34 Batsi kube babone kutsi ungumJuda, base bayamemeta kanyekanye sikhatsi lesingaba ngema-awa lamabili batsi: “Lomkhulu nguDiyana webase-Efesu!”
Ngako batsatsa lenkunzi lababenikwe yona, bayilungisa. Base babita libito laBhali kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba ngusemini. Bamemeta batsi: “Hhawu, Bhali, siphendvule!” Kodvwa kwabate imphendvulo; kute lowaphendvula. Bagidza batungeleta lelilati lababelakhile.
“Kodvwa nanithandazako, ningalibali kukhuluma emagama lamanyenti langasho lutfo, njengebetive labacabanga kutsi batawuvakala ngekukhuluma kwabo lokunyenti.
Babayisa etimantjini temaRoma befike batsi: “Labantfu bangemaJuda, futsi bayahlupha lapha edolobheni letfu.
Indvodza lebeyisebentisa isiliva, libito layo kunguDemetriyusi, yayenta titfombe letincane telithempeli laDiyana, labengunkulunkulu lomsikati. Lomsebenti bewungenisa imali lenyenti kubakhandzi.
Niyatibonela, futsi niyativela konkhe lokwentiwa ngulendvodza lenguPawula. Utsi bonkulunkulu labakhiwe ngetandla abasibo bonkulunkulu sibili, sewugucule bantfu labanyenti, hhayi kuleli lase-Efesu kuphela kodvwa cishe kulo lonkhe lase-Asiya.
Kwatsi kube bantfu bakuve loko, batfukutsela babila, bacala bamemeta batsi: “Lomkhulu nguDiyana webase-Efesu!”
Ngesikhatsi emaJuda asafucela Alekzanda ngembili, labanye betama kumtjela kutsi kwentekani. Alekzanda-ke waphakamisa sandla afuna kukhuluma ashwelete kulesicumbi.
Ekugcineni mabhalane welidolobha waze wabathulisa, watsi: “Madvodza ase-Efesu, nonkhe niyati kutsi lelidolobha lase-Efesu ngulapho kuhlala khona lithempeli laDiyana lomkhulu kanye nelitje lelingcwele lelehla ezulwini.
Utsi akungaphingwa, pho, wena uphingelani? Utondza tithico, kodvwa uwagcekezelani emathempeli?
Bantfu bakhonta lonyokangwenya, ngobe emandla akhe abewanike lesilo; lesilo basikhonta batsi: “Ngubani longalwa naso?”