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.