14:5 |
Ngoku kwakucetywe uhlaselo ngamaYuda namaYuda kunye neenkokeli zawo, ukuze babajongele phantsi, babagibisele ngamatye, |
14:6 |
bona, ukuqonda oku, basaba kunye eListra naseDerbhe, izixeko zaseLikawoniya, nakuwo wonke ummandla ojikelezileyo. Baye ke beshumayela iindaba ezilungileyo kuloo ndawo. |
14:7 |
Kwaye ke indoda ethile ihleli eListra, enesiphene ezinyaweni zakhe, isiqhwala kwasesizalweni sikanina, ongazange ahambe. |
14:8 |
Le ndoda yeva uPawulos ethetha. Kwaye uPawulos, ejonge kuye ngenyameko, kwaye eqonda ukuba unokholo, ukuze aphile, |
14:9 |
watsho ngelizwi elikhulu, “Yima nkqo ngeenyawo zakho!” Yatsiba, yahambahamba. |
14:10 |
Kodwa zakukubona oko izihlwele uPawulos akwenzileyo, baliphakamisa ilizwi labo ngesiLikawoni, esithi, “Oothixo, ethabathe imizekeliso yabantu, behla beza kuthi!” |
14:11 |
Bambiza ke uBharnabhas, ‘UJupiter,’ ukanti ngokwenene bambiza uPawulos, ‘IMercury,’ ngenxa yokuba wayesisithethi esikhokelayo. |
14:12 |
Kwakhona, umbingeleli kaZeyus, owayengaphandle komzi, phambi kwesango, bezisa iinkomo nezidanga, wayezimisele ukubingelela kunye nabantu. |
14:13 |
Kwaye ngokukhawuleza njengoko abapostile, uBharnabhas noPawulos, wayeyivile le nto, bazikrazula iingubo zabo zangaphantsi, batsibela eso sihlwele, ekhala |
14:14 |
kwaye esithi: “Madoda, kutheni unokwenza oku? Nathi singabantu abafayo, amadoda anjengani, ndishumayela kuni ukuba niguquke, kwezi zinto zililize, kuThixo ophilileyo, umenzi wezulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, neento zonke ezikwezo zinto;. |
14:15 |
Kwizizukulwana ezidlulileyo, wazivumela zonke iintlanga ukuba zihambe ngeendlela zazo. |
14:16 |
Kodwa ngokuqinisekileyo, akazishiyanga ngokwakhe ngaphandle kobungqina, esenza okulungileyo emazulwini, enika iimvula namaxesha aneendyebo, ezizalisa iintliziyo zabo ngokudla nangemihlali. |
14:17 |
Kwaye ngokuthetha ezi zinto, babengakwazi ukuzinqanda izihlwele ukuba zingaqhumiseli kubo. |
14:18 |
Ke kaloku kwafika amaYuda evela kwa-Antiyokwe naseIkoniyo. Beyisela isihlwele, bamgibisela ngamatye uPawulos, bamrholela ngaphandle komzi, ecinga ukuba ufile. |