IZenzo 1:1-10

Incwadi yokuqala ngayiloba, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa, kwaze kwaba wusuku akhushulwa ngalo, emva kokuba esebayalile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile. Emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe, wazibonakalisa kubo ephilile ngobufakazi obuningi, eziveza kubo ngalezi zinsuku ezingama-40, ekhuluma nabo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu. Kwathi esahleli nabo, wabayala ukuba bangamuki eJerusalema, kodwa balindele isithembiso sikaYise abasizwe ngaye. Ngokuba uJohane wayebhabhadisa ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhabhadiswa ngoMoya oNgcwele zingakadluli izinsuku eziningi. Labo ababebuthene lapho bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, uzowubuyisela yini umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?” Wathi kubo: “Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma imizuzu uBaba akumisileyo ngamandla akhe. Kepha nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, eJudiya lonke naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.” Kwathi esekushilo lokho, wakhushulwa bebuka, ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. Bathi besagqolozele ezulwini ehamba, kwabonakala amadoda amabili emi ngakubo, egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe