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UPawuli ephambi komphakathi
23UPawuli wasewujolozelaa umphakathib wathi: Madoda bazalwane, mina ngihambilec phambi kukaNkulunkulu ngesazela sonke esihled, kuze kube lamuhla. 2 Kodwa uAnaniya umpristi omkhulue walaya labo ababemi phansi kwakhe ukuthi bamtshaye umlomof. 3 UPawuli wasesithi kuye: UNkulunkulu uzakutshaya, mduli oconjwe waba mhlopheg; ngoba wena uhlalele ukungahlulela ngomlayo, kanti ngokuphambene lomlayo ulaya ukuthi ngitshayweh? 4 Lababemi lapho bathi: Uyamthuka umpristi omkhulu kaNkulunkulu yinii? 5 UPawuli wasesithi: Bengingazi, bazalwane, ukuthi ungumpristi omkhuluj; ngoba kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ungakhulumi kubi ngombusi wesizwe sakinik. 6 Kwathi uPawuli esekwazi ukuthi enye ingxenye yabo ingabaSadusil, lenye ingabaFarisi, wamemeza emphakathinim wathi: Madoda bazalwane, mina ngingumFarisi, indodana yomFarisin; ngethemba langokuvuka kwabafileyo mina ngiyahlulelwao. 7 Kwathi esetshilo lokhu, kwavela ukuphikisana kwabaFarisi labaSadusip, lexuku ladabuka phakathi; 8 ngoba abaSadusiq bathi kakukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, loba ingilosi, loba umoya; kodwa abaFarisi bayakuvuma kokubilir. 9 Kwasekuvela ukumemeza okukhulu; kwathi ababhali behlelo labaFarisi basukuma baphika kakhulu besithi: Kasitholi bubi kulumuntus; kodwa nxa umoya kumbe ingilosi kukhulume layet, kasingalwi simelene loNkulunkuluu. 10 Kwathi sekuvele ukuphikisana okukhulu, induna enkulu yesaba ukuthi uPawuli uzadatshulwa yibo, yalaya amabuthov ukuthi ahle amhluthule phakathi kwabow, njalo abuyele laye enkambeni yamabuthox. 11 Njalo ngobusuku obulandelayo iNkosi yema phansi kwakhey yathi: Mana isibindi Pawuli; ngoba njengalokhu ufakazez izinto ngami eJerusalemaa, kunjalo-ke umele ufakaze leRomab.
Iqhinga lamaJuda lokubulala uPawuli
12 Kwathi sekusile, abanye bamaJuda benza iqhinga, bazibopha ngesiqalekiso, besithi kabayikudla lokunatha baze bambulale uPawulic. 13 Njalo babengaphezu kwamatshumi amane abenza lesisifungo ndawonye; 14 abaya kubapristi abakhulu labadala bathi: Sizibophe ngesiqalekiso esikhulud, sokuthi kasiyikudla lutho size simbulale uPawuli. 15 Ngakho khathesi lina kanye lomphakathie yazisani induna enkulu, ukuze imthume kini kusasaf, ngokungathi lizazwisisa okunengi ngendaba zakhe; thina-ke, engakasondeli, sesilungele ukumbulalag. 16 Kodwa indodana kadadewabo kaPawuli yezwa ngokumcathamela, yeza yangena enkambeni yamabuthoh, yamtshela uPawuli. 17 UPawuli wasebizela kuye enye yezinduna zekhulu wathi: Sana lelijaha enduneni enkulu; ngoba lilento elizayitshela yona. 18 Yasilithatha-ke yalisa enduneni enkulu, yasisithi: UPawuli isibotshwa ungibizele kuye wacela ukuthi ngilethe lelijaha kuwe, lilento elizakutshela yona. 19 Induna enkulu yasilithatha ngesandla, yasibuyela eceleni bebodwa, yabuza: Kuyini ozongitshela khona? 20 Laselisithi: AmaJuda avumelene ukucela kuwei, ukuze wehlisele uPawuli emphakathini kusasaj, kungathi azahlolisisak ngcono ulutho ngayel. 21 Ngakho wena ungavunyiswa yiwo; ngoba amadoda adlula amatshumi amane kuwo amcathamelem, azibophe ngesiqalekison ngokuthi angadli anganathi aze ambulale; lakhathesi alungile elindele isithembiso sakho. 22 Ngakho induna enkulu yasiliyekela ijaha lahamba, ililaya isithi: Ungatsheli muntu ukuthi ungibikele lezizintoo.
UPawuli usiwa eKesariya
23 Yasibizela kuyo induna zekhulu ezithile ezimbili, yathi: Lungisani abebutho abangamakhulu amabili ukuze bahambe baze bayefika eKesariyap, labagadi bamabhiza abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa, labemikhonto abangamakhulu amabili, kusukela ngehola lesithathu lobusuku; 24 lungisani lezinyamazana, ukuze ligadise uPawuli limfikise ephephile kumbusiq uFelike; 25 wabhala incwadi imumethe lokhu: 26 Klawudiyosi Lisiya kumhlekazir umbusi uFelikes ngiyabingelelat. 27 Lindoda ibibanjwe ngamaJuda, njalo ibisizabulawa yiwou, ngafika lamabutho ngayophulav, sengizwile ukuthi ungumRomaw. 28 Ngathi ngifuna ukuthi ngazi isizatho ayimangalela ngasox, ngayehliselay emphakathini wawoz; 29 engathi ngithola ukuthi imangalelwea ngemibuzo yomlayo wawob, kodwa ingamangalelwanga ngalutho olufanele ukufac loba izibopho. 30 Kwathi sekuvelile kimid ukuthi kwasekuzakuba khona iqhinga ngalindoda ngamaJuda, ngahle ngayithuma kuwee, ngibalayile futhi abamangaleli ukuthi bakhulume izinto ababemelene layo ngazo phambi kwakhof. Sala kuhleg. 31 Abebutho-ke, njengokulaywa kwabo, bamthatha uPawuli, bamusa eAntipatri ngobusuku. 32 Njalo kusisa, batshiya abagadi bamabhiza ukuthi bahambe layeh, babuyela enkambeni yamabuthoi; 33 okwathi sebefikile eKesariyaj, bamnika umbusi incwadik, bammisa loPawuli phambi kwakhe. 34 Kwathi umbusi eseyifundile incwadil, wasebuza ukuthi ungowawuphi umkhonom; esezwile ukuthi ungoweKilikhiyan, 35 wathi: Ngizakuzwa, sebefikile labamangaleli bakhoo. Waselaya ukuthi alondolozwe endlini kaHerodip yokwahlulelaq.
a Luka 4.20.
b 22.30.
c Fil. 1.27. Fil. 3.20.
d 24.16. 2 Kor. 1.12.4.2. 2 Tim. 1.3. Heb. 13.18. 1 Kor. 4.4.
e 24.1.
f 1 Kho. 22.24.
g Mat. 23.27.
h Dute. 25.1,2. Joha. 7.51.
i Joha. 18.22.
j 24.17.
k Eks. 22.28.
l Mat. 22.23.
m 22.30.
n 26.5. Fil. 3.5.
o 24.21. 24.15. 26.6-8. 28.20. Tit. 2.13.
p Mat. 22.23.
q Mat. 22.23.
r Mat. 22.23. Mark. 12.18. Luka 20.27.
s 23.29.
t 22.7,17,18.
u 5.39.
v 23.27. Luka 23.11.
w 23.15. 21.35. 22.30.
x 23.16,32. 21.34.
y 18.9. 27.23,24. 22.14.
z 22.15.
a Luka 16.28.
b 19.21.
c 23.21,30. 25.3. 9.24.
d Luka 22.15.
e 22.30.
f 23.10.
g 23.20. 18.25,26. 24.22.
h 23.10.
i 23.14,15.
j 22.30.
k 23.14,15.
l 23.20. 18.25,26. 24.22.
m Luka 11.54.
n 23.12.
o 1.4. 17.3. Eks. 18.4. Seb. 23.24.
p 23.33. 8.40.
q 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.
r Luka 1.3.
s 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.
t 15.23.
u 21.32-34.
v 23.10.
w 22.25-29.
x 19.38.
y 22.30.
z 22.30.
a 19.38.
b 18.15. 25.19.
c 26.31. 25.25. 23.9.
d 23.20.
e 9.24.
f 23.35. 24.8.
g 15.29.
h 23.23.
i 23.10.
j 23.33. 8.40.
k 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.
l 23.26,33,34. Mat. 27.2.
m 25.1.
n 21.39.
o 23.30.
p Mat. 2.1. Seb. 12.19.
q Mat. 27.27.