Umhlangano wabaphostoli eJerusalema

15Kwasekusehla abathile bevela eJudiyaa, bafundisa abazalwaneb ukuthi: Nxa lingasokwangac ngokwesiko likaMozisi, lingesindiswed. 2 Ngakho kwathi sekulokuphambana lokuphikisana okungekuncinyane ngoPawuli loBarnabasi bemelane laboe, bamisa ukuthi uPawuli loBarnabasif labanye abathile kubo benyukele kubaphostoli labadalag eJerusalemah, ngaloludaba. 3 Ngakho, kwathi sebephelekezelwe libandlai, badabula iFenekiyaj leSamariyak, balandisa ngokuphenduka kwabezizwel; benzela bonke abazalwane intokozo enkulum. 4 Kwathi sebefikile eJerusalema, bemukelwa libandla labaphostolin labadalao, njalo balandisa ukuthi zingakanani izinto uNkulunkulu ayezenze labop. 5 Kodwa kwasukuma abanye abakholwayo abangabehlelo labaFarisi, besithi: Kufanele ukubasoka, lokubalaya bagcine umlayo kaMozisiq.

6 Kwasekubuthana abaphostoli labadala ndawonye ukuze baluhlole loludabar. 7 Kwathi sebephikisene kakhulus, uPetro wasukuma wathi kubo: Madoda bazalwane, lina liyazi ukuthi ensukwini zakuqala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwethu, ukuthi ngomlomo wami abezizwe balizwe ilizwi levangeli, bakholwet. 8 Njalo uNkulunkulu umazi wenhliziyou wabafakazelav, ebanika uMoya oyiNgcwelew, lanjengathix; 9 futhi kehlukanisanga phakathi kwethu laboy, ehlambulula inhliziyo zaboz ngokholoa. 10 Pho-ke limlingelani uNkulunkulub, ngokubeka ijogwe entanyeni yabafundi, obaba bethu kanye lathi esingabanga lamandla okulithwalac? 11 Kodwa sikholwa ukuthi sisindiswa ngomusa weNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngandlelanye labod. 12 Ixuku lonke laselithula; laselisizwa uBarnabasi loPawuli belandisa ukuthie zingakanani izibonakaliso lezimangalisof uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo phakathi kwabezizweg. 13 Kwathi bona sebeqedile ukukhuluma, uJakobe waphendula wathi: Madoda bazalwane, ngilalelanih: 14 USimeyonii uselandisile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wahambela njani abezizwe ekuqaleni ukuze azuzele ibizo lakhe abantu kuboj. 15 Njalo amazwi abaprofethik ayavumelana lalokhu, njengoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: 16 Emva kwalezizinto ngizabuya, ngilakhe futhi ithabhanekele likaDavida eliwileyo; njalo ngizakwakha okudilikileyo kwalo, njalo ngilimise; 17 ukuze abaseleyo babantu bayidinge iNkosi, labezizwe bonke ibizo lami elibizwa phezu kwabo, itsho iNkosi eyenza lezizinto zonkel. 18 Kwaziwa kuNkulunkulu imisebenzi yonke yakhe kusukela ephakadenim. 19 Ngakho mina ngiquma ukuthin singabakhathazi labo kwabezizwe abaphendukela kuNkulunkuluo; 20 kodwa sibabhalele ukuthi bazile amanyala ezithombep, lokufebaq, lokukhanyiweyor, legazis. 21 Ngoba uMozisi ulabo kusukela ezizukulwaneni zendulo abamtshumayelayo umuzi ngomuzi, efundwa emasinagogeni isabatha ngesabathat.

22 Kwasekubonakala kukuhle kubaphostoli lakubadalau kanye lebandla lonke, ukuthuma amadoda akhethiweyo phakathi kwabo eAntiyoki loPawuli loBarnabasiv; babe ngoJudasi othiwa futhi nguBarsabaw, loSilasix, amadoda angabakhokheliy phakathi kwabazalwanez, 23 basebebhala lokhu ngesandla sabo ukuthi: Abaphostoli labadalaa labazalwaneb kubazalwanec abangabezizwe eAntiyokid leSiriyae leKilikhiyaf, bayabingelelag; 24 njengoba sizwile ukuthi abathile abaphume kithi balikhathazile ngamazwi, bedunga imiphefumulo yenu, besithi lisokwe lilonde umthetho, bona esingabalayangah; 25 kwabonakala kukuhle kithi singqondonye, ukuthi siwakhethe amadoda siwathume kini, kanye labathandekayo bethu uBarnabasi loPawulii, 26 abantu abanikele impilo yabo ngenxa yebizo leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristuj. 27 Ngakho sithumile uJudasi loSilasik, abazakuthi labo ngelizwi lomlomo1 balitshele izinto ezifananayo. 28 Ngoba kwabonakala kukuhle kuMoya oNgcwele, lakithi, ukuthi singalethesi umthwalo omkhulu, ngaphandle kwalezizinto ezifunekayol: 29 Ukuthi lizile okuhlatshelwe izithombem, legazin, lokukhanyiweyo, lokufeba; lezizinto nxa lizazizila, lizabe lenze kuhle. Salani kuhleo.

30 Ngakho sebebakhululile beza eAntiyokip; futhi sebelihlanganisile ixuku, balinika incwadi. 31 Kwathi sebefundile, bathokoza ngenduduzo2. 32 UJudasi kanye loSilasiq, njengoba labo babengabaprofethir, balaya abazalwane ngamazwi amanengis, babaqinisat. 33 Sebehlale isikhathi, bayekelwa basuka ngokuthula kubazalwane baya kubaphostoliu, 34 kodwa kwabonakala kukuhle kuSilasi ukuthi asale khonav. 35 UPawuli loBarnabasiw basebesala eAntiyokix, befundisa betshumayela indaba ezinhle zelizwi leNkosi, kanye labanye abanengiy.

Ukwehlukana kukaPawuli loBarnabasi

36 Emva kwensuku ezithile uPawuli wasesithi kuBarnabasi: Ake sibuye sihambele abazalwane bethu emizini yonke, lapho esatshumayela khona ilizwi leNkosi, sibone ukuthi bahlezi njaniz. 37 UBarnabasi wasehlosa ukuthatha uJohane, othiwa nguMarko, ahambe laboa. 38 Kodwa uPawuli wacabanga ukuthi kufanele ukuthi bangamthathi ahambe labo lowo owabatshiyab ePamfiliya, kaze aya labo emsebenzini. 39 Kwasekuvela ukuphikisana okukhulu, baze behlukana phakathi; uBarnabasic wasethatha uMarkod wahamba laye ngomkhumbi, baya eKuprosie.

Uhambo lwesibili lukaPawuli

40 Kodwa uPawuli wakhetha uSilasif wasuka wahamba, esenikelweg emuseni kaNkulunkulu ngabazalwaneh. 41 Wasedabula iSiriya leKilikhiyai, eqinisa amabandlaj.