Ngaleso sikhathi uHerode inkosi welula izandla ukuba ahluphe abathile bebandla.
Wabulala uJakobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba.
Kwathi ebona ukuthi lokho kuwathokozisa amaJuda, waqhubeka wabamba loPetro. (Khona-ke kwakuyizinsuku zesinkwa esingenamvubelo.)
Esembambile, wamfaka etilongweni, wamnikela ekamu lamabutho amane, ukuba amlinde; ehlose ukumkhuphela ebantwini emva kwePhasika.
Ngakho uPetru wagcinwa etilongweni, kepha ibandla lamkhulekela kuNkulunkulu ngokungaphezi.
Kwathi uHerode esezomkhipha, ngalobo busuku uPetru wayelele phakathi kwamasosha amabili, eboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, nabalindi phambi komnyango belinda itilongo.
Bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yeza phezu kwakhe, nokukhanya kwakhanya etilongweni, yamshaya uPetru ohlangothini, yamvusa, yathi: “Vuka masinyane. Futhi amaketanga akhe awela ezandleni zakhe.
Ingilosi yasisithi kuye: Bhinca, ubophe amanyathela akho. Wenza kanjalo. Wasesithi kuye: Gqoka isembatho sakho, ungilandele.
Wasephuma, wamlandela; futhi wayengazi ukuthi kuyiqiniso okwenziwa yingelosi; kodwa wacabanga ukuthi ubona umbono.
Sebedlule abalindi bokuqala nabesibili, bafika esangweni lensimbi eliya emzini; owabavulela ngokwakhe; baphuma, badlula umgwaqo munye; ingilosi yahle yasuka kuye.
Kwathi uPetru esesangulukile wathi: “Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo, yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke abantu abaJuda ababekulindele.
Esekubonile lokho, wafika endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane othiwa uMarku; lapho ababebuthene khona abanengi bekhuleka.
Kwathi uPetro engqongqotha emnyango wesango, intombazana yeza ukulalela, ibizo layo linguRoda.
Kuthe selilazi izwi likaPetru, alivulanga isango ngenxa yokuthokoza, kodwa wagijima wabika ukuthi uPetru wayemi phambi kwesango.
Bathi kuye: “Uyahlanya. Kodwa wayelokhu egcizelela ukuthi kunjalo. Base bethi: “Yingelosi yakhe.”
Kodwa uPetru waqhubeka engqongqoza; sebevule umnyango bambona, bamangala.
Kodwa wabaqhweba ngesandla ukuthi bathule, wabalandisela ukuthi iNkosi imkhuphe njani entolongweni. Wathi: “Bikelani uJakobe nakubazalwane lokho.” Wasuka, waya kwenye indawo.
Kwathi sekusile, kwaba khona isiphithiphithi esingesincane phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetro wehlelwe yini.
Kwathi uHerode emfuna engamtholi, waphenya abalindi, wayala ukuba babulawe. Wehla eJudiya, waya eKesariya, wahlala khona.
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