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2 Ngesikhathi usuku loMkhosi WePhentekoste + luqhubeka, bonke babendawonye endaweni efanayo. 2 Kungazelelwe kwezwakala umsindo uvela ezulwini, unjengowesivunguvungu esinamandla, wagcwala yonke indlu ababehlezi kuyo. + 3 Kwabonakala izilimi ezibukeka njengamalangabi omlilo kubo, zasakazeka, ngalunye lwahlala phezu kwalowo nalowo kubo, 4 bonke bagcwala umoya ongcwele, + baqala ukukhuluma ngezilimi ezihlukahlukene, njengoba nje umoya wawubenza bakhulume. +
5 Ngaleso sikhathi eJerusalema kwakuhlala amaJuda ashisekayo evela kuzo zonke izizwe ngaphansi kwezulu. + 6 Ngakho lapho kuzwakala lo msindo, isixuku sabuthana futhi sasididekile, ngoba ngamunye kuso wayebezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakhe. 7 Ngempela babemangele kakhulu, bethi: “Bhekani, bonke laba abakhulumayo bangabaseGalile, + akunjalo? 8 Pho kwenzeka kanjani ukuba ngamunye wethu ezwe ulimi lwakhe aluncela ebeleni? 9 AmaParte, amaMede + nama-Elamu, + abakhe eMesophothamiya, eJudiya naseKhaphadosiya, ePhontu nasesifundazweni sase-Asiya, + 10 eFrigiya nasePhamfiliya, eGibhithe nasezifundeni zaseLibhiya ngaseKhurene, nezivakashi ezazivela eRoma, abangamaJuda nabangamaproselithe, + 11 abaseKrethe, nabase-Arabhiya—sibezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi zethu ngezinto ezinhle kakhulu zikaNkulunkulu.” 12 Ngempela, bonke babemangele futhi bedidekile, bethi komunye nomunye: “Isho ukuthini le nto?” 13 Nokho, abanye babahleka bathi: “Basuthi iwayini elimnandi.”*
14 Kodwa uPetru wasukuma nabayiShumi Nanye *+ wakhuluma nabo ngezwi elikhulu wathi: “Madoda aseJudiya nani nonke enihlala eJerusalema, makwazeke lokhu kini futhi niwalalele ngokucophelela amazwi ami. 15 Eqinisweni laba bantu abadakiwe njengoba nina nicabanga, ngoba kuseyihora lesithathu losuku.* 16 Kunalokho, yilokhu okwashiwo ngomprofethi uJoweli: 17 ‘ “Ezinsukwini zokugcina,” kusho uNkulunkulu, “ngiyothululela omunye womoya wami phezu kwayo yonke inyama, amadodana enu namadodakazi enu ayoprofetha, izinsizwa zenu zibone imibono, amaxhegu enu aphuphe amaphupho, + 18 ngalezo zinsuku ngiyothululela omunye womoya wami ngisho nasezigqileni zami zesilisa nezesifazane, ziprofethe. + 19 Ngiyokwenza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu nezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi—igazi nomlilo namafu entuthu. 20 Ilanga liyophenduka ubumnyama nenyanga ibe yigazi ngaphambi kokuba usuku lukaJehova* olukhulu nolumangalisayo lufike. 21 Wonke umuntu obiza igama likaJehova* uyosindiswa.” ’ +
22 “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yizwani la mazwi: UJesu umNazaretha wayengumuntu uNkulunkulu amveza obala kini ngemisebenzi yamandla nezimangaliso nezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, + njengoba nje nani ngokwenu nazi. 23 Lo muntu, owanikelwa ngokuvumelana nenjongo* nangokwazi kusengaphambili kukaNkulunkulu, + nambophela esigxotsheni ngesandla sabantu abangenamthetho nambulala. + 24 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamvusa + ngokumkhulula emandleni* okufa, ngoba kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba abanjwe yiwo. + 25 Ngoba uDavide uthi ngaye: ‘Ngimgcina ephambi kwami njalo uJehova,* ngoba ungakwesokudla sami ukuze ngingalokothi nginyakaziswe. 26 Ngenxa yalokhu inhliziyo yami yenama nolimi lwami lwajabula kakhulu. Ngiyohlala ethembeni; 27 ngoba ngeke ungishiye* eThuneni,* futhi ngeke umvumele oqotho wakho abone ukonakala. + 28 Ungazisile izindlela zokuphila; uyongenza ngijabule kakhulu uma ungibheka ngomusa.’ +
29 “Madoda, bazalwane, kuvumelekile ukukhuluma nani ngokukhululekile ngoDavide inhloko yomndeni, ukuthi washona, wangcwatshwa, + nethuna lakhe liphakathi kwethu kuze kube namuhla. 30 Ngenxa yokuthi wayengumprofethi, azi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefunge kuye ukuthi uyobeka oyedwa enzalweni yakhe esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, + 31 wabona kusengaphambili futhi wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi akashiywanga eThuneni* nenyama yakhe ayikubonanga ukonakala. *+ 32 UNkulunkulu wamvusa lo Jesu, sonke singofakazi balokho. + 33 Ngakho-ke, ngenxa yokuthi waphakanyiselwa kwesokudla sikaNkulunkulu + futhi wamukela kuBaba umoya ongcwele othenjisiwe, + uthulule lokhu enikubonayo nenikuzwayo. 34 Ngoba uDavide akazange anyukele emazulwini, kodwa yena ngokwakhe uthi, ‘UJehova* wathi eNkosini yami: “Hlala ngakwesokudla sami 35 ngize ngibeke izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo sezinyawo zakho.” ’ + 36 Ngakho, yonke indlu ka-Israyeli mayazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi uNkulunkulu wamenza iNkosi + noKristu, lo Jesu enambethela esigxotsheni.” +
37 Lapho bekuzwa lokhu, kwaba sengathi bahlabeka enhliziyweni, bathi kuPetru nakubo bonke abanye abaphostoli: “Madoda, bazalwane, yini okufanele siyenze?” 38 UPetru wathi kubo: “Phendukani, + yilowo nalowo kini abhapathizwe + egameni likaJesu Kristu ukuze izono zenu zithethelelwe, + khona-ke nizokwamukela isipho sesihle somoya ongcwele. 39 Ngoba lesi sithembiso + senziwa kini nakubantwana benu, nakubo bonke abakude, bonke labo uJehova* uNkulunkulu wethu angase ababizele kuye.” + 40 Wanikeza ubufakazi obuphelele nangamanye amazwi amaningi, elokhu ebakhuthaza ethi: “Sindiswani kulesi sizukulwane esigwegwile.” + 41 Ngakho labo abamukela izwi lakhe ngenjabulo babhapathizwa, + ngalolo suku kwanezelwa abantu abangaba ngu-3 000. + 42 Babekulangazelela ukuqhubeka befunda kubaphostoli, ukuhlangana ndawonye,* ukudla ndawonye + futhi bephikelela emthandazweni. +
43 Ngempela, bonke abantu baqala ukufikelwa ukwesaba, abaphostoli benza izimangaliso nezibonakaliso eziningi. + 44 Bonke ababa amakholwa babendawonye, bahlanganyela yonke into ndawonye, 45 babethengisa izimpahla zabo + nezindawo, imali abayithole lapho bayabele bonke abantu, kuye ngesidingo somuntu ngamunye. + 46 Usuku nosuku babeba khona njalo ethempelini benenjongo efanayo, babedlela emakhaya ahlukahlukene, babelana ukudla ngenjabulo enkulu nangenhliziyo emsulwa, 47 bedumisa uNkulunkulu futhi bethola umusa kubo bonke abantu. Ngesikhathi esifanayo uJehova* waqhubeka enezela kubo nsuku zonke abasindiswayo. +