IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 15:1-41
15 Abantu abathile behla bevela eJudiya, baqala ukufundisa abazalwane bethi: “Ngaphandle kokuba nisokwe ngokuvumelana nomthetho* kaMose, + ngeke nisindiswe.”
2 Kodwa ngemva kokuba sekuvele ukungezwani nokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwabo noPawulu noBarnaba, kwahlelwa ukuba uPawulu, uBarnaba nabanye bakhuphukele kubaphostoli namadoda amadala eJerusalema + ngokuphathelene nale ndaba.*
3 Ngakho, ngemva kokuphelezelwa yibandla kancane, la madoda aqhubeka nendlela edabula iFenike neSamariya, elandisa ngokuningiliziwe ngokuguquka kwabantu bezizwe, lokho kwabajabulisa kakhulu bonke abazalwane.
4 Lapho efika eJerusalema, ibandla nabaphostoli namadoda amadala bawamukela ngomusa, abaxoxela izinto eziningi uNkulunkulu ayezenzile ngawo.
5 Kodwa abanye kulabo ababeseqenjini lenkolo* labaFarisi ababeye baba amakholwa, basukuma bathi: “Kudingekile ukubasoka nokubayala ukuba bagcine uMthetho KaMose.” +
6 Ngakho abaphostoli namadoda amadala bahlangana ukuze bayihlole le ndaba.
7 Ngemva kwengxoxo ende eshubile,* uPetru wasukuma wathi kubo: “Madoda, bafowethu, nazi kahle ukuthi kusukela ezinsukwini zakuqala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abantu bezizwe balizwe ngomlomo wami izwi lezindaba ezinhle, bakholwe. +
8 UNkulunkulu owazi inhliziyo, + wafakaza ngokubanika umoya ongcwele, + njengoba nje enza nakithi.
9 Akenzanga mahluko nhlobo phakathi kwethu nabo, + kodwa wahlanza izinhliziyo zabo ngokholo. +
10 Pho kungani manje nivivinya uNkulunkulu ngokuthwesa abafundi ijoka + okhokho bethu kanye nathi esingakwazanga ukulithwala? +
11 Kunalokho, sinokholo lokuthi sisindisiwe ngomusa omkhulu weNkosi uJesu + ngendlela efanayo neyabo.” +
12 Lapho bezwa lokho, bonke bathula, baqala ukulalela uBarnaba noPawulu belandisa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo phakathi kwezizwe.
13 Ngemva kokuba sebeqedile ukukhuluma, uJakobe waphendula, wathi: “Madoda, bafowethu, ngizweni.
14 USimeyoni + useyilandise ngokuphelele indlela manje uNkulunkulu asenaka ngayo izizwe ukuze athathe kuzo isizwe segama lakhe. +
15 Amazwi abaProfethi ayavumelana nalokhu, njengoba nje kulotshiwe:
16 ‘Ngemva kwalezi zinto ngiyobuya ngiphinde ngilivuse itende* likaDavide eliwele phansi; ngiyowakha kabusha amanxiwa alo ngilivuselele,
17 ukuze abantu abasele bamfune ngobuqotho uJehova,* kanye nabantu bazo zonke izizwe, abantu ababizwa ngegama lami, kusho uJehova,* owenza lezi zinto, +
18 ezaziwa kusukela kudala.’ +
19 Ngakho isinqumo* sami siwukuthi singabakhathazi labo abavela ezizweni abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu, +
20 kodwa sibabhalele ngenjongo yokuba badede ezintweni ezingcoliswe izithixo, + ekuziphatheni kabi ngokocansi, *+ ezintweni eziklinyiwe* nasegazini. +
21 Ngoba kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, bekulokhu kunabantu abashumayela ngoMose idolobha nedolobha, befunda ngokuzwakalayo izincwadi zakhe emasinagogeni ngawo wonke amasabatha.” +
22 Abaphostoli namadoda amadala kanye nalo lonke ibandla, banquma ukuthumela amadoda akhethiwe phakathi kwabo ukuba aye e-Antiyokiya, kanye noPawulu noBarnaba; bathuma uJuda owayebizwa ngokuthi uBarsaba noSila, + ababengamadoda aholayo phakathi kwabazalwane.
23 Nakhu abakubhala bakuphathisa bona:
“Abaphostoli namadoda amadala, abangabafowenu, kubafowethu e-Antiyokiya, + eSiriya naseKhilikhiya abavela ezizweni: Siyanibingelela!
24 Njengoba sizwile ukuthi kusuke abanye phakathi kwethu bakhuluma izinto ezinikhathazayo, + bezama ukuniphambukisa nakuba singabayalezanga,
25 sinqume ngazwi-linye ukukhetha amadoda, siwathumele kini kanye noBarnaba noPawulu esibathandayo,
26 abantu abanikele ngokuphila kwabo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu. +
27 Ngakho-ke sithumela uJuda noSila, ukuze nabo babike lezi zinto ezifanayo ngomlomo. +
28 Ngoba ngosizo lomoya ongcwele + sikubone kukuhle ukunganezeli omunye umthwalo osindayo kini, ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezidingekile:
29 ukuba niqhubeke nideda ezintweni ezihlatshelwe izithixo, + egazini, + ezintweni eziklinyiwe *+ nasekuziphatheni kabi ngokocansi. *+ Uma niqhubeka nideda kulezi zinto niyochuma. Mpilonhle!”*
30 Ngakho lapho la madoda ededelwa, ehlela e-Antiyokiya, aqoqela ndawonye lonke iqembu, alinikeza le ncwadi.
31 Ngemva kokuyifunda, lajabula ngaleso sikhuthazo.
32 UJuda noSila, njengoba nabo babengabaprofethi, bakhuthaza abazalwane ngezinkulumo eziningi, babaqinisa. +
33 Ngemva kokuchitha isikhathi esithile lapho, abazalwane babahambisa ngokuthula babuyela kulabo ababebathumile.
34 *——
35 Kodwa uPawulu noBarnaba bahlala e-Antiyokiya, befundisa futhi bememezela izindaba ezinhle zezwi likaJehova,* kanye nabanye abaningi.
36 Ngemva kwezinsuku ezithile, uPawulu wathi kuBarnaba: “Masibuyele* emuva sihambele abafowethu kuwo wonke amadolobha esamemezela kuwo izwi likaJehova,* ukuze sibone ukuthi banjani.” +
37 UBarnaba wayezimisele ukuthatha uJohane, owayebizwa ngokuthi uMarku, ukuba bahambe naye. +
38 Nokho, uPawulu wayengathandi ukumthatha bahambe naye, ngenxa yokuthi wayebashiyile ePhamfiliya akayanga nabo emsebenzini. +
39 Kwaqhuma intukuthelo enkulu, baze bahlukana; uBarnaba + wathatha uMarku bahamba ngomkhumbi baya eKhupro.
40 UPawulu wakhetha uSila wahamba ngemva kokuba abazalwane sebemnikele kuJehova* ukuze ambonise umusa omkhulu. +
41 Wadabula iSiriya neKhilikhiya, eqinisa amabandla.
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “nesiko.”
^ Noma, “nalokhu kuphikisana.”
^ Noma, “ababengabehlelo.”
^ Noma, “kokuphikisana okukhulu.”
^ Noma, “idokodo; indlu.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “umbono.”
^ Noma, “ezibulawe zingophiswanga.”
^ NgesiGreki, por·neiʹa. Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Noma, “ezibulawe zingophiswanga.”
^ Noma, “Nisale kahle.”
^ NgesiGreki, por·neiʹa. Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A3.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma kungaba, “Nakanjani masibuyele.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
