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1 Kwakunendvodza libito layo kungu Ananiyasi, kanye na Safira umkakhe, batsengisa incenye yemhlaba wabo, 2 wagodla incenye yalemali (nemkakhe abati ngaloko), baletsa incenye yalemali labayitfola bayibeka etinyaweni tebaphostoli. 3 Kodvwa Phetro watsi, ''Ananiyasi, yini Sathane agcwabise inhlitiyo yakho ngekutsi ucambe emanga ku Moya Longcwele nekutsi ugcine incenye yemali lenitsengise ngayo umhlaba wenu? 4 Ingakatsengiswa, beyingasiyo yenu yini, noma seniyitsengisile, beyingekho etandleni tenu na? Kwenteke njani kutsi nicabange intfo lenje enhlitiyweni yenu? anikacambi emanga kubantfu, kepha kuNkulunkulu.'' 5 Asalalele lamavi, Ananiyasi wawa phansi waphefumula kwekugcina, kwehla kwesaba lokukhulu etukwabo bonke labeva lamavi. 6 Emajaha asondzela amgocota bamtfwala bamyisa ngephandle kuyomngcwaba. 7 Emva kwemahora langaba matsatfu, umfati wakhe wefika, angati kutsi kwentekeni. 8 Phetro watsi kuye, ''ngitjele kutsi nitsengise lomhlaba ngalemali lena.'' Watsi, ''Yebo, ngiyo leyo.'' 9 Phetro wase utsi kuye, ''Kuye ngani kutsi nivumelane nobabili kutsi nilinge uMoya weNkhosi? Bheka, tinyawo talamadvodza langcwabe indvodza yakho bangalapha emnyango, batokutsatsa nawe bakukhiphele ngaphandle.'' 10 Ngalowo mzuzu wawa phansi waphefumula kwekugcina. 11 Uma lamajaha abuya, amtfola asafile, bamtsatsa bahamba bayomgcwaba enceleni kwendvodza yakhe. Kwesaba lokukhulu kwehlela lonke libandla kanye nabo bonke labeva letintfo. 12 Tibonakaliso netimangaliso letiningi tatentiwa emkhatsini webantfu ngetandla tebaphostoli. Bebakanye kanye egumbini laSolomon. 13 Akutanga kube khona lababa nesibindzi sekuhlanganyela nabo; konje, bebahlonishwa kakhulu bantfu. 14 Kwakungeteka lamanye emakholwa eNkhosini, tindimbane temadvodza nebafati, 15 kangangekutsi baletsa bantfu labebagula babaletsa emigwagcweni babalalisa emibhedzeni nangeluhlaka, kute kutsi Phetro natokwengca, sitfunti sakhe simane siwele kubo. 16 Kweta bantfu labanyeti bavela emadolobheni lakhelene neJerusalema, baletsa bantfu labebagula nalabo bebanemimoya lengcolile, bonkhe baphiliswa. 17 Kepha umphristi lomkhulu wasukuma, kanye nabo bonke labebanaye (labo belicembu leba Sadusi); 18 bagcwala umona base babamba baphostoli, babagcina phakatsi ejele. 19 Ebusuku ingelosi yeNkhosi yavula iminyango yelijele yase iyabaholela ngaphandle, yase itsi, 20 ''hambani, nime ethempelini nikhulume nebantfu bonke onke emavi alemphilo.'' sebeve loku, bangena ethempeleni entsatsa kusa bafundzisa. 21 Kepha umphristi lomkhulu wefika, kanye nalabo bebanaye, wabita baphatsi, nawo onkhe emalunga akaIsrayeli, batfumela bantfu kutsi baye ejele balandze baphostoli babaletse kubo. 22 Kepha letitfunywa taya tangabatfoli ejele, taphindzela emuva kuyobika. 23 ''Sitfole lijele livalwe ngci nabogadzi beme eminyango, kepha uma sesivulile, asitfolanga muntfu ngekhatsi.'' 24 Uma siphatsimandla selitempeli nebapristi labakhulu beva lombiko, bacakeka kakhulu kutsi nyalo sekutokwentakala njani. 25 Kwase kufika lomunye wabatjela kutsi, ''lamadvodza lebeniwavalele ejele emile ethempelini afundzisa bantfu. 26 Ngako ke siphatsimandla selithempeli sahamba kanye netisebenti, babalandza, ngaphandle kwekubaphocelela, ngoba bebasaba kutsi bangahle bagcotjwe ngematje. 27 Nase babalandzile babamisa phambi kweliqoqo. Umphristi lomkhulu wabagweba ngemibuto, watsi, 28 ''Siniyalisisile kutsi ningafundzisi ngaleligama, kodvwa senigcwalise iJerusalema ngalemfundziso yenu futsi nifisa kuletsa ingati yalendvodza etukwetfu. 29 Bo Phetro nebaphostoli baphendvula batsi, ''kufanele silalele Nkulunkulu kune bantfu. 30 Nkulunkulu wabo babe wavusa Jesu, yena lona lenambulala ngekumbetsela emtsini. 31 Nkulunkulu wamphakamisa wambeka esandleni sakhe sekudla kutsi abe iNkhosi neMsinidisi, kutsi anike sive sakaIsraeli kuphendvuka nekutsetselelwa kwetono. 32 Sibofakazi bato leto tintfo, kanye na Moya Longcwele, le Nkulunkulu wanika labo labagcina imiyalo yakhe. 33 Emalunga etikhulu akuva loko, atfukutsela afisa nekubabulala baphostoli. 34 Kodvwa umFarisi ligama lakhe lingu Gamaliyeli, labengumfundzisi wemtsetfo labehlonishwa ngibo bonke bantfu, wema wayaleta kutsi baphostoli bakhishwe kwesikhashana. 35 Wase utsi kubo, Madvodza akaIsrayeli, kunakisiseni loko lenifisa kukwenta kulabantfu. 36 Ngoba emalangeni lengcile, Thewuda wavuka asatsi atenta umuntfu lomcoka, emadvodza langaba ngemakhulu lamane, amlandzela. Wabulawa, bonke labebamlandzele basakateka umhlaba wonke loko abekukhuluma kwabalite lelite. 37 Emva kwalendvodza, Judasi wase Galile wavuka nalabanye kulawo malanga ngemalanga elubalo wadvonsa labanyenti kutsi bamlandzele. Naye washabalala, nabobonke labebamlandzele basakateka. 38 Ngitsi kini, sukani kulabantfu nibayekele bodvwa, uma lomsebenti uwe muntfu, utoshabalala. 39 Kepha uma uwa Nkulunkulu, kute loyokhona kuwucima; ningatitfola senilwa naNkulunkulu. Wakhona kubenta beve. 40 Base babita baphostoli babashaya base bayabayala kutsi bangakhulumi ngeligama laJesu, base bayabakhulula kutsi bahambe. 41 Balishiya leliqoqo bajabula kutsi babalwele kulabo labahlupheke ngekuhlaziselwa lelibito. 42 Kusukela lapho, onke emalanga, ethempelini bahambela futsi imiti ngemiti, bachubeka kufundzisa nekumemetela livangeli lelitsi Jesu unguKhristu.