IZenzo
11:1 Ke kaloku, abapostile nabazalwana ababekwelakwaYuda beva ukuba abapostile
NeeNtlanga zazilamkele ilizwi likaThixo.
11:2 Ke kaloku, akuba wenyuka uPetros waya eYerusalem, abo babephuma ebandleni
Kwabambana naye ulwaluko;
11:3 besithi, Uye wangena kumadoda angalukileyo, wadla nawo.
11:4 Uyicacisile ke uPetros loo ndawo kwasekuqalekeni, wayicacisela
ubawisele umthetho, uthi,
11:5 Mna ndandisemzini oyiYopa ndithandaza; ndabona ethongweni umbono.
Kwehla isitya esithile, ngathi yilinen enkulu, sithotywa kuyo
izulu ngeembombo zone; yafika ke nakum.
11:6 endithe ndakuqwalasela kuyo, ndaqiqa, ndayibona
izinto ezizitho zine zomhlaba, namarhamncwa, nezinambuzane;
neentaka zezulu.
11:7 Ndeva ilizwi lisithi kum, Vuka, Petros; xhela utye.
11:8 Ndathi ke mna, Nakanye, Nkosi;
yangena emlonyeni wam.
11:9 Landiphendula ke ilizwi elesibini, liphuma ezulwini, lathi, Izinto azihlambululeyo uThixo;
musa ukuthi uyinqambi.
11:10 Oku ke kwabakho kathathu; zaza zonke ezo nto zabuya zarholelwa ezulwini.
11:11 Kwaoko amadoda amathathu, esele efikile apho
indlu endandikuyo yathunyelwa kum, ivela eKesareya.
11:12 Wathi ke uMoya kum, mandihambe nawo, ndingathandabuzi nto. Ngaphezu koko ezi
Bahamba nam abazalwana abathandathu, sangena endlwini yendoda leyo;
11:13 Yasichazela ukuba yasibona njani isithunywa sezulu endlwini yayo, simi
Wathi kuye, Thuma amadoda eYopa, ubize eze uSimon, ogama limbi linguSimon
uPetros;
11:14 oya kuthetha kuwe amazwi, oya kuba ngawo wena nendlu yakho yonke
igciniwe.
11:15 Ke kaloku, ndathi ndakuqala ukuthetha, wasuka wabawela uMoya oyiNgcwele, njengoko wawela phezu kwethu
ukuqala.
11:16 Ndakhumbula ke ilizwi leNkosi, njengoko ibithe, UYohane okunene
ubhaptizwe ngamanzi; kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.
11:17 ngoko ke, ekubeni uThixo ebanike isipho esifana neso wasiphayo nathi, thina aba
bakholwa kwiNkosi uYesu Kristu; bendiyintoni na, ukuba ndibe nako ukumelana nayo
UThixo?
11:18 Bakuziva ke ezo zinto, bathi cwaka, bamzukisa uThixo.
esithi, Ngoko ke nazo iintlanga uziphe ukuguqukela ebomini.
11:19 Ke kaloku abo babeziintsali ngembandezelo eyabakho
watyhutyha uStefano, wada waya kwelaseFenike, naseSipro, nakwa-Antiyokwe;
singalishumayeli ilizwi nakubani, ingekuwo kumaYuda odwa.
11:20 Kwaye ke inxenye kubo ingamadoda aseSipro naseKirene, abathi, bakubon' ukuba babakho
weza kwa-Antiyokwe, wathetha kwawesiGrike amaYuda, ishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zeNkosi uYesu.
11:21 Saye isandla seNkosi sinabo;
wabuyela kuYehova.
11:22 Lwafika ke udaba lwabo ezindlebeni zebandla elibe likhona
eYerusalem; bakhupha uBharnabhas, ukuba ahambe ade aye kufika
kwa-Antiyokwe.
11:23 othe akufika, walubona ubabalo lukaThixo, wavuya, wabavuselela.
bonke bephela, ukuze bathi ngengqibo yentliziyo banamathele eNkosini.
11:24 Kuba ebeyindoda elungileyo, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nalukholo, nakukhulu
bongezelelwa kuYehova abantu.
11:25 Wemka ke uBharnabhas, waya eTarso, esiya kufuna uSawule;
11:26 Uthe ke akuba emfumene, wamsa kwa-Antiyokwe. Kwaye kwafika
Kwathi umnyaka uphela, bahlangana nebandla, baza
wafundisa abantu abaninzi. Kwaye abafundi babizwa ngokuba ngamaKristu kuqala
kwa-Antiyokwe.
11:27 Ke kaloku ngaloo mihla, kweza abaprofeti, bephuma eYerusalem, beza kwa-Antiyokwe.
11:28 Wesuka wema ke omnye wabo, ogama linguAgabho, waqondisa ngaye uMoya
ukuze kubekho indlala enkulu kulo lonke elimiweyo;
kuya kwenzeka ngemihla kaKlawudiyo Kesare.
11:29 Bandula ke abafundi, elowo njengoko ebenako, elowo wayezimisele
thumelani uncedo kubazalwana ababemi kwelakwaYuda;
11:30 Benjenjalo ke, bathumela kumadoda amakhulu ngesandla sikaBharnabhas
noSawule.