1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? 8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
14 ¶ But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
37 ¶ Now when they heard this , they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 ¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men , as every man had need. 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
Kuzha kwe Meya yakayengemala
1 Kwakati zhuba le Pentekosite lazha, bose bakabe bakakubungana pathu pang'ompela. 2 Tjinyolotjo, nsindo unonga kuhwuhwudza kwe phepo ina masimba ukazha udwa kudzimu, ukazhala ng'umba yose yabakabe bali muili. 3 Bakabona kunofanana ne ndimi dzinonga nthuto we moto dzakapalalana, ngono dzikazha dzikagala pezhugwi kwe mmwe ne mmwe wabo. 4 Bose bakazhala Meya yakayengemala, ngono bakatangisa kulebeleka nge ndimi dzipoga sekwa bakapiwa nge Meya.
5 Mu Jerusalema kwakabe kugala Bajuta, balume banotja Ndzimu, banodwa mu njudzi dzose dze shango. 6 Bakati behwa nsindo iwoyu, mbunga nkulu ukakubungana nge gaabadzo, ngobe mmwe ne mmwe wabo wakabahwa belebeleka nge lulimi gugwe. 7 Ngono bakakaabala kwazo, bakabhuzwa beti, “Apa bathu bose ibaba banolebeleka ate Bagalili kene? 8 Ini ngono mmwe ne mmwe wedu ehwa mmwe ne mmwe wabo elebeleka nge lulimi gugwe? 9 Iswi todwa ku Patiya ne ku Mediya ne ku Elamu ne ku Mesopotamiya ne ku Judiya ne ku Kapadokiya ne ku Ponto ne ku Ezhiya 10 ne ku Firigiya ne ku Pamufiliya ne ku Egipiti ne mituthu imu Libhiya pejo ne Sirene, ne bezi banodwa ku Roma, 11 Bajuta kose ne bakabe beshanduligwa mu bugalimoyo gwe Tjijuta ne ku Kirete ne ku Arabhiya tobahwa beleba makaabadzo e Ndzimu nge ndimi dzedu!” 12 Bakakaabala basingahwisise, ngono bakabhuzwana beti, “Ikoku kodwani?”
13 Koga bamwe bakabadadila beti, “Bakalaladza.”
Sumikilo ya Pita
14 Koga Pita kamilika ne bali gumi lina nng'ompela, kamilidza hwi lile, ngono kalebeleka ne mbunga eti, “Bathu be Judiya, namwi mose bamu Jerusalema, imani ndimutjenesele ikoku; hwililani nge njele tjandinoleba. 15 Bathu ibaba abazolaladza sekwa munokumbula. Kutji tjibaka tje zhanalume mangwanana. 16 Koga etji nditjo tjakalebgwa nge nlebesambeli Jowele eti,
17 “ ‘Ndzimu ukati: Kowoti mu mazhuba e bupelo
ndowodila Meya yangu mu bathu bose.
Bakololo ne bakololokadzi benyu banowolebela mbeli
bazhuzha benyu banowobona mbono
ne bathuntana benyu banowowolota.
18 Kose ne mu balandalume bangu ne mu balandakadzi bangu
ndowodila Meya yangu mu mazhuba iyawo,
ngono banowolebela mbeli.
19 Ngono ndowothama matjenamiso pezhugwi kudzimu
ne zwilakidzo mu shango, pasi,
kowobe ne malopa ne moto nenge bhulubusi.
20 Zhuba lowotemapala kukabe zhalima
ngono mwedzi ukashandugwa ukashabapala se malopa
mbeli kwe kuzha kwe zhuba gulu la She.
21 Ngono kowoshingikala kuti iye unodana
zina la She mu tjibaka itjetjo atjidziwe.’
22 “Bathu be Iziraela, hwililani woku, Jesu we Nazareta nthu wamakalakidziwa nge Ndzimu nge matjenamiso makaabadzo nenge matjenamiso ne zwilakidzo, Ndzimu zwawakathama pakati kwenyu ndiye, sekwa munoziba imwi. 23 Jesu iwoyu makampiwa nge ndongoloso yakabigwa ye Ndzimu nenge kuziba zwimbeli kwawo; koga imwi makashingisa bathu babi kumbulaya nge kumbambula. 24 Koga Ndzimu wakammusa; unsunungula mu zogwadza zwe lufu, ngobe kwakabe kusingatubuke kuti lufu gumbhatile tjose. 25 Dafite wakati nge kukwe,
“ ‘Ndobona She misi yose mbeli kwangu.
Se bali ku luboko gwangu gwe luji, akuna tjingandizunguza.
26 Ndizo moyo wangu unoshatha
ne lulimi gwangu goshatha
ne mbili wangubo unowotjilila mu kugalabgwe,
27 ngobe amutowondisiya mu ikumbu
naiko amungaletjedzele N'yengemali wenyu kubola.
28 Makandilakidza zila ye butjilo,
mowondishathisa nge kubepo kwenyu!’
29 “Zwikamu, ndomubudza nge malebeswa kuti batategulu Dafite bakafa bakabiganyiwa, ngono ikumbu tjabo tjiyapo na nasi. 30 Bakabe bali nlebesambeli ngono bakaziba kuti Ndzimu wakabagadzabgwe nge kutuna kuti unowobiga mmwe we bana babo mu tjigalo tjabo tje bushe. 31 Bakabona zwimbeli ndizo bakaleba ngekwe kumuka kwe Mesiya kuti, ‘Aazosiyiwa mu ikumbu ne mbili uwe auzobola.’ 32 Ndzimu wakamusa Jesu ihwoyu, ngono iswi tose ti batendeki bekuti ikoku kwakayitikala. 33 Kati amilidzigwa ku luboko gwe luji gwe Ndzimu, aamutjila Meya yakayengemala se kugadzabgwe kwa Tate, ndizo watebulila mutili itjetji tjamunobona ne tjamunohwa. 34 Ngobe Dafite aazotathila kudzimu, koga iye kati,
“ ‘She bakati kuna She wangu:
Gala ku luboko gwangu gwe luji
35 kudzina ndithama zwita zwizo tjigalo tje makumbo awo.’
36 “Ndizo bose be ng'umba ye Iziraela ngabazibe nge malebeswa kuti Ndzimu wakathama Jesu iwoyu wamakabambula kube She ne kube Mesiya!”
37 Kukati bathu behwa ikoku, bakadziyidzika, ngono bakati kuna Pita ne batumwa bamwe, “Zwikamu, tishingeni ngono?”
38 Pita kashandula eti, “Shandukilani matjinyo enyu mudubikiwe, mmwe ne mmwe wenyu nge zina la Jesu Kirisiti kuti ndizo matjinyo enyu muazwiibhatigwe. Ngono mowoamutjila tjipo tje Meya yakayengemala. 39 Kugadziwabgwe nge kwenyu ne bana benyu na bose bakule kule, mmwe ne mmwe She Ndzimu wedu waunowodana.”
40 Ngono katendeka nge matama mamwe manjinji kabakulumbidza eti, “Muzwitjidze mu tjizekugwana itjetji tjakabipa.” 41 Ibabo bakaamutjila ndebo iye bakadubikiwa, ngono ilelo zhuba bakapaphidziwa nge bathu bali zwiwulu zwitatu (3 000). 42 Bakamusila meya zwidiyo zwe batumwa ba Jesu nenge kushangana nenge kupemula tjiwunga nenge mitembezelo.
Butjilo gwe bagalimoyo
43 Mmwe ne mmwe kazhigwa ngotja, ngono makaabadzo manji ne zwilakidzo zwinotjenamisa zwinji zwakathamiwa nge batumwa ba Jesu. 44 Bagalimoyo bose bakabe bali tjithu tjing'ompela, bakashanganyila tjimwe ne tjimwe. 45 Bakatengesa zwithu zwabo, kose ne thundu dzabo, ngono bakapa mmwe ne mmwe kuyendidzana nge kushaya kukwe. 46 Bakadwilila mazhuba wose beshangana mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. Bakabe bepemula tjiwunga mu mizi yabo beja bose nge moyo yakashatha nenge moyo mitjena, 47 bekudza Ndzimu kakale beamutjigwa zubuyanana nge bathu bose. Ngono She bakapapha zhuba ne zhuba ibabo bakabe betjidziwa.