IZenzo 1:1 Isibhalo sokuqala ndasenza, Tiyofilo, ngazo zonke izinto awaziqalayo uYesu ukwenza nokufundisa, 1:2 kwada kwayimini awanyuswa ngayo, emveni koko waphuma engcweleni UMoya wayebanike imiyalelo abapostile awayebanyule. 1:3 awathi kubo, emva kokutshiseka kwakhe ngabaninzi, wazibonakalisa ephilile izinto ezibonakala ziyinyaniso, zabonakala kubo iintsuku ezimashumi mane, bethetha ngazo izinto eziphathelele ubukumkani bukaThixo: 1:4 Akuba ehlanganisene nabo, wabathethela ngelithi, mabaye ningemki eYerusalem, koko nilinde idinga likaBawo; athi, enayivayo ngam. 1:5 Kuba uYohane okunene wabhaptiza ngamanzi; kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele UMoya oyiNgcwele kungentsuku zatywala emva koko. 1:6 Bakubon’ ukuba ngoko bahlanganisene, babembuza besithi, Nkosi, Uya kububuyisela ngeli xesha na ubukumkani kuSirayeli? 1:7 Uthe ke kubo, Asikokwenu ukwazi amaxesha nokubakho amaxesha, athe uBawo wawamisa kwelakhe igunya. 1:8 Niya kwamkela ke amandla, akubon’ ukuba uMoya oyiNgcwele uhlile phezu kwenu; nibe ngamangqina am eYerusalem, kwanakulo lonke elakwaYuda. kwaSamari kude kuse nasekupheleni komhlaba. 1:9 Waza etshilo, bakubon' ukuba bakhangele, wafukulwa; lathi ilifu lemka naye emehlweni abo. 1:10 Ke kaloku, bakubon’ ukuba baqwalasele ezulwini, enyuka, nanko! kwakumi ngakubo amadoda amabini eneengubo ezimhlophe; 1:11 athi kanjalo, Madoda, maGalili, nimeleni na, nijonge ezulwini? lo Yesu unyusiweyo kuni, wasiwa emazulwini, uya kuza ngokunjalo kwangokunjalo nimbone esiya ezulwini. 1:12 Baza babuyela eYerusalem, bevela entabeni ekuthiwa yeyemiNquma, eyintabalala ukusuka eYerusalem uhambo lwesabatha. 1:13 Bakungena ke, benyuka baya egumbini eliphezulu, apho babehlala khona uPetros, noYakobi, noYohane, noAndreya, uFilipu, noTomas, uBhartolomeyu, noMateyu, uYakobi unyana ka-Alifeyu, noSimon Zelote, noYuda, umzalwana kaYakobi. 1:14 Aba bonke babezingisa ngamxhelo mnye ekuthandazeni nasekukhungeni, kunye nabo abafazi, noMariya unina kaYesu, kwandawonye naba zalwana bakhe. 1:15 Ke kaloku, ngaloo mihla, wema uPetros phakathi kwabafundi wathi, (inani lamagama kunye lalingathi lilikhulu elinamanci mabini); 1:16 Madoda, bazalwana, esi sibhalo sasimelwe kukuba sizaliseke, esithi Wathetha ngenxa engaphambili uMoya oyiNgcwele ngomlomo kaDavide ngaye uYuda, esithi, owaba ngumkhokeli kwabo bambambayo uYesu. 1:17 ngokuba wayebalelwe kuthi, wasizuza isabelo solu lungiselelo. 1:18 Lowo ke ngoko wazuza umhlaba ngomvuzo wokungalungisi; kunye nokuwa wagqabhuka phakathi, zaphalala zonke izibilini zakhe. 1:19 Kwazeka oko kubo bonke abemi baseYerusalem; kangangokuba Intsimi kuthiwa ngolwimi lwabo, yiAkeldama, oko kukuthi, nguThe intsimi yegazi. 1:20 Kuba kubhaliwe encwadini yeeNdumiso kwathiwa, Umzi wakhe mawube yintlango; makungabikho umiyo khona; buthi nobuveleli bakhe buthatyathwe ngomnye. 1:21 ngoko ke, kula madoda abehamba nathi imihla yonke INkosi uYesu yayingena iphuma phakathi kwethu. 1:22 iqalela elubhaptizweni lukaYohane, kwada kwayimini awathatyathwa ngayo kuthi, kumiselwe omnye, abe lingqina lakhe kunye nathi uvuko. 1:23 Bamisa ke ababini, uYosefu okuthiwa nguBharsabhas, ogama limbi linguYusto; noMatiya. 1:24 Bathandaza bathi, Wena, Nkosi, uzaziyo iintliziyo zabantu bonke Madoda, chaza ukuba unyule na kwaba bobabini. 1:25 ukuze asithabathe isabelo solu lungiselelo nobupostile, awathi kubo uYuda Wawa ngobugwenxa, ukuze aye endaweni yakhe. 1:26 Bawisa amaqashiso abo; laphuma iqashiso noMatiya; kwaye yena wabalelwa kunye nabapostile abalishumi elinamnye.