UPawulu eyisiboshwa uhamba ngomkhumbi eya eRoma
1Kwathi sekunqunyiwe ukuba siye eItaliya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawulu nezinye iziboshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, igama layo linguJuliyu, eyebutho likaKesari.
2Sangena emkhunjini waseAdramitiyu obusuzakuya ezindaweni zangaseAsiya, uAristarku umMakedoniya waseThesalonika enathi.
3Ngangomuso safika eSidoni; uJuliyu wamphatha kahle uPawulu, wamvumela ukuba aye kubahlobo bakhe, ahlunyelelwe.
4Sasuka lapho, sagudla ngenzansi kweKhupro, ngokuba imimoya yayiphambene nathi.
5Sesidabulile ulwandle olungaseKhilikhiya nePhamfiliya safika eMira laseLikhiya.
6Lapho-ke induna yafumana umkhumbi waseAleksandriya oqondé eItaliya, yasingenisa kuwo.
7Sesihambé kancane izinsuku eziningi saze safika kalukhuni ngaseKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sagudla iKrethe maqondana neSalimone,
8sagudla lona kalukhuni, safika endaweni ethile ethiwa Matheku-mahle; eduze nayo kukhona umuzi waseLaseya.
9Kwathi sekudlulile isikhathi eside, sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ngokuba isikhathi seNzilo sase sidlulile, uPawulu wabaluleka,
10wathi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi loluhambo luzakuba-nengozi nokuchithakala okukhulu, kungabi-ngokwempahla nokomkhumbi kuphela kepha nokokuphila kwethu.
11Kepha induna yekhulu yethemba umshayeli womkhumbi nomniniwo kakhulu kunalokho okwakhulunywa nguPawulu.
12Njengokuba itheku lalingalungile ukuhlala khona ebusika, iningi labo laluleka ukuba kusukwe khona, mhlawumbe kwenzeke ukuba bafinyelele eFeniksi, itheku laseKrethe elibheké entshonalanga yaseningizimu nasentshonalanga yasenyakatho, bahlale khona ebusika.
13Kuthé iningizimu isaphephetha kahle, bacabanga ukuthi sebetholile ababekuqondile, bakhuphula ihange*, bagudla iKrethe.
14Kepha emva kwesikhathi esingeside kwavuka kwehla kulo umoya oyisivunguvungu othiwa iEwurakiloni;
15kodwa umkhumbi usududulwa ungasenakubhekana nomoya, sayeka saqhutshwa nje.
16Kwathi sigudla ngenzansi kwesiqhingana esithiwa iKlawuda, sabamba isikebhe kalukhuni;
17sebesikhuphulile basebenzisa izinto zokusiza, bawuzongolozela umkhumbi ngezintambo; kuthé besaba ukuthi bazakukhahleleka eSirti, behlisa izindwangu zomkhumbi, baqhutshwa kanjalo.
18Kuthé ukuba sibhengulwé kakhulu yisiphepho, ngangomuso bachitha umthwalo;
19kwathi ngolwesithathu balahla izimpahla zomkhumbi ngezandla zabo.
20Khona-ke ilanga nezinkanyezi zingasabonakali izinsuku eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane siqinisa njalo, lase liphela ithemba lonke lokuba singasindiswa.
21Sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadlilutho, uPawulu wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: Madoda, ngabe nalalela mina, kanamuka eKrethe, naphepha kulengozi nakulokhukuchithakala.
22Kepha manje senginiluleka ukuba nime isibindi, ngokuba akuyikufa-muntu kini, umkhumbi kuphela.
23Ngokuba ngalobubusuku bekumi ngakimi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe nengimkhonzayo,
24yathi: Ungesabi, Pawulu; umelwe ukuma phambi kukaKesari; bheka, uNkulunkulu ukuphile bonke abahamba nawe emkhunjini.
25Ngalokho yimani isibindi, madoda; ngokuba ngiyakholwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi kuzakuba-njengalokho kukhulunyiwe kimi.
26Kepha simelwe ukukhahleleka esiqhingini esithile.
27Kwathi ukuba kufike ubusuku beshumi nane sisazulazuliswa elwandle lwaseAdriya phakathi kobusuku, abomkhumbi bacabanga ukuthi bayasondela ezweni elithile.
28Base bephonsa intambo yokulinganisa, bafumana kungamafatome* angamashumi amabili; sebeqhubekile kancane bayiphonsa futhi, bafumana kungamafatome ayishumi nanhlanu;
29besaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singashayeka ezindaweni ezinamadwala, baphonsa amahange* amane ngasemuva, bafisa ukuba kuse.
30Abomkhumbi sebefuna ukubaleka emkhunjini, behlisela isikebhe elwandle ngokungathi bazakuphonsa amahange* enhlokweni yomkhumbi,
31uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni: Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, ningesindiswe nina.
32Khona amabutho anquma amagoda esikebhe, asidedela sawa.
33Kwathi sekuzakusa, uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle, wathi: Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nihlezi nizila, ningadli-lutho.
34Ngalokho ngiyanincenga ukuba nidle, ngokuba lokhu kungokokusinda kwenu; akuyikulahleka unwele lwekhanda nakoyedwa phakathi kwenu.
35Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla.
36Base bema isibindi bonke, badla nabo.
37Thina sonke esasisemkhunjini besingabantu abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha.
38Sebesuthi ukudla benza-lula umkhumbi belahla ukolweni elwandle.
39Sekusile, abalazanga izwe, kepha babona itheku elithile elinesihlabathi abanquma ukuba baqhubele kulo umkhumbi, uma kungenzeka.
40Banquma amahange*, bawashiya elwandle, bathukulula futhi izintambo zamaphini okuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni indwangu ephambili, baqonda ogwini.
41Batheleka endaweni enolwandle nxazombili, baqhubela umkhumbi kuyo, inhloko yomkhumbi yagxumekeka, yema ingenakunyakaziswa, kepha ingasemuva laphulwa ngamandla amaza.
42Kepha amabutho ayehlosa ukubulala iziboshwa, funa ezinye zibaleke ngokuhlamba;
43kepha induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawulu yawavimbela enhlosweni yawo, yayala ukuba labo abakwazi ukuhlamba baziphonse kuqala emanzini, bafike emhlabathini,
44nabaseleyo bafike, abanye ngamapulangwe, abanye ngezinye izinto zomkhumbi. Kanjalo-ke kwenzeka ukuba bonke baphumele emhlabathini besindile.
