U-Ananiyasi noSafira
1Indoda ibizo layo elingu-Ananiyasi nomkayo uSafira, yathengisa ingcenye yendawo, 2yagodla enye imali nomkayo anokwazi okupheleleko ngalokho. Yaletha yoke eseleko yafese yayibeka eenyaweni zabapostoli. 3Nje-ke uPitrosi wathi kiyo: “Ananiyasi, kuze njani bona uvumele uSathana azalise ihliziywakho kobana ukhulume amanga kuMoya oCwengileko, uzitjhiyele enye imali kileyo oyizuzileko ngendawo na? 4Kanti ungakayithengisi bekungasingeyakho na? Nangemva kobana seyithengisiwe imali beyingekho kanti elawulwenakho na? Alo-ke, kuyini ekwenze bona ucabange ukwenza into enje na? Awukakhulumi amanga ebantwini kodwana kuZimu!”
5Kuthe bona u-Ananiyasi ezwe lokho, waduleka phasi, wafa. Ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela boke abezwe okwenzekileko. 6Nje-ke amasokana angena, aphuthela umzimbakhe, amkhupha ayombulunga.
7Pheze ngemva kwama-awara amathathu kwafika umkakhe, kodwana bekangazi okwenzekileko. 8UPitrosi wambuza wathi: “Akhese ungitjele, kungabe leli linani enithengise ngalo indawo na?”
Yena wathi: “Iye, linani lakhona lelo.” 9Nje-ke uPitrosi wathi kuye: “Kubayini nivumelene ngokulinga uMoya kaSomnini na? Qala-ke, iinyawo zamadoda abulunge indodakho zisemnyango, nawe azokuthwala, akukhuphe!”
10Khonokho waduleka phasi ngeenyaweni zakhe, wafa. Kuthe lokha amasokana nangenako amfumana afile, amthwala ayombulunga eqadi kwendodakhe. 11Ukwesaba okukhulu kwabamba ibandla loke nabo boke abezwe ngezehlakalwezi.
Abapostoli benza iimbonakaliso neemmangaliso
12Abapostoli benza iimbonakaliso neemangaliso ezinengi hlangana nabantu begodu bebamunye bahlanganyela ndawonye ngethurini lakaSolomoni.
13Akakho noyedwa owaba nesibindi sokuhlanganyela nabo; nanyana kunjalo bebanedumo elihle ebantwini. 14Abantu abakholwako bebasiya bangezeleleka ngobunengi eKosini, iye isibalo esikhulu samadoda namakhosikazi. 15Ngemiphumela yalokho, abantu bebakhuphela abagulako eendledlaneni ngaphandle, babalalise emikghadini nemisemeni khona kuzakuthi lokha uPitrosi nadlulako, isithunzi sakhe sisithibeze abanye babo. 16Iinqubuthu zabantu zavela kiyo yoke imizi ezombeleze iJerusalema, zaletha abagulako nalabo egade banemimoya emimbi; boke bapholiswa.
Abapostoli bayazunywa
17Yeke umphristi omkhulu nabo boke ababambisene naye, ebekumalunga womkhandlu wabaSadusi, baba nomona. 18Babopha abapostoli, babadlhunya ngesikhungweni somphakathi. 19Kodwana phakathi kobusuku ingilozi kaSomnini yavula iminyango yesikhungo, yabakhuphela ngaphandle yathi kibo: 20“Khambani niyokujama eenrhodlweni zethempeli, nitjele abantu umlayezo wobuphilo obutjhobu.” 21Sebezwile lokho bangena ngethempelini sekusile, bathoma ukufundisa abantu.
Kwathi lokha umphristi omkhulu nababambisene naye nabafikako, babizela ndawonye soke isigungu sabarholi bamaJuda nabaphathi boke bakwa-Israyeli; bathumela esikhungweni bona kulethwe abapostoli. 22Kodwana iinthunywa nazifika esikhungweni, akhange zibafunyane lapho. Nje-ke zabuyela emuva zayokubika zathi: 23“Nasifikako esikhungweni, sifumene kukhiyiwe nabalindi boke baqalile emasangweni, kodwana nasivula amasango, akhange sifumane muntu ngaphakathi!”
24Ngokuzwa lokho induna yabalindithempeli nabaphristi abakhulu bakhungatheka, barareka bona kungaba mhlolo bani-ke lo. 25Khonapho kwafika indoda eyathi kibo: “Qalani! Amadoda eniwadlhunye ngesikhungweni ajame ngeenrhodlweni zethempeli afundisa abantu!” 26Yeke induna yakhamba nabalindithempeli bayobathatha babaletha. Akhange basebenzise amandla ngombana gade besaba bona abantu bangabakhanda ngamatje.
27Sele babalethile babajamisa phambi kwesigungu sabarholi bamaJuda, umphristi omkhulu wababuza wathi: 28“Sanikhalimela bona ningafundisi ngebizwelo! Kodwana nanyana kunjalo nirhatjhe ifundiswenu kilo loke iJerusalema benafuna bona sibe nomlandu weengazi zendoda le!”
29UPitrosi nabanye abapostoli baphendula bathi: “Kufuze bona silalele uZimu kunabantu. 30UZimu wabobaba bethu wamvusa uJesu kabafileko, enimbuleleko nina ngokumphanyeka esiphambanweni. 31UZimu wamphakamisela ngesigomeni sakhe njengomrholi nomsindisi, khona azakunikela abantu bakwa-Israyeli ithuba lokutjhuguluka nokulitjalelwa kwezono. 32Thina sibofakazi bezintwezi kanye noMoya oCwengileko uZimu amuphe labo abamlalelako.”
33Kuthe bona bakuzwe lokho, batjhitjhibala bacabanga ukubabulala. 34Kodwana umFarisi obizwa bona nguGamaliyeli, umfundisi womthetho ogade ahlonitjhwa khulu babantu, wasikima hlangana nesigungu wabawa bona amadoda lawo akhutjhelwe ngaphandle kwesikhatjhana. 35Wathi esigungwini: “Ma-Israyeli, yelelani enihlose ukukwenza emadodeni la. 36Esikhathini esinye esadlulako uTheyudasi wakhe wavela wazikhuluma bona yena mkhulu, walandelwa madoda amakhulu amane. Yena wabulawa, abalandeli bakhe boke barhatjheka, koke kwaphenduka ilize. 37Emva kwalokho uJudasi, umGalile, wavela naye ngesikhathi sokubalwa kwabantu wadosa abantu abanengi ekuvukeleni uburholi. Kodwana naye wabulawa, abalandeli bakhe boke bahlakazeka. 38Yeke, mayelana nendaba le nginiyelelisa ngokuthi, ‘Hlukanani namadoda! Aliseni akhambe ngombana nangabe amano nomsebenzawo kuvela ebantwini, kuzakuhluleka. 39Kodwana nangabe kuvela kuZimu, angekhe naphumelela ukuwavimba; nakungasinjalo, nizazifumanisa ngokwenu nisilwa noZimu!’ ”
40Isigungu salandela ikhalimo kaGamaliyeli. Yeke babizela abapostoli ngaphakathi, babaritha bebabakhalima bona bangasakhulumi ngebizo lakaJesu, babathukulula. 41Abapostoli basitjhiya isigungu sabarholi bamaJuda, bakhamba ngombana bazibona bafanele ukuhlunguphazwa ngebanga lebizwelo. 42Ilanga nelanga ngethempelini nendlini ngendlu akhange balise ukufundisa nokumemezela ivangeli bona uJesu unguKrestu.
