IzEnzo Zabapostoli
27 Njengombana besiquntelwe ukuthi sikhambe ngomkhumbi siye eTariyana,+ basa uPowula nezinye iimbotjhwa emphathini wamabutho igama lakhe kunguJuliyasi wesiqhema saka-Arhostosi. 2 Sakhwela umkhumbi ovela e-Adramitheno ebewuzokuya emadoyelweni weenkepe amagega nelwandle esifundeni se-Asiya, sakhamba, besino-Aristakusi+ umMasedoniya weThesalonika. 3 Ngelanga elilandelako safika eSidoni, uJuliyasi waphatha uPowula ngomusa, wamvumela nokuthi akhambe ayokubona abangani bakhe bona bamtlhogomele.
4 Sathatha ikhambo lelwandle, ukusuka lapho sakhamba ngomkhumbi sivikelwe eSayipurasi ngombana ummoya bewuphikisana nathi. 5 Ngemva kwalokho sakhamba ngomkhumbi ngelwandle magega neSilisiya nePhamfiliya, sajama edoyelweni leenkepe eMira eLisiya. 6 Lapho umphathi wamabutho wafumana umkhumbi ovela e-Alekzandriya otjhinga eTariyana, wasikhweza ngakiwo. 7 Nje-ke ngemva kokukhamba ngomkhumbi kabuthaka amalanga amanengi, safika budisi eKinidosi. Ngombana umoya akhenge usivumele bona siragele phambili, sathaya ngaphasi kwesivikelo seKrete malungana neSalimoni. 8 Sakhamba budisi ngomkhumbi magega neligu, safika endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi maTheku Amahle, ebeyihlanu kwedorobho leLaseya.
9 Besele kudlule isikhathi eside begodu ngesikhathesi bekuyingozi ukukhamba ngomkhumbi ngombana nokuzila ukudla kweLanga lokuLitjalelwa kweZono+ besekudlulile, yeke uPowula wenza isiphakamiso 10 wathi kibo: “Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi ikhambweli lizokubanga umonakalo nokulahlekelwa okukhulu ingasi kwepahla nomkhumbi kwaphela kodwana nokuphila kwethu.” 11 Nanyana kunjalo, umphathi wamabutho walalela umtjhayeli womkhumbi nomnikazi womkhumbi kunalokho okutjhiwo nguPowula. 12 Njengombana ithekwelo belingasisebujamweni obufanele ubusika, inengi lathi kungcono sikhambe, kusukwe lapho ukuze babone ukuthi kungakghoneka na ukufika eFinikisi kuhlalwe ubusika khona, okulitheku leKrete elivulekele ngetlhagwini pumalanga nangesewula pumalanga.
13 Kuthe umoya wesewula nawubetha kabuthaka, bazitjela ukuthi bangafika lapho banqophe ukuya khona, baphakamisa i-ankera* bathoma ukukhamba magega neKrete hlanu kweligu. 14 Nanyana kunjalo, ngemva kwesikhatjhana, kwavunguza umoya onamandla obizwa ngokuthi yi-Ewurakiloni.* 15 Njengombana umkhumbi bewubanjwe mumoya omkhulu begodu ungakghoni ukuya phambili uhlule umoya, saziliselela bona silawulwe mumoya. 16 Nje-ke safika ebujamweni lapho isihlengele esithileko esibizwa ngokuthi yiKhawuda sisivikela khona emoyeni, nanyana kunjalo sapheze sabhalelwa kulawula isiketjana ebesingemva komkhumbi. 17 Kodwana ngemva kokusikhweza, basibophelela emkhunjini, godu basaba ukuthi bazokubhajwa eSiritisi,* behlisa iinlawulamkhumbi, baziliselela bona balawulwe mumoya. 18 Ngebanga lokuthi besiphetjhulwa kabuhlungu siwuruwuru esinamandla, ngelanga elilandelako bathoma ukuphungula eminye yemithwalo bona benze umkhumbi ube lula. 19 Ngelanga lesithathu, balahla izinto ezisetjenziswa ngemkhunjini.
20 Kuthe nakungaveli ilanga namkha iinkwekwezi amalanga amanengi begodu sibethwa siwuruwuru esikhulu, loke ithemba lethu lokuthi singasinda lafadalala. 21 Ngemva kokuthi bakhambe isikhathi eside bangakadli uPowula wajama phakathi kwabo wathi: “Madoda, ngathana nalalela iseluleko sami nangasuki eKrete, bengekhe niqalane nemiphumela le yokonakalelwa nokulahlekelwa.+ 22 Nanyana kunjalo, nginikhuthaza bona nibe nesibindi ngombana akakho namunye wenu ozokufa, mkhumbi kwaphela ozokutjhabalala. 23 Ebusukwinobu ingilozi+ kaZimu engimlotjhako nengimenzela umsebenzi ocwengileko ijame hlanu kwami 24 yathi: ‘Ungasabi Powula. Kufuze ujame phambi kwakaKhesari,+ uZimu ukunikele boke labo abakhamba nawe.’ 25 Yibani nesibindi madoda ngombana ngiyamkholwa uZimu ukuthi kuzokwenzeka njengombana ngitjeliwe. 26 Kodwana kufuze siphukelwe mkhumbi esihlengeleni esithileko.”+
27 Nje-ke njengombana kufika ubusuku be-14 siselwandle begodu sisolo siphetjhulwa magagasi weLwandle le-Adriya, phakathi nobusuku iinsebenzi zemkhunjini zathoma ukusola ukuthi ngathi sitjhidela enarheni ethileko. 28 Zalinganisa ukutjhinga kwelwandle, zalifumana limamitha angaba ma-36, zaragela phambili ibangana, godu zalinganisa ukutjhinga zalifumana limamitha angaba ma-27. 29 Zasaba ukuthi umkhumbi ungahle ubhajwe emadwaleni, zaphosela ngaphandle ama-ankera amane angemva komkhumbi, zakhanuka kwanga kungasa. 30 Kodwana zalinga ukweqa ngemkhunjini, yeke zehlisela isiketjana ngelwandle zenza ngasuthi zifuna ukwehlisa ama-ankera angaphambili, 31 uPowula wathi kumphathi wamabutho nemasotjeni: “Ngaphandle kokuthi amadoda la ahlale ngemkhunjini, angekhe nisindiswe.”+ 32 Nje-ke amasotja aqunta iintambo zesiketjana asilisa sawa.
33 Nasele kuzokusa uPowula wabakhuthaza boke bona badle okuthileko, wathi: “Namhlanjesi lilanga le-14 nilinde ngabomvu begodu anikadli litho. 34 Nje-ke nginikhuthaza bona nidle okuthileko; lokhu kuzokusiza nina ngombana akunasihluthu sananyana ngimuphi wenu esizokutjhabalala.” 35 Ngemva kokutjho lokhu wathatha uburotho, wathokoza uZimu phambi kwabo boke wabuhlephula, wadla. 36 Nje-ke boke baba nesibindi, badla. 37 Sisoke besibabantu abama-276* ngemkhunjini. 38 Ngemva kokudla basutha, benza umkhumbi waba bulula ngokulahlela ikoroyi ngelwandle.+
39 Nakuphuma ilanga akhenge bayazi indawo leyo+ kodwana babona itheku elineligu bazimisela ukusa umkhumbi lapho nakukghonekako. 40 Yeke basika ama-ankera bawalisa awela ngelwandle, kwathi khonokho batjhaphulula neentambo ebezibambe amaphini wokunqophisa umkhumbi, ngemva kokukhuphula iseyila encani engaphambili bayiqalisa emoyeni, baya eligwini. 41 Kuthe nabatjhayisa indunduma yehlabathi emahlangothi woke welwandle, umkhumbi wabhajwa begodu ipumulwawo yabambeka yabhalelwa nakutjhida kodwana umsilawo waphulwa magagasi waba ziinquqwana.+ 42 Ngalokhu amasotja aqunta ukubulala iimbotjhwa bona kungabi namuntu ozokududa abaleke. 43 Kodwana umphathi wamabutho bekafuna ukusindisa uPowula begodu wawavimba bona angarageli phambili nalokho ebewakuhlelile. Wayala kokuthoma labo abakghona ukududa beqele ngelwandle badudele ngenarheni 44 nokuthi boke abanye bazakulandela, abanye bazakuthaya ngamapulanka bese abanye ngeenquqwana zomkhumbi. Ngalokho boke bafika baphephile ngenarheni.+