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18 Ngemva kwalokhu wasuka e-Athene, wafika eKorinte. 2 Wafumana umJuda igama lakhe lingu-Akhwila,+ obelethwa ePontusi, ogade aqeda ukubuya eTariyana nomkakhe uPeresila ngombana uKlawudiyusi walayela woke amaJuda bona akhambe eRoma. Yeke waya kibo 3 ngebanga lokuthi bekenza umsebenzi ofana nowabo, wahlala emzinabo,+ wasebenza nabo ngombana umsebenzabo bekukukwenza amatende. 4 Bekathula ikulumo* esinagogeni+ qobe ngesabatha,+ anikele ubufakazi obukholwekako kumaJuda namaGirigi.
5 Lokha uSilasi+ noThimothi+ nabehla bavela eMasedoniya, uPowula wanikela ngaso soke isikhathi sakhe atjhumayela, afakaza emaJudeni bona kwamambala uJesu nguKrestu.+ 6 Kodwana ngemva kokusolo bamphikisa begodu bakhuluma kumbi, wathintitha izambatho zakhe,+ wathi kibo: “Iingazi zenu azibe seenhloko zenu.+ Ngimsulwa.+ Ukusukela nje ngizokuya ebantwini beentjhaba.”+ 7 Nje-ke wasuka lapho* watjhinga endlini yendoda ebizwa ngokuthi nguTitiyusi Justusi, beyilotjha uZimu, indlwayo beyihlangene nesinagogo. 8 UKrisposi+ umphathi wesinagogo wakholwa eKosini, yena nabo boke bomndenakhe. Nabanengi beKorinte abezwako bathoma ukukholwa, babhajadiswa. 9 Ngaphezu kwalokho, iKosi yathi kuPowula ngombono ebusuku: “Ungasabi kodwana ragela phambili nokukhuluma 10 ngombana nginawe,+ akunamuntu ozokusahlela bona akulimaze ngombana nginabantu abanengi edorobheneli.” 11 Ngalokho wahlala lapho umnyaka neenyanga ezisithandathu, afundisa ilizwi lakaZimu hlangana nabo.
12 Ngesikhathi uGaliyo angundunakulu wesifunda se-Akhaya, amaJuda ahlangana asahlela uPowula, aya naye esihlalweni sokwahlulela, 13 athi: “Umuntu lo ufundisa abantu bona balotjhe uZimu ngendlela ephikisana nomthetho.” 14 UPowula asathi uyakhuluma, uGaliyo wathi emaJudeni: “MaJuda, ngathana kwamambala bekunobumbi namkha ubulelesi obukhulu, bengizokuba nebanga lokunilalela ngesineke. 15 Kodwana nangabe niphikisana ngekulumo, ngamezwi nangomthethwenu,+ nina ngokwenu kufuze nizibonele. Angifuni ukuba ngumahluleli wezintwezi.” 16 Ngalokho wawaqotha esihlalweni sokwahlulela. 17 Nje-ke woke abamba uSosithenesi,+ umphathi wesinagogo, ambetha phambi kwesihlalo sokwahlulela. Kodwana uGaliyo akhenge azibandakanye nakancani ezintwenezi.
18 Nanyana kunjalo, ngemva kokuhlala amalanga amanengi, uPowula walayelisa abafowethu wakhamba ngesikepe waya eSiriya, akhamba noPeresila no-Akhwila. Waphungula iinhluthu zakhe eKhenkreya+ ngombana bekenze isifungo. 19 Nje-ke bafika e-Efesu, yena wabatjhiya lapho wangena esinagogeni wakhulumisana namaJuda.+ 20 Nanyana bebasolo bambawa bona ahlale isikhathi eside, akhenge avume 21 walayelisa, wathi kibo: “Ngizokubuya kini godu nangabe uJehova uyathanda.” Wakhamba ngesikepe elwandle asuka e-Efesu 22 wehlela eKhesariya. Wakhuphuka wayokulotjhisa ibandla,* ngemva kwalokho wehlela e-Anthiyokiya.+
23 Ngemva kokuhlala isikhatjhana lapho, wasuka wakhamba iindawo ngeendawo zenarha yeGalatiya neFrigiya,+ aqinisa boke abafundi.+
24 Nje-ke umJuda othileko igama lakhe lingu-Apholo,+ owabelethelwa e-Alekzandriya, wafika e-Efesu; bekayindoda esikhulumi esihle, ayazi kuhle imiTlolo. 25 Indoda le beyifundiswe ngendlela kaJehova, ikhuthele khulu ngebanga lommoya ocwengileko, beyikhuluma ifundisa ngokunembileko izinto ezimalungana noJesu kodwana beyijayelene kwaphela nebhabhadiso lakaJwanisi. 26 Yathoma ukukhuluma ngesibindi ngesinagogeni, kwathi uPeresila no-Akhwila+ nabayizwako, bayithatha bazibandakanya nayo, bayihlathululela indlela kaZimu ngokunembe khudlwana. 27 Ukungezelela kilokho, ngebanga lokuthi beyifuna ukuyamela nge-Akhaya, abafowethu batlolela abafundi balapho, babakhuthaza bona bayamukele ngomusa. Nje-ke kuthe nayifika lapho, yabasiza khulu labo ebesebamakholwa ngomusa omkhulu kaZimu 28 ngombana tjhatjhalazi nangokuzimisela okukhulu yafakazela ngokunembileko ukuthi amaJuda ayatjhapha, yatjengisa ngokusuka emiTlolweni ukuthi uJesu nguKrestu.+