IzEnzo 15 | IBhayibheli Elikuyi-Internet | INguqulo Yezwe ElishaIzEnzo 15:1-4115 Abantu abathile behla bevela eJudiya+ futhi baqala ukufundisa abazalwane bethi: “Ngaphandle kokuba nisokwe+ ngokwesiko likaMose,+ ngeke nisindiswe.” 2 Kodwa lapho sekuvele ukungezwani nokuphikisana okukhulu phakathi kwabo noPawulu noBarnaba, bahlela ukuba uPawulu noBarnaba nabanye kubo bakhuphukele kubaphostoli namadoda amadala eJerusalema+ ngokuqondene nalokhu kuphikisana. 3 Ngakho, ngemva kokuphelezelwa kancane yibandla,+ la madoda aqhubeka nendlela yawo edabula iFenike neSamariya, elandisa ngokuningiliziwe ukuguquka kwabantu bezizwe,+ futhi babangela ukujabula okukhulu+ kubazalwane. 4 Lapho efika eJerusalema amukelwa ngomusa+ yibandla nabaphostoli namadoda amadala, futhi alandisa izinto eziningi uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngawo.+ 5 Nokho, abanye kulabo behlelo labaFarisi ababeye bakholwa, basukuma bathi: “Kudingekile ukubasoka+ nokubayala ukuba bagcine umthetho kaMose.”+ 6 Abaphostoli namadoda amadala bahlangana ukuze bayihlole le ndaba.+ 7 Lapho sekuvele ukuphikisana+ okukhulu, uPetru wasukuma wathi kubo: “Madoda, bafowethu, nazi kahle ukuthi kusukela ezinsukwini zakuqala uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abantu bezizwe balizwe ngomlomo wami izwi lezindaba ezinhle, bakholwe;+ 8 futhi uNkulunkulu, owazi inhliziyo,+ wafakaza ngokubanika umoya ongcwele,+ njengoba nje enza nakithi. 9 Akenzanga mahluko nhlobo phakathi kwethu nabo,+ kodwa wahlanza izinhliziyo zabo ngokholo.+ 10 Ngakho-ke, manje kungani nivivinya uNkulunkulu ngokuthwesa abafundi ijoka+ okhokho bethu kanye nathi esingakwazanga ukulithwala na?+ 11 Kunalokho, nathi sithemba ukuthi siyosindiswa ngomusa ongafanelwe+ weNkosi uJesu ngendlela efanayo nalabo bantu.”+ 12 Khona-ke lonke uquqaba lwathula, lwaqala ukulalela uBarnaba noPawulu belandisa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi uNkulunkulu ayezenze ngabo phakathi kwezizwe.+ 13 Ngemva kokuba sebeyekile ukukhuluma, uJakobe waphendula, wathi: “Madoda, bafowethu, ngizweni.+ 14 USimeyoni+ useyilandise ngokuphelele indlela uNkulunkulu anaka ngayo izizwe ngokokuqala ukuze athathe kuzo isizwe segama lakhe.+ 15 Futhi amazwi abaProfethi ayavumelana nalokhu, njengoba nje kulotshiwe, 16 ‘Ngemva kwalezi zinto ngiyobuya futhi ngilakhe kabusha idokodo likaDavide eliwele phansi; futhi ngiyowakha kabusha amanxiwa alo ngiphinde ngilimise,+ 17 ukuze labo abasele kubantu bamfune ngobuqotho uJehova, kanye nabantu bazo zonke izizwe, abantu ababizwa ngegama lami, kusho uJehova, owenza lezi zinto,+ 18 ezaziwa kusukela kudala.’+ 19 Ngakho isinqumo sami siwukuthi singabakhathazi labo abavela ezizweni abaphendukela kuNkulunkulu,+ 20 kodwa sibalobele ukuba badede ezintweni ezingcoliswe izithombe+ nasebufebeni+ nakokuklinyiwe+ nasegazini.+ 21 Ngoba kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo emzini ngomuzi kuye kwaba nalabo abashumayela ngoMose, ngoba ufundwa emasinagogeni ngawo wonke amasabatha.”+ 22 Abaphostoli namadoda amadala kanye nalo lonke ibandla babe sebebona kukuhle ukuthuma amadoda akhethiwe phakathi kwabo ukuba aye e-Antiyokiya kanye noPawulu noBarnaba, okuyilawa, uJuda owayebizwa ngokuthi uBarsaba+ noSila, amadoda aholayo phakathi kwabazalwane; 23 futhi baloba ngesandla sabo ukuthi: “Abaphostoli namadoda amadala, abafowenu, kubafowethu e-Antiyokiya+ naseSiriya naseKhilikhiya+ abavela ezizweni: Siyanibingelela! 24 Njengoba siye sezwa ukuthi abanye phakathi kwethu banihlupha ngezinkulumo,+ bezama ukuphambukisa imiphefumulo yenu, nakuba bengayalezwanga yithi,+ 25 sivumelane ngazwi-linye+ futhi sakubona kukuhle ukukhetha amadoda, siwathumele kini kanye nabathandekayo bethu, uBarnaba noPawulu,+ 26 abantu abaye banikela imiphefumulo yabo ngenxa yegama leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.+ 27 Ngakho-ke sithumela uJuda noSila,+ ukuze nabo babike lezi zinto ezifanayo ngomlomo.+ 28 Ngoba umoya ongcwele+ nathi ngokwethu sikubone kukuhle ukunganezeli omunye umthwalo osindayo+ kini, ngaphandle kwalezi zinto ezidingekile, 29 ukuba niqhubeke nideda ezintweni ezihlatshelwe izithombe+ nasegazini+ nasezintweni eziklinyiwe+ nasebufebeni.+ Uma nizigcina ngokucophelela kulezi zinto,+ niyochuma. Mpilonhle!” 30 Ngakho, lapho la madoda ededelwa, ehlela e-Antiyokiya, abuthela uquqaba ndawonye alunikeza le ncwadi.+ 31 Ngemva kokuyifunda, lwajabula ngaleso sikhuthazo.+ 32 UJuda noSila, njengoba nabo ngokwabo babengabaprofethi,+ bakhuthaza abazalwane ngezinkulumo eziningi futhi babaqinisa.+ 33 Ngakho, lapho sebedlulise isikhathi esithile, badedelwa ngokuthula+ ngabazalwane ukuba babuyele kulabo ababebathumile. 34 —— 35 Nokho, uPawulu noBarnaba, kanye nabanye abaningi, baqhubeka bechitha isikhathi e-Antiyokiya+ befundisa futhi bememezela izindaba ezinhle zezwi likaJehova.+ 36 Manje ngemva kwezinsuku ezithile uPawulu wathi kuBarnaba: “Ngaphezu kwakho konke, masibuye futhi sihambele abafowethu kuyo yonke imizi esamemezela kuyo izwi likaJehova ukuze sibone ukuthi banjani.”+ 37 UBarnaba, yena, wayezimisele ukuthatha noJohane, owayebizwa ngokuthi uMarku,+ ukuba bahambe naye. 38 Kodwa uPawulu akakubonanga kufanelekile ukumthatha bahambe naye, njengoba ayebashiyile ePhamfiliya+ futhi engayanga nabo emsebenzini. 39 Khona-ke kwaqhuma intukuthelo enkulu, baze bahlukana; uBarnaba+ wathatha uMarku bahamba ngomkhumbi baya eKhupro.+ 40 UPawulu wakhetha uSila+ wahamba ngemva kokuba esenikelwe ngabazalwane emseni ongafanelwe kaJehova.+ 41 Kodwa wadabula iSiriya neKhilikhiya, eqinisa amabandla.+IzEnzo 15
