UPawuli eMakedoniya

20Kwathi sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawuli wabizela kuye abafundia, esebagonileb, waphumac ukuthi aye eMakedoniyad. 2 Kwathi esedabule lezongxenye, esebakhuthazile ngamazwi amanengi, wafika eGirisi, 3 kwathi esehlale khona inyanga ezintathu, selenziwe iqhinga ngayee ngamaJuda esezasuka ngomkhumbi ukuya eSiriyaf, wazimisela ukubuyela adabule eMakedoniyag. 4 Wasemphelekezela kwaze kwaba seAsiya uSopatherih weBeriyai; lowamaThesalonikaj, uAristako loSekhunduk, loGayusil weDerbem, loTimothin; lamaAsiyao, uTikikop loTrofimuq. 5 Laba sebehambe phambili basilindelar eTrowasis. 6 Kodwa thina sasuka ngomkhumbi eFiliphit emva kwensuku zesinkwa esingelamvubelou, safika kubo eTrowasi ngensuku ezinhlanu, lapho esahlala khona insuku eziyisikhombisav.

UPawuli uvusa uYutikusi ekufeni

7 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwevikiw, abafundi bebuthenex ukuhlephula isinkway, uPawuli watshumayela kubo, elungele ukusuka kusisa, waseselula ilizwi kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku. 8 Njalo kwakukhona izibane ezinengiz endlini ephezulu ababebuthene kiyoa. 9 Kwakuhlezi ewindini ijaha elithile ngebizo linguYutikusi, elajunywa yibuthongo obukhulub, uPawuli esetshumayele isikhathi eside, selehlulwe yibuthongo lawela phansi lisuka esitezi sesithathuc, laselidojwa lifile. 10 Kodwa uPawuli wehla waziphosela phezu kwalod, elisingatha wathi: Lingakhathazeki; ngoba umphefumulo walo ukhona kiloe. 11 Esenyukile njalo esehlephule isinkwa wadlaf, wakhuluma labo isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa, ngokunjalo wahamba. 12 Basebemletha umfana ephila, basebeduduzwa hatshi lakancane.

UPawuli eMilethu; uvalelisa abeEfesu

13 Kodwa thina, sesihambe phambili ukuya emkhunjini, sasuka ngomkhumbi saya eAsosi, lapho siqonde ukumkhweza uPawuli; ngoba wayemisile ngokunjalo, yena ebezahamba ngenyawo. 14 Njalo esehlangene lathi eAsosi, samkhweza safika eMithilene, 15 sasuka lapho ngomkhumbi, kusisa safika maqondana leKiyosi; langomhlomunye sasondela eSamosi; sasesihlala eTrogiliumu, ngolulandelayog safika eMilethuh. 16 Ngoba uPawuli wayezimisele ukuyiceza iEfesu ngomkhumbii, ukuze angalibali eAsiya; ngoba wayephanga, nxa kwakungenzeka kuye, ukuba seJerusalemaj ngosuku lwePentekoste*k.

17 Kwathi eseMilethu wathumela eEfesu wabizela kuye abadala bebandlal. 18 Kwathi sebefikile kuye, wathi kubo: Liyazi lina, ukuthi kusukela osukwini lokuqala lokufika kwami eAsiyam, ngangihlezi njani isikhathi sonke phakathi kwenu, 19 ngakhonza iNkosi ngokuthobeka konke langezinyembezi ezinengi langezilingo ezangehlela ngamaqhinga amaJudan; 20 ukuthi angigodlanga lutho ngayo olusizayoo, ukungatshumayeli kini lokungalifundisi obala, lakuzindlu ngezindlup, 21 ngifakaza kumaJuda kanye lakumaGrikiq ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulurs, lokholo ngakuyo iNkosi yethu uJesu Kristut. 22 Lakhathesi khangelani, mina ngiya eJerusalema ngibotshwe nguMoya, ngingakwazi okuzangehlela phakathi kwayo, 23 ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya oyiNgcwele uyafakaza emizini yonkeu esithi izibopho lezinhlupheko zingilindelev. 24 Kodwa angikhathaleli lutho lwalezizintow, lempilo yami angiyenzi into eligugu kimix, ukuze ngiphelelise uhambo lwami ngentokozoy, lenkonzo engayemukelaz eNkosini uJesua, eyokufakaza ivangeli elomusa kaNkulunkulub. 25 Njalo khathesi khangelani, mina ngiyazi ukuthi kalisayikubona ubuso bami lina lonkec, engihamba phakathi kwenu ngitshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulud. 26 Ngakho ngiyafakaza kini ngalolusuku lwalamuhla, ukuthi mina ngimsulwa egazini labo bonkee; 27 ngoba kangigodlanga ukuthi ngilitshumayezef lonke icebo likaNkulunkulug. 28 Ziqapheleni-ke linah lomhlambi wonkei, alibeke phakathi kwawo uMoya oyiNgcwele ukuthi libe ngababonisij, bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkuluk, azithengele lonal ngegazi lakhe uqobom. 29 Ngoba mina ngiyazi lokhu, ukuthi emva kokuhamba kwami kuzangena impisi eziphangayo phakathi kwenu, zingawuyekeli umhlambin; 30 laphakathi kwenu ngokwenu kuzavela amadodao ekhuluma izinto eziduhisayop, ukuhugela abafundi ngemva kwawoq. 31 Ngakho lindanir, likhumbule ukuthi okweminyaka emithathu ebusuku lemini kangimanga ukuleluleka omunye lomunye ngenyembezis. 32 Lakhathesi, bazalwane, ngilinikela kuNkulunkulut laselizwini lomusa wakheu, elilamandla okulakhav, lokulipha ilifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyow. 33 Kangihawukelanga isilivax kumbe igolide loba isembatho somuntuy. 34 Lina-ke uqobo lwenu liyazi ukuthi lezizandla zasebenzela inswelo zamiz lezalabo ababelamia. 35 Kukho konke ngilitshengisile, ukuthi kumele ukuthi sisize ababuthakathakab sisebenza ngokunjaloc, sikhumbule amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yena wathi: Kubusisekile kakhulu ukupha kulokwemukela. 36 Njalo esetshilo lezizinto, waguqa ngamadolo akhe, wakhuleka labo bonked. 37 Kwaba khona ukukhala inyembezi kakhulu kwabo bonke; basebewela entanyeni kaPawuli bamangae, 38 belosizi kakhulu ngelizwi alitshoyof, elokuthi kabasayikubona ubuso bakhe. Basebemphelekezela baya laye emkhunjinig.