IzEnzo 27:13-38

Kuthe iningizimu isaphephetha kahle, bacabanga ukuthi sebetholile ababekuqondile, bakhuphula ihange,* bagudla iKrethe. Kepha emva kwesikhathi esingeside kwavuka kwehla kulo umoya oyisivunguvungu othiwa i-Ewurakiloni; kodwa umkhumbi usududulwa ungasenakubhekana nomoya, sayeka saqhutshwa nje. Kwathi sigudla ngenzansi kwesiqhingana esithiwa iKlawuda, sabamba isikebhe kalukhuni; sebe sikhuphulile basebenzisa izinto zokusiza, bawuzongolozela umkhumbi ngezintambo; kuthe besaba ukuthi bazakukhahleleka eSirti, behlisa izindwangu zomkhumbi, baqhutshwa kanjalo. Kuthe ukuba sibhengulwe kakhulu yisiphepho, ngangomuso bachitha umthwalo; kwathi ngolwesithathu balahla izimpahla zomkhumbi ngezandla zabo. Khona-ke ilanga nezinkanyezi zingasabonakali izinsuku eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane siqinisa njalo, lase liphela ithemba lonke lokuba singasindiswa. Sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli lutho, uPawulu wasukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Madoda, ngabe nalalela mina, kanamuka eKrethe, naphepha kule ngozi nakulokhu kuchithakala. Kepha manje senginiluleka ukuba nime isibindi, ngokuba akuyikufa muntu kini, umkhumbi kuphela. Ngokuba ngalobu busuku bekumi ngakimi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe nengimkhonzayo, yathi: ‘Ungesabi, Pawulu; umelwe ukuma phambi kukaKesari; bheka, uNkulunkulu ukuphile bonke abahamba nawe emkhunjini.’ Ngalokho yimani isibindi, madoda; ngokuba ngiyakholwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi kuzakuba njengalokho kukhulunyiwe kimi. Kepha simelwe ukukhahleleka esiqhingini esithile.” Kwathi ukuba kufike ubusuku beshumi nane sisazulazuliswa elwandle lwase-Adriya phakathi kobusuku, abomkhumbi bacabanga ukuthi bayasondela ezweni elithile. Base bephonsa intambo yokulinganisa, bafumana kungamafatome* angamashumi amabili; sebeqhubekile kancane bayiphonsa futhi, bafumana kungamafatome ayishumi nanhlanu; besaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singashayeka ezindaweni ezinamadwala, baphonsa amahange* amane ngasemuva, bafisa ukuba kuse. Abomkhumbi sebefuna ukubaleka emkhunjini, behlisela isikebhe elwandle ngokungathi bazakuphonsa amahange* enhlokweni yomkhumbi, uPawulu wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni: “Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, ningesindiswe nina.” Khona amabutho anquma amagoda esikebhe, asidedela sawa. Kwathi sekuzakusa, uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle, wathi: “Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nihlezi nizila, ningadli lutho. Ngalokho ngiyanincenga ukuba nidle, ngokuba lokhu kungokokusinda kwenu; akuyikulahleka unwele lwekhanda nakoyedwa phakathi kwenu.” Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla. Base bema isibindi bonke, badla nabo. Thina sonke esasisemkhunjini besingabantu abangamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha. Sebesuthi ukudla benza lula umkhumbi belahla ukolweni elwandle.