IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli 2:1-47
2 Ngesikhathi usuku loMkhosi WePhentekoste + luqhubeka, bonke babendawonye endaweni efanayo.
2 Kungazelelwe kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini, unjengowesivunguvungu esinamandla, wagcwala yonke indlu ababehlezi kuyo. +
3 Kwabonakala izilimi ezibukeka njengamalangabi omlilo kubo, zasakazeka, ngalunye lwahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo kubo,
4 bonke bagcwala umoya ongcwele, + baqala ukukhuluma ngezilimi ezihlukahlukene, njengoba nje umoya wawubenza bakhulume. +
5 Ngaleso sikhathi eJerusalema kwakuhlala amaJuda ashisekayo evela kuzo zonke izizwe ngaphansi kwezulu. +
6 Ngakho lapho kuzwakala lo msindo, isixuku sabuthana futhi sasididekile, ngoba ngamunye kuso wayebezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakhe.
7 Ngempela babemangele kakhulu, bethi: “Bhekani, bonke laba abakhulumayo bangabaseGalile, + akunjalo?
8 Pho kwenzeka kanjani ukuba ngamunye wethu ezwe ulimi lwakhe aluncela ebeleni?
9 AmaParte, amaMede + nama-Elamu, + abakhe eMesophothamiya, eJudiya naseKhaphadosiya, ePhontu nasesifundazweni sase-Asiya, +
10 eFrigiya nasePhamfiliya, eGibhithe nasezifundeni zaseLibhiya ngaseKhurene, nezivakashi ezazivela eRoma, abangamaJuda nabangamaproselithe, +
11 abaseKrethe, nabase-Arabhiya—sibezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zethu ngezinto ezinhle kakhulu zikaNkulunkulu.”
12 Ngempela, bonke babemangele futhi bedidekile, bethi komunye nomunye: “Isho ukuthini le nto?”
13 Nokho, abanye babahleka bathi: “Basuthi iwayini elimnandi.”*
14 Kodwa uPetru wasukuma nabayiShumi Nanye *+ wakhuluma nabo ngezwi elikhulu wathi: “Madoda aseJudiya nani nonke enihlala eJerusalema, makwazeke lokhu kini futhi niwalalele ngokucophelela amazwi ami.
15 Eqinisweni laba bantu abadakiwe njengoba nina nicabanga, ngoba kuseyihora lesithathu losuku.*
16 Kunalokho, yilokhu okwashiwo ngomprofethi uJoweli:
17 ‘ “Ezinsukwini zokugcina,” kusho uNkulunkulu, “ngiyothululela omunye womoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama, amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayoprofetha, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, amaxhegu enu aphuphe amaphupho, +
18 ngalezo zinsuku ngiyothululela omunye womoya wami ngisho nasezigqileni zami zesilisa nezesifazane, ziprofethe. +
19 Ngiyokwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi—igazi nomlilo namafu entuthu.
20 Ilanga liyophenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi ngaphambi kokuba usuku lukaJehova* olukhulu nolumangalisayo lufike.
21 Wonke umuntu obiza igama likaJehova* uyosindiswa.” ’ +
22 “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yizwani la mazwi: UJesu umNazaretha wayengumuntu uNkulunkulu amveza obala kini ngemisebenzi yamandla nezimangaliso nezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, + njengoba nje nani ngokwenu nazi.
23 Lo muntu, owanikelwa ngokuvumelana nenjongo* nangokwazi kusengaphambili kukaNkulunkulu, + nambophela esigxotsheni ngesandla sabantu abangenamthetho nambulala. +
24 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamvusa + ngokumkhulula emandleni* okufa, ngoba kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba abanjwe yiwo. +
25 Ngoba uDavide uthi ngaye: ‘Ngimgcina ephambi kwami njalo uJehova,* ngoba ungakwesokudla sami ukuze ngingalokothi nginyakaziswe.
26 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo yami yenama nolimi lwami lwajabula kakhulu. Ngiyohlala ethembeni;
27 ngoba ngeke ungishiye* eThuneni,* futhi ngeke umvumele oqotho wakho abone ukonakala. +
28 Ungazisile izindlela zokuphila; uyongenza ngijabule kakhulu uma ungibheka ngomusa.’ +
29 “Madoda, bazalwane, kuvumelekile ukukhuluma nani ngokukhululekile ngoDavide inhloko yomndeni, ukuthi washona, wangcwatshwa, + nethuna lakhe liphakathi kwethu kuze kube namuhla.
30 Ngenxa yokuthi wayengumprofethi, azi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefunge kuye ukuthi uyobeka oyedwa enzalweni yakhe esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, +
31 wabona kusengaphambili futhi wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi akashiywanga eThuneni* nenyama yakhe ayikubonanga ukonakala. *+
32 UNkulunkulu wamvusa lo Jesu, sonke singofakazi balokho. +
33 Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuthi waphakanyiselwa kwesokudla sikaNkulunkulu + futhi wamukela kuBaba umoya ongcwele othenjisiwe, + uthulule lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo.
34 Ngoba uDavide akazange anyukele emazulwini, kodwa yena ngokwakhe uthi, ‘UJehova* wathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokudla sami
35 ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.” ’ +
36 Ngakho, yonke indlu ka-Israyeli mayazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamenza iNkosi + noKristu, lo Jesu enambethela esigxotsheni.” +
37 Lapho bekuzwa lokhu, kwaba sengathi bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetru nakubo bonke abanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, yini okufanele siyenze?”
38 UPetru wathi kubo: “Phendukani, + yilowo nalowo kini abhapathizwe + egameni likaJesu Kristu ukuze izono zenu zithethelelwe, + khona-ke nizokwamukela isipho sesihle somoya ongcwele.
39 Ngoba lesi sithembiso + senziwa kini nakubantwana benu, nakubo bonke abakude, bonke labo uJehova* uNkulunkulu wethu angase ababizele kuye.” +
40 Wanikeza ubufakazi obuphelele nangamanye amazwi amaningi, elokhu ebakhuthaza ethi: “Sindiswani kulesi sizukulwane esigwegwile.” +
41 Ngakho labo abamukela izwi lakhe ngenjabulo babhapathizwa, + ngalolo suku kwanezelwa abantu abangaba ngu-3 000. +
42 Babekulangazelela ukuqhubeka befunda kubaphostoli, ukuhlangana ndawonye,* ukudla ndawonye + futhi bephikelela emthandazweni. +
43 Ngempela, bonke abantu baqala ukufikelwa ukwesaba, abaphostoli benza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi. +
44 Bonke ababa amakholwa babendawonye, bahlanganyela yonke into ndawonye,
45 babethengisa izimpahla zabo + nezindawo, imali abayithole lapho bayabele bonke abantu, kuye ngesidingo somuntu ngamunye. +
46 Usuku nosuku babeba khona njalo ethempelini benenjongo efanayo, babedlela emakhaya ahlukahlukene, babelana ukudla ngenjabulo enkulu nangenhliziyo emsulwa,
47 bedumisa uNkulunkulu futhi bethola umusa kubo bonke abantu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo uJehova* waqhubeka enezela kubo nsuku zonke abasindiswayo. +
Imibhalo yaphansi
^ Noma, “elisha.”
^ Okuwukuthi, abaphostoli abangu-11.
^ Okuwukuthi, ngabo-9:00 ekuseni.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “nentando.”
^ NgesiGreki, “emihelweni.” Noma kungaba, “ezindophini.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “eHayidesi,” okuwukuthi, ithuna elivamile lesintu. Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Noma, “uwushiye umphefumulo wami.”
^ Noma, “eHayidesi,” okuwukuthi, ithuna elivamile lesintu. Bheka uHlu Lwezincazelo Zamagama.
^ Noma, “ayibolanga.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
^ Noma, “ukwabelana izinto.”
^ Bheka iSithasiselo A5.
