BoPawula bavakashela eJerusalema
1Satsi kube sehlukane nabo, santjweza ngemkhumbi saze sefika eKhosi. Ngakusasa sefika eRodosi, satsi nasisuka lapho, sacondza ePhatara. 2Sakhandza umkhumbi loya eFenisiya, sekhwela sahamba ngawo. 3Sefika endzaweni lapho sabona khona sichingi saseSiphrosi, sasigudla ngaseningizimu saya eSiriya. Sehlela eThire, ngobe lapho bekutakwehla khona timphahla betisemkhunjini. 4Sakhandza emakholwa, sahlala nawo liviki. Ngemandla aMoya Longcwele batjela Pawula kutsi angayi eJerusalema. 5Kepha kwatsi kube kuphele sikhatsi sekuhlala kwetfu nabo, sabashiya sachubeka neluhambo lwetfu. Basiphekeletela bonkhe kanye nalabasikati nebantfwana, baze basibeka ngephandle kwalelidolobha. Sefika elugwini saguca sathandaza. 6Sase siyavalelisana sakhwela emkhunjini, bona-ke babuyela emuva emakhaya.
7Sachubeka neluhambo lwetfu sesuka eThire ngemkhumbi saya ePhitolemayisi, lapho sefika sabingelela bazalwane. Sahlala nabo lilanga linye. 8Ngakusasa sahamba saze sefika eKhesariya. Sefike sangenisa sahlala emtini wemvangeli Filiphu lobekangulomunye webasiti lababesikhombisa. 9Bekanemadvodzakati, tintfombi letine letatiphrofetha.
10Satsi sisahleti emalangana, kwefika umphrofethi, libito lakhe kungu-Agabusi aphuma eJudiya. 11Wefika kitsi watsatsa libhande laPawula walibopha etinyaweni nasetandleni takhe watsi: “Naku lokushiwo nguMoya Longcwele: ‘Umnikati walelibhande utawuboshwa ngemaJuda kanje eJerusalema amnikele etandleni tebetive.’ ”
12Satsi nasiva loko, tsine kanye nebantfu baleyo ndzawo samncenga Pawula kutsi angasayi eJerusalema. 13Kodvwa waphendvula watsi: “Nikhalelani kanjena nize ningidzabukise enhlitiyweni? Angikalindzeli kuphela kutsi ngiboshwe eJerusalema kepha ngilungele nekutsi ngife ngenca yeNkhosi Jesu.”
14Sehluleka kumvimbela, sase siyamyekela satsi: “Akwenteke intsandvo yeNkhosi!”
15Emvakwalawo malanga salungisa timphahla tetfu sakhuphukela eJerusalema. 16Labanye bafundzi baseKhesariya bahamba natsi basiyisa emtini wendvodza lebesitawuhlala kayo, Mnasoni wekuchamuka eSiphrosi, lobekasalikholwa sikhatsi lesidze.
Pawula uvakashela Jakobe
17Nasifika eJerusalema, bazalwane basemukela ngenjabulo.
18Ngakusasa Pawula wahamba natsi sayawubona Jakobe. Kwakukhona nebabonisi bonkhe belibandla. 19Pawula wababingelela wase ubanika umbiko lophelele mayelana nemsebenti lowentiwe nguNkulunkulu kubantfu betive ngaye.
20Batsi kube bamuve bonkhe, badvumisa Nkulunkulu. Base batsi kuPawula: “Uyabona-ke, mzalwane, kukhona tinkhulungwane temaJuda letikholwako, bonkhe babambelele kakhulu emtsetfweni. 21Futsi sebatjeliwe ngawe kutsi bewufundzisa onkhe emaJuda lahlala emaveni aletinye tive kutsi akayekele umtsetfo waMosi, uwatjela nekutsi akayekele kusoka bantfwabawo nekwenta emasiko.
22“Nakanjani batawuva kutsi sewufikile. Kufanele kwentiwe njani-ke ngaleyo ndzaba? 23Yenta naku-ke lesikutjela kona. Kukhona emadvodza lamane lapha lente sifungo. 24Hamba nalamadvodza utihlanganise nawo nitihlambulule ngekwelisiko, bese uwakhokhela tindleko tawo; atawube asahhula tinwele tetinhloko tawo. Ngekwenta njalo-ke bonkhe bantfu batakwati kutsi kute liciniso kuto tonkhe letintfo labatjelwe tona ngawe, kepha batakwati kutsi nawe uhamba ngawo umtsetfo waMosi. 25Kepha-ke mayelana nebetive labakholwako sibatfumelele incwadzi, sabatjela kutsi bangakudli kudla lokwentelwe tithico, nengati, nesilwane lesitifele, nekutsi babalekele bugwadla.”
26Pawula wase utsatsa lamadvodza kwatsi ngakusasa bahlanjululwa, wase uya ethempelini wayawubatjela kutsi lokutihlambulula kutaba sikhatsi lesinganani, bese kwentiwa umnikelo walowo nalowo kubo.
Pawula uboshwa ethempelini
27Kwatsi lapho sekusele kancane kutsi kuphele emalanga lasikhombisa, emaJuda ase-Asiya abona Pawula asethempelini, ase afaka kubantfu umoya wetikhova wekutsi basuse siphitsiphitsi, ambamba, 28amemeta atsi: “Madvodza aka-Israyeli, sitani! Nangu lomuntfu lohamba tonkhe tindzawo afundzisa bantfu lokuphambene nesive sakitsi, nemtsetfo waMosi kanye nalendzawo. Manje-ke sewudzimate wafaka bantfu betive ethempelini kutsi batewungcolisa lendzawo lengcwele.”
29Bakusho loko ngobe babebone Trofimusi wase-Efesu ahamba naPawula kulo lelidolobha, base bacabanga kutsi ungene naye kulelithempeli.
30Kwaba nesiphitsiphitsi kulo lonkhe lelidolobha, bantfu bagijimela ndzawonye babamba Pawula bamhudvulela ngephandle kwelithempeli, masinyane iminyango yavalwa. 31Babesetama kumbulala Pawula ngesikhatsi kutfunyelwa ligama kukhenela wemabutfo aseRoma kutsi kukhona umsindvo losukile eJerusalema. 32Masinyane khenela wahamba naletinye tindvuna temabutfo nemasotja baphutfuma kulesicuku. Satsi kube simbone lesicuku eta ahamba nemasotja, sayekela kushaya Pawula. 33Khenela wacondza kuPawula wambamba, watsi akaboshwe ngetinketane letimbili. Wase uyababuta kutsi ngubani yena lomuntfu, nekutsi wenteni.
34Labanye kulesicumbi bamemeta basho loku, nalabanye basho lokwa. Kwaba khona kungavumelani lokunyenti lokwaze kwabanga kutsi khenela angatfoli kahle kutsi kubangwani. Wase utsi kulamadvodza labehamba nawo akatsatse loPawula amyise emalawini emabutfo. 35Atsi emasotja nakefika etitebhisini, ametjatsa, ngobe abona kutsi sicumbi sesimfuna ngetandla. 36Sicumbi sebantfu sasimlandzela ngemuva simemeta sitsi: “Akabulawe!”
Pawula utivikela ngenkhulumo
37Kwatsi nase bafuna kumfaka esitokisini, Pawula wakhuluma nakhenela watsi: “Ngivumelekile yini kukhuluma nawe?”
Khenela wambuta watsi: “Uyakwati yini kukhuluma siGriki? 38Nakunjalo, pho, akusiwe yini lomGibhithe losandza kususa lutfutfuva ngekubutsa ti-4 000 temadvodza latidlova, lavukela umbuso, wawaholela ehlane?”
39Pawula waphendvula watsi: “Mine ngiliJuda lekutalwa eThasusi esigodzini saseSilisiya, ngisakhamuti selidolobha lelibaluleke kakhulu. Ase ungivumele ngikhulume nalabantfu!”
40Khenela wamvumela. Pawula wema etitebhisini, waphakamisa tandla wababindzisa, batsi kube babindze wacala wakhuluma kubo ngesiHebheru watsi:
