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20:1 Kwathi sesiphelile isiyaluyalu, uPawulu wabizela kuye abafundi
wabagona, wamuka, waya eMakedoniya.
20:2 Esedabulile lezo zindawo, wabanika okuningi
Wangena eGrisi,
20:3 Futhi wahlala lapho izinyanga ezintathu. Kwathi lapho abaJuda bemqamekele, njengaye
esezangena ngomkhumbi eSiriya, wazimisela ukubuya adabule eMakedoniya.
20:4 Waphelekezelwa e-Asiya uSopatro waseBereya; kanye ne
abaseThesalonika, u-Aristarku noSekhundu; noGayu waseDerbe, kanye
uThimothewu; nabase-Asiya, oThikhiku noTrofimu.
20:5 Laba basandulela, basilinda eTrowa.
20:6 Futhi thina sasuka ngomkhumbi eFilipi ngemva kwezinsuku zesinkwa esingenamvubelo, futhi
weza kubo eTrowa ngezinsuku eziyisihlanu; sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa.
20:7 Futhi ngosuku lokuqala lwesonto, lapho abafundi babuthana ndawonye
ahlephule isinkwa, uPawulu washumayela kubo, elungele ukuhamba ngakusasa; futhi
waqhubeka nenkulumo yakhe kwaze kwaba phakathi kwamabili.
20:8 Futhi kwakukhona izibani eziningi ekamelweni eliphezulu, lapho ababekhona
babuthana ndawonye.
20:9 Futhi kwakukhona efasiteleni insizwa ethile egama layo lingu-Evitiku
wehlelwa ngubuthongo obunzima;
ngobuthongo, yawa phansi isuka esitezi sesithathu, yathathwa isifile.
20:10 UPawulu wehla, waziphonsa phezu kwayo, futhi wayigona, wathi: "Ungakhathazeki
nina ngokwenu; ngokuba ukuphila kwakhe ukuye.
20:11 Esebuye wenyuka, wahlephula isinkwa, wadla.
wakhuluma isikhathi eside kwaze kwasa, wamuka.
20:12 Futhi baletha insizwa ephila, futhi abazange baduduzeke kancane.
20:13 Futhi thina sandulela ukuya emkhunjini, futhi sahamba ngomkhumbi e-Aso, lapho sasihlose ukuya khona
thathani uPawuli; ngoba wayemise njalo, yena ezimisele ukuhamba ngezinyawo.
20:14 Futhi lapho ehlangana nathi e-Asu, samthatha, safika eMithilene.
20:15 Sasuka lapho ngomkhumbi, ngangomuso safika maqondana neKiyo; kanye ne
ngangomuso safika eSamo, sahlala eTrogiliyu; nokulandelayo
ngosuku esafika ngalo eMilethu.
20:16 Ngoba uPawulu wayezimisele ukuhamba ngomkhumbi e-Efesu, ngoba wayengeke ukuchitha
isikhathi e-Asiya; ngokuba wayephuthuma, uma kungenzeka ukuba abe khona
eJerusalema ngosuku lwePhentekoste.
20:17 Futhi eseMilethu wathumela e-Efesu, futhi wabiza amalunga ebandla
ibandla.
20:18 Futhi lapho sebefikile kuye, wathi kubo: "Nina niyazi kusukela
ngosuku lokuqala lokufika kwami e-Asiya, ngendlela engaba ngayo kini
ngazo zonke izikhathi zonyaka,
20:19 Ukukhonza uJehova ngakho konke ukuthobeka kwengqondo, futhi izinyembezi eziningi, futhi
izilingo ezangehlela ngokuqamekela abaJuda;
20:20 Futhi ukuthi angigodlanga lutho oluyinzuzo kuwe, kodwa nginakho
nginibonisile, nanifundisa obala nasendlini ngendlu;
20:21 efakaza kokubili kumaJuda, futhi futhi amaGreki, ukuphendukela kuye
uNkulunkulu, nokholo eNkosini yethu uJesu Kristu.
20:22 Futhi manje, bheka, Mina ngiya eJerusalema ngiboshiwe emoyeni, ngingazi
izinto eziyakungehlela khona;
20:23 ngaphandle kokuthi uMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza emizini ngemizi, ethi izibopho ne
izinhlupheko ziyangilandela.
20:24 Kodwa akukho neyodwa yalezi zinto ezinyakazisa kimi, futhi angicabangi ukuphila kwami njengebalulekile
mina ngokwami, ukuze ngiqede uhambo lwami ngentokozo nenkonzo;
engayamukela eNkosini uJesu, ukuze ngifakaze ivangeli levangeli
umusa kaNkulunkulu.
20:25 Futhi manje, bhekani, ngiyazi ukuthi nonke, engiye ngishumayela phakathi kwabo
umbuso kaNkulunkulu kawusayikubona ubuso bami.
20:26 Ngakho ngithatha kini ukufakaza namuhla, ukuthi mina ngimsulwa egazini
yawo wonke amadoda.
20:27 Ngoba angizange ngigweme ukumemezela kini yonke inhloso kaNkulunkulu.
20:28 Ngakho ziqapheleni nina nomhlambi wonke phezu kwezimvu
uMoya oNgcwele enanimisela ukuba nibe ngababonisi bokwelusa ibandla likaNkulunkulu;
azithengele ngegazi lakhe.
20:29 Ngoba ngiyazi lokhu, ukuthi ngemva kokuhamba kwami kuyongena izimpisi ezihahayo
phakathi kwenu, lingawuhawukeli umhlambi.
20:30 Futhi phakathi kwenu kuzovela amadoda, ukukhuluma izinto ezonakele, ukuze
donsa abafundi emva kwabo.
20:31 Ngakho-ke linda, futhi ukhumbule, ukuthi phakathi neminyaka emithathu ngiyekile
singaxwayisi yilowo nalowo ubusuku nemini ngezinyembezi.
20:32 Manje, bazalwane, Ngiyaninikela kuNkulunkulu nasezwini lomusa wakhe.
elinamandla okunakha, nokuninika ifa phakathi kwabo bonke
labo abangcwelisiwe.
20:33 Angizange ngifise isiliva yomuntu, noma igolide, noma isembatho.
20:34 Yebo, nina ngokwenu niyazi ukuthi lezi zandla ziye zakhonza kimi
izidingo, nakulabo ababe nami.
20:35 Nginibonisile zonke izinto, ukuthi kufanele nisekele ngokusebenza kanzima kangaka
ababuthakathaka, nokukhumbula amazwi eNkosi uJesu, ukuthi yawasho kanjani
kubusisekile ukupha kunokwamukela.
20:36 Eseshilo lokho, waguqa ngamadolo, wakhuleka nabo bonke.
20:37 Bakhala kakhulu bonke, bawela entanyeni kaPawulu, bamanga.
20:38 Bedabukile kakhulu ngamazwi awashoyo, ukuze babone
ubuso bakhe abusekho. Basebemphelekezela baze bafika emkhunjini.