IzEnzo Zabapostoli
4 Ababilaba nabasakhuluma nabantu, abaphristi, isikhulu sabonogada bethempeli, nabaSadusi+ beza kibo. 2 Bebasilingekile ngombana abapostoli bebafundisa abantu, bafakaza tjhatjhalazi ngokuvuswa kwakaJesu kwabafileko.*+ 3 Ngalokho bababamba, babavalela+ bekwaba ngakusasa ngombana besekuhlwile. 4 Nanyana kunjalo, inengi lalabo abalalela ikulumo leyo lakholwa begodu inani lamadoda laba pheze zii-5 000.+
5 Ngelanga elilandelako ababusi babo, abadala, nabatloli babuthana ndawonye eJerusalema, 6 bano-Anasi+ umphristi omkhulu, uKhayafasi,+ uJwanisi, u-Alekzandra nabo boke ebebaziinhlobo zomphristi omkhulu. 7 Bajamisa uPitrosi noJwanisi phakathi kwabo, bababuza bathi: “Lokhu nikwenze ngamaphi amandla namkha ngegama lakabani?” 8 UPitrosi azele ummoya ocwengileko,+ wathi kibo:
“Babusi babantu nabadala, 9 nangabe namhlanje siphenywa ngesenzo esihle esisenze endodeni erholopheleko+ begodu nifuna ukwazi ukuthi ngubani owenze indoda leyo yaphola, 10 akwaziwe kini noke nakibo boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi egameni lakaJesu Krestu weNazaretha,+ loyo enambulalela esigodweni+ kodwana uZimu wamvusa kwabafileko,+ kungaye indoda le ijame lapha phambi kwenu iphilile. 11 Lo ‘lilitje nina bakhi enaliphatha njengelinganamsebenzi libe lilitje eliqakatheke ukuwadlula woke.’*+ 12 Ukungezelela kilokho, ayikho isindiso kunanyana ngubani omunye ngombana alikho elinye igama+ ngaphasi kwezulu elinikelweko hlangana nabantu ekufuze sisindiswe ngalo.”+
13 Nje-ke nababona uPitrosi noJwanisi bakhuluma ngokutjhaphulukileko,* babona nokuthi bebangakafundi* begodu bababantu abajayelekileko,+ barareka khulu. Balemuka ukuthi bebanoJesu.+ 14 Njengombana baqale indoda elatjhiweko ijame nabo,+ babhalelwa kuphendula.+ 15 Ngalokho babayala bona baphumele ngaphandle kwewolo leSanhedrini, bathoma ukurerisana, 16 bathi: “Kufuze senzeni ngabantwaba na?+ Ngombana kuhlekuhle, kwenzeke isibonakaliso esikhulu ngabo esisepepeneneni kibo boke abahlali beJerusalema+ begodu angekhe sikuphike lokho. 17 Bona lokhu kungarhatjheki ukuya phambili ebantwini, akhe sibathusele, sibatjele nokuthi bangasakhuluma namuntu ngesisekelo segameli.”+
18 Ngalokho bababiza, babakhalima bona bangakhulumi litho namkha bafundise ngesisekelo segama lakaJesu. 19 Kodwana uPitrosi noJwanisi baphendula bathi kibo: “Ukuthi kulungile emehlweni kaZimu bona silalele nina kunoZimu, yahlulelani ngokwenu. 20 Kodwana thina, angekhe silise ukukhuluma ngezinto esizibonileko nesizizwileko.”+ 21 Nje-ke, ngemva kokubathusela godu, babatjhaphulula ngebanga lokuthi akhenge bafumane isisekelo sokubajezisa, nangebanga labantu boke+ ngombana bebadumisa uZimu ngalokho okwenzekileko. 22 Ngombana indoda okwenzeke kiyo ikarisomraro* yokulapha le beyineminyaka engaphezu kwama-40 ubudala.
23 Ngemva kokutjhatjhululwa, batjhinga kwabanye abafundi, bababikela lokho abaphristi abakhulu nabadala ababatjele khona. 24 Nabezwa lokhu, baphakamisa amezwabo kuZimu ngokuvumelana bathi:
“Kosi ePhakemeko, nguwe owenze izulu nephasi nelwandle nakho koke okukizo,+ 25 begodu owathi ngommoya ocwengileko ngomlomo kakhokho wethu uDavida,+ incekwakho: ‘Kubayini iintjhaba zitshwenyekile nabantu bazindla ngezinto ezingekho na? 26 Amakhosi wephasi alungele ukulwa nababusi babuthene ndawonye njengalabo abaphikisana noJehova nozesiwekwakhe.’*+ 27 Ngombana eqinisweni uHerode noPontiyasi Pilatu+ nabantu beentjhaba nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bebabuthene ndawonye edorobheneli ngokujamelene nencekwakho ecwengileko uJesu, loyo omzesileko,+ 28 ukwenza lokho isandla neseluleko sakho esakubikezela kusesengaphambili bona kuzokwenzeka.+ 29 Nje-ke, Jehova, sibawa utjheje ukuthusela kwabo, usize neenceku zakho bona ziragele phambili zikhuluma ilizwi lakho ngesikhulu isibindi, 30 kukulapho uthabulula isandla sakho bona ulaphe begodu kwenzeke iimbonakaliso neemangaliso+ ngegama lencekwakho ecwengileko uJesu.”+
31 Ngemva kokuthandaza ngetjiseko, indawo ebebabuthene kiyo yasikinyeka, boke bazala ummoya ocwengileko,+ bakhuluma ilizwi lakaZimu ngesibindi.+
32 Ukungezelela kilokho, isiqubuthu salabo abakholwako besinehliziyo yinye nomphefumulo* munye begodu akakho ngitjho namunye wabo obekathi izinto anazo ngezakhe, kodwana bebahlanganyela zoke izinto.+ 33 Ngamandla amakhulu abapostoli baragela phambili bafakaza ngokuphathelene nokuvuswa kweKosi uJesu,+ uZimu wababonisa boke umusakhe omkhulu ngesilinganiso esikhulu. 34 Eqinisweni, akakho ebekatlhoga phakathi kwabo+ ngombana boke ebebanamasimu namkha izindlu bebazithengisa, balethe imali yalokho okuthengisiweko, 35 bayibeke eenyaweni zabapostoli.+ Ngemva kwalokho kwabelwe omunye nomunye ngokwalokho akutlhogako.+ 36 Nje-ke uJosefa, loyo abapostoli ebebambiza nangokuthi nguBharinabhasi+ (okutjho ukuthi nakutjhugululiweko, “iNdodana yeNduduzo”), umLevi, obelethelwe eSayipurasi, 37 bekanesiqetjhana sendawo wasithengisa, waletha imali ayifumeneko wayibeka eenyaweni zabapostoli.+