IzEnzo Zabapostoli
2 Ngelanga lePentekoste,+ bebahlangene boke endaweni yinye. 2 Kungakalindeleki kwezwakala itjhada livela ezulwini, linjengelomoya obetha ngamandla, lazala indlu yoke ebebahlezi ngakiyo.+ 3 Kwabonakala amalimu anjengomlilo, asabalaliswa, ngalinye lahlala phezu komunye nomunye wabo, 4 boke bazala ummoya ocwengileko+ bathoma ukukhuluma ngamalimi ahlukahlukeneko, njengombana ummoya bewubenza bakghone ukukhuluma.+
5 Ngesikhatheso amaJuda asaba uZimu avela kizo zoke iintjhaba zephasi bewahlala eJerusalema.+ 6 Nakuzwakala itjhadelo, isiqubuthu sabuthana begodu sarareka ngombana ngamunye wabo esiqubuthwini wabezwa bakhuluma ngelimi lakhe. 7 Kwamambala barareka khulu bathi: “Qalani, boke abakhulumakwaba maGalile,+ kghani akusinjalo? 8 Alo kuza njani bona ngamunye wethu ezwe ngelimi lakhe lendabuko?* 9 AmaPhathiya, amaMede,+ ama-Elamu,+ izakhamuzi zeMesopotamiya, zeJudiya neKaphadosiya, zePontusi nezesifundeni se-Asiya,+ 10 zeFrigiya nePhamfiliya, zeGibhide nezesifundeni seLibhiya eduze neSirene, neemvakatjhi ezivela eRoma, kokubili amaJuda nabatjhugulukele ekolweni yobuJuda,*+ 11 amaKrete, nama-Arabhu, sibezwa bakhuluma ngezinto ezibabazekako zakaZimu ngamalimethu.” 12 Boke barareka bathi komunye nomunye: “Kutjho ukuthini lokhu?” 13 Kodwana abanye bahlekisa ngabo bathi: “Badakwe liwayini elimnandi.”
14 UPitrosi wasikima nabali-11+ wakhuluma nabo ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Madoda weJudiya nani noke bahlali beJerusalema, yazini lokhu begodu lalelisisani amezwami. 15 Eqinisweni abantwaba abakadakwa njengombana nina nicabanga ngombana yisimbi yethoba ekuseni.* 16 Kodwana lokhu ngilokho okwatjhiwo ngoJuweli umphorofidi nakathi: 17 ‘UZimu uthi, “Emihleni yokuphela, ngizokuthululela ummoyami phezu kwayo yoke inyama, amadodanenu namadodakazenu azokuphorofida namasokana ahlangana nani azokubona imibono namadoda amadala ahlangana nani azokubhudanga amabhudango,+ 18 emihleni leyo ngizokuthululela ummoyami ngitjho neengqileni neengqilakazini zami begodu zizokuphorofida.+ 19 Ngizokwenza iimangaliso ezulwini neembonakaliso ephasini, iingazi nomlilo namafu wentuthu. 20 Ilanga lizokuba mnyama nenyezi ibe ziingazi ngaphambi kobana kufike ilanga elikhulu neliphazimulako lakaJehova. 21 Woke umuntu obiza igama lakaJehova uzokusindiswa.”’+
22 “Madoda wakwa-Israyeli, yizwani amezwi la: UJesu weNazaretha bekamumuntu uZimu anibonise yena tjhatjhalazi ngemisebenzi yamandla neemangaliso ngeembonakaliso uZimu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu,+ njengombana nani nazi. 23 Umuntu lo, wanikelwa ngokwentando nangokwazi kwakaZimu+ kusesengaphambili, nambethela esigodweni ngesandla sabanganamthetho, nambulala.+ 24 Kodwana uZimu wamvusa+ ngokumtjhaphulula ekufeni,* ngombana bekungeze kwakghoneka bona abanjwe ngikho.+ 25 Ngombana uDavida wathi ngaye: ‘Ngibeka uJehova* qobe phambi kwami ngombana usesandleni sami sokudla bona ngingasikinywa. 26 Ngalokho ihliziywami yeqayeqa nelimi lami lathaba khulu. Yeke mina ngizokuhlala ethembeni; 27 ngombana angekhe ungitjhiye eThuneni,* namkha uvumele othembekileko wakho abone ukonakala.+ 28 Wenze iindlela zami zaziwa; uzongenza ngithabe khulu phambi kobuso bakho.’+
29 “Madoda, bafowethu, kuvumelekile ukukhuluma ngokutjhaphulukileko nani ngokhokhwethu uDavida, ukuthi wahlongakala begodu wabulungwa,+ ithuna lakhe lisesekhona lapha nanamhlanjesi. 30 Ngombana bekamphorofidi begodu azi ukuthi uZimu ufunge kuye bona omunye weenzukulwana zakhe,* uzokuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi,+ 31 wabona kusesengaphambili begodu wakhuluma ngokuvuswa kwakaKrestu, ukuthi akhenge atjhiywe eThuneni* namkha inyamakhe ibone ukonakala.*+ 32 UZimu wamvusa uJesu lo begodu soke sibofakazi balokho.+ 33 Nje-ke ngebanga lokuthi wakhutjhulelwa esandleni sokudla sakaZimu,+ wamukela ummoya ocwengileko awuthenjiswe nguBaba,+ uthulule lokhu enikubonako nenikuzwako. 34 Ngombana uDavida akhenge akhuphukele ezulwini, kodwana wathi, ‘UJehova* wathi eKosinami: “Hlala ngesidleni sami 35 bekube kulapho ngibeka amanabakho bona abe ngaphasi kweenyawo zakho.”’+ 36 Yeke, yoke indlu ka-Israyeli kufuze yazi ukuthi ngokuqinisekileko uZimu umenze waba kokubili yiKosi+ noKrestu, uJesu lo enambulalela esigodweni.”+
37 Nabezwa lokhu, kwaba ngasuthi bahlatjwe ehliziyweni, bathi kuPitrosi nakibo boke abapostoli: “Madoda, bafowethu, kufuze senzeni?” 38 UPitrosi wathi kibo: “Tjhugulukani,+ ngamunye wenu abhajadiswe+ egameni lakaJesu Krestu bona nilitjalelwe izono zenu,+ nizokufumana isipho sesihle sommoya ocwengileko. 39 Ngombana isithembiswesi+ ngesenu nabantwabenu, nalabo abakude, boke uJehova* uZimethu ababizela kuye.”+ 40 Ngamezwi amanengi wanikela ubufakazi wasolo abakhuthaza, athi: “Sindiswani esizukulwaneni esitjhigamilekwesi.”+ 41 Yeke labo abamukela ilizwi lakhe ngethabo babhajadiswa+ begodu ngelangelo kwangezelelwa abantu abangaba zii-3 000.+ 42 Baragela phambili bazinikela efundisweni yabapostoli, ekuhlanganeni ndawonye,* ekudleni,+ nemithandazweni.+
43 Eqinisweni boke bafikelwa kusaba, abapostoli+ bathoma ukwenza iimangaliso neembonakaliso ezinengi. 44 Boke ababa makholwa bebabuthene ndawonye begodu bahlanganyela zoke izinto, 45 bebathengisa ipahlabo+ nezindlu zabo, baphana ngemali abayifumeneko, ngokwalokho ngamunye akutlhogako.+ 46 Qobe langa bebahlala basethempelini ngomnqopho munye, badlela emizini ehlukahlukeneko bahlanganyela ukudla kwabo ngethabo elikhulu nangehliziyo ethembekileko, 47 badumisa uZimu bafumana umusa kibo boke abantu. Qobe langa uJehova* bekasolo abalethela abantu abangeziweko bona bahlanganyele nabo, labo babantu uZimu ebekabasindisa.+