Ukwehla kwakaMoya oCwengileko
1Lokha ilanga lePentekoste nalifikako, bebaboke bahlangene ndawonye. 2Kungakatjhejeki kwaba khona itjhada elavela ezulwini lazwakala njengommoya omkhulu uvunguza, lazala ikumba yoke egade bahlezi kiyo. 3Babona amalangabu anjengamalimu ahlukeneko ehlela phezu kwaloyo naloyo wabo. 4Boke bazala ngoMoya oCwengileko bebathoma ukukhuluma ngeenlimi ezitjhili njengombana uMoya wabapha ukukhuluma.
5Nje-ke bekukhona amaJuda ebegade esaba uZimu ahlala eJerusalema, avela ezizweni zoke ezingaphasi kwezulu. 6Kuthe lokha nakuzwakala itjhadeli, isiqubuthu sahlangana ngokuphithizela ngombana ngiloyo naloyo wezwa bakhuluma ngelimi lekhabo. 7Ngokurareka nangokukakamala isiqubuthweso sabuza sathi: “Angitjho woke amadoda akhulumako la, amaGalile? 8Alo, kuza njani bona omunye nomunye wethu abezwe ngelimi adabuka kilo na? 9AmaPhathiya, amaMede ama-Elamu, abahlali beMesopotamiya, beJudiya beKaphadosiya, bePontusi nebe-Asiya; 10beFrigiya, bePhamfiliya, beGibhide nebeengceyeni zeLibhiya hlanu kweSirene iinthekeli zeRoma; 11amaJuda nabatjhugulukele ebuJudeni; amaKrete nama-Arabhu, soke sibezwa bakhuluma iimangaliso zakaZimu bengamalimi wemakhethu!” 12Boke bamangala bebasambatheka, babuzana bodwa bathi: “Kutjho ukuthini lokhu na?”
13Kodwana abanye bebenza amahlaya ngabo, bathi: “Baburhenge!”
Umlayezo kaPitrosi
14Alo-ke uPitrosi wasikima nabalitjhumi nanye, waphakamisela ilizwi lakhe esiqubuthwini wathi: “Madoda wamaJuda nani noke enihlala eJerusalema, kufuze nazi begodu nilalele engikutjhoko: 15Amadoda la akasiburhenge njengombana nidlumbana ngombana kusese yisimbi yethoba ekuseni. 16Kodwana lokhu ngokwakhulunywa mphorofidi uJuweli nakasithi,
17“ ‘USomnini uthi:
Ngemihla yokuphela
ngizakuthululela uMoyami
kibo boke abantu;
amadodanenu namadodakazenu azakuphorofida,
abatjha benu bazakubona imibono,
abadala benu babhudange amabhudango.
18Iye, emalangeni lawo
ngizakuthululela uMoyami
naphezu kweenceku neencekukazi,
ziphorofide.
19Ngizakuveza amabono ezulwini nephasini okutjho
iingazi nomlilo nesimukumuku sentuthu.
20Ilanga lizakuphenduka libe nzima
nenyezi ibe ziingazi
ngaphambi kokuza kwelanga lakaSomnini elikhulu nelesabekako.
21Kuzakuthi boke ababiza ibizo lakaSomnini basindiswe.’
22“Nje-ke lalelani la, nina ma-Israyeli: UJesu weNazaretha bekumumuntu ofakazelwe kini nguZimu ngemikarisomraro, ngeemangaliso nangeembonakaliso uZimu azenza phakathi kwenu ngaye, njengombana nani ngokwenu nazi. 23Umuntu lo, owanikelwa kini ngokuya ngokwehlelo lakaZimu nangokwazi kwakhe ngaphambili, nina nambethela esiphambanweni benambulala ngezandla zabanganamthetho. 24Kodwana uZimu wamvusa kabafileko; wamthukulula ebuhlungwini bokufa ngombana bekungekhe kwenzeke bona abanjwe ngikho. 25UDavida wathi ngaye,
“ ‘Ngesikhathi soke ngibeka uSomnini phambi kwami,
njengombana angesidleni sami
angeze nganyakaziswa.
26Ngalokho ihliziywami yenamile;
ngihlokoma ngamandla
ngombana umzimbami ulondekile.
27Angeze watjhiya umphefumulwami endaweni yabafileko,
namkha uvumele othembekileko wakho abone ukubola.
28Wena ungikhombisa indlela yokuphila.
Ukujabula okwanelisako kuphambi kwakho.’
29“Nje-ke bafowethu, kufuze nginitjele ngesibindi bona ukhokho uDavida wahlongakala bewangcwatjwa nethuna lakhe lisesekhona lapha nanamhlanjesi. 30Yena gade amphorofidi owazi bona uZimu ufunge ngesifungo bona uzakubeka omunye wesizukulwana sakhe esihlalweni sakhe. 31Abona okungaphambili, wakhuluma ngokuvuka kwakaKrestu bonyana akhange atjhiywe endaweni yabafileko namkha umzimbakhe ubone ukubola.
32“UZimu uvuse uJesu lo kabafileko begodu soke sibofakazi balokho. 33Sele akhutjhulelwe ngesigomeni sakaZimu, wamukela kuYise isithembiso sakaMoya oCwengileko, nje-ke uthulule lokho nani enikubonako nenikuzwako. 34UDavida akakakhutjhulelwa ezulwini, kodwana wathi,
“ ‘Naku umlayezo kaSomnini oya ekosinami:
Hlala ngesidleni sami
35bekube kulokha nangenza izitha zakho
zibe sinabelo seenyawo zakho.’
36“Ngalokho indlu yoke yakwa-Israyeli kufuze yazi bona kwamambala uZimu wenze uJesu enambethela esiphambanweni lo, abe yiKosi noKrestu.”
37Lokha abantu nabezwa lokho, bahlabeka eenhliziyweni bebathi kuPitrosi nabanye abapostoli: “Alo-ke bafowethu, sizakwenza njani na?” 38UPitrosi wathi kibo: “Phendukani, omunye nomunye wenu abhajadiswe ebizweni lakaJesu Krestu ukuze nithethelelwe izono, khona nizakwamukela isipho sakaMoya oCwengileko 39ngombana isithembiso singesenu nabantwana benu nakibo boke abakude; iye, boke uSomnini uZimethu azababizela kuye.”
40Wafakaza nangamanye amezwi amanengi wabakhalima wathi: “Zisindiseni nina ngokwenu esizukulwaneni esonakelekwesi!” 41Labo abamukela umlayezwakhe, babhajadiswa. Mhlokho kwangezeleleka pheze iinkulungwana ezintathu zabantu.
Ipilo hlangana nabazalwana
42Abazalwana bebazinikele efundisweni yabapostoli nebudlelwaneni, ekwabelaneni isikwa nemthandazweni. 43Woke umuntu wafikelwa kukwesaba ngombana abapostoli benza iimangaliso neembonakaliso ezinengi. 44Woke amakholwa araga ndawonye ahlanganyela ezintweni zoke. 45Athengisa ipahlawo neengugudlhelo zawo, abelana omunye nomunye njengokwesidingo sakhe. 46Woke amalanga araga ngokuhlangana ngethempelini. Ukusuka lapho angena ikhaya ngekhaya ahlephulelana isikwa, agoma ndawonye anamile neenhliziyo zimhlophe, 47adumisa uZimu begodu athatjelwa babantu boke. Nje-ke imihla ngemihla uSomnini wangezelela ebandleni labo abasindiswako.
