IzEnzo
5:1 Kodwa indoda ethile, uAnaniya ngebizo, kanye loSafira umkayo, bathengisa
impahla,
5:2 Wagodla ingxenye yentengo, nomkakhe ekwazi, futhi
yaletha ingxenye ethile, yayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli.
5:3 Kodwa uPetru wathi: "Ananiya, kungani uSathane ugcwalise inhliziyo yakho ukuba aqambe amanga kuwe?"
uMoya oNgcwele, nokugodla ingxenye yentengo yomhlaba?
5:4 Isekhona, bekungesiyo eyakho na? kwathi selithengisiwe, kwaba njalo
hhayi ngamandla akho na? kungani ukhulelwe le nto phakathi kwakho
inhliziyo? awuqambanga amanga kubantu, kepha kuNkulunkulu.
5:5 Kwathi u-Ananiya esizwa la mazwi wawa phansi, wafa
ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwabo bonke abezwa lezizinto.
5:6 Futhi izinsizwa wasukuma, wambopha, futhi bamthwalela ngaphandle, futhi bammbela
yena.
5:7 Futhi kwaba cishe amahora amathathu ngemva kwalokho, lapho umkakhe, hhayi
ekwazi okwenzekileyo, wangena.
5:8 UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: "Ngitshele, uma insimu nathengisa ngakho
kakhulu? Wathi: Yebo, okungaka.
5:9 Khona-ke uPetru wathi kuye: "Kwenzeka kanjani ukuthi nivumelene?
nivivinye uMoya weNkosi na? bheka, izinyawo zabangcwabi
umyeni wakho usemnyango, uyakukukhiphela phandle.
5:10 Khona-ke wawa phansi masinyane ezinyaweni zakhe, futhi wafa.
zangena izinsizwa zamfica efile, zamkhiphela phandle.
wangcwatshwa ngumyeni wakhe.
5:11 Futhi ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwalo lonke ibandla futhi phezu kwabo bonke ababekuzwa lokhu
izinto.
5:12 Futhi ngezandla zabaphostoli kwenziwa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi
phakathi kwabantu; bonke babe nganhliziyonye ekhulusini likaSolomoni.
5:13 Kodwa kwabanye kakho owaba lesibindi sokuzihlanganisa labo, kodwa abantu
wabakhulisa.
5:14 Futhi abakholwayo baqhubeka benezelwa eNkosini, izixuku ezimbili zabantu
kanye nabesifazane.)
5:15 Kangangoba baletha abagulayo emigwaqweni, futhi walala
phezu kwemibhede nasemibhedeni, kuze kudlule okungenani isithunzi sikaPetru
kungase kusibekele ezinye zazo.
5:16 Kwafika futhi uquqaba oluvela emizini nxazonke
eJerusalema, beletha abagulayo, nabakhathazwa ngabangcolileyo
omoya: baphulukiswa bonke.
5:17 Khona kwasukuma umpristi omkhulu nabo bonke ababe naye, okuyinto
ihlelo labaSadusi) bagcwala ukuthukuthela.
5:18 Futhi wabeka izandla zabo phezu abaphostoli, futhi babafaka ejele common.
5:19 Kodwa ingelosi yeNkosi ebusuku wavula iminyango yetilongo, waletha
baphume, bathi:
5:20 Hambani, nime nikhulume ethempelini kubantu wonke amazwi alokhu
ukuphila.
5:21 Futhi lapho sebezwile, bangena ethempelini ekuseni kakhulu
ekuseni, futhi wafundisa. Kepha kwafika umpristi omkhulu nababe naye
yena, wabizela ndawonye umphakathi, nawo wonke amalungu endlunkulu abantwana
yakwa-Israyeli, yathumela etilongweni ukuba balethwe.
5:22 Kodwa lapho izikhonzi efika, futhi wabathola etilongweni
wabuya, wathi;
5:23 Ethi, Intolongo siyifice ivaliwe kukho konke ukulondeka, nabalindi
simi ngaphandle phambi kweminyango; kodwa sesivulile, asifumananga
indoda ngaphakathi.
5:24 Manje lapho umpristi omkhulu, nenduna yethempeli nenduna
abapristi bezwa lezo zinto, bangabaza ngabo ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzekani
khula.
5:25 Kwase kufika omunye wabatshela, wathi: "Bhekani, amadoda eniwafakile."
itilongo limi ethempelini, lifundisa abantu.
5:26 Khona-ke induna yaphuma kanye nezikhonzi, futhi wabakhiphela ngaphandle
ngokuba besaba abantu, funa bakhandwe ngamatshe.
5:27 Futhi lapho babaletha, babamisa phambi komkhandlu
umpristi omkhulu wababuza.
5:28 Ethi: "Asiniyalanga nakancane ukuba ningafundisi ngalokhu
igama? futhi bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, futhi
niqonde ukwehlisela igazi lalo muntu phezu kwethu.
5:29 Khona uPetru nabanye abaphostoli baphendula bathi: "Simelwe ukulalela
uNkulunkulu kunabantu.
5:30 UNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu wamvusa uJesu, enambulala futhi nimphanyeka ogwadule
umuthi.
5:31 Lowo uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa ngesandla sakhe sokunene, abe yiNkosi noMsindisi;
ukuze anike uIsrayeli ukuphenduka lokuthethelelwa kwezono.
5:32 Thina singofakazi bakhe balezi zinto; kanjalo noMoya oNgcwele,
uNkulunkulu alinike abamlalelayo.
5:33 Lapho bezwa lokho, bahlabeka enhliziyweni, futhi bacebisana
babulale.
5:34 Khona kwasukuma omunye emphakathini, umFarisi ogama lakhe linguGamaliyeli, a
umfundisi womthetho, owayetuseka kubantu bonke, wayala
ukukhipha abaphostoli isikhashana;
5:35 Wathi kubo, Madoda akwa-Israyeli, ziqapheleni enikwenzayo
aqonde ukwenza njengalawo madoda.
5:36 Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku kwasuka uThewuda, ezishaya utho;
okwazihlanganisa naye amadoda angaba ngamakhulu amane;
ababulewe; nabo bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka, balethwa
lutho.
5:37 Emva kwalowo kwavuka uJuda waseGalile, ezinsukwini zokubhaliswa
wadonsa abantu abaningi emva kwakhe; futhi bonke, ngisho abaningi
njengalokho bemlalela, bahlakazwa.
5:38 Manje ngithi kini: Dedani kulaba bantu, nibayeke
uma leli cebo nalo msebenzi kungokwabantu, kuyakuchitheka;
5:39 Kodwa uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu, anikwazi ukulichitha; funa nifunyanwe ngisho
ukulwa noNkulunkulu.
5:40 Futhi bavumelana naye, futhi lapho sebebizile abaphostoli, futhi
babatshaya, babalaya ukuthi bangakhulumi ngebizo lika
uJesu, wase ebakhulula.
5:41 Futhi basuka phambi komkhandlu, bejabule ngokuthi
babebafanele ukudunyazwa ngenxa yegama lakhe.
5:42 Futhi nsuku zonke ethempelini nasendlini ngendlu, abazange bayeke ukufundisa
futhi nishumayele uJesu Kristu.