IZenzo 4:23-35

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. Isixuku sabakholwayo sasinhliziyonye namphefumulo munye, akubanga bikho noyedwa owathi ngempahla yakhe, ingeyakhe, kodwa bahlanganyela kukho konke. Abaphostoli bethula ngamandla amakhulu ubufakazi ngokuvuka kweNkosi uJesu; umusa omkhulu wawuphezu kwabo bonke. Kwakungekho osweleyo phakathi kwabo, ngokuba bonke ababengabanikazi bamazwe noma bezindlu bathengisa ngakho, imali yalokho ababekuthengisile bayiletha, bayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli, kwaba yilowo nalowo wabelwa njengokuntula kwakhe.