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.