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Madoda, bazalwane, labobaba, zwanini ukuziphendulela kwami khathesi kini.
Sebezwile ukuthi ukhuluma labo ngolimi lwamaHebheru, bathula kakhulu, wasesithi:
3 ⲅ̅ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲢⲤⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲨⲖⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲈⲀⲨϢⲀⲚⲞⲨϢⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲚϬⲀⲖⲀⲨϪ ⲚⲄⲀⲘⲀⲖⲒⲎⲖ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲒ ⲈⲠⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲞⲞⲨ.
Mina ngiyindoda engumJuda, eyazalelwa eTarsu yeKilikhiya, ngakhuliselwa kulumuzi enyaweni zikaGamaliyeli, ngafundiswa ngokuqinileyo umlayo wabobaba, ngitshisekela uNkulunkulu, njengani lonke lamuhla;
eyazingela leyondlela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibabopha ngibanikela entolongweni amadoda kanye labafazi,
5 ⲉ̅ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϬⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲚⲒⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲚⲀ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲈⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲔⲈⲬⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲨⲤⲞⲚϨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ.
njengoba lompristi omkhulu engifakazela, lomphakathi wonke wabadala; engazuza kubo incwadi eziya kubazalwane, ngaya eDamaseko, ukuthi lababekhona lapho ngibalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe, ukuze bajeziswe.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲒ ⲈⲒⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲒϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲔⲰϮ ⲘⲘⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
Kwasekusithi ngisahamba sengisondela eDamaseko, sekungaba yimini enkulu, kwahle kwakhanya ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini kungizingelezela.
Ngasengiwela phansi, ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelani?
8 ⲏ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲀⲒⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ϪⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲒⲚⲀⲌⲰⲢⲈⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰϤ.
Mina ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Wasesithi kimi: NginguJesu weNazaretha wena omzingelayo.
Lalabo ababelami bakubona ukukhanya, njalo basebesesaba, kodwa kabalizwanga ilizwi elakhuluma lami.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈϮⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲦⲰⲚⲔ ⲘⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϢⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲔ ⲈⲐⲢⲈⲔⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ.
Ngasengisithi: Ngenzeni, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma uye eDamaseko; njalo uzatshelwa khona ngazo zonke izinto ozimiselwe ukuthi uzenze.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϮⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲀϪⲒϪ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲈⲘⲎⲒ ⲀⲒⲒ ⲈⲆⲀⲘⲀⲤⲔⲞⲤ.
Njengoba ngangingaboni ngenxa yenkazimulo yalokhokukhanya, ngakhokhelwa ngesandla yilabo ababelami, ngafika eDamaseko.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲀⲚⲒⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
Njalo uAnaniya othile, indoda ekhuthele ekukhonzeni ngokomlayo, owayefakazelwa yiwo wonke amaJuda ahlala khona,
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲞⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲖ ⲠⲀⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲘⲂⲞⲖ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ϨⲰ ϦⲈⲚϮⲞⲨⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
weza kimi wasesima phansi kwami wathi kimi: Sawuli mzalwane, buya ubone. Njalo mina ngalesosikhathi ngasengimbona.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲦⲠⲔ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲢⲰϤ.
Wasesithi: UNkulunkulu wabobaba bethu ukumisile ngaphambili ukuthi wazi intando yakhe, lokuthi ubone oLungileyo, njalo uzwe ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
ngoba uzakuba ngumfakazi wakhe kubo bonke abantu, walokho okubonileyo lokuzwileyo.
Khathesi-ke, usalindeleni? Sukuma ubhabhathizwe uhlanjululwe ezonweni zakho, ubize ibizo leNkosi.
Kwasekusithi kimi sengibuyele eJerusalema, njalo ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngaba lokuhlehla kwengqondo,
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀⲒⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲬⲰⲖⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲞⲤⲀⲖⲎⲘ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϬⲒ ⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦ.
ngasengimbona wathi kimi: Phangisa uphume ngesiqubu eJerusalema; ngoba kabasoze bemukele ubufakazi bakho ngami.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲠⲈϪⲎⲒ ϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲚⲀⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲠϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒϨⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲤⲨⲚⲀⲄⲰⲄⲎ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞⲔ.
Ngasengisithi: Nkosi, bayazi bona ukuthi mina ngangibafaka entolongweni ngibatshaya emasinagogeni wonke labo abakholwa kuwe;
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲪⲰⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲤⲚⲞϤ ⲚⲤⲦⲈⲪⲀⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲔⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲞⲤ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲰ ⲚⲀⲒⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦ ⲈⲒϮⲘⲀϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲒⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲚⲒϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲚⲀⲨϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
njalo mhla kuchithwa igazi likaStefane umfakazi wakho, mina uqobo ngangimi khona ngivumelana lokufa kwakhe, njalo ngilondoloza izembatho zalabo abambulalayo.
Wasesithi kimi: Hamba, ngoba mina ngizakuthuma khatshana kwabezizwe.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϢⲀ ⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲤⲘⲎ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲖⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϤⲈⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲀⲚ.
Bamlalela kwaze kwafika kulelolizwi, baphakamisa ilizwi labo besithi: Msuseni onje emhlabeni, ngoba kakufanele ukuthi aphile!
Kwathi besamemeza, baphosa izembatho, baphosa uthuli emoyeni,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲔⲈⲖⲈⲨⲒⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϬⲒⲦϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲈⲘⲂⲞⲖⲎ ⲈⲀϤϪⲞⲤ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲀⲤⲦⲒⲄⲜ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲚⲖⲰⲒϪⲒ ⲤⲈⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ.
induna enkulu yalaya ukuthi angeniswe enkambeni yamabutho, yathi kahlolisiswe ngokutshaywa ngesiswepu, ukuze yazi ukuthi kungasizatho bani bememeza ngokunjalo ngaye.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϬⲞⲖⲔϤ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒϦⲰⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲚⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲚϤⲈⲢ ⲠⲔⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲠϨⲀⲠ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲈⲈⲢⲘⲀⲤⲦⲒⲄⲄⲞⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
Kwathi sebemelulele phambili ngemichilo, uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi lapho: Kuvunyelwe kini yini ukutshaya ngesiswepu umuntu ongumRoma engalahlwanga licala?
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲈⲔⲀⲦⲞⲚⲦⲀⲢⲬ ⲞⲤ ⲀϤϢⲈ ϢⲀ ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲘⲞϤ ⲈϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲔⲚⲀⲀⲒϤ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ.
Induna yekhulu isizwile yasondela yatshela induna enkulu isithi: Nanzelela osuzakwenza; ngoba lumuntu ungumRoma.
Induna enkulu yasifika yathi kuye: Ngitshele, wena ungumRoma yini? Yena wathi: Yebo.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀⲒϢⲰⲠ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲎⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲘⲎ ϢⲚⲔⲈⲪⲀⲖⲈⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲘⲀⲤⲦ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲤ.
Induna enkulu yasiphendula yathi: Mina lelilungelo lokuba yisakhamuzi ngalizuza ngemali enkulu. UPawuli wasesithi: Kodwa lami ngazalwa lalo.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲤⲀⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲨϨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ Ⲁ- ⲠⲒⲬⲒⲖⲒⲀⲢⲬⲞⲤ ⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲈⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲤⲞⲚϨϤ.
Ngakho labo abasebezamhlola bahle basuka kuye. Lenduna enkulu layo yesaba, isisazi ukuthi ungumRoma, lokuthi ibimbophile.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ϪⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲀⲨⲈⲢⲔⲀⲦⲎⲄⲞⲢⲒⲚ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲒⲞⲨⲆⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲂⲞⲖϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲀϨⲤⲀϨⲚⲒ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲀⲢⲬⲒⲈⲢⲈⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲘⲀ ⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲈⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲀϤⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ.
Kwathi kusisa ifuna ukwazi iqiniso, ukuthi kungani emangalelwa ngamaJuda, yamkhulula kuzibopho, yalaya ukuthi abapristi abakhulu lomphakathi wabo wonke babuye, yamehlisa uPawuli yammisa phambi kwabo.
