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IzEnzo 8

¹Kodwa uSawuli wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi kwaba khona ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla laseJerusalema; bahlakazeka bonke emazweni aseJudiya naseSamariya, kwasala abaphostoli.

²Amadoda akholwayo amngcwaba uStefanu, amkhalela kakhulu.

³Kepha uSawulu walichitha ibandla, engena ezindlini ngezindlu, ehudula abesilisa nabesifazane, wabafaka etilongweni.

⁴Ngakho abahlakazekileyo bahamba betshumayela ilizwi.

⁵UFiliphu wehlela emzini waseSamariya, wabashumayeza uKristu.

⁶Izixuku zalalela nganhliziyonye lokho uFiliphu ayekukhuluma, zizwa futhi zibona izibonakaliso azenzayo.

⁷Ngokuba kwaphuma omoya abangcolileyo kwabaningi abanabo, bememeza ngezwi elikhulu; nabaningi abafe uhlangothi nabayizinyonga baphulukiswa.

⁸Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowo muzi.

⁹Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile, igama layo linguSimoni, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi, ibhuqa abantu baseSamariya, izitshela ukuthi ingumuntu omkhulu;

¹⁰ababemlalela bonke, kusukela komncane kuze kube komkhulu, bethi: Lo ungamandla kaNkulunkulu amakhulu.

¹¹Basebemnaka, ngoba kwasekuyisikhathi eside ebathakatha ngemilingo.

¹²Kepha sebekholwa nguFiliphu eshumayela ivangeli ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangegama likaJesu Kristu, babhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane.

¹³Naye uSimoni wakholwa, esebhapathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nezibonakaliso ezenziwayo.

¹⁴Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwile ukuthi iSamariya ilamukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo oPetro loJohane;

¹⁵Sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamukele uMoya oNgcwele;

¹⁶(Ngoba wayengakehleli phezu kwamunye wabo, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu.)

¹⁷Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, basebemamukela uMoya oNgcwele.

¹⁸USimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oNgcwele, waletha kubo imali.

¹⁹Ethi: “Nami ngiphe lawomandla, ukuze kuthi noma ubani engibeka izandla phezu kwakhe amukele uMoya oNgcwele.

²⁰Kepha uPetru wathi kuye: “Imali yakho mayibhubhe kanye nawe, ngokuba uthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali.

²¹Awunasabelo nasabelo kule ndaba, ngokuba inhliziyo yakho ayilungile emehlweni kaNkulunkulu.

²²Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho, unxuse kuNkulunkulu, ukuba mhlawumbe uthethelelwe isizindlo senhliziyo yakho.

²³Ngokuba ngiyabona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo, nasesibophweni sobubi.

²⁴USimoni waphendula wathi: “Ngikhulekeleni nina eNkosini ukuba kungenzeki lutho lwalokhu enikushilo.

²⁵Kwathi sebefakazile, beshumayela izwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, bashumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminingi yamaSamariya.

²⁶Ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu, yathi: “Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehla eGaza, eyihlane.

²⁷Wasesukuma wahamba; khangela-ke, indoda yeEtiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe indlovukazi yamaEtiyopiya, eyayiphethe yonke inotho yayo, eyayize eJerusalema ukukhuleka;

²⁸Wayesebuya ehlezi enqoleni yakhe efunda umprofethi u-Isaya.

²⁹UMoya wayesethi kuFiliphu: “Sondela, unamathele kule nqola;

³⁰UFiliphu wagijima waya kuyo, wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: “Uyakuqonda yini okufundayo na?

³¹Wathi: Ngingakwazi kanjani, ngaphandle kokuba umuntu angiqondise na? Yasicela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo.

³²Indawo yombhalo eyayiwufunda yayisithi: Wayiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; nanjengewundlu elithule phambi komgundi walo, akawuvulanga umlomo wakhe;

³³Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa; njalo ngubani ongalandisa ngesizukulwana sakhe? ngoba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni.

³⁴Umthenwa waphendula uFiliphu, wathi: “Ngiyakuncenga, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani na? ngaye, noma ngomunye umuntu na?

³⁵UFiliphu wayesevula umlomo wakhe, waqala ngawo lowo mbhalo, washumayela ivangeli ngoJesu.

³⁶Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini; umthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?

³⁷UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yakho yonke, kungenziwa. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.

³⁸Wayala ukuba inqola ime; behla bobabili emanzini, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza.

³⁹Sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu, umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.

⁴⁰Kepha uFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu, wahamba eshumayela emizini yonke, waze wafika eKesariya.