IzEnzo 2:1-47
2 Ngelanga lePentekoste, bebahlangene boke endaweni yinye.
2 Kungakalindeleki kwezwakala itjhada livela ezulwini, linjengelommoya obetha ngamandla, lazala indlu yoke ebebahlezi ngakiyo.
3 Kwabonakala amalimu anjengomlilo, asabalaliswa, ngalinye lahlala phezu komunye nomunye wabo,
4 boke bazala ummoya ocwengileko bathoma ukukhuluma ngamalimi ahlukahlukeneko, njengombana ummoya bewubenza bakghone ukukhuluma.
5 Ngesikhatheso amaJuda asaba uZimu avela kizo zoke iintjhaba zephasi bewahlala eJerusalema.
6 Nakuzwakala itjhadelo, isiqubuthu sabuthana begodu sarareka, ngombana ngamunye wabo esiqubuthwini wabezwa bakhuluma ngelimi lakhe.
7 Kwamambala barareka khulu bathi: “Qalani, boke abakhulumakwaba maGalile, kghani akusinjalo?
8 Alo kuza njani bona ngamunye wethu ezwe ngelimi lakhe lendabuko?*
9 AmaPhathiya, amaMede, ama-Elamu, izakhamuzi zeMesopotamiya, zeJudiya neKaphadosiya, zePontusi nezesifundeni se-Asiya,
10 zeFrigiya nePhamfiliya, zeGibhide nezesifundeni seLibhiya eduze neSirene, neemvakatjhi ezivela eRoma, kokubili amaJuda nabatjhugulukele ekolweni yobuJuda,*
11 amaKrete, nama-Arabhu—sibezwa bakhuluma ngezinto ezibabazekako zakaZimu ngamalimi wethu.”
12 Boke barareka bathi komunye nomunye: “Kutjho ukuthini lokhu?”
13 Kodwana abanye bahlekisa ngabo bathi: “Badakwe liwayini elimnandi.”
14 UPitrosi wasikima nabaliTjhumi naNye wakhuluma nabo ngelizwi elikhulu wathi: “Madoda weJudiya nani noke bahlali beJerusalema, yazini lokhu begodu lalelisisani amezwami.
15 Eqinisweni abantwaba abakadakwa njengombana nina nicabanga, ngombana yisimbi yethoba ekuseni.*
16 Kodwana lokhu ngilokho okwatjhiwo ngoJuweli umphorofidi nakathi:
17 ‘UZimu uthi, “Emihleni yokuphela, ngizokuthululela ummoyami phezu kwayo yoke inyama, amadodanenu namadodakazenu azokuphorofida namasokana ahlangana nani azokubona imibono namadoda amadala ahlangana nani azokubhudanga amabhudango,
18 emihleni leyo ngizokuthululela ummoyami ngitjho neencekwini neencekukazini zami, begodu zizokuphorofida.
19 Ngizokwenza iimangaliso ezulwini neembonakaliso ephasini—iingazi nomlilo namafu wentuthu.
20 Ilanga lizokuba mnyama nenyezi ibe ziingazi ngaphambi kobana kufike ilanga elikhulu neliphazimulako lakaJehova.
21 Woke umuntu obiza ibizo lakaJehova uzokusindiswa.” ’
22 “Madoda wakwa-Israyeli, yizwani amezwi la: UJesu weNazaretha bekamumuntu uZimu anibonise yena tjhatjhalazi ngemisebenzi yamandla neemangaliso ngeembonakaliso uZimu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, njengombana nani nazi.
23 Umuntu lo, wanikelwa ngokwentando nangokwazi kwakaZimu kusesengaphambili, nambethela esigodweni ngesandla sabanganamthetho, nambulala.
24 Kodwana uZimu wamvusa ngokumtjhaphulula ekufeni,* ngombana bekungeze kwakghoneka bona abanjwe ngikho.
25 Ngombana uDavida wathi ngaye: ‘Ngibeka uJehova qobe phambi kwami, ngombana usesandleni sami sokudla bona ngingasikinywa.
26 Ngalokho ihliziywami yeqayeqa nelimi lami lathaba khulu. Begodu mina ngizokuhlala ethembeni;
27 ngombana angeze ungitjhiye eThuneni,* namkha uvumele othembekileko wakho abone ukonakala.
28 Wenze iindlela zami zaziwa; uzongenza ngithabe khulu phambi kobuso bakho.’
29 “Madoda, bafowethu, kuvumelekile ukukhuluma ngokutjhaphulukileko nani ngokhokho wethu uDavida, ukuthi wahlongakala begodu wabulungwa, ithuna lakhe lisesekhona lapha nanamhlanjesi.
30 Ngombana bekamphorofidi begodu azi ukuthi uZimu ufunge kuye bona omunye weenzukulwana zakhe,* uzokuhlala esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi,
31 wabona kusesengaphambili begodu wakhuluma ngokuvuswa kwakaKrestu, ukuthi akhenge atjhiywe eThuneni* namkha inyamakhe ibone ukonakala.*
32 UZimu wamvusa uJesu lo, begodu soke sibofakazi balokho.
33 Nje-ke ngebanga lokuthi wakhutjhulelwa esandleni sokudla sakaZimu, wamukela ummoya ocwengileko awuthenjiswe nguBaba, uthulule lokhu enikubonako nenikuzwako.
34 Ngombana uDavida akhenge akhuphukele ezulwini, kodwana wathi, ‘UJehova wathi eKosinami: “Hlala ngesidleni sami
35 bekube kulapho ngibeka amanabakho abe sisenabelo seenyawo zakho.” ’
36 Yeke, yoke indlu ka-Israyeli kufuze yazi ukuthi ngokuqinisekileko uZimu umenze waba kokubili yiKosi noKrestu, uJesu lo enambulalela esigodweni.”
37 Nabezwa lokhu, kwaba ngasuthi bahlatjwe ehliziyweni, bathi kuPitrosi nakibo boke abapostoli: “Madoda, bafowethu, kufuze senzeni?”
38 UPitrosi wathi kibo: “Tjhugulukani, ngamunye wenu abhajadiswe ebizweni lakaJesu Krestu bona nilitjalelwe izono zenu, nizokufumana isipho sesihle sommoya ocwengileko.
39 Ngombana isithembiswesi ngesenu nabantwabenu, nalabo abakude, boke uJehova uZimethu ababizela kuye.”
40 Ngamezwi amanengi wanikela ubufakazi wasolo abakhuthaza, athi: “Sindiswani esizukulwaneni esitjhigamilekwesi.”
41 Yeke labo abamukela ilizwi lakhe ngethabo babhajadiswa, begodu ngelangelo kwangezelelwa abantu abangaba zi-3 000.
42 Baragela phambili bazinikela efundisweni yabapostoli, ekuhlanganeni ndawonye,* ekudleni, nemithandazweni.
43 Eqinisweni boke bafikelwa kusaba, abapostoli bathoma ukwenza iimangaliso neembonakaliso ezinengi.
44 Boke ababa makholwa bebabuthene ndawonye begodu bahlanganyela zoke izinto,
45 bebathengisa ipahlabo nezindlu zabo, baphana ngemali abayifumeneko, ngokwalokho ngamunye akutlhogako.
46 Qobe langa bebahlala basethempelini ngomnqopho munye, badlela emizini ehlukahlukeneko bahlanganyela ukudla kwabo ngethabo elikhulu nangehliziyo ethembekileko,
47 badumisa uZimu bafumana umusa kibo boke abantu. Qobe langa uJehova bekasolo abalethela abantu abangeziweko bona bahlanganyele nabo, labo babantu uZimu ebekabasindisa.
