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Incwadzi lelengakubhalela yona,Thiyofelasi, yalandzisa ngako konkhe Jesu lacala kukwenta nekukufundzisa,
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kwaze kwaba lilanga lapho enyuswa khona, emvakwekuba anikete bafundzi labebakhetsile imilayeto ngaMoya Longcwele.
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Emvakwekuhlushwa kwakhe, wativeta angulophilile kubo ngebufakazi lobunyenti ngalokusebaleni. Emalanga langemashumi lamane wativeta kubo, wakhuluma kubo ngembuso waNkulunkulu.
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Ngalesikhatsi ahlangana ndzawonye nabo, wabayala kutsi bangesuki eJerusalema, kodvwa bamele setsembiso saBabe, lasho ngaso watsi, "nivile ngami kutsi
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ngempela Johane wabhabhatisa ngemanti, kodvwa kudze madvutane nitawubhajatiswa ngaMoya Longcwele."
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Ngesikhatsi sebahlangene kanyekanye bambuta batsi,"Nkhosi, sengiso lesikhatsi lotawubuyisela ngaso umbuso ku Israyeli?
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Watsi kubo, "akusiko kwenu kwati tikhatsi letimiswe ngu Babe ngemagunya akhe.
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Kodvwa nine nitawemukeliswa emandla Moya Longcwele makehlela kini, nitaba boFakazi bami eJerusalema nakulo lonkhe leJudiya, neSamariya, nasemkhawulweni wemhlaba jikelele."
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Ngesikhatsi Inkhosi Jesu seyicedzile kukhuluma tonkhe letintfo, basa buka etulu, wenyuswa embikwabo, lifu lamusitsa emehlweni abo .
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Basebhekise emehlo abo ezuluwini asahamba, ngekuphatima kweliso, emadvodza lamabili labembetse tembatfo letimhlophe ema phambi kwabo.
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Atsi, "madvodza aseGalile, nimeleni lapha nibuka ezulwini? Lo Jesu lona lenimubone enyuswelwa ezulwini asuswa kini, utawubuya njengalendlela lenimubone ahamba ngayo kuya ezulwini."
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Babese sebabuyela eJerusalema besuka enstabeni yemincumo, ledvute neJerusalema, lengaba lilanga leliSabatha budze.
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Batsi Nabefika , benyukela ekamelweni lelingenhla, lapho bebahlala khona. Bekubo Phetro, Johane, Jakobe, Andreya, Filiphi,Tomase, Batholomewu, Matewu,Jakobe umsa waAliyfosu, Simiyoni umZelothi, na Judas umsa waJakobe.
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Bebatinikele nemgomo munye wekukhuleka, kanye nebesifazane, kanye naMariya make waJesu, kanye nabanakabo.
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Kulawo malanga Phetro wasukuma embi kwebazalwane labekubantfu labebangema 120, watsi,
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"Bazalwane, bekuswelekile kutsi umbhalo ufezeke, loko lokwakhulunywa nguMoya Longcwele ngemlomo wa Davide, mayelana naJudas lobekahola labo lababopha Jesu.
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Ngobe angulomunye wetfu futsi wemukela incenye yalenkonzo."
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(Leyo ndvodza yatsenga sivandzi ngaleyo nzuzo layitfola ngesento sayo lesibi, ngenca yaloko wawa ngenhloko, umtimba wakhe wavuleka emkhatsini, ematfumbu akhe onkhe acitseka asabalala.
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Bonkhe labahlala eJerusalema beva ngaloko, babese babita leso sivandzi ngeligama ngelulwimi lwabo batsi yi "Akeldama", lokusho kutsi , sivandzi sengati.")
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Ngoba loku kubhaliwe encwadzini yeTihlabelelo, 'sivandzi sakhe asentiwe sibe yindzawo lengenamuntfu ; 'Akube nalomunye lotsatsa indzawo yakhe yebuholi.'
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Ngako ke, kuswelekile, kutsi yinye yalamadvodza beyisolo ihamba natsi sonkhe sikhatsi Inkhosi Jesu ingena iphuma emkhatsini wetfu,
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kusukela esikhatsini sembhabatiso wa Johane kuyewufika esikhatsini lapho atsatfwa emkhatsini wetfu khona, abe ngufakazi kanye natsi ngekuvuka kwakhe kulabafile."
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Kwabekwa emadvodza lamabili embikwabo, Josefa lobekutsiwa ngu Bhasabasi, lobephindze kutsiwe ngu Justusi, na Mathiyasi.
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Bathantaza batsi, "Wena, Nkhosi, wati tinhlitiyo tabo bonkhe bantfu, ngako ke yembula kutsi kulamadvodza lamabili nguyiphi loyikhetsile
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kutsi itsatse indzawo kulenkonzo nebuPhostoli leJudasi ayifulatsela waya endzaweni yakhe."
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Kwentiwa inkatho, yawela ku Mathiyasi, wabalelwa kulabaPhostoli labalishumi nakunye.