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2:1 Kwathi selufikile usuku lwePhentekoste, babendawonye bonke
sivumelwano endaweni eyodwa.
2:2 Futhi kungazelelwe kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini kungathi umoya ovunguza ngamandla.
lagcwala indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo.
2:3 Kwabonakala kubo izilimi ezihlukene njengezomlilo, futhi wahlala
phezu komunye nomunye wabo.
2:4 Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma naye
ezinye izilimi, njengalokhu uMoya wabapha ukukhuluma.
2:5 Futhi kwakuhlala eJerusalema amaJuda, amadoda esaba uNkulunkulu, evela kuzo zonke
isizwe phansi kwezulu.
2:6 Manje, lapho lokhu kuzwakala, isixuku sabuthana, futhi
bajabhile, ngokuba ngulowo nalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakubo.
2:7 Bamangala bonke, bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Bheka!
Bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na?
2:8 Futhi kanjani thina ukuzwa wonke umuntu ngolimi lwethu siqu, lapho sazalelwa?
2:9 AmaParthi, namaMede, namaElamu, nabakhileyo eMesophothamiya,
eJudiya, naseKaphadosiya, ePontu, nase-Asiya,
2:10 eFrigiya, nasePhamfiliya, eGibhithe, futhi izingxenye Libya mayelana
eKhurene, nabafokazi baseRoma, abaJuda namaproselithe,
2:11 AmaKrethe nama-Arabiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zethu okumangalisayo
imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu.
2:12 Bamangala bonke, bamangala, bethi omunye komunye: "Ini?
kusho lokhu?
2:13 Abanye bamhleka usulu bathi: Laba bagcwele iwayini.
2:14 Kodwa uPetru, esukuma nabayishumi nanye, waphakamisa izwi lakhe, wathi
kubo, Madoda aseJudiya, nani nonke enakhileyo eJerusalema, makube lokhu
kwaziwe kini, nilalele amazwi ami;
2:15 Ngoba laba abadakiwe, njengoba nicabanga, njengoba nje kungokwesithathu
ihora losuku.
2:16 Kodwa lokhu yikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli.
2:17 Futhi kuyakuba ngezinsuku zokugcina, kusho uNkulunkulu, Mina ngiyothulula
kaMoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama: namadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayakuba
profetha, nezinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, namaxhegu enu
amaphupho:
2:18 Futhi phezu kwezinceku zami nezincekukazi zami ngalezo zinsuku
loMoya wami; bayakuprofetha;
2:19 Futhi ngiyokwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu, nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi;
igazi, nomlilo, nentuthu yomusi;
2:20 Ilanga liyophenduka ubumnyama, futhi inyanga ibe igazi, ngaphambi
lolo suku olukhulu noluphawulekayo lweNkosi lufike.
2:21 Futhi kuyokwenzeka, ukuthi yilowo nalowo obiza igama likaJehova
INkosi iyakusindiswa.
2:22 Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yizwani la mazwi. uJesu waseNazaretha, indoda eyamukelekayo kuye
uNkulunkulu phakathi kwenu ngezimangaliso nezimangaliso nezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye
phakathi kwenu, njengokuba nazi nina.
2:23 Yena, ekhululwe ngeseluleko esimisiwe nangokwazi kusengaphambili
Nkulunkulu, nimthathile, nambethela esiphambanweni, ngezandla ezimbi;
2:24 Lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa, esethukululile iminjunju yokufa, ngoba
kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuthi abanjwe.
2:25 Ngoba uDavida ukhuluma ngaye: Ngayibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalo
ubuso bami, ngokuba ungakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyakaziswa;
2:26 Ngakho inhliziyo yami wajabula, nolimi lwami lwajabula; ngaphezu kwalokho nami
inyama iyophumula ethembeni;
2:27 Ngoba ngeke ushiye umphefumulo wami esihogweni, futhi ngeke uhlupheke
oNgcwele wakho ukuba abone ukubola.
2:28 Wangazisa kimi izindlela zokuphila; uyakungigcwalisa
injabulo ebusweni bakho.
2:29 Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngikhulume kini ngokukhululekileyo ngokhokho uDavide.
ukuthi ufile wembelwa, nethuna lakhe liphakathi kwethu kuze kube manje
usuku.
2:30 Ngakho njengoba umprofethi, futhi azi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufungile ngesifungo
kuye, ukuthi esithelweni okhalweni lwakhe, ngokwenyama, wayethanda
vusa uKristu ukuba ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi;
2:31 Ekubona ngaphambili wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe
akashiywanga esihogweni, nenyama yakhe ayikubonanga ukubola.
2:32 Lo Jesu uNkulunkulu wamvusa, okuyinto thina sonke singofakazi.
2:33 Ngakho ephakanyiswe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, futhi wamukela of
uBaba isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, usithululile lokhu, okuyinto
niyabona manje, niyezwa.
2:34 Ngoba uDavida akenyukelanga emazulwini, kodwa yena ngokwakhe uthi, The
Yathi iNkosi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami;
2:35 ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.
2:36 Ngakho yonke indlu ka-Israyeli mayazi ngokuqinisekile, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wenzile
uJesu lowo enambethela esiphambanweni, iNkosi noKristu.
2:37 Manje lapho bezwa lokhu, bahlabeka enhliziyweni yabo, futhi bathi
kuPetru nakwabanye abaphostoli: Madoda, bazalwane, niyakuthini na?
senza?
2:38 Khona uPetru wathi kubo: "Phendukani, futhi ngamunye wenu abhapathizwe
igama likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethelelwa kwezono, futhi niyakwamukeliswa
isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele.
2:39 Ngoba isithembiso ngesenu, futhi abantwana benu, futhi bonke abakhona
kude, bonke uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.
2:40 Futhi nangamanye amazwi amaningi wafakaza futhi wakhuthaza, wathi: "Sindisa."
nina ngokwenu kulesi sizukulwane esiphambeneyo.
2:41 Khona-ke labo abalamukela ngenjabulo izwi lakhe babhapathizwa, futhi ngalolo suku
kwenezelwa kubo abantu abangaba yizinkulungwane ezintathu.
2:42 Base beqinisela emfundisweni yabaphostoli nasebudlelwaneni.
nasekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni.
NgokukaLuka 2:43 Ukwesaba kwehlela yonke imiphefumulo; kwenzeka izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi
abaphostoli.
2:44 Futhi bonke abakholwayo babendawonye, futhi bahlanganyela zonke izinto.
2:45 Bathengisa ngempahla yabo lempahla yabo, futhi babela bonke abantu, njengoba
wonke umuntu wayenesidingo.
2:46 Futhi baqhubeka nsuku zonke nganhliziyonye ethempelini, futhi bephula
isinkwa endlini ngendlu, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo futhi
ubunye benhliziyo,
2:47 bedumisa uNkulunkulu, futhi bethandeka kubo bonke abantu. Futhi iNkosi yengeza
ebandleni imihla ngemihla abafanele ukusindiswa.