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10 ¹Kwakukho indoda eKesareya, egama linguKorneli, umphathi-khulu wequleqhina elalibizwa ngokuba liqela lase-Italiya. ²Yayinyanisekile, imoyika uBawo wethu kunye nendlu yayo yonke, inika izipho ezininzi ebantwini, ithandaza kuBawo wethu amaxesha onke. ³Malunga nentsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini yabona ngokucacileyo ngombono isithunywa sikaBawo wethu sifike kuyo, sisithi: “Korneli.” ^a a v3 Ilixa lesithoba laye lalunga nentsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini — elinye lamaxesha amiselweyo omthandazo wamaYuda.

⁴Isiqwalasela, inkwankwalaza, yathi: “Yintoni na, nkosi?” Saphendula isithunywa sathi: “Imithandazo yakho neminikelo yakho emahlwempu inyukile yaba sisikhumbuzo phambi koBawo wethu.”

⁵Kaloku thumela amadoda eYafo aye kubiza indoda egama linguSimon, ekuthiwa nguPetros. ⁶Uhleli nomshukubezi wezikhumba ogama linguSimon, onendlu eselunxwemeni lolwandle.

⁷Sakuba simke isithunywa esathetha naye, uKorneli wabiza ababini kwizicaka zakhe zasendlwini, nesoldati elinyanisekileyo kubalungiseleli bakhe abahlala benaye, ⁸waza akuba ewacacisele konke, wawathuma eYafo.

UBawo Uvula Intliziyo KaPetros

⁹Ngengomso, besahamba kwaye besondela kuloo mzi, uPetros wenyuka waya phezu kwendlu ukuya kuthandaza, malunga nemini enkulu. ¹⁰Walamba, wafuna ukudla, kodwa besalungisa ukudla, kwafika umbono phezu kwakhe, ¹¹wabona izulu livuliwe, kuhla into ethile engathi lishukuba elikhulu, lihliswa ngeembombo zalo zone lisiya emhlabeni. ¹²Laliqulethe zonke iintlobo zezinto ezizitho zine nezinambuzane zomhlaba neentaka zesibhakabhaka.

¹³Laza lafika kuye ilizwi: “Vuka, Petros; xhela, udle.” ^b b v13 Ilizwi nguYesu ovukileyo — kwivesi 15 lona elo lizwi lithetha ngoko kuhlanjululwe “nguBawo wethu,” libalula uBawo njengomahlukileyo kuye.

¹⁴Kodwa uPetros wathi: “Nakanye, Nkosi; kuba andizanga ndadla nto ihlambelayo nokuba iyinqambi.”

¹⁵Labuya lafika kuye ilizwi okwesibini: “Oko kuhlanjululwe ndim, musa ukuthi kuyahlambela.”

¹⁶Oku kwenzeka kathathu, kwaza kwaoko ishukuba lanyuselwa ezulwini.

¹⁷Ngexa uPetros esaxakwe kukuba ngaba lo mbono uthetha ntoni na, nanko amadoda awayethunywe nguKorneli, emva kokubuza indlela eya endlwini kaSimon, emi esangweni, ¹⁸aza amemeza ebuza ukuba uSimon ekuthiwa nguPetros wayehleli khona na.

¹⁹Ngexa uPetros esacinga ngombono, uMoya oyiNgcwele wathi kuye: “Amadoda amathathu ayakufuna. ²⁰Vuka, uhle, uhambe nabo ungathandabuzi, kuba ndim obathumileyo.”

²¹Wehla uPetros waya kuloo madoda, wathi: “Ndim lo nimfunayo. Nizelani na?”

²²Athi: “UKorneli, umphathi-khulu, indoda elilungisa, emoyika uBawo wethu, ezukwa luhlanga lonke lwamaYuda, uxelelwe sisithunywa esingcwele ukuba akubize uze endlwini yakhe, eve oko unokukuthethayo.” ²³Ngoko wababizela ngaphakathi, wabagcina njengeendwendwe. Ngengomso wasuka wahamba nabo, kunye nabanye abazalwana abavela eYafo.

²⁴Ngengomso wangena eKesareya. UKorneli, ewalindele, wayeqokelele izalamane zakhe nabahlobo bakhe abasondeleyo. ²⁵Wathi uPetros akungena, uKorneli wamhlangabeza, waza wawa ezinyaweni zakhe, waqubuda kuye. ²⁶Kodwa uPetros waphakamisa uKorneli, esithi: “Vuka! Nam ndingumntu.” ²⁷Ngexa ethetha noKorneli, uPetros wangena wafumana abantu abaninzi behlanganisene. ²⁸Wathi kubo: “Nina ngokwenu niyazi ukuba akuvumelekanga ukuba umYuda ahlobane okanye atyelele umntu wolunye uhlanga. Kodwa uBawo wethu undibonisile ukuba andingabizi namnye umntu ngokuba uhlambela okanye uyinqambi. ²⁹Ngoko, ndakuba ndithunyiwe, ndeza ndingaphikisanga. Ngoku, nindithumeleleni na?”

³⁰Wathi uKorneli: “Kwiintsuku ezine ezigqithileyo, ngeli lixa, intsimbi yesithathu emva kwemini, bendithandaza endlwini yam, kwathi gqi phambi kwam indoda enxibe isambatho esiqaqambileyo, ³¹yathi: ‘Korneli, umthandazo wakho uvakele, neminikelo yakho emahlwempu ikhunjulwe phambi koBawo wethu. ³²Ngoko thumela eYafo ubize uSimon, ekuthiwa nguPetros. Uhleli endlwini kaSimon umshukubezi wezikhumba, elunxwemeni lolwandle.’ ³³Ngoko ndikuthumele kwaoko, wenze kakuhle ukuza. Ngoku sikhoyo sonke apha phambi koThixo, ukuze sive konke oko uwiselwe umthetho ngako yiNkosi.”

³⁴Wavula umlomo wakhe uPetros wathi: “Inene ndibona ukuba uBawo wethu akakhethi buso, ³⁵kodwa kulo lonke uhlanga nabani na omoyikayo esenza oko kulungileyo uyamkeleka kuye. ³⁶Walithumela ilizwi lakhe koonyana bakaSirayeli, evakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo zoxolo ngoYesu Krestu—nguye iNkosi yabo bonke. ^c c v36 UPetros ubiza uYesu ngokuba “yiNkosi yabo bonke” — uNyana ovukileyo ulawula zonke iintlanga, yiyo loo nto ngoku ivangeli ifikelela nakweentlanga. ³⁷Nina ngokwenu niyakwazi okwenzekayo kulo lonke elakwaYuda, kuqala eGalili emva kobhaptizo awaluvakalisayo uYohane: ³⁸indlela awamthambisa ngayo uBawo wethu uYesu waseNazarete ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangamandla, indlela awahamba ngayo esenza okulungileyo ephilisa bonke ababecudiswa ngumtyholi, kuba uBawo wethu wayenaye. ^d d v38 Apha zontathu iziQu zivela ndawonye: uBawo wethu uthambisa uYesu uNyana ngoMoya oyiNgcwele nangamandla. ³⁹Singamangqina azo zonke izinto awazenzayo kwelakwaYuda naseYerusalem—bambulala, bemxhoma emthini, ⁴⁰kodwa uBawo wethu wamvusa ngomhla wesithathu, waza wamenza wabonakala, ⁴¹kungekubo bonke abantu, kodwa kuthi, amangqina awawanyula ngaphambili uBawo wethu, thina esadla sasela naye emva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo. ⁴²Wasiwisela umthetho ukuba sishumayele ebantwini, singqine ukuba nguye omiselwe nguBawo wethu ukuba abe ngumgwebi wabaphilayo nabafileyo. ⁴³Bonke abaprofeti banika ubungqina ngaye ukuba wonke umntu okholwayo kuye uzuza uxolelo lwezono ngegama lakhe.”

⁴⁴Esathetha uPetros ezi zinto, uMoya oyiNgcwele wehla phezu kwabo bonke abaliva ilizwi. ⁴⁵Amakholwa abolwaluko abeza noPetros amangaliswa kukuba isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele saphalazwa naphezu kweentlanga. ⁴⁶Kuba beva bona bethetha ngeelwimi bemdumisa uBawo wethu. Waza uPetros wathi:

⁴⁷“Ukho na onokwala amanzi ukuba kubhaptizwe aba bantu, abamkele uMoya oyiNgcwele njengathi?” ⁴⁸Wawisa umthetho ukuba babhaptizwe egameni likaYesu Krestu. Baza bacela kuye ukuba ahlale iintsuku ezithile.