IZenzo 14

14 ¹E-Ikoniyu bangena ndawonye esinagogeni lamaJuda, bakhuluma kangangokuba kwakholwa inqwaba enkulu yamaJuda namaGreki. ²Kodwa amaJuda ayala ukukholwa avusa izingqondo zabezizwe azingcolisa, ukuze zimelane nabazalwane. ³Bahlala isikhathi eside, bekhuluma ngesibindi ngenxa yeNkosi, eyaqinisa izwi layo lomusa, yenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngezandla zabo. ⁴Kodwa umuzi wahlukana phakathi: abanye bema namaJuda, abanye bema nabaphostoli. ⁵Kwathi lapho abezizwe namaJuda, kanye nababusi babo, sebezama ukubaphatha kabi nokubakhanda ngamatshe, ⁶bekuqaphela lokhu, babalekela emizini yaseLikhawoniya, iListra neDerbe, kanye nezwe elizungezile, ⁷lapho baqhubeka beshumayela ivangeli.

UBaba Uyelapha eListra

⁸Kwakuhlezi indoda eListra, eyayikhubazekile ezinyaweni, iyisishosha kusukela ekuzalweni, engakaze ihambe. ⁹Yayilalele uPawulu ekhuluma. UPawulu wayigqolozela wabona ukuthi inokholo lokuphulukiswa, ¹⁰wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Sukuma ume ngezinyawo zakho.” Indoda yagxuma yasukuma yaqala ukuhamba. ¹¹Kwathi izixuku sezibona lokho uPawulu akwenzayo, zamemeza ngolimi lwaseLikhawoniya zathi: “Onkulunkulu behlele kithi besesimweni sabantu!” ¹²UBarnaba zambiza ngoZewusi, uPawulu zambiza ngoHermesi, ngokuba kwakunguye owayehola ekukhulumeni. ¹³Umpristi kaZewusi, othempeli lakhe lalimi phambi komuzi, waletha izinkunzi nemiqhele yezimbali emasangweni, efuna ukwenza umhlatshelo kanye nezixuku.

¹⁴Kodwa abaphostoli, uBarnaba noPawulu, bekuzwa lokhu, baklebhula izingubo zabo bagijimela esixukwini, bememeza, ¹⁵bethi: “Madoda, nikwenzelani lokhu? Nathi singabantu nje, esinemvelo efana neyenu. Sinilethela izindaba ezinhle: phendukani kulezi zinto eziyize niphendukele kuBaba ophilayo, owenza izulu, umhlaba, ulwandle, nakho konke okukukho. ¹⁶Ezizukulwaneni ezedlule wavumela zonke izizwe ukuba zihambe ngezindlela zazo, ¹⁷nokho akazange azishiye engenabufakazi: enza okuhle, eninika imvula evela ezulwini nezinkathi zokuthela, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zenu ngokudla nangentokozo.”

¹⁸Nangalawa mazwi, bazinqanda kanzima izixuku ukuba zingabenzeli umhlatshelo. ¹⁹Kodwa kwafika amaJuda avela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu, ayenga izixuku, amkhanda uPawulu ngamatshe, amhudula amkhiphela ngaphandle komuzi, ecabanga ukuthi usefile. ²⁰Kwathi abafundi sebemkakile, wasukuma wangena emzini. Ngakusasa wasuka waya eDerbe kanye noBarnaba.

Ukuqinisa Abafundi

²¹Sebeshumayele izindaba ezinhle kulowo muzi, benza abafundi abaningi, babuyela eListra, e-Ikoniyu, nase-Antiyokiya, ²²beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, bebakhuthaza ukuba bahlale okholweni, bethi: simelwe ukungena embusweni kaBaba wethu ngezinhlupheko eziningi. ²³Sebebamisele abadala kulo lonke ibandla, bekhuleka bezila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini ababekholwe kuyo.

²⁴Base bedabula iPhisidiya bafika ePhamfiliya. ²⁵Kwathi sebelikhulumile izwi ePherga, behlela e-Athaliya, ²⁶besuka lapho bawela ngomkhumbi baya e-Antiyokiya, lapho ababenikelwe khona emseni kaBaba wethu ngomsebenzi ababewuqedile. ²⁷Sebefikile, babutha ibandla babika konke uBaba wethu akwenzile kanye nabo, nokuthi wabavulela kanjani umnyango wokholo abezizwe. ²⁸Bahlala khona nabafundi isikhathi eside.