IzEnzo 27
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IzEnzo 27
1Kwathi sekunqunyiwe ukuthi siye e-Italiya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawulu nezinye iziboshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, igama layo linguJuliyu, webutho lika-Awugustu.
2Sangena emkhunjini wase-Adramitiyu, owawusizodabula ezindaweni zase-Asiya, sasuka; kwakukhona u-Aristarku umMakedoniya waseThesalonika enathi.
3Ngangomuso safika eSidoni; UJuliyu waphatha uPawulu ngobubele, wamvumela ukuba aye kubangane bakhe, athole usizo.
4Sasuka lapho, sagudla ngenzansi kweKhupro, ngokuba imimoya yayiphambene.
5Sadabula ulwandle lwaseKhilikhiya nasePhamfiliya, safika eMira yaseLisiya.
6Khona induna yafumana umkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya oya e-Italiya; wasifaka khona.
7Sesihambe kancane izinsuku eziningi, safika kalukhuni ngaseKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sagudla iKrethe malungana neSalimone;
8Sase sihamba kalukhuni safika endaweni ethiwa Amatheku Amahle; eduze kwalapho kwakukhona umuzi waseLaseya.
9Kwathi sesidlulile isikhathi eside, lokuhamba ngomkhumbi sekuyingozi, ngoba ukuzila ukudla kwasekudlulile, uPawuli wabalaya;
10Wasesithi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi loluhambo luzakuba lokulimala lomonakalo omkhulu, kungeyisiwo owempahla lomkhumbi kuphela, kodwa lempilo yethu.
11Nokho induna yekhulu yakholwa umshayeli nomnikazi womkhumbi kunalezo ezazishiwo uPawulu.
12Kwathi ngenxa yokuthi itheku lalingekuhle ukuhlala ebusika kulo, abanengi bacebisana nokuthi kusuke lapho, ukuba mhlawumbe bafike eFenike, balale khona ubusika; eliyitheku laseKrethe, elibheke eningizimu-ntshonalanga nasenyakatho-ntshonalanga.
13Kuthe umoya waseningizimu uphephetha kancane, bathi sebekuzuzile ababekuhlosile, basuka lapho, bagudla iKrethe.
14Kodwa kungakabiphi, kwavuka phezu kwawo isivunguvungu esithiwa iYurakilidoni;
15Kwathi umkhumbi wabanjwa, wehluleka ukumelana nomoya, sawuyeka.
16Sase sigijima ngaphansi kwesihlenge esithiwa iKlawuda, kwaba nomsebenzi omningi ukuwuhamba umkhumbi;
17Sebewuthathile, basebenzisa izinsiza, bebopha umkhumbi ngaphansi; besaba ukuthi bangawela esihlabathini esimanzi, banqamula useyili, baqhutshwa kanjalo.
18Kwathi sesipheshulwa kakhulu yisiphepho, ngangomuso bakhulula umkhumbi;
19Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu salahla izikhali zomkhumbi ngezandla zethu.
20Kwathi kungabonanga ilanga nezinkanyezi izinsuku eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane sinamandla, lase laphela lonke ithemba lokuthi singasindiswa.
21Kwathi emva kokuzila isikhathi eside, uPawulu wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Madoda, ngabe nangilalela, anasuka eKrethe, nazuza kulokhu kubi nokulahlekelwa.
22Kepha manje ngiyanincenga ukuba nibe nesibindi, ngokuba akuyikulahlekelwa muntu phakathi kwenu, kuphela umkhumbi.
23Ngoba kulobubusuku bekumi kimi ingilosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe, lengimkhonzayo,
24Isithi: Ungesabi, Pawuli; umelwe ukumiswa phambi kukaKesari; bheka, uNkulunkulu ukunikile bonke abahamba nawe ngomkhumbi.
25Ngakho yimani isibindi, madoda, ngokuba ngiyakholwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi kuyakuba njengalokho engitsheliwe.
26Kodwa simelwe ukuphonswa esiqhingini esithile.
27Kwathi sekufike ubusuku beshumi nane, sisazulazula e-Adriya, phakathi kobusuku abaqhubi bemikhumbi bacabanga ukuthi sebesondele ezweni elithile;
28Baphonsa ukulinganisa, bafumana kungamafathome angamashumi amabili;
29Khona besaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singawela phezu kwamadwala, baphosela amahange amane ngemva komkhumbi, bafisa ukuthi kuse.
30Abaqhubi bemikhumbi sebezabaleka emkhunjini, behlisela umkhumbi olwandle, kungathi baphonse amahange emkhunjini.
31UPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni: Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, aninakusindiswa.
32Khona amabutho anqamula izintambo zomkhumbi, awuyeka wawa.
33Kwathi sekuzakusa, uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle, wathi: “Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nizila ukudla, ningadli lutho.
34Ngakho ngiyanincenga ukuba nidle, ngokuba lokhu kungenxa yempilo yenu, ngokuba akuyikuwa nalunwele lwekhanda lomunye wenu.
35Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla.
36Base beba nesibindi bonke, badla nabo.
37Sasisonke emkhunjini siyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha.
38Sebesuthi, bawenza lula umkhumbi, baphonsa ukolweni olwandle.
39Kwathi sekusile, abalazanga ilizwe, kodwa bathola umfula othile ologu, abazimisela kuwo ukuthi bawuqhube umkhumbi, uba kungenzeka.
40Sebekhuphulile amahange, bawayekela olwandle, bathukulula izibopho zokuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni useyili wangaphambili, baqonda ogwini.
41Sebefikile endaweni lapho kuhlangana khona ulwandle olubili, umkhumbi waguqa; ingaphambili lanamathela, lahlala lingenakunyakaziswa, kepha ingemuva laphuka ngamandla amaza.
42Lapho icebo lamasosha lalingukubulala iziboshwa, funa zibhukude zibaleke.
43Kodwa induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawuli, yabavimba enjongweni yabo; walaya ukuthi labo abakwaziyo ukubhukuda baziphonse kuqala elwandle, baye emhlabathini;
44abaseleyo, abanye phezu kwamapulangwe, abanye phezu kweziqephu zomkhumbi. Kwasekusithi babaleka bonke, bafika emhlabathini.
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