Imisebenzi 11
1 Abapostoli labazalwane kulolonke elaseJudiya bezwa ukuthi abeZizwe labo basebelamukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu.
Zvino vaapositori nehama dzaiva paJudhiya vakanzwa kuti vahedheni vagamuchirawo shoko raMwari.
2 Yikho kwathi uPhethro esebuyele eJerusalema, amaJuda, amakholwa asokileyo, amsola
Zvino Petro wakati akwira kuJerusarema, vekudzingiswa vakapokana naye,
3 athi, “Wangena endlini yabantu abangasokanga wadla labo.”
vachiti: Wakapinda muvarume vasina kudzingiswa, ukadya navo.
4 UPhethro wabalondela konke kusukela ekuqaleni, wakuchasisa njengokwenzakala kwakho, wathi,
Asi Petro atanga wakavarondedzera zvichitevedzana achiti:
5 “Ngangisedolobheni laseJopha ngikhuleka, ngehlelwa yisiyeziphupho ngaba lombono. Ngabona ulutho olwalunjengelembu elikhulu lisehliselwa phansi ngamagumbi alo womane livela ezulwini, lehlela phansi lapho engangikhona.
Ini ndakange ndiri muguta reJopa ndichinyengetera, zvino muchiyeverwa ndakaona chiratidzo, umwe mudziyo wakaburuka, semucheka mukuru unoburuswa kubva kudenga nemakona mana, ndokusvika kwandiri;
6 Ngakhangela phakathi kwalo ngabona izinyamazana zomhlaba zezinyawo ezine, izilo zeganga, izinanakazana ezihuquzelayo lezinyoni zemoyeni.
wandakati ndatarisisa ndacherekedza, zvino ndakaona mhuka dzine makumbo mana dzenyika nemhuka dzesango nezvinokambaira neshiri dzedenga.
7 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lingitshela lisithi, ‘Vuka Phethro. Hlaba udle.’
Zvino ndakanzwa inzwi richiti kwandiri: Simuka, Petro, baya udye.
8 Ngaphendula ngathi, ‘Hatshi bo, Nkosi! Kowami umlomo kakukaze kungene ulutho olungahlanzekanga loba olungcolileyo.’
Asi ndakati: Aiwa kwete Ishe; nokuti hakuna chisakachena kana chine tsvina chakatongopinda mumuromo mangu.
9 Ilizwi lakhuluma okwesibili livela ezulwini lathi, ‘Ungabokuthi ulutho oseluhlanjululwe nguNkulunkulu kaluhlanzekanga.’
Asi inzwi rakandipindura rwechipiri richibva kudenga richiti: Mwari chaachenesa, iwe usati chakasviba.
10 Lokhu kwenzakala kathathu, konke kwase kubuyiselwa njalo ezulwini.
Uye izvi zvakaitika kusvikira katatu, zvese ndokukweverwazve kumusoro kudenga.
11 Ngalesosikhathi amadoda amathathu ayethunywe kimi evela eKhesariya afika endlini engangihlala kuyo.
Zvino tarira, pakarepo varume vatatu vamire pamberi pemba yandakange ndiri, vatumwa kwandiri kubva kuKesariya.
12 UMoya wangitshela ukuthi ngingathandabuzi ukuhamba lawo. Laba abazalwane abayisithupha labo bahamba lami sayangena endlini yendoda leyo.
Mweya ndokuti kwandiri ndiende navo, ndisiri asina chokwadi nechinhu; nehama idzi nhanhatuwo dzakaenda neni, zvino takapinda mumba memurume uyu;
13 Yasitshela ukuthi yabona ingilosi endlini yayo isithi, ‘Thumela eJopha ubize uSimoni owaziwa ngokuthi nguPhethro.
iye akatipira kuti wakaona sei mutumwa amire mumba make, achiti kwaari: Tumira varume kuJopa, ugodana Simoni, anonzi Petro,
14 Uzakulethela ilizwi eliyilo elizakusindisa wena kanye lendlu yakho.’
achakuudza mashoko, auchaponeswa nawo iwe nemhuri yako yese.
15 Kwathi ngiqalisa nje ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo njengoba wehlela kithi ekuqaleni.
Zvino ndakati ndichatanga kutaura, Mweya Mutsvene wakaburukira pamusoro pavowo, sezvazvakaita pamusoro pedu pakutanga.
16 Ngakho ngasengikhumbula okwatshiwo yiNkosi isithi, ‘UJohane wabhaphathiza ngamanzi, kodwa lina lizabhaphathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.’
Zvino ndakarangarira shoko raIshe, kuti wakataura sei achiti: Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza nemvura, asi imwi muchabhabhatidzwa neMweya Mutsvene.
17 Ngakho-ke, nxa uNkulunkulu wabanika sona lesosipho asinika sona thina esakholwa eNkosini uJesu Khristu, ngangingubani mina engangingakhumbula ukuthi ngingamelana loNkulunkulu na?”
Naizvozvo kana Mwari avapa chipo chakafanana nechaakapa kwatiriwo, takatenda kuna Ishe Jesu Kristu, ini ndaiva ani waigona kudzivisa Mwari?
18 Bathi sebekuzwile lokhu, kababe besaba lansolo, badumisa uNkulunkulu besithi, “Ngakho-ke, uNkulunkulu usebanikile labo abeZizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.”
Zvino vakati vanzwa zvinhu izvozvi vakanyarara, vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Naizvozvo Mwari wakapawo kuvahedheni kutendeukira kuupenyu.
19 Kwathi labo ababehlakazekile ngenxa yokuhlukunyezwa okwaqala ngokufa kukaStefane bahamba baze bayafika eFenikhiya, leSiphrasi le-Antiyokhi betshumayela ilizwi kumaJuda kuphela.
Zvino avo vakapararira nekushushwa kwakaitika pamusoro paSitefano vakagura kusvikira paFenikia neSaipuresi neAndiyokiya, vasingatauri shoko kuna ani asi kuVaJudha chete.
20 Kodwa abanye babo, amadoda ayevela eSiphrasi laseKhureni, aya e-Antiyokhi atshumayela lakumaGrikhi, ebatshela ngezindaba ezinhle ngeNkosi uJesu.
Asi kwaiva nevamwe vavo, varume VaSaipuresi neVaSairini vakati vasvika kuAndiyokiya, vakataura kuVaHerenisiti, vachiparidza mashoko akanaka aIshe Jesu.
21 INkosi yaba labo, ngakho abantu abanengi bakholwa baphendukela eNkosini.
Neruoko rwaIshe rwaiva navo; uye uwandu ukuru hwakatenda hukatendeukira kuna Ishe.
22 Ibandla eliseJerusalema lakuzwa lokhu laselithumela uBhanabhasi e-Antiyokhi.
Zvino shoko pamusoro pavo rikanzwikwa munzeve dzekereke yaiva paJerusarema; zvino vakatuma Bhanabhasi kuti agure kunosvika Andiyokiya;
23 Ekufikeni kwakhe wazibona izithelo zomusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza njalo wabakhuthaza bonke ukuthi baqhubeke ngobuqotho eNkosini ngezinhliziyo zabo zonke.
iye asvika ndokuona nyasha dzaMwari akafara, akavakurudzira vese kuti varambire panaIshe nekuzvipira kwemoyo;
24 Wayeyindoda elungileyo, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele lokukholwa. Abantu abanengi kakhulu balethwa eNkosini.
nokuti waiva murume wakanaka, uye azere neMweya Mutsvene uye nekutenda; chaunga chikuru ndokuwedzerwa kuna Ishe.
25 UBhanabhasi wasesiya eThasasi ukuyadinga uSawuli.
Bhanabhasi ndokubuda akaenda kuTaso kunotsvaka Sauro.
26 Esemfumene wahamba laye e-Antiyokhi. Ngakho okomnyaka wonke uBhanabhasi loSawuli babehlangana lebandla befundisa abantu abanengi kakhulu. Abafundi baqalisa ukubizwa ngokuthi ngamaKhristu e-Antiyokhi.
Zvino wakati amuwana akamuuisa kuAndiyokiya. Zvino zvikaitika kuti gore rese vakaungana mukereke vakadzidzisa chaunga chikuru; uye vadzidzi vakatanga kunzi vaKristu paAndiyokiya.
27 Ngalesosikhathi abanye abaphrofethi bafika e-Antiyokhi bevela eJerusalema.
Zvino nemazuva iwayo, vaporofita vakaburukira kuAndiyokiya vachibva kuJerusarema.
28 Omunye wabo owayethiwa ngu-Agabhasi wasukuma eholwa nguMoya wabonisa ukuthi kwakuzakuba lendlala embi eyayizakubakhona kulolonke ilizwe lombuso wamaRoma. (Lokhu kwenzakala ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaKlawudiyasi.)
Zvino kwakasimuka umwe wavo wainzi Agabhusi, ndokuratidza neMweya kuti nzara huru ichavapo panyika yese; yakaitikawo panguva yaKiraudhio Kesari.
29 Abafundi bazimisela ukunika usizo kubazalwane ababehlala eJudiya, ngulowo enika ngokwenelisa kwakhe.
Uye vadzidzi vakazvipira kuti chero ani paaigona napo, umwe neumwe wavo atume zvinobatsira kuhama dzigere muJudhiya;
30 Bakwenza lokhu, bathumeza izipho zabo ebadaleni ngoBhanabhasi loSawuli.
zvavakaitawo, vakatumira kuvakuru neruoko rwaBhanabhasi naSauro.
