22. Kodwa ke qinani, ndiyanibongoza! Kuba akukho bani uza kuphulukana nobomi bakhe; yinqanawa yodwa eza konakala.
23. Kuba phezolo isithunywa sikaThixo, lo ndingowakhe ndimnqulayo, sifike kum,
24. sathi: ‘Sukoyika, Pawulos! Uza kuma phambi *koKhesare. UThixo ngokulunga kwakhe uza kubasindisa bonke aba uhamba nabo.’
25. Ngoko ke, madoda, qinani; kuba ndimthembile uThixo ukuba uya kwenza njengoko andixeleleyo.
26. Kodwa ke siya kududulwa siye kuphoswa kunxweme lwesiqithi esithile.”
27. Yayibubusuku beshumi elinesine sidudulwa luqhwithela kuLwandle lweAdriya. Kwathi malunga phakathi kobusuku, oomatiloshe bakrokrela ukuba asikude emhlabeni.
28. Baphosa intambo ebotshelelwe intsimbi emanzini, belinganisa ubunzulu bamanzi, baza bafumana ingamashumi amathathu anantandathu eemitha ubunzulu. Baphinda emva koko, baza bafumana amashumi amabini anesixhenxe eemitha.
29. Bathi ngenxa yokuba besoyika ukuba isuke inqanawa yethu iphoseke ematyeni, bazithoba zane iiankile esinqeni senqanawa, sebelangazelela ukuba kuse.
30. Oomatiloshe bazama ukuzímela, bathobela iphenyane emanzini, bezenza ngathi ba-ankila umphambili wenqanawa.
31. Kodwa wathi uPawulos kumphathi-butho: “Ukuba oomatiloshe abahlali apha enqanaweni, aninakusinda.”
32. Asuka ke amajoni azinqumla iintsontela ezazibambe iphenyane, laza lona lawa emanzini.
33. Ekuseni uPawulos wabacenga ukuba batye, esithi: “Ngoku lishumi elinesine leentsuku nilindile, ningasafaki nento le etyiwayo emlonyeni.
34. Ndiyanibongoza, yityani. Niya kuncedwa kukutya kule ngozi. Anisayi kulahlekelwa nalunwele olu.”
35. Akuba etshilo uPawulos, wathatha isonka, wabulela kuThixo, watya phambi kwabo.
36. Bomelezeka ke, baza bathatha ukutya, batya bonke.
37. Sasingamakhulu amabini anamashumi asixhenxe anesithandathu sisonke.
38. Bakuba betyile, bawuphungula umthwalo wenqanawa ngokuphosa ingqolowa elwandle.
39. Kwakuba kusile oomatiloshe babona unxweme abangalunakananga kakuhle, kodwa baqaphela indawo enentlabathi, baza bazimisela ukuya kuyimisa khona inqanawa xa benako.
40. Ngoko ke bazinqumla iiankile, zasala elwandle, kwangelo xesha linye bazikhulula neentsontela ezazibambe amaphini okugwedla. Bayiphakamisa iseyile ekumphambili wenqanawa, ukuze umoya uyiqhubele phambili elunxwemeni inqanawa.
41. Kodwa inqanawa yasuka yabaleka yaya kungena endulini yesanti ephantsi kwamanzi; umphambili wenqanawa wagxumekeka apho waxinga awashukuma, isinqe senqanawa sona santlithwa saziingceba ngamaza alwayo.