Imisebenzi 14
1 Kwasekusithi eIkoniyuma, bangena ndawonye esinagogeni lamaJuda, basebekhuluma njalo kwaze kwakholwa ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda kanye lamaGriki.
Kulii Ikoniu, vitwatira viweriti handa vyaviweriti kulii Antiokiya, Paulu na Barinaba wagenditi munumba ya Mlungu gwa Shiyawudi wayowera kwa ugangamala ata Wayawudi wavuwa na Wagiriki wawera wajimira.
2 Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayo avusa athela umoya omubi emiphefumulweni yabezizwe ngabazalwane.
Kumbiti Wayawudi wamonga yawalemiti kuwera wawumini wasonguziya na kutula weya mmoyu mwa wantu yawawera wayawudi ndiri su wawakomi walongu awa.
3 Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi beseNkosini eyafakazela ilizwi lomusa wayo, njalo ibanika ukuthi kwenziwe izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ngezandla zabo.
Paulu na Barinaba wendereyiti kulikala aku kwa shipindi shitali. Wayoweriti kwa ugangamala wa Mtuwa, na Mtuwa kalanguziya unakaka wa ujumbi yawaulaviyiti kwa manemu gakuwi, kwa kuwatenda watendi mauzauza na makangashu.
4 Kodwa ixuku lomuzi lehlukaniswa phakathi; abanye basebesiba lamaJuda, labanye baba labaphostoli.
Wantu wa lushi walekanikiti, wamonga wawajimiriti Wayawudi na wamonga waweriti uwega wa wantumintumi.
5 Kwathi sekulokuhlasela kwabezizwe lamaJuda kanye lababusi babo, okokubaphatha kubi lokubakhanda ngamatshe,
Upeleru, wantu wamu yawawera ndiri Wayawudi, pamwera na wakulu wawu, wajumilirana kuwatendera vidoda ntumintumi awa na kuwagumanga mabuwi.
6 sebekwazi, babalekela emizini yeLikawoniya, eListra leDerbe, lelizweni elizingelezeleyo;
Ntumintumi pawayambuliti shitwatira ashi, watugiriti Listira na Deribi, mlushi lya lukaoniya, na museemu za pakwegera,
7 lakhona batshumayela ivangeli.
wawera wankubwera visoweru viwangira aku.
8 Njalo eListra kwakuhlezi indoda ethile engelamandla enyaweni zayo, eyisiqhuli kusukela esizalweni sikanina, engazange ihambe.
Kwaniti muntu yumu aku Listira mweni kaweriti shibyeketu gwa magulu kwanjira kwiwuka, na kaweriti hakenipati kugendagenda.
9 Yona yamuzwa uPawuli ekhuluma; yena eyijolozela, ebona ukuthi ilokholo lokuthi isindisiwe,
Muntu ayu kaweriti kankumpikinira Paulu pakaweriti kankubwera. Paulu kamloliti dii, na pakawoniti keniti njimiru ya kuweza kuponiziwa.
10 wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Sukuma, ume ngenyawo zakho uqonde. Yasisukuma yathi lothu yahamba.
Kalonga kwa liziwu likulu, “Gugoloki gugendigendi kwa magulu gaku!” Muntu ulii kagoloka, kanja kukopokakopoka na kugendagenda pahala palii.
11 Kwathi amaxuku, ebona uPawuli akwenzileyo, aphakamisa amazwi awo esithi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu behlele kithi befanana labantu.
Lipinga lya wantu pawawoniti shakatenditi Paulu, wanjiti kubotanga kwa likabira lya Likaoniya, “Milungu watwizira gambira muntu na watwizira pasi panu!”
12 UBarnabasi basebembiza ngokuthi nguZewusi, loPawuli ngokuthi nguHermesi, ngoba yena wayengumkhokheli wokukhuluma.
Barinaba wamupa litawu zewu, na Paulu wamshema Herimesi, toziya yomberi ndo yakaweriti kankuyowera.
13 Njalo umpristi kaZewusi owayephambi komuzi wabo, waletha izinkabi lemigaxo emasangweni, wafuna ukuhlaba umnikelo ekanye lamaxuku.
Na Mtambika gwa numba ya Zewu yayiweriti kunja kulushi kajega pongu na majenjeri ga mauwa kulongolu kumlyangu mkulu gwa lushi, yomberi pamwera na lipinga lya wantu wafiriti kuwatambikira wantumintumi.
14 Kodwa abaphostoli uBarnabasi loPawuli besizwa, badabula izembatho zabo, baphoseka exukwini, bememeza
Barinaba na Paulu pawapatiti visoweru avi wapapuliti nguwu zawu na kutugira mulipinga lya wantu pawabota.
15 besithi: Madoda, lizenzelani lezizinto? Lathi singabantu abalemizwa efanana leyenu, sitshumayela indaba ezinhle kini ukuthi liphenduke kulezozinto eziyize liphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu lomhlaba lolwandle lakho konke okukukho;
Walongu, kwa shishi mtenda vitwatira vya ntambu ayi? Twenga viraa twa wantu gambira mwenga. Na twa panu kuwabwelera Shisoweru Shiwagira, mpati kuvileka vinyagu avi, mumgalambukiri Mlungu yakawera mkomu Mlungu yakanyawiti kumpindi na pasipanu, lbahali na vyoseri vyaviweramu.
16 owathi ezizukulwaneni ezidlulileyo wayekela izizwe zonke zahamba ngendlela zazo.
Makashu Mlungu kajimiriti kila Isi itendi ntambuyaifiriti.
17 Loba kunjalo kayekelanga yena ukuthi angabi lobufakazi, ukwenza okuhle esinika izulu livela ezulwini lezikhathi zenala, egcwalisa inhliziyo zenu ngokudla langenjabulo.
Kumbiti, Mlungu hakenileki kulilanguziya kwa vitwatira viheri vyakawatendera, kawatowera vula irawa kuliyera, kawayupa vimeru kwa shipindi shakuwi, kawayupa viboga na kuimemiziya myoyu yawu nemeru.
18 Njalo bekhuluma lezizinto, bawayekelisa kalukhuni amaxuku ukuthi angabahlabeli.
Tembera watakula ntambu ayi Iweriti mbaka ndiri kuwalewelera wantu walii kotukuwatambikira.
19 Kodwa kwafika amaJuda avela eAntiyoki leIkoniyuma, encenga amaxuku, amkhanda uPawuli ngamatshe, amhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, ecabanga ukuthi ufile.
Wayawudi wamu wiziti kulawa Antiokiya na Ikoniu wawajega wantu pamwera nawomberi, wamgumi mabuwi Paulu na kumkwega mpaka kunja kulushi walongiti kahowa kala.
20 Kodwa kwathi abafundi bembuthanela, wasukuma wangena emzini; kusisa wasuka loBarnabasi baya eDerbe.
Kumbiti wafundwa pawajojinikiti na kumzyengeta kayumkiti kawuya mlushi. Shirawu yakuwi yomberi pamuhera na Barinaba wagenditi Deribi.
21 Njalo sebetshumayele ivangeli kulowomuzi, sebezuzile abafundi abanengi, babuyela eListra leIkoniyuma leAntiyoki,
Pa Paulu na Barinaba kubwera visoweru viwagira aku Deribi na kuwapata wafundwa wavuwa, shakapanu wawuyiti Listira mpaka Ikoniu na Antiokiya Mupisidia.
22 beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale ekholweni, lokuthi simele ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinhlupheko ezinengi.
Wawayongiliriti likakala wafundwa na kuwapanana moyu wasigali munjimiru, wawagambira, “Ndo mpaka twawoseri twenga kupitira mutabu zivuwa su twingiri Muufalumi wa Mlungu, wafunditi.”
23 Kwathi sebebabekele abadala kulo lonke ibandla, bakhuleka kanye lokuzila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini, asebekholwe kiyo.
Wawasyaguliti wazewi mukila shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu, na kwa kuluwa na kwoya kuliya wawatula pasi pa ulolera wa Mtuwa yawamjimiriti kwa maluwa na kwoya kuliya.
24 Basebedabula iPisidiya baya ePamfiliya.
Pawapititi kala muisi ya Pisidiya, wasokiti Pamfiliya.
25 Sebekhulumile ilizwi ePerga, behlela eAtaliya;
Aku wabweriti ujumbi Muperiga. Na shakapanu wagenditi Ataliya,
26 basuka lapho ngomkhumbi baya eAntiyoki, besuka lapho ababenikelwe khona emuseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini abasebewuqedile.
Na kulawa aku wawuyiti salama Antiokiya, kweni shipindi shipititi waweriti pasi pa ulolera wa manemu ga Mlungu kwa ajili ya lihengu lyeni vinu waweriti walimalira.
27 Kwathi sebefikile bahlanganisa ibandla, balandisa konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile labo, lokuthi uvulele abezizwe umnyango wokholo.
Pawasokiti Antiokiya, waliwoniti pamuwera na shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu na kuwagambira visoweru vya vitwatira vyoseri Mlungu vyakatenditi pamuhera na womberi, na ntambu yakawavuguliriti njira ya njimiru kwa wantu yawawera Wayawudi ndiri.
28 Basebehlala lapho okwesikhathi esingesifitshane labafundi.
Walikaliti pamuhera na wafundwa walii kwa shipindi shitali.
