IZENZO 12

₁Ngalesosikhathi uHerode inkosi welula izandla ukuba ahluphe abathile bebandla.

₂Wabulala uJakobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba.

₃Esebonile ukuthi lokhu kuyabathokozisa abaJuda, waqhubeka wambamba noPetru. Kwakuyizinsuku zezinkwa ezingenamvubelo.

₄Wambamba, wamfaka etilongweni, wamnikela emaviyweni amane, yilelo nalelo linamabutho amane, ukuba amlinde, ehlosé ukumkhuphulela ebantwini emva kwePhasika.

₅Ngakho-ke uPetru wagcinwa etilongweni; kepha ibandla lamkhulekela ngesineke kuNkulunkulu.

₆Kwathi mhla uHerode ebezakumphumisa, ngalobobusuku uPetru wayelele phakathi kwamabutho amabili, eboshiwe ngamaketanga amabili, nabalindi phambi komnyango begcina itilongo.

₇Bheka, yafika ingelosi yeNkosi, kwakhanya ukukhanya etilongweni, yamshaya uPetru ohlangothini, yamvusa ithi: Shesha usukume. Ayesewa amaketanga ezandleni zakhe.

₈Ingelosi yathi kuye: Gqoka, ufake izicathulo zakho. Wenze njalo. Yathi kuye: Yembatha ingubo yakho, ungilandele.

₉Waphuma, wayilandela; wayengazi ukuthi kuyiqiniso okwenziwa yingelosi, kodwa wayethi ubona umbono.

₁₀Sebedlulile kubalindi bokuqala nabesibili bafika esangweni lensimbi eliya emzini, labavulekela ngokwalo, baphuma, badlula isitaladi saba-sinye; ingelosi yayisimshiya masinyane.

₁₁UPetru esesangulukile wathi: Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo, yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke okubhekwé yisizwe sabaJuda.

₁₂Sekumkhanyele lokho, wafika endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane othiwa uMarku, lapho bebebuthene khona abaningi bekhuleka.

₁₃Esengqongqotha esivalweni sesango, yeza intombazana ukusabela, egama layo linguRoda;

₁₄isilizwile izwi likaPetru ayivulanga esangweni ngenxa yokuthokoza, kepha yagijima yabika ukuthi uPetru umi ngasesangweni.

₁₅Kodwa bathi kuyo: Uyahlanya. Yona yaqinisa yathi: Hayi, kunjalo. Bona bathi: Yingelosi yakhe.

₁₆Kepha uPetru waqinisa wangqongqotha; sebevulile babona ukuthi nguye, bamangala.

₁₇Wayesebaqhweba ngesandla ukuba bathule, wabalandisa ukuthi iNkosi imkhiphé kanjani etilongweni, wathi: Bikelani uJakobe nabazalwane lokhu. Wayesephuma, waya kwenye indawo.

₁₈Sekusile, kwaba-khona ukunyakaza okukhulu phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetru wehlelwe yini.

₁₉UHerode esemfunile engamfumananga, wabuzisisa abalindi, wayala ukuba babulawe. Wayesehla eJudiya, waya eKesariya, wahlala khona.

₂₀Kepha wayebathukuthelele abaseTire nabaseSidoni; kodwa beza kuye nganhliziyonye; sebemvumisile uBlastu induna yendlu yenkosi, bacela ukuthula, ngokuba izwe lakubo lalifunzwa ngelenkosi.

₂₁Ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerode wembatha ingubo yobukhosi, wahlala esihlalweni, wakhuluma kubantu.

₂₂Abantu bamemeza bathi: Yizwi likaNkulunkulu, akusilo elomuntu.

₂₃Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya khona-lapho, ngokuba enganikanga uNkulunkulu udumo; wadliwa yizimpethu, wafa.

₂₄Kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu lakhula, landa.

₂₅Kepha oBarnaba noSawulu babuya eJerusalema sebeqedé ukukhonza kwabo, behamba benoJohane othiwa uMarku.