¹ Kwakukhona indvodza lebeyingu Khoneliyusi yasedolobheni lelikhulu laseKhesari, beyiyindvuna yelibutfo, lelalibitwa ngekutsi libutfo lemaTaliyane. ² Lendvodza beyikholwa imesaba Nkulunkulu kanye nendlu yakhe, abepha imali lenyenti bantfu labadzingile akhuleka kuSimakadze ngekwetsembeka. ³ Ngelihora lemfica wabona embonweni ingilosi yaNkulunkulu ita kuye. Lengilosi yatsi kuye , '' Khoneliyusi! '' ⁴ khoneliyusi wabuka lengilosi etfuke kakhulu wase utsi, ''yini mhlo?'' Ingilosi yatsi , '' Imikhuleko yakho netipho kulabampofu sekuhambe kwate kwefika ebukhoneni baSimakadze. ⁵ Manje sale utfumela emadvodza edolobheni lase Jopha baletse indvodza lelibito layo ngu Simoni lebitwa ngekutsi ngu Phethro. ⁶ Lendvodza ihlala nedvodza leyayingumshuki ibitwa ngekutsi ngu Simoni , indlu yayo iseceleni kwelwandle ⁷ Kwatsi kube lengilosi beyikhuluma naye ihambe , Khoneliyusi wabita tisebenti tasekhaya yakhe letimbili nelisotja , indvodza beyikholwa ingugadzi wakhe. ⁸ Khoneliyusi wabatjela konkhe lokwakwentekile wase ubatfumela eJopha ⁹ Ngelilanga lelilandzelako ngelihora lesitfupha , basesendleleni sebasondzele edolobheni, Pethro wenyukela ekamelweni belisetulu ayokhuleka. ¹⁰ Wafikelwa kulamba wafuna kudla , basapheka kudla bantfu waphindze waniketwa umbono, ¹¹ wabona sibhakabhaka sivuleka kwase kutsi inkhombosi inyuka , kwatsi intfo lenkhulu lefana nendvwango lenkhulu kungatsi yehliswa ngemakona ayo omane. ¹² Phakatsi kwayo kwakunato tonkhe tinhlobo tetilwane tase mhlabeni letinetinyawo letine kanye netinyoni tesibhakabhaka ¹³ Livi lakhuluma kuye latsi; ''Vuka, Pethro, bulala udle. ¹⁴ ''Kepha Pethro watsi , '' Ngeke , Nkhosi ; angitange ngikudle lokungcolile, '' ¹⁵ Kepha lelivi laphindze futsi labuya kwesibili : '' Yini Simakadze langatange wayenta yahloba, ungakubiti ngekutsi kungcolile. '' ¹⁶ Loku kwenteka kwaze kwaba katsatfu ; kwase kutsi ngekushesha lenkombosi yatsatfwa yabuyiselwa esibhakabhakeni ¹⁷ Pethro wase uyadideka ngalombono kutsi kuchazani , Lamadvodza bekatfunywa ngu Khoneliyusi ema phambi kwelisango , ¹⁸ lamadvodza amemeta kakhulu abuta kutsi ukhona yini Simoni , lebekabitwa ngekutsi ngu Pethro, ¹⁹ Ngaleso sikhatsi Phethro abeloko acabanga ngalombono , Moya longcwele watsi kuye , ''Lalela! Emadvodza lamatsatfu ayakufuna. ²⁰ Vuka ! uhambe nabo ngekungangabati ngobe batfunywe ngimi. ²¹ '' Ngako Phethro wehla waya kulamadvodza wafike watsi , '' Nginguye lenimfunayo. Niteleni lapha? ²² Baphendvula batsi indvuna yelibutfo , Khoneliyuse indvodza lelungile leyesaba Simakadze ikhulume kahle esiveni semaJuda , kutsi ikhulumile ingilosi lengcwele kutsi akumemele ekhaya lakhe, kute atewulalela umlayeto lovela kuwe. ²³ '' Ngako Phethro wabamemela emtini wakhe kutsi batewuhlala naye. Kwatsi ekuseni ngakusasa wavuka wahamba nabo, labanye bazalwane base Jopha bahamba naye. ²⁴ Ngelilanga lelilandzelako befika ekhesariya, Khoneliyuse abebabele khona ; wabita ndzawonye tihlobo takhe kanye nebangani bakhe ²⁵ Watsi nangena Phethro , Khoneliyuse wamhlangabeta waguca phasi ngemadvolo ngenhlonipho ²⁶ . Kepha Phethro wamsita , watsi , ''Sukuma ! nami ngiyindvodza nje. '' ²⁷ Phethro asakhuluma naye , wangena ngekhatsi wakhandza sicuku sebantfu sihlangene ndzawonye. ²⁸ Watsi kubo , ''Kumele nati kutsi akukho emtsetfweni wemajuda kutsi umjuda atihlanganise nome avakashele umuntfu wakulesinye sive. Kepha Nkulunkulu ungikhombisile kutsi akukameli ngibite indvodza ngekutsi ingcolile. ²⁹ Ngiko ngitile ngaphandle kwekuphikisana netitfunywa. Manje ngiyanibuta ningitfumelele leni.'' ³⁰ Khoneyusi watsi , '' emalanga lamane lengcile ngalelihora , bengikhuleka endlini yami ngelihora lemfica ; Buka, indvodza beyime yembatse tembatfo letimhlophe . ³¹ Watsi, 'Khoneliyuse, imikhuleko yakho ivakela kuNkulunkulu , naletipho botipha labamphofu timente Nkhulunkulu wakukhumbula. ³² Tfumela umuntfu eJopha, Ifike ikubitele indvodza lelibito layo kungu Simuyoni lebitwa ngekutsi nguPhethro. Lebekasihlali emtini wemshuki lokwakunguSimoni ,ngase lwandle; ³³ Ngase ngiyatfumela kuwe. ngekutitfoba weta. Manje ke , sesisonkhe ebukhoneni baNkhulunkulu kute sive konkhe lokulayetwe yiNkhosi ³⁴ Phethro wase uvula umlomo wakhe watsi, ''ngicinisile , ngitsi Simakadze akalikhetsi libala lemuntfu. ³⁵ Kepha kunaloko kuto tonkhe tive loyo lowesaba Simakadze aphindze ente lokulungile ungulomukelekile kuNkhulunkulu ³⁶ Niyawati yini umlayeto lawatfumelela sive seba Istrayeli ,naka memetela livangeli lekutfula ngaJesu loyiNkhosi yako konkhe. ³⁷ niyayati lendzaba lenkhulu leyenteka eveni lase Judiya kulase Galile emva kwembhabhatiso lowamenyetelwa nguJohane; ³⁸ Lendzaba yayingaJesu wasemNazaretsa , kutsi Simakadze wamgcoba njani Jesu ngaMoya loyingcwele nange mandla. Wahamba enta lokuhle aphindze aphilise bonkhe lebebacindzetelwa ngusathane , ngobe Simakadze abenaye. ³⁹ Sakubona konkhe lakwenta Jesu, kiwo omabili lamave ,kulase Juda kanye nelaseJerusalema . Bambulala ngekumlengisa emtsini, ⁴⁰ Kepha Simakadze wamvusa ngelilanga lesitsatfu wamenta wabonwa, ⁴¹ kepha ayi bonkhe bantfu kepha labo bebakhetsiwe ngNkhulunkulu phambilini , tsine lesadla sanatsa kanye naye uma avuka ekufeni ⁴² Wasitfuma kutsi simemetele kubantfu siphindze sifakaze kutsi unguye lowakhetfwa nguNkhulunkulu kutsi ehlulele labaphilako kanye nalabafile. ⁴³ Akube kuye kutsi bonkhe baprofetsi babenebufakazi , kute wonkhe umuntfu lokholwa nguye abenekutsetselelwa kwetono takhe egameni lakhe ⁴⁴ Phethro asakhuluma loko , Moya longcwele wehlela kubo bonkhe bebalalele lomlayeto. ⁴⁵ Bantfu bebakuklesicheme lesisokile ,nabo bonkhe bebafike naPhethro bamangala , ngobe sipho saMoya longcwele sasesehlele ngisho nakubetive ⁴⁶ Ngobe bebaseva nabantfu betive bakhuluma lelunye lulwini , badvumisa Simakadze. Phethro waphendvula , ⁴⁷ ''ukhona yini longatfola emanti kute kubhabhatiswe labantfu labamukele Moya longcwele kanye natsi?. ⁴⁸ ''Wase utsi ababhabhatiswe egameni laJesu khristu. Base bayamcela kutsi ahlale nabo emalanga lambalwa.