Bible Reading Plan – Day 300

₁Kwincwadi yam yokuqala, Tiyofilo, ndabhala ndibalisa ngazo zonke izinto uYesu awasungula ngazo ukwenza nokufundisa, ₂kude kuye kuthi gaa ngaloo mhla wanyuselwa ngawo ezulwini nguThixo. Ngaphambi kokuba anyuswe uYesu, wathi ngoMoya oyiNgcwele wawayala loo madoda awawanyulayo ukuba abe *ngabathunywa. ₃Emva kokubandezelwa nokufa kwakhe wazibonakalisa kuloo madoda ngeziganeko ezininzi ukuba uvukile. Kwithuba leentsuku ezingamashumi amane abathunywa babemana bembona, ethetha nabo ebaxelela ngezolawulo lukaThixo. ₄Esitya kunye nabo wabayala wathi: “Ze ningemki eJerusalem. Hlalani nilinde isipho esathenjiswa nguBawo, esiya ndanixelela ngaso. ₅Kaloku uYohane yena wayebabhaptiza ngamanzi abantu; ke nina, kungekudala, uThixo uza kunibhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.”

₆Xa babendawonye, abathunywa bambuza uYesu besithi: “Nkosi, ngaba uza kulubuyisela kwangoku na ulawulo kumaSirayeli?”

₇UYesu uphendule wathi: “Asiyondawo yenu ukuwazi amathuba namaxesha uBawo agqiba yedwa ngawo. ₈Nina niya kunikwa amandla, akufika kuni uMoya oyiNgcwele, nindingqinele ebantwini baseJerusalem, nabakulo lonke elakwaJuda, nabaseSamariya, kude kuse naseziphelweni zomhlaba.”

₉Akuba etshilo uYesu, wanyuselwa ezulwini, bejongile abafundi bakhe. Lamsitha ilifu, ababa sambona.

₁₀Besakhangele ukumka kwakhe, bondele esibhakabhakeni apho, nango amadoda amabini, ambethe ezimhlophe, emi ngakubo, ₁₁abuza athi: “Madoda, maGalili, nimele ntoni apha nikhangele phezulu nje? UYesu lo nimbone enyuselwa ezulwini, uya kubuya kwangolu hlobo nimbone esimka ngalo.”

₁₂Baza babuyela eJerusalem, bevela entabeni ekuthiwa yeyeMinquma, ekufuphi neJerusalem umgama omalunga nekhilomitha enye. ₁₃Bakungena esixekweni, banyukela egumbini eliphezulu, apho babehlala khona. YayinguPetros, noYohane, noYakobi, noAndreya; uFilipu noTomas; uBhartolomeyu noMatewu; uYakobi unyana ka-Alifeyu, noSimon iTsha-ntliziyo, kwakunye noJudas unyana kaYakobi. ₁₄Bonke aba babezingisa ukuthandaza ngamxhelo mnye, kukho namanina, ekho noMariya unina kaYesu nabantakwabo-Yesu.

₁₅Ngaloo mihla xa babehlangene ndawonye abakholwayo bemalunga nekhulu elinamashumi amabini bebonke, waphakama uPetros, wathi: ₁₆“Madoda, mawethu, bekufanelekile ukuba kuzaliseke okwathethwa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, esebenzisa uDavide ukuxela okuya kwenzeka kuJudas, lowo wabakhokelela kuYesu abo bambambayo. ₁₇UJudas lo ebengomnye wethu, enenxaxheba kulo msebenzi sikuwo.”

( ₁₈Kaloku le ndoda yathenga umhlaba ngaloo mali yayifumana ngenkohlakalo. Yawa ngesisu, sagqabhuka, zaphalala izibilini kuloo ndawo. ₁₉Le ntlekele yaduma kulo lonke elaseJerusalem; baza bayithiya igama loo ndawo, bathi yiAkeldama ngolwini lwabo, igama elithetha umhlaba wegazi.)

₂₀“Kuba kaloku kwiNcwadi yeeNdumiso kubhalwe kwathiwa:

_21-22“Ngoko ke, makubekho enye indoda ethatha indawo yakhe. Kufuneka ibe ngumntu obesoloko ekunye nathi ngalo lonke elaa xesha iNkosi yayijikeleza phakathi kwethu; umntu owayekho ukususela kanye ngelaa xesha uYohane wayebhaptiza, kude kuze kuthi gaa ngomhla wonyuko. Nguloo mntu ke onokungqina kunye nathi ngokuvuka kweNkosi yethu.”

₂₃Baza baphakamisa amagama amadoda amabini: uJosefu owayesaziwa ngokuba nguBharsabha, obizwa nangokuba nguYusto, kwakunye noMatiya. ₂₄Bathandaza ke benjenje: “Nkosi, wena uzaziyo iingcinga zeentliziyo zabantu bonke, sahlulele phakathi kwala madoda mabini, usibonise eyona uyinyulele ₂₅kwisikhundla sokukukhonza *ingumthunywa, eso satyeshelwa nguJudas ukuze aye kuloo ndawo imfaneleyo.” ₂₆Abhalwa ke la magama omabini, kwenziwa *amaqashiso, kwaphumelela elikaMatiya; waza wabalelwa ekubeni ngumthunywa kunye nabanye abalishumi elinanye.

₁Ekufikeni komhla *wePentekoste babehlangene ndawonye bonke. ₂Ngesaquphe beva isandi esingathi kukuza komoya omkhulu, uvuthuza esibhakabhakeni. Sayizalisa indlu ababehleli kuyo isandi eso. ₃Kwabonakala amadangatye angathi ziilwimi, laza lalelo idangatye lahlala kumntu ngamnye kubo. ₄Bazaliswa ke bonke nguMoya oyiNgcwele, baza bathetha ngalwimi zimbi, njengoko uMoya wabaphayo.

₅EJerusalem apho kwakukho amaJuda, abantu ababenenzondelelo ngezinto zikaThixo, bevela kuzo zonke izizwe zehlabathi. ₆Bakukuva oko kwakusenzeka, kwahlanganisana indimbane yabantu, bonke bemangalisiwe kukuva abalandeli bakaYesu bethetha iilwimi zabo. ₇Bethe khumnqa, bathi: “Okunene aba bantu ngamaGalili bonke! ₈Ke, kutheni le nto sonke ngabanye sibeva bethetha nathi ngolwimi lweenkobe? ₉Thina singamaParti, namaMedi, namaElam, nabaseMesopotami, nabakwaJuda, nabaseKapadoki; singabasePonto naseAsiya, ₁₀eFrigi nasePamfili, naseJiputa nabemimandla yaseLibhiya engaseKirene, nabahambi abavela eRoma. ₁₁SingamaJuda nabangeni buJudeni, amaKrete nama-Arabhu. Siyabeva beyithetha ngeelwimi zethu imisebenzi yamandla kaThixo.” ₁₂Bethe nqa ke bexakiwe, babuzana bathi: “Awu! Ngaba ithetha ntoni le nto?”

₁₃Abanye baphoxisa ngabo, bathi: “À, suka! Banxilile!”

₁₄Waphakama uPetros, wabhekisa ebantwini, ethetha egameni labafundi abalishumi elinambini, wathi: “Mawethu, maJuda, nani nonke bemi baseJerusalem, phulaphulani nibeke iindlebe, nantsi indawo emaniyiqonde: ₁₅La madoda akanxilanga njengoko niba kunjalo nina, kuba kusekusasa ngentlazane, ₁₆koko le nto yenzekayo yileya yaxelwa *ngumshumayeli uJoweli esithi:

₂₂“MaSirayeli, phulaphulani la mazwi: UYesu waseNazarete yindoda eyâlathwa nguThixo, yaza yabonakaliswa ngemisebenzi yamandla nemimangaliso nangemiqondiso awayenzayo uThixo ngayo. Nani ngokwenu niyayazi loo nto, kuba yenzeka phakathi kwenu apha. ₂₃Lo Yesu ke, wanikelwa kuni ngokuthanda nangokwazi kukaThixo, nambulala ngokumnikela ukuba abethelelwe emnqamlezweni ngabantu abangawukhathalelanga umthetho wethu. ₂₄UThixo ke yena wamvusa, wamkhulula kwiintlungu zokufa, kuba ukufa kwakungenawo amandla okumbophelela. ₂₅Kaloku uDavide uthi ngaye:

₂₉“Mawethu, mandithethe ngokucacileyo kuni ngokhokho wethu uDavide. Yena wafa, waza wangcwatywa; yaye nengcwaba lakhe lilapha unanamhlanje. ₃₀Njengokuba *wayengumshumayeli, wayesazi isithembiso sokuba uThixo wafunga ukuba omnye kubazukulwana bakhe uya kuba ngukumkani njengaye. ₃₁Walubona ke kwangaphambili uvuko lukaKrestu, wathetha ngalo, exela ukuba akayi kuyekwa kwelabafileyo, futhi engayi kubola. ₃₂UThixo ke wamvusa ekufeni lo Yesu; saye ke thina sonke singamangqina aloo nto. ₃₃Njengoko anyuselwe ewongeni kuThixo, wamkele uMoya oyiNgcwele, lowo wathenjiswayo nguYise. Le nto ke niyibonayo niyivayo ngoku kukugalelwa kwaloo Moya kuthi. ₃₄Kaloku uDavide akanyukelanga ezulwini yena ngokwakhe, koko uthi:

₃₆“Ngenxa yoko qinisekani, mzi kaSirayeli, ukuba lo Yesu enambethelela emnqamlezweni, uThixo ummisele wayiNkosi *ekwanguKrestu.”

₃₇Yabahlabanisela kakhulu intetho kaPetros abantu, bakuba beyivile; baza bathi kuPetros *nabathunywa ababenaye: “Kufuneka senze ntoni, mawethu?”

₃₈Wathi uPetros kubo: “Guqukani ezonweni zenu nonke ngabanye, nibhaptizwe egameni likaYesu Krestu, ukuze nixolelwe izono zenu, nize namkele isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele. ₃₉Kuba isithembiso esenziwa nguThixo senzelwa nina nabantwana benu, kwanâbo bakude, bebonke abo iNkosi uThixo wethu ibabizayo.”

₄₀Wathetha wophela ke uPetros ebaluleka esithi: “Zahlukaniseni naba bantu bakhohlakeleyo, khon' ukuze ningehlelwa sisohlwayo sabo.” ₄₁Abantu abaninzi balwamkela olu daba, baza babhaptizwa. Baba ngamawaka amathathu abantu abongezelelwayo enanini labo. ₄₂Babehlangana rhoqo, bedlelana ngokuphulaphula iimfundiso zabathunywa, nangokuqhekeza isonka, nangokuthandaza.

₄₃Imiqondiso nemimangaliso emininzi awayenza *ngabathunywa uThixo yatsho yabakhohla abantu. ₄₄Bonke abakholwayo bahlala bebambene, bedlelana ngezinto abanazo omnye nomnye.

₄₅Babethengisa ngempahla yabo, babelane ngemali leyo ngokweentswelo zomntu ngamnye. ₄₆Imihla ngemihla babehlangana rhoqo *endlwini kaThixo, babuye batye kunye emakhaya bechwayitile bebelezelana, ₄₇bembonga uThixo, bamkelekile kubantu bonke. Mihla le uThixo wayelongeza inani labo ngabo basindiswayo.

₁Ngamhla uthile uPetros noYohane baya *endlwini kaThixo ngexesha lomthandazo, ngentsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini. ₂Apho esangweni lendlu kaThixo ekwakusithiwa liSango eLihle, kwakukho indoda eyayisisiqhwala kwasekuzalweni kwayo. Yayidla ngokusiwa khona yonke imihla ukuze icele amalizo kwabangenayo. ₃Yakubona uPetros noYohane bengena, yacela ukuba bayilize. ₄Bayijonga, waza uPetros wathi: “Khangela apha!” ₅Yajonga kubo ke ilindele into abaza kuyinika yona. ₆Uthe uPetros: “Imali andinayo, kodwa ndiza kukunika into endinayo – egameni likaYesu Krestu waseNazarete, ndithi kuwe: ‘Phakama, uhambe.’ ” ₇Akuba etshilo, wayibamba ngesandla sokunene, wayiphakamisa. Ngoko nangoko iinyawo namaqatha ayo omelela. ₈Yatsho umtsi, yema ngeenyawo, yahamba-hamba. Yaza yangena nabo endlwini kaThixo, ihamba itsiba-tsiba, ibulela uThixo. ₉Bonke abantu ababelapho bayibona ihamba ibulela uThixo. ₁₀Baqonda ukuba ngulaa mngqibi wayedla ngokuhlala eSangweni eLihle lendlu kaThixo, bonke bathi manga yinto eyenzeke kuye.

₁₁Njengoko le ndoda yathi nca kuPetros noYohane, basuka abantu beza begxalathelana kubo bemangalisiwe evarandeni ekuthiwa yekaSolomon. ₁₂Akubabona abantu, uPetros wabhekisa kubo wathi: “MaSirayeli, kungani ukuba inimangalise le nto? Khona kutheni ukuba nisijonge ngathi wenziwe ngamandla ethu nangokwethu ukukholeka kuThixo ukuba ahambe lo mntu? ₁₃UThixo ka-Abraham, kaIsake, kaYakobi, uThixo woobawo bethu, ngesi senzo usinike iwonga isicaka sakhe uYesu. Nina namnikela namkhanyela phambi koPilato, nangona yena wayefuna ukumkhulula. ₁₄Namkhanyela umnyulwa olilungisa! Endaweni yakhe nacela uPilato ukuba anikhululele isihange. ₁₅Nayibulala imbangi yobomi; ke yena uThixo wayivusa ekufeni. Yeyona nto singqina yona ke leyo. ₁₆Kukuvuma nokuzinikela kwigama likaYesu okuyomelezileyo le ndoda niyibonayo, niyaziyo. Ligunya legama lakhe elimenze waphila njengokuba nimbona elapha phambi kwenu nje lo mntu.

₁₇“Ndiyazi ke, mawethu, ukuba nina neenkokheli zenu le nto niyenze kuYesu ngokungazi. ₁₈Loo nto ngoko uThixo wayazisayo ngabo bonke *abashumayeli, yokuba umelwe kukubandezeleka, uyizalisekisile. ₁₉Guqukani ke ngoko, nibuyele kuThixo, ukuze zicinywe izono zenu; ₂₀nize nifumane amathuba okuhlaziyeka komoya evela eNkosini, nokuze imthumele uYesu onguKrestu oselenikwe nina. ₂₁Yena uya kuhlala ezulwini kude kufike ixesha lokuhlaziywa kwezinto zonke, njengoko uThixo wâzisáyo mandulo ngabashumayeli bakhe abanyuliweyo. ₂₂Kaloku uMosis wathi: ‘INkosi uThixo wenu iya kunithumela umshumayeli ophuma kwalapha kumawenu njengam. Maze nimphulaphule kuyo yonke into anixelela yona. ₂₃Nabani na ke ongamphulaphuliyo lo mshumayeli uya kusikwa ebantwini bakaThixo atshatyalaliswe.’ ₂₄Abashumayeli bonke ukususela kuSamweli nabo bamlandeláyo, bayixela le mihla sikuyo. ₂₅Nisisizukulwana sabashumayeli, ninenxaxheba kumnqophiso owenziwa nguThixo nooyihlo-mkhulu, xa wathi kuAbraham: ‘Ngesinqe sakho ndiya kubasikelela bonke abantu bomhlaba.’ ₂₆UThixo ke esimisele isiCaka sakhe wasithumela kuni kuqala, ukuze anenzele inceba niguquke kwinkohlakalo yenu.”

₁Kwathi uPetros noYohane besathetha nabo abantu, kwafika ababingeleli nentloko yabalindi *bendlu kaThixo kunye *nabaSadusi. ₂Babekhathazekile kuba aba *bathunywa babefundisa abantu ngokuvuka kukaYesu ekufeni, nto leyo yayiqinisekisa ukuba abafileyo baya kuvuka. ₃Bababamba ke, babafaka entolongweni, ukuba balinde khona kude kube ngengomso, njengoko imini yayiselisangene. ₄Uninzi lwâbo bayivayo imfundiso leyo lwakholwa, laza ke landa inani labo laya kumawaka amahlanu.

₅Ngomhla olandelayo iinkokheli zamaJuda, nabadala, nabachazi-mthetho, bahlangana eJerusalem. ₆YayingooAnas umbingeleli omkhulu, noKayafa, noYohane, noAlesandire, kwanabanye bendlu yombingeleli omkhulu, ababelapho. ₇Babamisa phambi kwabo abathunywa, bababuza bathi: “Niyenze kanjani le nto? Gunya lini eli ninalo? Ligama likabani eli nisebenze ngalo?”

₈UPetros, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele, wabaphendula wathi: “Ziphathamandla nani badala, ₉xa namhlanje nisixoxisa ngesenzo esihle sokuphiliswa komntu osisiqhwala, ₁₀nina ninamaSirayeli ewonke yazini le nto ke: Lo mntu umi apha phambi kwenu ephile qete, uphile ngenxa yegunya legama likaYesu Krestu waseNazarete. Lowo nina nambethelela emnqamlezweni; wamvusa ke yena uThixo. ₁₁Lo Yesu ngulowo zithi *iziBhalo xa zithetha ngaye:

₁₃Amalungu *eBhunga amangaliswa kukubona ukungafihlisi kukaPetros noYohane, eqonda ukuba bangabantu nje abaqhelekileyo abangenamfundo. Baphawula nokuba babengamahlakani kaYesu. ₁₄Kodwa babengenandlela yokuphikisana nabo, kuba indoda le yayiphilisiwe yayimi apho kunye noPetros noYohane. ₁₅Babakhuphela ngaphandle kwendlu leyo yeBhunga, basala bona bexoxa bodwa. ₁₆Babuzana besithi: “Singawathini la madoda? Wonke ubani apha eJerusalem uyazi ukuba lo mqondiso ungaqhelekanga wenziwe ngawo, sibe ke thina singenako ukuyiphika le nto. ₁₇Ukuze ke inganwenwi le nto phakathi kwabantu, masibalumkise bangaze bathethe nakubani ngegama likaYesu.”

₁₈Babangenisa kwakhona, baza babayala ukuba ze bangaphindi bathethe okanye bafundise ngegama likaYesu. ₁₉UPetros noYohane bona baphendula bathi: “Zahluleleni nina ngokwenu ukuba kulunge kuphi na phambi koThixo; kukho ukwenza intando yenu, kukho nokwenza intando kaThixo. ₂₀Thina asinakuyeka ukuthetha ngento esiyibone sayiva ngokwethu.” ₂₁IBhunga labatyityimbisela umnwe, laza labakhulula. Alibanga nakroba lakubohlwaya, ngenxa yokoyika abantu, kuba babedumisa uThixo ngesi senzo. ₂₂Kaloku le ndoda yaphiliswa ngalo mmangaliso yayingaphezu kwamashumi amane eminyaka ubudala.

₂₃Bakuba bekhululwe uPetros noYohane babuyela kubahlobo babo, bababalisela okwathethwa kubo ngababingeleli abaziintloko bekunye nabadala. ₂₄Bevile ke, bonke bathandaza ngamxhelo mnye, besithi: “Nkosi, Mdali wezulu nomhlaba nolwandle nazo zonke izinto ezilapho, ₂₅uDavide, isicaka sakho, ukhokho wethu, eqhutywa nguMoya oyiNgcwele wathi:

₃₁Bakuba begqibile ukuthandaza, indawo ababehlangene kuyo yazanya-zanyiswa. Bonke bazaliswa nguMoya oyiNgcwele, baza baluthetha udaba lukaThixo benobuganga.

₃₂Ewonke amakholwa ayevana entliziyo-nye. Akukho bani wayekubanga oko anako, kuba babesabelana ngezinto zonke abanazo. ₃₃*Abathunywa babezingisa ukungqina ngovuko lweNkosi uYesu, waza uThixo wabasikelela xa bebonke. ₃₄Kwakungekho bani usweleyo phakathi kwabo. Ababenemihlaba nezindlu babethengisa ngazo, baze imali leyo bayifumeneyo ₃₅beze nayo, bayinike abathunywa, ize yabelwe ulowo nalowo ngokweentswelo zakhe.

₃₆UJosefu, *umLevi onkaba iseSipro, owathiywa ngabathunywa bathi nguBarnabha, uMthuthuzeli, ₃₇wathengisa umhlaba wakhe, waza wayizisa imali leyo kubathunywa.

₁Ke kaloku kwakukho nendoda egama linguHananiya, umfazi wayo yena enguSafira. Bathengisa umhlaba wabo, ₂baza inxalenye yemali leyo bayifumeneyo bayigcina, eseleyo ke bayizisa *kubathunywa. ₃UPetros wabuza wathi: “Hananiya, kutheni ukuba umyeke uSathana alawule intliziyo yakho, akwenze uxokise uMoya oyiNgcwele ngokugcina inxalenye yemali oyifumeneyo ngomhlaba wakho? ₄Umhlaba wakho ubungowakho phambi kokuba uwuthengise, nemali yawo ibiyeyakho emveni kokuba uwuthengisile. Kungani ke ukuba ufike kwisigqibo sokwenza into enje? Awuxokisanga mntu, uxokise uThixo.” ₅Akuweva loo mazwi uHananiya wawa phantsi, wafa; baza bonke abayivayo loo nto bankwantya luloyiko. ₆Bafika abafana, bawuthatha bawuthandela umzimba wakhe, baya kumngcwaba.

₇Emva kweeyure ezintathu, yafika inkosikazi kaHananiya ingekayiva loo nto ihlileyo. ₈Wabhekisa kuyo uPetros esithi: “Khawutsho, ingaba le yimali epheleleyo eniyizuze ngokuthengisa umhlaba wenu nomyeni wakho?”

Yaphendula yathi: “Ewe, iphelele.”

₉Wayibuza wathi uPetros: “Kungani ukuba wena nendoda yakho nidibane ngokuvavanya uMoya weNkosi? Uyabona ke, abafana abavela kungcwaba indoda yakho nâbo emnyango, nawe lo baza kukuthatha bemke nawe.” ₁₀Ngoko nangoko uSafira wawa ezinyaweni zakhe, wafa. Bangena abafana, bambona ukuba ufile, bamthatha baya kumngcwaba ecaleni komyeni wakhe. ₁₁Xa lilonke ibandla nabo bonke abayivayo le nto bazaliswa kukunkwantya.

₁₂*Abathunywa benza imiqondiso nemimangaliso emininzi ebantwini. Bonke abakholwayo babehlangana eVarandeni kaSolomon. ₁₃Abangakholwayo babengazibandakanyi nabo, nakuba kwakuthethwa kakuhle ngabo. ₁₄Kuyo yonke loo nto kwabakho ihlokondiba lamadoda namakhosikazi azinikelayo eNkosini, laza longezeka inani labo. ₁₅Baza abagulayo basiwa ezitalatweni, balaliswa ezibhedini nasemakhukweni, ukuze kuthi xa agqithayo uPetros isithunzi sakhe siwe phezu kwabanye. ₁₆Izihlwele zabantu zazisiza, zivela kwiidolophu ezimelene neJerusalem, zizisa abagulayo nâbo babeneendimoni, baze baphile bonke.