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11:1 Abaphostoli nabazalwane baseJudiya bezwa lokho
Abezizwe nabo babelamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu.
11:2 Futhi lapho uPetru enyukela eJerusalema, labo ababevela ebandleni
ukusoka kwaphikisana naye;
11:3 Ethi, Wangena kubantu abangasokile, wadla nabo.
NgokukaLuka 11:4 Kepha uPetru wayilandisa indaba kwasekuqaleni, wayichaza
balayela, uthi.
11:5 Mina ngangisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka; ngase ngibanjwe ubuthongo ngabona umbono.
kwehla isitsha esithile, kungathi kwakuyilembu elikhulu, sehliswa kulo
izulu ngamakona amane; lafika nakimi.
11:6 phezu kwalokho lapho ngibhekisise amehlo ami, Ngacabanga, futhi ngabona
izilo zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo;
nezinyoni zezulu.
11:7 Futhi ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: Sukuma, Peter; hlaba udle.
11:8 Kodwa ngathi: Hhayi kanjalo, Nkosi, ngoba akukho okuyichilo noma okungcolile onakho nganoma isiphi isikhathi
langena emlonyeni wami.
11:9 Kodwa ilizwi langiphendula futhi livela ezulwini, lathi: Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululeyo.
ungasho ukuthi uyichilo.
11:10 Futhi lokhu kwenzeka kathathu, futhi bonke baphinde badonselwa ezulwini.
11:11 Futhi bheka, kwafika amadoda amathathu ngokushesha phambi
indlu engangihlala kuyo, yathunyelwa kimi ivela eKesariya.
11:12 Futhi uMoya wathi kimi ngihambe nabo, lutho ukungabaza. Ngaphezu kwalokho lezi
Abazalwane abayisithupha bahamba nami, sangena endlini yalowo muntu;
11:13 Futhi wasitshela ukuthi wayeyibonile ingelosi endlini yakhe, emi futhi
wathi kuye: Thumela amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa isibongo
uPetru;
11:14 Oyakukutshela amazwi, lapho wena nendlu yakho yonke niyakuba
igciniwe.
11:15 Futhi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, njengoba phezu kwethu
ukuqala.
11:16 Khona-ke ngakhumbula izwi leNkosi, ukuthi wathi: UJohane ngempela
abhapathizwe ngamanzi; kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.
11:17 Ngakho njengoba uNkulunkulu wabanika isipho esifana nalokhu asinika thina, thina
bakholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu; ngangiyini, engingamelana nayo
UNkulunkulu?
11:18 Bathi ukuzwa lokho bathula, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu.
esithi: Ngakho uNkulunkulu unikile labezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.
11:19 Manje labo ababehlakazekile phezu kokushushiswa okwavela
ngoStefanu wahamba waze wafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya;
bengalishumayeli izwi kumaJuda kuphela.
11:20 Futhi abanye kubo kwakungamadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, okuyinto, lapho
weza e-Antiyokiya, wakhuluma kumaGreki, eshumayela ivangeli leNkosi uJesu.
11:21 Futhi isandla seNkosi sasinabo, futhi isixuku esikhulu sakholwa
waphendukela eNkosini.
11:22 Khona-ke izindaba zalezi zinto zafika ezindlebeni zebandla elalikhona
eJerusalema; basebethuma uBarnabasi ukuthi ahambe aye lapho
E-Antiyokiya.
11:23 owathi efika, wabona umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wakhuthaza.
bonke ukuze banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela kwenhliziyo.
11:24 Ngoba wayeyindoda enhle, futhi egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa, futhi okuningi
abantu bengezelelwa eNkosini.
11:25 Khona-ke uBarnaba wasuka waya eTarsu, ukuze afune uSawulu.
11:26 Futhi lapho emtholile, wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Futhi kwafika
kwadlula, ukuthi umnyaka wonke babuthana nebandla, futhi
wafundisa abantu abaningi. Futhi abafundi babizwa ngokuthi amaKristu kuqala
E-Antiyokiya.
11:27 Futhi ngalezo zinsuku kwafika abaprofethi e-Antiyokiya bevela eJerusalema.
11:28 Futhi kwasukuma omunye wabo, ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu, futhi wabonisa ngoMoya
ukuthi kube khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonke: eyafika
ukuthi lidlule emihleni kaKlawudiyu Kesari.
11:29 Khona-ke abafundi, yilowo nalowo ngokwamandla akhe, wanquma ukwenza
thumelani usizo kubazalwane abahlala eJudiya.
11:30 Bakwenza futhi, futhi bakuthumela emadodeni amadala ngesandla sikaBarnaba
loSawule.