UPowula uya eJerusalema
1Kwathi sesihlukene nabo sathaya sanqomba eKhose, ngakusasa safika eRodosi. Ukusuka lapho saya ePatara. 2Lapho safumana umkhumbi oya eFunisiya; sakhwela sathaya. 3Sathi nasele sibona iSayipurasi, sadlula ngesewula yakhona sathayela eSiriya, sehlika eTirosi ngombana lapho umkhumbi gade uyokwehlisa ipahla. 4Sesifunyene abafundi lapho, sahlala nabo amalanga alikhomba. NgoMoya oCwengileko batjela uPowula bona angalibhadi eJerusalema. 5Kodwana kuthe bona amalanga wethu lapho aphele, sasuka bona siragele phambili nekhambo lethu. Boke abafundi, abomkabo nabantwababo basiphekelela besaphumela ngaphandle kwedorobho. Lapho-ke saguqa eligwini lelwandle sathandaza. 6Emva kokulayelisana nabo sangena ngemkhunjini, bona babuyela emakhaya.
7Saraga ngethayo lethu ukusuka eTirosi besafika ePitolemayisi; lapha safika sabingelela abazalwana sahlala nabo ilanga elilodwa. 8Ngelanga elilandelako sakhamba safika eKhesariya, sangena kwaFlebhe umvangeli ongomunye wabalikhomba, sahlala kwakhe.
9Yena ubanamadodakazi amane angakendi agade aphorofida. 10Kuthe sisahlezi lapho amalangana, kwafika umphorofidi u-Agabhusi avela eJudiya. 11Weza kithi wathatha ibhande lakaPowula, wazibopha ngalo iinyawo nezandla, wathi: “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguMoya oCwengileko, ‘Ngayo indlela le, umninibhandeli uzokubotjhwa maJuda ngeJerusalema, amkhaphele kabatjhili.’ ”
12Kuthe bona sizwe lokho, thina nabanye abantu lapho, sancenga uPowula bona angakhuphukeli eJerusalema. 13Kodwana uPowula waphendula wathi: “Nenzani, nilila kangaka nidanisa ihliziywami na? Angikalungeli kwaphela ukubotjhwa ngeJerusalema, kodwana nokufela khona ngebanga lebizo leKosi uJesu.” 14Sesihlulekile ukumvimba, sazithulela samukela sathi: “Intando yeKosi ayenziwe.”
15Emva kwamalangana lawo, sazilungiselela sakhuphukela eJerusalema. 16Abanye babafundi beKhesariya bakhamba nathi, basisa ekhayeni kwaMnasoni weSayipurasi, ebegade amfundi omdala kobana sihlale khona.
UPowula ufika eJerusalema
17Kuthe bona sifike ngeJerusalema amakholwa asamukela ngethabo. 18Kwathi ngakusasa uPowula wakhamba nathi sayokubona uJakopo nabaphathi boke abebalapho. 19Sele ababingelele, wabika koke ngakunye uZimu agade akwenze hlangana nabatjhili ngomsebenzakhe. 20Kuthe bona bezwe lokho, badumisa uZimu. Nje-ke bathi kuPowula: “Uyabona mfowethu bonyana kuneenkulungwana ezinengi kangangani hlangana namaJuda ezimakholwa, begodu zoke zitjhisakalela umthetho. 21Manje zitjeliwe ngawe bona wena ufundisa woke amaJuda ahlala eenarheni zabatjhili bona alise umthetho kaMosi; uwatjelile bonyana angasoki abantwana bawo begodu bangalandeli amasiko. 22Alo, sizokwenza njani na? Nanyana kunjani azokuzwa bonyana ufikile, 23yeke yenza lokho esikutjela khona: Kunamadoda amane lapha azibophe ngesifungo, 24nje-ke khambisana nawo uhlanganele nawo esikweni lokuhlanjululwa ukhuphe iindleko zokugudwa kweenhloko zawo. Ngendlela le boke bazakwazi bona akukho iqiniso kilokho abatjelwe ngawe ngakho, kodwana bazakwazi bona nawe uphila njengaloyo ogcina umthetho kaMosi.
25“Nakungabatjhili esele bamakholwa, sibathumele incwadi nesimiso sethu sokobana abatjhide kokuhlatjelwe abosingazimu, ebubendeni, kokukghanyiweko nebufebeni.”
26Ngomuso uPowula wathatha amadoda lawo, kwathi sele azihlambululile, wangena nawo ngethempelini, wabika emtarini ukupheleliswa kwamalanga wehlambuluko lokha kuzakwenziwa umhlabelo womunye nomunye wabo.
Ukubotjhwa kwakaPowula
27Kuthe amalanga alikhomba nakaya ngekupheleni, amaJuda we-Asiya agade abone uPowula ngethempelini atjitjizela isiqubuthu. Abamba uPowula, 28arhuwelela athi: “Ma-Israyeli, sizani! Lo, mumuntu okhamba yoke indawo afundisa omunye nomunye, okuphambene nabantu bekhethu, umthetho nendawo le. Ngaphandle kwalokho sele angenise namaGirigi ngethempelini, yeke usilaphaze indawo ecwengileko le!” 29Ngebanga lokobana bebabone uTrofimusi we-Efesu anoPowula ngedorobheni, badlumbana bona uPowula bekamngenise ngethempelini.
30Nje-ke idorobho loke laphithizela nabantu beza bagijimela ndawonye; babamba uPowula bamrhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli kwavalwa neminyango khonokho. 31Kuthe basathi balinga ukumbulala, kwafika ilizwi enduneni yebutho bona loke iJerusalema liyavungazela. 32Khonokho yathatha amajoni nabaphathimabutho; yarhaba yehlela kibo. Kuthe bona abantu babone induna yebutho namajoni, balisa ukubetha uPowula. 33Induna yafese yambamba yathi akabotjhwe ngeenketani ezimbili; yabuza bona ungubani nokobana wenzeni. 34Abanye hlangana nesiqubuthu barhuwelela into yinye, abanye okhunye. Kwathi ngebanga lokobana ingakhange ikghone ukuzwisisa kuhle ngebanga lokuvungazela, yakanye yayala bona asiwe ekampeni yamajoni. 35Kwathi uPowula sele afike emiqaqadweni, umguruguru wesiqubuthu wadlanga ngamandla kangangoba kwafuneka bona athwalwe majoni. 36Isiqubuthu ebesilandela ngemva kwawo besisoloko sirhuwelela sithi: “Akasisusele thina!”
UPowula uyazivikela
37Kuthe sele bazomngenisa ngekampeni yamajoni, wathi enduneni: “Ngingaba nengingakutjhoko kuwe na?” Induna yamphendula yathi: “Kanti uyasazi isiGirigi na? 38Nakunjalo, alo, awusimrhali loya womGibhide okhe wathi mhlapha nje walinga ukuvukela umbuso ngokubutha ababulali abaziinkulungwana ezine waya nabo erhalawumbeni?”
39UPowula waphendula wathi: “Mina ngimJuda odabuka eTarsusi yeSilisiya, ngisisakhamuzi sedorobho eliqakathekileko. Yeke ngiyakubawa, akhe ungivumele ngikhulume ebantwinaba.” 40Sele afunyene imvumo, uPowula wajama phezu komqaqado waphakamisela abantu isandla. Kuthe bona bathule, wakhuluma nabo ngesiHebheru, wathi:
