IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 11:1-30
11 Abaphostoli nabazalwane ababeseJudiya bezwa ukuthi abantu bezizwe nabo balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu.
2 Ngakho lapho uPetru ekhuphukela eJerusalema, abantu ababenamathele emthethweni wokusoka + baqala ukumgxeka,*
3 bethi: “Wena ungene endlini yabantu abangasokile wadla nabo.”
4 UPetru wabe esebachazela yonke into wathi:
5 “Ngangisedolobheni laseJopha ngithandaza, ngabona umbono, kwehla okuthile* okunjengendwangu enkulu yelineni yehliselwa emhlabeni ngamakhona ayo amane kuvela ezulwini, kwehla kweza ngqo kimi. +
6 Lapho ngikubukisisa, ngabona izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, izilo zasendle, izilwane ezinwabuzelayo* nezinyoni zezulu.
7 Ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: ‘Vuka Petru, hlaba udle!’
8 Kodwa ngathi: ‘Lutho neze Nkosi, ngoba into engcolile noma engahlanzekile ayikaze ingene emlonyeni wami.’
9 Izwi labuya okwesibili livela ezulwini, laphendula lathi: ‘Yeka ukubiza izinto uNkulunkulu azihlanzile ngokuthi zingcolile.’
10 Lokhu kwenzeka okwesithathu, konke kwaphinde kwabuyiselwa ezulwini.
11 Ngaso leso sikhathi, kwakunamadoda amathathu ayemi endlini esasihleli kuyo, ethunywe kimi evela eKhesariya. +
12 Umoya wangitshela ukuba ngihambe nawo, ngingangabazi neze. Laba bazalwane abayisithupha bahamba nami, sangena endlini yaleyo ndoda.
13 “Yasibikela indlela eyabona ngayo ingelosi ima endlini yayo ithi: ‘Thuma abantu eJopha ukuba balande uSimoni obizwa ngokuthi uPetru, +
14 uzokutshela izinto ongase usindiswe ngazo wena nayo yonke indlu yakho.’
15 Kodwa lapho ngiqala ukukhuluma, umoya ongcwele wehlela phezu kwabo njengoba nje wehlela naphezu kwethu ekuqaleni. +
16 Ngabe sengikhumbula amazwi eNkosi, yayivame ukuthi: ‘UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, + kodwa nina nizobhapathizwa ngomoya ongcwele.’ +
17 Ngakho-ke, uma uNkulunkulu ebanike isipho sesihle esifanayo naleso asinika sona thina esiye sakholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, bengingubani mina ukuba ngime endleleni* kaNkulunkulu?” +
18 Lapho bezwa lezi zinto, bayeka ukuphikisa,* bakhazimulisa uNkulunkulu, bethi: “Kusobala ukuthi uNkulunkulu unike nabantu bezizwe ithuba lokuphenduka ngenjongo yokuba bathole ukuphila.” +
19 Labo ababehlakazwe + usizi olwaqubuka ngoStefanu bahamba baze bayofika eFenike, eKhupro nase-Antiyokiya, kodwa beshumayela kumaJuda kuphela. +
20 Nokho, amanye amadoda phakathi kwabo avela eKhupro naseKhurene afika e-Antiyokiya ashumayeza abantu abakhuluma isiGreki, ememezela izindaba ezinhle zeNkosi uJesu.
21 Ngaphezu kwalokho, isandla sikaJehova* sasinawo, isibalo esikhulu saba amakholwa saphendukela eNkosini. +
22 Umbiko ophathelene nabo wafika ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema, lathumela uBarnaba + e-Antiyokiya.
23 Lapho efika, ebona umusa omkhulu kaNkulunkulu, wajabula wabakhuthaza bonke ukuba baqhubeke beqotho eNkosini; +
24 ngoba wayeyindoda enhle negcwele umoya ongcwele nokholo. Kwanezelwa isixuku esikhulu eNkosini. +
25 Ngakho waya eTarsu eyofuna uSawulu yonke indawo. +
26 Lapho esemtholile, wamletha e-Antiyokiya. Kwaphela unyaka wonke behlangana ndawonye nabo ebandleni bafundise isixuku esikhulu impela, kwaqala e-Antiyokiya ukuba abafundi babizwe ngokuthi amaKristu, ngokuvumelana nentando kaNkulunkulu. +
27 Kulezo zinsuku, abaprofethi + behlela e-Antiyokiya bevela eJerusalema.
28 Omunye wabo ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu + wasukuma wabikezela ngomoya ukuthi kukhona indlala enkulu eyayizokwehlela wonke umhlaba, + eyaba khona ngempela esikhathini sikaKlawudiyu.
29 Ngakho abafundi banquma, yilowo nalowo ngokwalokho ayenamandla okukwenza, + ukuba bathumele* usizo + kubazalwane abahlala eJudiya;
30 lokhu bakwenza, beluthumela emadodeni amadala besebenzisa uBarnaba noSawulu. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “ukuphikisana naye.”
^ NgesiGreki, “uhlobo oluthile lwesitsha.”
^ Noma, “izinto ezihuquzelayo.”
^ Noma, “ngiphazamise.”
^ NgesiGreki, “bathula.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “benze inkonzo yokuthumela.”
