi kanye nebantfwana baka Isreal;
\v 16 Ngoba ngitawumukhombisa kutsi kumele ahlupheke kanganani ngenca yelibito lami."
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\v 17 Ngakoke Ananias wahamba, wangena endlini. wabeke tandla etukwakhe, watsi, "Mnaketfu Sawula, leNkhosi Jesu, lebonakele kuwe endleleni nawuta, ingitfumile kutsi phindze utowubona bese ugcwaliswa ngumoya loyingcwele."
\v 18 Masinyane kwadzilika intfo lefana nenkhwetfu emehlweni aSawula, wabona; wasukuma wase uyabhajatiswa;
\v 19 wase uyadla watfola emandla. Wahlala nebafundzi bakhe eDamaseko tinsuku letimbalwa.
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\v 20 Khona lapho wamemetela Jesu esinagogeni, watsi uyindvodzana ka Nkulunkulu.
\v 21 Bonkhe labamuva bamangala base batsi, "Akusiyo lendvodza leyabhubhisa labo labase Jerusalem lababita lelogama? utelana kutewubankhunga ababuyisele kumpristi lomkhulu."
\v 22 Kepha Sawula watfola emandla laphindza-phindziwe, futsi abebanga kukhatsateka kulama Juda lebekahlala eDamaseko ngekucinisekisa kutsi ungu Kristu.
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\v 23 Emva kwemalanga lamanyenti emaJuda ahlela licebo lekumbulala.
\v 24 Kepha licebo labo walati Sawula. Bagadza lisango busuku nemini khona batombulala.
\v 25 Kepha bafundzi bakhe bamtsatsa ebusuku bamehlisa ngelubondza bamfake ebhakedeni.
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\v 26 Nakasafikile eJerusalem, Sawula wetama kuhlangana nebafundzi, kepha bonkhe bebamesaba, bangatsembi kutsi naye sewungumfundzi.
\v 27 Kodwva Banabasi wamtsatsa wamumikisa kubapostoli, wabatjela kutsiSawula uyibone njani iNkhosi endleleni futsi iNkhosi ikhulumile naye, kantsi nase Damaseko Sawula ukhulume kangakanani ngelibito laJesu.
\v 28 Abenabo, baphuma bangena eJerusalem. Wakhuluma ngesibindzi ngeligama leNkhosi Jesu
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\v 29 waba nekuphikisana nema Juda lamaGrigi; kepha bachubeka nekuzana kumbulala.
\v 30 bomnakabo nabafundza ngaloko, bamtsatsa bamuyisa kuSizariya babese bamtfumela eThasu.
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\v 31 Ngako-ke, lisontfo kulo lonkhe lase Judiya, Galile, nase Samariya baba nekuthula futsi bakheka; phindze bahamba ngekubesaba Nkulunkulu kanye nekudvudvutwa ngumoya loyingcwele, libandla lakhula kakhulu.
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\v 32 Kwatsi nakutsi, Petro asahamba sifundza sonke, wefika kubantfwana labangcwele baNkulunkulu lebebahlala edolobheni lase Luda.
\v 33 Lapho-ke watfola lenye indvodza leyayibitwa ngekutsi ngu Aeneas, leyayilele embhedeni wayo iminyaka lengu 8, ngoba yayikhubatekile.
\v 34 Petro watsi kuyo, "Aeneas, Jesu Kristu ukuphilisile. Sukuma wendlule umbhede wakho," wavele wasukuma.
\v 35 Ngako wonkhe lebekahlala eLuda nase Sharoni nakabona lendvodza wagucukela eNkhosini.
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\v 36 Laphe-ke eJopa bekunalomunye umfundzi lebekutsiwa ngu Tabitha (ngekuhumushwa "Dorcus"). Lomfati abenemisebenti lemihle futsi abentela lokutsi labamphofu.
\v 37 kwenteka kutsi ngalawo malanga wagula wafa; batsi sebamugezile, bamulalisa ekamelweni lelisemhla.
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\v 38 Njengoba Luda abedvute nase Jopa, nebafundzi bebavile kutsi Petro bebalapho, batfumela emadvodza lamabili kuye, bamcela, "Phutfuma ute kitsi ungaphuti."
\v 39 Petro wasukuma wahamba nabo. Uma efika, bamuyisa ekamelweni lelingenhla, bonkhe bafelokati bema eceleni kwakhe bakhala, bamukhombisa emajazi netimpulampula lekwakentiwe ngi Dorcas asese nabo.
\v 40 Petro wabakhokhela ngaphandle kwelikamelo, waguca phasi, wathandaza; wabese, ugucukela esidvunjini, watsi, "Tabitha, vuka." wavula emehlo, nakabona Petro wahlala kahle.
\v 41 Petro wamubamba ngesandla wamuphakamisa; nakabita bantfu labangcwele baNkulunkulu nebafelokati, wametfula kubo aphila.
\v 42 Lendzaba yadvuma iJopa yonke, bantfu bonkhe bakholwa ku Nkulunkulu.
\v 43 Kwenteka kutsi Petro ahlale emalanga lamanyenti eJopa anendvodza lokutsiwa ngu Simon, uMtheni.
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\v 1 Kwakukhona indvodza lebeyingu Khoneliyusi yasedolobheni lelikhulu laseKhesari, beyiyindvuna yelibutfo, lelalibitwa ngekutsi libutfo lemaTaliyane.
\v 2 Lendvodza beyikholwa imesaba Nkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe, abepha imali lenyenti bantfu labadzingile akhuleka kuSimakadze ngekwetsembeka.
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\v 3 Ngelihora lemfica wabona embonweni ingilosi yaNkulunkulu ita kuye. Lengilosi yatsi kuye, "Khoneliyusi!"
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\v 4 khoneliyusi wabuka lengilosi etfuke kakhulu wase utsi, "yini mhlo?" Ingilosi yatsi, "Imikhuleko yakho netipho kulabampofu sekuhambe kwate kwefika ebukhoneni baSimakadze.
\v 5 Manje sale utfumela emadvodza edolobheni lase Jopha baletse indvodza lelibito layo ngu Simoni lebitwa ngekutsi ngu Phethro.
\v 6 Lendvodza ihlala nedvodza leyayingumshuki ibitwa ngekutsi ngu Simoni, indlu yayo iseceleni kwelwandle
\v 7 Kwatsi kube lengilosi beyikhuluma naye ihambe, Khoneliyusi wabita tisebenti tasekhaya yakhe letimbili nelisotja, indvodza beyikholwa ingugadzi wakhe.
\v 8 Khoneliyusi wabatjela konkhe lokwakwentekile wase ubatfumela eJopha
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\v 9 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako ngelihora lesitfupha, basesendleleni sebasondzele edolobheni, Pethro wenyukela ekamelweni belisetulu ayokhuleka.
\v 10 Wafikelwa kulamba wafuna kudla, basapheka kudla bantfu waphindze waniketwa umbono,
\v 11 wabona sibhakabhaka sivuleka kwase kutsi inkhombosi inyuka, kwatsi intfo lenkhulu lefana nendvwango lenkhulu kungatsi yehliswa ngemakona ayo omane.
\v 12 Phakatsi kwayo kwakunato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane tase mhlabeni letinetinyawo letine kanye netinyoni tesibhakabhaka
\v 13 Livi lakhuluma kuye latsi; "Vuka, Pethro, bulala udle.
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\v 14 "Kepha Pethro watsi, "Ngeke, Nkhosi; angitange ngikudle lokungcolile,"
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\v 15 Kepha lelivi laphindze futsi labuya kwesibili: "Yini Simakadze langatange wayenta yahloba, ungakubiti ngekutsi kungcolile."
\v 16 Loku kwenteka kwaze kwaba katsatfu; kwase kutsi ngekushesha lenkombosi yatsatfwa yabuyiselwa esibhakabhakeni
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\v 17 Pethro wase uyadideka ngalombono kutsi kuchazani, Lamadvodza bekatfunywa ngu Khoneliyusi ema phambi kwelisango,
\v 18 lamadvodza amemeta kakhulu abuta kutsi ukhona yini Simoni, lebekabitwa ngekutsi ngu Pethro,
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\v 19 Ngaleso sikhatsi Phethro abeloko acabanga ngalombono, Moya longcwele watsi kuye, "Lalela! Emadvodza lamatsatfu ayakufuna.
\v 20 Vuka! uhambe nabo ngekungangabati ngobe batfunywe ngimi.
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\v 21 "Ngako Phethro wehla waya kulamadvodza wafike watsi," Nginguye lenimfunayo. Niteleni lapha?
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\v 22 Baphendvula batsi indvuna yelibutfo, Khoneliyuse indvodza lelungile leyesaba Simakadze ikhulume kahle esiveni semaJuda, kutsi ikhulumile ingilosi lengcwele kutsi akumemele ekhaya lakhe, kute atewulalela umlayeto lovela kuwe.
\v 23 "Ngako Phethro wabamemela emtini wakhe kutsi batewuhlala naye. Kwatsi ekuseni ngakusasa wavuka wahamba nabo, labanye bazalwane base Jopha bahamba naye.
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\v 24 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako befika ekhesariya, Khoneliyuse abebabele khona; wabita ndzawonye tihlobo takhe kanye nebangani bakhe
\v 25 Watsi nangena Phethro, Khoneliyuse wamhlangabeta waguca phasi ngemadvolo ngenhlonipho.
\v 26 Kepha Phethro wamsita, watsi, "Sukuma! nami ngiyindvodza nje."
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\v 27 Phethro asakhuluma naye, wangena ngekhatsi wakhandza sicuku sebantfu sihlangene ndzawonye.
\v 28 Watsi kubo, "Kumele nati kutsi akukho emtsetfweni wemajuda kutsi umjuda atihlanganise nome avakashele umuntfu wakulesinye sive. Kepha Nkulunkulu ungikhombisile kutsi akukameli ngibite indvodza ngekutsi ingcolile.
\v 29 Ngiko ngitile ngaphandle kwekuphikisana netitfunywa. Manje ngiyanibuta ningitfumelele leni."
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\v 30 Khoneyusi watsi, "emalanga lamane lengcile ngalelihora, bengikhuleka endlini yami ngelihora lemfica; Buka, indvodza beyime yembatse tembatfo letimhlophe.
\v 31 Watsi, 'Khoneliyuse, imikhuleko yakho ivakela kuNkulunkulu, naletipho botipha labamphofu timente Nkhulunkulu wakukhumbula.
\v 32 Tfumela umuntfu eJopha, Ifike ikubitele indvodza lelibito layo kungu Simuyoni lebitwa ngekutsi nguPhethro. Lebekasihlali emtini wemshuki lokwakunguSimoni, ngase lwandle;
\v 33 Ngase ngiyatfumela kuwe. ngekutitfoba weta. Manje ke, sesisonkhe ebukhoneni baNkhulunkulu kute sive konkhe lokulayetwe yiNkhosi
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\v 34 Phethro wase uvula umlomo wakhe watsi, "ngicinisile, ngitsi Simakadze akalikhetsi libala lemuntfu.
\v 35 Kepha kunaloko kuto tonkhe tive loyo lowesaba Simakadze aphindze ente lokulungile ungulomukelekile kuNkhulunkulu
\v 36 Niyawati yini umlayeto lawatfumelela sive seba Istrayeli, naka memetela livangeli lekutfula ngaJesu loyiNkhosi yako konkhe.
\v 37 niyayati lendzaba lenkhulu leyenteka eveni lase Judiya kulase Galile emva kwembhabhatiso lowamenyetelwa nguJohane;
\v 38 Lendzaba yayingaJesu wasemNazaretsa, kutsi Simakadze wamgcoba njani Jesu ngaMoya loyingcwele nange mandla. Wahamba enta lokuhle aphindze aphilise bonkhe lebebacindzetelwa ngusathane, ngobe Simakadze abenaye.
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\v 39 Sakubona konkhe lakwenta Jesu, kiwo omabili lamave, kulase Juda kanye nelaseJerusalema. Bambulala ngekumlengisa emtsini,
\v 40 Kepha Simakadze wamvusa ngelilanga lesitsatfu wamenta wabonwa,
\v 41 kepha ayi bonkhe bantfu kepha labo bebakhetsiwe ngNkhulunkulu phambilini, tsine lesadla sanatsa kanye naye uma avuka ekufeni
\v 42 Wasitfuma kutsi simemetele kubantfu siphindze sifakaze kutsi unguye lowakhetfwa nguNkhulunkulu kutsi ehlulele labaphilako kanye nalabafile.
\v 43 Akube kuye kutsi bonkhe baprofetsi babenebufakazi, kute wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa nguye abenekutsetselelwa kwetono takhe egameni lakhe
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\v 44 Phethro asakhuluma loko, Moya longcwele wehlela kubo bonkhe bebalalele lomlayeto.
\v 45 Bantfu bebakuklesicheme lesisokile, nabo bonkhe bebafike naPhethro bamangala, ngobe sipho saMoya longcwele sasesehlele ngisho nakubetive
\v 46 Ngobe bebaseva nabantfu betive bakhuluma lelunye lulwini, badvumisa Simakadze. Phethro waphendvula,
\v 47 "ukhona yini longatfola emanti kute kubhabhatiswe labantfu labamukele Moya longcwele kanye natsi?"
\v 48 "Wase utsi ababhabhatiswe egameni laJesu khristu. Base bayamcela kutsi ahlale nabo emalanga lambalwa.
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\v 1 Nyalo bapostoli kanye nebazalwane lebebase Judiya beva kutsi nebetive nabo sebalemukele livi laNkulunkulu.
\v 2 Kwatsi Phetro makafika etulu eJerusalema, labo labeba selibandleni lalabasokile bamugceka yena;
\v 3 Batsi utihlanganisa nemadvodza langaka soki futsi udlenabo!"
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\v 4 Kepha Phethro wacala kubachazela loludzaba kabanti, atsi,
\v 5 "bengithandaza edolobheni lelikhulu lase Jopha, ngaba ngaboniswa umbono wenkombosi yahla, njenge liyadi lelikhulu licamuka ezulwini ngemakhona alolamane. lehlela kimi.
\v 6 ngalihlahlela emehlo ngacabanga ngalo. ngabona tilwane letihamba ngetinyawo letine temuhlaba, tilwane tendle, letihamba ngesisu kanye netinyoni temazulu.
\v 7 Ngasengiva livi litsi kimi, 'vuka, Phetro; bulala udle!
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\v 8 ngatsi cangekwenteke, Nkhosi; ngobe kute lokungasi ngcwele noma lokungahlobi lokwake kwangena emulonyeni wami.
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\v 9 kepha leliphimbo laphendvula futsi licamuka ezulwini, Nkulunkulu lakwente kwahloba, ungabo shokutsi kungcolile.
\v 10 Loku kwentaka katsatfu, konkhe kwatsatfwa kwabuyiselwa ezulwini futsi.
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\v 11 Nakake!, masishane kwaba nemadvodza lamatsatfu emembikwendlu labebekiyo; labebantfunyiwe basuka Caesarea betekime.
\v 12 Moya Longcwele wangiphocelela kutsi ngihambe nabo, futsi nginga tikweshisi kibo. Labomnaketfu labasitfuba bahamba nami, saya endlini yalamadvodza.
\v 13 Wasitjela kutsi uyibone njani ingelosi imile endlini yakhe futsi itsi, 'tfumela emadvodza eJopha alandze Simoni lobitwa ngaPhetro.
\v 14 utawukhuluma kuwe umlayeto lotosindziswa ngawo wena nendlu yakho.
\v 15 Ngatsi mangisacala kukhuluma nabo, Moya Longcwele wehlela kibo njengoba ehlela kitsi ekucaleni.
\v 16 Ngakhumbula emavi eNkhosi, kutsi washo njani, 'Johane nembala beka bhabhatisa ngemanti; kepha nitawu bhabhatiswa ngeMoya loyingcwele.
\v 17 Mangabe Inkhosi ibanikete tipho takamoya letifana netetfu masikholelwa eNkhosi Jesu Chrestu, bengingubani, kutsinginga phikisa Nkhulunkulu?"
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\v 18 batsi mabeva letintfo leti, abaphendvulanga, kepha badvumisa Simakadze futsi batsi, Nkulunku sewunikete nebetive kuphendvuka imphilo yabo yonkhe futsi.
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\v 19 Nyalo labeba sakateke ngekuhlushwa lokwa hlela Sitefane basakateka batebafika ePhoenica, Cyprus nase Antioch, bashumayela livange kumaJuda kuphela.
\v 20 Kepha labanye, emadvodza lasuka Cyprus nase Cyrene, beta e_Abtioch baphindze bakhuluma kuma Grikhi, babatjela ngelivangeli leNkhosi Jesu.
\v 21 sandla senkhosi besinabo; tindimbane letinyenti tebantfu bakholwa bemukela iNkhosi.
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\v 22 Tindzaba ngabo tahamba taze tafika eJerusalema, babese batfumela Bharabasi khashane e-Antioch.
\v 23 Watsi nakafika abona umusa waNkulumkulu, wajabula futsi wabakhutsata bonkhe kutsi batsembele eNkhosini ngetinhlitiyo tabo tonkhe.
\v 24 ngobe bekayindvodza lecotfo futsi agcwele Moya loyiNgcwele nekukholwa. Bantfu labanyenti bangeteka e-Nkhosini.
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\v 25 Bhanabasi wese uyahamba uya e-Tarsus ayofuna Sawula.
\v 26 Watsi makamutfola, wayanaye e-Atioch. Kwase kuyenteka kutsi bahlanganyele umnyaka wonkhe ndzawonye lelisontfo bafundzisa bantfu labanyenti. Bafundzi bacala babitwa ngema chrestu e-Antioch.
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\v 27 Kulawo malanga labanye bapholofethi labeba camuka eJerusalama baya e-Antioch.
\v 28 Munye wabo, labebitwa ngaAgabus ligama, wasukuma futsi akhonjiswa nguMoya kutsi kutowuba nendlala lenkhulu kuwowonkhe umhlaba. Loku kwenteka ngemalanga A-Claudius.
\v 29 Ngakoke bafundzi, ngamunyengamunye bakhona, kutincumela kutsi basite bobhuti labase Judiya.
\v 30 Bakwentaloku; Batfumela imali ngetandla taBanabasi naSawula.
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\v 1 Kwatsi ngaleso sikhatsi inkosi Herodi yabamba labanye lebebamalunga elibandla kute itewubahlukubeta.
\v 2 Yabulala Jemusi umnakabo Johane ngenkemba.
\v 3 Yatsi nayikubona loko kutsi kuyawajabulisa emaJuda, yase ibopha naPhetro. Loko kwenteka ngemalanga esinkwa lesingenamvubelo.
\v 4 Seyimbophile, yamvalela ejele, yayala ticheme letine temasotja kutsi timgadze; yayihlose kumkhiphela kubantfu emva kweliphasika.
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\v 5 Ngako ke Phetro wagcinwa ekhatsi ejele, Kodvwa emalunga alelisontfo amthandazela ajula kuNkulunkulu.
\v 6 Ngalobo busuku kungakefiki lilanga lapho Herodi abetawumkhiphela ngephandle kute ehlulelwe, Phetro abelele emkhatsini wemasotja lamabili, aboshwe ngetinketane letimbili, Bogadzi basalindzile bagadze embikwemnyango bagadze tiboshwa.
\v 7 Naka, ingilozi yeNkosi yavela ngekuphatima kweliso eceleni kwakhe, kwase kukhanya kukhanya ekhatsi emakamelweni elijele. Ingilozi yagcuzula Phetro eceleni yamvusa yase itsi,' Sheshisa vuka,' tinketane takhe tavele tatidzilikela etandleni takhe.
\v 8 Ingilosi yase itsi kuye,' Tigcokise ugwabele netincabule takho.' Phetro wavele wenta njalo. Ingelozi yase itsi kuye,' gcoka tembatfo takho tangephandle bese uyangilandzela.'
\v 9 Ngako ke Phetro walandzela lengelosi waphumela ngaphandle. Abengati kutsi loko lokwakwentiwa ngulengelosi kwakwenteka mbamba. Abecabanga kutsi ubona umbono.
\v 10 Emva kwekwendlula eceleni kwagadzi wekucala newesibili, babese befika egedeni lensimbi lelalibaholela edolobheni; lativulekela. Baphumela ngephandle bewuka ngesitaladi, ingilosi yase iyamshiya khona lapho.
\v 11 Na Phetro asabuya engcondvweni, watsi,' Manje ngekweliciniso sengiyati kutsi iNkhosi itfumele ingelosi yayo yangikhulula esandleni saHerodi, nakuko konke lebekubhekwe bantfu bemaJuda.'
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\v 12 Na acondza loku, wahamba waya endlini yaMeri unina waJohane, lebekabitwa ngekutsi nguMakho, laphokwakubutsene batfu labanyenti bathandaza.
\v 13 Watsi nakanchonchotsa emnyango weligede, sisebenti lebesibitwa ngekutsi nguRoda seta satewumphedvula.
\v 14 Na lesisebenti siva kutsi liphimbo laPhetro, ngekujabula asivulanga ngako sagijima sabuyela ngekhatsi endlini; sabetfulela kutsi Phetro abeme ngaphandle kwemnyango.
\v 15 Babese batsi kuso,' Uphambene ingcondvo.' Kodvwa sacinisekisa kutsi kunjengobe besisho. Batsi,' yingelosi yakhe.'
\v 16 Kodvwa Phetro wachubeka wanchonchotsa, nasebavule umnyango, bambona futsi bamangala.
\v 17 Phethro waphakamisa sandla wasihambisa abathulisa, wase uyabacocela kutsi iNkosi imkhiphe kanjani ejele. Watsi,' Bikani letintfo leti kuJemusi nabomnaketfu.' Emva kwaloko wahamba waya kulenye indzawo.
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\v 18 Kwatsi nasekusile, kwesuka kukhatsateka lokukhulu phakatsi kwemasotja ngekutsi Phetro abeshonephi.
\v 19 Emva kwekutsi Herodi asamfunisisile wangamtfoli, Wabuta bogadzi imibuto wase ukhipha sijubo sekutsi ababulawe. Emva kwaloko wehlela eJudiya eSisariya wefika wahlala khona.
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\v 20 Manje ke inkhosi Herodi yayikhubeke kakhulu ikwatele bantfu baseThaya naseSidoni. Baya kuyo ngenjongo yinye, kwase kutsi emva kwekutsi baphocelele Bhlastasi, lisekela lenkhosi, kutsi abasite, bacela lucolo ngoba live labo lalencike kuleli lenkhosi kute litfole kudla.
\v 21 Kwatsi ngelilanga lelilungisiwe Herodi watigcokisa ngetembatfo tebukhosi wase uhlala esihlalweni sebukhosi; Wetfula inkulumo yakhe kubo.
\v 22 Labantfu bamemeta,' Leli liphimbo lankulunkulu, hhayi lemuntfu!'
\v 23 Ngekuphatima kweliso ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya, ngobe akanikanga Nkulunkulu ludvumo; wadliwa timphetfu wafa.
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\v 24 Kodvwa livi leNkosi landza laphindzaphindzeka.
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\v 25 Ngako ke na Bhanabasi banaSawula sebacedze umsebenti wabo, Basuka eJerusalema babuyela emuva, sebahamba naJohane, labebitwa ngekutsi nguMakho.
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\v 1 Nyalo esontfweni e-Antiokhi, bekukhona baprofethi kanye nabothishela. BekuboBhanabasi, Simeoni lobekabitwa ngaNiger, Luciusi wase Cyrene, Manaen umnakabo Herodi, kanye naSawula.
\v 2 Nabasadvumisa Nkulunkulu futsi bazilile, moya loyingcwele watsi "Ngihlukaniseleni Barnabasi naSawula, batowenta lomsebenti lengibabitele wona."
\v 3 Nasebazilile, bathantazile bababeka netandla, babahambisa.
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\v 4 Ngako ke Bharnabas naSawula bamlalela moya loyingcwele baya entasi eSeleucia; kusuka lapho bayamba ngemkhumbi baya esihlengeni saseCyprus.
\v 5 Nasebasedolobheni lelikhulu laseSalamisi, bamemetela livi laNkulunkulu kumasinagogi emaJuda. BebanaJohane Makho njengemsiti wabo.
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\v 6 Nasebahambe sonkhe sihlenge baya ePhaphosi, bakhandza somlingo lotsite, umJuda lobekangumprofethi wemanga, lobekutsiwa nguBar Jesus.
\v 7 Losomlingo watimbhandzakanya nendvuna yesifundza, Sergius Paulus, lobekayindvodza lekhaliphile. Lendvodza yabita Barnabasi naSawula, ngoba abefuna kuva livi laNkulunkulu.
\v 8 Kepha Elymas (ligama lakhe lihumushwa kanjalo.) somlingo waphikisana nabo; wetama kujikisa indvuna yesifungo enkholweni.
\v 9 Kepha Sawula, lokaphindze abitwa ngaPawula, agcwele moya loyingcwele, wambukisisa wase
\v 10 utsi, "Wena mntfwanaSathane, ugcwele lonkhe luhlobo lwenkhohliso nenhliyiyo lembi. Usitsa salo lonkhe luhlobo lwebungcwele. Angeke uyekele kuphambanisa tindlela teNkhosi, utawuyekela?
\v 11 Nyalo buka, sandla seNkhosi sisetikwakho, utawuvaleka emehlo. Angeke ulibonge lilanga sikhashane." Masinyane kwehla inkhungu nelifu lelimnyanga lehlela kuElymas; wacala wahamba acela bantfu kutsi bamhole ngesandla.
\v 12 Emuva kwekubona loku lesekwentekile, indvuna yesifungo yakholwa, ngoba abemangaliswe nguletifundziso ngeNkhosi.
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\v 13 Manje Pawula nebangani bakhe bahamba ngemkhumbi basuka ePaphosi befika ePherga lasePhamphylia. Kodvwa Johane wabashiya wabuyela eJerusalema.
\v 14 Pawula kanye nebangani bakhe bahamba besuka ePherga befika e-Antiochi lasePisidia. Kusuka lapho baya ekhatsi esinagogi ngelilanga lelisabatha bahlala phasi.
\v 15 Nasekufundvwe umtsetfo webapostoli, umholi wesinagogi watfumela umlayeto, watsi, "Bomnaketfu, naninawo umlayeto wekukhutsata labantfu labalana, mushoni."
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\v 16 Ngako-ke Pawula wasukuma wahambisa sandla sakhe; watsi, "Madvodza ase-Israyeli nani lenihlopha Nkulunkulu, lalelani.
\v 17 Nkulunkulu webantfu bakhe Israyeli wakhetsa bobabemkhulu betfu wenta labantfu bandza nabahlala eveni laseGibithe, ngesandla lesiphakeme wabahola baphuma kulo.
\v 18 Iminyaka lengemashumi lamane wema kanye nabo ekhatsi ehlane.
\v 19 Nasabhubhise tive letisikhombisa eveni laseKhanani, waniketa bantfu betfu live labo njengelifa.
\v 20 Konkhe loku kwenteka eminyakeni leyengca emakhulu lamane nemashumi lasihlanu. Setenteke tonkhe letintfo, Nkulunkulu wabanika bahluleli kwate kwaba sikhatsi saSamuweli umprofethi.
\v 21 Kwase kutsi labantfu bacela inkhosi, Nkulunkulu wabanika Sawula umusa waKishi, indvodza yesive saBhenjamini, kutsi abe yinkhosi iminyaka lengemashumi lamane.
\v 22 NaseNkulunkulu amsusile ebukhosini, wakhulisa Davide kutsi abeyinkhosi. Bekunga Davide kutsi Nkulunkulu watsi, "Ngitfole Davide indvodzana yaJesse kutsi abeyindvodza emvakwenhlitiyo yami, lowenta konkhe lengifuna akwente.
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\v 23 Esitukulwaneni salendvodza Nkulunkulu uletse umsindzisi, Jesu, njengoba atsembisa kutsi utakwenta.
\v 24 Jesu asengakafiki, Johane wamemetela kutsi bantfu bonkhe baka-Israyeli baphendvuke babhajatiswe.
\v 25 Njengoba Johane abecedzela umsebenti wakhe, watsi, "Nicabanga kutsi ngingubani? Angisuye yena. Kodvwa lalelani, kukhona lota emvakwami, tincabule tetinyawo takhe lengingakafaneli kutichacha."
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\v 26 Bazalwane, bantfwana besitukulwane sa-Abrahama, nalabo kini labamesabako Nkulunkulu, kungatsi kutsi umlayeto ngensindziso yakhe utfumelwe.
\v 27 Ngoba labo labahlala eJerusalema, kanye nebaphatsi babo abambonanga, bagcwalisa sisho sebaprofethi lesifundvwa njalo ngelisabatha ngekumehlulela.
\v 28 Noma bangasitfolanga sizatfu sekumbulala, bacela Pilatu kutsi bambulale.
\v 29 Nasebacedze tonkhe letintfo lebetibhalwe ngaye, bamehlisa esihlahleni bambeka ethuneni.
\v 30 Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni.
\v 31 Wabonwa emalanga lamaningi ngulabo labanyuka naye kusuka eGalile kuya eJerusalema. Laba banttfu sebabofakazi ebantfwini.
\v 32 Ngako ke sinitjela lelivangeli kutsi loko Nkulunkulu lakutsembisa kubobabe betfu,
\v 33 ukufezele tsine, bantfwana babo, ngekuvusa Jesu. Njengoba kubhaliwe encwadzini yesibili yeTihlabelelo; "Uyindvodzana yami, namuhla ngiba nguyise wakho.
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\v 34 "Lokwekutsi nje wamuvusa kulabafile khona umtimba wakhe ungatobola, ukhulume kanjena; "Ngitokunika tetsembiso letingcwele netibusiso letatsenjiswa Davide.
\v 35 Ingako uphindze atsi kulenye inhlabelelo, "Angeke uvumele wakho longcwele kutsi abone kubola."
\v 36 Davide nasente loko Nkulunkulu abekufuna ngetikhatsi takhe; walala; bambeka naboyise bakhe futsi umtimba wakhe wabola.
\v 37 Kodwa loyo Nkulunkulu lamvusa ekufeni akakubonaga kubola.
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\v 38 Akwateke kini, bafowethu, kutsi ngayo lendvodza wamemetela kini intsetselelo yetono.
\v 39 Ngayo, bonkhe labakholelwa kuye uvikelekile kuto tonkhe letintfo Mose langakhonanga kunivikela kuko.
\v 40 Ngako ke caphelani kutsi letintfo baprofethi labakhuluma ngako atenteki kini;
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\v 41 "Bukani, nine leninyanyekisako, nimangale bese niyabhubha; ngenta umsebenti ngetikhatsi tenu; umsebenti leningeke niwukholwe, noma ngabe kukhona lonitjela ngawo.
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\v 42 Nabahamba boPawula naBhanabasi, labantfu babancenga kutsi bakhulume wona lamagama esabatheni lelilandzelako.
\v 43 Nawuphela umhlangano esinagogi, emaJuda lamaningi kanye nalabatimisele ngekugucuka balandzela Pawula naBhanabasi, bakhuluma nabo wabakhutsata kutsi bachubeke emseni waNkulunkulu.
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\v 44 Ngelisabatha lelilandzelako, cishe lonkhe lidolobha lahlangana kanyekanye kutekuva livi leNkhosi.
\v 45 EmaJuda nakabona lesicumbi sebantfu, bangcwala umona baphikisana naloko lobekushiwo nguPawula bamtfuka.
\v 46 Kepha Pawula naBhanabasi bakhuluma ngesibindzi batsi, "Bekubalulekile kutsi livi laNkulunkulu licale likhulunywe kini. Kunibona nilisusa kini kukhombisa kutsi anikafanelwa imphilo lenguna phakadze, bukani, sitokuya kubetive.
\v 47 Ngoba Nkulunkulu wasilayeta, atsi, 'Nginibeke kutsi nibe kukhanya kubetive, kutsi ningaletsa insindziso kutonkhe tindawo temhlaba.
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\v 48 Betive nabeva loku, bajabula badvumisa livi leNkhosi. Labanengi bakhetfwa kutfola imphilo lengunaphakadze bakholwa.
\v 49 Livi leNkhosi lefika kusosonkhe lesifundza.
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\v 50 Kepha emaJuda akhuluma nemadvodza kanye nebafati belidolobha babenta kutsi bakwate babe neludlame. Bamelana naPawula naBhanabasi babavusela incindzetelo babacosha kulesifundza.
\v 51 Pawula naBhanabasi besusa lutfuli etinyaweni tabo kumelana nalabantfu. Babese baya edolobheni lelikhulu las-Iconium.
\v 52 Labafundzi bagcwala injabulo kanye namoya loyingcwele.
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\v 1 Befika ngase ikhoniyamu boPawula naBhanabasi bangena kanye kanye esinagogeni lemaJuda bakhuluma ngendlela kutsi sicuku lesikhulu semaJuda nemaGrikhi sakholwa.
\v 2 Kepha emaJuda labe angalaleli enta tingcondvo tebeTive tabamunyu amelana nebazalwane.
\v 3 Bachubeka bahlala lapho sikhatsi lesidze, bakhuluma ngesibindzi nangemandla eNkhosi, yafakaza ngenshumayelo yabo yemusa. Yakwenta loko ngekuvumela kutsi tibonakaliso nemimangaliso yentiwe ngetandla taboPawula naBhanabasi.
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\v 4 Kepha bantfu belidolobha bebahlukene; labanye bebeme nemaJuda, labanye bakanye nebaphostoli.
\v 5 Bonkhe betive nemaJuda (kanye nebaholi babo) batama kubaphatsa kabi nekubagcoba ngematje,
\v 6 ekubeni sebati ngaloku, babalekela emadolobheni lamakhulu aseLikhawoniya eListra nase Debe netindzawo letakhelene nalesifundza,
\v 7 lapho bachubeka bashumayela livangeli.
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\v 8 Bekunalenye indvodza eListra ihlala, ichwale etinyaweni tayo, isishosha kusukela esibeletfweni samake wayo, ingazange seyihambe.
\v 9 Lendvodza yalalela Pawula nakakhuluma. Pawula wayibukisisa emehlweni wayibona kutsi inekukholwa kutsi ingaphila.
\v 10 Watsi kuyo ngeliphimbo lelikhulu, "Sukuma ume ngetinyawo." Lendvodza yazuba yema ngetinyawo yahamba.
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\v 11 Nasicuku sibona loko lokwentiwe nguPawula, saphakamisa emaphimbo, sakhuluma ngelulwimi lwaseLikhawoniya, "Bonkulunkulu behlele betakitsi ngesimo sebantfu."
\v 12 Betsa Bhanabasi kutsi ngu "Zeyuse" naPawula bametsa kutsi ngu "Hemesi" ngoba bekasikhulumi lesigcavile.
\v 13 Umphristi waZeyuse, abene lithempeli labo belingaphandle kwelidolobha, baletsa tinkhabi netimbali emasangweni; yena nesicumbi bebafuna kuletsa umhlatjelo.
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\v 14 Kepha nabaphostoli, Bhanabasi naPawula, bakuva loko, badzabula timphahla tabo bashesha bagijimela ngephandle esicukwini, bamemeta,
\v 15 "Madvodza, nikwentelani loku? Sibantfu natsi nje, fanana nani ngendalo. Sifakazela livangeli kini, sinitjela kutsi nigucuke nisuke etintfweni letingenamsebenti nite kuNkulunkulu lophilako, lowenta lizulu, umhlaba, nelwandle nako konkhe loku kuko.
\v 16 Etikhatsini tandvulo, wavumela tonkhe tive tihambe ngetindlela tato.
\v 17 Kepha solo, akazange atiyekelele ngaphandle kwebufakazi, kuloko wenta lokuhle anipha imvula ichamuka ezulwini ngetikhatsi tekuvuna, agcwalisa tinhlitiyo tenu ngekudla nangentfokoto."
\v 18 Nangalawa mavi, Pawula naBhanabasi bazama kumisa sicuku kutsi sibentele umhlatjelo.
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\v 19 Kepha lamanye emaJuda aphuma eAntiyokhi nase Ikhoniyamu eta ashukumisa sicuku. Bagcoba Pawula bamhudvulela ngaphandle kwelidolobha, bacabanga kutsi ufile.
\v 20 Manje uma bafundzi bemile bamgigeletele yena, wasukuma wangena edolobheni, Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, wahamba waya eDebe naBhanabasi.
\v 21 Emva kwekutsi batfule livangeli kulelo dolobha kwangeteka labanye bafundzi, base babuyela eListra, naseIkhoniyami naseAntiyokhi.
\v 22 Bachubeka bacinisa imiphefumulo yebafundzi babakhutsata kutsi bachubeke ekukholweni, batsi, "Kufanele singene embusweni waNkulunkulu ngetinhlupheko letinyenti."
\v 23 Nasebakhetse bantfu labadzala belibandla kulelo nakulelo bandla, bathantaza kanye nekuzila, babanikela eNkhosini, lebayikholwako.
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\v 24 Base badzabula ekhatsi ePhisidiya base befika ePhamfiliya.
\v 25 Nase bakhulume livi ePhega, bahamba behlela phansi eAthaliya.
\v 26 Kusuka lapho bantjweza ngemkhumbi baya eAntiyokhi, lapho batinikele emseni waNkulunkulu ngemsebenti lebewuphelelisiwe.
\v 27 Ngalesikhatsi bafika eAntiyokhi bahlanganisa libandla ndzawonye, babika tonkhe tintfo Nkulunkulu latentile nabo, nekutsi uyivule njani umnyango wenkholo kubetive.
\v 28 Bahlala sikhatsi lesidze nebafundzi.
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\v 1 Lamanye emadvodza ehla eta eJudiya ku Antioch baphindze bafundzisa bomnakabo batsi "Ngaphandle kwekutsi nisokwe njengelisiko la Mose, angeke nisindziswe."
\v 2 Loku kwanta Pawula na Bhanabasi babe nemphikiswano lejulile. Ngako Pawula na Bhanabasi nalabanye bebanabo, bakhetfwa kutsi baye eJerusalema bayobonana nema photsoli nalabadzala ngalombuto.
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\v 3 Ngakoke, ngekutfunywa libandla bengca e Phoenica nase Samaria bafika bamemetela kuphendvuka kubetive. Baletsa injabulo lenkhulu kulabanakabo.
\v 4 Batsi mabefika eJerusalem, bamukelwa libandla, bapostoli kanye nebabonisi, babika konkhe kuNkulunkulu labentele kona.
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\v 5 Kodvwa emadvodza latsite labekakholwa, lebebayincenye yelicembu lebafarisi, basukuma batsi, "kumcoka kutsi nibasoke futsi nibayale kutsi bagcine imitsetfo ya Mosi."
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\v 6 Ngako ke bapotsoli nebabonisi bahlangana bakhulumisa lendzaba.
\v 7 Emvakwale mphikiswano, Petro wasukuma watsi kubo," banaketfu niyati kutsi ngesikhashana lesihle kadzeni Nkulunkulu wakhetsa kini, kutsi ngemlomo wami betive bayive lenshumayelo, bakholwe.
\v 8 Nkulunkulu lowati inhlitiyo, sewufazile kibo ngekubanika moya longcwele, njengoba enta kitsi.
\v 9 Akantanga umehluko emkhtsini kwetfu nabo, wenta tinhlitiyo tabo tahlanteka ngekukholwa.
\v 10 Ngako ke, nimvivinyelani Nkulunkulu, ngekubeka lijoko entsanyeni yebafundzi, kube bobabe betfu natsi asikhonanga kuletfwala?
\v 11 Kodvwa sikholelwa kutsi sitosindziswa ngemusa wenkhosi Jesu, njengoba bekunjalo."
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\v 12 Sonkhe lesicuku sabindzisa silalele Banabasi na Pawula betfula tibonakaliso nemimangaliso Nkulunkulu layisebente kubetive ngabo.
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\v 13 Emva kwekube bacedze kukhuluma, Jakobe waphendvula watsi, Banaketfu lalelani mine.
\v 14 Saymoni sobatekele kutsi Nkulunkulu wabasita njani betive kute atsatse kibo bantfu beligama lakhe.
\v 15 Emagama ebaphrofethi ayavumelana naloku, njengoba kubhaliwe,
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\v 16 Emvwa kwaloku ngitobuya futsi ngitokwakha lithende la David, lebeseliwile; Ngitalimisa ngibuyisele tindvonga lebesetonakele,
\v 17 kute tinsalela tebantfu tingafuna Inkhosi lokufaka ekhatsi bonkhe betive lababitwa ngelibito lami.
\v 18 Loku kushiwo yiNkhosi, lowenta konkhe loku lebekwatiwa kusukela ndvulo.
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\v 19 Ngakoke, sincumo sami sitsi akukameli sihluphe labo betive labaya ku Nkulunkulu.
\v 20 Kodvwa sitababhalela kutsi bangakhonti tithico, ningagwadli, ningadli inyama lecumbelele, kanye nebubendze.
\v 21 Ngobe Mose wamemetele kuwo onkhe emadolobha ndvulo futsi wabafundzela kuma Sinagogi njalo ngeSabatha."
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\v 22 Kwase kubonakala kukuhle kuba potsoli nebaholi, nalo lonkhe libandla, kutsi bakhetse Judasi lobitwa nga Barsabbas, na Silas lekubaholi belibandla, bese babatfumela eAntioch na Pawula na Bhanabasi.
\v 23 Babhala naku: "kubuya kubapostoli, nakubaholi, banakenu, kubanaketfu betive eAntioch, Siriya nase Cilicia: Siyavusela.
\v 24 Njengoba sivile kutsi incenye yalamanye emadvodza ihambile kitsi, ngaphandle kwemvume yetfu, futsi kwanikhinyabeta ngetifundvo tenu kwakhuba imoya yenu,
\v 25 kwabukeka kukuhle kitsi, lote emcondvweni munye, kutsi bakhetse emadvodza babatfumele kini lenitsandzekako Barnabas na Pawula,
\v 26 emadvodza labeke timphilo tabo engcupheni ngenca yeligama Lenkhosi Jesu Kritsu.
\v 27 Ngako ke sitfumela Judasi na Silas, labatanitjela intfo yinye ngendlela yabo.
\v 28 Ngobe kubonakale kukuhle ku Moya loyinggcwele nakitsi, singanibeki imetfwalo kunanati tintfo letimcokwa:
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\v 29 ningasanikeli imihlatjelo etithicweni, ingati, lokucumbene, nasebugwadleni. Uma nikwenta loku, kutanihambela kahle. Salani kahle.
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\v 30 Babese, mabahambiswa, behla baya eAntioch; emva kwekutsi bahlanganise leticuku, betfula lencwadzi.
\v 31 Uma sebayifundzile batfokota ngoba bebakhutsatiwe.
\v 32 Judas na Silas, baprofethi, bakhutsata bomnaketfu ngemagama lamanyenti babacinisa.
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\v 33 Emva kwekutsi bahlale sikhatsi lapho, bahanjiswa ngekuthula kubanakabo kulabo bebatfume bona.
\v 34 Kodvwa kwabonakala kukuhle ku Silas kuts asale lapho.
\v 35 Kodvwa Pawula na Barnabas bahlala e Antioch, bafundzisa futsi bashumayela (kanye nalabanye) livi laNkulunkulu.
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\v 36 Emva kwemalanga Pawula watsi ku Barnabas "asijike nyalo sivakashele bomnaketfu kulolonkhe lidolobha lapho besimemetela khona livi leNkhosi futsi sibone kuts bachuba njani."
\v 37 Barnabas bekafuna kuts kutsatfwe Johane lebekabitwa nga Makho.
\v 38 Kodvwa Pawula wabona kutsi akukalungi kutsi bangatsatsa Makho, lobekabashiye e Pamphylia wangachubeki nabo kulomsebenti.
\v 39 Kwase kusuka imphikiswano lenkhulu, baze bahlukana, Barnabas watsatsa Makho wahamba waya e Cyprus.
\v 40 Kodvwa Pawula wakhetsa i Silas wahamba, emvakwekutsi angatsenjwa banakabo emsebentni weNkhosi.
\v 41 Wase uya e Siriya nase Cilicia, acinisa emabandla.
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\v 1 Pawula wafika eDebe naseListra, lapho akhandza umfundzi lotsite lobitwa ngaThimothi, indvodzana yemfati lobekangumJuda lokholwako kodwva uyise abengumGriki.
\v 2 Abenconywa bomnakabo labebase Listra nase-Ikhoniyumi.
\v 3 Pawula abefuna kuhamba naye (Thimothi), wamtsatsa wamsoka ngengca yemaJuda labekalapho kulendzawo, bonkhe bebatiti kutsi uyise wakhe ngumGriki.
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\v 4 Basachubeka nendlela yaboleya emadolobheni, bebashiya imitsetfo lekumele bayilandzele emasontfweni, lemitsetfo beyibhalwe baphostoli nebabonisi baseJerusalem.
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\v 5 Ngako-ke lamabandla bekaciniseka ekukholweni futsi bebandza ngenombolo emalanga nemalanga
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\v 6 Pawula nebakhaphi bakhi bengca tifundza taseFrigiya naseGalathiya ngoba Moya Longcwele abebagwemile kutsi bashumayele eveni lase-Asiya.
\v 7 Nasebatosondela ngase-Misiya, balinga kungena eBhitiniya bancabelwa nguMoya waJesu.
\v 8 Ngekwengca ngaseMisiya, behlela edolobheni laseThrowasi.
\v 9 Pawula waba nembono ebusuku; wabona indvodza yase-Macedonia imile, imuncenga itsi, "Wota eMacedoni utosisita."
\v 10 Pawula watsi nasekabe nalombono, nekusheshe saphuma sabheka eMacedonia, njengoba Nkhulunkhulu abasekahlele kutsi siyoshumayela khona.
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\v 11 Ngako -ke santjweza ngemkhumbu sisuka eThrowasi, sacondza eSamothrakhe, ngakusasa safikela eNeyapholisi.
\v 12 Sasuka lapho saya eFiliphi lidobha lelisesifundzeni sekucala saseMasedoniya, lidolobhobha lelinebumcoka emaRomeni sahlala emalangana.
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\v 13 Ngelilanga leSabbatha saphumela ngephandle kwelidolobha saya ngasemfuleni, lapho sabona ngatsi yindzawo lekahle yekuthandaza. Sahlala phansi sakhuluma nalabafati labebabutsene lapho.
\v 14 Lomunye walabo labasilaleLA nguLydia, umtsengisi walobukwabeletane wasedolobheni lase-Thiyathira, abekhonta Nkhulunkhulu. Nkhulunkhulu wamvula inhlitiyo kutsi alalele lokushiwo nguPawula.
\v 15 Nakubhabhatiswa yena nendlu yakhe, wasigcugcutela, watsi, "nangabe ningehlulele kutsi ngitsembeke kuNkhulunkhulu, buyani nitowuhlala kami." Futsi abesicindzetela.
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\v 16 Kwafika sikhatsi lapho sisahamba siya endzaweni yekuthandaza, sadibana nentfombatanyana lebeyinemimoya yekuphengula. Yayitfolela baniyo bayo imali ngalokuphengula.
\v 17 Walandzela Pawula natsi amemeta atsi, "Lamadvodza lawa tinceku taSimakadze. Bamemetela indlela yensindiso."
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\v 18 Wakwenta loku emalanga abamanengi. Kodwva Pawula, ngekucansulwa nguye ngalokukhulu, wagucuka watsi kulemimoya yakhe, "ngikunika umuyalo ngegama likaJesu kutsi uphume kuye." Laphuma ngaleso sikhatsi.
\v 19 Baniyo bakhe babona kutsi litsemba labo lekwakha imali alisekho, babamba boPawula naSilasi babahudvula enkantolo embikwe ticumbini tebantfu.
\v 20 Nasebababeke embikwenkantolo, batsi, "Lamadvodza anyakatisa lidolobha letfu. BangemaJuda.
\v 21 Bafundzisa emasiko laphambene nemasiko emaRoma lekungafaneli siwavume nekuwenta.
\v 22 Sicumbi sebantfu savukela Pawula naSilasi; timantji tadzabula timbatfo tabo, bakhipha umtsetfo wekutsi bashaywe ngemizaca.
\v 23 Nasebabashayile banemivimba leminyenti, base bafakwa ejele bayala umgcinijele kutsi abagadzisise.
\v 24 Emvakwekutsi atfole umyalo, umgcinijele wabavalela ejele wabophela tinyawo tabo etigodvweni.
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\v 25 Kwatsi ekhatsi nebusuku Pawula naSilasi bathandaza bahlabela emaculo kuNkhulunkhulu, letinye tiboshwa betibalalele.
\v 26 Masinyane kwaba nekutamatama kwemuhlaba, kwatamata tisekolo telijele, nekushesha kwavuleka yonkhe iminyango, kwachacheka nemaketane abo bonkhe.
\v 27 Umgcini jele wavuka ebutfongweni babona iminyango yelijele ivuleke yonkhe; watsatsa inkhemba yakhe afuna kutibulala ngoba bekacabanga kutsi letiboshwa betibalekile.
\v 28 Kodwa Pawula wamemeta ngelivi lelikhulu watsi ungatilimati, siphelele sonkhe."
\v 29 Umgcini jele wamemetela kutsi akukhanyiswe wajaka, agedletela asaba, wagugca embikwa Pawula naSilasi,
\v 30 wabakhipha watsi, "Banumzane, ngentenjani kuze ngisindiswe?"
\v 31 Bamphendvula batsi, '"Tsembela enkhosini Jesu utawusindiswa, wena nendlu yakho."
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\v 32 Base bashumayela livi lenkhosi kuye, nakuwowonkhe muntfu lobekakhona.
\v 33 Kwatsi ngalelohora lalobo busuku umgcini jele wabageza tilondza, yena nawonkhe lobekasendlini yakhe babhatjatiswa masinyane.
\v 34 Waletsa boPawula naSilasi endlini yakhe bababekelakudla embikwabo, watfokota kakhulu nalabasendlini yakhe, kutsi sokholelwa kuNkhulunkulu.
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\v 35 Kwafika lilanga lapho, timantji tatfumela livi kubogadzi babatjela kutsi bakhululela lamadvodza.
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\v 36 Umgcini jele watjela Pawula lamagama, watsi, "bomantji batfumele ligama kimi kutsi ngikukhulule. Ngakoke phumani, nihambe ngekuthula."
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\v 37 Kodvwa Pawula wabaphendvula watsi, "Basishaya embikwesicumbi sebantfu, singakagwetjwa, noma sima Roma- basilahla ejele. Sebafuna kusihambisa ngemakwacela? Chake! Abete bona kube ngibo labasikhipha lana."
\v 38 'Bogadzi babika lamagama kubomantji, nabeva kutsi Roma, basaba.
\v 39 Bomantji bafika bacolisa kubo babakhipha, babacela kutsi bahamba kulelidolobha.
\v 40 Ngako-ke boPawula naSilasi baphuma ejele baya endlini yaLydia. Batsi nababona labomnakabo, babakhutsata base bayahamba kulelidolobha.
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\v 1 BoPawula bahamba badzabula emadolobheni ase Amfipholisi kanye nase Apholonya, bate befikela edolobheni lase Thesalonikha, lapho bekune lisinagogi lema Juda.
\v 2 Pawula njengelisiko labo waya kubo, baphikisana ngemibhalo emasabatha lamatsatfu.
\v 3 Pawula abebavulela imibhalo abachazela kutsi kwakufanele kutsi Khristu ahlupheke nekutsi avuke kulaba file. Watsi, "LoJesu lengimushumayela kini nguye Khristu.
\v 4 Labanye balabaJuda bakholwa babese batihlanganisa naboPawula naSilasi, kufaka ekhatsi sicuku sema Grikhi labebatimisele bekute labasikati labahloniphekile.
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\v 5 Lama Juda labengakholwa angenwa ngumona, batsatsa emadvodza lakhohlakele emakethe, batsi abasuse umsindvo edolobheni. Bahlasela umuti waJasini, ngoba bebafuna kuletsa boPawula naSilasi embikwesicuko sebantfu.
\v 6 Kepha ababatfolanga babese bahudvula Jasini nalabanye bazalwane babamikisa emantjini yelidolobha, bakhala, "Lamadvodza sekabhekise live phasi sebete nalana futsi.
\v 7 Lamadvodza lawemukele Jasini ephula umtsetfo wa Khesari, batsi kuna lenye inkhosi lengu-Jesu."
\v 8 Bantfu kanye netiphatsi mandla talelo dolobha taphatamiseka umativa loku.
\v 9 Kepha baphats idolobha batsatsa imali yesibambiso kuJasini babese bayaba khulula.
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\v 10 Ngalobo busuku bazalwane betfumela Pawula naSilas eBherea. Nabefika bafikela esinagogini lema Juda.
\v 11 Bantfu lana bebalungile kunebantfu base Thesalonikha, ngoba bebalimukela livi ngenshisekelo. Onkhe emalanga bebalihlolisisa livi mihla yonkhe kutsi kunjalo yini vele.
\v 12 Labanyenti babo bakholwa lokufaka ekhatsi besifazane lebebasembili bama Grikhi kanye nalabadvuna labanyenti.
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\v 13 Kwatsi nakeva emaJuda ase Thesalonikha kutsi Pawula abeshumayela livi laNkulunkulu endzaweni yaseBheriya, bahamba bayakhona kuyo susa lutfutfuvu.
\v 14 Bazalwane babamikisa elwandle kodvwa boSilasi naThimothi basala eBheriya.
\v 15 Labapheketela Pawula bahamba naye bambeka edolobheni lase Atheni. Nababuyela emuva bebaphetse umlayeto lovela kuPawula kutsi boSilasi naThimothi basheshe bamlandzele bete kuye.
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\v 16 Pawula asebalindzile eAtheni, umoya wakhe wakhatsateka kakhulu ngoba leli dolobha beligcwele tithico.
\v 17 Ngako-ke Pawula bekabaphikisana nabo esinagogini nalama Juda nalabanye bebakhonta Nkulunkulu, futsi abeshumayela nase timakethe aphikisana nalabo bebalapho.
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\v 18 Labanye bantfu bema Epikhuri nema Stokhi labeba batsandzi bemilandvo bahlangana naye batsi," Lesihhemini sizama kutsini?" Labanye batsi, "Ungulabanye balaba bitela bantfu kutsi balandzele bonkulunkulu betive," ngoba abe shumayela livangeli ngaJesu nekuvuka kulaba file.
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\v 19 Batsatsa Pawula bamumikisa kuma Erophagasi natsi," Sicela kuyati lemfundziso yakho lensha lobokhuluma ngayo.
\v 20 Ngoba uletsa tintfo letinga tiwa etindlebeni tetfu. Ngako-ke sifuna kwati kutsi loku lokushumayelako kuchazani.
\v 21 (Phela takhamuti tase Atheni netihambi beticitsa sikhatsi sabo sonkhe ekukhulumeni nekulalela tintfo letinsha).
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\v 22 Ngako-ke Pawula wema emkhatsini kwema Erophagasi wabese utsi," Nine madvodza ase Atheni, ngiyanibona kutsi niyakholwa ngato tonkhe tindlela.
\v 23 Ngisandlula ladolobheni lenu ngibona letintfo lenitikhontako, ngibone kuletindzawo lenikhontela kuto kunembhalo lotsi, "Nkulunkulu longatiwa." Ngako-ke loku lenikukhonta ningakwati ngitoshumayela ngako kini.
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\v 24 LoNkulunkulu lowadala live nako konkhe lokuphila kulo, ngoba anguNkulunkulu welizulu nemhlaba, akahlali emathempelini lakhiwe ngetandla.
\v 25 Futsi akadzingi lutfo lolungumsebenti webantfu, ngoba yena lucobo lwakhe uniketa imphilo ebantfwini nako konkhe lokunye.
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\v 26 Emuntfwini munye wakha tonkhe tive tebantfu kute tiphile ebusweni bemhlaba, wabeka tikhatsi nemikhawulo yato lapho igcina khona,
\v 27 kute batomtfungatsa loNkulunkulu batfole nendlela leya kuye. Kantsi Nkulunkulu akekho khashane nakitsi ngamunye ngamunye.
\v 28 Ngengobe siphila sihambe sikuye njengobe sinje, ngoba netimbongi takitsi titsi," Ngoba natsi siyi mbewu yakhe."
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\v 29 Ngengobe siyimbewu yaNkulunkulu akufaneli sicabange kutsi simo saNkulunkulu sifana negolide, noma isiliva, noma litje, lokuyimifanekiso leyakhiwe bantfu.
\v 30 Ngako loku Nkulunkulu watibeketelela tikhatsi tekungati, kepha nyalo uphocelela wonkhe muntfu kutsi aphendvuke.
\v 31 Ngoba lusuku lekuhlulela live solibekile lapho atohlulela ngekulunga kwemuntfu lamukhetsa. Nkulunkulu ubuletsile bufakazi kuwonkhe muntfu ngekuvusa lendvodza kulaba file."
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\v 32 Kwatsi nasebavile bantfu base Atheni ngekuvuswa kulabafile, labanye bamhleka Pawula; kepha labanye batsi," Sitakulalela futsi ngalendzaba."
\v 33 Emuva kwaloko, Pawula wabashiya.
\v 34 Kodvwa kukhona bantfu bamlandzela futsi bakholwa lokufaka ekhatsi Diyonisisi lobeka ngumu Arophagite, wesifazane libito lakhe ngu Damarisi nalabanye lebebanabo.
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\v 1 Emvakwaloko Pawula wasuka eAthene waya eKorinte
\v 2 Lapho wahlangana nemJuda libito lakhe kungu Akhwila, abewekutalwa e-Phontusi, lebekawekuchamuka eveni lase Taliyane nemkakhe Phrisila, ngobe Klawudiyuse wawalayetela onkhe emajuda kutsi ahambe eRoma. Pawula waphuma wahlala nabo,
\v 3 ngobe bekasebenta kanye naye endzaweni yemakhono lefananako, wahlala nabo waphindze wasebenta, ngobe bebabakhi bemathende ngekusebenta.
\v 4 Ngako Pawula wakhuluma intfo lenengcondvo esinagogeni ngaso sonkhe sikhatsi ngeliSabatha, etama kukhulisa kutotimbili tive temaJuda nemaGriki.
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\v 5 Ngekhatsi Silasi kanye naThimothi achamuka entasi eMasedoniya, Pawula watinikela ekushumayeleni livi, ekufakazeleni kulesive semaJuda kutsi Jesu ngu Krestu
\v 6 Kodvwa emaJuda amelana aphindze atfuka Pawula, Pawula watsintsitsa tembatfo takhe wase utsi kubo, "shengatsi ingati yenu ingaba ngetulu kwetinhloko tenui: mine ngimsulwa. Sukela manje ngitakuya kubantfu betive."
\v 7 Wase uyahamba lapho waya endlini kaThithiyusi Justusi, indvodza lekhonta Nkulunkulu. Indlu yakhe yayiseceleni kwelisinagogi
\v 8 Krispus, umholi welisinagogi, ukholelwa kuSimakadze, nabobonkhe labahlala kuleyondlu: labanyenti bemaKorinte labakuva loko bakukholwa babese bayabhajatiswa.
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\v 9 Simakadze watsi kuPawula ebusuku embonweni, "Ungesabi, kodvwa khuluma unathuli
\v 10 Mine nginawe, kute lototama kukulimata, ngoba nginebantfu labanyenti kulelidolobha lelikhulu"
\v 11 Pawula wahlala lapho umnyaka netinyanga letisitfupha, afundzisa livi laNkulunkulu emkhatsini wabo.
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\v 12 Kodvwa ngesikhatsi Galiyo wabekwa wabasiphatsimandla sase Akhaya, emaJuda avuka aba mcondvo munye avukela Pawula amletsa ngaphambi kwesihlalo sekwahlulela;
\v 13 batsi, "Lendvodza lena yabancenga labantfu kutsi abakhonte Nkulunkulu baphambane nalomtsetfo."
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\v 14 Ngesikhatsi Pawula asatokhuluma, Galiyo wamjuba lulwimi wase utsi nine maJuda ndzini kumakungesiko kahle nome kulicala bengingeke nami ngikuvume,"
\v 15 Kepha loku njengobe kuseyimbuto lengemagama futsi kusengumtsetfo wenu kugcineni lapha kini. Kepha angifisi kwenta sijubo ngalendzaba.
\v 16 Galiyo wenta kutsi bashiye lesihlalo sekwehlulela
\v 17 Ngako bonkhe bamalela na Sostenesi, umholi welisinagogi, wabashaya embikwesihlalo sekwehlulela. Kodvwa Galiyo bekangenandzaba kutsi bentani.
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\v 18 Pawula, ngemuva kwekuhlala lapho emalanga lamanyenti, washiya bomnakabo wahamba ngesikebhe waya eSiriya kanye Prisila na Akhwila. Phambi kwekube ashiye umnceleni welwandle, Khenkhariya, bekufanele ahhule tinwele ngoba bekente sifungo lesitsite.
\v 19 Nabefika Efesu, Pawula washiya Prisila na Akhwila khona lapho, kodvwa wahamba yedvwana waya esinagogeni wakhulumisana nemaJuda ngentfo leyenta ingcondvo.
\v 20 Nabacela Pawula kutsi ahlale nabo sikhatsi lesidze wala.
\v 21 Kuloko labakushito, 'Ngitawubuya futsi kini umakuyintsandvo yaNkulunkulu. "Wase soyantjweza ngemkhumbi waya Efesu.
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\v 22 Uma Pawula afika eKhesariya, wakhuphukela eJerusalema wavusela libandla wase wehlela e-Antiyokhi.
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\v 23 Ngemuva kwekucitsa sikhatsi lapho, Pawula wahamaba wehlela endzaweni yaseGalathiya naseFrigiya wase bonkhe bafundzi ubaniketa emandla.
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\v 24 Lendvodza lengumJuda libito layo kungu Apolosi, e- Alekzandriya ngekutalwa, weta Efesu. Abelibeka ekukhulumeni anemandla emibhalweni.
\v 25 Apolosi bekalayetiwe etifundzisweni tenkhosi. Nivutse emoyeni, wakhuluma waphindze wabafundzisa ngalokucondzile etintfweni letiphatselene naJesu, kodvwa bekati Johane umbhabhatisi kuphela.
\v 26 Apolosi wacala wakhuluma ngesibindzi esinagogeni. Kodvwa Prisila na Akhwila bamuva Apolosi, bamtsatsa bambeka eceleni babese bayamchazela Nkulunkulu ngendlela lecondzile.
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\v 27 Uma afisa kuchubekela e-Akhaya, bomnakabo bamkhutsata kutsi abhalele bafundzi e-Akhaya kutsi bamemukele. Nakefika. wasita labo labebakholwa ngemusa
\v 28 Apolosi emaJuda wawaphikisa ngemandla ebaleni ngekuwakhombisa imibhalo kutsi Jesu ngu Krestu
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\v 1 Kwefika ngesikhatsi Apolos asese Khorinte, Pawula wendlula kulelive lelingetulu weta kuleli dolobha laseEfesu, wakhandza labanye bafundzi lapho.
\v 2 Pawula watsi kubo, "Namemukela yini Moya Longcwele uma nikholwa?" Batsi kuye, "Cha, asikase nakancane sesive nga Moya Longcwele."
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\v 3 Pawula watsi, "Nabhajatiswa ngamuphi umbhabhatiso?" Batsi, "Kumbhabhatiso waJohane."
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\v 4 Pawula waphendvula, "Johane abebhabhatisa ngembhabhatiso wekuphendvuka. Watjela labantfu kutsi kumele bakholwe kulona lotochamuka ngemuva kwakhe, losegameni la Jesu."
\v 5 Uma bantfu beva loku, babhajatiswa egameni le Nkhosi Jesu.
\v 6 Kwatsi lapho Pawula sekababeke tandla, Moya Longcwele wehlela kubo babese bakhuluma ngaletinye tilimi ba profetha.
\v 7 Sebabonkhe bebalishumi nakubili.
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\v 8 Pawula waya esinagogweni wakhuluma ngesibindzi tinyanga letintsatfu, abacabangisisa futsi abacindzetela ngembuso waNkulunkulu.
\v 9 Kepha lamanye emaJuda bekacinisa tingcondvo futsi angatfobeli, bacala bakhuluma lokubi ngalendlela phambi kwalesicuku. Ngako Pawula wabashiya watsatsa bafundzi bakhe kuye, acabangisisa nabo malanga onkhe ehholeni lekufundzisela eThiranusi.
\v 10 Loku kwachubeka iminyaka lemibili, khona bonkhe labahlala eAsiya beva livi leNkhosi, bobabili iJudiya ne Grikhi.
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\v 11 Nkulunkulu bekenta timanga ngetandla ta Pawula,
\v 12 khona nemaduku kanye netimphahla tekutivikela lebetimutsintsile betitsatfwa tiyiswe kulabagulako bese lokugula kuyabayekela nemimoya lemibi iyaphuma kubo.
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\v 13 Kepha bebamaJuda lakhipha imimoya lemibi lebeyihambahamba kulesigodzi. Bebabita ligama leNkhosi Jesu khona batoba nemandla ngetulu kwemimoya lemibi uma batsi, "Ngalo Jesu lowamemetelwa nguPawula, ngiyayaleta kutsi uphume."
\v 14 Umpristi lomkhulu wema Juda, ligama lakhe lalingu Skeva, bekanemadvodzana lasikhombisa lebekenta loku.
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\v 15 Lemimoya lemibi yabaphendvula, "Siyamati Jesu, futsi Pawula siyamati; kepha nine nibobani?"
\v 16 Lemimoya lemibi lebeyikulendvodza yazubela kulaba lebebazama kuyikhipha lamadimoni abashaya. Babese baphuma kulendlu bangcunu futsi balimele.
\v 17 Loku kwatiwa nguwonkhe muntfu, bobabili emaJuda nemaGrikhi, lebekahlala e eFesu. Befikelwa kwesaba, futsi nelibito leNkhosi Jesu lahlonishwa.
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\v 18 Futsi, emakholwa lamanyenti eta adalula avuma tintfo letimbi labatentile.
\v 19 Labanyenti labatama imilingo baletsa tincwadzi tabo ndzawonye batishisa emehlweni awonkhemuntfu. Uma babala lesisindvo sato, betitincetu tesiliva letitinkhulungwane letisihlanu.
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\v 20 Ngako livi leNkhosi landza kakhulu ngetindlela letinemandla.
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\v 21 Nyalo emvakwekuba Pawula acedze umsebenti wakhe e eFesu, wancuma eMoyeni kwendlula eMasedoniya nase Akhaya endleleni aya eJerusalema; watsi, "Emvakwekuba ngibe lapho, kumele ngimbone Roma."
\v 22 Pawula watfumela basiti bakhe lababili eMasedoniya, Thimothi na Erastusi. Kepha yena wahlala eAsiya sikhashana.
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\v 23 Ngaleso sikhatsi kwababete kukhinyabeteka lokuncane eEfesu mayelana nendlela.
\v 24 Lomunye umsebentisi wemasiliva libito lakhe nguDemetriyusi, wenta sithico selithempeli, beyingenisa imali lenyenti kulaba bebenta letithico.
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\v 25 Wahlanganisa letisebenti kanye kanye labasebentela khona watsi, "Madvodza, niyati kulebhizinisi leli senta imali lenyenti.
\v 26 Niyakuva futsi niyatibonela loko, hhay kuphela nje eEfesu, kepha cishe iAsiya yonkhe, lo Pawula lona wamisa futsi wagucula bantfu labanyenti. Usho loku utsi kute bonkulunkulu labentiwa ngetandla.
\v 27 Akusiko kuphela nje kutsi libhizinisi letfu alisadzingeki, kepha phindze kutsi lelithempeli lankulunkulwana lomkhulu Atemisi litawutsatfwa ngentfo lengenamsebenti. Kani futsi angalahlekelwa bukhulu bakhe, lapho onkhe emaAsiya nelive lidvumisa  lomfati."
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\v 28 Uma beva loku, bagcwala yintfukutselo bakhala baphumisela, batsi, "Mkhulu Atemisi wase Efesu."
\v 29 Lonkhe lelidolobha lagcwala kudideka, bese labantfu babamcondvo munye baya enkhundleni. Bamncabela Pawula kuloluhambo lwakhe, boGayusi na Aristakhusi, bebaseMasedoniya.
\v 30 Pawula bekafuna kungena ekhatsi nekhatsi nalesicuku sebantfu, kepha labafundzi bamugwema.
\v 31 Futsi, labanye bebaphatsi balesifundza sase Asiya labebabangani bakhe bamutfumelela umlayeto bamucela kutsi angangeni lenkhundleni.
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\v 32 Labanye bantfu bebamemeta intfo yinye, nalabanye, ngako lesicuku sasididekile. Labanyenti babo abatange bati kutsi kungani bete batohlangana.
\v 33 Lesinye sicuku sameluleka Alekzanda, labo bebafucelwa maJuda embili. Ngako Alekzanda wahambisa ngesandla sakhe, afuna kunika sivikelo kulendzawo yekuhlangana.
\v 34 Kepha uma babanelwati kutsi abengumuJuda, bakhala bonkhe baphumisela emahora lamabili, batsi, "Mkhulu Atemisi webase Efesu."
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\v 35 Uma lomabhalane welidolobha wathulisa lesicuku, watsi, "Nine madvodza ase Efesu, ndvodza yini lekhona lengati kutsi lelidolobha lase eEfesu kugcinwe khona lithempeli la Atemisi lomkhulu kanye netitfombe letawela phasi tichamuka ezulwini?
\v 36 Kubona kutsi letintfo leti atiphikeki, kumele uthule futsi ungajaki lutfo.
\v 37 Ngoba niletse lamadvodza lankantolo labebatigebengu temathempeli bahlambalata nkulunkulu wetfu lomsikati.
\v 38 Ngako ke, uma Demetriyusi kanye nalabanye babati labanaye babanekusola lokumelene nanoma ngubani, tinkantolo tivuliwe futsi kunebehluleli. Bayekeleni basolane bodvwa.
\v 39 Kepha uma nifuna noma ngabe yini ngetinkinga letinye, titawubhadalelwa endzaweni lekahle yekuhlangana.
\v 40 Ngoba vele sisengotini yekusolwa mayelana nalelinga lemsindvo. Kute imbangela yalokungahleleki, futsi ngeke sikhone nekukuchaza."
\v 41 Uma sekakushilo loku, wawucitsa lomhlangano.
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\v 1 Emva kwaleso siphitsiphitsi, Pawula watfumela wabita bafundzi asabakhutsatile, watsi salani kahle wabashiya waya eMasedoniya.
\v 2 Asahambe wadzabula leto tifundza akhulume emavi lamanyenti kubo ekubakhutsata, wefika eGrisi.
\v 3 Kwatsi nase ahleti tinyanga letintsatfu lapho, emaJuda ahlela luzungu lekumelana naye nase alungela kuntjweza aye e Siriya, Wase uyancuma kubuyela adzabule eMasedoniya.
\v 4 Labamphekeletela kwaze kwaba seAsiya kwakubo Phirihuse wase Bheriya; Aristakhusi naSekhundusi, bavela kumakholwa aseThesalonika; Gayusi wase Debe; Thimothi; naThikhikhusi naThrofimusi baseAsiya.
\v 5 Kodvwa lamadvodza abehambe ngaphambi kwetfu base basilindzele eThrowasi.
\v 6 Santjweza kusuka eFiliphi sekuphele emalanga esinkhwa lesingenamvubelo, ngemalanga lasihlanu sefika kubo eThrowasi. Sahlala lapho emalanga lasikhombisa.
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\v 7 Ngelilanga lekucala leliviki, lapho sesihlanganele kuhlephula sinkhwa, Pawula wakhuluma kulabakholwako. abetilungiselela kuhamba ngelilanga lelilandzelako, abeloku akhuluma kwate kwaba sekhatsi nebusuku.
\v 8 Kwakunetibane letinyenti kulelikamelo lelisetulu lapho sasihlangene khona.
\v 9 Efasitelweni kwakuhleti lijaha lelibitwa ngekutsi ngu Yuthikhusi, lowatunywa butfongo lobukhulu. Inkhulumo yaPawula yaba yindze, lelijaha, lisetumekile, lawa kusuka esitezi sesitsatfu nabamphakamisa abese afile.
\v 10 Kodvwa Pawula wehla, watelula etikwakhe, wamgaca ngemikhono, wase utsi, "Ningasetfuki, ngobe uyaphila."
\v 11 Wase ubuyela esitezi wahlephula sinkhwa wadla. Emvakwekukhuluma nabo nabo sikhatsi lesidze kwate kwaba sentsatsakusa, wahamba.
\v 12 Bamletsa lomfana aphila badvudvuteka kakhulu.
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\v 13 Tsine ke samendvulela Pawula ngemkhumbi santjweza siya eAsosi, lapho satimisela kugibelisa Pawula. Loku naye cobo lwakhe abefisa kukwenta, ngobe abetilungiselele kuhamba phansi.
\v 14 Asahlangane natsi eAsosi samekhweta emkhunjini saya e Mithiline.
\v 15 Santjweza kusuka lapho sefika ngakusasa macondzana nesichingi sase Khiwose. Ngelilanga lelilandzelako sefika esichingini se Samosi. elangeni lelilandzela lelo sefika edolobheni le Milethu.
\v 16 Ngobe Pawula abencume kuntjweza endlule e Efesu, entela kutsi kubete sikhatsi latawusicitsa e Asiya; Ngobe abejahe kuba seJerusalema ngelilanga le Pentekhosti, uma bekungenteka kutsi ente njalo.
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\v 17 EMilethu watfumela emadvodza e Efesu kuyabita baholi beli Bandla kutsi bete kuye.
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\v 18 Sebefikile kuye, watsi kubo, "Nine cobo lwenu, niyati kusukela elangeni lekucala ngifika e Asiya, kutsi ngasicitsa kanjani sikhatsi nani njalo.
\v 19 Ngachubeka ngikhonta iNkhosi ngako konkhe kutfobeka nangetinyembeti, ngetinhlupheko letangehlela ngenca yeluzungu lwemaJuda.
\v 20 Niyati nekutsi angitange nginigodlele lutfo lolusitako kutsi nginitjele kona, nekutsi nganifundzisa ebaleni ngingena indlu ngendlu,
\v 21 ngifakaza kumaJuda nakumaGrikhi ngekuphendvukela kuNkulunkulu nangekukholwa yinkhosi Jesu.
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\v 22 Bukani nyalo, ngiya eJerusalema, ngekuchutjwa nguMoya, angati kutsi kutakwentekani kimi lapho.
\v 23 ngaphandle nje kwekutsi Moya Longcwele ufakazile kimi kuwo onkhe emadolobha kutsi emaketane netinhlupheko kungilindzele.
\v 24 Kodvwa vele angititsatsi njengemuntfu lotikhandza amcoka kimi, uma nje kuphela ngingacedzela libanga ngiphindze ngifeze inkonzo yami lengayemukela eNkhosini Jesu, kufakaza ngelivangeli lemusa waNkulunkulu.
\v 25 Manje bukani, ngiyati kutsi nine nonkhe, lengihambe emkhatsini wenu ngimemetela umbuso, angeke niphindze nibone buso bami.
\v 26 Ngako-ke ngiyafakaza kini lamuhla, kutsi ngite licala lengati yanobe ngubani.
\v 27 Ngobe angitange nginigodlele lutfo kunitjela yonkhe intsandvo yaNkulunkulu.
\v 28 Ngako-ke ticapheleni nine, kanye nemhlambi Moya Longcwele lanente naba belusi bawo. Caphelani kwelusa liBandla laNkulunkulu, latitsengela lona ngengati yakhe (noma ngengati yendvodzana yaKhe).
\v 29 Ngiyati kutsi emva kwekuhamba kwami, timphisi letihahako titawufika emkhatsini wenu tingawuyekeli umhlambi.
\v 30 Ngiyati nekutsi ekhatsi kini lamanye emadvodza atawufika ahlanaketele liciniso kuze advosele bafundzi kutsi balandzele bona.
\v 31 Kanjalo lindzani. Khumbulani kutsi kuleminyaka lemitsatfu angiyekanga kuyala loyo naloyo nangetinyembeti busuku nemini.
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\v 32 Nyalo senginibeka etandleni taNkulunkulu nasevini lemusa wakhe, longuwona anganakha aninike lifa emkhatsini walabo labayawungcweliswa.
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\v 33 Angitange ngitsatse kumuntfu isiliva, igolide, nobe kwekwembatsa.
\v 34 Nine ngekwenu niyati kutsi letandla leti tasebenta kufeza tidzingo tami naletalabo lenganginabo.
\v 35 Kuko konkhe nganinika sibonelo kutsi ningabasita kanjani lababutsakatsaka ngekutsi nisebente, nesekutsi nikhumbule emavi eNkhosi Jesu cobo lwakhe lawakhuluma watsi: "Kubusiswe kakhulu kupha kunekwemukela."
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\v 36 Emvakwekutsi asakhulume kanjalo, waguca phansi wathandaza nabo bonkhe.
\v 37 Kwaba khona kukhala lokukhulu bagaca Pawula ngemikhono bamanga.
\v 38 Bebadzatjukiswe kakhulu nguloko labekushito kutsi angeke baphindze babone buso bakhe. Bamphekeletela kuya emkhunjini.
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\v 1 Emvakwekutsi sihambe kubo nemkhumbi ucale kuhamba, sahamba indlela lecondzile leya edolobheni lase Cos, ngelilanga lelilandzelako edolobheni lase Rhodes, sichamuka edolobheni lase Phatara.
\v 2 Satsi nasitfola umkhumbi ewelela ngesheya Phoenicia, sagibela sahamba ngemkhumbi.
\v 3 Emvakwekutsi sibone Cyprus, Simushiya ngesencele emkhunjini, sachubeka sabheka e Siriya sase sifikela eTyre, lapho lomkhumbi bekayo tfulula umtfwalo.
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\v 4 Emvakwekutsi saftola bafundzi, sahlala emalanga lasikhombisa. Ngamoya longcwele bacela Pawula kutsi angayi eJerusalema.
\v 5 Kwatsi emalanga etfu sekaphelile, sahamba sachubeka ngendlela yetfu, nabo bonkhe bafati kanye nebanftwana, basipheketele edolobheni. Saguca phasi elwandle, sathandaza,
\v 6 savalelisana nalomunye nalomunye. Sase sehla emkhunjini, base babuyela emakhaya.
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\v 7 Satsi nasesicedzile luhambo lwetfu lwaselwandle sibuya eTyre, safika ePtolemais. Savusela bomnakeftu sase sihlala nabo lilanga linye.
\v 8 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako sahamba sase siya eCaesarea. Sangena endlini yaFiliphu, umshumayeli, munye walabebasikhombisa, sase sihlala naye.
\v 9 Bekunendvodza lebeyinemantfombatane lamane latinftombi nfto labeba profetha.
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\v 10 Sisehleti lapho emalangana, kwachamuka umphrofethi wase Judiya libito lakhe kungu Agabus.
\v 11 Wefika kitsi watsatsa libhande laPawula. Ngalo wakhunga tinyawo kanye netandla takhe wase sewutsi, "Kusho Moya longcwele, 'nangabe emaJuda eJerusalema akhunga lendvodza lengumnikati walelibhande, base bamnikela etandleni tebe tive."
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\v 12 Emva kwekutsi sive loku bekukhulunywa, tsine kanye naso sonkhe sive sakulendzawo sacela Pawula kutsi angayi etulu eJerusalema.
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\v 13 Pawula waphendvula, "Wentani, uyangikhalisa futsi uphula inhlitiyo yami? Ngobe sengime ngemumo, hhayi kukhungwa kuphela, kepha kufela eJerusalema ngalo ligama lenkhosi yetfu Jesu."
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\v 14 Ngekutsi Pawula abengakaphoceleleki, sabindza sase sitsi, "intsandvo yenkhosi mayenteke."
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\v 15 Emva kwalawa malanga, satsatsa tinkhwama teftu sase siya eJerusalema.
\v 16 Khona lapho sahamba netincenye tebafundzi letichamuka eCaesarea. Beta nendvodza libito layo kungu Mnason, indvodza yase Cyprus, umlandzeli waJesu wekucala, naloyo lesiyohlala naye.
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\v 17 Safika eJerusalema, bomnaketfu basemukela ngenjabulo.
\v 18 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako Pawula wahamba natsi saya kuJakobe, nabobonkhe labadzala bebakhona.
\v 19 Satsi nasibavusela, wasibikela ngamunye ngamunye imimangaliso yankulunkulu layente kumaGentiles ngenshumayelo yakhe.
\v 20 Batsi nabeva, badvumisa nkulunkulu, base batsi kuye, "uyabona, mnaketfu, tinkhulungwane tingakhi letakholwa kumaJuda. Bonkhe babhekeke kutsi bagcine umtsetfo.
\v 21 Sebatjeliwe ngawe, kutsi ufundzisa onkhe emaJuda lahlala nebetive kutsi angalaleli umtsetfo waMose, nekutsi ubatjele kutsi bantfwana babo bangasoki, nekutsi bangalandzeli imitsetfo.
\v 22 Sente njani? Sebatokuva kutsi nalana sofikile.
\v 23 Ngako yenta loko lesikutjela kona. Sinemadvodza lamane nyalo lenta setsembiso.
\v 24 Tsatsa lamadvodza utihlante wena ngawo, bese uyababhadalela, khona batohhula tinhloko tabo. Khona wonkhe munftu atewukwati kutsi letinfto lotikhulumako tingemanga. Batawubese bayafundza kutsi ulandzela umtseftwa.
\v 25 Kepha mayelana nebetive labebakholwa, sabhala sase sibanika imilayeto kutsi batigcine bona kutinfto tekukhotsama letinye tithico, ngengati, yetseftwe etilwaneni kanye nenkhanuko."
\v 26 Pawula wase utsatsa lendvodza, ngelilanga lelilandzelako watigeza nabo wabageza ngelisiko lakhona. Base baya ethempelini, banakisisa kutsi emalanga ekungcweliswa atogcwaliseka phindze iminikelo itokhonjiswa kumunye ngamunye.
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\v 27 Nasekutophela emalanga lasikhombisa, lamanye emaJuda ase Asia, abona Pawula ethempelini, banyakatisa sonkhe lesicumbi base bababeka tandla.
\v 28 Bebamemeta, "ndvodza yaka Israyeli, sisite. Lena yidvodza lefundzisa wonkhe munftu tinfto letiphambhuka nebanftu, imitsetfo kanye nalena ndzawo. Ngaphandle kwaloko, uletse emaGrikhi ethempelini base bangcolisa lendzawo lengcwele.
\v 29 Besebake bambona Trophimus wase Ephesian kanye naye edolobheni, bacabanga kutsi Pawula umletse ethempelini.
\v 30 Onkhe emadolobha asitfokota, bonkhe labanftu bagijima kanye kanye bayawubamba Pawula. Bamukhiphela ngaphandle ethempelini, akuphelanga sikhashana iminyango yavaleka.
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\v 31 Batsi basazama kumbululala, tindzaba tafika kumphatsi wetigadzi kutsi yonkhe iJerusalema esihlalweni,
\v 32 Masinyane watsatsa emasotja kanye netindvuna yemakhulu base bagijimela kulesicumbi. Lesikhatsi banftu sebabone sikhulu kanye nemasotja, bayekela kumshaya Pawula.
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\v 33 Sase sikhulu siyeta sadvonsa Pawula, sase sitsi abamukhunge ngetinketane letimbili. Wase uyambuta kutsi ungubani futsi wenteni?
\v 34 Labanye kulesicumbi bebamemeta infto yinye nalabanye lokunye. Njengoba umholi akazange akhone kusho lutfo ngenca yemsindvo, wabatjela kutsi Pawula ayiswe ngaphandle kwesogodlo.
\v 35 Kwatsi naketa etitebhisini bekatfwelwe masotja, ngenca yekuhlupha kwesicumbhi.
\v 36 Lesicumbi salandzela sichubeka nekumemeta sitsi, "mbulaleni!"
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\v 37 Ngesikhatsi Pawula sekatokhiphelwa ngaphandle esigodlweni, watsi kulesitfunywa sesikhulu, "Ngicela kusho infto letsite kuwe?" Lesitfwunya sesikhulu satsi, "uyasikhuluma siGrikhi?
\v 38 Awusiwo yini lomu Egyptian ngalesinye sikhatsi lowacala kutoyitoya phindze wahola emadvodza latinkhulungwane ase 'Assassins' kuya ehlane?"
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\v 39 Pawula watsi, "ngiliJuda, ngichamuka edolobheni lase Tarsus Cilicia. Ngingumunftu wesive lesimcoka. Ngiyakucela, ngikhulule ngikhulume nalabanftu."
\v 40 Lesikhatsi lesikhulu sesimunike imvumo, Pawula wasukuma lapho etitebhisini wase ucala ukhuluma nalesive. Ngesikhatsi kunekuthula lokukhulu, wakhuluma nabo ngelilwimi lesi Hebheru. Watsi,
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\v 1 'Bomnaketfu nabobabe, lalelani kutiphendvulela kwami lengitawukwetfula kini nyalo.'
\v 2 Na lesicuku siva Phawula akhuluma naso ngelulwimi lwesiHebheru, babindza. Watsi,
\v 3 'NgiliJuda, lelatalelwa eThasu yaseSilisiya, kodvwa ngifundze kulelidolobha lonaleli phasetinyawo taGamalieli. Ngafundziswa ngekwalendlela lecotfo lenebunono yemtsetfo wabobabe. Nginenshisekelo ngaNkulunkulu, njengoba nonkhe ninjalo namuhla.
\v 4 Ngayicindzetela lendlela kwate kwaba kusekufeni, ngibopha labadvuna nalabasikati ngibatfula ejele,
\v 5 njengobe nempristi lomkhulu nemalunga bangafakaza. Ngemukela tincwadzi letivela kubo mayelana nebanaketfu labaseDamaseko, ngaya le ngenhloso yekubabuyisa baboshiwe eJerusalema kute bajeziswe.
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\v 6 Kwenteka ke kutsi ngisahamba sengisondzela eDamaseko, emini nje ngekuphatima kweliso kukhanya lokukhulu lokuvela ezulwini kwakhanya kwangigigeletela.
\v 7 Ngawela emhlabatsini ngase ngiva livi litsi kimi, 'Sawula, Sawula, ungihluphelani na?
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\v 8 Ngaphendvula ngatsi, 'Ungubani Nkosi?' Watsi kimi, 'NginguJesu waseNazaretha, lona lomtingelako.'
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\v 9 Laba lebebahamba nami bakubona lokukhanya, kodvwa abalicondzanga leliphimbo lalowo labekhuluma kimi.
\v 10 Ngatsi, 'Ngentenjani, Nkosi?' INkosi yatsi kimi, 'Sukuma ungene eDamaseko. Nawufika khona utawutjelwa yonkhe intfo lokumele uyente.'
\v 11 Ngehluleka kubona ngenca yalokukhanya lokukhulu, lalabebahamba nami bangihola ngibanjwe ngetandla, ngeta ngekhatsi eDamaseko.
\v 12 Lapho ke ngahlangana nendvodza leyayibitwa ngekutsi ngu Ananiyasi, Indvodza leyayitimisela ngekwemtsetfo futsi lebeyikhulunywa kahle ngiwo onkhe emaJuda labehlala lapho.
\v 13 Yefika kimi, yema eceleni kwami, yase itsi, 'Mnaketfu Sawula, yemukela kubona kwakho.' Ngalelo li awa ngambona.
\v 14 Wase utsi, 'LoNkulunkulu wabobabe ukukhetsile kutsi wati intsandvo yakhe, ubone lolungile wakhe, nanekutsi uve livi lelivela emlonyeni wakhe.
\v 15 Ngoba utawuba ngufakazi wakhe kubobonkhe bantfu ngaloku lokubonile nalokuvile.
\v 16 Nyalo nje uhleti leni? Sukuma, ubhajatiswe, uhlantwe etonweni takho, ngekubita libito lakhe.'
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\v 17 Emva kwekutsi ngibuyele eJerusalema, futsi ngisathandaza ekhatsi ethempelini, kwenteka nganikwa umbono.
\v 18 Ngambona yena atsi kimi, 'Sheshisa uphume eJerusalema ngekushesha, ngoba bangeke babemukele bufakazi bakho ngami.'
\v 19 Ngatsi, 'Nkosi, bona lucobo lwabo bayati kutsi ngavalela ejele futsi ngashaya labo lebebakholwela kuwe kuwo onkhe emasinagoge.
\v 20 Ngesikhatsi ingati yaSitefane longufakazi wakho icitfwa, nami ngangikhona ngime eceleni ngivumelana futsi ngigadze timphahla talababulali bakhe.'
\v 21 Kodvwa watsi kimi, 'Hamba, ngitakutfumela khashane kubetive.'
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\v 22 Bamlalela kwate kwaba ngulapho asho loku. Emva kwaloko bamemeta batsi, 'Umuntfu lonje akasuswe emhlabeni.'
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\v 23 Basamemeta, bakhumula tembatfo tabo tangaphandle batijikijela futsi bakha umhlaba bawujika etulu emoyeni,
\v 24 umphatsi wabokabuteni bemasotja wayala kutsi Phawula aletfwe endzaweni lephephile. Wakhipha umyalo kutsi ahlohlwe imibuto nangekumubhambabula, ukute umkhuteli ati kutsi laba bebabangwa yini kutsi bamemete bamelane naye kanjena.
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\v 25 Kwatsi nasebamkhungile ngetilwabhu, Phawula wakhuluma nalendvuna yelibutfo lebeyime eceleni kwakhe, 'Kusemtsetfweni yini kini kutsi nimbambabule indvodza longumRoma futsi longakabekwa licala?'
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\v 26 Na lendvuna yelibutfo ikuva loku, yaya kuKabuteni lomkhulu wetempi yafika yamtjela, yatsi, 'Utawenta njani? Ngoba lendvodza lena ingumRoma.'
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\v 27 Kabuteni lomkhulu wetimpi weta watsi kuye, "Ngitjele, kambe wena ungumRoma na?", Phawula watsi, "Yebo."
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\v 28 Kabuteni lomkhulu wetimpi waphendvula, 'Lobuve lobu ngabutsenga ngelinani lemali lelisetulu. 'Kodvwa Phawula watsi, 'Mine ngingumRoma wekutalwa.'
\v 29 Ngako ke lamadvodza labetawumvivinya amshiya ngekushesha. Naye kabuteni lomkhulu wetimpi wesaba, nakacondza kutsi Phawula abewesive semaRoma, ngobe phela naku besekambomphe ngetilwabhu.
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\v 30 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, kabuteni lomkhulu wetempi wafuna kwati emaciniso ngalamacala lemaJuda bekawabeka Phawula. Ngako ke wamtfukulula wabita bapristi labakhulu nalolonkhe licoco emhlanganweni. Wabese uletsa Phawula wamehlisela emkhatsini wabobonkhe.
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\v 1 Pawula wabuka wacondza ngco kumalunga eliqoqo wase utsi, "Bomnaketfu, ngiphile phambi kwaNkunkulu nganembeza lokahle kute kube kunamuhla."
\v 2 UmPhristi lomkhulu Ananiyas watjela labo bebeme eceleni kwakhe kutsi bamushaye emlonyeni.
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\v 3 Wase Pawula utsi kuye, "Nkulunkulu utokushaya, wena bondza lolugezwe lwaba mhlophe. Uhlalele kungehlulela ngemtsetfo, kepha ube utsi angishaywe, ngalokungekho emtsetfweni."
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\v 4 Labo bebeme eceleni batsi, "Umhlambalata kanjena umphristi lomkhulu waNkulunkulu na?"
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\v 5 Pawula watsi, "Bengingati, bomnaketfu, kutsi abengumphristi lomkhulu. Ngoba kubhaliwe, Ungete wakhuluma lokubi ngembusi webantfu bakho."
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\v 6 Ngesikhatsi Pawula abona kutsi incenye yinye yaleliqoqo bekuma Sadusi lelenye kuba Farisi, wakhuluma kakhulu kuleliqoqo, "Bomnaketfu, ngingumFarisi, indvodzana yemaFarisi. Kungoba nginelitsemba lekuvuka kwalabafile kungako ngehlulelwa."
\v 7 Asakushito loku, kwacala kuhhwilitisana emkhatsini webaFarisi neba Sadusi, lesicuku sahlukana ekhatsi.
\v 8 Ngoba baSadusi batsi kute kuvuswa kwalabafile, kute tingilozi, kute nemimoya, kepha baFarisi bayavuma kutsi kukhona konkhe.
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\v 9 Kwase kuba nemsindvo lomkhulu, labanye babhali belivi lebebamaFarisi basukuma bakeka inkhulumo lephikisako, batsi, "Asitfoli lutfo lolubi ngalendvodza le. Kungatsiwani nangabe moya noma ingilozi ikhulumile kuye?"
\v 10 Lomsindvo nawuya ngekuba mkhulu, lomholi losetulu wesaba kutsi Pawula utowuhleshulwa ngibo abe ticucu, wase utjela emasotja akhe kutsi ehlele phansi ayomtsatsa ngenkhani kulamalunga eliqoqo, bamletse bayomfaka kulencaba.
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\v 11 Kulobusuku lobulandzelako iNkhosi yema eceleni kwakhe yatsi, "Ungesabi, njengobe sewufakazile ngami eJerusalema, chubeka ke ufakaze ngisho nase Roma."
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\v 12 Uma sekusile, lamanye emaJuda enta licebo lelibi babita sicalekiso etikwabo bafunga kungadli noma banatse lutfo kute kube ngulapho sebabulele Pawula.
\v 13 Bekunemadvodza lengca emashumini lamane lenta lelicebo lelibi.
\v 14 Baya kubaPhristi labakhulu nakulabadzala batsi, "Sitifake ngephansi kwesicalekiso lesikhulu, kutsi singadli lutfo site sibulale Pawula.
\v 15 Nyalo ke, liqoqo alitjele umholi losetulu kutsi amletse lapha kuwe, kwangatsi nitewuncuma kahle ngaloludzaba lwakhe. Tsine, silungele kumbulala angakefiki nalapha."
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\v 16 Kepha indvodzana yadzadze waPawula yeva lokutsi bebamlindzile, yahamba yayongena kulencaba yatjela Pawula.
\v 17 Pawula wabita munye waletindvuna watsi, "Tsatsa nalijaha niye kumholi losetulu, ngoba kukhona lafuna kumtjela kona."
\v 18 Lendvuna yatsatsa lelijaha yalimikisa kulomholi losetulu watsi, "Pawula lolosiboshwa ungibitele kuye, wangicela kutsi ngite nalelijaha kuwe. Kukhona latokusho kuwe."
\v 19 Lomholi lomkhulu walitsatsa ngesandla baya emasitseleni wambuta, "Yini lena lekumele ungtjele yona?"
\v 20 Lelijaha latsi, "LamaJuda avumelene kukucela kutsi uletse Pawula luleliqoqo kusasa, kwangatsi bebatobuta ngalokuvakalako ngaloludzaba lwakhe.
\v 21 Kepha ungavumi, ngoba kunemadvodza lengca emashumini lamane lalindzile. Batibitele sicalekiso etikwabo kutsi bangadli noma banatse lutfo bate bambulale. Nanyalo nje balungele, bemele imvume yakho."
\v 22 Umholi losetulu wavumela lelijaha kutsi lihambe, emva kwekutsi amtjele, "Ungatjeli muntfu kutsi ungutjele letintfo leti."
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\v 23 Wase ubita timbili tindvuna wase utsi, '"Tfolani emasotja langemakhulu lamabili alungele kuhamba kute kube seKhesariya, nebagibeli bemahhashi babe ngemashumi lasikhombisa, nemadvodza etikhali langemakhulu lamabili. Nitawusuka ngelihora lesitsatfu lasebusuku."
\v 24 Wabalayetela nekutsi banikete Pawula tilwane langatigibela naletitomtsatsa ate afike aphephile kuFelix lusibalukhulu.
\v 25 Wase ubhala incwadzi lekanje:
\v 26 "Klawudiyusi Lisiyasi iya ku Lusibalukhulu lohloniphekile Feliksi, ngiyavusela.
\v 27 Lendvodza lena beyiboshwe ngemaJuda futsi beseyitobulawa ngiwo lapho ngichamukele kubo sase siyamsindzisa nemasotja, ngoba ngifundzile kutsi ungumRoma.
\v 28 Ngifunile ke kwati kutsi bamsola ngani, ngase ngiyamtsatsa ngiya naye kuleliqoqo labo.
\v 29 Ngafundza ke kutsi bamsola ngemibuto lephatselene nemitsetfo yabo, kepha bekute kusola ngaye lobekufanelwe kufa noma lijele.
\v 30 Kwase kwentiwa kwateka kimi kutsi bekuneluhlelo lolumelene nalendvodza, masinyane ngase ngitfumela yena kuwe, ngase ngitjela nalabo labamsolako kutsi baletse tinsolo labanato ngaye ebukhoneni bakho."
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\v 31 Ngako ke emasotja ayilalela imiyalo yawo. Atsatsa Pawula ngentima amumikisa eAnthiphatrisi.
\v 32 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, liningi lalamasotja ashiya bagibeli bemahhashi bona babuyela encabeni.
\v 33 Uma bagibeli bemahhashi bafika eKhesariya betfula lencwadzi ku lusibalukhulu, base betfula na Pawula kuye.
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\v 34 Uma lusibalukhulu sekafundze lencwadzi, wabuta Pawula kutsi wakusiphi sifundza. Uma afundza kutsi Pawula wase Silisiya,
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\v 35 watsi, "Ngitokuva ngalokuphelele uma labakusolako sebete lana." Wase uyalela kwekutsi agcinwe enhlokohhovisi yahulumende waHerod.
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\v 1 Emva kwemalanga lasihlanu, Ananias umpristi lomkhulu, umuntfu lomdzala tsite, sishaya mtsetfo lokwakutsiwa ngu Tertullus waya khona. Lendvodza yavusa emacala nga Pawula eNdvuneni yesifundza.
\v 2 Pawula wema embikwe Ndvuna yesifundza atewutekiswa emacala, "Ngoba ngawe sinekuthula lokukhulu, futsi inhlakanipho yakho iyalakha live letfu;
\v 3 Ngako-ke ngekubonga lokukhulu simukela konkhe losentela kona, mhlonishwa lomkhulu Felix.
\v 4 Ngako-ke ngingasachubeki nekukuhlupha, Ngyiyacela ngemusa wakho usive kafishane.
\v 5 Ngoba sikhandza lendvodza iluhlupho futsi nguye lowenta ema Juda emhlabeni wonkhe avukele umbuso. Ungumholi wesicheme sema Nazarini.
\v 6 Wetama nekucekela phasi lisontfo, samubopha.
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\v 8 Nawubuta Pawula ngato tonkhe letinkinga, utawukhona kufundza ngalamacala lesimubeke wona.
\v 9 Nema Juda nawo engeta kuletinsolo, baciniseka kutsi lamacala aliciniso.
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\v 10 Ngalesikhatsi indvuna yesifundza inika Pawula litfuba lekukhuluma, Pawula watsi, "Ngiyacondzisisa kutsi bewusolo uli Jaji kulesive iminyaka leminyenti, ngako-ke ngiyatfokota kutichaza kuwe.
\v 11 Utawukhona kubona kutsi akukapheli emalanga langu-12 ngenyukile kuyowudvumisa eJerusalem.
\v 12 Nabangi khandza esontfweni, azange sengihhwilitisane namuntfu, kani futsi azange ngitoyi-toyisa bantfu, noma ngabe kuse sinagogeni noma edolobheni.
\v 13 Bete bufakazi ngaletisolo labangibeka tona.
\v 14 Kepha ngiyetfula kuwe kutsi, ngalendlela labayibita ngayo inkholo lencane, ngalendlela lengikhonta ngayo Nkulunkulu wabo babewetfu. Ngetsembekile kuko konkhe lokusemtsetfweni nase mibhalweni yebaprofethi.
\v 15 Nginelitsemba lelifanako ku Nkulunkulu njengalamadvodza, lokutsi kuyoba nekuvuswa kwabo bonkhe labalungile nalababi.
\v 16 Ngako ngihlale ngetama kuvela ngikahle phambi kwa Nkulunkulu nebantfu.
\v 17 Manje emva kweminyaka ngitele kutewuletsa lusito esiveni sakitsi kanye nesipho semali.
\v 18 Nangenta loko, lamanye ema Juda lasuka eAsia angitfola etempelini ngenta inkonzo yekuhlambuluka, sasingekho sicuku, noma siphitsiphitsi.
\v 19 Lamadvodza lasembikwakho nyalo akasho kutsi yini lena langilwisela yona, nangabe kukhona.
\v 20 Noma-ke, lamadvodza akasho kutsi yini lekabi langitfola nginayo nangime embikwelikhansela lema Juda,
\v 21 ngaphandle kwanaku kunye lengakumemetela nangime kubo, "kumbandzakanya kuvuka kwalabafile loku lengimiselwe kona kuwe namuhla."
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\v 22 Kepha Felix, lebekati kahle ngale ndlela, wakuhlehlisa lokulalelwa kwalelicala. Watsi, "Ngalesikhatsi Lisiyasi umkhuteli wetimpi abuya eJerusalem, ngitawuncuma ngelicala lakho."
\v 23 Wase ukhokha umyalo endvuneni kutsi igadze Pawula endzaweni letsite, kepha abe nayo inkululeko yekutsi bangani bakhe banakelele tidzingo takhe.
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\v 24 Emva kwemalanga lambalwa, Felix wabuya nemkakhe Drusilla, uMjuda wabita Pawula weva ngaye ngenkholo yebu Kristu.
\v 25 Kepha Pawula nakamugwabula ingcondvo ngekulunga, kutibamba, nekwahlulelwa lokutako, Felix wafikelwa kwesaba wase utsi, "Kwanyalo hamba. kepha nangitfola litfuba ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ngitakubita futsi"
\v 26 Nganhlanye abenelitsemba lekutsi Pawula utewumupha imali, ngako waphindze wamubita wakhuluma naye.
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\v 27 Kepha emva kweminyaka lemitsatfu, Porcius Festus waba yindvuna lenkhulu emva Felix, kepha Felix afuna kutsandwva ngema Juda, ngako washiya Pawula kutsi achubeke agadwve.
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\v 1 Festusi wangena esifundzeni, emvakwemalanga lamatsatfu, wasuka eKhesariya waya eJerusalem.
\v 2 Baphristi labakhulu nebaHholi bema Juda baveta emacala lapambene naPawula, bagcugcutela Festus-
\v 3 bamcela kutsi ababonelele apambane naPawula- amuhambise aye-eJerusalem, bebanelisu lekumbulala ngendlela.
\v 4 Festusi waphendvula watsi Pawula abebanjelwe Khesariya futsi yena lucobo lwakhe abetakuya kudze madvutane. "Ngako-ke, laba labakhonako, wakhuluma," bangahamba natsi.
\v 5 Nakukhona lokusolisako ngalendvodza, nimubeke licala."
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\v 6 Festusi wahlala langengci esphohlongweni kuya eshumini emalanga wase uyehla uya eKhesariya, ngakusasa wahlala esihlalweni sekwehlulela wanika umyalo wekutsi kulandzwe Pawula bamuletse kuye.
\v 7 Nakafika, emaJuda aseJerusalema asondzela, baletsa emacala lacinile labetebufakazi bawo.
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\v 8 Pawula wativikela watsi," kute lengikwentile lokuphambene nemtsetfo wema Juda, lithempeli noma lokuphambene neKhesariya.
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\v 9 Kodwva Festusi abefuna kutitsandzekisa kumaJuda, waphendvula Pawula watsi, "Uyafuna kuya etulu eJerusalema uyowehlulelwa khona ngaletintfo leti?"
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\v 10 Pawula waphendvula watsi "Ngime pambi kwesihlalo sekwehlulelwa eKhesariya, lapho ngitawehlulelwa khona. Angikoni maJuda, njengoba nawe wati.
\v 11 Noko nangaba kukhona lengikonile, nangente lokufanele kufa, angikwali kufa. Kodvwa nangabe letinsolo tilite, kute lotanginikela kubo. Ngiyahlehla kuKhesariya."
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\v 12 Emvakwekutsi Festusi akhulume nemkhandlo, waphendvula watsi, "Uhlehle kuKhesari. KuKhesari ngulawutakuya khona.
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\v 13 Emvakwemalanga, Inkhosi Agrippa na Bhenise bafika eKhesariya batawuvakashela Festusi.
\v 14 Nasebahleti emalanga, Festusi waveta licala laPawula enkhosini; watsi," kukhona indvodza letsite leyashiywa nguFelikisi isiboshwa.
\v 15 Nangise Jerusalema, baphristi labakhulu nalabadzala bemaJuda bambeka emacalaa babika kimi, bacela kutsi ngimehlulele ngekumlahla licala.
\v 16 Ngabaphendvula ngatsi akusiko umtsetfo wemaRoma kutsi silahle umuntfu ngelicala angakabhekani nebamangali bakhe watfola nelitfuba letikuphendvulela ngaloko labambeke licala ngako.
\v 17 Ngako-ke, nabahlangana kanye kanye beta lana, angimanga, kodvwa ngelilanga lelilandzelako ngahlala esitulweni sekwehlulela, ngabatjela baletse lendvodza.
\v 18 Lesikhatsi laba laba bebamusola basukuma bambeka licala, ngacabanga kutsi kute ngisho linye lalamacala labhekene nawo lebelingilo.
\v 19 Bebanekucabana naye ngenkholo yabo, nangaJesu lowafa koja Pawula umemetela kutsi uyaphila.
\v 20 Bengingati kutsi ngitayiphenya njani lendzaba, ngasengimbuta kutsi uyafuna yini kuya eJerusalema kuyomela licala lakhe khona ngaletinsolo.
\v 21 Kodwva Pawula waticelela kugcinwa ngakhatsi ejele nakasemele sincumo sesiphatsi mandla, ngamtjela ahlale ngekhatsi ngize ngikhone kumtfumela kuKhesari.
\v 22 Agrippa wakhuluma ku Festusi watsi, "Nami ngingatsandza kuyilalela lendvodza. "Ksasa", Festusi watsi, "utamuva."
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\v 23 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, Agrippa na Bhenise ngekuhlonipheka lokukhulu, bangena ehholeni bahamba nabokhenela labakhulu bemphi kanye nemadvodza labekabalulekile kulelo dolobha. Festusi watfuma emasotja alandza Pawula.
\v 24 Festusi watsi, "Inkhosi Agrippa, nawo onkhe emadvodza lakulendzawo, niyayibona lendvodza lena; ngiyo lamaJuda lakhala ngayo eJerusalema nalapha, bamcelela kutsi angasaphili kulomhlaba'
\v 25 Ngitfole kutsi akanacala ngako-ke kufa akumlungeli kodvwa ngenca yekutsi uticelele kuKhesari, ngincome kutsi ngimuhambise.
\v 26 Kodvwa ke ngite intfo lenesisindvo lengingayibhala ngikumikisa kuKhesari. Ngaleso sizatfu, ngiko ngimuletse lapha kuwe, ikakhulu kuwe, nkhosi Agrippa, kutoba khona lokunengi lengikubhala ngalelicala.
\v 27 Akubukeki kungiko kutsi ngihambise siboshwa ngingasho kutsi yini emacala aso.
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\v 1 Ngako-ke Agripha watsi ku Pawula, "Ungati khulumela." Lapho Pawula walula sandla wacala kutivikela.
\v 2 "Ngitibona ngijabulile nkhosi Agripha, kute kutsi licala lami litekwe embikwakho namuhla ngetinsolo lengitfweswe tona maJuda,
\v 3 ikakhulu ngoba ungu cwephesha ngemihambo nemasiko emaJuda kanye nemibuto. Ngako-ke ngiyakuncenga kutsi ungilalele ngesineke.
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\v 4 Liciniso litsi, onkhe emaJuda ayati kutsi bengiphila njani kusukela ebusheni nase siveni sami nase Jerusalema.
\v 5 Bangati kusukela ekucaleni, futsi kufanele bavume kutsi ngiphile njengemu Pharisi, titfobelamtsetfo letikhonta nkulunkulu ngekulandzela tibopho.
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\v 6 Nyalo ngimile lana ngitohlulelwa ngenca yelitsemba lami esetsembisweni lesentiwa nguNkulunkulu kubo babe betfu.
\v 7 Ngiso lesetsembiso tive letilishumi nakubili titsemba kutsi titase mukela umabadvumisa Nkulunkulu ngesineke busuku nemine, kungenca yale litsemba, nkhosi, lokubangela emaJuda angitfwese licala.
\v 8 Kungani kutsi nonkhe ningakholwa kutsi Nkulunkulu uvusa labafile?
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\v 9 Mine matfupha ngangikhowa kutsi kufanele ngente konkhe lokusemandleni ami kuphikisana nelibito laJesu wase Nazaretha.
\v 10 Ngakwenta loku eJerusalem. Ngabopha incumbi yebantfu labangcwele baNkulunkulu ngeligunya lebenginiketiwe baphristi labasetulu, kwatsi lapho babulawa khona nami ngangisekela kutsi babulawe.
\v 11 Ngangibajezisa sikhatsi lesinengi emasinagogini futsi ngabaphocelela kutsi bakhulume kabi. Ngangibacansukele kakhulu ngadzimate ngabalandzela noma sebabalekele kulamanye emadolobha.
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\v 12 Ngisenta loku, ngahamba ngaya eDamaseko ngiphetse emagunya nemuyaleto lephuma ebaphristini labakhulu,
\v 13 ngisahamba endleleni ngiya khona, kuyimini lenkhulu ngisendleleni, nkhosi, ngabona kukhanya lokuvela ezulwini lobekukukhanya lokwengca lilanga, lakhanyisa mine nemadvodza lebengihamba nawo.
\v 14 Sonkhe sawela phasi, ngabese ngiva livi likhuluma nami ngelulwimi lemaHebheru latsi kimi," Sawula, Sawula, ungihlukubete lani? Kulikhuni kuwe kukhahlela etinchijini."
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\v 15 Ngabese ngitsi, "Ungubani wena Nkhosi?" Inkhosi yaphendvula yatsi, "Ngimi Jesu lomuhlukubetako.
\v 16 Nyalo vuka ume ngetinyawo, ngoba kungenca yalesizatfu kutsi ngitibonakalise kuwe, kukugcoba kutsi ube sisebenti kanye nafakazi mayelana netintfo lotati ngami kanye nalengisatakubonisa kona kusahamba sikhatsi,
\v 17 ngitakusindzisa ebantfwini nakubetive lengikutfumela kubo,
\v 18 kute utobavula emehlo ubasuse ebumnyameni baye ekukhanyeni kanye nemandla aSathane baye kuNkulunkulu, kute batomukela kuNkulunkulu kutsetselelwa kwetona bese batfola loku lenginiketa labahlala etsembeni kimi."
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\v 19 Ngako-ke, inkhosi Agripha, angikadzeli sibonakaliso sase zulwini, kepha,
\v 20 kulabo labase Damasikhasi kucala, nalabase Jerusalema, nakulo lonkhe live lase Judea, kanye nakubetive, nganiniketa umlayeto lotsi kufanele baphendvuke baye kuNkulunkulu, bente imisebenti lefanele kugucuka.
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\v 21 Kungalesi sizatfu emaJuda angibophile ethempelini batama kungibulala.
\v 22 Nkulunkulu nguye lobekasolo angisita kute kube ngulesikhatsi, ngako-ke ngimile futsi ngiyafakaza kubantfu phaca nalabakhulu hhayi ngalokunye baprophethi naMose bebatse kutawenteka-
\v 23 kutsi Khristu kufanele ahlupheke abese uba wekucala ekuvukeni kulaba file kute atewushumayela kukhanya ebantfwini bakitsi nebetive."
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\v 24 Asacedzela kutimelela Paul, Festusi washo ngeliphimbo lelikhulu, "Pawula uyahlanya; lokufundza kwakho kabanti kuyakuhlanyisa."
\v 25 Kepha Pawula watsi," kangihlanyi mhlonishwa Festusi, kepha loku lengikutfulako kuliciniso futsi kuyaphatseka.
\v 26 Ngoba inkhosi iyati naletintfo, kungako ngikhuluma ngikhululekile kuye, ngoba ngiyati kutsi kute lokufihlakele kuye ngoba loku akukwenteki emakoneni.
\v 27 Ngabe uyakholelwa kubabhorofithi, Nkhosi Agripha? Ngiyati kutsi uyakholwa."
\v 28 Agripha watsi ku Pawula, "Ngesikhashana lesifisha ungangi phocelela mine kutsi ngibe ngu Mkhrestu?"
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\v 29 Pawula watsi, ngiyathantaza kuNkulunkulu, kutsi noma ngabe sikhatsi lesifisha noma lesidze, hhayi wena kuphela kepha bonkhe labangivako namuhla, babe njengami ngaphandle kwaletibopho tase jele.
\v 30 Lapho ke inkhosi yasukuma nesiphatsi mandla kanye na Bhenisi lobekahleti nawe;
\v 31 nabahamba ehholeni, bakhuluma natsi," lendvodza ayikufaneli kufa noma tibopho."
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\v 32 kusho Agripha ku Fistusi, '" lendvodza ngabe yakhululwa ube ayizange indlulisele licala layo ku Khesaru.
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\v 1 ngalesikhatsi sekuncunyiwe kutsi sitawunjweza siye kuletaliyane, babeka Pawula naletinye tiboshwa phansi kweNdvuna lelibito lwayo bekungu Juliyasi labephetse emabutfo emubuso.
\v 2 Sagibela umkhumbi kusukela eAdrimiyamu lebetawugudla ngaselugwini leAsiya. Sanjweza saya eLwandle. Aristakhusi waseThesalonika kuleMasedoniya wahamba natsi.
\v 3 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako sefikela edolobheni leSidoni, lapho Juliyasi waphatsa kahle Pawula waphindze wamvumela kutsi aye kubangani bakhe kutsi bayomnakekela. 
\v 4 Kusukela lapho saya elwandle sanjweza elugwini leSiprusi, dvute nesihlenge, ngoba umoya bekamelene natsi.
\v 5 Nasesinjweze ngesheya kwelwandle kwengca eSilisya ne Phamfiliya, sefikela eMayra, lidolobha leLisya.
\v 6 Lapho, lendvuna yatfola umkhumbi losuka eAlexandrya lobetawunjweza uye eTaliyane. Wasigibeta kuwo.
\v 7 ngesikhatsi sesinjweze kancane emalanga lamanyenti futsi sesifikile kalukhuni dvute nelidolobha leKhinidusi. Umoya wawungasasivumeli kutsi sichubeke naleyo ndlela, sagudla ngendlela lebiyelwe yeKhrete, mashiyana ne Salmone.
\v 8 Sanjweza ngaselusentseni kalukhuni, saze sefikela endzaweni lokutsiwa Sikhumulo Sekuphepha, lesidvute nelidolobha le Laseya.
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\v 9 besesicitse sikhatsi lesidze, sikhatsi sekuzila seMajuda naso besesengcile futsi sekuyingoti kutsi singachubeka nekunjweza. Ngako Pawula wabecwayisa,
\v 10 watsi, "ngiyabona kutsi loluhambo lwetfu lutaba nebungoti nekulahlekelwa lokunyenti, hhayi kuphela kwemutfwalo nemukhumbi, kodvwa lokufaka ekhatsi imiphefumulo.
\v 11 Kodvwa indvuna yalalela kakhulu umbusi nemnikati wemukhumbi kunaleto tintfo betikhulunywa nguPawula.
\v 12 ngobe kwakungesiko lula kucitsa sikhatsi ebusika kuleso sikhumulo, incumbi yalabo labasebenta elwandle basiyala kutsi sinjweze sisuke lapho, kutsi setame kufika edolobheni leFenikisi, sichitse busika khona. iFenikisi sikhumulo seKhrethe, lesasibheke eNshonalanga yeningzimu nenshonalanga yeNyakatfo.
\v 13 Ngesikhatsi Umoya waseNingzimu ucala kuphephetsa kalula, labasebenta emkhunjini bacabanga kutsi sebanako lebebakudzinga. Bakhipha sisimiso semkhumbi banjweza bagudla i Khrethe, dvute nelusente.
\v 14 Emvakwesikhatsi lesifishane umoya lomkhulu bewubitwa ngekutsi yiNyakatfo Mphumalanga, wacala kuhhusha uchamuka esichiungini.
\v 15 Ngalesikhatsi umkhumbi sowubanwje sangcotfo sewungakhoni kubheka ngasemoyeni, kwabita sidedele lesangcotfo sapheshulwa ngumoya.
\v 16 Sanjweza sagudla sichengana seKhawuda, ngebulukhuni lobunyenti satfola umkhunjana lomncane.
\v 17 kwatsi nasebenyuse lemikhujana lemincane, bayinkinka esiswini semkhumbi. ngobe bebesaba kutsi bangahle baphahlateke emhlabatsini longaselugwini lwe Libhiya: Ngako kwehliswa liseyili wavunyelwa kutsi uphephetswe nguMoya unjweze.
\v 18 Satfola kuhlukubetwa ngumoya lokukhulu kangangekutsi ngakusasa bacala kulahla umtfwalo losindzako ekhatsi elwandle.
\v 19 Ngelilanga lesitsatfu tisebenti telwandle tajika ngetandla tato imitfwalo elwandle.
\v 20 Ngesikhatsi lilanga netinkhanyeti tingasabonakali kitsi emalanga lamanyenti, nesiphepho sichubeka ngemandla kusihlukubeta, litsemba lekutsi singahle siphephe lashabalala.
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\v 21 ngesikhatsi sebachubeke emalanga lamadze bangadli, Pawula wasukuma emkhatsansini waletisebenti telwandle watsi, "madvodza akitsi, ngabe nangilalela nanganjwezi kuya eKhrethe, nitogwema lesehlakalo nekulahlekelwa lesenibukene nako.
\v 22 Ngako ke ngiyanincenga cinani nime sibindzi, ngobe kute imphilo letawulahleka emkhatsini wenu, kodvwa wona umkhumbi utawbhidlika.
\v 23 Itolo ebusuku, Ingilosi yaloNkulunkulu lengingewakhe, nalengimukhontako- Ingelosi yakhe ime eceleni kwami
\v 24 yatsi, 'Ungesabi Pawula. Kufanele ume embikwa Khesaru, futsi yati, Nkulunkulu ngemusa wakhe unikele timphilo tabobonkhe lolonjweza nabo.
\v 25 Ngako ke tfokotani, Madvodza akitsi! Ngoba ngetsemba kutsi kutawuba njengoba Nkulunkulu angijelile.
\v 26 Kodvwa kufanele sehlele emhlabatsini esihlengeni.
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\v 27 Nasekuphele emalanga langemashumi nakune, sisafucelwa lena nalena elwandle lwe Adriya, ekhatsi nebusuku letisebenti telwandle tacabanga kutsi setisondzela dvute neLwandle.
\v 28 Kwehliswa tikalo kwakhandvwa kutsi kushona kujula lukungangema mitha lalishumi nesihlanu.
\v 29 Bebesaba kutsi singahle siphahlakele emadvwaleni, ngako kwehliswa tibambiso letine kwakhulekwa kutsi kusa kufike Masinyane.
\v 30 Ngako bashayeli bemkhumbi betama kubaleka ngekwehlisela umkhumbi emantini bashaya ngatsi behlisela letinye tisimiso ngembili kwemkhumbi.
\v 31 Kodvwa Pawula watjela indvuna yembuso watsi: "nangabe labashayeli balomkhumbi bableka, kute lotawuphila lapha emkhunjini."
\v 32 Ngako emasotja atijuba letintsambo betisimise lesikebhe, asiyekela sahamba.
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\v 33 lilanga lase litawphuma, ngako Pawula wabancenga kutsi badle kudla watsi: "senicedze emalanga lali-14 solo ningafaki lutfo esiswini!
\v 34 Ngako ngiyanincenga kutsi nidle, nidzinga kutsi nidle khona nitewuba nemandla. Ngeke kulahleke ngisho lunye lunwele emtimbeni wenu.
\v 35 Watsi nakacedza kusho njalo Pawula watsatsa sinkhwa wabonga Ku Nkulunkulu embikwabo bonkhe bambuka, emvakwekuhlephula wacala wadla.
\v 36 Ngako batsatsa sibindzi bakhutsateka badla.
\v 37 sesisonkhe emkhunjini sasingu-276. Kwatsi nasesidle sonkhe sesutsa,
\v 38 kwase kuphungulwa umkhumbi ngekulahla kolo ekhatsi elwandle.
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\v 39 Kwatsi sekusa, bashayeli bemkhumbi so, lo bangaluboni lusentse, babona sikhumbi sinesihlabatsi, base bancoma kutsi kuyewufika kuso nakwenteka, ngoba bebafuna kuwumisa lapho umkhumbi.
\v 40 Ngako base bajuba tintsambo lebetatibambe tisimiso, batiyekela tacwila elwandle, ngaso leso sikhatsi kwakhunyula imiphini yekucondzisa umkhumbi, baphakamisa liseyili lelingembili kutsi umoya ufucele umkhumbi esihlabatsini lesingembili.
\v 41 Kodvwa umkhumbi washayisa phansi ngenhloko esibhundvumeni wabhajwa. Inhloko yemkhumbi yembeleka phansi yangabe isakwati kufuceka, lase lingemuva lemkhumbi liyafohloka, laze laba ticetu lephulwa sihhushuhhushu semagagasi.
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\v 42 Emasotja enta lisu lekubulala tonkhe tiboshwa, kube bete nasinye lesitawkhona kuhlamba siphunyule.
\v 43 Kodvwa indvuna yelibutfo ifuna kusindzisa Pawula, yawalela kuloko. esikhundleni saloko yatsi: "bonkhe labakwati kuhlamba abahlambe bayofika elusentseni.
\v 44 Labo labanye batawulandzela ngemuva bahlambe ngekugibela emapulangweni nobe etincetwini temkhumbi, baze befike elusentseni." sasindza kanjalo sonkhe, sahlamba sefika elusentseni sefika ngesheya.
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\v 1 Nasesiletfwe siphephile, safundza kutsi lesihlenge sasibitwa ngekutsi yiMaltha.
\v 2 Bantfu balendzawo basinika hayi nje kulunga lokuvamile, kepha babasa umlilo basemukela sonkhe ngenca yemvula nemakhata langapheli.
\v 3 Kepha Pawula nakabutsa tinkhuni watibeka emlilweni, inyoka lenashevu yaphuma ngenca yekushisa yatibophela esandleni sakhe.
\v 4 Labantfu balendzawo nababona lesilwane silenga esandleni sakhe, batsi kungamunye ngamunye, "Ngempela lendvodza ngumbulali lobaleke elwandle, umtsetfo akamvumeli kutsi aphile.
\v 5 Kepha ke wayitsintsitela emlilweni wangalimali.
\v 6 Bebamumele kutsi ashise abe nemkhuhlane noma avele awe afe. Kepha nasebambukele sikhatsi lesidze babona kutsi kute lokungakavami kuye, basintja tingcondvo tabo batsi ungunkulunkulu.
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\v 7 Nyalo endzaweni lebeyidvutane bekunemhlaba lobekawashifu walesihlenge, libito layo kwakunguPubliusi. Wasemukela futsi ngesineke wahlangabeta netidzingo tetfu emalanga lamatsatfu.
\v 8 Kwenteka kutsi uyise waPubliusi abesolo agula ngemkhuhlane nemsheko. Pawula nakaya kuye, wamthantazela, wabeka tandla takhe kuye, wamphilisa.
\v 9 Nasekwentekile loku, bonkhe bantfu kulesihlenge labebagula beta kuye baphila.
\v 10 Labantfu basibonga phindze ngetibongo letinengi. Nasesilungiselela kuhamba ngemkhumbi, basinika loko lebesikudzinga.
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\v 11 Emvakwetinyanga letintsatfu sahamba ngemkhumbi lobekasenebusika usesihlengeni, umkhumbi wa-Alexandria, lobekabhalwe "bonkulunkulu bemawele" ngasenhloko.
\v 12 Emvakwekufika edolobheni lelikhulu laseSyracuse, sahlala lapho emalanga lamatsatfu.
\v 13 Kusuka lapho sahamba ngemkhumbi safika edolobheni lelikhulu leRhegium. Emvakwelilanga linye umoya lobekasuka enshonalanga wahhusha, emvakwemalanga lamabili safika edolobheni lelikhulu lasePuteoli.
\v 14 Lapho sakhandza bafowethu basimema kutsi sihlale nabo emalanga lasikhombisa. Ngaleyondlela safika eRome.
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\v 15 Kusuka lapho, labafowethu, emvakwetsi beve ngatsi, beta kutohlangana natsi sisesetimakethe taseAppius kanye nasetipotini letintsatfu. Pawula nakababona, wabonga Nkulunkulu wacunga sibindzi.
\v 16 Nasingena eRome, Pawula wavunyelwa kutsi ahlale yedvwana nemasotja labekamgadzile.
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\v 17 Kwasekufike sikhatsi Pawula abite kanye kanye lawo madvodza labebabaholi kumaJuda. Nasebahlangene, watsi kubo "bomnaketfu, noma ngabe ngingakenti lutfo lokukabi kulabantfu, noma emasikweni abobabemkhulu, ngakhululwa njengesiboshwa eJerusalema etandleni temaRoma.
\v 18 Nasebangibutile, bebafisa kungikhulula, ngoba bekute sizatfu sekungibulala ecaleni lami.
\v 19 Kepha emaJuda nakakhuluma amelana nesifiso sawo, ngaphoceleleka kutsi ngilindlulisele kuKhesaru, noma ngabe bekungasiko kutsi ngiletsa kusola esiveni sami.
\v 20 Ngalesizatfu, ngako ke, nganibita khona ngitonibona futsi ngikhulume nani, ngoba kungenca yelitsemba la-Israyeli loku nyalo sengifake leliketane.
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\v 21 Base batsi kuye, "Asitfolanga ngisho tincwadzi letibuya eJudiya ngani, noma lomunye umnaketfu weta kutekwetfula noma asho lokubi ngani.
\v 22 Kodvwa sifuna kuva ngani kutsi nicabangani ngalesicuku, ngoba siyati kutsi kukhulunywa kumelane nayo ndzawotonkhe.
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\v 23 Nasebamlungisele lilanga, bantfu labanengi beta kuye lapho ahlala khona. Wabatfulela lendzaba wafakaza ngembuso waNkulunkulu. Wetama kubenelisa ngaJesu, ngalokusemtsetfweni waMose kanye nebaprofethi, kusukela ekuseni kwate kwaba sentsambama.
\v 24 Labanye baneliswa nguletintfo lebetishiwo, kani labanye abakholwanga.
\v 25 Nabangavumelani, bahamba emuva kwekutsi Pawula akhulume ligama linye; "Moya loyingcwele ukhulume kahle ku-Isaya umprofethi uyise wenu.
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\v 26 Watsi, "Hambani kulabantfu nitsi, "Ngekuva nitakuva, kodvwa angeke nicondzisise; futsi ngekubona nitobona kepha angete nabona.
\v 27 Ngoba tinhlitiyo talabantfu setaba lukhunu, ngetindlebe tabo beva kamatima, bawavalile emehlo abo. Bangabona ngemehlo abo, beve nangetindlebe tabo, bacondzisise etinhlitiyweni tabo bajike futsi, bese ngiyabaphilisa.
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\v 28 Ngako ke, nibokwati kutsi insindziso yaNkulunkulu itfunyelwe kubetive, batolalela."
\v 29 Nasebasho tonkhe letintfo, emaJuda ahamba. Bebanekuphikisana bodvwa.
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\v 30 Pawula wahlala iminyaka lemibili emcashweni, wabemukela bonkhe lebebeta kuye.
\v 31 Abememetela umbuso waNkulunkulu aphindze afundzisa ngetintfo ngaJesu Kristu ngaso sonkhe sibindzi ngaphandle kwekuvimbeka.