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1 Pawula wabuka wacondza ngco kumalunga eliqoqo wase utsi, ''Bomnaketfu, ngiphile phambi kwaNkunkulu nganembeza lokahle kute kube kunamuhla.'' 2 UmPhristi lomkhulu Ananiyas watjela labo bebeme eceleni kwakhe kutsi bamushaye emlonyeni. 3 Wase Pawula utsi kuye, ''Nkulunkulu utokushaya, wena bondza lolugezwe lwaba mhlophe. Uhlalele kungehlulela ngemtsetfo, kepha ube utsi angishaywe, ngalokungekho emtsetfweni.'' 4 Labo bebeme eceleni batsi, ''Umhlambalata kanjena umphristi lomkhulu waNkulunkulu na?'' 5 Pawula watsi, ''Bengingati, bomnaketfu, kutsi abengumphristi lomkhulu. Ngoba kubhaliwe, Ungete wakhuluma lokubi ngembusi webantfu bakho.'' 6 Ngesikhatsi Pawula abona kutsi incenye yinye yaleliqoqo bekuma Sadusi lelenye kuba Farisi, wakhuluma kakhulu kuleliqoqo, ''Bomnaketfu, ngingumFarisi, indvodzana yemaFarisi. Kungoba nginelitsemba lekuvuka kwalabafile kungako ngehlulelwa.'' 7 Asakushito loku, kwacala kuhhwilitisana emkhatsini webaFarisi neba Sadusi, lesicuku sahlukana ekhatsi. 8 Ngoba baSadusi batsi kute kuvuswa kwalabafile, kute tingilozi, kute nemimoya, kepha baFarisi bayavuma kutsi kukhona konkhe. 9 Kwase kuba nemsindvo lomkhulu, labanye babhali belivi lebebamaFarisi basukuma bakeka inkhulumo lephikisako, batsi, ''Asitfoli lutfo lolubi ngalendvodza le. Kungatsiwani nangabe moya noma ingilozi ikhulumile kuye?'' 10 Lomsindvo nawuya ngekuba mkhulu, lomholi losetulu wesaba kutsi Pawula utowuhleshulwa ngibo abe ticucu, wase utjela emasotja akhe kutsi ehlele phansi ayomtsatsa ngenkhani kulamalunga eliqoqo, bamletse bayomfaka kulencaba. 11 Kulobusuku lobulandzelako iNkhosi yema eceleni kwakhe yatsi, ''Ungesabi, njengobe sewufakazile ngami eJerusalema, chubeka ke ufakaze ngisho nase Roma.'' 12 Uma sekusile, lamanye emaJuda enta licebo lelibi babita sicalekiso etikwabo bafunga kungadli noma banatse lutfo kute kube ngulapho sebabulele Pawula. 13 Bekunemadvodza lengca emashumini lamane lenta lelicebo lelibi. 14 Baya kubaPhristi labakhulu nakulabadzala batsi, ''Sitifake ngephansi kwesicalekiso lesikhulu, kutsi singadli lutfo site sibulale Pawula. 15 Nyalo ke, liqoqo alitjele umholi losetulu kutsi amletse lapha kuwe, kwangatsi nitewuncuma kahle ngaloludzaba lwakhe. Tsine, silungele kumbulala angakefiki nalapha.'' 16 Kepha indvodzana yadzadze waPawula yeva lokutsi bebamlindzile, yahamba yayongena kulencaba yatjela Pawula. 17 Pawula wabita munye waletindvuna watsi, ''Tsatsa nalijaha niye kumholi losetulu, ngoba kukhona lafuna kumtjela kona.'' 18 Lendvuna yatsatsa lelijaha yalimikisa kulomholi losetulu watsi, ''Pawula lolosiboshwa ungibitele kuye, wangicela kutsi ngite nalelijaha kuwe. Kukhona latokusho kuwe.'' 19 Lomholi lomkhulu walitsatsa ngesandla baya emasitseleni wambuta, ''Yini lena lekumele ungtjele yona?'' 20 Lelijaha latsi, ''LamaJuda avumelene kukucela kutsi uletse Pawula luleliqoqo kusasa, kwangatsi bebatobuta ngalokuvakalako ngaloludzaba lwakhe. 21 Kepha ungavumi, ngoba kunemadvodza lengca emashumini lamane lalindzile. Batibitele sicalekiso etikwabo kutsi bangadli noma banatse lutfo bate bambulale. Nanyalo nje balungele, bemele imvume yakho.'' 22 Umholi losetulu wavumela lelijaha kutsi lihambe, emva kwekutsi amtjele, ''Ungatjeli muntfu kutsi ungutjele letintfo leti.'' 23 Wase ubita timbili tindvuna wase utsi, '''Tfolani emasotja langemakhulu lamabili alungele kuhamba kute kube seKhesariya, nebagibeli bemahhashi babe ngemashumi lasikhombisa, nemadvodza etikhali langemakhulu lamabili. Nitawusuka ngelihora lesitsatfu lasebusuku.'' 24 Wabalayetela nekutsi banikete Pawula tilwane langatigibela naletitomtsatsa ate afike aphephile kuFelix lusibalukhulu. 25 Wase ubhala incwadzi lekanje: 26 ''Klawudiyusi Lisiyasi iya ku Lusibalukhulu lohloniphekile Feliksi, ngiyavusela. 27 Lendvodza lena beyiboshwe ngemaJuda futsi beseyitobulawa ngiwo lapho ngichamukele kubo sase siyamsindzisa nemasotja, ngoba ngifundzile kutsi ungumRoma. 28 Ngifunile ke kwati kutsi bamsola ngani, ngase ngiyamtsatsa ngiya naye kuleliqoqo labo. 29 Ngafundza ke kutsi bamsola ngemibuto lephatselene nemitsetfo yabo, kepha bekute kusola ngaye lobekufanelwe kufa noma lijele. 30 Kwase kwentiwa kwateka kimi kutsi bekuneluhlelo lolumelene nalendvodza, masinyane ngase ngitfumela yena kuwe, ngase ngitjela nalabo labamsolako kutsi baletse tinsolo labanato ngaye ebukhoneni bakho.'' 31 Ngako ke emasotja ayilalela imiyalo yawo. Atsatsa Pawula ngentima amumikisa eAnthiphatrisi. 32 Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, liningi lalamasotja ashiya bagibeli bemahhashi bona babuyela encabeni. 33 Uma bagibeli bemahhashi bafika eKhesariya betfula lencwadzi ku lusibalukhulu, base betfula na Pawula kuye. 34 Uma lusibalukhulu sekafundze lencwadzi, wabuta Pawula kutsi wakusiphi sifundza. Uma afundza kutsi Pawula wase Silisiya, 35 watsi, ''Ngitokuva ngalokuphelele uma labakusolako sebete lana.'' Wase uyalela kwekutsi agcinwe enhlokohhovisi yahulumende waHerod.