Act 2 | Ndebele | STEP | Kwathi selugcwalisekile usuku lwePentekoste * , babendawonye bengqondonye bonke .

1 Kwathi selugcwalisekile ^a usuku lwePentekoste* ^b, babendawonye bengqondonye bonke ^c. 2 Kwahle kwezwakala-ke umdumo ovela ezulwini ^d onjengowokuvunguza komoya olamandla, njalo wagcwalisa indlu yonke ababehlezi kuyo ^e, 3 kwasekubonakala kubo inlimi ezehlukanisiweyo kungathi ngezomlilo ^f, zasezihlala phezu kwalowo lalowo wabo. 4 Basebegcwaliswa bonke ngoMoya oNgcwele ^g, baqala ukukhuluma ngezinye indimi, njengalokhu uMoya wabanika ukuphumisela ^h.

5 Kwakuhlala-ke eJerusalema amaJuda, amadoda aqotho, avela kuso sonke isizwe salezo ezingaphansi kwezulu ⁱ. 6 Kwathi sekulalo umdumo ^{▼▼ umdumo: Gr. lapho lelilizwi selenziwe.}, ixuku labuthana ndawonye lasanganiseka ^k, ngoba ngulowo lalowo wabezwa bekhuluma ngolimi lwakibo. 7 Basebemangala kakhulu bonke bababaza ^l, bakhulumisana bathi: Khangelani, bonke laba abakhulumayo kayisibo abeGalili yini ^m? 8 Kungani, pho, thina sibezwa ngamunye wabo ngolimi lwakithi esazalwa lalo? 9 AmaPathiya lamaMede ⁿ lamaElamu ^o, labahlali beMesopotamiya ^p, labeJudiya labeKaphadosiya ^q, abePontusi ^{r
,} ^s labeAsiya ^{t
,} ^u, 10 abeFrigiya ^v labePamfiliya, abeGibhithe labengxenye zeLibiya eduze leKurene ^w, lezihambi ezingamaRoma ^x, kokubili amaJuda labaphendukela kumaJuda ^y, 11 amaKrete ^z lamaArabhiya ^aa, siyabezwa bekhuluma ngendimi zakithi imisebenzi emikhulu kaNkulunkulu ^ab. 12 Bonke basebemangala kakhulu ^ac badideka, bakhulumisana besithi: Lokhu kungaba yini ^ad? 13 Kodwa abanye bahleka usulu bathi: Basuthi iwayini elitsha.

Intshumayelo kaPetro

14 Kodwa uPetro emi labalitshumi lanye ^ae, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe, wasesithi kubo: Madoda maJuda, lani lonke elihlala eJerusalema, kakwaziwe kini lokhu, njalo lilalelisise amazwi ami ^af. 15 Ngoba laba kabadakwanga, njengoba lina licabanga ^ag; ngoba ^ah kulihola lesithathu* losuku ^ai; 16 kodwa lokhu yikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJoweli: 17 Njalo kuzakuthi ensukwini zokucina, utsho uNkulunkulu ^aj, ngizathulula okoMoya wami ^ak phezu kwayo yonke inyama ^al; lamadodana enu lamadodakazi enu azaprofetha, lamajaha enu abone imibono, labadala benu baphuphe amaphupho ^am; 18 njalo laphezu kwenceku zami laphezu kwencekukazi zami ngalezonsuku ngizathulula okoMoya wami, njalo zizaprofetha ^an. 19 Njalo ngizaveza izimangaliso ezulwini phezulu ^ao, lezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi, igazi, lomlilo, leyezi lentuthu ^ap; 20 ilanga lizaphendulwa umnyama, lenyanga igazi, lungakafiki usuku lweNkosi olukhulu loludumisekayo ^aq; 21 kuzakuthi, wonke obiza ibizo leNkosi uzasindiswa ^ar. 22 Madoda maIsrayeli, zwanini la amazwi: UJesu weNazaretha ^as, umuntu ofakazelwe nguNkulunkulu phambi kwenu ^at ngemisebenzi yamandla ^au langezimangaliso langezibonakaliso, uNkulunkulu azenza ngaye phakathi kwenu, njengalokhu lisazi lani uqobo lwenu ^av, 23 yena lo esenikelwe ^aw ngecebo elimisiweyo ^ax langokwazi okuphambili kukaNkulunkulu ^ay lamthatha, ngezandla zabangelamthetho lambethela lambulala ^az; 24 yena uNkulunkulu wamvusa ^ba, esethukulule inhlungu zokufa, ngoba kwakungelakwenzeka ukuthi abanjwe yikho ^bb. 25 Ngoba uDavida uthi ngaye ^bc: Ngangibona iNkosi phambi kwami njalonjalo; ngoba ingakwesokunene sami, ukuze nginganyikinyeki; 26 ngakho inhliziyo yami yajabula, lolimi lwami lwathokoza; ngitsho lenyama yami izahlala ethembeni ^bd; 27 ngoba kawuyikutshiya umphefumulo wami esihogweni, kawuyikunikela oNgcwele wakho ukuthi abone ukubola ^be. 28 Wangazisa indlela zempilo; uzangigcwalisa ngenjabulo ebusweni bakho. 29 Madoda bazalwane, ake ngikhulume ^{▼▼ ake ngikhulume: kumbe, kuvunyelwe ngikhulume.} kini ngokusobala ngokhokho uDavida ^bg, ukuthi wafa njalo wangcwatshwa ^bh, lengcwaba lakhe likhona kithi kuze kube lamuhla ^bi. 30 Ngakho, yena engumprofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wafunga ngesifungo kuye ^bj, ukuthi esithelweni sokhalo lwakhe ngokwenyama uzavusa uKristu, ukuze ahlale esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi ^bk, 31 ebonile ngaphambili wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKristu, ukuthi umphefumulo wakhe kawutshiywanga ^bl esihogweni ^bm, lenyama yakhe kayikubonanga ukubola. 32 UJesu lo uNkulunkulu wamvusa ^bn, esingabafakazi balokhu thina sonke ^bo. 33 Ngakho ephakanyiswe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu ^bp, esemukele kuBaba isithembiso sikaMoya oNgcwele ^bq, uthulule lokhu elikubonayo lelikuzwayo ^br khathesi. 34 Ngoba uDavida kenyukelanga ^bs emazulwini ^bt, kodwa yena uqobo lwakhe uthi: INkosi yathi eNkosini yami: Hlala ngakwesokunene sami, 35 ngize ngenze izitha zakho zibe yisenabelo senyawo zakho ^bu. 36 Ngakho indlu kaIsrayeli yonke kayazi isibili, ukuthi uNkulunkulu umenzile kokubili ^bv ukuba yiNkosi loKristu, uJesu lo elambethelayo ^bw lina.

Ukuphenduka lokubhabhathizwa kwabazinkulungwane ezintathu

37 Sebekuzwa lokhu bahlabeka enhliziyweni ^bx, basebesithi kuPetro lakwabanye abaphostoli: Madoda bazalwane, sizakwenzani ^by? 38 UPetro wasesithi kubo: Phendukani ^bz, libhabhathizwe lonke ngamunye wenu ebizweni likaJesu Kristu ^ca ethethelelweni lwezono ^cb, njalo lizakwemukela isipho sikaMoya oNgcwele ^cc. 39 Ngoba isithembiso ngesenu, lesabantwana benu ^cd, lesabo bonke abakhatshana, bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ezababizela kuyo ^ce. 40 Langamanye amazwi amanengi wafakaza wakhuthaza wathi ^cf: Zisindiseni kulesisizukulwana esiphambeneyo ^cg. 41 Ngakho abalemukelayo ilizwi lakhe ngokuthokoza babhabhathizwa ^ch; njalo ngalolosuku kwengezelelwa imiphefumulo ^ci engaba zinkulungwane ezintathu ^cj.

Ibandla leJerusalema

42 Basebephikelela ekufundiseni kwabaphostoli lebudlelwaneni ^ck, lekuhlephuleni isinkwa lemikhulekweni. 43 Lokwesaba kwehlela phezu kwayo yonke imiphefumulo ^cl; njalo kwenziwa ngabaphostoli izimangaliso lezibonakaliso ezinengi ^cm. 44 Njalo bonke abakholwayo babendawonye ^cn, babelezinto zonke bezihlanganyela ^co, 45 basebethengisa izinto lempahla zabo ^cp, basebesabelana bonke, njengokuswela komunye lomunye ^cq. 46 Insuku ngensuku basebephikelela ^cr nganhliziyonye ^cs ethempelini ^ct, behlephula isinkwa ^cu izindlu ngezindlu ^{▼▼ izindlu ngezindlu: kumbe, ekhaya.}, besidla ndawonye ngentokozo langenhliziyo emhlophe ^cw, 47 bedumisa uNkulunkulu ^cx, bethandeka ebantwini bonke ^cy. LeNkosi yengezelela ebandleni insuku ngensuku ^cz labo abasindiswayo ^da.