< Imisebenzi 18 >
1 Emva kwalezizinto uPawuli wasuka eAtene weza eKorinte.
Pamande, u Paulo ahasogola hu Asene ahabhala hu Korintho.
2 Wasefica umJuda othile uAkwila ngebizo, owePontusi ngokuzalwa, owayesanda ukufika evela eIthaliya, loPrisila umkakhe (ngenxa yokulaya kukaKlawudiyosi kokuthi wonke amaJuda kawasuke eRoma), waya kubo;
Ulwo bhamwaga umuntu umo itawa yu Akwila ikabila lyakwe lyali bha Ponto, ushi wakwe ali Prisila bhahinzila afume hu Italia, maana u Klaudia ajile Ayahudi bhonti bhasogole hu Roma; u Paulo ahabhalile hwabhamu ibha;
3 njalo ngoba babelomsebenzi ofananayo, wahlala kubo wasebenza; ngoba babengabenzi bamathente ngomsebenzi.
u Paulo wakhala amwabho abhomba imbombo zyazilingine ne zabho bhalinganyaga amahema.
4 Wasekhulumisana labo esinagogeni amasabatha wonke, wancenga amaJuda lamaGriki.
U Paulo ayanga nabho mwisinagogi shila lisiku elyetuyo abhasulihaga Ayahudi na Giriki.
5 Kwathi uSilasi loTimothi sebehlile bevela eMakedoniya, uPawuli wacindezelwa nguMoya, efakaza kumaJuda ukuthi uJesu unguKristu.
U Sila nu Timotheo pabhinza u Paulo abhuulwa nu Mpepo abhabhule Ayahudi huje uYesu yu Kilisti.
6 Kwathi emelana laye ehlambaza, wathintitha izembatho, wathi kuwo: Igazi lenu kalibe phezu kwekhanda lenu; mina ngimsulwa; kusukela khathesi ngizakuya kwabezizwe.
Ayahudi nabhakhana na hutanile, u Paulo wakunyuta umenda gwakwe wabhabhuula, huje idanda lyenyu libhe pamatwe genyu, mwemwe ane sigaihailongwa, ahwande eshi ane embala hwa bhantu bha Mataifa”.
7 Wasesuka lapho waya endlini yomunye obizo lakhe nguJustusi, okhonza uNkulunkulu, ondlu yakhe yayiseduze lesinagoge.
Wasogola epo wabhala lwa Tito Yusto, Umuntu yaali puti hwa Ngulubhi. Enyumba yakwe yapalamineni sinagogi.
8 Kodwa uKrispusi umphathi wesinagoge wakholwa eNkosini lendlu yakhe yonke; labanengi kwabeKorinte balalela bakholwa babhabhathizwa.
U Krispo, ulongozi wisinagogi ahapenduha umwene na bhantu bhakwe bhakhala nabho, abhantu bhabhinji abhahu Korintho bhahitishiye izu lya Ngulubhi na hwoziwe.
9 INkosi yasisithi kuPawuli ebusuku ngombono: Ungesabi, kodwa khuluma njalo ungathuli;
Ugosi wayanga nu Paulo humbonesyo nusiku waga usahogope awe yangaga wene usahapume.
10 ngoba mina ngilawe, njalo kakho ozakuhlasela ukukwenzela okubi; ngoba ngilabantu abanengi kulumuzi.
Ane endipandwimo nawe, nuumo yabhahuvwalazye ane endi na bhantu bhinji humuji ogu”.
11 Njalo wahlala umnyaka lenyanga eziyisithupha, efundisa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu phakathi kwabo.
U Paulo wakhala umwaha gumo na mezi tanda, wamanyizya izu lya Ngulubhi hwa bhantu.
12 Kwathi uGaliyo engumbusi weAkaya, amaJuda amvukela uPawuli nganhliziyonye, amusa phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela,
Lelo ugalio pabhihwa aje abhelongozi hu Akaya, Ayahudi bhahanda alete amalabha hwa Paulo batwala hwalonzi bhikoloti aje alongwe,
13 esithi: Lo uncenga abantu ukuthi bakhonze uNkulunkulu ngokuphambene lomlayo.
bhaga, “Umuntu unu amanyizya abhantu shaseshihwanziwa hu sheria”.
14 Kodwa kwathi uPawuli esezavula umlomo, uGaliyo wathi kumaJuda: Ngakho uba bekulento engalunganga kumbe inkohliso embi, maJuda, ngesizatho bengizalibekezelela;
U Paulo nahanzaga aje ayanje, u Gailo owabhabhuula Ayahudi, “Huje ugali nanzi wenje ane handa embalonga.
15 kodwa uba kuyikuphikisana ngelizwi lamabizo, lomlayo phakathi kwenu, ziboneleni lina; ngoba mina kangithandi ukuba ngumahluleli walezizinto.
Eshi mundetela enongwa ezye matawa ne sheria zyenyu. Ezi enongwa longaji mwemwe ane sigaihwanza abhe lonzi wezii.”
16 Wasewaxotsha esihlalweni sokwahlulela.
U Gailo wabhabhinga aje bhasogole hwitengo elye lonzi,
17 Wonke amaGriki asebamba uSostenesi umphathi wesinagoge, amtshaya phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela. Njalo uGaliyo kaze azinanza lezizinto.
Bhakhata, u Sosthene, ulongozi wi sinagogi bhakhoma. Lelo u Gailo sigaasaganya zyonti zyabhabhombile.
18 Kwathi uPawuli esahlezi insuku ezinengi, wavalelisa abazalwane, wasuka ngomkhumbi waya eSiriya, loPrisila loAkwila kanye laye, esephuce ikhanda eKenikreya, ngoba wayelesifungo.
U Paulo nawakhala ensiku zyenyinji pala wabhaleha abhamwabho umwene wasogola abhale hu Siria wa mwega u Prisila nu Akwila. Sabhasile asogole ahwinjile mumeli uPaulo wasyengula isisi maana afingine hwa Ngulubhi.
19 Sebefikile eEfesu, wasebatshiya khona; kodwa yena engena esinagogeni wakhulumisana lamaJuda.
Nabhafiha hu Efeso, wabhaleha aPrisila nu Akwila umwene winjila mwisinagogi ayanje na Yahudi.
20 Sebemcelile ukuthi ahlale isikhathi esidanyana labo, kavumanga;
Nabhabhuula uPaulo akhale nabho ensiku zinyinji umwene akhiine.
21 kodwa wabavalelisa esithi: Kufanele isibili ukuthi ngigcine eJerusalema umkhosi ozayo; kodwa ngizabuyela kini njalo, uba uNkulunkulu evuma. Wasuka eEfesu ngomkhumbi,
Waga ihaiwela hulimwe nkaligane lya Ngulubhi”. wasogola ne meli afume hu Efeso.
22 njalo esefikile eKesariya, wenyuka wabingelela ibandla; wehlela eAntiyoki.
U Paulo nawiha hu Kaisaria, wazubha abhale alamushe Ikanisa lya hu Yelusalemu, nantele wiha abhale hwi kanisa lya hu Antiokia.
23 Njalo esechithe isikhathi esithile, wasuka, wadabula ngokulandelana ilizwe leGalathiya leFrigiya, eqinisa bonke abafundi.
Nawakhala hashe uhwo wabhala hu Galatia na hu Frigia na bhazinzye umwoyo amanjili bhonti.
24 Njalo umJuda othile, uApolosi ngebizo, umAleksandriya ngokuzalwa, eyindoda eyisikhulumi, wafika eEfesu, elamandla emibhalweni.
U Yahudi umo itawa yu Apolo, ahinzile hu Efeso. Alimenye shinza izu lya Ngulubhi namanyizye.
25 Lo wayefundisiwe indlela yeNkosi, njalo evutha emoyeni wakhuluma wafundisa ngokukhuthala izinto ezimayelana leNkosi, esazi ubhabhathizo lukaJohane kuphela;
U Apolo amanyiziwe imanyizyo ezya hwa Yesu. Alikhalaganu amanyile amanyizyaga shinza izu lya Yesu, lelo aumanyile wuwozyo wa Yohana wene.
26 lo waseqala ukukhuluma ngesibindi esinagogeni. Kwathi sebemzwile uPrisila loAkwila, bamthathela kubo, bamchasisela indlela kaNkulunkulu ngokuqonda okukhulu.
U Apolo ayangaga shinza mushibhanza. U Prisila nu Akwila bhahuuda na nawo, bhabhuula izu lya Ngulubhi shabhaliminye abhene.
27 Kwathi esethanda ukuchaphela eAkaya, abazalwane bemkhuthaza babhalela abafundi ukuthi bamemukele; okwathi esefikile wabasiza kakhulu abakholwa ngomusa;
Nawanza aje asogole bhasimbila ikalata iyaje bhamwejelele shinza hula hu Akaya pawafiha abhavwizye tee akristo abhuuhwo.
28 ngoba waphikisa ngamandla wawehlula ngokupheleleyo obala amaJuda, etshengisa ngemibhalo ukuthi uKristu unguJesu.
U Apolo alini khone abhamenile Ayahudi pawinji, abalengaga mwibhangili huje uYesu yu Kilisti.