Ukufika kukaMoya oNgcwele

2Kwathi selugcwalisekilea usuku lwePentekoste*b, babendawonye bengqondonye bonkec. 2 Kwahle kwezwakala-ke umdumo ovela ezulwinid onjengowokuvunguza komoya olamandla, njalo wagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyoe, 3 kwasekubonakala kubo inlimi ezehlukanisiweyo kungathi ngezomlilof, zasezihlala phezu kwalowo lalowo wabo. 4 Basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcweleg, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye indimi, njengalokhu uMoya wabanika ukuphumiselah.

5 Kwakuhlala-ke eJerusalema amaJuda, amadoda aqotho, avela kuso sonke isizwe salezo ezingaphansi kwezului. 6 Kwathi sekulalo umdumo1, ixuku labuthana ndawonye lasanganisekaj, ngoba ngulowo lalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakibo. 7 Basebemangala kakhulu bonke bababazak, bakhulumisana bathi: Khangelani, bonke laba abakhulumayo kayisibo abeGalili yinil? 8 Kungani, pho, thina sibezwa ngamunye wabo ngolimi lwakithi esazalwa lalo? 9 AmaPathiya lamaMedem lamaElamun, labahlali beMesopotamiyao, labeJudiya labeKaphadosiyap, abePontusiqr labeAsiyast, 10 abeFrigiyau labePamfiliya, abeGibhithe labengxenye zeLibiya eduze leKurenev, lezihambi ezingamaRomaw, kokubili amaJuda labaphendukela kumaJudax, 11 amaKretey lamaArabhiyaz, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngendimi zakithi imisebenzi emikhulu kaNkulunkulua. 12 Bonke basebemangala kakhulub badideka, bakhulumisana besithi: Lokhu kungaba yinic? 13 Kodwa abanye bahleka usulu bathi: Basuthi iwayini elitsha.

Intshumayelo kaPetro

14 Kodwa uPetro emi labalitshumi lanyed, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe, wasesithi kubo: Madoda maJuda, lani lonke elihlala eJerusalema, kakwaziwe kini lokhu, njalo lilalelisise amazwi amie. 15 Ngoba laba kabadakwanga, njengoba lina licabangaf; ngobag kulihola lesithathu* losukuh; 16 kodwa lokhu yikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli: 17 Njalo kuzakuthi ensukwini zokucina, utsho uNkulunkului, ngizathulula okoMoya wamij phezu kwayo yonke inyamak; lamadodana enu lamadodakazi enu azaprofetha, lamajaha enu abone imibono, labadala benu baphuphe amaphuphol; 18 njalo laphezu kwenceku zami laphezu kwencekukazi zami ngalezonsuku ngizathulula okoMoya wami, njalo zizaprofetham. 19 Njalo ngizaveza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulun, lezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi, igazi, lomlilo, leyezi lentuthuo; 20 ilanga lizaphendulwa umnyama, lenyanga igazi, lungakafiki usuku lweNkosi olukhulu loludumisekayop; 21 kuzakuthi, wonke obiza ibizo leNkosi uzasindiswaq. 22 Madoda maIsrayeli, zwanini la amazwi: UJesu weNazarethar, umuntu ofakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenus ngemisebenzi yamandlat langezimangaliso langezibonakaliso, uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, njengalokhu lisazi lani uqobo lwenuu, 23 yena lo esenikelwev ngecebo elimisiweyow langokwazi okuphambili kukaNkulunkulux lamthatha, ngezandla zabangelamthetho lambethela lambulalay; 24 yena uNkulunkulu wamvusaz, esethukulule inhlungu zokufa, ngoba kwakungelakwenzeka ukuthi abanjwe yikhoa. 25 Ngoba uDavida uthi ngayeb: Ngangibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalonjalo; ngoba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyikinyeki; 26 ngakho inhliziyo yami yajabula, lolimi lwami lwathokoza; ngitsho lenyama yami izahlala ethembenic; 27 ngoba kawuyikutshiya umphefumulo wami esihogweni, kawuyikunikela oNgcwele wakho ukuthi abone ukubolad. 28 Wangazisa indlela zempilo; uzangigcwalisa ngenjabulo ebusweni bakho. 29 Madoda bazalwane, ake ngikhulume2 kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavidae, ukuthi wafa njalo wangcwatshwaf, lengcwaba lakhe likhona kithi kuze kube lamuhlag. 30 Ngakho, yena engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga ngesifungo kuyeh, ukuthi esithelweni sokhalo lwakhe ngokwenyama uzavusa uKristu, ukuze ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosii, 31 ebonile ngaphambili wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe kawutshiywangaj esihogwenik, lenyama yakhe kayikubonanga ukubola. 32 UJesu lo uNkulunkulu wamvusal, esingabafakazi balokhu thina sonkem. 33 Ngakho ephakanyiswe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulun, esemukele kuBaba isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcweleo, uthulule lokhu elikubonayo lelikuzwayop khathesi. 34 Ngoba uDavida kenyukelangaq emazulwinir, kodwa yena uqobo lwakhe uthi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, 35 ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakhos. 36 Ngakho indlu kaIsrayeli yonke kayazi isibili, ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile kokubilit ukuba yiNkosi loKristu, uJesu lo elambethelayou lina.

Ukuphenduka lokubhabhathizwa kwabazinkulungwane ezintathu

37 Sebekuzwa lokhu bahlabeka enhliziyweniv, basebesithi kuPetro lakwabanye abaphostoli: Madoda bazalwane, sizakwenzaniw? 38 UPetro wasesithi kubo: Phendukanix, libhabhathizwe lonke ngamunye wenu ebizweni likaJesu Kristuy ethethelelweni lwezonoz, njalo lizakwemukela isipho sikaMoya oNgcwelea. 39 Ngoba isithembiso ngesenu, lesabantwana benub, lesabo bonke abakhatshana, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ezababizela kuyoc. 40 Langamanye amazwi amanengi wafakaza wakhuthaza wathid: Zisindiseni kulesisizukulwana esiphambeneyoe. 41 Ngakho abalemukelayo ilizwi lakhe ngokuthokoza babhabhathizwaf; njalo ngalolosuku kwengezelelwa imiphefumulog engaba zinkulungwane ezintathuh.

Ibandla leJerusalema

42 Basebephikelela ekufundiseni kwabaphostoli lebudlelwanenii, lekuhlephuleni isinkwa lemikhulekweni. 43 Lokwesaba kwehlela phezu kwayo yonke imiphefumuloj; njalo kwenziwa ngabaphostoli izimangaliso lezibonakaliso ezinengik. 44 Njalo bonke abakholwayo babendawonyel, babelezinto zonke bezihlanganyelam, 45 basebethengisa izinto lempahla zabon, basebesabelana bonke, njengokuswela komunye lomunyeo. 46 Insuku ngensuku basebephikelelap nganhliziyonyeq ethempelinir, behlephula isinkwas izindlu ngezindlu3, besidla ndawonye ngentokozo langenhliziyo emhlophet, 47 bedumisa uNkulunkuluu, bethandeka ebantwini bonkev. LeNkosi yengezelela ebandleni insuku ngensukuw labo abasindiswayox.