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23 UPowula aqale iSanhedrini ngokunqophileko wathi: “Madoda, bafowethu, ngiziphethe ngonembeza ohlanzeke ngokupheleleko+ phambi kwakaZimu bekube kunamhlanjesi.” 2 Nakezwa lokho umphristi ophakemeko u-Ananiyasi wayala labo abajame eqadi kwakhe bona bambethe emlonyeni. 3 UPowula wathi kuye: “UZimu uzokubetha wena boda elipendwe laba mhlophe. Uhlezi lapho bona ungahlulele ngokuya ngokomThetho na, khisibe wena uphula umThetho ngokuyala bona ngibetjhwe?” 4 Labo abajame lapho bathi: “Uthuka umphristi ophakemeko kaZimu?” 5 UPowula wathi: “Bafowethu, bengingazi ukuthi mphristi ophakemeko. Ngombana kutloliwe ukuthi, ‘Ungakhulumi kumbi ngombusi wabantu bakho.’”+
6 Nje-ke uPowula azi ukuthi abanye baSadusi nokuthi abanye baFarisi, warhuwelela eSanhedrini wathi: “Madoda, bafowethu ngimFarisi+ indodana yabaFarisi. Ngahlulelwa ngebanga lokuthi nginethemba lokobanyana abafileko bazokuvuka.” 7 Ngokutjho kwakhe lokhu, kwaba nokungavumelani hlangana kwabaFarisi nabaSadusi, umhlangano wahlukana phakathi. 8 Ngombana abaSadusi bathi abafileko angekhe bavuswe, akunangilozi namkha iimbunjwa zommoya kodwana abaFarisi bona bayakuvuma* koke.+ 9 Kwaba netjhada elikhulu, abanye abatloli abangehlangothini labaFarisi basikima bathoma ukuphikisa khulu, bathi: “Asifumani mlandu emuntwini lo kodwana nangabe ummoya namkha ingilozi ikhulume naye—.”+ 10 Kwathi ukuphikisana nakuba kukhulu, induna yamabutho yasaba ukuthi uPowula uzokubulawa, wayala amasotja bona ehle ayomdzwebula phakathi kwabo amlethe ekampeni yamasotja.
11 Ngobusuku obulandelako iKosi yajama eqadi kwakhe yathi: “Yiba nesibindi!+ Njengombana bewunikela ubufakazi obupheleleko ngami eJerusalema, kufanele ufakaze neRoma.”+
12 Kwathi nakusako, amaJuda aluka amano begodu azibopha nangesifungo, athi angekhe adle namkha asele angakambulali uPowula. 13 Bekumadoda angaphezu kwama-40 aluka amano la begodu azibopha ngesifungo. 14 Amadoda la atjhinga ebaphristini abakhulu nabadala athi: “Sizibophe ngesifungo bona singadli litho besibulale uPowula. 15 Nje-ke nina noke neSanhedrini kufuze nitjele induna yamabutho ukuthi imehlisele kini kube ngasuthi nifuna ukuhlolisisa icala lakhe kuhle. Kodwana kuzakuthi ngaphambi kokuthi atjhidele, sizabe sesikulungele ukuqeda ngaye.”
16 Kodwana umtjhana kaPowula wezwa ngeriyadlhanelo, wangena ngekampeni yamasotja wabikela uPowula ngalo. 17 Yeke uPowula wabiza omunye wabaphathi bamabutho wathi kuye: “Thatha isokaneli utjhinge nalo enduneni yamabutho, kunento elifuna ukuyitjela yona.” 18 Walithatha watjhinga nalo enduneni yamabutho wathi: “Isibotjhwa esinguPowula singibizile sangibawa bona ngilethe isokaneli kuwe ngombana kunento elifuna ukukutjela yona.” 19 Induna yamabutho yalibamba ngesandla yalidosela ngeqadi yalibuza yathi: “Ufuna ukungitjelani?” 20 Lathi: “AmaJuda avumelene ngokuthi akubawe bona wehlisele uPowula eSanhedrini kusasa, kube ngasuthi anqophe ukufumana imininingwana engeziweko ngecala lakhe.+ 21 Kodwana ungawavumeli ngombana kunamadoda angaphezu kwama-40 hlangana nawo abhacileko alindele ukumsahlela, azibophe ngesifungo athi angekhe adle namkha asele angakambulali;+ nje alindile, alinde isithembiso esivela kuwe.” 22 Induna yamabutho yalidosa ngendlebe yathi: “Ungathomi utjele muntu ukuthi ungibikele indaba le.” Ngemva kwalokho yalilisa lakhamba.
23 Yeke yabiza abaphathi bamabutho ababili yathi kibo: “Lungisani amasotja ama-200 bona amatjhe atjhinge eKhesariya nge-iri lethoba ebusuku,* godu namasotja akhamba ngeenjomani ezima-70 kunye namasotja aphatha isabula ama-200. 24 Ninikele noPowula iinjomani bona akhambe ngazo, afike aphephile kuFeliksi umbusi.” 25 Yatlola nencwadi ethi:
26 “Ivela kuKlawudiyusi Lisiya iya kuMhlonitjhwa, uMbusi uFeliksi: Lotjhani! 27 Indoda le yabanjwa maJuda begodu besele azoyibulala, ngafika msinyana namasotjami sayihlenga+ ngombana ngizwe ukuthi isisakhamuzi seRoma.+ 28 Ngayehlisela ngeSanhedrini yawo+ ngombana ngifuna ukwazi ukuthi ayimangalela ngani. 29 Ngafumana ukuthi imangalelwa ngemibuzo ephathelene nomThethwawo+ kodwana ayikho nayinye into emangalelwa ngayo eyenza ifanelwe kukufa namkha kuvalelwa ngejele. 30 Ngebanga lokuthi ngitjelwe+ ngeriyadlhana lokubulala indoda le, ngiyithumela kuwe msinyana begodu ngiyala abamangaleli bayo bona bazokukhuluma phambi kwakho ngokujamelene nayo.”
31 Nje-ke amasotja la athatha uPowula+ ngokuvumelana neenqophiso azifumeneko afika naye e-Antipatrisi ebusuku. 32 Ngelanga elilandelako avumela amasotja akhamba ngeenjomani bona arage naye kodwana wona abuyela ekampeni yamasotja. 33 Amasotja akhamba ngeenjomani angena eKhesariya anikela umbusi incwadi begodu aletha uPowula kuye. 34 Wayifunda wabuza nokuthi uvela kisiphi isifunda, wafumana ukuthi uvela eSilisiya.+ 35 Wathi: “Ngizokulalela kuhle nakufika abamangaleli bakho.”+ Wayala bona ahlale agadiwe ngesigodlweni sakaHerode.