Imisebenzi 22
1 “Bazalwane labobaba, manje lalelani lizwe ukuzivikela kwami.”
“Eigi Jihudi ichil inao amadi ipa ipalsing nakhoigi mangda eigi ngakthokchabagi wa haijaba asi tabiyu!”
2 Bathi bemuzwa ekhuluma kubo ngesiHebheru bathula zwi. UPhawuli wasesithi,
Mahakna Hebrew londa ngangba adu tabada makhoi amukka henna tuminna leirammi maduda Paul-na makha tarak-i.
3 “Mina ngingumJuda owazalelwa eThasasi eseSilisiya, kodwa ngakhulela kulonaleli idolobho. Ngafunda ngaphansi kukaGamaliyeli, ngafundiswa okugcweleyo ngomlayo wabokhokho, lami ngakhuthalela uNkulunkulu njengani lamuhla.
“Eihak Cilicia-gi Tarsus-ta pokpa Jihudi amani adubu ei sahar asida Gamaliel-gi maheiroi ama oina chaorakkhi. Eikhoigi ipa ipusinggi Wayel Yathangbu ningthijana tamjarakkhi aduga ngasi nakhoi pumnamakna Tengban Mapugidamak thawai luppagumna eihaksu thawai luplammi.
4 Ngabahlukuluza abalandeli bale iNdlela baze bafa, ngibopha abesilisa labesifazane ngibaphosela entolongweni,
Lambi asigi matung inbasingbu siba phaoba eina ot neikhi. Eihakna nupa amasung nupisingbu phaduna keisumsangda thamjinkhi.
5 into engafakazwa ngumphristi omkhulu kanye lenkundla. Ngaze ngathola izincwadi kubo zisiya kubazalwane babo eDamaseko, ngaya khona ngifuna ukubaletha labobantu beyizibotshwa eJerusalema ukuthi bazojeziswa.
Purohitlen amasung ahallupki ahal laman apumbanasu eina hairiba asi achumbani haina makhoina sakhi piba ngamgani. Damascus-ta leiba Jihudi luchingbasingda i-ba chithising adu makhoidagi louraga eina mising adubu pharaga Jerusalem-da puraktuna cheirak pinaba eina mapham aduda chatlammi.”
6 Kwathi sekungaba yimini enkulu sengisondela eDamaseko, masinyane kwaphazima ukukhanya kuvela ezulwini kwangizingelezela.
“Eina asum chatpada Damascus naksillaklammi, madu numit yungba matam aduwaidani ikhang khanghoudana atiyadagi yamna langba mangal amana eigi akoibada ngallaklammi.
7 Ngawela phansi, ngezwa ilizwi lisithi kimi, ‘Sawuli! Sawuli! Ungihlukuluzelani na?’
Adudagi ei leimaida tuthakhi aduga khonjel amana eingonda, ‘Saul! Saul! Nahakna eibu karigi ot neiribano?’ haiba eina tarammi.
8 Ngabuza ngathi, ‘Ungubani, Nkosi?’ Waphendula wathi, ‘NginguJesu waseNazaretha omhlukuluzayo.’
Maduda eina hangkhi, ‘Ibungo nahak kanano?’ Aduga mahakna eingonda hairak-i, ‘Eihak nangna ot neiriba Nazareth-ki Jisuni.’
9 Ababengiphelekezela bakubona ukukhanya, kodwa kabalizwanga ilizwi lalowo owayekhuluma lami.
Eiga loinaba misingna mangal adu urammi adubu eingonda ngangliba mahak adugi khonjeldi makhoina takhide.
10 Ngabuza ngathi, ‘Kumele ngenzeni Nkosi?’ INkosi yathi, ‘Phakama uye eDamaseko. Khonale uzatshelwa konke osumiselwe ukuthi ukwenze.’
Aduga eina hangjakhi, ‘Ibungo, eina kari toujagadage?’ Aduga Ibungona eingonda hairak-i, ‘Hougatlu aduga Damascus-ta chatlu mapham aduda Tengban Mapuna hannana langkhraba nahakna tougadabasing adu nangonda haibigani.’
11 Abaphelekezeli bami bangihola ngesandla bangisa eDamaseko ngoba inkazimulo yokukhanya yayingenze ngaba yisiphofu.
Langlaba mangal adugi maramna eihak mit uramde maram aduna eiga loinaribasingna eibu khut samduna Damascus tanna chingbirammi.”
12 Indoda eyayithiwa ngu-Ananiya yeza yazangibona. Yayingumlandeli omkhulu womlayo njalo ihlonitshwa kakhulu yiwo wonke amaJuda ayehlala khona.
“Sahar aduda leiba Jihudi pumnamakna yamna ikai khumnaba amadi wayel yathang ngakpa amasung laining chetpa Ananias kouba nupa ama leirammi.
13 Wema eceleni kwami wathi, ‘Mzalwane Sawuli, bona njalo!’ Ngalesosikhathi ngahle ngazuza amandla okumbona.
Mahakna eigi inakta laktuna leplaga eingonda hairak-i, ‘Ichil inao Saul, nahak uba phangjaro.’ Mitkup adumaktada eina amuk uba phangjare aduga eina mahakpu ure.
14 Wasesithi, ‘UNkulunkulu wabokhokho bethu usekukhethile ukuthi uyazi intando yakhe lokuthi umbone oLungileyo lokuba uzwe amazwi aphuma emlonyeni wakhe.
Mahakna hairak-i, ‘Eikhoigi ipa ipusinggi Tengban Mapuna mahakki aningba khangnaba, Achumba chatpa Ibungo Mahak adu uba phangnanaba amasung mahakmakki khonjelna ngangba tananaba nahakpu khandokle.
15 Uzakuba ngufakazi wakhe ebantwini bonke ngalokho okubonileyo lokuzwileyo.
Nahakna ukhraba amasung takhraba adugi maramda mi pumnamakta tamnaba nahakna Ibungo mahakki sakhi oigani.
16 Pho usalindeni? Sukuma ubhaphathizwe, ugeze izono zakho, ubiza ibizo lakhe.’
Houjik nahakna karigi thintharibano? Hougatlu, baptize lou amadi Ibungoda haijaduna napapsing chamthokchou.’
17 Ngithe sengibuyile eJerusalema ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngafikelwa yisiyeziphupho,
“Eina Jerusalem-da hallaklammi aduga Mapugi Sanglenda eina haijaringeida, uhanbiba ama eina urammi.
18 ngabona iNkosi ikhuluma isithi kimi, ‘Phangisa! Suka masinyane eJerusalema ngoba kabayikubamukela ubufakazi bakho ngami.’
Maduda eina Ibungobu urammi aduga asumna mahakna eingonda hairak-i, ‘Khonglei thuro, thunamak Jerusalem thadoklo maramdi eigi maramda nahakna haiba adu makhoina louroi.’
19 Ngaphendula ngathi, ‘Nkosi, lababantu bayakwazi ukuthi nganginquma lamasinagogu ngibabopha njalo ngibatshaya labo abakholwa kuwe.
Maduda eina khumlammi, ‘Ibungo eina synagogue khudingda chattuna Ibungobu thajabasingbu phaduna keisum sangda thamkhi amasung phukhi haiba makhoina phajana khang-i.
20 Lalapho kuchithwa igazi lomfakazi wakho uStefane ngangimi khonapho ngivumelana labo njalo ngilinde izigqoko zalabo ababembulala.’
Ibungogi sakhi oikhiba Stephen-bu hatpa matamda ei isasu mapham aduda leirammi. Mahak hatpa adu eihakna yakhi amasung mahakpu hatlibasing adugi maphi marolsing eina sennarammi.’
21 INkosi yasisithi kimi, ‘Hamba; ngizakuthumela kude kwabeZizwe.’”
Maduda Ibungona eingonda hairak-i, ‘Chatlo! Eina nahakpu mapham asidagi thapna Jihudi nattaba phurupsingda thagani.’”
22 Abantu bamlalela uPhawuli sonke isikhathi, kodwa esetsho lokhu bavungama bamemeza bathi, “Kasuswe emhlabeni lo umuntu! Kamelanga aphile!”
Paul-na ngangba wa adu masi phaoba makhoina tarammi, adudagi makhoina khonjel houna laorak-i, “Asigumba mi asi malemdagi mang-hankhro! Mahak hatlu! Mahak hingbada matik chade!”
23 Bathi sebeklabalala, behlubula amajazi abo, njalo bephosa uthuli emoyeni,
Makhoina laona laona makhoigi maphi marol koihai hairammi amasung nongthaklomda uphul chaikhatlammi.
24 umlawuli wamabutho walaya ukuthi uPhawuli kangeniswe enkambeni yamabutho. Wayala ukuthi atshaywe njalo abuzisiswe ukuthi kungani abantu bemvukela kanje.
Lanmi leiphamda Paul-bu pusinnaba lanmi makok aduna magi lanmisingda yathang pirammi. Aduga Jihudisingna mahakki mathakta asuk kanna laoribasi kari maramgi laoribano haiba khangnanaba Paul-bu phuduna hangnaba mahakna yathang pirammi.
25 Bathi sebemlalisa phansi ukuthi bambhaxabule bembophile, uPhawuli wathi kumphathi wekhulu owayemi khonapho, “Kusemthethweni yini ukuthi utshaye umuntu ongumRoma ongetheswanga cala na?”
Makhoina mahakpu phunaba pullabada Paul-na manakta lepliba lanmi chamagi mapu aduda hairak-i, “Rome-gi mi amabu maral amagi wayendringeida phuba asi wayel pathapna yabra?”
26 Umphathi wekhulu esekuzwile lokho wayabikela umlawuli wamabutho wathi, “Usuzathini manje? Indoda le ingumRoma.”
Lanmi chamagi mapu aduna masi tabada, mahakna lanmi makokki manakta chattuna hairammi, “Nahakna touribasi karino? Nupa adu Rome-gi mi amani.”
27 Umlawuli wamabutho waya kuPhawuli wambuza wathi, “Ake ungitshele, kanti ungumRoma na?” Wathi, “Yebo, nginguye.”
Maram aduna lanmi makok aduna laktuna Paul-da hanglak-i, “Nahak Rome-gi mi amara haibadu eingonda haiyu?” Paul-na khumlak-i, “Hoi, manni.”
28 Umlawuli wamabutho wasesithi, “Mina ngahlawula imali ukuthi ngithole ilungelo lokuba ngumRoma.” UPhawuli waphendula wathi, “Kodwa mina nginguye ngokuzalwa.”
Lanmi makok aduna hairak-i, “Eina sel yamna piduna Rome-gi mi oiba phangjakhi.” Adubu Paul-na khumlak-i, “Adubu eidi pokpadagi oiraklabani.”
29 Labo abasebelungele ukumbuzisisa bahle batshedela emuva masinyane. Umlawuli webutho ngokwakhe wethuka esenanzelela ukuthi wayebophe uPhawuli, umRoma, ngamaketane.
Khudak aduda Paul-bu wa hangnaba touramba mising adu mangondagi chatthokkhre. Aduga Paul Rome-gi mi amani haiba mahakna khanglakpa matamda amasung mahakpu pullubagi maramna lanmi makok adu kirammi.
30 Ngosuku olulandelayo, njengoba umlawuli wamabutho wayefuna ukwazi isibili ukuthi kungani uPhawuli wayebekwa icala ngamaJuda, wamkhulula walaya abaphristi abakhulu leSanihedrini yonke ukuthi bahlangane. Wasemletha uPhawuli wamisa phambi kwabo.
Lanmigi makok aduna Jihudisingna Paul-bu kari maramda maral siribano haiba mahakna chap chana khangningladuna mathanggi numitta Paul-bu thadoklammi. Aduga athoiba purohitsing amasung Sanhedrin-gi mi pumnamak tinnanaba yathang pirammi. Adudagi mahakna Paul-bu puthoraktuna makhoigi mamangda lep-hallammi.
