17. Yaba Paulosi o bitsa e mong wa balaodi ba ba lekgolo, mme a re ho yena: “Isa mohlankana enwa ho molaodi wa ba sekete, hobane o na le seo a ratang ho mo tsebisa sona.”
18. Eo a mo nka, a mo isa ho molaodi wa ba sekete, a re: “Motshwaruwa Paulosi o ile a mpitsa, a nkopa ho tlisa mohlankana enwa ho wena, hobane o na le seo a ratang ho o bolella sona.”
19. Molaodi a mo tshwara ka letsoho, a mo nkela thokwana, mme a mmotsa, a re: “Ke sefe seo o ratang ho mpolella sona?”
20. A re: “Bajuda ba dumellane hore hosasane ba o kope ho theolela Paulosi kgotla, e ke hoja ba tlilo mmotsisisa hantle ka tsa hae.
21. Empa o se ke wa ba mamela, hobane banna ba fetang mashome a mane ba bona ba mo laletse, kaha ba ikanne hore ba ke ke ba eja, leha e le ho nwa, ba eso mmolaye. Jwale ba itokisitse, ba se ba emetse qeto ya hao feela.”
22. Yaba molaodi wa ba sekete o lokolla mohlankana hore a tsamaye, a mo laela, a re: “O se ke wa bolella motho hore o ntomme tsebe.”