UPetru, umphostoli kaJesu Kristu , kwabayizihambi abahlakazekile ePontu , naseGalathiya, naseKhaphadosiya, nase-Asiya, naseBithiniya,

abambulelwe ukuba bangazikhonzi bona kepha nina ngalezo zinto enishunyayezwa zona manje ngabanishumayeza ivangeli ngoMoya oNgcwele othunywe evela ezulwini, izinto ezizifisayo izingelosi ukuzibona. UPetru ukhuthaza abakholwayo ukuba bahambe ngobungcwele

bekhethiwe ngokwaziphambili kukaNkulunkulu uYise ngokungcwelisa kukaMoya kukho ukulalela nokufafazwa ngegazi likaJesu Kristu : Makwandiswe kinina umusa nokuthula. UPetru ubonga uNkulunkulu ngethemba eliphilileyo labakholwayo

Kepha uPetru wathi : Qha, Nkosi, ngokuba angizange ngikudle okuyichilo nokungcolileyo.

UPetru esasambathekile ngokuthi ngakube uyini lowo mbono awubonileyo , bheka, amadoda ayethunyiwe nguKorneliyu, esebuzile indlu kaSimoni , ema ngasesangweni,

amemeza ebuza ukuthi uSimoni othiwa uPetru ungenisile yini lapho.

UPetru esazindla ngombono , uMoya wathi kuye : Bheka, amadoda amabili ayakufuna;

UPetru wayesehlela kuwo amadoda , wathi: Bhekani, yimina enimfunayo ; kuyindabani enize ngayo na?

Kwathi ukuba angene uPetru , uKorneliyu wamhlangabeza , wawa phansi ngasezinyaweni zakhe, wakhuleka.

Kepha uPetru wamvusa wathi: Sukuma, nami ngingumuntu nje.

Ngakho thumela eJopha , ubize uSimoni othiwa uPetru ; yena ungenisile endlini kaSimoni umshuki ngaselwandle.

Khona uPetru wavula umlomo , wathi: Nembala ngiyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu akabheki ubuso bamuntu,

Kwathi uPetru esakhuluma lawo mazwi , uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo bonke ababelizwa izwi.

Ngokuba babezwa bekhuluma ngezilimi , betusa uNkulunkulu . Khona uPetru waphendula wathi:

Thuma-ke amadoda eJopha, ubize uSimoni othile othiwa uPetru;

wabalandisa konke, wabathumela eJopha. UPetru wehlelwa yisiyezi

Ngangomuso besahamba labo, sebesondela emzini, uPetru wenyukela phezu kwendlu ukuyokhuleka ngehora lesithupha.

Yasibikela-ke ukuthi yayibonile ingelosi imi endlini yayo , ithi: Thumela eJopha, ulande uSimoni othiwa uPetru

Kwathi ukuba uPetru enyukele eJerusalema, abokusoka baphikisana naye,

Kepha uPetru wabathathela konke ngokulandelana, wathi:

UPetru esesangulukile wathi : Manje sengiyazi ngeqiniso ukuthi iNkosi ithumile ingelosi yayo , yangikhulula esandleni sikaHerode nakukho konke okubhekwe yisizwe sabaJuda.

isilizwile izwi likaPetru ayivulanga esangweni ngenxa yokuthokoza, kepha yagijima yabika ukuthi uPetru umi ngasesangweni.

Kepha uPetru waqinisa wangqongqotha ; sebevulile babona ukuthi nguye , bamangala.

Sekusile, kwaba khona ukunyakaza okukhulu phakathi kwamabutho kokuthi uPetru wehlelwe yini.

Ngakho-ke uPetru wagcinwa etilongweni; kepha ibandla lamkhulekela ngesineke kuNkulunkulu.

Kwathi mhla uHerode ebezakumphumisa , ngalobo busuku uPetru wayelele phakathi kwamabutho amabili , eboshiwe ngamaketanga amabili , nabalindi phambi komnyango begcina itilongo.

Bheka, yafika ingelosi yeNkosi , kwakhanya ukukhanya etilongweni , yamshaya uPetru ohlangothini , yamvusa ithi : Shesha usuk ume. Ayesewa amaketanga ezandleni zakhe.

Sebephikisene kakhulu, wasukuma uPetru, wathi kubo: Madoda, bazalwane, niyazi ukuthi sekukade uNkulunkulu wakhetha phakathi kwenu ukuba abezizwe bezwe izwi levangeli ngomlomo wami, bakholwe.

Ngaleyo mihla uPetru wasukuma phakathi kwabazalwane , isixuku sabantu esasikhona ndawonye kwakungathi ikhulu namashumi amabili, wathi:

Wayesesukuma uPetru nabayishumi nanye , waphakamisa izwi lakhe, waphumisela wathi kubo : Madoda akwaJuda nani nonke enakhileyo eJerusalema, makwazeke lokhu kini, nibeke indlebe emazwini ami.

UPetru wayesethi : Phendukani, yilowo nalowo abhapathizwe egameni likaJesu Kristu kukho ukuthethele lwa kwezono zenu ; khona niyakwamukeliswa isiphiwo sikaMoya oNgcwele.

UPetru noJohane bakhuphukela ethempelini ngehora lokukhuleka , elesishiyagalolunye.

Kepha base bemazi ukuba nguyena owayehlalela ukuphiwa ngaseMnyango Omuhle wethempeli , behlelwa ngukwesaba nokumangala ngokwenzakele kuye. UPetru ukhuluma ngoKristu ukuthi uyiNkosi yokuphila

Khona uPetru ebona lokho wathatha wathi kubantu: Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nimangalelani ngalona, nisigqolozelelani ngokungathi simenze ukuba ahambe ngawethu amandla nangokwethu ukukholwa na?

Kepha uPetru wamgqolozela kanye noJohane, wathi: Sibheke!

Kodwa uPetru wathi : Isiliva negolide anginalo ; kepha lokho enginakho ngikupha khona: egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, hamba.

Khona uPetru egcwele uMoya oNgcwele wathi kubo : Nina babusi bezizwe namalunga,

ngangokuba bakhiphela phandle emigwaqweni abagulayo , bababeka emacansini nasezinhlakeni, kuze kuthi lapho eza uPetru, isithunzi nje sakhe sisithibeze abanye kubo.

Kepha uPetru nabaphostoli baphendula bathi : Simelwe ukulalela uNkulunkulu kunabantu.

Wayesethi uPetru : Ananiya, kungani ukuba uSathane agcwalise inhliziyo yakho, uqambe amanga kuMoya oNgcwele , ugodle inxenye yemali yezwe , na?

UPetru wayesethatha ethi : Ngitshele ukuba izwe nilithengise ngokungaka na? Wathi: Yebo, ngokungaka.

Kepha uPetru wathi kuye : Kungani ukuba nivume lene ngokulinga uMoya weNkosi na? Bheka, izinyawo zabambele indoda yakho zisemnyango , nawe bazakukukhiphela phandle.

Kepha uPetru wathi kuye : Isiliva lakho malibhubhe kanye nawe , ngokuba uthi isipho sikaNkulunkulu singathengwa ngemali.

Njalo-ke ibandla laba nokuthula kulo lonke laseJudiya , naseGalile, naseSamariya, lakheka, lihamba ekwesabeni iNkosi , landa ngenduduzo kaMoya oNgcwele. UPetru uphilisa u-Eneya

Kwathi uPetru ehambela izindawo zonke, wehlela nakwabangcwele abakhe eLida.

Khona uPetru wathi kuye: Eneya, uJesu Kristu uyakuphilisa; vuka, wendlule icansi lakho. Wayesevuka masinyane.

Bambona bonke abakhe eLida naseSarona, baphendukela eNkosini. UPetru uvusa uThabitha kwabafileyo

Kepha iLida laliseduze neJopha ; ngakho-ke abafundi sebezwile ukuthi uPetru ukhona lapho , bathuma kuye amadoda amabili emnceng a ethi : Ungalibali ukuza kithi.

Wayesesuka uPetru , wahamba nabo . Esefikile, bamyisa ekamelweni eliphezulu; abafelokazi bonke beza kuye bekhala , bembonisa izambatho nezingubo abezenzile uDorka esenabo.

Kepha uPetru wabakhipha bonke , waguqa ngamadolo , wakhuleka, waphendukela esidunjini, wathi: Thabitha, vuka! Wayesevula amehlo akhe , wabona uPetru, walulama.

ngokuba yena owanika uPetru amandla ukuba abe ngumphostoli wabasokayo wanginika nami amandla ukuba ngibe ngumphostoli wabezizwe,

Wathi kuye uPetru: Nkosi, ngingekulandele kalokhu ngani na? Ngizakudela ukuphila kwami ngenxa yakho.

UPetru wathi kuye : Awusoze wageza izinyawo zami naphakade . UJesu waphendula wathi: Uma ngingakugezi, awunasabelo nami.

kepha uPetru wayemi ngaphandle emnyango. Waphuma-ke lowo mfundi omunye owaziwa ngumpristi omkhulu , wakhuluma nomlindikazi womnyango, wamngenisa uPetru. Ukuphika kukaPetru (Math. 26:69; Mark. 14:66; Luk. 22:54)

Enye yezinceku zompristi omkhulu, eyisihlobo salowo ondlebe yaso uPetru abeyinqumile, yathi: Angikubonanga yini mina ensimini unaye na?

Wabuye waphika uPetru; masinyane lakhala iqhude. UJesu ephambi kukaPilatu (Math. 27:11; Mark. 15:1; Luk. 23:1)

Wamyisa kuJesu ; uJesu wambheka wathi : Wena unguSimoni kaJona ; uzakubizwa ngokuthi uKhefase, okuhunyushwa ngokuthi uPetru.

Ngakho wayesephuma uPetru nomunye umfundi, beza ethuneni.

Wathi kuye ngokwesithathu : Simoni kaJona , uyangithanda na ? UPetru wadabuka ngokuba wathi kuye ngokwesithathu : Uyangithanda na ? Wathi kuye: Nkosi, wazi konke wena , uyazi ukuthi ngiyakuthan da. UJesu wathi kuye: Yipha izimvu zami.

UPetru ephenduka wabona umfundi uJesu amthandayo elandela , oyena futhi wayencike esifubeni sakhe ekudleni , nowathi: Nkosi, ngubani ozakukukhaphela na?

Kuthe uPetru embona lowo, wathi kuJesu: Nkosi, kepha lona, pho?

UPetru wayesethi kuye: Nkosi, usilandisa thina lo mfanekiso nokuba bonke na?

Wayesethi uPetru: Bheka, thina sishiye okwethu, sakulandela.

Base bembamba, bamuka naye, bamusa endlini yompristi omkhulu. UPetru walandela ekude.

Sebebasile umlilo phakathi egcekeni bahlala phansi ndawony e; uPetru wahlala phakathi kwabo.

Emva kwesikhashana omunye wambona , wathi: Nawe ungomunye wabo . Kepha uPetru wathi: Muntundini, angisiye.

Kepha uPetru wathi : Muntundini, angikwazi ukuthi uthini . Masinyane esakhuluma, lakhala iqhude.

INkosi yayisiphendu ka, yambheka uPetru . UPetru walikhumbula izwi leNkosi, njengokuba ithe kuye : Iqhude lingakakhali namhlanje , uzakungiphika kathathu.

Khona uPetru wasuka , wagijimela ethuneni , wakhothama, wabona izindwangu zizodwa; wamuka, waya ekhaya emangele ngokwenzekileyo. Abafundi abaya e-Emawuse

uSimoni owamqamba ngokuthi uPetru , no-Andreya umfowabo, noJakobe, noJohane, noFiliphu, noBartolomewu,

UJesu wathi : Ngubani ongithintileyo na ? Bephika bonke , wathi uPetru nababe naye: Nkosi, izixuku ziyakuminyanisa, zikucindezele.

Wayesethi kubo: Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na ? UPetru waphendula wathi : UnguKristu kaNkulunkulu.

UPetru nababe naye babekhwelwe ngubuthongo ; kepha sebephapheme babona inkazimulo yakhe namadoda amabili emi naye.

Kwathi ekwahlukaneni kwawo naye uPetru wathi kuJesu : Nkosi, kuhle ukuba silapha; masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho , elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya; wayengazi ukuthi uthini.

UPetru wathatha, wathi kuye: Bheka, thina sishiye konke, sakulandela.

UPetru ekhumbula wathi kuye : Rabi, bheka, umkhiwane owuqalekisileyo ubunile.

UPetru wathi kuye: Noma beyakukhubeka bonke, hhayi mina.

UPetru wamlandela ekude , waze wangena egcekeni lompristi omkhulu ; wayehlezi kanye nezikhonzi otha umlilo.

UPetru esesegcekeni ngaphansi , kwafika enye yamantombazana ompristi omkhulu,

yambona uPetru otha, yambheka, yathi: Nawe ubunoJesu waseNazaretha.

Lase likhala masinyane iqhude ngokwesibili . UPetru wayesekhumbula izwi abelishilo kuye uJesu lokuthi : Iqhude lingakakhali kabili , uzakungiphika kathathu; wakhala nokukhala izinyembezi.

Wayesemisa laba abayishumi nambili: uSimoni owamqamba igama lokuthi uPetru,

Wayesebabuza ethi : Nina-ke nithi ngingubani na ? UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: Wena unguKristu.

Leli zwi walikhuluma ngokusobala. UPetru wamthatha, waqala ukumkhuza.

Kepha waphenduka , wabheka abafundi bakhe , wamkhuza uPetru , wathi: Buyela emva kwami , Sathane, ngokuba awuqondi okukaNkulunkulu kepha okwabantu.

Wathatha uPetru , wathi kuJesu : Rabi, kuhle ukuba silapha ; masakhe amadokodo amathathu, elinye libe ngelakho, elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya.

Amagama abaphostoli abayishumi nambili yilawa : owokuqala nguSimoni othiwa uPetru , no-Andreya umfowabo , noJakobe kaZebedewu , noJohane umfowabo,

UPetru wayesephendula , wathi kuye : Nkosi, uma kunguwe , yisho ukuba ngize kuwe phezu kwamanzi.

Wayesethi: Woza. Wehla-ke uPetru emkhunjini, wahamba phezu kwamanzi, weza kuJesu.

UPetru waphendula, wathi kuye: Sichasisele lo mfanekiso.

UPetru wayesemthatha, waqala ukumkhuza , wathi: Musa, Nkosi, lokho akusoze kwenziwa kuwe.

Wathatha uPetru wathi kuJesu : Nkosi, kuhle ukuba silapha . Uma uthanda, ngizakwakha lapha amadokodo amathathu , elinye libe ngelakho , elinye libe ngelikaMose, elinye libe ngelika-Eliya.

Khona kwasondela uPetru , wathi kuye: Nkosi, umfowethu uyakungona kangaki, ngimthethelela, na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?

Khona uPetru wathatha wathi kuye : Bheka, thina sishiye konke , sakulandela. Pho, siyakutholani na?

UPetru waphendula , wathi kuye : Noma bonke beyakukhubeka ngawe , mina angisoze ngakhubeka.

UPetru wayesethi kuye : Noma ngingaze ngife nawe , angisoze ngakuphika. Basho njalo nabafundi bonke. EGetsemane (Mark. 14:32; Luk. 22:39)

Wathatha uPetru namadodana amabili kaZebedewu , waqala ukuba nomunyu nosizi.

Kepha uPetru wamlandela ekude kwaze kwaba segcekeni lompristi omkhulu; wangena phakathi , wahlala phansi nezikhonzi ukuba abone isigcino.

Kepha uPetru wayehlezi ngaphandle egcekeni ; kweza kuye intombazana, yathi: Nawe ubunoJesu waseGalile.

UPetru wayesekhumbula izwi likaJesu abelishilo lokuthi : Iqhude lingakakhali, uzakungiphika kathathu . Waphumela phandle , wakhala kamunyu.

UJesu ehamba ngaselwandle lwase Galile wabona izelamani ezimbili , uSimoni othiwa uPetru no -Andreya umfowabo , bephonsa inetha elwandle ; ngokuba babe ngabadobi.