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 <div class="p">1 Kepha uSawulu esafutha ngokusongela nokubulala abafundi beNkosi, waya kumpristi omkhulu, 2wacela kuye izincwadi zokuya eDamaseku emasinagogeni,* kuze kuthi uma efumana abantu baleyo Ndlela, abesilisa nabesifazane, abayise eJerusalema beboshiwe. 3 Kepha ekuhambeni kwakhe, esesondela eDamaseku, kwambaneka masinyane nxazonke ukukhanya okuvela ezulwini. 4Wawa phansi emhlabathini, wezwa izwi lithi kuye: &#8220;Sawulu, Sawulu, ungizingelelani na? Kulukhuni kuwe ukukhahlela ezinkandini.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 5Wayesethi: &#8220;Ungubani, Nkosi?&#8221;</div><div class="p">Yathi: &#8220;Mina nginguJesu omzingelayo wena; 6kodwa vuka ungene emzini, uzakutshelwa lokhu omelwe ukukwenza.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 7Kepha amadoda ayehamba naye ayemi engenakukhuluma, ngokuba ezwa izwi kodwa ayengaboni muntu. 8USawulu wayesevuka phansi; kepha esevulile amehlo akhe, kabonanga lutho. Base bembamba ngesandla, bamyisa eDamaseku. 9Izinsuku zaba ntathu engaboni, engadli, engaphuzi.</div><div class="p"> 10Kwakukhona eDamaseku umfundi othile, igama lakhe lingu-Ananiya; iNkosi yathi kuye ngombono: &#8220;Ananiya!&#8221;</div><div class="p">Yena wathi: &#8220;Ngikhona, Nkosi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 11INkosi yayisithi kuye: &#8220;Suka uye esitaladini esithiwa Siqondile, ufune endlini kaJuda umuntu ogama lakhe linguSawulu waseTarsu; ngokuba bheka, uyakhuleka; 12ubonile indoda, igama layo lingu-Ananiya, ingena, ibeka izandla phezu kwakhe ukuba abone.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 13Kepha u-Ananiya waphendula wathi: &#8220;Nkosi, ngizwile ngabaningi ngaleyo ndoda konke okubi ekwenzile kwabangcwele bakho eJerusalema; 14nalapha unamandla avela kubapristi abakhulu okubopha bonke abakhuleka egameni lakho.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 15 INkosi yayisithi kuye: &#8220;Hamba, ngokuba lo uyisitsha sami esikhethiweyo sokuphatha igama lami phambi kwabezizwe, namakhosi, nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 16 ngokuba mina ngizakumbonisa konke amelwe ukuhlushwa ngakho ngenxa yegama lami.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 17Khona wahamba u-Ananiya, wangena endlini, wabeka izandla phezu kwakhe, wathi: &#8220;Sawulu umzalwane, iNkosi uJesu eyabonakala kuwe endleleni oze ngayo, ingithumile ukuba ubuye ubone, ugcwaliswe ngoMoya oNgcwele.&#8221; 18Kwawa masinyane emehlweni akhe kwangathi inkwethu, wabona, wasukuma, wabhapathizwa; 19esedlile wathola amandla.</div><div class="s1">USawulu ushumayela eDamaseku naseJerusalema</div><div class="p">Wahlala nabafundi baseDamaseku izinsuku ezithile. 20Masinyane washumayela emasinagogeni* ngoJesu ukuthi yena uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. 21Kepha bamangala bonke abezwayo, bathi: &#8220;Lo asiye yini owachitha eJerusalema abakhuleka kulelo gama, nalapha uze ngalokhu ukuba abaqhube beboshiwe kubapristi abakhulu na?&#8221; 22 Kodwa uSawulu wakhula kakhulu emandleni, wahlula abaJuda abakhileyo eDamaseku eqinisa ukuthi lowo unguKristu.</div><div class="p"> 23 Sekudlule izinsuku eziningi, abaJuda benza icebo lokuba bambulale. 24 Kepha icebo labo laziwa nguSawulu. Babemhlalela nasemasangweni imini nobusuku ukuba bambulale. 25Abafundi base bemthatha ebusuku, bamehlisa ogangeni, bemewula ngeqoma.</div><div class="p"> 26 Esefikile eJerusalema wazama ukuzihlanganisa nabafundi; kepha bonke bamesaba, bengakholwa ukuthi ungumfundi. 27Kodwa uBarnaba wamthatha, wamyisa kubaphostoli, wabalandisa ngokuthi uyibonile iNkosi endleleni, nokuthi ikhulumile kuye, nokuthi eDamaseku wayeshumayele ngesibindi ngegama likaJesu. 28Wayenabo eJerusalema, engena ephuma, eshumayela ngesibindi ngegama leNkosi, 29ekhuluma ephikisana nabaJuda abakhuluma isiGreki; bona bazama ukumbulala. 30 Abazalwane sebekwazi lokho bamehlisela eKesariya, bamthumela eTarsu.</div><div class="p"> 31Njalo-ke ibandla laba nokuthula kulo lonke laseJudiya, naseGalile, naseSamariya, lakheka, lihamba ekwesabeni iNkosi, landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele.</div><div class="s1">UPetru uphilisa u-Eneya</div><div class="p"> 32Kwathi uPetru ehambela izindawo zonke, wehlela nakwabangcwele abakhe eLida. 33Wafumana khona umuntu othile ogama lakhe lingu-Eneya, owayeselele ecansini iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili efe uhlangothi. 34Khona uPetru wathi kuye: &#8220;Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; vuka, wendlule icansi lakho.&#8221; Wayesevuka masinyane. 35Bambona bonke abakhe eLida naseSarona, baphendukela eNkosini.</div><div class="s1">UPetru uvusa uThabitha kwabafileyo</div><div class="p"> 36EJopha kwakukhona umfundikazi othile ogama lakhe linguThabitha, okungukuthi uDorka ngokuhunyushwa; yena wayenemisebenzi eminingi emihle nokwabela abampofu izipho. 37Kwathi ngalezo zinsuku wagula, wafa; sebemgezile bambeka ekamelweni eliphezulu. 38Kepha iLida laliseduze neJopha; ngakho-ke abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona lapho, bathuma kuye amadoda amabili emncenga ethi: &#8220;Ungalibali ukuza kithi.&#8221; 39Wayesesuka uPetru, wahamba nabo. Esefikile, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu; abafelokazi bonke beza kuye bekhala, bembonisa izambatho nezingubo abezenzile uDorka esenabo.</div><div class="p"> 40Kepha uPetru wabakhipha bonke, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka, waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: &#8220;Thabitha, vuka!&#8221; Wayesevula amehlo akhe, wabona uPetru, walulama. 41Yena wambamba ngesandla, wamsukumisa. Wayesebiza abangcwele nabafelokazi, wambeka phambi kwabo ephilile. 42Kwezwakala lokho kulo lonke iJopha; abaningi bakholwa yiNkosi. 43Wayesehlala izinsuku eziningi eJopha kwaSimoni umshuki.</div>
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 <div class="p">1Kwakukhona eKesariya indoda ethile egama layo linguKorneliyu, eyinduna yekhulu yebutho elithiwa elase-Italiya; 2wayengumuntu okholwayo nowesaba uNkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe yonke, abela abantu abampofu izipho eziningi, ekhuleka kuNkulunkulu njalonjalo. 3Wabona ngokusobala embonweni ingelosi kaNkulunkulu ingena kuye kungathi ngehora lesishiyagalolunye lemini, ithi: &#8220;Korneliyu!&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 4Wayigqolozela enokwesaba, wathi: &#8220;Kwenze njani, Nkosi?&#8221;</div><div class="p">Yathi kuye: &#8220;Imikhuleko yakho nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kwenyukile kwaba yisikhumbuzo emehlweni kaNkulunkulu. 5Thuma-ke amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othile othiwa uPetru; 6 yena ungenisile kwaSimoni othile, umshuki, ondlu yakhe ingaselwandle.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 7Isimukile ingelosi ebikhuluma naye, wabiza ababili bendlu yakhe nebutho elikholwayo kulawo ayehlala naye njalo, 8wabalandisa konke, wabathumela eJopha.</div><div class="s1">UPetru wehlelwa yisiyezi</div><div class="p"> 9Ngangomuso besahamba labo, sebesondela emzini, uPetru wenyukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha. 10Khona walamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla; kepha besamlungisela wehlelwa yisiyezi, 11 wabona izulu livulekile nesitsha esithile sehla sinjengendwangu enkulu, sehliselwa emhlabeni ngamachopho amane. 12Kusona kwakukhona zonke izilwane ezinezinyawo ezine, nezinwabuzelayo zomhlaba, nezinyoni zezulu. 13Kwavela izwi, lathi kuye: &#8220;Vuka, Petru; hlaba, udle.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 14 Kepha uPetru wathi: &#8220;Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba angizange ngikudle okuyichilo nokungcolileyo.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 15 Izwi laphinda lasho kuye ngokwesibili, lathi: &#8220;Lokho akuhlambululile uNkulunkulu, ungasho wena ukuthi kubi.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 16Lokho kwaphindwa kathathu; isitsha senyuselwa masinyane ezulwini.</div><div class="p"> 17UPetru esasambathekile ngokuthi ngakube uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo, bheka, amadoda ayethunyiwe nguKorneliyu, esebuzile indlu kaSimoni, ema ngasesangweni, 18amemeza ebuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini lapho.</div><div class="p"> 19UPetru esazindla ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: &#8220;Bheka, amadoda amabili ayakufuna; 20sukuma-ke, wehle, uhambe nabo, ungangabazi ngalutho, ngokuba yimina engibathumileyo.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Ukufika kukaPetru endlini kaKorneliyu</div><div class="p"> 21UPetru wayesehlela kuwo amadoda, wathi: &#8220;Bhekani, yimina enimfunayo; kuyindabani enize ngayo na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 22Bathi: &#8220;UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo nemesabayo uNkulunkulu, efakazelwa kahle esizweni sonke sabaJuda, uyaliwe yingelosi engcwele ukuba akubizele endlini yakhe, ezwe amazwi kuwe.&#8221; 23Wayesebabiza, wabangenisa. Ngangomuso wasuka wahamba nabo, abathile babazalwane baseJopha bamphelekezela. 24Ngangomuso bangena eKesariya. UKorneliyu wayebalindele esebizile izihlobo nabangane bakhe abakhulu. 25Kwathi ukuba angene uPetru, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, wawa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka. 26 Kepha uPetru wamvusa wathi: &#8220;Sukuma, nami ngingumuntu nje.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 27Esakhuluma naye wangena, wafumana abaningi ababebuthene. 28 Wayesethi: &#8220;Niyazi ukuthi akuvunyelwe ukuba umuntu ongumJuda ahlangane, ahambelane nowesinye isizwe; kepha uNkulunkulu ungitshengisile ukuba ngingasho nangoyedwa ukuthi unechilo nokuthi ungcolile. 29Ngakho lokhu ngibiziwe, ngizile ngingalanga. Ngakho-ke sengiyabuza ukuthi ningibizeleni na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 30UKorneliyu wathi: &#8220;Ngezinsuku ezine ezidlule ngaleli hora bengenza umkhuleko wehora lesishiyagalolunye endlini yami; bheka, indoda eyembethe ingubo ekhazimulayo yema phambi kwami, 31yathi: &#8216;Korneliyu, kuzwakele ukukhuleka kwakho, nokwabela kwakho abampofu izipho kukhunjuliwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu. 32Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetru; yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umshuki ngaselwandle.&#8217; 33Ngase ngithumela kuwe ngaso leso sikhathi; wenze kahle ufike. Manje sesikhona sonke phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba sizwe konke okuyalelwe yiNkosi.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Intshumayelo kaPetru</div><div class="p"> 34 Khona uPetru wavula umlomo, wathi: &#8220;Nembala ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu akabheki ubuso bamuntu, 35 kodwa ezizweni zonke omesabayo nowenza ukulunga uyamukeleka kuye. 36 Walithumela izwi kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli, eshumayela ivangeli lokuthula ngaye uJesu Kristu; yena uyiNkosi yabo bonke. 37 Niyalazi izwi elamenyezelwa eJudiya lonke, liqalile eGalile, emva kokubhapathiza akushumayelayo uJohane 38 lokuthi: UNkulunkulu wamgcoba uJesu waseNazaretha ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, owahamba enza umusa, ephulukisa bonke ababesemandleni kaSathane, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayenaye.</div><div class="p"> 39 &#8220;Nathi singofakazi bezinto zonke azenzayo ezweni labaJuda naseJerusalema yena abambulalayo bemphanyeka emthini. 40Lowo uNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu, wamnika ukuba abonakale, 41 kungekubantu bonke kodwa kithina esingofakazi ababekhethwe nguNkulunkulu ngaphambili, esasidla siphuza naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo. 42 Wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, sifakaze ukuthi: Nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe nguMahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo. 43 Ngaye bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bayakwamukela ukuthethelelwa kwezono.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Ukubhapathizwa kukaKorneliyu nabendlu yakhe</div><div class="p"> 44Kwathi uPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi. 45Abokusoka abakholwayo ababefikile noPetru bamangala kakhulu, ngokuba isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele sitheliwe naphezu kwabezizwe. 46 Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi, betusa uNkulunkulu. Khona uPetru waphendula wathi: 47 &#8220;Ukhona yini ongala namanzi ukuba bangabhapathizwa laba abamukela uMoya oNgcwele njengathi na?&#8221; 48Wayeseyala ukuba babhapathizwe egameni leNkosi. Base bemncenga ukuba ahlale izinsuku ezithile.</div>
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 <div class="p">1Kepha abaphostoli nabazalwane abaseJudiya bezwa ukuthi nabezizwe balamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu. 2Kwathi ukuba uPetru enyukele eJerusalema, abokusoka baphikisana naye, 3bathi: &#8220;Ungene kubantu abangasokile, wadla nabo.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 4Kepha uPetru wabathathela konke ngokulandelana, wathi: 5 &#8220;Mina bengisemzini waseJopha ngikhuleka; ngehlelwa yisiyezi, ngabona umbono, kwehla isitsha esithile sinjengendwangu enkulu, yehliswa ezulwini ngamachopho amane, yaze yafika kimi. 6Kwathi ukuba ngiyigqolozele, ngabhekisisa, ngabona izilwane zomhlaba ezinezinyawo ezine, nezilo zasendle, nezinwabuzelayo, nezinyoni zezulu. 7Ngezwa izwi lithi kimi: &#8216;Sukuma, Petru; hlaba, udle.&#8217;</div><div class="p"> 8&#8220;Kepha ngathi: &#8216;Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba okuyichilo nokungcolileyo akuzange kungene emlonyeni wami.&#8217;</div><div class="p"> 9&#8220;Khona izwi elivela ezulwini laphendula ngokwesibili, lathi: &#8216;Lokho akuhlambululileyo uNkulunkulu, ungasho wena ukuthi kuyichilo.&#8217; 10Lokho-ke kwenzeka kathathu, konke kwabuye kwenyuselwa ezulwini.</div><div class="p"> 11&#8220;Bhekani, ngaso leso sikhathi kwase kumi amadoda amathathu phambi kwendlu esasikuyo; ayethunyelwe kimi, evela eKesariya. 12UMoya wayesethi kimi angihambe nabo ngingangabazi ngalutho. Bangiphelekezela labo bazalwane abayisithupha, saya sangena endlini yaleyo ndoda. 13 Yasibikela-ke ukuthi yayibonile ingelosi imi endlini yayo, ithi: &#8216;Thumela eJopha, ulande uSimoni othiwa uPetru 14ozakukhuluma kuwe amazwi ozakusindiswa ngawo, wena nendlu yakho yonke.&#8217;</div><div class="p"> 15&#8220;Ngathi ngisaqala ukukhuluma, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo njengakithi ekuqaleni. 16 Ngalikhumbula-ke izwi leNkosi, njengalokho yathi: &#8216;UJohane wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizakubhapathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele.&#8217; 17Ngakho uma uNkulunkulu ebanikile bona isipho njengathi esakholwa yiNkosi uJesu Kristu, ngingubani mina ukuba ngivimbele uNkulunkulu na?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 18 Bathi ukuzwa lokho, bathula, badumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi: &#8220;Kanti uNkulunkulu unike nabezizwe ukuphendukela ekuphileni.&#8221;</div><div class="s1">Amakholwa ase-Antiyokiya athiwa amaKristu</div><div class="p"> 19 Kepha labo ababehlakazekile ngokuhlupheka okwaqala ngoStefanu bahamba, baze bafika eFenike, naseKhupro, nase-Antiyokiya, bengalikhulumi izwi koyedwa, kubaJuda kuphela. 20Kodwa kwakukhona abanye kubo, amadoda aseKhupro naseKhurene, abathi befika e-Antiyokiya, bakhuluma nakumaGreki, beshumayela ivangeli ngeNkosi uJesu. 21Isandla seNkosi sasinabo; kwakholwa abaningi kakhulu, baphendukela eNkosini.</div><div class="p"> 22 Kepha kwezwakala izwi ngabo ezindlebeni zebandla laseJerusalema; lase lithuma uBarnaba ukuba ahambe afike e-Antiyokiya; 23wathi ukuba afike, abone umusa kaNkulunkulu, wathokoza, wabayala bonke ukuba banamathele eNkosini ngokuzimisela inhliziyo. 24Ngokuba wayeyindoda enhle, egcwele uMoya oNgcwele nokukholwa; kwenezelwa eNkosini abantu abaningi.</div><div class="p"> 25 UBarnaba wayeseya eTarsu ukuba afune uSawulu; 26kwathi esemfumene, wamyisa e-Antiyokiya. Kwase kwenzeka ukuba umnyaka wonke bahlangane ebandleni, befundisa abantu abaningi. Kwaqala e-Antiyokiya ukuba abafundi bathiwe amaKristu.</div><div class="s1">AmaKristu athumela izipho kubazalwane baseJudiya</div><div class="p"> 27 Ngalezo zinsuku kwehlela e-Antiyokiya abaprofethi bevela eJerusalema. 28 Kwasukuma omunye kubo ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu, wakhomba ngoMoya ukuthi kuzakuba khona indlala enzima ezweni lonke; yaba khona emihleni kaKlawudiyu. 29 Abafundi base bezimisela ukuba yilowo nalowo kubo athumele njengamandla akhe okokusiza abazalwane abakhe eJudiya. 30 Bakwenza-ke, bakuthumela emalungeni ngesandla sikaBarnaba noSawulu.</div>
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 <div class="p">1Ngaleso sikhathi uHerode inkosi welula izandla ukuba ahluphe abathile bebandla. 2Wabulala uJakobe umfowabo kaJohane ngenkemba. 3Esebonile ukuthi lokhu kuyabathokozisa abaJuda, waqhubeka wambamba noPetru. Kwakuyizinsuku zezinkwa ezingenamvubelo. 4Wambamba, wamfaka etilongweni, wamnikela emaviyweni amane, yilelo nalelo linamabutho amane, ukuba amlinde, ehlose ukumkhuphulela ebantwini emva kwePhasika.</div><div class="p"> 5 Ngakho-ke uPetru wagcinwa etilongweni; kepha ibandla lamkhulekela ngesineke kuNkulunkulu.</div><div class="p"> 6Kwathi mhla uHerode ebezakumphumisa, ngalobo busuku uPetru wayelele phakathi kwamabutho amabili, eboshiwe ngamaketanga amabili, nabalindi phambi komnyango begcina itilongo. 7 Bheka, yafika ingelosi yeNkosi, kwakhanya ukukhanya etilongweni, yamshaya uPetru ohlangothini, yamvusa ithi: &#8220;Shesha usukume.&#8221; Ayesewa amaketanga ezandleni zakhe.</div><div class="p"> 8Ingelosi yathi kuye: &#8220;Gqoka, ufake izicathulo zakho.&#8221; Wenze njalo. Yathi kuye: &#8220;Yembatha ingubo yakho, ungilandele.&#8221; 9Waphuma, wayilandela; wayengazi ukuthi kuyiqiniso okwenziwa yingelosi, kodwa wayethi ubona umbono. 10 Sebedlulile kubalindi bokuqala nabesibili bafika esangweni lensimbi eliya emzini, labavulekela ngokwalo, baphuma, badlula isitaladi saba sinye; ingelosi yayisimshiya masinyane.</div><div class="p"> 11UPetru esesangulukile wathi: &#8220;Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo, yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke okubhekwe yisizwe sabaJuda.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 12 Sekumkhanyele lokho, wafika endlini kaMariya unina kaJohane othiwa uMarku, lapho bebebuthene khona abaningi bekhuleka. 13Esengqongqotha esivalweni sesango, yeza intombazana ukusabela, egama layo linguRoda; 14isilizwile izwi likaPetru ayivulanga esangweni ngenxa yokuthokoza, kepha yagijima yabika ukuthi uPetru umi ngasesangweni.</div><div class="p"> 15Kodwa bathi kuyo: &#8220;Uyahlanya.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Yona yaqinisa yathi: &#8220;Hhayi, kunjalo.&#8221;</div><div class="p">Bona bathi: &#8220;Yingelosi yakhe.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 16Kepha uPetru waqinisa wangqongqotha; sebevulile babona ukuthi nguye, bamangala. 17Wayesebaqhweba ngesandla ukuba bathule, wabalandisa ukuthi iNkosi imkhiphe kanjani etilongweni, wathi: &#8220;Bikelani uJakobe nabazalwane lokhu.&#8221; Wayesephuma, waya kwenye indawo.</div><div class="p"> 18Sekusile, kwaba khona ukunyakaza okukhulu phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetru wehlelwe yini. 19UHerode esemfunile engamfumananga, wabuzisisa abalindi, wayala ukuba babulawe. Wayesehla eJudiya, waya eKesariya, wahlala khona.</div><div class="s1">Ukufa kukaHerode</div><div class="p"> 20Kepha wayebathukuthelele abaseTire nabaseSidoni; kodwa beza kuye nganhliziyonye; sebemvumisile uBlastu induna yendlu yenkosi, bacela ukuthula, ngokuba izwe lakubo lalifunzwa ngelenkosi.</div><div class="p"> 21Ngosuku olumisiweyo uHerode wembatha ingubo yobukhosi, wahlala esihlalweni, wakhuluma kubantu. 22 Abantu bamemeza bathi: &#8220;Yizwi likaNkulunkulu, akusilo elomuntu.&#8221; 23 Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yamshaya khona lapho, ngokuba enganikanga uNkulunkulu udumo; wadliwa yizimpethu, wafa.</div><div class="p"> 24 Kodwa izwi likaNkulunkulu lakhula, landa.</div><div class="p"> 25 Kepha oBarnaba noSawulu babuya eJerusalema sebeqede ukukhonza kwabo, behamba benoJohane othiwa uMarku.</div>
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