IzEnzo
22:1 Madoda, bazalwane, nawobaba, yizwani ukuziphendulela kwami manje
wena.
22:2 Kwathi sebezwile ukuthi ukhuluma ngolimi lwesiHebheru kubo
wathula kakhulu, wathi:)
22:3 Impela mina ngingumuntu ongumJuda, owazalelwa eTarsu, umuzi waseKhilikhiya, nokho.
wakhuliswa kulo muzi ezinyaweni zikaGamaliyeli, wafundisa njengokusho
indlela ephelele yomthetho wawoyise, futhi wayeshisekela
Nkulunkulu, njengani nonke namuhla.
22:4 Futhi ngashushisa le ndlela kwaze kwaba sekufeni, ngibopha futhi nginikele
emajele kokubili amadoda nabesifazane.
22:5 Njengoba futhi umpristi ophakeme ufakaza ngami kanye nayo yonke indawo
abadala: engamukela kubo izincwadi eziya kubazalwane, ngaya kubo
eDamaseku, ukuze abalethe eJerusalema beboshiwe, ukuze babe
ajeziswe.
22:6 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi, njengoba ngihamba, futhi ngisondela eduze
eDamaseku emini kwabha kwavela ukukhanya okukhulu okuvela ezulwini
nxazonke zami.
22:7 Ngawa phansi, ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: "Sawulu!
Sawula, ungizingelelani na?
22:8 Futhi ngaphendula, "Ungubani, Nkosi? Wathi kimi: Mina nginguJesu ka
iNazaretha, omzingelayo.
22:9 Futhi labo ababe nami bakubona ukukhanya, futhi besaba; kodwa
kabalizwanga ilizwi lalowo owayekhuluma lami.
22:10 Futhi ngathi, "Yini, Nkosi?" Futhi iNkosi yathi kimi: Sukuma, futhi
ngena eDamaseku; futhi lapho uzatshelwa khona ngazo zonke izinto
zimiselwe wena ukuthi uzenze.
22:11 Futhi lapho ngangingakwazi ukubona ngenxa yenkazimulo lokho kukhanya, ngiholwa ngu
isandla sababe nami, ngafika eDamaseku.
22:12 Futhi uAnaniya othile, indoda ekholwayo ngokomthetho, nofakazelwa kahle
kuwo wonke amaJuda ahlala lapho.
22:13 Weza kimi, wema, futhi wathi kimi, 'Sawulu, mfowethu, yamukela yakho
ukubona. Futhi ngaso leso sikhathi ngabheka phezulu kuye.
22:14 Wathi, "UNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu ukukhethile, ukuze wena
kufanele yazi intando yakhe, futhi ibone Lowo Olungileyo, futhi imuzwe
izwi lomlomo wakhe.
22:15 Ngoba uzakuba ngufakazi wakhe kubo bonke abantu ngalokho okubonileyo futhi
yezwa.
22:16 Futhi manje kungani wena ulibala? sukuma, ubhapathizwe, ugeze umzimba wakho
izono, bebiza igama leNkosi.
22:17 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi, lapho ngibuyela eJerusalema, kusihlwa
kwathi ngikhuleka ethempelini, ngaba nesiyezi;
22:18 Ngambona ethi kimi: "Sheshisa, futhi uphume masinyane
eJerusalema, ngokuba abazukwamukela ubufakazi bakho ngami.
22:19 Futhi ngathi, Nkosi, bayazi ukuthi mina ngiboshiwe futhi ngishaya kuzo zonke
esinagogeni labo abakholwa nguwe.
22:20 Futhi lapho igazi likaStefanu ufakazi wakho lichithwa, nami ngangimi
eduze, futhi evumelana nokufa kwakhe, futhi wagcina izingubo zabo
wambulala.
22:21 Wathi kimi: 'Hamba, ngoba ngizokuthumela kude
Abezizwe.
22:22 Bamlalela kwaze kwaba kulelo zwi, base bephakamisa izandla zabo
amazwi, athi: Msuse emhlabeni onjalo, ngokuba akakho
afanele ukuthi aphile.
22:23 Futhi njengoba bememeza, futhi balahla izingubo zabo, futhi bathela uthuli phakathi
umoya,
22:24 Induna yenkulungwane yayala ukuba angeniswe enqabeni, wathi
ukuthi ahlolwe ngokushaywa; ukuze azi ukuthi kungani
bakhala kanjalo bemelene naye.
22:25 Futhi njengoba bembopha ngemichilo, uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu
emi khona, kuvunyelwe yini kini ukutshaya ngesiswepu umuntu ongumRoma, njalo
engalahlwanga cala?
22:26 Kwathi induna yekhulu isizwile, yasuka yabikela induna yenkulungwane.
esithi: Qaphela okwenzayo, ngoba lumuntu ungumRoma.
22:27 Khona-ke induna yenkulungwane yasondela, wathi kuye: "Ngitshele, wena a
Roman? Wathi: Yebo.
22:28 Induna yenkulungwane yaphendula, "Lokhu ngikuzuze ngenani elikhulu
inkululeko. UPawuli wasesithi: Kodwa mina ngizelwe.
22:29 Khona-ke basuka masinyane kuye ababezomphenya.
nenduna yenkulungwane yesaba, isazi ukuthi ungumuntu
Roman, futhi ngoba wayembophile.
NgokukaLuka 22:30 Ngangomuso, ngokuba ebethanda ukwazi iqiniso lokuthi kungani ekwenzile
emangalelwe ngabaJuda, wamkhulula ezintanjeni, wayala ukuba abulawe
abapristi abakhulu nomkhandlu wonke wabo ukuba bavele, bamehlisa uPawulu.
wambeka phambi kwabo.