Ananiyase naSafira
1Kwakukhona indvodza libito layo kungu-Ananiyase, umkayo kunguSafira, leyatsengisa ngendzawo, 2kodvwa yatigodlela lenye imali, nemkayo abekwati loko, yase iletsa lena lenye kubaphostoli. 3Phetro watsi kuyo: “Ananiyase, umvumeleleni Sathane kutsi abuse inhlitiyo yakho akwente ucale emanga kuMoya Longcwele ngekugodla incenye yalemali leyintsengo yalendzawo? 4Ngaphambi kwekutsi uyitsengise lendzawo bekungesiyo yakho yini? Nasewuyitsengisile beyingekho yini emandleni akho? Pho, utimiseleleni enhlitiyweni yakho kwenta intfo lenje? Awukacali emanga kubantfu kodvwa kuNkulunkulu.” 5Watsi nakeva lamavi Ananiyase washayeka phansi wafa; bonkhe labeva ngalesehlo besaba kakhulu. 6Emajaha aphutfuma, asisonga sidvumbu sakhe, asikhiphela ngephandle, asingcwaba.
7Emvakwema-awa lamatsatfu umkakhe wangena, kodvwa abengati ngalokwentekile. 8Phetro watsi kuye: “Ngitjele, ngulena kuphela yini imali leniyitfolile nendvodza yakho ngekutsengisa lendzawo yenu?” Waphendvula watsi: “Yebo, ngulena kuphela.”
9Phetro watsi kuye: “Hhawu, nitimiseleleni nalendvodza yakho ngekulinga Moya weNkhosi? Lamajaha labengcwaba indvodza yakho asalapha emnyango, lo ngikhuluma nje nawe, atakutfwala akukhiphele ngephandle.”
10Masinyane Safira washayeka phansi ngasetinyaweni taPhetro, wafa. Angena futsi emajaha abona kutsi sewufile, asayamtfwala amkhiphela ngephandle amngcwaba eceleni kwendvodza yakhe.
11Libandla lonkhe nalabanye bonkhe nabeva loku bafikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu.
Tibonakaliso netimangaliso
12Tibonakaliso netimangaliso letinyenti tatentiwa baphostoli emkhatsini webantfu. Onkhe emakholwa abehlangana ndzawonye eMhubheni waSolomoni. 13Kwabate namunye lowaba nesibindzi sekuhlanganyela nabo, lite nome bantfu babebadvumisa kangaka. 14Kodvwa lesicuku sabo sengeteka kakhulu ngebantfu labakholwa eNkhosini, labadvuna nalabasikati. 15Ngemiphumela yaloku, lokwakwentiwa baphostoli, labagulako babetfwalwa ngemibhedze nangemacansi babekwe emigwacweni kuze kutsi loPhetro nakendlula, mane nje sitfunti sakhe sihambe etikwabo. 16Ticumbi ngeticumbi tebantfu teta eJerusalema tiphuma emadolobheni labesedvutane, tiletse labagulako nalababehlushwa bomoya lababi; bonkhe baphiliswa.
Kuhlushwa kwebaphostoli
17Kwase kutsi umPhristi Lomkhulu nabo bonkhe labenabo, kanye nemalunga lamanye ebaSadusi, baba nemona lomkhulu ngebaphostoli; bavumelana ngekutsi babatsatsele tinyatselo. 18Bababopha baphostoli, babafaka ejele, 19kodvwa kwatsi ebusuku ingilosi yeNkhosi yavula iminyango yelijele, yabahola yabakhiphela ngephandle, yatsi kubo: 20“Hambani niye ethempelini, nitjele bantfu bonkhe ngalemphilo lensha.”
21Baphostoli balalela, ekuseni ngeluvivi bangena ethempelini bafundzisa. UmPhristi Lomkhulu nabo bonkhe labenabo babita tonkhe tibondza temaJuda kutsi kube nemhlangano weLiqoqo; batfumela kutsi kulandvwe baphostoli baletfwe embikwabo.
22Kodvwa tatsi natifika tinceku, takhandza baphostoli bangekho ejele; ngako tabuyela emuva tayawubika loko kuleLiqoqo tatsi: 23“Nasifika lapha ejele sikhandze likhiyiwe nabogadzi bagadze eminyango; kodvwa nasivula asikakhandzi muntfu ngekhatsi!”
24Nasikuva loko siphatsimandla lesiphetse bogadzi belithempeli, nebaphristi labakhulu nabakuva loko, bamangala kutsi ngabe kwentekeni kubaphostoli. 25Basemangele kwefika indvodza yatsi kubo: “Lalelani la! Lamadvodza beniwafake ejele sikhuluma nje aphishekile afundzisa bantfu ethempelini.”
26Ngako lesiphatsimandla sahamba netinceku taso, sefike satsatsa baphostoli sababuyisa. Kodvwa ababaphocanga ngenkhani, ngobe babesaba kutsi bantfu babengahle babagcobe ngematje. 27Baletsa baphostoli babemisa embikweLiqoqo, umPhristi Lomkhulu wabagweba ngemibuzo. 28Watsi: “Saniyalisisa kutsi ningafundzisi ngelibito lalomuntfu, kodvwa ase nibuke lesenikwentile! Senisakate lemfundziso yenu yaze yagcwala lonkhe lelidolobha laseJerusalema, senifuna kutsi sibe nelicala ngekufa kwakhe!”
29Phetro nalabanye baphostoli baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele silalele Nkulunkulu kunekulalela bantfu. 30Nkulunkulu wabokhokho betfu wamvusa loJesu ekufeni, emvakwekuba senimbulele ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni. 31Nkulunkulu wamenyusela ngasesandleni sakhe sekudla njengeMholi neMsindzisi, kuze anike bantfu baka-Israyeli litfuba lekuphendvuka, kutsetselelwe tono tabo. 32Sibofakazi baletintfo tsine naMoya Longcwele, losipho saNkulunkulu kulabo labamlalelako.”
33Batsi nabakuva loko, batfukutsela kakhulu, bancuma kutsi babulawe. 34Kepha lomunye wabo, umFarisi labenguGamaliyeli, abengumfundzisi wemtsetfo kantsi futsi abehlonishwa kakhulu bantfu bonkhe, wasukuma wema embikwaleLiqoqo, wacela kutsi baphostoli sebakhishelwe ngephandle kwesikhashana. 35Wase ukhuluma kuleLiqoqo utsi: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, caphelisisani ngaloko lenifuna kukwenta kulamadvodza. 36Kuleta tikhatsi letendlula kwake kwachamuka Thoyidasi, watibeka embili ngekutsi ungumuntfu lomkhulu; bantfu labangema-400 bamlandzela. Kodvwa wabulawa, kwase kutsi bonkhe balandzeli bakhe basakateka, kwaba kuphela kwakhe njalo. 37Emvakwaloko, kwavela Judasi abengumGalile ngesikhatsi selubalo; naye wadvonsa sicumbi lesikhulu sebantfu samlandzela, kodvwa wabulawa naye, kwase kutsi balandzeli bakhe bayasakateka. 38Manje-ke kulendzaba, ase nginitjele naku: Ningacali nitsatse sinyatselo sekumelana nalabantfu. Bayekeleni bahambe, ngobe nangabe loluhlelo nalomsebenti wabo kuyintfo leyentiwa ngumuntfu, kutawuphela; 39kodvwa nangabe kuphuma kuNkulunkulu, ningeke nibehlule. Nitatikhandza kutsi senilwa naNkulunkulu.”
Liqoqo lawulalela umyalo waGamaliyeli. 40Base bangenisa baphostoli, babashaya babayala futsi kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume ngelibito laJesu, base bayabakhulula.
41Baphostoli balishiya Liqoqo, batfokota kakhulu ngekwetfwala lihlazo ngenca yelibito laJesu. 42Bachubeka bafundzisa onkhe emalanga ethempelini nasemitini yebantfu bashumayela liVangeli lekutsi Jesu nguKhristu.
