Imisebenzi 23
1 UPawuli wasewujolozela umphakathi wathi: Madoda bazalwane, mina ngihambile phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngesazela sonke esihle, kuze kube lamuhla.
U Paulo akavalola ghanila avaanhu avahighi na kujova, “Vanyalukolo vango, nikalile pa vulongolo pa Nguluve nu vufumbue uvunofu mpaka umusyughu iji.”
2 Kodwa uAnaniya umpristi omkhulu walaya labo ababemi phansi kwakhe ukuthi bamtshaye umlomo.
Un'tekesi um'bahaum'baha akavalaghila vala vano vakimile pipi nu mwene van'tove umulomo ghwa mwene.
3 UPawuli wasesithi kuye: UNkulunkulu uzakutshaya, mduli oconjwe waba mhlophe; ngoba wena uhlalele ukungahlulela ngomlayo, kanti ngokuphambene lomlayo ulaya ukuthi ngitshaywe?
Pe u Paulo akam'bula, “U Nguluve ikukutova uve, uluvumba luno luvikilue ilikeji. Ghu kalile ghukunihigha nindaghilo, ghulaghila nitovue kinyume nhi ndaghilo?”
4 Lababemi lapho bathi: Uyamthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu yini?
Vala vano vakimile pipi nu mwene vakaati, “Anala pe ghukumuligha u n'tekesi um'baha ghwa Nguluve?”
5 UPawuli wasesithi: Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhulu; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ungakhulumi kubi ngombusi wesizwe sakini.
u Paulo akaati, “Vanyalukolo vango, une nanikagwiile Kati uju ghwe n'tekesi um'baha. Ulwakuva lilembilue naghujova fiivi kwa ntemi ughwa vaanhu vaako.”
6 Kwathi uPawuli esekwazi ukuthi enye ingxenye yabo ingabaSadusi, lenye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathini wathi: Madoda bazalwane, mina ngingumFarisi, indodana yomFarisi; ngethemba langokuvuka kwabafileyo mina ngiyahlulelwa.
U Paulo ye alolile ulubale lumo ulwa vahighi veva Masadukayo navange va Mafarisayo, akapalisia ilisio na kuuti, “Vanyalukolo vango, une nilii Mufarisayo, mwana ghwa Mufarisayo. Ulwakuuva nihuvila uvukangafu uvwa kusyuuka kuva fue vano nihighana naveene.”
7 Kwathi esetshilo lokhu, kwavela ukuphikisana kwabaFarisi labaSadusi, lexuku ladabuka phakathi;
Ye ajovile isi, imikuno im'baha sikahumila pakate pa avatar Mafarisayo na Masadukayo, ni kipugha kika ghaving'ine.
8 ngoba abaSadusi bathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, loba ingilosi, loba umoya; kodwa abaFarisi bayakuvuma kokubili.
Nakiki ava Masadukaya vijova kuuti uvusyuke kwevusili, avanyamola vala nakwejili inhumbula, kange avatar Farisayo viiti aghast ghooni kweghale.
9 Kwasekuvela ukumemeza okukhulu; kwathi ababhali behlelo labaFarisi basukuma baphika kakhulu besithi: Kasitholi bubi kulumuntu; kodwa nxa umoya kumbe ingilosi kukhulume laye, kasingalwi simelene loNkulunkulu.
Ulunjughanjugha uluvaha lukahumila navamo avalembi vanovakale ulubale lwa Mafarisayo vakima nana kujova, “Natulolile ikinu kyekyoni kila ikivivi mwa muunhu uju. Ndani umhepo nambe unyamola ajovile nu mwne?”
10 Kwathi sekuvele ukuphikisana okukhulu, induna enkulu yesaba ukuthi uPawuli uzadatshulwa yibo, yalaya amabutho ukuthi ahle amhluthule phakathi kwabo, njalo abuyele laye enkambeni yamabutho.
Unsiki kukahumile ilisaghe ilivaha, um'baha ghwa kipugha akoghopa kuuti u Paulo ademulinie ifighavefighave na veene, pe akalaghila ifipugha fiike paasi na kukun'tola ni ngufu kuhuma kwakwa nyamola avavahighi, na pikutwala mu lilinga.
11 Njalo ngobusuku obulandelayo iNkosi yema phansi kwakhe yathi: Mana isibindi Pawuli; ngoba njengalokhu ufakaze izinto ngami eJerusalema, kunjalo-ke umele ufakaze leRoma.
Ikilo jino jikavingilile u Mutwa akimile pipi nu mwene na kuuti, “Nungoghopaghe ulwakuva nivolelilile Muyerusalemu, pe ghuhumia uvwolesi kange mu Roma.”
12 Kwathi sekusile, abanye bamaJuda benza iqhinga, bazibopha ngesiqalekiso, besithi kabayikudla lokunatha baze bambulale uPawuli.
Ye kukile, ava Yahudi vamo vakavombile ulufingo nakukemela ulughuno vwimila vuvanave vavuo: vakajovile kuuti navililia nambe kunyua kyekyoni kila m'paka vam'bude u Paulo.
13 Njalo babengaphezu kwamatshumi amane abenza lesisifungo ndawonye;
Kwevalyale avaanhu fijigho fine vano vakagohile isi.
14 abaya kubapristi abakhulu labadala bathi: Sizibophe ngesiqalekiso esikhulu, sokuthi kasiyikudla lutho size simbulale uPawuli.
Vakaluta kuvavaha ava matekesi nava sehe na kujova, “Tuvikile jusue mulughuno uluvaha, natungalisaghe kyekyoni kila m'paka pano tukum'buda u Paulo.
15 Ngakho khathesi lina kanye lomphakathi yazisani induna enkulu, ukuze imthume kini kusasa, ngokungathi lizazwisisa okunengi ngendaba zakhe; thina-ke, engakasondeli, sesilungele ukumbulala.
Kange lino, um'baha ghwa n'sikari avavula avahighi vantwale kulyumue, kwekuuti mulamule un'kole ghwa vunofu. UsueUsue kulyusue tuning'anisie kukum'buda ya kyale kukwisa apa.”
16 Kodwa indodana kadadewabo kaPawuli yezwa ngokumcathamela, yeza yangena enkambeni yamabutho, yamtshela uPawuli.
Looli umwana ghwa nuna ghwa mwene nu Paulo akapulika kuuti kukale ni njama, akaluta akingila mun'kate mulilinga na pikum'bula u Paulo.
17 UPawuli wasebizela kuye enye yezinduna zekhulu wathi: Sana lelijaha enduneni enkulu; ngoba lilento elizayitshela yona.
U Paulo akan'kemela u akida jumbo akaati, “Mun'tole unsoleka uju um'baha ghwa va n'sikari; ulwakuva ali nilisio ilya kum'bula.”
18 Yasilithatha-ke yalisa enduneni enkulu, yasisithi: UPawuli isibotshwa ungibizele kuye wacela ukuthi ngilethe lelijaha kuwe, lilento elizakutshela yona.
Kange u akida akantoola un'soleka jula akatwala kwa m'baha ghwa va n'sikari akambula, “U Paulo jula un'kungua akang'emelile akalondagha nin'twalile un'soleka uju kulyuve. Ali nili sio ilya kukuvula.”
19 Induna enkulu yasilithatha ngesandla, yasibuyela eceleni bebodwa, yabuza: Kuyini ozongitshela khona?
Um'baha Julia ughwa va n'sikari akan'kola nuluvoko akibaghuile akima mwene, pe akam'posia, “kiinu kiki kino ghulonda kukum'bula?”
20 Laselisithi: AmaJuda avumelene ukucela kuwe, ukuze wehlisele uPawuli emphakathini kusasa, kungathi azahlolisisa ngcono ulutho ngaye.
Un'soleka jula akaati, “ava Yahudi vapuling'ine kukun'suma atwale u Paulo pakilavo kuvahighi ulwakuti vilonda kukwupila imola sa mwene ku vunnofu fiijo.
21 Ngakho wena ungavunyiswa yiwo; ngoba amadoda adlula amatshumi amane kuwo amcathamele, azibophe ngesiqalekiso ngokuthi angadli anganathi aze ambulale; lakhathesi alungile elindele isithembiso sakho.
Looli uve nungitikaghe ulwakuva avaanhu fijigho fiine vikumwuvila. Vikungile nulughuno, Navangalisaghe kange navanganywisaghe nambe kyavikum'buda. Nambe lino viling'anisie, vighulila uvutavike kuhuma kuvanave.”
22 Ngakho induna enkulu yasiliyekela ijaha lahamba, ililaya isithi: Ungatsheli muntu ukuthi ungibikele lezizinto.
Kange um'baha ghwa va n'sikari akamuleka un'soleka alutaghe, ye amulaghisie “Nungam'bulaghe umuunhu ghweni kuuti univulile aghast.”
23 Yasibizela kuyo induna zekhulu ezithile ezimbili, yathi: Lungisani abebutho abangamakhulu amabili ukuze bahambe baze bayefika eKesariya, labagadi bamabhiza abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa, labemikhonto abangamakhulu amabili, kusukela ngehola lesithathu lobusuku;
Akavakemela ava masinjala vaviili akaati valing'anie ava sikari filundu fivili valute ku Kaisaria navasikari avangulila farasi ifijigho lekela lubale nava nyamalala filundu viviili, muvuka mukipugha ikya vutatu.
24 lungisani lezinyamazana, ukuze ligadise uPawuli limfikise ephephile kumbusi uFelike;
Akavavula valing'anie ifidimua fiino u Paulo ivombela na kukuntola vunufu kwa Feliki Gavana.
25 wabhala incwadi imumethe lokhu:
Akalemba ikalata anala,
26 Klawudiyosi Lisiya kumhlekazi umbusi uFelike ngiyabingelela.
U Klaudio Lisa kwa n'sikari Feliki, luhungilo.
27 Lindoda ibibanjwe ngamaJuda, njalo ibisizabulawa yiwo, ngafika lamabutho ngayophula, sengizwile ukuthi ungumRoma.
Umuunhu uju akakolilue nava Yahudi pipi pikum'buda, pe nikaluta nikipugha ikya va sikali nikamwavula, ye nipatile imola kuuti umwene vukalo uvwa Kirumi.
28 Ngathi ngifuna ukuthi ngazi isizatho ayimangalela ngaso, ngayehlisela emphakathini wawo;
Nikalondile kukagula nakiki vamighile, pe nikantwala kuvahighi.
29 engathi ngithola ukuthi imangalelwe ngemibuzo yomlayo wawo, kodwa ingamangalelwanga ngalutho olufanele ukufa loba izibopho.
Nikalolile kuuti alyale ihighua vwimila vwa maswali agha ndaghilo sivanave, nambe nakahighilue iilisio lyolyoni na kulondua kubudua nambe kukungua.
30 Kwathi sekuvelile kimi ukuthi kwasekuzakuba khona iqhinga ngalindoda ngamaJuda, ngahle ngayithuma kuwe, ngibalayile futhi abamangaleli ukuthi bakhulume izinto ababemelene layo ngazo phambi kwakho. Sala kuhle.
Kange lumanyikika kulyune kuuti kwelule ulughelo kulyune pa uluo pe nikamwomuile ng'aning'ani kulyuve, kange valetaghe sino vamusitakile vano vikusitaka kange vatwale amakole gha mwene pavulongolo palyuve. Vakahwesania.”
31 Abebutho-ke, njengokulaywa kwabo, bamthatha uPawuli, bamusa eAntipatri ngobusuku.
Looli ava sikali vakaleva indaghilo: vakan'toola u Paulo vakan'twala kange ku Antipatri pakilo.
32 Njalo kusisa, batshiya abagadi bamabhiza ukuthi bahambe laye, babuyela enkambeni yamabutho;
Ikighono kino kikavingilile, ava sikali vinga vakavaleka vinga valavala avapanda farasi valute palikimo nu mwene, voope vakagomoka ku lilinga.
33 okwathi sebefikile eKesariya, bamnika umbusi incwadi, bammisa loPawuli phambi kwakhe.
Navapanda farasi ye vafikile ku Kaisaria, nakum'pela un'sikari ikarata jila, vakam'biika u Paulo pavulongolo pa mwene.
34 Kwathi umbusi eseyifundile incwadi, wasebuza ukuthi ungowawuphi umkhono; esezwile ukuthi ungoweKilikhiya,
Ghwope untua ye imbile ikalata, Adam'posia u Paulo jihumile kukighavi kiliku; ye akagwile kuuti muunhu ghwa ku Kilikia,
35 wathi: Ngizakuzwa, sebefikile labamangaleli bakho. Waselaya ukuthi alondolozwe endlini kaHerodi yokwahlulela.
akaati, “Nikukupulika uve pano vikwisa Valarie vano vakuhighile,” akalaghila avikue mu ikulu ja Herode.
