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UPetro ulandisa eJerusalema indaba kaKorneliyu
11Abaphostoli labazalwane ababeseJudiya basebesizwa ukuthi abezizwe labo balemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulua. 2 Kwathi uPetro esenyukele eJerusalemab, abokusoka baphikisana layec, 3 besithi: Ungene emadodeni angasokanga, wadla lawod. 4 Kodwa uPetro eqala wabalandiselae ngokulandelana esithif: 5 Mina ngangisemzini weJopha ngikhulekag, ngasengibona ekuhlehlisweni kwengqondo umbonoh, kwehla isitsha esithile, sinjengelembu elikhulu sisehliswa ngamasondo amane sivela ezulwini, sasesifika kimi; 6 okwathi sengilikhangelisisile ngaqaphelisai, ngasengibona inyamazana ezilenyawo ezine zomhlaba lezeganga lezihuquzelayo lenyoni zezulu. 7 Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sukuma, Petro, hlaba udle. 8 Kodwa ngathi: Hatshi bo Nkosi; ngoba loba yini engahlambulukanga kumbe engcolileyo kayizake ingene emlonyeni wami. 9 Kodwa ilizwi langiphendula ngokwesibili livela ezulwini lathi: Izinto uNkulunkulu azihlambululileyo, wena ungatsho ukuthi kazihlambulukanga. 10 Lokhu-ke kwenzeka kathathu, njalo konke kwabuye kwadonselwa phezulu ezulwini. 11 Njalo khangela, ngasona lesosikhathi amadoda amathathu ema phambi kwendlu engangikuyo, ethunyiwe kimi evela eKesariyaj. 12 UMoya wasesithi kimi ngihambe lawo, ngingathandabuzi; lalababazalwane abayisithupha labo bahamba lamikl, sasesingena endlini yendoda; 13 yasisibikela ukuthi yayibone njani ingilosi imi endlini yayo, isithi kuyo: Thumela amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni, othiwa nguPetro, 14 ozakutshela amazwim, ozasindiswa ngawo wena lendlu yakho yonken. 15 Kwathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehlela phezu kwaboo, lanjengakithi ekuqalenip. 16 Ngakhumbula ilizwi leNkosiq, ukuthi yakhuluma njani isithi: Isibili uJohane wabhabhathiza ngamanzi, kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcweler. 17 Ngakho nxa uNkulunkulus ebanikile isipho esifananayo lanjengakithit, esakholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, mina bengingubani ebengingavimbela uNkulunkuluu? 18 Njalo bathi sebezizwile lezizinto bathula, bamdumisa uNkulunkuluv, besithi: Ngakho-ke uNkulunkulu unikile abezizwew labo ukuphendukela empilwenix.
Amakholwa eAntiyoki abizwa ngokuthi ngamaKristu
19 Labo-ke abahlakazeka ngokuhluphekay okwenzeka mayelana loStefane badabula baze bafika eFenekiyaz leKuprosia leAntiyokib, bengalikhulumi ilizwi lakoyedwa ngaphandle kumaJuda kuphela. 20 Kodwa kwakukhona abanye kubo, amadoda amaKuprosic lamaKurened, abathi sebefike eAntiyokie, bakhuluma lamaHelenisiti*f, betshumayela indaba ezinhle zeNkosi uJesug. 21 Lesandla seNkosi sasilaboh; njalo inani elikhulu lakholwai laphendukela eNkosinij. 22 Zasezizwakala indaba ngabo endlebeni zebandla elaliseJerusalemak; basebethuma uBarnabasil ukuthi adabule kuze kube seAntiyokim; 23 kwathi esefikile esebona umusa kaNkulunkulu wathokozan, wasebakhuthaza bonkeo ukuthi babambelele eNkosini ngokuzimisela kwenhliziyop; 24 ngoba wayeyindoda elungileyoq egcwele uMoya oNgcwele lokholor; kwengezelelwa eNkosini ixuku elikhulus. 25 UBarnabasi wasesiya eTarsu ukuze adinge uSawulit, 26 kwathi esemtholile wamletha eAntiyokiu. Kwasekusithi umnyaka wonke behlangana ebandleni bafundisa ixuku elikhulu; njalo abafundiv baqala ukubizwa ngokuthi ngamaKristuw eAntiyokix.
AmaKristu athumela izipho kubazalwane beJudiya
27 Kwathi ngalezonsuku kwafika eAntiyokiy abaprofethiz bevela eJerusalema. 28 Kwasekusukuma omunye wabo othiwa nguAgabusia, watshengisa ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enkulub emhlabeni wonkec; eyaba khona futhi ngesikhathi sikaKlawudiyosi Kesarid. 29 Labafundi bazimisela ukuthi ngulowo lalowo wabo athumele njengamandla alowo lalowoe okokusizaf abazalwane abahlala eJudiyag; 30 abakwenzayo-keh, bakuthumela kubadala ngesandla sikaBarnabasi loSawulii.
a 10.12,29. Joha. 21.23.
b Luka 2.4.
c 10.45. Gal. 2.12.
d 10.28.
e 18.26. 28.23.
f Luka 1.3.
g 10.9-32.
h 12.9.
i Luka 4.20.
j 10.17.
k 11.12,29. Joha. 21.23.
l 10.23,45.
m 10.6,22.
n 10.2. 16.15,31-34. 18.8.
o 10.44.
p 2.4.
q Luka 24.8.
r 1.5. Mat. 3.11.
s 15.8,9.
t 2.38.
u 10.47. 5.39.
v Mat. 15.31.
w 10.45. Mat. 8.11.
x 2 Kor. 7.10.
y 8.1,4.
z 15.3. 21.2.
a 11.20. 4.36.
b 11.26.
c 11.20. 4.36.
d Mat. 27.32.
e 11.26.
f 6.1. 9.29.
g 5.42.
h Luka 1.66.
i 9.42. 11.24.
j 15.19.
k 9.35.
l 9.27. 11.25,30. 4.36.
m 11.26.
n 13.43.
o 13.43. 14.22.
p 2 Tim. 3.10. Seb. 27.13. Roma 8.28.
q Luka 23.50. Mat. 12.3.
r 6.5.
s 11.21. 2.47.
t 9.11.
u 11.19,20,22,27. 6.5. 13.1. 14.26. 15.22,23,30,35. 18.22. Gal. 2.11.
v 1.15. 6.1,2,7. 9.1,10. 11.29.
w 26.28. 1 Pet. 4.16.
x 11.19,20,22,27. 6.5. 13.1. 14.26. 15.22,23,30,35. 18.22. Gal. 2.11.
y 11.19,20,22,27. 6.5. 13.1. 14.26. 15.22,23,30,35. 18.22. Gal. 2.11.
z 13.1. 15.32. 21.10. 1 Kor. 12.28,29. 14.1,6,29,31,32,37,39. Efe. 4.11. Seb. 2.17,18. Roma 12.6. Seb. 19.6.
a 21.10.
b Mat. 24.7. 2 Kho. 8.1.
c Mat. 24.14.
d 18.2.
e 1.15. 6.1,2,7. 9.1,10. 11.29.
f 12.25.
g 11.1.
h 12.25. 24.17.
i 14.23. 15.2,4,6,22,23. 16.4. 20.17. 1 Tim. 5.1,17,19. Tit. 1.5. Jak. 5.14. 1 Pet. 5.1,5. 2 Joha. 1. 3 Joha. 1.