Imisebenzi 8
1 Njalo uSawuli wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngalolosuku kwasekusuka ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla elaliseJerusalema; bonke basebehlakazeka emazweni eJudiya leSamariya, ngaphandle kwabaphostoli.
Saule avena mukuzuminzana ni ifu lya kwe. Imi kuzwa yelyo izuva chikwazwa kunyandiswa ahulu kwe kerenke ivena mwa Jerusalema; imi vavazumini vose vava hasa neri muzi vaka za Judeya ni Samariya, mbwita vulyo va apositola.
2 Amadoda akholwayo asembutha uStefane, amenzela isililo esikhulu.
Vakwame vavazumini ni kusepahala vava ziki Sitefani ni kumulira ahulu.
3 Kodwa uSawuli walichitha ibandla, engena izindlu ngezindlu, ehudula amadoda labafazi ebafaka entolongweni.
Kono Saule ava nyandisi ahulu inkerenke; ava kuyenda mwi nzuvo ni nzuvo ni kuzwisa mo vakwame ni vanakazi, ni kuba vika mutorongo.
4 Ngakho abahlakazekileyo badabula ilizwe, betshumayela ilizwi.
Kono vava zumini vavali kuhasane chiva yenda ni va kutaza linzwi.
5 UFiliphu wasesehlela emzini weSamariya, watshumayela kubo uKristu.
Filipi ava yendi kumuleñi wa Samariya ni kuka kutaza kuvali za Keresite.
6 Amaxuku aselalela nganhliziyonye okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, esizwa njalo ebona izibonakaliso azenzayo.
Chinavungi chavantu havazuwa ni kuvona zisupo zava pangi Filipi, vava tekerezi ahulu hamwina kuza vali kuwamba.
7 Ngoba kwabanengi ababelabomoya abangcolileyo, bememeza ngelizwi elikhulu baphuma; labanengi ababome umhlubulo lababeyiziqhuli basiliswa.
Imi ku vantu vangi vava zizuwi, ihuho zisa chenete zibazwi hanze cho muhuwo mukando; ni vangi vava zuminine luñañali ni ziyanga vonse vava hozwa.
8 Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowomuzi.
Mi kuvena ahulu kusangwa muwuna muleneñi.
9 Njalo indoda ethile, uSimoni ngebizo, eyayikade isenza imilingo emzini isanganisa isizwe saseSamariya, isithi ingumuntu omkhulu;
Kono kuvena mukwame zumwi mowu muleneñi yavali kusupwa Simoni, uzo yavali kupanganga mabivo kumatangiro; avali ku komasanga ahulu vantu va mwa Samariya, lyinu avali kulihinda kuva muntu yo tompeha.
10 abayilalelayo bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulu, besithi: Lo ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.
Vonse vena Samariya, kuzwa kumunini ni kumukando, vavali kumuteka ahulu; vava wambi, “Uzu mukwame je ziho ze Ireeza zi supwa vukando”.
11 Basebemlalela, ngoba wabasanganisa isikhathi eside ngemilingo.
Vava tekereze kwali, kakuti avali kuva komosa ahulu che nako inde ni mavivo a kwe.
12 Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela indaba ezinhle zezinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu langebizo likaJesu Kristu, babhabhathizwa bonke amadoda labafazi.
Kono aho hachi vazumine izo zavava kutazi Filipi kuyamana ni evangeli yo muvuso we Ireeza ni zina lya Jesu keresite, vava kolovezwa, vonse vanakazi ni vakwame.
13 LoSimoni laye wakholwa, njalo esebhabhathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu; wasanganiseka, ebona imisebenzi yamandla lezibonakaliso ezazisenziwa.
Imi ni Simoni naye vulyo ava zumini: hacha mana ku kolovezwa, cha zwira havusu ni va ni Filipi; hacha vona imakazo ni mitendo ni ipangiwa, ava komokiswa ahulu.
14 Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya ilemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo uPetro loJohane;
Linu haveza kuzuwa va apositola mwa Jerusalema kuti vena Samariya vava tambuli linzwi lye Ireeza, chiva tumina kuvali Pitorosi ni Johani.
15 abathi sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamemukele uMoya oNgcwele;
Hachiva shetumukere kuvali, chiveza kuva laperera, kuti vawole ku tambula Luhuho Lunjolola.
16 ngoba wayengakehleli lakoyedwa wabo, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphela.
Kakuti bwita heyo inako, Luhuho Lunjolola kena luveni kukeza hewulu lyavo; vavali kukolovezwe vulyo mwi zina lya Simwine Jesu.
17 Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, basebesemukela uMoya oNgcwele.
Linu Pitorosi ni Johani chiva vavika mayaza avo hewulu lyavo, mi chiva tambula Luhuho Lunjolola.
18 Njalo uSimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, waletha imali kubo,
Linu Simoni hacha vona kuti Luhuho Lunjolola luva hewa cho kuvikiwa cho kuvikiwa cha' mayaza, ava apositola chava newira ishereñi.
19 esithi: Ngiphani lami lawomandla, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani engibeka izandla zami phezu kwakhe, emukele uMoya oNgcwele.
Cha wamba, “Munihe izi ziho, name, iri kuti yense uni kambika manyanza hali a tambule Luhuho lunjolola.”
20 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Isiliva sakho kanye lawe kakube sekubhubheni, ngoba ucabanga ukuthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singazuzwa ngemali.
Kono Pitorosi chata kwali, “I silivera yanko i sinyehe nawe, kakuti u hupula kuwana impo ze Ireeza cha mashereñi.
21 Kawulasabelo lelifa kuloludaba. Ngoba inhliziyo yakho kayiqondanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
kawina chiyemba chimwi mwezi zintu, kakuti inkulo yanko kayina hande ni Ireeza.
22 Ngakho phenduka kulobububi bakho, njalo ucele iNkosi, ukuthi uba kungenzeka uthethelelwe umnakano wenhliziyo yakho.
Cwale he uvake kovu vuvi bwako, mi ulapere kwa Simwine, iri kuti mwendi mwa wondere kumi nahano ye nkulo yanko.
23 Ngoba ngibona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo njalo usekubotshweni yisono.
Kakuti ni kubwene kuti wina chifanu chovu vengi ni mumawenge e chivi.
24 USimoni wasephendula esithi: Ngikhulekelani lina eNkosini, ukuze ngingehlelwa ngolunye lwalezizinto elizikhulumileyo.
Simoni cha mwitava ni kumuti, “Uni laperere kwa Simwine, iri kuti zonse zintu ziwa wamba kanji zipangahali kwangu.”
25 Ngakho kuthe sebefakazile bekhulumile ilizwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, njalo betshumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminengi yamaSamariya.
Aho Pitorosi ni Johani haci vamana kuwamba linzwi lya Simwine, chiva vola kwa Jerusalema; mwinzira, vavali kukutaza evangeri muminzi mingi ya mwa Samariya.
26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasikhuluma loFiliphu, yathi: Sukuma uye eningizimu endleleni eyehla isuka eJerusalema isiya eGaza; yona iyinkangala.
Hanu iñiroyi lya Simwine chiya wamba kwa Filipi ni kuti, “Katuke ni kuyenda kwa mbowera kwi nzira iya kuku shetumukera kuzwa kwa Jerusalema kuya kwa Gaza.”( Iyi nzira ina mwi halaupa.)
27 Wasesukuma ehamba; njalo khangela umuntu weEthiyophiya umthenwa induna enkulu kaKandake indlovukazi yamaEthiyophiya, eyayiphezu kwempahla yakhe eligugu yonke, eyayifikile eJerusalema ukukhonza,
Ava katuki ni kuyenda. Muvone, kuvena mukwame youzwa kwa Etopiya, chikombwa cho muyendisi mukando Candesi, mulena wa Etopiya. Avali muvavaleli we chifumu chakwe chose. Avali kwizite kwa Jerusalema kuku lapera.
28 yayisibuyela ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ibala kumprofethi uIsaya.
Chavali kuvola mi ave kere mwi kochikara ya kwe, mi avali kuya vuvala mwi vuka yo muporofita Isaya.
29 UMoya wasesithi kuFiliphu: Sondela uhambe lalinqola.
Luhuho chilwa ti kwa Filipi, “Yende kwali mi wi kale hafuhi ni kochikara yakwe.”
30 UFiliphu wasegijimela kuyo wayizwa ibala umprofethi uIsaya, wathi: Kambe uyaqedisisa yini lezizinto ozifundayo?
Linu Filipi cha tilira kwali, ni kumuzuwa na vala Isaya muporofita, ni kuti, “Mane uzuwisisa cho kwete kuvala?”
31 Yasisithi: Kambe ngingakwenelisa njani, ngaphandle kokuthi omunye angiqondise? Yasimcela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo.
Mu Esopiya chati, “Niwola vule, mwendi zumwi ani tondeze?”Ava kumbiri Filipi kwiza kwi chira naye mwi kochikara ni kwi kala naye.
32 Lesehlukwana sombhalo eyayisifunda yilesi: Walethwa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; lanjengewundlu lithule phambi komgundi walo, ngokunjalo kawuvuli umlomo wakhe.
Linu vuvali vwe ñolo lyavali kuya vuvala mu Esopiya avali ili, “Avali twaliwa uvu imberere kukwi hayiwa; mi uvu imbere havusu i totwere havusu bwa fumwayo, ka zasumuni kaholo kakwe:
33 Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa, njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? Ngoba impilo yakhe iyasuswa emhlabeni.
muma sukuluko a kwe i katulo yakwe iva zwiswa kwali: Jeni yata wambe lusika lwakwe? vuhalo bwakwe vuva hindwa hansi.”
34 Umthenwa wasephendula uFiliphu wathi: Ngiyakubuza, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani? Ngaye ngokwakhe, kumbe ngomunye yini?
Linu mu Enuki cha vuza Filipi, “Ni kukumbira, jini yavali kuwamba muporofita? avali kuwamba iye mwine, kamba avali kuwamba zumwi muntu?”
35 UFiliphu wasevula umlomo wakhe, eseqala kulowombhalo, watshumayela uJesu kuye.
Filipi cha tanga kuwamba; ava tangi neli iñolo mwa Isaya kukutaza kuyamana ni Jesu kwa li.
36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile; lomthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kuyini okungivimbela ukuthi ngibhabhathizwe?
Sina ha vavali kuya vuyenda munzira, vava kezi ha menzi; mu Enuki chati, “Vone, hena menzi hanu; chizi chini kanina kuku kolovezwa?”
37 UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke, kuvunyelwe. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
Linu mu Etopiya cha laya i kochikara ku zimana.
38 Waselaya ukuthi inqola ime; basebesehlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu lomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.
Chiva yenda hasi mumezi, bonse Filipi ni muenuki, imi Filipi cha mukoloveza.
39 Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhluthuna uFiliphu; njalo umthenwa kazabe esambona; wahamba-ke ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.
Hava zuvuka hanze ya menzi, Luhuho lwa Simwine chi lwa hinda Filipi; mu enuki kena ava muvoni hape, mi ava yendi mwi nzira yakwe na sangitwe.
40 Kodwa uFiliphu waficwa eAzotu; njalo edabula watshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi, waze wafika eKesariya.
Kono Filipi ava ka voneki kwa Azotusi. A vakayendi mwe zina zikiriti ni kukutaza Ivangeri kumi leneñi yonse, mbwita hakasika kwa Caseriya.
