IzEnzo 8
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IzEnzo 8
1Kodwa uSawuli wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi kwaba khona ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla laseJerusalema; bahlakazeka bonke emazweni aseJudiya naseSamariya, kwasala abaphostoli.
2Amadoda akholwayo amngcwaba uStefanu, amkhalela kakhulu.
3Kepha uSawulu walichitha ibandla, engena ezindlini ngezindlu, ehudula abesilisa nabesifazane, wabafaka etilongweni.
4Ngakho abahlakazekileyo bahamba betshumayela ilizwi.
5UFiliphu wehlela emzini waseSamariya, wabashumayeza uKristu.
6Izixuku zalalela nganhliziyonye lokho uFiliphu ayekukhuluma, zizwa futhi zibona izibonakaliso azenzayo.
7Ngokuba kwaphuma omoya abangcolileyo kwabaningi abanabo, bememeza ngezwi elikhulu; nabaningi abafe uhlangothi nabayizinyonga baphulukiswa.
8Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowo muzi.
9Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile, igama layo linguSimoni, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi, ibhuqa abantu baseSamariya, izitshela ukuthi ingumuntu omkhulu;
10ababemlalela bonke, kusukela komncane kuze kube komkhulu, bethi: Lo ungamandla kaNkulunkulu amakhulu.
11Basebemnaka, ngoba kwasekuyisikhathi eside ebathakatha ngemilingo.
12Kepha sebekholwa nguFiliphu eshumayela ivangeli ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangegama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane.
13Naye uSimoni wakholwa, esebhapathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezenziwayo.
14Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwile ukuthi iSamariya ilamukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo oPetro loJohane;
15Sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamukele uMoya oNgcwele;
16(Ngoba wayengakehleli phezu kwamunye wabo, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu.)
17Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, basebemamukela uMoya oNgcwele.
18USimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oNgcwele, waletha kubo imali.
19Ethi: “Nami ngiphe lawomandla, ukuze kuthi noma ubani engibeka izandla phezu kwakhe amukele uMoya oNgcwele.
20Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Imali yakho mayibhubhe kanye nawe, ngokuba uthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali.
21Awunasabelo nasabelo kule ndaba, ngokuba inhliziyo yakho ayilungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.
22Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho, unxuse kuNkulunkulu, ukuba mhlawumbe uthethelelwe isizindlo senhliziyo yakho.
23Ngokuba ngiyabona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo, nasesibophweni sobubi.
24USimoni waphendula wathi: “Ngikhulekeleni nina eNkosini ukuba kungenzeki lutho lwalokhu enikushilo.
25Kwathi sebefakazile, beshumayela izwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, bashumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminingi yamaSamariya.
26Ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, yathi: “Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehla eGaza, eyihlane.
27Wasesukuma wahamba; khangela-ke, indoda yeEtiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe indlovukazi yamaEtiyopiya, eyayiphethe yonke inotho yayo, eyayize eJerusalema ukukhuleka;
28Wayesebuya ehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda umprofethi u-Isaya.
29UMoya wayesethi kuFiliphu: “Sondela, unamathele kule nqola;
30UFiliphu wagijima waya kuyo, wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: “Uyakuqonda yini okufundayo na?
31Wathi: Ngingakwazi kanjani, ngaphandle kokuba umuntu angiqondise na? Yasicela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo.
32Indawo yombhalo eyayiwufunda yayisithi: Wayiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; nanjengewundlu elithule phambi komgundi walo, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe;
33Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa; njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? ngoba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni.
34Umthenwa waphendula uFiliphu, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani na? ngaye, noma ngomunye umuntu na?
35UFiliphu wayesevula umlomo wakhe, waqala ngawo lowo mbhalo, washumayela ivangeli ngoJesu.
36Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini; umthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?
37UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, kungenziwa. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
38Wayala ukuba inqola ime; behla bobabili emanzini, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.
39Sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.
40Kepha uFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu, wahamba eshumayela emizini yonke, waze wafika eKesariya.
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