Kwathi sekunqunyiwe ukuthi siye e-Italiya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawulu nezinye iziboshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, igama layo linguJuliyu, webutho lika-Awugustu.
Sangena emkhunjini wase-Adramitiyu, owawusizodabula ezindaweni zase-Asiya, sasuka; kwakukhona u-Aristarku umMakedoniya waseThesalonika enathi.
Ngangomuso safika eSidoni; UJuliyu waphatha uPawulu ngobubele, wamvumela ukuba aye kubangane bakhe, athole usizo.
Sasuka lapho, sagudla ngenzansi kweKhupro, ngokuba imimoya yayiphambene.
Sadabula ulwandle lwaseKhilikhiya nasePhamfiliya, safika eMira yaseLisiya.
Khona induna yafumana umkhumbi wase-Aleksandriya oya e-Italiya; wasifaka khona.
Sesihambe kancane izinsuku eziningi, safika kalukhuni ngaseKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sagudla iKrethe malungana neSalimone;
Sase sihamba kalukhuni safika endaweni ethiwa Amatheku Amahle; eduze kwalapho kwakukhona umuzi waseLaseya.
Kwathi sesidlulile isikhathi eside, lokuhamba ngomkhumbi sekuyingozi, ngoba ukuzila ukudla kwasekudlulile, uPawuli wabalaya;
Wasesithi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi loluhambo luzakuba lokulimala lomonakalo omkhulu, kungeyisiwo owempahla lomkhumbi kuphela, kodwa lempilo yethu.
Nokho induna yekhulu yakholwa umshayeli nomnikazi womkhumbi kunalezo ezazishiwo uPawulu.
Kwathi ngenxa yokuthi itheku lalingekuhle ukuhlala ebusika kulo, abanengi bacebisana nokuthi kusuke lapho, ukuba mhlawumbe bafike eFenike, balale khona ubusika; eliyitheku laseKrethe, elibheke eningizimu-ntshonalanga nasenyakatho-ntshonalanga.
Kuthe umoya waseningizimu uphephetha kancane, bathi sebekuzuzile ababekuhlosile, basuka lapho, bagudla iKrethe.
Kodwa kungakabiphi, kwavuka phezu kwawo isivunguvungu esithiwa iYurakilidoni;
Kwathi umkhumbi wabanjwa, wehluleka ukumelana nomoya, sawuyeka.
Sase sigijima ngaphansi kwesihlenge esithiwa iKlawuda, kwaba nomsebenzi omningi ukuwuhamba umkhumbi;
Sebewuthathile, basebenzisa izinsiza, bebopha umkhumbi ngaphansi; besaba ukuthi bangawela esihlabathini esimanzi, banqamula useyili, baqhutshwa kanjalo.
Kwathi sesipheshulwa kakhulu yisiphepho, ngangomuso bakhulula umkhumbi;
Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu salahla izikhali zomkhumbi ngezandla zethu.
Kwathi kungabonanga ilanga nezinkanyezi izinsuku eziningi, nesiphepho esingesincane sinamandla, lase laphela lonke ithemba lokuthi singasindiswa.
Kwathi emva kokuzila isikhathi eside, uPawulu wema phakathi kwabo, wathi: “Madoda, ngabe nangilalela, anasuka eKrethe, nazuza kulokhu kubi nokulahlekelwa.
Kepha manje ngiyanincenga ukuba nibe nesibindi, ngokuba akuyikulahlekelwa muntu phakathi kwenu, kuphela umkhumbi.
Ngoba kulobubusuku bekumi kimi ingilosi kaNkulunkulu engingowakhe, lengimkhonzayo,
Isithi: Ungesabi, Pawuli; umelwe ukumiswa phambi kukaKesari; bheka, uNkulunkulu ukunikile bonke abahamba nawe ngomkhumbi.
Ngakho yimani isibindi, madoda, ngokuba ngiyakholwa nguNkulunkulu ukuthi kuyakuba njengalokho engitsheliwe.
Kodwa simelwe ukuphonswa esiqhingini esithile.
Kwathi sekufike ubusuku beshumi nane, sisazulazula e-Adriya, phakathi kobusuku abaqhubi bemikhumbi bacabanga ukuthi sebesondele ezweni elithile;
Baphonsa ukulinganisa, bafumana kungamafathome angamashumi amabili;
Khona besaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singawela phezu kwamadwala, baphosela amahange amane ngemva komkhumbi, bafisa ukuthi kuse.
Abaqhubi bemikhumbi sebezabaleka emkhunjini, behlisela umkhumbi olwandle, kungathi baphonse amahange emkhunjini.
UPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu nasemabuthweni: Uma laba bengahlali emkhunjini, aninakusindiswa.
Khona amabutho anqamula izintambo zomkhumbi, awuyeka wawa.
Kwathi sekuzakusa, uPawulu wabancenga bonke ukuba badle, wathi: “Namuhla kulusuku lweshumi nane nilindile, nizila ukudla, ningadli lutho.
Ngakho ngiyanincenga ukuba nidle, ngokuba lokhu kungenxa yempilo yenu, ngokuba akuyikuwa nalunwele lwekhanda lomunye wenu.
Eseshilo lokho wathatha isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke, wasihlephula, waqala ukudla.
Base beba nesibindi bonke, badla nabo.
Sasisonke emkhunjini siyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisikhombisa nesithupha.
Sebesuthi, bawenza lula umkhumbi, baphonsa ukolweni olwandle.
Kwathi sekusile, abalazanga ilizwe, kodwa bathola umfula othile ologu, abazimisela kuwo ukuthi bawuqhube umkhumbi, uba kungenzeka.
Sebekhuphulile amahange, bawayekela olwandle, bathukulula izibopho zokuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni useyili wangaphambili, baqonda ogwini.
Sebefikile endaweni lapho kuhlangana khona ulwandle olubili, umkhumbi waguqa; ingaphambili lanamathela, lahlala lingenakunyakaziswa, kepha ingemuva laphuka ngamandla amaza.
Lapho icebo lamasosha lalingukubulala iziboshwa, funa zibhukude zibaleke.
Kodwa induna yekhulu ithanda ukusindisa uPawuli, yabavimba enjongweni yabo; walaya ukuthi labo abakwaziyo ukubhukuda baziphonse kuqala elwandle, baye emhlabathini;
abaseleyo, abanye phezu kwamapulangwe, abanye phezu kweziqephu zomkhumbi. Kwasekusithi babaleka bonke, bafika emhlabathini.
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