Imisebenzi 24
1 Kwathi emva kwensuku ezinhlanu uAnaniya umpristi omkhulu wehla labadala lomkhulumeli othile uTertulo, abamangalela uPawuli kumbusi.
Jejile jatulao naku etanu, Omugabhisi omukulu Anania, abhakaluka abhandi no mwaiki umwi unu kabhwilikilwa Tertulo, nibhagenga alya. Abhanu bhanu bhaleta amasitaka ga Paulo ku Gavana mukulu.
2 Kwathi esebiziwe, uTertulo waqala ukumcala esithi: Ukuthula okukhulu sikuzuzile ngawe, lemisebenzi emihle yenzakele kulesisizwe ngokunakekela kwakho,
Paulo ejile nemelegulu imbhele ya Gavana, Tertulo namba okumusitaka no kumwaika ku Gavana, “Kulwa insonga yao chili no mulembe munene; Na kulwe ebhilolo bhyao ebhileta obhuindusi bhe kisi mwi Yanga lyeswe;
3 ngazo zonke indlela lakuzo zonke indawo siyakwemukela, mhlekazi Felike, ngakho konke ukubonga.
Mbe kwo bhusimi bhwona echilamila bhuli chinu chinu oukola, kulwe chibhalo Feliki nabhakesha.
4 Kodwa ukuze ngingakubambeleli kakhulu, ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ngomusa wakho usizwe ngokufitshane.
Mbe nawe nitakwenda kukulengasha muno, enikwilembhelesha untegeleshe ku masango mafui kulwe chigongo chao.
5 Ngoba lindoda siyifice iyinkathazo, njalo ingeyenza umvukela phakathi kwamaJuda wonke emhlabeni jikelele, lomkhokheliqembu wobubhazuka bamaNazaretha;
Kulwo kubha chamubhwene omunu unu omulagi-lagi, unu kakola abhayaudi bhona mu Chalo nibhalema okungwana. Ka ni mutangasha wa amajeebhu ga abhanazolayo.
6 eyake yazama lokungcolisa ithempeli; esike sayibamba sithanda ukuyehlulela ngokomlayo wethu,
7 kodwa kwafika uLisiya induna enkulu wamthatha ngodlakela olukhulu ezandleni zethu,
8 elaya abamangaleli bakhe ukuthi beze kuwe; ongathi, ngokumbuzisisa wena uqobo, ungaba lakho ukwazi kuye ngazo zonke izinto thina esimmangalela ngazo.
Ukamubhusha Paulo okulubhana na amasango ganu, Nolwo ukatula okwiigila Ni chinuki chinu echitula okumusitakila.”
9 LamaJuda lawo avuma, esithi lezizinto zinjalo.
Abhayaudi ona nibhamusitaka Paulo, nibhaika ati amasango ganu galiga gali ge chimali.
10 UPawuli wasephendula, umbusi esemqhwebile ukuthi akhulume, wathi: Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi sekuyiminyaka eminengi ungumahluleli phezu kwalesisizwe, ngiyaziphendulela ngesibindi esikhulu ngezinto zami,
Mbe Omutwale ejile amusomelesha no kubhoko koleleki Paulo aike, Paulo nasubhya ati, “Enimenya Ati mu myaka myafu uli mulamusi wa liyanga linu, na nino bhukondeleywe kwo kwiyelesha omwene kwawe.
11 njengoba ungakubona ukuthi kakukadluli insuku ezilitshumi lambili, lokhu ngenyukele eJerusalema ukukhuleka;
Outula okumenyegesha ati jichali kutulao nsiku kwambuka ekumi nebili kusoka anu nalinyile okuja okulamya mu Yerusalemu.
12 njalo kabangificanga ethempelini ngiphikisana lomuntu loba ngivusa isiphithiphithi exukwini, loba emasinagogeni, loba emzini.
bhejile bhansanga mu yekalu, nitabhambashanyishe na munu wona wona, na nitakolele njogele mulikofyanyisho, nolwo mu musi;
13 Futhi bangeke baqinise ngezinto abangimangalela ngazo khathesi.
Nolwo bhatakutula okukumenyegesha amashitaka ganu abhakusita kwanye.
14 Kodwa ngiyavuma kuwe lokhu, ukuthi ngendlela abayibiza ngokuthi yibubhazuka, ngokunjalo ngiyamkhonza uNkulunkulu wabobaba, ngikholwa konke okulotshiweyo emlayweni lakubaprofethi;
Enikilishanya nalinu kwawe, ati ku njila ilya eyo abhaibhilikila lijeebhu, kunjila eyo eyo enimukolela Nyamuanga wa bhalata bheswe. Anye nili wechimali ku gonna ganu gali mubhilagilo na maandiko ga bhalangi.
15 ngilethemba kuNkulunkulu, abalilindeleyo labo uqobo lwabo, elokuthi kuzakuba khona ukuvuka kwabafileyo, okwabalungileyo kanye labangalunganga.
Nili no bhubhasi bhulya bhulya ku Nyamuanga abho Nolwo abho nabho abhabhutegelela, okuja ku bhusuluko bha bhafuye, ku bhona abhechimali na bhanu bhatali bhechimali one;
16 Njalo kulokho mina ngiyazama, ukuthi ngibe lesazela esingelacala phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu isikhathi sonke.
Na ku linu, enikola emilimu koleleki nibhe no mutima gunu gutanesolo imbele ya Nyamuanga na imbele ya bhanu okulabha ku masango gona.
17 Kwathi emva kweminyaka eminengi ngafika ukuletha izipho zomusa esizweni sakithi leminikelo;
Oli Jaja okutulao myaka myafu naja okuleta obhusakisi kwi yanga lyasu ne emigemu ja jimpilya
18 ngikulezizinto amaJuda athile avela eAsiya angifica ethempelini ngihlanjululwe, kungekho ixuku loba isiphithiphithi;
Nejile nakola kutya, abhayaudi bhalebhe abha Asia nibhansanga mu lumula lwokwesibhwa mu yekalu, Ni tana chise cha bhanu Nolwo njogele.
19 afanele ukuba khona lapha phambi kwakho angicale uba elolutho ngami;
Abhanu bhanu bhanu jibheile okubhao imbele yao olyanu kutya na bhaike chinu bhali nacho ingulu yani Alabha bhali no musango gwona gwona.
20 kumbe bona ngokwabo kabatsho, ukuthi baficani okungalunganga kimi, mhla ngimi phambi komphakathi,
Amwi abhanu bhanu abhene bhaike Ni chikayoki chinu bhabhwene kwanye Nejile nemelegulu imbele ye china cha bhayaudi;
21 ngaphandle kwalelolizwi elilodwa, engalimemeza ngimi phakathi kwabo ngisithi: Ngokuvuka kwabafileyo mina ngiyehlulelwa yini lamuhla.
Atali ingulu ye chinu chimwi chinu naikile kwo bhulaka Anu nemelegulu agati gati yebhwe, 'Ni KU songa yo bhusuluko bha bhafuye emwe omundamula.'”
22 Kwathi uFelike wabadlulisela phambili, esezwile lezizinto esazi ngokupheleleyo izinto ngaleyondlela, esithi: Nxa uLisiya induna enkulu isiyehlile, ngizayihlolisisa indaba yenu;
Feliki aliga abhwiliwe kisi okulubhana na injila, na nibhasiga okugendelela ne chinyanjo. Naika, “Lisia omukulu wa abhasilikale alibha aja emwalo okusoka Yerusalemu enisosha amalagililo ingulu ya amasitaka gemwe.”
23 waselaya induna yekhulu ukuthi agcinwe uPawuli, lokuthi abe lenkululeko, njalo kungalelwa muntu wakibo ukumncedisa kumbe ukuza kuye.
Niwo nibhamulagilila omukulu wa abhasilikale amulinde Paulo, nawe abhe no mwanya Nolwo asige kubhao munu wo kubhaganya abhasani bhae bhasige okumusakila Nolwo okumugosolela.
24 Kwathi emva kwensuku ezithile, uFelike weza loDrusila umkakhe engumJudakazi, wathumela ukubiza uPawuli, wamuzwa mayelana lokholo kuKristu.
Jejile jatulao naku nyafuo, Feliki nasubha na Drusila Omugasi unu aliga ali Muyaudi, natuma okumubhilikila Paulo nategelesha okusoka ku mwene emisango je likilisha mu Yesu Kristo.
25 Kwathi esakhuluma ngokulunga langokuzithiba langokwahlulela okuzayo, uFelike watshaywa luvalo waphendula wathi: Hamba okwakhathesi; nxa sengizuze ithuba elihle ngizakubizela kimi;
Nawe anu Paulo aliga ali na maikano nage okulubhana ne chimali cho kwibhalilila na indamu inu eijokuja, Feliki nabha no bhubha nasubhya, “Nuje kula kwa oli, nawe nikabhona omwanya lindi, enikubhilikila.
26 njalo ngesikhathi esifananayo wayethemba futhi ukuthi uzanikwa imali nguPawuli, ukuze amkhulule; ngakho wayehlezi embizela kuye ekhuluma laye.
Omwanya ogwo ogwo, eikanyaga ati Paulo kamuyana Jimpirya kulwejo amubhilikie ngendo nyafu naloma nage.
27 Kodwa sekugcwaliseke iminyaka emibili, uFelike wemukela omlandelayo uPorkiyu uFestusi; uFelike efisa ukuthokozisa amaJuda wamtshiya uPawuli ebotshiwe.
Nawe myaka ebhili Jejile jatula, Porkio Festo nabha mutwale ejile atulao Feliki, nawe Feliki endaga okwitula imbele ku bhayaudi, kwibhyo namusiga Paulo emwalo yo bhwangalisi.
