IZENZO 5

₁Kepha indoda ethile, igama layo linguAnaniya, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngendawo;

₂yagodla inxenye yemali, nomkayo ekwazi, yaletha inxenye ethile, yayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli.

₃Wayesethi uPetru: Ananiya, kungani ukuba uSathane agcwalise inhliziyo yakho, uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, ugodle inxenye yemali yezwe, na?

₄Lisekhona belingesilo elakho na? Selithengisiwe belingekho emandleni akho na? Uyibekeleni leyonto enhliziyweni yakho na? Awuqambanga amanga kubantu kepha kuNkulunkulu.

₅Kuthé uAnaniya ezwa lawomazwi, wawa phansi, wafa; ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa lokho.

₆Izinsizwa zasuka, zamsongelezela, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela.

₇Kwathi emva kwesikhathi esingaba-ngamahora amathathu kwangena nomkakhe, engakwazi okwenzakeleyo.

₈UPetru wayesethatha ethi: Ngitshele ukuba izwe nilithengisé ngokungaka na? Wathi: Yebo, ngokungaka.

₉Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: Kungani ukuba nivumelene ngokulinga uMoya weNkosi na? Bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango, nawe bazakukukhiphela phandle.

₁₀Wayesewa phansi masinyane ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wafa; izinsizwa zangena, zamfumana efile, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela ngasendodeni yakhe.

₁₁Ukwesaba okukhulu kwalehlela ibandla lonke nabo bonke abezwa lokho.

₁₂Kwenziwa izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi ebantwini ngezandla zabaphostoli; bonke babenhliziyonye besemphemeni kaSolomoni.

₁₃Kepha kwabanye akwabakho owayenesibindi sokuzihlanganisa nabo, kepha abantu babebazisa kakhulu;

₁₄benezelwa kakhulu abakholwa yiNkosi, abaningi nabesilisa nabesifazane,

₁₅ngangokuba bakhiphela phandle emigwaqweni abagulayo, bababeka emacansini nasezinhlakeni, kuze kuthi lapho eza uPetru, isithunzi nje sakhe sisithibeze abanye kubo.

₁₆Kwabuthana nesixuku esivela emizini ezungezé iJerusalema, beletha abagulayo nabakhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo; baphulukiswa bonke.

₁₇Kwase kusuka umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke ababenaye abangabehlelo labaSadusi, bagcwala umhawu,

₁₈babamba abaphostoli, babafaka etilongweni lombuso.

₁₉Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yavula iminyango yetilongo ebusuku, yabakhipha, yathi:

₂₀Hambani, nime nikhulume ethempelini kubantu amazwi onke alokhukuPhila.

₂₁Kwathi sebezwile, bangena ethempelini ekuthatheni kokusa, bafundisa. Kepha kwafika umpristi omkhulu nababenaye, babizela ndawonye umphakathi nezigele zonke zabantwana bakwaIsrayeli, bathumela endlini yeziboshwa ukuba balethwe.

₂₂Kepha izikhonzi ezafika khona azibafumananga etilongweni; zase zibuyela emuva, zabika

₂₃zathi: Indlu yeziboshwa sayifumana ivaliwe, iqinile impela, nabalindi bemi eminyango; kepha sesivulile asifumananga-muntu ngaphakathi.

₂₄Kwathi ukuba induna yethempeli nabapristi abakhulu bezwa lawomazwi, basambatheka ngawo ngokuthi kungabayini lokho na?

₂₅Kepha kwafika omunye, wababikela wathi: Bhekani, amadoda ebeniwafakile etilongweni emi ethempelini, afundisa abantu.

₂₆Khona yaphuma induna kanye nezikhonzi, zabaletha, kungengampoqo, ngokuba bebesaba abantu, funa bakhandwe ngamatshe.

₂₇Sebebalethile babamisa emphakathini; umpristi omkhulu wababuza,

₂₈wathi: Saniyala nokuniyala ukuba ningafundisi ngalelogama; bhekani, senigcwalisé iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, nihlosé ukwehlisela igazi lalowomuntu phezu kwethu.

₂₉Kepha uPetru nabaphostoli baphendula bathi: Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu kunabantu.

₃₀UNkulunkulu wawobaba wamvusa uJesu enambulala nina ngokumphanyeka emthini;

₃₁lowo uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa ngesokunene sakhe abe-yiNkosi noMsindisi ukuba anike uIsrayeli ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwezono.

₃₂Thina singofakazi balezozinto kanye noMoya oNgcwele uNkulunkulu amnikile labo abamlalelayo.

₃₃Bona sebezwile bathukuthela, bafuna ukubabulala.

₃₄Kwase kusukuma omunye emphakathini, umFarisi ogama lakhe linguGamaliyeli, isazimthetho esitusekayo esizweni sonke, wayala ukuba abantu bakhishwe isikhashana;

₃₅wayesethi kubo: Madoda akwaIsrayeli, qaphelani kulokho enizakukwenza kulababantu.

₃₆Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezizinsuku kwasuka uThewuda ezishaya omkhulu; kwanamathela kuye amadoda angathi amakhulu amane; wabulawa yena nabo bonke abamlalelayo, bachitheka, baphela.

₃₇Emva kwalowo kwasuka uJuda waseGalile ezinsukwini zokubhalwa; wahlubukisa abantu ukuba bamlandele; nalowo wabhubha, nabo bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka.

₃₈Manje-ke ngithi kini: Dedani kulababantu, nibayeke, ngokuba uma lelisu nalomsebenzi kuvela kubantu, kuyakuchitheka;

₃₉kepha uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu, aniyikuba-namandla okubachitha, funa mhlawumbe nifunyanwe ningabalwayo noNkulunkulu. Bamvumela-ke.

₄₀Base bebabiza abaphostoli, babashaya, babayala ngokuthi bangakhulumi ngegama likaJesu, babakhulula.

₄₁Khona basuka phambi komphakathi bethokoza, ngokuba bebefanele ukudunyazwa ngenxa yalelogama;

₄₂abayekanga ukufundisa nokushumayela ivangeli ngoJesu Kristu imihla yonke ethempelini nasemakhaya.