IzEnzo 5:1-42

Kodwa indoda ethile uAnaniya ngebizo, inoSafira umkayo, yathengisa ngendawo. Wagodla inxenye yentengo, nomkakhe ekwazi naye, waletha enye, wayibeka ngasezinyaweni zabaphostoli. Kodwa uPetro wathi: Ananiya, kungani uSathane egcwalise inhliziyo yakho ukuze uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele, njalo ugodle inxenye yentengo yensimu? Isekhona ibingesiyo eyakho na? Selithengisiwe belingekho emandleni akho na? Ufakeni le nto enhliziyweni yakho na? awuqambanga amanga kubantu, kepha kuNkulunkulu. U-Ananiya esizwa lawa mazwi wawa phansi, wafa; ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela bonke abezwa lokho. Zase zisukuma izinsizwa, zambopha, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela. Kwathi ngemva kwamahora amathathu, umkakhe wangena, engakwazi okwenzekileyo. UPetru waphendula wathi kuye: “Ngitshele, uma insimu nathengisa kangaka na? Wathi: Yebo, okungaka. UPetru wayesethi kuye: “Kungani ukuba nivumelane ukulinga uMoya weNkosi na? bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango, nawe bayakukukhiphela phandle. Wayesewa phansi masinyane ngasezinyaweni zakhe, waphela; zangena izinsizwa, zamfumana efile, zamkhiphela phandle, zammbela eduze kwendoda yakhe. Ukwesaba okukhulu kwehlela phezu kwebandla lonke nakubo bonke abazizwayo lezizinto. Ngezandla zabaphostoli kwenziwa izibonakaliso nezimangaliso eziningi phakathi kwabantu; bonke babe nganhliziyonye ekhulusini likaSolomoni. Kwabanye kakho owaba lesibindi sokuzihlanganisa labo, kodwa abantu babebakhulisa. Abakholwayo baqhubeka benezelwa eNkosini, izixuku zabesilisa nabesifazane. Baze bakhiphela phandle abagulayo emigwaqweni, bababeka emibhedeni nasezinhlakeni, ukuze kuthi lapho uPetru edlula, sisibekele abanye kubo isithunzi. Kwabuthana futhi isixuku esivela emadolobheni azungeze iJerusalema, bethwele abagulayo nabakhathazwa imimoya engcolile, baphulukiswa bonke. Kwasekusukuma umpristi omkhulu labo bonke ababelaye, abangabehlelo labaSadusi, bagcwala ukuthukuthela; bababeka izandla abaphostoli, babafaka etilongweni labantu bonke. Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi ebusuku yavula iminyango yetilongo, yabakhipha, yathi: Hambani, nime nikhulume ethempelini kubantu amazwi onke alokhu kuphila. Sebezwile bangena ethempelini ekuseni kakhulu, bafundisa. Kepha kwafika umpristi omkhulu nababe naye, babizela ndawonye umkhandlu nawo onke amadoda amakhulu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, bathumela etilongweni ukuba balethwe. Kodwa sezifikile izikhonzi, zingabaficanga entolongweni, zabuya zabika. Esithi: Intolongo siyifice ivaliwe ngokulondeka konke, nabalindi bemi ngaphandle phambi kweminyango; Kwathi umpristi omkhulu, nenduna yethempeli, nabapristi abakhulu bezwile lokho, bamangala ngabo ukuthi lokhu kuzokwenzakalani. Kwase kufika omunye wababikela, wathi: “Bhekani, amadoda ebeniwafakile etilongweni emi ethempelini, efundisa abantu. Khona yahamba induna nezikhonzi, zabaletha kungengamandla, ngokuba besesaba abantu, funa bakhandwe ngamatshe. Sebebalethile babamisa phambi komphakathi; umpristi omkhulu wababuza. Ethi: “Asiniyalanga yini ukuthi ningafundisi ngaleli gama na? bhekani, senigcwalise iJerusalema ngesifundiso senu, nihlose ukwehlisela igazi lalumuntu phezu kwethu. UPetru nabanye abaphostoli baphendula bathi: “Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu kunabantu. UNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu wamvusa uJesu enambulala nina ngokumphanyeka esihlahleni. Yena uNkulunkulu wamphakamisa ngesandla sakhe sokunene abe nguMbusi noMsindisi, ukuze anike u-Israyeli ukuphenduka nokuthethelelwa kwezono. Thina singabafakazi bakhe balezizinto; kanjalo noMoya oNgcwele, uNkulunkulu amnike abamlalelayo. Sebezwile bahlabeka enhliziyweni, benza icebo lokubabulala. Kwasekusukuma omunye emphakathini, umFarisi ogama lakhe linguGamaliyeli, umfundisi womthetho otusekayo kubantu bonke, wayala ukuba abaphostoli bakhishwe isikhashana; Wathi kubo: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, ziqapheleni eniyakukwenza kulaba bantu. Ngokuba ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku kwasuka uThewuda, ezishaya utho; okwazihlanganisa naye isibalo sabantu kungathi abangamakhulu amane; bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka, baba yize. Emva kwalowo kwasuka uJuda waseGalile ngezinsuku zokubhaliswa, wadonsa abantu abaningi ukuba bamlandele; nabo bonke abamlalelayo bahlakazeka. Manje ngithi kini: Dedani kulaba bantu, nibayeke, ngokuba uma leli cebo nalo msebenzi ungowabantu, uyachitheka; Kepha uma kuvela kuNkulunkulu, anikwazi ukukuchitha; funa nifunyanwe ningabalwa noNkulunkulu. Basebemvumela; sebebabiza abaphostoli, babatshaya, babalaya ukuthi bangakhulumi ngebizo likaJesu, babakhulula. Base bemuka ebusweni bomphakathi bethokoza, ngokuba kwakuthiwe bafanele ukudunyazwa ngenxa yegama lakhe. Nsuku zonke ethempelini nasendlini ngendlu kabazange bayeke ukufundisa lokushumayela ngoJesu Kristu.