UPetros uthethelela isenzo sakhe
1Ke kaloku, abapostile nabazalwana ababekwelakwaYuda beva ukuba nazo iintlanga zilamkele ilizwi likaThixo. 2Uthe ke uPetros akuba enyuke waya eYerusalem, babambana naye abolwaluko, besithi, 3Ùye wangena kumadoda angalukileyo, wadla nawo.
4Waqala ke uPetros wabatyhilela ngokucacileyo, esithi, 5Mna ndandisemzini oyiYopa ndithandaza; ndabona ethongweni umbono, kusihla isitya esithile, ngathi yilinen enkulu, ithotywa ezulwini ngamasondo omané, yada yaza kufika kum; 6endithe ndakuqwalasela kuyo, ndaqiqa, ndabona izinto zomhlaba ezizitho ziné, namarhamncwa, nezinambuzane, neentaka zezulu.
7Ndeva ke izwi lisithi kum, Vuka, Petros, xhela udle. 8Ndithe ke mna, Nakanye, Nkosi; ngokuba yonke into eyinqambi, nokuba yengcolileyo, ayizanga ingene emlonyeni wam. 9Landiphendula ke ilizwi okwesibini, liphuma ezulwini, lathi, Izinto azihlambululeyo uThixo, musa ukuzenza iinqambi wena. 10Oku ke kwabakho kathathu; zaza zonke ezo zinto zabuya zarholelwa ezulwini.
11Gqi! kwaoko amadoda amathathu, ema ngasendlwini ebendikuyo, esuswe eKesareya ukuba eze kum. 12Wathi ke uMoya kum, mandihambe nawo, ndingathandabuzi nto. Bahamba ke nam, naba bazalwana bobathandathu; sangena endlwini yendoda leyo; 13yasibikela kananjalo ukubona kwayo isithunywa sezulu endlwini yayo, esemayo sathi kuyo, Thuma amadoda eYopa, ubize eze uSimon, ogama limbi linguPetros, oya kuthetha kuwe amazwi, 14owosindiswa ngawo wena, nayo yonke indlu yakho.
15Ke kaloku, ekuqaleni kwam ukuthetha, uMoya oyiNgcwele wabawèla, njengoko wasiwelayo nathi ekuqaleni. 16Ndakhumbula ke izwi leNkosi lokokuba ibithe, UYohane okunene wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele. 17Ukuba ngoko uThixo wabapha isipho esingangeso wasiphayo nathi thina sakholwayo eNkosini uYesu Kristu, mna ke bendingubani na, ukuba ndide ndibe nako ukumthintela uThixo?
18Bakuziva ke ezo zinto, bathi cwaka, bamzukisa uThixo, besithi, Kanti na ke neentlanga ezi uThixo uziphe ukuguqukela ebomini.
Ibandla labeentlanga kwa-Antiyokwe
19Abaya ke ngoko, bàbeziintsali ngembandezelo eyabakho ngoStefano, batyhutyha ilizwe, bada beza kwelaseFenike, naseSipro, nakwa-Antiyokwe, bengalithethi bantwini bambi, belithetha kumaYuda odwa. 20Yaye ke inxenye kubo ingamadoda aseSipro naseKirene; eyathi yona yakufika kwa-Antiyokwe, yathetha kwawesiGrike amaYuda, ishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zeNkosi uYesu. 21Saye ke isandla seNkosi sinawo, kanjalo kwakholwa inani elikhulu, labuyela eNkosini.
22Lwavakala ke udaba lwabo ezindlebeni zebandla laseYerusalem; bakhupha uBharnabhas, ukuba ahambe, ade aye kufika kwa-Antiyokwe; 23othe akufika, walubona ubabalo lukaThixo, wavuya, wabavuselela bonke, ukuba bathi ngengqibo yentliziyo bahlale bethe nca eNkosini. 24Ngokuba ebeyindoda elungileyo, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nalukholo. Kongezelelwa eNkosini inani elaneleyo.
25Wemka ke uBharnabhas, waya eTarso, esiya kufuna uSawule; 26wathi akuba emfumene, wamsa kwa-Antiyokwe. Kwathi ke, umnyaka uphela, bahlangana nebandla, bafundisa inani elaneleyo. Kananjalo abafundi baqala ukubizwa ukuba ngamaKristu kwa-Antiyokwe.
UBharnabhas noSawule bathunyelwa eYerusalem
27Ke kaloku ngaloo mihla, kwehla abaprofeti, besuka eYerusalem, beza kwa-Antiyokwe. 28Kwesuka ke omnye wabo, ogama linguAgabho, waqondisa ngaye uMoya ukuba kuza kubakho indlala enkulu kulo lonke elimiweyo; eyabakho ke ngemihla kaKlawudiyo Kesare.• 29Kubo ke abafundi, njengoko uthile ebenabo ubutyebi, wathi elowo kubo wagqiba ukuthumela into yokubanceda abazalwana ababemi kwelamaYuda; 30abathe bakwenza nokukwenza, bathumela kuwo amadoda amakhulu ngesandla sikaBharnabhas noSawule.
