IZenzo 8:1 Waye ke uSawule evumelana nokufa kwakhe. Kwaye ngelo xesha kwakukho a intshutshiso enkulu phezu kwebandla eliseYerusalem; kwaye bona bonke baba ziintsali emazweni akwaYuda naseSamariya; ngaphandle kwabapostile. 8:2 Amadoda awoyik' uThixo amngcwaba uStefano, amenzela isijwili esikhulu phezu kwakhe. 8:3 Waye ke uSawule elidlavula ibandla, engena kwizindlu ngezindlu. abarhola amadoda kwanabafazi, babafaka entolongweni. 8:4 Bona ke ngoko ababeziintsali batyhutyha ilizwe, beshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zevangeli ilizwi. 8:5 Wehla ke uFilipu, waya emzini welaseSamariya, wamvakalisa uKristu kuwo bona. 8:6 Zaye izihlwele zizinyamekela ngamxhelo mnye ezo zinto uFilipu wayethetha, esiva, eyibona imiqondiso abeyenza. 8:7 Kuba oomoya abangcolileyo babephuma kwabaninzi ababelapho, bebhomboloza ngezwi elikhulu babenabo; baye abaninzi abanedumbe nabayiziqhwala, baphiliswa. 8:8 Kwabakho uvuyo olukhulu kuloo mzi. 8:9 Ke kaloku bekukho mntu uthile, kuthiwa nguSimon, obefudula enguye Umzi wakhafula, wabathakatha abantu baseSamariya, bakhupha oko ngokwakhe wayengumntu omkhulu: 8:10 ababeyiphulaphula bonke, bethabathela komncinane besa komkhulu, besithi, Lo umntu ungamandla amakhulu kaThixo. 8:11 Baye ke bemphulaphula, ngenxa yokuba ixesha elide wathakatha ngobugqwirha. 8:12 Bakholwa ke nguFilipu, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zebandla ubukumkani bukaThixo, negama likaYesu Kristu, babhaptizwa, bobabini amadoda nabafazi. 8:13 Ke kaloku naye uSimon wakholwa; kunye noFilipu, bamangaliswa, bakubona imiqondiso nemiqondiso eyayikhona kwenziwe. 8:14 Ke kaloku, bakuva abapostile ababeseYerusalem ukuba kukho eSamariya balamkele ilizwi likaThixo, bathumela kubo uPetros noYohane; 8:15 abathi bona bakuhla, babathandazela, ukuba bamkele; uMoya oyiNgcwele: 8:16 Kuba ebengekaweli namnye kubo; igama leNkosi uYesu.) 8:17 Bandula ukubeka izandla phezu kwabo, bamamkela ke uMoya oyiNgcwele. 8:18 Uthe ke uSimon, akukubona oko ngokubekwa kwezandla zabapostile wanikwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, wabanika imali, 8:19 esithi, Ndinike nam eli gunya, ukuze lowo, ndithe ndazibeka izandla phezu kwakhe, abe nako yamkela uMoya oyiNgcwele. 8:20 Uthe ke uPetros kuye, Isilivere yakho mayiye kutshabalala nawe, ngokuba unayo Kuba isipho sikaThixo singazuzwa ngemali. 8:21 Akunasabelo naqashiso kule nto; kuba intliziyo yakho ayinayo elungile emehlweni kaThixo. 8:22 Guquka ngoko kobo bubi bakho, ukhunge kuThixo, ukuba mhlawumbi uthe wakwenza oko Ingcinga yentliziyo yakho ingaxolelwa. 8:23 Kuba ndiyabona ukuba usenyongweni yobukrakra, nasentanjeni yobugwenxa. 8:24 Waphendula ke uSimon wathi, Ndikhungeleni nina eNkosini, ukuze kungabikho bani Ezo zinto uzithethileyo zindifikele. 8:25 Bona ke, bakuba beqononondisile, belithetha ilizwi leNkosi. wabuyela eYerusalem, ezishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo kwimizana emininzi yelo bandla amaSamariya. 8:26 Sathetha ke isithunywa seNkosi kuFilipu, sisithi, Vuka uhambe ezantsi, ngendlela ehla iphuma eYerusalem, iye eGaza; eyintlango. 8:27 Esukile ke, waya: nanko umntu waseTiyopiya, ithenwa igunya elikhulu phantsi kukaKandase ukumkanikazi wamaTiyopiya, owayenegunya nempahla yayo yonke ebuncwaneni bayo, weza kunqula eYerusalem; 8:28 Yayibuya, ihleli enqwelweni yayo, ilesa incwadi yomprofeti uIsaya. 8:29 Uthe ke uMoya kuFilipu, Yiya unamathele kule nto inqwelo yokulwa. 8:30 Wabaleka ke uFilipu, waya kuyo, wayiva ilesa incwadi yomprofeti uIsaya. wathi, Uyaziqonda na kodwa izinto ozilesayo? 8:31 Ithe ke yona, Ndingaba nako ngani na, kungekho undikhokelayo nje? Wafuna ke uFilipu ukuba anyuke ahlale naye. 8:32 Ke indawo yesibhalo eyayilesa yona ibisithi, Wakhokelwa njengemvu ekuxhelweni; njengemvana esisimumu phambi komchebi wayo, wenjenjalo wavula hayi umlomo wakhe. 8:33 Ekuthotyweni kwakhe umgwebo wakhe wasuswa, ngubani na oya kuxela isizukulwana sakhe? ngokuba buyasuswa ubomi bakhe emhlabeni. 8:34 Laphendula ke ithenwa lathi kuFilipu, Ndiyakukhunga, uthetha ngabani na umprofeti lo? Ithetha yena, okanye mntu wumbi? 8:35 Wawuvula ke uFilipu umlomo wakhe, waqalela kweso sibhalo, wathi wamshumayeza iindaba ezilungileyo zikaYesu. 8:36 Ke kaloku, bakubon' ukuba bayahamba ngendlela, bafika manzini athile; lathi ithenwa, Nanga amanzi; Kwala ntoni na ukuba ndingabhaptizwa? 8:37 Uthe ke uFilipu, Ukuba uyakholwa ngentliziyo yakho iphela, kuvumelekile. Waphendula ke wathi, Ndiyakholwa ukuba uYesu Kristu unguye uNyana kaThixo. 8:38 Wathi mayime inqwelo; behla bobabini bangena emanzini, uFilipu kwanethenwa; wambhaptiza. 8:39 Kwaye xa benyuka bephuma emanzini, uMoya weNkosi lambatha uFilipu, alaba sambona ithenwa; lahamba ngelakhe indlela yokuvuya. 8:40 Ke uFilipu wafunyanwa eAzoto; watyhutyha ilizwe, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo kubo bonke ezidolophini, wada wafika eKesareya.