26 Nabesuka lapho bantjweza ngemkhumbi babuyela emuva e-Antiyokhi, indzawo lababenikelwe khona umsebenti waNkulunkulu labase bawentile.
Emakholwa, labesakatwe kuhlushwa lokwalandzela kubulawa kwaStefano, ahamba aze efika eFenisiya naseSiphrosi nase-Antiyokhi, atjela emaJuda kuphela ngalelivi leNkhosi.
Labanye babo babengemadvodza aseSiphrosi naseSirene labatsi nabefika e-Antiyokhi batjela nebetive livi leNkhosi, babashumayela liVangeli lekutsi Jesu yiNkhosi.
Lapho efika wabona kutsi Nkulunkulu abebabusisile bantfu, watfokota wabancusa bonkhe kutsi betsembeke baciniseke eNkhosini ngetinhlitiyo tonkhe tabo.
Kwatsi lapho amkhandza, wamletsa e-Antiyokhi. Umnyaka wonkhe bobabili babehlanganyela nebantfu belibandla, babefundzisa sicuku lesikhulu. Kwakuse-Antiyokhi lapho bafundzi babitwa kwekucala ngekutsi ngemaKhristu.
Ngaleso sikhatsi labanye baphrofethi behla besuka eJerusalema baya e-Antiyokhi.
Lamanye emaJuda efika aphuma e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya nase-Ikhoniyumi; asasivumisile sicuku, agcoba Pawula ngematje, amhudvulela ngephandle kwelidolobha acabanga kutsi sewufile.
BoPawula naBhanabasi bashumayela liVangeli eDebe, batfola balandzeli labanyenti. Base babuyela emuva eListra, nase-Ikhoniyumi, nase-Antiyokhi lesePhisidiya.
Kulelo nalelo bandla babakhetsela babonisi, ngemithandazo nangekuzila babaletsa eNkhosini labayikholwako.
Baphostoli nebabonisi, kanye nelibandla lonkhe, bancuma kukhetsa lamanye emadvodza emkhatsini wabo kutsi bawatfumele e-Antiyokhi naboPawula naBhanabasi. Bakhetsa Judasi lokutsiwa nguBhasabasi, naSilasi, lekwakungemadvodza lahloniphekile emkhatsini webazalwane.
Titfunywa tahamba taya e-Antiyokhi, lapho tahlangana nabo bonkhe lababengemakholwa, tabanika lencwadzi.
Kodvwa Pawula wakhetsa Silasi, wahamba naye asanikelwe bazalwane emseni weNkhosi.
Manje-ke senginibeka esandleni seNkhosi kanye nasevini lemusa wayo, yona lenemandla ekunakha inikhulise ininike lifa labo bonkhe labahlantiwe.
abesebenta ngemandla etibonakaliso netimangaliso, nangemandla aMoya Longcwele. Ngako-ke, ngacala eJerusalema ngahamba ngijikeleta ngaze ngefika nangase-Ilirikhu ngihamba ngishumayela liVangeli laKhristu kuto tonkhe tindzawo.
Kutibonga kwetfu kunye, kutsi nembeza wetfu umhlophe embikwebantfu, ikakhulu kini. Ekutiphatseni kwetfu besimsulwa sesaba Nkulunkulu ngeliciniso, hhayi ngekuhlakanipha kwetfu, kepha ngemusa waNkulunkulu.
Kodvwa ngesikhatsi nakufika Khefase e-Antiyokhi ngaphikisana naye embikwebazalwane, ngenca yesento sakhe lesibi.
Ngekuhlela kwaNkulunkulu, ngentiwa sikhonti salo. Ngetfweswa umtfwalo macondzana nani, kuze kutsi ngimemetele livi laNkulunkulu ngalokuphelele,
Nguye lesimshumayelako, seluleka bonkhe bantfu, sifundzisa bonkhe bantfu ngekuhlakanipha konkhe, kuze sikwati kumisa bonkhe bantfu baphelele kuKhristu Jesu.
Nitjele Akhipho nitsi: “Caphela kufeza lowo msebenti lowawemukela eNkhosini.”
Shumayela livi, ulimele nome tikhatsi tivuma nome tingavumi; sola, ucwayise, uyale ngako konkhe kubeketela nekufundzisa.