Izenzo zabapostile 20:1-16

KEKALOKU emveni kwokuba bekupelile isipitipiti eso, u‐Paulusi wabizela kuye abadisipile, wababulisa, wemka ukuya kuhambela e‐Masedoniya. Wati ezicandile izahlulo ezo, ebayalile ngokuteta okuninzi kanjalo, weza e‐Girike. Kwati akuba efezile inyanga ezintatu kona, enzelwe ingcebo ngama‐Juda nxa abehlalela ukuselishela e‐Siriya, kwavuka iqinga lokuba wobuya nge‐Masedoniya. Kwaye kumpeleka kwada kwase‐Asiya u‐Sopatere wase‐Bereya; nakuma‐Tesalonika, u‐Aristariko no‐Sekondu; no‐Gayusi wase‐Derebe, no‐Timote; nabase‐Asiya, u‐Tikikusi no‐Trofimo. Aba besandulela basilinda e‐Tirowa. Saza tina saselisha e‐Filipi emveni kwemihla yezonka ezingenagwele, seza kubo e‐Tirowa ngentsuku zantlanu; apo sahlala kona intsuku zasixe̔nxe. Kekaloku ngolwokuqala usuku lweveki, nxa abadisipile bebehlanganisene ukuqezula isonka, u‐Paulusi wateta kubo, ehlalela ukusuka ngomso; wabehambisa isiteto sake kwada kwapakati kwobusuku. Kwaye kuko izibane ezininzi enkambilini yapezulu apo bebehlanganisene kona. Yati indodana etile egama lingu‐Yutikusi ebihlala efenstileni, iwelwa butongo obukulu, nxa u‐Paulusi ebeteta kade, yatoba ngobutongo, yawa pantsi kweyesitatu indawo yapezulu, yacolwa ifile. Kodwa ehlile u‐Paulusi, wawa pezu kwayo, wayibamba ngento engqongayo, wati: Ningenzi ingxolo; ngokuba umpefumlo wayo ukuyo. Waza enyukile, eqezule isonka, etyile, encokolile kade kwada kwati qi̔p’ ukusa, wemka ngokunjalo ke. Bati umfana bamzisa ehleli, bonwatyisiwe kakulu. Kodwa tina sandulela saya enqanaweni, saselishela e‐Asosi, apo besifuna ukumtabata u‐Paulusi kona; ngokuba ebezimisele njalo, etanda ngokwake ukuhamba ngenyawo. Naxeshekweni ebehlangene nati e‐Asosi, samtabata seza e‐Mitilene. Saselisha kona ke, saza ngomhla olandelayo safikela malungana ne‐Kiyo, nangomnye umhla safika e‐Samo; sati silibele e‐Tirogiliyone, seza ngomhla olandelayo e‐Milito. Ngokuba u‐Paulusi ebegwebile ukuselisha ngokudlula e‐Efese, ukuze angabi nakuci̔ta ixesha e‐Asiya; ngokuba ebenxama ukuti, ukuba bekusenzeka kuye, abeko e‐Yerusaleme ngomhla wepentekoste.