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21:1 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi ngemva kokuba sathathwa kubo, futhi saba
Sethulwa, safika ngomzila oqondile eCoos, kanye nosuku
balandela eRodu, basuka lapho, baya ePhathara;
21:2 Futhi sithole umkhumbi owela eFenike, sangena kuwo, futhi sahamba
phambili.
21:3 Manje lapho sesiyitholile iKhupro, sayishiya ngakwesobunxele, futhi
wasuka ngomkhumbi, waya eSiriya, wehla eTire, ngokuba umkhumbi wawuzakwethulwa khona
umthwalo wakhe.
21:4 Futhi sithola abafundi, sahlala khona izinsuku eziyisikhombisa
ngoMoya, ukuze angenyukeli eJerusalema.
21:5 Kwathi sesiqedile lezo zinsuku, saphuma sahamba;
basiphelekezela bonke kanye nabafazi nabantwana, saze sahamba
sasingaphandle komuzi; saguqa ogwini, sakhuleka.
21:6 Futhi lapho sesivalelisane omunye komunye, sangena emkhunjini; futhi bona
wabuyela ekhaya futhi.
21:7 Futhi lapho sesiqedile uhambo lwethu sisuka eTire, safika ePhetolemayi, futhi
wabingelela abazalwane, wahlala nabo usuku lwaba lunye.
21:8 Kwathi ngangomuso, thina ababenabo uPawulu sasuka, safika
eKhesariya: sangena endlini kaFiliphu umvangeli
wayengomunye wabayisikhombisa; wahlala laye.
21:9 Futhi lowo muntu wayenamadodakazi amane, izintombi, ababeprofetha.
21:10 Kwathi sisahlezi khona izinsuku eziningi, kwehla othile evela eJudiya
umprofethi ogama lakhe lingu-Agabu.
21:11 Futhi lapho efika kithi, wathatha ibhande likaPawulu, futhi
izandla nezinyawo, wathi: Usho kanje uMoya oNgcwele, bayakuba njalo abaJuda
eJerusalema bophani umuntu ophethe leli bhande, nimkhulule
ezandleni zabezizwe.
21:12 Futhi lapho sizwa lezi zinto, kokubili thina kanye nabo baleyo ndawo.
wamncenga ukuthi angenyukeli eJerusalema.
21:13 Khona-ke uPawulu waphendula: "Nenzelani ukukhala nichoboze inhliziyo yami? ngoba mina
angilungele ukuboshwa kuphela, kodwa nokufa eJerusalema ngenxa yegama lakhe
leNkosi uJesu.
21:14 Kwathi engavumi ukuvunyiswa, sathula sathi: Intando yeNkosi.
Nkosi makwenziwe.
21:15 Futhi ngemva kwalezo zinsuku, sathatha izinqola zethu, futhi sakhuphukela eJerusalema.
21:16 Kwahamba nathi abanye kubafundi baseKhesariya, futhi
baletha kanye nabo uMnasoni waseKhupro, umfundi omdala, esasinaye
kufanele alale.
21:17 Futhi lapho sifika eJerusalema, abazalwane basamukela ngokuthokoza.
21:18 Kwathi ngangomuso, uPawulu wangena nathi kuJakobe; kanye nazo zonke
abadala babekhona.
21:19 Futhi lapho wababingelela, wabalandisa ikakhulukazi izinto uNkulunkulu
wayesebenze phakathi kwabeZizwe ngenkonzo yakhe.
21:20 Futhi lapho sebezwile, bayidumisa iNkosi, futhi bathi kuye: "Wena
bheka, mfowethu, ukuthi zingaki izinkulungwane zabaJuda abakholwayo; futhi
bonke bashisekela umthetho;
21:21 Futhi babikelwe ngawe, ukuthi ufundisa bonke abaJuda abakhona
phakathi kwabezizwe ukuba bashiye uMose, bathi akufanele
basoke abantwana babo, bangahambi ngamasiko.
21:22 Ngakho kuyini? kwakumele ixuku libuthane;
uzozwa ukuthi usufikile.
21:23 Ngakho yenza lokhu esikusho kuwe: Sinamadoda amane anesithembiso
phezu kwabo;
21:24 Bathathe, uzihlambulule kanye nabo, ube necala kubo;
ukuze baphuce amakhanda abo; futhi bonke bazi ukuthi lezo zinto.
lokhu abakubikelwe ngawe kuyize; kodwa ukuthi wena
nawe uqobo uhamba ngokufanele, ugcina umthetho.
21:25 Ngokuphathelene nabezizwe abakholwayo, silobile futhi saphetha
ukuze bangagcini into enjalo, kuphela bazigcine
okuhlatshelwe izithombe, negazi, nokuklinyiwe, noku
ebufebeni.
21:26 Khona-ke uPawulu wawathatha amadoda, futhi ngakusasa ezihlambulula kanye nawo
wangena ethempelini, ukukhombisa ukufezwa kwezinsuku ze
ukuhlanjululwa, kuze kube yilowo nalowo umnikelo unikelwe
bona.
21:27 Kwathi sezizophela izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, abaJuda base-Asiya.
bembona ethempelini, bavusa abantu bonke, balala
izandla phezu kwakhe,
21:28 Bememeza, Madoda akwa-Israyeli, sizani!
yonke indawo ngokumelene nabantu, nomthetho, futhi le ndawo: futhi ngaphezu kwalokho
bangenise namaGreki ethempelini, bayingcolisile le ndawo engcwele.
21:29 (Ngokuba babebonile ngaphambili kanye naye emzini uTrofimu wase-Efesu.
ababecabanga ukuthi uPawuli umngenise ethempelini.)
21:30 Futhi wonke umuzi wanyakaziswa, futhi abantu bagijima ndawonye, futhi bathatha
UPawuli, wamdonsela ngaphandle kwethempeli, iminyango yavalwa masinyane.
21:31 Futhi njengoba befuna ukumbulala, izindaba zafika enduneni yenkulungwane
weviyo, ukuthi iJerusalema lonke laphithizela.
21:32 Yena wahle wathatha amasosha nezinduna zekhulu, wagijimela kubo.
sebebona induna yenkulungwane lamabutho batshiya ukutshaya
kaPawulu.
21:33 Khona-ke induna yenkulungwane yasondela, wamthatha, wamyala ukuba abe
eboshwe ngamaketanga amabili; wabuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni.
21:34 Futhi abanye bamemeza enye into, abanye enye, phakathi kwesixuku;
engakwazi ukuqiniseka ngenxa yesiphithiphithi, wamyala ukuba abe njalo
wayiswa enqabeni.
21:35 Futhi lapho efika ezitebhisini, kwaba ukuthi wathwalwa
amasosha ngodlame lwabantu.
21:36 Ngoba uquqaba lwabantu bamlandela, bememeza, "Msuse!"
21:37 Futhi njengoba uPawulu wayezongeniswa enqabeni, wathi enduneni
induna, Ngingakhuluma kuwe na? Yathi: “Uyakwazi ukukhuluma isiGreki na?
21:38 Awuyena yini lowo waseGibhithe, ngaphambi kwalezi zinsuku wenza isiyaluyalu?
futhi yaholela ehlane amadoda ayizinkulungwane ezine
ababulali?
21:39 Kepha uPawulu wathi: “Mina ngingumuntu ongumJuda waseTarsu, umuzi waseKhilikhiya,
isakhamuzi somuzi ongelutho; ngiyakuncenga, ngivumele ngikhulume nawe
abantu.
21:40 Futhi lapho esemnikeze imvume, uPawulu wema ezitebhisini, futhi
waqhweba ngesandla ebantwini. Futhi lapho kwenziwa omkhulu
ukuthula, wakhuluma kubo ngolimi lwesiHeberu, wathi: