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| 1. | Njalo uSawuli wayevumelana lokubulawa kwakhe. Ngalolosuku kwasekusuka ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla elaliseJerusalema; bonke basebehlakazeka emazweni eJudiya leSamariya, ngaphandle kwabaphostoli. |
| 2. | Amadoda akholwayo asembutha uStefane, amenzela isililo esikhulu. |
| 3. | Kodwa uSawuli walichitha ibandla, engena izindlu ngezindlu, ehudula amadoda labafazi ebafaka entolongweni. |
| 4. | Ngakho abahlakazekileyo badabula ilizwe, betshumayela ilizwi. |
| 5. | UFiliphu wasesehlela emzini weSamariya, watshumayela kubo uKristu. |
| 6. | Amaxuku aselalela nganhliziyonye okwakhulunywa nguFiliphu, esizwa njalo ebona izibonakaliso azenzayo. |
| 7. | Ngoba kwabanengi ababelabomoya abangcolileyo, bememeza ngelizwi elikhulu baphuma; labanengi ababeyizilima lababeyiziqhuli basiliswa. |
| 8. | Kwaba khona intokozo enkulu kulowomuzi. |
| 9. | Njalo indoda ethile, uSimoni ngebizo, eyayikade isenza imilingo emzini isanganisa isizwe samaSamariya, isithi ingumuntu omkhulu; |
| 10. | abayilalelayo bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulu, besithi: Lo ungamandla amakhulu kaNkulunkulu. |
| 11. | Basebemlalela, ngoba wabasanganisa isikhathi eside ngemilingo. |
| 12. | Kodwa kwathi sebekholwe uFiliphu etshumayela indaba ezinhle zezinto ngombuso kaNkulunkulu langebizo likaJesu Kristu, babhabhathizwa bonke amadoda labafazi. |
| 13. | LoSimoni laye wakholwa, njalo esebhabhathiziwe wanamathela kuFiliphu; wasanganiseka, ebona imisebenzi yamandla lezibonakaliso ezazisenziwa. |
| 14. | Kwathi abaphostoli abaseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya ilemukele ilizwi likaNkulunkulu, bathuma kubo uPetro loJohane; |
| 15. | abathi sebehlile babakhulekela, ukuze bamemukele uMoya oNgcwele; |
| 16. | ngoba wayengakehleli lakoyedwa wabo, kodwa babebhabhathizwe ebizweni leNkosi uJesu kuphela. |
| 17. | Basebebeka izandla phezu kwabo, basebesemukela uMoya oNgcwele. |
| 18. | Njalo uSimoni esebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya oyiNgcwele, waletha imali kubo, |
| 19. | esithi: Ngiphani lami lawomandla, ukuze kuthi loba ngubani engibeka izandla zami phezu kwakhe, emukele uMoya oNgcwele. |
| 20. | Kodwa uPetro wathi kuye: Isiliva sakho kanye lawe kakube sekubhubheni, ngoba ucabanga ukuthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singazuzwa ngemali. |
| 21. | Ngoba kawulasabelo lelifa kulelilizwi. Ngoba inhliziyo yakho kayiqondanga phambi kukaNkulunkulu. |
| 22. | Ngakho phenduka kulobububi bakho, njalo ucele iNkosi, ukuthi uba kungenzeka uthethelelwe umnakano wenhliziyo yakho. |
| 23. | Ngoba ngibona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo njalo usekubotshweni yisono. |
| 24. | USimoni wasephendula esithi: Ngikhulekelani lina eNkosini, ukuze ngingehlelwa ngolunye lwalezizinto elizikhulumileyo. |
| 25. | Ngakho kuthe sebefakazile bekhulumile ilizwi leNkosi, babuyela eJerusalema, njalo betshumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminengi yamaSamariya. |
| 26. | Ingilosi yeNkosi yasikhuluma loFiliphu, yathi: Sukuma uye eningizimu endleleni eyehla isuka eJerusalema isiya eGaza; yona iyinkangala. |
| 27. | Wasesukuma ehamba; njalo khangela umuntu weEtiyopiya umthenwa induna enkulu kaKandake indlovukazi yamaEtiyopiya, eyayiphezu kwempahla yakhe eligugu yonke, eyayifikile eJerusalema ukukhonza, |
| 28. | yayisibuyela ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ibala kumprofethi uIsaya. |
| 29. | UMoya wasesithi kuFiliphu: Sondela uhambe lalinqola. |
| 30. | UFiliphu wasegijimela ku yo wayizwa ibala umprofethi uIsaya, wathi: Kambe uyaqedisisa yini lezizinto ozifundayo? |
| 31. | Yasisithi: Kambe ngingakwenelisa njani, ngaphandle kokuthi omunye angiqondise? Yasimcela uFiliphu ukuthi akhwele ahlale layo. |
| 32. | Lesehlukwana sombhalo eyayisifunda yilesi: Walethwa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu; lanjengewundlu lithule phambi komgundi walo, ngokunjalo kawuvuli umlomo wakhe. |
| 33. | Ekuthotshisweni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa, njalo ngubani ongalandisa nge sizukulwana sakhe? Ngoba impilo yakhe iyasuswa emhlabeni. |
| 34. | Umthenwa wasephendula uFiliphu wathi: Ngiyakubuza, umprofethi ukhuluma lokhu ngobani? Ngaye, kumbe ngomunye yini? |
| 35. | UFiliphu wasevula umlomo wakhe, eseqala kulowombhalo, watshumayela uJesu kuye. |
| 36. | Kwathi besahamba endleleni, bafika emanzini athile; lomthenwa wathi: Khangela, nanka amanzi; kuyini okungivimbela ukuthi ngibhabhathizwe? |
| 37. | UFiliphu wasesithi: Uba ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke, kuvunyelwe. Wasephendula wathi: Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu. |
| 38. | Waselaya ukuthi inqola ime; basebesehlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu lomthenwa; wasembhabhathiza. |
| 39. | Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini, uMoya weNkosi wamhluthuna uFiliphu; njalo umthenwa kazabe esambona; wahamba-ke ngendlela yakhe ethokoza. |
| 40. | Kodwa uFiliphu waficwa eAzotu; njalo edabula watshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi, waze wafika eKesariya. |
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