Isingeniso
1Indaba yokuthoma Theyofilusi, ngatlola ngazo zoke izinto uJesu athoma ukuzenza nokuzifundisa, 2kufikela mhlana enyuselwa ezulwini, emva kobana ayale ngoMoya oCwengileko abapostoli abakhethileko. 3Wazibonakalisa kibo aphilile ngemva kokuhlupheka kwakhe, wabakhombisa ngeendlela ezinengi eziliqiniso bona uyaphila. Wabonakala kibo esikhathini esimalanga amatjhumi amane, akhuluma ngombuso kaZimu. 4Ngesikhathi asahlanganyele nabo asidla, wabayala wathi: “Ningasuki eJerusalema, kodwana lindelani isipho uBaba anithembisa sona, okutjho leso enezwa ngikhuluma ngaso 5ngombana uJwanisi wabhabhadisa ngamanzi, kodwana nina nizokubhajadiswa ngoMoya oCwengileko emalangeni ambalwa ezako.”
UJesu wenyukela ezulwini
6Labo ebebahlangene ndawonye, bambuza bathi: “Kosi, ingabe esikhathinesi sewuzowubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli na?”
7Yena wabaphendula wathi: “Akusikho kwenu ukwazi iinkhathi namkha amalanga uBaba awabeke ngentando yakhe. 8Kodwana nizakwamukela amandla lokha uMoya oCwengileko nasele ehlele phezu kwenu. Nizakuba bofakazi bami eJerusalema, kiyo yoke iJudiya neSamariya kufikela emaphethelweni wephasi.” 9Emva kokutjho lokho, wenyuselwa ezulwini bamqalile; ilifu lamsusa emehlwenabo.
10Basasoloko baqhusululele amehlwabo phezulu, yena enyuka, khonokho kwabonakala kujame hlanu kwabo amadoda amabili embethe ezimhlophe, 11athi: “Madoda weGalile, nijameleni lapho niqale ezulwini na? Yena uJesu lo osuswe kini owenyuselwe ezulwini, uzakubuya ngawo wona umukghwa lo enimbone enyuka ngawo.”
Owathatha isikhundla sakaJudasi
12Nje-ke babuyela eJerusalema basuka entabeni ekuthiwa yi-Oliva egade ilibanga lekhambo leSabatha ukusuka edorobheni. 13Kuthe bona bafike, balunga elawini eliphezulu egade bahlala kilo; bekunguPitrosi, uJwanisi, uJakopo no-Andrisi, uFlebhe noTomasi, uBharitholomeyusi noMatewu, uJakopo umsa ka-Alifiyosi, uSimoni umZelothe noJudasi indodana kaJakopo. 14Boke laba bebaphele bahlangane njalo bazokuthandaza ndawonye kanye nabesifazana noMariya unina lakaJesu nabafowabo.
15Emihleni leyo uPitrosi wasikima wakhuluma hlangana nabazalwana ebebangaba likhulu namatjhumi amabili, 16wathi: “Bazalwana, kufuze kuzaliseke imitlolo eyakhulunywa nguMoya oCwengileko ngomlomo kaDavida, waphorofida ngoJudasi ogade amhlahli walabo ababamba uJesu. 17Yena bekangomunye wethu begodu ayingcenye yomsebenzi lo.
18“Nje-ke, ngomvuzo azizuzela wona ngobukhohlakali bakhe, uJudasi wathenga isimu lapha awa khona ngobuso, kwadabuka isisu amathumbakhe aphareka phasi. 19Boke beJerusalema bezwa ngalokho; nje-ke babiza isimu leyo ngesikhabo bonyana yi-Akelidama, okutjho bona ‘Yisimu yeengazi’.
20“Kutloliwe encwadini yamaRhubo bona,
‘Ikumbakhe ayigedeze,
kungahlali namunye ngaphakathi kwayo.’
“Begodu kutloliwe bona,
‘Kwanga omunye angathatha isikhundla sakhe.’
21“Nje-ke kufanelekile ukukhetha yinye yamadoda walawo ebegade asoloko anathi isikhathi soke lokha uJesu nabekanande aphuma angena phakathi kwethu, 22kusukela ekubhabhadiseni kwakaJwanisi kufikela lapha uJesu enyuselwa khona ezulwini asuswa kithi. Kumele bona enye kiwo ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwakaJesu.”
23Yeke baphakamisa amadoda amabili: uJosefa, ogade abizwa bona nguBharisabhasi, obekabuye abizwe nguJustusi, kanye noMatiyasi. 24Alo-ke bathandaza bathi: “Kosi, wena wazi ihliziyo yomunye nomunye umuntu. Nje-ke, sitjengisa bona ngubani wababilaba omkhethileko 25bona azokuthatha isikhundla sobupostoli, esitjhiywe nguJudasi waziyela endawenakhe.” 26Benza ifumbe, yona yadla uMatiyasi, nje-ke wabalwa kanye nabapostoli abalitjhumi nanye.
