IZenzo
5:1 Ke kaloku indoda ethile, uHananiya, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngevenkile
ukuba nezinto,
5:2 Yashinta kulo ixabiso layo, esazi naye umkayo;
yazisa inxalenye ethile, yayibeka ezinyaweni zabapostile.
5:3 Wathi ke uPetros, Hananiya, kungani na ukuba uSathana azalise intliziyo yakho, ukuba umxokise?
UMoya oyiNgcwele, nokuba ubambe inxalenye yexabiso lomhlaba?
5:4 Oko ibihleli, ibingeyoyakho na? yaye emva kokuba ithengisiwe yaba yiyo
Akukho ngagunya lakho? Yini na ukuba uyibambe le nto kuwe?
intliziyo? Akuxoke ebantwini, uxoke kuThixo.
5:5 Ewavile ke uHananiya la mazwi, wawa, waphuma umphefumlo
bafikelwa luloyiko olukhulu bonke ababezivile ezi zinto.
5:6 Besuka abafana, bamsongela, bamthwalela phandle, bamngcwaba
yena.
5:7 Ke kaloku, kwakuba kuhambe iiyure ezintathu, engekabi nako umkakhe
ekwazi oko kwenzekileyo, wangena.
5:8 Waphendula ke uPetros wathi kuye, Ndixelele, umhlaba lo nawuthengisayo ngale nto
kakhulu? Wathi ke yena, Ewe, ngako oko.
5:9 Wathi ke uPetros kuyo, Yini na ukuba nivumelene?
nimlinga uMoya weNkosi? nanzo iinyawo zabangcwabi
indoda yakho isemnyango, yophuma nawe.
5:10 Wawa phantsi kwaoko ezinyaweni zakhe, waphuma umphefumlo.
bangena abafana, bamfumana efile, bamkhuphela phandle.
wangcwatyelwa yindoda yakhe.
5:11 Ke kaloku kwabakho ukoyika okukhulu phezu kwalo lonke ibandla, nabo bonke ababeziva ezi zinto
izinto.
5:12 Kwaye ke kwenziwa ngezandla zabapostile imiqondiso nezimanga ezininzi
phakathi kwabantu; baye bonke bemxhelo mnye evarandeni kaSolomon.
5:13 Ke kaloku kwabanye akubangakho namnye waba nabuganga bakusinamathelisa kubo;
wabakhulisa.
5:14 Kwaba kukhona bekongezwayo abakholwayo eNkosini, into eninzi yabantu
kunye nabafazi.)
5:15 ngokokude bayikhuphele phandle imilwelwe ezitratweni, balala
ezingqengqelweni nasezinkukweni, ukuze kudlule nesithunzi sikaPetros
ngokusibekela ezinye zazo.
5:16 Kwaye ke kukho nenkitha yabemizi ejikelezileyo, isiza kuye
iYerusalem, ithwele imilwelwe, nabakhathazwa ziziinqambi
baphiliswa bonke ngabanye.
5:17 Wesuka ke umbingeleli omkhulu, nabo bonke ababenaye, ababenaye
ihlelo labaSadusi) baye bezala ngumsindo.
5:18 bababeka izandla abapostile, babafaka entolongweni.
5:19 Saza isithunywa seNkosi ebusuku sazivula iingcango zentolongo, sazizisa
baphuma phandle, bathi,
5:20 Hambani, niye kuma, nithethe etempileni ebantwini onke amazwi alo
ubomi.
5:21 Bathe ke bona bakuva, bangena etempileni kwakusasa
kusasa, wafundisa. Weza ke umbingeleli omkhulu, nabo babenabo
wayibizela ndawonye intlanganiso yamatyala, nayo yonke intlanganiso yamatyala yabantwana
kwaSirayeli, wathumela entolongweni ukuba aziswe.
5:22 Ke kaloku, akufika amadindala, akabafumananga entolongweni, abafumana
wabuya wathi,
5:23 Indlu yamakhonkxwa okunene siyifumene ivalwe ngokuqinileyo kanye nabalindi
simi ngaphandle phambi kweminyango; sivulile ke, asifumananga
indoda ngaphakathi.
5:24 Ke kaloku, xa umbingeleli omkhulu, nomphathi wetempile, nomphathi
Ababingeleli beva ezi zinto, bathandabuza kubo, ukuba ingaba ingaba yintoni na le nto
khula.
5:25 Kwafika omnye, wababikela, wathi, Nanga amadoda eniwafakileyo
Intolongo imi etempileni, ifundisa abantu.
5:26 Wesuka ke umthetheli namadindala, wabakhuphela phandle
kuba babesoyika abantu, hleze baxulutywe ngamatye.
5:27 Bebazisile ke, babamisa entlanganisweni yamatyala;
wababuza umbingeleli omkhulu.
5:28 esithi, Besinganithetheleli na ngokungqongqo, ukuba ningafundisi ngale nto?
igama? niyabona, niyizalisile iYerusalem ngemfundiso yenu, kwaye
nizimisele ukulibeka phezu kwethu igazi lale ndoda.
5:29 Waphendula ke uPetros nabapostile, bathi, Simelwe kukuthi sive
UThixo kunabantu.
5:30 UThixo woobawo bethu wamvusa uYesu, enambulalayo nina namxhoma emthini
umthi.
5:31 Lowo uThixo wamphakamisa ngesandla sakhe sokunene, ukuba abe nguMthetheli noMsindisi;
ukuze amnike uSirayeli inguquko noxolelo lwezono.
5:32 Singamangqina akhe ezo zinto thina; kwaye ngokunjalo noMoya oyiNgcwele,
athe uThixo ubanike abamlulamelayo.
5:33 Bathe ke bona bakukuva oko, bahlabeka entliziyweni, babhunga ukuba bathini
babulaleni.
5:34 Ke kaloku kwesuka kwema othile entlanganisweni yamatyala, umFarisi ogama linguGamaliyeli, a
Umfundisi womthetho obekekileyo kubo bonke abantu, ewisa umthetho
ukubakhuphela phandle abapostile umzuzwana;
5:35 wathi kubo, Madoda, maSirayeli, zilumkeleni ngento eniyithethayo;
cingani ukwenza kubo aba bantu.
5:36 Kuba ngaphambi kwale mihla, kwesuka uTuda, esithi yena ngokwakhe unguthile;
lanamathela kuye inani lamadoda, engathi kumakhulu mane, lanamathela kuye;
ababuleweyo; bathi bonke ababemlulamele bachithwachithwa, baziswa apho
akukho nto.
5:37 Emva kwalowo kwesuka uYuda welaseGalili, ngemihla yobhalo lomlibo wokuzalwa
watsala abantu abaninzi emva kwakhe; naye lowo watshabalala; kwaye bonke, kwanjengokuba baninzi
njengoko bamlulamelayo, bachithwachithwa.
5:38 Kungoku ke ndithi kuni, Khwelelani kwaba bantu nibayeke;
ukuba eli cebo, nalo msebenzi, ukuba liphuma ebantwini, lotshitsha;
5:39 ukuba ke lelikaThixo, aninakulitshitshisa; hleze nifunyanwe kwanamhla
ukulwa noThixo.
5:40 Bamvumela ke, bababiza abapostile, bababiza
babatyabula, babathethela ngelithi, mabangathethi egameni likabani
uYesu, wabandulula.
5:41 Bemka ke bona phambi kwentlanganiso yamatyala, bevuya ngenxa yokuba bebekho
kuthiwe bafanele ukuhlaziswa ngenxa yegama lakhe.
5:42 Babengayeki ukufundisa imihla ngemihla etempileni, nakwizindlu ngezindlu
nishumayele ngoYesu Kristu.