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26:1 Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuPawulu: "Uvunyelwe ukuzikhulumela."
UPawuli waseselula isandla, waziphendulela;
26:2 Ngicabanga ngokwami ngiyajabula, nkosi Agripha, ngoba ngizophendula ngokwami
namuhla phambi kwakho ngokuthinta zonke izinto engimangalelwe ngazo phambi kwakho
AmaJuda:
26:3 Ikakhulukazi ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi unolwazi kuwo wonke amasiko nemibuzo
abaphakathi kwabaJuda; ngakho ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ungizwe ngesineke.
26:4 Indlela yami yokuphila kwasebusheni bami, okwakukhona ekuqaleni phakathi kweyami siqu
isizwe saseJerusalema, yazini wonke amaJuda;
26:5 Ababengazi mina kwasekuqaleni, uma bethanda ukufakaza, ukuthi emva kwe
Ihlelo eliqine kakhulu lenkolo yethu ngangiphila njengomFarisi.
26:6 Futhi manje ngimi futhi ngahlulelwa ngenxa yethemba lesithembiso esenziwa nguNkulunkulu
kubobaba bethu.
26:7 Kulokhu izizwe zakithi eziyishumi nambili zikhonza uNkulunkulu masinyane imini nobusuku
ebusuku, ngithemba ukuza. Ngenxa yalelo themba, nkosi Agripha, ngibekwe icala
lamaJuda.
26:8 Kungani kufanele kubhekwe njengento engakholeki kuwe, ukuthi uNkulunkulu kufanele
uvusa abafileyo?
26:9 Impela ngangicabanga ngokwami ukuthi kufanele ngenze izinto eziningi eziphambene nalokho
igama likaJesu waseNazaretha.
26:10 Engakwenza futhi eJerusalema, futhi abaningi abangcwele ngabavala
etilongweni, ethole amandla kubapristi abakhulu; futhi nini
babulawa, ngazwakalisa izwi lami ngokumelene nabo.
26:11 Futhi ngabajezisa kaningi kuwo wonke esinagogeni, futhi ngibaphoqa ukuba
ukuhlambalaza; futhi njengoba ngibathukuthelele kakhulu, ngabazingela
kuze kube semizini engaziwa.
26:12 Ngalokho lapho ngiya eDamaseku nginegunya nokuthunywa evela e
abapristi abakhulu,
26:13 Emini emini, O nkosi, Ngabona endleleni ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini, phezu kwethempeli
ukukhanya kwelanga, kwangikhanyisela nxazonke zami nababehamba
kanye nami.
26:14 Futhi lapho sonke siwele phansi, Ngezwa izwi likhuluma kuye
ethi ngolimi lwesiHeberu, Sawulu, Sawulu, uzingelelani na?
mina? kunzima kuwe ukukhahlela izinkandi.
26:15 Ngasengisithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? Wasesithi: Mina nginguJesu onguye wena
ngishushisa.
26:16 Kodwa sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho, ngoba ngibonakale kuwe
lokhu ukukubeka ube yisikhonzi nofakazi walezi zinto zombili
ozibonileyo, lalezo engizabonakala kuzo
kuwe;
26:17 Ukukhulula wena kubantu, nakwabezizwe, lapho manje I
ngikuthumele,
26:18 Ukuze uvule amehlo abo, futhi baphenduke ebumnyameni, baye ekukhanyeni, futhi kusukela
amandla kaSathane kuNkulunkulu, ukuze bamukele ukuthethelelwa kwezono,
nefa phakathi kwabangcwelisiwe ngokholo olukimi.
26:19 Ngakho, O nkosi Agripha, angizange ngibe ongamlaleli wasezulwini
umbono:
26:20 Kodwa ngabika kuqala kwabaseDamaseku, naseJerusalema, futhi kulo lonke
kuzo zonke izifunda zaseJudiya, bese kuthi kwabeZizwe, ukuthi kufanele
phendukani niphendukele kuNkulunkulu, nenze imisebenzi efanele ukuphenduka.
26:21 Ngenxa yalezi zizathu, abaJuda bangibamba ethempelini, futhi ahambahamba
ngibulale.
26:22 Ngakho njengoba ngithole usizo lukaNkulunkulu, ngimi kuze kube yilolu suku.
efakaza kwabancane nabakhulu, bengasho lutho olunye ngaphandle kwalezo
lokho abaprofethi noMose abathi kuyofika;
26:23 Ukuze uKristu kufanele ahlupheke, futhi kufanele abe ngowokuqala
avuke kwabafileyo, akhanyisele abantu nakubo
Abezizwe.
26:24 Esakhuluma kanjalo, uFestu wathi ngezwi elikhulu: "Pawuli!
uyahlanya wena; ukufunda okuningi kuyakuhlanyisa.
26:25 Kodwa wathi: Angihlanyi, Festu odumileyo; kodwa khuluma amazwi
weqiniso nokuqonda.
26:26 Ngoba inkosi iyakwazi ngalezi zinto, engikhuluma phambi kwakhe ngokukhululeka.
ngokuba ngineqiniso lokuthi akukho nayinye yalezi zinto efihlekile kuye; okwe
le nto ayenziwanga ekhoneni.
26:27 Nkosi Agripha, uyakholwa abaprofethi? Ngiyazi ukuthi uyakholwa.
26:28 Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuPawulu: "Cishe ungenza ngibe a
UmKrestu.
26:29 Futhi uPawulu wathi: "Ngithanda kuNkulunkulu, ukuthi kungabi wena wedwa, kodwa futhi konke lokho
ngizwe namuhla, kokubili cishe, futhi ngokuphelele njengoba nginjalo, ngaphandle
lezi zibopho.
26:30 Futhi lapho eseshilo lokho, inkosi yasukuma, kanye nombusi, futhi
uBernike, nababehlezi nabo;
26:31 Sebesukile, bakhuluma bodwa, bathi:
Lo akenzi lutho olufanele ukufa noma izibopho.
26:32 Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuFestu: "Lo muntu ngabe ukhululiwe.
uba wayengalidluliselanga kuKesari.