Selufikile usuku lwePhentekoste, babendawonye bonke nganhliziyonye.
Kwathi kungazelelwe kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini njengowomoya ovunguza ngamandla, wagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo.
Kwabonakala kubo izilimi ezihlukene kungathi ezomlilo, zahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo wabo.
Base begcwala bonke uMoya oNgcwele, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye izilimi, njengalokho uMoya wabapha ukuphumisela.
Kwakuhlala eJerusalema abaJuda, amadoda akholwayo, evela ezizweni zonke eziphansi kwezulu.
Kwathi lo mdumo lo, ixuku labuthana, lasanganiseka, ngoba ngulowo lalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakibo.
Bamangala bonke, bamangala, bathi omunye komunye: “Bhekani, bonke laba abakhulumayo abasibo abaseGalile na?
Futhi thina sizwa kanjani wonke umuntu ngolimi lwakithi esazalelwa kulo na?
amaPhathiya, namaMede, namaElamu, nabakhileyo eMesophothamiya, naseJudiya, naseKaphadosiya, ePontu, nase-Asiya,
iFrigiya, lePhamfiliya, eGibhithe, lezingxenyeni zeLibhiya zeKhurene, labafokazi beRoma, abaJuda lamaproselithe,
AmaKrethe lama-Arabhiya, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngendimi zethu imisebenzi emangalisayo kaNkulunkulu.
Bamangala bonke, bangabaza, bathi omunye komunye: “Kuyini lokhu na?
Abanye bamklolodela bathi: Lababantu bagcwele iwayini elitsha.