IzEnzo Zabapostoli 21:1-40
21 Ngemva kobana sihlukene nabo, satjhinga elwandle sakhamba ngomkhumbi ngokunqophileko safika eKhose, ngelanga elilandelako saya eRodosi, ukusuka lapho saya ePatara.
2 Safumana umkhumbi oya eFunisiya, sawukhwela sakhamba.
3 Sabona isihlengele seSayipurasi ngehlangothini langesinceleni, sadlula saya eSiriya, sahlika eTirosi, lapho umkhumbi bewuzokuhlisa khona umthwalwawo.
4 Safuna abafundi besabafumana, sahlala lapho amalanga alikhomba. Kodwana ngebanga lalokho okwambulwa mmoya ocwengileko, bancenga uPowula bona angalibeki inyawo lakhe eJerusalema.+
5 Nje-ke nasele isikhathi sethu siphelile lapho sasuka, saraga nekhambo lethu kodwana boke kuhlanganise abafazi nabantwana, basiphekelela besaphuma ngedorobheni. Saguqa magega nelwandle, sathandaza
6 begodu salayelisana. Ngemva kwalokho sakhwela ngemkhunjini, bona babuyela emakhaya.
7 Ngalokho saliqeda ikhambo lethu elisuka eTirosi, safika ePitolemayisi, salotjhisa abafowethu begodu sahlala ilanga linye nabo.
8 Ngelanga elilandelako sakhamba, safika eKhesariya, sangena ngendlini kaFlebhe umvangeli, obekangomunye wamadoda alikhomba,+ sahlala naye.
9 Indoda le beyinamadodakazi amane angakendi* ebewabaphorofidi.+
10 Ngemva kokuhlala lapho amalanga amanengi, umphorofidi igama lakhe lingu-Agabhusi+ wehla avela eJudiya.
11 Weza kithi, wathatha ibhande lakaPowula, wazibopha ngalo iinyawo nezandla, wathi: “Ngilokhu okutjhiwo mmoya ocwengileko, ‘Umnikazi webhandeli uzokubotjhwa bunjesi maJuda eJerusalema+ begodu bazomnikela ezandleni zabantu beentjhaba.’”+
12 Nasizwa lokhu, thina nalabo ebebalapho samncenga bona angakhuphukeli eJerusalema.
13 Ngemva kwalokho uPowula wathi: “Nenzani nilila kangaka nidanisa ihliziywami na? Qinisekani ngalokhu, ngikulungele ingasi ukubotjhwa kwaphela kodwana nokufa eJerusalema ngebanga legama leKosi uJesu.”+
14 Sathi nasibona ukuthi akafuni ukuzwa, sahlamba izandla, sathi: “Intando kaJehova ayenzeke.”
15 Ngemva kwamalanga la sabhincela ikhambo, sangena indlela eya eJerusalema.
16 Abanye babafundi beKhesariya bakhamba nathi, basisa kuMnasoni weSayipurasi, omunye wabafundi bokuthoma ebesizokwamukelwa emzinakhe.
17 Nasifika eJerusalema, abafowethu basamukela ngethabo.
18 Ngelanga elilandelako uPowula waya nathi kuJakopo+ begodu boke abadala bebakhona.
19 Wabalotjhisa, wabanikela imininingwana ezeleko yezinto uZimu azenze ngomsebenzakhe hlangana neentjhaba.
20 Nabezwa lokhu badumisa uZimu bathi kuPowula: “Uyabona mfowethu ukuthi kuneenkulungwana ezinengi kangangani zamakholwa hlangana namaJuda begodu zoke ziyawulalela umThetho.+
21 Kodwana zizwe amahlebezi ngawe ukuthi bewufundisa woke amaJuda hlangana neentjhaba bona alise* umthetho kaMosi, uwatjela bona angasoki abantwababo namkha alandele isiko elijayelekileko.+
22 Nje-ke, kufuze kwenziweni ngalokhu? Nanyana kunjani zizokuzwa bonyana ufikile.
23 Yenza lokhu esikutjela khona: Sinamadoda amane enze isifungo.
24 Khamba namadoda la uzihlambulule ngokwesiko wena nawo ubhadalele neendleko zawo bona agude iinhloko zawo. Ngemva kwalokho boke bazokwazi ukuthi akusiliqiniso lokho abakutjelwe ngawe kodwana ukhamba ngokuhlelekileko nokuthi ulalela umThetho.+
25 Malungana namakholwa avela kwezinye iintjhaba, siwathumele isiqunto sethu ngomtlolo bona atjhide ezintweni ezihlatjelwe iinthombe,+ eengazini,+ eenlwaneni ezikghanyiweko*+ nekuziphatheni kumbi ngokomseme.”*+
26 Yeke uPowula wakhamba namadoda lawo ngakusasa bayokwenza isiko lokuhlanjululwa,+ wangena ngethempelini bona atjho ukuthi azokuphela nini amalanga wokuhlanjululwa ngokwesiko nokuthi kufuze kwenziwe umnikelo womunye nomunye wabo.
27 Nje-ke nasele kuzokuphela amalanga alikhomba, amaJuda we-Asiya nawambona ngethempelini ahlohlozela isiqubuthu soke, ambamba
28 arhuwelela athi: “Madoda wakwa-Israyeli, sizani! Indoda le ngile efundisa woke umuntu yoke indawo okuphambene nabantu bekhethu nomThethwethu nendawo le. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ilethe amaGirigi ethempelini begodu isilaphaze indawo ecwengileko.”+
29 Ngombana ngaphambilini babona uTrofimusi+ we-Efesu anaye ngedorobheni, bacabanga ukuthi uPowula umngenise ngethempelini.
30 Idorobho loke lahlangahlangana, abantu boke beza bagijima, babamba uPowula, bamdosela ngaphandle kwethempeli, khonokho iminyango yavaleka.
31 Nabasalinga ukumbulala, kwafika ilizwi enduneni yebutho bona iJerusalema loke lihlangahlangene;
32 khonokho yathatha amasotja nabaphathi bamabutho, bagijimela kibo. Kuthe nawabona induna yamabutho namasotja, alisa ukubetha uPowula.
33 Nje-ke induna yamabutho yatjhidela, yamthatha yamvalela, yalayela nokobana abotjhwe ngeenketani ezimbili;+ ngemva kwalokho yabuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni.
34 Kodwana abanye esiqubuthwini bathoma ukurhuwelela batjho okhunye, nabanye barhuwelela batjho okhunye. Yeke ingakghoni ukuzwa okungikho ngebanga lehlangahlangano, yalayela bona alethwe ekampeni yamasotja.
35 Kodwana nakafika eentepisini, kwatlhogeka bona agugwe masotja ngebanga lomguruguru wesiqubuthu
36 ngombana isiqubuthu sabantu besisolo silandela, sirhuwelela sithi: “Mbulaleni!”
37 Kuthe nasele bazomngenisa ngekampeni yamasotja, uPowula wathi enduneni yamabutho: “Ngivumelekile ukutjho okuthileko kuwe na?” Yathi: “Uyasazi isiGirigi?
38 AwusimGibhide loya esikhathini esidlulileko owahlohlozela ukuvukela umbuso, warhola amadoda ahlomileko azii-4 000 waya nawo emmangweni?”
39 UPowula wathi: “Eqinisweni ngimJuda+ weTarsusi+ eSilisiya, isakhamuzi sedorobho elidumileko. Yeke ngibawa ungivumele ngikhulume nabantwaba.”
40 Ngemva kokuthi imnikele imvumo, uPowula ajame eentepisini wathulisa abantu ngesandla sakhe. Kuthe itjhada elikhulu nalithulako, wakhuluma nabo ngesiHebheru,+ wathi:
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ NgesiGirigi, “amsulwa.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “ahlubuke.”
^ Namkha “ezibulawe ngaphandle kokuphophisa iingazi.”
^ NgesiGirigi, yi-por·nei′a. Qala Ihlathululo.
