Umlando wokuqala ngawenza, Theyofilu, ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokukufundisa,
kwaze kwafika usuku akhushulwa ngalo, esebalayile ngoMoya oNgcwele abaphostoli ayebakhethile;
azibonakalisa kubo ephila emva kokuhlupheka kwakhe ngobufakazi obuningi obungenaphutha, ebonwa yibo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, ekhuluma izinto eziphathelene nombuso kaNkulunkulu;
Kwathi esebuthene labo, wabalaya ukuthi bangasuki eJerusalema, kodwa balindele isithembiso sikaBaba, elasizwa ngami.
Ngokuba uJohane wayebhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele kungakadluli insuku ezinengi.
Sebebuthene bambuza, bathi: “Nkosi, uyawubuyisela ngalesi sikhathi umbuso ku-Israyeli na?
Wathi kubo: “Akusikhona okwenu ukwazi izikhathi nezinkathi uBaba azimise ngamandla akhe.
Kepha nizakwamukeliswa amandla, uMoya oNgcwele esefikile phezu kwenu, nibe ofakazi bami eJerusalema, naseJudiya lonke, naseSamariya, kuze kube sekugcineni komhlaba.
Esetshilo lezizinto, bekhangele wakhutshulwa; ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo.
Kwathi besagqolozele ezulwini enyuka, bheka, amadoda amabili emi ngakubo embethe izingubo ezimhlophe;
Athi futhi: Madoda aseGalile, nimeleni nigqolozele ezulwini na? UJesu lo, onyuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uyakuza kanjalo njengalokho nimbonile eya ezulwini.
Base bebuyela eJerusalema bevela entabeni ethiwa Yeminqumo, esuka eJerusalema, ibanga lohambo lwesabatha.
Sebengenile bakhuphukela ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho kwakuhlala khona oPetru, noJakobe, noJohane, no-Andreya, noFiliphu, noTomase, noBartolomewu, noMathewu, noJakobe ka-Alfewu, noSimoni Zelote, uJuda umfowabo kaJakobe.
Labo bonke baqinisela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni nasekunxuseni, kanye nabesifazane, noMariya unina kaJesu, nabafowabo.
Ngalezo zinsuku uPetru wasukuma phakathi kwabafundi, (isibalo samagama ndawonye sasingaba yikhulu namashumi amabili).
Madoda, bazalwane, kwakumele ukuba kugcwaliseke lombhalo uMoya oNgcwele owakhuluma ngaphambili ngomlomo kaDavida ngoJudasi owayengumkhokheli walabo abambamba uJesu.
Ngokuba wayebalwa nathi, wazuza ingxenye yalo msebenzi.
Lomuntu wathenga insimu ngomvuzo wokungalungi; wawa ngekhanda, wagqabuka phakathi, kwagobhoza amathumbu akhe onke.
Kwakwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema; kuze kuthi leyo nsimu ngolimi lwabo ngokuthi i-Akeldama, okungukuthi iNsimu yegazi.
Ngokuba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo ukuthi: “Umuzi wakhe mawube yincithakalo, kungahlali muntu kuwo;
Ngakho-ke kulawo madoda abehamba nathi isikhathi sonke lapho iNkosi uJesu ingena iphuma phakathi kwethu,
kusukela ekubhapathizweni kukaJohane kuze kube lusuku akhushulwa ngalo kithina, kufanele ukuthi kube khona omunye abe ngufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwakhe.
Base bemisa ababili, uJosefa othiwa uBarsaba, othiwa futhi nguJustusi, noMathiya.
Basebekhuleka bathi: Wena Nkosi, owazi izinhliziyo zabantu bonke, tshengisa ukuthi kulaba ababili omkhethileyo.
Ukuze athathe ingxenye yalenkonzo lobupostoli, uJudasi aphambuka kukho, ukuze aye endaweni yakhe.
Basebebenzela inkatho; inkatho yadla uMathiyasi; wabalwa kanye nabaphostoli abayishumi nanye.
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