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UPhethro Ukhuluma Phakathi Kwexuku Labantu

14 UPhethro wasesukuma labalitshumi lanye, waphakamisa ilizwi lakhe wakhuluma emphakathini wathi, "Bantu bakithi elingamaJuda, lani lonke eliseJerusalema, kahleni ngilichasisele lokhu; lalelisisani lokhu engikutshoyo. 15 Amadoda la kawadakwanga njengokucabanga kwenu. Kuseselihola lesificamunwemunye nje ekuseni! 16 Hatshi, lokhu yikho okwakhulunywa ngumphrofethi uJoweli ukuthi:

17 ‘Ngezinsuku zokucina, uNkulunkulu uthi,

Ngizathululela uMoya wami kubo bonke abantu.

Amadodana lamadodakazi enu azaphrofitha,

izinsizwa zenu zizabona imibono,

lamaxhegu enu azaphupha amaphupho.

18 Lasezincekwini zami, ezesilisa lezesifazane,

ngizawuthulula uMoya wami ngalezonsuku,

njalo bazaphrofitha.

19 Ngizatshengisa izimanga ezulwini phezulu,

lezibonakaliso emhlabeni phansi,

igazi lomlilo lezikhatha zentuthu.

20 Ilanga lizaphendulwa libe yibumnyama,

lenyanga ibeligazi

phambi kokuba kufike usuku olukhulu lukaThixo, olukhazimulayo.

21 Njalo wonke obiza

ibizo likaThixo uzasindiswa.’*2.21 UJoweli 2.28-32

22 Bantu bako-Israyeli, lalelani lokhu: UJesu waseNazaretha wayeyindoda eyamiswa nguNkulunkulu kini, ngezimangaliso lezibonakaliso uNkulunkulu azenzayo phakathi kwenu ngaye, njengoba lina ngokwenu lisazi. 23 Umuntu lo wanikelwa kini ngecebo likaNkulunkulu ayelimisile langolwazi lokuzayo; njalo lina lincediswa ngabantu ababi,*2.23 kumbe ngabantu abangelamthetho (okutsho abaZizwe) lambulala ngokumbethela esiphambanweni. 24 Kodwa uNkulunkulu wamvusa kwabafileyo, wamkhulula ebuhlungwini bokufa ngoba ukufa kwakungelamandla okumncindezela. 25 UDavida wathi ngaye:

‘Ngayibona iNkosi iphambi kwami kokuphela.

Njengoba isesandleni sami sokunene,

angiyi kunyikinywa.

26 Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyathaba

lolimi lwami luyathokoza;

umzimba wami lawo uzahlala ulethemba,

27 ngoba kawuzukungidela ukuba ngiye endaweni yabafileyo,

njalo kawusoze wekele ongcwele wakho

ukuthi abone ukubola.

28 Ungazisile izindlela zempilo;

uzangigcwalisa ngentokozo phambi kwakho.’*2.28 AmaHubo 16.8-11

29 Bazalwane, ngilitshela ngilesibindi ukuthi ukhokho uDavida wafa wangcwatshwa, njalo ithuna lakhe likhona khonapha kuze kube lamuhla. 30 Kodwa wayengumphrofethi, ekwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayemthembisile ngesifungo ukuthi wayezabeka omunye wesizukulwane sakhe esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi. 31 Ngoba ebona okwakuphambili, wakhuluma ngokuvuka kukaKhristu kwabafileyo, ukuthi kazange atshiywe endaweni yabafileyo njalo umzimba wakhe kawukubonanga ukubola. 32 UNkulunkulu usemvusile uJesu lo waphila, thina sonke singofakazi balokho. 33 Njengoba esekhutshulelwe ngakwesokunene sikaNkulunkulu, usamukele kuYise uMoya oNgcwele owathenjiswayo njalo usekuthulule lokho elikubonayo lelikuzwayo khathesi. 34 Ngoba uDavida kenyukanga ukuya ezulwini, kodwa wathi,

‘INkosi yathi eNkosini yami:

"Hlala ngakwesokunene sami

35 ngize ngenze izitha zakho

zibe yisinyathelo senyawo zakho."*2.35 AmaHubo 110.1’

36 Ngakho-ke, u-Israyeli wonke kaqiniseke ngalokhu: uNkulunkulu usenze uJesu lo elambethelayo waba yiNkosi loKhristu."

37 Abantu bathi bekuzwa lokhu bathinteka kakhulu ezinhliziyweni, bathi kuPhethro labanye abapostoli, "Bazalwane, senze njani na?"

38 UPhethro waphendula wathi, "Phendukani libhaphathizwe lonke, ebizweni likaJesu Khristu ukuze lithethelelwe izono zenu. Njalo lizakwamukela isipho soMoya oNgcwele. 39 Isithembiso ngesenu labantwabenu labo bonke abakude, lesabo bonke iNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ezababiza."

40 Wabaxwayisa langamanye amazwi amanengi; njalo wabancenga wathi, "Zisindiseni kulesisizukulwane esonakeleyo." 41 Labo abalemukelayo ilizwi lakhe babhaphathizwa, kwengezwa enanini labo mhlalokho abangaba zinkulungwane ezintathu.