Umbono kaKorneliyu

10Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile ngebizo nguKorneliyua, induna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa ngeleIthaliyab, 2 eqothoc lemesabayo uNkulunkulu kanye lendlu yayo yonke, eyenza imisebenzi yomusa eminengi ebantwini, ikhuleka njalonjalo kuNkulunkulud; 3 yabonae embonweni ngokucacileyo, ngokungaba lihola lesificamunwemunye* losukuf, ingilosi kaNkulunkulu ingena kuyog, yasisithi kuyo: Korneliyu! 4 Waseyijolozelah efikelwa yikwesaba wathi: Kuyini, Nkosii? Yasisithi kuye: Imikhuleko yakho lezipho zakho kubayanga kwenyukej kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkuluk. 5 Khathesi-ke thuma amadoda eJophal, ubize uSimoni othiwa futhi nguPetro; 6 yena ungenisile kuSimoni othile umtshuki wezikhumba, ondlu yakhe iselwandlem; yena uzakutshela ofanele ukwenzen. 7 Kwathi ingilosi ebikhuluma loKorneliyu isihambile, wabiza ababili kwabendlu yakheo, lowebutho oqothop kulabo ababemlindaq, 8 njalo eselandisile konke kubo, wabathuma eJopha.

Ukuhlehliswa kwengqondo kaPetro

9 Njalo kusisa bona besahamba sebesondela emzini, uPetro wenyukelar phezu kophahla lwendlu ukuyakhulekas, okungaba lihola lesithupha*t; 10 waselamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla; kwathi bona besamlungisela, ukuhlehliswa kwengqondo kwamehlelau, 11 wasebona izulu livulekilev, lesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengelembu elikhulu, libotshwe ngamasondo amane, lisehliselwa emhlabeni; 12 okwakukhona kulo izidalwa zonke ezilenyawo ezine zomhlaba lezeganga lezihuquzelayo lenyoni zezulu. 13 Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye lathi: Sukuma, Petro, hlaba udle. 14 Kodwa uPetro wathi: Hatshi bo, Nkosi; ngoba kangizake ngidle loba yiniw engahlambulukangax kumbe engcolileyoy. 15 Ilizwi laphinda ngokwesibili kuye: Izinto uNkulunkulu azihlambululileyo, wena ungatsho ukuthi kazihlambulukangaz. 16 Njalo lokhu kwenzeka kwaze kwaba kathathu; lesitsha sabuya saphakanyiselwa ezulwini. 17 Kwathi uPetro esadidekile ngaphakathi kwakhea ukuthi ngabe uyini umbono awubonileyob, njalo khangela, amadoda ayethunywe evela kuKorneliyu, esebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emac esangwenid, 18 esememezile abuza ukuthi uSimoni, othiwa futhi nguPetro, ungenisile lapha yini. 19 Kwathi uPetro esanakana ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: Khangela, amadoda amathathu ayakudingae. 20 Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe lawof, ungathandabuzig; ngoba yimi engiwathumileyo. 21 UPetro wasesehlela emadodeni avela kuKorneliyu ayethunywe kuye, wathi: Khangelani, yimi elimdingayo; yisizatho bani elize ngaso? 22 Basebesithi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo lemesabayo uNkulunkuluh, efakazelwa yisizwe sonke samaJudai, walayelwa nguNkulunkuluj ngengilosi engcwele ukuthi akubizele endlini yakhek, njalo ezwe amazwi kuwel. 23 Ngakho esebabizele phakathi wabangenisa. Njalo kusisa uPetro waphuma wahamba labo, labanyem babazalwane ababeseJopha bahamba layen.

Ukufika kukaPetro endlini kaKorneliyu

24 Ngosuku olulandelayo basebengena eKesariyao. LoKorneliyu wayebalindele, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe labangane abazwana laye. 25 Kwathi sekwenzakele ukuthi uPetro angene, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, ewela enyaweni zakhep, wamkhonzaq. 26 Kodwa uPetro emphakamisa, wathi: Sukuma; lami ngokwami ngingumuntur. 27 Njalo esakhuluma layo wangena, wafica abanengi bebuthenes, 28 wasesithi kubo: Lina liyazi ukuthi kakuvunyelwa emuntwini ongumJudat ukuhlangana kumbe ukuya emuntwini wesinye isizweu; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungitshengisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi kahlambulukanga kumbe ungcolilev; 29 ngakho-ke ngizile ngingaphikisanga nxa ngibizwa. Ngakho ngiyabuza, ukuthi ungibizele sizatho bani? 30 UKorneliyu wasesithi: Ngensuku ezine ezidlulileyow kuze kube yilelihola ngangizila ukudlax, ngehola lesificamunwemunye ngangikhuleka endlini yamiy; njalo khangela, indoda yema phambi kwamiz yembethe isembatho esikhazimulayoab, 31 yasisithi: Korneliyu, umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, lemisebenzi yakho yomusa ikhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkuluc. 32 Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubusubiza uSimoni othiwa futhi nguPetro; yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle; ozakuthi angabuya akutsheled. 33 Ngakho ngahle ngathumela kuwe; njalo wena wenze kuhle ukuthi ufike. Ngakho khathesi sesikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuze sizwe konke okulayelwe nguNkulunkulue.

Intshumayelo kaPetro

34 Kwathi uPetro evula umlomo, wathif: Ngeqiniso ngiyaqedisisa ukuthi uNkulunkulu kayisuye umkhangeli wobuso bomuntug; 35 kodwa kuso sonke isizweh yena omesabayo lowenza ukulunga, uyemukeleka kuyei. 36 Ilizwi alithumela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, ngevangeli etshumayela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristuj (yenak uyiNkosi yabo bonkel). 37 Lina liyalazi ilizwi elamenyezelwa eJudiya yonke, kusukela eGalilim, emva kobhabhathizo uJohane alutshumayelayo; 38 uJesu weNazaretha, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba njani ngoMoya oNgcwele langamandlan, owabhoda esenza okulungileyo njalo esilisa bonke labo abacindezelwe ngudiyabhola, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelayeo. 39 Lathi singabafakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo elizweni lamaJuda leJerusalemap; abambulala bamphanyeka esihlahleniq. 40 Yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wasemnika ukuze abonakaler, 41 kungeyisikho kubo bonke abantus, kodwa kubafakazi ababekhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulut, kithi, esadla sanatha kanye laye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyou. 42 Wasesilaya ukuthi sitshumayele ebantwiniv, sifakazew ukuthi nguyex omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba nguMehluliy wabaphilayo labafileyoz. 43 Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakazaa, ukuthi wonke okholwa kuyeb uzakwemukela uthethelelo lwezono ngebizo lakhec.

Ukubhabhathizwa kukaKorneliyu labendlu yakhe

44 Kwathi uPetro esakhuluma lawomazwi, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke abalizwayo ilizwid. 45 Labokusoka abakholwayo basanganisekae, bonke ababefike loPetrof, ukuthi isipho sikaMoya oNgcweleg sathululelwah laphezu kwabezizwei; 46 ngoba babezwa bekhuluma ngendimi, bekhulisa uNkulunkuluj. Khona uPetro waphendula wathik: 47 Ukhona yini ongala lamanzi, ukuthi laba bangabhabhathizwal, abemukele uMoya oyiNgcwele lanjengathim? 48 Waselaya ukuthi babhabhathizwen ebizweni leNkosio. Basebemcela ukuthi ahlale insuku ezithile.