Imisebenzi 19
1 Kwasekusithi, uApolosi eseseKorinte, uPawuli wafika eEfesu esedabule indawo eziphakemeyo; wasefica abafundi abathile
U Apolo nali hu Korintho, u Paulo ashilile hunsi izya pamwanya afishile hu Efeso atangine na manyili yhwo.
2 wathi kubo: Lamemukela yini uMoya oNgcwele mhla likholwayo? Basebesithi kuye: Kodwa kasizanga sizwe ngitsho ukuthi kukhona uMoya oNgcwele.
U Paulo wabhabhuzya, “Huje, mwamposhiye Umpepo Ufinjile pamwahitishe?” Bhaga, “Ha' aa, atahuhwumvwe siga tahumvwizye huje huli Umpepo Ufinjile.”
3 Wasesithi kubo: Pho labhabhathizelwa kukuphi? Basebesithi: Kubhabhathizo lukaJohane.
U Paulo wabhabhuuzya, “Eshi mwahoziwe?” Wozyonshii, “Abheene bhaga uwozyo wa Yohana.
4 Kodwa uPawuli wathi: UJohane isibili wabhabhathiza ubhabhathizo lokuphenduka, etshela abantu ukuze bakholwe kulowo oweza emva kwakhe, okuyikuthi, kuKristu Jesu.
U Paulo waga, “U Yohana abhozizye huwozyo wa alambe. Abhabhuulile bhaala aje bhamwitishe uyo yahwinza pamande uYesu.”
5 Lalabo abezwayo babhabhathizwa ebizweni leNkosi uJesu.
Abhantu nabhuumvwa enongwa ezi bhoziwa hwitawa lya Yesu Kilisti.
6 Wathi uPawuli esebeke izandla phezu kwabo, uMoya oyiNgcwele weza phezu kwabo; basebekhuluma ngendimi, baprofetha.
U Paulo nawabhabhishila amakhono pitwe Umpepo Ufinjile wabhishila bhanda ayanje enjango empya nakuwe.
7 Njalo wonke amadoda ayengaba litshumi lambili.
Bhahali alume ilonga na bhabhili.
8 Wasengena esinagogeni wakhuluma ngesibindi, inyanga ezintathu etshumayela eqinisekisa izinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu.
U Paulo ahinjila mwisinagogi amezi gatatu. Alongozyaga enjangano na bhavute abhantu hwa Yesu nu uumwene uwa humwanya.
9 Kodwa kwathi abanye besiba lukhuni bengakholwa, bekhuluma kubi ngaleyondlela phambi kwabantu, wasuka kubo wehlukanisa abafundi, insuku ngensuku etshumayela esikolo sothile uTiranu.
Lelo Ayahudi bhamo bhahali na mampuli sigabhahitihaga, bhaligaga nabhayangaga ezya Yesu. U Paulo wabhefwa aKtilisti wabhala nabho muukumbi wa Tirano abhamanyizye.
10 Lalokhu kwenzeka okweminyaka emibili, baze balizwa ilizwi leNkosi uJesu bonke abakhileyo eAsiya, amaJuda kanye lamaGriki.
Ahindiliye isho humaha gabhili bhonti bhabhakhalaga hu Asia bhahumvwizye izu lya Ngulubhi Ayahudi na Ayunani(Agriki).
11 UNkulunkulu wasesenza imisebenzi yamandla engejwayelekanga ngezandla zikaPawuli,
Ungulubhi abhombaga amambo amagosi hukhono gwa Paulo,
12 kwaze kwathi lakwabagulayo kwasiwa izifinyo kumbe amafasikoti okuvela emzimbeni wakhe, lezifo zasuka kubo, labomoya ababi baphuma kubo.
abhabhinu bhaponaga ata utuleso na menda gagafumile mubili gwa Paulo bhabhapalamansiaga nago bhaponaga ne Mpepo embibhi zyahepaga mwabhantu.
13 Kwathi abanye kumihambuma yamaJuda, izanuse, bazama ukubiza ibizo leNkosi uJesu kulabo ababelabomoya ababi, besithi: Siyalifungisa ngoJesu amtshumayelayo uPawuli.
Bhahali Ayahudi bhamo bhaali bhemazimu, bhahanzaga alitumile itawa lya Yesu hu faida yabho, bhabhabhuulaga abhantu bhabhali ne Mpepo embibhi epa hwitawa lya Yesu ula yalumbililwa nu Paulo.”
14 Njalo kwakukhona amadodana ayisikhombisa athile kaSikeva umJuda umpristi omkhulu akwenzayo lokho.
Bhabhabhombaga isho bhali saba bhahali bhanabha sikewa yahali Gosi wishibhanza sha Yahudi, Skewa.
15 Kodwa umoya omubi waphendula wathi: UJesu ngiyamazi, loPawuli ngiyazi ngaye; kodwa lina lingobani?
Zila Impepo embibhi zyabhabhuula zyaga, “U Paulo timinye nu Yesu wope timinye amwe mwenanuu?”
16 Lowomuntu okwakukuye umoya omubi waseseqela phezu kwabo, njalo wabehlula, wabanqoba, baze babaleka kuleyondlu benqunu belimele.
Zila empepo zyabhatomoshela zya bhamena ikhoni, zyabhavwalazya. Bhashimbila shabhali welele afume munyumba mula.
17 Lokhu kwasekusaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eEfesu amaJuda kanye lamaGriki; lokwesaba kwasekubehlela bonke; njalo lakhuliswa ibizo leNkosi uJesu.
Ijambo eli lyamanyiha hwa bhantu bhonti, Ayahudi na Giriki, bhogopa itawa lya Yesu lyatinihwa na bhantu.
18 Labanengi balabo abakholwayo beza, bevuma, bememezela izenzo zabo.
Akristo bhinji bhenza alambe, bhazibhonesya embibhi zabhabhomba.
19 Labanengi balabo ababesenza amasalamusi baletha ingwalo ndawonye bazitshisa phambi kwabo bonke; basebebala intengo yazo, bathola izinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amahlanu zesiliva.
Abhantu bhabhatumilaga evitabu alagulile bhahaleta evitabu vyabhobhavipemba nu mwoto, bhabhazizye egalama yakwe yahali evipanda vyehala elfu amalongo gasanu.
20 Ngokunjalo ilizwi leNkosi lakhula ngamandla lanqoba.
Izu lya Ngulubhi lyanyampana hwonti.
21 Kwathi lezizinto seziphelile, uPawuli wazimisela emoyeni, esedabule eMakedoniya leAkaya, ukuya eJerusalema, esithi: Emva kokuba kwami lapho, ngimele ukubona iRoma layo.
U Paulo nawamala imbombo yakwe hula hu Efeso Umpepo walongozya abhale hu Yerusalemu ashilile hu Makedonia na hu Akaya; Waga na nakhala uhwo nehaibhala hu Rumi.”
22 Esethume eMakedoniya ababili balabo ababemsiza, uTimothi loErastu, yena wahlala eAsiya okwesikhathi.
U Paulo wabhatuma amanyili bhakwe bhabhili, u Timotheo nu Erasto, bhabhamwavwize. Lelo umwene ahasagala hu Asia.
23 Kodwa ngalesosikhathi kwasuka isiphithiphithi esingesincinyane mayelana laleyondlela.
Hula hu Efeso abhantu bhaletile efujo husababu yidala liila.
24 Ngoba umuntu othile onguDemetriyu ngebizo, umkhandi wesiliva, owenza amathempelana esiliva kaDiyana, waletha kuzingcwethi inzuzo engencinyane;
Umuntu umo ali Sonara itawa ali yu Demetrio, alinganya ga utufwanitwihela ufwa Ungulubhi u Diana, aletile ebiashara yakwe hwa fundi.
25 owabaqoqayo bona, lezisebenzi zezinto ezifananayo, wathi: Madoda, liyazi ukuthi inotho yethu ivela kulumsebenzi.
Wabhabunganya afundi bhonti abhimbombo iyo, wabhabhuula huje, “Mumenye ebiashara ene huja etipela ehela zyinyinji.
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.
Siga hu Efeso hwene, nahu Asia hwonti eshi unu uPaulo abhasulihenye abhantu aiga numo Ungulubhi yalinginywe namakhono.
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.
Nantele ehweli ehatali iyaje ebiashara yetu sihaihwanziwa, sigayibiashara nyene nu Ngulubhi ushiwi tu ugosi uDiana abhazalauliwe netezye ougosi waluwe, nantele abha Asia bhonti bhahupuuta nensi yonti.
28 Kwathi bekuzwa bagcwala intukuthelo, bamemeza besithi: Mkhulu uDiyana wamaEfesu!
Nabhahumvwa isho bhahabwaga wikhatwe ni lyoyo, bhahaga, “uDiana wa bha Efeso gosi.”
29 Njalo umuzi wonke wagcwala isiphithiphithi; basebetheleka kanyekanye endaweni yokudlalela, bahudula uGayusi loAristako amaMakedoniya, abaphelekezeli bakaPawuli.
Umuji gwonti gwabha nefujo abhantu binjila muukumbi wiyango. Bhabhakhate bhabhashulaga nu Paulo, u Gayo nu Aristariko, bhabhafumile hu Makedonia.
30 Kwathi uPawuli efuna ukungena exukwini, abafundi kabamvumelanga.
U Paulo ahanzaga ahwinjile mwabhali muukumbi, lelo amanyili bakwe bhaha khanizyu.
31 Njalo labanye bababusi beAsiya, ababengabangane bakhe, bathuma kuye, bemncenga ukuthi angazinikeli endaweni yokudlalela.
Amaafisa abhe mkoa bhabhali bhakundane nu Paulo bhatumile uujumbe huje asahinjile muukumbi uwinyango.
32 Ngakho abanye bamemeza okunye labanye okunye; ngoba umhlangano wawusanganisekile, njalo inengi labo lalingazi ukuthi libuthene lapho ngenxa yani.
Abhantu bhachanganyikine sigabhaminye ne zyabhayanga, bhamo bhaiga eshi bhamo shila.
33 Basebemusa phambili uAleksandro esuka exukwini, ngoba amaJuda amqhubela phambili. UAleksandro waseqhweba ngesandla, efuna ukuzivikela ebantwini.
Ayahudi bhaleta u Iskanda hwabhabhungine abhantu bhabhiha hwitagalila. U Iskanda ahabhapumya abhantu aje ayanje na bhantu, afumye amaelezo.
34 Kodwa bathi sebekwazi ukuthi ungumJuda, kwaba lelizwi elilodwa livela kubo bonke okungaba ngamahola amabili limemeza lisithi: Mkhulu uDiyana wamaEfesu!
Abhantu nabhamanya huje Iskanda Yahudi bhabwaga ibwago amasala gabhili bhaga uDiana gosi wa bha Efeso.”
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?
Usimbi we muji nawabhapumya ubhungano gula waga amwe mubhalume mubha Efeso wenu yasiga aminye huje umuji ogu gwa Efeso gwagutunza eshibhanza sha Diana ugosi nela epicha yehagwiye afume humwanya?
36 Ngakho njengoba lezizinto zingephikwe, kufanele lithule, lingenzi lutho ngamawala.
Eshi poomi nasoti, ezi sigatibhomba nanali, musabhombe nahamo.
37 Ngoba lilethe lamadoda, angeyisibo abaphangi bamathempeli langahlambazi unkulunkulukazi wenu.
Eshi mubhaletile abhantu ebha palonzi sigabhiibha nantele sigabhalijile Ungulubhi wetu ushe.
38 Ngakho uba uDemetriyu lezingcwethi kanye laye belodaba ngomuntu, amalanga okuthonisa amacala ayagcinwa, bakhona lababusi; kabamangalelane.
Eshi u Demetrio na bhamwabho nafundi bhakwe nkashele bhali na mashitako gagonti numuntu yayonti ikoroti lihweli wazi bhaletwe palonzi.
39 Kodwa uba lidinga ulutho ngezinye izinto, kuzalungiswa emhlanganweni osemthethweni.
Lelo nkashele uhwanza amambo aganji tibhagalonje sheshinza.
40 Ngoba futhi sisengozini yokumangalelwa ngomvukela ngenxa yalamuhla, kungelambangela esingalandisa ngayo ngalesisiphithiphithi.
Tili muhatari iyalongwe uefujo ezi nantele sigatibhajiye azigolosye enongwa ezi.
41 Njalo esetshilo lokho, wawuchitha umhlangano.
Nawayanga isho wabhanyampanya abhantu.
