Imisebenzi 14
1 Kwasekusithi eIkoniyuma, bangena ndawonye esinagogeni lamaJuda, basebekhuluma njalo kwaze kwakholwa ixuku elikhulu lamaJuda kanye lamaGriki.
Zvino zvakaitika paIkonio, vakapinda pamwe musinagoge reVaJudha, vakataura kudai zvekuti chaunga chikuru cheVaJudha necheVaGirikiwo chakatenda.
2 Kodwa amaJuda angakholwayo avusa athela umoya omubi emiphefumulweni yabezizwe ngabazalwane.
Asi VaJudha vasingatendi vakamutsa nekuipisa moyo yevahedheni kuvapesanisa nehama.
3 Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi beseNkosini eyafakazela ilizwi lomusa wayo, njalo ibanika ukuthi kwenziwe izibonakaliso lezimangaliso ngezandla zabo.
Naizvozvo vakagara nguva refu vachitaura vakashinga muna Ishe anopupurira shoko renyasha dzake, uye anovapa kuti kuitwe zviratidzo nezvishamiso nemaoko avo.
4 Kodwa ixuku lomuzi lehlukaniswa phakathi; abanye basebesiba lamaJuda, labanye baba labaphostoli.
Asi chaunga cheguta chakakamurwa; vamwe ndokuva neVaJudha, vamwewo nevaapositori.
5 Kwathi sekulokuhlasela kwabezizwe lamaJuda kanye lababusi babo, okokubaphatha kubi lokubakhanda ngamatshe,
Zvino kwakati kwava nekushushwa kwevahedheni nekweVaJudhawo nevatungamiriri vavo, kuvabata zvakaipa nekuvataka nemabwe,
6 sebekwazi, babalekela emizini yeLikawoniya, eListra leDerbe, lelizweni elizingelezeleyo;
vakati vazviziva, vakatizira kumaguta eRikaonia, Ristra neDhebhe, nekudunhu rakapoteredza;
7 lakhona batshumayela ivangeli.
neipapo vakaparidza evhangeri.
8 Njalo eListra kwakuhlezi indoda ethile engelamandla enyaweni zayo, eyisiqhuli kusukela esizalweni sikanina, engazange ihambe.
Zvino paRistra paigara umwe murume wakange asina simba patsoka, ari chirema kubva padumbu ramai vake, asina kutongofamba.
9 Yona yamuzwa uPawuli ekhuluma; yena eyijolozela, ebona ukuthi ilokholo lokuthi isindisiwe,
Uyu wakanzwa Pauro achitaura; iye akamutarisisa, akaona kuti ane rutendo kuti aporeswe,
10 wathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Sukuma, ume ngenyawo zakho uqonde. Yasisukuma yathi lothu yahamba.
akati nenzwi guru: Simuka, uti tasa netsoka dzako. Zvino akakwakuka akafamba.
11 Kwathi amaxuku, ebona uPawuli akwenzileyo, aphakamisa amazwi awo esithi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu behlele kithi befanana labantu.
Zvino zvaunga, zvakati zvaona Pauro zvaakange aita, zvakasimudza manzwi azvo zvichiti nechiRikaonia: Vamwari vaburukira kwatiri vakafanana nevanhu.
12 UBarnabasi basebembiza ngokuthi nguZewusi, loPawuli ngokuthi nguHermesi, ngoba yena wayengumkhokheli wokukhuluma.
Bhanabhasi vakamutumidzawo Zeusi, naPauro Herimesi, nokuti ndiye waiva mutungamiriri wekutaura.
13 Njalo umpristi kaZewusi owayephambi komuzi wabo, waletha izinkabi lemigaxo emasangweni, wafuna ukuhlaba umnikelo ekanye lamaxuku.
Zvino mupristi waZeusi waiva pamberi peguta ravo, wakauisa nzombe nezvishongo pamisuwo, achida kubaira pamwe nezvaunga.
14 Kodwa abaphostoli uBarnabasi loPawuli besizwa, badabula izembatho zabo, baphoseka exukwini, bememeza
Asi vaapositori Bhanabhasi naPauro vakati vanzwa, vakabvarura nguvo dzavo, vakamhanyira pakati pechaunga, vachidanidzira,
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;
ndokuti: Varume, munoitirei zvinhu izvi? Isuwo tiri vanhu vane manzwiro mamwe nemwi, tinokuparidzirai mashoko akanaka kuti pane izvozvi zvisina maturo mutendeukire kuna Mwari mupenyu, wakaita denga nenyika negungwa nezvinhu zvese zviri mazviri.
16 owathi ezizukulwaneni ezidlulileyo wayekela izizwe zonke zahamba ngendlela zazo.
Iye pamazera akapfuura wakatendera vahedheni vese kufamba nenzira dzavo.
17 Loba kunjalo kayekelanga yena ukuthi angabi lobufakazi, ukwenza okuhle esinika izulu livela ezulwini lezikhathi zenala, egcwalisa inhliziyo zenu ngokudla langenjabulo.
Zvakadaro haana kuzvisiya asina uchapupu, pakuti wakaita zvakanaka akatipa mvura kubva kudenga nenguva dzezvibereko, achizadza moyo yedu nekudya nemufaro.
18 Njalo bekhuluma lezizinto, bawayekelisa kalukhuni amaxuku ukuthi angabahlabeli.
Zvino vachitaura zvinhu izvi, zvairema kugumisa zvaunga kuti vasabaira kwavari.
19 Kodwa kwafika amaJuda avela eAntiyoki leIkoniyuma, encenga amaxuku, amkhanda uPawuli ngamatshe, amhudulela ngaphandle komuzi, ecabanga ukuthi ufile.
Asi kwakasvika VaJudha vakabva Andiyokiya neIkonio, vanyengetedza zvaunga, zvino vataka Pauro nemabwe, vakamukwevera kunze kweguta, vachifunga kuti wafa.
20 Kodwa kwathi abafundi bembuthanela, wasukuma wangena emzini; kusisa wasuka loBarnabasi baya eDerbe.
Asi vadzidzi vakati vamukomba, akasimuka akapinda muguta; zvino chifume akabuda naBhanabhasi akaenda kuDhebhe.
21 Njalo sebetshumayele ivangeli kulowomuzi, sebezuzile abafundi abanengi, babuyela eListra leIkoniyuma leAntiyoki,
Vakati vaparidzawo evhangeri kuguta iro, uye vaita vazhinji vadzidzi, vakadzokera kuRistra neIkonio neAndiyokiya,
22 beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale ekholweni, lokuthi simele ukungena embusweni kaNkulunkulu ngezinhlupheko ezinengi.
vachisimbisa mweya yevadzidzi, vachivakurudzira kurambira parutendo, uye kuti tinofanira kupinda muushe hwaMwari nemumatambudziko mazhinji.
23 Kwathi sebebabekele abadala kulo lonke ibandla, bakhuleka kanye lokuzila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini, asebekholwe kiyo.
Zvino vakati vavagadzira vakuru pakereke imwe neimwe, vanyengetera nekutsanya, vakavakumikidza kuna Ishe, wavaitenda kwaari.
24 Basebedabula iPisidiya baya ePamfiliya.
Zvino vakati vagura nePisidhiya vakasvika Pamufiriya.
25 Sebekhulumile ilizwi ePerga, behlela eAtaliya;
Uye vakati vaparidza shoko paPega, vakaburukira Ataria;
26 basuka lapho ngomkhumbi baya eAntiyoki, besuka lapho ababenikelwe khona emuseni kaNkulunkulu emsebenzini abasebewuqedile.
vakabvapo nechikepe vakaenda kuAndiyokiya, apo pavakange vakumikidzwa munyasha dzaMwari pabasa ravakange vapedzisa.
27 Kwathi sebefikile bahlanganisa ibandla, balandisa konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile labo, lokuthi uvulele abezizwe umnyango wokholo.
Vakatiwo vasvika vakaunganidza kereke, vakarondedzera zvese Mwari zvaakange aita navo, uye kuti wakange azarurira vahedheni mukova werutendo.
28 Basebehlala lapho okwesikhathi esingesifitshane labafundi.
Ipapo vakagara nguva isati iri pfupi nevadzidzi.
