IZENZO 11

₁Kepha abaphostoli nabazalwane abaseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabezizwe balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu.

₂Kwathi ukuba uPetru enyukela eJerusalema, abokusoka baphikisana naye,

₃bathi: Ungené kubantu abangasokile, wadla nabo.

₄Kepha uPetru wabathathela konke ngokulandelana, wathi:

₅Mina bengisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka; ngehlelwa yisiyezi, ngabona umbono, kwehla isitsha esithile sinjengendwangu enkulu, yehliswa ezulwini ngamachopho amane, yaze yafika kimi.

₆Kwathi ukuba ngiyigqolozele, ngabhekisisa, ngabona izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu.

₇Ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: Sukuma, Petru; hlaba, udle.

₈Kepha ngathi: Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba okuyichilo nokungcolileyo akuzange kungene emlonyeni wami.

₉Khona izwi elivela ezulwini laphendula ngokwesibili, lathi: Lokho akuhlambululileyo uNkulunkulu, ungasho wena ukuthi kuyichilo.

₁₀Lokho-ke kwenzeka kathathu, konke kwabuye kwenyuselwa ezulwini.

₁₁Bhekani, ngaso lesosikhathi kwase kumi amadoda amathathu phambi kwendlu esasikuyo; ayethunyelwe kimi, evela eKesariya.

₁₂UMoya wayesethi kimi angihambe nabo ngingangabazi ngalutho. Bangiphelekezela labobazalwane abayisithupha, saya sangena endlini yaleyondoda.

₁₃Yasibikela-ke ukuthi yayibonile ingelosi imi endlini yayo, ithi: Thumela eJopha, ulande uSimoni othiwa uPetru

₁₄ozakukhuluma kuwe amazwi ozakusindiswa ngawo, wena nendlu yakho yonke.

₁₅Ngathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo njengakithi ekuqaleni.

₁₆Ngalikhumbula-ke izwi leNkosi, njengalokho yathi: UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.

₁₇Ngakho uma uNkulunkulu ebanikile bona isipho njengathi esakholwa yiNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngingubani mina ukuba ngivimbele uNkulunkulu na?

₁₈Bathi ukuzwa lokho, bathula, badumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: Kanti uNkulunkulu uniké nabezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.

₁₉Kepha labo ababehlakazekile ngokuhlupheka okwaqala ngoStefanu bahamba, baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, naseAntiyokiya, bengalikhulumi izwi koyedwa, kubaJuda kuphela.

₂₀Kodwa kwakukhona abanye kubo, amadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, abathi befika eAntiyokiya, bakhuluma nakumaGreki, beshumayela ivangeli ngeNkosi uJesu.

₂₁Isandla seNkosi sasinabo; kwakholwa abaningi kakhulu, baphendukela eNkosini.

₂₂Kepha kwezwakala izwi ngabo ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema; lase lithuma uBarnaba ukuba ahambe afike eAntiyokiya;

₂₃wathi ukuba afike, abone umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wabayala bonke ukuba banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela inhliziyo.

₂₄Ngokuba wayeyindoda enhle, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa; kwenezelwa eNkosini abantu abaningi.

₂₅UBarnaba wayeseya eTarsu ukuba afune uSawulu;

₂₆kwathi esemfumene, wamyisa eAntiyokiya. Kwase kwenzeka ukuba umnyaka wonke bahlangane ebandleni, befundisa abantu abaningi. Kwaqala eAntiyokiya ukuba abafundi bathiwe amaKristu.

₂₇Ngalezozinsuku kwehlela eAntiyokiya abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema.

₂₈Kwasukuma omunye kubo ogama lakhe linguAgabu, wakhomba ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba-khona indlala enzima ezweni lonke; yaba-khona emihleni kaKlawudiyu.

₂₉Abafundi base bezimisela ukuba yilowo nalowo kubo athumele njengamandla akhe okokusiza abazalwane abakhé eJudiya.

₃₀Bakwenza-ke, bakuthumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu.