Imisebenzi 8
1 Njalo uSawuli wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngalolosuku kwasekusuka ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla elaliseJerusalema; bonke basebehlakazeka emazweni eJudiya leSamariya, ngaphandle kwabaphostoli.
tasya hatyaakara. na. m "saulopi samamanyata| tasmin samaye yiruu"saalamnagarasthaa. m ma. n.dalii. m prati mahaataa. danaayaa. m jaataayaa. m preritalokaan hitvaa sarvve. apare yihuudaa"somiro. nade"sayo rnaanaasthaane vikiir. naa. h santo gataa. h|
2 Amadoda akholwayo asembutha uStefane, amenzela isililo esikhulu.
anyacca bhaktalokaasta. m stiphaana. m "sma"saane sthaapayitvaa bahu vyalapan|
3 Kodwa uSawuli walichitha ibandla, engena izindlu ngezindlu, ehudula amadoda labafazi ebafaka entolongweni.
kintu "saulo g. rhe g. rhe bhramitvaa striya. h puru. saa. m"sca dh. rtvaa kaaraayaa. m baddhvaa ma. n.dalyaa mahotpaata. m k. rtavaan|
4 Ngakho abahlakazekileyo badabula ilizwe, betshumayela ilizwi.
anyacca ye vikiir. naa abhavan te sarvvatra bhramitvaa susa. mvaada. m praacaarayan|
5 UFiliphu wasesehlela emzini weSamariya, watshumayela kubo uKristu.
tadaa philipa. h "somiro. nnagara. m gatvaa khrii. s.taakhyaana. m praacaarayat;
6 Amaxuku aselalela nganhliziyonye okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, esizwa njalo ebona izibonakaliso azenzayo.
tato. a"suci-bh. rtagrastalokebhyo bhuutaa"sciitk. rtyaagacchan tathaa bahava. h pak. saaghaatina. h kha njaa lokaa"sca svasthaa abhavan|
7 Ngoba kwabanengi ababelabomoya abangcolileyo, bememeza ngelizwi elikhulu baphuma; labanengi ababome umhlubulo lababeyiziqhuli basiliswa.
tasmaat laakaa iid. r"sa. m tasyaa"scaryya. m karmma vilokya ni"samya ca sarvva ekacittiibhuuya tenoktaakhyaane manaa. msi nyadadhu. h|
8 Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowomuzi.
tasminnagare mahaananda"scaabhavat|
9 Njalo indoda ethile, uSimoni ngebizo, eyayikade isenza imilingo emzini isanganisa isizwe saseSamariya, isithi ingumuntu omkhulu;
tata. h puurvva. m tasminnagare "simonnaamaa ka"scijjano bahvii rmaayaakriyaa. h k. rtvaa sva. m ka ncana mahaapuru. sa. m procya "somiro. niiyaanaa. m moha. m janayaamaasa|
10 abayilalelayo bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulu, besithi: Lo ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.
tasmaat sa maanu. sa ii"svarasya mahaa"saktisvaruupa ityuktvaa baalav. rddhavanitaa. h sarvve laakaastasmin manaa. msi nyadadhu. h|
11 Basebemlalela, ngoba wabasanganisa isikhathi eside ngemilingo.
sa bahukaalaan maayaavikriyayaa sarvvaan atiiva mohayaa ncakaara, tasmaat te ta. m menire|
12 Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela indaba ezinhle zezinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu langebizo likaJesu Kristu, babhabhathizwa bonke amadoda labafazi.
kintvii"svarasya raajyasya yii"sukhrii. s.tasya naamna"scaakhyaanapracaari. na. h philipasya kathaayaa. m vi"svasya te. saa. m striipuru. sobhayalokaa majjitaa abhavan|
13 LoSimoni laye wakholwa, njalo esebhabhathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu; wasanganiseka, ebona imisebenzi yamandla lezibonakaliso ezazisenziwa.
"se. se sa "simonapi svaya. m pratyait tato majjita. h san philipena k. rtaam aa"scaryyakriyaa. m lak. sa. na nca vilokyaasambhava. m manyamaanastena saha sthitavaan|
14 Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya ilemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo uPetro loJohane;
ittha. m "somiro. nde"siiyalokaa ii"svarasya kathaam ag. rhlan iti vaarttaa. m yiruu"saalamnagarasthapreritaa. h praapya pitara. m yohana nca te. saa. m nika. te pre. sitavanta. h|
15 abathi sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamemukele uMoya oNgcwele;
tatastau tat sthaanam upasthaaya lokaa yathaa pavitram aatmaana. m praapnuvanti tadartha. m praarthayetaa. m|
16 ngoba wayengakehleli lakoyedwa wabo, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphela.
yataste puraa kevalaprabhuyii"so rnaamnaa majjitamaatraa abhavan, na tu te. saa. m madhye kamapi prati pavitrasyaatmana aavirbhaavo jaata. h|
17 Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, basebesemukela uMoya oNgcwele.
kintu preritaabhyaa. m te. saa. m gaatre. su kare. svarpite. su satsu te pavitram aatmaanam praapnuvan|
18 Njalo uSimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, waletha imali kubo,
ittha. m lokaanaa. m gaatre. su preritayo. h karaarpa. nena taan pavitram aatmaana. m praaptaan d. r.s. tvaa sa "simon tayo. h samiipe mudraa aaniiya kathitavaan;
19 esithi: Ngiphani lami lawomandla, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani engibeka izandla zami phezu kwakhe, emukele uMoya oNgcwele.
aha. m yasya gaatre hastam arpayi. syaami tasyaapi yathettha. m pavitraatmapraapti rbhavati taad. r"sii. m "sakti. m mahya. m datta. m|
20 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Isiliva sakho kanye lawe kakube sekubhubheni, ngoba ucabanga ukuthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singazuzwa ngemali.
kintu pitarasta. m pratyavadat tava mudraastvayaa vina"syantu yata ii"svarasya daana. m mudraabhi. h kriiyate tvamittha. m buddhavaan;
21 Kawulasabelo lelifa kuloludaba. Ngoba inhliziyo yakho kayiqondanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
ii"svaraaya taavanta. hkara. na. m sarala. m nahi, tasmaad atra tavaa. m"so. adhikaara"sca kopi naasti|
22 Ngakho phenduka kulobububi bakho, njalo ucele iNkosi, ukuthi uba kungenzeka uthethelelwe umnakano wenhliziyo yakho.
ata etatpaapaheto. h khedaanvita. h san kenaapi prakaare. na tava manasa etasyaa. h kukalpanaayaa. h k. samaa bhavati, etadartham ii"svare praarthanaa. m kuru;
23 Ngoba ngibona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo njalo usekubotshweni yisono.
yatastva. m tiktapitte paapasya bandhane ca yadasi tanmayaa buddham|
24 USimoni wasephendula esithi: Ngikhulekelani lina eNkosini, ukuze ngingehlelwa ngolunye lwalezizinto elizikhulumileyo.
tadaa "simon akathayat tarhi yuvaabhyaamuditaa kathaa mayi yathaa na phalati tadartha. m yuvaa. m mannimitta. m prabhau praarthanaa. m kuruta. m|
25 Ngakho kuthe sebefakazile bekhulumile ilizwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, njalo betshumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminengi yamaSamariya.
anena prakaare. na tau saak. sya. m dattvaa prabho. h kathaa. m pracaarayantau "somiro. niiyaanaam anekagraame. su susa. mvaada nca pracaarayantau yiruu"saalamnagara. m paraav. rtya gatau|
26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasikhuluma loFiliphu, yathi: Sukuma uye eningizimu endleleni eyehla isuka eJerusalema isiya eGaza; yona iyinkangala.
tata. h param ii"svarasya duuta. h philipam ityaadi"sat, tvamutthaaya dak. si. nasyaa. m di"si yo maargo praantarasya madhyena yiruu"saalamo. asaanagara. m yaati ta. m maarga. m gaccha|
27 Wasesukuma ehamba; njalo khangela umuntu weEthiyophiya umthenwa induna enkulu kaKandake indlovukazi yamaEthiyophiya, eyayiphezu kwempahla yakhe eligugu yonke, eyayifikile eJerusalema ukukhonza,
tata. h sa utthaaya gatavaan; tadaa kandaakiinaamna. h kuu"slokaanaa. m raaj nyaa. h sarvvasampatteradhii"sa. h kuu"sade"siiya eka. h.sa. n.do bhajanaartha. m yiruu"saalamnagaram aagatya
28 yayisibuyela ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ibala kumprofethi uIsaya.
punarapi rathamaaruhya yi"sayiyanaamno bhavi. syadvaadino grantha. m pa. than pratyaagacchati|
29 UMoya wasesithi kuFiliphu: Sondela uhambe lalinqola.
etasmin samaye aatmaa philipam avadat, tvam rathasya samiipa. m gatvaa tena saarddha. m mila|
30 UFiliphu wasegijimela kuyo wayizwa ibala umprofethi uIsaya, wathi: Kambe uyaqedisisa yini lezizinto ozifundayo?
tasmaat sa dhaavan tasya sannidhaavupasthaaya tena pa. thyamaana. m yi"sayiyathavi. syadvaadino vaakya. m "srutvaa p. r.s. tavaan yat pa. thasi tat ki. m budhyase?
31 Yasisithi: Kambe ngingakwenelisa njani, ngaphandle kokuthi omunye angiqondise? Yasimcela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo.
tata. h sa kathitavaan kenacinna bodhitoha. m katha. m budhyeya? tata. h sa philipa. m rathamaaro. dhu. m svena saarddham upave. s.tu nca nyavedayat|
32 Lesehlukwana sombhalo eyayisifunda yilesi: Walethwa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; lanjengewundlu lithule phambi komgundi walo, ngokunjalo kawuvuli umlomo wakhe.
sa "saastrasyetadvaakya. m pa. thitavaan yathaa, samaaniiyata ghaataaya sa yathaa me. sa"saavaka. h| lomacchedakasaak. saacca me. sa"sca niiravo yathaa| aabadhya vadana. m sviiya. m tathaa sa samati. s.thata|
33 Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa, njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? Ngoba impilo yakhe iyasuswa emhlabeni.
anyaayena vicaare. na sa ucchinno. abhavat tadaa| tatkaaliinamanu. syaan ko jano var. nayitu. m k. sama. h| yato jiivann. r.naa. m de"saat sa ucchinno. abhavat dhruva. m|
34 Umthenwa wasephendula uFiliphu wathi: Ngiyakubuza, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani? Ngaye ngokwakhe, kumbe ngomunye yini?
anantara. m sa philipam avadat nivedayaami, bhavi. syadvaadii yaamimaa. m kathaa. m kathayaamaasa sa ki. m svasmin vaa kasmi. m"scid anyasmin?
35 UFiliphu wasevula umlomo wakhe, eseqala kulowombhalo, watshumayela uJesu kuye.
tata. h philipastatprakara. nam aarabhya yii"sorupaakhyaana. m tasyaagre praastaut|
36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile; lomthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kuyini okungivimbela ukuthi ngibhabhathizwe?
ittha. m maarge. na gacchantau jalaa"sayasya samiipa upasthitau; tadaa kliibo. avaadiit pa"syaatra sthaane jalamaaste mama majjane kaa baadhaa?
37 UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke, kuvunyelwe. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
tata. h philipa uttara. m vyaaharat svaanta. hkara. nena saaka. m yadi pratye. si tarhi baadhaa naasti| tata. h sa kathitavaan yii"sukhrii. s.ta ii"svarasya putra ityaha. m pratyemi|
38 Waselaya ukuthi inqola ime; basebesehlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu lomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.
tadaa ratha. m sthagita. m karttum aadi. s.te philipakliibau dvau jalam avaaruhataa. m; tadaa philipastam majjayaamaasa|
39 Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhluthuna uFiliphu; njalo umthenwa kazabe esambona; wahamba-ke ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.
tatpa"scaat jalamadhyaad utthitayo. h sato. h parame"svarasyaatmaa philipa. m h. rtvaa niitavaan, tasmaat kliiba. h punasta. m na d. r.s. tavaan tathaapi h. r.s. tacitta. h san svamaarge. na gatavaan|
40 Kodwa uFiliphu waficwa eAzotu; njalo edabula watshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi, waze wafika eKesariya.
philipa"scaasdodnagaram upasthaaya tasmaat kaisariyaanagara upasthitikaalaparyyanata. m sarvvasminnagare susa. mvaada. m pracaarayan gatavaan|
