Imisebenti Yebaphostoli
1 Tiyofilusi, encwadzini yami yekucala ngabhala ngako konkhe Jesu lakwenta nalakufundzisa+ 2 kwaze kwaba lilanga lenyuka ngalo.+ Angakenyukeli ezulwini, wanika baphostoli lebekabakhetsile ticondziso ngemoya longcwele.+ 3 Ngemuva kwekuhlupheka, wativeta kubo tikhatsi letinyenti nangetindlela letafakazela kutsi uyaphila.+ Wabonakala kubo tikhatsi letinyenti emalangeni langu-40, futsi wabachazela ngeMbuso waNkulunkulu.+ 4 Kwatsi nasebahlangene ndzawonye, watsi kubo: “Ningesuki eJerusalema,+ kodvwa chubekani nimele loko Babe lakwetsembisa,+ lokunguloko lenganitjela ngako; 5 ngobe Johane bekabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa kungakapheli malanga mangakhi, nine nitawubhajatiswa ngemoya longcwele.”+
6 Nasebahlangene, bambuta batsi: “Nkhosi, lesi sengiso yini sikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso ku-Israyeli?”+ 7 Yena watsi kubo: “Akusiko kwenu kwati tikhatsi nobe emalanga labekiwe, lokunguBabe loneligunya* lekuwahlela.+ 8 Kodvwa nine nitawutfola emandla nawufika kini umoya longcwele,+ futsi nitawuba bofakazi+ bami eJerusalema,+ kuyo yonkhe iJudiya neSamariya,+ nakuto tonkhe tincenye temhlaba.”*+ 9 Ngemuva kwekusho letintfo, wenyuka babukile, futsi lifu lamsitsa bangasamboni.+ 10 Ngesikhatsi basabuke esibhakabhakeni njengobe enyuka, emadvodza lamabili lebekagcoke tingubo letimhlophe+ ema eceleni kwabo, 11 atsi: “Madvodza aseGalile, kungani nibuke esibhakabhakeni? LoJesu lowenyukele etulu utawubuya ngendlela lefana naleyo lenimbone enyuka ngayo.”
12 Ngako besuka eNtsabeni Yemincumo babuyela eJerusalema,+ futsi beyisedvute, kuya khona bekulibanga lebelivumeleke kuhanjwa ngeliSabatha.* 13 Nabefika, baya ekamelweni lelisetulu lebebahleli kulo. Labaphostoli bekunguPhetro, Johane, Jakobe, Andreya, Filiphu, Tomase, Bhatalomewu, Matewu, Jakobe indvodzana ya-Alfiyose, Simoni lobekakhutsele, naJudasi indvodzana yaJakobe.+ 14 Bonkhe bebaphikelela ngebunye emthantazweni, futsi bebakanye nalabanye bafati,+ nebanakabo Jesu, kanye naMariya longumake waJesu.+
15 Kulawo malanga, Phetro wasukuma emkhatsini webazalwane (sebabonkhe bebangaba ngu-120) watsi: 16 “Bazalwane, emavi lasembhalweni laphrofethwa nguDavide ngesikhatsi aholwa ngumoya longcwele kufanele agcwaliseke. Wakhuluma ngaJudasi,+ lowahola labo lababopha Jesu.+ 17 LoJudasi bekangulomunye wetfu,+ futsi naye bekanikwe lomsebenti. 18 (Watsenga insimu ngalemali lebekayitfole ngalesento sakhe lesibi,+ futsi wawa ngenhloko, wadzabuka sisu,* kwacitseka nematfumbu.+ 19 Bonkhe bantfu baseJerusalema beva ngaloku, ngako ngelulwimi lwabo, lensimu yabitwa ngekutsi yi-Akheldama, lokusho kutsi “Insimu Yengati.”) 20 Encwadzini yeTihlabelelo kubhaliwe kwatsiwa: ‘Likhaya lakhe alisale lingenamuntfu, futsi akube bete lohlala khona,’+ kwaphindze kwatsiwa: ‘Umsebenti wakhe wekuba ngumbonisi awutsatfwe ngulomunye.’+ 21 Kufanele kukhetfwe lomunye kulamadvodza lebesihamba nawo ngaso sonkhe lesikhatsi iNkhosi Jesu isenatsi yenta umsebenti wayo, 22 kusukela nayibhajatiswa nguJohane+ kuze kube lilanga leyenyuka ngalo,+ abe ngufakazi kanye natsi wekuvuswa kwaJesu.”+
23 Ngako bancoma emagama emadvodza lamabili, Josefa lobekabitwa ngekutsi nguBhasabasi, atiwa nangekutsi nguJustusi, kanye naMatiyasi. 24 Base bayathantaza batsi: “Jehova,* wena lowati tinhlitiyo tabo bonkhe bantfu,+ sikhombise kutsi ngumuphi kulamadvodza lamabili lomkhetsile, 25 kuze atsatse lomsebenti futsi abe ngumphostoli, ngobe Judasi wawushiya wahamba ngendlela yakhe.”+ 26 Ngako benta inkatho,+ futsi yadla Matiyasi; wase ubalwa* kanye nebaphostoli labangu-11.