uPetros uchaza umbono wakhe "UThixo undibonisile (uPetros) ukuba ndingabizi mntu ngokuthi uyinqambi okanye uyinqambi. IZenzo 10 kunye ne-11
uPetros noKorneli
1 Kwakukho ndoda ithile eKesareya egama linguKorneli, umthetheli-khulu webutho lamaTaliyane, elalibizwa ngokuba libutho lamaTaliyane.2indoda ezinikeleyo, emoyikayo uThixo, kunye nayo yonke indlu yayo, yayibanika amalizo abantu, yaye ithandaza rhoqo kuThixo.3 Malunga nelixa lesithoba lemini, wabona embonweni ngokucacileyo isithunywa sikaThixo, singena kuye, sisithi kuye, Korneli.4 Waza wajonga kuyo esoyika, wathi: “Yintoni, Nkosi?” Wathi ke yena kuye, Imithandazo yakho namalizo akho anyukile, aba sisikhumbuzo phambi koThixo.5 Ke ngoku thumela amadoda eYopa, eze kuzisa uSimon, lo kuthiwa nguPetros.6yena ulundwendwe lukaSimon, umsuki wezikhumba, ondlu ingaselwandle.7 Ke kaloku, sakuba simkile isithunywa eso ebesithetha naye, wabiza zazibini kubakhonzi bakhe, nesoldati elimhlonelayo uThixo phakathi kwababemi phambi kwakhe;8 waza, ebacacisele zonke iindawo, wabathuma eYopa.
Umbono kaPetros
9 Ngengomso, bakubon’ ukuba basendleleni, besondela kuwo umzi, wenyuka uPetros, waya phezu kwendlu malunga nelixa lesithandathu.b ukuthandaza. 10 Wesuka walamba, wafuna into edliwayo; kuthe ke, bakubon' ukuba bayalungisa, wesuka wathabatheka 11 walibona izulu livulekile, kwaza kusihla into enjengelinen enkulu, ithotywa emhlabeni ngamasondo alo omane.12 Kuyo kwakukho zonke iintlobo zezilwanyana, nezirhubuluzi, neentaka zezulu. 13 Kwaza kwafika ilizwi kuye lisithi: “Vuka, Petros; xhela udle.” 14 Uthe ke uPetros, Nakanye, Nkosi; kuba yonke into eyinqambi, nokuba yengcolileyo, andizanga ndiyidle.” 15 Laphinda laphuma ilizwi kuye okwesibini, lisithi, Izinto uThixo azihlambululeyo, musa ukuzenza iinqambi.16 Oku kwenzeka kwada kwakathathu, yaza loo nto yanyuswa kwaoko, yasiwa ezulwini.
17Ke kaloku, esadidekile uPetros ngaphakathi ukuba ungaba uyintoni na umbono lowo abewubonile, kwathi gqi amadoda abethunyiwe nguKorneli, ebuza ngendlu kaSimon, emi esangweni.18 akhwaza ebuza ukuba uSimon, lo kuthiwa nguPetros, ulundwendwe apha na. 19 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba uPetros uyacinga ngawo umbono lowo, wathi uMoya kuye, Nanga amadoda amathathu ekufuna;20Suka uhle, ubapheleke ungalibazisi;c kuba ndibathumile.” 21 Wehla ke uPetros, waya kuwo amadoda lawo, wathi, Ndingulowo nimfunayo; Siyintoni isizathu sokuza kwakho? 22 Bathe ke bona, UKorneli, umthetheli-khulu, indoda ethe tye, emoyikayo uThixo, engqinelwe kakuhle luhlanga lwamaYuda luphela, wayalelwa ke sisithunywa esingcwele ukuba athumele ukuba uye endlwini yakhe, eve into onayo. ukutsho.” 23 Ngoko wabamema ukuba babe ziindwendwe zakhe.
Ngengomso wavuka wemka nabo, nabazalwana abathile baseYopa bahamba naye. 24 Baza ngengomsomnye bangena eKesareya. UKorneli wayebalindile yaye wayebizele ndawonye imizalwane yakhe nezihlobo zakhe ezisondeleyo.25 Uthe ke akungena uPetros, uKorneli wamhlangabeza, wawa ezinyaweni zakhe, waqubuda kuye.26 Uthe ke uPetros wamphakamisa, esithi, Phakama; nam ndingumntu.” 27 Wangena ethetha naye, wafumana abantu abaninzi behlanganisene ndawonye. 28 Wathi kubo.“Nani ngokwenu niyazi ngokwenu, ukuba akukho mthethweni ngomYuda ukuba ahambelane naye nokuba abe nondwendwe;UThixo undibonisile, ukuba ndingabizi mntu ngokuthi uyinqambi, ungongcolileyo. 29 Kuthe ke ndakubizwa ke, ndafika kungekho kukhanyela. Ndiyakubuza ukuba undibizelani na?
30 UKorneli wathi, Kwiintsuku ezine ezidlulileyo, malunga neli lixa bendithandaza endlwini yam ngelixa lesithoba,d kwabonakala indoda, yema phambi kwam, ineempahla ezibengezelayo 31sathi, Korneli, umthandazo wakho uviwe, namalizo akho akhunjulwe phambi koThixo;32thumela ngoko eYopa, ubuze uSimon ekuthiwa nguPetros; yena ulundwendwe endlwini kaSimon, umsuki wezikhumba, ngaselwandle.' 33 Ndathumela ngoko kuwe kwaoko, nawe utyaphile ngokuza kwakho. Ke ngoku silapha sonke phambi koThixo, ukuze sive yonke into oyalele yona nguYehova.
IiNtlanga Zizive iindaba ezilungileyo
34 Wawuvula ke uPetros umlomo wakhe, wathi, Okunene ndiyazi ukuba uThixo akamkhethi wabuso bamntu;35kwiintlanga zonke, lowo umoyikayo, asebenze ubulungisa, wamkelekile kuye._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d36Ilizwi elo walithumela kuSirayeli, eshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zoxolo ngoYesu Kristu (nguye iNkosi yabo bonke), cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_37Nina niyakwazi ngokwenu okwenzekileyo kulo lonke elakwaYuda, kuqalelwa kwelaseGalili emva kobhaptizo awayeluvakalisa uYohane.38okokuba uThixo wamthambisa njani uYesu waseNazarete ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangamandla. Wahambahamba esenza okulungileyo, ephilisa bonke ababecinezelwe nguMtyholi, kuba uThixo wayenaye.39 Thina singamangqina ako konke awakwenzayo ezweni lamaYuda, kwanaseYerusalem; Bambulala ngokumxhoma emthini, 40 kodwa uThixo wamvusa ngomhla wesithathu, wamenza wabonakala;41kungekubo abantu bonke, kukuthi, thina banyuliweyo nguThixo ukuba sibe ngamangqina, thina sadlayo sasela naye emveni kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.42 Kwaye wasiyalela ukuba sishumayele ebantwini, singqine ukuba nguye omiselwe nguThixo ukuba abe ngumgwebi wabaphilayo nabafileyo. 43 Ngaye bonke abaprofeti bangqina ngaye, ukuba wonke umntu okholwayo kuye uya kwamkela uxolelo lwezono ngegama lakhe.
UMoya oyiNgcwele Uwela phezu kweeNtlanga
44 Uthe akubon' ukuba usawathetha uPetros ezi zinto, wasuka wabawela uMoya oyiNgcwele bonke ababeliva ilizwi.45 Amangaliswa ke amakholwa abolwaluko, abeze noPetros, ngokuba isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele sathululwa naphezu kweentlanga. 46 kuba aziva zithetha ngalwimi zimbi, zidumisa uThixo. Emva koko uPetros wathi, 47Ngubani na owakhayo amanzi okubhaptiza kwaba bamamkeleyo uMoya oyiNgcwele, kwanjengathi nje? 48Wathi mababhaptizwe egameni likaYesu Kristu. Baza bamcela ukuba akhe ahlale iintsuku ezithile.
UPetros Uchaza Izenzo Zakhe
11 Abapostile* namakholwa kulo lonke elakwaYuda beva ukuba nazo iintlanga zilamkele ilizwi likaThixo. 2 Ngoko xa uPetros wenyuka waya eYerusalem, amakholwa angolukileyo amgxeka 3 esithi: “Ungene endlwini yamadoda angalukanga waza wadla nawo.
4 Eqalela kwasekuqaleni, uPetros wabaxelela yonke into eyenzekayo, wathi: 5 “Mna ndandikwisixeko saseYopa ndithandaza, ndaza ndazothongweni ndabona umbono. Ndabona into engathi yilinen enkulu, ithotywa ezulwini ngamasondo ayo omane, yaza yehla yaya apho bendikhona. 6 Ndaza ndabona amarhamncwa omhlaba aneenyawo ezine, amarhamncwa, izinto ezirhubuluzayo neentaka. 7 Ndeva ke ilizwi lisithi kum, Vuka, Petros; Bulala utye.'
8 Ndathi ke mna, Hayi, Nkosi; Akukho nto iyinqambi, nokuba yengcolileyo, ayizanga ingene emlonyeni wam.
9 Lathetha okwesibini ilizwi eliphuma ezulwini, lisithi, Musa ukuzibiza ngokuba ziyinqambi, athe uThixo wayihlambulula. 10 Oku kwenzeka kwada kwakathathu, emva koko konke oko kwarholelwa ezulwini.
11 “Kwaoko amadoda amathathu, awayethunywe kum, evela eKesareya, ema endlwini endandihlala kuyo. 12 Wathi ke uMoya kum, mandingathandi ukuhamba nawo; Bahamba nam aba bazalwana bathandathu, sangena endlwini yendoda leyo. 13 Yasibikela ke, yasibonayo isithunywa sezulu endlwini yayo, sisithi, Thumela eYopa, ubize uSimon, ekuthiwa nguPetros; 14 Wokuzisa ilizwi, oya kusindiswa ngalo, wena nayo yonke indlu yakho.
15 Ke kaloku, ndakubon' ukuba ndiyathetha, wehla phezu kwabo uMoya oyiNgcwele, njengoko wehlayo phezu kwethu kwasekuqaleni. 16 Ndakhumbula ke okwathethwayo yiNkosi, yathi, UYohane wabhaptiza ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.a] ngamanzi, kodwa nina niya kubhaptizwa [b] uMoya oyiNgcwele.' 17 Ngoko ke, ukuba uThixo ubanike isipho esifana neso wasipha sona thina sakholwayo kwiNkosi uYesu Kristu, bendingubani na mna ukuba ndingade ndidibane noThixo?
18 Bakukuva ke oko, ababanga nakukuphika, bamdumisa uThixo, besithi, Ke ngoko, neentlanga ezi uThixo uziphe ukuguqukela ebomini.
IBandla lakwa-Antiyokwe
19 Abaya ke, babeziintsali ngembandezelo eyabakho ngokubulawa kukaStefano, batyhutyha ilizwe, bada beza kwelaseFenike, naseSipro, nakwa-Antiyokwe, beshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo kumaYuda odwa. 20 Noko ke, inxenye kubo iphuma eSipro naseKirene, yaya kwa-Antiyokwe, yathetha kwawesiGrike amaYuda, ishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo zeNkosi uYesu; 21 Saye isandla seNkosi sinabo; lakholwa into eninzi yabantu, yaguqukela eNkosini.
22 Lwavakala udaba lwabo kwibandla laseYerusalem; bathumela uBharnabhas kwa-Antiyokwe; 23 Akufika ke, walubona ubabalo lukaThixo olukwenzileyo, wavuya, wabavuselela bonke, ukuba bahlale benyanisekile eNkosini ngeentliziyo zabo zonke. 24 Waye eyindoda elungileyo, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nalukholo; kwaye kukho inani elikhulu labantu elaziswa eNkosini.
25 Wandula ke uBharnabhas waya eTarso+ esiya kufuna uSawule, 26 yaye akuba emfumene, wamzisa kwa-Antiyokwe. Ke kaloku umnyaka uphela uBharnabhas noSawule bahlangana nebandla, bafundisa inani elaneleyo. Abafundi babizwa ngokuba ngamaKristu kuqala kwa-Antiyokwe.
27 Ngelo xesha kwehla abaprofeti abathile, bephuma eYerusalem, beza kwa-Antiyokwe. 28 Kwesuka ke omnye wabo, ogama linguAgabho, waxela kwangaphambili ngaye uMoya, ukuba kuza kubakho indlala enkulu kulo lonke elimiweyo. (Oku kwenzeka ngexesha likaKlawudiyo.) 29 Ke kaloku abafundi, njengoko uthile ebenabo ubutyebi, wathi elowo kubo wagqiba ukubababaza abazalwana ababemi kwelakwaYuda; 30 Benjenjalo ke, bathumela isipho kumadoda amakhulu ngoBharnabhas noSawule.