INdodana Ihlangana Nomshushisi Wayo
USawulu usemgwaqweni oya eDamaseku ephethe izincwadi zokubopha lapho ukukhanya kumwisa phansi, nezwi limbuze ukuthi kungani elishushisa. Eyimpumputhe izinsuku ezintathu, ephulukiswa ngu-Ananiya owesabayo, uqala ukushumayela. Amakholwa ayamngabaza kuze kube yilapho uBarnaba emfakazela. UPhethro uvusa uThabitha eJopha.
9 1Kodwa uSawulu, esaphefumula izinsongo nokubulala abafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu, 2wacela kuye izincwadi eziya emasinagogeni aseDamaseku, ukuze kuthi uma ethola abanye beNdlela, amadoda noma abesifazane, abalethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe. a a v2 “INdlela” kwakuyigama lokuqala labalandeli bakaJesu, ngaphambi kokuba babizwe ngokuthi amaKristu. 3Kwathi esahamba esondela eDamaseku, masinyane ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini kwaphazima kwamzungeza.
4Wawa phansi, wezwa izwi lithi: “Sawulu, Sawulu, ungishushiselani na?”
5Wathi: “Ungubani, Nkosi?” Wathi: “NginguJesu omshushisayo.
6Kodwa sukuma ungene emzini, uzotshelwa lokho okumele ukwenze.”
7Amadoda ayehamba naye ema engakhulumi, ezwa izwi kodwa engaboni muntu. 8USawulu wasukuma phansi, kodwa noma amehlo akhe evulekile, akabonanga lutho; bamhola ngesandla bamngenisa eDamaseku. 9Wayeyimpumputhe izinsuku ezintathu, engadli engaphuzi.
10Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile ogama lakhe lingu-Ananiya. INkosi yathi kuye ngombono: “Ananiya.” Waphendula: “Ngilapha, Nkosi.”
11INkosi yathi kuye: “Sukuma uye emgwaqweni othiwa Oqondile, ufune endlini kaJuda indoda yaseTarsu egama layo linguSawulu—iyakhuleka, 12futhi ngombono ibone indoda egama layo lingu-Ananiya ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwayo ukuze ibuye ibone.”
13U-Ananiya waphendula: “Nkosi, abaningi bangitshelile ngale ndoda—ngakho konke okubi akwenze kubangcwele bakho eJerusalema. 14Nalapha unegunya elivela kubapristi abakhulu lokubopha bonke ababiza igama lakho.”
15Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: “Hamba, ngokuba le ndoda iyisitsha engisikhethile sokuthwala igama lami phambi kwezizwe, namakhosi, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli. 16Ngokuba ngizombonisa ukuthi kumele ahlupheke kangakanani ngenxa yegama lami.”
17U-Ananiya wahamba wangena endlini. Wabeka izandla phezu kukaSawulu wathi: “Mfowethu Sawulu, iNkosi uJesu—owabonakala kuwe endleleni owawuhamba ngayo—ungithumile ukuze ubuye ubone, ugcwaliswe nguMoya oNgcwele.” 18Masinyane kwawa emehlweni akhe into efana nezingcweba, wabuye wabona. Wasukuma wabhapathizwa, 19kwathi esedlile, wabuyelwa amandla. Wahlala nabafundi eDamaseku izinsuku ezithile, 20wayesememezela uJesu masinyane emasinagogeni, ukuthi uyiNdodana kaBaba wethu. 21Bonke abezwayo bamangala bathi: “Akusiyo yini le ndoda eyayibhubhisa labo ababiza leli gama eJerusalema? Futhi akazelanga yini lapha ngenxa yalokhu: ukuba abalethe bebotshiwe phambi kwabapristi abakhulu?”
22Kodwa uSawulu waqhubeka eqina nakakhulu, edidekisa amaJuda ayehlala eDamaseku ngokufakazela ukuthi lo unguKhristu.
23Kwathi sekudlule izinsuku eziningi, amaJuda akha icebo lokumbulala, 24kodwa uSawulu walizwa icebo lawo; ayelinda amasango emini nasebusuku ukuze ambulale, 25kodwa ebusuku abafundi bakhe bamehlisa odongeni ngobhasikidi.
26Efika eJerusalema, wazama ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi, kodwa bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. 27Kodwa uBharnaba wamthatha wamusa kubaphostoli, wabachazela ukuthi uSawulu wayibona kanjani iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi yakhuluma kuye, nokuthi eDamaseku wayekhulume ngesibindi egameni likaJesu. 28Ngakho wayenabo, ehamba ngokukhululeka eJerusalema, ekhuluma ngesibindi egameni leNkosi. 29Wakhuluma waphikisana namaHeleni, kodwa ayefuna ukumbulala. b b v29 AmaHeleni: amaJuda ayekhuluma isiGreki ayesamukele ulimi namasiko amaGreki. 30Kwathi abazalwane bekwazi lokhu, bamehlisela eKhesariya, bamthumela eTarsu.
INdodana Iphilisa u-Eneyasi NgoPetru
31Ngakho ibandla kulo lonke elaseJudiya, naseGalile, naseSamariya laba nokuthula, laqiniswa; lihamba ngokwesaba iNkosi, liduduzwa nguMoya oNgcwele, landa ngenani.
32Kwathi uPetru ehamba phakathi kwabo bonke abakholwayo, wehlela nakubangcwele ababehlala eLida. 33Wathola khona indoda egama layo lingu-Eneyasi, eyayilele embhedeni iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, ife uhlangothi. 34UPetru wathi kuye: “Eneyasi, uJesu Khristu uyakuphilisa. Sukuma wendlale umbhede wakho.” Wasukuma khona lapho. 35Bonke ababehlala eLida naseSaroni bambona, baphendukela eNkosini.
36EJopha kwakuhlala umfundi wesifazane ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okuchaza ukuthi uDorka. Wayegcwele imisebenzi emihle nokusiza abampofu. c c v36 Kokubili uThabitha (isi-Aramu) noDorka (isiGreki) kuchaza “insephe.” 37Ngalezo zinsuku wagula, washona; bamgeza, bamlalisa ekamelweni eliphezulu. 38Njengoba iLida yayiseduze neJopha, abafundi abezwa ukuthi uPetru ukhona bathumela amadoda amabili kuye, bemncenga: “Ungalibali ukuza kithi.” 39Ngakho uPetru wasukuma wahamba nabo. Ekufikeni kwakhe, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu. Bonke abafelokazi bema eduze kwakhe bekhala, bembonisa izingubo nezembatho uDorka ayezenzile esekhona nabo. 40UPetru wakhipha wonke umuntu, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka. Waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: “Thabitha, vuka.” Wavula amehlo akhe, wabona uPetru, wavuka wahlala. 41Wamnika isandla sakhe, wamvusa. Wabiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephila. 42Kwaziwa kulo lonke iJopha, abaningi bakholwa eNkosini. 43Wahlala eJopha izinsuku eziningi nendoda egama layo linguSimoni, umshuki wezikhumba.
