Umsebenzi Wabathunywa 21:6-20 Ibhayibhile (XHO96)

6. Sahlukana ke, thina sangena enqanaweni, bona bagoduka.

7. Ukusuka kwethu eTire, sahamba sada saya kufika eTolimayi. Apho sadibana namakholwa, sahlala nawo imini yonke.

8. Kwakusa salishiya elo, saya kungena eKhesariya. Apho safikela emzini womvakalisi weendaba ezimnandi uFilipu, omnye walaa madoda asixhenxe awanyulwa eJerusalem.

9. Wayeneentombi ezine ezingendanga ezaziluvakalisa udaba lweNkosi.

10. Kuthe sekuntsuku silapho, kwafika umvakalisi-daba onguAgabho, evela kwaJuda.

11. Ufike wathatha ibhanti kaPawulos, wazibopha ngayo iinyawo nezandla, wathi: “Uthi uMoya oyiNgcwele: ‘Umnini wale bhanti uya kubotshwa enjiwenje ngamaJuda eJerusalem, yaye aya kumnikela ezintlangeni.’ ”

12. Sakuyiva le nto, samcenga uPawulos, sikunye namakholwa alapho, ukuba angayi eJerusalem.

13. Kodwa wathi ukuphendula: “Nenza ntoni, nifuna ukundityhafisa nje ngezi nyembezi zenu? Andilungelanga kubotshwa kuphela eJerusalem; kwanokufa oku ndikulungele ngenxa yeNkosi uYesu.”

14. Sancama ke, kuba singabanga nakumoyisa, sathi: “Makwenzeke ukuthanda kweNkosi.”

15. Emva kwexesha silapho salungiselela ukuya eJerusalem.

16. Abanye babalandeli bakaYesu baseKhesariya bahamba nathi, basisa endlwini yendoda egama linguMnaso, esathi sahlala nayo. Loo ndoda yayingumfo waseSipro, ilikholwa elaguquka kwimihla yangaphambili.

17. Ekufikeni kwethu eJerusalem, amakholwa asamkela ngezandla ezishushu.

18. Ngengomso sahamba noPawulos, saya kubona uYakobi. Nabo bonke abadala bebandla babekhona.

19. Ebabulisile uPawulos, wabanika ingxelo epheleleyo ngezinto zonke uThixo awayezenzile ngaye phakathi kweentlanga.

20. Bathi bakuziva, bamdumisa uThixo xa bebonke. Baza bacebisa bathi kuPawulos: “Mfondini, nawe uyazibonela ngokwakho ukuba apha kukho amawaka-waka amaJuda aguqukileyo angamakholwa, kodwa asabambelele *emthethweni kaMosis.

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