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1 Kwatsi bo Phetro na Johane basakhuluma kulesicuku, baPhristi nebaphatsi belithempeli nebaSadusi beta kubo. 2 Bakhatsateka kakhulu ngoba Phetro na Johane bebafundzisa bantfu futsi bamemetela ngaJesu kuvuka ekufeni. 3 Bababopha babafaka ejele kwate kwaba sekuseni, ngalokwekutsi besekuyintsambama. 4 Kepha bantfu labanyenti labeva lomlayeto bakholwa; futsi lenombolo yemadvodza lakholwa beyitinkhulungwane letisihlanu. 5 Kwefika lilanga lelilandzelako babusi, emalunga, nebabhali bahlangana ndzawonye eJerusalema. 6 UmPhristi lomkhulu Anasi bekakhona, naKhayafase, naJohane, naAlekzanda, nabo bonkhe labebatihlobo tempristi lomkhulu. 7 Ngesikhatsi sebabeke Phetro na Johane emkhatsini wabo, bababuta, ''Ngamaphi emandla, noma ngaliphi ligama, lenikwente ngako loku?. 8 Ngako Phetro agcwele Moya Longcwele watsi kubo, ''Nine baholi balabantfu nemalunga, 9 uma sibutwa lamuhla mayelana nalesento lesenteke kulendvodza legulako, kutsi lendvodza yaphiliswa kanjani, 10 ngako loku akwatiwe ngini nonkhe kanye nebantfu bonkhe baka Israyeli kutsi lendvodza ime phambi kwenu iphilile ngeligama laJesu Khristu wase Nazaretha, lenambetsela, kepha Nkulunkulu wamvusa kulabafile. 11 Jesu Khristu ulitje lelalahlwa bakhi kepha labese lentiwa inhloko yesisekelo. 12 Kute insindziso kulomunye umuntfu, ngoba kute lelinye ligama ngaphasi kwelizulu lelinikwe kubantfu lekumele sisindziswe ngalo.'' 13 Uma babona sibindzi saPhetro na Johane bacondza kutsi babantfu, madvodza langakafundzi, bamangala, bacondza kutsi Phetro na Johane bebasolo bana Jesu. 14 Ngoba babona lendvodza leyayiphilisiwe ime nabo, bebete lutfo labangalusho ngaloku. 15 Emva kwekuba baphocelele ba Phostoli kutsi bawushiye lomhlangano wekweluleka, bakhuluma bodvwa. 16 Batsi, ''Singentani kulamadvodza? ngoba lommangaliso lowenteke ngabo sewutawatiwa nguwonkhe muntfu lohlala eJerusalema; singeke sikuphike. 17 Kepha kute kutsi kungandzi kadze emkhatsini webantfu, asibecwayise kutsi bangasaphindzi bakhulume namuntfu ngaleligama.'' 18 Bababitela ngekhatsi babaphocelela kutsi bangakhulumi noma bafundzise sanhlobo egameni laJesu. 19 Kepha boPhetro na Johane babaphendvula batsi kubo, '''Noma ngabe kukahle emehlweni aNkulunkulu kulalela nine kunaye, yehlulelani nine. 20 Singeke sikhone kuyekela kukhuluma ngaletintfo lesitibonile kanye nalesitivile.'' 21 Emvakwe kucaphelisiswa lokunyenti Phetro na Johane, babayekela bahamba. Abatange bakhone kutfola sizathu sekubajezisa, ngoba bonkhe bantfu bebadvumisa Nkulunkulu ngalakwentile. 22 Lendvodza lekwakwenteke kuyo lommangaliso wekuphiliswa bekangetulu kwemashumi lamane umnyaka budzala. 23 Emva kwekuba sebakhululiwe, boPhetro na Johane beta kubantfu bakubo babika konkhe lokwashiwo baPhristi nemalunga kubo. 24 Uma bakuva loku, baphakamisa emavi ngenhloso yinye kuNkulunkulu batsi, ''Nkhosi, wenta emazulu nemhlaba nelwandle nako konkhe lokukuwo. 25 Wakhuluma ngaMoya Longcwele ngemlomo ngemgcotjwa wakho, babe wetfu Davide, 'Kuya ngani betive basonge futsi nalabantfu bacabange tintfo letinganamsebenti?' 26 Watsi, 'emakhosi emhlaba atilungiselele kanyekanye, kanye nebabusi bahlangana kanyekanye kumelana neNkhosi bamelana kanye naKhristu wakhe.' 27 Nembala boHerodi na Phontiyusi Pilatu kanye nebetive nebantfu baka Israyeli, bahlanga kanye kanye kulelidolobha bamelana nenceku yakho lengcwele Jesu, lowayigcoba. 28 Bahlangana kanye kanye kutokwenta konkhe sandla kanye neluhlelo lwakho letakuncuma kadzeni kungakenteki. 29 Nyalo Nkhosi, buka letecwayiso tabo bese unika tinceku takho kutsi tikhulume livi lakho ngesibindzi. 30 Yelula sandla sakho utophilisa futsi utosinika tibonakaliso nemimangaliso ngeligama lenceku yakho lengcwele Jesu.'' 31 Emva kwekuba sebathandazile, lendzawo lebebakuyo yanyakatiswa, bagcwaliswa ngaMoya Longcwele babese bakhuluma livi laNkulunkulu ngesibindzi. 32 Lenombolo lenkhulu yalabo labakholwa bebamoya munye futsi banhlitiyo yinye. Kute lowatsi noma ngayini layayisesandleni sakhe yakhe, kepha bahlanganyela tintfo tonkhe. 33 Ngemandla lamakhulu baPhostoli bamemetela bufakazi ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu nemusa lomkhulu bewusetikwabo. 34 Kwababete umuntfu emkhatsisini wabo labeswele, ngoba bonkhe labanemapulazi noma tindlu batitsengisa baletsa lemali yaletintfo labatitsengisile 35 bayibeka etinyaweni tebaphostoli, kwabese kuyahlukaniselwa kuwonkhe muntfu ngangekwetidzingo tabo. 36 Josefa, le baphostoli bamubita nga Bhanabasi (lokusho kutsi Indvodzana yekukhutsata), labengumLevi, indvodza yase Siphrosi, 37 watsengisa insimi yakhe waletsa lemali wayibeka etinyaweni tebaphostoli.