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4:1 Kwathi besakhuluma kubantu, abapristi nenduna yebandla
ethempelini, nabaSadusi beza phezu kwabo.
4:2 Bedabukile ukuthi babefundisa abantu, futhi beshumayela ngoJesu
ukuvuka kwabafileyo.
4:3 Basebebabeka izandla, babafaka entolongweni kwaze kwaba ngakusasa;
kwase kuhlwile.
4:4 Nokho abaningi kwabezwa izwi bakholwa; kanye nenombolo ye
amadoda ayengathi izinkulungwane ezinhlanu.
4:5 Kwathi ngangomuso, ababusi babo, nabadala, kanye
ababhali,
4:6 No-Anase umpristi omkhulu, noKayafase, noJohane, no-Aleksandru, futhi as
kwabuthana abaningi bezihlobo zompristi omkhulu
eJerusalema.
4:7 Futhi sebebamise phakathi, babuza, Ngamandla mani, noma
lokhu nikwenze ngaliphi igama na?
4:8 Khona uPetru, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele, wathi kubo: "Nina babusi bezwe
abantu, namalunga akwa-Israyeli,
4:9 Uma thina namuhla sihlolwa ngesenzo esihle somuntu ongenamandla, by
kusho ukuthini ukuthi uphilisiwe;
4:10 Makwazeke kini nonke, nakubo bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi nge
Igama likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, enambethela esiphambanweni, uNkulunkulu wamvusa
kwabafileyo, lo muntu umi lapha phambi kwenu ephilile.
4:11 Lona uyitshe eladelelwa nina bakhi, elikhona
abe yinhloko yekhona.
4:12 Futhi akukho insindiso ngomunye, ngoba alikho elinye igama
phansi kwezulu elinikiwe ebantwini, esimelwe ukusindiswa ngalo.
4:13 Manje lapho bebona isibindi sikaPetru noJohane, futhi bekwazi lokho
babengabantu abangafundile nabangenalwazi, bamangala; basebethatha
ukwazi ngabo, ukuthi kade benoJesu.
4:14 Futhi bebona umuntu ophilisiweyo emi nabo, bakwazi
ungasho lutho ngokumelene nakho.
4:15 Kodwa sebebayalile ukuthi baphume emphakathini, baphuma
bakhuluma bodwa,
4:16 esithi: Siyakwenzani kulaba bantu? ngokuba lokho kuyisimangaliso esiphawulekayo
okwenzeke kubo kusobala kubo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema;
futhi ngeke sikuphike.
4:17 Kodwa ukuze kungabe kusabalalelisa phakathi kwabantu, ake sisongelane
bona, ukuze bangakhulumi kumuntu ngaleli gama.
4:18 Futhi bababiza, futhi wabayala ukuba bangakhulumi nhlobo noma bafundise
egameni likaJesu.
4:19 Kepha oPetru noJohane baphendula, bathi kubo: "Noma kulungile phakathi."
yahluleleni nina emehlweni kaNkulunkulu ukuba anilalele kunoNkulunkulu.
4:20 Ngoba asinakuyeka ukukhuluma izinto esizibonile futhi sazizwa.
4:21 Ngakho lapho sebephinde wabasongela, babadedela, bethola
lutho ukuthi bangabajezisa kanjani, ngenxa yabantu, ngenxa yabantu bonke
bamdumisa uNkulunkulu ngalokho okwenzekileyo.
4:22 Ngoba umuntu owayephezu kwakhe lesi sibonakaliso sokuphulukiswa wayeneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane
waboniswa.
4:23 Kwathi sebekhululiwe, baya kwabakubo, babika konke lokho
abapristi abakhulu namalunga bathi kubo.
4:24 Futhi lapho sebezwile, baphakamisa izwi labo kuNkulunkulu kanyekanye
wathi, Nkosi, wena unguNkulunkulu owenzile izulu nomhlaba,
nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho;
4:25 owathi ngomlomo wenceku yakho uDavide: "Kungani abezizwe ?
ukufutheka, futhi abantu bacabange okuyize?
4:26 Amakhosi omhlaba asukuma, nababusi babuthana ndawonye
ngokumelene neNkosi, futhi ngokumelene noKristu wayo.
4:27 Ngoba isibili umelane leNdodana yakho engcwele uJesu, oyigcobileyo.
noHerode, noPontiyu Pilatu, kanye nabezizwe, nabantu bakubo
u-Israyeli wabuthana ndawonye,
4:28 Ukuze enze noma yini isandla sakho neseluleko sakho sanquma ngaphambili ukuba kube
kwenziwe.
4:29 Manje, Nkosi, bheka izinsongo zabo, futhi unike izinceku zakho.
ukuze bakhulume izwi lakho ngaso sonke isibindi.
4:30 ngokwelula isandla sakho ukuphulukisa; nokuthi izibonakaliso nezimangaliso zenze
makwenziwe ngegama lomntwana wakho ongcwele uJesu.
4:31 Futhi lapho sebekhulekile, indawo yazamazama lapho ababebuthene khona
ndawonye; basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwele, basebekhuluma
izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi.
4:32 Futhi uquqaba lwabakholwayo babenhliziyonye futhi inye
akakho owasho utho lwalokho akushoyo
owayephethwe kwakungeyakhe; kodwa babehlanganyela zonke izinto.
4:33 Futhi ngamandla amakhulu abaphostoli bafakaza ngokuvuka kwabafileyo
iNkosi uJesu: umusa omkhulu wawuphezu kwabo bonke.
4:34 Futhi kwakungekho phakathi kwabo owayentula, ngoba bonke ababekhona
abaninimasimu kumbe izindlu bazithengisa, balethe amanani entengo
izinto ezithengisiwe,
4:35 Futhi wazibeka phansi ezinyaweni zabaphostoli, futhi kwabelwa
yilowo nalowo njengokuswela kwakhe.
4:36 noJose, owathiwa ngabaphostoli ngokuthi uBarnaba, okungukuthi, ngokuba
kuhunyushwa ngokuthi, Indodana yenduduzo,) umLevi, wasezweni lase
Cyprus,
4:37 Enensimu, wathengisa ngayo, waletha imali, wayibeka phambi
izinyawo zabaphostoli.