April 8, 2012, Easter, Ukufunda Okokuqala

A Reading From the Acts of the Apostles 10: 34, 37-43

10:34 Khona-ke, UPetru, evula umlomo, kusho: “Ngeqiniso ngiphethe ngokuthi uNkulunkulu akabheki ubuso bamuntu.
10:37 Niyazi ukuthi izwi liye laziwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya. Ngokuba kusukela eGalile, emva kobhapathizo uJohane ashumayela ngalo,
10:38 uJesu waseNazaretha, uNkulunkulu amgcoba ngoMoya oNgcwele nangamandla, bahambahamba benza okuhle, bephulukisa bonke abacindezelwe nguSathane. Ngoba uNkulunkulu wayenaye.
10:39 Thina singofakazi bakho konke akwenzayo esifundeni saseJudiya naseJerusalema, lowo abambulala ngokumphanyeka esihlahleni.
10:40 UNkulunkulu wamvusa ngosuku lwesithathu futhi wamvumela ukuba abonakaliswe,
10:41 hhayi kubo bonke abantu, kodwa kubofakazi abamiswe ngaphambili nguNkulunkulu, kithina esasidla futhi siphuza kanye naye ngemva kokuvuka kwakhe kwabafileyo.
10:42 Futhi wasiyala ukuba sishumayele kubantu, futhi afakaze ukuthi nguye omiswe nguNkulunkulu ukuba abe ngumahluleli wabaphilayo nabafileyo.
10:43 Bonke abaProfethi bafakaza ngaye ukuthi ngegama lakhe bonke abakholwa nguye bamukele ukuthethelelwa kwezono.”