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.