UPawula Uya EJerusalema
1Kwathi lapho sesihlukene nabo, sahamba ngomkhumbi, sahamba ngendlela eqondile saze safika eKhose, ngakusasa safinyelela eRode, sedlula lapho saya ePhathara, 2sesitholile isikebhe esiwelela eFonesiya, sangena kuso, sahamba. 3Kwathi sesiyibona iKhuphro saze sayedlula, siyishiya ngemuva ngakwesokhohlo, saya eSiriya. Safika echwebeni eThire, ngokuba umkhumbi wawuzokwethula lapho izimpahla. 4Emva kokubafuna abafundi, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyikhombisa; beqhutshwa nguMoya, bamtshela uPawula ukuba angalubeki eJerusalema. 5Kepha kuthe seziphelile lezo zinsuku, saphuma sahamba, siphelezelwa yibo bonke, nomkabo nabantwana, baze basibeka ngaphandle komuzi. Saguqa ngamadolo ogwini, sakhuleka, 6savalelisana, sangena emkhumbini, kodwa bona babuyela emakhaya.
7Thina sesiluqedile uhambo sisuka eThire, safika ePhetholemayi, sesibabingelele abazalwane, sahlala nabo usuku. 8Ngakusasa sahamba saze safika eKhesariya, sangena emzini kaFiliphu umvangeli, owayengomunye wabayisikhombisa, sahlala naye. 9Yena-ke wayenamadodakazi amane, ayizintombi eziphrofethayo.
10Kwathi sisahleli lapho izinsukwana, kwafika umphrofethi evela eJudiya, igama lakhe lingu-Agabhu. 11Esefikile kithi, wathatha ibhande likaPawula, wazibopha ngalo izinyawo nezandla, wathi: “Usho lokhu uMoya oNgcwele, uthi: ‘Lo muntu ongumnikazi waleli bhande, abaJuda eJerusalema bazakumbopha kanje, bamkhaphele ezandleni zabezizwe.’ ”
12Lapho sikuzwa lokhu, samncenga thina kanye nabantu bakuleya ndawo ukuba angakhuphukeli eJerusalema. 13Nokho uPawula waphendula wathi: “Nenzani ukuba nikhale nidabukise inhliziyo yami na? Ngokuba mina sengikulungele, hhayi nje ukuboshwa kuphela, kodwa nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.”
14Sesehlulekile ukumvimba, sathula sathi: “Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi.”
UPawula EseJerusalema
15Emva kwalezo zinsuku umthwalo waba sobhokweni, sakhuphukela eJerusalema. 16Abanye babafundi baseKhesariya bahamba nathi, basiyisa kuMnasoni othile waseKhuphro, umfundi omdala, esangenisa kwakhe. 17Sesifikile eJerusalema, abazalwane basemukela ngokujabula. 18Ngakusasa uPawula wahamba nathi waya kuJakobe; onke amalunga eza. 19UPawula esewabingelele, wawalandisa ngakho konke, ngakunye ngakunye, uNkulunkulu ayekwenze kwabezizwe ngenkonzo yakhe.
20Sebekuzwile lokho bamdumisa uNkulunkulu, bathi kuye: “Uyabona, mzalwane, ukuthi ziningi kangakanani izinkulungwane zalabo asebekholwa, ezikhona phakathi kwabaJuda, futhi bonke bayizishisekeli zomthetho! 21Babikelwe ngawe ukuthi ufundisa bonke abaJuda, abaphakathi kwabezizwe, ukuhlubuka kuMose, uthi mabangabasoki abantwana babo, futhi bangawagcini amasiko. 22Pho manje sesizokwenzenjani na? Impela bazakuzwa ukuthi usufikile. 23Ngakho-ke yenza lokhu esizakukutshela khona: kukhona phakathi kwethu amadoda amane azibophile ngesifungo, 24wathathe uzihlambulule kanye nawo, uwakhokhele ukuze aphuce amakhanda, khona bonke bezokwazi ukuthi akukho lutho oluliqiniso kulokho okubikiwe ngawe, kodwa ukuthi nawe uyavumelana nomthetho futhi uyawugcina. 25Kepha maqondana nabezizwe abakholwayo, sesibalobele sanquma ukuthi mabakugweme okuhlatshelwe izithombe, igazi, inyama yesilwane esiklinyiweyo nobufebe.”
26Ngakho-ke uPawula wathatha lawo madoda, kwathi ngakusasa wazihlambulula kanye nawo, wangena ethempelini, wabazisa ngokuphela kwezinsuku zokuhlanjululwa, kuze kwenziwe umnikelo walowo nalowo.
Ukuboshwa KukaPawula
27Kuthe sekuzophela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, abaJuda base-Asiya bembonile ethempelini, bagovuza sonke isixuku, bambamba, 28bamemeza bathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yelekelelani! Nguye lo muntu ofundisa bonke ezindaweni zonke okuphambene nesizwe, nomthetho, nale ndawo, futhi ufike namaGriki wawangenisa ethempelini, wayingcolisa le ndawo engcwele.”
29Ngokuba babekade bembonile phambilini uThroyifimu wase-Efesu esemzini naye, ababecabanga ukuthi uPawula umngenise ethempelini.
30Umuzi wonke wanyakaziswa, abantu babuthanela ndawonye, bambamba uPawula, bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli; iminyango yavalwa ngokuphazima kweso. 31Kuthe sebefuna ukumbulala, kwafika izwi enduneni yenkulungwane elithi lonke iJerusalema liyaphithizela. 32Yathatha ngokushesha amabutho nezinduna zekhulu, yagijimela kubo. Kuthe sebebona induna yenkulungwane namabutho, bayeka ukumshaya uPawula.
33Yayisisondela induna yenkulungwane, yamthatha, yayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, yayisibuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni. 34Abanye esixukwini babememeza besho lokhu, nabanye besho lokhuya, ayangakwazi ukuthola iqiniso ngenxa yomsindo, yase iyala ukuba ayiswe enkanjini. 35Kuthe lapho esefikile esikhwelweni, wathwalwa ngamabutho ngenxa yokuminyana kwesixuku, 36ngokuba isixuku sabantu sasisimemeza sithi: “Msuseni!” 37Lapho esezongeniswa enkanjini, uPawula wathi enduneni yenkulungwane: “Ngabe ngivunyelwe yini ukuba notho engilushoyo kuwe na?”
Yona yathi: “Uyasazi yini isiGriki na? 38Kanti awusiye yini umGibhithe, okwathi ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku wadala isiyaluyalu, wembuka, waholela amadoda ayizi-4 000 ehlane, angababulali na?”
39Kepha uPawula, wathi: “Mina ngingumJuda waseTharsu eKhilikhiya, isakhamuzi somuzi odumileyo. Ngiyacela ukuba ungivumele ngikhulume kubantu.”
40Esemvumele, uPawula wema esikhwelweni, wathulisa abantu ngesandla. Kwase kuthula kuthi cwaka, wayesekhuluma ngolimi lwesiHebheru, ethi:
