IZenzo
14:1 Kwathi ke eIkoniyo, bahamba bobabini ndawonye
Yathetha ngokokude inkitha enkulu yamaYuda
Akholwa amaYuda kwanakumaGrike.
14:2 Asuka ke wona amaYuda angavumiyo ukuva, awazixhokonxa iintlanga, azixhokonxa
ububi behlelwa ngabazalwana.
14:3 Balibala ke ngoko ixesha elaneleyo, bethetha ngokungafihlisiyo ngeNkosi, eyabanikayo
walingqina ilizwi lobabalo lwakhe, ebanika imiqondiso nezimanga
makwenziwe ngezandla zabo.
14:4 Yahlulelana ke inkoliso yomzi, inxenye yangakumaYuda.
inxenye kunye nabapostile.
14:5 Kwathi ke, kwabakho ukuhlasela kweentlanga, kwanakwababantu
amaYuda kunye nabaphathi bawo, ukuba babaphathe kakubi, babagibisele ngamatye;
14:6 bakuqiqa oko, basabela eListra naseDerbhe, imizi yaseListra
eLikawoni, nakuloo mimandla;
14:7 bazishumayela nalapho iindaba ezilungileyo.
14:8 Ke kaloku, kwakuhleli ndoda ithile eListra, ithe cwaka ezinyaweni zayo
isiqhwala kwasesizalweni sikanina, esingazange sahamba.
14:9 Yona leyo yayimva uPawulos ethetha; owathi eqwalasele kuyo, ebona
ukuba wayenokholo lokuphiliswa;
14:10 Wathi ngezwi elikhulu, Yima, uthi nkqo ngeenyawo zakho. Yatsiba ke
wahamba.
14:11 Ke kaloku iindimbane, zakukubona oko akwenzileyo uPawulos, zaphakamisa izwi lazo.
besithi ngokwesiLikawoni, Oothixo bahlile beza kuthi apha
ukufana kwabantu.
14:12 Bambiza ke uBharnabhas ngokuthi nguZeyus; noPawulos, uMerkurius, ngokuba wayenjalo
isithethi esiyintloko.
14:13 Ke umbingeleli kaZeyus, obephambi komzi wabo, wazisa iinkomo
neentyantyambo zeentyantyambo emasangweni, babefuna ukubingelela kunye
abantu.
14:14 abathi bakuva oko abapostile, ooBharnabhas noPawulos, babakrazula
Wangena ezingubeni, wabaleka phakathi kwabantu, ekhala.
14:15 besithi, Madoda, yini na ukuba nenze ezi zinto? Nathi singabantu abafanayo
zinishumayeza iindaba ezilungileyo zokuba nijike kwezo zinto
izinto ezingento kuThixo ophilileyo, owenza izulu nomhlaba nolwandle;
nazo zonke izinto ezikuyo;
14:16 owathi ngaphambili waziyeka zonke iintlanga, ukuba zihambe ngezazo iindlela;
14:17 kanti ke akayekanga ukuzingqinela, esenza okulungileyo.
Wasinika imvula evela ezulwini, namaxesha aneendyebo, ezanelisa iintliziyo zethu
ngokutya nangovuyo.
14:18 Besitsho, kwaba ngenkankulu ukuzidambisa iindimbane, ukuba zibe nazo
ababingelelanga kubo.
14:19 Ke kaloku kwafika amaYuda evela kwa-Antiyokwe naseIkoniyo, athi
bamxuluba ngamatye uPawulos, bamrholela ngaphandle komzi.
ecinga ukuba ufile.
14:20 Uthe ke, bakubon' ukuba bamngqongile ke abafundi, wavuka weza
ngengomso wemka enoBharnabhas, waya eDerbhe.
14:21 Bathe ke bakubon' ukuba bazishumayele iindaba ezilungileyo kuloo mzi, bafundisa into eninzi.
babuya beza eListra, naseIkoniyo, nakwa-Antiyokwe;
14:22 beyiqinisela imiphefumlo yabafundi, bebavuselela ukuba bahlale behleli
ukholo, nokokuba simelwe kukuphumela ezimbandezelweni ezininzi
ubukumkani bukaThixo.
14:23 Bathe ke bakuba benyule amadoda amakhulu kwibandla ngebandla, bethandaza
kunye nokuzila ukudla, bawayaleza eNkosini awayekholwe kuyo.
14:24 Betyhutyhe elasePisidi, beza kwelasePamfili.
14:25 Belishumayele ilizwi ePerga, behla baya kungena
Attalia:
14:26 besuka apho ngomkhombe, baya kwa-Antiyokwe, apho babemiselwe khona
ubabalo lukaThixo kulo msebenzi bawufezayo.
14:27 Befikile ke, balihlanganisa ibandla, balihlanganisa bona
wabacacisela konke awakwenzayo uThixo enabo, nokokuba wayivulayo indlu
umnyango wokholo kuzo iintlanga.
14:28 Balibala ke khona apho ixesha elingelincinane, ndawonye nabafundi.