Umsebenzi Wabathunywa 5:25-34 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

25. Kwafika ndoda ithile eyathi kubo: “Khangelani, amadoda ebeniwafake entolongweni nangaya efundisa abantu endlwini kaThixo!”

26. Yasuka ke intloko yabalindi yahamba nabaphantsi kwayo, babaphuthuma abathunywa. Babaphatha kakuhle abathunywa, kuba besoyika hleze baxulutywe ngamatye ngabantu.

27. Babazisa phambi kweBhunga abathunywa, waza umbingeleli omkhulu wabamangalela esithi:

28. “Saninika imiyalelo engqongqo yokuba ningaphindi nifundise egameni lale ndoda; kodwa khanikhangele into eniyenzileyo! Imfundiso yenu niyisarhaze kule Jerusalem iphela; ngoku nifuna ukuxhoma ukufa kwayo phezu kwethu.”

29. OoPetros baphendula bathi: “Asinakwenza nto yimbi; sifanele ukuthobela uThixo endaweni yabantu!

30. UThixo woobawo bethu wamvusa uYesu ekufeni, ekubeni nina nambulalayo ngokumxhoma emnqamlezweni.

31. UThixo wammisela ewongeni, wayiNkokheli noMsindisi wokunika amaSirayeli ithuba lokuguquka, aze axolelwe izono zawo.

32. Thina noMoya oyiNgcwele osisipho sikaThixo kwabo bamthobelayo, singamangqina azo ezi zinto.”

33. Akuweva la mazwi amalungu eBhunga avutha ngumsindo kangangokuba afuna ukuba babulawe abathunywa.

34. Kodwa omnye wabo, *owayengumFarasi ogama linguGamaliyeli, owayengumchazi-mthetho ohloniphekileyo kubantu bonke, waphakama wayalela ukuba abathunywa khe bakhutshelwe phandle.

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