Imisebenzi 7
1 Umpristi omkhulu wasesithi: Kambe lezizinto zinjalo?
Adudagi Purohitlenna Stephen-da hanglak-i, “Nangonda siriba maralsing asi achumbra?”
2 Wasesithi: Madoda, bazalwane labobaba, lalelani. UNkulunkulu wenkazimulo wabonakala kubaba wethu uAbrahama eseMesopotamiya, engakahlali eHarani,
Maduda Stephen-na khumlak-i, “Eigi ichil-inaosa amadi ipa ipansa, eina haijaba tabiyu! Eikhoigi ipa ipu oiriba Abraham-na Haran-da leitringei, Mesopotamia-da leiringeida matik mangalgi Tengban Mapuna mangonda uhanbikhi.
3 wasesithi kuye: Phuma elizweni lakini lezihlotsheni zakho, uze elizweni engizakutshengisa lona.
Aduga Tengban Mapuna mangonda hairak-i, ‘Nahakki nareibak amadi nahakki mari matasingbu thadoktuna eina nangonda utpi-gadouriba leibak aduda chatlu.’
4 Wasesuka elizweni lamaKhaladiya wahlala eHarani; kwathi esuka lapho, emva kokufa kukayise, wamsusa wamhlalisa kulelilizwe elihlezi kilo lina khathesi;
Maram aduna mahakna Chaldea machasinggi lam adu thadoklaga Haran-da leirammi. Mahakki mapa leikhidraba matungda Tengban Mapuna mahakpu nakhoina houjik leiriba mapham asida thabirakkhi.
5 kodwa kamnikanga ilifa kilo, hatshi lanyathela; kodwa wathembisa ukumnika lona libe ngelakhe, lelenzalo yakhe emva kwakhe, engakabi lamntwana.
Adubu Tengban Mapuna mapham asida mangonda phangpham thokpa lam machet ama phaoba pikhide, adubu matam aduda Abraham-gi macha amata leitrabasu Tengban Mapuna mangonda mapham asi mahak amadi mahakki tunggi charol surolda pibigani haina wasakpikhi.
6 UNkulunkulu wasekhuluma kanje esithi inzalo yakhe izakuba yisihambi elizweni lemzini, bazayenza isigqili bazayiphatha kubi, iminyaka engamakhulu amane;
Tengban Mapuna mangonda asumna hai, ‘Nahakki charol surolna mireibakta leigani aduga mapham aduda makhoi minai oigani amadi makhoibu chahi chamari tathi-tawoina toubigani.
7 kodwa lesosizwe, abazakuba yizigqili kuso, ngizasigweba mina, kutsho uNkulunkulu; njalo emva kwalezizinto bazaphuma, bangikhonze kulindawo.
Adubu makhoina minai oirugadaba phurup adubu eina wayen-gani amasung madugi matungda nahakki charol surolna leibak adudagi thorakkani aduga mapham asida makhoina eihakpu khurumjagani.’
8 Wasemnika isivumelwano sokusoka; ngokunjalo wazala uIsaka, wamsoka ngosuku lwesificaminwembili; loIsaka wazala uJakobe, loJakobe okhokho abalitshumi lambili.
Aduga Tengban Mapuna Abraham-da un-kakpagi walepnaba adu pibikhi. Maram aduna Abraham-na Isaac pokpa matung numit ni panni subada mahakpu un-kakkhi; Isaac-na mahakki machanupa Jacob-pu un-kakkhi aduga Jacob-na mahakki machanupasing aduga eikhoigi masak nairaba ipa ipusing makhoi taranithoibu un-kakkhi.”
9 Okhokho basebesiba lomona bathengisa uJosefa eGibhithe; kodwa uNkulunkulu wayelaye,
“Jacob-ki machasing aduna makhoigi machin manao oiriba Joseph-pu kallakpadagi mahakpu Egypt-ta minai oina yonkhi. Adubu Tengban Mapuna mahakpu loinabikhi
10 wasemkhulula kuzo zonke inhlupheko zakhe, wamnika umusa lenhlakanipho phambi kukaFaro inkosi yeGibhithe; wasembeka ukuba ngumbusi phezu kweGibhithe lowendlu yakhe yonke.
aduga mahakki khudongthiba awa-ana pumnamaktagi Tengban Mapuna mahakpu kanbikhi. Egypt ningthougi mamangda Joseph-na leppa matamda Tengban Mapuna mangonda changkhonba matou amasung lousing pibirammi adudagi ningthou aduna Joseph-pu Egypt leibak amadi konung apumbagi leingak mapu oihanbikhi.
11 Kwasekufika indlala elizweni lonke leGibhithe leleKhanani, lokuhlupheka okukhulu; labobaba bethu kabatholanga ukudla.
Adudagi Egypt amadi Canaan-gi leibak apumbada chak tangba thoktuna yamna awa ana thoklammi. Eikhoigi ipa ipusing adu chanaba chinjak amata phanglamde.
12 Kodwa uJakobe esezwile ukuthi kukhona amabele eGibhithe, wathuma obaba bethu okokuqala.
Egypt-ta chanaba mahei marong lei haiba Jacob-na tabada mahakki machanupasing haibadi eikhoigi ipa ipusing oiriba makhoibu ahanba khongchat oina mapham aduda tharammi.
13 Kwathi ngokwesibili uJosefa waziswa kubafowabo, labakibo kaJosefa babonakaliswa kuFaro.
Anisuba khongchattadi Joseph-na mahakki machin manaosing aduda mahak kanano haiba masak khanghalle amasung Egypt-ki ningthouna Joseph-ki imung manunggi maramda khanglaklammi.
14 UJosefa wasethumela wabizela kuye uyise uJakobe, lalo lonke usendo lwakhe, kulemiphefumulo engamatshumi ayisikhombisa lanhlanu.
Maram aduna Joseph-na mahakki mapa Jacob-ta pao thaduna mahak amadi mahakki imung manunggi mi apumba haibadi mioi humphutara-manga adu Egypt-ta lakpinaba kourammi.
15 UJakobe wasesehlela eGibhithe, wasesifa yena labobaba bethu;
Adudagi Jacob-na Egypt-ta chatlammi, mapham aduda mahak amadi mahakki machanupasing sikhi.
16 basebethwalelwa eShikemi, balaliswa engcwabeni uAbrahama ayelithenge ngentengo yemali kumadodana kaHamori weShikemi.
Makhoigi hakchangsing adu Shechem tanna puraklaga Abraham-na Hamor-gi machanupasingdagi sel khara piduna leikhiba mongpham aduda leirol chankhi.”
17 Kwathi sesisondele isikhathi sesithembiso uNkulunkulu ayesifunge kuAbrahama, bakhula abantu banda eGibhithe,
“Tengban Mapuna Abraham-da wasakpikhiba adu thunghannaba matam adu naksillaklabada Egypt-ta eikhoigi misinggi masing yamna yamkhatlakkhi.
18 kwaze kwavela enye inkosi, eyayingamazi uJosefa.
Mameithangda Joseph-ki maramda karisu khangdaba ningthou amana Egypt-ta pallammi.
19 Yona yasiphatha ngobuqili isizukulu sakithi, yabahlupha obaba bethu, ukubalahlisa insane zabo, ukuze zingaphili.
Mahakna eikhoigi ipa ipusingbu lounam toukhi amadi makhoigi nouna pokpa angangsingbu sinanaba namduna langthok-handuna thina toukhi.
20 Ngalesosikhathi kwazalwa uMozisi, waba muhle kuNkulunkulu; owondliwa endlini kayise inyanga ezintathu.
Matam aduda Moses pokkhi, mahak yamna phajaba angang ama oirammi. Mahakki mapagi yumda tha ahum yokpi thakpirammi.
21 Eselahliwe, indodakazi kaFaro yamdobha, yazondlela yena ukuthi abe yindodana.
Mahakpu mahakki yumgi mapanda thamlabada, ningthou adugi machanupina mahakpu louduna mahak masagi machanupa oina yokkhatlakkhi.
22 Njalo uMozisi wafundiswa kuyo yonke inhlakanipho yamaGibhithe; wasesiba lamandla ngamazwi langemisebenzi.
Mahakpu Egypt-ki lousing pumnamak tambikhi aduga mahak waheida amadi thabakta matik leiba mi ama oirakkhi.”
23 Kwathi eselesikhathi seminyaka engamatshumi amane agcweleyo, kwafika enhliziyweni yakhe ukuthi ahambele abafowabo abantwana bakoIsrayeli.
“Mahak chahi niphu surammi, mahakna mahakki Israel-gi misingbu kamdouna loinabiri haiba yengge leplammi.
24 Kwathi ebona omunye ephathwa kubi, wamvikela wamphindisela ohlutshwayo, watshaya umGibhithe;
Makhoigi maraktagi amabu Egypt-ki mi amana thina touba urammi. Maram aduna mahakna mahakpu mateng pangnaba changlammi aduga Egypt-ki mi adubu hattuna laman khumlammi.
25 njalo wayethemba ukuthi abafowabo bazaqedisisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu ubanika inkululeko ngesandla sakhe; kodwa kabaqedisisanga.
Makhoibu kanbinaba Tengban Mapuna mahakpu sijinnaribani haiba mahakki misingna khangbigani haina Moses-na khallammi adubu makhoina madu khanglamde.
26 Njalo ngosuku olulandelayo wazibonakalisa kubo ababesilwa, wabalamula ngamandla, esithi: Madoda, lingabazalwane; liphathanelani kubi?
Mathanggi numitta Israel-gi macha ani khatnariba adu ubada makhoibu taisinnanaba hotnarammi. Mahakna hairak-i, ‘Ibungokhoi, nakhoi nachil nanaosingni. Karigi nakhoina asumna khatnaribano?’
27 Kodwa lowo owayemona umakhelwane wamsunduza, esithi: Ubekwe ngubani ukuba ngumbusi lomahluleli phezu kwethu?
Thina touriba mi aduna Moses-pu inthoklaga hairak-i, ‘Nahakpu eikhoigi ithakta mapu amadi wayel mapu oina kanana happage?’
28 Usufuna ukungibulala yini, njengoba ubulele umGibhithe izolo?
‘Ngarang nangna Egypt-ki mi adu hatpagumna eibusu hatpa pamlibra?’
29 Ngalelilizwi uMozisi wasebaleka, waba ngowemzini elizweni leMadiyani, lapho azala khona amadodana amabili.
Moses-na masi tabada Egypt-tagi chenkhiduna Midian-gi lamda lamlanba oina leirammi. Mapham aduda machanupa ani phangkhi.”
30 Kwathi sekugcwaliseke iminyaka engamatshumi amane, kwabonakala kuye enkangala yentaba iSinayi ingilosi yeNkosi phakathi kwelangabi lomlilo esihlahleni.
“Chahi niphu houkhraba matungda Sinai ching manakki leikanglada achakpa mongsong amagi meirilakta dut amana Moses-ta uhanbirammi.
31 Kwathi uMozisi esebonile wamangala ngalowombono; esasondela ukuthi akhangelisise, ilizwi leNkosi lafika kuye lisithi:
Mahakna uriba adu Moses ngaklammi, henna ningthina unaba mongsong adugi manakta changsillammi. Adubu mahakna Mapu Ibungogi khonjel tarammi:
32 Mina nginguNkulunkulu waboyihlo, uNkulunkulu kaAbrahama loNkulunkulu kaIsaka loNkulunkulu kaJakobe. UMozisi wasethuthumela, kazaba lesibindi sokukhangelisisa.
‘Eihak nahakki napa napusinggi Tengban Mapuni, Abraham, Isaac amadi Jacob-ki Tengban Mapuni.’ Maduda Moses-na kibana niklammi amadi mahakna yengbagi thouna leiramde.
33 INkosi yasisithi kuye: Khulula amanyathela enyaweni zakho; ngoba indawo omi kiyo ingumhlabathi ongcwele.
Adudagi MAPU IBUNGO-na mangonda hairak-i, ‘Nahakki khong-up louthok-u maramdi nahakna lepliba mapham adu asengba maphamni.
34 Ngikubonile lokukubona ukuhlutshwa kwabantu bami abaseGibhithe, njalo ngizwile ukububula kwabo; sengehlile ukuthi ngibakhulule; khathesi-ke woza, ngizakuthuma eGibhithe.
Egypt-ta eigi misingbu ot neiba adu eina ure. Makhoigi naheba adu eina tare amasung makhoibu kanbinaba eihak kumtharaklabani. Houjik lak-u, eina nangbu Egypt-ta thagani.’”
35 UMozisi lo abamalayo besithi: Ubekwe ngubani ukuba ngumbusi lomahluleli? - nguye uNkulunkulu amthumayo ukuba ngumbusi lomkhululi ngesandla sengilosi eyabonakala kuye esihlahleni.
“Hairiba Moses asimakni Israel-gi misingna yakhidaba mahak adu. ‘Nahakpu eikhoigi ithakta mapu amadi wayel mapu oina kanana happage?’ haiduna makhoina mangonda hangkhi. Achakpa mongsongda uhanbikhiba dut adugi mapanna Israel-gi misinggi mathakta pannanaba amadi makhoibu ningtamhanbinaba Tengban Mapuna thabikhiba adu mahakni.
36 Yena wabakhupha, esenze izimangaliso lezibonakaliso elizweni leGibhithe loLwandle oluBomvu, lenkangala iminyaka engamatshumi amane.
Mahakna makhoibu Egypt-tagi chingbirakkhi, angakpa thabaksing amadi khudamsing Egypt-ta amasung Angangba Ipakta aduga chahi niphu lamjao lamhangda toukhi.
37 Nguye lowo uMozisi owathi kubantwana bakoIsrayeli: INkosi uNkulunkulu wenu uzalivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu onjengami; lizamuzwa yena.
‘Eibu thabirakpagumna Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichou ama Tengban Mapuna thabirakkani aduga mahak nakhoigi naraktagi mi oigani’ haina Israel-gi misingda haikhiba mahak adu Moses asini.
38 Nguye lowo owayesebandleni enkangala, kanye lengilosi eyakhuluma laye entabeni iSinayi kanye labobaba bethu; owemukela amazwi aphilayo, ukuze asinike;
Lamjao lamhangda Israel-gi misingna punna leiba aduda leiminnaramba adu mahak asini. Mapham aduda mahak eikhoigi ipa ipusingga loinana amasung Sinai chingda mangonda wa ngangbiba dut aduga leiminnarammi aduga eikhoida pinaba Tengban Mapugi ahingba waheising adu mahakna phangjakhi.”
39 yena obaba bethu abangavumanga ukumlalela, kodwa bamsunduzela eceleni, basebebuyela eGibhithe ngenhliziyo zabo,
“Adubu eikhoigi ipa ipusingna mahakna haiba illu yakhide, makhoina mahakpu inthoktuna makhoigi thamoinadi Egypt-ta amuk hankhi.
40 besithi kuAroni: Senzele onkulunkulu abazahamba phambi kwethu; ngoba uMozisi lo, owasikhupha elizweni iGibhithe, kasazi ukuthi wehlelwe yini.
Maram aduna makhoina Aaron-da hairak-i, ‘Eikhoibu chingbinaba laising sabiyu. Eikhoibu Egypt-tagi chinglakpa nupa Moses aduda kari thokkhrabano haiba eikhoina khangde.’
41 Basebesenza ithole ngalezonsuku, baletha umhlatshelo esithombeni, bajabula ngemisebenzi yezandla zabo.
Matam adudani makhoina sannao ama saduna maduda iratpot katkhi aduga makhoigi khutna saba pot aduda makhoina haraokhi.
42 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wafulathela, wabanikela ukuthi bakhonze ibutho lezulu; njengokulotshiweyo encwadini yabaprofethi ukuthi: Laletha kimi yini imihlatshelo leminikelo iminyaka engamatshumi amane enkangala, ndlu kaIsrayeli?
Maram aduna Tengban Mapuna makhoidagi mai leithokkhiduna atiyada leiriba numit, tha amadi thawanmichaksingbu makhoina khurumnaba makhoibu thadoklammi. Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichousinggi lairikta asumna ikhibagumbani: ‘Israel-gi misa! Lamjao lamhangda chahi niphu nakhoina sasing hattuna katkhiba adu eingonda katpa natte.
43 Njalo lathatha ithabhanekele likaMoloki lenkanyezi kankulunkulu wenu uRefani, imifanekiso elayenza ukuthi liyikhonze; njalo ngizalithuthela ngaphambili kweBhabhiloni.
Molech laigi phi-sang adu nakhoina pui, aduga nakhoigi thawanmichak lai Rephan-gi murti pui; murtising adu nakhoina khurumnaba sabani. Maram aduna eina nakhoibu Babylon-gi wangmada loi thagani.’”
44 Obaba bethu babelalo ithabhanekele lobufakazi enkangala, njengokulayela kwalowo owakhuluma loMozisi, ukuthi alenze ngomfanekiso ayewubonile;
“Tengban Mapuna loinabibagi Phi-sang adu eikhoigi ipa ipusingna lamjao lamhangda makhoiga loinana thamlammi. Madu Tengban Mapuna Moses-ta haikhiba amadi Moses-ta utpikhiba mawong adugi matung inna sabani.
45 okwathi futhi obaba bethu abalandelayo sebelemukele balingenisa kanye loJoshuwa empahleni yezizwe, uNkulunkulu azixotsha phambi kobuso babobaba, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaDavida;
Phi-sang adu phangjaraba matungda, Tengban Mapuna makhoigi mangda tanthokkhraba phurupsing adudagi lousinkhraba lam aduda Joshua-gi luching makhada makhoina phi-sang adu purakkhi. Aduga phi-sang adu lam aduda David-ki matam phaoba leirammi.
46 owathola umusa phambi kukaNkulunkulu, wacela ukutholela uNkulunkulu kaJakobe ithabhanekele.
David-na Tengban Mapugi thoujal phangjaduna Jacob-ki Tengban Mapugi leipham ama mahakna sajanabagidamak nijarammi.
47 Kodwa uSolomoni wamakhela indlu.
Adubu Ibungogidamak yum sajakhiba adu Solomon-nani.”
48 Kodwa oPhezukonke kahlali ethempelini elenziwe ngezandla, njengokutsho komprofethi ukuthi:
“Adum oinamak Wangthoiraba Tengban Mapudi mioibagi khutna saba yumda leite. Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichouna asumna haikhi,
49 Izulu kimi liyisihlalo sobukhosi, lomhlaba uyisenabelo senyawo zami; lizangakhela indlu enjani, kutsho iNkosi; kumbe yiyiphi indawo yami yokuphumula?
‘MAPU IBUNGO-na hai, swargadi eigi phambalni aduga malemna eigi khongnetphamni. Eigidamak nakhoina karamba yum sagadage? Nattraga eina leigada mapham kadaidano?
50 Isandla sami kasizenzanga yini zonke lezizinto?
Eigi khutna pot pumnamaksing asi semkhiba nattra?’”
51 Lina ntamo zilukhuni njalo abangasokanga enhliziyweni lendlebeni, lina limelana njalonjalo loMoya oyiNgcwele; njengaboyihlo, linjalo lani.
Stephen-na makha tarak-i, “Nakhoisi kayada nangak kallibano! Nakhoigi thamoidi kayada Tengban Mapu khangdaba thamoi oiriba aduga Tengban Mapugi waheida nakhoigi nana kayada kalliba! Nakhoi nakhoigi napa napusing aduga chap manei: nakhoisu matam pumbada Thawai Asengbabu yeknei!
52 Nguwuphi owabaprofethi oyihlo abangamzingelanga? Basebebulala labo abamemezela ngaphambili ngokuza koLungileyo, yena lo lina khathesi eselabangabanikeli lababulali bakhe;
Tengban Mapugi wa phongdokpiba maichou amata nakhoigi napa napusingna ot-neikhidaba yaobra? Achumba chatpa Ibungo adu lakkani haina hanna phongdokpasing adu makhoina hatkhi. Aduga houjikti nakhoina Ibungo mahakpu pithokle amasung hatle.
53 elemukela umlayo ngokuhlela kwezingilosi, kodwa kaliwulondolozanga.
Swargadutsinggi mapanna piramba Tengban Mapugi wayel yathang adu nakhoina phangle adubu nakhoina madu ngakte.”
54 Bathi sebezwile lezizinto, bahlabeka enhliziyweni zabo, bamgedlela amazinyo.
Makhoina masi tabada Stephen-gi mathakta mei houna saorammi amadi maya krak krak chiklammi.
55 Kodwa yena egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wajolozela ezulwini, wabona inkazimulo kaNkulunkulu, loJesu emi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu,
Adubu Thawai Asengbana thalladuna Stephen-na swargada yengkhatle aduga Tengban Mapugi matik mangal amadi Jisuna Tengban Mapugi yet thangbada lepliba adu urammi.
56 wasesithi: Khangelani, ngibona amazulu evulekile, leNdodana yomuntu imi ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu.
Maduda mahakna hairak-i, “Yeng-u, swarga hangdokpa amadi Migi Machanupa aduna Tengban Mapugi yet thangbada lepliba asi eina ujare!”
57 Kodwa bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu, bavala indlebe zabo, batheleka phezu kwakhe bengqondonye;
Masida makhoina makhoigi manakong makhutna mensillaga akanba khonjelna laoraduna makhoi pumnamakna Stephen tamna chensillammi
58 basebemkhuphela ngaphandle komuzi, bamkhanda ngamatshe; labafakazi babeka phansi izembatho zabo enyaweni zejaha elithiwa nguSawuli.
aduga mahakpu sahargi wangmada chingthoklaga mahakpu nungna thaba hourammi. Sakhi oiribasing aduna makhoigi maphising adu Saul kouba naha oiriba nupa amagi makhongda thamlammi.
59 Bamkhanda ngamatshe uStefane, ebiza esithi: Nkosi Jesu, yemukela umoya wami.
Makhoina Stephen-bu nungna tharingeida mahakna Tengban Mapuda haijarak-i, “Ibungo Jisu, eigi thawai lousinbiyu.”
60 Waseguqa ngamadolo, wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Nkosi, ungababaleli lesisono. Esetshilo lokhu walala.
Adudagi mahakna khuru khudak kunduna ahouba khonjelda laorak-i, “Mapu Ibungo, pap asi makhoigi mathakta singthanabiganu.” Masi hairamlaga mahak sikhre.
