Imisebenzi 10
1 EKhesariya kwakulendoda eyayithiwa nguKhoneliyasi, yayingumlawuli webutho lekhulu elalithiwa liViyo lase-Ithaliya.
Pfumu yimosi yi masodi ma basi Loma mu nkangu wuba ntedilanga “Italiya” wuba kalanga ku Sezali, dizina diandi Khoneli.
2 Yena lendlu yakhe yonke babekhonza njalo bemesaba uNkulunkulu. Wayenika ngesihle labo abaswelayo njalo ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu kokuphela.
Wuba mutu wu busonga, wuba kinzikanga mambu Nzambi va kimosi ayi basi nzoꞌandi yoso. Wuba sadisanga minsukami ayi wuba sambilanga Nzambi mu zithangu zioso.
3 Ngelinye ilanga, sokungaba lihola lesithathu emini waba lombono. Wabona kamhlophe ingilosi kaNkulunkulu, eyeza kuye yathi, “Khoneliyasi!”
Wumona mu tsongolo nduka-nduka mu thangu yintatu mu masika, mbasi yi Nzambi yikota mu nzoꞌandi ayi yinkamba: —A Khoneli!
4 UKhoneliyasi wayiqhuzulela amehlo ngokwesaba. Wabuza wathi, “Kuyini, Nkosi?” Ingilosi yaphendula yathi, “Imikhuleko yakho lezipho zakho kwabaswelayo sekufinyelele kuNkulunkulu kwaba yisikhumbuzo.
Khoneli wusungamana kuntala ayi lukhuku, ayi wunyuvula: —A Pfumu! Mbi biobi e? Mbasi wumvutudila: —Zitsambulu ziaku ayi makaba weti vana minsukami bitudidi kuidi Nzambi, wubitebukidi moyo.
5 Ngakho-ke, thumela amadoda eJopha ayebuya lendoda ethiwa nguSimoni owaziwa ngokuthi nguPhethro.
Fidisa buabu batu ku Yope; tumisa Simoni, mutu wowo beti tedila Piela,
6 Ihlala loSimoni ongumtshuki wezikhumba, olendlu okhunjini lolwandle.”
Widi ku nzo Simoni diodi wumvanganga bima mu minkanda mi bibulu nzo beni va muenda mbu yidi.
7 Ingilosi eyakhuluma laye isihambile, uKhoneliyasi wabiza izinceku zakhe ezimbili kanye loyedwa owayengumncedisi webutho owayeyindoda ekhonzayo.
Mbasi yoyi yiba kunkamba bu yitumbu kuenda, Kolineyi wutumisa bisadi biodi mu bisadi biandi ayi disodi dimosi mu masodi momo maba kalanga va ndambuꞌandi, diodi diluta kinzikanga mambu ma Nzambi.
8 Wabatshela konke okwakwenzakele, wasebathuma eJopha.
Bu kamana kuba samunina mambu moso, buna wuba fidisa ku Yope.
9 Sekungaba phakathi laphakathi kwemini sebebanga edolobheni, uPhethro wakhwela ophahleni ukuyakhuleka.
Mu lumbu kilanda, bu baba mu nzila ayi bu bafikama ayi Yope, Piela wumaka ku yilu muanzu mu kuenda sambila. Yiba nduka-nduka midi.
10 Wezwa eselambile esefuna ulutho lokudla, kwathi ukudla kusalungiswa wehlelwa yisiyeziphupho.
Nzala yiwombo yiba yandi ayi wuzola dia. Sumbu diba ti buna bakidi nlambila bidia, buna wuzamuka mu Pheve.
11 Wabona izulu livulekile, kusehliselwa emhlabeni ulutho olwalunjengelembu elikhulu libanjwe ngamagumbi alo womane.
Wumona diyilu dizibukidi ayi wumona kima kimosi kidedakani banga nledi wunneni wukuluka mu zitsongi ziandi ziya va ntoto.
12 Lalithwele yonke imihlobo yezinyamazana ezilenyawo ezine, kanye lezinanakazana ezihuquzelayo emhlabeni lezinyoni zemoyeni.
Muna muba mintindu mioso mi bibulu; bibio bindiatilanga mu bivumu, ayi mintindu mioso mi zinuni.
13 Ilizwi laselimtshela lathi, “Vuka Phethro. Hlaba udle.”
Wuwa mbembo yimosi yinkamba: —Piela, telama! Vonda ayi dia!
14 UPhethro waphendula wathi, “Hatshi, Nkosi! Kangikaze ngidle lutho olungahlanzekanga lolungcolileyo.”
Piela wuvutula: —Nana Pfumu! Bila ndididi ko bima bisumuka ayi bimvindu.
15 Laphinda ilizwi lakhuluma okwesibili kuye lathi, “Ungabokuthi ulutho oseluhlanjululwe nguNkulunkulu kaluhlanzekanga.”
Mbembo yibuela kunkamba mu khumbu yimmuadi: —Biobi Nzambi kavedisa ngeyo kadi kubi mona bisumuka.
16 Lokhu kwenzakala kathathu, kwasekusithi masinyane ilembu labuyiselwa ezulwini.
Mu zikhumbu zitatu kamonina tsongolo beni bosi ku nzimunina kima beni kikuma ku diyilu.
17 Kwathi uPhethro esamangele ngokuthi umbono lowo wawusitshoni, amadoda ayethunywe nguKhoneliyasi ayibona indlu kaSimoni, ema entubeni.
Piela bu kaba yindula tsundu yi tsongolo yoyi kamona, muna thangu beni, batu bobo Kolineyi kafidisa buna bateliminiva muelo nzo bu bamana yuvula nzo yi Simoni.
18 Akhuleka abuza ingabe uSimoni owayethiwa nguPhethro wayehlala khonapho yini.
Batela mbila ayi bayuvula enati Simoni diodi beti tedila Piela widi mu nzo beni.
19 Kwathi uPhethro elokhu esacabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye, “Simoni, kulamadoda amathathu akudingayo.
Piela bu kaba yindula tsongolo beni, Pheve wunkamba: —Tala, batu batatu balembo tombi.
20 Ngakho-ke, phakama wehlele phansi. Ungathandabuzi ukuhamba lawo, ngoba ngiwathumile.”
Vayi telama, kuluka ayi yenda yawu mu kambu memata bila minu veka ndiba fidisidi.
21 UPhethro wehla wathi emadodeni lawo, “Nginguye lowo elimdingayo. Lilandeni?”
Piela bu kabaluka kuba batu beni, buna wukamba: —Tala minu mutu wowo luntomba; A diambu mbi luizidi e?
22 Amadoda aphendula athi, “Sivela kuKhoneliyasi umlawuli wekhulu lamabutho. Ungumuntu olungileyo owesaba uNkulunkulu, ohlonitshwa yibo bonke abangamaJuda. Ingilosi engcwele imtshele ukuthi kakulethe endlini yakhe ukuze ezwe lokho ongabe uyakutsho.”
Bamvutudila: —Kolineyi, pfumu yi masodi ma basi Loma wututumini, niandi widi mutu wusonga ayi wunkinzikanga Nzambi ayi tsi yoso yi Bayuda yeti kuntelimina kimbangi kimboti. Mbasi yi Nzambi yinlubudi mu diambu katumisa ku Nzoꞌandi muingi kawa mambu kuidi ngeyo.
23 UPhethro wasewangenisa endlini amadoda lawo njengezethekeli zakhe. Ngosuku olulandelayo uPhethro wasuka labo, kwathi labanye abazalwane beJopha bahamba laye.
Bu kaba kotisa mu nzo; wuba vangisila nleko. Va nsuka, wutelama ayi wuyenda yawu ayi ndambu yi bakhomba zi divula Yope bayenda yandi.
24 Ngelanga elilandelayo wafika eKhesariya. UKhoneliyasi wayesebalindele esebize izihlobo zakhe labangane abaseduze.
Batula ku Sezali mu lumbu kilanda. Kolineyi wuba kuba vingila, wumana kutikisa bibutu biandi ayi bakundi bandi.
25 Kuthe uPhethro engena, uKhoneliyasi wamhlangabeza, wazilahla phansi ezinyaweni zakhe ngenhlonipho.
Mu thangu Piela kaba kota mu nzo, Kolineyi wuyiza dengana Piela, wubua va malu mandi ayi wumbuongimina.
26 Kodwa uPhethro wamsukumisa. Wathi, “Sukuma, mina ngingumuntu nje.”
Vayi Petelo wuntelimisa bu katuba: —Telama kuaku! Bila minu mamvama ndidi mutu!
27 UPhethro wangena endlini elokhu ekhuluma laye, wafumana ixuku labantu elikhulu.
Bu kaba solula yandi, wukota mu nzo ayi wumona batu bawombobuna bakutikini.
28 Wathi kubo, “Liyakwazi ukuthi kungaphandle komthetho wethu ukuthi umJuda ahlanganyele loweZizwe loba ukuthi amethekelele. Kodwa uNkulunkulu usengitshengisile ukuthi kangingakutsho ukuthi omunye umuntu kahlanzekanga loba ungcolile.
Piela wuba kamba: —Beno luzebi ti dikandama mu Mina mi Bayuda kuidi Nyuda mu fubakananga voti buminanga mutu kambulu Nyuda. Vayi Nzambi wumbonisini ti kadi mutu wumosi ndilendi tedilanga ko wusumuka voti wumvindu ko.
29 Yikho kuthe lapho ngibizwa lapha, ngahle ngeza ngingazange ngibalise lokhu lalokhuyana. Sengibuza-ke manje, ungibizelani?”
Diawu bu lufidisi batu biza thombi, ndizidi mu kambu ziphaka. Buabu thidi zaba diambu mbi luthumisini.
30 UKhoneliyasi waphendula wathi, “Ensukwini ezintathu ezedluleyo bengisendlini yami ngikhuleka ngasonalesi isikhathi, ngehola lesithathu emini. Masinyane indoda ebigqoke izigqoko ezikhazimulayo yema phambi kwami,
Kolineyi wumvutudila: —Kiawu kiaki lumbu kinya mu thangu yi phila yayi; mu thangu yintatu yi masika buna ndilembo sambila mu nzoꞌama, tala mutu wumosi, wuvuata minledi miba lezama, wuyiza kuthelimina ku ntuala.
31 yathi, ‘Khoneliyasi, uNkulunkulu usewuzwile umkhuleko wakho wakhumbula lezipho zakho kwabaswelayo.
Ayi wukhamba: “Khoneli, Nzambi wuwilu zitsambulu ziaku bosi wutebukidi moyo makaba maku momo weti vana minsukami.
32 Thumela ilizwi eJopha ubize uSimoni owaziwa ngokuthi nguPhethro. Wethekelele emzini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba, ohlala malungana lolwandle.’
Fidisa batu ku Yope, tumisa Simoni diodi bantedilanga Piela, widi ku nzo Simoni diodi dieti vangila bima mu minkanda mi bibulu. Nzo andi vana muenda mbu yidi.
33 Yikho ngihle ngathuma abantu kuwe ngokuphangisa, kwaba kuhle ukuthi lawe uze. Manje sonke sesikhona lapha phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuthi sizwe konke iNkosi ekuyale ukuthi usitshele khona.”
Diawu mu kambu vingila, mfidisi batu kuidi ngeyo ayi diambu dimboti vengi bu wizidi. Buabu beto boso tuidi vava va ntuala Nzambi mu wa mambu mamo Pfumu katumini mu kutukamba!”
34 UPhethro waseqalisa ukukhuluma wathi: “Sengibona khathesi ukuthi ngeqiniso uNkulunkulu kalabandlululo,
Piela weka nyoluka: —Bukiedika mbakudi ti Nzambi katalanga bizizi bi batu ko.
35 kodwa wamukela abantu benhlanga zonke abamesabayo, abenza okulungileyo.
Vayi mu zitsi zioso woso mutu weti kunkinzika ayi weti sadila busonga, niandi wummonisanga Nzambi khini.
36 Yilo leli ilizwi uNkulunkulu alithumela ebantwini bako-Israyeli, elikhuluma ngezindaba ezinhle zokuthula ngoJesu Khristu oyiNkosi yabo bonke.
Niandi wufidisa mambu mandi kuidi bana ba Iseli, mu kuba samunina Nsamu Wumboti wu ndembama mu nzila yi Yesu Klisto, niandi Pfumu yi batu boso.
37 Liyakwazi osekwenzakele kulolonke elaseJudiya, kusukela eGalile ngemva kobhaphathizo olwatshunyayelwa nguJohane,
Luzebi mambu moso masamunu mu Yuda dioso, tonina mu zunga ki Ngalili mu thangu Yowani kamanisa longa nsamu wumbotokolo;
38 ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele langamandla, lokuthi wahamba izindawana zonke esenza ubuhle njalo esilisa bonke ababesemandleni omubi, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye.
buevi Nzambi kadukudila Pheve Yinlongo ayi lulendo kuidi Yesu, wuba muisi Nazaleti. Niandi wudiengila mu bibuangu bioso mu vanganga mamboti ayi mu belusa batu bobo baba bakangama mu buvika bu lulendo lu Satana, bila Nzambi wuba yandi.
39 Singofakazi bakho konke akwenzayo elizweni lamaJuda laseJerusalema. Bambulala ngokumlengisa esiphambanweni,
Beto tuidi bambangi ba mambu moso momo kavanga mu tsi yi Bayuda ayi mu Yelusalemi. Niandi bavondisa bu bambanda va nti.
40 kodwa uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo ngosuku lwesithathu, wakwenza ukuthi abonakale.
Vayi Nzambi wumfulukisa mu lumbu kintatu ayi wumvana minsua mi monikina diaka,
41 Kabonwanga ngabantu bonke, kodwa ngofakazi uNkulunkulu ayevele esebakhethile, yithi thina esadla sanatha laye ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
bika sia ti kuidi batu boso vayi kuidi bambangi ziozi niandi veka Nzambi kakisobudila thama, fuana beto tudia ayi tunua yandi ku nzimunina bu kafuluka mu bafua.
42 Wasilaya ukuba sitshumayele ebantwini bonke njalo sifakaze ukuthi unguye uNkulunkulu ambekayo ukuba ngumahluleli wabaphilayo labafileyo.
Niandi wututuma tulonga batu ayi tutelama kimbangi ti niandi Nzambi kabieka zuzi di batu badi moyo ayi bafua.
43 Bonke abaphrofethi bafakaza ngaye ukuthi bonke abakholwa kuye baphiwa ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngebizo lakhe.”
Mimbikudi mioso mintelimina kimbangi ti woso wunkuwilukilawela lemvokolo masumu mandi mu dizina diandi.
44 UPhethro elokhu esakhuluma amazwi la uMoya oNgcwele wehlela kubo bonke abalizwayo ilizwi.
Buna Piela wikidi tubi mambu mama, Pheve Yinlongo yikuluka mu batu boso bobo bawa mambu beni.
45 AmaJuda, amakholwa asokiweyo ayeze loPhethro amangaliswa yikuthi uMoya oNgcwele wawuthululelwe lakwabeZizwe.
Bayuda bobo bawilukila bayiza ayi Piela, basimina mu mona ti dikaba di Pheve Yinlongo dieka ayi kuidi batu bobo bakambulu Bayuda.
46 Ngoba babezwa bekhuluma ngendimi bedumisa uNkulunkulu. UPhethro wasesithi,
Bila babawa babo banyoluka zimbembo zinkaka ayi bankembisa Nzambi.
47 “Kambe ukhona yini umuntu ongalela abantu laba ukuba babhaphathizwe ngamanzi na? Sebemukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi.”
Buna Piela wuba yuvula: —A buevi, mutu wulenda kandika batu baba babotama mu nlangu, bawu batambudi Pheve Yinlongo banga beto e?
48 Wasesithi kababhaphathizwe ebizweni likaJesu Khristu. Basebecela uPhethro ukuthi ahlale labo okwensukwana ezithile.
Diawu wuvana lutumunu muingi babotama mu dizina di Yesu Klisto. Bosi banleba mu diambu kakala ndambu bilumbu.
