Abaphostoli nabazalwane baseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabezizwe balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu.
Kwathi uPetru esekhuphukele eJerusalema, abokusoka baphikisana naye;
besithi: Wangena ebantwini abangasokanga, wadla labo.
Kodwa uPetro wayilandisa indaba kwasekuqaleni, wabachasisela ngomlayo, esithi:
Mina ngangisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka, ngase ngibona ethongweni umbono, kwehla isitsha esithile, sinjengendwangu enkulu, sehliswa ngamachopho omane sivela ezulwini; lafika nakimi.
Okwathi ngigqolozele kukho, ngabona, ngabona izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu.
Ngasengisizwa ilizwi lisithi kimi: Sukuma, Petro; hlaba udle.
Kodwa ngathi: Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba akukho okuyichilo nokungcolileyo akuzange kungene emlonyeni wami.
Kodwa izwi langiphendula futhi livela ezulwini, lathi: Lokho uNkulunkulu akuhlambululileyo, wena ungasho ukuthi kungcolile.
Lokho kwenzeka kathathu, konke kwabuye kwenyuselwa ezulwini.
Bheka, kwahle kwafika amadoda amathathu endlini engangikuyo, ethunywe kimi evela eKesariya.
UMoya wayesethi kimi ngihambe nawo, ngingangabazi ngalutho. Bahamba nami nalaba bazalwane abayisithupha, sangena endlini yalowo muntu;
Yasibikela ukuthi yayibone ingelosi endlini yayo imi, yathi kuye: ‘Thuma amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetru;
ozakukhuluma kuwe amazwi, ozasindiswa ngawo wena lendlu yakho yonke.
Kwathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, njengalokhu wehlela kithi ekuqaleni.
Ngase ngikhumbula izwi leNkosi ukuthi yathi: ‘UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi; kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.
Ngakho-ke njengokuba uNkulunkulu ebanikile isipho esifana naso njengathi thina esakholwa yiNkosi uJesu Kristu; mina bengiyini ukuba ngimelane noNkulunkulu na?
Sebezwile lezizinto bathula, bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, besithi: Ngakho uNkulunkulu unikile labezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.
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