Ukuzivikela kukaPawulu ngesiHebheru
Emi ezitebhisini zezinkamba zamasosha, uPawulu uthulisa isixuku ngokukhuluma isiHeberu futhi ulandisa indaba yakhe: umFarisi owaqeqeshwa nguGamaliyeli, umshushisi, owaphuphutheka endleleni. Bayalalela aze athi wathunyelwa kwabeZizwe. Eselulelwe isiswebhu, ukhuluma ngokuzalwa kwakhe engumRoma.
22 1“Bazalwane nani bobaba, lalelani manje ukuzivikela kwami phambi kwenu.” 2Kwathi lapho bemuzwa ekhuluma kubo ngesiHebheru, bathula nakakhulu. Wayesethi:
3“NgingumJuda, engazalelwa eTarsu laseKhilikhiya, kodwa ngakhulela kuleli dolobha, ngafundiswa ngezinyawo zikaGamaliyeli ngokomthetho onzima wawokhokho bethu, ngishisekela uNkulunkulu njengani nonke namuhla.
4Ngayizingela le Ndlela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibopha ngibhekisa entolongweni amadoda nabesifazane, 5njengoba umpristi omkhulu nawo wonke umkhandlu wamalunga bengafakazela. Kubo ngamukela izincwadi eziya kubazalwane eDamaseku, ngahamba ngiyokuletha labo ababelapho beyiziboshwa eJerusalema ukuze bajeziswe.”
6“Ngisahamba, sengisondela eDamaseku cishe emini enkulu, kwathi kungazelelwe kwabaneka ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini kwangizungeza.”
7Ngawela phansi, ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: “Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani?”
8Ngaphendula ngathi: “Ungubani, Nkosi?” Waphendula wathi: “NginguJesu waseNazaretha, omzingelayo.”
9“Labo engangikanye nabo bakubona ukukhanya, kodwa abaliqondanga izwi lalowo owayekhuluma kimi.”
10Ngathi: “Ngingenzani, Nkosi?” INkosi yaphendula yathi: “Vuka uye eDamaseku. Lapho uyakutshelwa konke omiselwe ukukwenza.”
11“Njengoba ukukhazimula kwalokho kukhanya kwangiphuphuthekisa, abangihambisana nabo bangihola ngesandla, saya eDamaseku.”
12“Indoda egama layo linguAnaniya, eyayikholeka ngokomthetho, ekhulunyelwa kahle ngawo wonke amaJuda ayehlala lapho, 13yeza yema eduze kwami yathi: ‘Mzalwane Sawulu, buya ukubona kwakho.’ Ngaso leso sikhathi ngaphakamisa amehlo ngayibona.”
14“Wathi: ‘UNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu wakumisela ukuba wazi intando yakhe, ubone Olungileyo, uzwe izwi eliphuma emlonyeni wakhe; a a v14 “Olungileyo” lelinye lamagama iTestamente Elisha elibiza ngawo uJesu — ongenasono uPawulu ahlangana naye endleleni eya eDamaseku. 15ngokuba uyakuba ngufakazi wakhe kubo bonke abantu ngalokho okubonile nokuzwile. 16Manje-ke, usalindeleni? Vuka ubhapathizwe, ugeze izono zakho, ubize igama lakhe.’”
17“Kwathi lapho sengibuyele eJerusalema, ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngehlelwa umbono,”
18ngambona ethi kimi: “Shesha uphume eJerusalema ngokushesha, ngokuba abayikubamukela ubufakazi bakho ngami.”
19Ngathi: “Nkosi, bona ngokwabo bayazi ukuthi ngahamba ngisuka esinagogeni ngiya kwelinye, ngibopha ngishaya labo ababekholwa kuwe. 20Kwathi lapho kuchithwa igazi likaStefanu ufakazi wakho, ngangimi khona eduze, ngivuma futhi ngilinda izingubo zalabo ababembulala.’”
21“Wathi kimi: ‘Hamba, ngokuba ngizakukuthumela kude kwabeZizwe.’”
22Bamlalela kwaze kwafika kuleso sikhathi, base bephakamisa amazwi abo bememeza: “Msuse emhlabeni umuntu onjalo! Akufanele avunyelwe ukuphila!”
23Kwathi besamemeza belahla izingubo zabo bephonsa uthuli emoyeni, 24umlawuli wayala ukuba angeniswe enkanjini yamabutho, ashaywe ngesiswebhu, ukuze azi ukuthi kungani bememeza kanjalo ngaye.
25Kwathi besamelulela ukumshaya ngemichilo, uPawulu wathi kuyinduna yekhulu eyayimi khona: “Ingabe kusemthethweni kuwe ukushaya isakhamuzi saseRoma esingakalahlwa yicala?”
26Kwathi induna yekhulu isizwa lokho, yaya kumlawuli yabika: “Uzakwenzani? Lo muntu uyisakhamuzi saseRoma.”
27Umlawuli weza wabuza: “Ngitshele, uyisakhamuzi saseRoma na?” Wathi: “Yebo.”
28Umlawuli wathi: “Mina ngakhokha imali eningi ngaba yisakhamuzi.” Kodwa uPawulu wathi: “Mina ngazalwa ngiyisakhamuzi.”
29Ngakho labo ababezakumbuza bahoxa masinyane; umlawuli wesaba, ebona ukuthi ubebophe isakhamuzi saseRoma. 30Ngakusasa, efuna ukwazi kahle ukuthi amaJuda ammangalelelani, umlawuli wamkhulula uPawulu, wayala abapristi abakhulu nawo wonke umkhandlu ukuba babuthane, wamehlisa uPawulu, wammisa phambi kwabo.
