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15 Nje-ke kwehla amadoda athileko avela eJudiya, athoma ukufundisa abafowethu athi: “Ngaphandle kokuthi nisokwe ngokwesiko lakaMosi, angekhe nasindiswa.” 2 Kodwana ngemva kokungavumelani nokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwabo noPowula noBharinabhasi, kwahlelwa bona uPowula, uBharinabhasi nabanye babo bakhuphukele ebapostolini nabadala eJerusalema malungana nendaba le.*
3 Ngemva kokuphekelelwa libandla ibangana, amadoda la aragela phambili adlula eFunisiya neSamariya, alandisa ngokuzeleko ngokutjhuguluka kwabantu beentjhaba begodu aletha nethabo elikhulu kibo boke abafowethu. 4 Nawafika eJerusalema, amukelwa kuhle libandla, bapostoli nabadala, begodu abalandisela izinto ezinengi uZimu azenze ngabo. 5 Kodwana abanye besitlamu sabaFarisi ebesele bamakholwa basikima eenhlalweni zabo, bathi: “Kuyatlhogeka ukubasoka nokubayala bona baphethe umThetho kaMosi.”
6 Nje-ke abapostoli nabadala babuthana ndawonye bona bayiqalisise indaba le. 7 Ngemva kokuphikisana okukhulu, uPitrosi wasikima, wathi kibo: “Madoda, bafowethu, nazi kuhle ukuthi kusukela emihleni yokuthoma, uZimu wakhetha mina hlangana nani bona ngomlomami abantu beentjhaba kufuze bezwe ilizwi leendaba ezimnandi begodu bakholwe. 8 UZimu, owazi ihliziyo, wafakaza ngokubanikela ummoya ocwengileko, njengombana enza nakithi. 9 Akhenge enze kube nomehluko nomncani phakathi kwethu nabo, kodwana wahlambulula iinhliziyo zabo ngokukholwa. 10 Yeke kubayini nilinga uZimu ngokubeka eentanyeni zabafundi ijogi, thina nabokhokho bethu esabhalelwa kulithwala? 11 Ngokuphambeneko nalokho, siyakholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa omkhulu weKosi uJesu njengombana nakibo kunjalo.”
12 Khonokho isiqhema soke sathula, sathoma ukulalela uBharinabhasi noPowula njengombana balandisa ngeembonakaliso neemangaliso ezinengi uZimu azenze ngabo hlangana nabantu bakezinye iintjhaba. 13 Nabaqeda ukukhuluma, uJakopo wathi: “Madoda, bafowethu, ngilalelani. 14 Njengombana sizwile, uSimiyoni usilandisele ngokunabileko ngendlela uZimu akhumbule ngayo abantu bezinye iintjhaba, nokuthi uthome ukukhetha kibo abantu bebizo lakhe. 15 Begodu lokho kuvumelana namezwi wabaPhorofidi, njengombana kutloliwe kwathiwa: 16 ‘Ngemva kwezintwezi ngizokubuya, ngiphakamise godu indlu* kaDavida ewele phasi; ngizowakha kabutjha amarubhi wayo, ngiyivuselele, 17 bona abantu abasalako bafune uJehova ngetjiseko, kunye nabantu bazo zoke iintjhaba, abantu ababizwa ngebizo lami, kutjho uJehova, owenza izintwezi, 18 owaziwa kusukela ekadeni.’ 19 Ngalokho-ke, isiqunto sami* kukuthi singabatshwenyi abantu bakezinye iintjhaba abatjhugulukela kuZimu, 20 kodwana sibatlolele bona batjhide ezintweni ezisilaphazwe ngeenthombe, ezenzweni zomseme ezisisono,* eenlwaneni ezikghanyiweko* neengazini. 21 Kusukela eenkhathini zakade, edorobheni elinye nelinye bekunabatjhumayela ngalokho okufumaneka eencwadini zakaMosi, ngombana qobe ngesabatha emasinagogeni bebafunda ngokuzwakalako okuseencwadinezi.”
22 Nje-ke abapostoli nabadala, nalo loke ibandla, baqunta ukuthumela e-Anthiyokiya amadoda akhethiweko hlangana nabo, akhamba noPowula noBharinabhasi; bathumela uJudasi obekabizwa ngokuthi nguBharisabhasi noSilasi, ebebamadoda adosa phambili phakathi kwabafowethu. 23 Batlola lokhu begodu bakuthumela ngabo bathi:
“Ivela kubafowenu, kokubili abapostoli nabadala, kini bafowethu abase-Anthiyokiya, eSiriya neSilisiya ebantwini abavela kezinye iintjhaba: Lotjhani! 24 Njengombana sizwile ukuthi kuphume abanye hlangana nathi begodu banibangela imiraro ngalokho abakukhulumileko, balinga ukunonakalisa, ngitjho nanyana singakhenge sibanikele iinqophiso, 25 sifikelele isiqunto ngokuvumelana bona sikhethe amadoda esingawathumela kini akhambisana noBharinabhasi noPowula abathandekako, 26 amadoda anikele ngokuphila kwawo ngebanga lebizo leKosethu uJesu Krestu. 27 Ngalokho sithumela uJudasi noSilasi, bona nabo babike izinto ezifanako ngomlomo. 28 Ngombana ummoya ocwengileko nathi ngokwethu sikubone kungcono ukungangezeleli kini omunye umthwalo ngaphandle kwezintwezi ezitlhogekako: 29 bona nitjhide ezintweni ezihlatjelwe iinthombe, eengazini, eenlwaneni ezikghanyiweko* nezenzweni zomseme ezisisono.* Nanitjhida ezintwenezi, nizokuphumelela. Nibe nepilo ehle!”*
30 Nje-ke amadoda la akhamba, ehlela e-Anthiyokiya, abuthelela soke isiqhema ndawonye, asinikela incwadi le. 31 Ngemva kokuyifunda, sathatjiswa sikhuthazweso. 32 UJudasi noSilasi, njengombana nabo bebabaphorofidi, bakhuthaza abafowethu ngeenkulumo ezinengi begodu babaqinisa. 33 Ngemva kokuhlala isikhatjhana lapho, abafowethu bababuyisela ngokuthula kilabo ebebabathumele. 34 —— 35 Kodwana uPowula noBharinabhasi bahlala e-Anthiyokiya, bafundisa begodu bamemezela iindaba ezimnandi zelizwi lakaJehova, bakunye nabanye abanengi.
36 Ngemva kwamalangana, uPowula wathi kuBharinabhasi: “Akhesibuyele siyokuvakatjhela abafowethu kiwo woke amadorobho esitjhumayele kiwo ilizwi lakaJehova, siyokubona ukuthi baraga njani.” 37 UBharinabhasi bekazimisele bona bakhambe noJwanisi, obekabizwa ngokuthi nguMarkosi. 38 Kodwana uPowula, bekangavumelani nendaba yokuthi bakhambe naye, ngombana wabatjhiya ePhamfiliya begodu akhenge akhambe nabo emsebenzini. 39 Ngalokhu kwaba nokuphikisana okukhulu, kangangokuthi bahlukana phakathi; uBharinabhasi wakhamba noMarkosi, bathayela eSayipurasi. 40 UPowula wakhetha uSilasi begodu wakhamba ngemva kobana abafowethu bathandaze kuJehova bona amtjengise umusa omkhulu. 41 Wadlula eSiriya neSilisiya, aqinisa amabandla.