1. EKhesariya kwakukho umphathi-butho wamajoni aseRoma ogama linguKorneli. Umkhosi wakhe kwakusithiwa ngowaseItali.
2. Yena nosapho lwakhe babengabantu abamnqulayo bemhlonela uThixo. Wayengumntu onezinwe, ewanceda amaJuda ahlelelekileyo, ethandaza rhoqo kuThixo.
3. Ngenye injika-langa kwisithuba sentsimbi yesithathu, waba nombono, wasibona ngokucacileyo isithunywa sikaThixo singena sisithi kuye: “Korneli!”
4. Wasiqwalasela enoloyiko, wathi: “Yintoni, Nkosi?”Saphendula sathi: “UThixo uyamkele imithandazo nemisebenzi yakho yesisa; akazange wakulibala.
5. Ngoku ke thuma amadoda eJopa, kumntu othile ogama linguSimon Petros,
6. olundwendwe lukaSimon umsuki weemfele, ondlu ingaselwandle.”
7. Sakumka isithunywa eso, uKorneli wabiza izicaka zakhe ezibini, kunye nejoni elalimhlonela uThixo, elalingumlindi wakhe.
8. Wabachazela konke okwakumhlele, waza wabathuma eJopa.
9. Ngomhla olandelayo, xa babesendleleni, besondela eJopa, uPetros uthe emini emaqanda waya kuthandaza phezu kwendlu kwindawo esabuvaranda.
10. Wasuka walamba, wafuna into etyiwayo, kwathi besamlungiselela ukutya wabona umbono.