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EListra kwakuhlezi indoda ethile eyisilima ngezinyawo, eyisishosha selokhu yazalwa ngunina, engazange ihambe. Yona yamuzwa uPawulu ekhuluma. Yena eyigqolozela wabona ukuthi inokukholwa kokuba iphiliswe, wathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Sukuma, ume ngezinyawo zakho.” Yayisigxuma, yahamba. Kwathi-ke izixuku zikubona lokho akwenzile uPawulu, zaphakamisa izwi lazo, zathi ngesiLikawoniya: “Onkulunkulu befana nabantu behlele kithi.” UBarnaba bambiza ngokuthi uJupitheri, uPawulu ngokuthi uMerkuriyu, ngokuba kwakunguye owayehola ekukhulumeni. Kepha umpristi kaJupitheri othempeli lakhe liphambi komuzi waletha izinkunzi nemigexo yezimbali ngasemasangweni, wafuna ukubahlabela ekanye nezixuku. Kwathi ukuba bakuzwe lokho abaphostoli oBarnaba noPawulu, baklebhula izingubo zabo, baphonseka phakathi kwesixuku bememeza bethi: “Madoda, nikwenzelani lokhu na? Nathi singabantu abanjengani ngemvelo, sinishumayeza ivangeli ukuba niphenduke kulokho okuyize, niphendukele kuNkulunkulu ophilayo owenza izulu nomhlaba, nolwandle, nakho konke okukukho, othe ngezizukulwane ezidlulileyo wayeka izizwe zonke zihambe ngezindlela zazo. Nokho akayekanga ukuzifakazela ngokwenza okuhle, waninika imvula yasezulwini nezikhathi zenala, egcwalisa izinhliziyo zenu ngokuhle nangokujabula.” Bekusho lokho, baziyekisa kalukhuni izixuku ukuba zingabahlabeli.