1 Ebandleni lase-Antiyokhi kwakunebaphrofethi nebafundzisi: Bhanabasi, naSimeyoni (lobitwa ngekutsi Mnyama), naLusiyusi waseSirene, naManayeni lowakhula naHerodi, umbusi, naSawula.
Libutfo lemasotja latsi lisaphuma nje lahlangana nalenye indvodza yaseSirene, lenguSimoni libito layo, layicindzetela kutsi yetfwale siphambano saJesu.
Kwakungumnyaka weli-15 wekubusa kwaThibheriyusi, uMbusi; Phontiyuse Philatu bekanguLusibalukhulu waseJudiya, Herodi ayinkhosi yaseGalile, umnakabo Filiphu bekayinkhosi yesigodzi sase-Ithureya naseTrakhonithisi; Lisaniyasi abeyinkhosi yase-Abilene.
Bakwenta loko batfumela imali kubabonisi belibandla ngaboBhanabasi naSawula.
Bhanabasi naSawula bacedza umsebenti wabo babuyela eJerusalema, bahamba kanye naJohane Makho.
Kodvwa Sawula lokunguPawula, agcwele Moya Longcwele, wasibukisisa lesangoma.
BoJudasi naSilasi, lababebaphrofethi ngekwabo, bacoca sikhatsi lesidze nebazalwane babacinisa emadvolo ngekubakhutsata.
BoPawula naBhanabasi bahlala sikhatsi e-Antiyokhi babehlanganyela nalabanyenti, babefundzisa bashumayele livi leNkhosi.
Kwatsi Pawula asabeka tandla etikwabo, behlelwa nguMoya Longcwele. Bakhuluma ngetilwimi letehlukene baphrofetha.
Bekanemadvodzakati, tintfombi letine letatiphrofetha.
Kwadzimate kwatsi Josefa, labengumLevi lowatalelwa eSiphrosi, baphostoli labametsa batsi nguBhanabasi (lokusho kutsi “Lowo Lokhutsatanako”),
Ngaso lesikhatsi Sawula abesachubeka ngekusongela nekubulala bafundzi beNkhosi. Waya kumPhristi Lomkhulu.
Thimothi, losebenta kanye nami, uyanihambisa, kanye naLukhiyosi, naJasoni, naSosipateri, tihlobo tami.
Nguleyo naleyo ndvodza lesuke ithandaza nome iphrofetha ifake lutfo enhloko, isuke ihlazisa inhloko yayo, Khristu.
Nome ngingaphrofetha ngati timfihlakalo tonkhe, nelwati lonkhe, nome nginekukholwa lokukhulu kangangekutsi ngingasusa tintsaba, kepha nangite lutsandvo, angisiyontfo yalutfo.
Lutsandvo alusoze luphele; kepha nome kukhona kuphrofetha, kuyawuphela; nome kukhona tilimi, tiyawuphela; nome kukhona lwati, luyawuphela.
Mayelana nalabaphrofethako abakhulume babe babili, nome babe batsatfu, labanye bakuhlole ngaMoya.
Imimoya yebaphrofethi itfobela baphrofethi,
Kantsi ngimi naBhanabasi kuphela yini labafanele kutiholela ngekutisebentela?
Nalamanye emaJuda ase angena kulobo buhatsa bakhe bekutentisa, kwadzimate kwatsatseka naBhanabasi ngaloko kutentisa kwabo.
Batsi kube boJakobe, naPhetro, naJohane, labebatiwa ngekutsi batinsika, babone umusa lengiwuphiwe banika tsine naBhanabasi sandla sekudla sebudlelwane kutsi siye kubetive, bona baye kumaJuda.
Nguye futsi lowapha labanye kutsi babe baphostoli, labanye babe baphrofethi, labanye babe bavangeli, labanye babe belusi, labanye babe bafundzisi.
Bonkhe labangcwele bayanihambisa, kakhulu bendlu yaKhesari.
Ningakwedzeleli kuphrofetha.