IzEnzo Zabapostoli 4:1-37
4 Ababilaba nabasakhuluma nabantu, abaphristi, isikhulu sabonogada bethempeli, nabaSadusi+ beza kibo.
2 Bebasilingekile ngombana abapostoli bebafundisa abantu, bafakaza tjhatjhalazi ngokuvuswa kwakaJesu kwabafileko.*+
3 Ngalokho bababamba, babavalela+ bekwaba ngakusasa ngombana besekuhlwile.
4 Nanyana kunjalo, inengi lalabo abalalela ikulumo leyo lakholwa begodu inani lamadoda laba pheze zii-5 000.+
5 Ngelanga elilandelako ababusi babo, abadala, nabatloli babuthana ndawonye eJerusalema,
6 bano-Anasi+ umphristi omkhulu, uKhayafasi,+ uJwanisi, u-Alekzandra nabo boke ebebaziinhlobo zomphristi omkhulu.
7 Bajamisa uPitrosi noJwanisi phakathi kwabo, bababuza bathi: “Lokhu nikwenze ngamaphi amandla namkha ngegama lakabani?”
8 UPitrosi azele ummoya ocwengileko,+ wathi kibo:
“Babusi babantu nabadala,
9 nangabe namhlanje siphenywa ngesenzo esihle esisenze endodeni erholopheleko+ begodu nifuna ukwazi ukuthi ngubani owenze indoda leyo yaphola,
10 akwaziwe kini noke nakibo boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli ukuthi egameni lakaJesu Krestu weNazaretha,+ loyo enambulalela esigodweni+ kodwana uZimu wamvusa kwabafileko,+ kungaye indoda le ijame lapha phambi kwenu iphilile.
11 Lo ‘lilitje nina bakhi enaliphatha njengelinganamsebenzi libe lilitje eliqakatheke ukuwadlula woke.’*+
12 Ukungezelela kilokho, ayikho isindiso kunanyana ngubani omunye ngombana alikho elinye igama+ ngaphasi kwezulu elinikelweko hlangana nabantu ekufuze sisindiswe ngalo.”+
13 Nje-ke nababona uPitrosi noJwanisi bakhuluma ngokutjhaphulukileko,* babona nokuthi bebangakafundi* begodu bababantu abajayelekileko,+ barareka khulu. Balemuka ukuthi bebanoJesu.+
14 Njengombana baqale indoda elatjhiweko ijame nabo,+ babhalelwa kuphendula.+
15 Ngalokho babayala bona baphumele ngaphandle kwewolo leSanhedrini, bathoma ukurerisana,
16 bathi: “Kufuze senzeni ngabantwaba na?+ Ngombana kuhlekuhle, kwenzeke isibonakaliso esikhulu ngabo esisepepeneneni kibo boke abahlali beJerusalema+ begodu angekhe sikuphike lokho.
17 Bona lokhu kungarhatjheki ukuya phambili ebantwini, akhe sibathusele, sibatjele nokuthi bangasakhuluma namuntu ngesisekelo segameli.”+
18 Ngalokho bababiza, babakhalima bona bangakhulumi litho namkha bafundise ngesisekelo segama lakaJesu.
19 Kodwana uPitrosi noJwanisi baphendula bathi kibo: “Ukuthi kulungile emehlweni kaZimu bona silalele nina kunoZimu, yahlulelani ngokwenu.
20 Kodwana thina, angekhe silise ukukhuluma ngezinto esizibonileko nesizizwileko.”+
21 Nje-ke, ngemva kokubathusela godu, babatjhaphulula ngebanga lokuthi akhenge bafumane isisekelo sokubajezisa, nangebanga labantu boke+ ngombana bebadumisa uZimu ngalokho okwenzekileko.
22 Ngombana indoda okwenzeke kiyo ikarisomraro* yokulapha le beyineminyaka engaphezu kwama-40 ubudala.
23 Ngemva kokutjhatjhululwa, batjhinga kwabanye abafundi, bababikela lokho abaphristi abakhulu nabadala ababatjele khona.
24 Nabezwa lokhu, baphakamisa amezwabo kuZimu ngokuvumelana bathi:
“Kosi ePhakemeko, nguwe owenze izulu nephasi nelwandle nakho koke okukizo,+
25 begodu owathi ngommoya ocwengileko ngomlomo kakhokho wethu uDavida,+ incekwakho: ‘Kubayini iintjhaba zitshwenyekile nabantu bazindla ngezinto ezingekho na?
26 Amakhosi wephasi alungele ukulwa nababusi babuthene ndawonye njengalabo abaphikisana noJehova nozesiwekwakhe.’*+
27 Ngombana eqinisweni uHerode noPontiyasi Pilatu+ nabantu beentjhaba nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bebabuthene ndawonye edorobheneli ngokujamelene nencekwakho ecwengileko uJesu, loyo omzesileko,+
28 ukwenza lokho isandla neseluleko sakho esakubikezela kusesengaphambili bona kuzokwenzeka.+
29 Nje-ke, Jehova, sibawa utjheje ukuthusela kwabo, usize neenceku zakho bona ziragele phambili zikhuluma ilizwi lakho ngesikhulu isibindi,
30 kukulapho uthabulula isandla sakho bona ulaphe begodu kwenzeke iimbonakaliso neemangaliso+ ngegama lencekwakho ecwengileko uJesu.”+
31 Ngemva kokuthandaza ngetjiseko, indawo ebebabuthene kiyo yasikinyeka, boke bazala ummoya ocwengileko,+ bakhuluma ilizwi lakaZimu ngesibindi.+
32 Ukungezelela kilokho, isiqubuthu salabo abakholwako besinehliziyo yinye nomphefumulo* munye begodu akakho ngitjho namunye wabo obekathi izinto anazo ngezakhe, kodwana bebahlanganyela zoke izinto.+
33 Ngamandla amakhulu abapostoli baragela phambili bafakaza ngokuphathelene nokuvuswa kweKosi uJesu,+ uZimu wababonisa boke umusakhe omkhulu ngesilinganiso esikhulu.
34 Eqinisweni, akakho ebekatlhoga phakathi kwabo+ ngombana boke ebebanamasimu namkha izindlu bebazithengisa, balethe imali yalokho okuthengisiweko,
35 bayibeke eenyaweni zabapostoli.+ Ngemva kwalokho kwabelwe omunye nomunye ngokwalokho akutlhogako.+
36 Nje-ke uJosefa, loyo abapostoli ebebambiza nangokuthi nguBharinabhasi+ (okutjho ukuthi nakutjhugululiweko, “iNdodana yeNduduzo”), umLevi, obelethelwe eSayipurasi,
37 bekanesiqetjhana sendawo wasithengisa, waletha imali ayifumeneko wayibeka eenyaweni zabapostoli.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “ngokuvuswa kwabafileko ngokuphathelene noJesu.”
^ NgesiGirigi, “ilitje eliyihloko yekhona.” Ilitjeli libekwa phezulu ekhoneni ukuhlanganisa amaboda amabili bona aqine.
^ Namkha “ngesibindi.”
^ Kutjho ukuthi bangakafundi eenkolweni zaborabi; akutjho ukuthi bebangakwazi ukufunda.
^ Namkha “isibonakaliso.”
^ Namkha “noKrestu.”
^ Qala Ihlathululo.
