Uhambo Oluya eJerusalema
Nendawo ngayinye abama kuyo iletha isixwayiso sokuthi angaqhubeki, futhi umprofethi uzibopha izandla zakhe ngebhande likaPawulu. UPawulu uthi ukulungele ukufela khona. EJerusalema isixuku sethempeli, sicabanga ukuthi ungenise umGreki ngaphakathi, sicishe simshaye aze afe ngaphambi kokuba amasosha amkhiphe.
21 1Kwathi sesehlukene nabo kanzima, sahamba ngomkhumbi saqonda ngqo eKhose, kwathi ngakusasa saya eRodi, sasuka lapho saya ePhathara. 2Sathola umkhumbi owawuwelela eFenike, sangena kuwo sahamba. 3Sabona iKhuprosi, sayishiya ngakwesokhohlo, sawela saya eSiriya, safika eThire, lapho umkhumbi owawuzokwethula khona impahla yawo. 4Sabathola abafundi khona, sahlala izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. NgoMoya oNgcwele babelokhu betshela uPawulu ukuba angabeki unyawo eJerusalema. 5Kwathi lapho isikhathi sethu lapho sesiphelile, sasuka saqhubeka nohambo, bonke kanye nabafazi nabantwana behamba nathi baze baphuma emzini. Saguqa ngamadolo ogwini lolwandle sakhuleka, 6savalelisana. Sase singena emkhunjini, bona babuyela emakhaya.
7Saqeda uhambo lwethu lwasolwandle sisuka eThire, safika ePtholemayi, sabingelela abazalwane, sahlala usuku olulodwa nabo.
8Ngakusasa sasuka saya eKhesariya, sangena endlini kaFiliphu umvangeli, omunye walabo abayisikhombisa, sahlala naye. 9Wayenamadodakazi amane angaganile ayeprofetha. 10Kuthe sisahlezi khona izinsuku eziningi, kwehla umprofethi ogama lakhe linguAgabu evela eJudiya.
11Weza kithi, wathatha ibhande likaPawulu, wazibopha izinyawo nezandla zakhe, wathi: “UMoya oNgcwele usho lokhu: amaJuda aseJerusalema azakumbopha kanjalo umnini waleli bhande, bese emnikela ezandleni zabezizwe.”
12Kwathi sesikuzwile lokhu, thina nabantu bendawo samncenga uPawulu ukuba angenyukeli eJerusalema. 13UPawulu waphendula wathi: “Nikhalelani futhi niphula inhliziyo yami na? Mina ngikulungele kungabi ukuboshwa kuphela kodwa nokufela eJerusalema ngenxa yegama leNkosi uJesu.” 14Kwathi lapho engavumi ukuncengwa, sathula sathi: “Mayenziwe intando yeNkosi.”
15Emva kwalezo zinsuku salungiselela sakhuphukela eJerusalema. 16Abanye abafundi baseKhesariya nabo bahamba nathi, basiyisa ukuba siyohlala noMnasoni, umKhuprosi nomfundi wakuqala.
17Kwathi sifika eJerusalema, abazalwane basamukela ngenjabulo. 18Ngakusasa uPawulu wahamba nathi ukuyobona uJakobe, bonke abadala babekhona. 19Wababingelela, wabe esebalandisa ngakunye lokho uBaba wethu ayekwenzile phakathi kwabezizwe ngenkonzo yakhe. 20Bekuzwa lokho, badumisa uBaba wethu, base bethi kuye: “Uyabona, mzalwane, ukuthi zingaki izinkulungwane zamaJuda esezikholiwe, futhi onke ashisekela umthetho. 21Batsheliwe ukuthi ufundisa wonke amaJuda aphakathi kwezizwe ukuba ashiye uMose, uwatshela ukuba angabasoki abantwana bawo noma angawalandeli amasiko ethu. 22Pho sizokwenzenjani? Impela bazozwa ukuthi usufikile. 23Ngakho yenza lokho esikutshela khona. Sinamadoda amane athwele isithembiso. a a v23 La madoda ayethathe isithembiso sobuNaziri — isivumelwano sokuzinikela sesikhashana esasiphela ngokuphucwa kwekhanda nokunikela umnikelo ethempelini. 24Thatha la madoda, uzihlanze kanye nawo, ukhokhe izindleko zawo ukuze aphuce amakhanda awo. Khona-ke wonke umuntu uzokwazi ukuthi imibiko ngawe ingamanga, nokuthi nawe uqobo uyawugcina umthetho. 25Mayelana nabezizwe asebekholiwe, sesesibhalile isinqumo sethu: ukuba bagweme ukudla okunikelwe ezithombeni, negazi, nezilwane eziklinyiweyo, nokuziphatha kabi ngokocansi.”
26Ngakho uPawulu wawathatha amadoda, kwathi ngakusasa, esezihlanzile kanye nawo, wangena ethempelini, ememezela ukuthi ziyophela nini izinsuku zokuhlanzwa nokuthi umnikelo wawuyonikelwa ngamunye wawo.
UPawulu Uyabanjwa Ethempelini
27Kwathi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa seziphela, amaJuda avela e-Asiya ambona ethempelini, avusa sonke isixuku, ambamba, 28ememeza ethi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, sizani! Lo nguye umuntu ofundisa wonke umuntu yonke indawo okuphambene nabantu bakithi, nomthetho, nale ndawo. Ngisho nangamaGreki uwangenisile ethempelini, wayingcolisa le ndawo engcwele.” 29Phambilini ayembonile uTrofimu umEfesu ekanye noPawulu emzini, acabanga ukuthi uPawulu uyengenisile uTrofimu ethempelini.
30Umuzi wonke wavuseleka; abantu bagijima ndawonye, bambamba uPawulu, bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli, kwathi ngaso leso sikhathi amasango avalwa. 31Kwathi besazama ukumbulala, kwafika umbiko kumlawuli webutho ukuthi lonke iJerusalema lalisesiphithiphithini. 32Ngaso leso sikhathi wathatha amabutho nezinduna zekhulu, wagijimela kubo. Kwathi isixuku sibona umlawuli namabutho, sayeka ukushaya uPawulu. 33Umlawuli wasondela, wambamba, wayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, wabe esebuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wayenzeni. 34Esixukwini abanye babememeza okukodwa, abanye okunye. Ngenxa yokuxokozela engakwazi ukuthola ukuthi yikuphi okuyiqiniso, wayala ukuba uPawulu angeniswe enqabeni yamabutho. 35Kwathi uPawulu efika ezitebhisini, amabutho aba nesidingo sokumthwala ngenxa yodlame lwesixuku, 36ngokuba isixuku sasilokhu silandela, simemeza sithi: “Msuseni!”
UPawulu Ukhuluma Nesixuku
37Kwathi uPawulu esezongeniswa enqabeni yamabutho, wabuza umlawuli wathi: “Ngingasho okuthile kuwe na?” Yena waphendula wathi: “Uyasazi yini isiGreki?”
38Awusiye yini umGibhithe owavusa umvukela ngaphambili wahola ababulali abayizinkulungwane ezine wabaholela ehlane na?
39UPawulu waphendula wathi: “Mina ngingumJuda, waseTharsu eKhilikhiya, isakhamuzi somuzi ongesona esingatho lutho. Ngiyakucela, ngivumele ngikhulume nabantu.”
40Esenikwe imvume, uPawulu wema ezitebhisini waqhweba abantu ngesandla sakhe. Kwathi lapho sekuthule kakhulu, wakhuluma kubo ngesiHeberu wathi:
