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10:1 Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile, uKorneliyu, induna yekhulu
iqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ibhendi yase-Italy,
10:2 Umuntu ozinikeleyo, owesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, owanikela
izipho eziningi kubantu, futhi wakhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalo.
10:3 Wabona embonweni ngokusobala cishe ihora lesishiyagalolunye losuku ingelosi
UNkulunkulu wangena kuye, wathi kuye: Korneliyu.
10:4 Embuka wethuka, wathi: Kuyini, Nkosi?
Wayesethi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhuphukele
isikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
10:5 Manje thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni, osibongo sakhe
UPetru:
10:6 Yena ungenisile kuSimoni othile, umshuki, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle
uzokutshela okufanele ukwenze.
10:7 Futhi lapho ingelosi eyayikhuluma noKorneliyu isihambile, wabiza
ababili bezisebenzi zakhe zasendlini, nebutho elikholwayo kwabalindayo
phezu kwakhe njalo;
10:8 Futhi lapho esebabikele zonke lezi zinto, wabathuma
iJopha.
10:9 Ngangomuso, njengoba beqhubeka uhambo, futhi besondela eduze
emzini, uPetru wenyukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha.
10:10 Futhi walamba kakhulu, futhi wayefuna ukudla
eselungile, wabanjwa yingqondo.
10:11 Wabona izulu livuleka, nesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, sinjengaso
kwakuneshidi elikhulu elilukiwe emagumbini omane, lehliselwa phansi
umhlaba:
10:12 Lapho kwakukhona zonke izinhlobo zezilwane zomhlaba nezinyawo ezine
izilwane, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu.
10:13 Kwase kufika izwi kuye, lathi: Sukuma, Petru; hlaba, udle.
10:14 Kepha uPetru wathi: "Qha, Nkosi; ngoba kangizange ngidle lutho olukhona
engcolile noma engcolile.
10:15 Izwi labuye lakhuluma kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: Lokho uNkulunkulu anakho
uhlambulukile, ungasho ukuthi uyichilo.
10:16 Lokhu kwenzeka kathathu, futhi isitsha senyuselwa futhi ezulwini.
10:17 Manje uPetru elokhu engabaza ngaphakathi kwakhe ukuthi yini lo mbono ayewubonile
kufanele kusho ukuthi, bheka, amadoda ayethunywe evela kuKorneliyu abenze
wabuza ngendlu kaSimoni, wema phambi kwesango.
10:18 Bamemeza, babuza ukuthi uSimoni, othiwa futhi uPetru, ungubani
walala khona.
10:19 UPetru esacabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: "Bheka!
amadoda amathathu ayakufuna.
10:20 Ngakho sukuma, wehle, futhi uhambe nabo, ungangabazi lutho.
ngoba ngibathumile.
10:21 Khona uPetru wehlela emadodeni ayethunywe kuye evela kuKorneliyu;
wathi: Bhekani, nginguye enimfunayo;
beze?
10:22 Basebesithi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo, owesabayo.
UNkulunkulu waxwayiswa, nobufakazi obuhle esizweni sonke sabaJuda
kuNkulunkulu ngengelosi engcwele ukuba akubizele endlini yakhe, nokuzwa
amazwi akho.
10:23 Wasebabizela phakathi, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso uPetru wahamba
wahamba nabo, nabazalwane abathile baseJopha bamphelezela.
10:24 Futhi ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. uKorneliyu walinda
kubo, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe nabangane abaseduze.
10:25 Futhi njengoba uPetru engena, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi kwakhe
nezinyawo, bakhuleka kuye.
10:26 Kodwa uPetru wamphakamisa, wathi: "Sukuma; nami ngingumuntu.
10:27 Esakhuluma naye, wangena, wafumana abaningi abezayo
ndawonye.
10:28 Wathi kubo: Niyazi ukuthi akukho emthethweni
umuntu ongumJuda ukuzihlanganisa, noma ukuza komunye wesinye isizwe;
kodwa uNkulunkulu ungibonisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi ungcolile noma ungcolile.
10:29 Ngakho ngize kini ngingaphikanga, ngokushesha nje lapho ngibiziwe.
Ngakho ngiyabuza ukuthi ningibizeleni na?
10:30 UKorneliyu wathi: "Ezinsukwini ezine ezedlule bengizila ukudla kwaze kwaba yileli hora; futhi ku
ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ngakhuleka endlini yami, bheka, kwasukuma indoda phambi kwami
ngezingubo ezikhanyayo,
10:31 Wathi: "Korneliyu, umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, futhi izipho zakho zomusa zingenisiwe
isikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
10:32 Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetru;
yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle;
ekufikeni kwakhe uzakukhuluma lawe.
10:33 Ngakho ngathumela kuwe masinyane; futhi wenze kahle lokho
ubuciko woza. Ngakho-ke sesikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke
izinto oziyalwe nguNkulunkulu.
10:34 Khona uPetru wavula umlomo wakhe, wathi: "Nempela ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona
angakhethi abantu:
10:35 Kodwa ezizweni zonke lowo omesabayo futhi enze ukulunga
amukele kanye naye.
10:36 Izwi uNkulunkulu alithumela kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, eshumayela ukuthula by
UJesu Kristu: (He is Lord of all:)
10:37 Ngithi, niyalazi izwi elashunyayelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya.
waqala eGalile emva kobhapathizo alushumayelayo uJohane;
10:38 ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla.
owahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke abacindezelwe yibo
usathane; ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye.
10:39 Futhi thina singofakazi bakho konke akwenzayo kokubili ezweni
amaJuda, naseJerusalema; abambulala, bamphanyeka esihlahleni;
10:40 Lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wambonisa obala;
10:41 hhayi kubantu bonke, kodwa kofakazi abakhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kuze kube
thina esadla sinatha kanye naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
10:42 Futhi wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, futhi ukufakaza ukuthi kunjalo
owamiswa nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo.
10:43 Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ukuthi ngegama lakhe noma ubani
okholwa nguye uyakwamukeliswa ukuthethelelwa kwezono.
10:44 Esakhuluma uPetru lawa mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke
wezwa izwi.
10:45 Futhi labo abasokile abakholwayo bamangala bonke labo
weza noPetru, ngokuba igazi lalithelwa naphezu kwabezizwe
isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele.
10:46 Ngoba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, futhi bedumisa uNkulunkulu. Bese ephendula
Peter,
10:47 Ingabe noma yimuphi umuntu angawenqabela amanzi, ukuze laba akufanele babhapathizwe, abaye
wamukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi?
10:48 Futhi wabayala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi. Khona-ke
bamncenga ukuthi ahlale izinsuku ezithile.