Kwathi uPawuli esabalindile eAthene, umoya wakhe wakhathazeka phakathi kwakhe ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe.
Kwathi uPawulu esabalinda e-Athene, umoya wakhe wacunuka phakathi kwakhe ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe.
Kuthe uPawula esabalindile e-Athene, umoya wakhe wathinteka kakhulu lapho ebona umuzi ugcwele izithombe.
Wathi: “Ngaba nobukhwele obukhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
Wathi: “Ngangishisekela nokushisekela uJehova uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli basishiyile isivumelwano sakho, badilize ama-altare akho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ngenkemba; ngase ngisele ngedwa; futhi bafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze bawususe.
Kugeleza imifula yamanzi emehlweni ami, ngokuba abawugcini umthetho wakho.
Ngabona abenzi bobubi, ngadabuka; ngoba kabaligcinanga ilizwi lakho.
Ngokuba ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile; nokuhlambalaza kwabakuthukayo kwehlela phezu kwami.
Ngase ngithi: “Angisayikumkhuluma, angisayikukhuluma egameni lakhe.” Kepha izwi lakhe lalinjengomlilo ovuthayo ovalelwe emathanjeni ami enhliziyweni yami;
Kepha mina ngigcwele amandla ngoMoya kaJehova, nobulungisa namandla, ukuze ngishumayele kuJakobe isiphambeko sakhe, no-Israyeli isono sakhe.
Wabaqalaza ngokuthukuthela, edabukile ngobulukhuni benhliziyo yabo, wathi kumuntu: Yelula isandla sakho. Waseselula; saphiliswa isandla sakhe saba njengesinye.
Laselisondele iPhasika labaJuda; uJesu wakhuphukela eJerusalema.
Labaphelekezela uPawuli bamusa eAthene; sebemukele umlayo kuSilasi loThimothi wokuba beze kuye masinyane, bamuka.
Ngokuba bonke abase-Athene nabafokazi ababekhona babengachithi lutho ngokunye, kuphela ukuxoxa nokuzwa into entsha.
Ngokuba ngithe ngidlula ngibuka izinto enizikhonzayo, ngathola i-altare elilotshiwe ukuthi: KUNKULUNKULU ONGAZIWAYO. Ngakho-ke lowo enimkhonza ngokungazi, nguyena engimemezela kini.
Emva kwalokho uPawulu wamuka e-Athene, wafika eKorinte;
Manje bhekani, mina ngiya eJerusalema ngiboshiwe emoyeni, ngingakwazi okuyakungehlela khona;
Ngakho kwathi singasenakubekezela, sakubona kukuhle ukuthi sisale sodwa e-Athene;
Wakhulula uLothi olungileyo, owayecunulwe yihambo engcolileyo yababi.