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Ukubotshwa lokukhululwa kukaPetro

12Ngalesosikhathi uHerodi inkosia waseselula izandla ukuthi ahluphe abanye bebandlab. 2 Wasebulala uJakobec umfowabo kaJohaned ngenkembae. 3 Esebonile ukuthi lokhu kuyawathokozisa amaJudaf, waqhubeka wabamba uPetro layeg (njalo kwakuzinsuku zesinkwa esingelamvubeloh); 4 esembambile laye wamfaka entolongwenii, wamnikela kumaviyo amane alamabutho amane ukuze amlindej, eqonde ukumusa ebantwini emva kwephasikak. 5 Ngakho uPetro wagcinwa entolongweni; kodwa umkhuleko oqhubekayo wenziwa libandla ngaye kuNkulunkulul. 6 Kwathi uHerodi esezamkhupha, ngalobobusuku uPetro wayelele phakathi kwabebutho ababilim, ebotshwe ngamaketane amabilin; labalindi phambi komnyango babegcine intolongo. 7 Njalo khangela, ingilosi yeNkosi yemao, lokukhanya kwakhanyisa ekamelwenip; yasitshaya uPetro ehlangothini, yamvusa isithi: Sukuma ngokuphangisaq. Asesiwa amaketane akhe ezandleni zakhe. 8 Ingilosi yasisithi kuye: Bhinca, ubophe amanyathela akhor. Wasesenza njalo. Yasisithi kuye: Yembatha isembatho sakho, ungilandele. 9 Wasephuma wayilandela; njalo wayengazi ukuthi kuliqiniso okwenziwa yingilosi, kodwa wayecabanga ukuthis ubona umbonot. 10 Njalo sebedlulile abalindi bokuqala labesibili, bafika esangweni lensimbi, elokuya emzini, elabavulekela ngokwalou; basebephuma bahamba umgwaqo waba munye; njalo ingilosi yahle yamtshiya. 11 Kwathi uPetro, eseqaqabukilev, wathi: Khathesi sengisazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingilosi yayow, yangikhululax esandleni sikaHerodiy lakukho konke okulindelwe yisizwe samaJudaz. 12 Kwathi esenanzelelea waya endlini kaMariya unina kaJohaneb othiwa futhi nguMarkoc, lapho okwakuhlangene khona abanengi bekhulekad. 13 Kwathi uPetro eseqoqodile esivalweni sesangoe, incekukazi encane yeza ukulalelaf, uRoda ngebizo, 14 kwathi isilazi ilizwi likaPetro, kayivulanga isangog ngenxa yentokozoh, kodwa yagijima yangena yabika ukuthi uPetro umi phambi kwesangoi. 15 Kodwa bathi kuyo: Uyahlanya. Kodwa yaqinisisa ukuthi kunjaloj. Basebesithi: Yingilosi yakhek. 16 Kodwa uPetro waqhubeka eqoqoda; sebevulile bambona, basanganiseka. 17 Wasebaqhweba ngesandla ukuze bathule, wabalandisela ukuthi iNkosi imkhuphe njani entolongwenil, wathi: Bikelani uJakobem labazalwane lezizinton. Wasephuma waya kwenye indawo.

18 Sekusile, kwaba khona isiphithiphithi esingesincinyane phakathi kwebutho, ukuthi wayesehlelwe yini uPetro. 19 Kwathi uHerodi esemdingile engamtholio, wabuzisisa abalindi, walaya ukuthi basuswep bayebulawa. Wasesuka eJudiya wehlela eKesariya wahlala khonaq.

Ukufa kukaHerodi

20 Njalo uHerodir wayebathukuthelele1 abeTire labeSidonis; basebesiza kuye bengqondonye; sebevumelene loBlastusit induna yekamelo lokulala lenkosi, bacela ukuthula, ngoba ilizwe labo lalifunzwa ngelenkosiu. 21 Njalo ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerodi wembatha isembatho sobukhosiv, wasehlala esihlalweni sokwahlulelaw, wenza inkulumo kubo. 22 Abantu basebememeza besithi: Yilizwi likaNkulunkulu njalo kayisilo elomuntu. 23 Njalo yahle yamtshaya ingilosi yeNkosix, ngoba kanikanga udumo kuNkulunkuluy; wasedliwa zimpethu, waphela.

24 Kodwa ilizwi likaNkulunkulu lakhula landaz. 25 UBarnabasia loSawulib basebebuya bevela eJerusalema, sebeqedile inkonzoc, babuyad beloJohanee laye othiwa futhi nguMarkof.

a 12.6,11,19-21.

b 4.3. 5.18. 21.27.

c Mat. 4.21. 10.2.

d 1.13.

e Mat. 20.23.

f 24.27. 25.9.

g Luka 19.11.

h Eks. 12.14,15. 23.15. 20.6.

i Luka 21.12.

j Joha. 19.23.

k Mark. 14.1. 11.3.

l 2 Kor. 1.11. Efe. 6.18.

m 12.6,11,19-21.

n 21.33.

o 12.23. Mat. 1.20,24. 2.13,19. 4.11. 28.2. Mark. 1.13. Luka 1.11,26. 2.9-15. 22.43. Joha. 5.4. 20.12. Seb. 5.19.8.26. 10.3. 11.13. 27.23.

p Luka 2.9.

q 1 Kho. 19.7.

r Mark. 6.9.

s Hlab. 126.1.

t 9.10,12. 10.3,17,19. 11.5. 16.9,10. 18.9.

u 5.19. 16.26.

v Luka 15.17.

w 12.7.

x Jobe 5.19. Hlab. 33.18,19. 34.19,22. 37.40. 41.1,2. 91.3. 97.10. 2 Kor. 1.10.

y 12.6,11,19-21.

z 12.3.

a 14.6.

b 12.25. 13.5,13. 15.37.

c 12.25.15.37,39. Kol. 4.10. 2 Tim. 4.11. Filim. 1.24. 1 Pet. 5.1.

d 12.5.

e Luka 16.20.

f Joha. 18.16,17.

g Luka 16.20.

h Luka 24.41.

i Luka 16.20.

j Luka 22.59.

k Mat. 18.10.

l 13.16. 19.33. 21.40.

m Mat. 10.3. Mark. 3.18. Luka 6.15. Seb. 1.13. 15.13. 21.18. 1 Kor. 15.7. Gal. 1.19. 2.9,12. Jak. 1.1. Juda 1.

n Joha. 21.23.

o 12.1.

p 4.9.

q 23.35. 8.40.

r 12.1.

1 wayebathukuthelele: kumbe, wayelengqondo yobutha, ezimisele impi.

s 21.3,7. Mat. 15.21.

t Mat. 28.14.

u 1 Kho. 5.9,11. Ezra 3.7. Hez. 27.17. Seb. 11.28.

v 12.1.

w Mat. 27.19.

x 1 Sam. 25.38. 2 Sam. 24.16.

y Hlab. 115.1.

z 6.7. 19.20.

a 11.29,30.

b 4.36.

c Roma 12.7. 1 Kor. 16.15.

d Hlab. 115.1.

e 12.12.

f 12.12.