IMISEBENZI

YABAPHOSTOLI

Isingeniso

1Umbiko wokuqala ngawenza, Teyofilua, ngakho konke uJesu aqala kokubili ukukwenza lokukufundisa,

2 kwaze kwaba lusuku enyuswa ngalob, esebalayile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethilec;

3 wazibonakalisa futhi kubod ephilile emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe ngobufakazi obunengi obuqinisekileyo, wabonwa yibo okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane, ekhuluma ngezinto ezimayelana lombuso kaNkulunkulue.

4 Kwathi ehlangene labo, wabalaya ukuthi bangasuki eJerusalemaf, kodwa balindele isithembiso sikaBabag, elasizwa ngamih;

5 ngoba ngeqiniso uJohane wabhabhathiza ngamanzii, kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli insuku ezinengijk.

Ukwenyuka kukaJesu

6 Kwathi sebebuthene bambuza bathi: Nkosi, uzabuyisela umbuso kuIsrayeli kulesisikhathi yinil?

7 Wasesithi kubo: Kakusikho okwenum ukwazi izikhathi kumbe imizuzun ayimisileyo uBaba ngawakhe amandlao;

8 kodwa lizakwemukela amandlap, esefikile phezu kwenu uMoya oNgcweleq; njalo libe ngabafakazi bami eJerusalema kanye layo yonke iJudiyar leSamariya, njalo kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlabas.

9 Kwathi esetshilo lezizinto, wenyuswa bekhangele, leyezi lamsusa emehlweni abot.

10 Bathi besajolozele ezulwini, esenyukau, njalo khangela, amadodav amabiliw ema labo elezembatho ezimhlophex,

11 njalo athi: Madoda maGalili, limeleni lijolozele ezulwiniy? UJesu lo, osuswe kini wenyukiselwa ezulwiniz, uzabuyaa ngokunjalo ngendlela elimbone esiya ngayo ezulwinib.

12 Basebebuyela eJerusalemac bevela entabeni ethiwa ngeyoMhlwathid, eseduze leJerusalema, ummango wohambo lwesabathae.

13 Kwathi sebengenile, benyukela endlini ephezuluf, lapho ababehlala khona, uPetro loJakobeg loJohane loAndreya, uFiliphu loTomasi, uBartolomewu loMathewu, uJakobe kaAlfewu loSimoni umZelothih, loJudasii kaJakobej.

14 Bonke laba baphikelelak bengqondonye emkhulekweni lekuncengenil, kanye labesifazana loMariya unina kaJesum, njalo labafowabon.

Ukukhethwa kukaMathiyasi

15 Kwathi ngalezonsuku uPetro wasukuma phakathi kwabafundi, kwakulexuku labantu ndawonye elalingaba likhulu lamatshumi amabilio, wathi:

16 Madoda bazalwane, kwakumele ukuthi lumbhalo ugcwaliswe, uMoya oyiNgcwele awukhuluma ngaphambili ngomlomo kaDavida ngoJudasip, owayengumkhokheli walabo abambambayo uJesuq,

17 ngoba wayebalwe kanye lathir, njalo wemukela isabelo salinkonzos.

18 Lo-ke wathenga isiqintit ngomvuzo wobubiu, wawa ngekhanda waqhekezeka phakathi, lemibilini yakhe yonke yachithekav.

19 Njalo kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, saze sabizwa lesosiqinti ngolimi lwakibo ngokuthi iAkeldamaw, okuyikuthi iSiqinti segazix.

20 Ngoba kulotshiwe egwalweni lweziHlabelelo ukuthi: Umuzi wakhe kawube lunxiwa, njalo kungabi khona ohlala kuwoy; lokuthi: Omunye kathathe ubuphathi bakhez.

21 Ngakho kumele ukuthi kulawomadoda ayehamba lathi kuso sonke isikhathi lapho iNkosi uJesu yayingena njalo iphuma phakathi kwethua,

22 kusukela ebhabhathizweni lukaJohaneb, kwaze kwaba lusuku enyuswa ngalo kithic, omunye wabo kabe ngumfakazi kanye lathi wokuvuka kwakhed.

23 Basebemisa ababili, uJosefa othiwa nguBarsaba, othiwa futhi nguJustusie, loMathiyasif.

24 Basebekhulekag besithi: Wena Nkosi, wena owaziyo inhliziyo zabo bonke, tshengisa kulaba ababili oyedwah, omkhethileyo

25 ukwemukela isabelo kulinkonzoi lobuphostolij, uJudasi aphambuka kusok, ukuthi aye endaweni engeyakhel.

26 Basebebapha inkatho yabo; lenkatho yadla uMathiyasi, wasebalwa kanye labaphostoli abalitshumi lanyem.

Ukufika kukaMoya oNgcwele

2Kwathi selugcwalisekilea usuku lwePentekoste*b, babendawonye bengqondonye bonkec.

2 Kwahle kwezwakala-ke umdumo ovela ezulwinid onjengowokuvunguza komoya olamandla, njalo wagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyoe,

3 kwasekubonakala kubo inlimi ezehlukanisiweyo kungathi ngezomlilof, zasezihlala phezu kwalowo lalowo wabo.

4 Basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcweleg, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye indimi, njengalokhu uMoya wabanika ukuphumiselah.

5 Kwakuhlala-ke eJerusalema amaJuda, amadoda aqotho, avela kuso sonke isizwe salezo ezingaphansi kwezului.

6 Kwathi sekulalo umdumo1, ixuku labuthana ndawonye lasanganisekaj, ngoba ngulowo lalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakibo.

7 Basebemangala kakhulu bonke bababazak, bakhulumisana bathi: Khangelani, bonke laba abakhulumayo kayisibo abeGalili yinil?

8 Kungani, pho, thina sibezwa ngamunye wabo ngolimi lwakithi esazalwa lalo?

9 AmaPathiya lamaMedem lamaElamun, labahlali beMesopotamiyao, labeJudiya labeKaphadosiyap, abePontusiqr labeAsiyast,

10 abeFrigiyau labePamfiliya, abeGibhithe labengxenye zeLibiya eduze leKurenev, lezihambi ezingamaRomaw, kokubili amaJuda labaphendukela kumaJudax,

11 amaKretey lamaArabhiyaz, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngendimi zakithi imisebenzi emikhulu kaNkulunkulua.

12 Bonke basebemangala kakhulub badideka, bakhulumisana besithi: Lokhu kungaba yinic?

13 Kodwa abanye bahleka usulu bathi: Basuthi iwayini elitsha.

Intshumayelo kaPetro

14 Kodwa uPetro emi labalitshumi lanyed, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe, wasesithi kubo: Madoda maJuda, lani lonke elihlala eJerusalema, kakwaziwe kini lokhu, njalo lilalelisise amazwi amie.

15 Ngoba laba kabadakwanga, njengoba lina licabangaf; ngobag kulihola lesithathu* losukuh;

16 kodwa lokhu yikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli:

17 Njalo kuzakuthi ensukwini zokucina, utsho uNkulunkului, ngizathulula okoMoya wamij phezu kwayo yonke inyamak; lamadodana enu lamadodakazi enu azaprofetha, lamajaha enu abone imibono, labadala benu baphuphe amaphuphol;

18 njalo laphezu kwenceku zami laphezu kwencekukazi zami ngalezonsuku ngizathulula okoMoya wami, njalo zizaprofetham.

19 Njalo ngizaveza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulun, lezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi, igazi, lomlilo, leyezi lentuthuo;

20 ilanga lizaphendulwa umnyama, lenyanga igazi, lungakafiki usuku lweNkosi olukhulu loludumisekayop;

21 kuzakuthi, wonke obiza ibizo leNkosi uzasindiswaq.

22 Madoda maIsrayeli, zwanini la amazwi: UJesu weNazarethar, umuntu ofakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenus ngemisebenzi yamandlat langezimangaliso langezibonakaliso, uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, njengalokhu lisazi lani uqobo lwenuu,

23 yena lo esenikelwev ngecebo elimisiweyow langokwazi okuphambili kukaNkulunkulux lamthatha, langezandla zabangelamthetho lambethela lambulalay;

24 yena uNkulunkulu wamvusaz, esethukulule inhlungu zokufa, ngoba kwakungelakwenzeka ukuthi abanjwe yikhoa.

25 Ngoba uDavida uthi ngayeb: Ngangibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalonjalo; ngoba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyikinyeki;

26 ngakho inhliziyo yami yajabula, lolimi lwami lwathokoza; ngitsho lenyama yami izahlala ethembenic;

27 ngoba kawuyikutshiya umphefumulo wami esihogweni, kawuyikunikela oNgcwele wakho ukuthi abone ukubolad.

28 Wangazisa indlela zempilo; uzangigcwalisa ngenjabulo ebusweni bakho.

29 Madoda bazalwane, ake ngikhulume2 kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavidae, ukuthi wafa njalo wangcwatshwaf, lengcwaba lakhe likhona kithi kuze kube lamuhlag.

30 Yena-ke engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga ngesifungo kuyeh, ukuthi esithelweni sokhalo lwakhe ngokwenyama uzavusa uKristu, ukuze ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosii,

31 ebonile ngaphambili wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe kawutshiywangaj esihogwenik, lenyama yakhe kayikubonanga ukubola.

32 UJesu lo uNkulunkulu wamvusal, esingabafakazi balokhu thina sonkem.

33 Ngakho ephakanyiswe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulun, esemukele kuBaba isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcweleo, uthulule lokhu elikubonayo lelikuzwayop khathesi.

34 Ngoba uDavida kenyukelangaq emazulwinir, kodwa yena uqobo lwakhe uthi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami,

35 ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakhos.

36 Ngakho indlu kaIsrayeli yonke kayazi isibili, ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile kokubilit ukuba yiNkosi loKristu, uJesu lo elambethelayou.

Ukuphenduka lokubhabhathizwa kwabazinkulungwane ezintathu

37 Sebekuzwa lokhu bahlabeka enhliziyweniv, basebesithi kuPetro lakwabanye abaphostoli: Madoda bazalwane, sizakwenzaniw?

38 UPetro wasesithi kubo: Phendukanix, libhabhathizwe lonke ngamunye wenu ebizweni likaJesu Kristuy ethethelelweni lwezonoz, njalo lizakwemukela isipho sikaMoya oNgcwelea.

39 Ngoba isithembiso ngesenu, lesabantwana benub, lesabo bonke abakhatshana, ngobunengi ezababizela kuyo iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethuc.

40 Langamanye amazwi amanengi wafakaza wakhuthaza wathid: Zisindiseni kulesisizukulwana esiphambeneyoe.

41 Ngakho abalemukelayo ilizwi lakhe ngokuthokoza babhabhathizwaf; njalo ngalolosuku kwengezelelwa imiphefumulog engaba zinkulungwane ezintathuh.

Ibandla leJerusalema

42 Basebephikelela ekufundiseni kwabaphostoli lebudlelwanenii, lekuhlephuleni isinkwa lemikhulekweni.

43 Lokwesaba kwehlela phezu kwayo yonke imiphefumuloj; njalo kwenziwa ngabaphostoli izimangaliso lezibonakaliso ezinengik.

44 Njalo bonke abakholwayo babendawonyel, babelezinto zonke bezihlanganyelam,

45 basebethengisa izinto lempahla zabon, basebesabelana bonke, njengokuswela komunye lomunyeo.

46 Insuku ngensuku basebephikelelap nganhliziyonyeq ethempelinir, behlephula isinkwas izindlu ngezindlu3, besidla ndawonye ngentokozo langenhliziyo emhlophet,

47 bedumisa uNkulunkuluu, bethandeka ebantwini bonkev. LeNkosi yengezelela ebandleni insuku ngensukuw labo abasindiswayox.

UPetro usilisa umuntu oyisiqhuli

3UPetro loJohanea basebesenyukela bonkeb ethempelinic ngehola lomkhulekod elesificamunwemunye*e.

2 Kwasekuthwalwa indoda ethile eyayiyisiqhuli kusukela esizalweni sikaninaf; ababeyibeka insuku ngensuku esangweni lethempeli elithiwa eLihleg, ukuthi icele isipho kulabo abangenayo ethempelinih.

3 Eyathi ibona uPetro loJohane sebezangena ethempelini, yacela isipho.

4 UPetro waseyijolozela eloJohane, wathi: Sikhangelei!

5 Yasibananzelela, ilindele ukuthi izakwemukela ulutho kuboj.

6 UPetro wasesithi: Isiliva legolide kangilakho; kodwa lokho engilakho, ngikunika khona; ebizweni likaJesu Kristu umNazaretha, sukuma uhambek.

7 Waseyibamba ngesandla sokunene wayisukumisa; njalo kwahle kwaqiniswa inyawo lenqagala zayo.

8 Yasisithi lothu yema yasihambal, yangena labo ethempelini, ihamba iseqa idumisa uNkulunkulum.

9 Njalo bonke abantu bayibona ihamba, idumisa uNkulunkulun;

10 basebeyazi ukuthi yiyoo eyayihlalela isipho esangweni eLihle lethempeli; basebegcwala ukumangala lokusanganiseka ngalokho okwenzeka kuyop.

UPetro ukhuluma ngoKristu ukuthi uyiNkosi yempilo

11 Kwathi isiqhuli esasisilisiwe sibambelele kuPetro loJohaneq, bonke abantu bagijimela kubo ndawonye ekhulusini elithiwa elikaSolomonir, bemangala kakhulu.

12 Kwathi uPetro ekubona lokho waphendula ebantwini wathi: Madoda maIsrayelis, limangalelani ngalokhu, kumbe lisijolozelelanit, ngokungathi ngawethu amandla kumbe ukulunga simenze ukuthi lo ahambeu?

13 UNkulunkulu kaAbrahama lokaIsaka lokaJakobe, uNkulunkulu wabobaba bethuv, uyidumisile iNdodana yakhe uJesuw; elayinikelayo linax, layiphika phambi kobuso bukaPilatuy, yena esequme ukuyikhululaz.

14 Kodwa lina lamphika oNgcwelea loLungileyob, lacela ukuthi liphiwec indoda engumbulalid,

15 labulala uMqalie wempilof; amvusayo uNkulunkulu kwabafileyog, esingabafakazi bakho thinah.

16 Njalo ngokholo ebizweni lakhei, lo elimbonayo lelimaziyo ibizo lakhe limqinisilej; lokholo olungaye lumnike lokhukusila okupheleleyo phambi kwenu lonkek.

17 Njalo khathesi, bazalwane, ngiyazi ukuthi lakwenza ngokungazil, njengababusi benu futhim.

18 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wagcwalisa ngalindlelan lokhu akukhuluma phambilio ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe bonke, ukuthi uKristu uzahlupheka.

19 Ngakho phendukanip libuye futhiq, ukuze kwesulwe izono zenur, ukuze kufike izikhathi zokukhudumala ezivela ebusweni beNkosi,

20 njalo ithume lo owamenyezelwa kini phambili, uJesu Kristus;

21 okumele ukuthi izulu limemukelet kuze kufike izikhathi zokubuyisela konkeu, uNkulunkulu akutshoyo ngomlomo wabo bonke abaprofethi bakhe abangcwelev endulowx.

22 Ngoba uMozisi wathi kubobaba: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu izalivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengamiy; yena lizamlalela kukho konke azakukhuluma kiniz.

23 Njalo kuzakuthi, wonke umphefumulo, loba ngubani ongayikumlalela lowomprofethi, uzachithwa ebantwini.

24 Njalo labaprofethi bonkea, kusukela kuSamuweli labalandelayo, bonke abakhulumayob, bamemezela phambili lezinsukuc.

25 Lina lingabantwana babaprofethid, labesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenza labobaba bethu, esithi kuAbrahama: Langenzalo yakhoe zizabusiswa zonke izizukulwana zomhlabaf.

26 UNkulunkulug, eseyivusile iNdodana yakhe uJesuh, wayithuma kini kuqala ukulibusisai, ngokuliphendula ngulowo lalowo ebubini bakhej.

Ukubotshwa kukaPetro loJohane

4Kwathi besakhuluma ebantwini, abapristi lenduna1 yethempeli labaSadusi babafikelaa,

2 benengekile ngoba babefundisa abantub, betshumayela ukuvuka okwabafileyo ngoJesuc.

3 Babadumela ngezandlad, babafaka esitokisini kwaze kwaba kusisa; ngoba kwasekuhlwilee.

4 Kodwa abanengi abalizwayo ilizwi bakholwa; lenani lamadoda lalingaba zinkulungwane ezinhlanuf.

5 Kwasekusithi kusisa kwabuthana ababusi labadala lababhali babo eJerusalemag,

6 loAnasi umpristi omkhuluh, loKayafasi, loJohane, loAleksandro, labo bonke abendlu yompristi omkhului.

7 Sebebamise phakathi, babuza: Lokhu lina likwenze ngawaphi amandla kumbe ngaliphi ibizoj?

8 Khona uPetro egcwaliswe nguMoya oNgcwele wathi kubok: Babusi babantu labadala bakoIsrayelil,

9 nxa thina sibuzwa lamuhla ngomsebenzi omuhle emuntwini obuthakathaka emzimbenim, ukuthi yena usindiswe nganin;

10 kakwaziwe yini lonke laso sonke isizwe sakoIsrayeli, ukuthi ngebizo likaJesu Kristu umNazarethao, lina elambethelayo, uNkulunkulu owamvusayo kwabafileyop, ngaye lo umi lapha phambi kwenu esesilile.

11 Yena lo uyilitsheq elaliwa yini abakhi, eseliyinhloko yengonsir.

12 Njalo kalukho usindiso komunye; ngoba kalikho lelinye ibizo ngaphansi kwezulu elinikiweyo phakathi kwabantu, esimele sisindiswe ngalos.

13 Kwathi bebona isibindi sikaPetro loJohanet, njalo besazi ukuthiu babengabantu abangafundanga njalo bengabantu njev, bamangala, njalo babazi ukuthi babeloJesuw,

14 kodwa bebona umuntu osilisiweyo emi labo, babengelakuphika luthox.

15 Kodwa sebebalayile ukuthi baphume phandle emphakathiniy, bacebisana bodwa,

16 besithi: Sizabenzani lababantuz? Ngoba ukuthi isibonakaliso esidumisekayo senziwa yibo, kusobala kubo bonke abahlezi eJerusalema, njalo singekuphikea;

17 kodwa ukuze kungabe kusanda phakathi kwabantu, asibaqonqosele ukuthi bangabe besakhuluma lamuntu ngalelibizob.

18 Basebebabiza, babalaya ukuthi bangakhulumi lakanye njalo bangafundisi ngebizo likaJesuc.

19 Kodwa uPetro loJohane babaphendula bathi: Yehlukanisani ukuthi kulungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukulalela lina kuloNkulunkulud.

20 Ngoba thinae kasilakuyekela ukukhulumaf izinto esizibonileyo lesizizwileyo.

21 Kwathi sebebaqonqosele futhi, babayekela bahamba; bengatholi lutho lokuthi bangabajezisa njani, ngenxa yabantug, ngoba bonke badumisa uNkulunkuluh ngalokho okwenzakeleyoi.

22 Ngoba umuntu wayeleminyaka edlula amatshumi amane esenziwa kuye lesisibonakaliso seselapho.

Ukukhuleka kwebandla

23 Kwathi sebeyekelwe basuka baya kwabakibo, bababikela konke abapristi abakhulu labadala abakutshiloyo kuboj.

24 Kwathi bona sebezwile baphakamisela ilizwi nganhliziyonye kuNkulunkuluk, bathi: Nkosil, wena unguNkulunkulum owenza izulu lomhlaba lolwandle lakho konke okukukhon;

25 owathi ngomlomo wenceku yakho uDavida: Kungani abezizwe bexokozela, labantu banakane okuyize?

26 Amakhosi omhlaba ema, lababusi bahlangana ndawonye ukumelana leNkosio, lokumelana loGcotshiweyo wayop;

27 ngoba isibili bahlangana ndawonye bemelaneq leNdodana yakho engcwele uJesur, owayigcobayos, bonke uHerodit loPontiyusi Pilatuu, kanye labezizwev labantu bakoIsrayeliw,

28 ukwenza konke isandla sakho lecebo lakho elakumisa phambili ukuthi kwenzekex.

29 Njalo ngalesisikhathi, Nkosi, khangela ukusonga kwaboy, unike izinceku zakho ukuthi zikhulume ilizwi lakho ngesibindi sonkez,

30 ngokuthi welule isandla sakho ukusilisa, lokuthi kwenziwe izibonakaliso lezimangalisoa ngebizob leNdodana yakho engcwele uJesuc.

31 Kwathi sebekhulekile kwazanyazanyiswa indawo ababebuthene kuyod, basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwelee, basebekhuluma ilizwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindif.

Ukuhlanganyela kwebandla izinto zonke

32 Lexuku labakholwayo lalinhliziyonyeg lomoya munyeh; njalo kungekho oyedwa owathi ezintweni alazo ngezakhe, kodwa bahlanganyela izinto zonkei.

33 Langamandla amakhuluj abaphostoli baveza ubufakazik bokuvuka kweNkosi uJesul, lomusa omkhulu waba phezu kwabo bonkem.

34 Ngoba kwakungekho futhi oswelayo phakathi kwabo; ngoba bonke ababelemihlaba kumbe izindlu, bathengisa baletha intengo zalokho okuthengisiweyon,

35 bayibeka enyaweni zabaphostolio; njalo kwabelwa ngulowo lalowop njengokuswela kwakheq.

36 Kwathi uJose owabizwa ngabaphostoli ngokuthi nguBarnabasir, okuyikuthi ngokuphendulelwa, indodana yenduduzo, umLevi, umKuprosi ngokuzalwas,

37 elesiqinti, wasithengisat, waletha imali, wayibeka enyaweni zabaphostoliu.

UAnaniya loSafira

5Kodwa indoda ethile uAnaniya ngebizo, loSafira umkakhe, bathengisa impahla,

2 yagodla entengweni, lomkakhe ekwazia, yaletha ingxenye ethile yayibeka enyaweni zabaphostolib.

3 Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ananiya, kungani uSathanec egcwalise inhliziyo yakhod, uqambe amanga1 kuMoya oyiNgcwelee, njalo ugodle entengweni yesiqintif?

4 Sisekhona besingesiso esakho, sesithengisiwe besingekho emandleni akho yini? Kungani ukuthi ubeke lesisenzo enhliziyweni yakhog? Kawuqambanga amanga ebantwini kodwa kuNkulunkuluh.

5 Kwathi uAnaniya esizwa lamazwi, wawela phansi waphelai; lokwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abazizwayo lezizintoj.

6 Lamajaha asukak amgoqela asemthwalela ngaphandle amngcwabal.

7 Kwasekusithi sekungaba ngamahola amathathu kwedlule, lomkakhe wangena engakwazi okwenzakeleyo.

8 UPetro wasemphendula wathi: Ngitshele ukuthi isiqinti lisithengise ngokungaka. Wasesithi: Yebo, ngokungakam.

9 UPetro wasesithi kuye: Kungani ukuthi livumelane ukulingan uMoya weNkosio? Khangela, inyawo zabangcwabe indoda yakho zisemnyango, lawe bazakuthwalela ngaphandlep.

10 Njalo wahle wawela phansi enyaweni zakheq, wasephelar; lamajaha engena amfica esefile, asemthwalela ngaphandle amngcwaba eduze kwendoda yakhes.

11 Lokwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwebandla lonke, lakubo bonke abazizwayo lezizintot.

Izimangaliso zabaphostoli

12 Njalo ngezandla zabaphostoliu kwenziwa izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ezinengi ebantwiniv; babenhliziyonye bonkew ekhulusini likaSolomonix.

13 Kodwa kwabanye kwakungekho olesibindi sokuzihlanganisa laboy, kodwa abantu babebahlonipha kakhuluz;

14 njalo abakholwayo bengezelelwa banda eNkosini, amaxuku womabili amadoda labesifazanaa;

15 baze bathwalela phandle emigwaqweni abagulayo, basebebabeka ezinhlakeni lemacansini, ukuze kuthi lapho uPetro esiza ngitsho isithunzi sibasibekele abanye babob.

16 Njalo lamaxuku avela emizini ezingelezeleyo babuthana ndawonye eJerusalema, beletha abagulayoc labahlutshwa ngomoya abangcolileyo, basiliswa bonked.

Ukubotshwa lokukhululwa kwabaphostoli

17 Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu labo bonke ababelayee abangabehlelo labaSadusif, bagcwala umona,

18 babadumela abaphostoli ngezandla zabog, basebebafaka esitokisini sabantuh.

19 Kodwa ebusuku ingilosi yeNkosii yavula iminyango yentolongo yabakhupha yathij:

20 Hambani, njalo lime likhulume ethempelini ebantwinik wonke amazwi alimpilol.

21 Kwathi sebezwile, bangena ethempelinim emadabukakusa, bafundisan. Kodwa kwasekufika umpristi omkhuluo lalabo ababelaye, babizela ndawonye umphakathip labo bonke abadala babantwana bakoIsrayeli, bathumela entolongweni ukubaletha.

22 Kodwa kwathi abancedisi befika kababaficanga entolongweni; babuyela emuva babika,

23 besithi: Intolongo siyifice ivaliwe konke kuqinile, labalindi bemi phandle phambi kweminyango; kodwa sesivulile, phakathi kasificanga muntuq.

24 Njalo kwathi umpristi lenduna yethempeli labapristi abakhulu bezwe lamazwir, badideka kakhulu ngabo, ukuthi lokhu kuzakuba yinis.

25 Kwasekufika omunye wabatshela wathi: Khangelani, amadoda ebeliwafake entolongweni ami ethempelini afundisa abantut.

26 Yasihamba indunau labancedisi babalethav, kungeyisikho ngamandla, ngoba babesesaba abantu, ukuze bangakhandwa ngamatshew.

27 Sebebalethile babamisa phambi komphakathix. Umpristi omkhulu wasebabuza,

28 esithi: Kasililayisisangay yini ukuthi lingafundisi ngalelibizo? Kodwa khangelani seligcwalise iJerusalema ngemfundiso yenuz, liqonde ukwehliselaa igazi lalumuntu phezu kwethub.

29 Kodwa uPetro labaphostoli baphendula bathi: Kumele ukulalela uNkulunkulu kulabantuc.

30 UNkulunkulu wabobabad bethu wamvusa uJesu, elambulala linae, limphanyeka esihlahlenif.

31 Yena lo, uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa ngesandla sakhe sokuneneg, abe nguMkhokhelih loMsindisii, ukunika uIsrayeli ukuphendukaj lothethelelo lwezonokl.

32 Njalo thina singabafakazi bakhe balezizinto, njalo loMoya oyiNgcwelem, uNkulunkulu amnike labo abamlalelayon.

Iseluleko sikaGamaliyeli

33 Kwathi sebezwile lokhu bathukuthela kakhuluo, benza icebo lokubabulalap.

34 Kwasekusukuma umFarisi othile emphakathiniq, uGamaliyeli ngebizor, umfundisi womlayo, ohlonitshwa yibo bonke abantu, walaya ukuthi bakhuphele phandle abaphostoli okwesikhatshanas.

35 Wasesithi kubo: Madoda maIsrayeli, ziqapheleni mayelana lalababantu, elizakwenzat.

36 Ngoba ngaphambi kwalezinsuku kwasuka uTewuda, esithi yena ngokwakhe ungumuntu, lahlanganyela laye inani lamadoda angaba ngamakhulu amane; wabulawa, labo bonke ababemlalela2 bachitheka baphelau.

37 Emva kwakhe kwasuka uJudasi umGalili ensukwini zokubalwav, wadonsela abantu abanengi ngemva kwakhe; laye wabhubha, lalabo bonke ababemlalela bachitheka.

38 Njalo khathesi ngithi kini: Dedani kulababantu, libayekele; ngoba uba lelicebo kumbe lumsebenzi ungowabantu, uzachithekaw;

39 kodwa uba ungokaNkulunkulu, lingeke lawuchitha, hlezi lificwe ngitsho lingabalwayo loNkulunkulux.

40 Basebemlalela; sebebabizele kubo abaphostoliy babatshayaz, babalaya ukuthi bangakhulumi ngebizo likaJesu, basebebakhululaa.

41 Ngakho basuka ebusweni bomphakathib, bethokozac ukuthi kwakubafanele ukudunyazwa ngenxa yebizo lakhed.

42 Njalo insuku zonke, ethempelinie lakundlu ngendluf, kabayekelanga ukufundisag lokutshumayela uJesu Kristuh.

Ukukhethwa kwamadoda ayisikhombisa

6Kwathi ngalezonsuku, abafundi sebandilea, kwavela ukusola kwamaHelenisiti* ngamaHebherub, ngoba abafelokazi babo babengananzwa ekwabelweni kwensuku ngensukuc.

2 Abalitshumi lambili basebebizela kubo ixuku labafundi, bathi: Kakulunganga ukuthi thina sitshiye ilizwi likaNkulunkulud, sisebenze ematafulenie.

3 Ngakho, bazalwane, khangelani phakathi kwenu amadoda ayisikhombisaf alobufakazi obuhle, agcwele uMoya oNgcwele lenhlakaniphog, esingawamisa phezu kwale inswelo.

4 Kodwa thina sizaphikelela emkhulekwenih lemsebenzini welizwii.

5 Lalelilizwi lalithokozisa lonke ixuku; basebekhetha uStefane, indoda egcwele ukholo loMoya oNgcwelej, loFiliphuk, loProkoro, loNikanori, loTimoni, loParmena, loNikolal owaphendukela kumaJudam evela eAntiyokin,

6 ababamisa phambi kwabaphostoli; sebekhulekileo babeka izandla phezu kwabop.

7 Lelizwi likaNkulunkulu landa, lenani labafundi lakhula kakhulu sibili eJerusalemaq, lexuku elikhulu labapristi lalalela ukholor.

UStefane umangalelwa emphakathini

8 Kwathi uStefane egcwele ukholo lamandla wenza izimangaliso lezibonakaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantus.

9 Kwasekusukuma abanye abesinagoge elithiwa ngelabaKhululwa, labeKurenet labeAleksandriyau, lakulabo abavela eKilikhiyav leAsiyaw, baphikisana loStefane.

10 Kodwa babengelamandla okumelana lenhlakanipho loMoya ayekhuluma ngawox.

11 Basebefumbathisa amadoda athi: Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi ayinhlamba amelana loMozisi loNkulunkuluy.

12 Basebevusa abantu labadala lababhali, basebemfikelaz bambambaa, bamletha emphakathinib,

13 basebemisa abafakazi bamangac abathi: Lumuntu kayekeli ukukhuluma amazwi ayinhlamba amelene lalindawo engcwele langomlayod;

14 ngoba simzwile esithi, uJesu lo weNazaretha uzadiliza lindawoe, aphendule lemikhuba uMozisi asinika yonaf.

15 Bonke ababehlezi emphakathinig basebemjolozelah, babona ubuso bakhe bungathi yibuso bengilosii.

Ukuziphendulela kukaStefane

7Umpristi omkhulu wasesithi: Kambe lezizinto zinjalo?

2 Wasesithi: Madoda, bazalwane labobaba, lalelania. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba wethu uAbrahama eseMesopotamiyab, engakahlali eHaranic,

3 wasesithi kuye: Phuma elizweni lakini lezihlotsheni zakho, uze elizweni engizakutshengisa lonad.

4 Wasesuka elizweni lamaKhaladiya wahlala eHaranie; kwathi esuka lapho, emva kokufa kukayisef, wamsusa wamhlalisa kulelilizwe elihlezi kilo lina khathesig;

5 kodwa kamnikanga ilifa kilo, hatshi lanyathelah; kodwa wathembisa ukumnika lona libe ngelakhe, lelenzalo yakhe emva kwakhei, engakabi lamntwanaj.

6 UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kanje esithi inzalo yakhe izakuba yisihambi elizweni lemzini, bazayenza isigqili bazayiphatha kubik, iminyaka engamakhulu amanel;

7 kodwa lesosizwe, abazakuba yizigqili kuso, ngizasigweba mina, kutsho uNkulunkulu; njalo emva kwalezizinto bazaphuma, bangikhonze kulindawom.

8 Wasemnika isivumelwano sokusokan; ngokunjalo wazala uIsaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesificaminwembilio; loIsaka uJakobep, loJakobeq okhokho abalitshumi lambilir.

9 Okhokhos basebesiba lomonat bathengisa uJosefa eGibhitheu; kodwa uNkulunkulu wayelayev,

10 wasemkhulula kuzo zonke inhlupheko zakhe, wamnika umusa lenhlakanipho phambi kukaFaro inkosi yeGibhithe; wasembeka ukuba ngumbusi phezu kweGibhithe lowendlu yakhe yonkew.

11 Kwasekufika indlala elizweni lonke leGibhithe leleKhanani, lokuhlupheka okukhulu; labobaba bethu kabatholanga ukudlax.

12 Kodwa uJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibhithe, wathuma obaba bethu okokuqalay.

13 Kwathi ngokwesibiliz uJosefa waziswa kubafowaboa, labakibo kaJosefa babonakaliswa kuFarob.

14 UJosefa wasethumela wabizela kuye uyise uJakobec, lalo lonke usendo lwakhed, kulemiphefumuloe engamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanuf.

15 UJakobe wasesehlela eGibhitheg, wasesifa yenah labobaba bethui;

16 basebethwalelwaj eShikemik, balaliswa engcwabeni uAbrahama ayelithenge ngentengo yemalil kumadodana kaHamorimn weShikemio.

17 Kwathi sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu ayesifunge kuAbrahamap, bakhula abantu banda eGibhitheq,

18 kwaze kwavela enye inkosi, eyayingamazi uJosefar.

19 Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizukulu sakithi, yabahlupha obaba bethus, ukubalahlisa insane zabot, ukuze zingaphiliu.

20 Ngalesosikhathi kwazalwa uMozisiv, waba muhle kuNkulunkulu; owondliwa endlini kayise inyanga ezintathuw.

21 Eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamdobha, yazondlela yena ukuthi abe yindodanax.

22 Njalo uMozisi wafundiswa kuyo yonke inhlakanipho yamaGibhithey; wasesiba lamandla ngamazwi langemisebenziz.

23 Kwathi eselesikhathi seminyaka engamatshumi amane agcweleyo, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhea ukuthi ahambele abafowabo abantwana bakoIsrayelib.

24 Kwathi ebona omunye ephathwa kubi, wamvikela wamlamulela ohlutshwayo, watshaya umGibhithe;

25 njalo wayethemba ukuthi abafowabo bazaqedisisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika inkululeko ngesandla sakhe; kodwa kabaqedisisanga.

26 Njalo ngosuku olulandelayo wazibonakalisa kibo ababesilwa, wabalamula ngamandla, esithi: Madoda, lingabazalwane; liphathanelani kubic?

27 Kodwa lowo owayemona umakhelwane wamsunduza, esithi: Ubekwe ngubani ukuba ngumbusi lomahluleli phezu kwethu?

28 Usufuna ukungibulala yini, njengoba ubulele umGibhithe izolod?

29 Ngalelilizwi uMozisi wasebaleka, waba ngowemzini elizweni leMadiyanie, lapho azala khona amadodana amabilif.

30 Kwathi sekugcwaliseke iminyaka engamatshumi amane, kwabonakala kuye enkangalag yentaba iSinayi ingilosi yeNkosi phakathi kwelangabi lomlilo esihlahlenih.

31 Kwathi uMozisi esebonile wamangala ngalowombono; esasondela ukuthi akhangelisise, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuye lisithii:

32 Mina nginguNkulunkulu waboyihlo, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loNkulunkulu kaIsaka loNkulunkulu kaJakobej. UMozisi wasethuthumelak, kazaba lesibindi sokukhangelisisal.

33 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Khulula amanyathela enyaweni zakho; ngoba indawo omi kiyo ingumhlabathi ongcwelem.

34 Ngikubonile lokukubona ukuhlutshwa kwabantu bami abaseGibhithe, njalo ngizwile ukububula kwabo; sengehlile ukuthi ngibakhulule; khathesi-ke woza, ngizakuthuma eGibhithen.

35 UMozisi lo abamalayo besithi: Ubekwe ngubani ukuba ngumbusi lomahluleli? nguye uNkulunkulu amthumayo ukuba ngumbusi lomkhululi ngesandla sengilosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahlenio.

36 Yena wabakhuphap, esenze izimangaliso lezibonakaliso elizweni leGibhitheq loLwandle oluBomvur, lenkangalas iminyaka engamatshumi amanet.

37 Nguye lowo uMozisi owathi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu uzalivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengami; lizamuzwa yenau.

38 Nguye lowov owayesebandleni enkangalaw, kanye lengilosi eyakhuluma laye entabeni iSinayi kanye labobaba bethux; owemukelay amazwi aphilayoz, ukuze asinike;

39 yena obaba bethu abangavumanga ukumlalela, kodwa bamsunduzela eceleni, basebebuyela eGibhithe ngenhliziyo zaboa,

40 besithi kuAroni: Senzele onkulunkulu abazahamba phambi kwethu; ngoba uMozisi lo, owasikhupha elizweni iGibhithe, kasazi ukuthi wehlelwe yinib.

41 Basebesenza ithole ngalezonsukuc, baletha umhlatshelo esithombenid, bajabulae ngemisebenzi yezandla zabof.

42 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wafulathelag, wabanikela ukuthi bakhonzeh ibutho lezului; njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi: Laletha kimi yini imihlatshelo leminikelo iminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala, ndlu kaIsrayelij?

43 Njalo lathatha ithabhanekele likaMoloki lenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uRefani, imifanekiso elayenza ukuthi liyikhonzek; njalo ngizalithuthela ngaphambili kweBhabhilonil.

44 Obaba bethu babelalo ithabhanekele lobufakazi enkangalam, njengokulayela kwalowo owakhuluma loMozisi, ukuthi alenze ngomfanekiso ayewubonilen;

45 okwathi futhi obaba bethu sebelemukele balingenisa kanyeo loJoshuwa empahleni yezizwep, uNkulunkulu azixotsha phambi kobuso babobabaq, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaDavidar;

46 owathola umusa phambi kukaNkulunkulus, wacela ukutholela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe ithabhanekelet.

47 Kodwa uSolomoni wamakhela indluu.

48 Kodwav oPhezukonkew kahlali ethempelinix elenziwe ngezandlay, njengokutsho komprofethi ukuthi:

49 Izulu kimi liyisihlalo sobukhosi, lomhlaba uyisenabelo senyawo zami; lizangakhela indlu enjani, kutsho iNkosi; kumbe yiyiphi indawo yami yokuphumula?

50 Isandla sami kasizenzanga yini zonke lezizintoz?

51 Lina ntamo zilukhuniab njalo abangasokanga enhliziyweni lendlebenicd, lina limelana njalonjalo loMoya oyiNgcwele; njengaboyihlo, linjalo lanie.

52 Nguwuphi owabaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelangaf? Basebebulala labo abamemezela ngaphambili ngokuza koLungileyog, yena lo lina khathesi eselabangabanikeli lababulali bakheh;

53 elemukela umlayo ngokuqoqa kwezingilosii, kodwa kaliwulondolozangaj.

Ukufa kukaStefane

54 Bathi sebezwile lezizinto, bahlabeka enhliziyweni zabok, bamgedlela amazinyol.

55 Kodwa yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwelem, wajolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulun, loJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkuluo,

56 wasesithi: Khangelani, ngibona amazulu evulekilep, leNdodana yomuntuq imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulur.

57 Kodwa bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, bavala indlebe zabo, batheleka phezu kwakhe bengqondonye;

58 basebemkhuphela ngaphandle komuzis, bamkhanda ngamatshet; labafakaziu babeka phansi izembatho zabo enyaweni zejaha elithiwa nguSawuliv.

59 Bamkhanda ngamatshe uStefanew, ebiza esithi: Nkosi Jesux, yemukela umoya wamiy.

60 Waseguqa ngamadolo, wamemeza ngelizwi elikhuluz esithi: Nkosia, ungababaleli lesisonob. Esetshilo lokhu walalac.

USawuli uzingela amakholwa

8Njalo uSawulia wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakheb. Ngalolosuku kwasekusuka ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla elaliseJerusalema; bonke basebehlakazeka emazweni eJudiyac leSamariyad, ngaphandle kwabaphostoli.

2 Amadoda akholwayoe asembutha uStefanef, amenzela isililo esikhulug.

3 Kodwa uSawuli walichitha ibandla, engena izindlu ngezindluh, ehudula amadoda labafazi ebafaka entolongwenii.

UFiliphu utshumayela eSamariya

4 Ngakho abahlakazekileyo badabula ilizwe, betshumayela ilizwij.

5 UFiliphu wasesehlela emzini weSamariya, watshumayela kubo uKristu.

6 Amaxuku aselalela nganhliziyonye okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, esizwa njalo ebona izibonakaliso azenzayok.

7 Ngoba kwabanengi ababelabomoya abangcolileyol, bememeza ngelizwi elikhulu baphuma; labanengi ababeyizilima lababeyiziqhuli basiliswam.

8 Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowomuzin.

USimoni oyisanuse

9 Njalo indoda ethile, uSimoni ngebizo, eyayikade isenza imilingoo emzini isanganisa isizwe samaSamariyap, isithi ingumuntu omkhuluq;

10 abayilalelayo bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulur, besithi: Lo ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulus.

11 Basebemlalelat, ngoba wabasanganisa isikhathi esideu ngemilingov.

12 Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela indaba ezinhle zezinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu langebizo likaJesu Kristu, babhabhathizwa bonke amadoda labafaziw.

13 LoSimoni laye wakholwa, njalo esebhabhathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphux; wasanganiseka, ebona imisebenzi yamandla lezibonakaliso ezazisenziway.

14 Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya ilemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkuluz, bathuma kubo uPetro loJohanea;

15 abathi sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamemukele uMoya oNgcwelebc;

16 ngoba wayengakehleli lakoyedwa wabod, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphelaef.

17 Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabog, basebesemukela uMoya oNgcwele.h

18 Njalo uSimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, waletha imali kuboi,

19 esithi: Ngiphani lami lawomandla, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani engibeka izandla zami phezu kwakhe, emukele uMoya oNgcwele.

20 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Isiliva sakho kanye lawe kakube sekubhubhenij, ngoba ucabangak ukuthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singazuzwa ngemalil.

21 Ngoba kawulasabelo lelifam kulelilizwi. Ngoba inhliziyo yakho kayiqondanga phambi kukaNkulunkulun.

22 Ngakho phenduka kulobububi bakho, njalo ucele iNkosi, ukuthi uba kungenzekao uthethelelwe umnakano wenhliziyo yakho.

23 Ngoba ngibona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayop njalo usekubotshweni yisonoq.

24 USimoni wasephendula esithi: Ngikhulekelani lina eNkosini, ukuze ngingehlelwa ngolunye lwalezizinto elizikhulumileyor.

25 Ngakho kuthe sebefakazile bekhulumile ilizwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalemas, njalo betshumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminengi yamaSamariyat.

Ukuphenduka kwenduna yeEthiyophiya

26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasikhulumau loFiliphuv, yathi: Sukuma uye eningizimu endleleni eyehla isuka eJerusalema isiya eGazaw; yona iyinkangala.

27 Wasesukuma ehamba; njalo khangela umuntu weEthiyophiyax umthenway induna enkulu kaKandake indlovukaziz yamaEthiyophiyaa, eyayiphezu kwempahla yakhe eligugu yonkeb, eyayifikile eJerusalema ukukhonza,

28 yayisibuyela ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ibala kumprofethi uIsaya.

29 UMoya wasesithi kuFiliphu: Sondela uhambe lalinqolac.

30 UFiliphu wasegijimela kuyo wayizwa ibala umprofethi uIsaya, wathi: Kambe uyaqedisisa yini lezizinto ozifundayod?

31 Yasisithi: Kambe ngingakwenelisa njani, ngaphandle kokuthi omunye angiqondisee? Yasimcela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layof.

32 Lesehlukwana sombhalo eyayisifunda yilesi: Walethwa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; lanjengewundlu lithule phambi komgundi walo, ngokunjalo kawuvuli umlomo wakhe.

33 Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa, njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? Ngoba impilo yakhe iyasuswa emhlabenig.

34 Umthenwa wasephendula uFiliphu wathi: Ngiyakubuza, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani? Ngaye ngokwakhe, kumbe ngomunye yini?

35 UFiliphu wasevula umlomo wakheh, eseqalai kulowombhaloj, watshumayela uJesu kuyek.

36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile; lomthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kuyini okungivimbela ukuthi ngibhabhathizwel?

37 UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonkem, kuvunyelwen. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristuo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulup.

38 Waselaya ukuthi inqola ime; basebesehlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu lomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.

39 Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhluthuna uFiliphu; njalo umthenwa kazabe esambonaq; wahamba-ke ngendlela yakhe ethokozar.

40 Kodwa uFiliphu waficwa eAzotus; njalo edabula watshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizit, waze wafika eKesariyau.

Ukuphenduka lokubhabhathizwa kukaSawuli

9Kwathi uSawulia, esaphefumula insongo lokubulala emelane labafundi beNkosib, waya kumpristi omkhuluc,

2 wacela kuye incwadi zokuya eDamaseko kumasinagoge, ukuze kuthi uba ethola abanye baleyondlela, amadoda kanye labafazi, abalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwed.

3 Kwathi ekuhambenie, kwenzeka ukuthi esesondele eDamasekof; njalo kwahle kwamphazimela inhlangothi zonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini;

4 njalo ewela emhlabathini, wezwa ilizwi lisithi kuyeg: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelanih?

5 Wasesithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi: Mina nginguJesu omzingelayoi; kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlelana lezincijo.

6 Ethuthumela njalo emangala wathi: Nkosi, uthanda ukuthi ngenzenij? LeNkosi yathi kuye: Sukuma ungene emzini, njalo uzatshelwa lokho omele ukwenzek.

7 Lamadoda ayehamba laye ayemi engelakukhulumal, esizwa ilizwi, kodwa engaboni muntum.

8 USawuli wasevuka emhlabathini; kwathi esevule amehlo akhe, kabonanga muntun. Basebembamba ngesandla, bamusa eDamaseko.

9 Wasesiba lensuku ezintathu engaboni, njalo engadli futhi enganathio.

10 Kwakukhona eDamasekop umfundi othileq uAnaniya ngebizo; iNkosi yasisithi kuye ngombonor: Ananiya! Wasesithi: Khangela ngilapha, Nkosi.

11 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Sukuma uye endleleni ethiwa iQondile, udinge endlini kaJudasi umuntu, uSawuli ngebizo, weTarsus; ngoba khangela uyakhuleka,

12 njalo ubonile ngombono umuntu, uAnaniya ngebizo, engenat ebeka isandla phezu kwakhe, ukuze abuye aboneu.

13 Kodwa uAnaniya waphendula wathi: Nkosi, ngizwile ngabanengi ngalindoda, kungakanani okubi akwenzileyov kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalemaw;

14 lalapha ulamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu, okubopha bonke labo ababiza ibizo lakhox.

15 Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: Hamba, ngoba lowo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyoy, ukuphatha ibizo lamiz phambi kwezizwea lamakhosib, labantwana bakoIsrayeli;

16 ngoba mina ngizamtshengisa ukuthi umele ukuhlupheka kangakanani ngenxa yebizo lamic.

17 UAnaniya wasesukad wangena endlinie, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe esithi: Sawuli mzalwane, iNkosi ingithumile, uJesu obonakele kuwe endleleni oze ngayof, ukuze ubuye ubone njalo ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcweleg.

18 Kwahle kwawa emehlweni akhe kwangathi zinkwethu, wahle wabuye wabona, njalo esukuma wabhabhathizwah,

19 njalo esedlile wathola amandla. USawuli wasehlala labafundi ababeseDamaseko insuku ezithilei.

USawuli utshumayela eDamaseko leJerusalema

20 Wahle-ke watshumayela uKristu emasinagogeni, ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkuluj.

21 Njalo bonke abezwayo basanganiseka bathi: Lo kayisuye yini owachithak eJerusalema labo ababiza lelibizol, lalapha uzele lokhom ukuthi abaqhube bebotshiwe abase kubapristi abakhulun?

22 Kodwa uSawuli waqiniswa kakhulu, waphithizelisa amaJuda akhileyo eDamaseko, eqinisa ukuthi lo unguye uKristuo.

23 Kwathi sezigcwalisiwe insuku ezinengi, amaJuda enza icebo ndawonye ukuthi ambulale;

24 kodwa iqhinga lawo laziwa nguSawulip. Aselinda emasangweni emini lebusuku, ukuze ambulaleq;

25 kodwa abafundi bamthatha ebusuku, bamehlisela emthangalenir bemehlisa ngesilulus.

26 Kwathi uSawuli esefikile eJerusalema, wazama ukuzihlanganisa labafundi; kodwa bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundit.

27 Kodwa uBarnabasi wamthathau wamusa kubaphostoliv, wabalandisela ukuthi uyibone njani iNkosi endleleniw, lokuthix ikhulumile kuye, lokuthi eDamaseko ukhulume njani ngesibindi ebizweni likaJesu.y

28 Wasehlala laboz engena ephuma eJerusalemaa,

29 wasekhuluma ngesibindi ngebizo leNkosi uJesub, wakhuluma njalo futhi ephikisana lamaHelenisiti*c; kodwa bazama ukumbulalad.

30 Kodwa abazalwane sebekwazie bamehlisela eKesariyaf, bamthuma eTarsug.

31 Ngakho amabandla kuyo yonke iJudiya leGalilih leSamariyai aba lokuthula, esakhekaj, ehamba ekwesabeni iNkosi langenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele, andak.

UPetro usilisa uEneya

32 Kwasekusithi uPetro edabula indawo zonkel wehlela lakwabangcwelem abahlala eLidan.

33 Wasefica khona umuntu othile uEneya ngebizo, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisificaminwembili, eyisigoga.

34 UPetro wasesithi kuye: Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakusilisa; sukuma uzendlalele icansi. Njalo wahle wasukumao.

35 Basebembona bonke abakhileyo eLidap leSaroniq, abaphendukela eNkosinir.

UPetro uvusa uTabitha kwabafileyo

36 Kwakukhona eJopha umfundikazi othile, uTabitha ngebizos, okungokuchasiswa kuthiwa nguDorkasi; lo wayegcwele imisebenzi emihle lemisebenzi yomusa ayenzayot.

37 Kwasekusithi kulezonsuku wagula wafa; sebemgezisile bamlalisa endlini ephezuluu.

38 Njalo njengoba iLida yayiseduze leJophav, abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetro wayekhona kuyo, bathuma amadoda amabili kuye, bemncenga ukuthi angaphuzi ukuza kubow.

39 UPetro wasesukuma wahamba labo; okwathi esefikile bamthatha bamusa endlini ephezulux, labafelokazi bonke bema laye bekhala bemtshengisa izembatho lezigqoko uDorkasi ayezenzile eselabo.

40 Kodwa uPetro esebakhuphele phandle bonkey eguqa ngamadolo wakhulekaz; esetshibilikela esidunjini, wathi: Tabitha, vukaa! Wasevula amehlo akhe; wabona uPetro, walulama.

41 Wamelulela isandla, wamsukumisa; esebize abangcwele labafelokazi, wabanika ephilab.

42 Kwasekusaziwa kuyo yonke iJophac, labanengi bakholwa eNkosinid.

43 Kwenzeka ukuthi ahlale eJopha insuku ezinengi loSimoni othile umtshuki wezikhumbae.

Umbono kaKorneliyu

10Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile ngebizo nguKorneliyua, induna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa ngeleIthaliyab,

2 eqothoc lemesabayo uNkulunkulu kanye lendlu yayo yonke, eyenza imisebenzi yomusa eminengi ebantwini, ikhuleka njalonjalo kuNkulunkulud;

3 yabonae embonweni ngokucacileyo, ngokungaba lihola lesificamunwemunye* losukuf, ingilosi kaNkulunkulu ingena kuyog, yasisithi kuyo: Korneliyu!

4 Waseyijolozelah efikelwa yikwesaba wathi: Kuyini, Nkosii? Yasisithi kuye: Imikhuleko yakho lezipho zakho kwenyukej kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkuluk.

5 Khathesi-ke thuma amadoda eJophal, ubize uSimoni othiwa futhi nguPetro;

6 yena ungenisile kuSimoni othile umtshuki wezikhumba, ondlu yakhe iselwandlem; yena uzakutshela ofanele ukwenzen.

7 Kwathi ingilosi ebikhuluma loKorneliyu isihambile, wabiza ababili kwabendlu yakheo, lowebutho oqothop kulabo ababemlindaq,

8 njalo eselandisile konke kubo, wabathuma eJopha.

Ukuhlehliswa kwengqondo kaPetro

9 Njalo kusisa bona besahamba sebesondela emzini, uPetro wenyukelar phezu kophahla lwendlu ukuyakhulekas, okungaba lihola lesithupha*t;

10 waselamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla; kwathi bona besamlungisela, ukuhlehliswa kwengqondo kwamehlelau,

11 wasebona izulu livulekilev, lesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengelembu elikhulu, libotshwe ngamasondo amane, lisehliselwa emhlabeni;

12 okwakukhona kulo izidalwa zonke ezilenyawo ezine zomhlaba lezeganga lezihuquzelayo lenyoni zezulu.

13 Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye lathi: Sukuma, Petro, hlaba udle.

14 Kodwa uPetro wathi: Hatshi bo, Nkosi; ngoba kangizake ngidle loba yiniw engahlambulukangax kumbe engcolileyoy.

15 Ilizwi laphinda ngokwesibili kuye: Izinto uNkulunkulu azihlambululileyo, wena ungatsho ukuthi zingcolilez.

16 Njalo lokhu kwenzeka kwaze kwaba kathathu; lesitsha sabuya saphakanyiselwa ezulwini.

17 Kwathi uPetro esadidekile ngaphakathi kwakhea ukuthi ngabe uyini umbono awubonileyob, njalo khangela, amadoda ayethunywe evela kuKorneliyu, esebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emac esangwenid,

18 esememezile abuza ukuthi uSimoni, othiwa futhi nguPetro, ungenisile lapha yini.

19 Kwathi uPetro esanakana ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: Khangela, amadoda amathathu ayakudingae.

20 Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe lawof, ungathandabuzig; ngoba yimi engiwathumileyo.

21 UPetro wasesehlela emadodeni avela kuKorneliyu ayethunywe kuye, wathi: Khangelani, yimi elimdingayo; yisizatho bani elize ngaso?

22 Basebesithi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo lemesabayo uNkulunkuluh, efakazelwa yisizwe sonke samaJudai, walayelwa nguNkulunkuluj ngengilosi engcwele ukuthi akubizele endlini yakhek, njalo ezwe amazwi kuwel.

23 Ngakho esebabizele phakathi wabangenisa. Njalo kusisa uPetro waphuma wahamba labo, labanyem babazalwane ababeseJopha bahamba layen.

Ukufika kukaPetro endlini kaKorneliyu

24 Ngosuku olulandelayo basebengena eKesariyao. LoKorneliyu wayebalindele, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe labangane abazwana laye.

25 Kwathi sekwenzakele ukuthi uPetro angene, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, ewela enyaweni zakhep, wamkhonzaq.

26 Kodwa uPetro emphakamisa, wathi: Sukuma; lami ngokwami ngingumuntur.

27 Njalo esakhuluma layo wangena, wafica abanengi bebuthenes,

28 wasesithi kubo: Lina liyazi ukuthi kakuvunyelwa emuntwini ongumJudat ukuhlangana kumbe ukuya emuntwini wesinye isizweu; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungitshengisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi kahlambulukanga kumbe ungcolilev;

29 ngakho-ke ngizile ngingaphikisanga nxa ngibizwa. Ngakho ngiyabuza, ukuthi ungibizele sizatho bani?

30 UKorneliyu wasesithi: Ngensuku ezine ezidlulileyow kuze kube yilelihola ngangizila ukudlax, ngehola lesificamunwemunye ngangikhuleka endlini yamiy; njalo khangela, indoda yema phambi kwamiz yembethe isembatho esikhazimulayoab,

31 yasisithi: Korneliyu, umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, lemisebenzi yakho yomusa ikhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkuluc.

32 Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubusubiza uSimoni othiwa futhi nguPetro; yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle; ozakuthi angabuya akutsheled.

33 Ngakho ngahle ngathumela kuwe; njalo wena wenze kuhle ukuthi ufike. Ngakho khathesi sesikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuze sizwe konke okulayelwe nguNkulunkulue.

Intshumayelo kaPetro

34 Kwathi uPetro evula umlomo, wathif: Ngeqiniso ngiyaqedisisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu kayisuye umkhangeli wobuso bomuntug;

35 kodwa kuso sonke isizweh yena omesabayo lowenza ukulunga, uyemukeleka kuyei.

36 Ilizwi alithumela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngevangeli etshumayela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristuj (yenak uyiNkosi yabo bonkel).

37 Lina liyalazi ilizwi elamenyezelwa eJudiya yonke, kusukela eGalilim, emva kobhabhathizo uJohane alutshumayelayo;

38 uJesu weNazaretha, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba njani ngoMoya oNgcwele langamandlan, owabhoda esenza okulungileyo njalo esilisa bonke labo abacindezelwe ngudiyabhola, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelayeo.

39 Lathi singabafakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo elizweni lamaJuda leJerusalemap; abambulala ngokumphanyeka esihlahleniq.

40 Yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wasemnika ukuze abonakaler,

41 kungeyisikho kubo bonke abantus, kodwa kubafakazi ababekhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulut, thina, esadla sanatha kanye laye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyou.

42 Wasesilaya ukuthi sitshumayele ebantwiniv, sifakazew ukuthi nguyex omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba nguMehluliy wabaphilayo labafileyoz.

43 Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakazaa, ukuthi wonke okholwa kuyeb uzakwemukela uthethelelo lwezono ngebizo lakhec.

Ukubhabhathizwa kukaKorneliyu labendlu yakhe

44 Kwathi uPetro esakhuluma lawomazwi, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke abalizwayo ilizwid.

45 Labokusoka abakholwayo basanganisekae, bonke ababefike loPetrof, ukuthi isipho sikaMoya oNgcweleg sathululelwah laphezu kwabezizwei;

46 ngoba babezwa bekhuluma ngendimi, bekhulisa uNkulunkuluj. Khona uPetro waphendula wathik:

47 Ukhona yini ongala lamanzi, ukuthi laba bangabhabhathizwal, abemukele uMoya oyiNgcwele lanjengathim?

48 Waselaya ukuthi babhabhathizwen ebizweni leNkosio. Basebemcela ukuthi ahlale insuku ezithile.

UPetro ulandisa eJerusalema indaba kaKorneliyu

11Abaphostoli labazalwane ababeseJudiya basebesizwa ukuthi abezizwe labo balemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulua.

2 Kwathi uPetro esenyukele eJerusalemab, abokusoka baphikisana layec,

3 besithi: Ungene emadodeni angasokanga, wadla lawod.

4 Kodwa uPetro eqala wabalandiselae ngokulandelana esithif:

5 Mina ngangisemzini weJopha ngikhulekag, ngasengibona ekuhlehlisweni kwengqondo umbonoh, kwehla isitsha esithile, sinjengelembu elikhulu sisehliswa ngamasondo amane sivela ezulwini, sasesifika kimi;

6 okwathi sengilikhangelisisile ngaqaphelisai, ngasengibona inyamazana ezilenyawo ezine zomhlaba lezeganga lezihuquzelayo lenyoni zezulu.

7 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sukuma, Petro, hlaba udle.

8 Kodwa ngathi: Hatshi bo Nkosi; ngoba loba yini engahlambulukanga kumbe engcolileyo kayizake ingene emlonyeni wami.

9 Kodwa ilizwi langiphendula ngokwesibili livela ezulwini lathi: Izinto uNkulunkulu azihlambululileyo, wena ungatsho ukuthi zingcolile.

10 Lokhu-ke kwenzeka kathathu, njalo konke kwabuye kwadonselwa phezulu ezulwini.

11 Njalo khangela, ngasona lesosikhathi amadoda amathathu ema phambi kwendlu engangikuyo, ethunyiwe kimi evela eKesariyaj.

12 UMoya wasesithi kimi ngihambe lawo, ngingathandabuzi; lalababazalwane abayisithupha labo bahamba lamikl, sasesingena endlini yendoda;

13 yasisibikela ukuthi yayibone njani ingilosi imi endlini yayo, isithi kuyo: Thumela amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni, othiwa nguPetro,

14 ozakutshela amazwim, ozasindiswa ngawo wena lendlu yakho yonken.

15 Kwathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehlela phezu kwaboo, lanjengakithi ekuqalenip.

16 Ngakhumbula ilizwi leNkosiq, ukuthi yakhuluma njani isithi: Isibili uJohane wabhabhathiza ngamanzi, kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcweler.

17 Ngakho nxa uNkulunkulus ebanikile isipho esifananayo lanjengakithit, esakholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, mina bengingubani ebengingavimbela uNkulunkuluu?

18 Njalo bathi sebezizwile lezizinto bathula, bamdumisa uNkulunkuluv, besithi: Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu unikile abezizwew labo ukuphendukela empilwenix.

Amakholwa eAntiyoki abizwa ngokuthi ngamaKristu

19 Labo-ke abahlakazeka ngokuhluphekay okwenzeka mayelana loStefane badabula baze bafika eFenekiyaz leKuprosia leAntiyokib, bengalikhulumi ilizwi lakoyedwa ngaphandle kumaJuda kuphela.

20 Kodwa kwakukhona abanye kubo, amadoda amaKuprosic lamaKurened, abathi sebefike eAntiyokie, bakhuluma lamaHelenisiti*f, betshumayela indaba ezinhle zeNkosi uJesug.

21 Lesandla seNkosi sasilaboh; njalo inani elikhulu lakholwai laphendukela eNkosinij.

22 Zasezizwakala indaba ngabo endlebeni zebandla elaliseJerusalemak; basebethuma uBarnabasil ukuthi adabule kuze kube seAntiyokim;

23 kwathi esefikile esebona umusa kaNkulunkulu wathokozan, wasebakhuthaza bonkeo ukuthi babambelele eNkosini ngokuzimisela kwenhliziyop;

24 ngoba wayeyindoda elungileyoq egcwele uMoya oNgcwele lokholor; kwengezelelwa eNkosini ixuku elikhulus.

25 UBarnabasi wasesiya eTarsu ukuze adinge uSawulit,

26 kwathi esemtholile wamletha eAntiyokiu. Kwasekusithi umnyaka wonke behlangana ebandleni bafundisa ixuku elikhulu; njalo abafundiv baqala ukubizwa ngokuthi ngamaKristuw eAntiyokix.

AmaKristu athumela izipho kubazalwane beJudiya

27 Kwathi ngalezonsuku kwafika eAntiyokiy abaprofethiz bevela eJerusalema.

28 Kwasekusukuma omunye wabo othiwa nguAgabusia, watshengisa ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enkulub emhlabeni wonkec; eyaba khona futhi ensukwini zikaKlawudiyosi Kesarid.

29 Labafundi bazimisela ukuthi ngulowo lalowo wabo athumele njengamandla alowo lalowoe okokusizaf abazalwane abahlala eJudiyag;

30 abakwenzayo-keh, bakuthumela kubadala ngesandla sikaBarnabasi loSawulii.

Ukubotshwa lokukhululwa kukaPetro

12Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi inkosia waseselula izandla ukuthi ahluphe abanye bebandlab.

2 Wasebulala uJakobec umfowabo kaJohaned ngenkembae.

3 Esebonile ukuthi lokhu kuyawathokozisa amaJudaf, waqhubeka wabamba uPetro layeg; njalo kwakuzinsuku zesinkwa esingelamvubeloh;

4 esembambile laye wamfaka entolongwenii, wamnikela kumaviyo amane alamabutho amane ukuze amlindej, eqonde ukumusa ebantwini emva kwephasikak.

5 Ngakho uPetro wagcinwa entolongweni; kodwa umkhuleko oqhubekayo wenziwa libandla ngaye kuNkulunkulul.

6 Kwathi uHerodi esezamkhupha, ngalobobusuku uPetro wayelele phakathi kwabebutho ababilim, ebotshwe ngamaketane amabilin; labalindi phambi komnyango babegcine intolongo.

7 Njalo khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yemao, lokukhanya kwakhanyisa ekamelwenip; yasitshaya uPetro ehlangothini, yamvusa isithi: Sukuma ngokuphangisaq. Asesiwa amaketane akhe ezandleni zakhe.

8 Ingilosi yasisithi kuye: Bhinca, ubophe amanyathela akhor. Wasesenza njalo. Yasisithi kuye: Yembatha isembatho sakho, ungilandele.

9 Wasephuma wayilandela; njalo wayengazi ukuthi kuliqiniso okwenziwa yingilosi, kodwa wayecabanga ukuthis ubona umbonot.

10 Njalo sebedlulile abalindi bokuqala labesibili, bafika esangweni lensimbi, elokuya emzini, elabavulekela ngokwalou; basebephuma bahamba umgwaqo waba munye; njalo ingilosi yahle yamtshiya.

11 Kwathi uPetro, eseqaqabukilev, wathi: Khathesi sengisazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingilosi yayow, yangikhululax esandleni sikaHerodiy lakukho konke okulindelwe yisizwe samaJudaz.

12 Kwathi esenanzelelea waya endlini kaMariya unina kaJohaneb othiwa futhi nguMarkoc, lapho okwakuhlangene khona abanengi bekhulekad.

13 Kwathi uPetro eseqoqodile esivalweni sesangoe, incekukazi encane yeza ukulalelaf, uRoda ngebizo,

14 kwathi isilazi ilizwi likaPetro, kayivulanga isangog ngenxa yentokozoh, kodwa yagijima yangena yabika ukuthi uPetro umi phambi kwesangoi.

15 Kodwa bathi kuyo: Uyahlanya. Kodwa yaqinisisa ukuthi kunjaloj. Basebesithi: Yingilosi yakhek.

16 Kodwa uPetro waqhubeka eqoqoda; sebevulile bambona, basanganiseka.

17 Wasebaqhweba ngesandla ukuze bathule, wabalandisela ukuthi iNkosi imkhuphe njani entolongwenil, wathi: Bikelani uJakobem labazalwane lezizinton. Wasephuma waya kwenye indawo.

18 Sekusile, kwaba khona isiphithiphithi esingesincinyane phakathi kwebutho, ukuthi wayesehlelwe yini uPetro.

19 Kwathi uHerodi esemdingile engamtholio, wabuzisisa abalindi, walaya ukuthi basuswep. Wasesuka eJudiya wehlela eKesariya wahlala khonaq.

Ukufa kukaHerodi

20 Njalo uHerodir wayebathukuthelele1 abeTire labeSidonis; basebesiza kuye bengqondonye; sebevumelene loBlastusit induna yekamelo lokulala lenkosi, bacela ukuthula, ngoba ilizwe labo lalifunzwa ngelenkosiu.

21 Njalo ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerodi wembatha isembatho sobukhosiv, wasehlala esihlalweni sokwahlulelaw, wenza inkulumo kubo.

22 Abantu basebememeza besithi: Yilizwi likaNkulunkulu njalo kayisilo elomuntu.

23 Njalo yahle yamtshaya ingilosi yeNkosix, ngoba kanikanga udumo kuNkulunkuluy; wasedliwa zimpethu, waphela.

24 Kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lakhula landaz.

25 UBarnabasia loSawulib basebebuya bevela eJerusalema, sebeqedile inkonzoc, babuyad beloJohanee laye othiwa futhi nguMarkof.

Uhambo lokuqala lukaSawuli. Ukuthunywa kukaSawuli loBarnabasi

13Kwakukhona eAntiyokia ebandleni lapho abaprofethib labafundisi abathilec, uBarnabasid kanye loSimeyoni othiwa nguNigeri, loLukiyue umKurenef, loManayeni owayondliwe kanye loHerodi umtetrarki*g, loSawulih.

2 Kwathi bekhonza iNkosii bezila ukudlaj, uMoya oyiNgcwele wathi: Ngehlukaniselani oBarnabasi kanye loSawulik emsebenzini engibabizele wonal.

3 Sebezile ukudlam bakhulekan babeka izandla phezu kwaboo, babathumap.

USawuli utshumayela eKuprosi

4 Bona-ke sebethunyiwe nguMoya oyiNgcweleq, behlela eSelukiya, basuka lapho baya eKuprosi ngomkhumbir.

5 Kwathi sebefikile eSalamisi, batshumayela ilizwi likaNkulunkulu emasinagogeni amaJudas; njalo babeloJohane umsizit.

6 Kwathi sebedabule isihlenge bafika ePhafosiu, bafica isanuse esithile, umprofethi wamanga, umJuda, obizo lakhe nguBarjesuv,

7 owayelombusi uSergiyu Pawuliw, indoda ehlakaniphileyo. Lo wabizela kuye uBarnabasi loSawuli edinga ukuzwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu.

8 Kodwa isanuse, uElimasi, ngoba liphendulelwa njalo ibizo lakhe, waphikisana labox, edinga ukuphambula umbusi ekholweniy.

9 Kodwa uSawuli, onguPawuli futhi, egcwele uMoya oNgcwelez, njalo emjolozelaa

10 wathi: O wena ogcwele inkohliso yonke lobuqili bonkeb, ndodana kadiyabhola, sitha sakho konke ukulungac, kawuyekeli ukuphambulad indlela eziqondileyo zeNkosi yinie?

11 Njalo khathesi khangela, isandla seNkosi siphezu kwakho, njalo uzakuba yisiphofuf, ungaliboni ilanga okwesikhathig. Kwahle kwamehlela ukufiphala lobumnyama, wahamba ebhoda edinga abazamdonsa ngesandlah.

12 Ngalesosikhathi umbusi wabona okwenziweyo wakholwa, edidwa yimfundiso yeNkosii.

UPawuli utshumayela eAntiyoki lePisidiya

13 UPawuli lababelayej basebesuka ngomkhumbi ePhafosik bafika ePergal esePamfiliya. Kodwa uJohanem wehlukana labon wabuyela eJerusalemao.

14 Kodwa bona bedabula besuka ePergap, bafika eAntiyokiq esePisidiyar; ngosuku lwesabathast basebengena esinagogeniu, bahlala phansi.

15 Kwathi sekufundwe umlayov labaprofethiw, abaphathi besinagoge bathumela kubox, besithi: Madoda bazalwane, uba kulelizwiy phakathi kwenu lenkuthazo ebantwiniza, khulumani.

16 Kwathi uPawuli esukuma, njalo eqhweba ngesandlab, wathi: Madoda maIsrayeli, lani elesaba uNkulunkulu, lalelanic.

17 UNkulunkulu walesisizwe sakoIsrayelid wakhetha obaba bethue, wabaphakamisa abantu bengabemzini elizweni leGibhithef, wabakhupha kulo ngengalo ephakemeyog.

18 Wasebekezelela isimilo sabo okungaba yisikhathi seminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangalah.

19 Njalo esechithile izizwe eziyisikhombisa elizweni leKhananii, wabehlukanisela ilizwe labo ngenkathoj.

20 Lemva kwalezizinto, okungaba ngokweminyaka engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amahlanuk, wabanika abahlulelil kwaze kwaba nguSamuweli umprofethim.

21 Njalo kusukela lapho bacela inkosin; uNkulunkulu wasebanika uSawuli indodana kaKishio, indoda yesizwe sakoBhenjaminip, okweminyaka engamatshumi amane.

22 Njalo esemkhuphileq, wabavusela uDavida waba yinkosir, afakaza langaye ngokuthi: Ngimtholile uDavida kaJeses, indoda efuze inhliziyo yamit, ezakwenza intando yami yonkeu.

23 Enzalweni yalumuntuv njengesithembisow, uNkulunkulu uvusele uIsrayeli uMsindisi uJesux;

24 engakafiki yena uJohane wayesetshumayele kuqalay ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka kubo bonke abantu bakoIsrayeliz.

25 UJohane esegcwalise uhambo lwakhea, wathi: Licabanga ukuthi ngingubani? Kangisuye mina; kodwa khangelani, emva kwami uyeza, engingafanelanga ukukhulula amanyathela enyawo zakheb.

26 Madoda bazalwane, bantwana bohlanga lukaAbrahama, lalabo phakathi kwenu abesaba uNkulunkuluc, lithunyelwe kini ilizwi lalolusindisod.

27 Ngoba labo abahlala eJerusalema lababusi baboe kabamazanga lo, bawagcwalisa lamazwi abaprofethif afundwayo isabatha ngesabathag, ngokumlahlah;

28 njalo bengatholi lacala lokufa, bacela kuPilatu ukuthi abulawei.

29 Kwathi sebeqedile konke okulotshiweyo ngayej, bamethulak esihlahlenil, bamlalisa engcwabeni.

30 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyom;

31 owabonwa insuku ezinengi yilabon ababenyukele layeo ukuya eJerusalemap besuka eGalili, abangabafakazi bakhe ebantwiniq.

32 Lathi sitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini zesithembiso esenziwa kubobabar,

33 ukuthi uNkulunkulu usigcwalisile sona kithi, abantwana babo, emvusile uJesus, njengoba kulotshiwe futhi kusihlabelelo sesibili ukuthi: Wena uyiNdodana yami, lamuhla mina ngikuzelet.

34 Njalo ngokuthi wamvusa kwabafileyou, engasayikubuyela ekuboleniv, wakhuluma kanje wathi: Ngizalinika izibusiso ezingcwele lezithembekileyo zikaDavidaw.

35 Ngakho njalo kwenye indawo uthi: Kawuyikunikela ongcwele wakho abone ukubolax;

36 ngoba uDavida, esekhonze esakhe isizukulwana ngecebo likaNkulunkulu walalay, njalo walaliswa laboyisez, wabona ukubolaa;

37 kodwa lowo uNkulunkulu amvusayo, kakubonanga ukubolab.

38 Ngakho kakwaziwe yini, madoda bazalwane, ukuthi ngalowo kutshunyayelwa kinic uthethelelo lwezonod;

39 njalo kulo wonke okholwayoe uyalungisiswa kukho konkef ebelingelungisiswe kukho ngomlayo kaMozisig.

40 Ngakho bonani ukuthi kalehlelwa yilokhu okwakhulunywa kubaprofethih, okokuthi:

41 Khangelani, zideleli, njalo limangale, litshabalale; ngoba mina ngenza umsebenzi ensukwini zenu, umsebenzi elingayikuwukholwa, nxa umuntu elilandiselai.

Ilizwi lemukelwa ngabezizwe liphikwa ngamaJuda

42 Kwathi ekuphumeni kwamaJuda esinagogenij, abezizwe bacela ukuthi lamazwi akhulunywe kubo ngesabatha elilandelayok.

43 Kwathi abesinagoge sebephumile, abanengi kumaJuda labakhonzayol abaphendukela kumaJuda balandela uPawuli loBarnabasim; abakhuluma labo, bebancenga ukuthi bahlalen emuseni kaNkulunkuluo.

44 Kwathi ngesabatha elilandelayo babuthana kwaphose kwaba ngumuzi wonke ukuzwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu.

45 Kodwa amaJuda ebona amaxuku agcwaliswa ngomona, aphikisa izinto ezakhulunywa nguPawulip, ephikisa njalo ehlambazaq.

46 Kodwa uPawuli loBarnabasi bekhuluma ngesibindir bathi: Kwakudingeka ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu likhulunywe kini kuqalas; kodwa njengoba lilininat, njalo lizigweba ukuthi alifanelanga impilo elaphakadeu, khangelani, siphendukela kwabezizwev.

47 Ngoba iNkosi isilayile ngokunjalo yathi: Ngikumisile ube yikukhanya kwabezizwe, ube ngowosindiso kuze kube semkhawulweni womhlabaw.

48 Kwathi abezizwe bekuzwa bathokoza, basebelidumisa ilizwi leNkosi, basebekholwa ngobunengi obungangobalabo ababemiselwe impilo elaphakadex;

49 lelizwi leNkosi lasatshalaliswa elizweni lonke.

50 Kodwa amaJuda avusay abesifazana abakhonzayoz abadumileyoa lezikhulu zomuzib, avusela uPawuli loBarnabasi ukuzingelwa, abaxotsha emikhawulweni yawoc.

51 Kodwa babathintithela uthuli lwenyawo zabod, bafikae eIkoniyumaf.

52 Njalo abafundi bagcwaliswa ngentokozog loMoya oNgcweleh.

UPawuli utshumayela eIkoniyuma

14Kwasekusithi eIkoniyumaa, bangena ndawonye esinagogeni lamaJudab, basebekhuluma njalo kwaze kwakholwa ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda kanye lamaGriki.

2 Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayoc avusa athela umoya omubi emiphefumulweni yabezizwed ngabazalwanee.

3 Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi beseNkosinif eyafakazelag ilizwi lomusa wayoh, njalo ibanika ukuthi kwenziwe izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ngezandla zaboi.

4 Kodwa ixuku lomuzi lehlukaniswa phakathi; abanye basebesiba lamaJudaj, labanye baba labaphostolik.

5 Kwathi sekulokuhlasela kwabezizwe lamaJuda kanye lababusi babo, okokubaphatha kubi lokubakhanda ngamatshel,

6 sebekwazim, babalekelan emizini yeLikawoniyao, eListrap leDerbeq, lelizweni elizingelezeleyo;

7 lakhona batshumayela ivangeli.

UPawuli utshumayela eListra

8 Njalo eListrar kwakuhlezi indoda ethile engelamandla enyaweni zayo, eyisiqhuli kusukela esizalweni sikanina, engazange ihambes.

9 Yona yamuzwa uPawuli ekhuluma; yena eyijolozelat, ebona ukuthi ilokholou lokuthi isindisiwev,

10 wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Sukuma, ume ngenyawo zakho uqondew. Yasisukuma yathi lothu yahamba.

11 Kwathi amaxuku, ebona uPawuli akwenzileyo, aphakamisa amazwi awox esithi ngesiLikawoniyay: Onkulunkulu behlele kithi befanana labantuz.

12 UBarnabasi basebembiza ngokuthi nguZewusi, loPawuli ngokuthi nguHermesi, ngoba yena wayengumkhokheli wokukhuluma.

13 Njalo umpristi kaZewusi owayephambi komuzi wabo, waletha izinkabi lemigaxo emasangwenia, wafuna ukuhlaba umnikelo ekanye lamaxukub.

14 Kodwa abaphostolic uBarnabasi loPawuli besizwa, badabula izembatho zabod, baphoseka exukwini, bememezae

15 besithi: Madoda, lizenzelani lezizintof? Lathi singabantu abalemizwa efanana leyenug, sitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini ukuthi liphendukeh kulezozinto eziyizei liphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayoj, owenza izulu lomhlaba lolwandle lakho konke okukukhok;

16 owathi ezizukulwaneni ezidlulileyo wayekelal izizwe zonke zahamba ngendlela zazom.

17 Loba kunjalo kayekelanga yena ukuthi angabi lobufakazin, ukwenza okuhle esinika izulu livela ezulwini lezikhathi zenalao, egcwalisa inhliziyo zenu ngokudlap langenjabuloq.

18 Njalo bekhuluma lezizinto, bawayekelisa kalukhuni amaxuku ukuthi angabahlabeli.

UPawuli utshumayela eAntiyoki

19 Kodwa kwafika amaJudar avela eAntiyokis leIkoniyumat, encenga amaxuku, amkhanda uPawuli ngamatsheu, amhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, ecabanga ukuthi ufile.

20 Kodwa kwathi abafundi bembuthanela, wasukuma wangena emzini; kusisa wasuka loBarnabasi baya eDerbev.

21 Njalo sebetshumayele ivangeli kulowomuzi, sebezuzile abafundi abanengi, babuyela eListraw leIkoniyumax leAntiyokiy,

22 beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundiz, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale ekholwenia, lokuthi simele ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinhlupheko ezinengib.

23 Kwathi sebebabekelec abadala kulo lonke ibandlad, bakhuleka kanye lokuzila ukudlae, babanikela eNkosini, asebekholwe kiyof.

24 Basebedabula iPisidiyag baya ePamfiliya.

25 Sebekhulumile ilizwi ePergah, behlela eAtaliya;

26 basuka lapho ngomkhumbi baya eAntiyokii, besuka laphoj ababenikelwe khonak emuseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini abasebewuqedilel.

27 Kwathi sebefikile bahlanganisa ibandla, balandisa konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile labom, lokuthi uvulele abezizwe umnyango wokholon.

28 Basebehlala lapho okwesikhathi esingesifitshane labafundi.

Umhlangano wabaphostoli eJerusalema

15Kwasekusehla abathile bevela eJudiyaa, bafundisa abazalwaneb ukuthi: Nxa lingasokwangac ngokwesiko likaMozisi, lingesindiswed.

2 Ngakho kwathi sekulokuphambana lokuphikisana okungekuncinyane ngoPawuli loBarnabasi bemelane laboe, bamisa ukuthi uPawuli loBarnabasif labanye abathile kubo benyukele kubaphostoli labadalag eJerusalemah, ngaloludaba lwempikisano.

3 Ngakho, kwathi sebephelekezelwe libandlai, badabula iFenekiyaj leSamariyak, balandisa ngokuphenduka kwabezizwel; benzela bonke abazalwane intokozo enkulum.

4 Kwathi sebefikile eJerusalema, bemukelwa libandla labaphostolin labadalao, njalo balandisa ukuthi zingakanani izinto uNkulunkulu ayezenze labop.

5 Kodwa kwasukuma abanye abakholwayo abangabehlelo labaFarisi, besithi: Kufanele ukubasoka, lokubalaya bagcine umlayo kaMozisiq.

6 Kwasekubuthana abaphostoli labadala ndawonye ukuze baluhlole loludabar.

7 Kwathi sebephikisene kakhulus, uPetro wasukuma wathi kubo: Madoda bazalwane, lina liyazi ukuthi ensukwini zakuqala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwethu, ukuthi ngomlomo wami abezizwe balizwe ilizwi levangeli, bakholwet.

8 Njalo uNkulunkulu umazi wenhliziyou wabafakazelav, ebanika uMoya oyiNgcwelew, lanjengathix;

9 futhi kehlukanisanga phakathi kwethu laboy, ehlambulula inhliziyo zaboz ngokholoa.

10 Pho-ke limlingelani uNkulunkulub, ngokubeka ijogwe entanyeni yabafundi, obaba bethu kanye lathi esingabanga lamandla okulithwalac?

11 Kodwa sikholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngandlelanye labod.

12 Ixuku lonke laselithula; laselisizwa uBarnabasi loPawuli belandisa ukuthie zingakanani izibonakaliso lezimangalisof uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo phakathi kwabezizweg.

13 Kwathi bona sebeqedile ukukhuluma, uJakobe waphendula wathi: Madoda bazalwane, ngilalelanih:

14 USimeyonii uselandisile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wahambela njani abezizwe ekuqaleni ukuze azuzele ibizo lakhe abantu kuboj.

15 Njalo amazwi abaprofethik ayavumelana lalokhu, njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi:

16 Emva kwalezizinto ngizabuya, ngilakhe futhi ithabhanekele likaDavida eliwileyo; njalo ngizakwakha okudilikileyo kwalo, njalo ngilimise;

17 ukuze abaseleyo babantu bayidinge iNkosi, labezizwe bonke ibizo lami elibizwa phezu kwabo, itsho iNkosi eyenza lezizinto zonkel.

18 Kwaziwa kuNkulunkulu imisebenzi yonke yakhe kusukela ephakadenim.

19 Ngakho mina ngiquma ukuthin singabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkuluo;

20 kodwa sibabhalele ukuthi bazile amanyala ezithombep, lokufebaq, lokukhanyiweyor, legazis.

21 Ngoba uMozisi ulabo kusukela ezizukulwaneni zendulo abamtshumayelayo umuzi ngomuzi, efundwa emasinagogeni isabatha ngesabathat.

22 Kwasekubonakala kukuhle kubaphostoli lakubadalau kanye lebandla lonke, ukuthuma amadoda akhethiweyo phakathi kwabo eAntiyoki loPawuli loBarnabasiv; babe ngoJudasi othiwa futhi nguBarsabaw, loSilasix, amadoda angabakhokheliy phakathi kwabazalwanez,

23 basebebhala lokhu ngesandla sabo ukuthi: Abaphostoli labadalaa labazalwaneb kubazalwanec abangabezizwe eAntiyokid leSiriyae leKilikhiyaf, bayabingelelag;

24 njengoba sizwile ukuthi abathile abaphume kithi balikhathazile ngamazwi, bedunga imiphefumulo yenu, besithi lisokwe lilonde umthetho, bona singabalayangah;

25 kwabonakala kukuhle kithi singqondonye, ukuthi siwakhethe amadoda siwathume kini, kanye labathandekayo bethu uBarnabasi loPawulii,

26 abantu abanikele impilo yabo ngenxa yebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristuj.

27 Ngakho sithumile uJudasi loSilasik, abazakuthi langomlomo1 balandise ngokufananayo.

28 Ngoba kwabonakala kukuhle kuMoya oNgcwele, lakithi, ukuthi singalethesi umthwalo omkhulu, ngaphandle kwalezizinto ezifunekayol:

29 Ukuthi lizile okuhlatshelwe izithombem, legazin, lokukhanyiweyo, lokufeba; lezizinto nxa lizazizila, lizabe lenze kuhle. Salani kuhleo.

30 Ngakho sebebakhululile beza eAntiyokip; futhi sebelihlanganisile ixuku, balinika incwadi.

31 Kwathi sebefundile, bathokoza ngenduduzo2.

32 UJudasi kanye loSilasiq, njengoba labo babengabaprofethir, balaya abazalwane ngamazwi amanengis, babaqinisat.

33 Sebehlale isikhathi, bayekelwa bahamba ngokuthula ngabazalwane baya kubaphostoliu,

34 kodwa kwabonakala kukuhle kuSilasi ukuthi asale khonav.

35 UPawuli loBarnabasiw basebesala eAntiyokix, befundisa betshumayela indaba ezinhle zelizwi leNkosi, kanye labanye abanengiy.

Ukwehlukana kukaPawuli loBarnabasi

36 Emva kwensuku ezithile uPawuli wasesithi kuBarnabasi: Ake sibuye sihambele abazalwane bethu emizini yonke, lapho esatshumayela khona ilizwi leNkosi, ukuthi bahlezi njaniz.

37 UBarnabasi wasehlosa ukuthatha uJohane, othiwa nguMarko, ahambe laboa.

38 Kodwa uPawuli wacabanga ukuthi kufanele ukuthi bangamthathi ahambe labo lowo owabatshiyab ePamfiliya, kaze aya labo emsebenzini.

39 Kwasekuvela ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze behlukana phakathi; uBarnabasic wasethatha uMarkod wahamba laye ngomkhumbi, baya eKuprosie.

Uhambo lwesibili lukaPawuli

40 Kodwa uPawuli wakhetha uSilasif wasuka wahamba, esenikelweg emuseni kaNkulunkulu ngabazalwaneh.

41 Wasedabula iSiriya leKilikhiyai, eqinisa amabandlaj.

UPawuli useAsiya

16Wasefika eDerbea leListrab; njalo khangela, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, uTimothi ngebizoc, indodana yowesifazana othile ongumJudakazi okholwayo, kodwa uyise wayengumGrikid;

2 owayenconywa ngabazalwanee eListraf leIkoniyumag.

3 Lo uPawuli wathanda ukuthi aphume laye, wasemthatha wamsokah, ngenxa yamaJuda ayekhona kulezondawo; ngoba wonke ayemazi uyise, ukuthi wayengumGrikii.

4 Njalo bedabula imizi, babanika izimiso ukuzilondolozaj ezamiswa ngabaphostolik labadala ababeseJerusalemal.

5 Ngakho amabandla aqiniswa ekholweni, njalo anda ngenani insuku ngensukum.

UPawuli uchaphela eMakedoniya

6 Sebedabule eFrigiyan lelizwe leGalathiyao, balelwa nguMoya oNgcwele ukukhuluma ilizwi eAsiyap,

7 sebefikile maqondana leMisiya bazama ukuya eBithiniyaq; kodwa uMoya kabavumelanga;

8 basebeyiceza iMisiya behlela eTrowasir.

9 Kwasekubonakala umbono kuPawuli ebusukus; indoda ethile umMakedoniya yayimit, imncenga isithi: Chaphela eMakedoniya, usisize.

10 Kwathi esewubonile umbonou, sahle sazama ukusuka siyev eMakedoniyaw, siphetha sisithi iNkosi isibizele ukutshumayela ivangeli kibox.

UPawuli utshumayela eFiliphi

11 Ngakho sasuka eTrowasiy ngomkhumbi, saqonda eSamotrake, langolulandelayo eNeyapholiz,

12 sasuka lapho saya eFiliphia, engumuzi wokuqala wesigaba seMakedoniyab, esibuswa ngelinye ilizwe; kulowomuzi sasesihlala insuku ezithilec.

13 Njalo ngosuku lwesabatha saphumela ngaphandle komuzi eceleni komfula, lapho okwakufanele kwenzelwe umkhuleko khona; sasesihlala phansi sakhuluma labesifazana ababebuthene ndawonye.

14 Lowesifazana othile uLidiya ngebizo, ongumthengisikazi wamalembu ayibubende owemzini weTiyathirad, ekhonza uNkulunkulue, wezwa, onhliziyo yakhe iNkosi yayivula, ukuthi alalele okwakhulunywa nguPawulif.

15 Kuthe esebhabhathiziwe, lendlu yakheg, wasincenga esithi: Uba libonile ukuthi ngithembekile eNkosini, wozani endlini yami, lihlale khonah. Wasesicindezelai.

Ukubotshwa kukaPawuli

16 Kwasekusithi sisiya emkhulekwenij, intombazana eyisigqili elomoyak wokuhlahlula1l yahlangana lathi, eyayizuzela amakhosi ayo inzuzo enengi ngokuvumisam.

17 Lo walandela uPawuli lathi, ememeza esithi: Lababantu bazincekun zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ezisitshumayeza indlela yosindisoo.

18 Lalokhu yakwenza insuku ezinengi. Kwathi uPawulip esenengiweq, watshibilika, wathi kumoya: Ngiyakulaya ngebizo likaJesu Kristu ukuthi uphume kuyor. Wasephuma ngalesosikhathis.

19 Amakhosi akhe esebonilet ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo seliphumileu, abamba uPawuli loSilasiv, abadonsela emdangeni phambi kwababusiw,

20 esebalethile ezinduneni athix: Lababantu badunga umuzi wethuy, bengamaJuda,

21 batshumayela imikhuba esingavunyelwa ukuyemukela siyenzez, singamaRomaa.

22 Lexuku labelekelela, lenduna zabadabulela izembatho zabob zalaya ukuthi babatshaye ngendukuc.

23 Sebebatshayile imivimvinya eminengi babaphosela entolongwenid, balaya umlindintolongo ukuthi abalondoloze abaqinisee;

24 yena, emukele umlayo onjalo, wabaphosela entolongweni ephakathif, waseqinisa inyawo zabo esigodwenig.

Ukuphenduka komlindintolongo

25 Kwathi sekungaba phakathi kobusukuh uPawuli loSilasi babekhulekai behlabela amahubo endumiso kuNkulunkulu, lezibotshwa zazibezwa;

26 njalo kwahle kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwanyikinyeka izisekelo zentolongoj; kwahle kwavulwa iminyango yonke, kwathukululwa izibopho zabo bonkek.

27 Kwathi umlindintolongol ephaphama, esebona iminyango yentolongo ivulekile, wakhokha inkemba, ezimisele ukuzibulala, ecabanga ukuthi izibotshwa zibalekile.

28 Kodwa uPawuli wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Ungazilimazi; ngoba silapha sonke.

29 Wasecela isibane waphoseka phakathi, njalo wasethuthumelam wawela phansi phambi kukaPawulin loSilasio,

30 njalo esebakhuphela phandle wathi: Makhosi, kumele ngenzeni ukuze ngisindiswep?

31 Basebesithi: Kholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, njalo uzasindiswa wenaq lendlu yakhor.

32 Basebekhuluma kuye ilizwi leNkosi, lakulabo bonke ababesendlini yakhes.

33 Wasebathatha ngalelohola lobusuku wabagezisa amanxebat, njalo wahle wabhabhathizwau yena labakhe bonkev.

34 Wasebasa endlini yakhe wabeka itafula lokudla phambi kwabo, wasethokoza lendlu yakhe yonke bekholwa kuNkulunkuluw.

35 Kwathi sekusile, induna zathuma amapholisax zisithi: Khulula labobantu.

36 Umlindintolongo wasebikela uPawuli lamazwiy esithi: Induna zithumele, ukuthi likhululwez; ngakho phumani khathesi lihambe ngokuthulaa.

37 Kodwa uPawuli wathi kuwo: Basitshayile obala singalahlwanga licalab, singamaRomac, basebesiphosela entolongweni, njalo khathesi ngensitha sebesiphosela phandle yini? Hatshi bo! Kodwa kumele beze bona basikhuphe.

38 Amapholisa azibikela izinduna lamazwid; zasezisesabae zisizwa ukuthi bangamaRoma,

39 njalo zeza zabancenga, njalo zabakhuphaf zabacela ukuthi baphume emzinig.

40 Basebephuma entolongweni bangena koLidiyah; kwathi sebebabonile abazalwanei, babaduduza, basuka bahambaj.

UPawuli utshumayela eThesalonika

17Kwathi sebedabule iAmfipholi leApoloniya, bafika eThesalonikaa, lapho okwakukhona isinagoge lamaJuda;

2 njalo njengomkhuba kaPawuli wangena kuwob, wakhulumisana lawo ngokuvela emibhalwenic okwamasabatha amathathu,

3 evula etshengisad ukuthi kwakufanele uKristu ahlupheke avuke kwabafileyoe, lokuthi: UJesu lof, mina engimtshumayela kini, unguKristu.

4 Labanye babo bakholwa, bazihlanganisa loPawulig loSilasih, njalo ixuku elikhulu lamaGrikii akhonzayoj, lakwabesifazana abadumileyo abangabalutshwanak.

5 Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayol aba lomonam, athatha amanye amadoda amabi angamavila emdangeni, enza ixuku, adunga umuzin; ahlasela indlu kaJasonio, edinga ukubakhuphela ebantwini;

6 kwathi engabatholi, adonsela uJasoni labazalwane abathile kubaphathi bomuzip, ememeza esithi: Labaq abayaluzelisar umhlaba, bona sebefikile lalaphas,

7 uJasoni abemukeleyot; lalaba bonke benza okuphambene lemithetho kaKesariu, besithi kukhona enye inkosi, enguJesuv.

8 Asedunga ixuku labaphathi bomuzi besizwa lezizinto.

9 Kwathi sebethethe isibambiso kuJasoni lakwabanye, abakhulula.

UPawuli utshumayela eBeriya

10 Njalo abazalwanew bahle basusa uPawulix loSilasi babathuma eBeriya ebusukuy; okwathi sebefikile khona basuka baya esinagogeni lamaJudaz.

11 Lawo ayekhaliphile kulalawo aweThesalonikaa, emukela ilizwi ngokuvuma konke, ehlolisisa imibhalob insuku ngensuku, ukuthi zinjalo yini lezizintoc.

12 Ngakho amanengi kuwo akholwa, lakwabesifazana abahloniphekayo abangamaGriki lakwabesilisa abangabalutshwanad.

13 Kodwa kwathi amaJuda eThesalonika esekwazi ukuthi ilizwi likaNkulunkulu liyatshunyayelwa nguPawuli leBeriyae, eza lakhona enyakazelisa amaxuku.

14 Njalo ngalesosikhathi abazalwane bahle bamthuma uPawuli kungathi uya elwandlef; kodwa uSilasig loTimothih basala khona.

15 Lalabo ababephelekezela uPawulii, bamfikisa eAtenej; sebemukele umlayezelok oya kuSilasil loTimothi, ukuthi beze kuye ngokuphangisa okukhulu, basuka bahambam.

UPawuli utshumayela eAtene

16 Kwathi uPawuli esabalindele eAtene, umoya wakhe wakhathazeka phakathi kwakhe, ebona umuzi ugcwele izithomben.

17 Ngakho waphikisanao lamaJuda esinagogenip labanye abakhonzayoq, lasemdangeni insuku zonke lalabo ahlangana labo.

18 Labathile kuzo izazi zamaEpikuri lamaStoyiki baphikisana laye. Labanye bathi: Uwumane1 lolu lufuna ukuthini? Kodwa abanye bathi: Kungathi ungotshumayela onkulunkulu bezizweni; ngoba ngevangeli watshumayela kibo uJesur lokuvuka kwabafileyos.

19 Basebemthatha, bamusa eAreyopagu besithi: Singazi yini ukuthi iyini limfundiso entsha oyifundisayo?

20 Ngoba uletha indaba ezimangalisayo ezithile endlebeni zethu; ngakho sifisa ukwazi ukuthi lezizinto ziyini.

21 Ngoba bonke abeAtene lezethekeli ezihlala khona babechitha isikhathi kungeyisikho ngolutho olunye, ngaphandle kokutshela lokuzwa into entshat.

22 Kwathi uPawuli esima phakathi kweAreyopagu, wathi: Madoda maAtene, ngiyabona ukuthi ezintweni zonke kungathi lilenkolelo enkuluu.

23 Ngoba ngithe ngidabula ngikhangela izinto zenu elizikhonzayo, ngasengifica ilathi elilotshwe ukuthi: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYOv. Lokho-ke elikukhonza lingakwazi, yikho mina engikutshumayela kiniw.

24 UNkulunkulu owenza umhlaba lakho konke okukuwox, yena, oyiNkosi yezulu lomhlabay, kahlali emathempeliniz enziwe ngezandlaa,

25 futhi kakhonzwa ngezandla zabantu, njengoswela uluthob, ngoba yena uqobo lwakhe uyabapha bonke impilo lokuphefumula lazo zonke izintoc;

26 njalo wazenza zonke izizwe zabantu zivela egazini linye, ukuthi zihlale ebusweni bonke bomhlaba, wazimisela izikhathi eziqunyiweyo ngaphambilid lemingcele yokuhlala kwazoe;

27 ukuze zidinge iNkosi, ukuthi mhlawumbe sibili zimuzwe zimthole, njalo kanti kakhatshana kulowo lalowo wethuf.

28 Ngoba kuye siphila njalo sihamba futhi sikhonag; njengoba lembongi ezithile zakini zithe: Ngoba futhi siyinzalo yakheh.

29 Ngakho lokhu siyinzalo kaNkulunkulu, kakufanele ukuthi sinakane ukuthi ubuNkulunkulu bunjengegolide kumbe isiliva loba ilitshe, okubazwe ngeminwe langokunakana kwabantui.

30 Ngakho izikhathi zokungazi uNkulunkulu kazinanzangaj, kodwa khathesi uyalaya bonke abantu endaweni zonke ukuthi baphendukek;

31 ngoba umisile usuku, azakwahlulelal ngalo umhlaba ngokulungam, ngendoda ayimisileyon, waqinisa2 kubo bonke, ngokuyivusa kwabafileyoo.

32 Kwathi besizwa ngokuvuka okwabafileyop, abanye bahleka usulu; kodwa abanye bathi: Sizaphinda sikuzwe ngalokhuq.

33 Langokunjalo uPawuli waphuma phakathi kwabo.

34 Kodwa amadoda athile anamathela kuye, akholwa; phakathi kwawo kwakukhona loDiyonisiyu umAreyopagur, lowesifazana obizo lakhe nguDamari, labanye kanye labo.

UPawuli useKorinte leEfesu

18Emva kwalezizinto uPawuli wasuka eAtene weza eKorintea.

2 Wasefica umJuda othile uAkwilab ngebizo, owePontusi ngokuzalwac, owayesanda ukufika evela eIthaliya, loPrisila umkakhed, ngenxa yokulaya kukaKlawudiyosie kokuthi wonke amaJuda kawasuke eRoma, waya kubo;

3 njalo ngoba babelomsebenzi ofananayo, wahlala kibo wasebenzaf; ngoba babengabenzi bamathente ngomsebenzi.

4 Wasetshumayelag esinagogeni amasabatha wonkeh, wancenga amaJuda lamaGriki.

5 Kwathi uSilasi loTimothii sebehlile bevela eMakedoniyaj, uPawuli wacindezelwa nguMoyak, efakaza kumaJudal ukuthi uJesu unguKristum.

6 Kwathi emelana laye ehlambazan, wathintitha izembathoo, wathi kuwo: Igazi lenu kalibe phezu kwekhanda lenup; mina ngimsulwaq; kusukela khathesi ngizakuya kwabezizwer.

7 Wasesuka lapho waya endlini yomunye obizo lakhe nguJustusi, okhonza uNkulunkulu, ondlu yakhe yayiseduze lesinagoges.

8 Kodwa uKrispusit umphathi wesinagoge wakholwa eNkosiniu lendlu yakhe yonkev; labanengi kwabeKorinte balalela bakholwa babhabhathizwaw.

9 INkosi yasisithi kuPawuli ebusukux ngombonoy: Ungesabi, kodwa khuluma njalo ungathuli;

10 ngoba mina ngilawez, njalo kakho ozakuhlasela ukukwenzela okubi; ngoba ngilabantu abanengi kulumuzi.

11 Njalo wahlala umnyaka lenyanga eziyisithupha, efundisa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo.

12 Kwathi uGaliyo engumbusia weAkayab, amaJuda amvukela uPawuli nganhliziyonye, amusac phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulelad,

13 esithi: Lo uncenga abantu ukuthi bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuphambene lomlayoe.

14 Kodwa kwathi uPawuli esezavula umlomof, uGaliyo wathi kumaJuda: Ngakho uba bekulento engalunganga kumbe inkohliso embig, maJuda, ngesizatho bengizalibekezelelah;

15 kodwa uba kuyikuphikisana ngelizwi lamabizoi, lomlayo phakathi kwenuj, ziboneleni lina; ngoba mina kangithandi ukuba ngumahluleli walezizinto.

16 Wasewaxotsha esihlalweni sokwahlulelak.

17 Wonke amaGriki asebamba uSostenesil umphathi wesinagogem, amtshaya phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulelan. Njalo uGaliyo kaze azinanza lezizinto.

18 Kwathi uPawuli esahlezi insuku ezinengi, wavalelisa abazalwaneo, wasuka ngomkhumbi waya eSiriyap, loPrisilaq loAkwilar kanye laye, esephuce ikhandas eKenikreyat, ngoba wayelesifungou.

19 Sebefikile eEfesuv, wasebatshiya khona; kodwa yena engena esinagogeniw wakhulumisana lamaJudax.

20 Sebemcelile ukuthi ahlale isikhathi esidanyana labo, kavumanga;

21 kodwa wabavalelisay esithi: Kufanele isibiliz ukuthi ngigcine eJerusalema umkhosi ozayoa; kodwa ngizabuyela kini njalo, uba uNkulunkulu evumab. Wasuka eEfesu ngomkhumbic,

22 njalo esefikile eKesariyad, wenyuka wabingelela ibandlae, wehlela eAntiyokif.

Uhambo lwesithathu lukaPawuli. UApolo eEfesu

23 Njalo esechithe isikhathi esithile, wasuka, wadabula ngokulandelana ilizwe leGalathiyag leFrigiyah, eqinisa bonkeij abafundik.

24 Kwathi umJuda othile uApolosi ngebizol, umAleksandriyam ngokuzalwa, eyindoda eyisikhulumi, wafika eEfesun, elamandla emibhalweni.

25 Lo wayefundisiwe indlela yeNkosi, njalo evutha emoyenio wakhuluma wafundisa ngokukhuthala izinto ezimayelana leNkosip, esazi ubhabhathizo lukaJohane kuphelaq;

26 lo waseqala ukukhuluma ngesibindi esinagogenir. Kwathi sebemzwile uPrisila loAkwilas, bamthatha, bamchasiselat indlela kaNkulunkuluu ngokuqonda okukhuluv.

27 Kwathi esethanda ukuchaphela eAkayaw, abazalwane bemkhuthaza babhalela abafundi ukuthi bamemukelex; okwathi esefikile wabasiza kakhulu abakholwa ngomusay;

28 ngoba waphikisa ngamandlaz wawehlula ngokupheleleyo obala amaJudaa, etshengisa ngemibhalob ukuthi uKristu unguJesuc.

UPawuli eEfesu

19Kwasekusithi, uApolosia eseseKorinteb, uPawuli wafika eEfesuc esedabule indawo eziphakemeyo; wasefica abafundi abathile

2 wathi kubo: Lamemukela yini uMoya oNgcwele mhla likholwayo? Basebesithi kuye: Kodwa kasizanga sizwe ngitsho ukuthi kukhona uMoya oNgcweled.

3 Wasesithi kubo: Pho labhabhathizelwa kukuphi? Basebesithi: Kubhabhathizo lukaJohanee.

4 Kodwa uPawuli wathi: UJohane wabhabhathiza ubhabhathizo lokuphendukaf, etshela abantu ukuze bakholwe kulowo oweza emva kwakhe, okuyikuthi, kuKristu Jesug.

5 Lalabo abezwayo babhabhathizwa ebizweni leNkosi uJesuh.

6 Wathi uPawuli esebeke izandla phezu kwaboi, uMoya oyiNgcwele weza phezu kwabo; basebekhuluma ngendimij, baprofethak.

7 Njalo wonke amadoda ayengaba litshumi lambili.

8 Wasengena esinagogenil wakhuluma ngesibindi, inyanga ezintathum etshumayelan eqinisekisa izinto ngombuso kaNkulunkuluo.

9 Kodwa kwathi abanye besiba lukhuni bengakholwa, bekhuluma kubi ngaleyondlela phambi kwabantup, wasuka kuboq wehlukanisa abafundir, insuku ngensuku etshumayela esikolo sothile uTiranus.

10 Lalokhu kwenzeka okweminyaka emibilit, baze balizwa ilizwi leNkosi uJesu bonke abakhileyo eAsiyau, amaJuda kanye lamaGriki.

11 UNkulunkulu wasesenzav imisebenzi yamandla engejwayelekanga ngezandla zikaPawuliw,

12 kwaze kwathi lakwabagulayo kwasiwa izifinyo kumbe amafasikotix okuvela emzimbeni wakhey, lezifo zasuka kubo, labomoya ababi baphuma kuboz.

13 Kwathi abanye kumihambuma yamaJuda, izanusea, bazama ukubiza ibizo leNkosi uJesu kulabo ababelabomoya ababi, besithi: Siyalifungisa ngoJesu amtshumayelayo uPawulib.

14 Njalo kwakukhona amadodana ayisikhombisa athile kaSikeva umJuda umpristi omkhulu akwenzayo lokhoc.

15 Kodwa umoya omubi waphendula wathi: UJesu ngiyamazi, loPawuli ngiyazi ngaye; kodwa lina lingobani?

16 Lowomuntu okwakukuye umoya omubi waseseqela phezu kwabo, njalo wabehlula, wabanqoba, baze babaleka kuleyondlu benqunu belimele.

17 Lokhu kwasekusaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eEfesud amaJuda kanye lamaGriki; lokwesaba kwasekubehlela bonkee; njalo lakhuliswa ibizo leNkosi uJesu.

18 Labanengi balabo abakholwayo beza, bevuma, bememezela izenzo zabof.

19 Labanengi balabo ababesenza amasalamusi baletha ingwalo ndawonye bazitshisa phambi kwabo bonke; basebebala intengo yazo, bathola izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu zesilivag.

20 Ngokunjalo ilizwi leNkosi lakhula ngamandla lanqobah.

21 Kwathi lezizinto seziphelile, uPawuli wazimisela emoyenii, esedabulej eMakedoniyak leAkayal, ukuya eJerusalemam, esithi: Emva kokuba kwami lapho, ngimele ukubona iRoma layon.

22 Esethume eMakedoniyao ababili balabo ababemsizap, uTimothiq loErastur, yena wahlala eAsiya okwesikhathis.

Isiphithiphithi sikaDemetriyu

23 Kodwa ngalesosikhathi kwasuka isiphithiphithi esingesincinyanet mayelana laleyondlelau.

24 Ngoba umuntu othile onguDemetriyu ngebizo, umkhandi wesiliva, owenza amathempelana esiliva kaDiyana, waletha kuzingcwethi inzuzo engencinyanev;

25 owabaqoqayo bona, lezisebenzi zezinto ezifananayo, wathi: Madoda, liyazi ukuthi inotho yethu ivela kulumsebenzi.

26 Njalo liyabona liyezwa ukuthi kungeyisikho eEfesuw kuphela, kodwa phose kulo lonke iAsiyax, uPawuli lo uncengile njalo uphambule ixuku elikhulu, esithi kayisibo onkulunkulu abenziwe ngezandlay.

27 Njalo kayisikho lokhu kuphela ukuthi sisengozini yokuthi le ingxenye ifike ekutheni ingahlonitshwa, kodwa lethempeli likankulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana lizathiwa liyinto engesilutho, njalo lobukhulukazi bakhe buzakwehliswa, elimkhonzayo yonke iAsiyaz lomhlaba wonkea.

28 Kwathi bekuzwa bagcwala intukuthelo, bamemeza besithi: Mkhulu uDiyana wamaEfesu!

29 Njalo umuzi wonke wagcwala isiphithiphithib; basebetheleka kanyekanye endaweni yokudlalela, bahudulac uGayusid loAristakoe amaMakedoniya, abaphelekezeli bakaPawulif.

30 Kwathi uPawuli efuna ukungena exukwini, abafundi kabamvumelangag.

31 Njalo labanye bababusi beAsiyah, ababengabangane bakhe, bathuma kuye, bemncenga ukuthi angazinikeli endaweni yokudlalela.

32 Ngakho abanye bamemeza okunye labanye okunye; ngoba umhlangano wawusanganisekilei, njalo inengi labo lalingazi ukuthi libuthene lapho ngenxa yani.

33 Basebemusa phambili uAleksandro esuka exukwinij, ngoba amaJuda amqhubela phambili. UAleksandrok waseqhweba ngesandlal, efuna ukuzivikela ebantwinim.

34 Kodwa bathi sebekwazi ukuthi ungumJuda, kwaba lelizwi elilodwa livela kubo bonke okungaba ngamahola amabili limemeza lisithi: Mkhulu uDiyana wamaEfesu!

35 Njalo kwathi umabhalane eselithulisile ixukun wathi: Madoda eEfesu, kanti kukhona yini umuntu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi weEfesu ungumlondolozi wethempeli likankulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana lowento eyawa ivela kuZewusi?

36 Ngakho njengoba lezizinto zingephikwe, kufanele lithuleo, lingenzi lutho ngamawalap.

37 Ngoba lilethe lamadoda, angeyisibo abaphangi bamathempeli langahlambazi unkulunkulukazi wenu.

38 Ngakho uba uDemetriyu lezingcwethi kanye laye belodaba ngomuntu, amalanga okuthonisa amacala ayagcinwa, bakhona lababusiq; kabamangalelaner.

39 Kodwa uba lidinga ulutho ngezinye izinto, kuzalungiswa emhlanganweni osemthethweni1.

40 Ngoba futhi sisengozini yokumangalelwa ngomvukela ngenxa yalamuhlas, kungelambangela esingalandisa ngayo ngalesisiphithiphithi.

41 Njalo esetshilo lokho, wawuchitha umhlangano.

UPawuli eMakedoniya

20Kwathi sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawuli wabizela kuye abafundia, esebagonileb, waphumac ukuthi aye eMakedoniyad.

2 Kwathi esedabule lezongxenye, esebakhuthazile ngamazwi amanengi, wafika eGriki,

3 kwathi esehlale khona inyanga ezintathu, selenziwe iqhinga ngayee ngamaJuda esezasuka ngomkhumbi ukuya eSiriyaf, wazimisela ukubuyela adabule eMakedoniyag.

4 Wasemphelekezela kwaze kwaba seAsiya uSopatherih weBeriyai; lowamaThesalonikaj, uAristako loSekhunduk, loGayusil weDerbem, loTimothin; lamaAsiyao, uTikikop loTrofimuq.

5 Laba sebehambe phambili basilindelar eTrowasis.

6 Kodwa thina sasuka ngomkhumbi eFiliphit emva kwensuku zesinkwa esingelamvubelou, safika kubo eTrowasi ngensuku ezinhlanu, lapho esahlala khona insuku eziyisikhombisav.

UPawuli uvusa uYutikusi ekufeni

7 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwevikiw, abafundi bebuthenex ukuhlephula isinkway, uPawuli watshumayela kubo, elungele ukusuka kusisa, waseselula ilizwi kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku.

8 Njalo kwakukhona izibane ezinengiz endlini ephezulu ababebuthene kiyoa.

9 Kwakuhlezi ewindini ijaha elithile ngebizo linguYutikusi, elajunywa yibuthongo obukhulub, uPawuli esetshumayele isikhathi eside, selehlulwe yibuthongo lawela phansi lisuka esitezi sesithathuc, laselidojwa lifile.

10 Kodwa uPawuli wehla waziphosela phezu kwalod, elisingatha wathi: Lingakhathazeki; ngoba umphefumulo walo ukhona kiloe.

11 Esenyukile njalo esehlephule isinkwa wadlaf, waxoxa labo isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa, ngokunjalo wahamba.

12 Basebemletha umfana ephila, basebeduduzwa hatshi lakancane.

UPawuli eMilethu; uvalelisa abeEfesu

13 Kodwa thina, sesihambe phambili ukuya emkhunjini, sasuka ngomkhumbi saya eAsosi, lapho siqonde ukumkhweza uPawuli; ngoba wayemisile ngokunjalo, yena ebezahamba ngenyawo.

14 Njalo esehlangene lathi eAsosi, samkhweza safika eMithilene,

15 sasuka lapho ngomkhumbi, kusisa safika maqondana leKiyosi; langomhlomunye sasondela eSamosi; sasesihlala eTrogiliumu, ngolulandelayog safika eMilethuh.

16 Ngoba uPawuli wayezimisele ukuyiceza iEfesu ngomkhumbii, ukuze angalibali eAsiya; ngoba wayephanga, nxa kwakungenzeka kuye, ukuba seJerusalemaj ngosuku lwePentekoste*k.

17 Kwathi eseMilethu wathumela eEfesu wabizela kuye abadala bebandlal.

18 Kwathi sebefikile kuye, wathi kubo: Liyazi lina, ukuthi kusukela osukwini lokuqala lokufika kwami eAsiyam, ngangihlezi njani isikhathi sonke phakathi kwenu,

19 ngakhonza iNkosi ngokuthobeka konke langezinyembezi ezinengi langezilingo ezangehlela ngamaqhinga amaJudan;

20 ukuthi angigodlanga lutho ngayo olusizayoo, ukungatshumayeli kini lokungalifundisi obala, lakuzindlu ngezindlup,

21 ngifakaza kumaJuda kanye lakumaGrikiq ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulurs, lokholo eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristut.

22 Lakhathesi khangelani, mina ngiya eJerusalema ngibotshwe nguMoya, ngingakwazi okuzangehlela phakathi kwayo,

23 ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya oyiNgcwele uyangifakazela emizini yonkeu esithi izibopho lezinhlupheko zingilindelev.

24 Kodwa angikhathaleli lutho lwalezizintow, lempilo yami angiyenzi into eligugu kimix, ukuze ngiphelelise uhambo lwami ngentokozoy, lenkonzo engayemukelaz eNkosini uJesua, eyokufakaza ivangeli elomusa kaNkulunkulub.

25 Njalo khathesi khangelani, mina ngiyazi ukuthi kalisayikubona ubuso bami lina lonkec, engihamba phakathi kwenu ngitshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulud.

26 Ngakho ngiyafakaza kini ngalolusuku lwalamuhla, ukuthi mina ngimsulwa egazini labo bonkee;

27 ngoba kangigodlanga ukuthi ngilitshumayezef lonke icebo likaNkulunkulug.

28 Ziqapheleni-ke linah lomhlambi wonkei, alibeke phakathi kwawo uMoya oyiNgcwele ukuthi libe ngababonisij, bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkuluk, azithengele lonal ngegazi lakhe uqobom.

29 Ngoba mina ngiyazi lokhu, ukuthi emva kokuhamba kwami kuzangena impisi eziphangayo phakathi kwenu, zingawuyekeli umhlambin;

30 laphakathi kwenu kuzavela amadodao ekhuluma izinto eziduhisayop, ukuhugela abafundi ngemva kwawoq.

31 Ngakho lindanir, likhumbule ukuthi okweminyaka emithathu ebusuku lemini kangimanga ukuleluleka omunye lomunye ngenyembezis.

32 Lakhathesi, bazalwane, ngilinikela kuNkulunkulut laselizwini lomusa wakheu, elilamandla okulakhav, lokulipha ilifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyow.

33 Kangihawukelanga isilivax kumbe igolide loba isembatho somuntuy.

34 Lina-ke uqobo lwenu liyazi ukuthi lezizandla zasebenzela inswelo zamiz lezalabo ababelamia.

35 Kukho konke ngilitshengisile, ukuthi kumele ukuthi sisize ababuthakathakab sisebenza ngokunjaloc, sikhumbule amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yena wathi: Kubusisekile kakhulu ukupha kulokwemukela.

36 Njalo esetshilo lezizinto, waguqa ngamadolo akhe, wakhuleka labo bonked.

37 Kwaba khona ukukhala kakhulu kwabo bonke; basebewela entanyeni kaPawuli bamangae,

38 belosizi kakhulu ngelizwi alitshoyof, elokuthi kabasayikubona ubuso bakhe. Basebemphelekezela baya laye emkhunjinig.

UPawuli eKesariya

21Kwasekusithi sisuka ngomkhumbi sesehlukene labo, sahamba ngendlela eqondileyoa safika eKosi, langosuku olulandelayo eRodesi, sasuka lapho saya ePathara;

2 sasesithola lapho umkhumbi ochaphela eFenekiyab, sangena sahamba ngomkhumbi.

3 Kwathi sesiqhamuka eKuprosic, sasesiyitshiyela ngakwesokhohlo, saya ngomkhumbi eSiriyad, sehlikela eTiree; ngoba umkhumbi wawuzakwethulela khona impahlaf.

4 Sesibatholile abafundig, sahlala khona insuku eziyisikhombisa; bona bamtshela uPawuli ngoMoyah, ukuthi angenyukeli eJerusalemai.

5 Kwathi sekwenzakele ukuthi siqede insuku, sasuka sahamba, njalo bonke basiphelekezela kanye labomkabo labantwana kwaze kwaba ngaphandle komuzij; njalo saguqa ngamadolo ekhunjini sakhulekak,

6 sesivalelisene, sangena emkhunjinil, kodwa bona babuyela kibom.

7 Kodwa thina, sesiqedile uhambo ngomkhumbi sisuka eTiren, safika ePetolemayio, sesibingelele abazalwanep sahlala labo usuku lwaba lunye.

8 Kusisa thina esasiloPawuli sasukaq safika eKesariyar; sesingene endlini kaFiliphus umvangelit, owayengomunye wabayisikhombisau, sahlala laye.

9 Yena-ke wayelamadodakazi amane, intombi, eziprofethayov.

10 Kwathi sesihlezi insuku ezinengi, kwehla umprofethi othilew uAgabusi ngebizo evela eJudiyax,

11 wasefika kithi, wathatha uzwezwe lukaPawuliy, wazibopha izandla kanye lenyawo esithi: Utsho lokho uMoya oyiNgcwelez: Indoda olungolwayo loluzwezwe, amaJuda eJerusalema azayibopha kanje, njalo ayinikele ezandleni zabezizwe.

12 Sesizizwile lezizinto, samncenga thina kanye lalabo ababelapho, ukuthi angenyukeli eJerusalemaa.

13 Kodwa uPawuli waphendula esithi: Lenzani likhala lidabula inhliziyo yami? Ngoba mina sengilungele, kungeyisikho ukubotshwa kuphela, kodwa lokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yebizo leNkosi uJesub.

14 Kwathi engancengeki, sathula sathi: Kayenziwe intando yeNkosic.

UPawuli eJerusalema

15 Emva kwalezinsuku sasesilungiselelad, senyukela eJerusalemae.

16 Labathile babafundif beKesariyag basebehamba lathi, babuya lothile uMnasoni umKuprosih, umfundi omdalai, ebesizangenisa kuye.

17 Njalo sesifikile eJerusalema, abazalwanej basemukela ngokuthokozak.

18 Kusisa uPawuli wangena lathi kuJakobel, labadala bonke babekhonam.

19 Kwathi esebabingelele, wabalandisela ngakunye ngakunyen izinto uNkulunkulu azenzileyo phakathi kwabezizwe ngenkonzo yakheo.

20 Kwathi sebekuzwile, bayidumisa iNkosip; bathi kuye: Uyabona, mzalwane, ukuthi zinengi kangakanani izigidi zamaJuda akholwayo; futhi bonke batshisekela umlayoq;

21 njalo sebetsheliwe ngawer, ukuthi ufundisa wonke amaJuda aphakathi kwabezizwe ukuthi adele uMozisi, usithi angasoki abantwana, lokuthi angahambi ngamasikos.

22 Pho-ke kuyini? Isibili kufanele ukuthi ixuku libuthane; ngoba bazakuzwa ukuthi usufikile.

23 Ngakho yenza lokhu esikutsho kuwe; silamadoda amane abalesifungo phezu kwawot;

24 athathe kanye lawe, uzihlambulule kanye lawou, njalo uhlawule indleko zawo, ukuze aphuce amakhandav, njalo ukuze bakwazi bonke ukuthi kakulalutho kulokho abakutshelwe ngawe, kodwa ukuthi lawe uhamba ngokulondoloza umlayow.

25 Kodwa mayelana labezizwe abakholwayo thina sesibhalile, saquma sathi bangagcini lutho olunjalo, ngaphandle kokuthi kabazile okuhlatshelwe izithombe, legazi, lokukhanyiweyo, lokufebax.

26 UPawuli wasewathatha amadoda, kusisa wahlanjululwa kanye lawoy wangena ethempeliniz, ukubika ukuphela kwensuku zokuhlanjululwa, kwaze kwalethwa umnikelo walowo lalowoa.

AmaJuda avusa umsindo; uPawuli uyabotshwa

27 Kwathi sezizaphela insuku eziyisikhombisab, amaJudac avela eAsiyad ayembonile ethempelinief, avusa ixuku lonkeg, amdumela ngezandlah,

28 amemeza athi: Madoda maIsrayeli, sizani! Nguye lumuntu ofundisa bonke endaweni zonke okuphambene lesizwe, lomlayoi, lalindawo; futhi ungenisile lamaGriki ethempelini, useyingcolisile lindawo engcwelej.

29 Ngoba ayebonile ngaphambili uTrofimuk umEfesul emzini elaye, amkhumbulela ukuthi uPawuli umngenisile ethempelini.

30 Lomuzi wonke wanyakazela, labantu bagijimela ndawonye, bamdumela uPawulim bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli; leminyango yahle yavalwa.

31 Kuthe besafuna ukumbulala, ilizwi lafika enduneni enkulun yesigabao, ukuthi iJerusalema yonke iyaphithizelap;

32 eyahle yathatha amabutho lezinduna zekhulu, yagijimela kuboq; kwathi sebebona induna enkulu lamabutho, bayekela ukumtshaya uPawulir.

33 Induna enkulu yasisondelas, yambamba, yalaya ukuthi kabotshwet ngamaketane amabiliu, yabuza ukuthi ungubani, lokuthi wenzeni.

34 Abanye exukwini bememeza okunye labanye okunye; kodwa ingelakulazi iqiniso ngenxa yomsindo, yalaya ukuthi asiwe enkambeni yamabuthov.

35 Kwathi esefikile ezikhwelweniw, kwenzeka ukuthi athwalwe ngamabutho ngenxa yokufutheka kwexuku;

36 ngoba ixuku labantu lalandela limemeza lisithi: Msusenix!

37 Kwathi uPawuli esezangeniswa enkambeni yamabuthoy wathi enduneni enkuluz: Kuvunyelwe yini ukuthi ngikhulume ulutho kuwe? Yona yasisithi: Uyasazi isiGriki yini?

38 Kanti kawusuye yini lowomGibhithea okwathi kungakafiki lezinsuku wenza umvukelab, wakhokhelela enkangala amadoda azinkulungwane ezine angababulalic?

39 Kodwa uPawuli wathi: Mina ngingumuntu ongumJuda, weTarsud yeKilikhiya, isakhamuzi somuzi ongadelelekanga; ngiyakuncenga, ngivumela ngikhulume ebantwini.

40 Kwathi esemvumele, uPawuli wema ezikhwelwenie waqhweba abantu ngesandlaf; sekuthe cwaka, wasekhuluma labo ngolimi lwamaHebheru wathig:

UPawuli ulandisela amaJuda ngokuphenduka kwakhe

22Madoda, bazalwane, labobaba, zwanini ukuziphendulela kwami khathesi kinia.

2 Sebezwile ukuthi ukhuluma labo ngolimi lwamaHebheru, bathula kakhulub, wasesithi:

3 Mina ngiyindoda engumJudac, eyazalelwa eTarsu yeKilikhiya, ngakhuliselwa kulumuzid enyaweni zikaGamaliyelie, ngafundiswa ngokuqinileyo umlayo wabobabaf, ngitshisekela uNkulunkulug, njengani lonke lamuhlah;

4 eyazingela leyondlelai kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibabopha ngibanikela entolongweni amadoda kanye labafazij,

5 njengoba lompristi omkhulu engifakazela, lomphakathi wonke wabadalak; engazuza kubo incwadi eziya kubazalwanel, ngaya eDamaseko, ukuthi lababekhona lapho ngibalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe, ukuze bajeziswe.

6 Kwasekusithi ngisahamba sengisondela eDamaseko, sekungaba yimini enkulu, kwahle kwakhanya ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini kungizingelezela.

7 Ngasengiwela phansi, ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelani?

8 Mina ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Wasesithi kimi: NginguJesu weNazaretha wena omzingelayom.

9 Lalabo ababelami bakubona ukukhanya, njalo basebesesaba, kodwa kabalizwanga ilizwi elakhuluma lamin.

10 Ngasengisithi: Ngenzeni, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma uye eDamaseko; njalo uzatshelwa khona ngazo zonke izinto ozimiselwe ukuthi uzenze.

11 Njengoba ngangingaboni ngenxa yenkazimulo yalokhokukhanya, ngakhokhelwa ngesandla yilabo ababelami, ngafika eDamaseko.

12 Njalo uAnaniya othileo, indoda ekhuthele ekukhonzeni ngokomlayop, owayefakazelwa yiwo wonke amaJuda ahlala khonaq,

13 weza kimi wasesima phansi kwamir wathi kimi: Sawuli mzalwane, buya ubone. Njalo mina ngalesosikhathi ngasengimbona.

14 Wasesithi: UNkulunkulu wabobaba bethus ukumisile ngaphambilit ukuthi wazi intando yakheu, lokuthi ubonev oLungileyow, njalo uzwe ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhex,

15 ngoba uzakuba ngumfakazi wakhey kubo bonke abantuz, walokho okubonileyo lokuzwileyoa.

16 Khathesi-ke, usalindeleni? Sukuma ubhabhathizweb uhlanjululwe ezonweni zakhoc, ubize ibizo leNkosid.

17 Kwasekusithi kimi sengibuyele eJerusalemae, njalo ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngaba lokuhlehla kwengqondof,

18 ngasengimbona wathi kimi: Phangisa uphume ngesiqubu eJerusalemag; ngoba kabasoze bemukele ubufakazi bakho ngamih.

19 Ngasengisithi: Nkosi, bayazi bona ukuthi mina ngangibafaka entolongwenii ngibatshaya emasinagogeni wonke labo abakholwa kuwej;

20 njalo mhla kuchithwa igazi likaStefane umfakazi wakhok, mina uqobo ngangimi khona ngivumelana lokufa kwakhel, njalo ngilondoloza izembatho zalabo abambulalayom.

21 Wasesithi kimi: Hamba, ngoba mina ngizakuthuman khatshana kwabezizweo.

AmaJuda afuna ukubulala uPawuli

22 Bamlalela kwaze kwafika kulelolizwi, baphakamisa ilizwi labop besithi: Msuseni onje emhlabeniq, ngoba kakufanele ukuthi aphiler!

23 Kwathi besamemeza, baphosa izembatho, baphosa uthuli emoyeni,

24 induna enkulu yalaya ukuthi angeniswe enkambeni yamabuthos, yathi kahlolisiswe ngezisweput, ukuze yazi ukuthi kungasizatho bani bememeza ngokunjalo ngaye.

25 Kwathi sebemelulele phambili ngemichilo, uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi lapho: Kuvunyelwe kini yini ukutshaya ngesiswepu umuntu ongumRomau engalahlwanga licalav?

26 Induna yekhulu isizwile yasondela yatshela induna enkulu isithi: Nanzelela osuzakwenza; ngoba lumuntu ungumRoma.

27 Induna enkulu yasifika yathi kuye: Ngitshele, wena ungumRoma yini? Yena wathi: Yebo.

28 Induna enkulu yasiphendula yathi: Mina lelilungelo lokuba yisakhamuzi ngalizuza ngemali enkuluw. UPawuli wasesithi: Kodwa lami ngazalwa lalo.

29 Ngakho labo abasebezamhlola bahle basuka kuye. Lenduna enkulu layo yesaba, isisazi ukuthi ungumRoma, lokuthi ibimbophilex.

30 Kwathi kusisa ifuna ukwazi iqiniso, ukuthi kungani emangalelwa ngamaJuda, yamkhulula kuzibophoy, yalaya ukuthi abapristi abakhulu lomphakathi wabo wonke babuyez, yamehlisa uPawuli yammisa phambi kwaboa.

UPawuli ephambi komphakathi

23UPawuli wasewujolozelaa umphakathib wathi: Madoda bazalwane, mina ngihambilec phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngesazela sonke esihled, kuze kube lamuhla.

2 Kodwa uAnaniya umpristi omkhulue walaya labo ababemi phansi kwakhe ukuthi bamtshaye umlomof.

3 UPawuli wasesithi kuye: UNkulunkulu uzakutshaya, mduli oconjwe waba mhlopheg; ngoba wena uhlalele ukungahlulela ngomlayo, kanti ngokuphambene lomlayo ulaya ukuthi ngitshayweh?

4 Lababemi lapho bathi: Uyamthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu yinii?

5 UPawuli wasesithi: Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhuluj; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ungakhulumi kubi ngombusi wesizwe sakinik.

6 Kwathi uPawuli esekwazi ukuthi enye ingxenye yabo ingabaSadusil, lenye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathinim wathi: Madoda bazalwane, mina ngingumFarisi, indodana yomFarisin; ngethemba langokuvuka okwabafileyo mina ngiyahlulelwao.

7 Kwathi esetshilo lokhu, kwavela ukuphikisana kwabaFarisi labaSadusip, lexuku ladabuka phakathi;

8 ngoba abaSadusiq bathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, loba ingilosi, loba umoya; kodwa abaFarisi bayakuvuma kokubilir.

9 Kwasekuvela ukumemeza okukhulu; kwathi ababhali behlelo labaFarisi basukuma baphika kakhulu besithi: Kasitholi bubi kulumuntus; kodwa nxa umoya kumbe ingilosi kukhulume layet, kasingalwi simelene loNkulunkuluu.

10 Kwathi sekuvele ukuphikisana okukhulu, induna enkulu yesaba ukuthi uPawuli uzadatshulwa yibo, yalaya amabuthov ukuthi ahle amhluthule phakathi kwabow, njalo abuyele laye enkambeni yamabuthox.

11 Njalo ngobusuku obulandelayo iNkosi yema phansi kwakhey yathi: Mana isibindi Pawuli; ngoba njengalokhu ufakazez izinto ngami eJerusalemaa, kunjalo-ke umele ufakaze leRomab.

Iqhinga lamaJuda lokubulala uPawuli

12 Kwathi sekusile, abanye bamaJuda benza iqhinga, bazibopha ngesiqalekiso, besithi kabayikudla lokunatha baze bambulale uPawulic.

13 Njalo babengaphezu kwamatshumi amane abenza lesisifungo ndawonye;

14 abaya kubapristi abakhulu labadala bathi: Sizibophe ngesiqalekiso esikhulud, sokuthi kasiyikudla lutho size simbulale uPawuli.

15 Ngakho khathesi lina kanye lomphakathie yazisani induna enkulu, ukuze imthume kini kusasaf, ngokungathi lizazwisisa okunengi ngendaba zakhe; thina-ke, engakasondeli, sesilungele ukumbulalag.

16 Kodwa indodana kadadewabo kaPawuli yezwa ngokumcathamela, yeza yangena enkambeni yamabuthoh, yamtshela uPawuli.

17 UPawuli wasebizela kuye enye yezinduna zekhulu wathi: Sana lelijaha enduneni enkulu; ngoba lilento elizayitshela yona.

18 Yasilithatha-ke yalisa enduneni enkulu, yasisithi: UPawuli isibotshwa ungibizele kuye wacela ukuthi ngilethe lelijaha kuwe, lilento elizakutshela yona.

19 Induna enkulu yasilithatha ngesandla, yasibuyela eceleni bebodwa, yabuza: Kuyini ozongitshela khona?

20 Laselisithi: AmaJuda avumelene ukucela kuwei, ukuze wehlisele uPawuli emphakathini kusasaj, kungathi azahlolisisak ngcono ulutho ngayel.

21 Ngakho wena ungavunyiswa yiwo; ngoba amadoda adlula amatshumi amane kuwo amcathamelem, azibophe ngesiqalekison ngokuthi angadli anganathi aze ambulale; lakhathesi alungile elindele isithembiso sakho.

22 Ngakho induna enkulu yasiliyekela ijaha lahamba, ililaya isithi: Ungatsheli muntu ukuthi ungibikele lezizintoo.

UPawuli usiwa eKesariya

23 Yasibizela kuyo induna zekhulu ezithile ezimbili, yathi: Lungisani abebutho abangamakhulu amabili ukuze bahambe baze bayefika eKesariyap, labagadi bamabhiza abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa, labemikhonto abangamakhulu amabili, kusukela ngehola lesithathu lobusuku;

24 lungisani lezinyamazana, ukuze ligadise uPawuli limfikise ephephile kumbusiq uFelike;

25 wabhala incwadi imumethe lokhu:

26 Klawudiyosi Lisiya kumhlekazir umbusi uFelikes ngiyabingelelat.

27 Lindoda ibibanjwe ngamaJuda, njalo ibisizabulawa yiwou, ngafika lamabutho ngayophulav, sengizwile ukuthi ungumRomaw.

28 Ngathi ngifuna ukuthi ngazi isizatho ayimangalela ngasox, ngayehliselay emphakathini wawoz;

29 engathi ngithola ukuthi imangalelwea ngemibuzo yomlayo wawob, kodwa ingamangalelwanga ngalutho olufanele ukufac loba izibopho.

30 Kwathi sekuvelile kimid ukuthi kwasekuzakuba khona iqhinga ngalindoda ngamaJuda, ngahle ngayithuma kuwee, ngibalayile futhi abamangaleli ukuthi bakhulume izinto ngayo phambi kwakhof. Sala kuhleg.

31 Abebutho-ke, njengokulaywa kwabo, bamthatha uPawuli, bamusa eAntipatri ngobusuku.

32 Njalo kusisa, batshiya abagadi bamabhiza ukuthi bahambe layeh, babuyela enkambeni yamabuthoi;

33 okwathi sebefikile eKesariyaj, bamnika umbusi incwadik, bammisa loPawuli phambi kwakhe.

34 Kwathi umbusi eseyifundile incwadil, wasebuza ukuthi ungowawuphi umkhonom; esezwile ukuthi ungoweKilikhiyan,

35 wathi: Ngizakuzwa, sebefikile labamangaleli bakhoo. Waselaya ukuthi alondolozwe endlini kaHerodip yokwahlulelaq.

UPawuli eyisibotshwa umangalelwa kuFelike eKesariya

24Kwathi emva kwensuku ezinhlanua uAnaniyab wehla labadala lomkhulumeli othile uTertuloc, abamangalela uPawuli kumbusid.

2 Kwathi esebiziwe, uTertulo waqala ukumcala esithi: Ukuthula okukhulu sikuzuzile ngawe, lemisebenzi emihle yenzakele kulesisizwe ngokunakekela kwakho,

3 ngazo zonke indlela lakuzo zonke indawo siyakwemukelae, mhlekazi Felikef, ngakho konke ukubonga.

4 Kodwa ukuze ngingakubambeleli kakhulu, ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ngomusa wakhog usizwe ngokufitshane.

5 Ngoba lindoda siyifice iyinkathazo, njalo ingeyenza umvukela phakathi kwamaJuda wonkeh emhlabeni jikelelei, lomkhokheliqembu wobubhazuka bamaNazarethaj;

6 eyake yazama lokungcolisa ithempelik; esike sayibamba sithanda ukuyehlulela ngokomlayo wethul,

7 kodwa kwafika uLisiya induna enkulu wamthatha ngodlakela olukhulu ezandleni zethum,

8 elaya abamangaleli bakhe ukuthi beze kuwen; ongathi, ngokumbuzisisa wena uqobo, ungaba lakho ukwazi kuye ngazo zonke izinto thina esimmangalela ngazo.

9 LamaJuda lawo avuma, esithi lezizinto zinjaloo.

10 UPawuli wasephendula, umbusi esemqhwebile ukuthi akhulumep wathi: Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi sekuyiminyaka eminengi ungumahluleli phezu kwalesisizwe, ngiyaziphendulela ngesibindi esikhulu ngezinto zamiq,

11 njengoba ungakubona ukuthi kakukadluli insuku ezilitshumi lambilir, lokhu ngenyukele eJerusalemas ukukhulekat;

12 njalo kabangificanga ethempeliniu ngiphikisana lomuntu loba ngivusa isiphithiphithi exukwini, loba emasinagogeni, loba emzini.

13 Futhi bangeke baqinise ngezinto abangimangalela ngazo khathesiv.

14 Kodwa ngiyavuma kuwe lokhu, ukuthi ngendlela abayibiza ngokuthiw yibubhazukax, ngokunjalo ngiyamkhonza uNkulunkulu wabobabay, ngikholwa konke okulotshiweyo emlayweni lakubaprofethiz;

15 ngilethemba kuNkulunkulua, abalilindeleyo labo uqobo lwabo, elokuthi kuzakuba khona ukuvuka okwabafileyob, okwabalungileyo kanye labangalungangac.

16 Njalo kulokho mina ngiyazama, ukuthi ngibe lesazelad esingelacala phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu isikhathi sonkee.

17 Kwathi emvaf kweminyaka eminengi ngafikag ukuletha izipho zomusa esizweni sakithi leminikeloh;

18 ngikulezizintoi amaJuda athilej avela eAsiya angifica ethempelini ngihlanjululwe, kungekho ixuku loba isiphithiphithik;

19 afanele ukuba khona lapha phambi kwakho angicale uba elolutho ngamil;

20 kumbe bona ngokwabo kabatsho, ukuthi baficani okungalunganga kimi, mhla ngimi phambi komphakathim,

21 ngaphandle kwalelolizwi elilodwa, engalimemeza ngimi phakathi kwabo ngisithi: Ngokuvuka okwabafileyo mina ngiyehlulelwa yini lamuhlan.

22 Kwathi uFelike wabadlulisela phambili, esezwile lezizinto esazi ngokupheleleyoo izinto ngaleyondlelap, esithi: Nxa uLisiya induna enkulu isiyehlileq, ngizayihlolisisa indaba yenur;

23 waselaya induna yekhulu ukuthi agcinwe uPawuli, lokuthi abe lenkululekos, njalo kungalelwa muntu wakibo ukumncedisa kumbe ukuza kuyet.

UPawuli utshumayela kuFelike ngoKristu

24 Kwathi emva kwensuku ezithile, uFelike weza loDrusila umkakhe engumJudakazi, wathumela ukubiza uPawuli, wamuzwa mayelana lokholo kuKristu.

25 Kwathi esakhuluma ngokulunga langokuzithibau langokwahlulela okuzayov, uFelike watshaywa luvalo waphendula wathi: Hamba okwakhathesi; nxa sengizuze ithuba elihle ngizakubizela kimiw;

26 njalo ngesikhathi esifananayo wayethemba futhi ukuthi uzanikwa imali nguPawuli, ukuze amkhululex; ngakho wayehlezi embizela kuye ekhuluma laye.

27 Kodwa sekugcwaliseke iminyaka emibili, uFelike wemukela omlandelayo uPorkiyu uFestusi; uFelike efisa ukuthokozisa amaJuda wamtshiya uPawuli ebotshiwey.

UPawuli umangalelwa phambi kukaFestusi

25Ngakho kwathi uFestusi esengenile emkhonwenia, emva kwensuku ezintathub wenyukelac eJerusalema esuka eKesariyad,

2 labapristi abakhulue lezikhulu zamaJudaf bammangalela uPawuli kuye, bemncenga,

3 bacela ukwenzelwa umusa omelane laye, ukuthi amthume eJerusalemagh, becathamela ukumbulala endlelenii.

4 Kodwa uFestusi waphendula ngokuthi uPawuli ugciniwe eKesariyaj, lokuthi laye ngokwakhe uzakuya khona ngokuphangisa.

5 Wathi: Ngakho labo abenelisayo phakathi kwenu kabehle kanye lami; uba kukhona ulutho olubi ngaleyondoda, bayimangalelek.

6 Kwathi esehlale phakathi kwabo insuku ezedlula itshumi, wehlelal eKesariyam; kusisa wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulelan walaya ukuthi uPawuli alethwe.

7 Kwathi esefikile, amaJuda ayehlile evela eJerusalema ema emhanqileo, embeka amacala amanengi lanzima uPawuli, ayengelakuwaqinisapq,

8 yena eziphendulela wathir: Lemlayweni wamaJuda, lethempelini, lakuKesari kangonanga luthos.

9 Kodwa uFestusi ethanda ukuthabisa amaJudat, waphendula uPawuli wathi: Uyathandau yini ukwenyukela eJerusalemav, wahlulelwe khona ngalezizinto phambi kwami?

10 Kodwa uPawuli wathi: Ngimi phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela sikaKesariw, lapho okufanele ngahlulelwe khona; kangonanga lutho kumaJuda, njengoba lawe usazi kuhle kakhulux.

11 Ngoba uba ngonile ngenze ulutho olufanele ukufa, kangali ukufay; kodwa uba kungekho lutho lwezinto abangimangalela ngazo, kakulamuntu onganginikela kubo ngesihlez. Ngilidlulisela kuKesaria.

12 Khona uFestusi esekhulume lomphakathi waphendula wathi: Ulidlulisele kuKesari? Uzakuya kuKesarib.

UAgripha ubikelwa udaba lukaPawuli

13 Kwathi sekudlule insuku ezithile, uAgripha inkosi loBernike bafika eKesariyac, ukuze babingelele uFestusi.

14 Kwathi sebehlezi khona insuku ezinengi, uFestusi wayilandisela inkosi izindaba zikaPawulid, esithi: Kukhona indoda ethile eyatshiywa nguFelike iyisibotshwae,

15 kwathi ngiseJerusalemaf, abapristi abakhulu labadala bamaJuda bammangalela, becela isigwebo esimelene layeg.

16 Engabaphendula ngathi: Kakusiwo umkhuba wamaRoma ukumnikela umuntu ekufenih, omangalelweyo labammangalelayo bengalethwanga ubuso ngobusoi, njalo azuze indawo yokuziphendulela ngecalaj.

17 Ngakho sebebuthene lapha, kangizange ngiphuze; ngosuku olulandelayok ngahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulelal, ngalaya ukuthi indoda ilethwe;

18 leyo abayimangalelayo sebemi kabavezanga cala ngayo ngezinto mina ebengizicabangelam,

19 kodwa babelokuphikisana okuthile layen ngenkolo yakiboo, langothile uJesu owafayo, uPawuli othi ngaye uyaphila.

20 Kuthe mina ngisadidekile ngombuzo onje1, ngathi, angathanda yini ukuya eJerusalemap, ayekwahlulelwa khona ngalezozinto.

21 Kodwa kwathi uPawuli eselidlulisele phambili ukuthi agcinelwe ukuhlolwa yinkosi enkuluq, ngalaya ukuthi agcinwe, ngize ngimthume kuKesari.

22 UAgripha wasesithi kuFestusi: Lami bengithanda ukuthi ngimuzwe lumuntu. Yena wathi: Kusasa uzamuzwar.

23 Ngakho kusisa, kwathi uAgripha loBernike befika ngokuzibonakalisa okukhulus, basebengena endlini yokwahlulela kanye lezinduna ezinkulut lamadoda ayizikhulu zomuzi, uFestusi waselaya ukuthi uPawuli alethwe.

24 UFestusi wasesithi: Nkosi Agripha, lani lonke madoda elikhona lapha kanye lathi, liyambona lo elangicela ngayeu lonke ixuku lamaJudav eJerusalema kanye lalapha, limemeza lisithi kasafanele ukuphilaw.

25 Kodwa mina ngathola ukuthi kenzanga lutho olufanele ukufax, lokuthi yenay ngokwakhe eselidlulisele enkosini enkuluz, ngaquma ukumthuma.

26 Okungaye kangilalutho oluqinileyo engingalubhalela inkosi. Ngakho ngimlethile phambi kwenu, ikakhulu phambi kwakho, nkosi Agripha, ukuze kuthi esehloliwe ngibe lakho engingakubhala.

27 Ngoba ngibona kungaqondanga ukuthuma isibotshwa, kungatshengiswanga lamacala amelene lasoa.

UPawuli uziphendulela phambi kukaFestusi loAgripha

26UAgripha wasesithi kuPawuli: Uvunyelwe ukuzikhulumela. UPawuli waseselula isandla, waziphendulela wathia:

2 Kukho konke engimangalelwa ngakho ngamaJudab, nkosi Agripha, ngizizwa ngithokoza ukuthi sengingaziphendulela phambi kwakho lamuhlac;

3 ikakhulu ngoba uyawazi wonke amasiko lokuphikisana phakathi kwamaJudad; ngakho ngiyakuncenga, ukuthi ungizwe ngesineke.

4 Ngakho ukuhamba kwami konke kusukela ebutsheni, okwakuqala esizweni sakithi eJerusalema, wonke amaJuda ayakwazi,

5 ayangazi phambili kusukela ekuqalenie, uba bethanda ukufakazaf, ukuthi ngendlela eqinileyog yehlelo lokukhonza kwakithih ngaphila ngingumFarisii.

6 Lakhathesi ngimi ngithonisiswa ngenxa yethembaj lesithembiso esenziwa nguNkulunkulu kubobabak,

7 ezithemba ukufinyelela kuso izizwe zakithi ezilitshumi lambilil, zikhonzam ngesineke ebusuku leminin; engimangalelwe ngalelithembao, nkosi Agripha, ngamaJudap.

8 Kungani kukhunjulwa ukuthi kuyinto engakholekiyo kini, nxa uNkulunkulu evusa abafileyo?

9 Ngakho lami ngokwami ngangicabanga ukuthi ngangifanele ukwenza izinto ezinengi eziphambene lebizo likaJesu weNazarethaq;

10 lami engakwenza eJerusalemar, njalo mina ngavalela abanengi kwabangcwele entolongwenis, sengemukele amandla avela kubapristi abakhulut; lalapho bebulawa ngakukhethau.

11 Lemasinagogeni wonke ngabajezisa kanengi, ngababamba ngamandla ukuthi bahlambazev; njalo ngahlanya kakhulu ngabow, ngabazingela baze bafika emizini yabezizwe.

12 Okungazox lami ngisiya eDamaseko ngamandla langokuthunywa ngabapristi abakhulu,

13 emini enkulu, nkosi, ngabona endleleni ukukhanya kuvela ezulwini, kudlula ukukhanya kwelanga, kwakhanya kwangizingelezela lalabo ababehamba lamiy.

14 Kwathi sonke sesiwele phansi emhlabathini, ngezwa ilizwi likhuluma lami lisithi ngolimi lwesiHebheru: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelani? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlelana lezincijoz.

15 Mina ngasengisithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Wasesithi: Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo.

16 Kodwa sukuma, njalo ume ngenyawo zakho; ngoba ngibonakelele lokho kuwe, ukuthi ngikumisea ube yisikhonzib lomfakazi wezinto ozibonileyo, kanye lengizazibonakalisa ngazo kuwec,

17 ngikophula ebantwini lakwabezizwe, engikuthuma kubo khathesid,

18 ukuvula amehlo aboe, lokubaphendula emnyameni baye ekukhanyenif, lemandleni kaSathane baye kuNkulunkulug, ukuze bemukeliswe uthethelelo lwezonoh, lelifa phakathi kwabangcwelisiweyo ngokholo olukimii.

19 Ngakho, nkosi Agripha, kangalanga ukulalela umbono wezulwini;

20 kodwa ngatshumayela kuqala kwabaseDamasekoj labeJerusalemak, lakulo lonke ilizwe leJudiyal, lakwabezizwe, ukuze baphendukem, babuyele kuNkulunkulun, benze imisebenzi efanele ukuphendukao.

21 Ngenxa yalezizinto amaJuda angibamba ethempelini, azama ukungibulalap.

22 Ngakho ngizuzile usizo oluvela kuNkulunkulu, kuze kube lamuhla ngimi ngifakaza kubo bonke abancinyane labakhuluq, ngingakhulumi lutho ngaphandle kwalezozinto abazikhulumayo abaprofethir loMozisis ukuthi zizakwenzeka,

23 ukuthi uKristu umele ukuhluphekat, lokuthi engowokuqala ekuvukeni kwabafileyou uzatshumayela ukukhanya kulababantu lakwabezizwev.

24 Kwathi esaziphendulela lezizintow, uFestusi wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Uyahlanya, Pawulix; ukufunda okunengi kuyakuhlanyisay.

25 Kodwa wathi: Kangihlanyiza, mhlekazi Festusib, kodwa ngimemezela amazwi aliqiniso laqondileyoc.

26 Ngoba inkosi iyazi ngalezizinto, engikhuluma ngesibindi lakuyod; ngoba ngileqiniso lokuthi akukho okunye kwalezizinto okufihlakeleyo kuyo; ngoba lokhu kakwenziwanga engonsini.

27 Nkosi Agripha, uyakholwa abaprofethi yini? Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakholwa.

28 UAgripha wasesithi kuPawuli: Usuphose wangiqinisekisa ukuthi ngibe ngumKristue.

29 UPawuli wasesithi: Bengingafisa kuNkulunkulu ukuthi, loba ngokulutshwana loba ngokunengi kungabi nguwe wedwa, kodwa labo bonke abangizwayo lamuhla, babe ngabanje njengoba nginjalo lami, ngaphandle kwalezizibophof.

30 Kwathi esekhulume lezizinto, yasukuma inkosi, lombusig, loBernikeh, lalabo ababehlezi laboi;

31 kwathi sebephumile bakhulumisana, besithi: Lumuntu kenzi lutho olufanele ukufa kumbe ukubotshwaj.

32 UAgripha wasesithi kuFestusi: Lumuntu ubengakhululwak, uba ebengalidluliselanga kuKesaril.

UPawuli uya eRoma eyisibotshwa

27Kwathi sekuqunyiwe ukuthi siye eIthaliya ngomkhumbia, banikela uPawuli lezinye izibotshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, nguJuliyu ngebizo, eyesigaba senkosi enkulub.

2 Sasesingena emkhunjini weAdramithiyu, obusuzakuya endaweni zeAsiyac, saqala ukuhamba, uAristako umMakedoniyad weThesalonika wayelathie.

3 Lakusisa safika eSidonif; uJuliyu wasemphatha kuhle uPawulig, wamvumela ukuthi aye kubangane ukuze asizweh.

4 Sasesisuka lapho ngomkhumbii sehla sagudla iKuprosij, ngoba imimoya yayiphambene lathi,

5 kwathi sesidabule ulwandle olungaseKilikhiya lePamfiliya, safika eMira yeLikhiya.

6 Lapho-ke induna yekhulu yathola umkhumbi weAleksandriya oya eIthaliya, yasikhweza kuwok.

7 Sasesihamba kancinyane okwensuku ezinengi, safika nzima maqondana leKinidu, umoya ungasivumelil, sehla sagudlam iKreten maqondana leSalamone;

8 sasesiyigudlao kanzima safika endaweni ethile ethiwa yiMathekwamahle; okwakuseduze layo umuzi iLaseya.

9 Kwathi sekudlule isikhathi esikhulu, njalo sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ngoba lezilo lokudla laseledlule, uPawuli wabeluleka

10 esithi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi uhambo luzakuba lengozip lomonakalo omkhuluq, kungeyisiwo owempahla lomkhumbi kuphela kodwa lowempilo zethu.

11 Kodwa induna yekhulu yakholwa induna yomkhumbi lomnikazi wawo kulezinto ezazitshiwo nguPawulir.

12 Kwathi njengoba itheku lalingalungelanga ukuhlalwa ebusika, inengi labo lacebisa ukuthi kusukwe lalapho, mhlawumbe kwenzeke ukuthi bafike eFenikisi bahlale khona ebusika, itheku leKretes elikhangele eningizimuntshonalanga lenyakathontshonalanga.

13 Njalo kuthe umoya weningizimu usuphephetha buthakathaka, banakana ukuthi sebekuzuzile lokho ababekuqondile, sebephakamise ingwegwe sagudla eKrete.

14 Kodwa kungabanga yisikhathi eside umoya oyisivunguzane, othiwa iYurakilidoni, wawutshaya;

15 umkhumbi wasubanjwa, wehluleka ukukhangelana lomoya, sasesiwuyekela undenda.

16 Sathi sesigudla phansi kwesihlengana esithile esithiwa yiKlawuda, senelisa kalukhuni ukuwubamba umkolo;

17 abasebewuphanyekile, basebenzisa izincediso, sabopha ngamagoda sizingelezela umkhumbi; basebesesaba ukuthi bazaphoseka emhlabathini weSirti, behlisa iseyili, ngokunjalo basebendendat.

18 Kuthe ukuthi siphoswe kakhulu yisiphepho, ngolulandelayo baphosa impahlau;

19 kwathi ngolwesithathu salahla izikhali zomkhumbi ngezandla zethu uqobov.

20 Kwathi kungelalanga njalo kungelankanyezi ezibonakalayo insuku ezinengi, lesiphepho esingesincinyane siqinisa, kusukela lapho laseliphela ithemba lonke lokuthi sizasinda.

21 Kwathi sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli, uPawuli wasesukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: Madoda, ngabe lalalela minaw kalaze lasuka eKretex, njalo laphepha kulobubunzimay lakulumonakaloz.

22 Khathesi-ke sengileluleka ukuthi lime isibindi; ngoba kakusoze kulahleke impilo leyodwa kini, ngaphandle komkhumbi.

23 Ngobaa ngalobubusuku bekumi kimi ingilosi kaNkulunkulu, engingowakheb, lengimkhonzayoc,

24 yathi: Ungesabi Pawuli; ngoba umele ukuma phambi kukaKesari; njalo khangela, uNkulunkulu ukuphile bonke labo abahamba ngomkhumbi lawed.

25 Ngakho manini isibindi madodae; ngoba ngiyakholwa kuNkulunkulu ukuthi kuzakuba njengalokho engikutsheliweyof.

26 Kodwa kumeleg sitshayeke esihlengeni esithileh.

27 Kwathi sekufike ubusuku betshumi lane, sasindenda sizula olwandle lweAdriya, phakathi kobusuku, abomkhumbi bakhumbula ukuthi umhlabathi othile ususondela kibo;

28 basebephosa intambo yokulinganisa bathola amafathome* angamatshumi amabili; sebeqhubekile kancinyane baphosa intambo yokulinganisa futhi, bathola amafathome alitshumi lanhlanu;

29 njalo sesaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singatshayeka emadwaleni, basebephosela ingwegwe ezine ngemva komkhumbi, bafisa ukuthi kusei.

30 Abomkhumbi sebezama ukubaleka emkhunjini, basebesehlisela olwandle umkoloj ngokungathi basebezakwehlisela ingwegwe ngaphambi komkhumbik,

31 uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu lakwabebutho: Uba laba bengahlali emkhunjini, lingesindiswe lina.

32 Abebutho basebequma amagoda omkolol, bawuyekelam wawan.

33 Kwasekusithi sekuzakusa, uPawuli wabancenga bonke ukuthi bathathe ukudla, esithi: Lamuhla kulusuku lwetshumi lane lilindile lihlezi lingadli, lingathathi lutho.

34 Ngakho ngiyalincenga ukuthi lithathe ukudla; ngoba lokhu ngokosindiso lwenu; ngoba kakuyikuwa komunye unwele lwekhanda lenuo.

35 Kwathi esetshilo lezizinto, esethethe isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke; wasihlephula waqala ukudlap.

36 Basebesima isibindi bonke njalo bona bathatha ukudlaq.

37 Njalo thina sonke esasisemkhunjini sasiyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithuphar.

38 Njalo sebesuthi ukudla baphungula umkhumbi, baphosela amabele olwandle.

39 Kwathi sekusile, kabalazanga ilizwe; kodwa babona itheku elithile lilokhumbi, abamisa ukuthi baqhubele umkhumbi kulo, uba kungenzeka.

40 Basebequma ingwegwe baziyekela olwandles, ngesikhathi esifananayo bathukulula amagoda abophe amaphini okuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni iseyili yaphambili baqonda ekhunjinit.

41 Basebefika bengananzelele endaweni lapho ulwandle olwaluhlangana khona bawuqhubela umkhumbi esihlabathini; njalo isihloko somkhumbi sagxumekeka sahlala singanyikinyeki, kodwa ingemuva yomkhumbi yephulwa ngamandla amagagasiu.

42 Labebutho babeqonde ukubulala izibotshwa, hlezi ezinye zibaleke ngokuntshezela khatshana.

43 Kodwa induna yekhulu, ifisa ukusindisa uPawuli, yabavimbela kunjongo yabo, yasilaya ukuthi labo abakwaziyo ukuntsheza baziphosele olwandle kuqala, baye emhlabathini;

44 labaseleyo, abanye ngamapulanka, labanye ngezinye zezinto zomkhumbi. Ngokunjalo-ke kwenzeka ukuthi bonke bafike emhlabathini besindilev.

UPawuli labanye bemukelwa kuhle ngamaMelitha

28Kwathi sebesindile, basebesizwa ukuthia isihlenge sithiwa yiMelithab.

2 Labalelolizwec basiphatha ngomusad ongandangae; ngoba babasa umlilo, basemukela sonke, ngenxa yezulu elaseliqalisile, langenxa yomqando.

3 UPawuli wasetheza umnyaba wenkuni, wazibeka emlilweni, kwaphuma inyoka ngenxa yokutshisa, yanamathela esandleni sakhe.

4 Kwathi abalelolizwe bebona isilo silenga esandleni sakhef, bakhulumisana besithi: Isibili lumuntu ungumbulali, othi esindile olwandleg, ukulunga kakuvumi ukuthi aphileh.

5 Yena-ke wasithintithela emlilweni isilo, akaze aba lengozii.

6 Basebelindela ukuthi uzavuvuka lokuthi awele phansi ahle afe; kwathi sebelinde isikhathi eside, basebebona ukuthi kakulalutho olubi olwenzakala kuyej, baphendula imicabango yabo bathi ungunkulunkuluk.

UPawuli usilisa isigulane

7 Kubomakhelwane baleyondawo kwakulamasimu esikhulu sesihlenge, uPubliyo ngebizol; owasemukela wasingenisa kuhle insuku ezintathu.

8 Kwasekusithi uyise kaPubliyo wayelele ebanjwe luqhuqho lesisu segazi; angena kuye uPawuli, wakhulekam, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wamsilisan.

9 Ngakho lokho sekwenzakele, beza labanye ababesesihlengeni ababelezifo basebesiliswa;

10 abasidumisa langodumo olukhulu, njalo mhla sisukayo ngomkhumbi, basethesa izinto ezidingekayoo.

UPawuli ufika eRoma

11 Kwathi emva kwenyanga ezintathu sasuka ngomkhumbi weAleksandriyap, owawuhlezi ebusika esihlengeni, ulophawu oluthiwa ngoDiyosikuroyi*.

12 Sasesifika eSirakhuse sahlala insuku ezintathu;

13 sasuka lapho sahamba ngokubhoda sayafika eRegiyuma, sekudlule usuku olulodwa kwafika umoya weningizimu, safika ePuthiyoli ngosuku lwesibili;

14 lapho esafica khona abazalwaneq, sacelwa ukuhlala labo insuku eziyisikhombisa; ngokunjalo saya-ke eRoma.

15 Njalo besuka lapho abazalwane sebezwile izinto ngathir, beza ukusihlangabeza baze bafika eApiyi Foruma leNdlini zeZihambi eziNtathu; okwathi uPawuli ebabona, wabonga uNkulunkulu, wema isibindi.

16 Sathi sesifike eRoma, induna yekhulu yanikela izibotshwa enduneni yabalindi; kodwa uPawuli wavunyelwa ukuhlala yedwa, lowebutho omlindayos.

17 Kwasekusithi emva kwensuku ezintathut uPawuli wabizela ndawonye labo abangabakhulu bamaJudau; sebebuthene, wathi kubo: Madoda bazalwane, mina kangenzanga lutho oluphambene lesizwev kumbe lamasiko abobabaw, ngiyisibotshwa ngivela eJerusalema nganikelwa ezandleni zamaRomax;

18 wona esengihloliley afuna ukungikhululaz, ngoba kungekho kimi cala elifanele ukufaa.

19 Kodwa amaJuda ala, ngacindezeleka ukulidlulisela kuKesarib, kungeyisikho ukuthi ngilolutho olokumangalela isizwe sakithi.

20 Ngakho ngenxa yalesisizatho ngilibizele lapha ukuthi ngilibone ngikhulume lani; ngoba ngenxa yethembac likaIsrayeli ngizingelezelwed ngaleliketanee.

21 Basebesithi kuye: Thina kasemukelanga izincwadi ngawe ezivela eJudiya, futhi loba ngubani wabazalwane, esefikile, kabikanga kumbe akhulume lutho olubi ngawe.

22 Kodwa sifisa ukuzwa izinto ozinakanayo wena; ngoba mayelana lalobububhazukaf siyazi ukuthi buyaphikiswa endaweni zonkeg.

23 Njalo kwathi sebemmisele usuku, abanengi beza kuye endlini yezihambi; owabachasiselah wafakazai umbuso kaNkulunkuluj, ebancenga ngezinto zikaJesukl, ethathela emlayweni kaMozisi kanye labaprofethi, kusukela ekuseni kakhulu kwaze kwaba kusihlwam.

24 Abanye basebekholwa izinto azitshoyo, kodwa abanye kabakholwangan.

25 Kwasekusithi bengezwanani bodwa basuka bahamba, uPawuli esekhulume ilizwi laba linye lokuthi: Wayekhulume kuhle uMoya oyiNgcwele ngoIsaya umprofethi kubobaba bethu,

26 esithi: Hamba uye kulesisizwe ubususithi: Ngokuzwa lizakuzwa, njalo kalisoze liqedisise; lokubona lizabona, njalo kalisoze libonisise;

27 ngoba inhliziyo yalesisizwe seyaba buthundu, njalo bezwa kanzima ngendlebe, lamehlo abo bawacimezile; hlezi babone ngamehlo, njalo bezwe ngendlebe, futhi baqedisise ngenhliziyo, njalo baphenduke, besengibasilisao.

28 Ngakho kakwaziwe kini, ukuthi usindiso lukaNkulunkulup luyathunyelwa kwabezizwe, bona-ke bazakuzwaq.

29 Njalo kwathi esetshilo lezizinto, amaJuda asuka, elokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwawor.

30 UPawuli wasehlala iminyaka emibili egcweleyo endlini yakhe uqobo ayeyiqatshile, wemukela bonke abangena kuyes,

31 watshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu, njalo wafundisa ngeNkosi uJesu Kristut, ngaso sonke isibindi, engelakuvinjelwau.

a Luka 1.3.

b Mark. 16.19. 1 Tim. 3.16. Seb. 1.11,22. Luka 9.51. Seb. 1.9. Luka 24.51.

c Mat. 28.19. Mark. 16.15. Joha. 20.21.Seb. 10.42.

d Mat. 28.17. Mark. 16.14. Luka 24.36. Joha. 20.19,26. 21.1,14. 1 Kor. 15.5-7.

e 8.12. 19.8. 28.23.

f Luka 24.49.

g 2.33. Joha. 14.16,26. 15.26.

h 17.3. 23.22. Eks. 18.4.

i Mat. 3.11.

j 11.16.

k Mat. 3.11.

l Luka 17.20. 19.11. Mat. 17.11.

m Mat. 24.36. Mark. 13.32.

n 1 Thes. 5.1.

o Jobe 24.1. Mark. 13.32. Joha. 5.20.

p Luka 24.49. Seb. 4.33.

q 2.1-4.

r Luka 24.48.

s 8.5,14. 9.31. 15.3.

t Luka 24.51. Seb. 1.2. Joha. 6.62.

u Luka 4.20.

v Josh. 5.13. Seb. 10.30.

w Luka 24.4.

x Mat. 28.3. Mark. 16.5. Joha. 20.12. Luka 24.4. Seb. 10.30.

y 2.7. 13.31.

z Luka 24.52. Luka 24.50.

a Mat. 16.27. Joha. 14.3.

b 2 Thes. 1.10.

c Luka 24.52. Luka 24.50.

d Mat. 21.1.

e Eks. 16.29.

f 9.37,39. 20.8.

g Mat. 10.2-4. Mark. 3.16-19. Luka 6.14-16.

h 3.1,3,4,11. 4.13,19. 8.14. 12.2. Gal. 2.9. Isam. 1.1,4,9. 21.2. 22.8.

i Joha. 14.22.

j Juda 1.

k 2.42.

l 2.1,46. 4.24. 5.12.

m Luka 8.2,3. 23.49,55. 24.10,33.

n Mat. 12.46.

o Nani 1.2. Isam. 3.4.

p Hlab. 41.9. Joha. 13.18.

q Mat. 26.47. Mark. 14.43. Luka 22.47. Joha. 18.3.

r Mat. 10.4. Mark. 3.19. Luka 6.16. Joha. 6.71. 13.21.

s 1.25.6.4. 20.24. 21.19. 2 Kor. 4.1.

t Mat. 27.7.

u 2 Pet. 2.15. Mat. 26.15.

v Mat. 27.5.

w 21.40.

x Mat. 27.8.

y Hlab. 69.25.

z Hlab. 109.8. Joha. 17.12.

a Joha. 10.9. Seb. 9.28. Nani 27.17.

b Mark. 1.1,2.

c 1.2.

d 1.8. 4.33. Luka 24.48. Joha. 15.27.

e 15.22.

f 1.26.

g 6.6. 13.3.

h 15.8. 1 Sam. 16.7.

i 1.17.

j Roma 1.5. 1 Kor. 9.2. Gal. 2.8.

k Mat. 15.2,3. 2 Joha 1.9.

l Nani 24.25.

m Hlu. 20.9.

a Luka 9.51.

b 20.16. Levi 23.15.

c 2.46. 1.14.

d 2.6. Heb. 12.19.

e 4.31.

f Mat. 3.11.

g 4.31. 13.52. 1.5. 8.17. 9.17. 11.15.

h Mark. 16.17. Seb. 10.46. 19.6. 1 Kor. 12.10,28,30. 13.1. 14.2,4,5,6.

i Luka 2.25. Seb. 8.2.

1 umdumo: Gr. lapho lelilizwi selenziwe.

j 9.22.

k 2.12. Luka 2.47.

l 1.11. Mark. 14.70.

m 2 Kho. 17.6.

n Isa. 11.11.

o 1 Lan. 19.6. Seb. 7.2.

p 1 Pet. 1.1.

q 18.2.

r 1 Pet. 1.1.

s 6.9. 16.6. 19.10,22,26,27. 20.4,16,18. 21.27. 24.18. 27.2. 1 Kor. 16.19. 2 Kor. 1.8. 2 Tim. 1.15. Isam. 1.4,11. Seb. 19.31.

t 1 Pet. 1.1.

u 16.6. 18.23.

v Mat. 27.32.

w 17.21.

x Mat. 23.15.

y Tit. 1.12. Seb. 27.7,12,13,21. Tit. 1.5.

z Gal. 1.17.

a Luka 1.49.

b 2.7.

c Luka 9.7.

d 1.26.

e Luka 11.27.

f Joha. 2.10.

g 1 Thes. 5.7.

h Joha. 1.39.

i Jow. 2.28-32.

j Isa. 44.3.

k 10.45.

l 21.9.

m 11.28. 13.1. 21.4,9,10. Roma 12.16. 1 Kor. 12.10,28. 13.2. 14.1.

n 2.22. Joha. 4.48.

o 2.22. Joha. 4.48.

p Mat. 24.29.

q Roma 10.6.

r Luka 24.19.

s 25.7. Joha. 3.2. 6.27. 14.10,11. 15.24. Seb. 10.38.

t Heb. 2.4.

u 2.22. Joha. 4.48. Heb. 2.4.

v Mat. 26.24.

w Luka 22.22. Seb. 3.18. 4.28. 20.27.

x 1 Pet. 1.2.

y 5.30.

z 2.32. 3.15,26. 4.10,33. 5.30. 10.40. 13.30,33,34. 17.31. Roma 4.24. 6.5. 8.11. 1 Kor. 6.14. 15.15. 2 Kor. 4.14. Gal. 1.1. Efe. 1.20. Kol. 2.12. 1 Thes. 1.10. 2 Tim. 2.8. Heb. 13.20. 1 Pet. 1.21. Joha. 10.18.

a Mark. 13.8.

b Luka 7.30. Seb. 25.20. Efe. 5.32.

c Hlab. 16.8-11.

d 13.35.

2 ake ngikhulume: kumbe, kuvunyelwe ngikhulume.

e 7.8,9. Heb. 7.4.

f 1 Kho. 2.10. Seb. 13.36.

g Neh. 3.16.

h Hlab. 132.11. Luka 1.32.

i Roma 1.3. Mat. 1.1.

j 2.27.

k 1 Kor. 15.55.

l 2.32. 3.15,26. 4.10,33. 5.30. 10.40. 13.30,33,34. 17.31. Roma 4.24. 6.5. 8.11. 1 Kor. 6.14. 15.15. 2 Kor. 4.14. Gal. 1.1. Efe. 1.20. Kol. 2.12. 1 Thes. 1.10. 2 Tim. 2.8. Heb. 13.20. 1 Pet. 1.21. Joha. 10.18.

m Luka 24.48.

n 5.31. Fil. 2.9. Efe. 1.20. Heb. 10.12. 12.2. 1 Pet. 3.22.

o 1.4. Joha. 14.26.

p 10.45. 2.17,18.

q Joha. 3.13.

r 2.33.

s Hlab. 110.1.

t Mat. 28.18.

u 10.36. Luka 2.11.

v Roma 11.8. Seb. 5.33. 7.54.

w Luka 3.10.

x Luka 24.47. Seb. 3.19. 20.21.

y 8.15,16. 22.16. Mark. 16.16.

z Mat. 26.28.

a 10.45. 8.20. 11.17.

b Isa. 54.13. Jow. 2.28. Seb. 3.2.

c 22.21. Efe. 2.13,17. Dute. 29.15. Seb. 10.45. 11.15,18. 14.27. 15.3,8,14. Luka 15.20.

d Luka 16.28.

e Fil. 2.15. Dute. 32.5.

f Luka 8.40.

g 27.37.

h 4.4.

i 2.46. 1.14. 6.4. Roma 12.12. Kol. 4.2. Efe. 6.18.

j Luka 1.65. Luka 7.16. Seb. 5.5,11. 19.17.

k Joha. 4.48.

l 2.1. 1.15. 3.1. 4.26.

m 4.32. Mat. 19.21.

n 4.34.

o 4.35.

p 2.46. 1.14. 6.4. Roma 12.12. Kol. 4.2. Efe. 6.18.

q 1.14.

r Luka 24.53. Seb. 3.1. 5.20,21,25,42.

s 2.42. 20.7.

3 izindlu ngezindlu: kumbe, ekhaya.

t Joha. 16.22.

u Luka 24.53.

v Luka 2.52. Seb. 4.33.

w 2.41. 5.14. 11.24.

x Luka 13.23.

a 3.3,4,11. 1.13. 8.14.

b Luka 18.10.

c 2.46.

d Hlab. 55.17.

e Mat. 27.46. Seb. 10.30. 1 Kho. 18.29.

f 14.8.

g Luka 16.20.

h Joha. 9.8.

i 3.12.

j Luka 14. 7.

k 4.10. 3.16. 4.30. 9.34.

l Isa. 35.6. Seb. 14.10.

m Isa. 35.6. Seb. 14.10.

n 4.16,21.

o Mat. 25.24.

p Joha. 9.8.

q 4.14.

r Joha. 10.23. Seb. 5.12.

s 5.8. 10.46. Hlu. 18.14.

t 3.4. Luka 4.20.

u 2 Pet. 1.3,6,7.

v 5.30. 22.14.

w Joha. 7.39. 8.54. 12.16. 16.14. 17.1.

x Mat. 20.19. 27.2. Mark. 15.1.

y Mat. 27.20. Mark. 15.11. Luka 23.18,20,21. Joha. 18.40. 19.15. Seb. 13.28.

z Luka 6.37.

a Mark. 1.24. Seb. 4.27.

b 7.52. 22.14. Jak. 5.6.

c Luka 23.17,18,19,25.

d 25.11.

e 5.31. Heb. 2.10.

f 1 Joha. 5.11.

g 2.24.

h Luka 24.48.

i 3.6.

j Mat. 9.2.

k Mat. 9.2.

l Joha. 16.3. Seb. 13.27. 1 Kor. 2.8. 1 Tim. 1.13.

m Joha. 3.1.

n 17.3. 26.22. 1 Pet. 1.10,11. Luka 24.27.

o 3.24. 2.23. 4.28.

p 2.38.

q Luka 22.32.

r Hlab. 51.1.

s 3.18.

t 1.11.

u Mat. 17.11.

v Luka 1.70.

w Joha. 9.32.

x Luka 1.70.

y Dute. 18.15,19. Seb. 7.37.

z Mat. 17.5.

a 1 Sam. 3.20. Seb. 13.20. Heb. 11.32.

b 1 Sam. 3.20. Seb. 13.20. Heb. 11.32.

c 3.24. 2.23. 4.28.

d Roma 9.4,5. 15.8. Seb. 2.39.

e Gen. 22.18. Gen. 12.3.

f 3.25.

g 13.46. Roma 1.16. 2.9. Mat. 10.5,6. 15.24. Luka 24.47. Seb. 13.26,32,33.

h 2.24.

i 3.25.

j Roma 11.26. Mat. 1.21. Seb. 5.31.

1 induna: kumbe, umbusi.

a Mat. 22.23.

b 16.18.

c 17.18. 3.15,20. 5.17. 23.8.

d Luka 21.12.

e 5.18.

f 2.41.

g 4.8,26. Joha. 3.1.

h Luka 3.2. Joha. 18.13,24.

i Mat. 26.3.

j Mat. 21.23.

k 13.9. Mat. 10.20.

l 4.8,26. Joha. 3.1.

m Luka 23.14. Seb. 12.19. 24.8. 28.18.

n Mark. 10.52.

o Joha. 20.31. Seb. 3.6, 16.

p 2.24.

q Hlab. 118.22. Mat. 21.42.

r Mark. 9.12.

s 13.39. 1 Tim. 2.5. Mat. 1.21.

t 4.19. 1.13. 8.14.

u Mat. 11.25.

v 1 Kor. 14.16,23,24. 2 Kor. 11.6.

w Mat. 25.24.

x 3.11.

y Mat. 5.22.

z Joha. 11.47. 12.19.

a 4.21. 3.9,10.

b Luka 22.15.

c 5.40. 5.28.

d 5.29.

e 1.8. 2.32. 4.33. Joha. 15.26.

f 22.15. 1 Joha. 1.1,3.

g Mat. 21.26. Mark. 11.32. Luka 20.6,19. 22.2. Seb. 5.13,26.

h Mat. 15.31.

i 3.7,8.

j 24.23. 1 Tim. 5.8. Joha. 1.11.

k 1.14.

l Luka 2.29.

m 2 Kho. 19.15. Isa. 37.16.

n 2 Lan. 2.12.

o Hlab. 2.1,2.

p Hlab. 2.2. Luka 4.18. Seb. 10.38. Heb. 1.9. Seb. 4.26.

q Luka 20.21.

r 4.30. 3.14. Luka 1.35.

s Hlab. 2.2. Luka 4.18. Seb. 10.38. Heb. 1.9. Seb. 4.26.

t Luka 23.7-11.

u Mat. 27.2.

v Mat. 27.27. Mat. 20.19.

w Mat. 26.3.

x 2.23. 3.18. Luka 22.22.

y 2 Kho. 19.16. Isa. 37.17.

z 4.13,31. 9.27,29. 13.46. 14.3. 18.26. 19.8. 26.26. 28.31. Efe. 6.19. 1 Thes. 2.2.

a Joha. 4.48.

b 3.6.

c 4.27.

d 16.26. 2.2.

e 2.4.

f 4.13,31. 9.27,29. 13.46. 14.3. 18.26. 19.8. 26.26; 28.31. Efe. 6.19. 1 Thes. 2.2.

g 2 Lan. 30.12.

h Fil. 1.27.

i 2.44.

j 1.8.

k 1.22.

l 2.24.

m 2.47. Luka 2.40.

n 2.45.

o 4.37. 5.2.

p 6.1.

q 2.45.

r 9.27. 11.22,25,30. 12.25. 13.15. 1 Kor. 9.6. Gal. 2.1,9,13. Kol. 4.10.

s 11.19,20. 13.4. 15.39. 21.3,16. 27.4.

t 2.45.

u 4.37. 5.2.

a 5.3.

b 4.35,37.

c Luka 22.3.

d Esta 7.5. Tshu. 8.11.

1 uqambe amanga: kumbe, ukhohlise.

e 5.3,9. 1 Kor. 3.16. Mat. 28.19. Joha. 15.26. 2 Kor. 13.14.

f 5.3. Tit. 2.10.

g Dan. 1.8. Hagg. 2.18. Luka 1.66. Seb. 19.21.

h 5.3,9. 1 Kor. 3.16. Mat. 28.19. Joha. 15.26. 2 Kor. 13.14.

i 5.10.

j 5.11.2.43.

k 5.10.

l Hez. 29.5. Seb. 8.2. Joha. 19.40.

m 3.12. 10.46. Hlu. 18.14.

n 15.10.

o 5.3,9. 1 Kor. 3.16. Mat. 28.19. Joha. 15.26. 2 Kor. 13.14.

p Isa. 52.7. Nah. 1.15.

q 5.10.

r 5.10.

s 5.10.

t 5.11. 2.43.

u Mark. 16.20. Seb. 2.43. 4.30. 14.3. 19.11. Roma 15.19. 2 Kor. 12.12. Heb. 2.4.

v Joha. 4.48.

w 1.14.

x Joha. 10.23. Seb. 3.11.

y Joha. 9.22. 12.42.

z 2.47. 4.21.

a 2.47.

b Mat. 14.36.

c Mark. 16.17,18. Joha. 14.12.

d Mark. 16.17,18. Joha. 14.12.

e 4.1,2,5,6.

f Mat. 22.23. Joha. 12.10.

g Luka 21.12.

h 4.3. 5.19.

i 12.7.

j 16.26. 12.10.

k 2.46.

l Joha. 6.63,68. Joha. 17.3. 1 Joha. 5.11.

m Joha. 8.2.

n

o 4.5,6.

p 5.27,34,41. Mat. 5.22.

q 5.26. Mat. 26.58.

r 5.26. 4.1.

s Luka 9.7.

t 5.20,25,42.

u 5.26. 4. 1.

v 5.26. Mat. 26.58.

w 4.21.

x 5.27,34,41. Mat. 5.22.

y 4.18.

z Luka 22.15.

a 2.23,36. 3.14,15. 7.52.

b Mat. 23.35. 27.25.

c 4.19. Eks. 1.17.

d 3.13. 22.14.

e 10.39. 2.23.

f Gal. 3.13. Seb. 13.29. 1 Pet. 2.24.

g 2.33.

h 3.15.

i Luka 2.11. Seb. 13.23.

j Luka 24.47. Seb. 3.26.

k Luka 1.77. Seb. 10.43. 13.38. 26.18. Efe. 1.7. Kol. 1.14.

l Luka 24.47. Seb. 3.26.

m Luka 24.48.

n 2.4.

o 7.54. 2.37.

p Joha. 12.10.

q 5.21.

r 22.3.

s Luka 5.17.

t Luka 17.3.

2 ababemlalela: kumbe, ababemkholwa.

u 8.9. Gal. 2.6. 6.3.

v Luka 2.2.

w Zaga 21.30.

x 23.9. 2 Lan. 13.12. Seb. 11.17.

y 4.18.

z Mat. 21.35.

a 4.18.

b 5.21.

c Mat. 5.12. Seb. 13.52. 1 Pet. 4.13,16. Fil. 1.29.

d Luka 20.35.

e 2.46.

f 2.46.

g 4.20,29.

h 8.35. 11.20. 17.18. 15.35.

a 2.41,47. 4.4. 5.14. 6.7.

b 9.29. 11.20.

c 4.35. 12.25.

d Eks. 18.17.

e Mat. 21.12.

f Dute. 1.13.

g 10.22. 16.2. 22.12. 1 Tim. 5.10. 3 Joha. 12. 1 Tim. 3.7. Heb. 11.2. 3 Joha. 3,6.

h 2.42.

i 1.17.

j 11.24. 6.8. 7.55.

k 8.5. 21.8.

l Isam. 2.6,15.

m Mat. 23.15.

n 11.26.

o 1.24. 13.3.

p 13.3. 1 Tim. 4.14. 5.22. 2 Tim. 1.6. Seb. 8.17.

q 12.24. 19.20.

r Joha. 12.42. Joha. 7.48.

s Joha. 4.48.

t Mat. 27.32.

u 18.24. 27.6. 28.11.

v 21.39.

w 2.9.

x Luka 21.15. Mat. 10.20. Isa. 54.17.

y 1 Kho. 21.10,13.

z Luka 20.1. Seb. 4.1.

a 19.29.

b 6.15. Mat. 5.22.

c 7.58. Mat. 26.60.

d Mat. 24.15. 21.28. 24.6. 25.8. Joha. 11.48.

e Dan. 9.26.

f 16.21. 21.21. 26.3. 28.17.

g 6.15. Mat. 5.22.

h Luka 4.20.

i Hlu. 13.6.

a 22.1.

b 2.9.

c Gen. 11.31. Gen. 12.1.

d Gen. 12.1.

e Gen. 11.31. Gen. 12.1.

f Gen. 11.32.

g Gen. 12.4,5.

h 7.43.

i Gen. 12.7. 13.15. 15.3,18. 17.8.

j Gen. 15.3. 18.10.

k Gen. 15.13,14.

l 7.17. Eks. 12.40.

m Eks. 3.12.

n Gen. 17.9-12.

o Gen. 21.2-4.

p Gen. 25.26.

q Gen. 29.31-35. 30.5-24. 35.18,23-26.

r 2.29.

s 2.29.

t 17.5.

u Gen. 37.4,11,28. Hlab. 105.17.

v Gen. 39.2,21,23.

w Gen. 41.37,40. 42.6. Hlab. 105.21.

x Gen. 41.54.

y Gen. 42.1-3.

z Gen. 43.15.

a Gen. 45.4.

b Gen. 45.16.

c Gen. 45.9,27.

d Gen. 46.27. Eks. 1.5. Dute. 10.22.

e 27.37.

f Gen. 46.26. Gen. 38.12. 46.10,20.

g Gen. 46.5,28.

h Gen. 49.33.

i Eks. 1.6.

j Gen. 50.25. Eks. 13.19.

k Josh. 17.7. Joha. 4.5.

l Gen. 23.16. Gen. 33.19.

m Josh. 24.32.

n Gen. 23.16. Gen. 33.19.

o Gen. 33.19. Josh. 24.32.

p Gen. 15.13,16. Seb. 7.6.

q Eks. 1.7. Hlab. 105.24. Seb. 13.17.

r Eks. 1.8.

s Eks. 1.10. Hlab. 105.25.

t Eks. 1.22.

u Eks. 1.17,18,22. Luka 17.33.

v Eks. 2.2.

w Eks. 2.2. Heb. 11.23.

x Eks. 2.3-10.

y 1 Kho. 4.30.

z Luka 24.19.

a 1 Kor. 2.9. Luka 24.38.

b Eks. 2.11,12.

c Eks. 2.13,14.

d Luka 12.14.

e Eks. 2.15.

f Eks. 2.22. 4.20. 18.3,4.

g Eks. 3.2.

h Eks. 3.1.

i 7.32. Luka 12.24,27. Heb. 3.1.

j Eks. 3.6.

k Eks. 3.6.

l 7.32. Luka 12.24,27. Heb. 3.1.

m Eks. 3.5. So Josh. 5.15.

n Eks. 3.7,8,10.

o Nani 20.16.

p Eks. 12.41. 33.1.

q Eks. 7. 1. 11. 1. Hlab. 105.27-36. Joha. 4.48.

r Eks. 14.21,27-31.

s Eks. 16.1,35. 17.1-6.

t 13.18.

u Dute. 18.15. Seb. 3.22.

v Eks. 19.3,17.

w 1 Lan. 13.2.

x Isa. 63.9. Seb. 7.53.

y Joha. 1.17.

z Roma 3.2.

a Eks. 16.3.

b Eks. 32.1.

c Eks. 32.4-6. Hlab. 106.19.

d Eks. 32.4-6. Hlab. 106.19.

e Amos 6.13.

f Jer. 1.16.

g Josh. 24.20.

h Hlab. 81.12. Hez. 20.39.

i Jer. 19.13. Dute. 4.19. Luka 2.13.

j Amos 5.25-27.

k 1 Kho. 11.7.

l 7.4.

m Nani 17.7.

n Eks. 25.40.

o Josh. 3.14.

p Heb. 4.8.

q Hlab. 44.2.

r 2 Sam. 7.2.

s Luka 1.30. Seb. 13.22.

t 1 Lan. 22.7.

u 1 Kho. 8.20. 1 Lan. 17.12. 2 Lan. 3.1.

v 1 Kho. 8.27.

w Luka 1.32.

x 17.24.

y Mark. 14.58.

z Isa. 66.1,2. Hlab. 11.4.

a Eks. 32.9.

b Dute. 10.16.

c Eks. 6.12.

d Dute. 10.16.

e Isa. 63.10.

f 2 Lan. 36.16. Mat. 21.35.

g 3.14.

h 5.28.

i Gal. 3.19. Dute. 33.2. Heb. 2.2. Seb. 7.38.

j Luka 11.28.

k 5.33. 2.37.

l Jobe 16.9.

m 6.5.

n Luka 4.20.

o Hlab. 110.1.

p 10.11. Hez. 1.1.

q Dan. 7.13.

r Hlab. 110.1.

s Nani 15.35. Mat. 21.39. Luka 4.29.

t Levi 24.16.

u 6.13. Dute. 13.9,10. 17.7. Seb. 8.1. 22.20.

v 22.20. 8.1.

w Levi 24.16.

x 9.14.

y Hlab. 31.5.

z Mark. 15.19. Luka 22.41. Seb. 9.40. 20.36. 21.5.

a Mat. 5.44.

b Mat. 26.15. Nani 12.11.

c Mat. 27.52.

a 7.58.

b 22.20. Roma 1.32.

c 11.19.

d 1 Kho. 16.24. Seb. 1.8.

e Luka 2.25. Seb. 2.5.

f 5.6. Jobe 5.26.

g Gen. 23.2. 50.10. 2 Sam. 3.31.

h 9.1,13,21. 22.4,19.26.9-11. 1 Kor. 15.9. Gal. 1.13. Fil. 3.6. 1 Tim. 1.13.

i Luka 12.58. Jak. 2.6.

j 11.19. 8.1. Mat. 10.23.

k 8.26. 6.5. 21.8.

l Mark. 16.1.

m Mat. 8.29. Mark. 1.26. 3.11. 5.7. Luka 4.41. 9.39.

n 8.39. Joha. 16.22.

o 8.11. 13.6.

p 8.11,13. Mark. 3.21.

q 5.36.

r 26.22. Jer. 6.13.

s 14.11. 28.6.

t 8.6,10.

u 8.11,13. Mark. 3.21.

v 8.11. 13.6.

w 1.3.

x 10.7.

y 8.11,13. Mark. 3.21.

z 8.1.

a Luka 22.8. Seb. 3.1. 4.13,19.

b 8.15,18.

c 2.38.

d 19.2.

e 19.5. Seb. 10.48. Mat. 28.19.

f 2.38.

g 19.6. Heb. 6.2. Seb. 6.6.

h 8.15,18.

i 8.15,18.

j 2 Kho. 5.16. Dan. 5.16,17.

k Mat. 10.8.

l 2.38.

m Dute. 10.9. 12.12. 14.27,29. Kol. 1.12.

n Luka 9.28.

o Dan. 4.27. 2 Tim. 2.25.

p Dute. 29.18. Mat. 27.34.

q Isa. 58.6.

r Eks. 8.8,28. Jak. 5.16.

s Luka 16.28.

t 8.40. 1.8. Joha. 4.38. Seb. 9.32.

u 12.7.

v 8.5.

w Josh. 15.47.

x Zef. 3.10.

y Gen. 37.36.

z Luka 1.52.

a 2 Kho. 19.9.

b Ezra 7.21.

c 1 Kho. 8.41,42. Joha. 12.20. Seb. 24.11.

d 2 Kor. 3.2.

e Joha. 16.13.

f 1 Kho. 20.33. 2 Kho. 10.15.

g Isa. 53.7,8.

h Mat. 5.2.

i Luka 24.27.

j 17.2,3. 18.28.

k 5.42.

l 10.47.

m Mark. 16.16.

n 2.29.

o Mat. 1.18.

p Joha. 9.35,38. Mat. 14.33.

q 1 Kho. 18.12.

r 8.8.

s 1 Sam. 5.1.

t 8.25.

u 9.30. 10.1,24. 11.11. 12.19. 18.22. 21.8,16. 23.23,33. 25.1,4,6,13.

a 8.3.

b Hlab. 27.12. Jobe 15.13. 2.

c 22.5. 26.10,11.

d 1 Kho. 11.24. Isa. 7.8.

e 22.6-11. 26.12-18.

f 1 Kho. 11.24. Isa. 7.8.

g 1 Kor. 15.8.

h Zek. 2.8.

i Zek. 2.8.

j Luka 3.10.

k Hez. 3.22.

l Dan. 10.7.

m 22.9. Joha. 8.43. 12.29.

n 22.11.

o 13.11.

p 1 Kho. 11.24. Isa. 7.8.

q 22.12.

r 9.12. 12.9.

s 9.30. 11.25. 21.39. 22.3.

t 9.12. 12.9.

u 9.17. Luka 13.13.

v 9.1. 8.3.

w 9.32,41. 26.10. Roma 1.7. 16.2,15. 1 Kor. 1.2.

x 9.21. 22.16. Roma 10.13. 1 Kor. 1.2. Seb. 7.59. 2 Tim. 2.22.

y Roma 9.22,23.

z 13.2. 22.15,21. 26.17. Roma 1.1. 1 Kor. 15.10. Gal. 1.15. 2.9. Efe. 3.7.

a Roma 1.5. 11.13. 15.16. Gal. 1.16. 2.7-9. Efe. 3.8. 1 Tim. 2.7. 2 Tim. 1.11. 4.17.

b 25.22,23. 26.1,32.

c 20.23. 21.11. 2 Kor. 6.4,5. 11.23-28. 1 Thes. 3.3.

d 22.13.

e 9.11.

f 9.12.

g 2.4.

h 22.16.

i 26.20.

j Mat. 14.33.

k Gal. 1.13,23.

l 9.14.

m 8.3.

n 9.2.

o 16.10. 18.28.

p 20.3,19. 23.30. 23.12. 25.3. 2 Kor. 11.26.

q 2 Kor. 11.32.

r 2 Kor. 11.33. Josh. 2.15. 1 Sam. 19.12. Mat. 10.23.

s Mat. 16.10.

t 22.17-20.

u 4.36.

v Gal. 1.18,19.

w 9.3-6.

x 9.20,22.

y 9.29. 4.29.

z Gal. 1.18,19.

a Joha. 10.9. Seb. 1.21. Nani 27.17.

b 9.29. 4.29.

c 6.1. 11.20.

d 9.23. 22.18.

e Joha. 21.23.

f 8.40.

g 9.11.

h 8.1.

i 1.8.

j 1 Kor. 8.1. 10.23. 14.4,17. 1 Thes. 5.11. Seb. 20.32.

k Luka 6.24. Joha. 14.16.

l 8.25.

m 9.13.

n 1 Lan. 8.12.

o 3.6,16. 4.10.

p 1 Lan. 8.12.

q Josh. 12.18.

r 11.21.

s Josh. 19.46.

t Roma 13.3. 2 Kor. 9.8. Efe. 2.10. 2 Thes. 2.17. 1 Tim. 2.10. 5.10. 2 Tim. 2.21. 3.17. Tit. 1.16. 3.1.

u 9.39. 1.13.

v 1 Lan. 8.12.

w Nani 22.16.

x 9.39. 1.13.

y Mat. 9.25.

z 7.60.

a Mark. 5.41.

b 9.13.

c Josh. 19.46.

d Joha. 11.45. 12.11. Seb. 11.21.

e 10.6.

a 10.24. 8.40.

b Joha. 18.3.

c 10.7. 22.12. 2 Pet. 2.9.

d 10.22,35. 13.16,26.

e 10.30. 11.13. Hlu. 6.12.

f 10.17. 12.9.

g 12.7.

h Luka 4.20.

i Luka 1.12.

j Isam. 8.4. Dan. 10.12.

k Mat. 26.13. Mark. 14.9. Seb. 10.31. Heb. 6.10.

l 9.36,43.

m 9.43.

n 10.22. 11.14.

o Luka 16.13. Roma 14.4. 1 Pet. 2.18.

p 10.7. 22.12. 2 Pet. 2.9.

q 8.13.

r 11.5-14.

s 2 Sam. 11.2.

t Hlab. 55.17.

u 22.17.

v 7.56. Hez. 1.1.

w Hez. 4.14. Dan. 1.8.

x 10.28. 11.8. Mark. 7. 2.

y Levi 11.2-47. 20.25. Dute. 14.4-20.

z Mat. 15.11,18,20. Mark. 7.15,18,20,23. Roma 14.17,20. 1 Kor. 10.25. 1 Tim. 4.4. Tit. 1.15.

a Luka 9.7.

b 10.17. 12.9.

c 11.11.

d Luka 16.20.

e 10.7.

f 15.7-9. Efe. 3.6. Joha. 16.13.

g Mat. 21.21.

h 10.2.

i 6.3.

j Luka 2.26.

k Mat. 25.31.

l 10.6. 11.14.

m 10.45. 11.12.

n Joha. 21.23.

o 10.1.

p 16.29.

q Mat. 8.2.

r Isam. 19.10. 22.9. Seb. 14.15. Dan. 2.46.

s 10.24.

t 1 Pet. 4.3.

u Joha. 4.9. 18.28. Seb. 11.3. Gal. 2.12,14.

v 10.15.

w 10.9,23,24.

x Mat. 17.21.

y 3.1.

z 1.10.

a Luka 23.11.

b 1.10.

c 10.4.

d 10.5,6.

e 2 Pet. 1.19. 3 Joha. 6.

f Mat. 5.2.

g Dute. 10.17.

h 15.9. Roma 2.13,26,27. 3.22,29. 10.12,13. 1 Kor. 12.13. Gal. 3.28. Efe. 2.13,18. 3.6.

i 10.2.

j Luka 2.14.

k Mat. 28.18. Roma 10.12. Isam. 17.14.19.16.

l 2.36. Luka 2.11.

m Mat. 4.12. Mark. 1.14. Luka 4.14. Joha. 4.43.

n 4.27. 2.22.

o Joha. 3.2.

p 10.41. 2.32.

q 5.30. 2.23.

r 2.24.

s Joha. 14.17,22.

t 10.39.13.31. Luka 24.48.

u Luka 24.30,43. Joha. 21.12,13. Seb. 1.4.

v Mat. 28.19,20. Seb. 1.2.

w Luka 16.28.

x Joha. 5.22,27. Seb. 17.31.

y Luka 22.22.

z Roma 14.9. 2 Tim. 4.1. 1 Pet. 4.5. 1 Thes. 4.15-17. Roma 14.10.

a Jer. 31.34. Mika 7.18. Seb. 26.22.

b 13.39.15.9. Roma 10.11. Gal. 3.22.

c 5.31.

d 11.15. 2.4.

e 10.23. 11.12.

f 10.23. 11.12.

g 2.38.

h 2.33.

i 11.18. Mat. 8.11.

j 19.6. 2.4.

k 3.12.5.8. Hlu. 18.14.

l 8.36. 11.17.

m 11.17. 15.8,9. Roma 10.12.

n 1 Kor. 1.14-17.

o 2.38. 8.16. 19.5. Mat. 28.19.

a 10.12,29. Joha. 21.23.

b Luka 2.4.

c 10.45. Gal. 2.12.

d 10.28.

e 18.26. 28.23.

f Luka 1.3.

g 10.9-32.

h 12.9.

i Luka 4.20.

j 10.17.

k 11.12,29. Joha. 21.23.

l 10.23,45.

m 10.6,22.

n 10.2. 16.15,31-34. 18.8.

o 10.44.

p 2.4.

q Luka 24.8.

r 1.5. Mat. 3.11.

s 15.8,9.

t 2.38.

u 10.47. 5.39.

v Mat. 15.31.

w 10.45. Mat. 8.11.

x 2 Kor. 7.10.

y 8.1,4.

z 15.3. 21. 2.

a 11.20. 4.36.

b 11.26.

c 11.20. 4.36.

d Mat. 27.32.

e 11.26.

f 6.1. 9.29.

g 5.42.

h Luka 1.66.

i 9.42. 11.24.

j 15.19.

k 9.35.

l 9.27. 11.25,30. 4.36.

m 11.26.

n 13.43.

o 13.43. 14.22.

p 2 Tim. 3.10. Seb. 27.13. Roma 8.28.

q Luka 23.50. Mat. 12. 3.

r 6.5.

s 11.21. 2.47.

t 9.11.

u 11.19,20,22,27. 6.5. 13.1. 14.26. 15.22,23,30,35. 18.22. Gal. 2.11.

v 1.15. 6.1,2,7. 9.1,10. 11.29.

w 26.28. 1 Pet. 4.16.

x 11.19,20,22,27. 6.5. 13.1. 14.26. 15.22,23,30,35. 18.22. Gal. 2.11.

y 11.19,20,22,27. 6.5. 13.1. 14.26. 15.22,23,30,35. 18.22. Gal. 2.11.

z 13.1. 15.32. 21.10. 1 Kor. 12.28,29. 14.1,6,29,31,32,37,39. Efe. 4.11. Seb. 2.17,18. Roma 12.6. Seb. 19.6.

a 21.10.

b Mat. 24.7. 2 Kho. 8.1.

c Mat. 24.14.

d 18.2.

e 1.15. 6.1,2,7. 9.1,10. 11.29.

f 12.25.

g 11.1.

h 12.25. 24.17.

i 14.23. 15.2,4,6,22,23. 16.4. 20.17. 1 Tim. 5.1,17,19. Tit. 1.5. Jak. 5.14. 1 Pet. 5.1,5. 2 Joha. 1. 3 Joha. 1.

a 12.6,11,19,20,21.

b 4.3. 5.18. 21.27.

c Mat. 4.21. 10. 2.

d 1.13.

e Mat. 20.23.

f 24.27. 25.9.

g Luka 19.11.

h Eks. 12.14,15. 23.15. 20.6.

i Luka 21.12.

j Joha. 19.23.

k Mark. 14.1. 11.3.

l 2 Kor. 1.11. Efe. 6.18.

m 12.6,11,19,20,21.

n 21.33.

o 12.23. Mat. 1.20,24. 2.13,19. 4.11. 28.2. Mark. 1.13. Luka 1.11,26. 2.9-15. 22.43. Joha. 5.4. 20.12. Seb. 5.19.8.26. 10.3. 11.13. 27.23.

p Luka 2.9.

q 1 Kho. 19.7.

r Mark. 6.9.

s Hlab. 126.1.

t 9.10,12. 10.3,17,19. 11.5. 16.9,10. 18.9.

u 5.19. 16.26.

v Luka 15.17.

w 12.7.

x Jobe 5.19. Hlab. 33.18,19. 34.19,22. 37.40. 41.1,2. 91.3. 97.10. 2 Kor. 1.10.

y 12.6,11,19,20,21.

z 12.3.

a 14. 6.

b 12.25. 13.5,13. 15.37.

c 12.25.15.37,39. Kol. 4.10. 2 Tim. 4.11. Filim. 24. 1 Pet. 5. 1.

d 12.5.

e Luka 16.20.

f Joha. 18.16,17.

g Luka 16.20.

h Luka 24.41.

i Luka 16.20.

j Luka 22.59.

k Mat. 18.10.

l 13.16. 19.33. 21.40.

m Mat. 10.3. Mark. 3.18. Luka 6.15. Seb. 1.13. 15.13. 21.18. 1 Kor. 15.7. Gal. 1.19. 2.9,12. Jak. 1.1. Juda 1.

n Joha. 21.23.

o 12.1.

p 4.9.

q 23.35. 8.40.

r 12.1.

1 wayebathukuthelele: kumbe, wayelengqondo yobutha, ezimisele impi.

s 21.3,7. Mat. 15.21.

t Mat. 28.14.

u 1 Kho. 5.9,11. Ezra 3.7. Hez. 27.17. Seb. 11.28.

v 12.1.

w Mat. 27.19.

x 1 Sam. 25.38. 2 Sam. 24.16.

y Hlab. 115.1.

z 6.7. 19.20.

a 11.29,30.

b 4.36.

c Roma 12.7. 1 Kor. 16.15.

d Hlab. 115.1.

e 12.12.

f 12.12.

a 11.26.

b 11.27.

c 1 Kor. 12.28,29. Efe. 4.11. Jak. 3.1. Roma 12.7.

d 11.22-26. 4.36.

e Roma 16.21.

f Mat. 27.32.

g Luka 3.1.

h 12.25.

i Luka 1.23.

j Mat. 17.21.

k 9.15. Nani 8.14.

l Mat. 9.38. Roma 10.15. Efe. 3.7,8. 1 Tim. 2.7. 2 Tim. 1.11. Heb. 5.4.

m Mat. 17.21.

n 6.6.

o 6.6.

p 14.26.

q 13.2.

r 4.36.

s 13.14. 13.46.

t 13.13. 19.22. 12.12.

u 13.13.

v 13.8. 8.9. Mat. 2.1,7,16.

w 13.8,12. 19.38. 18.12.

x 2 Tim. 3.8. Eks. 7.11.

y Mika 3.9. Seb. 13.8. Luka 23.2.

z 4.8.

a Luka 4.20.

b 18.14.

c Mat. 13.38.

d Mika 3.9. Seb. 13.8. Luka 23.2.

e Hos. 14.9.

f 1 Sam. 5.6.

g Luka 4.13.

h 9.8. 22.11.

i Mat. 7.28. Mark. 11.18. Luka 4.32.

j Joha. 11.19. Seb. 21.8.

k 13.6.

l 13.14. 14.25.

m 13.5.

n 15.38.

o 12.12.

p 13.14. 14.25.

q 14.19,21. 2 Tim. 3.11.

r 14.24.

s 16.13.

t 9.20. 17.2,10,17. 18.4,19. 19.8. 13.5. 14.1.

u 9.20. 17.2,10,17. 18.4,19. 19.8. 13.5. 14.1.

v 15.21.

w Luka 4.17. Seb. 13.27.

x Mark. 5.22.

y Heb. 13.22.

z 15.31. Roma 12.8. 1 Kor. 14.3. 1 Thes. 2.3. 1 Tim. 4.13. Heb. 12.5.

a Heb. 13.22.

b 12.17.

c 13.26. 10.2,22,35. 13.42,43.

d Isa. 29.23.

e Dute. 7.6-8.

f Eks. 1.1,7,12. Hlab. 105.23,24. Seb. 7.17.

g Eks. 13.14,16.

h Eks. 16.35. Nani 14.33,34. Hlab. 95.9,10. Seb. 7.36. Heb. 3.9,17.

i Dute. 7.1. Hlab. 44.2.

j Josh. 14.1,2. 19.51. Hlab. 78.55.

k Hlu. 11.26.

l Hlu. 2.16. 3.9.

m 3.24.

n 1 Sam. 8.5.

o 1 Sam. 10.1.

p 1 Sam. 9.1,2.

q 1 Sam. 15.23,26,28. 16.1. Hos. 13.11.

r 1 Sam. 16.13. 2 Sam. 2.4. 5.3.

s Hlab. 89.20.

t 1 Sam. 13.14. Seb. 7.46.

u 13.36.

v Mat. 1.1.

w Hlab. 132.11. Luka 1.32.

x Luka 2.11. Seb. 5.31.

y Mat. 3.1.

z 1 Thes. 1.9. 2.1.

a 20.24. 2 Tim. 4.7.

b Joha. 1.20,27. Mat. 3.11.

c 13.16.

d 3.26. 13.46.

e Joha. 3.1.

f 3.17.

g 13.15.

h Luka 24.27. Seb. 26.22,23.

i Mat. 27.22.23. Mark. 15.13,14. Luka 23.21-23.

j Luka 18.31. 24.44. Joha. 19.28,30,36,37.

k Mat. 27.59,60. Mark. 15.46. Luka 23.53. Joha. 19.38,41,42.

l 5.30.

m Mat. 28.6. Seb. 13.33,34. 2.24.

n 1.3.

o Luka 2.4.

p 1.11.2.7.

q 10.41. Luka 24.48.

r 26.6. Roma 4.13. 15.8. Gal. 3.16. Gen. 12.3.

s Mat. 28.6. Seb. 13.33,34. 2.24.

t Hlab. 2.7. Heb. 1.5. 5.5.

u Mat. 28.6. Seb. 13.33,34. 2.24.

v 13.35,36,37.

w Isa. 55.3.

x Hlab. 16.10. Seb. 2.27,31.

y 2 Sam. 7.12. 1 Kho. 2.10. Mat. 27.52. Seb. 2.29.

z Hlu. 2.10. Gen. 25.8.

a 13.35,36,37.

b 13.35,36,37.

c Jer. 31.34. Luka 24.47. 1 Joha. 2.12.

d 5.31.

e Isa. 53.11. Roma 3.28. Seb. 4.12.

f Luka 18.14. Roma 2.13.

g Roma 8.3.

h Mark. 1.2. Joha. 6.45. Seb. 15.15.

i Hab. 1.5. Isa. 29.14.

j 13.16.

k 13.44.

l 13.50. 17.4,17. 16.14. 18.7.

m Mat. 23.15.

n 11.23. 14.22.

o 11.23. 14.26. 15.40. Roma 5.15. Tit. 2.11. Heb. 12.15. 1 Pet. 5.12.

p 5.17.

q 18.6. 1 Pet. 4.4. 2 Pet. 2.12. Jak. 2.7. Juda 10.

r 4.29.

s 3.26. 13.26.

t Dute. 32.21. Mat. 21.43.

u Mat. 22.8.

v 28.28.

w Isa. 49.6. Luka 2.32. Isa. 42.6.

x Joha. 1.12. Roma 9.23.

y 13.45. 14.19.

z 13.43.

a 17.12. Mark. 15.43.

b Mark. 6.21.

c 14.2. 2 Tim. 3.11.

d Mark. 6.21.

e 14.2. 2 Tim. 3.11.

f 14.1.

g 1 Thes. 1.6. Mat. 5.12. Seb. 5.41. Joha. 16.22.

h 2.4.

a 14.19,21. 13.51. 16.2. 2 Tim. 3.11.

b 13.14.

c 17.5.

d 13.50.

e Joha. 21.23.

f 4.29.

g 15.8. Mark. 16.20.

h 20.32.

i Joha. 4.48. 5.12.

j 28.24.

k 14.14. Joha. 13.16. Roma 16.7. 2 Kor. 8.23. Fil. 2.25. Isam. 2.2.

l Mat. 22.6. Luka 18.32. 1 Thes. 2.2. 2 Tim. 3.11.

m 12.12.

n Mat. 10.23.

o 14.11.

p 14.8,21. 16.1,2. 2 Tim. 3.11.

q 14.20. 16.1. 20.4.

r 14.8,21. 16.1,2. 2 Tim. 3.11.

s 3.2.

t Luka 4.20.

u Mat. 9.2.

v Mark. 10.52.

w 3.8.

x Luka 11.27.

y 14.11.

z 8.10. 28.6.

a Luka 16.20.

b Dan. 2.46. Ezra 6.10.

c 14.4.

d Mat. 26.65. Gen. 44.13.

e 16.29.

f 10.26.

g Jak. 5.17.

h 15.19.

i Dute. 32.21. 1 Sam. 12.21. 1 Kor. 8.4.

j Josh. 3.10. Mat. 16.16.

k Hlab. 146.6. Isam. 14.7. Seb. 17.24. Gen. 1.1.

l Hlab. 81.12. Seb. 17.30. 1 Pet. 4.3. Mat. 20.7.

m Hlab. 81.13.

n 17.27. Roma 1.20.

o Levi 26.4. Jobe 5.10. Hlab. 68.9. Mat. 5.45.

p Hlab. 104.27.

q Hlab. 104.15.

r 13.45,50.

s 14.21. 13.14.

t 14.1.

u 2 Kor. 11.25. 2 Tim. 3.11. Seb. 7.58.

v 14.6.

w 14.6.

x 14.1.

y 14.21. 13.14.

z 15.32,41. 18.23.

a 11.23. 13.43.

b Mark. 10.30. Luka 22.28,29. Joha. 16.33. Roma 8.17. 1 Thes. 3.3. 2 Tim. 2.12. 3.12. Mat. 10.38.

c 2 Kor. 8.19.

d 11.30.

e Mat. 17.21.

f 20.32. 1 Pet. 4.19.

g 13.14.

h 13.13,14.

i 11.26.

j 13.3.

k 15.40.

l 13.43.

m 15.4. 15.3,12. 21.19.

n 1 Kor. 16.9. 2 Kor. 2.12. Kol. 4.3. Isam. 3.8. Joha. 10.2,3.

a Gal. 2.11-14.

b 15.3,22,23. Joha. 21.23.

c 15.5. Gal. 5.1,2. Fil. 3.2. Kol. 2.11.

d Levi 12.3.

e 15.7. 28.29.

f Gal. 2.1.

g 15.4,6,22,23. 11.30.

h Luka 2.4.

i 20.38. 21.5. Roma 15.24. 1 Kor. 16.6,11. 2 Kor. 1.16. Tit. 3.13. 3 Joha. 6. Seb. 17.15.

j 11.19.

k 1.8.

l 14.27. 15.12.

m 15.3,22,23. Joha. 21.23.

n 21.17. Luka 8.40.

o 15.4,6,22,23. 11.30.

p 14.27. 15.3,12. 21.19.

q 15.5. Gal. 5.1,2. Fil. 3.2. Kol. 2.11.

r 15.4,6,22,23. 11.30.

s 15.7. 28.29.

t 10.20. 11.12,13.

u 1.24. 1 Sam. 16.7.

v 14.3.

w 10.44.

x 10.47.

y 10.35.

z Hlab. 51.10. Seb. 10.15. 11.9. 2 Kor. 7.1. 1 Kor. 1.2. 1 Pet. 1.22. Joha. 13.10. Jak. 1.21.

a 10.43.

b 5.9.

c Gal. 5.1. Mat. 23.4.

d Roma 3.24. Efe. 2.5,8. Tit. 2.11.

e 21.19. 15.3.

f Joha. 4.48.

g 14.27. 15.4.

h 12.17.

i 2 Pet. 1.1.

j 15.7.

k 13.40.

l Amos 9.11,12.

m Luka 1.70.

n 15.28.

o 14.15. 26.20. 1 Thes. 1.9. Seb. 11.21.

p Dan. 1.8. Mal. 1.7,12. Seb. 15.29. Hlab. 106.28. Hez. 4.13,14.

q 1 Kor. 10.7,8. 1 Pet. 4.3,4. Isam. 2.14,20. 1 Kor. 6.18.

r Levi 3.17.

s Levi 3.17.

t 13.15. Luka 16.29.

u 15.2.

v 15.23,30,35. 11.26.

w 1.23.

x 15.34.

y Luka 22.26.

z 15.1.

a 15.2.

b 15.1.

c 15.1.

d 15.23,30,35. 11.26.

e 15.41. Gal. 1.21. 18.18.

f 15.41. Gal. 1.21. 18.18.

g 23.26. Jak. 1.1.

h 15.1. Gal. 2.4. 5.12. Tit. 1.10.

i 15.28. Luka 1.3.

j 9.23-25. 14.19.

k 15.22,32.

1 ngomlomo: Gr. ngelizwi.

l 15.19. 15.28. Luka 1.3.

m 15.20. 21.25. 1 Kor. 8.1,4,7,10.10.19,28. Isam. 2.14,20. Seb. 15.20.

n 15.20. 21.25.

o 23.30.

p 15.22.

2 induduzo: Gr. inkuthazo.

q 15.22,32.

r 11.27.

s 11.23. 14.22. 16.40.

t 15.41. 14.22.

u Heb. 11.31. 16.36. 1 Kor. 16.11.

v 15.22,27,32,40. 16.19,25,29. 17.4,10,14,15. 18.5. 2 Kor. 1.19. 1 Thes. 1.1. 2 Thes. 1.1. 1 Pet. 5.

w 13.1.

x 15.22.

y 5.42.

z 13.4,13,14,51. 14.1,6,24,25.

a 15.39. 12.12.

b 13.13.

c Kol. 4.10.

d 15.39. 12.12.

e 4.36.

f 15.34.

g 14.26.

h 13.43.

i 15.23.

j 15.32. 16.5.

a 14.6.

b 14.6.

c 17.14,15. 18.5. 19.22. 20.4. Roma 16.21. 1 Kor. 4.17. 16.10. 2 Kor. 1.1,19. Fil. 1.1. 2.19. Kol. 1.1. 1 Thes. 1.1. 3.2,6. 2 Thes. 1.1. 1 Tim. 1.2,18. 6.20. 2 Tim. 1.2. Filim. 1. Heb. 13.23.

d 2 Tim. 1.5.

e 6.3.

f 14.6.

g 14.1.

h 1 Kor. 9.20. Gal. 2.3. 5.2.

i Mat. 25.24.

j Luka 2.1.

k 15.28,29.

l 11.30.

m 15.41.

n 2.10.

o 1 Kor. 16.1. Gal. 1.2.3.1. 2 Tim. 4.10. 1 Pet. 1.1.

p 2.9.

q 1 Pet. 1.1.

r 16.11. 20.5,6. 2 Kor. 2.12. 2 Tim. 4.13.

s 16.10. 12.9.

t 16.9,10. 18.5. 19.21,22,29. 20.1,3. Roma 15.26. 1 Kor. 16.5. 2 Kor. 1.16. 7.5. 8.1. 11.9. Fil. 4.15. 1 Thes. 1.7,8. 4.10. 1 Tim. 1.3.

u 16.10. 12.9.

v 16.11,15,17. 20.5. Kol. 4.14.

w 16.9,10. 18.5. 19.21,22,29. 20.1,3. Roma 15.26. 1 Kor. 16.5. 2 Kor. 1.16. 7.5. 8.1. 11.9. Fil. 4.15. 1 Thes. 1.7,8. 4.10. 1 Tim. 1.3.

x 9.22.

y 16.11. 20.5,6. 2 Kor. 2.12. 2 Tim. 4.13.

z 21.1.

a 20.6. Fil. 1.1. 1 Thes. 2.2.

b 16.9,10. 18.5. 19.21,22,29. 20.1,3. Roma 15.26. 1 Kor. 16.5. 2 Kor. 1.16. 7.5. 8.1. 11.9. Fil. 4.15. 1 Thes. 1.7,8. 4.10. 1 Tim. 1.3.

c 16.21.

d Isam. 1.11. 2.18,24.

e 18.7. 13.43.

f Luka 24.32,45.

g 11.14.

h Joha. 1.38.

i Luka 24.29. Gen. 19.3. Jobe 31.32.

j 16.13.

k Luka 13.11.

1 wokuhlahlula: Gr. kaNhlathu.

l 1 Sam. 28.7. 1 Lan. 10.13. Levi 19.31.

m 19.24. 16.19.

n Mark. 1.34.

o Mark. 5.7.

p Mark. 1.34.

q 4.2.

r Mark. 1.25.

s Mark. 16.17.

t 19.25,26.

u 19.24. 16.19.

v 15.34.

w Jak. 2.6. Mat. 10.18.

x 16.22,35,36,38.

y 1 Kho. 18.17. Seb. 17.6.

z Esta 3.8.

a 16.12.

b 16.22,35,36,38.

c 2 Kor. 11.25. 1 Thes. 2.2.

d 2 Kor. 6.5. 11.23.

e 16.27,36.

f Luka 21.12.

g Jobe 13.27. 33.11. Jer. 20.2,3. 29.26.

h Jobe 35.10.

i 16.19,29.

j Mat. 28.2. Seb. 4.31.

k 5.19. 12.10.

l 16.23.

m 14.14.

n 10.25.

o 16.19,29.

p Luka 3.10.

q Mark. 16.16. Joha. 6.47.

r 11.14.

s 11.14.

t 16.25.

u Mark. 16.16. Joha. 6.47.

v 11.14.

w 11.14.

x 16.20.

y 16.23.

z 16.20.

a 15.33. 1 Sam. 1.17.

b 22.25.

c 22.25.

d 16.20.

e 22.29.

f Jobe 13.27. 33.11. Jer. 20.2,3. 29.26.

g Mat. 8.34.

h 16.14.

i 16.2. Joha. 21.23.

j 15.32.

a 17.11,13. 20.4. 27.2. Fil. 4.16. 1 Thes. 1.1. 2 Thes. 1.1. 2 Tim. 4.10.

b 17.10. 13.14. Mat. 4.23.

c 8.35. 18.28. 28.23. Mat. 26.24.

d Luka 24.32.

e 3.18.

f 18.5,28.

g 28.24.

h 15.34.

i Joha. 12.20.

j 17.17. 13.43.

k Mark. 6.21.

l 14.2.

m 7.9. 5.17.

n Hlu. 9.4.

o Roma 16.21.

p 17.10,14. Joha. 21.23.

q 16.20.

r 21.38. Gal. 5.12. Seb. 24.5.

s 17.31. Mat. 24.14.

t Luka 10.38.

u Luka 2.1.

v Luka 23.2. Joha. 18.33,36,37. 19.12.

w 17.10,14. Joha. 21.23.

x 9.25. 17.14. Mat. 10.23.

y 15.34.

z 17.10. 13.14. Mat. 4.23.

a 17.11,13. 20.4. 27.2. Fil. 4.16. 1 Thes. 1.1. 2 Thes. 1.1. 2 Tim. 4.10.

b Luka 16.29.

c Luka 11.3.

d 13.50. Mark. 15.43.

e 17.10. 20.4.

f 17.10.

g 15.34.

h 16.1.

i 15.3.

j 18.1. 1 Thes. 3.1.

k 18.5.

l 15.34.

m 16.1.

n 17.15.

o 17.2. 18.4,19. 19.8,9. 24.12.

p 17.2,10.

q 17.4.

1 uwumane: kumbe, umuntu ophansi.

r 5.42.

s 4.2.

t 2.10.

u 25.19.

v Mat. 22.20.

w 17.3.

x 14.15.

y Mat. 11.25.

z 7.48.

a Mark. 14.58.

b Hlab. 50.8-12.

c Gen. 2.7. Nani 16.22. Jobe 27.3.

d 17.31. Luka 22.22.

e Dute. 32.8.

f 14.17.

g Jobe 12.10.

h Tit. 1.12. 1 Kor. 15.32.

i Isa. 40.18,25. 46.5.

j 1 Pet. 1.14. Seb. 14.16.

k Luka 24.47. Tit. 2.11,12. 1 Pet. 4.3.

l Joha. 5.22. Seb. 10.42. Roma 2.16. Seb. 24.25. Roma 14.10. 2 Kor. 5.10.

m 17.6.

n 17.31. Luka 22.22.

2 waqinisa: kumbe, wapha ukholo.

o 2.24. Joha. 16.10,11.

p 17.31,18.

q 24.25.

r 17.19,22.

a 19.1. 1 Kor. 1.2. 2 Kor. 1.1,23. 2 Tim. 4.20. Seb. 18.8. 2 Kor. 6.11.

b 18.18,26. Roma 16.3. 1 Kor. 16.19. 2 Tim. 4.19.

c 2.9.

d 18.18,26. Roma 16.3. 1 Kor. 16.19. 2 Tim. 4.19.

e 11.28.

f Mat. 25.16. Seb. 20.34. 1 Kor. 4.12. 1 Thes. 2.9. 2 Thes. 3.8.

g 17.17.

h 13.14.

i 17.14,15.

j 16.12.

k Luka 12.50. Jobe 32.18.

l 20.21. Luka 16.28.

m 17.3. 18.28.

n 13.45.

o Neh. 5.13. Mat. 10.14. Seb. 13.51.

p Hez. 18.13. 33.4. Levi 20.9.

q 20.26. Hez. 3.18,19. 33.9.

r 28.28.

s 16.14. 13.43.

t 1 Kor. 1.14.

u 18.17. Mark. 5.22.

v 11.14.

w 19.1. 1 Kor. 1.2. 2 Kor. 1.1,23. 2 Tim. 4.20. Seb. 18.8. 2 Kor. 6.11.

x 23.11. 27.23,24.

y 12.9.

z Jer. 1.8,19. Mat. 28.20. Josh. 1.5.

a 13.7.

b 18.27. 19.21. Roma 15.26. 16.5. 1 Kor. 16.15. 2 Kor. 1.1. 9.2. 11.10. 1 Thes. 1.7,8.

c Mat. 10.18.

d 18.16,17. Mat. 27.19.

e 18.15.

f Mat. 5.2.

g 13.10.

h Mat. 17.17.

i 23.29. 25.19.

j 18.15.

k 18.16,17. Mat. 27.19.

l 1 Kor. 1.1.

m 18.8.

n 18.16,17. Mat. 27.19.

o 18.21. Luka 9.61.

p Mat. 4.24. Luka 2.2. Seb. 15.23,41. 20.3. 21.3. Gal. 1.21.

q 18.1,26.

r 18.1,26.

s Nani 6.18. Seb. 21.24.

t Roma 16.1.

u Nani 6.18. Seb. 21.24.

v 18.21,24. 19.1,17,26. 20.16,17. 1 Kor. 15.32. 16.8. Efe. 1.1. 1 Tim. 1.3. 2 Tim. 1.18. 4.12. Isam. 1.11. Seb. 21.29. Isam. 2.1.

w 13.14.

x 17.17.

y 18.21. Luka 9.61.

z 20.16.

a Mat. 26.18.

b 1 Kor. 4.19. 16.7. Heb. 6.3. Jak. 4.15. Roma 15.32.

c 18.21,24. 19.1,17,26. 20.16,17. 1 Kor. 15.32. 16.8. Efe. 1.1. 1 Tim. 1.3. 2 Tim. 1.18. 4.12. Isam. 1.11. Seb. 21.29. Isam. 2.1.

d 8.40.

e 21.12,15.

f 11.26.

g 16.6. Gal. 4.14.

h 2.10.

i 14.22.

j Luka 1.3.

k 18.27. 11.26.

l 19.1. 1 Kor. 1.12. 3.4,5,6,22. 4.6. 16.12. Tit. 3.13.

m 6.9.

n Luka 1.4.

o Roma 12.11.

p 18.26. 23.15,20. 24.22.

q Luka 7.29. Seb. 19.3.

r 4.29.

s 18.1,18.

t 11.4.

u 9.2.

v 18.26. 23.15,20. 24.22.

w 18.12.

x Luka 8.40.

y 1 Kor. 3.6.

z Luka 23.10.

a 17.2.

b 17.2.

c 18.5. 17.3. 9.22.

a 18.24.

b 18.1. 18.27.

c 19.17,26,28,34,35. 18.19.

d Joha. 7.39. 1 Sam. 3.7. Seb. 8.16.

e 18.25.

f Mat. 3.11. Seb. 13.24,25.

g Joha. 1.7.

h 8.16. 10.48. Mat. 28.19.

i 8.17. Heb. 6.2. Seb. 6.6.

j 10.46. 2.4.

k 21.9. 1 Kor. 11.4,5. 13.9. 14.1,3,4,5. Seb. 11.27.

l 13.14.

m 4.29.

n 17.17.

o 28.23. 1.3.

p 19.23. 9.2. So 2 Pet. 2.2.

q 19.8. 28.28.

r 19.30. 11.26.

s 17.17.

t 19.8. 20.31.

u 19.22,26,27. 2.9.

v 5.12.

w 28.2.

x Luka 19.20.

y Mat. 14.36.

z Mark. 16.17.

a Mat. 12.27. Luka 11.19.

b Mark. 9.38. Luka 9.49. Mat. 7.22.

c 5.24. 9.14,21.

d 19.1,26.

e 2.43.

f Mat. 3.6.

g Luka 15.8.

h 6.7. 12.24.

i 5.4.

j 1 Kor. 16.5. 2 Kor. 1.16.

k 16.12.

l Roma 15.26; 18.12. 1 Thes. 1.7,8.

m 20.22.

n Roma 15.24-28. Seb. 23.11.

o 16.12.

p 13.5. 19.29.

q 16.1.

r Roma 16.23. 2 Tim. 4.20.

s 2.9.

t 2 Kor. 1.8.

u 19.9.

v 16.16,19.

w 19.1,26.

x 2.9.

y Hlab. 115.4.

z Luka 15.8.

a Mat. 24.14.

b 6.7. 12.24.

c 6.12.

d 20.4. Roma 16.23. 1 Kor. 1.14.

e 20.4. 27.2. Kol. 4.10. Filim. 1.24.

f 2 Kor. 8.19.

g 19.9.

h 2.9.

i 21.31. 19.29. 21.27.

j Mat. 14.8.

k Mark. 15.21. 1 Tim. 1.20. 2 Tim. 4.14.

l 12.17.

m 24.10. 25.8. 26.1,2,24. 25.16.

n 19.36.

o 19.36.

p 2 Tim. 3.4.

q 13.7.

r 19.40. 23.28,29. 26.2,7. Roma 8.33.

1 osemthethweni: kumbe, ojwayelekileyo.

s 19.40. 23.28,29. 26.2,7. Roma 8.33.

a 19.7,30. 11.26.

b 21.6.

c 1 Kor. 16.5.

d 16.12.

e 9.23.

f Roma 15.25. Seb. 18.18.

g 16.12.

h 20.16,18. 2.9.

i 17.10,13.

j 17.1.

k 19.29.

l 19.29.

m 14.6.

n 16.1.

o 20.16,18. 2.9.

p Efe. 6.21. Kol. 4.7. 2 Tim. 4.12. Tit. 3.12.

q 21.29. 2 Tim. 4.20.

r 16.10.

s 16.8.

t 16.12.

u 12.3.

v 16.8.

w 1 Kor. 16.2. Isam. 1.10.

x 20.7,30.11.26.

y 20.11. 2.42,46. 1 Kor. 10.16. 11.20-24.

z Mat. 25.1. Joha. 18.3. Isam. 4.5. 8.10.

a 1.13.

b 2 Kor. 11.33.

c 1 Kho. 17.19.

d 1 Kho. 17.21. 2 Kho. 4.34.

e Mat. 9.24.

f 20.7.

g Luka 13.33. Seb. 21.26.

h 20.17. 2 Tim. 4.20.

i 18.19.

j 18.21. 19.21. 24.17.

k 2.1. 1 Kor. 16.8. Seb. 20.6. Levi 23.6,11,15.

l 11.30. 20.28.

m 18.19. 19.1,10.

n 20.3. 9.23.

o 20.27.

p 20.27.

q 18.5. 20.24. Luka 16.23.

r Luka 24.47. Seb. 2.38. 3.19.

s Mark. 1.15.

t Mark. 1.15.

u 21.4,11. 1 Thes. 3.3.

v 21.33. 9.16.

w 21.13. Roma 8.35,37. 2 Kor. 4.16.

x Luka 14.26.

y 2 Tim. 4.7. Seb. 13.25.

z 1.17.

a Gal. 1.1. Tit. 1.3. Seb. 26.16-18.

b 18.5. 20.24. Luka 16.23.

c 20.38.

d 28.31.

e 18.6.

f 20.20.

g Luka 7.30. Seb. 2.23. Efe. 1.11.

h Luka 17.3. 1 Tim. 4.16.

i 1 Pet. 5.2,3. Luka 12.32. Joha. 21.15-17.

j Fil. 1.1. 1 Tim. 3.2. Tit. 1.7. 1 Pet. 5.2. Seb. 20.17.

k 1 Pet. 5.2,3. Luka 12.32. Joha. 21.15-17.

l 1 Tim. 3.13. Efe. 1.14.

m Heb. 9.12. Efe. 1.7. Kol. 1.14. Heb. 9.14. 1 Pet. 1.19. 1 Joha. 1.7. Isam. 1.5. 5.9.

n Mat. 7.15.

o 1 Tim. 1.19,20. 1 Joha. 2.18,19. Isam. 2.2.

p Mat. 17.17.

q 20.1,7. 21.4.

r Mat. 24.42.

s 19.8,10. 24.17.

t 14.23.

u 14.3.

v Kol. 2.7. Juda 20. Seb. 9.31.

w Efe. 1.18. Heb. 9.15. Seb. 26.18. Mat. 25.34.

x 20.35. 1 Sam. 12.3. 1 Kor. 9.11,12. 2 Kor. 7.2. 11.9. 12.13,17.

y 1 Tim. 2. 9.

z 18.3.

a 19.22,29.

b Luka 1.54. 1 Thes. 5.14.

c 20.35. 1 Sam. 12.3. 1 Kor. 9.11,12. 2 Kor. 7.2. 11.9. 12.13,17.

d 7.60.

e Luka 15.20.

f 20.25.

g 15.3.

a 16.11.

b 11.19.

c 21.16. 4.36. 27.4,5.

d 18.18.

e 21.7. Mat. 15.21.

f 21.2.

g 20.1,7. 20.30.

h 20.23. 21.11.

i 21.12,15. Luka 2.4.

j 15.3.

k 7.60.

l 20.1.

m Joha. 16.32.

n 21.7. Mat. 15.21.

o Hlu. 1.31.

p 21.17. Joha. 21.23.

q 13.13.

r 21.16. 8.40.

s 6.5.

t Efe. 4.11. 2 Tim. 4.5.

u 6.5.

v 19.6.

w 11.27.

x 11.28.

y Jer. 13.1-9. 1 Kho. 22.11.

z 20.23. 21.33.

a 21.15. 18.22.

b 20.24.

c Mat. 6.10. Ruthe 1.18.

d Hlu. 18.21.

e 21.15. 18.22.

f 11.26.

g 21.8.

h 21.3.

i 11.26.

j 21.7.

k 15.4.

l 12.17.

m 11.30.

n 15.12. Roma 15.18,19.

o 1.17.

p 4.21. 11.18. Mat. 15.31.

q Gal. 1.14. Seb. 22.3. Roma 10.2.

r 21.24. Luka 1.4.

s 6.14.

t Nani 6.2,18. Seb. 18.18.

u 21.26. 24.18. Joha. 11.55.

v Nani 6.2,18. Seb. 18.18.

w 21.24. Luka 1.4.

x 15.20,29.

y 21.26. 24.18. Joha. 11.55.

z Nani 6.13.

a Nani 6.10-12.

b Nani 6.9.

c 24.18.

d 2.9.

e 26.21.

f 24.18.

g 19.32.

h Luka 21.12.

i 25.8. 6.13. Joha. 11.48.

j 24.6.

k 20.4.

l 18.19.

m 26.21. 2 Kho. 11.15.

n Joha. 18.12. Mark. 6.21.

o Joha. 18.3.

p 19.32.

q 23.27. 24.7.

r Joha. 18.12. Mark. 6.21.

s Joha. 18.12. Mark. 6.21.

t 20.23. 21.11.

u 12.6. 22.30. 26.29. 28.20.

v 21.37. 22.24. 23.10,16,32.

w 21.40. 22.30. 23.10,15.

x 22.22. Luka 23.18. Joha. 19.15.

y 21.37. 22.24. 23.10,16,32.

z Joha. 18.12. Mark. 6.21.

a 5.36,37.

b 17.6.

c Mat. 24.26.

d 22.3. 9.11.

e 21.40. 22.30. 23.10,15.

f 12.17.

g 22.2. 26.14. Luka 23.38. Joha. 5.2. 19.13,17,20. Isam. 9.11. 16.16. Seb. 1.19.

a 7.2.

b 21.40.

c Roma 11.1. 2 Kor. 11.22. Fil. 3.5. Seb. 21.39.

d 2 Kho. 4.38.

e 5.34.

f 26.5.

g 21.20.

h Roma 10.2.

i 21.19. 8.3.

j 9.2.

k Luka 22.66.

l 9.2. 26.10,11.

m 9.3-8. 26.12-18.

n Joha. 8.43.

o 9.10.

p 10.2.

q 6.3.

r 9.17,18.

s 3.13. 5.30.

t 26.16.

u Joha. 7.17.

v 22.18.23.11. 1 Kor. 9.1.15.8.

w 3.14.

x 1 Kor. 11.23. Gal. 1.12.

y 26.16.

z 23.11.

a 26.16.

b 9.18.

c Hlab. 51.2. Heb. 10.22. Seb. 2.38.

d 9.14.

e 9.26. 2 Kor. 12. 2.

f 10.10. 11.5. 2 Kor. 12.1-4.

g 22.14.

h 9.29.

i 22.4.

j 26.11. Mat. 10.17.

k Isam. 2.13.

l 8.1. Roma 1.32. Seb. 26.10.

m 7.58.

n 26.17. 9.15. 28.28.

o 2.39.

p Luka 11.27.

q 21.36.

r 25.24.

s 21.34.

t 22.29.

u 16.37.

v 16.37.

w Mat. 10.9.

x 16.3.

y 26.29. 21.33. 28.20.

z 23.1,6,15,20,28. 24.20. Mat. 5.22.

a 21.35. 23.10,15,28.

a Luka 4.20.

b 22.30.

c Fil. 1.27. Fil. 3.20.

d 24.16. 2 Kor. 1.12.4.2. 2 Tim. 1.3. Heb. 13.18. 1 Kor. 4.4.

e 24.1.

f 1 Kho. 22.24.

g Mat. 23.27.

h Dute. 25.1,2. Joha. 7.51.

i Joha. 18.22.

j 24.17.

k Eks. 22.28.

l Mat. 22.23.

m 22.30.

n 26.5. Fil. 3.5.

o 24.21. 24.15. 26.6-8. 28.20. Tit. 2.13.

p Mat. 22.23.

q Mat. 22.23.

r Mat. 22.23. Mark. 12.18. Luka 20.27.

s 23.29.

t 22.7,17,18.

u 5.39.

v 23.27. Luka 23.11.

w 23.15. 21.35. 22.30.

x 23.16,32. 21.34.

y 18.9. 27.23,24. 22.14.

z 22.15.

a Luka 16.28.

b 19.21.

c 23.21,30. 25.3. 9.24.

d Luka 22.15.

e 22.30.

f 23.10.

g 23.20. 18.25,26. 24.22.

h 23.10.

i 23.14,15.

j 22.30.

k 23.14,15.

l 23.20. 18.25,26. 24.22.

m Luka 11.54.

n 23.12.

o 1.4. 17.3. Eks. 18.4. Seb. 23.24.

p 23.33. 8.40.

q 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.

r Luka 1.3.

s 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.

t 15.23.

u 21.32,33,24.

v 23.10.

w 22.25-29.

x 19.38.

y 22.30.

z 22.30.

a 19.38.

b 18.15. 25.19.

c 26.31. 25.25. 23.9.

d 23.20.

e 9.24.

f 23.35. 24.8.

g 15.29.

h 23.23.

i 23.10.

j 23.33. 8.40.

k 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.

l 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.

m 25.1.

n 21.39.

o 23.30.

p Mat. 2.1. Seb. 12.19.

q Mat. 27.27.

a 21.18,27. 23.11.

b 23.2. 23.30,35.

c 25.6,7. 25.1.

d 24.10. Mat. 27.2.

e Luka 8.40.

f Luka 1.3.

g 2 Kor. 10.1.

h 17.6.

i Mat. 24.14.

j 24.5. 28.22.

k 21.28.

l Joha. 18.31.

m 21.32,33. 23.27.

n 23.30.

o 4.9.

p 24.10. Mat. 27.2.

q 19.33.

r 21.18,27. 24.1.

s 21.4,12,15.

t 8.27.

u 25.8. 28.17.

v 17.17.

w 9.2.

x 24.5. 28.22.

y 2 Tim. 1.3. Seb. 27.23.

z 26.22. 28.23. Roma 3.21.

a 24.21. 23.6.

b 24.21. 23.6.

c Dan. 12.2.

d 23.1. Jobe 27.6.

e 1 Kor. 10.32. Fil. 1.10.

f Mat. 26.61.

g 18.22,23. 19.8,10. 20.31.

h Roma 15.25-28. 1 Kor. 16.1,3. 2 Kor. 8.4. 9.1,12. Seb. 11.29. Gal. 2.10.

i Luka 12.1. Seb. 26.12.

j 21.26,27. 26.21.

k 2.9.

l 23.30. 25.16.

m 22.30.

n 23.6.

o 23.15.

p 9.2.

q 24.7.

r 25.21.

s 28.16. 27.3.

t 4.23. 1 Tim. 5.8. Joha. 1.11.

u Gal. 5.23. 2 Pet. 1.6.

v 17.31.

w 17.32. Isa. 55.6.

x 24.17.

y 25.9. 12.3.

a 23.34.

b 28.17.

c 25.9. Luka 2.4. Seb. 24.1.

d 25.4,6,13. 8.40.

e 24.1.

f Mark. 6.21.

g 25.15.

h 24.1.

i 23.12-15. 9.24.

j 25.4,6,13. 8.40.

k Luka 14.31. Seb. 11.17. 1 Kor. 1.26. Isam. 6.15.

l 24. 1.

m 25.4,6,13. 8.40.

n 25.10,17. Mat. 27.19.

o 24. 1.

p 2.22.

q 24.5,13.

r 25.16. 19.33.

s 21.28. 24.12. 28.17. 6.13.

t 24.27.

u 25.20.

v 25.9. Luka 2.4. Seb. 24.1.

w 25.10,17. Mat. 27.19.

x 2 Tim. 1.18.

y 25.25.

z 25.16. 3.14. 27.24. Luka 7.42.

a 25.12,21,25. 26.32. 28.19.

b 25.12,21,25. 26.32. 28.19.

c 25.4,6,13. 8.40.

d Gal. 2.2.

e 24.27.

f 25.2-6.

g 25.15.

h 25.16. 3.14. 27.24. Luka 7.42.

i 23.30. 24.19.

j 25.16. 19.33.

k 25.2-6.

l 25.10,17. Mat. 27.19.

m 25.27. Mat. 27.37. Mark. 15.26.

n 18.15. 23.29.

o 17.22.

1 ngisadidekile: kumbe, ngisadidekile ukuthi ngibuze njani ngakho.

p 25.9.

q 25.12,21,25. 26.32. 28.19.

r 9.15.

s 25.13.

t Mark. 6.21.

u Roma 11.2.

v 25.2,7.

w 22.22.

x 23.29. 26.31. 23.9. 25.11.

y 25.11,12.

z 25.12,21,25. 26.32. 28.19.

a 25.27. Mat. 27.37. Mark. 15.26.

a 26.2,24. 19.33.

b 26.7. 19.38.

c 26.2,24. 19.33.

d 6.14.

e Luka 1.3.

f Mat. 25.24.

g 22.3.

h Jak. 1.26,27.

i 23.6. Fil. 3.5.

j Luka 2.25. Seb. 23.6.

k Luka 24.27. Seb. 13.32.

l Jak. 1.1.

m Luka 7.4. Seb. 12.5.

n 24.14. 27.23.

o Fil. 3.11.

p 26.7. 19.38.

q 1 Tim. 1.13.

r 8.3.

s 9.13.

t 9.14,21. 22.4, 5.

u 22.20.

v 22.19. Mat. 10.17.

w 9.1,2.

x Luka 12.1. Seb. 24.18.

y 9.3-8. 22.6-11.

z 21.40.

a 22.14.

b Luka 1.2.

c 22.15. 20.21,24.

d 22.21. 28.28.

e Isa. 29.18. 32.3. 35.5. 42.7. Efe. 1.18.

f Hlab. 36.9. Luka 1.79. Joha. 8.12. 2 Kor. 4.4. 6.14. Efe. 4.18. 5.8. 1 Thes. 5.5. 1 Pet. 2.9.

g Luka 22.53.

h 5.31.

i 20.32. Mat. 25.34.

j 9.20,22.

k 9.29.

l 11.26.

m 13.46.

n 15.19.

o Mat. 3.8.

p 21.27,30,31. 24.18.

q Isam. 11.18. 13.16. 19.5,18. 20.12. Seb. 8.10. Jer. 6.13.

r Luka 24.27,44. Seb. 10.43. 13.27. 24.14. 28.23.

s Luka 24.27,44. Seb. 10.43. 13.27. 24.14. 28.23.

t Mat. 26.24.

u 1 Kor. 15.20,23. Kol. 1.18. Isam. 1.5.

v Luka 2.32.

w 26.1.

x 26.25. 2 Kho. 9.11. 1 Kor. 1.23. 2.14. 4.10.

y Joha. 7.15.

z 2 Kor. 5.13.

a 26.25. 2 Kho. 9.11. 1 Kor. 1.23. 2.14. 4.10.

b Luka 1.3.

c 2 Kor. 5.13.

d 4.29.

e 11.26. 1 Pet. 4.16.

f 22.30. 2 Tim. 2.9. Seb. 21.33. 28.20.

g Mat. 27.2.

h 25.23.

i 25.23.

j 23.29. 25.25. 23.9.

k 28.18.

l 25.11,12,21,25. 28.19.

a 25.12,25.

b Joha. 18.3.

c 2.9.

d 19.29.

e 20.4. 17.1.

f Luka 4.26.

g 28.2.

h 24.23. 28.16.

i 27.7. 21.3. 27.5.

j 4.36.

k 28.11. 6.9.

l 27.4.

m 27.7. 21.3. 27.5.

n 27.12,13,21. 2.10.

o 27.13.

p 27.21.

q 27.21.

r Isam. 18.17.

s 27.12,13,21. 2.10.

t 27.26,29.

u Jona 1.5.

v Jona 1.5.

w 27.10.

x 27.12,13,21. 2.10.

y 27.21.

z 27.21.

a 18.9. 23.11. 12.7.

b 2 Tim. 4.17.

c 24.14. Roma 1.9. 2 Tim. 1.3. Dan. 6.16. Luka 1.74. Fil. 3.3. Heb. 9.14. 12.28.

d 25.11,16. Luka 7.42.

e 27.22,36.

f Luka 1.45.

g 28.1.

h 27.17,29,32.

i 27.17,29,32.

j 27.16.

k Joha. 15.22.

l Joha. 2.15.

m 27.40. 5.38.

n 27.17,29,32.

o 1 Sam. 14.45.

p Mat. 15.36.

q 27.22,36.

r 2.41. 7.14. 1 Pet. 3.20. Roma 13.1. Jak. 5.20.

s 27.29.

t 27.17.

u 2 Kor. 11.25.

v 27.22.

a 27.39.

b 27.26.

c 28.4. Roma 1.14. 1 Kor. 14.11. Kol. 3.11.

d 27.3.

e 19.11.

f 28.4. Roma 1.14. 1 Kor. 14.11. Kol. 3.11.

g Luka 13.2.

h Amos 5.19.

i Mark. 16.18. Luka 10.19.

j Luka 23.41.

k 8.10. 14.11.

l 27.17. Mark. 6.21.

m Jak. 5.14,15.

n Mark. 16.18. Seb. 19.11,12. 1 Kor. 12.9,28. Luka 13.13.

o 1 Tim. 5.17. Mat. 15.6.

p 27.6.

q Joha. 21.23.

r Joha. 21.23.

s 24.23. 27.3.

t 25.1.

u 28.17. Mark. 6.21.

v 28.18. 24.12,13. 25.8.

w 6.14.

x 21.33.

y 4.9.

z 26.32.

a 28.18. 24.12,13. 25.8.

b 25.11.

c 23.6.

d Luka 2.25.

e Efe. 6.20. 2 Tim. 1.16. Seb. 26.29. Efe. 3.1.

f 24.14.

g Luka 2.34. 1 Pet. 2.12. 3.16. 4.14.

h 11.4.

i Luka 16.28.

j 1.3.

k 19.8.

l 1.3.

m 17.2,3. 26.22.

n 14.4. 17.4.

o Isa. 6.9,10. Mat. 13.14. Luka 8.10.

p Luka 3.6. Luka 2.30. Roma 11.11.

q Mat. 21.41,43. Luka 2.32. Seb. 13.46,47. 18.6. 22.21. 26.17,18. 19.9.

r 15.2, 7.

s Luka 8.40.

t 20.25.

u 4.29.