IZenzo
15:1 Kwehla abathile bevela kwelakwaYuda, babafundisa abazalwana
wathi, Ukuba anithanga naluswe ngokwesiko likaMoses, aninako
igciniwe.
15:2 Kuthe ngoko, kwakubon' ukuba uPawulos noBharnabhas baba nempikiswano nembuzwano engencinane;
kunye nabo babhunga ukuba uPawulos noBharnabhas, nabanye abathile
bafanele benyuke baye eYerusalem kubapostile namadoda amakhulu, ngayo le nto
umbuzo.
15:3 Baphelekelelwa libandla, bacanda
ElaseFenike nelaseSamariya, bexela ukuguquka kwazo iintlanga;
kwabanga uvuyo olukhulu kubo bonke abazalwana.
15:4 Befikile ke eYerusalem, bamkelwa libandla.
nakubapostile namadoda amakhulu, baye bezixela zonke izinto uThixo awayengazenzi
ndenze nabo.
15:5 Kwasuka kwema ke abathile behlelo labaFarisi abakholwayo, besithi
besithi, Bamelwe kukuba baluke, nokuthi bathethelwe
wugcine umthetho kaMoses.
15:6 Bahlanganisana ke abapostile namadoda amakhulu, ukuba bayikhangele loo nto
umcimbi.
15:7 Ke kaloku, kwakubon' ukuba kubekho imbuzwano enkulu, wesuka uPetros wathi kuye
Madoda, bazalwana, niyazi kakuhle nina, ukuba uThixo kwasekuqaleni wakudala
onyuliweyo phakathi kwethu, ukuba iintlanga zilive ngomlomo wam ilizwi leNkosi
iindaba ezilungileyo, nikholwe.
15:8 UThixo, umazi-ntliziyo, wazingqinela, ezinika ubungqina
uMoya oyiNgcwele, njengoko wenjenjalo nakuthi;
15:9 akacalula phakathi kwethu nabo, ezihlambulule iintliziyo zabo ngabo
ukholo.
15:10 Kaloku ke nimlingelani na uThixo, ngokubeka idyokhwe entanyeni yomphefumlo
Abafundi abasingenako ukubathwala, thina kwanoobawo bethu?
15:11 Ke siyakholwa ukuba soba njalo ngobabalo lweNkosi uYesu Kristu
basindiswe, kwanjengabo.
15:12 Yathi cwaka ke yonke inkitha yabantu, yaphulaphula uBharnabhas noBharnabhas
UPawulos, echaza imimangaliso nezimanga azenzileyo uThixo phakathi kwabo
iintlanga ngabo.
15:13 Bathe ke bona bathi cwaka, waphendula uYakobi, esithi, Madoda
Mawethu, ndiphulaphuleni.
15:14 USimon lo ukucacisile ukuba wathini na ekuqaleni uThixo ukuzivelela iintlanga, ukuba zifike
uthabathe kubo abantu begama lakhe.
15:15 Ayavumelana nako oko amazwi abaprofeti; njengoko kubhaliwe kwathiwa,
15:16 Emveni koku ndiya kubuya, Ndize ndibuye ndiwakhe umnquba kaDavide.
ewileyo; ndiya kubuya ndiwakhe amanxuwa ayo, ndibuye ndiwakhe
izakuseta:
15:17 ukuze amaqongqolo abantu ayifune iNkosi, nazo zonke iintlanga.
lowo kubizwe kuye igama lam, itsho iNkosi, leyo izenzayo zonke ezi zinto.
15:18 Iyaziwa ke nguThixo kuselokwaphakade yonke imisebenzi yakhe.
15:19 Ngoko ke mna ndithi, masingabakhathazi abo baphuma phakathi kwenu
Iintlanga ziguqukele kuThixo;
15:20 kodwa masibabhalele ukuba bazikhwebule kwizingcoliso zezithixo;
nasembulweni, nasentweni ekrwitshiweyo, nasegazini.
15:21 Kuba uMoses kwakwizizukulwana zakudala unabamvakalisayo kwimizi ngemizi
kwakufundwa ezindlwini zesikhungu iisabatha ngeesabatha.
15:22 Kwalunga ke, abapostile namadoda amakhulu, kunye nebandla lonke, ukuthumela
banyula amadoda phakathi kwabo, ukuya kwa-Antiyokwe, benoPawulos noBharnabhas;
abangooYuda, ogama limbi linguBharsabhas, noSilas, amadoda aziintloko phakathi
bazalwana:
15:23 Babhala ke ngabo iincwadi ngathi; Abapostile kunye
amadoda amakhulu nabazalwana bayabulisa kubazalwana bamabandla
ezintlangeni kwa-Antiyokwe naseSiriya naseKilikiya:
15:24 njengoko sivileyo, ukuba kukho abathile abaphuma kuthi
banikhathaza ngamazwi, beyichithachitha imiphefumlo yenu, besithi, Makube njalo
walukile, awugcina umthetho, esingabawiselanga mthetho unjalo;
15:25 Kwabonakala kulungile kuthi, ukuba sihlanganisene ngamxhelo mnye, ukuba sithume abanyuliweyo
amadoda kuni, ndawonye neentanda zethu, uBharnabhas noPawulos,
15:26 abantu ababuncamileyo ubomi babo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu
UKrestu.
15:27 Sibathumile ngoko ooYuda noSilas, abothi nabo banibikele ezi zinto
izinto ngomlomo.
15:28 Kuba kwabonakala kulungile kuye uMoya oyiNgcwele, nakuthi, ukuba kungabekwa phezu kwenu
umthwalo omkhulu kunezi zinto ziyimfuneko;
15:29 zokuba nizile izinto ezibingelelwe kwizithixo, negazi, nelo
into ekrwitshiweyo, nasembulweni; enothi nakuzigcina kuzo
niyalungisa nina. nihambe kakuhle.
15:30 Bathe ke ngoko, bakunduluka, beza kwa-Antiyokwe;
bayibizela ndawonye inkitha, bayinikela incwadi leyo.
15:31 Balesa ke, bavuya ngenxa yothuthuzelelo.
15:32 Ke ooYuda noSilas, bengabaprofeti nabo, babakhuthaza
abazalwana noodade ngamazwi amaninzi, bebomeleza.
15:33 Bakuba ke benze ixesha, banduluka benoxolo
Abazalwana babhalela abapostile.
15:34 Kodwa kuSilas kwabonakala kulungile ukuba akhe ahlale khona.
15:35 Balibala ke ooPawulos noBharnabhas kwa-Antiyokwe, befundisa, beshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo
ilizwi leNkosi, kwanabanye abaninzi.
15:36 Ke kaloku, emva kwemihla ethile, wathi uPawulos kuBharnabhas, Masibuye siye kubona
Abazalwana bethu kuyo yonke imizi, esalishumayelayo ilizwi likaYehova;
kwaye ubone ukuba benza njani.
15:37 Ke kaloku uBharnabhas wangxamela ukuba bathabathe nabo uYohane, ogama limbi linguMarko;
15:38 kodwa uPawulos wathi akufanelekile ukumthabatha, ahambe nabo, lowo wemkayo kubo
ePamfiliya, akaya nabo emsebenzini.
15:39 Kwabakho ingxabano enkulu phakathi kwabo, ngokokude bahlukane
UBharnabhas wamthabatha ke uMarko, wemka ngomkhombe waya eSipro.
15:40 UPawulos wanyula uSilas, wemka, enconyelwe ngabazalwana
ngenxa yobabalo lukaThixo.
15:41 Walityhutyha ke elaseSiriya nelaseKiliki, ewomeleza amabandla.