Abantu abathile abonakeleyo baphumile phakathi kwakho , bahlubukisile abomuzi wabo ngokuthi: Masiye sikhonze abanye onkulunkulu eningabaziyo,

Abantu bomuzi baphuma balwa noJowabe ; kwawa abantu abathile ezincekwini zikaDavide; wafa naye u-Uriya umHeti.

uHadadi wabaleka , yena nabakwa -Edomi abathile bezinceku zikayise benaye, ukuya eGibithe, uHadadi esengumntwana omncane.

Kepha abathile babakwa-Asheri nabakwaManase nabakwaZebuloni bazithoba, beza eJerusalema.

Base behlala abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye abantu abathile , nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini emizini yabo , bonke abakwa -Israyeli emizini yabo.

Ngavuka ebusuku , mina nabantu abathile abayingcosana ; angitshelanga muntu lokho uNkulunkulu akubeke enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngikwenzele iJerusalema; futhi kwakungekho silwane nami ngaphandle kwesilwane engangikhwele kuso.

EJerusalema kwahlala abantwana abathile bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini . Kubantwana bakwaJuda : ngu-Athaya ka -Uziya, kaZakariya, ka-Amariya, kaShefathiya, kaMahalalele wabantwana bakwaPheresi,

Abantu abathile abayizimpofana, nabantu abaseleyo ababesele emzini , nabahlubukileyo behlubukela enkosini yaseBabele , nesixuku esiseleyo uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi wabathumba.

Kepha uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi washiya abantu abathile bezwe abayizimpofana ukuba baphathe izivini namasimu.

Bheka, abathile kubabhali bathi phakathi kwabo: Lo uyahlambalaza.

Kwase kuphendula abathile kubabhali nabaFarisi, bathi: Mfundisi, sithanda ukubona isibonakaliso esenziwa nguwe.

Kepha kwakukhona ababhali abathile behlezi khona, bezindla ezinhliziyweni zabo ngokuthi:

Kwasukuma abathile, bafakaza amanga ngaye, bathi:

Kepha abathile babaFarisi bathi : Nenzelani lokho okungavunyelwe ngesabatha na?

nabesifazane abathile ababephulukiswe kubo omoya ababi nasezifweni : uMariya obizwa ngokuthi uMagdalena , okwakuphume kuye amademoni ayisikhombisa,

Ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona abathile abamtshela ngabaseGalile igazi labo uPilatu ayelixubanisile nemihlatshelo yabo.

Ngawo lowo mzuzwana kweza abaFarisi abathile , bathi kuye: Suka, umuke lapha, ngokuba uHerode ufuna ukukubulala.

Kwase kufika kuye abathile babaSadusi abathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo;

Abathile bababhali baphendula bathi: Mfundisi, ukhulume kahle.

Futhi nabesifazane abathile bakithi basethusile, ababeyile ethuneni ekuseni;

Wayesebabiza, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso wasuka wahamba nabo, abathile babazalwane baseJopha bamphelekezela.

Ngaleso sikhathi uHero de inkosi welula izandla ukuba ahluphe abathile bebandla.

Kwehla abathile eJudiya , bafundisa abazalwane ukuthi : Uma ningasokwa ngomthetho kaMose, ningesindiswe.

Kepha kwasukuma abathile behlelo labaFarisi abakholwayo , bathi kumelwe ukuba basokwe, bayalwe ukugcina umthetho kaMose.

Kepha abaJuda benomhawu bathatha kumabhukudwane abalisa abathile ababi, besusa isiyaluyalu phakathi kwabantu , baxokozelisa umuzi; bahlasela indlu kaJasoni befuna ukubakhiphela kubantu;

kepha bengabafumani bamhudulela uJasoni kanye nabazalwane abathile kubaphathimuzi, bamemeza bathi : Laba abayaluzisa izwe lonke sebefikile nalapha,

Kepha abathile kuzo izazi zama-Epikhuru nezamaStoyiku baphikisana naye; abanye bathi : Leli p hoshophosho lithini na ? Abanye bathi : Kungathi ungomemezela onkulunkulu abangaziwayo , ngokuba wayeshumayela ivangeli ngoJesu nangokuvuka kwabafileyo.

Kwathi u -Apholo eseKorinte , uPawulu wafika e -Efesu esedabulile amazwe angasenhla, wafumana abafundi abathile,

Kepha lapho abathile bezenza lukhuni bengalaleli , bekhuluma kabi ngaleyo Ndlela phambi kwabantu, wasuka kubo, waqembula abafundi, washumayela imihla ngemihla esikoleni sikaTiranu.

Kwase kuvela umsindo omkhulu, kwasukuma abathile kubabhali benxenye yabaFarisi, balwa kakhulu , bathi: Asifumani lutho olubi kulo muntu ; uma, pho, kukhulume kuye umoya noma ingelosi na?

abaJuda abathile base-Asiya ababefanele ukuvela phambi kwakho , bangimangalele, uma benotho ngami.

UNkulunkulu umisile abathile ebandleni , kuqala abaphostoli , okwesibili abaprofethi, okwesithathu abafundisi, bese kuba yimisebenzi yamandla, bese kuba yiziphiwo zomusa zokuphulukisa , nokusiza, nokubusa, nezilimi ngezilimi.

Njengokuba ngakutshela mhla ngiya eMakedoniya ukuthi wohlala e -Efesu, ukuze uyale abathile ngokuthi bangafundisi okwahlukileyo,

Ngokuba sebengenile ngokunyenya abantu abathile okwalotshwa ngabo phambili endulo ukuthi bayakwehlelwa y ilokhu kulahlwa , abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, bephendukezela umusa kaNkulunkulu wethu ube ngamanyala , bephika uMbusi oyedwa neNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu.