BoPhetro naJohane embikweLiqoqo letiphatsimandla
1Kwatsi boPhetro naJohane basakhuluma kubantfu, kwasondzela kubo baphristi, nemphatsi wabogadzi belithempeli, nebaSadusi. 2Babecansulwe ngulabaphostoli, ngobe bebafundzisa bantfu kutsi Jesu wavuswa ekufeni, lokufakaza kutsi nalabafile bayawuvukela ekuphileni. 3Ngako bababopha babafaka ejele kwaze kwaba ngakusasa, ngobe lase lishonile lilanga. 4Kodvwa labanyenti labaliva livi bakholwa; emadvodza andza acishe aba ti-5 000.
5Ngakusasa baholi bemaJuda, netibondza tenkholo yemaJuda, netati temtsetfo bahlangana eJerusalema. 6Bahlangana na-Anasi labengumPhristi Lomkhulu, naKhayafase, naJohane, na-Alekzanda, nelusendvo lwemPhristi Lomkhulu. 7Baphostoli babemisa embikwabo bababuta batsi: “Loku nikwente ngamaphi emandla nome ngaliphi ligama?”
8Phetro agcwele Moya Longcwele wabaphendvula watsi: “Baholi, nani tibondza, 9lamuhla nasibutwa ngaloku lokuhle lesikwente kulesishosha nekutsi siphile kanjani, 10kufanele nonkhe nati, nabo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli bafanele bati, kutsi lomuntfu ume lapha embikwenu aphile saka ngemandla elibito laJesu Khristu waseNazaretha, lenambetsela, kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni.
11“Jesu nguye umBhalo lokhuluma ngaye kutsi: ‘Litje lenaledzelela, nine bakhi, selijike laba litje lesisekelo.’
12“Kute kusindziswa ngalomunye; ngobe kute lelinye libito ngaphansi kwelizulu lelinikwe nguNkulunkulu kubantfu, lesingasindziswa ngalo.”
13Emalunga aleLiqoqo letiphatsimandla amangala kubona sibindzi saboPhetro naJohane, nekubona kutsi babebantfukatana nje labebangakafundzi. Bavele babona kutsi babehamba naJesu. 14Kodvwa kwakute lababengahle bakusho, ngobe babeyibona nalendvodza leyayiphilisiwe ime eceleni kwebaphostoli. 15Base bacela kutsi bake baphumele ngephandle, basale bakhuluma bodvwana.
16Batsi: “Sitakwente njani ngalabantfu? Bonkhe bantfu labahlala lapha eJerusalema sebayati kutsi lesigemegeme sesimangaliso sentiwe ngabo, futsi singeke sikuphike loko. 17Kodvwa kuze siyicitse lendzaba, ingandzi la kubantfu, asibafice, sibatjele kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume nome kukubani ngelibito laJesu.”
18Base bayababita kutsi bangene; babadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangaphindzi bakhulume nome bafundzise ngelibito laJesu. 19Kodvwa boPhetro naJohane babaphendvula batsi: “Nine ngekwenu ake senisho kutsi ngukuphi lokulungile ebusweni baNkulunkulu, kulalela nine yini nome kulalela Nkulunkulu? 20Ngako singeke tsine siyekele kukhuluma ngaloko lesikubonile nalesikuvile.”
21Liqoqo lelo labaficisisa kakhulu, lase liyabakhulula, ngobe alisitfolanga sizatfu sekubajezisa, ngobe bonkhe bantfu bebadvumisa Nkulunkulu ngaloko lebekwentekile. 22Lendvodza lebekwentiwe kuyo lesibonakaliso sekuphiliswa yayineminyaka lengetulu kwema-40 budzala.
Emakholwa akhulekela sibindzi
23Batsi kube bakhululwe, boPhetro naJohane babuyela kubazalwane, bafike babatjela lokwakushiwo baphristi labakhulu netibondza takhona. 24Kwatsi kube bakuve loko, bahlangana ndzawonye bathandaza kuNkulunkulu batsi: “Somandla, Mdali welizulu, nemhlaba, nelwandle, nako konkhe lokukuwo! 25NgaMoya Longcwele wakhuluma ngakhokho wetfu Davide, inceku yakho, mhlazana utsi:
“ ‘Kuya ngani betive batfukutsele
basongele lite?
26Emakhosi emhlaba atilungiselela,
nebabusi bahlangana ndzawonye
baphambene neNkhosi naKhristu wakhe.’
27“Nembala kulelidolobha Herodi naPhontiyuse Philatu bahlangana ndzawonye nebetive, nebaka-Israyeli baphambana naJesu, Sisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele, lowasenta kutsi sibe nguKhristu. 28Bahlangana benta konkhe loko, wena ngemandla nentsandvo yakho, wawuvele ukumisenchanti kutsi kwenteke.
29“Manje-ke, Nkhosi, ake ubukisise lokusesabisa kwabo bese uyasivumela, tsine tinceku takho, kutsi sikhulume livi lakho ngaso sonkhe sibindzi. 30Yelula sandla sakho uphilise, uvume kutsi tibonakaliso netimangaliso tentiwe ngelibito leSisebenti sakho lesiNgcwele lesinguJesu.”
31Nabacedza kuthandaza, lendzawo babehlangene kuyo yatanyatanyiswa. Bonkhe bagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele, bacala bakhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngesibindzi.
Kuhlanganyela ndzawonye
32Lesicumbi semakholwa sasimcondvo munye nanhlitiyo yinye. Akekho labetsi kwakhe ngekwakhe yedvwa, kodvwa bonkhe benetisana ngako konkhe labebanako. 33Ngemandla lamakhulu baphostoli banika bufakazi ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu, naNkulunkulu wehlisela imvula yetibusiso etikwabo bonkhe. 34Akekho namunye emkhatsini wabo labeswele. Lababenemapulazi nome tindlu bakutsengisa, base baletsa lemali lebabeyitfolile, 35bayinika baphostoli kutsi babehlukanisele bonkhe, kuye ngekweswela kwabo.
36Kwadzimate kwatsi Josefa, labengumLevi lowatalelwa eSiphrosi, baphostoli labametsa batsi nguBhanabasi (lokusho kutsi “Lowo Lokhutsatanako”), 37watsengisa ngensimi yakhe waletsa imali, wayetfula kubaphostoli.
