IZENZO ZABAPOSTOLI 6
Ukukhethwa kwabasizi abalikhomba
1Kwathi lokha inani labafundi nalisiya lisanda, kwaba khona ukukhalala hlangana namaJuda akhuluma isiGirigi ngamaJuda akhuluma isiHebheru ngombana athi abahlolokazi bawo abatjhejwa ekwabelweni kwangamalanga. 2Abapostoli abalitjhumi nambili babiza soke isiqubuthu sabafundi bathi: “Akukalungi bona singatjhiya ilizwi lakaZimu ngebanga lokwabela ukudla. 3Alo-ke bafowethu, khethani hlangana nani amadoda alikhomba okwaziwa bona azele uMoya oCwengileko nobuhlakani, siwabeke bona ibe ngiwo aqala umsebenzi lo. 4Thina ngokwethu sizakunikela soke isikhathi sethu ekuthandazeni nemsebenzini wokutjhumayela.”
5Ilizwi leli lanelisa woke umphakathi. Yeke, bakhetha uStefani, indoda egade izele uMoya oCwengileko nokukholwa, uFlebhe, uProrhoro, uNikanori, uTimoni, uPharimenasi noNikolawu ovela e-Anthiyorhiya owatjhugululelwa ebuJudeni. 6Babajamisa phambi kwabapostoli; abapostoli bathandaza bababeka izandla.
7Njalo-ke ilizwi lakaZimu laya lirhatjheka lisanda. Inani labafundi eJerusalema landa nenani elinengi labaphristi lamukela ukukholwa.
Ukubotjhwa kwakaStefani
8UStefani, azele umusa namandla, wenza iimbonakaliso neemangaliso ezikulu hlangana nabantu. 9Kodwana amanye wamalunga wesinagogi elaziwa bona ngelabaTjhaphulukileko, asikima athoma ukuphikisana noStefani. BekumaJuda avela eSirene ne-Alekzandriya. Wona asekelwa ngamanye avela eSilisiya ne-Asiya. 10Kodwana azange akghone ukujamelana nokuhlakanipha kwakhe namkha uMoya oCwengileko agade akhuluma ngaye. 11Nje-ke bahlohlozela amadoda athileko ngasese bona athi: “Simzwile ahlambalaza uMosi noZimu!” 12Ngalokho baphehla abantu, abaphathi nabafundisi bomthetho, balunga kuye, bambamba, bamusa esigungwini sabarholi bamaJuda. 13Bahlela abofakazi bamanga abamrhwayela bathi: “Indoda le, ayilisi ukuhlambalaza indawo ecwengileko le nomthetho kaMosi. 14Mbala siyizwe isithi uJesu weNazaretha loyo, uzakurhayila indawo le abe aphendule namasiko uMosi asinikela wona!” 15Boke egade bahlezi esigungwini, bamqalisisa uStefani, babona ubuso bakhe bufana nebengilozi.
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