IZenzo 4:15-31

Base bebayala ukuba baphumele phandle, bashiye umkhandlu, balulekana bodwa, bethi: “Sizakwenzani ngalaba bantu na? Ngokuba kusobala kubo bonke abakhileyo eJesuralema ukuthi yibona abenze isibonakaliso esikhulu esingenakho ukusiphika. Kodwa ukuze lokhu kungandi phakathi kwabantu, masibadonse ngendlebe, ukuthi bangalokothi baliphathe lelo gama kunoma ngubani.” Base bebabiza, babadonsa ngendlebe ukuba bangakhulumi, futhi bangafundisi nakanye ngegama likaJesu. Kepha uPhethro noJohane babaphendula, bathi kubo: “Nqumani nina ukuba kulungile yini ebusweni bukaNkulunkulu ukulalela nina kunoNkulunkulu, ngokuba thina asinakuyeka ukukhuluma ngalokho esikubonileyo nesikuzwileyo.” Sebebesabisile babadedela, ngokuba abazanga ukuthi bazobajesiza kanjani lokhu kwakunabantu, bonke bedumisa uNkulunkulu ngalokho okwakwenzekile. Umuntu okwakwenziwe kuye leso sibonakaliso sokuphiliswa wayeseneminyaka eyevile kwengama-40. Kuthe sebededelwe, baya kwabakubo; bababikela konke abaphristi abakhulu namalunga abakushilo kubo. Sebezwile, benyusela izwi labo nganhliziyonye kuNkulunkulu, bathi: “Somandla, wena owenza izulu, umhlaba, ulwandle nakho konke okukukho, nguWena owakhuluma ngoMoya oNgcwele ngomlomo kababa uDavide inceku yakho, wathi: “ ‘Kungani ukuba abezizwe baxokozele, nabantu bacebe okuyize na? Amakhosi omhlaba aviva ndawonye, nababusi bahlangene ukumelana neNkosi kanye noGcotshiweyo wayo.’ “Ngokuba kuwo lo muzi, uHerode, uPhontiyu Pilatu, nabezizwe nabantu bakwa-Israyeli bahlangana bamelana neNceku yakho engcwele, uJesu owamgcobayo, ukufeza lokho owawuyimisele ukuba ikwenze kwaphambilini, ngesandla nangecebo lakho ukuba kwenzeke. Manje, Nkosi, bheka ukusongela kwabo, unike izinceku zakho ukuba zikhulume izwi lakho ngaso sonke isibindi, wena welule isandla sakho ukuphulukisa, ukwenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso ngegama leNceku yakho engcwele uJesu.” Kwathi sebekhulekile, kwazanyazanyiswa indawo ababehlanganele kuyo, bonke bagcwaliswa nguMoya oNgcwele, bakhuluma izwi likaNkulunkulu ngesibindi.