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| 1. | Kwathi sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawuli wabizela kuye abafundi, ese ba gonile, waphuma ukuthi aye eMakedoniya. |
| 2. | Kwathi esedabule lezongxenye, esebakhuthazile ngamazwi amanengi, wafika eGriki, |
| 3. | kwathi esehlale khona inyanga ezintathu, selenziwe iqhinga ngaye ngamaJuda esezasuka ngomkhumbi ukuya eSiriya, wazimisela ukubuyela adabule eMakedoniya. |
| 4. | Wasemphelekezela kwaze kwaba seAsiya uSopatheri weBeriya; lowamaThesalonika, uAristako loSekhundu, loGayusi weDerbe, loTimothi; lamaAsiya, uTikiko loTrofimu. |
| 5. | Laba sebehambe phambili basilindela eTrowasi. |
| 6. | Kodwa thina sasuka ngomkhumbi eFiliphi emva kwensuku ze sinkwa esingelamvubelo, safika kubo eTrowasi ngensuku ezinhlanu, lapho esahlala khona insuku eziyisikhombisa. |
| 7. | Kwathi ngo suku lokuqala lweviki, abafundi bebuthene ukuhlephula isinkwa, uPawuli watshumayela kubo, elungele ukusuka kusisa, waseselula ilizwi kwaze kwaba phakathi kobusuku. |
| 8. | Njalo kwakukhona izibane ezinengi endlini ephezulu ababebuthene kiyo. |
| 9. | Kwakuhlezi ewindini ijaha elithile ngebizo linguYutikusi, elajunywa yibuthongo obukhulu, uPawuli esetshumayele isikhathi eside, selehlulwe yibuthongo lawela phansi lisuka esitezi sesithathu, laselidojwa lifile. |
| 10. | Kodwa uPawuli wehla waziphosela phezu kwalo, e li singatha wathi: Lingakhathazeki; ngoba umphefumulo walo ukhona kilo. |
| 11. | Esenyukile njalo esehlephule isinkwa wadla, waxoxa labo isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa, ngokunjalo wahamba. |
| 12. | Basebemletha umfana ephila, basebeduduzwa hatshi lakancane. |
| 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, ngolulandelayo safika eMilethu. |
| 16. | Ngoba uPawuli wayezimisele ukuyiceza iEfesu ngomkhumbi, ukuze angalibali eAsiya; ngoba wayephanga, nxa kwakungenzeka kuye, ukuba seJerusalema ngosuku lwePentekoste*. |
| 17. | Kwathi eseMilethu wathumela eEfesu wabizela kuye abadala bebandla. |
| 18. | Kwathi sebefikile kuye, wathi kubo: Liyazi lina, ukuthi kusukela esukwini lokuqala lokufika kwami eAsiya, ngangihlezi njani isikhathi sonke phakathi kwenu, |
| 19. | ngakhonza iNkosi ngokuthobeka konke langezinyembezi ezinengi langezilingo ezangehlela ngamaqhinga amaJuda; |
| 20. | ukuthi angigodlanga lutho ngayo olusizayo, ukungatshumayeli kini lokungalifundisi obala, lakuzindlu ngezindlu, |
| 21. | ngifakaza kumaJuda kanye lakumaGriki ukuphendukela kuNkulunkulu, lokholo eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu. |
| 22. | Lakhathesi khangelani, mina ngiya eJerusalema ngibotshwe nguMoya, ngingakwazi okuzangehlela phakathi kwayo, |
| 23. | ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya oyiNgcwele uyangifakazela emizini yonke esithi izibopho lezinhlupheko zingilindele. |
| 24. | Kodwa angikhathaleli lutho lwalezizinto, lempilo yami angiyenzi into eligugu kimi, ukuze ngiphelelise uhambo lwami ngentokozo, lenkonzo engayemukela eNkosini uJesu, eyokufakaza ivangeli elomusa kaNkulunkulu. |
| 25. | Njalo khathesi khangelani, mina ngiyazi ukuthi kalisayikubona ubuso bami lina lonke, engihamba phakathi kwenu ngitshumayela umbuso kaNkulunkulu. |
| 26. | Ngakho ngiyafakaza kini ngalolusuku lwalamuhla, ukuthi mina ngimsulwa egazini labo bonke; |
| 27. | ngoba kangigodlanga ukuthi ngilitshumayeze lonke icebo likaNkulunkulu. |
| 28. | Ziqapheleni-ke lina lomhlambi wonke, alibeke phakathi kwawo uMoya oyiNgcwele ukuthi libe ngababonisi, bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu, azithengele lona ngegazi lakhe uqobo. |
| 29. | Ngoba mina ngiyazi lokhu, ukuthi emva kokuhamba kwami kuzangena impisi eziphangayo phakathi kwenu, zingawuyekeli umhlambi; |
| 30. | laphakathi kwenu kuzavela amadoda ekhuluma izinto eziduhisayo, ukuhugela abafundi ngemva kwawo. |
| 31. | Ngakho lindani, likhumbule ukuthi okweminyaka emithathu ebusuku lemini kangimanga ukuleluleka omunye lo munye ngenyembezi. |
| 32. | Lakhathesi, bazalwane, ngilinikela kuNkulunkulu laselizwini lomusa wakhe, elilamandla okulakha, lokulipha ilifa phakathi kwabo bonke abangcwelisiweyo. |
| 33. | Kangihawukelanga isiliva kumbe igolide loba isembatho somuntu. |
| 34. | Lina-ke uqobo lwenu liyazi ukuthi lezizandla zasebenzela inswelo zami lezalabo ababelami. |
| 35. | Kukho konke ngilitshengisile, ukuthi kumele ukuthi sisize ababuthakathaka sisebenza ngokunjalo, sikhumbule amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yena wathi: Kubusisekile kakhulu ukupha kulokwemukela. |
| 36. | Njalo esetshilo lezizinto, waguqa ngamadolo akhe, wakhuleka labo bonke. |
| 37. | Kwaba khona ukukhala kakhulu kwabo bonke; basebewela entanyeni kaPawuli bamanga, |
| 38. | belosizi kakhulu ngelizwi alitshoyo, elokuthi kabasayikubona ubuso bakhe. Basebemphelekezela baya laye emkhunjini. |
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