43 Bonkhe bantfu befikelwa kwesaba: timangaliso netibonakaliso letinyenti tentiwa baphostoli.
Kuwo onkhe emadolobha nemave lapho kwefika khona lesimemetelo sasebukhosini emaJuda ajabula aze aba nelilanga lekubonga, kwaba nemadzili, kwajatjulwa kwaba njeya. Empeleni bantfu labanyenti bavele bagucula iminyango baba ngemaJuda, ngobe phela abesanesitfunti, esatjwa.
Ngako lelidolobha liyawungiletsela ludvumo, nekujabula, netibongo kanye nekuhlonishwa kuto tonkhe tive temhlaba letiyakuva ngato tonkhe letintfo letinhle lengilentela tona, futsi tiyawumangala titfutfumele ngalobunyenti bemnotfo lophuphumako lengilinika kona.’
Emvakwaloko ema-Israyeli ayawuphendvuka afune Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wawo, naDavide, inkhosi yawo. Bayawubuyela batitfobe kuSimakadze nakuto tibusiso taSimakadze ngemalanga ekugcina.
Labakholwako bayawuba nanati tibonakaliso: Bayawukhipha emadimoni ngelibito lami, bakhulume ngetilimi letinsha,
Bonkhe bantfu bafikelwa kwesaba, badvumisa Nkulunkulu batsi: “Sifikelwe ngumphrofethi lomkhulu!” Baphindze batsi: “Nkulunkulu sewubahambele bantfu bakhe!”
Sonkhe lesicumbi sebantfu baseGegesa samcela Jesu kutsi sale esuka kuleyo ndzawo, ngobe bonkhe befikelwa kwesaba lokukhulu. Ngako-ke Jesu wase ukhwela esikebheni, wahamba.
“Ngicinisile, ngicinisile, ngitsi kini: Lowo lokholwa ngimi uyawuyenta lemisebenti lengiyentako; yebo, uyakwenta nalengetulu kwalena, ngobe mine ngiya kuBabe.
“Madvodza aka-Israyeli, vanini lamavi! Jesu waseNazaretha abeyindvodza leyafakazelwa nguNkulunkulu embikwenu, ngemisebenti lemikhulu yemandla, nangetimangaliso kanye nangetibonakaliso letentiwa nguNkulunkulu ngaye; nani matfupha niyakwati loku, ngobe kwenteka emehlweni enu.
Ngemandla lamakhulu baphostoli banika bufakazi ngekuvuka kweNkhosi Jesu, naNkulunkulu wehlisela imvula yetibusiso etikwabo bonkhe.
Watsi nakeva lamavi Ananiyase washayeka phansi wafa; bonkhe labeva ngalesehlo besaba kakhulu.
Phetro watsi kuye: “Ayeneyasi, Jesu Khristu uyakuphilisa. Sukuma ugcebe umbhedze wakho!” Ayeneyasi wasukuma ngekushesha.
Phetro wabakhiphela ngephandle bonkhe labantfu, waguca phansi wathandaza; wase ugucukela kulesidvumbu watsi: “Thabitha, sukuma!” Thabitha wavula emehlo, watsi kube abone Phetro wahlala ngetibunu.