Imisebenzi 15
1 Amadoda athile eza e-Antiyokhi evela eJudiya, afika afundisa abazalwane esithi: “Ngaphandle kokuthi lisokwe ngendlela yomkhuba eyafundiswa nguMosi lingeke lisindiswe.”
Bandu fulani batiuluka boka Uyahudi na kuwafundisha alongo, babaya, “mana mwatairiwa kwaa kati destruri ya Musa, mwaweza kwa lopolelwa.”
2 Lokhu kwenza uPhawuli loBhanabhasi baphikisana labo kakhulu. Ngakho uPhawuli loBhanabhasi bakhethwa kanye lamanye amakholwa ukuthi baye eJerusalema ukuyabona abapostoli labadala ngaloludaba.
Muda Paulo na Barnaba babile na mapambano na mjadala pamope nao, alongo batiamua panga Paulo, Barnaba, na benge kadhaa bayende Yerusalem kwa mitume na apindo kwa ajili ya swali lee.
3 Ibandla labavalelisa. Bathi bedabula eFenikhiya leSamariya balandisa ngokuthi abeZizwe basebephendukile. Indaba le yathokozisa bonke abazalwane.
Kwa eyo kutumwa kwao na likanisa, bapetya Foinike na Samaria batitangaza kukerebukya nia kwa mataifa. Baletike puraha kolo kwa alongo bote,
4 Bafika eJerusalema bemukelwa kuhle libandla langabapostoli labadala, bababikela konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile ngabo.
Baisile Yerusale, batikaribishwa na likanisa na mitume na apindo, na batiwasilisha taarifa ya makowe gote ambayo Nnongo apangite pamope na bembe.
5 Kwasekusithi amanye amakholwa ayengawoluhlu lwabaFarisi asukuma athi, “AbeZizwe kumele basokwe njalo batshelwe ukuthi balandele umthetho kaMosi.”
Lakini bandu fulani batiaminia, babile katika likundi lya Mafarisayo, bayemite nobaya, “ni muhimu kubatahiri na kubaamuru baikamwe sheria ya Musa.”
6 Abapostoli labadala bahlangana bakhuluma ngalindaba.
Nga nyo mitume na apindo bayemi pamope kulifikiria swala lee.
7 Ngemva kokuphikisana okukhulu uPhethro wasukuma wakhuluma kubo wathi: “Bazalwane, liyakwazi ukuthi esikhathini esedluleyo uNkulunkulu wangikhetha phakathi kwenu ukuthi abeZizwe bezwe kwezami izindebe ilizwi levangeli bakholwe.
Baada ya malongelo ago marefu, Petro ayemi na kulongela kwao, “Alongo mutangite panga kitambo kinoite cha peta Nnongo apangite lichagu kati yinu, panga kwa nkano wango Mataifa baliyowe neno lya injili, na aminia.
8 UNkulunkulu owazi inhliziyo watshengisa ukuthi uyabemukela ngokubapha uMoya oNgcwele, njengalokhu akwenzayo kithi.
Nnongo, ywautangite mwoyo, atishuhudia kwabe, abapeya Roho mtakatifu, kati ya apangite kwitu.
9 Kenzanga umahluko phakathi kwethu labo, ngoba wahlanza inhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa.
na atuchengya kwa utofauti kati yitu ni bembe, aipangite mioyo yabe safi kwa imani.
10 Pho-ke lizamelani ukulinga uNkulunkulu ngokwethesa abafundi beZizweni ijogwe thina labokhokho bethu esehluleka ukulithwala?
Kwa eyo kwa namani mwamjaribu Nnongo panga muibeke nira nnani ya ingo ya banafunzi ambayo hata tate bitu wala twenga twaweza kwa kustamili?
11 Hatshi! Sikholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu, njengabo labo.”
Lakini twaaminiya panga twalowa lopolelwa kwa neema ya Ngwana Yesu, kati ya babile.
12 Wonke umhlangano wathula zwi balalela uBhanabhasi loPhawuli belandisa ngemimangaliso lezimanga uNkulunkulu ayezenzile kwabeZizwe ngabo.
Likusanyiko lyote lyatinyamaza pababile bakimsikiliza Barnaba na Paulo pababile bakitoa taarifa ya ishara na maajabu ambayo Nnongo apangite pamope nabo kati ya bandu ba mataifa.
13 Bathi sebeqedile uJakhobe wakhuluma wathi: “Bazalwane, ake lingilalele.
Pabalekite longela, Yakobo kayangwa nobaya, “Alongo munisikilize.
14 USimoni usesilandisele ngokuthi ekuqaleni uNkulunkulu watshengisa njani ukunakekela kwakhe abeZizwe ngokukhetha phakathi kwabo abantu ukuba babe ngabakhe.
Simoni atielezea jinsi kwanza Nnongo kwa neema atibasaidia Mataifa ili panga ajipatie boka kwao bandu kwa ajili ya lina lyake.
15 Amazwi abaphrofethi ayavumelana lalokhu, njengalokhu kulotshiwe ukuthi:
Maneno ga manabii yanakubaliana na lee kati lyaliandikilwe.
16 ‘Ngemva kwalokhu ngizabuya ngakhe kutsha indlu kaDavida ewileyo. Amanxiwa ayo ngizawavuselela, njalo ngizayimisa kutsha,
'Baada ya makowe aga nalowa kerebukya na kulichenga kae lihema lya Daudi, lyalitombokya pae; na nalowa kuiinua na kuhuisha uharibifu wake,
17 ukwenzela ukuthi lonke uluntu luyidinge iNkosi, kanye labeZizwe abaziwa ngebizo lami, kutsho iNkosi eyenza lezizinto’:
ili panga bandu balo batisalia bampale Ngwana, pamope na bandu ba mataifa bakemilwe kwa lina lyango.'
Nga nyo alongela Ngwana ywapangite makowe aga yayowanike tangu enzi ya zamani. (aiōn g165)
19 Ngokubona kwami, kakumelanga sikwenze kube lukhuni kwabeZizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu.
Nga nyoo bai, ushauri wangu ni, panga kana tuwapeye shida bandu ba mataifa bamkerebukia Nnongo;
20 Esikhundleni salokho, kasibalobeleni sibatshele ukuthi baxwaye ukudla okungcoliswe yizithombe, lokuhlobonga, lenyama yenyamazana ekhanyiweyo lobubende.
Lakini tuandike kwabe panga bajiepushe mable na uharibu ba sanamu, tamaa za uasherati, na nyongeza, na myai.
21 Phela uMosi sekwatshunyayelwa ngaye kuwo wonke amadolobho kusukela ekuqaleni njalo kufundwa ngaye emasinagogweni amaSabatha wonke.”
Boka ibeleki ga apindo babile bandu katika kila mji wahubiria na kumsoma Musa katika masinagogi kila Sabato.”
22 Abapostoli labadala kanye lebandla lonke bamisa ukukhetha abanye babo ukuthi babathume e-Antiyokhi loPhawuli loBhanabhasi. Bakhetha uJudasi owayethiwa nguBhasabhasi, loSayilasi, la engamadoda amabili ayengabakhokheli kubazalwane.
Kwa eyo itibonekana kuwa yatibapendeza mitume na apindo, pamope na likanisa lyote, kuchawa Yuda ywakemelwa Barsaba na Silas, babile viongozi ba likanisa, na kubatuma Antiokia pamope na Paulo na Barnaba.
23 Babaphathisa incwadi le: Abapostoli labadala, abazalwane benu, KwabeZizwe abakholwayo e-Antiyokhi, lase-Asiriya laseSilisiya: Siyalibingelela.
Batiandika nyoo, “Mitume, apindo na alongo, kwa alongo ba Mataifa babile Antiokia, Shamu na Kilikia, salamu
24 Sesizwile ukuthi bakhona abasuka kithi bengelamvumo yethu bafika balidunga, bedida ingqondo zenu ngalokho ababekutsho.
Tuyowine panga bandu fulani ambao batibapatia kwaa amri yee, baboka kwitu na watibataabisha kwa afundisho galetayo shida mu'nafsi yinu.
25 Ngakho sivumelene sonke ukukhetha amadoda athile ukuthi siwathumele kini labangane bethu abathandekayo, uBhanabhasi loPhawuli,
Kwa eyo ibonekana vyema kwitu twabote kuchawa bandu na kubatuma kwinu pamope na apendwa witu Barnaba na Paulo,
26 amadoda adele impilo zawo ngenxa yebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Khristu.
bandu babile bahatarisha maisha yabe kwa ajili ya lina lya Ngwana Yesu Kristo.
27 Ngakho sithumela uJudasi loSayilasi ukugcwalisa ngomlomo lokhu esikulobayo.
Kwa eyo twatimtuma Yuda na Sila, balowa kuwabakiya makowe hago ago.
28 Kubonakale kufanele kuMoya oNgcwele lakithi ukuthi singalethesi omthwalo omkhulu ngaphandle kwezimiso lezi:
Kwa kuwa itibonekana vyema kwa Roho Mtakatifu na kwitu, kubeka kwaa nnani yinu mzigo nkolo kuliko makowe aga gabile ya lazima:
29 Xwayani ukudla okunikelwe ezithombeni, ububende, inyama yenyamazana ekhanyiweyo kanye lokuhlobonga. Lizabe lenze kuhle nxa lizixwaya lezizinto. Salani kuhle.
panga mkerebuke boka mu'ilebe yatitolewa kwa sanamu, myai, ilebe ya kunyonga, na umalaya. Mana mwalowa jibeka kutalu na ayee, ipalika vyema kwinu. Kwa heri.”
30 Bawavalelisa amadoda ahamba aya e-Antiyokhi, lapho afika ahlanganisa ibandla ndawonye ethula incwadi.
Nga nyo bai, pabatawanyishwa, batiuluka Antiokia; baada ya kukusanya likusanyiko mpamo, batiwasilisha barua.
31 Abantu bayibala bathokoza ngenxa yamazwi ayo akhuthazayo.
Pababile baisoma, batipuraika kwa sababu ya kutiwa mwoyo.
32 UJudasi loSayilasi, bona ngokwabo ababengabaphrofethi, bakhuluma okunengi ukukhuthaza lokuqinisa abazalwane.
Yuda na Sila, na manabii balibatia mwoyo alongo kwa maneno ganyansima na kubapeya ngupu.
33 Sebehlale isikhathi esithile khonapho, abazalwane babavalelisa ngesibusiso sokuthula sebebuyela kulabo ababathumayo. [
Baada ta tama kwa muda fulani kolyo, batibatawanyisha kwa amani boka kwa alongo kwa balo babatumile.
34 Kodwa uSayilasi wakhetha ukusala khona.]
(Lakini ibonekana vyema Sila kubaki kolyo)
35 Kodwa uPhawuli loBhanabhasi basala e-Antiyokhi, lapho bona kanye labanye abanengi bafundisa njalo batshumayela ilizwi leNkosi.
Lakini Paulo na benge batami Antiokia pamope na benge bengi, ambapo batifundisha na kuhubiri neno lya Ngwana.
36 Emva kwesikhatshanyana uPhawuli wathi kuBhanabhasi, “Kasibuyele emuva siyebona abazalwane emadolobheni wonke esitshumayele khona ilizwi leNkosi ukuthi baqhuba njani.”
Baada ya masoba kadhaa Paulo kambakiya Barnaba, “Tukerebukyange nambeambe na kubatembelea alongo katika kila mji twalihubiri neno lya Ngwana, na kuabona babile namani.
37 UBhanabhasi wayefuna ukuthi bahambe loJohane, owayethiwa nguMakho,
Barnaba apala kuntola Yohana pamope ni bembe ywakemwa Marko.
38 kodwa uPhawuli wakubona kungafanele ukuhamba laye ngoba wayeke wabafulathela besePhamfiliya kaze aqhubeka labo emsebenzini.
Lakini Paulo kawaza kuwa inoite kwaa kuntola Marko, ywaalekite Pamfilia na ayendelea nabo kwaa katika kazi.
39 Baphikisana kakubi baze bacina betshiyana. UBhanabhasi wamthatha uMakho bawelela eSiphrasi,
Pabile na mabishano makolo kwa eyo batitengana, na Barnaba atintola Marko na kusafiri kwa meli mpaka Kipro,
40 kodwa uPhawuli wakhetha ukuhamba loSayilasi, basuka bebekwe ngabazalwane emuseni weNkosi.
Lakini Paulo atimchawa Sila na kuboka, baada ya kukabidhiwa na alongo katika neema ya Ngwana.
41 Wahamba phakathi kwe-Asiriya leSilisiya eqinisa amabandla.
Na atiyenda pitya Shamu na Kilikia, atiimarisha makanisa.
