Umsebenzi Wabathunywa 27 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

27 ¹Kwathi kwakugqitywa ukuba siwele siye kwelase-Itali, bamnikela uPawulos namanye amabanjwa kumphathi-mkhosi ogama linguYuliyo, owebutho lomkhosi wasebukhosini. ²Sangena enqanaweni yaseAdramitiyo, eyayisiya emazibukweni asemacaleni elaseAsiya, saza sasuka siya elwandle. UAristako, umMakedoni waseTesalonika, naye ehamba nathi. ³Ngengomso safika eTsidon. UYuliyo wamphatha kakuhle uPawulos, wamvumela ukuba aye kubahlobo bakhe ukuze bamkhathalele. ⁴Sisuka apho saphuma elwandle, sawela ngecala elikhuselekileyo laseKipro, kuba imimoya yayisichasile. ⁵Sakuba siwele ulwandle oluvulekileyo olungaseKiliki nasePamfili, safika eMira yaseLikiya. ⁶Apho umphathi-mkhosi wafumana inqanawa yaseAleksandriya eyayisiya kwelase-Itali, wasikhwelisa kuyo. ⁷Sahamba kancinane iintsuku ezininzi, safika ngokulukhuni eKnido. Ekubeni umoya wawusithintela, sawela ngecala elikhuselekileyo laseKrete, ngaseSalemone. ⁸Sihamba ngokulukhuni ecaleni, safika kwindawo ekuthiwa yiMazibuko Amahle, ekufuphi nomzi waseLaseya.

⁹Laphela ixesha elininzi—nexesha loZilo lokudla selidlulile, ukuwela ngoku kuba yingozi. Ngoko uPawulos wabalumkisa, ^a a v9 “UkuZila” yayiyiMini yoCamagusho, ekwindla — yakudlula, ixesha lokuhamba ngolwandle ngokukhuselekileyo laliphela. ¹⁰wathi: “Madoda, ndibona ukuba olu hambo luya kuzisa intlekele nelahleko enkulu—kungekuphela nje kwimpahla nakwinqanawa, kodwa nasebomini bethu.” ¹¹Kodwa umphathi-mkhosi wakholwa ngumqhubi wenqanawa nomnini-nqanawa ngaphezu kwamazwi kaPawulos. ¹²Ekubeni izibuko lalingafanelekanga ebusika, abaninzi bagqiba ukuba kuhanjwe, benethemba lokuba bangade bafike eFenikis, izibuko laseKrete elibheke ngasezantsi-ntshona nangasentla-ntshona, bachithe ubusika khona.

Isaqhwithi Elwandle

¹³Kwathi kwakuvuthuza umoya wasezantsi kancinane, becinga ukuba sebeyifezile injongo yabo, banyusa iankile, bahamba besondele ecaleni laseKrete. ¹⁴Kodwa kungekudala, kwavuthuza umoya onamandla esaqhwithi ekuthiwa nguMntla-Mpumalanga, osuka esiqithini. ¹⁵Yabanjwa inqanawa, ayaba nakuwujongana nomoya, ngoko sayiyeka yaza yarhuqwa. ¹⁶Sihamba phantsi kwesiqithi esincinane ekuthiwa yiKawuda, saza ngokulukhuni salibamba iphenyane lenqanawa. ¹⁷Bakuba beliphakamisele phezulu, babopha inqanawa ngeentambo ukuyomeleza. Besoyika ukuba bangabhantshela entlabathini yaseSirti, bayihlisa iankile yaselwandle, baza barhuqwa. ^b b v17 ISirti yayingummandla owaziwayo weengxangxasi zesanti ezihamba-hambayo kumacala asentla eAfrika, owawoyikwa ngamadoda enqanawa amandulo. ¹⁸Isaqhwithi sasiphetha ngamandla kakhulu, kangangokuba ngengomso baqala ukuyiphosa elwandle impahla. ¹⁹Ngomhla wesithathu, ngezandla zabo bayilahlela elwandle impahla yenqanawa. ²⁰Iintsuku ezininzi ilanga neenkwenkwezi zazingabonakali, isaqhwithi esikhulu siqhubeka sivuthuza, saza ekugqibeleni salahlekelwa lithemba lonke lokusindiswa.

²¹Bakuba behleli ixesha elide bengadlanga nto, uPawulos wema phakathi kwabo wathi: “Madoda, ngenifanele ukuba benindiphulaphule, ningasuki eKrete; ngenizisindisile kule ntlekele nakule lahleko. ²²Ngoku ndiyanikhuthaza ukuba nomelele: akukho namnye kuni oya kulahlekelwa bubomi bakhe, yinqanawa kuphela eya kutshabalala. ²³Phezolo isithunywa sikaBawo wethu—lowo ndingowakhe nendimkhonzayo—sema ngakum, ^c c v23 UPawulos akakhankanyi thixo ukude, kodwa uBawo angowakhe — nkqu nasenqanaweni etshonayo, ungunyana okhathalelwa nguYise. ²⁴sathi: ‘Musa ukoyika, Pawulos. Umelwe ukuma phambi koKesare, kwaye khangela—uBawo wethu ukunike ubomi babo bonke abawela nawe.’ ²⁵Ngoko yomelelani, madoda—mna ndikholose ngoBawo wethu: kuya kwenzeka kanye njengoko ndixelelweyo. ²⁶Kodwa simelwe kukubhantshela kwisiqithi esithile.”

Ukuphuka Kwenqanawa

²⁷Kwathi ngobusuku beshumi elinesine, sisarhuqwa kulwandle lwaseAdriya, amadoda eenqanawa aqonda, xa kuza kuba phakathi kobusuku, ukuba kusondela umhlaba. ²⁸Alinganisa ubunzulu bamanzi, afumana iinyawo ezilikhulu elinamashumi amabini; ehambele phambili kancinane, aphinda alinganisa, afumana iinyawo ezingamashumi asithoba. ^d d v28 IsiGrike silinganisa amafatomu angamashumi amabini aze abe lishumi elinesihlanu — ubunzulu obuncipha ngokukhawuleza bawalumkisa amadoda enqanawa ukuba umhlaba wawusondele ngokuyingozi. ²⁹Esoyika ukubhantshela emaweni, ahlisa iiankile ezine ngasemva kwenqanawa, athandaza ukuba kuse. ³⁰Amadoda eenqanawa afuna ukubaleka enqanaweni, elithoba iphenyane elwandle, esenza ngathi aya kuhlisa iiankile ngaphambili. ³¹UPawulos wathi kumphathi-mkhosi nakumajoni: “Ukuba la madoda akahlali enqanaweni, aninakusindiswa.” ³²Ngoko amasoldati azinqumla iintambo ezazibambe iphenyane, alishiya lahamba larhuqwa.

³³Xa sele kuza kusa, uPawulos wababongoza bonke ukuba badle, esithi: “Namhlanje ngumhla weshumi elinesine nilinde nixhalele, ningadli, ningatyanga nto. ³⁴Ngoko ndiyanibongoza ukuba nidle—oku kokokusinda kwenu. Akukho nalunye unwele oluya kutshabalala ezintlokweni zenu.” ³⁵Akuba etshilo, wathabatha isonka, wabulela kuBawo wethu phambi kwabo bonke, waqhekeza, waqala ukudla. ³⁶Bomelela bonke, badla nabo ukutya. ³⁷Sithi sonke esasisenqanaweni sasingamakhulu amabini anamashumi asixhenxe anesithandathu. ³⁸Bakuba behluthi kukudla, bayenza lula inqanawa ngokuyiphosela ingqolowa elwandle. ³⁹Kwathi xa kusa, abawunakana umhlaba, kodwa babona ichweba elinonxweme lwesanti, baza bacinga ukuyibhantshisela khona inqanawa ukuba kunokwenzeka. ⁴⁰Bazinqumla iiankile, bazishiya elwandle, ngaxeshanye bazikhulula iintambo zephini lokuqhuba. Baza baphakamisela iseyile yangaphambili emoyeni, basinga onxwemeni. ⁴¹Kodwa bathi bakubetheka kwindawo enentlabathi apho kwakudibana khona imisinga emibini, bayihlalisa phantsi inqanawa—iphambili layo laqina, lingashukumi, ngelixa amandla amaza ewuqhekeza umva wayo.

⁴²Amasoldati agqiba ukuba awabulale amabanjwa, ukuze kungabikho namnye kuwo onokudada emke asinde. ⁴³Kodwa umphathi-khulu, efuna ukusindisa uPawulos, wawanqanda kwelo cebo lawo, waza wabawisela umthetho abo babenokudada ukuba baziphose kuqala emanzini, baye elunxwemeni; ⁴⁴baze abaseleyo, abanye phezu kweeplanga, abanye phezu kweziqwenga zenqanawa. Ngokunjalo bonke bafika emhlabeni besindile.