13. Waphendula ke uPawulos, wathi, Nenzani na ukulila niyityumze intliziyo yam? kuba mna ndingàlungele kubotshwa kodwa; ndilungele nokufa eYerusalem, ngenxa yegama leNkosi uYesu.
14. Akuba ke engoyiseki, sathi cwaka, sisithi, Makwenzeke ukuthanda kweNkosi.
15. Ke kaloku emva kwezo ntsuku, sabopha impahla, senyuka saya eYerusalem.
16. Kwahamba ke nathi abathile nakubafundi abavela eKesareya, besisa thina kuMnaso waseSipro, obengumfundi kwakudala, esaba lundwendwe lwakhe.
17. Ke kaloku, sakufika eYerusalem, basamkela ngovuyo abazalwana.
18. Ngengomso ke, uPawulos wangena kunye nathi kuYakobi; ayekho namadoda amakhulu onke.
19. Ubabulisile, wamana ebacacisela zonke ngazinye izinto awazenzayo uThixo phakathi kweentlanga, ngalo ulungiselelo lwakhe.
20. Bathe ke bona bakukuva oko, bayizukisa iNkosi, batsho nokuthi kuye, Uyabona, mzalwana, oko angako amawakawaka amaYuda akholiweyo; abe ke onke ewuzondelele umthetho.
21. Atyelwe ke ngawe, ukuba uyawafundisa onke amaYuda aphakathi kweentlanga, ukuba ahlukane noMoses, usithi, makangabalusi abantwana bawo, angahambi ngawo amasiko.
22. Kuthiweni na ke? Kakade kuya kuhlanganisana inkitha; kuba aya kuva ukuba ùfikile.
23. Ngoko yenza le nto sikuxelela yona: kukho kuthi apha amadoda amané, anesibambiso azibophe ngaso;
24. wathabathe ke, uzenze nyulu kunye nawo, ube nokudleka ngenxa yawo, ukuze agugule iintloko; bazi bonke ukuba ezo nto bazityelweyo ngawe azilutho, nawe ngokwakho uhambe uwugcinile umthetho.
25. Kodwa ngazo iintlanga ezikholiweyo, sabhala sagqiba kwelokuba zingabambi nto injalo; kuphela ibe kukuzigcina entweni ebingelelwe izithixo, nasegazini, nasentweni ekrwitshiweyo, nasembulweni.
26. Wandula uPawulos wawathabatha ke amadoda lawo, wathi ngengomso, ezenze nyulu kunye nawo, wangena etempileni, eqondisisa inzaliseko yeentsuku zokwenza nyulu, ude usondezwe umnikelo ngenxa yabo bonke ngabanye.
27. Ke kaloku, xa iintsuku ezisixhenxe ezo beziza kuphela, athi amaYuda avela kwelaseAsiya, akumbona etempileni, asidubaduba sonke isihlwele, amsa izandla, enkqangaza esithi,
28. Madoda, maSirayeli, sizani. Nanku lo mntu ufundisa bonke ezindaweni zonke okuchasene nabantu, nomthetho, nale ndawo; othe ngaphezu koko wawangenisa amaGrike etempileni, wayenza inqambi le ndawo ingcwele.