Imisebenti yebaPhostoli 13 - Siswati 1996 Bible

BoBhanabasi naSawula bakhetfwa batfunywa

¹ Ebandleni lase-Antiyokhi kwakunebaphrofethi nebafundzisi: Bhanabasi, naSimeyoni (lobitwa ngekutsi Mnyama), naLusiyusi waseSirene, naManayeni lowakhula naHerodi, umbusi, naSawula.

² Basakhonta iNkhosi, bazila, Moya Longcwele watsi kubo: “Ngehlukaniseleni boBhanabasi naSawula, nibehlukanisele umsebenti lengibabitele wona.”

³ Emvakwekuzila nekuthandaza babeka tandla etikwabo, base bayabatfuma.

Luhambo lwekucala: ESiphrosi

⁴ BoBhanabasi naSawula, sebatfunyelwe nguMoya Longcwele, behlela eSeloyisiya bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka khona balibangisa esichingini saseSiphrosi.

⁵ Lapho befika eSalamisi, bashumayela livi leNkhosi emasinagogeni emaJuda. BabenaJohane labebalekelela emsebentini.

⁶ Bahamba yonkhe indlela lejuba esichingini baya ePhafosi, lapho bahlangana naBhajesu labesangoma, umJuda labengumphrofethi wemanga.

⁷ Abenembusi waleso sichingi, Segiyusi Pawulusi, labeyindvodza lehlakaniphile. Umbusi wabita boBhanabasi naSawula kutsi abete kuye ngobe afuna kuva livi laNkulunkulu.

⁸ Kepha baphikiswa ngu-Elimasi labesangoma, leyo yinchazelo yelibito lakhe lesiGriki; wetama kuvimbela umbusi ekukholweni.

⁹ Kodvwa Sawula lokunguPawula, agcwele Moya Longcwele, wasibukisisa lesangoma.

¹⁰ Watsi: “Wena ndvodzana yaSathane! Usitsa sako konkhe lokuhle; ugcwele onkhe emachinga ebubi, uyawuyekela nini kuvimbela liciniso leNkhosi ngemanga?

¹¹ Sandla seNkhosi sitakwehlela etikwakho nyalo; utawuba yimphumphutse, awunakubona kukhanya kwelilanga sikhatsi lesitsite.” Khona lapho Elimasi wehlelwa yinkhungu yebumnyama yavala emehlo akhe, wahambahamba ajikeleta afuna longamhola amdvonse ngesandla.

¹² Umbusi wakholwa nakabona loko lokwase kwentekile, ikakhulu wamangaliswa yimfundziso yeNkhosi.

E-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya

¹³ Pawula nebangani bakhe bahamba ngemkhumbi besuka ePhafosi baya ePhega yasePhamfiliya, kepha Johane Makho wabashiya wabuyela emuva eJerusalema.

¹⁴ Bahamba besuka ePhega befika e-Antiyokhi yasePhisidiya. Ngelilanga leliSabatha bangena esinagogeni bahlala phansi.

¹⁵ Sekufundvwe umtsetfo nemiBhalo yebaphrofethi, baphatsi belisinagoge batfumela livi batsi: “Bazalwane, sicela nikhulume kubantfu nangabe ninawo emavi ekubakhutsata.”

¹⁶ Pawula wasukuma waphakamisa sandla kuze batemlalela watsi: “Nine baka-Israyeli, nani lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lalelani!

¹⁷ Nkulunkulu wesive saka-Israyeli wakhetsa bokhokho betfu, wabandzisa ngesikhatsi basahlala njengetihambi eveni laseGibhithe. Nkulunkulu wabakhipha eGibhithe ngemandla akhe lamangalisako.

¹⁸ Wababeketelela ehlane iminyaka lengema-40.

¹⁹ Wabulala tive letisikhombisa eveni laseKhenani, walinika bona kutsi libe labo.

²⁰ “Emvakweminyaka lengema-450 wabanika baholi besive lekwakutsiwa tikhulu, kwaze kwefika sikhatsi semphrofethi Samuweli.

²¹ Lapho bacela inkhosi, Nkulunkulu wabanika Sawula, indvodzana yaKishi, wesive sakaBhenjamini, waba yinkhosi yabo iminyaka lengema-40.

²² Nkulunkulu asamkhiphile wabeka Davide, waba yinkhosi yabo. Nkulunkulu wafakaza kahle ngaye nakatsi: ‘Ngitfole kutsi Davide, indvodzana yaJese, ungumuntfu wenhlitiyo yami, umuntfu lotakwenta konkhe lengifuna kutsi akwente.’

²³ Entalweni yakhe Nkulunkulu waletsela ema-Israyeli uMsindzisi longuJesu njengobe abebatsembisile.

²⁴ Asengakefiki Jesu, Johane washumayela esiveni sonkhe saka-Israyeli kutsi siphendvuke etonweni sibhajatiswe.

²⁵ Johane nasatawucedza umsebenti wakhe, watsi kubantfu: ‘Nicabanga kutsi ngingubani mine? Angisiye lona lenimlindzele. Kepha bukani la! Yena uta emvakwami, mine angikafaneli ngisho kumkhumula ticatfulo takhe etinyaweni.’

²⁶ “Bazalwane, ntalo ya-Abrahama, nani nonkhe lenimesabako Nkulunkulu, lelivi lensindziso litfunyelwe kitsi.

²⁷ Bantfu labahlala eJerusalema nebaholi babo abazange bati kutsi Jesu unguMsindzisi, abevanga nemavi ebaphrofethi labawafundza njalo ngemaSabatha, kepha bawagcwalisa ngekubulala Jesu.

²⁸ Naloku bangasitfolanga sizatfu sekumlahla ngelicala lekufa, kepha bacela kuPhilatu kutsi akabulawe.

²⁹ Ngemuva sebakwentile konkhe njengobe kubhaliwe ngaye, bametfula esiphambanweni bamfaka engcwabeni.

³⁰ Kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile.

³¹ Ngemalanga lamanyenti wabonwa ngulabo labehamba nabo kusuka eGalile kuya eJerusalema. Manje sebabofakazi bakhe esiveni saka-Israyeli.

³² “Futsi silapha kube siniletsele liVangeli lekutsi loko Nkulunkulu lakwetsembisa bokhokho

³³ sewukugcwalisile kitsi tsine lesisitukulwane sabo ngekuvusa Jesu aphile; njengobe kubhaliwe eSihlabelelweni sesibili kutsi: “ ‘Wena uyiNdvodzana yami, lamuhla senginguYihlo.’

³⁴ “Naku Nkulunkulu lakusho ngekumvusa kwakhe kulabafile angeyiwubola ethuneni watsi: “ ‘Ngiyawuninika tibusiso letingcwele lengatetsembisa Davide;’

³⁵ “njengobe asho nakulesinye Sihlabelelo atsi: “ ‘Awuyiwuvumela Longcwele wakho abole ethuneni.’

³⁶ “Phela Davide wenta intsandvo yaNkulunkulu ngesikhatsi sekuphila kwakhe; wase uyafa, wembelwa eceleni kwabokhokho bakhe, wabola;

³⁷ kepha lona Nkulunkulu lamvusa ekufeni akabolanga.

^38-39 “Ngako-ke, bazalwane, akwateke kini kutsi ngaye lowo muntfu kutsetselelwa kwetono kuyashunyayelwa kini; nekutsi ngaye wonkhe lokholwa kuye uyakhululwa etonweni takhe labengeke akhululeke kuto ngemtsetfo waMosi.

⁴⁰ Ngako-ke caphelani, kuze kutsi lokwashiwo baphrofethi kungenteki kini:

⁴¹ “ ‘Caphelani, nine tedzeleli! Nimangale nife! Ngobe umsebenti lengiwenta emihleni yenu, nguleningeke niwukholwe, ngisho nome lomunye asanichazela ngawo.’ ”

⁴² Batsi boPawula naBhanabasi nabaphuma esinagogeni, bantfu babacela kutsi babuye ngeliSabatha lelilandzelako batewubatjela ngalokunyenti kwaleto tintfo.

⁴³ Bantfu sebahambile emhlanganweni, boPawula naBhanabasi balandzelwa ngemaJuda lamanyenti nalabanye labanyenti lababephendvukele enkholweni yemaJuda. Baphostoli bakhuluma kubo babakhutsata kutsi bachubeke baphile emseni waNkulunkulu.

⁴⁴ NgeliSabatha lelilandzelako cishe bonkhe bantfu edolobheni beta batewulalela livi leNkhosi.

⁴⁵ Lapho emaJuda abona ticuku, aba nemona; aphikisa Pawula kuloko abekusho, ametfuka.

⁴⁶ Kepha boPawula naBhanabasi bakhuluma ngesibindzi batsi: “Bekufanele kutsi livi leNkhosi likhulunywe kini kucala. Kepha njengobe ningalifuni, ningaticabangeli nine kutsi nifanelwe kuphila kwaphakadze, bhekani-ke sesiyanishiya siya kubetive.

⁴⁷ Lona ngumyalo lesawunikwa yiNkhosi lotsi: “ ‘Ngikutfumele kutsi ube kukhanya kubetive, ube yinsindziso emhlabeni wonkhe.’ ”

⁴⁸ Lapho betive beva loko, batfokota badvumisa livi leNkhosi; nalabo labebakhetselwe kuphila lokuphakadze bakholwa.

⁴⁹ Livi leNkhosi landza kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo.

⁵⁰ Kodvwa emaJuda afaka umoya wetikhova ebafatini lababehloniphekile lababephendvukele enkholweni yebuJuda nasemadvodzeni labesembili kulelo dolobha. Bacala bahlupha boPawula naBhanabasi, babacosha kuleyo ndzawo yakubo.

⁵¹ Baphostoli batsintsitsa lutfuli lwetinyawo tabo bachubekela e-Ikhoniyumi.

⁵² Bafundzi base-Antiyokhi bagcwala kujabula naMoya Longcwele.