21 Ngelilanga lelalikhetsekile Herodi wembatsa tingubo takhe tebukhosi, wahlala esihlalweni sebukhosi, wabeka inkhulumo kubantfu.
Babegcoke imijiva yabo yebukhosi bo-Ahabi, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, banaJehoshafati, inkhosi yakaJuda, bahleti etihlalweni tabo tebukhosi, ebaleni lekubhulela kolo, eceleni kwelisango lelingena eSamariya; bonkhe baphrofethi bebaphrofetha embikwabo.
“Tindlebe takhe tigcwele imisindvo lesabisako, ngesikhatsi konkhe kubukeka shangatsi kuhle, umbhubhisi ngulapho amhlasela khona.
Umuntfu lotigcabhako uyawubhujiswa, umuntfu lotitfobako uyadvunyiswa.
Ngako-ke lithuna selandzise kakhulu kukhanuka kwalo kudla, selivule umlomo walo ngalokwengcile; bahlonishwa baso bayakwehlela khona kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu baso nabo bonkhe labajabulako babanga umsindvo lomkhulu.
Kodvwa nyalo sibita labatigabatisako sitsi bangulababusisiwe. Impela benti balokubi bayaphumelela, ngisho nalabo labamelene naNkulunkulu nabo bayaphunyula.’ ”
Watsi Philatu asahleti esihlalweni sekwehlulela, umfati wakhe watfumela kuye livi atsi: “Ungatifaki endzabeni yalowo muntfu longenacala, ngobe angikalali ngihlushwa ngaye ngeliphupho ebusuku balamuhla.”
Wabatfukutselela kakhulu Herodi bantfu baseThire naseSidoni; ngako-ke baya kanyekanye bayawubonana naye. Kwekucala bavumelana naBlastusi, labengumgcini wesigodlo. Baya kuHerodi bayawucela kuthula, ngobe live labo lalitfola kudla eveni lakhe.
Bamemeta batsi: “Akusiye umuntfu lona lokhulumako, kepha ngunkulunkulu.”
Emvakwemalangana lasihlanu umPhristi Lomkhulu Ananiyase wehlela eKhesariya netibondza tenkholo yemaJuda kanye naThethulusi, ummeli. Befika kuLusibalukhulu Feliksi batewubeka Pawula licala.
Ngakusasa bo-Agripha naBhenise beta ngekuhlonipheka lokukhulu, bafike bangena ehholweni lenkhulu yekuhlangana bahamba nabokhenela bemphi kanye nemadvodza labebalulekile kulelo dolobha. Festusi wase utfumela emasotja kutsi alandze Pawula.