Bible Reading Plan – Day 300

₁Incwadi yokuqala ngayiloba, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa, ₂kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo, esebayalile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile; ₃waziveza kubo ephilile emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe ngobufakazi obuningi, wabonwa yibo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ekhuluma ngezombuso kaNkulunkulu; ₄kwathi ehlangene nabo, wabayala ngokuthi: “Ningamuki eJerusalema, kodwa nihlalele isithembiso sikaYise enasizwa ngami. ₅Ngokuba uJohane wayebhapathiza ngamanzi, kepha nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli izinsuku eziningi.”

₆Khona labo ababebuthene bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, usawubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?”

₇Wathi kubo: “Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma imizuzu uBaba akumisele ngamandla akhe; ₈kodwa nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.”

₉Kwathi eseshilo lokho, wakhushulwa bebuka; ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo.

₁₀Bathi besagqolozela ezulwini emuka, bheka, amadoda amabili ayemi kubo, embethe izingubo ezimhlophe, ₁₁athi: “Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nibheka ezulwini na? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyakuza kanjalo, njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini.”

₁₂Khona babuyela eJerusalema bevela entabeni ethiwa eyemiNqumo eseduze neJerusalema, ibanga lohambo lwesabatha. ₁₃Kwathi sebengenile, benyukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho bebehlala khona: oPetru, noJohane, noJakobe, no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noTomase, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni umZelothe, noJuda kaJakobe. ₁₄Bonke laba baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane, noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo.

₁₅Ngaleyo mihla uPetru wasukuma phakathi kwabazalwane, isixuku sabantu esasikhona ndawonye kwakungathi ikhulu namashumi amabili, wathi: ₁₆“Madoda, bazalwane, kwakumelwe ukuba kugcwaliseke umbhalo uMoya oNgcwele awukhulumayo ngaphambili ngomlomo kaDavide ngoJuda owayengumholi kulabo ababamba uJesu, ₁₇ngokuba wayebalwe kanye nathi, wathola isabelo kule nkonzo.”

₁₈Lowo-ke wazuza insimu ngomvuzo wokungalungi, wawa ngekhanda, waqhuma phakathi, nezibilini zakhe zonke zachitheka; ₁₉kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, yaze yaqanjwa leyo nsimu ngolimi lwakubo ngokuthi i-Akeldama, okungukuthi iNsimu Yegazi.

₂₀Ngokuba kulotshiwe eNcwadini yamaHubo ukuthi:

₂₁“Ngakho kulawo madoda ayehamba nathi isikhathi sonke, lapho iNkosi uJesu ingena, iphuma phakathi kwethu, ₂₂kuqalela embhapathizweni kaJohane kwaze kwaba lusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, kumelwe ukuba enye kuwo ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi ngokuvuka kwakhe.”

₂₃Base bemisa ababili, uJosefa othiwa uBarsaba, othiwa futhi uJustu, kanye noMathiya. ₂₄Base bekhuleka bethi: “Wena Nkosi, owazi izinhliziyo zabantu bonke, ake ukhombe omunye kulaba ababili omkhethileyo ₂₅ukuba athathe isikhundla sale nkonzo nobuphostoli aphambuka kuso uJuda ukuya endaweni yakhe.” ₂₆Base bebenzela inkatho; yadla uMathiya; wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye.

₁Kwathi sekufikile usuku lwePhentekoste, bonke babebuthene ndawonye. ₂Ngokungazelelwe kwavela ezulwini inhlokomo kwangathi eyokuvunguza komoya onamandla; yona yagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo. ₃Kwase kubonakala kubo izilimi ezahlukeneyo kungathi ezomlilo; zahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo kubo. ₄Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela.

₅Kepha kwakukhona abaJuda abakhile eJerusalema, amadoda akholwayo, evela ezizweni zonke eziphansi kwezulu; ₆kwathi kuzwakele lowo mdumo, uquqaba lwabuthana, lwaphithiza, ngokuba kwaba yilowo nalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakubo. ₇Bethuka, bamangala bathi: “Bheka, bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na? ₈Yini, pho, ukuba sonke ngabanye sizwe ngolimi lwakithi esazalwa nalo na? ₉AmaParte, namaMede, nama-Elamithi, nabakhile eMesopotamiya, naseJudiya, naseKhaphadosiya, nasePontu, nase-Asiya, ₁₀naseFrigiya, nasePhamfiliya, naseGibithe, nasezweni laseLibiya ngaseKhurene, nezihambi zaseRoma, ₁₁nabaJuda namaproselite,* abaseKrethe nabase-Arabiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zakithi ngemisebenzi emikhulu kaNkulunkulu.” ₁₂Bonke bamangala, basambatheka, bathi omunye komunye: “Kuthini lokhu na?”

₁₃Kepha abanye bebabhuqa bathi: “Bagcwele iwayini elimnandi.”

₁₄Wayesesukuma uPetru nabayishumi nanye, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, waphumisela wathi kubo:

“Madoda akwaJuda nani nonke enakhileyo eJerusalema, makwazeke lokhu kini, nibeke indlebe emazwini ami. ₁₅Ngokuba laba kabadakiwe njengokucabanga kwenu, lokhu kuseyihora lesithathu lemini; ₁₆kodwa lokhu kuyikho okwakhulunywa ngomprofethi uJoweli ukuthi:

₂₂“Madoda akwa-Israyeli, zwanini lawa mazwi: UJesu waseNazaretha, indoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenu ngemisebenzi yamandla nangezimangaliso nangezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, njengalokhu nazi nina uqobo lwenu, ₂₃yena lo, esenikelwe ngesu elimisiweyo nangokwaziphambili kukaNkulunkulu, nambethela ngezandla zabangenamthetho, nambulala; ₂₄lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa ethukulula iminjunju yokufa, lokhu kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba abanjwe yikho. ₂₅Ngokuba uDavide uthi ngaye:

₂₉“Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavide ukuthi wafa, nokuthi wembelwa, nokuthi ithuna lakhe lisekhona kithi nanamuhla. ₃₀Ngakho lokhu engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefungile kuye ngesifungo ukuthi enzalweni yokhalo lwakhe uyakubeka omunye esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, ₃₁ebona kuse phambili, wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu ukuthi akashiywanga eHayidese,* nenyama yakhe ayibonanga ukubola. ₃₂UJesu lo uNkulunkulu wamvusa, esingofakazi bakho thina sonke; ₃₃ngakho ephakanyiselwe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esamukele kuYise isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, wakuthulula lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo. ₃₄Ngokuba uDavide akenyukelanga ezulwini, kepha yena uthi: ‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ₃₅ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.” ’

₃₆“Ngakho indlu yonke yakwa-Israyeli mayazi impela ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile iNkosi noKristu uJesu lo enambethela nina esiphambanweni.”

₃₇Sebekuzwa bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetru nakwabanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, siyakwenze njani na?”

₃₈UPetru wayesethi: “Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu; khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. ₃₉Ngokuba isithembiso ngesenu nesabantwana benu, esabo bonke abakude, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.”

₄₀Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi, wabayala wathi: “Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo.” ₄₁Ngakho abalamukeleyo izwi lakhe babhapathizwa, kwenezelwa ngalowo muhla abantu kungathi izinkulungwane ezintathu.

₄₂Baqinisela njalo esifundisweni sabaphostoli, nasekuhlanganeni, nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni. ₄₃Kepha kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu wehlelwa ngukwesaba; kwenziwa ngabaphostoli izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi. ₄₄Bonke abakholwayo babe ndawonye, bahlanganyela izinto zonke; ₄₅bathengisa ngemfuyo nangempahla, babela bonke ngayo njengokuswela kwabo. ₄₆Imihla ngemihla baqinisela nganhliziyonye ethempelini, bahlephula isinkwa ekhaya, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangobumhlophe benhliziyo, ₄₇bemdumisa uNkulunkulu, bethandeka kubantu bonke. INkosi yenezela ebandleni imihla ngemihla abasindiswayo.

₁UPetru noJohane bakhuphukela ethempelini ngehora lokukhuleka, elesishiyagalolunye. ₂Kwase kulethwa indoda ethile eyisishosha kwasesiswini sikanina, ababeyibeka imihla ngemihla ngasemnyango wethempeli othiwa Omuhle ukuba icele ukwabelwa izipho kwabangenayo ethempelini. ₃Kwathi ukuba abone oPetru noJohane bezakungena ethempelini, wacela ukwabelwa isipho. ₄Kepha uPetru wamgqolozela kanye noJohane, wathi: “Sibheke!” ₅Wayesebabheka ethemba ukuba amukele utho kubo.

₆Kodwa uPetru wathi: “Isiliva negolide anginalo; kepha lokho enginakho ngikupha khona: egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, hamba.” ₇Wayesembamba ngesandla sokunene, wamsukumisa; kwaqina masinyane izinyawo zakhe namaqakala, ₈egxuma, wema, wahamba, wangena nabo ethempelini, ehamba, egxuma, emdumisa uNkulunkulu. ₉Abantu bonke bambona ehamba, edumisa uNkulunkulu. ₁₀Kepha base bemazi ukuba nguyena owayehlalela ukuphiwa ngaseMnyango Omuhle wethempeli, behlelwa ngukwesaba nokumangala ngokwenzakele kuye.

₁₁Esabambelele koPetru noJohane, bonke abantu bagijimela kubo emphemeni othiwa okaSolomoni, besaba kakhulu. ₁₂Khona uPetru ebona lokho wathatha wathi kubantu: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nimangalelani ngalona, nisigqolozelelani ngokungathi simenze ukuba ahambe ngawethu amandla nangokwethu ukukholwa na? ₁₃UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama noka-Isaka nokaJakobe, uNkulunkulu wawobaba bethu uyidumisile iNceku yakhe uJesu enayikhaphela, nayiphika ebusweni bukaPilatu, yena esenqumile ukuyikhulula; ₁₄kepha nina namphika oNgcwele noLungileyo, nacela ukuba niphiwe ongumbulali, ₁₅nayibulala iNkosi yokuphila ayivusayo uNkulunkulu kwabafileyo, esingofakazi bakho thina. ₁₆Ngokukholwa egameni layo lo enimbonayo nenimaziyo igama layo lamenza aqine, nokukholwa okungayo kumnike le mpilo phambi kwenu nonke.

₁₇“Kalokhu, bazalwane, ngiyazi ukuthi nenza lokho ngokungazi njengabo ababusi benu. ₁₈Kepha lokho uNkulunkulu akumemezela ngaphambili ngomlomo wabaprofethi bonke ukuthi uKristu wakhe uyakuhlupheka, ukugcwalisile kanje. ₁₉Ngalokhu phendukani, niguquke ukuba kuhlangulwe izono zenu, ₂₀ukuze kufike izikhathi zokuhlunyelelwa ezivela ebusweni beNkosi nokuba ithume uKristu Jesu enimmiselweyo, ₂₁okumelwe ukuba izulu limamukele, kuze kube yizikhathi zokubuyiselwa kwakho konke uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngakho ngomlomo wabaprofethi bakhe abangcwele, kusukela kwaphakade. ₂₂UMose kambe wathi: ‘INkosi uNkulunkulu iyakunivusela umprofethi kubazalwane benu njengami, niyakumlalela kukho konke azakukukhuluma kini. ₂₃Kuyakuthi wonke umuntu ongayikumlalela lowo mprofethi uyakuchithwa kubantu.’

₂₄“Yebo, nabaprofethi bonke, kusukela kuSamuweli nabalandelayo, bonke abakhulumileyo, bamemezela lezo zinsuku. ₂₅Nina ningamadodana abaprofethi nawesivumelwano uNkulunkulu asenzayo nawoyihlo, ethi ku-Abrahama: ‘Ngenzalo yakho iyakubusiswa imindeni yonke yomhlaba.’ ₂₆UNkulunkulu eseyivusile iNceku yakhe wayithumela kini kuqala ukunibusisa ngokuniguqula, kube yilowo nalowo kini ebubini bakhe.”

₁Kepha besakhuluma kubantu, abapristi nenduna yethempeli nabaSadusi babafikela, ₂benengwa ngukufundisa kwabo abantu nokumemezela ngoJesu ukuvuka kwabafileyo, ₃bababamba, babafaka etilongweni kwaze kwaba kusasa, ngokuba kwase kuhlwile. ₄Kepha abaningi kwabezwayo izwi bakholwa; umumo wamadoda waba kungathi izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu.

₅Kwathi ngangomuso kwabuthana eJerusalema ababusi namalunga nababhali babo, ₆no-Anase umpristi omkhulu, noKayafase, noJohane, no-Aleksandru, nabo bonke abendlu yompristi omkhulu, ₇babamisa phakathi kwabo, bababuza bathi: “Lokho nikwenze ngamaphi amandla nangaliphi igama na?”

₈Khona uPetru egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wathi kubo: “Nina babusi bezizwe namalunga, ₉nxa sibuzwa namuhla ngomsebenzi omuhle kumuntu ogulayo ukuthi yena usindiswe ngani, ₁₀makwazeke kini nonke nasesizweni sonke sakwa-Israyeli ukuthi ngegama likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha enambethela esiphambanweni, amvusayo uNkulunkulu kwabafileyo, ngaye umi lo muntu phambi kwenu esindile. ₁₁Yena uyitshe eladelelwa yinina bakhi, eselaba yinhloko yegumbi.

₁₂“Ayikho insindiso ngomunye, ngokuba alikho futhi elinye igama phansi kwezulu elinikiwe ebantwini, esimelwe ukusindiswa ngalo.”

₁₃Kwathi bebona isibindi sikaPetru noJohane, beqonda ukuthi bangabantu abangafundile, bayimifunda nje, bamangala; babazi ukuthi kade benoJesu; ₁₄kepha bebona umuntu ophilisiweyo emi nabo, babengenakuphika lutho. ₁₅Kodwa sebebayalile ukuba baphume emphakathini balulekana bodwa, ₁₆bathi: “Sizakubenzani laba bantu na? Ngokuba kusobala kubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema ukuthi isibonakaliso esiqhamileyo senziwe yibo, asinakukuphika. ₁₇Kodwa ukuze kungabe kusanda phakathi kwabantu, asibalaye, bangabe besakhuluma kumuntu namunye ngalelo gama.”

₁₈Base bebabiza, babayala ngokuthi bangakhulumi, bangafundisi nakanye ngegama likaJesu. ₁₉Kepha oPetru noJohane baphendula, bathi kubo: “Nqumani nina ukuba kulungile yini ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ukulalela nina kunoNkulunkulu, ₂₀ngokuba thina asinakuyeka ukukhuluma ngalokho esikubonileyo nesikuzwileyo.”

₂₁Khona sebebalayile futhi babayeka, bengafumananga ukuthi bangabajezisa kanjani ngenxa yabantu, ngokuba bonke bedumisa uNkulunkulu ngalokho okwenzekileyo; ₂₂ngokuba umuntu esenziwe kuye leso sibonakaliso sokuphulukiswa wayeneminyaka eve emashumini amane.

₂₃Sebeyekiwe baya kwabakubo, babika konke abapristi abakhulu namalunga abekushilo kubo. ₂₄Bona sebezwile baphakamisa izwi kuNkulunkulu nganhliziyonye, bathi: “Somandla, wena owenza izulu, nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, ₂₅owasho ngoMoya oNgcwele ngomlomo kababa uDavide inceku yakho ukuthi:

₃₁Kwathi sebekhulekile, kwazanyazanyiswa indawo lapho bebebuthene khona, bagcwaliswa bonke nguMoya oNgcwele, bakhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi.

₃₂Isixuku sabakholwayo sasinhliziyonye nomphefumulo munye; akwabakho noyedwa owasho ngezimpahla zakhe ukuthi ngezakhe, kodwa bakuhlanganyela konke. ₃₃Abaphostoli baveza ngamandla amakhulu ubufakazi ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu; umusa omkhulu wawuphezu kwabo bonke. ₃₄Kwakungekho oswelayo phakathi kwabo; ngokuba bonke ababengabanikazi bamazwe noma bezindlu bathengisa ngakho, baletha imali yalokho abathengise ngakho, ₃₅bayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli; kwaba yilowo nalowo wabelwa njengokuswela kwakhe.

₃₆Kwathi uJosefa owathiwa ngabaphostoli uBarnaba, okungukuthi ngokuhunyushwa indodana yenduduzo, umLevi waseKhupro ngokuzalwa, ₃₇enensimu, wathengisa ngayo, waletha imali, wayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli.

₁Kepha indoda ethile, igama layo lingu-Ananiya, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngendawo; ₂yagodla inxenye yemali, nomkayo ekwazi, yaletha inxenye ethile, yayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli.

₃Wayesethi uPetru: “Ananiya, kungani ukuba uSathane agcwalise inhliziyo yakho, uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, ugodle inxenye yemali yezwe, na? ₄Lisekhona belingesilo elakho na? Selithengisiwe belingekho emandleni akho na? Uyibekeleni leyo nto enhliziyweni yakho na? Awuqambanga amanga kubantu kepha kuNkulunkulu.”

₅Kuthe u-Ananiya ezwa lawo mazwi, wawa phansi, wafa, ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa lokho. ₆Izinsizwa zasuka, zamsongelezela, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela.

₇Kwathi emva kwesikhathi esingaba ngamahora amathathu kwangena nomkakhe, engakwazi okwenzakeleyo. ₈UPetru wayesethatha ethi: “Ngitshele ukuba izwe nilithengise ngokungaka na?”

Wathi: “Yebo, ngokungaka.”

₉Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Kungani ukuba nivumelene ngokulinga uMoya weNkosi na? Bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango, nawe bazakukukhiphela phandle.”

₁₀Wayesewa phansi masinyane ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wafa; izinsizwa zangena, zamfumana efile, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela ngasendodeni yakhe. ₁₁Ukwesaba okukhulu kwalehlela ibandla lonke nabo bonke abezwa lokho.

₁₂Kwenziwa izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi ebantwini ngezandla zabaphostoli; bonke babe nhliziyonye besemphemeni kaSolomoni. ₁₃Kepha kwabanye akwabakho owayenesibindi sokuzihlanganisa nabo, kepha abantu babebazisa kakhulu; ₁₄benezelwa kakhulu abakholwa yiNkosi, abaningi nabesilisa nabesifazane, ₁₅ngangokuba bakhiphela phandle emigwaqweni abagulayo, bababeka emacansini nasezinhlakeni, kuze kuthi lapho eza uPetru, isithunzi nje sakhe sisithibeze abanye kubo. ₁₆Kwabuthana nesixuku esivela emizini ezungeze iJerusalema, beletha abagulayo nabakhathazwa ngawomoya abangcolileyo; baphulukiswa bonke.