IzEnzo Zabapostoli 1:1-26
1 Theyofilusi, embikweni wokuthoma, ngatlola ngazo zoke izinto uJesu athoma ukuzenza nokuzifundisa+
2 bekwaba lilanga akhutjhulwa ngalo,+ ngemva kokuthi anikele abapostoli abakhethileko+ iinqophiso ngommoya ocwengileko.
3 Ngemva kokutlhaga bekube sekufeni, waziveza kibo aphila ngobufakazi obunengi obanelisako.+ Wabonakala kibo amalanga ama-40, akhuluma ngomBuso kaZimu.+
4 Wathi asahlangene nabo, wabayala wathi: “Ningakhambi eJerusalema,+ kodwana hlalani nilindele lokho uBaba akuthembisileko,+ lokho enakuzwa ngami;
5 ngombana uJwanisi wabhabhadisa ngamanzi, kodwana nina nizokubhajadiswa ngommoya ocwengileko+ emalangeni ambalwa kusukela nje.”
6 Kwathi sebahlangene, bambuza bathi: “Kosi, ubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli gadesi na?”+
7 Wathi kibo: “Akusingokwenu ukwazi iinkhathi namkha amalanga uBaba awabeke ngaphasi kwelawulo lakhe.+
8 Kodwana nizokufumana amandla lokha ummoya ocwengileko nawufika kini,+ nizokuba bofakazi+ bami eJerusalema,+ kiyo yoke iJudiya neSamariya,+ neendaweni ezikude khulu zephasi.”*+
9 Ngemva kokutjho lokho, basaqalile, wakhutjhulwa begodu ilifu lamgubuzesa azange basambona.+
10 Kwathi basaqale emkayini njengombana akhamba, kwavela amadoda amabili ambethe izambatho ezimhlophe+ ajama eqadi kwabo
11 athi: “Madoda weGalile, nijameleni lapho niqale emkayini? UJesu lo okhutjhulwe asuka kini waya emkayini, uzokuza ngendlela efana nenimbone akhamba ngayo aya emkayini.”
12 Nje-ke babuyela eJerusalema+ basuka entabeni ekuthiwa yiNtaba yama-Oliva, eseduze neJerusalema, ngebanga elingaba likhambo lelanga lesabatha kwaphela.
13 Nabafikako, batjhinga ngekumbeni ephezulu lapho ebebahlala khona. BekunguPitrosi, uJwanisi, uJakopo no-Andrisi, uFlebhe noTomasi, uBhartholomewu noMatewu, uJakopo indodana ka-Alfiyosi, uSimoni otjhisekako, noJudasi indodana kaJakopo.+
14 Boke bathandaza ngokubuyelelweko banomnqopho munye, bakunye nabanye abafazi,+ nabafowabo+ bakaJesu nonina uMariya.
15 Ngelinye lamalanga lawo uPitrosi wasikima wajama phakathi kwabafowethu (abantu ebebabuthene lapho bebangaba li-120) wathi:
16 “Madoda, bafowethu, bekutlhogeka bona kuzaliseke lokho ummoya ocwengileko owakuphorofida ngoDavida malungana noJudasi,+ owaba mnqophisi walabo ababopha uJesu.+
17 Ngombana bekabalwa nathi+ bewafumana nesabelo emsebenzini lo.
18 (Yena umuntu lo, wathenga isimu ngembadelo yokungalungi,+ wawa ngehloko qangi, umzimbakhe wathuthumba wavuleka, loke ingaphakathi lakhe laphareka phasi.+
19 Indaba le yaziwa ngizo zoke izakhamuzi zeJerusalema, kangangobana isimu leyo yabizwa ngelimi labo ngokuthi yi-Akeldama, okutjho ukuthi, “Isimu Yeengazi.”)
20 Ngombana kutloliwe encwadini yamaRhubo ukuthi, ‘Indawo yakhe yokuhlala ayibe lirubhi, kungabi namuntu ohlala kiyo’+ nokuthi, ‘Isikhundla sakhe sobutlhogomeli asithathwe ngomunye.’+
21 Ngalokho-ke kuyatlhogeka bona emadodeni ebekakhamba nathi phakathi naso soke isikhathi iKosi uJesu yenza umsebenzayo* hlangana nathi,
22 kusukela ekubhajadisweni kwayo nguJwanisi+ bekwaba lilanga eyakhutjhulelwa ngalo ezulwini isuka kithi,+ omunye wamadoda la kufuze abe ngufakazi kunye nathi wokuvuswa kwayo.”+
23 Nje-ke bahlongoza amabili, uJosefa okuthiwa nguBharisabhasi, obekabizwa nangokuthi nguJustusi, noMatiyasi.
24 Bathandaza bathi: “Wena, Jehova,* owazi iinhliziyo zabo boke,+ tjengisa ukuthi ukhethe bani emadodeni amabili la
25 bona athathe umsebenzi lo nobupostoli, uJudasi aphambuka kibo waziyela endawenakhe.”+
26 Nje-ke benza ifumbe,+ yadla uMatiyasi, ngokunjalo wabalwa nabapostoli abali-11.
