Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile, uKorneliyu, eyinduna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa ibutho lamaNtaliyane,
umuntu okholwayo nowesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, abela abantu abampofu izipho eziningi, ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo.
Wabona embonweni ngokusobala, kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini ingelosi kaNkulunkulu iza kuye, ithi kuye: “Korneliyu!”
Embuka wethuka, wathi: Kuyini, Nkosi? Yathi kuye: “Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhuphukele kwaba yisikhumbuzo phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Manje thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa futhi uPetru;
yena ungenisile kaSimoni othile, umtshuki wezikhumba, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle;
Kwathi isimukile ingelosi eyayikhuluma noKorneliyu, wabiza ababili bendlu yakhe nebutho elikholwayo kulabo ababemlindile njalo;
Esebalandisile zonke lezo zinto, wabathuma eJopha.
Ngangomuso besahamba, besondela emzini, uPetru wakhuphukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha;
Walamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla;
Wabona izulu livulekile, nesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengendwangu enkulu, eboshiwe emagumbini omane, yehliselwa emhlabeni;
okwakukhona kuzo zonke izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo nezinyoni zezulu.
Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye, lathi: Sukuma, Petro; hlaba, udle.
Kepha uPetru wathi: “Qha, Nkosi; ngoba kangizange ngikudle okungcolileyo lokungcolileyo.
Izwi labuye lakhuluma kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: “Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululileyo, wena ungasho ukuthi kungcolile.
Lokho kwenzeka kathathu; isitsha senyuselwa futhi ezulwini.
Kwathi uPetru esangabaza phakathi kwakhe ukuthi uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda abethunyiwe evela kuKorneliyu ayebuzile indlu kaSimoni, emi ngasesangweni;
Amemeza, abuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini khona.
UPetru esacabanga ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: “Bheka, amadoda amathathu ayakufuna.
Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe nawo, ungangabazi ngalutho, ngokuba yimina engibathumile.
UPetru wehlela emadodeni abethunywe kuye evela kuKorneliyu; wathi: Bhekani, nginguye enimfunayo;
Base bethi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo nemesabayo uNkulunkulu, nodumo oluhle esizweni sonke samaJuda, uxwayiswe nguNkulunkulu ngengelosi engcwele ukuba akubize endlini yakhe, ezwe amazwi kwakho.
Wasebabizela phakathi, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso uPetru wahamba nabo, nabazalwane abathile baseJopha bamphelezela.
Ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. UKorneliyu wayebalindile, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe nabangane abaseduze.
Kwathi esangena uPetru, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi ezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka kuye.
Kodwa uPetro wamsukumisa, wathi: Sukuma; nami ngingumuntu.
Esakhuluma naye wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene.
Wathi kubo: Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane noma eze kowesinye isizwe; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungibonisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi ungcolile noma ungcolile.
Ngakho-ke ngizile kini ngingaphikanga lapho ngibiziwe; ngiyabuza-ke ukuthi ningibizeleni na?
UKorneliyu wathi: “Ezinsuku ezine ezidlule kwaze kwaba yileli hora ngizila ukudla; ngehora lesishiyagalolunye ngakhuleka endlini yami;
Yathi: “Korneliyu, ukukhuleka kwakho kuzwakele, nomusa wakho womusa ukhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetro; ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle;
Ngakho ngithumela masinyane kuwe; futhi wenze kahle ukuthi uze. Manje-ke sikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke okuyalelwe nguNkulunkulu.
UPetro wasevula umlomo wakhe, wathi: Ngeqiniso ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu kabheki ubuso.
Kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo lowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye.
Ilizwi uNkulunkulu alithumela kubantwana bakoIsrayeli, etshumayela ukuthula ngoJesu Kristu, yena oyiNkosi yabo bonke;
Niyalazi izwi elamenyezelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya, liqala eGalile emva kobhapathizo alushumayelayo uJohane;
Ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamgcoba kanjani uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, owahamba enza okuhle, ephulukisa bonke ababecindezelwe nguSathane; ngoba uNkulunkulu wayelaye.
Nathi singofakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo ezweni labaJuda naseJerusalema; abambulala, bamphanyeka esihlahleni;
yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wambonakalisa obala;
Hhayi kubantu bonke, kodwa kubofakazi abakhethwe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kithina esadla, saphuza naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo.
Abaprofethi bonke bafakaza ngaye ukuthi yilowo nalowo okholwa nguye uyakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono ngegama lakhe.
UPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi.
Abasokile abakholwayo ababeze noPetru bamangala, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe.
Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetro waphendula wathi:
Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamamukele uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?
Waselaya ukuthi babhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi. Basebemncenga ukuthi ahlale insuku ezithile.
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