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| 1. | Wasefika eDerbe leListra; njalo khangela, kwakukhona lapho umfundi othile, uTimothi ngebizo, indodana yowesifazana othile ongumJudakazi okholwayo, kodwa uyise wayengumGriki; |
| 2. | owayenconywa ngabazalwane eListra leIkoniyuma. |
| 3. | Lo uPawuli wathanda ukuthi aphume laye, wasemthatha wa m soka, ngenxa yamaJuda ayekhona kulezondawo; ngoba wonke ayemazi uyise, ukuthi wayengumGriki. |
| 4. | Njalo bedabula imizi, babanika izimiso ukuzilondoloza ezamiswa ngabaphostoli labadala ababeseJerusalema. |
| 5. | Ngakho amabandla aqiniswa ekholweni, njalo anda ngamanani insuku ngensuku. |
| 6. | Sebedabule eFrigiya lelizwe leGalathiya, balelwa nguMoya oNgcwele ukukhuluma ilizwi eAsiya, |
| 7. | sebefikile maqondana leMisiya bazama ukuya eBithiniya; kodwa uMoya kabavumelanga; |
| 8. | basebeyiceza iMisiya behlela eTrowasi. |
| 9. | Kwasekubonakala umbono kuPawuli ebusuku; indoda ethile umMakedoniya yayimi, imncenga isithi: Chaphela eMakedoniya, usisize. |
| 10. | Kwathi esewubonile umbono, sahle sazama ukusuka siye eMakedoniya, siphetha sisithi iNkosi isibizele ukutshumayela ivangeli kibo. |
| 11. | Ngakho sasuka eTrowasi ngomkhumbi, saqonda eSamotrake, langolulandelayo eNeyapholi, |
| 12. | sasuka lapho saya eFiliphi, engumuzi wokuqala wesigaba seMakedoniya, esibuswa ngelinye ilizwe; kulowomuzi sasesihlala insuku ezithile. |
| 13. | Njalo ngosuku lwesabatha saphumela ngaphandle komuzi eceleni komfula, lapho okwakufanele kwenzelwe umkhuleko khona; sasesihlala phansi sakhuluma labesifazana ababebuthene ndawonye. |
| 14. | Lowesifazana othile uLidiya ngebizo, ongumthengisikazi wamalembu ayibubende owemzini weTiyathira, ekhonza uNkulunkulu, wezwa, onhliziyo yakhe iNkosi yayivula, ukuthi alalele okwakhulunywa nguPawuli. |
| 15. | Kuthe esebhabhathiziwe, lendlu yakhe, wa si ncenga esithi: Uba libonile ukuthi ngithembekile eNkosini, wozani endlini yami, lihlale khona. Wasesicindezela. |
| 16. | Kwasekusithi sisiya emkhulekweni, intombazana eyisigqili elomoya wokuhlahlula yahlangana lathi, eyayizuzela amakhosi ayo inzuzo enengi ngokuvumisa. |
| 17. | Lo walandela uPawuli lathi, ememeza esithi: Lababantu bazinceku zikaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ezisitshumayeza indlela yosindiso. |
| 18. | Lalokhu yakwenza insuku ezinengi. Kwathi uPawuli esenengiwe, watshibilika, wathi kumoya: Ngiyakulaya ngebizo likaJesu Kristu ukuthi uphume kuyo. Wasephuma ngalesosikhathi. |
| 19. | Amakhosi akhe esebonile ukuthi ithemba lenzuzo yabo seliphumile, abamba uPawuli loSilasi, a ba donsela emdangeni phambi kwababusi, |
| 20. | sebebalethile ezinduneni athi: Lababantu badunga umuzi wethu, bengamaJuda, |
| 21. | batshumayela imikhuba esingavunyelwa ukuyemukela siyenze, singamaRoma. |
| 22. | Lexuku labelekelela, lenduna zabadabulela izembatho zabo zalaya ukuthi ba ba tshaye ngenduku. |
| 23. | Sebebatshayile imivimvinya eminengi ba ba phosela entolongweni, balaya umlindintolongo ukuthi abalondoloze abaqinise; |
| 24. | yena, emukele umlayo onjalo, wabaphosela entolongweni ephakathi, waseqinisa inyawo zabo esigodweni. |
| 25. | Kwathi sekungaba phakathi kobusuku uPawuli loSilasi babekhuleka behlabela amahubo endumiso kuNkulunkulu, lezibotshwa zazibezwa; |
| 26. | njalo kwahle kwaba khona ukuzamazama komhlaba okukhulu, kwaze kwanyikinyeka izisekelo zentolongo; kwahle kwavulwa iminyango yonke, kwathukululwa izibopho zabo bonke. |
| 27. | Kwathi umlindintolongo ephaphama, esebona iminyango yentolongo ivulekile, wakhokha inkemba, ezimisele ukuzibulala, ecabanga ukuthi izibotshwa zibalekile. |
| 28. | Kodwa uPawuli wamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu esithi: Ungazilimazi; ngoba silapha sonke. |
| 29. | Wasecela isibane waphoseka phakathi, njalo wasethuthumela wawela phansi phambi kukaPawuli loSilasi, |
| 30. | njalo esebakhuphela phandle wathi: Makhosi, kumele ngenzeni ukuze ngisindiswe? |
| 31. | Basebesithi: Kholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu, njalo uzasindiswa wena lendlu yakho. |
| 32. | Basebekhuluma kuye ilizwi leNkosi, lakulabo bonke ababesendlini yakhe. |
| 33. | Wasebathatha ngalelohola lobusuku wa ba gezisa amanxeba, njalo wahle wabhabhathizwa yena labakhe bonke. |
| 34. | Wasebasa endlini yakhe wabeka itafula lokudla phambi kwabo, wasethokoza lendlu yakhe yonke bekholwa kuNkulunkulu. |
| 35. | Kwathi sekusile, induna zathuma amapholisa zisithi: Khulula labobantu. |
| 36. | Umlindintolongo wasebikela uPawuli lamazwi esithi: Induna zithumele, ukuthi likhululwe; ngakho phumani khathesi lihambe ngokuthula. |
| 37. | Kodwa uPawuli wathi kuwo: Basitshayile obala singalahlwanga licala, si ngamaRoma, basebe si phosela entolongweni, njalo khathesi ngensitha sebesiphosela phandle yini? Hatshi bo! Kodwa kumele beze bona basikhuphe. |
| 38. | Amapholisa azibikela izinduna lamazwi; zasezisesaba zisizwa ukuthi bangamaRoma, |
| 39. | njalo zeza zabancenga, njalo za ba khupha za ba cela ukuthi baphume emzini. |
| 40. | Basebephuma entolongweni bangena koLidiya; kwathi sebebabonile abazalwane, babaduduza, basuka bahamba. |
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