" 30 ቆርኔሌዎስም እንዲህ አለ፦ "ከአራት ቀን በፊት በዚሁ ሰዓት ይኸውም ከቀኑ ዘጠኝ ሰዓት ላይ በቤቴ ሆኜ እየጸለይኩ ሳለ የሚያንጸባርቅ ልብስ የለበሰ ሰው ድንገት ፊቴ ቆሞ 31 እንዲህ አለኝ፦ 'ቆርኔሌዎስ፣ ጸሎትህ ተሰምቶልሃል፤ ምጽዋትህም በአምላክ ፊት ታስቦልሃል።
30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour (3:00-4:00 p.m.); and a man [dressed] in bright, dazzling clothing suddenly stood before me, 31 and he said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God [so that He is about to help you].