IZenzo
21:1 Kwaye kwathi, emva kokuba sikhutshiwe kubo, kwaye saba
yasungulwa, seza kunye nekhondo elithe ngqo ukuya eCoos, kunye nosuku
besuka apho beza ePatara;
21:2 Sathi, safumana umkhombe uwelela kwelaseFenike, sangena kuwo, samisa
phambili.
21:3 Ke kaloku, sithe sakuba siyifumene iSipro, sayishiya ngasekhohlo
wesuka ngomkhombe waya kwelaseSiriya, wehla eTire; kuba umkhombe uza kuwothula apho
umthwalo wakhe.
21:4 Sathi sibafumene abafundi, sahlala khona iintsuku zasixhenxe; bona bathi kuPawulos
ngaye uMoya, ukuba angenyuki aye eYerusalem.
21:5 Ke kaloku, xa sizigqibileyo iintsuku ezo, saphuma sahamba;
basiphethisa bonke, ndawonye nabafazi nabantwana, sada sahamba
besingaphandle komzi; saguqa ngamadolo elunxwemeni, sathandaza.
21:6 Sithe ke, sabulisana, sangena emkhombeni; kwaye bona
wabuyela ekhaya kwakhona.
21:7 Ke kaloku, sakuba silugqibile uhambo lwethu ukusuka eTire, safika eTolemayi
Wabulisa abazalwana, wahlala usuku olunye nabo.
21:8 Ke kaloku ngengomso, thina besinoPawulos, semka seza kuye
eKesareya: sangena endlwini kaFilipu umshumayeli weendaba ezilungileyo, owathi
wayengomnye wabasixhenxe; wahlala naye.
21:9 Lowo ke wayeneentombi ezine, ziseziintombi, ziprofeta.
21:10 Ke kaloku, sakubon' ukuba sihleli khona iintsuku ezininzi, kwehla umntu othile, evela kwelakwaYuda
umprofeti ogama linguAgabho.
21:11 Wathi akufika kuthi, wawuthabatha umbhinqo kaPawulos, wawubopha owakhe umbhinqo.
izandla neenyawo, wathi, Utsho uMoya oyiNgcwele, ukuthi, Aya kwenjenjalo amaYuda
mbopheni eYerusalem umnini waloo mbhinqo, nimhlangule
ezandleni zeentlanga.
21:12 Ke kaloku, sakuva ezi zinto, thina nabo baloo ndawo.
wambongoza ukuba angenyuki aye eYerusalem.
21:13 Waphendula ke uPawulos, wathi, Nenzani na ukulila niyityumze intliziyo yam? kuba mna
andilungele kubotshwa kodwa; ndilungele nokufa eYerusalem ngenxa yegama lakhe
weNkosi uYesu.
21:14 Akuba ke engoyiseki, sathi cwaka, sisithi, Ukuthanda kukaBawo.
Nkosi mayenzeke.
21:15 Ke kaloku, emva kwaloo mihla, sabopha iinqwelo, senyuka saya eYerusalem.
21:16 Kwahamba nathi ke abathile nakubafundi baseKesareya, behamba nathi
beza noMnaso waseSipro, obengumfundi kwakudala, esaba naye
kufuneka ilale.
21:17 Ke kaloku, sakufika eYerusalem, basamkela ngovuyo abazalwana.
21:18 Ngengomso ke, uPawulos wangena kunye nathi kuYakobi; kunye nazo zonke
abadala babekho.
21:19 Ubabulisile, wamana ebacacisela ukuba ziziphi na izinto uThixo
wasebenza phakathi kweeNtlanga ngolungiselelo lwakhe.
21:20 Bathe ke bona bakukuva oko, bayizukisa iNkosi, batsho nokuthi kuye, Wena
Khawubone, mzalwana, oko angako amawakawaka amaYuda akholiweyo; kwaye
bonke bephela bawuzondelele umthetho;
21:21 Axelelwe ngawe, ukuba uyawafundisa onke amaYuda akhoyo
phakathi kweentlanga ukumshiya uMoses, esithi mabangayenzi
babaluse abantwana babo, bangahambi ngokwamasiko.
21:22 Kuthini na ke ngoko? ewe, kufuneka kuhlanganisane inkitha;
uya kuva ukuba ufikile.
21:23 Ngoko yenza le nto sikuxelela yona: kukho kuthi apha amadoda amane, anesibambiso azibophe ngaso;
phezu kwabo;
21:24 Thabatha bona, uzenze nyulu kunye nabo, ube nokuhlawulisa;
ukuze bachebe iintloko zabo; bazi bonke ukuba ezo zinto.
ezixelelwe ngawe azilutho; kodwa wena
nawe ngokwakho uhamba ngolungelelwano, uwugcina umyalelo.
21:25 Ngokusingisele kuzo iintlanga ezikholiweyo, sabhala, sagqiba;
ukuze bangagcini nto injalo, kuphela bazigcine
evela kwizinto ezibingelelwe kwizithixo, nakwigazi, nakwizinto ezikrwitshiweyo, nakwizinto ezikrwitshiweyo
kuhenyuzo.
21:26 Wawathabatha ke uPawulos amadoda lawo, wathi ngengomso, azenze nyulu kunye nawo
bangena etempileni, bebonisa ukuzaliseka kwemihla kaYe
ade kusondezwe umnikelo ngenxa yabo bonke ngabanye
bona.
21:27 Ke kaloku, zakuba zisondele iintsuku ezisixhenxe, amaYuda avela kwelaseAsiya.
bakumbona etempileni, babadubaduba bonke abantu, balala
izandla phezu kwakhe,
21:28 enkqangaza esithi, Madoda, maSirayeli, sizani! Nantsi indoda efundisa bonke
ezindaweni zonke ngokuchasene nabantu, nomthetho, nale ndawo;
bawangenisa amaGrike etempileni, bayenza inqambi le ndawo ingcwele.
21:29 Kuba abebone ngeenxa engaphambili uTrofimo wase-Efese, ndawonye naye phakathi komzi.
ababeba uPawulos ubangenise etempileni.
21:30 Washukuma umzi uphela, babalekela ndawonye abantu;
UPawulos, wamrholela ngaphandle kwetempile; zavalwa kwaoko iingcango.
21:31 Ke kaloku, xa babeza kumbulala, lwafika olu daba kumthetheli-waka
yabakho isiphithiphithi kwiYerusalem yonke.
21:32 owathi kwangelo lixa wathabatha amasoldati nabathetheli-khulu, wabaleka, wehla waya kubo.
Bakumbona ke umthetheli-waka namasoldati, bayeka ukumbetha
kaPawulos.
21:33 Wasondela ke umthetheli-waka, wambamba, wathi makabe njalo
bekhonkxiwe ngemixokelelwane emibini; wayebuza ukuba ungubani na, nokuba wenze ntoni na.
21:34 Abanye ke phakathi kwesihlwele bankqangaza enye into, abanye yimbi;
engayazi inyani ngenxa yesiphithiphithi, wamwisela umthetho wokuba kube njalo
wasiwa enqabeni.
21:35 Uthe akufika kwizinyuko, wathwalwa nguye
amajoni ngenxa yogonyamelo lwabantu.
21:36 kuba yayilandela inkitha yabantu, inkqangaza isithi, Msuseni.
21:37 Ke kaloku, xa wayeza kungeniswa enqabeni yomkhosi, wathi uPawulos kumthetheli-waka
Umthetheli-waka, ndingakhe ndithethe nawe? Wathi yena, Uyasazi na isiGrike?
21:38 Asinguwe na laa mYiputa, wathi ngaphambi kwale mihla wasusa isaqunge?
bakhokelela entlango amadoda angamawaka amane
ababulali?
21:39 Uthe ke yena uPawulos, Mna ndingumntu ongumYuda waseTarso, umzi welaseKiliki
ndingummi wesixeko esingento yanto; ndiyakucela ke, ndivumele ndithethe nawe
abantu.
21:40 Ke kaloku, akubon' ukuba umvumele, wema uPawulos ematyeni okunyuka
wawangawangisa ngesandla ebantwini. Kwaye xa kwenziwa enkulu
wathi cwaka, wathetha kubo ngesiHebhere, esithi,