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9 Kodwa uSawule, esabafuthela ngesisongelo nokubulala+ abafundi+ beNkosi, waya kumbingeleli omkhulu
2 waza wacela kuye iincwadi zokuya kwizindlu zesikhungu eDamasko, ukuze abazise bebotshiwe eYerusalem nabaphi na abafumeneyo abangabale Ndlela,+ kokubini amadoda nabafazi.
3 Ke kaloku njengoko wayehamba wasondela eDamasko, xa ngequbuliso wabanekelwa kukukhanya okuvela ezulwini,+
4 yaye wawela emhlabeni waza weva ilizwi lisithi kuye: “Sawule, Sawule, kutheni unditshutshisa nje?”+
5 Wathi: “Ungubani na, Nkosi?” Wathi: “NdinguYesu, lo umtshutshisayo.+
6 Noko ke, phakama+ uze ungene esixekweni, yaye uya kukuxelelwa oko umele ukwenze.”
7 Ke kaloku amadoda awayeseluhambeni kunye naye+ ayemile engathethi,+ esiva, eneneni, sona isandi selizwi,+ kodwa engaboni mntu.
8 Kodwa uSawule wavuka emhlabeni, yaye nakuba amehlo akhe ayevulekile wayengaboni nto.+ Ngoko bamrhola ngesandla baza bamkhaphela eDamasko.
9 Kangangemihla emithathu akazange abone nantoni na,+ yaye wayengadli engaseli.
10 EDamasko kwakukho umfundi othile ogama linguAnaniyas,+ yaye iNkosi yathi kuye embonweni: “Ananiyas!” Wathi: “Ndilapha, Nkosi.”
11 Yathi iNkosi kuye: “Phakama, uye kwisitrato esibizwa ngokuba seSithe Tye, ufune endlwini kaYudas umntu ogama linguSawule, waseTarso.+ Kuba, khangela! uyathandaza,
12 yaye embonweni ubone umntu ogama linguAnaniyas engena waza wambeka izandla ukuze abuye abone.”+
13 Kodwa uAnaniyas waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, ndivile kwabaninzi ngale ndoda, ukuba zininzi kwazo izinto ezimbi ezenzileyo kwabo bangcwele bakho eYerusalem.
14 Yaye nalapha inegunya elivela kubabingeleli abaziintloko lokubafaka imixokelelwane bonke abo babiza egameni lakho.”+
15 Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: “Yiya, ngenxa yokuba lo mntu usisitya esinyuliweyo+ kum sokuthwala igama lam ezintlangeni+ nakookumkani+ noonyana bakaSirayeli.
16 Kuba ndiya kumbonisa ngokucacileyo ukuba zininzi kwazo izinto amele abandezeleke zizo ngenxa yegama lam.”+
17 Ngoko uAnaniyas wemka waza wangena endlwini, wambeka izandla wathi: “Sawule, mzalwana, iNkosi, uYesu obonakele kuwe endleleni obusiza ngayo, indithumile, ukuze ubuye ubone uze uzaliswe ngumoya oyingcwele.”+
18 Yaye ngoko nangoko kwawa emehlweni akhe oko kwakukhangeleka njengamaxolo, wabuya wabona; kwaye wasukuma waza wabhaptizwa,
19 yaye wathabatha ukutya waza wazuza amandla.+
Waba kunye nabafundi kangangemihla ethile eDamasko,+
20 yaye ngoko nangoko kwizindlu zesikhungu waqalisa ukushumayela ngoYesu,+ okokuba Lo unguNyana kaThixo.
21 Kodwa bonke abo babemva basuka bakhwankqiswa yaye babeye bathi: “Asinguye na lo mntu owababhuqayo+ abo eYerusalem babiza kweli gama, nowayeze apha ngenxa yale njongo kanye, ukuze abase bebotshiwe kubabingeleli abaziintloko?”+
22 Kodwa uSawule wahlala ezuza amandla ngokungakumbi yaye wayewaqungaqunga amaYuda awayehlala eDamasko njengoko wayengqina ngokusengqiqweni ukuba lo nguKRISTU.+
23 Ke ekuhambeni kwethuba, amaYuda aceba ukumbulala.+
24 Noko ke, iyelenqe lawo nxamnye naye laziwa nguSawule. Kodwa imini nobusuku ayemlinda emasangweni ukuze ambulale.+
25 Ngoko abafundi bakhe bamthabatha baza bamthoba ngobusuku ngembobo eseludongeni, bemhlisa ngengobozi.+
26 Ekufikeni eYerusalem+ wenza imigudu yokuzibandakanya nabafundi; kodwa bonke babemoyika, ngenxa yokuba babengakholelwa ukuba ungumfundi.
27 Ngoko uBharnabhas weza kumnceda+ waza wamsa kubapostile, yaye wabaxelela ngokweenkcukacha indlela awayibona ngayo iNkosi+ endleleni nokuba yayithethile kuye,+ nendlela awayethethe ngayo ngokukhaliphileyo eDamasko+ egameni likaYesu.
28 Yaye waqhubeka kunye nabo, engena ephuma eYerusalem, ethetha ngokukhaliphileyo egameni leNkosi;+
29 ethetha kwaye ephikisana namaYuda athetha isiGrike. Kodwa wona enza amalinge okumbulala.+
30 Xa abazalwana bakufumanisayo oku, bamhlisela eKesareya baza bamthumela eTarso.+
31 Ngoko, eneneni, ibandla+ kulo lonke elakwaYuda naseGalili naseSamariya laba noxolo, lisakheka; yaye njengoko lalihamba ekoyikeni uYehova+ nakwintuthuzelo yomoya oyingcwele+ laqhubeka lisanda.
32 Ke kaloku njengoko uPetros wayetyhutyha zonke iinxalenye wehlela nakwabo bangcwele ababehlala eLida.+
33 Apho wafumana umntu othile ogama linguAyineya, owayelele tywa kukhuko lwakhe kangangeminyaka esibhozo, njengoko wayefe umzimba.
34 Waza uPetros wathi kuye:+ “Ayineya, uYesu Kristu uyakuphilisa.+ Vuka wandlule umandlalo wakho.” Yaye wavuka ngoko nangoko.
35 Kwaye bonke abo babengabemi baseLida nakwithafa laseSharon+ bambona, baza baphethukela eNkosini.+
36 Kodwa eYopa+ kwakukho umfundi othile ogama linguTabhitha, elo, xa liguqulelwe, lithetha ukuthi Dorkas. Wayephuphuma zizenzo ezilungileyo+ nezipho zenceba awayezinikela.
37 Kodwa ngaloo mihla kwenzeka ukuba agule aze afe. Ngoko bamhlamba umzimba baza bambeka kwigumbi eliphezulu.
38 Ke kaloku njengoko iLida yayikufuphi neYopa,+ xa abafundi beva ukuba uPetros wayekwesi sixeko bathumela kuye amadoda amabini ukuya kumbongoza athi: “Nceda ungathingazi ukuza kuthi.”
39 Ngako oko uPetros wesuka waza wahamba kunye nawo. Yaye xa wafikayo, bamkhokelela kwigumbi eliphezulu; baza bonke abahlolokazi beza kuye belila kwaye bembonisa izambatho zangaphantsi nezangaphezulu+ ezo uDorkas wayefudula ezenza ngoxa wayenabo.+
40 Kodwa uPetros wakhuphela phandle+ wonke ubani, waguqa ngamadolo, wathandaza, waza waphethukela kwisidumbu wathi: “Tabhitha, vuka!” Wavula amehlo akhe waza, njengoko wayebona uPetros, wahlala nkqo.+
41 Emnika isandla sakhe, wamphakamisa,+ yaye wabiza abo bangcwele nabahlolokazi waza wamzisa ephila.+
42 Oku kwaziwa kuyo yonke iYopa, baza abaninzi baba ngamakholwa eNkosini.+
43 Kangangemihla eliqela wahlala eYopa+ kunye noSimon othile, umsuki.+
