| 1:1 |
Impela, O Theofilus, Ngaqamba inkulumo yokuqala ngakho konke uJesu aqala ukukwenza nokuzifundisa, |
| 1:2 |
elaya abaPhostoli, ayemkhethile ngoMoya oNgcwele, kwaze kwafika usuku akhushulwa ngalo. |
| 1:3 |
Naye waziveza kubo ephila, emva koKuthanda kwakhe, ebonakala kubo izinsuku ezingamashumi amane ekhuluma ngombuso kaNkulunkulu ngemininingwane eminingi. |
| 1:4 |
Nokudlela nabo, wabalaya ukuthi bangasuki eJerusalema, kodwa ukuthi balindele isithembiso sikaBaba, “enizwile ngayo," uthe, “okuphuma emlonyeni wami. |
| 1:5 |
KuJohane, ngempela, abhabhathizwe ngamanzi, kodwa lina lizabhabhathizwa ngoMoya oNgcwele, ezinsukwini ezingeziningi kusukela manje." |
| 1:6 |
Ngakho-ke, ababebuthene ndawonye bambuza, ethi, “Nkosi, yilesi sikhathi lapho uyobuyisela khona umbuso ka-Israyeli?” |
| 1:7 |
Kodwa wathi kubo: “Akukhona okwakho ukwazi izikhathi nezikhathi, uBaba azimisile ngelakhe igunya. |
| 1:8 |
Kodwa niyakwamukeliswa amandla kaMoya oNgcwele, edlula phezu kwakho, njalo lizakuba ngofakazi bami eJerusalema, nakuyo yonke iJudiya neSamariya, kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.” |
| 1:9 |
Esetshilo lezizinto, besabhekile, waphakanyiswa, ifu lamsusa emehlweni abo. |
| 1:10 |
Futhi ngenkathi bembuka enyukela ezulwini, bheka, amadoda amabili emi eduze kwabo egqoke izingubo ezimhlophe. |
| 1:11 |
Base bethi: “Madoda aseGalile, umeleni lapha ubheke phezulu? UJesu lo, osuswe kini enyuselwa ezulwini, uzobuya ngendlela enimbonile ngayo enyukela ezulwini.” |
| 1:12 |
Base bebuyela eJerusalema besuka entabeni, okuthiwa uMhlwathi, eliseduze kweJerusalema, phakathi kohambo lweSabatha. |
| 1:13 |
Sebengenile emkhumbini, bakhuphukela endaweni lapho uPetru noJohane, UJames kanye no-Andrew, UFiliphu noTomase, UBartolomewu noMathewu, uJakobe ka-Alfewu noSimoni umZelothe, loJuda kaJakobe, behlala. |
| 1:14 |
Bonke laba babephikelela nganhliziyonye ekukhulekeni kanye nabesifazane, kanye noMariya, unina kaJesu, kanye nabafowabo. |
| 1:15 |
Ngalezo zinsuku, UPetru, esukuma phakathi kwabazalwane, kusho (manje isixuku samadoda sisonke sasingaba yikhulu namashumi amabili): |
| 1:16 |
“Bafowethu abahle, umBhalo kufanele ugcwaliseke, owabikezelwa nguMoya oNgcwele ngomlomo kaDavida ngoJudasi, owayengumholi walabo ababamba uJesu. |
| 1:17 |
Wayebaliwe phakathi kwethu, futhi wakhethwa ngenkatho kulenkonzo. |
| 1:18 |
Futhi ngempela lo muntu wayenefa emalini yomvuzo wobubi, manje, elengiswa, wabhoboka phakathi kwachitheka zonke izitho zakhe zangaphakathi. |
| 1:19 |
Lokhu kwaziwa yibo bonke abakhileyo eJerusalema, kangangokuthi le nsimu yabizwa ngolimi lwabo, Akeldama, leyo, ‘Inkundla Yegazi.’ |
| 1:20 |
Ngoba kulotshiwe encwadini yamaHubo: ‘Indawo yabo yokuhlala mayibe yincithakalo futhi kungabikho ohlala kuyo,’ nokuthi ‘Omunye makathathe ubufundisi bakhe.’ |
| 1:21 |
Ngakho-ke, kuyadingeka lokho, kulaba bantu abebebuthene nathi kuso sonke isikhathi iNkosi uJesu ingena iphuma phakathi kwethu, |
| 1:22 |
kusukela ekubhapathizweni kukaJohane, kwaze kwafika usuku akhushulwa ngalo kithi, omunye walaba makabe ngufakazi kanye nathi ngokuVuka kwakhe.” |
| 1:23 |
Basebemisa ababili: uJosefa, othiwa nguBarsaba, othiwa nguJustusi, kanye noMathiya. |
| 1:24 |
Nokukhuleka, bathi: “Kwangathi nawe, O Nkosi, owazi inhliziyo yawo wonke umuntu, yembula ukuthi iyiphi kulezi ezimbili oyikhethile, |
| 1:25 |
ukuthatha indawo kulenkonzo nobuphostoli, lapho uJudasi aphuma khona, ukuze aye endaweni yakhe.” |
| 1:26 |
Benza inkatho ngabo, inkatho yadla uMathiya. Wabalwa kanye nabaPhostoli abayishumi nanye. |
