IZenzo
18:1 Ke kaloku, emva kwezi zinto, wahlukana uPawulos neAtene, weza eKorinte.
18:2 Wafumana umYuda othile ogama linguAkwila, owazalelwa ePonto, esandula ukuvela
eItali, kunye noPrisila umkakhe; (kuba uKlawudiyo ubewise umthetho ngako konke
ukuba amaYuda emke eRoma;) weza kubo.
18:3 Kuthe ke, ngenxa yokuba belilinye ishishini labo, waselehlala nabo esebenza;
kuba babengabenzi beentente, ishishini labo.
18:4 Wayexoxa ke endlwini yesikhungu iisabatha ngeesabatha zonke, ezamela ukweyisa amaYuda
kunye namaGrike.
18:5 Ke kaloku, bakufika ooSilas noTimoti bevela kwelaseMakedoni, uPawulos wabandezeleka
ngomoya, waqononondisa kumaYuda ukuba uYesu lo unguye uKristu.
18:6 Uthe ke, akuchasa, akunyelisa, wavuthulula iingubo zakhe;
Wathi kubo, Igazi lenu malibe phezu kwentloko yenu; Ndicocekile: ukusuka
kuthabathela kweli xesha, ndiya kuya kuzo iintlanga.
18:7 Esukile ke apho, waya kungena endlwini yothile, ogama linguHana
UYusto, umnquli kaThixo, ondlu yakhe inamathelene neNkosi
indlu yesikhungu.
18:8 Ke kaloku uKrispo, umphathi wendlu yesikhungu, wakholwa eNkosini kunye
yonke indlu yakhe; nento eninzi yamaKorinte yakuva yakholwa, baba
ubhaptiziwe.
18:9 Yathi ke iNkosi ngombono ebusuku kuPawulos, Musa ukoyika, kodwa
Thetha, ungathi cwaka.
18:10 kuba mna ndinawe, kanjalo akukho namnye uya kukusa sandla, akuphathe kakubi;
baninzi abantu kulo mzi.
18:11 Wahlala khona ke umnyaka oneenyanga ezintandathu, efundisa ilizwi likaThixo
phakathi kwabo.
18:12 Ke kaloku, xa uGaliyo wayelibamba kwelaseAkaya, amaYuda enza isiphendu
ngamxhelo mnye uPawulos, wamsa esihlalweni sokugweba;
18:13 besithi, Lo ukweyisa abantu ukuba bamnqule uThixo ngokunxamnye nomthetho.
18:14 Ke kaloku, xa uPawulos wayeza kuvula umlomo, wathi uGaliyo kubo
maYuda, ukuba yinto yobutshinga, nokuba yintswela-bulungisa, qiqani, maYuda
akwaba bendinokuninyamezela.
18:15 kodwa ukuba yimbuzwano ngelizwi, namagama, nomthetho wenu, zikhangeleni nina
yona; kuba mna andiyi kuba ngumgwebi wezinto ezinjalo.
18:16 Waza wabagxotha esihlalweni sokugweba.
18:17 Amthabatha onke amaGrike uSostene, umphathi wendlu yesikhungu;
bambetha phambi kwesihlalo sokugweba. Ke uGaliyo akakhathalelanga namnye
ezo zinto.
18:18 Ke kaloku uPawulos ukhe wahlala imihla eyaneleyo, wathabatha eyakhe
Wabashiya abazalwana, wemka ngomkhombe waya kwelaseSiriya, ehamba naye
uPrisila noAkwila; eyichebile intloko eKenkreya; kuba ebeneenwele ezinde
isifungo.
18:19 Weza kufika e-Efese, wabashiya apho
kwindlu yesikhungu, waxoxa namaYuda.
18:20 Uthe ke, akumcela ukuba akhe ahlale umzuzu kuwo, akavuma;
18:21 wawabulisa ke esithi, Nokuba kutheni, ndimelwe kukuwenza lo mthendeleko
Ndiya kubuya ndize kuni, ukuba uThixo uyavuma. Kwaye
wemka ngomkhombe e-Efese.
18:22 Uthe ke, akuhla eKesareya, wenyuka waya kubulisa ibandla.
wehla waya kwa-Antiyokwe.
18:23 Enze ixesha elithile khona, wemka, watyhutyha iinto zonke
ilizwe laseGalati, nelaseFrigi, lilomeleza lonke
abafundi.
18:24 Ke kaloku umYuda othile ogama linguApolo, owazalelwa eAleksandriya, umfo oliciko,
yaye benamandla ezibhalweni, beza e-Efese.
18:25 Lowo ke wayeyifundisiwe ngomlomo indlela yeNkosi; kwaye uvutha emoyeni
uMoya wayethetha, efundisa enyamekile izinto zeNkosi, ezazi
lubhaptizo lukaYohane kuphela.
18:26 Ke kaloku, yena waqala ukuthetha ngokungafihlisiyo endlwini yesikhungu, lowo uAkwila noAkwila
Evile ke uPrisila, bamthabathela kubo, bamcacisela
indlela kaThixo ngokugqibeleleyo.
18:27 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba ungadlula aye kwelaseAkaya, abazalwana babhala, bathi,
bebayala abafundi bakhe ukuba bamamkele; owathi efikile wancedisa
Baninzi ke abakholiweyo ngalo ubabalo.
18:28 Kuba waweyisa, waweyisa amaYuda ekuhleni, ebonakalalisa ngayo
izibhalo ezibonisa ukuba uYesu wayenguKristu.