IzEnzo 16:1 Khona wafika eDerbe naseListra, futhi bheka, kwakukhona umfundi othile lapho, uThimothewu igama lakhe, indodana yowesifazane othile ongumJudakazi, wakholwa; kepha uyise wayengumGreki. 16:2 owayefakazelwa kahle ngabazalwane baseListra naseListra I-Ikoniyumu. 16:3 Lowo uPawulu wathanda ukuhamba naye; wamthatha wamsoka ngenxa yabaJuda ababekulezo zindawo, ngokuba babekwazi konke lokho uyise wayengumGreki. 16:4 Futhi njengoba bedabula imizi, babanikeza izimiso ukugcina okwamiswa ngabaphostoli namalunga ababekhona eJerusalema. 16:5 Futhi kanjalo amabandla aqiniswa ekukholweni, futhi anda inombolo nsuku zonke. 16:6 Manje lapho sebedabule eFrigiya futhi esifundeni saseGalathiya, futhi benqatshelwe nguMoya oNgcwele ukushumayela izwi e-Asiya; 16:7 Sebefikile eMisiya, balinga ukungena eBhithiniya; UMoya kabavumelanga. 16:8 Futhi badlula eMisiya behlela eTrowa. 16:9 Kwabonakala umbono kuPawulu ebusuku; Kume indoda ka eMakedoniya, bamncenga, bathi: Welela eMakedoniya, usize thina. 16:10 Futhi ngemva kokuba esewubonile umbono, ngokushesha sazama ukungena IMakedoniya, sibuthana ngokuqinisekile ukuthi iNkosi yayisibizele ukushumayela ivangeli kubo. 16:11 Ngakho sasuka eTrowa, safika ngomgwaqo oqondileyo eSamothrakiya, ngangomuso eNeyapholi; 16:12 Futhi ukusuka lapho saya eFilipi, okuyinto umuzi oyinhloko kuleyo ngxenye iMakedoniya nekoloni; sahlala kulowo muzi izinsuku ezithile. 16:13 Futhi ngesabatha saphumela ngaphandle komuzi ngasemfuleni, lapho umthandazo kwakujwayele ukwenziwa; sahlala phansi, sakhuluma kwabesifazane wabuyela khona. 16:14 Owesifazane othile ogama lakhe linguLidiya, umthengisi ezibubende, emzini ka IThiyathira ekhonza uNkulunkulu yasizwa, iNkosi yayivula inhliziyo yakhe. ukuthi walalela okwakhulunywa nguPawuli. 16:15 Kwathi esebhapathiziwe kanye nendlu yakhe, wasincenga, wathi: Uma nithi ngithembekile eNkosini, ngenani endlini yami, futhi hlalani lapho. Futhi wasicindezela. 16:16 Futhi kwenzeka, njengoba sisiya emthandazweni, intombazane ethile yayiphethwe wasihlangabeza ngomoya wokubhula, owazuzisa amakhosi aso inzuzo enkulu ngokufebela: 16:17 Yona yamlandela uPawulu nathi, yamemeza, yathi: "La madoda angabo." izinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ezimemezela kithi indlela yensindiso. 16:18 Futhi lokho wakwenza izinsuku eziningi. Kepha uPawulu edabukile waphenduka, wathi kuye umoya, ngiyakuyala egameni likaJesu Kristu ukuba uphume kuwo wakhe. Waphuma ngaso leso sikhathi. 16:19 Futhi lapho amakhosi alo ebona ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo liphelile, bona wabamba oPawulu noSila, wabadonsela esigcawini, wabayisa ababusi, 16:20 Wabayisa ezinduneni, wathi: "Laba bantu bangabaJuda, benza lihlupha kakhulu idolobha lakithi, 16:21 Futhi bafundise amasiko, okuyinto akuvunyelwe ukuba siwamukele, noma qaphelani, singamaRoma. 16:22 Futhi isixuku sabavukela kanye nezinduna baziklebhule izingubo zabo, wayala ukuba bashaywe. 16:23 Futhi lapho sebeshaye imivimbo eminingi phezu kwabo, babaphonsa etilongweni, wayala utilongo ukuba abagcine. 16:24 owathi esethole umyalo onjalo wabaphonsa etilongweni elingaphakathi; waqinisa izinyawo zabo ogongolweni. 16:25 Futhi phakathi kobusuku, uPawulu noSilas bakhuleka futhi bahlabelela izindumiso kuNkulunkulu iziboshwa zabezwa. 16:26 Futhi kungazelelwe kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kangangokuthi izisekelo itilongo lazanyazanyiswa; kwavuleka khona lapho iminyango yonke; izibopho zabo bonke zaxegiswa. 16:27 Futhi umgcini wetilongo waphaphama ebuthongweni bakhe, futhi wabona iminyango yetilongo ivulekile, wahosha inkemba yakhe, efuna ukuzibulala. ecabanga ukuthi iziboshwa zibalekile. 16:28 Kodwa uPawulu wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wathi: "Ungazilimazi, ngoba thina konke lapha. 16:29 Khona-ke wabiza isibani, futhi wagijimela phakathi, futhi weza ethuthumela, wawa phansi phambi kukaPawulu noSila, 16:30 Wabakhiphela phandle, wathi: "Madoda, yini okufanele ngiyenze ukuze ngisindiswe? 16:31 Bathi, Kholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, futhi uyakuba usindisiwe, nendlu yakho. 16:32 Base bekhuluma kuye izwi leNkosi nakubo bonke ababephakathi indlu yakhe. 16:33 Wabathatha ngaso leso sikhathi sobusuku, futhi wageza imivimbo yabo. wabhapathizwa khona lapho, yena nabo bonke abakhe. 16:34 Wabangenisa endlini yakhe, wabeka ukudla phambi kwabo. wathokoza kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, ekholwa nguNkulunkulu. 16:35 Kwathi sekusile, izimantshi zathuma izikhonzi, zithi: "Khululani." ahambe lawo madoda. 16:36 Umgciniziboshwa wabikela uPawulu leli zwi, wathi: "Zimantshi." ngithume ukuba nihambe; ngalokho sukani manje, nihambe ngokuthula. 16:37 Kodwa uPawulu wathi kubo: "Basishayile obala singalahlwanga cala simaRoma, basiphonsa etilongweni; manje bayasixosha ngasese? cha impela; kodwa mabeze bona basikhiphe. 16:38 Futhi izinceku zawatshela la mazwi izinduna besaba sebezwile ukuthi bangamaRoma. 16:39 Futhi beza babancenga, futhi wabakhipha, futhi wabacela ukuphuma emzini. 16:40 Base bephuma etilongweni, bangena endlini kaLidiya. sebebonile abazalwane, babaduduza, bamuka.