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| 1. | Kwathi uSawuli, esaphefumula insongo lokubulala emelane labafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu, |
| 2. | wacela kuye incwadi zokuya eDamaseko kumasinagoge, ukuze kuthi uba ethola abanye baleyondlela amadoda kanye labafazi, a ba lethe eJerusalema bebotshiwe. |
| 3. | Kwathi ekuhambeni, kwenzeka ukuthi esesondele eDamaseko; njalo kwahle kwamphazimela inhlangothi zonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini; |
| 4. | njalo ewela emhlabathini, wezwa ilizwi lisithi kuye: Sawuli, Sawuli, ungizingelelani? |
| 5. | Wasesithi: Ungubani, Nkosi? INkosi yasisithi: Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo; kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlelana lezincijo. |
| 6. | Ethuthumela njalo emangala wathi: Nkosi, uthanda ukuthi ngenzeni? LeNkosi yathi kuye: Sukuma ungene emzini, njalo uzatshelwa lokho omele ukwenze. |
| 7. | Lamadoda ayehamba laye ayemi engelakukhuluma, esizwa ilizwi, kodwa engaboni muntu. |
| 8. | USawuli wasevuka emhlabathini; kwathi esevule amehlo akhe, kabonanga muntu. Basebe m bamba ngesandla, bamusa eDamaseko. |
| 9. | Wasesiba lensuku ezintathu engaboni, njalo engadli futhi enganathi. |
| 10. | Kwakukhona eDamaseko umfundi othile uAnaniya ngebizo; iNkosi yasisithi kuye ngombono: Ananiya! Wasesithi: Khangela ngi lapha, Nkosi. |
| 11. | INkosi yasisi thi kuye: Sukuma uye endleleni ethiwa iQondile, udinge endlini kaJudasi umuntu, uSawuli ngebizo, weTarsu; ngoba khangela uyakhuleka, |
| 12. | njalo ubonile ngombono umuntu, uAnaniya ngebizo, engena ebeka isandla phezu kwakhe, ukuze emukele ukubona. |
| 13. | Kodwa uAnaniya waphendula wathi: Nkosi, ngizwile ngabanengi ngalindoda, kungakanani okubi akwenzileyo kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema; |
| 14. | lalapha ulamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu, okubopha bonke labo ababiza ibizo lakho. |
| 15. | Kodwa iNkosi yathi kuye: Hamba, ngoba lowo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo, ukuphatha ibizo lami phambi kwezizwe lamakhosi, labantwana bakoIsrayeli; |
| 16. | ngoba mina ngizamtshengisa ukuthi umele ukuhlupheka kangakanani ngenxa yebizo lami. |
| 17. | UAnaniya wasesuka wangena endlini, wabeka izandla zakhe phezu kwakhe esithi: Sawuli mzalwane, iNkosi ingithumile, uJesu obonakele kuwe endleleni oze ngayo, ukuze ubuye ubone njalo ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele. |
| 18. | Kwahle kwawa emehlweni akhe kwangathi zinkwethu, wahle wabuye wabona, njalo esukuma wabhabhathizwa, |
| 19. | njalo esedlile wathola amandla. USawuli wasehlala labafundi ababeseDamaseko insuku ezithile. |
| 20. | Wahle-ke watshumayela uKristu emasinagogeni, ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. |
| 21. | Njalo bonke abezwayo basanganiseka bathi: Lo kayisuye yini owachitha eJerusalema labo ababiza lelibizo, lalapha uzele lokho ukuthi abaqhube bebotshiwe abase kubapristi abakhulu? |
| 22. | Kodwa uSawuli waqiniswa kakhulu, waphithizelisa amaJuda akhileyo eDamaseko, eqinisa ukuthi lo unguye uKristu. |
| 23. | Kwathi sezigcwalisiwe insuku ezinengi, amaJuda enza icebo ndawonye ukuthi ambulale; |
| 24. | kodwa iqhinga lawo laziwa nguSawuli. Aselinda emasangweni emini lebusuku, ukuze ambulale; |
| 25. | kodwa abafundi bamthatha ebusuku, ba m ehlisela emthangaleni be m ehlisa ngesilulu. |
| 26. | Kwathi uSawuli esefikile eJerusalema, wazama ukuzihlanganisa labafundi; kodwa bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. |
| 27. | Kodwa uBarnabasi wamthatha wa m usa kubaphostoli, wabalandisela ukuthi uyibone njani iNkosi endleleni, lokuthi ikhulumile kuye, lokuthi eDamaseko ukhulume njani ngesibindi ebizweni likaJesu. |
| 28. | Wasehlala labo engena ephuma eJerusalema, |
| 29. | wasekhuluma ngesibindi ngebizo leNkosi uJesu, wakhuluma njalo futhi ephikisana lamaHelenisiti*; kodwa bazama ukumbulala. |
| 30. | Kodwa abazalwane sebekwazi bamehlisela eKesariya, basebemthuma eTarsu. |
| 31. | Ngakho amabandla kuyo yonke iJudiya leGalili leSamariya aba lokuthula, esakheka, ehamba ekwesabeni iNkosi langenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele, anda. |
| 32. | Kwasekusithi uPetro edabula indawo zonke wehlela lakwabangcwele abahlala eLida. |
| 33. | Wasefica khona umuntu othile uEneya ngebizo, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisificaminwembili, eyisigoga. |
| 34. | UPetro wasesithi kuye: Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakusilisa; sukuma uzendlalele icansi. Njalo wahle wasukuma. |
| 35. | Basebembona bonke abakhileyo eLida leSaroni, abaphendukela eNkosini. |
| 36. | Kwakukhona eJopha umfundikazi othile, uTabitha ngebizo, okungokuchasiswa kuthiwa nguDorkasi; lo wayegcwele imisebenzi emihle lemisebenzi yomusa ayenzayo. |
| 37. | Kwasekusithi kulezonsuku wagula wafa; sebemgezisile ba m lalisa endlini ephezulu. |
| 38. | Njalo njengoba iLida yayiseduze leJopha, abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetro wayekhona kulo, bathuma amadoda amabili kuye, be m ncenga ukuthi angaphuzi ukuza kubo. |
| 39. | UPetro wasesukuma wahamba labo; okwathi esefikile ba m thatha ba m usa endlini ephezulu, labafelokazi bonke bema laye bekhala bemtshengisa izembatho lezigqoko uDorkasi ayezenzile eselabo. |
| 40. | Kodwa uPetro esebakhuphele phandle bonke eguqa ngamadolo wakhuleka; esetshibilikela esidunjini, wathi: Tabitha, vuka ! Wasevula amehlo akhe; wabona uPetro, walulama. |
| 41. | Wamelulela isandla, wamsukumisa; esebize abangcwele labafelokazi, wa ba nika ephila. |
| 42. | Kwasekusaziwa kuyo yonke iJopha, labanengi bakholwa eNkosini. |
| 43. | Kwenzeka ukuthi ahlale eJopha insuku ezinengi loSimoni othile umtshuki wezikhumba. |
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