Acts 10:9-32

Ukuhlehliswa kwengqondo kaPetro

9Njalo kusisa bona besahamba sebesondela emzini, uPetro wenyukela a phezu kophahla lwendlu ukuyakhuleka b, okungaba lihola lesithupha* c; 10waselamba kakhulu, wafuna ukudla; kwathi bona besamlungisela, ukuhlehliswa kwengqondo kwamehlela d, 11wasebona izulu livulekile e, lesitsha esithile sehlela kuye, njengelembu elikhulu, libotshwe ngamasondo amane, lisehliselwa emhlabeni; 12okwakukhona kulo izidalwa zonke ezilenyawo ezine zomhlaba lezeganga lezihuquzelayo lenyoni zezulu. 13Kwasekufika ilizwi kuye lathi: Sukuma, Petro, hlaba udle. 14Kodwa uPetro wathi: Hatshi bo, Nkosi; ngoba kangizake ngidle loba yini f engahlambulukanga g kumbe engcolileyo h. 15Ilizwi laphinda ngokwesibili kuye: Izinto uNkulunkulu azihlambululileyo, wena ungatsho ukuthi kazihlambulukanga i. 16Njalo lokhu kwenzeka kwaze kwaba kathathu; lesitsha sabuya saphakanyiselwa ezulwini. 17Kwathi uPetro esadidekile ngaphakathi kwakhe j ukuthi ngabe uyini umbono awubonileyo k, njalo khangela, amadoda ayethunywe evela kuKorneliyu, esebuzile indlu kaSimoni, ema l esangweni m, 18esememezile abuza ukuthi uSimoni, othiwa futhi nguPetro, ungenisile lapha yini. 19Kwathi uPetro esanakana ngombono, uMoya wathi kuye: Khangela, amadoda amathathu ayakudinga n. 20Ngakho sukuma wehle, uhambe lawo o, ungathandabuzi p; ngoba yimi engiwathumileyo. 21UPetro wasesehlela emadodeni avela kuKorneliyu ayethunywe kuye, wathi: Khangelani, yimi elimdingayo; yisizatho bani elize ngaso? 22Basebesithi: UKorneliyu induna yekhulu, indoda elungileyo lemesabayo uNkulunkulu q, efakazelwa yisizwe sonke samaJuda r, walayelwa nguNkulunkulu s ngengilosi engcwele ukuthi akubizele endlini yakhe t, njalo ezwe amazwi kuwe u. 23Ngakho esebabizele phakathi wabangenisa. Njalo kusisa uPetro waphuma wahamba labo, labanye v babazalwane ababeseJopha bahamba laye w.

Ukufika kukaPetro endlini kaKorneliyu

24Ngosuku olulandelayo basebengena eKesariya x. LoKorneliyu wayebalindele, esebizele ndawonye izihlobo zakhe labangane abazwana laye. 25Kwathi sekwenzakele ukuthi uPetro angene, uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza, ewela enyaweni zakhe y, wamkhonza z. 26Kodwa uPetro emphakamisa, wathi: Sukuma; lami ngokwami ngingumuntu aa. 27Njalo esakhuluma layo wangena, wafica abanengi bebuthene ab, 28wasesithi kubo: Lina liyazi ukuthi kakuvunyelwa emuntwini ongumJuda ac ukuhlangana kumbe ukuya emuntwini wesinye isizwe ad; kodwa uNkulunkulu ungitshengisile ukuthi ngingabizi muntu ngokuthi kahlambulukanga kumbe ungcolile ae; 29ngakho-ke ngizile ngingaphikisanga nxa ngibizwa. Ngakho ngiyabuza, ukuthi ungibizele sizatho bani? 30UKorneliyu wasesithi: Ngensuku ezine ezidlulileyo af kuze kube yilelihola ngangizila ukudla ag, ngehola lesificamunwemunye ngangikhuleka endlini yami ah; njalo khangela, indoda yema phambi kwami ai yembethe isembatho esikhazimulayo aj , ak, 31yasisithi: Korneliyu, umkhuleko wakho uzwakele, lemisebenzi yakho yomusa ikhunjulwe phambi kukaNkulunkulu al. 32Ngakho thumela eJopha, ubusubiza uSimoni othiwa futhi nguPetro; yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umtshuki wezikhumba ngaselwandle; ozakuthi angabuya akutshele am.
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