Imisebenti Yebaphostoli
4 Ngesikhatsi boPhetro naJohane basakhuluma, kweta baphristi, indvuna yelithempeli kanye nebaSadusi.+ 2 Bebacansukile ngobe labaphostoli bebafundzisa bantfu futsi bakhuluma ngalokucacile ngekuvuswa kwaJesu ekufeni.*+ 3 Ngako bababamba,* babavalela ejele+ kwaze kwaba lilanga lelilandzelako, ngobe besekuvele kuhwalele. 4 Labanyenti kulabo lebebabalalele bakholwa, futsi emadvodza andza aba linani lelingaba ngu-5 000.+
5 Ngakusasa, baholi, emadvodza lamadzala, netati temtsetfo bahlangana eJerusalema, 6 bekukhona na-Anasi+ umphristi lomkhulu, Khayafase,+ Johane, Alekzanda, nato tonkhe tihlobo temphristi lomkhulu. 7 Baletsa Phetro naJohane babamisa embikwabo, bababuta batsi: “Niwatsetsephi emandla ekwenta loku, futsi nikwente egameni labani?” 8 Agcwele umoya longcwele,+ Phetro watsi kubo:
“Nine baholi nani madvodza lamadzala, 9 nangabe lamuhla nifuna sinitjele ngalesento lesihle lesentiwe kulendvodza lebeyikhubatekile,+ nekutsi iphile njani, 10 kufanele nine nabo bonkhe bantfu baka-Israyeli nati kutsi lendvodza leseyime lapha embikwenu iphiliswe ngelibito laJesu Khristu waseNazaretha,+ loyo lenambulalela elugodvweni,+ kodvwa Nkulunkulu wamvusa ekufeni.+ 11 LoJesu ‘ulitje nine bakhi lenalibukela phansi, kodvwa leseligucuke laba litje leliyinhloko.’*+ 12 Ngetulu kwaloko, insindziso ngeke ite ngalomunye umuntfu, ngobe kute lelinye ligama+ ngephansi kwelizulu lelinikwe bantfu, nalabangasindziswa ngalo.”+
13 Ngako baholi nemadvodza lamadzala bamangala nabeva indlela boPhetro naJohane lebebakhuluma ngesibindzi ngayo, nanababona kutsi abakafundzi lokuyaphi* nekutsi babantfukatana nje.+ Babese bayabona kutsi laba bebahamba naJesu.+ 14 Ngesikhatsi babona lendvodza lebeyiphilisiwe ime nabo,+ kute labakusho.+ 15 Babatjela kutsi abaphumele ngephandle kwaleNkantolo YemaJuda, base bakhuluma bodvwa, 16 batsi: “Sitawenta njani ngalamadvodza?+ Ngobe ecinisweni ente simangaliso lesikhulu nalesesatiwa ngibo bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema,+ futsi natsi ngeke sikuphike loko. 17 Kodvwa kuze lendzaba ingasakateki, asiwesabiseni lamadvodza siwatjele kutsi angaphindzi akhulume ngaleligama.”+
18 Ngako bababita, babayala kutsi bangakhulumi lutfo futsi bangafundzisi ngeligama laJesu. 19 Kodvwa boPhetro naJohane baphendvula batsi: “Kutawubona nine kutsi kulungile yini emehlweni aNkulunkulu kutsi silalele nine kunekutsi silalele Yena. 20 Kodvwa tsine ngeke siyekele kukhuluma ngetintfo lesitibonile nalesitivile.”+ 21 Baholi nemadvodza lamadzala baphindze babesabisa base bayabakhulula, ngobe bekute sizatfu sekubajezisa,+ futsi bonkhe bantfu bebadvumisa Nkulunkulu ngaloko lobekwentekile. 22 Lendvodza lebeyiphiliswe ngalokusimangaliso beyineminyaka lengetulu kwalengu-40 budzala.
23 Ngemuva kwekukhululwa, boPhetro naJohane bahamba baya kubazalwane babacocela loko baphristi labakhulu nemadvodza lamadzala lebebakushito kubo. 24 Nabeva loku, bathantaza ngebunye kuNkulunkulu batsi:
“Nkhosi Lephakeme, Nguwe lowadala lizulu, umhlaba, lwandle, nako konkhe lokukuko,+ 25 nalowakhuluma ngakhokho wetfu Davide+ inceku yakho, usebentisa umoya longcwele, watsi: ‘Titfukutseliswe yini tive, futsi kungani bantfu bacabanga ngetintfo letingekho? 26 Emakhosi emhlaba atilungiselele kuya emphini kantsi nebabusi bahlangene ndzawonye kuze bamelane naJehova* kanye nalogcotjiwe wakhe.’*+ 27 Ecinisweni, Herodi, naPhontiyuse Pilatu,+ nebantfu betive kanye nebantfu baka-Israyeli bahlangana ndzawonye kulelidolobha bamelana naJesu inceku yakho lengcwele, loyo lowamgcoba,+ 28 futsi benta loko lowatsi kutowenteka. Loku wakwenta ngemandla akho nangekuvumelana nenjongo yakho.+ 29 Manje Jehova,* bukisisa lokusesabisa kwabo, futsi wente tinceku takho tichubeke tikhuluma livi lakho ngesibindzi, 30 uchubeke welula nesandla sakho kuze uphilise, futsi wente tibonakaliso netimangaliso+ ngelibito laJesu, inceku yakho lengcwele.”+
31 Ngesikhatsi bacedza kuncusa,* indzawo lebebahlangene kuyo yatamatama, futsi bonkhe bagcwala umoya longcwele,+ bakhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngesibindzi.+
32 Ngetulu kwaloko, bonkhe labakholwa baba nenhlitiyo yinye, nemcondvo munye, futsi kute ngisho namunye lobekagovuka ngetintfo takhe, kodvwa bebabelana loko labanako.+ 33 Ngemandla lamakhulu, baphostoli bachubeka bafakaza ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu,+ futsi babusiswa kakhulu ngemusa lomkhulu waNkulunkulu. 34 Ecinisweni kute ngisho namunye lobekaswele,+ ngobe bonkhe lebebanemasimu nobe tindlu bebatitsengisa bese baletsa lemali labayitfolile, 35 bayinike baphostoli.+ Bonkhe bebehlukaniselwa, kuye ngetidzingo temuntfu ngamunye.+ 36 Josefa, loyo baphostoli lebebambita ngekutsi nguBhanabasi+ (lokusho kutsi “Lokhutsata Labanye”), lobekangumLevi futsi awekutalwa eSiphrosi, 37 bekanemhlaba, futsi wawutsengisa waletsa lemali kubaphostoli.+