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Kepha oPetru noJohane benyukela kanyekanye ethempelini ngehora lokukhuleka eliyihora lesishiyagalolunye. Kwakuthwala indoda ethile eyayilunyonga kwasesiswini sikanina, ababeyibeka imihla ngemihla ngasesangweni lethempeli elithiwa Elihle, ukuba icele izipho kwabangena ethempelini; eyathi ibona uPetro loJohane sebezangena ethempelini, yacela isipho. UPetro wasemgqolozela kanye loJohane, wathi: Sikhangele. Wabanaka, ethemba ukuthola utho kubo. UPetro wasesithi: Isiliva legolide kangilalo; kodwa lokho enginakho ngikunika khona: Egameni likaJesu Kristu waseNazaretha, sukuma uhambe. Wayibamba ngesandla sokunene, wayiphakamisa; Wasegxuma wema, wahamba, wangena nabo ethempelini, ehamba egxuma, edumisa uNkulunkulu. Bonke abantu bayibona ihamba, idumisa uNkulunkulu; Base bemazi ukuthi nguye owayehlalela isipho ngaseSangweni Elihle lethempeli; bagcwala ukumangala nokumangala ngalokho okwakwenzakele kuye. Kwathi isinyonga esisilisiweyo sibambe oPetru noJohane, abantu bonke bagijimela kubo kanyekanye ekhulusini elithiwa elikaSolomoni, bemangele kakhulu. UPetru ekubona waphendula abantu wathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, nimangala ngalokho na? Kumbe nisigqolozeleni ngokungathi ngamandla ethu nangobungcwele bethu senze lo ukuba ahambe na? UNkulunkulu ka-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, uNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu, uyikhazimulisile iNdodana yakhe uJesu; enamkhaphela nina, namphika phambi kukaPilatu, yena esenqumile ukumkhulula. Kepha naphika oNgcwele noLungileyo, nacela ukuba niphiwe umbulali; Labulala uMbusi wokuphila, uNkulunkulu amvusa kwabafileyo; esingofakazi bakho. Negama layo ngokukholwa egameni layo liyiqinisile le ndoda eniyibonayo neniyaziyo