IZENZO ZABAPOSTOLI 23 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

¹ UPowula waqala thwi phezu kwamadoda wesigungu sabarholi bamaJuda, wathi kiwo: “Bafowethu, ngiphile phambi kwakaZimu ngonembeza omsulwa bekube nanamhlanjesi.”

² Nje-ke umphristi omkhulu u-Ananiyasi wayala agade bajame hlanu kwakhe bona bamwahle umlomo lo.

³ Ngalokhu uPowula wathi kuye: “UZimu uzokuwahla wena ozenza msulwa! Uhlalele ukugweba mina ngomthetho, khisibe wena uyawephula ngokuthi bangibethe!”

⁴ Abagade bajame hlanu kwakhe bathi: “Wena, uthuka umphristi omkhulu kaZimu na?”

⁵ UPowula waphendula wathi: “Bafowethu, bengingazi bona mphristi omkhulu. Mbala kutloliwe kwathiwa, ‘Ungathuwelelisi umphathi wabantu bakho.’ ”

⁶ Kuthe bona uPowula abone bonyana abanye babaSadusi nokuthi abanye babaFarisi, warhuwelela esigungwini wathi: “Bafowethu, ngimFarisi oyindodana yabaFarisi. Nje-ke lapha ngimangalelwe ngendaba yokuthi nginethemba lokobanyana abafileko bazokuvuka.”

⁷ Kuthe bona atjho lokho, kwathoma ukuphikisana phakathi kwabaFarisi nabaSadusi, ihlangano yahlukana phakathi

⁸ ngombana abaSadusi bebathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileko, begodu azikho iingilozi nemimoya; kodwana abaFarisi bebakholelwa kikho kokuthathu.

⁹ Itjhada laba likhulu bekwasikima abanye abafundisi bomthetho babaFarisi baphikisa ngamandla, bathi: “Asiboni ilitho elimbi endodeni le! Kuzokuthiwani nakube ummoya namkha ingilozi, ikhulume kuye na?”

¹⁰ Lokha ukuphikisana kwabo nakuba namandla, induna yebutho beyesaba bona bazamtlebhula imitletlana uPowula. Yeke yayala amajoni bona ehle, afese amdzwebule ngekani amuse ekampeni yamajoni.

¹¹ Kwathi ebusuku iKosi yajama hlanu kwakaPowula, yathi: “Yiba nesibindi! Njengombana ufakaze ngami eJerusalema, kufuze wenze njalo neRoma.”

Ubukhwebetjhana bokubulala uPowula

¹² Kuthe sekusile amaJuda azibumba isicathana abe azibopha ngesifungo kobana angagomi namkha asele nanyana yini angakabulali uPowula.

¹³ Labo ebebazibumbe isicathana bebeqile ematjhumini amane.

¹⁴ Bona baya ebaphristini abakhulu nebaphathini, bathi: “Sesizibophe ngesifungo bona angekhe sagoma ilitho singakabulali uPowula.

¹⁵ Manje, nina nesigungu sabarholi bamaJuda thumelani ilizwi enduneni yebutho bona ithumele uPowula ehle eze kini, nizitjhaye sengathi nifuna ukwazisisa kuhle ngaye. Nje-ke thina sesilungele ukumsusa angakafiki.”

¹⁶ Kodwana indodana kadadwabo lakaPowula yezwa ngendumba le, nje-ke yakhamba yangena ngekampeni yamajoni yabikela uPowula ngalokhu.

¹⁷ Yeke uPowula wabiza omunye wabaphathimabutho wathi kuye: “Thatha isokaneli ulise enduneni, kukhona elizakutjho kiyo.”

¹⁸ Umphathimabutho walithatha, walisa enduneni, wafese wathi: “Isibotjhwa uPowula ungibizile wathi ngilethe isokaneli kuwe ngombana kukhona elifuna ukukutjho kuwe.”

¹⁹ Induna yalibamba ngesandla yatjhidela nalo eqadi, yalibuza yathi: “Yini le ofuna ukungibikela yona?”

²⁰ Lona lathi: “AmaJuda avumelene bona azokubawa bonyana uthumele uPowula ehle eze esigungwini sababarholi bamaJuda kusasa, kubengathi bafuna ukwazi kabanzi ngaye.

²¹ Kodwana ungabalaleli ngombana phakathi kwawo kukhona amadoda angaphezu kwamatjhumi amane azabe abhaqile amlindele. Azibophe ngesifungo sokobana angekhe agoma namkha asela angakambulali. Kwanjesi nje, sele ajame ngehlelo, alindele kwaphela imvumo yakho.”

²² Nje-ke induna yathi: “Ungatjeli noyedwa bona lokhu sewungazisile.” Yalilisa lakhamba.

UPowula uthunyelwa kumbusi uFeliksi

²³ Yabiza abaphathimabutho ababili, yathi kibo: “Zilungiseleleni ukukhamba namhlanje ngesimbi yethoba kusihlwa, niye eKhesariya namajoni amakhulu amabili, abakhweli beenjomani abamatjhumi alikhomba nabaphathi bemikhonto abamakhulu amabili.

²⁴ Begodu nikelani noPowula ezinye iinjomani kobana akhwele, nimfikise aphephile kumbusi uFeliksi.”

²⁵ Nje-ke induna yatlola incwadi efundeka ngendlela le:

²⁶ “Mina Klawudiyusi Lisiya, ngilotjhisa kuwe Feliksi Mbusi ohloniphekileko.

²⁷ AmaJuda abamba indoda le, kwathi sele athi ayayiqedelela ngafika nebutho ngayisindisa ngombana ngilemukile nokobana isisakhamuzi sombuso weRoma.

²⁸ Njengombana bengifuna ukwazi icala abamthwese lona, ngamletha esigungwini sabarholi bamaJuda.

²⁹ Ngafumana bona bayimangalele ngomlandu malungana nomthetho wabo; kunganalitho elenza ifanele ukubulawa namkha ukuphoswa ngesikhungweni.

³⁰ Kuthe sekudaluliwe kimi bona kukhona ubukhwebetjhana ngendoda leyo, ngathi angiyithumele kuwe msinyana. Ngibatjelile nabamangaleli bayo bona nabo abendlale indaba yabo phambi kwakho ngayo.”

³¹ Nje-ke amajoni njengokuyalwa kwawo, athatha uPowula ebusuku amusa e-Antipatrisi.

³² Ngelanga elilandelako abakhweli beenjomani baragela phambili naye, amanye amajoni abuyela emuva ekampeni yamajoni.

³³ Kuthe nabafika eKhesariya, banikela umbusi incwadi, bethula noPowula phambi kwakhe.

³⁴ Umbusi wafunda incwadi, wabuza uPowula bona ubuya kisiphi isifunda. Kuthe bonyana afumane bona uvela eSilisiya,

³⁵ wathi kuye: “Ngizokulalela indabakho nasele kufike abamangaleli bakho.” Yeke wayala bona aqalwe esigodlweni sakaHerode.