Imisebenzi 8
1 LoSawuli wayekhona evumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngalelolanga kwaqalisa isiphithiphithi esibi sokuhlukuluza ibandla eJerusalema, kwathi bonke ngaphandle kwabapostoli bahlakazeka kulolonke iJudiya leSamariya.
Sawuli wukikinina ti bavonda Etieni. Tona lumbu kina batona yamisa ngolo Dibundu diba ku Yelusalemi. Baboso botula kaka bamvuala, bamana sasukusu mu zunga ki Yuda ayi ki Samali.
2 Abantu abakholwa kuNkulunkulu bamngcwaba uStefane bamlilela kabuhlungu.
Batu baba kinzikanga mambu ma Nzambi bayenda zika Etieni ayi bandila ngolo.
3 Kodwa uSawuli waqalisa ukulichitha ibandla. Wahamba engena izindlu ngezindlu ephuthuma abesilisa labesifazane esiyabaphosela entolongweni.
Vayi Sawuli wuyamisa dibundu, wuba kotanga mu kadika nzo, mu kanga babakala ayi baketo ayi kuba loza mu nloko.
4 Labo ababehlakazekile balitshumayela ilizwi loba kungaphi abaya khona.
Vayi batu bobo basasukusu bayenda ndambu na ndambu, balonga mambu ma Nzambi.
5 UFiliphu wehlela edolobheni elithile eSamariya watshumayela ngoKhristu khonale.
Filipi wuyenda ku divula dimosi di Samali. Wulonga nsamu wu Klisto.
6 Kwathi amaxuku abantu emuzwa uFiliphu njalo ebona izibonakaliso ayezenza bonke bakulalelisisa lokho ayekukhuluma.
Nkangu wu batu, mu kithuadi kimosi, batamba bumboti matu mu mambu Filipi kaba kuba kamba bu banwa ayi bammona mu bikumu kaba vanganga.
7 Omoya ababi baphuma ebantwini abanengi beklabalala njalo abanengi ababome imihlubulo labayizilima basiliswa.
Bila ziphevi zimbimbi ziyamikina mu mbembo yingolo bu ziba totuka mu batu bawombo makoka mawombo ayi batu bawombo baba ntiudika babeluka.
8 Ngakho kwaba lentokozo enkulu kulelodolobho.
Khini yiwombo yiba mu divula dina.
9 Okwesikhathi esithile indoda eyayithiwa nguSimoni yayisenza amasalamusi edolobheni lelo yamangalisa bonke abantu baseSamariya. Wayezikhukhumeza ezitshaya umuntu omkhulu,
Muaki tuamina mambu momo, mu divula beni muba mutu wumosi dizina diandi Simoni, wuba sadilanga mazi, ayi basi Samali baba siminanga mu diambu di mavanga mandi; wukibieka mutu wu luvalu.
10 njalo bonke abantu, abaphakemeyo labantukazana bambuthanela bababaza bathi, “Indoda le kuqondile ibizwa ngokuthi ingaMandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.”
Batu boso, tona mu bana balezi ayi bakulutu, banwilukila ayi batuba ti: —Mutu niawu niandi lulendo lu Nzambi, lolo luntedolongo “Lulendo lunneni”.
11 Bamlandela ngoba wayebamangalisile okwesikhathi eside ngamasalamusi akhe.
Banwilukila bila tona thama baba siminanga mu diambu di mazi mandi.
12 Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela izindaba ezinhle zombuso kaNkulunkulu kanye lebizo likaJesu Khristu, babhaphathizwa, abesilisa labesifazane.
Vayi bu bawilukila Filipi bu kaba samunina Nsamu Wumboti wutedi Kipfumu ki Nzambi ayi wutedi dizina di Yesu Klisto; babakala ayi baketo babotama.
13 USimoni laye ngokwakhe wakholwa wabhaphathizwa. Walandela uFiliphu zonke indawo, emangaliswa yizibonakaliso ezinkulu lemimangaliso ayibonayo.
Mamvandi Simoni wuwilukila; bu kabotama buna wukala ayi Filipi mu zithangu zioso. Bu kamona mambu manneni ayi bikumu binneni biba vangamanga, buna wusimina ngolo.
14 Kwathi abapostoli eJerusalema sebezwile ukuthi iSamariya yase ilamukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma uPhethro loJohane kubo.
Mu thangu bamvuala bobo baba ku Yelusalemi bu ziwa ti basi Samali batambula mambu ma Nzambi, baba fidisila Piela ayi Yowani.
15 Sebefikile babakhulekela ukuthi bemukele uMoya oNgcwele,
Bu batula, baba sambidila muingi batambula Pheve Yinlongo,
16 ngoba uMoya oNgcwele wawulokhu ungakehleli lakubani kubo; babebhaphathizelwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphela.
bila buna yikulukidi ko kadi va mutu wumosi; vayi mu dizina di Pfumu Yesu kaka babotimina.
17 Ngakho uPhethro loJohane bababeka izandla, basebewemukela uMoya oNgcwele.
Piela ayi Yowani babatetika mioko ayi batambula Pheve Yinlongo.
18 Kwathi uSimoni ebona ukuthi uMoya wawuphiwa ngokubekwa izandla ngabapostoli wabahuga ngemali
Vayi Simoni bu kamona ti Pheve yinlongo yivanunu mu thetokolo yi mioko mi bamvuala, buna wuba vana zimbongo;
19 esithi, “Ngiphani lami lawomandla ukuze kuthi wonke lowo engimbeka izandla azuze uMoya oNgcwele.”
bosi wuba kamba: —Bika luphana mamvama lulendo lolo muingi babo ndikuizatetika mioko batambula Pheve Yinlongo.
20 UPhethro waphendula wathi, “Sengathi imali yakho ingabhubha kanye lawe ngoba ucabanga ukuthi ungasithenga isipho sikaNkulunkulu ngemali!
Vayi Piela wumvutudila: —Bika wufua ngeyo ayi zimbongo ziaku bu wuyindudi sumba dikaba di Nzambi.
21 Kawulangxenye loba isabelo kulinkonzo ngoba inhliziyo yakho kayilunganga phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Kadi kuku ayi kadi ndambu wisi ko mu diambu diadi bila ntimaꞌaku wisi wululama ko va meso ma Nzambi.
22 Phenduka kulobububi ukhuleke eNkosini. Mhlawumbe izakuthethelela ngokuba lomcabango onje enhliziyweni yakho.
Bika wubalula mavanga maku mambimbi, ayi sambila Pfumu muingi enati baka bubela mayindu ma ntimꞌaku malemvokolo.
23 Ngoba ngiyabona ukuthi ugcwalelene ngomona njalo ugqilazwe yisono.”
Bila ndimmona ti kikhenene ayi masumu bidi yaku.
24 USimoni wasephendula wathi, “Ngikhulekelani eNkosini ukuze ngingehlelwa laloba yikuphi lwalokho okutshiloyo.”
Buna Simoni wuvutula: —Bika beno veka lusambila Pfumu muingi mambu momo lutubidi mabika kumbuila.
25 Kwathi sebefakazile njalo balitshumayela ilizwi leNkosi, uPhethro loJohane babuyela eJerusalema, bahamba betshumayela ivangeli emizini eminengi yaseSamariya.
Buna bamana telimina Yesu Klisto kimbangi ayi longa Mambu ma Pfumu, Piela ayi Yowani bavutuka ku Yelusalemi. Balonga Nsamu wumboti mu mala mawombo ma Samali.
26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yathi kuFiliphu, “Yehlela ezansi emgwaqweni, umgwaqo wenkangala, osuka eJerusalema usiya eGaza.”
Mbasi yi Pfumu yikamba Filipi: —Telama! Yenda mu ndambu yi sude mu nzila yitonina ku Yelusalemi nate ku Ngasa; nzila yikambulu batu.
27 Ngakho wasesuka, kwathi endleleni leyo wahlangana lomTopiya ongumthenwa, eyisikhulu esiqakathekileyo esasiphethe ingcebo kaKhandaki, indlovukazi yamaTopiya. Indoda le yayikade iye eJerusalema ukuyakhonza,
Niandi wutelama ayi wuyenda. Tala muisi Etiopi wumosi wuba lundanga zimbongo ayi kiuka kioso ki ntinu wunketo wu Etiopi; wuyiza ku Yelusalemi mu sambila.
28 isisendleleni yokubuyela ekhaya ihlezi enqoleni yayo ibala incwadi ka-Isaya umphrofethi.
Bu kaba mvutuka, wuvuanda mu Saleti kiandi. Wuba tanga nkanda wu mbikudi Ezayi.
29 UMoya watshela uFiliphu wathi, “Hamba usondele enqoleni leyana walele eduze kwayo.”
Pheve yikamba Filipi: —Fikama ayi bakidila saleti yoyi.
30 UFiliphu wasegijimela kuyo inqola wezwa indoda leyo ibala u-Isaya umphrofethi. UFiliphu wayibuza wathi, “Uyakuzwisisa yini lokho okubalayo?”
Filipi wuzawula; wunwa wulembo tangi nkanda wu mbikudi Ezayi; buna wunyuvula: —Wulembo sudika kuaku mambu momo wulembo tangi e?
31 Yathi, “Ngingakuzwisisa kanjani kungekho muntu ongichazelayo na?” Yasicela uFiliphu ukuthi agade azohlala layo.
Mutu beni wumvutudila: —Buevi ndenda kumasudikila enati mutu kakadi kutsudikisa mawu e? Bosi wuleba Filipi kakuma mu Saleti ayi wunleba kavuanda va ndambu andi.
32 Indoda engumthenwa yayibala indima yombhalo ethi: “Waqhutshwa njengemvu isiwa esilaheni, njengezinyane lemvu elithula zwi phambi komgundi, kanjalo kazange awuvule umlomo wakhe.
Buku ki mambu kioki kaba tanga kiawu kiaki: Bannata banga dimemi diyenda ku vondo; banga muana dimemi diodi dinkambu samba va ntuala mutu wowo wulembo nkulula mika, vayi kasia zibula munu ko;
33 Ekugconweni kwakhe wancitshwa ukwahlulelwa okulungileyo. Ngubani ongakhuluma ngezizukulwane zakhe na? Ngoba ukuphila kwakhe kwasuswa emhlabeni.”
mu diambu di kukikulula bamanga kunnungisa. Nani wela yolukila nkunꞌandi e? Bila basukisidi luzingu luandi va ntoto e?
34 Indoda engumthenwa yabuza uFiliphu yathi, “Ake ungitshele bakithi, umphrofethi ukhuluma ngobani, yena ngokwakhe kumbe ngomunye umuntu?”
Buna nlundi wu kiuka ki ntinu wunketo wuyuvula Filipi: —Wundemvukila; wutsudikisa mu diambu di nani mbikudi kayolukila mambu mama e? Mu diambu di niandi veka voti mu diambu di mutu wunkaka e?
35 UFiliphu wahle waqalisa ngaleyondima yoMbhalo, wayitshela izindaba ezinhle ngoJesu.
Filipi wutona yoluka, wutona kunsamunina mambu ma Yesu, tonina mu nkanda wowo.
36 Bathi belokhu behamba ngomgwaqo bafika lapho okwakulamanzi khona, indoda engumthenwa yathi, “Khangela, nanka amanzi. Kulani ukuthi ngihle ngibhaphathizwe na?” [
Bu batatamana diata mu nzila, batula va buindi kinlangu. Buna nlundi wu kiuka ki ntinu wunketo wutuba: —Tala nlangu wawu! A mbi bi kukhakidika mu botama e? [
37 UFiliphu wathi, “Nxa ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke ungabhaphathizwa.” Isikhulu saphendula sathi, “Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Khristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.”]
Filipi wumvutudila: —Enati wilukidi mu ntimꞌaku wumvimba buna wulenda kuaku botama! Mutu beni wuvutula: —Ndinwilukila ti Yesu Klisto niandi Muana Nzambi.]
38 Isikhulu sathi inqola kayimiswe. Ngakho bobabili, uFiliphu lendoda engumthenwa baya emanzini uFiliphu wayibhaphathiza.
Wuvana minsua mu telimisa Saleti. Filipi ayi nlundi wu kiuka ki ntinu wunketo, bawu buadi batibuka mu nlangu; bosi Filipi wumbotika.
39 Bathi bephuma emanzini uMoya weNkosi wahle wamthatha uFiliphu, indoda engumthenwa ayabe isambona njalo, kodwa yaqhubeka ngendlela yayo ithokoza.
Bu batotuka mu nlangu, Pheve yi Pfumu yizimbisa Filipi, ayi nlundi wu kiuka ki ntinu wunketo kasia buela kummona ko. Vayi mutu beni wulandakana nzilꞌandi mu khini yiwombo.
40 Kodwa uFiliphu wabonakala e-Azotha, walidabula ilizwe etshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi waze wayafika eKhesariya.
Vayi Filipi wuyenda monikila ku Azoti. Bu kaviokila mu tsiwulonga Nsamu Wumboti mu mala moso momo kaviokila nate katula ku Sezali.
