1UPowula waqala thwi phezu kwamadoda wesigungu sabarholi bamaJuda, wathi kiwo: “Bafowethu, ngiphile phambi kwakaZimu ngonembeza omsulwa bekube nanamhlanjesi.” 2Nje-ke umphristi omkhulu u-Ananiyasi wayala agade bajame hlanu kwakhe bona bamwahle umlomo lo. 3Ngalokhu uPowula wathi kuye: “UZimu uzokuwahla wena ozenza msulwa! Uhlalele ukugweba mina ngomthetho, khisibe wena uyawephula ngokuthi bangibethe!”
4Abagade bajame hlanu kwakhe bathi: “Wena, uthuka umphristi omkhulu kaZimu na?” 5UPowula waphendula wathi: “Bafowethu, bengingazi bona mphristi omkhulu. Mbala kutloliwe kwathiwa, ‘Ungathuwelelisi umphathi wabantu bakho.’ ”
6Kuthe bona uPowula abone bonyana abanye babaSadusi nokuthi abanye babaFarisi, warhuwelela esigungwini wathi: “Bafowethu, ngimFarisi oyindodana yabaFarisi. Nje-ke lapha ngimangalelwe ngendaba yokuthi nginethemba lokobanyana abafileko bazokuvuka.”
7Kuthe bona atjho lokho, kwathoma ukuphikisana phakathi kwabaFarisi nabaSadusi, ihlangano yahlukana phakathi 8ngombana abaSadusi bebathi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileko, begodu azikho iingilozi nemimoya; kodwana abaFarisi bebakholelwa kikho kokuthathu. 9Itjhada laba likhulu bekwasikima abanye abafundisi bomthetho babaFarisi baphikisa ngamandla, bathi: “Asiboni ilitho elimbi endodeni le! Kuzokuthiwani nakube ummoya namkha ingilozi, ikhulume kuye na?”
10Lokha ukuphikisana kwabo nakuba namandla, induna yebutho beyesaba bona bazamtlebhula imitletlana uPowula. Yeke yayala amajoni bona ehle, afese amdzwebule ngekani amuse ekampeni yamajoni.
11Kwathi ebusuku iKosi yajama hlanu kwakaPowula, yathi: “Yiba nesibindi! Njengombana ufakaze ngami eJerusalema, kufuze wenze njalo neRoma.”
Ubukhwebetjhana bokubulala uPowula
12Kuthe sekusile amaJuda azibumba isicathana abe azibopha ngesifungo kobana angagomi namkha asele nanyana yini angakabulali uPowula. 13Labo ebebazibumbe isicathana bebeqile ematjhumini amane. 14Bona baya ebaphristini abakhulu nebaphathini, bathi: “Sesizibophe ngesifungo bona angekhe sagoma ilitho singakabulali uPowula. 15Manje, nina nesigungu sabarholi bamaJuda thumelani ilizwi enduneni yebutho bona ithumele uPowula ehle eze kini, nizitjhaye sengathi nifuna ukwazisisa kuhle ngaye. Nje-ke thina sesilungele ukumsusa angakafiki.”
16Kodwana indodana kadadwabo lakaPowula yezwa ngendumba le, nje-ke yakhamba yangena ngekampeni yamajoni yabikela uPowula ngalokhu. 17Yeke uPowula wabiza omunye wabaphathimabutho wathi kuye: “Thatha isokaneli ulise enduneni, kukhona elizakutjho kiyo.” 18Umphathimabutho walithatha, walisa enduneni, wafese wathi: “Isibotjhwa uPowula ungibizile wathi ngilethe isokaneli kuwe ngombana kukhona elifuna ukukutjho kuwe.”
19Induna yalibamba ngesandla yatjhidela nalo eqadi, yalibuza yathi: “Yini le ofuna ukungibikela yona?”
20Lona lathi: “AmaJuda avumelene bona azokubawa bonyana uthumele uPowula ehle eze esigungwini sababarholi bamaJuda kusasa, kubengathi bafuna ukwazi kabanzi ngaye. 21Kodwana ungabalaleli ngombana phakathi kwawo kukhona amadoda angaphezu kwamatjhumi amane azabe abhaqile amlindele. Azibophe ngesifungo sokobana angekhe agoma namkha asela angakambulali. Kwanjesi nje, sele ajame ngehlelo, alindele kwaphela imvumo yakho.”
22Nje-ke induna yathi: “Ungatjeli noyedwa bona lokhu sewungazisile.” Yalilisa lakhamba.
UPowula uthunyelwa kumbusi uFeliksi
23Yabiza abaphathimabutho ababili, yathi kibo: “Zilungiseleleni ukukhamba namhlanje ngesimbi yethoba kusihlwa, niye eKhesariya namajoni amakhulu amabili, abakhweli beenjomani abamatjhumi alikhomba nabaphathi bemikhonto abamakhulu amabili. 24Begodu nikelani noPowula ezinye iinjomani kobana akhwele, nimfikise aphephile kumbusi uFeliksi.”
25Nje-ke induna yatlola incwadi efundeka ngendlela le:
26“Mina Klawudiyusi Lisiya, ngilotjhisa kuwe Feliksi Mbusi ohloniphekileko. 27AmaJuda abamba indoda le, kwathi sele athi ayayiqedelela ngafika nebutho ngayisindisa ngombana ngilemukile nokobana isisakhamuzi sombuso weRoma. 28Njengombana bengifuna ukwazi icala abamthwese lona, ngamletha esigungwini sabarholi bamaJuda. 29Ngafumana bona bayimangalele ngomlandu malungana nomthetho wabo; kunganalitho elenza ifanele ukubulawa namkha ukuphoswa ngesikhungweni. 30Kuthe sekudaluliwe kimi bona kukhona ubukhwebetjhana ngendoda leyo, ngathi angiyithumele kuwe msinyana. Ngibatjelile nabamangaleli bayo bona nabo abendlale indaba yabo phambi kwakho ngayo.”
31Nje-ke amajoni njengokuyalwa kwawo, athatha uPowula ebusuku amusa e-Antipatrisi. 32Ngelanga elilandelako abakhweli beenjomani baragela phambili naye, amanye amajoni abuyela emuva ekampeni yamajoni. 33Kuthe nabafika eKhesariya, banikela umbusi incwadi, bethula noPowula phambi kwakhe. 34Umbusi wafunda incwadi, wabuza uPowula bona ubuya kisiphi isifunda. Kuthe bonyana afumane bona uvela eSilisiya, 35wathi kuye: “Ngizokulalela indabakho nasele kufike abamangaleli bakho.” Yeke wayala bona aqalwe esigodlweni sakaHerode.
