IzEnzo Zabapostoli
11 Nje-ke abapostoli nabafowethu ebebaseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabantu beentjhaba bamukele ilizwi lakaZimu. 2 Ngalokho kwathi uPitrosi nakafika eJerusalema, labo abasekela ukusoka+ bathoma ukumsola,* 3 bathi kuye: “Ungene ngendlini yabantu abangakasoki wadla nabo.” 4 UPitrosi wathoma ukubahlathululela ngokuzeleko, wathi:
5 “Bengisedorobheni leJopha ngithandaza, ngabona umbono, kiwo ngabona into ethileko enjengetjhila elikhulu lelineni yehliselwa phasi ngamakhona wayo amane isuka ezulwini, yehlela poro kimi.+ 6 Ngithe nangiqalisisa kuhle kiyo, ngabona iinlwana zephasi ezineenyawo ezine, iimbandana, iinlwana ezirhurhubako neenyoni. 7 Ngezwa nelizwi lithi kimi: ‘Pitrosi sikima, hlaba udle!’ 8 Kodwana ngathi: ‘Awa Kosi, akhenge khekungene nanyana yini engakahlwengeki namkha esilapheleko ngemlonyenami.’ 9 Kwesibili, ilizwi elivela ezulwini lathi: ‘Lisa ukubiza izinto uZimu azihlwengisileko ngokuthi zisilaphele.’ 10 Lokho kwenzeka kwesithathu begodu koke kwakhutjhulelwa ezulwini godu. 11 Ngaso isikhatheso, bekujame amadoda amathathu ngendlini ebesihlezi kiyo, athunyelwe kimi avela eKhesariya.+ 12 Ummoya wathi ngikhambe nawo, ngingazazi nakancani. Abafowethu abasithandathwaba bakhamba nami, sangena emzini womuntu loyo.
13 “Wasibikela ngendlela abona ngayo ingilozi ijame ngendlinakhe ithi: ‘Thumela amadoda eJopha ayokubiza uSimoni obizwa ngokuthi nguPitrosi,+ 14 uzonitjela indlela wena nomndenakho woke eningasindiswa ngayo.’ 15 Kodwana nangithoma ukukhuluma, ummoya ocwengileko wehlela kibo njengombana wenza kithi ekuthomeni.+ 16 Nakwenzeka lokho ngakhumbula amezwi weKosi, bona beyijayele ukuthi: ‘UJwanisi wabhabhadisa ngamanzi+ kodwana nina nizokubhajadiswa ngommoya ocwengileko.’+ 17 Nje-ke, nangabe uZimu ubaphe isipho sesihle esifana naleso asinikele thina abakholwe eKosini uJesu Krestu, bengingubani mina bona ngingavimba uZimu?”*+
18 Nabezwa izintwezi, balisa ukuphikisa,* badumisa uZimu bathi: “UZimu unikele nabantu beentjhaba ithuba lokutjhuguluka bona bafumane ukuphila.”+
19 Boke labo abarhatjheka+ ngebanga lokutlhagiswa okwavela ngemva kwalokho okwenzeka kuStefani, bakhamba bebafika eFunisiya, eSayipurasi, ne-Anthiyokiya kodwana bakhuluma ilizwi emaJudeni kwaphela.+ 20 Amanye amadoda hlangana nabo avela eSayipurasi neSirene eza e-Anthiyokiya athoma ukukhuluma nabantu abakhuluma isiGirigi, amemezela iindaba ezimnandi zeKosi uJesu. 21 Ngaphezu kwalokho, isandla sakaJehova besinabo begodu inani elikhulu labantu laba makholwa, latjhugulukela eKosini.+
22 Umbiko omalungana nabo wafika eendlebeni zebandla eJerusalema, bathumela uBharinabhasi+ bona ayokufika ne-Anthiyokiya. 23 Nakafikako wabona umusa omkhulu kaZimu, wathaba begodu wabakhuthaza boke bona bahlale eKosini ngokuzimisela+ 24 ngombana bekamumuntu olungileko begodu azele ummoya ocwengileko nokukholwa. Isiqubuthu esikhulu sangezelelwa eKosini.+ 25 Nje-ke watjhinga eTarsusi ayokufunisisa uSawula.+ 26 Ngemva kokumfumana, weza naye e-Anthiyokiya. Umnyaka woke bahlanganyela nabo ebandleni begodu bafundisa isiqubuthu esikhulu. Kwathoma e-Anthiyokiya bona ngokwesinqophiso sakaZimu abafundi babizwe ngokuthi maKrestu.+
27 Emihleni leyo kwasuka abaphorofidi+ eJerusalema behlela e-Anthiyokiya. 28 Omunye wabo ekuthiwa ngu-Agabhusi+ wasikima wabikezela ngommoya ukuthi kuza indlala ekulu ephasini loke,+ leyo eqinisweni eyaba khona ngesikhathi sakaKlawudiyusi. 29 Nje-ke abafundi baqunta ukuthumela izinto+ kubafowabo abahlala eJudiya, ngamunye ngokwamandlakhe;+ 30 bakuthumela kubadala, bakuphathisa uBharinabhasi noSawula.+