IZenzo
22:1 Madoda, bazalwana, nani bobawo, kuphulaphuleni ukuziphendulela kwam ngoku
wena.
22:2 Bakuva ke ukuba udanduluka ngentetho yesiHebhere kubo, basuka bona
Kwaba kukhona wathi cwaka; wathi,)
22:3 Mna ke ndingumntu ongumYuda owazalelwa eTarso, umzi kwelaseKiliki;
Wakhulela kulo mzi ezinyaweni zikaGamaliyeli, wafundisa ngokwesiko
egqibelele indlela yomthetho wooyise, enenzondelelo ngawo
Thixo, ninjengani nonke namhla.
22:4 Ndayitshutshisa le Ndlela, ndada ndesa ekufeni, ndibopha, ndiyinikela
iintolongo zamadoda nabafazi.
22:5 njengokuba nombingeleli omkhulu endingqinela, nayo yonke imicimbi yebandla
endamkela kubo iincwadi zokuya kubazalwana, ndaya kubo
eDamasko, ukuze abase bekhonkxiwe eYerusalem, ukuze babe
ohlwaywa.
22:6 Ke kaloku kwathi, ekuhambeni kwam, ndasondela
IDamasko malunga nemini enkulu, ngesiquphe kwabakho ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini
ndijikelezise.
22:7 Ndawa emhlabeni, ndeva ilizwi lisithi kum, Sawule,
Sawule, unditshutshiselani na?
22:8 Ndaphendula ke mna ndathi, Ungubani na, Nkosi? Yathi kum, Mna ndinguYesu wakhe
eNazarete, lowo umtshutshisayo wena;
22:9 Bona ke ababenam balubona okunene ukhanyiselo olo, besuka boyika; kodwa
abalivanga ilizwi lalowo wayethetha nam.
22:10 Ndathi ke, Ndithini na, Yehova? Yathi kum iNkosi, Vuka, uze
hamba uye eDamasko; apho baya kuxelelwa khona ngazo zonke izinto
zimiselwe wena ukuba uzenze.
22:11 Ndakuba ke ndingenakondela ngenxa yobuqaqawuli bolo khanyiso, ndikhokelwa ngulo
ngesandla sabo babenam, ndafika eDamasko.
22:12 Ke kaloku, uHananiya uthile, indoda emhlonelayo uThixo, engqinelwe ngokomthetho;
kuwo onke amaYuda abemi khona.
22:13 weza kum, wema, wathi kum, Sawule, mzalwana, thabatha eyakho
ukubona. Ndaza ndajonga kuye kwangelo lixa.
22:14 Wathi yena, UThixo woobawo bethu ukunyule ukuba ube wena
ufanele ukwazi ukuthanda kwakhe, umbone Lowo uliLungisa, uve yena
ilizwi lomlomo wakhe.
22:15 ngokuba uya kuba lingqina lakhe kubo bonke abantu, lezinto ozibonileyo nozibonileyo
uvile.
22:16 Ngoku ke ulibele yini na? Vuka, ubhaptizwe, uhlambe
izono, ukunqula igama likaYehova.
22:17 Ke kaloku kwathi, ndakuba ndibuyele eYerusalem, kwakuhlwa
kwathi, ndakubon' ukuba ndiyathandaza etempileni, ndaba sethongweni;
22:18 ndayibona isithi kum, Khawuleza, uphume kamsinya
Yerusalem, ngokuba àbamkeli ubungqina bakho ngam.
22:19 Ndathi ke mna, Nkosi, bayazi kakuhle bona ukuba mna ndandibafaka entolongweni, ndibatyabula kuzo zonke
kwindlu yesikhungu abo bakholwayo kuwe;
22:20 Xeshikweni laphalazwayo igazi likaStefano, ingqina lakho, bendimi nam
kanjalo, evumelene nokufa kwakhe, azigcine iingubo zabo
wambulala.
22:21 Wathi kum, Hamba; ngokuba mna ndiya kukuthuma kude
abeeNtlanga.
22:22 Bamphulaphula ke, wada wafika kwelo lizwi, babaphakamisa
zaza zathi, Msuseni emhlabeni umntu onje; ngokuba asinguye
ufanelekile ukuba aphile.
22:23 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bayakhala, bazilahla iingubo zabo, bagalela uthuli
umoya,
22:24 wathi umthetheli-waka, makangeniswe enqabeni yomkhosi;
ukuba ancinwe ngekatsi; ukuze azi ukuba kutheni na
Bakhala ngokunjalo ngaye.
22:25 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bamkhonkxa ngeentambo, wathi uPawulos kumthetheli-khulu
emi khona, kuvumelekile na, ukuba nimtyakatye umntu ongumRoma, nokuthi?
engagwetywanga?
22:26 Evile ke umthetheli-khulu, waya wabika kumthetheli-waka.
besithi, Yilumkele into oyenzayo; kuba lo mntu ungumRoma.
22:27 Weza ke umthetheli-waka wathi kuye, Ndixelele, ungumfo
Roma? Wathi, Ewe.
22:28 Waphendula umthetheli-waka, wathi, Le nto ndiyizuze ngesixa esikhulu
inkululeko. Uthe ke uPawulos, Mna ndizelwe ndizelwe.
22:29 Basuka kuye kwaoko abo babeza kumncina.
woyika ke nomthetheli-waka, akuqonda ukuba ungowabantu
WaseRoma, nangenxa yokuba wayembophile.
22:30 Ngengomso, ebethanda ukuyazi inyaniso
ethe wamangalelwa ngamaYuda, wamkhulula ezintanjeni, wabawisela umthetho
ukuba babonakale ababingeleli abakhulu, nayo yonke intlanganiso yabo yamatyala; bamhlisa uPawulos.
wammisa phambi kwabo.