Imisebenzi 22
1 Madoda, bazalwane, labobaba, zwanini ukuziphendulela kwami khathesi kini.
“Eigi Jihudi ichil inao amadi ipa ipalsing nakhoigi mangda eigi ngakthokchabagi wa haijaba asi tabiyu!”
2 Sebezwile ukuthi ukhuluma labo ngolimi lwamaHebheru, bathula kakhulu, wasesithi:
Mahakna Hebrew londa ngangba adu tabada makhoi amukka henna tuminna leirammi maduda Paul-na makha tarak-i.
3 Mina ngiyindoda engumJuda, eyazalelwa eTarsu yeKilikhiya, ngakhuliselwa kulumuzi enyaweni zikaGamaliyeli, ngafundiswa ngokuqinileyo umlayo wabobaba, ngitshisekela uNkulunkulu, njengani lonke lamuhla;
“Eihak Cilicia-gi Tarsus-ta pokpa Jihudi amani adubu ei sahar asida Gamaliel-gi maheiroi ama oina chaorakkhi. Eikhoigi ipa ipusinggi Wayel Yathangbu ningthijana tamjarakkhi aduga ngasi nakhoi pumnamakna Tengban Mapugidamak thawai luppagumna eihaksu thawai luplammi.
4 eyazingela leyondlela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibabopha ngibanikela entolongweni amadoda kanye labafazi,
Lambi asigi matung inbasingbu siba phaoba eina ot neikhi. Eihakna nupa amasung nupisingbu phaduna keisumsangda thamjinkhi.
5 njengoba lompristi omkhulu engifakazela, lomphakathi wonke wabadala; engazuza kubo incwadi eziya kubazalwane, ngaya eDamaseko, ukuthi lababekhona lapho ngibalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe, ukuze bajeziswe.
Purohitlen amasung ahallupki ahal laman apumbanasu eina hairiba asi achumbani haina makhoina sakhi piba ngamgani. Damascus-ta leiba Jihudi luchingbasingda i-ba chithising adu makhoidagi louraga eina mising adubu pharaga Jerusalem-da puraktuna cheirak pinaba eina mapham aduda chatlammi.”
6 Kwasekusithi ngisahamba sengisondela eDamaseko, sekungaba yimini enkulu, kwahle kwakhanya ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini kungizingelezela.
“Eina asum chatpada Damascus naksillaklammi, madu numit yungba matam aduwaidani ikhang khanghoudana atiyadagi yamna langba mangal amana eigi akoibada ngallaklammi.
7 Ngasengiwela phansi, ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelani?
Adudagi ei leimaida tuthakhi aduga khonjel amana eingonda, ‘Saul! Saul! Nahakna eibu karigi ot neiribano?’ haiba eina tarammi.
8 Mina ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Wasesithi kimi: NginguJesu weNazaretha wena omzingelayo.
Maduda eina hangkhi, ‘Ibungo nahak kanano?’ Aduga mahakna eingonda hairak-i, ‘Eihak nangna ot neiriba Nazareth-ki Jisuni.’
9 Lalabo ababelami bakubona ukukhanya, njalo basebesesaba, kodwa kabalizwanga ilizwi elakhuluma lami.
Eiga loinaba misingna mangal adu urammi adubu eingonda ngangliba mahak adugi khonjeldi makhoina takhide.
10 Ngasengisithi: Ngenzeni, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi kimi: Sukuma uye eDamaseko; njalo uzatshelwa khona ngazo zonke izinto ozimiselwe ukuthi uzenze.
Aduga eina hangjakhi, ‘Ibungo, eina kari toujagadage?’ Aduga Ibungona eingonda hairak-i, ‘Hougatlu aduga Damascus-ta chatlu mapham aduda Tengban Mapuna hannana langkhraba nahakna tougadabasing adu nangonda haibigani.’
11 Njengoba ngangingaboni ngenxa yenkazimulo yalokhokukhanya, ngakhokhelwa ngesandla yilabo ababelami, ngafika eDamaseko.
Langlaba mangal adugi maramna eihak mit uramde maram aduna eiga loinaribasingna eibu khut samduna Damascus tanna chingbirammi.”
12 Njalo uAnaniya othile, indoda ekhuthele ekukhonzeni ngokomlayo, owayefakazelwa yiwo wonke amaJuda ahlala khona,
“Sahar aduda leiba Jihudi pumnamakna yamna ikai khumnaba amadi wayel yathang ngakpa amasung laining chetpa Ananias kouba nupa ama leirammi.
13 weza kimi wasesima phansi kwami wathi kimi: Sawuli mzalwane, buya ubone. Njalo mina ngalesosikhathi ngasengimbona.
Mahakna eigi inakta laktuna leplaga eingonda hairak-i, ‘Ichil inao Saul, nahak uba phangjaro.’ Mitkup adumaktada eina amuk uba phangjare aduga eina mahakpu ure.
14 Wasesithi: UNkulunkulu wabobaba bethu ukumisile ngaphambili ukuthi wazi intando yakhe, lokuthi ubone oLungileyo, njalo uzwe ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
Mahakna hairak-i, ‘Eikhoigi ipa ipusinggi Tengban Mapuna mahakki aningba khangnaba, Achumba chatpa Ibungo Mahak adu uba phangnanaba amasung mahakmakki khonjelna ngangba tananaba nahakpu khandokle.
15 ngoba uzakuba ngumfakazi wakhe kubo bonke abantu, walokho okubonileyo lokuzwileyo.
Nahakna ukhraba amasung takhraba adugi maramda mi pumnamakta tamnaba nahakna Ibungo mahakki sakhi oigani.
16 Khathesi-ke, usalindeleni? Sukuma ubhabhathizwe uhlanjululwe ezonweni zakho, ubize ibizo leNkosi.
Houjik nahakna karigi thintharibano? Hougatlu, baptize lou amadi Ibungoda haijaduna napapsing chamthokchou.’
17 Kwasekusithi kimi sengibuyele eJerusalema, njalo ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngaba lokuhlehla kwengqondo,
“Eina Jerusalem-da hallaklammi aduga Mapugi Sanglenda eina haijaringeida, uhanbiba ama eina urammi.
18 ngasengimbona wathi kimi: Phangisa uphume ngesiqubu eJerusalema; ngoba kabasoze bemukele ubufakazi bakho ngami.
Maduda eina Ibungobu urammi aduga asumna mahakna eingonda hairak-i, ‘Khonglei thuro, thunamak Jerusalem thadoklo maramdi eigi maramda nahakna haiba adu makhoina louroi.’
19 Ngasengisithi: Nkosi, bayazi bona ukuthi mina ngangibafaka entolongweni ngibatshaya emasinagogeni wonke labo abakholwa kuwe;
Maduda eina khumlammi, ‘Ibungo eina synagogue khudingda chattuna Ibungobu thajabasingbu phaduna keisum sangda thamkhi amasung phukhi haiba makhoina phajana khang-i.
20 njalo mhla kuchithwa igazi likaStefane umfakazi wakho, mina uqobo ngangimi khona ngivumelana lokufa kwakhe, njalo ngilondoloza izembatho zalabo abambulalayo.
Ibungogi sakhi oikhiba Stephen-bu hatpa matamda ei isasu mapham aduda leirammi. Mahak hatpa adu eihakna yakhi amasung mahakpu hatlibasing adugi maphi marolsing eina sennarammi.’
21 Wasesithi kimi: Hamba, ngoba mina ngizakuthuma khatshana kwabezizwe.
Maduda Ibungona eingonda hairak-i, ‘Chatlo! Eina nahakpu mapham asidagi thapna Jihudi nattaba phurupsingda thagani.’”
22 Bamlalela kwaze kwafika kulelolizwi, baphakamisa ilizwi labo besithi: Msuseni onje emhlabeni, ngoba kakufanele ukuthi aphile!
Paul-na ngangba wa adu masi phaoba makhoina tarammi, adudagi makhoina khonjel houna laorak-i, “Asigumba mi asi malemdagi mang-hankhro! Mahak hatlu! Mahak hingbada matik chade!”
23 Kwathi besamemeza, baphosa izembatho, baphosa uthuli emoyeni,
Makhoina laona laona makhoigi maphi marol koihai hairammi amasung nongthaklomda uphul chaikhatlammi.
24 induna enkulu yalaya ukuthi angeniswe enkambeni yamabutho, yathi kahlolisiswe ngokutshaywa ngesiswepu, ukuze yazi ukuthi kungasizatho bani bememeza ngokunjalo ngaye.
Lanmi leiphamda Paul-bu pusinnaba lanmi makok aduna magi lanmisingda yathang pirammi. Aduga Jihudisingna mahakki mathakta asuk kanna laoribasi kari maramgi laoribano haiba khangnanaba Paul-bu phuduna hangnaba mahakna yathang pirammi.
25 Kwathi sebemelulele phambili ngemichilo, uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu eyayimi lapho: Kuvunyelwe kini yini ukutshaya ngesiswepu umuntu ongumRoma engalahlwanga licala?
Makhoina mahakpu phunaba pullabada Paul-na manakta lepliba lanmi chamagi mapu aduda hairak-i, “Rome-gi mi amabu maral amagi wayendringeida phuba asi wayel pathapna yabra?”
26 Induna yekhulu isizwile yasondela yatshela induna enkulu isithi: Nanzelela osuzakwenza; ngoba lumuntu ungumRoma.
Lanmi chamagi mapu aduna masi tabada, mahakna lanmi makokki manakta chattuna hairammi, “Nahakna touribasi karino? Nupa adu Rome-gi mi amani.”
27 Induna enkulu yasifika yathi kuye: Ngitshele, wena ungumRoma yini? Yena wathi: Yebo.
Maram aduna lanmi makok aduna laktuna Paul-da hanglak-i, “Nahak Rome-gi mi amara haibadu eingonda haiyu?” Paul-na khumlak-i, “Hoi, manni.”
28 Induna enkulu yasiphendula yathi: Mina lelilungelo lokuba yisakhamuzi ngalizuza ngemali enkulu. UPawuli wasesithi: Kodwa lami ngazalwa lalo.
Lanmi makok aduna hairak-i, “Eina sel yamna piduna Rome-gi mi oiba phangjakhi.” Adubu Paul-na khumlak-i, “Adubu eidi pokpadagi oiraklabani.”
29 Ngakho labo abasebezamhlola bahle basuka kuye. Lenduna enkulu layo yesaba, isisazi ukuthi ungumRoma, lokuthi ibimbophile.
Khudak aduda Paul-bu wa hangnaba touramba mising adu mangondagi chatthokkhre. Aduga Paul Rome-gi mi amani haiba mahakna khanglakpa matamda amasung mahakpu pullubagi maramna lanmi makok adu kirammi.
30 Kwathi kusisa ifuna ukwazi iqiniso, ukuthi kungani emangalelwa ngamaJuda, yamkhulula kuzibopho, yalaya ukuthi abapristi abakhulu lomphakathi wabo wonke babuye, yamehlisa uPawuli yammisa phambi kwabo.
Lanmigi makok aduna Jihudisingna Paul-bu kari maramda maral siribano haiba mahakna chap chana khangningladuna mathanggi numitta Paul-bu thadoklammi. Aduga athoiba purohitsing amasung Sanhedrin-gi mi pumnamak tinnanaba yathang pirammi. Adudagi mahakna Paul-bu puthoraktuna makhoigi mamangda lep-hallammi.
