Imisebenzi 19
1 Kwasekusithi, uApolosi eseseKorinte, uPawuli wafika eEfesu esedabule indawo eziphakemeyo; wasefica abafundi abathile
I KA wa a Apolo i noho ai ma Korineto, kaahele o Paulo i na aina mauka, a hele aku la i Epeso; a loaa ia ia kekahi mau haumana,
2 wathi kubo: Lamemukela yini uMoya oNgcwele mhla likholwayo? Basebesithi kuye: Kodwa kasizanga sizwe ngitsho ukuthi kukhona uMoya oNgcwele.
I mai la ia lakou, Ua loaa anei ia oukou ka Uhane Hemolele i ko oukou manaoio ana? I aku la lakou ia ia, Aole makou i lohe no ka Uhane Hemolele.
3 Wasesithi kubo: Pho labhabhathizelwa kukuphi? Basebesithi: Kubhabhathizo lukaJohane.
I mai la kela ia lakou, I ke aha la oukou i bapetizoia'i? I aku la hoi lakou ia ia, I ka bapetizo a Ioane.
4 Kodwa uPawuli wathi: UJohane isibili wabhabhathiza ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka, etshela abantu ukuze bakholwe kulowo oweza emva kwakhe, okuyikuthi, kuKristu Jesu.
I mai la o Paulo, Bapetizo mai la o Ioane i ka bapetizo ana o ka mihi, i ka i ana mai i kanaka, e manaoio aku lakou i ka mea e hiki mai ana mahope ona, o ka Mesia no ia, o Iesu no.
5 Lalabo abezwayo babhabhathizwa ebizweni leNkosi uJesu.
A lohe lakou, bapetizoia iho la lakou ma ka inoa o ka Haku, o Iesu.
6 Wathi uPawuli esebeke izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oyiNgcwele weza phezu kwabo; basebekhuluma ngendimi, baprofetha.
A kau aku la o Paulo i na lima maluna iho o lakou, hiki mai la ka Uhane Hemolele maluna o lakou; a olelo ae la lakou ma ka olelo e, a wanana mai la.
7 Njalo wonke amadoda ayengaba litshumi lambili.
A oia mau kanaka a pau, he umikumamalua lakou.
8 Wasengena esinagogeni wakhuluma ngesibindi, inyanga ezintathu etshumayela eqinisekisa izinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu.
Hele mai la ia iloko o ka halehalawai, olelo wiwo ole mai la, ekolu malama ana i hooakaka ai, a i hoohuli mai ma na mea o ke aupuni o ke Akua.
9 Kodwa kwathi abanye besiba lukhuni bengakholwa, bekhuluma kubi ngaleyondlela phambi kwabantu, wasuka kubo wehlukanisa abafundi, insuku ngensuku etshumayela esikolo sothile uTiranu.
A paakiki kekahi poe, a hoomaloka no hoi, olelo ino no lakou i keia aoao imua i ke alo o kanaka; alaila haalele oia ia lakou a hookaawale iho la i na haumana, a hoakaka mai la ia i kela la i keia la, maloko o ke kula o kahi Turano.
10 Lalokhu kwenzeka okweminyaka emibili, baze balizwa ilizwi leNkosi uJesu bonke abakhileyo eAsiya, amaJuda kanye lamaGriki.
Ua hana mau ia keia mea i na makahiki elua; no ia mea, lohe ka poe a pau i noho ma Asia i ka olelo a ka Haku, a Iesu, o ka poe Iudaio a me ka poe Helene.
11 UNkulunkulu wasesenza imisebenzi yamandla engejwayelekanga ngezandla zikaPawuli,
Na ke Akua no i hana i na mea mana ano e, ma na lima o Paulo.
12 kwaze kwathi lakwabagulayo kwasiwa izifinyo kumbe amafasikoti okuvela emzimbeni wakhe, lezifo zasuka kubo, labomoya ababi baphuma kubo.
No ia mea, laweia'ku la, mai kona kino aku, na hainaka a me na pale, no ka poe mai, a haalele iho la ka mai ia lakou, a puka aku la na uhane ino mailoko aku o lakou.
13 Kwathi abanye kumihambuma yamaJuda, izanuse, bazama ukubiza ibizo leNkosi uJesu kulabo ababelabomoya ababi, besithi: Siyalifungisa ngoJesu amtshumayelayo uPawuli.
Hoao nae kekahi poe Iudaio, he poe kuewa mahiki daimonio, a hea aku la lakou i ka inoa o ka Haku o Iesu maluna o ka poe i loohia e na uhane ino, i aku la, Ma o Iesu la, ka mea a Paulo e hai mai nei, ke hookikina aku nei makou ia oukou.
14 Njalo kwakukhona amadodana ayisikhombisa athile kaSikeva umJuda umpristi omkhulu akwenzayo lokho.
Aia malaila kekahi mau keiki na Sekena, he Iudaio, a he kahuna nui, ehiku lakou i hana pela.
15 Kodwa umoya omubi waphendula wathi: UJesu ngiyamazi, loPawuli ngiyazi ngaye; kodwa lina lingobani?
Olelo mai la ka uhane ino, i mai, Ua ike no wau ia Iesu, a ua ike no hoi au ia Paulo, aka hoi, owai oukou?
16 Lowomuntu okwakukuye umoya omubi waseseqela phezu kwabo, njalo wabehlula, wabanqoba, baze babaleka kuleyondlu benqunu belimele.
A o ke kanaka maloko ona ua uhane ino la, lele mai la ia maluna o lakou, a lanakila iho la maluna o lakou, a hana ino mai la, a holo kohana aku la lakou mawaho o ia hale, ua eha hoi.
17 Lokhu kwasekusaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eEfesu amaJuda kanye lamaGriki; lokwesaba kwasekubehlela bonke; njalo lakhuliswa ibizo leNkosi uJesu.
Ua ikea iho la keia e na Iudaio a pau, a me ua Helene, e noho ana ma Epeso. A kau mai ka makau maluna o lakou a pau, a ua hoonuiia ka inoa o ka Haku o Iesu.
18 Labanengi balabo abakholwayo beza, bevuma, bememezela izenzo zabo.
He nui na mea o ka poe manaoio i hele mai, a hai mai, a hoike mai i ka lakou mau hana.
19 Labanengi balabo ababesenza amasalamusi baletha ingwalo ndawonye bazitshisa phambi kwabo bonke; basebebala intengo yazo, bathola izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu zesiliva.
A he nui na mea o ka poe i hana kilokilo, i lawe mai i ka lakou mau buke, a puhi iho la i ke ahi imua o kanaka a pau; a helu lakou i ke kumukuai o ua mau buke la ke kuaiia, he kanalima tausani hapalua.
20 Ngokunjalo ilizwi leNkosi lakhula ngamandla lanqoba.
Pela i ulu ai me ka mana ka olelo a ka Haku, a lanakila iho la.
21 Kwathi lezizinto seziphelile, uPawuli wazimisela emoyeni, esedabule eMakedoniya leAkaya, ukuya eJerusalema, esithi: Emva kokuba kwami lapho, ngimele ukubona iRoma layo.
A pau keia mau mea i ka hanaia, manao iho la o Paulo ma ka uhane, e kaahele ma Makedonia a me Akaia, alaila, e hele i Ierusalema, i ae la, A hiki au ilaila, ma ia hope aku, pono ia'u ke ike ia Roma.
22 Esethume eMakedoniya ababili balabo ababemsiza, uTimothi loErastu, yena wahlala eAsiya okwesikhathi.
Hoouna aku la ia ma Makedonia i kekahi mau hoalawehana ona elua, o Timoteo laua me Eraseto; a noho iho la ia ma Asia a liuliu.
23 Kodwa ngalesosikhathi kwasuka isiphithiphithi esingesincinyane mayelana laleyondlela.
Ia manawa, aole okana mai ka pioloke no keia aoao.
24 Ngoba umuntu othile onguDemetriyu ngebizo, umkhandi wesiliva, owenza amathempelana esiliva kaDiyana, waletha kuzingcwethi inzuzo engencinyane;
No ka mea, he kanaka, o Demeterio ka inoa, he kahuna hana kala e hana ana i na luakini kala no Diana, a nui loa iho la ka waiwai i loaa mai i ka poe paahana.
25 owabaqoqayo bona, lezisebenzi zezinto ezifananayo, wathi: Madoda, liyazi ukuthi inotho yethu ivela kulumsebenzi.
Hoakoakoa ae la oia ia lakou, a me ka poe paahana ma ua mea me ia, i aku la, E na kanaka, ua ike no oukou, no keia hana i loaa mai ai ka kakou waiwai.
26 Njalo liyabona liyezwa ukuthi kungeyisikho eEfesu kuphela, kodwa phose kulo lonke iAsiya, uPawuli lo uncengile njalo uphambule ixuku elikhulu, esithi kayisibo onkulunkulu abenziwe ngezandla.
Ua ike no hoi oukou, a ua lohe, aole ma Epeso wale no, aka, ma Asia a pau, o Paulo nei i hooikaika aku ai a i hoohuli i kanaka, he nui loa, me ka i ana ae, aohe akua na mea i hanaia e na lima.
27 Njalo kayisikho lokhu kuphela ukuthi sisengozini yokuthi lolugatsha lomsebenzi lufike ekutheni lungahlonitshwa, kodwa lethempeli likankulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana lizathiwa liyinto engesilutho, njalo lobukhulukazi bakhe buzakwehliswa, elimkhonzayo yonke iAsiya lomhlaba wonke.
No ia mea, aole ka kakou oihana wale no ke aneane lilo i mea ole; aka, o ka heiau o keia akua nui o Diana kekahi, e hoowahawahaia, a kokoke e pau i ke kahuliia ka nani o ka mea i hoomanaia'i e ko Asia a pau, a me ko ke ao nei.
28 Kwathi bekuzwa bagcwala intukuthelo, bamemeza besithi: Mkhulu uDiyana wamaEfesu!
A lohe ae la lakou, piha iho la lakou i ka huhu, wawa aku la, i ae la, Nani ka mana o Diana o ko Epeso.
29 Njalo umuzi wonke wagcwala isiphithiphithi; basebetheleka kanyekanye endaweni yokudlalela, bahudula uGayusi loAristako amaMakedoniya, abaphelekezeli bakaPawuli.
Piha iho la ke kulanakauhale a pau i ka haunaele. Hopu aku la lakou ia Gaio, a me Arisetareko no Makedonia, he mau hoahele no Paulo, a holo lokahi aku la lakou i ka hale kiaka.
30 Kwathi uPawuli efuna ukungena exukwini, abafundi kabamvumelanga.
Makemake iho la o Paulo e komo pu aku mawaena o na kanaka, aole nae na haumana i ae aku ia ia.
31 Njalo labanye bababusi beAsiya, ababengabangane bakhe, bathuma kuye, bemncenga ukuthi angazinikeli endaweni yokudlalela.
A o kekahi poe luna ma Asia, he poe makamaka nona, hoouna aku la lakou, kauoha ae la ia ia, aole hoike ia ia iho maloko o ka hale kiaka.
32 Ngakho abanye bamemeza okunye labanye okunye; ngoba umhlangano wawusanganisekile, njalo inengi labo lalingazi ukuthi libuthene lapho ngenxa yani.
Nolaila uwauwa ae la kekahi poe i kekahi mea a me kela poe i kela mea; no ka mea, ua mokuahana ua ahakanaka la; a o ka nui o lakou, aole lakou i ike i ka lakou mea i hoakoakoa'i.
33 Basebemusa phambili uAleksandro esuka exukwini, ngoba amaJuda amqhubela phambili. UAleksandro waseqhweba ngesandla, efuna ukuzivikela ebantwini.
Hoeueu ae la lakou ia Alekanedero, noloko mai o ka lehulehu, na ka poe Iudaio ia i alakai mai. Peahi aku la o Alekanedero i ka lima, manao iho la ia e hoapono ia ia iho imua o na kanaka.
34 Kodwa bathi sebekwazi ukuthi ungumJuda, kwaba lelizwi elilodwa livela kubo bonke okungaba ngamahola amabili limemeza lisithi: Mkhulu uDiyana wamaEfesu!
A ike lakou he Iudaio ia, kahea aku la lakou me ka leo hookahi, a liuliu, elua no hora. Nani ka mana o Diana o ko Epeso.
35 Njalo kwathi umabhalane eselithulisile ixuku wathi: Madoda eEfesu, kanti kukhona yini umuntu ongaziyo ukuthi umuzi weEfesu ungumlondolozi wethempeli likankulunkulukazi omkhulu uDiyana lowento eyawa ivela kuZewusi?
Hoolai iho la nae ke kakaolelo i ua ahakanaka la, i aku la, E na kanaka o Epeso nei, owai ke kanaka ike ole i ke kulanakauhale o Epeso nei he poe kakou e hoomaua ana ia Diana, i ka mea i haule no Iupita mai?
36 Ngakho njengoba lezizinto zingephikwe, kufanele lithule, lingenzi lutho ngamawala.
No ka hiki ole i kekahi ke hoole i keia mau mea, he pono ia oukou e hoolai, aole hoi e hana wikiwiki.
37 Ngoba lilethe lamadoda, angeyisibo abaphangi bamathempeli langahlambazi unkulunkulukazi wenu.
Ua kai mai oukou i keia mau kanaka, aole lakou he poe hao heiau, aole hoi i olelo hoino i ko oukou akua.
38 Ngakho uba uDemetriyu lezingcwethi kanye laye belodaba ngomuntu, amalanga okuthonisa amacala ayagcinwa, bakhona lababusi; kabamangalelane.
No ia mea, ina i loaa ia Demeterio, a me ka poe paahana me ia, ka hala o kekahi, ua maopopo na la hookolokolo, a me na lunakanawai. E hoopii lakou kekahi i kekahi.
39 Kodwa uba lidinga ulutho ngezinye izinto, kuzalungiswa emhlanganweni osemthethweni.
Aka, ina imi oukou ma kekahi mea e, e hooponoponoia ia mea, ma ka ahakanaka ku i ke kanawai.
40 Ngoba futhi sisengozini yokumangalelwa ngomvukela ngenxa yalamuhla, kungelambangela esingalandisa ngayo ngalesisiphithiphithi.
No ka mea, e hoopiiia mai paha auanei kakou, no ka haunaele o keia la, aole hoi e hiki ia kakou ke hai aku i ka mea i akoakoa'i keia ahakanaka.
41 Njalo esetshilo lokho, wawuchitha umhlangano.
A i ka olelo ana i keia mea, hookuu aku la ia i ua ahakanaka la.
