IzEnzo 9:1 Futhi uSawule, nokho ephefumula izinsongo nokubulala ngokumelene the abafundi beNkosi baya kumpristi omkhulu, 9:2 Wacela kuye izincwadi zokuya eDamaseku emasinagogeni, ukuthi uma yena wathola noma iyiphi yale ndlela, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi abesilisa noma abesifazane, angase alethe beboshiwe eJerusalema. 9:3 Futhi njengoba ehamba, wasondela eDamaseku, futhi kungazelelwe kwakhanya nxazonke zakhe ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini. 9:4 Wawa phansi, wezwa izwi lithi kuye: "Sawulu, Sawuli! ungizingelelani na? 9:5 Wathi yena: "Ungubani, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi: Mina nginguJesu wena mshushisi: kunzima kuwe ukukhahlela izinkandi. 9:6 Ethuthumela emangala, wathi: "Nkosi, ufuna ukuba ngikwenzeleni?" ngenzeni? INkosi yasisithi kuye: Sukuma, uye emzini, wona uzotshelwa okufanele ukwenze. 9:7 Amadoda ayehamba laye ayemi engelakukhuluma, ezwa ilizwi. kodwa engaboni muntu. 9:8 USawuli wasukuma emhlabeni; kwathi evuleka amehlo akhe, akabonanga lutho kepha bambamba ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku. 9:9 Futhi waba izinsuku ezintathu engaboni, futhi engadli futhi engaphuzi. 9:10 Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile, ngu-Ananiya; futhi kuye Yathi iNkosi embonweni, Ananiya. Wathi: Bheka, ngilapha; Nkosi. 9:11 Futhi iNkosi yathi kuye: "Sukuma, uye emgwaqeni okuyinto abizwa ngokuthi uQondile, abuze endlini kaJuda umuntu othiwa uSawulu; waseTarsu: ngokuba bheka, uyakhuleka; 9:12 Futhi uye wabona embonweni indoda, u-Ananiya, igama lakhe, ingena, futhi ebeka eyakhe isandla phezu kwakhe, ukuze abuye abone. 9:13 Khona-ke u-Ananiya waphendula, "Nkosi, Ngizwile ngabaningi ngalo muntu, kangakanani wenze okubi kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema; 9:14 Futhi lapha unegunya kubapristi abakhulu ukubopha bonke ababizayo egameni lakho. 9:15 Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye, Hamba, ngoba yena uyisitsha esikhethiweyo ukuba ngiphathe ibizo lami phambi kwabezizwe, lamakhosi, labantwana bako Israyeli: 9:16 Ngoba mina ngizamtshengisa ukuthi kungakanani okumele ahlupheke ngakho ngenxa yebizo lami. 9:17 U-Ananiya wahamba, wangena endlini; nokubeka eyakhe izandla phezu kwakhe zathi, Mfowethu uSawule, iNkosi, ngisho noJesu, owabonakala ngendlela oweza ngayo ungithumile kuwe, ukuze ube namandla thola ukubona kwakho, ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. 9:18 Kwahle kwawa emehlweni akhe kungathi amaxolo; wabona masinyane, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa. 9:19 Futhi lapho esekutholile ukudla, waqina. Kwase kuba nguSawule izinsuku ezithile nabafundi baseDamaseku. 9:20 Futhi masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni ngoKristu, ukuthi uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 9:21 Kodwa bonke ababemuzwa bamangala, bathi; Akuyena yini lona wababhubhisa eJerusalema ababiza leli gama, weza lapha ukuze abayise kubapristi abakhulu beboshiwe na? 9:22 Kodwa uSawuli waqhubeka ekhula ngamandla, futhi wadumaza amaJuda wahlala eDamaseku, efakaza ukuthi lo unguKristu. 9:23 Kwathi sezigcwalisekile izinsuku eziningi, abaJuda benza icebo lokubulala yena: 9:24 Kodwa iqhinga labo laziwa nguSawuli. Futhi balinda amasango emini nobusuku ukuze bambulale. 9:25 Khona abafundi bamthatha ebusuku, futhi bamehlisela phansi ngodonga ubhasikidi. 9:26 Futhi lapho uSawule efika eJerusalema, wazama ukuzihlanganisa naye kepha bonke bamesaba, abakholwanga ukuthi unguye umfundi. 9:27 Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, futhi wamemezela kubo ukuthi yayiyibonile iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi yayikhulume kubo kuye, nokuthi washumayela kanjani ngesibindi eDamaseku egameni likaJesu. 9:28 Wayenabo, engena ephuma eJerusalema. 9:29 Futhi wakhuluma ngesibindi egameni leNkosi uJesu, futhi ephikisa amaGreki; kepha azama ukumbulala. 9:30 Abazalwane sebekwazi lokho, bamehlisela eKesariya wamthuma eTarsu. 9:31 Khona-ke ibandla lathola ukuphumula kulo lonke elaseJudiya naseGalile nase iSamariya, yakhiwa; nokuhamba ekwesabeni uJehova, nasekungeneni induduzo kaMoya oNgcwele, yanda. 9:32 Futhi kwenzeka, njengoba uPetru ehamba kuzo zonke izindawo, wafika kwehle nakwabangcwele abakhe eLida. 9:33 Futhi lapho wathola indoda ethile, u-Eneya, owayelele embhedeni wakhe iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili, eyisigoga. 9:34 UPetru wathi kuye: “Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; wendlule icansi lakho. Wasesukuma masinyane. 9:35 Futhi bonke ababehlala eLida naseSaroni bambona, futhi baphendukela eNkosini. 9:36 Manje kwakukhona eJopha umfundi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha Incazelo ibizwa ngokuthi uDorka: lona wesifazane wayegcwele imisebenzi emihle futhi izipho azenzayo. 9:37 Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku, wagula, wafa sebemgezile bamlalisa ekamelweni eliphezulu. 9:38 Futhi njengoba iLida laliseduze neJopha, futhi abafundi babezwile ukuthi uPetru ekhona, bathuma kuye amadoda amabili, amncenga wayengalibali ukuza kubo. 9:39 Khona uPetru wasuka wahamba nabo. Esefikile bamletha ekamelweni eliphezulu; nabafelokazi bonke bema ngakuye bekhala, bekhala ekhombisa izambatho nezingubo abezenzile uDorka esenaye bona. 9:40 Kepha uPetru wabakhiphela phandle bonke, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka; nokuphenduka wathi esidunjini: Thabitha, vuka. Futhi wavula amehlo akhe: futhi nini wabona uPetru, wahlala phansi. 9:41 Wamnika isandla sakhe, wamphakamisa, wambiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, bamnika ephilile. 9:42 Kwase kwaziwa kuyo yonke iJopha; abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi. 9:43 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi wahlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha noSimoni othile umshuki.