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8:1 Futhi uSawule wayevumelana nokufa kwakhe. Futhi ngaleso sikhathi kwakukhona a
ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla laseJerusalema; futhi bona
bonke bahlakazeka kuzo zonke izifunda zaseJudiya naseSamariya.
ngaphandle kwabaphostoli.
8:2 Futhi amadoda aqotho bamthwala uStefanu, futhi benza isililo esikhulu
phezu kwakhe.
8:3 Kepha uSawule walichitha ibandla, engena ezindlini ngezindlu.
futhi behudula abesilisa nabesifazane babafaka etilongweni.
8:4 Ngakho-ke labo abahlakazekile bahamba yonke indawo beshumayela ivangeli
izwi.
8:5 Khona-ke uFiliphu wehlela emzini waseSamariya, futhi washumayela ngoKristu
bona.
8:6 Futhi amaxuku alalela nganhliziyonye izinto uFiliphu
wakhuluma, ezwa, ebona izibonakaliso azenzayo.
8:7 Ngoba omoya abangcolileyo, bememeza ngezwi elikhulu, baphuma kwabaningi ababekhona
ababenabo: nabaningi abafe uhlangothi, nabayizinyonga,
baphulukiswa.
8:8 Futhi kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowo muzi.
8:9 Kodwa kwakukhona indoda ethile, okwakuthiwa nguSimoni, owayekade ngaphambi okufanayo
umuzi wasebenzisa imilingo, futhi wathakatha abantu baseSamariya, ekhipha lokho
yena wayengomunye omkhulu:
8:10 ababemlalela bonke, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu, bethi: Lokhu
umuntu ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu.
8:11 Futhi babemqaphela, ngoba kwase kuyisikhathi eside ethakathiwe
nabo ngemilingo.
8:12 Kodwa lapho bakholwa uFiliphu eshumayela izindaba zebandla
umbuso kaNkulunkulu, negama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa, bobabili
amadoda nabesifazane.
8:13 Khona-ke noSimoni ngokwakhe wakholwa, futhi lapho ebhapathizwa, waqhubeka
benoFiliphu, bamangala, bebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezazikhona
kwenziwe.
8:14 Manje lapho abaphostoli baseJerusalema bezwa ukuthi iSamariya
balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo oPetru noJohane;
8:15 Labo, lapho behla, wabathandazela, ukuze bamukele
uMoya oNgcwele:
8:16 (Ngokuba bekungakafiki namunye wabo, kodwa babhabhadiswa phakathi
igama leNkosi uJesu.)
8:17 Khona-ke babeka izandla zabo phezu kwabo, futhi bamukela uMoya oNgcwele.
8:18 Kwathi uSimoni ebona ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli
wanikwa uMoya oNgcwele, wabanikeza imali,
8:19 Ethi: "Nginike nami leli gunya, ukuze kuthi noma ubani engibeka izandla phezu kwakhe, abe khona."
yemukela uMoya oNgcwele.
8:20 Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Isiliva lakho malibhubhe kanye nawe, ngoba unayo
wayecabanga ukuthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali.
8:21 Awunasabelo noma isabelo kule ndaba, ngoba inhliziyo yakho ayikho
kulungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.
8:22 Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho, futhi unxuse kuNkulunkulu, uma kungenzeka
umcabango wenhliziyo yakho uyakuthethelelwa.
8:23 Ngoba ngiyabona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo, futhi isibopho
lokungalungi.
8:24 Khona-ke waphendula uSimoni, wathi: "Ngithandazeleni eNkosini, ukuze kungabi nalutho
lezizinto ozishilo zingehlele.
8:25 Futhi bona, lapho befakaza futhi bashumayela izwi leNkosi.
wabuyela eJerusalema, washumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminingi yesifunda
amaSamariya.
8:26 Futhi ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, wathi: "Suka uhambe
ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema iye eGaza;
okuwugwadule.
8:27 Futhi wasukuma wahamba, futhi bheka, umuntu waseTopiya, umthenwa
igunya elikhulu ngaphansi kukaKhandakhe indlovukazi yamaTopiya, owayenenkosi
14:14 Wayesefikile eJerusalema ukukhuleka kuyo yonke ingcebo yakhe;
8:28 Wayesebuya ehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda umprofethi u-Isaya.
8:29 Khona-ke uMoya wathi kuFiliphu, Sondela, futhi uzihlanganise nalokhu
inqola.
8:30 UFiliphu wagijimela kuyo, wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya.
wathi: Uyakuqonda okufundayo?
8:31 Wayesethi: "Ngingakwazi kanjani, ngaphandle kokuba umuntu angiqondise?" Futhi wayefisa
uFiliphu ukuthi akhuphuke ahlale naye.
8:32 Indawo yombhalo eyayiwufunda yilena: Waholwa njengemvu
ekuhlatshweni; nanjengewundlu eliyisimungulu phambi komgundi walo, wavula kanjalo
hhayi umlomo wakhe.
8:33 Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa, futhi ngubani ozomemezela
isizukulwane sakhe? ngoba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni.
8:34 Futhi umthenwa waphendula uFiliphu, wathi: "Ngiyakuncenga, ngubani ukhuluma ngaye
umprofethi lo? ngaye, noma ngomunye umuntu na?
8:35 Khona-ke uFiliphu wavula umlomo wakhe, futhi waqala ngombhalo ofanayo, futhi
watshumayela kuye uJesu.
8:36 Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile;
umthenwa wathi: “Bheka, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?
8:37 UFiliphu wathi, Uma ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, kungenziwa.
Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
8:38 Wayala ukuba inqola ime, futhi behla bobabili
emanzini, bobabili uFiliphu nomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.
8:39 Futhi lapho bekhuphuka bephuma emanzini, uMoya weNkosi
wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, wayesehamba eyakhe
indlela yokujabula.
8:40 Kodwa uFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu, futhi edabula eshumayela ivangeli kubo bonke
imizi, waze wafika eKesariya.