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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. Labo abahlakazekile ngokushushiswa okwavela ngoStefanu badabula baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengalishumayeli izwi kubaJuda kuphela. Abanye kubo kwakungamadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, abathi sebefikile e-Antiyokiya, bakhuluma kumaGreki, beshumayela ivangeli ngeNkosi uJesu. Isandla seNkosi sasinabo, kwakholwa isixuku esikhulu saphendukela eNkosini. Izindaba ezinjalo zezwakala ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema, bathuma uBarnabasi ukuba ahambe aze afike e-Antiyokiya. Owathi efika, esewubonile umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wabakhuthaza bonke ukuthi banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela kwenhliziyo. Ngokuba wayeyindoda enhle, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa; kwenezelwa eNkosini abantu abaningi. UBarnabasi wasesuka waya eTarsu ukuyadinga uSawuli; Esemtholile wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Kwasekusithi umnyaka wonke babuthana ebandleni, bafundisa abantu abanengi. Futhi abafundi baqala ukubizwa ngokuthi amaKristu e-Antiyokiya. Ngalezo zinsuku kwafika abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema, beza e-Antiyokiya. Kwasekusukuma omunye wabo obizo lakhe lingu-Agabu, watshengisa ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enkulu emhlabeni wonke; Khona abafundi bazimisela, kwaba yilowo nalowo njengamandla akhe, ukuthumela usizo kubazalwane abakhileyo eJudiya. Bakwenza-ke lokho, bakuthumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu.