IZenzo
26:1 Wathi ke uAgripa kuPawulos, Uvunyelwe ukuba uziphendulele.
Wasolula ke isandla uPawulos, waziphendulela;
26:2 Ndiba ndonwabile, kumkani Agripa, ngokuba ndiya kuziphendulela ngokwam
namhlanje phambi kwakho kuzo zonke izinto endimangalelwe ngazo phambi kwakho
AmaJuda:
26:3 ngokukodwa ekubeni unolwazi ngawo onke amasiko neembuzwano
Kungoko ndiyakubongoza ukuba undive, undinyamezele.
26:4 Indlela endandiphila ngayo kwasebuncinaneni bam, eyayikho ekuqaleni kweyam
luhlanga oluseYerusalem, niwazi onke amaYuda;
26:5 abandaziyo kwasekuqalekeni, ukuba bathanda ukungqina, emveni koko
elona hlelo lingqongqo kunqulo lwethu ndandingumFarisi.
26:6 Ngoku ke ndimi ndigwetyiwe, ngenxa yethemba ledinga elenziwa nguThixo;
koobawo bethu.
26:7 kulo idinga izizwe zakowethu ezilishumi elinazibini, zimkhonza nje uThixo ngenyameko, imini nobusuku
ebusuku, ithemba lokuza. Elo themba endimangalelwa ngalo, kumkani Agripa
yamaYuda.
26:8 Yini na ukuba nithi, yinto eningenakukholwa yiyo, ukuba uThixo angaba?
uvusa abafileyo?
26:9 Mna okunene ke bendiba nam ngokwam, ukuba ndimelwe kukwenza izinto ezininzi ezichaseneyo noko
igama likaYesu waseNazarete.
26:10 Endakwenzayo ke oko eYerusalem, nento eninzi yabangcwele ndayivala
esentolongweni, enikwe igunya kubabingeleli abakhulu; kwaye nini
babulawa, ndalikhupha ilizwi lam kubo.
26:11 Nakuzo zonke izindlu zesikhungu ndibe ndibohlwaya futhi, ndibanyanzela ukuba benze;
ukunyelisa; ndathi, ndibagezela ngokuncamisileyo, ndabatshutshisa
kude kuse ezixekweni.
26:12 Ekufikeni kwam eDamasko, ndinegunya nomyalelo
ababingeleli abakhulu,
26:13 Emini emaqanda, kumkani, endleleni ndabona ukukhanya kuvela ezulwini, phezu kokukhanya
Ukukhanya kwelanga, kwabengezela ngeenxa zonke kum, nakwabo babehamba
nam.
26:14 Sithe sakuwa sonke emhlabeni, ndeva ilizwi lithetha kuye
besithi ngentetho yesiHebhere, Sawule, Sawule, unditshutshiselani na?
mna? wenzakala, ukhaba iimviko nje.
26:15 Ndathi ke mna, Ungubani na, Nkosi? Wathi ke yena, Mna ndinguYesu onguye wena
tshutshisa.
26:16 Suka ke, ume ngeenyawo zakho, ngokuba ndibonakele kuwe
ukukumisa ube ngumlungiseleli nengqina lezi zinto zombini
ozibonileyo, nezinto endiya kubonakala kuzo
kuwe;
26:17 ndikuhlangula ebantwini nasezintlangeni, endikuzo ngoku
ndikuthumele,
26:18 Ukuba uvule amehlo abo, ukuba babuye ebumnyameni, beze ebumhlotsheni, nasekukhanyeni
amandla kaSathana kuThixo, ukuze bamkele uxolelo lwezono;
ilifa phakathi kwabangcwalisiweyo ngokholo olukum.
26:19 Kungoko ke, kumkani Agripa, andibanga ngongathobeliyo owasemazulwini
umbono:
26:20 ndesuka ndababikela abaseDamasko kuqala, naseYerusalem, nakulo lonke
yonke imida yelakwaYuda, kwanakwabeeNtlanga, ukuba bafanele
guqukani nibuyele kuThixo, nenze imisebenzi efanele inguquko.
26:21 Ngenxa yezi zinto amaYuda andibamba etempileni, alihambahamba
ndibulale.
26:22 Ngoko, ndifumene uncedo lukaThixo, ndihleli kwada kwayile mini.
enikela ubungqina kwabancinane kwanabakhulu, bangathethi nto zimbi ngaphandle kwezo
awathi abaprofeti noMoses mayefike;
26:23 nokuba uKristu ubeza kuva ubunzima, nokuba ube engongowokuqala;
avuke kwabafileyo, akhanyisele abantu nakubo
abeeNtlanga.
26:24 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uyaziphendulela ngokunjalo, uFesto wathi ngezwi elikhulu, Pawulos,
Uyageza; imfundo eninzi iyakugezisa.
26:25 Wathi ke yena, Andigezi, Festo odume kunene; kodwa thetha amazwi
yenyaniso nobungcathu.
26:26 Kuba ezo ndawo uyazazi kakuhle ukumkani, endithetha kuye ngokungafihlisiyo;
kuba ndikholosekile kukuba akukho nanye yezi zinto ifihlakeleyo kuye; ngenxa
le nto ibingenzelwanga ekoneni.
26:27 Uyakholwa na, kumkani Agripa, ngabaprofeti? Ndiyazi ukuba uyakholwa.
26:28 Wathi ke uAgripa kuPawulos, Ngokuncinane undeyisela ukuba ndibe yinkosi
UmKrestu.
26:29 Wathi ke uPawulos, Ndithandaza kuThixo, ukuba ingabi nguwe wedwa, ibe nayo yonke loo nto
ndive namhlanje, bebephantse bafane, kwaye xa bebonke benje ngale nto ndiyiyo, ngaphandle nje
ezi bhondi.
26:30 Akuba etshilo, besuka ukumkani, nerhuluneli, nerhuluneli
uBhernike, nababehleli nabo;
26:31 Beshenxile, bathetha bodwa besithi,
Lo mntu akenzi nanye into elingene ukufa neentambo.
26:32 Wathi ke uAgripa kuFesto, Lo mntu ubeya kukhululwa.
ukuba ubengabhenele kuKesare.