“Madoda akwa-Israyeli, lalelani lawa mazwi: uJesu waseNazaretha, indoda efakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenu ngemisebenzi yamandla, ngezimangaliso nangezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phambi kwenu, njengalokhu nani luqobo nazi, Yena lowo esenikelwe ngesu elimisiwe phambilini nangokwazi kukaNkulunkulu, nambethela ngezandla zabangenamthetho, nambulala. Lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa eseyiqede nya iminjunju yokufa, ngokuba kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuba abanjwe ngukufa. Ngokuba uDavide uthi ngaye:
“ ‘Ngayibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalo,
ngokuba ingakwesokunene sami,
ukuze nginganyakaziswa.
Ngalokho, inhliziyo yami iyajabula,
nolimi lwami luyethaba;
ngisho nenyama yami iyakuhlala ngokwethemba.
Ngokuba awuyukuwushiya umphefumulo wami eHayidese,
futhi awuyukuvuma oNgcwele wakho
abone ukubola.
Wangazisa izindlela zokuphila;
uyakungigcwalisa ngokujabula ebusweni bakho.’
“Madoda, bazalwane, ake ngisho lokhu kini ngesibindi mayelana nokhokho uDavide, ukuthi wafa, wembelwa, nokuthi ithuna lakhe lisekhona nanamuhla. Ngakho-ke lokhu engumphrofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga kuye ngesifungo ukuthi olibeni lokhalo lwakhe uyakubeka omunye esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. Ekubonile phambilini, wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKhristu ukuthi akashiywanga eHayidesi, nomzimba wakhe awukubonanga ukubola. Lo Jesu, uNkulunkulu wamvusa; thina sonke singofakazi balokho. Ngakho-ke waphakanyiselwa ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, esemukele kuYise isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele, ukuthululile lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo.”
Ngokuba uDavide akenyukelanga ezulwini, kodwa yena uthi: “INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: ‘Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.’ ”
“Ngakho-ke yonke indlu yakwa-Israyeli mayazi ngokweqiniso ukuthi nguNkulunkulu omenzile iNkosi noKhristu lo Jesu enambethela nina esiphambanweni.”
Sebekuzwile lokho, bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPhethro nakwabanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, sizokwenzenjani na?”
UPhethro wayesethi: “Phendukani, kube yilowo nalowo ababhabhadiswe egameni likaJesu Khristu, kube ngukuthethelelwa kwezono zenu, khona niyakwemukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele. Ngokuba isithembiso singesenu nesabantwana benu, futhi singesabo bonke abakude, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu eyakubabiza.”
Wafakaza nangamanye amazwi amaningi, ebancenga ethi: “Zisindiseni kulesi sizukulwane esonakeleyo.”
Ngakho-ke abalamukelayo izwi lakhe babhabhadiswa, kwanezelelwa ngalolo suku abantu okungathi bayizi-3 000.
Bazinikela njalo esifundisweni sabaphostoli, ekuhlanganeni, ekuhlephuleni isinkwa, nasemikhulekweni. Kwaba yilowo nalowo muntu wehlelwa wukwesaba; abaphostoli benza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi. Bonke abakholwayo babendawonye, behlanganyela ezintweni zonke. Bathengisa ngomhlaba nangempahla, bababela bonke ngangokwezidingo zabo. Imihla ngemihla bazinikela nganhliziyonye ethempelini, ekuhlephuleni isinkwa emakhaya, badla ukudla kwabo ngentokozo nangenhliziyo emsulwa, bemdumisa uNkulunkulu, bethandeka kubantu bonke. INkosi yenezela ebandleni imihla ngemihla labo abasindiswayo.
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