Imisebenzi 15
1 Kwasekusehla abathile bevela eJudiya, bafundisa abazalwane ukuthi: Nxa lingasokwanga ngokwesiko likaMozisi, lingesindiswe.
Abhantu bhamo hahishile afume hu Uyahudi bhabhamanyizyaga aje nkasiga mutahiriwa sigamubhajie ahwokoshe esheria ya Musa heyanjile.”
2 Ngakho kwathi sekulokuphambana lokuphikisana okungekuncinyane ngoPawuli loBarnabasi bemelane labo, bamisa ukuthi uPawuli loBarnabasi labanye abathile kubo benyukele kubaphostoli labadala eJerusalema, ngaloludaba.
U Paulo nu Barnaba pabhali adalisanye na bhantu ebho bhalabhabhabhuulwaga ezyo bhabhatuma aPaulo, nu Barnaba, nabhanje bhamo aje bhabhale hu Yerusalemu bhabhuuzye hwa mitume nazee bheshibhanza.
3 Ngakho, kwathi sebephelekezelwe libandla, badabula iFenekiya leSamariya, balandisa ngokuphenduka kwabezizwe; benzela bonke abazalwane intokozo enkulu.
Bhaala bhabhatumwilwe bhashiliye hu Foinike na Samaria alumbilile huje amataifa bhagalushiye Ungulubhi. Bhaletile uluseshelo lugosi hwa bhantu,
4 Kwathi sebefikile eJerusalema, bemukelwa libandla labaphostoli labadala, njalo balandisa ukuthi zingakanani izinto uNkulunkulu ayezenze labo.
Nabhafiha hu Yerusalemu atume nazee bhabhakalibizya bhope bhabhabuula zyontu zya bhombile Ungulubhi humakhono gabho.
5 Kodwa kwasukuma abanye abakholwayo abangabehlelo labaFarisi, besithi: Kufanele ukubasoka, lokubalaya bagcine umlayo kaMozisi.
Bhabhabhula na huje akristo bhabhafumile ohu bhabhamanyizya aKristo, abhamataifa huje nkasigamutahiriwa, nazikhate esheria zya Musa semubhajiye ahwokoshe.”
6 Kwasekubuthana abaphostoli labadala ndawonye ukuze baluhlole loludaba.
Atume wazee bhakhala nalise bhelele ijambo eli.
7 Kwathi sebephikisene kakhulu, uPetro wasukuma wathi kubo: Madoda bazalwane, lina liyazi ukuthi ensukwini zakuqala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwethu, ukuthi ngomlomo wami abezizwe balizwe ilizwi levangeli, bakholwe.
Ijambo eli bhakhiiye tee walyo pamande uPetro wimilila wayanga, “Awe bhayaa muhwizuha huje utagalila sheshi Ungulubhi antumile aje hilomu lyane Amataifa bhuumvwe izu lya Ngulubhi nalyeteshe.
8 Njalo uNkulunkulu umazi wenhliziyo wabafakazela, ebanika uMoya oyiNgcwele, lanjengathi;
Ungulubhi, yahwenya amoyo ayanga nabho nabhapele Umpepo Ufinjile, neshi atipiye ate;
9 futhi kehlukanisanga phakathi kwethu labo, ehlambulula inhliziyo zabo ngokholo.
siga alelegenye ate na bheene abhalintinye amoyo aje gabe minza, nu lweteho.
10 Pho-ke limlingelani uNkulunkulu, ngokubeka ijogwe entanyeni yabafundi, obaba bethu kanye lathi esingabanga lamandla okulithwala?
Yeenu tihulenga Ungulubhi nabhatwinshe ijoko lyabhapotilwe aise bhetu natibhayotipotilwe nayo?
11 Kodwa sikholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngandlelanye labo.
Lelo tihwitiha aje tihwokoha hu Neema ya Yesu neshi shashili.”
12 Ixuku lonke laselithula; laselisizwa uBarnabasi loPawuli belandisa ukuthi zingakanani izibonakaliso lezimangaliso uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo phakathi kwabezizwe.
Ubhungano gwonti gwapumile kati, aPaulo nu Barnaba pabhayangaga ezyabhombile Ungulubhi ingosi ne zyaswijezye hwa mataifa.
13 Kwathi bona sebeqedile ukukhuluma, uJakobe waphendula wathi: Madoda bazalwane, ngilalelani:
Nabhaleha ayanje, uYakobo wope wimilila wayanga, “Wagabhamwitu ntejelezi.
14 USimeyoni uselandisile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wahambela njani abezizwe ekuqaleni ukuze azuzele ibizo lakhe abantu kubo.
U Simoni ayanjile Ungulubhi shatumile nezyabhombile Ungulubhi hwa bhantu ebha hwitawa lya Yesu.
15 Njalo amazwi abaprofethi ayavumelana lalokhu, njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi:
Enongwa zya akue zihwitihana nezi shazisimbilwe.
16 Emva kwalezizinto ngizabuya, ngilakhe futhi ithabhanekele likaDavida eliwileyo; njalo ngizakwakha okudilikileyo kwalo, njalo ngilimise;
'Ihaiwela naizenje nantele enyumba ya Daudi, yehagwiye pansi ihaipalinganya papananjishe,
17 ukuze abaseleyo babantu bayidinge iNkosi, labezizwe bonke ibizo lami elibizwa phezu kwabo, itsho iNkosi eyenza lezizinto zonke.
aje abhantu bhabhasagiye bhamwanze Ungulubhi na bhaMataifa bhabhasalulwe nu Ngulubhi.'
Eshi shayanga Ugosi yabhombize ezi zyazimanyishe ahwande hali (aiōn g165)
19 Ngakho mina ngiquma ukuthi singabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu;
Ane enjiga tisabhatamansye abhantu bha Mataifa bhabhagalushile Ungulubhi;
20 kodwa sibabhalele ukuthi bazile amanyala ezithombe, lokufeba, lokukhanyiweyo, legazi.
lelo tibhasimbile huje bhasegushe(bhapehane) nevifwani nenfwa nyewe, ni danda nu umalaya.
21 Ngoba uMozisi ulabo kusukela ezizukulwaneni zendulo abamtshumayelayo umuzi ngomuzi, efundwa emasinagogeni isabatha ngesabatha.
Afume empapo eya kuulu bhahweli abhantu shila muji bhabhalumbilila nahubhaazye uMusa mumasinagogi shila Lutuyo.”
22 Kwasekubonakala kukuhle kubaphostoli lakubadala kanye lebandla lonke, ukuthuma amadoda akhethiweyo phakathi kwabo eAntiyoki loPawuli loBarnabasi; babe ngoJudasi othiwa futhi nguBarsaba, loSilasi, amadoda angabakhokheli phakathi kwabazalwane,
Eshi ezyo enongwa zyabhoneha nyinza hwa bhantu bhonti bhabhasalula, u Yuda yahetwaga Barsaba, nu Silas, bhabhabhalongozi bhi kanisa bhabhatuma hu Antiokia nu Paulo nu Barnaba.
23 basebebhala lokhu ngesandla sabo ukuthi: Abaphostoli labadala labazalwane kubazalwane abangabezizwe eAntiyoki leSiriya leKilikhiya, bayabingelela;
Bhasimbile eshi, “Atume, nazee naholo, hwa holo betu akristo Amataifa bhabhali hu Antiokia, hu Shamu nahu Kilikia, tibhalamuha.
24 njengoba sizwile ukuthi abathile abaphume kithi balikhathazile ngamazwi, bedunga imiphefumulo yenu, besithi lisokwe lilonde umthetho, bona esingabalayanga;
Tumvwizyu huje bhenzele abhantu bhafumile ohu bhasigatibhatumile ate bhabhaleteye emanyizyo, zyazibhayanzizye, mumoyo genyu.
25 kwabonakala kukuhle kithi singqondonye, ukuthi siwakhethe amadoda siwathume kini, kanye labathandekayo bethu uBarnabasi loPawuli,
Ate tilolile shinza aje tibhatume abhamwetu pandwemo na Paulo nu Barnaba,
26 abantu abanikele impilo yabo ngenxa yebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.
abhantu bhabhahwisuulile amoyo gabho hunongwa yitawa lya Yesu Kilisti.
27 Ngakho sithumile uJudasi loSilasi, abazakuthi labo ngelizwi lomlomo balitshele izinto ezifananayo.
Tabhatumile aYuda nu Sila, bhabhabhuule zyonti ezyo zyatisimbile.
28 Ngoba kwabonakala kukuhle kuMoya oNgcwele, lakithi, ukuthi singalethesi umthwalo omkhulu, ngaphandle kwalezizinto ezifunekayo:
Esho shizungwizye Umpepo Ufinjile, huje tisabhatwinshe izigo imwamu ashile gaalaga singwa Ungulubhi:
29 Ukuthi lizile okuhlatshelwe izithombe, legazi, lokukhanyiweyo, lokufeba; lezizinto nxa lizazizila, lizabe lenze kuhle. Salani kuhle.
aje mugalushe afume huvifwani, ni danda, ne vyaviniongwile nu umalaya. Nkamubhasegushe nevii shabhabhe shinza hulimwe. Kwa helini.”
30 Ngakho sebebakhululile beza eAntiyoki; futhi sebelihlanganisile ixuku, balinika incwadi.
Esho bhaabhalile hu Antiokia; bhatwala ekalata, bhabhabhuunganya bhonti.
31 Kwathi sebefundile, bathokoza ngenduduzo.
Nabhabhaazizya ekalata ila bhasungwilwe tee, amoyo gabho gashiiye.
32 UJudasi kanye loSilasi, njengoba labo babengabaprofethi, balaya abazalwane ngamazwi amanengi, babaqinisa.
U Yuda nu Sila, na kuwe bhabhagwizizye umwoyo.
33 Sebehlale isikhathi, bayekelwa basuka ngokuthula kubazalwane baya kubaphostoli,
Nabhakhala uhwo pamante bhahasogola humwoyo ugwinza afume hwabhatumwilwe.
34 kodwa kwabonakala kukuhle kuSilasi ukuthi asale khona.
[Lelo shabhoneha shinza uSila huje asagale uhwo]
35 UPawuli loBarnabasi basebesala eAntiyoki, befundisa betshumayela indaba ezinhle zelizwi leNkosi, kanye labanye abanengi.
U Paulo na bhanji bhakhiiye hu Antiokia bhalumbililaga na manyizye izu lya Ngulubhi.
36 Emva kwensuku ezithile uPawuli wasesithi kuBarnabasi: Ake sibuye sihambele abazalwane bethu emizini yonke, lapho esatshumayela khona ilizwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi bahlezi njani.
Nabhakhala ensiku zyenyinji uPaulo wabhuula uBarnaba, “Huje salii tibhajendele mwonti mwatalumbililaga tibhenye shabhahwendelela.
37 UBarnabasi wasehlosa ukuthatha uJohane, othiwa nguMarko, ahambe labo.
U Barnaba ahanza humweje u Yohana(Marko).
38 Kodwa uPawuli wacabanga ukuthi kufanele ukuthi bangamthathi ahambe labo lowo owabatshiya ePamfiliya, kaze aya labo emsebenzini.
U Paulo siga asungwilwe humwe uMarko, yabhaleshile siga alongozenye nabho abhaleshile hu Pamfilia na hukuendelea nao katika kazi.
39 Kwasekuvela ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze behlukana phakathi; uBarnabasi wasethatha uMarko wahamba laye ngomkhumbi, baya eKuprosi.
Bhahadalisanya tee pamande bhalehana, u Barnaba wamwega uMarko na shuule nawo, bhinjila mumeli bhabhala hu Kipro,
40 Kodwa uPawuli wakhetha uSilasi wasuka wahamba, esenikelwe emuseni kaNkulunkulu ngabazalwane.
U Paulo wamwega, u Sila nasogole nawo.
41 Wasedabula iSiriya leKilikhiya, eqinisa amabandla.
Bhabhalile hu Shamu nahu Kilikia azeenje amoyo gabhaala bhabhalyeteshe izu lya Ngulubhi.
