2. Akubuyela eJerusalem uPetros, amaJuda angamakholwa amgxeka esithi:
3. “Wena ubulundwendwe lwabantu abangolukiyo ngokwesiko likaMosis, usitya nokutya nabo.”
4. Ke yena uPetros wabanika inkcazelo ezeleyo, esusela ekuqaleni kwento eyehlayo. Wathi:
5. “Ndathi ndiseJopa, ndithandaza ndabona umbono. Ndabona kusihla into engathi lilaphu elikhulu, lithotywa ngamasondo omane ezulwini, yaza kuthi ngxingxilili ngakum.
6. Ndaqwalasela ngaphakathi kuyo, ndabona izilo nezilwanyana, iinyoka neentaka zasendle.
7. Ndeva ilizwi lisithi kum: ‘Vuka, xhela utye, Petros.’
8. Kodwa mna ndithe: ‘Nkosi, unotshe! Andizanga ndikufake kowam umlomo ukutya okungatyiwayo.’
9. Kwakho lathi ilizwi elo: ‘Musa ukuthi ayityiwa nayiphi na into uThixo athi iyatyiwa.’
10. Le nto yenzeka kwada kwakathathu, kwathi ekugqibeleni labuyiselwa kwasezulwini elo laphu.
11. Ngaloo mzuzu kanye, nako kufika kuloo mzi ndandihlala kuwo, amadoda amathathu awayethunywe kum, evela eKhesariya.
12. UMoya oyiNgcwele wathi mandihambe nawo loo madoda, ndingathingazi. Naloo makholwa mathandathu aseJopa aya kunye nam eKhesariya, safikela kwaKorneli sisonke.
13. UKorneli wasixelela ngombono wakhe, apho isithunywa sezulu safika sathi kuye makathumele umntu eJopa, aye kubiza umfo ogama linguSimon Petros,
14. sisithi nguye oya kubazisa indlela abaya kusindiswa ngayo yena nosapho lwakhe.
15. Ndithe ke ndakushumayela wehla kwangoko uMoya oyiNgcwele phezu kwabo, njengoko wehlayo nakuthi kuqala.
16. Ndatsho ndacinga ngamazwi âthethwa yiNkosi xa yayisithi: ‘UYohane wayebabhaptiza ngamanzi abantu; ke nina niza kubhaptizwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele.’
17. Kucace gcaa ukuba uThixo ezaa ntlanga uzinike kanye esiya sipho wasinika sona thina siyamkeleyo iNkosi uYesu Krestu. Bendingubani na ke mna ukuba ndingáde ndime phambi kwentando kaThixo?”