IZenzo
10:1 Kwaye kukho eKesareya indoda ethile, egama linguKorneli, umthetheli-khulu waseKesareya
Iqela elibizwa ngokuba yi-Italian band,
10:2 indoda emoyikayo, emoyikayo uThixo, kunye nayo yonke indlu yayo, ibinikela
abenzela inceba abantu abaninzi, bekhunga kuThixo ngamaxesha onke.
10:3 Wabona embonweni kakuhle, malunga nelixa lesithoba lemini, isithunywa sezulu
Wangena ke uThixo kuye, wathi kuye, Korneli!
10:4 Eqwalasele ke kuso, wangenelwa kukoyika, wathi, Yintoni na, Nkosi?
Uthe ke yena kuye, Imithandazo yakho namalizo akho anyukile ngenxa yesabatha
isikhumbuzo phambi koThixo.
10:5 Thumela ngoku amadoda eYopa, ubize uSimon othile, ogama limbi linguSimon
UPetros:
10:6 yena ulundwendwe lukaSimon, umsuki wezikhumba, ondlu ingaselwandle;
uya kukuxelela into omelwe kukuyenza.
10:7 Ke kaloku, sakuba simkile isithunywa eso besithetha noKorneli, wabiza
ezibini kubakhonzi bakhe, nesoldati elimhlonelayo uThixo kwabalindi
phezu kwakhe rhoqo;
10:8 Akuba ebacacisele zonke ezi zinto, wabathuma
eYopa.
10:9 Ke kaloku ngengomso, bakubon' ukuba basendleleni, basondela kubo
Mzini, wenyuka uPetros, waya phezu kwendlu, esiya kuthandaza malunga nelixa lesithandathu.
10:10 Wesuka walamba kakhulu, wanga angadla;
elungile, wesuka waxhuzula.
10:11 Walibona izulu livulekile, kusihla isitya esithile kuye, ngathi
ibe yilinen enkulu ephothiweyo, ezimbombeni zone, yaza yathotyelwa phantsi
umhlaba:
10:12 Ekwaye kukho kuzo zonke izinto eziphilileyo zomhlaba ezizitho zine, nezasendle
izinto ezizitho zine, nezinambuzane, neentaka zezulu.
10:13 Kwabakho izwi lisithi kuye, Vuka, Petros; xhela, udle.
10:14 Uthe ke uPetros, Hayi, Nkosi; kuba andizange ndiyidle into eyiyo
inqambi okanye ayihlambulukanga.
10:15 Laphinda ilizwi lathetha kuye okwesibini, lathi, Oko anako uThixo
uhlambulukile, musa ukuthi uyinqambi.
10:16 Kwabakho ke oku kathathu; sabuya isitya eso senyuswa, sasiwa ezulwini.
10:17 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uPetros uyathandabuza ngaphakathi kwakhe, ukuba nguwuphi na umbono awubonileyo;
kuthetha ukuba, yabona, amadoda abethunyiwe evela kuKorneli ekwenzile
wabuza ngendlu kaSimon, wema esangweni.
10:18 akhwaza, ebuza ukuba ungubani na uSimon, ogama limbi linguPetros
walaliswa khona.
10:19 Ke kaloku, akubon’ ukuba uPetros uyacinga ngawo umbono lowo, wathi uMoya kuye, Yabona!
amadoda amathathu akufuna.
10:20 Vuka ngoko, uhle, uhambe nawo, ungathandabuzi nto.
ngokuba ndithunywe ndim.
10:21 Wehla ke uPetros, waya kuwo amadoda abethunyiwe kuye evela kuKorneli;
wathi, Niyabona, ndingulowo nimfunayo;
bezile?
10:22 Bathi ke bona, UKorneli umthetheli-khulu, indoda elilungisa, owoyikayo.
UThixo, nengxelo entle kubo bonke uhlanga lwamaYuda, waxwayiswa
kuThixo ngesithunywa esingcwele, ukuba akuthumele endlwini yakhe, eve
amazwi akho.
10:23 Wababizela phakathi ngoko, aba lundwendwe lwakhe. Ngengomso wahamba uPetros
Wemka nabo, nabazalwana abathile baseYopa bahamba naye.
10:24 Baza ngengomsomnye bangena eKesareya. Waza uKorneli walinda
wababizela ndawonye imizalwane yakhe, nezihlobo ezisondeleyo.
10:25 Uthe ke akungena uPetros, uKorneli wamhlangabeza, wawa phantsi ngakuye
ngeenyawo, baqubuda kuye.
10:26 Uthe ke uPetros wamphakamisa, esithi, Phakama; nam ngokwam ndingumntu.
10:27 Wangena ethetha naye, wabafumana bebaninzi abezayo
kunye.
10:28 Wathi kubo, Niyazi kakuhle nina, ukuba akuvumelekile kumntu
indoda engumYuda ukuze inxulumane nokuba ibe yeyolunye uhlanga;
ke yena uThixo undibonisile, ukuba ndingabizi mntu ngokuthi uyinqambi, ungongcolileyo.
10:29 Kungoko ndizile kuni ndingaphikanga, ndakubizwa;
Ndiyabuza ngoko ukuba nindibize ngandawoni na?
10:30 UKorneli wathi, Kuse kuntsuku ne ndizila ukudla, kwada kwaleli lixa lemini. kwaye kwi
Ngelixa lesithoba ndandithandaza endlwini yam, kwesuka kwathi gqi indoda phambi kwam
ngempahla eqaqambileyo,
10:31 yathi, Korneli, umthandazo wakho uviwe, namalizo akho afikile
isikhumbuzo emehlweni kaThixo.
10:32 Thumela ngoko eYopa, ubize eze uSimon, ogama limbi linguPetros;
yena ulundwendwe endlwini kaSimon, umsuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle;
xa eze, athethe nawe.
10:33 Ndathumela ngoko kuwe kwaoko; yaye wenze kakuhle
ubugcisa yiza. Ngoku ke siphambi koThixo wethu, ukuba sive konke
izinto ozimiselweyo nguThixo.
10:34 Wawuvula ke uPetros umlomo wakhe, wathi, Ndiyaqiqa okwenyaniso ukuba uThixo ukho
akakhethi buso.
10:35 kwiintlanga zonke, lowo umoyikayo, asebenze ubulungisa, ukho
kwamkelwa kunye naye.
10:36 Ilizwi awalithumelayo uThixo koonyana bakaSirayeli, evakalisa uxolo ngabo
UYesu Kristu: (UyiNkosi yabo bonke :)
10:37 Ndithi, niyayazi loo nto, yaye yapapashwa kulo lonke elakwaYuda.
waqalela kwelaseGalili, emveni kobhaptizo abevakalisa ngalo uYohane;
10:38 ukuba uThixo wamthambisa njani uYesu waseNazarete ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangamandla.
owajikeleza esenza okulungileyo, ephilisa bonke abacinezelweyo
umtyholi; ngokuba uThixo ubenaye.
10:39 Thina singamangqina ezinto zonke awazenzayo ezweni laseYiputa
amaYuda, naseYerusalem; abambulalayo, bamxhoma emthini;
10:40 Lowo uThixo wamvusa ngomhla wesithathu, wambonisa ekuhleni;
10:41 kungekubo abantu bonke, kukumangqina anyuliweyo ngenxa engaphambili nguThixo
thina, esadla sasela naye emveni kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
10:42 Wasithethela ke, ukuba sishumayele ebantwini, singqine ukuba kunjalo
lowo umiselwe nguThixo ukuba abe ngumgwebi wabaphilileyo nabafileyo.
10:43 bangqina ngaye bonke abaprofeti, ukuba bathe ngegama lakhe nabani na
abakholwayo kuye baya kwamkela uxolelo lwezono.
10:44 Uthe akubon' ukuba usawathetha uPetros la mazwi, wabawela uMoya oyiNgcwele bonke
waliva ilizwi.
10:45 Bathi nqa ke abo bolwaluko abo bakholwayo kubo
beza noPetros, ngokuba igazi lalithululwa naphezu kweentlanga
isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele.
10:46 kuba aziva zithetha ngalwimi zimbi, zimenza mkhulu uThixo. Waza waphendula
UPetros,
10:47 Kukho unako yini na ukuthintela amanzi, ukuba bangabhaptizwa aba banawo?
samkela uMoya oyiNgcwele kwanjengathi?
10:48 Wathi mababhaptizwe egameni leNkosi. Emva koko
bamcela ukuba akhe ahlale iintsuku ezithile.