UBawo Wethu Wamkela Iintlanga
UPetros ugxekwa ngokudla namadoda angalukileyo, ngoko ubalisa umbono ngokulandelelana kwawo — uBawo wethu wabahlambulula — zaza izichaso zaphela. EAntiyokwe amakholwa athetha nakumaGrike. UBharnabhas ulanda uSawule, bafundisa unyaka, laza kwaqanjwa apho igama lokuba ngamaKrestu.
11 1Abapostile nabazalwana abakwelakwaYuda beva ukuba kananjalo neentlanga zilamkele ilizwi likaBawo wethu. 2Ngoko, uthe uPetros akwenyuka waya eYerusalem, abo babekwiqela lolwaluko bamkhalazela, 3besithi: “Wena wandwendwela amadoda angalukileyo, wadla nawo.”
4Kodwa uPetros wabacacisela yonke loo nto ngokulandelelana kwayo: 5Ndithe ndisathandaza emzini waseYopa, ndafikelwa sisiyezi, ndabona umbono: into enjengelaphu elikhulu, isehliswa isuka emazulwini ngeembombo zalo zone, isiza kum. 6Ndithe ndakuyigqala, ndabona izinto ezizitho zine, namarhamncwa asendle, nezinambuzane, neentaka.
7Ndeva ilizwi lisithi kum: ‘Vuka, Petros; xhela udle.’
8Kodwa ndathi: ‘Hayi, Nkosi; kuba akuzange kungena nto iyinqambi nengahlambulukanga emlonyeni wam.’
9Kodwa laphendula ilizwi okwesibini livela emazulwini, lathi: ‘Into ayihlambululeyo uBawo wethu, musa ukuyibalela ekubeni iyinqambi.’ 10Oku kwenzeka kathathu, konke kwaza kwatsalelwa emazulwini. 11Kwangoko ke, amadoda amathathu, awayethunyelwe kum evela eKesareya, afika kuloo ndlu sasikuyo. 12UMoya wandixelela ukuba ndihambe nawo, ndingacaluli nto. Nabazalwana aba abathandathu bahamba nam, saza sangena endlwini yaloo ndoda.
13Yasixelela indlela eyasibona ngayo isithunywa simi endlwini yayo, sisithi: ‘Thumela eYafo, umbize uSimon ekuthiwa nguPetros; 14yena uya kukuzisela ilizwi oya kusindiswa ngalo, wena nendlu yakho yonke.’ 15Ndithe ndiqala ukuthetha, wafika uMoya oyiNgcwele phezu kwabo kanye njengokuba wafika kuthi ekuqaleni.
16Ndaza ndakhumbula ilizwi awalithethayo iNkosi yethu uYesu, elithi: ‘UYohane yena wabhaptiza ngamanzi, kodwa nina nobhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.’ 17Ukuba uBawo wethu wabanika sona isipho awasinika thina sakholwa kwiNkosi uYesu Krestu, bendingubani na mna ukuba ndimvimbele uBawo wethu?
18Beva oku, bazola, bamdumisa uBawo wethu, besithi: “Ngoko uBawo wethu uyinikele nkqu neentlanga inguquko esa ebomini.”
Usapho LukaBawo Wethu Lukhula E-Antiyoki
19Abo babechithakaliswe yintshutshiso eyavela ngenxa kaStefano bahamba bada baya eFenike, naseSipro, nase-Antiyoki, bengalithetheli mntu ilizwi ngaphandle kwamaYuda. 20Kodwa inxenye yabo—amadoda avela eSipro naseKirene—yafika e-Antiyoki, yathetha kananjalo namaHeleni, ishumayela iindaba ezilungileyo ngeNkosi uYesu. a a v20 AmaHeleni: abantu abathetha isiGrike, mhlawumbi beziintlanga apha. 21Isandla seNkosi yethu uYesu sasinawo, baza abaninzi bakholwa, babuyela eNkosini. 22Ibandla eliseYerusalem leva ngale nto, laza lathumela uBharnabhas e-Antiyoki. 23Efika, walubona ubabalo lukaBawo wethu, wavuya, ebakhuthaza bonke ukuba bazinikele eNkosini ngeentliziyo ezizimiseleyo. 24Kuba wayeyindoda elungileyo, ezele nguMoya oyiNgcwele nokholo, saza songezelelwa eNkosini isihlwele esikhulu.
25Ngoko uBharnabhas waya eTarso ukuya kufuna uSawule, 26wathi akumfumana, wamzisa e-Antiyoki. Umnyaka wonke bahlangana nebandla, bafundisa isihlwele esikhulu, yaye e-Antiyoki abafundi baqala ukubizwa ngokuba ngamaKrestu. b b v26 Igama lamaKrestu lithetha ukuthi “abo bangabakaKrestu” — okokuqala abalandeli bakaYesu bebizwa ngegama lakhe.
27Kwezo ntsuku beza abaprofeti besihla eYerusalem, besiya e-Antiyoki. 28Omnye wabo, ogama linguAgabho, wesuka wema, waxela ngaphambili ngoMoya ukuba kuza kubakho indlala enkulu kwelo lizwe liphela—kwenzeka ke kwemihla kaKlawudiyo. 29Abafundi bagqiba kwelokuba, ngamnye ngokwakhe ukuba nako kwakhe, bathumele uncedo kubazalwana abahleli kwelakwaYuda. 30Benjenjalo ke, beluthumela kumadoda amakhulu ngesandla sikaBharnabhas noSawule.
