IZenzo 6

₁Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku, abafundi sebanda, kwaba khona ukukhononda kulabo abakhuluma isiGriki, ngamaHebheru, ngokuthi abafelokazi bakubo bayancishwa uma kwabiwa imihla ngemihla. ₂Abali-12 babiza ibandla labafundi, bathi: “Akukuhle ukuba thina sishiye izwi likaNkulunkulu, sikhonze ematafuleni. ₃Qokani phakathi kwenu, bazalwane, amadoda ayisikhombisa anegama elihle, agcwele uMoya nokuhlakanipha, esiyakuwamisa ukuba enze lo msebenzi. ₄Kodwa thina sizakuzinikela ekukhulekeni nasenkonzweni yezwi.”

₅Leli lizwi lathakaselwa yilo lonke ibandla, base bekhetha uStefani, umuntu owayegcwele ukukholwa noMoya oNgcwele, uFiliphu, uPhrokhoro, uNikhanori, uThimoni, uPharmena, noNikholawu, oyiphroselithe lase-Antiyokhiya. ₆Babamisa phambi kwabaphostoli; bakhuleka, babeka izandla phezu kwabo.

₇Izwi likaNkulunkulu lasabalala, kwathi inani labafundi lakhula kakhulu eJerusalema, nesixuku esikhulu sabaphristi sayamukela inkolo.

₈UStefani, egcwele umusa namandla, wenza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwabantu. ₉Kepha kwasuka abanye besinagoge elibizwa ngokuthi elabaLibherithino, nabaseKhurene, abase-Aleksandriya nababevela eKhilikhiya nase-Asiya, baphikisana noStefani. ₁₀Kepha abakwazanga ukumelana nokuhlakanipha noMoya ayekhuluma ngakho.

₁₁Base beshusha amadoda ngasese ukuba athi: “Simzwile ekhuluma amazwi ahlambalazayo ngoMose nangoNkulunkulu.”

₁₂Bashusha abantu, amalunga, nezazimthetho ukuba batheleke kuye; bambamba, bamyisa emkhandlwini. ₁₃Base bemisa ofakazi bamanga abathi: “Lo muntu akayeki ukukhuluma amazwi amelene nale ndawo engcwele nangomthetho, ₁₄ngokuba simzwile ethi uJesu waseNazaretha uzakuyibhidliza le ndawo, aguqule namasiko esawanikwa nguMose.”

₁₅Bonke ababesemkhandlwini bamgqolozela uStefani, babona ubuso bakhe kungathi ubuso bengelosi.