20. Kanti nangamhla kwakubulawa uStefano, ingqina lakho, nam ndandikho. Ndandihambisana nokugwintwa kwakhe, neempahla zababemgebenga zigcinwe ndim lo.’
21. Yathi kum iNkosi: ‘Hamba, kuba ndiza kukuthuma kude kweleentlanga.’ ”
22. Babemphulaphule abantu uPawulos, kwada kwaza kutsho kule ndawo; basuka ke batsho ngentswahla besithi: “Msuse! Bulala loo nto!”
23. Kwakuthe nzwii yingxolo, bejiwuzisa iimpahla zabo, kuqhuma uthuli.
24. Ingqwayi-ngqwayi yomkhosi wamajoni amaRoma yathi uPawulos makangeniswe enqabeni yawo, akatswe, kuncinwe unobangela wento amxhibe ngayo amaJuda, ukuze angxole kangaka.
25. Kuthe sebembophelele, beza kumkatsa, uPawulos wabhekisa kumphathi-butho owayemi apho, wathi: “Khawutsho, kusemthethweni ukuba ungámbetha ummi ongumRoma engakhanga afunyanwe enetyala?”
26. Umphathi-butho akuyiva le nto, waya kwingqwayi-ngqwayi, wathi: “Uza kuthini ke? Lo mfo ngummi ongumRoma.”