IzEnzo 1:1-26
1 Ukulandisa kokuqala, Theyofilu,+ ngakuloba mayelana nazo zonke izinto uJesu aqala ukuzenza nokuzifundisa,+
2 kwaze kwaba usuku anyuswa ngalo,+ ngemva kokuba enikeze umyalo ngomoya ongcwele kubaphostoli abakhetha.+
3 Kulaba futhi ngobufakazi obuningi obuqand’ ikhanda waziveza ephila ngemva kokuba ehluphekile,+ njengoba bambona phakathi nazo zonke izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ekhuluma izinto ezimayelana nombuso kaNkulunkulu.+
4 Futhi ngesikhathi ehlangene nabo wabayala kanje: “Ningasuki eJerusalema,+ kodwa qhubekani nilindele lokho enakuzwa ngami, uBaba akuthembisile;+
5 ngoba uJohane, ngempela wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizobhapathizwa ngomoya ongcwele+ ezinsukwini ezingeziningi ngemva kwalokhu.”
6 Manje, lapho sebehlangene, bambuza: “Nkosi, ingabe uzowubuyisela umbuso+ ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?”
7 Wathi kubo: “Akukhona okwenu ukuthola ulwazi ngezikhathi noma izinkathi+ uBaba azishiyele kuye ngokwakhe;+
8 kodwa nina nizokwamukela amandla+ lapho umoya ongcwele ufika phezu kwenu, futhi nizoba ofakazi+ bami eJerusalema+ nakulo lonke elaseJudiya neSamariya+ nasezingxenyeni ezikude kakhulu zomhlaba.”+
9 Ngemva kokuba esesho lezi zinto, waphakanyiswa besabhekile,+ ifu lamkhuphula wasuka emehlweni abo.+
10 Njengoba begqolozele esibhakabhakeni ngesikhathi ehamba,+ bheka! kwema amadoda amabili eceleni kwabo egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe,+
11 athi: “Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nibheke esibhakabhakeni? Lo Jesu owamukelwa phezulu esibhakabhakeni esuka kini uyokuza ngendlela efanayo+ naleyo enimbone eya ngayo esibhakabhakeni.”
12 Khona-ke babuyela+ eJerusalema besuka entabeni okuthiwa iNtaba Yeminqumo, eseduze kweJerusalema, iqhele ngohambo losuku lwesabatha.+
13 Ngakho, lapho sebengenile, bakhuphukela ekamelweni eliphezulu,+ lapho babehlala khona, uPetru kanye noJohane noJakobe no-Andreya, uFiliphu noTomase, uBartolomewu noMathewu, uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu noSimoni oshisekayo, noJuda indodana kaJakobe.+
14 Bonke laba baphikelela nganhliziyonye emthandazweni,+ kanye nabesifazane+ abathile noMariya unina kaJesu kanye nabafowabo.+
15 Manje phakathi nalezi zinsuku uPetru wasukuma phakathi kwabazalwane (isixuku sabantu sesisonke cishe sasiyikhulu namashumi amabili) wathi:
16 “Madoda, bafowethu, kwakudingekile ukuba umbhalo ugcwaliseke,+ owakhulunywa umoya ongcwele+ kusengaphambili ngomlomo kaDavide mayelana noJuda,+ okunguye owaqondisa labo ababopha uJesu,+
17 ngoba wayebalwe phakathi kwethu+ futhi wathola isabelo kule nkonzo.+
18 (Ngakho-ke, yena kanye lo muntu wathenga+ isiganga ngenkokhelo yokungalungi,+ futhi ewa ngekhanda+ waqhuma ngaphakathi kwaba nomsindo, wonke amathumbu akhe achitheka.
19 Kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, kangangokuthi leso siganga sabizwa ngolimi lwabo ngokuthi i-A·kelʹda·ma, okuwukuthi, iSiganga Segazi.)
20 Ngoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo ukuthi, ‘Indawo yakhe yokuhlala mayibe incithakalo, futhi makungabikho ohlala kuyo,’+ nokuthi, ‘Isikhundla sakhe sobubonisi masithathwe ngomunye.’+
21 Ngakho-ke kudingekile ukuba emadodeni ayeba nathi emhlanganweni phakathi naso sonke isikhathi iNkosi uJesu iphuma ingena phakathi kwethu,+
22 kusukela ekubhapathizweni kwayo nguJohane+ kuze kube sosukwini eyamukelwa ngalo phezulu isuka kithi,+ enye kula madoda ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwayo.”+
23 Ngakho bamisa ababili, uJosefa owayebizwa ngokuthi uBarsaba, osibongo sakhe sasinguJustu, noMathiya.
24 Bathandaza bathi: “Wena, Jehova, owazi izinhliziyo zabo bonke,+ bonisa ukuthi iyiphi kula madoda amabili oyikhethile
25 ukuba ithathe indawo yale nkonzo nobuphostoli,+ uJuda aphambuka kuyo waya endaweni yakhe.”
26 Ngakho babenzela inkatho,+ inkatho yadla uMathiya; ngakho wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye.+
