USawuli uzingela amakholwa

8Njalo uSawulia wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakheb. Ngalolosuku kwasekusuka ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla elaliseJerusalema; bonke basebehlakazeka emazweni eJudiyac leSamariyad, ngaphandle kwabaphostoli. 2 Amadoda akholwayoe asembutha uStefanef, amenzela isililo esikhulug. 3 Kodwa uSawuli walichitha ibandla, engena izindlu ngezindluh, ehudula amadoda labafazi ebafaka entolongwenii.

UFiliphu utshumayela eSamariya

4 Ngakho abahlakazekileyo badabula ilizwe, betshumayela ilizwij. 5 UFiliphu wasesehlela emzini weSamariya, watshumayela kubo uKristu. 6 Amaxuku aselalela nganhliziyonye okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, esizwa njalo ebona izibonakaliso azenzayok. 7 Ngoba kwabanengi ababelabomoya abangcolileyol, bememeza ngelizwi elikhulu baphuma; labanengi ababome umhlubulo lababeyiziqhuli basiliswam. 8 Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowomuzin.

USimoni oyisanuse

9 Njalo indoda ethile, uSimoni ngebizo, eyayikade isenza imilingoo emzini isanganisa abantu baseSamariyap, isithi ingumuntu omkhuluq; 10 abayilalelayo bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulur, besithi: Lo ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulus. 11 Basebemlalelat, ngoba wabasanganisa isikhathi esideu ngemilingov. 12 Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela indaba ezinhle zezinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu langebizo likaJesu Kristu, babhabhathizwa bonke amadoda labafaziw. 13 LoSimoni laye wakholwa, njalo esebhabhathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphux; wasanganiseka, ebona imisebenzi yamandla lezibonakaliso ezazisenziway. 14 Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya ilemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkuluz, bathuma kubo uPetro loJohanea; 15 abathi sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamemukele uMoya oNgcwelebc; 16 ngoba wayengakehleli lakoyedwa wabod, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphelaef. 17 Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabog, basebesemukela uMoya oNgcwele.h 18 Njalo uSimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, waletha imali kuboi, 19 esithi: Ngiphani lami lawomandla, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani engibeka izandla zami phezu kwakhe, emukele uMoya oNgcwele. 20 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Isiliva sakho kanye lawe kakube sekubhubhenij, ngoba ucabangak ukuthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singazuzwa ngemalil. 21 Kawulasabelo lelifam kuloludaba. Ngoba inhliziyo yakho kayiqondanga phambi kukaNkulunkulun. 22 Ngakho phenduka kulobububi bakho, njalo ucele iNkosi, ukuthi uba kungenzekao uthethelelwe umnakano wenhliziyo yakho. 23 Ngoba ngibona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayop njalo usekubotshweni yisonoq. 24 USimoni wasephendula esithi: Ngikhulekelani lina eNkosini, ukuze ngingehlelwa ngolunye lwalezizinto elizikhulumileyor. 25 Ngakho kuthe sebefakazile bekhulumile ilizwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalemas, njalo betshumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminengi yamaSamariyat.

Ukuphenduka kwenduna yeEthiyophiya

26 Ingilosi yeNkosi yasikhulumau loFiliphuv, yathi: Sukuma uye eningizimu endleleni eyehla isuka eJerusalema isiya eGazaw; yona iyinkangala. 27 Wasesukuma ehamba; njalo khangela umuntu weEthiyophiyax umthenway induna enkulu kaKandake indlovukaziz yamaEthiyophiyaa, eyayiphezu kwempahla yakhe eligugu yonkeb, eyayifikile eJerusalema ukukhonza, 28 yayisibuyela ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ibala kumprofethi uIsaya. 29 UMoya wasesithi kuFiliphu: Sondela uhambe lalinqolac. 30 UFiliphu wasegijimela kuyo wayizwa ibala umprofethi uIsaya, wathi: Kambe uyaqedisisa yini lezizinto ozifundayod? 31 Yasisithi: Kambe ngingakwenelisa njani, ngaphandle kokuthi omunye angiqondisee? Yasimcela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layof. 32 Lesehlukwana sombhalo eyayisifunda yilesi: Walethwa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; lanjengewundlu lithule phambi komgundi walo, ngokunjalo kawuvuli umlomo wakhe. 33 Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa, njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? Ngoba impilo yakhe iyasuswa emhlabenig. 34 Umthenwa wasephendula uFiliphu wathi: Ngiyakubuza, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani? Ngaye ngokwakhe, kumbe ngomunye yini? 35 UFiliphu wasevula umlomo wakheh, eseqalai kulowombhaloj, watshumayela uJesu kuyek. 36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile; lomthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kuyini okungivimbela ukuthi ngibhabhathizwel? 37 UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonkem, kuvunyelwen. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristuo uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulup. 38 Waselaya ukuthi inqola ime; basebesehlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu lomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza. 39 Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhluthuna uFiliphu; njalo umthenwa kazabe esambonaq; wahamba-ke ngendlela yakhe ethokozar. 40 Kodwa uFiliphu waficwa eAzotus; njalo edabula watshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizit, waze wafika eKesariyau.