IzEnzo 9
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Ukuphenduka nokubhapathizwa kukaSawulu
1 Kepha uSawulu esafutha ngokusongela nokubulala abafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu, 2wacela kuye izincwadi zokuya eDamaseku emasinagogeni,* kuze kuthi uma efumana abantu baleyo Ndlela, abesilisa nabesifazane, abayise eJerusalema beboshiwe. 3 Kepha ekuhambeni kwakhe, esesondela eDamaseku, kwambaneka masinyane nxazonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini. 4Wawa phansi emhlabathini, wezwa izwi lithi kuye: “Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela ezinkandini.”
5Wayesethi: “Ungubani, Nkosi?”
Yathi: “Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo wena; 6kodwa vuka ungene emzini, uzakutshelwa lokhu omelwe ukukwenza.”
7Kepha amadoda ayehamba naye ayemi engenakukhuluma, ngokuba ezwa izwi kodwa ayengaboni muntu. 8USawulu wayesevuka phansi; kepha esevulile amehlo akhe, kabonanga lutho. Base bembamba ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku. 9Izinsuku zaba ntathu engaboni, engadli, engaphuzi.
10Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile, igama lakhe lingu-Ananiya; iNkosi yathi kuye ngombono: “Ananiya!”
Yena wathi: “Ngikhona, Nkosi.”
11INkosi yayisithi kuye: “Suka uye esitaladini esithiwa Siqondile, ufune endlini kaJuda umuntu ogama lakhe linguSawulu waseTarsu; ngokuba bheka, uyakhuleka; 12ubonile indoda, igama layo lingu-Ananiya, ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwakhe ukuba abone.”
13Kepha u-Ananiya waphendula wathi: “Nkosi, ngizwile ngabaningi ngaleyo ndoda konke okubi ekwenzile kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema; 14nalapha unamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu okubopha bonke abakhuleka egameni lakho.”
15 INkosi yayisithi kuye: “Hamba, ngokuba lo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo sokuphatha igama lami phambi kwabezizwe, namakhosi, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 16 ngokuba mina ngizakumbonisa konke amelwe ukuhlushwa ngakho ngenxa yegama lami.”
17Khona wahamba u-Ananiya, wangena endlini, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi: “Sawulu umzalwane, iNkosi uJesu eyabonakala kuwe endleleni oze ngayo, ingithumile ukuba ubuye ubone, ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele.” 18Kwawa masinyane emehlweni akhe kwangathi inkwethu, wabona, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa; 19esedlile wathola amandla.
USawulu ushumayela eDamaseku naseJerusalema
Wahlala nabafundi baseDamaseku izinsuku ezithile. 20Masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni* ngoJesu ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 21Kepha bamangala bonke abezwayo, bathi: “Lo asiye yini owachitha eJerusalema abakhuleka kulelo gama, nalapha uze ngalokhu ukuba abaqhube beboshiwe kubapristi abakhulu na?” 22 Kodwa uSawulu wakhula kakhulu emandleni, wahlula abaJuda abakhileyo eDamaseku eqinisa ukuthi lowo unguKristu.
23 Sekudlule izinsuku eziningi, abaJuda benza icebo lokuba bambulale. 24 Kepha icebo labo laziwa nguSawulu. Babemhlalela nasemasangweni imini nobusuku ukuba bambulale. 25Abafundi base bemthatha ebusuku, bamehlisa ogangeni, bemewula ngeqoma.
26 Esefikile eJerusalema wazama ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi; kepha bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. 27Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, wabalandisa ngokuthi uyibonile iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi ikhulumile kuye, nokuthi eDamaseku wayeshumayele ngesibindi ngegama likaJesu. 28Wayenabo eJerusalema, engena ephuma, eshumayela ngesibindi ngegama leNkosi, 29ekhuluma ephikisana nabaJuda abakhuluma isiGreki; bona bazama ukumbulala. 30 Abazalwane sebekwazi lokho bamehlisela eKesariya, bamthumela eTarsu.
31Njalo-ke ibandla laba nokuthula kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseGalile, naseSamariya, lakheka, lihamba ekwesabeni iNkosi, landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele.
UPetru uphilisa u-Eneya
32Kwathi uPetru ehambela izindawo zonke, wehlela nakwabangcwele abakhe eLida. 33Wafumana khona umuntu othile ogama lakhe lingu-Eneya, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili efe uhlangothi. 34Khona uPetru wathi kuye: “Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; vuka, wendlule icansi lakho.” Wayesevuka masinyane. 35Bambona bonke abakhe eLida naseSarona, baphendukela eNkosini.
UPetru uvusa uThabitha kwabafileyo
36EJopha kwakukhona umfundikazi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okungukuthi uDorka ngokuhunyushwa; yena wayenemisebenzi eminingi emihle nokwabela abampofu izipho. 37Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku wagula, wafa; sebemgezile bambeka ekamelweni eliphezulu. 38Kepha iLida laliseduze neJopha; ngakho-ke abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona lapho, bathuma kuye amadoda amabili emncenga ethi: “Ungalibali ukuza kithi.” 39Wayesesuka uPetru, wahamba nabo. Esefikile, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu; abafelokazi bonke beza kuye bekhala, bembonisa izambatho nezingubo abezenzile uDorka esenabo.
40Kepha uPetru wabakhipha bonke, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka, waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: “Thabitha, vuka!” Wayesevula amehlo akhe, wabona uPetru, walulama. 41Yena wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa. Wayesebiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephilile. 42Kwezwakala lokho kulo lonke iJopha; abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi. 43Wayesehlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha kwaSimoni umshuki.
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