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9 ¹Ke yena uSawule, esaphefumla izigrogriso nokubulala kubafundi beNkosi, waya kumbingeleli omkhulu, ²wacela kuye iincwadi ezibhekiswe ezindlwini zesikhungu zaseDamasko, ukuze ukuba uthe wafumana nabaphi na beNdlela, nokuba ngamadoda nokuba ngabafazi, abazise eYerusalem bekhonkxiwe. ^a a v2 “INdlela” yaba ligama lokuqala labalandeli bakaYesu, bengekabizwa ngokuba ngamaKrestu. ³Uthe esahamba, esondela eDamasko, kwathi gqi ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini, kwamjikeleza.

⁴Wawa phantsi, weva izwi lisithi kuye: “Sawule, Sawule, undishutshiselani na?”

⁵Wathi: “Ungubani na, Nkosi?” Wathi yena: “Ndim uYesu, lowo umtshutshisayo.

⁶Kodwa vuka ungene phakathi komzi, uze uxelelwe into omelwe ukuyenza.”

⁷Amadoda abehamba naye ema athe cwaka, esiva izwi, kodwa engaboni mntu. ⁸Wavuka ke uSawule emhlabeni; kodwa evule amehlo akhe, akabonanga nto; bamrhola ngesandla, bamngenisa eDamasko. ⁹Wahlala iintsuku ezintathu eyimfama, engadli, engaseli.

¹⁰Kwaye kukho eDamasko umfundi othile, ogama linguAnaniya. Yathi iNkosi kuye ngombono: “Ananiya.” Waphendula wathi: “Ndikho, Nkosi.”

¹¹Yathi iNkosi kuye: “Vuka, uye kwisitrato ekuthiwa sisitrato esiThe Tye, ufune endlwini kaYuda indoda yaseTarso, egama linguSawule; kaloku uyathandaza, ¹²yaye ngombono ubone indoda, egama linguAnaniya, ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwakhe, ukuze abuye abone.”

¹³Waphendula uAnaniya wathi: “Nkosi, ndivile kwabaninzi ngale ndoda, ububi obungaka ebubenzele abangcwele bakho eYerusalem. ¹⁴Nalapha inegunya elivela kubabingeleli abakhulu, lokukhonkxa bonke abalinqulayo igama lakho.”

¹⁵Kodwa yathi iNkosi kuye: “Hamba, kuba le ndoda isisixhobo endisinyulileyo, ukuba isithwale igama lam phambi kweentlanga, nabookumkani, noonyana bakaSirayeli. ¹⁶Kaloku ndiya kumbonisa ukuba bungakanani na ubunzima amelwe kukubuva ngenxa yegama lam.”

¹⁷Wahamba ke uAnaniya, wangena endlwini; wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi: “Sawule, mzalwana, iNkosi uYesu, lowo ubonakele kuwe endleleni owawuhamba kuyo, indithumile, ukuze ubuye ubone, uzaliswe nguMoya oyiNgcwele.” ¹⁸Kwathi kwaoko kwawa emehlweni akhe into engathi ngamaxolo, wabuya wabona; wavuka wabhaptizwa, ¹⁹waza, akuba edlile, womelela. Wahlala iintsuku ezithile nabafundi eDamasko, ²⁰waza kwaoko waqala ukumvakalisa uYesu ezindlwini zesikhungu, ukuba unguNyana kaBawo wethu. ²¹Bathi bonke abevayo bamangaliswa, besithi: “Asiyiyo le ndoda ibitshabalalisa eYerusalem bona abo balinqulayo eli gama? Yaye ibingezanga apha ngenxa yale nto, ukuba ibazise bekhonkxiwe phambi kwababingeleli abakhulu?”

²²Kodwa uSawule waya esomelela ngakumbi, ewabhida amaYuda ahleli eDamasko, engqina ukuba lo nguye uKrestu.

²³Kuthe, zakudlula iintsuku ezininzi, amaYuda enza iyelenqe lokumbulala, ²⁴kodwa uSawule walazi iyelenqe lawo; ayelinde amasango imini nobusuku, efuna ukumbulala, ²⁵kodwa ebusuku abafundi bakhe bamhlisa eludongeni ngengobozi.

²⁶Akufika eYerusalem, wazama ukuzibandakanya nabafundi; kodwa bonke bamoyika, bengakholwa ukuba ungumfundi. ²⁷Kodwa uBharnabha wamthabatha, wamsa kubapostile, wabacacisela ukuba uSawule uyibone njani iNkosi endleleni, nokuba yathetha naye, nokuba eDamasko uthethe ngenkalipho egameni likaYesu. ²⁸Waba naye ke, engena ephuma eYerusalem, ethetha ngenkalipho egameni leNkosi. ²⁹Wathetha waphikisana namaHeleni, kodwa wona ayefuna ukumbulala. ^b b v29 AmaHeleni: amaYuda athetha isiGrike, abesele elamkele ulwimi nenkcubeko yesiGrike. ³⁰Bakukwazi oko abazalwana, bamhlisela eKesareya, bamthumela eTarso.

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³¹Ngoko ke ibandla kulo lonke elakwaYuda, naseGalili, nakwaSamari, laba noxolo, laza lomelela; lihamba ekwoyikeni iNkosi, likhuthazwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, landa ngenani.

³²Kuthe, akubon' ukuba uPetros uhamba phakathi kwabo bonke abakholwayo, wehlela nakubangcwele abahleli eLida. ³³Wafumana khona indoda ethile, egama linguEneya, ibiminyaka isibhozo ilele emandlalweni, iqaqadekile. ³⁴Wathi uPetros kuyo: “Eneya, uYesu Krestu uyakuphilisa. Vuka, wandlale umandlalo wakho.” Wavuka kwaoko. ³⁵Bambona ke bonke abahleli eLida naseSharon, baza babuyela eNkosini.

³⁶Ke kaloku, kwakukho eYafo umfundikazi othile, ogama linguTabhita, oko kukuthi uDorka. Lo ebezele yimisebenzi elungileyo nangamalizo awenzayo kumahlwempu. ^c c v36 Omabini amagama, uTabhita (ngesiAramiki) noDorka (ngesiGrike), athetha “ibhadi.” ³⁷Kwathi ngaloo mihla wagula, wafa; bamhlamba, bamlalisa egumbini eliphezulu. ³⁸Njengokuba iLida ibikufuphi neYafo, bathi abafundi, bakuva ukuba uPetros ulapho, bathuma amadoda amabini kuye, embongoza besithi: “Uze ungalibazisi ukuza kuthi.” ³⁹Wavuka ke uPetros, wahamba nawo. Akufika, bamkhuphela egumbini eliphezulu; bema ngakuye bonke abahlolokazi, belila, bebonisa iingubo zangaphantsi neziphuthu uDorka abezenzile oko wayenabo. ⁴⁰Wabakhuphela phandle bonke uPetros, waguqa ngamadolo, wathandaza; waza wabubhekisa umzimba, wathi: “Tabhita, vuka.” Wawavula amehlo akhe, wathi akubona uPetros, wavuka wahlala. ⁴¹Wamnika isandla sakhe, wamphakamisa. Wabiza abangcwele nabahlolokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephila. ⁴²Yaza loo nto yaziwa kulo lonke elaseYafo, baza abaninzi bakholwa eNkosini. ⁴³Wahlala eYafo imihla emininzi nendoda ethile ekuthiwa nguSimon, umshukomfele.