IzEnzo ZabaPhostoli
1 Encwadini yokuqala engakubhalela yona, Theyofilu, ngachaza zonke izinto uJesu azenza nazifundisa + 2 kwaze kwaba usuku anyuswa ngalo, + ngemva kokuba enikeze iziyalezo ngomoya ongcwele kubaphostoli ayebakhethile. + 3 Ngemva kokuhlupheka kwakhe, waziveza ephila kubo ngobufakazi obuningi obuqand’ ikhanda. + Bambona phakathi nazo zonke izinsuku ezingu-40, ekhuluma ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu. + 4 Ngesikhathi ehlangene nabo, wabayala wathi: “Ningahambi eJerusalema, + kodwa qhubekani nilindele lokho uBaba akuthembisile, + enakuzwa ngami; 5 ngoba uJohane, ngempela wabhapathiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nizobhapathizwa ngomoya ongcwele + ezinsukwini ezingeziningi ngemva kwalokhu.”
6 Ngakho lapho sebehlangene bambuza bathi: “Nkosi, ingabe uzowubuyisela umbuso ku-Israyeli ngalesi sikhathi?” + 7 Wathi kubo: “Akukhona okwenu ukwazi izikhathi noma izinkathi uBaba azishiyele kuye ngokwakhe. *+ 8 Kodwa nina nizokwamukela amandla lapho umoya ongcwele ufika phezu kwenu, + nizoba ofakazi + bami eJerusalema, + kulo lonke elaseJudiya naseSamariya, + nasezingxenyeni ezikude kakhulu* zomhlaba.” + 9 Ngemva kokusho lezi zinto, ngesikhathi besabhekile, waphakanyiselwa phezulu, ifu lamkhuphula wasuka emehlweni abo. + 10 Njengoba begqolozele isibhakabhaka ngesikhathi ehamba, kungazelelwe, kwama amadoda amabili eceleni kwabo egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe, + 11 athi: “Madoda aseGalile, kungani nimile nibheke esibhakabhakeni? Lo Jesu okhushulelwe phezulu esibhakabhakeni esuka kini uyokuza ngendlela efanayo naleyo enimbone eya ngayo esibhakabhakeni.”
12 Babe sebebuyela eJerusalema + besuka entabeni okuthiwa iNtaba Yeminqumo, eseduze kweJerusalema, eqhele ngohambo losuku lwesabatha. 13 Lapho befika, bakhuphukela ekamelweni eliphezulu lapho babehleli khona. Kwakukhona uPetru noJohane noJakobe no-Andreya, uFiliphu noTomase, uBartolomewu noMathewu, uJakobe indodana ka-Alfewu, uSimoni oshisekayo, kanye noJuda indodana kaJakobe. + 14 Bonke laba babephikelela emthandazweni benomgomo ofanayo, kanye nabesifazane abathile + noMariya unina kaJesu kanye nabafowabo. +
15 Phakathi nalezo zinsuku, uPetru wasukuma wama phakathi kwabazalwane (inani* labantu selilonke cishe lalingu-120) wathi: 16 “Madoda, bafowethu, ngoDavide umoya ongcwele washo isiprofetho esimayelana noJuda, kwakudingekile ukuba lowo mBhalo ugcwaliseke. + Lowo Juda nguye owayehola labo ababopha uJesu. + 17 Ngoba wayebalwe phakathi kwethu, + ekhonza kanye nathi. 18 (Ngakho yena kanye lo muntu wathenga isiganga ngenkokhelo yokungalungi, + lapho ewa ngekhanda umzimba wakhe waqhuma,* wonke amathumbu akhe achitheka. + 19 Lokhu kwaziwa yibo bonke abahlala eJerusalema, kangangokuthi leso siganga sabizwa ngolimi lwabo ngokuthi i-A·kelʹda·ma, okuwukuthi, “iSiganga Segazi.”) 20 Ngoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo ukuthi, ‘Indawo yakhe yokuhlala mayibe incithakalo, makungahlali muntu kuyo,’ + nokuthi, ‘Isikhundla sakhe sokuba umbonisi masithathwe omunye.’ + 21 Ngakho kudingekile ukuba emadodeni ayehamba nathi ngaso sonke isikhathi, lapho iNkosi uJesu yenza imisebenzi yayo* phakathi kwethu, 22 kusukela ekubhapathizweni kwayo nguJohane + kuze kube sosukwini eyakhushulelwa ngalo phezulu isuka kithi, + enye kula madoda ibe ufakazi kanye nathi wokuvuka kwayo.” +
23 Ngakho baphakamisa ukuba kumiswe ababili, uJosefa owayebizwa ngokuthi uBarsaba, owayebuye abizwe ngoJustu, noMathiya. 24 Bathandaza bathi: “Wena Jehova,* owazi izinhliziyo zabo bonke, + bonisa ukuthi iyiphi kula madoda amabili oyikhethile 25 ukuba ithathe indawo yale nkonzo nobuphostoli, leyo uJuda aphambuka kuyo waya endaweni yakhe.” + 26 Ngakho babenzela inkatho, + inkatho yadla uMathiya, wabalwa* kanye nabaphostoli abangu-11.