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14:1 Kwathi e-Ikoniyu bangena bobabili kanyekanye
esinagogeni labaJuda, bakhuluma, kwaze kwafika isixuku esikhulu sobabili
abaJuda namaGreki bakholwa.
14:2 Kodwa abaJuda abangakholwa babhebhezela abezizwe, futhi benza izingqondo zabo
okubi kuthinteke kubazalwane.
14:3 Ngakho bahlala isikhathi eside bekhuluma ngesibindi eNkosini, eyapha
ubufakazi bezwi lomusa wakhe, futhi enikeza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso
kwenziwe ngezandla zabo.
14:4 Kepha isixuku somuzi sahlukana phakathi, abanye baba ngakumaJuda.
labanye kanye labaphostoli.
14:5 Futhi lapho kukhona ukuhlasela okwenziwa kokubili kwabezizwe, futhi futhi
amaJuda kanye nababusi bawo, ukubaphatha kabi nokubakhanda ngamatshe,
14:6 Bakuqaphela lokho, babalekela eListra naseDerbe, imizi yase
eLikawoniya nasezifundeni ezizungezile;
14:7 Futhi lapho bashumayela ivangeli.
14:8 Kwakukhona indoda ethile eListra eyayihlezi, ibuthakathaka ezinyaweni zayo, a
eyisishosha kwasesizalweni sikanina, engazange ahambe.
14:9 Lowo wezwa uPawulu ekhuluma, owathi wamgqolozela, ebona
ukuthi wayenokholo lokuthi aphulukiswe,
14:10 Wathi ngezwi elikhulu: "Sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho." Futhi wagxuma futhi
wahamba.
14:11 Futhi lapho amaxuku ebona lokho uPawulu ayekwenzile, baphakamisa amazwi abo.
bethi ngesiLikawoniya: Onkulunkulu behlele kithi ezweni
ukufana kwabantu.
14:12 Bambiza uBarnabasi ngokuthi, Jupiter; noPawulu, uMercurius, ngoba wayenjalo
isikhulumi esikhulu.
14:13 Khona-ke umpristi kaJupiter, okuyinto phambi komuzi wabo, waletha izinkabi
nemigexo yezimbali ngasemasangweni, babethanda ukunikela ngomhlatshelo kanye
abantu.
14:14 Kwathi lapho abaphostoli, oBarnaba noPawulu, bezwa, baklebhula zabo
izingubo, wagijima wangena phakathi kwabantu, ememeza;
14:15 Wathi, Madoda, kungani nenze lezi zinto? Nathi singamadoda afana nawo
izinkanuko kini, futhi nginishumayeza ukuba niphenduke kulezi
okuyize kuNkulunkulu ophilayo, owenza izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle,
nakho konke okukuwo;
14:16 owavumela izizwe zonke ukuthi zihambe ngezindlela zazo endulo.
14:17 Nokho akazishiyanga engenabufakazi, ngokwenza okuhle.
wasinika imvula evela ezulwini, nezinkathi ezinezithelo, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zethu
ngokudla nangentokozo.
NgokukaLuka 14:18 Besho kanjalo, kwaba kalukhuni ukunqanda izixuku ukuba zibe nazo
abenzelanga umhlatshelo kubo.
14:19 Futhi kwafika khona amaJuda athile evela e-Antiyokiya nase-Ikoniyu, ngubani
bancenga abantu, bamkhanda ngamatshe uPawulu, bamdonsela ngaphandle komuzi.
ecabanga ukuthi ufile.
14:20 Nokho, njengoba abafundi bemi nxazonke kuye, wasukuma, weza
ngangomuso wamuka noBarnaba, baya eDerbe.
14:21 Kwathi sebeshumayele ivangeli kulowo muzi, sebefundise abaningi.
babuyela eListra, nase-Ikoniyu, nase-Antiyokiya;
14:22 Beqinisa imiphefumulo yabafundi, bebakhuthaza ukuthi bahlale
ukukholwa, lokuthi simelwe ukungena ezinhluphekweni eziningi
umbuso kaNkulunkulu.
14:23 Futhi lapho sebebamisile abadala kuwo wonke amabandla, futhi wakhuleka
kanye lokuzila ukudla, babanikela eNkosini ababekholwa kuyo.
14:24 Futhi ngemva kokudabula iPhisidiya, bafika ePhamfiliya.
14:25 Futhi lapho sebeshumayele izwi ePherge, behlela
I-Attalia:
14:26 Basuka lapho ngomkhumbi, baya e-Antiyokiya, lapho babenconywe khona
umusa kaNkulunkulu ngomsebenzi abawufezayo.
14:27 Futhi lapho sebefikile futhi wabutha ibandla ndawonye
wabalandisa konke uNkulunkulu ayekwenzile ngabo, nokuthi walivula kanjani izwi
umnyango wokukholwa kwabezizwe.
14:28 Bahlala khona isikhathi eside nabafundi.