IZenzo 1
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Isingeniso. Ukwenyuka KukaJesu
1 Incwadi yokuqala ngayiloba, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa, 2 kwaze kwaba wusuku akhushulwa ngalo, emva kokuba esebayalile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile. 3 Emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe, wazibonakalisa kubo ephilile ngobufakazi obuningi, eziveza kubo ngalezi zinsuku ezingama-40, ekhuluma nabo ngombuso kaNkulunkulu. 4 Kwathi esahleli nabo, wabayala ukuba bangamuki eJerusalema, kodwa balindele isithembiso sikaYise abasizwe ngaye. 5 Ngokuba uJohane wayebhabhadisa ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhabhadiswa ngoMoya oNgcwele zingakadluli izinsuku eziningi.
6 Labo ababebuthene lapho bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, uzowubuyisela yini umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi na?”
7 Wathi kubo: “Akusikho okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma imizuzu uBaba akumisileyo ngamandla akhe. 8 Kepha nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, eJudiya lonke naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.”
9 Kwathi esekushilo lokho, wakhushulwa bebuka, ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. 10 Bathi besagqolozele ezulwini ehamba, kwabonakala amadoda amabili emi ngakubo, egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe, 11 athi: “Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nigqolozele ezulwini na? UJesu lo, osuswe kini wenyuselwa ezulwini, uyakubuya kanjalo, njengalokhu nimbonile eya ezulwini.”
12Base bebuyela eJerusalema, besuka entabeni okuthiwa eyeMinqumo eseduze neJerusalema, eyibanga lohambo lwesabatha. 13 Kuthe sebengenile, benyukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho babehleli khona: uPhethro, uJohane, uJakobe, u-Andreya, uFiliphu, uThomase, uBhartholomewu, uMathewu, uJakobe ka-Alfewu, uSimoni umZelothe, noJuda kaJakobe. 14 Bonke laba baqinisela ekukhulekeni benhliziyonye bekanye nabesifazane, noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo.
Ukukhethwa KukaMathiya Ukuba Athathe Isikhundla SikaJuda
15Kwathi ngaleyo mihla, uPhethro wasukuma phakathi kwabazalwane, isixuku sabantu esasibuthene lapho kwakungathi yi-120, wathi: 16 “Madoda, bazalwane, kwakumele ukuba ugcwaliseke umbhalo, uMoya oNgcwele awukhuluma phambilini ngomlomo kaDavide ngoJuda owayengumholi walabo ababamba uJesu, 17 ngokuba wayebalwe kanye nathi, futhi enesabelo kule nkonzo.”
18 Ngakho-ke lowo wazuza insimu ngomvuzo wokungalungi, wawa ngekhanda, waphahlazeka, kwachitheka nezibilini zakhe zaphumela ngaphandle. 19 Lokho kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhe eJerusalema, yaze leyo nsimu yaqanjwa igama ngolimi lwakubo, kwathiwa i-Akheldama, okusho ukuthi iNsimu Yegazi.
20 Ngokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yaMahubo ukuthi:
“Umuzi wakhe mawube yihlane,
kungahlali muntu kuwo,”
nokuthi:
“Isikhundla sakhe masithathwe ngomunye.”
21“Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuba kula madoda ayehamba nathi isikhathi sonke, lapho iNkosi uJesu ingena iphuma phakathi kwethu, 22 kusukela embhabhadisweni kaJohane kuze kube wusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, enye yawo ibe ngufakazi kanye nathi, wokuvuka kwakhe.”
23Base baphakamisa ababili, uJosefa okuthiwa nguBharisabha, owayebizwa futhi ngokuthi nguJustu kanye noMathiyase. 24 Base bekhuleka bethi: “Wena Nkosi, wazi izinhliziyo zabantu bonke, sikhombise ukuthi ngubani omkhethileyo kulaba ababili, 25ukuba athathe indawo kulo msebenzi nobuphostoli obulaxazwe nguJuda, waya endaweni yakhe.”
26 Base bebenzela unkatho, lwadla uMathiyase; wayesebalwa kanye nabaphostoli abali-11.
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