IzEnzo Chapter 8
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Kepha uSawulu wayevumelene nabo ngokubulawa kwakhe . Ngalolo su ku kwavela ukuzingelwa okukhulu kwebandla laseJerusalema ; bahlakazeka bonke emazweni aseJudiya naseSamariya; kwasala abaphostoli bodwa.
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Amadoda akholwayo ammbela uStefanu, amkhalela isililo esikhulu.
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Kepha uSawulu walichitha ibandla , engena ezindlini ng ezindlu, ehudula abesilisa nabesifazane, wabafaka etilongweni. UFiliphu ushumayela eSamariya
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Abahlakazekileyo base behamba, beshumayela izwi levangeli.
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UFiliphu wehlela emzini waseSamariya, wabashumayeza uKristu.
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Izixuku zalalela nganhliziyonye okwakhu lunywa nguFiliphu, zizwa, zibona izibonakaliso azenzayo.
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Ngokuba kwaphuma omoya abangcolileyo kwabaningi abakhwelwa yibo , bememeza ngezwi elikhulu ; nabaningi abafe uhlangothi nabayizinyonga baphulukiswa;
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kwaba khona ukuthokoza okukhulu kulowo muzi. USimoni oyisanusi
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Kepha kwakukhona indoda ethile , nguSimoni igama layo, eyayikade yenza imilingo kulowo muzi , isimangalisa isizwe saseSamariya , izishaya umuntu omkhulu;
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banamathela kuye bonke kusukela kwabancinyane kuze kube kwabakhulu , bethi: Lo ungamandla kaNkulunkulu abizwa ngokuthi Makhulu,
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babenamathela kuye , ngokuba ebamangalisile isikhathi eside ngemilingo yakhe.
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Kepha bathi ukuba bakholwe nguFiliphu eshumayela ivangeli ngombuso kaNkulunkulu nangegama likaJesu Kristu , babhapathizwa abesilisa nabesifazane.
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Naye uSimoni wakholwa ; wathi esebhapathiziwe, wanamathela kuFiliphu, wamangala ebona izibonakaliso nemisebenzi emikhulu yamandla eyenziwayo.
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Kwathi ukuba abaphostoli baseJerusalema bezwe ukuthi iSamariya lilamukele izwi likaNkulunkulu, bathumela kubo oPetru noJohane;
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sebehlele khona babakhulekela ukuba bamukele uMoya oNgcwele,
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ngokuba wayengakehleli nakoyedwa kubo ; kodwa babesabhapathiziwe egameni leNkosi uJesu kuphela.
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Khona babeka izandla phezu kwabo; base bamukela-ke uMoya oNgcwele.
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Kepha uSimoni , ebonile ukuthi ngokubekwa kwezandla zabaphostoli uyaphiwa uMoya, waletha imali kubo,
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wathi: Ngipheni nami lawo mandla, ukuze yilowo nalowo engibeka izandla phezu kwakhe amukele uMoya oNgcwele.
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Kepha uPetru wathi kuye : Isiliva lakho malibhubhe kanye nawe , ngokuba uthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali.
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Awunasabelo nalifa kuleli zwi , ngokuba inhliziyo yakho ayilungile phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
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Ngakho-ke phenduka kulobu bubi bakho , unxuse eNkosini , ingabe ungathethelelwa yini isizindlo senhliziyo yakho,
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ngokuba ngiyabona ukuthi usenyongweni ebabayo nasekuboshweni kokubi.
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USimoni wayesephendula ethi : Nginxuseleni nina eNkosini , ukuze kungehleli lutho kimi lwalokho enikushiloyo.
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Kuthe sebefakazile , belikhulumile izwi leNkosi , babuyela eJerusalema , bashumayela ivangeli emizaneni eminingi yabaseSamariya. Ukuphenduka kwenduna yase-Etiyopiya
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Kepha ingelosi yeNkosi yakhuluma kuFiliphu , yathi: Suka uye ngaseningizimu endleleni ephuma eJerusalema ehlela eGaza; yona iyihlane.
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Wayesesuka wahamba . Bheka, nansi indoda yase -Etiyopiya, umthenwa, isikhulu sikaKhandakhe inkosikazi yase-Etiyopiya, ebiphezu kwengcebo yayo yonke, ebifikile eJerusalema izakukhuleka;
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ibisibuya, ihlezi enqoleni yayo, ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya.
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UMoya wathi kuFiliphu: Sondela, unamathele kuleyo nqola.
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UFiliphu wayesegijimela kuyo , wayizwa ifunda umprofethi u-Isaya, wathi: Uyakuqonda kambe lokhu okufundayo na?
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Yona yathi: Ngingakwazi kanjani, uma kungekho ongiholayo na? Yamnxusa uFiliphu ukuba akhwele ahlale nayo.
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Kepha isahlukwana sombhalo ebisifunda yilesi esithi : Wayiswa ekuhlatshweni njengemvu ; njengewundlu elithule phambi komgundi wal o kanjalo kawuvulanga umlomo wakhe.
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Ekuthobeleni kwakhe ukwahlulelwa kwakhe kwasuswa. Ngubani ongalanda ngesizukulwane sakhe na? Ngokuba ukuphila kwakhe kuyasuswa emhlabeni.
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Kepha umthenwa wathatha wathi kuFiliphu : Ngiyacela, umprofethi ukhuluma lokho ngobani na? Uzisho yena noma omunye na?
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UFiliphu wavula umlomo wakhe , eqala kulowo mbhalo washumayela ivangeli ngoJesu.
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Kwathi besahamba endleleni , bafika emanzini . Umthenwa wathi : Bheka, nanka amanzi; kwalani ukuba ngibhapathizwe na?
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UFiliphu wathi kuye : Uma ukholwa ngenhliziyo yonke , kungenziwa. Waphendula wathi : Ngiyakholwa ukuthi uJesu Kristu uyiNdodana kaNkulunkulu.
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Wayala ukuba inqola ime. Behlela emanzini bobabili, uFiliphu nomthenwa; wambhapathiza.
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Kwathi sebekhuphukile emanzini , uMoya weNkosi wamhlwitha uFiliphu , umthenwa akabe esambona, kodwa wahamba ngendlela yakhe ethokoza.
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Kepha uFiliphu wafunyanwa e-Azotu, wahamba eshumayela ivangeli kuyo yonke imizi, waze wafika eKesariya.