9 Ebusuku Pawula wabona umbono, wabona indvodza yaseMasedoniya imile imncenga itsi: “Yewelela eMasedoniya utesisita!”
Kwakungeli-awa lesitsatfu entsambama, lapho abona ngalokusebaleni embonweni ingilosi yaNkulunkulu ingena kuye itsi: “Khoneliyuse!”
Khoneliyuse waphendvula watsi: “Kwakucishe kube ngito letikhatsi kutsanti kwayitolo ngesikhatsi ngithandaza endlini yami ngeli-awa lesitsatfu ntsambama ngabona indvodza yembetse tingubo letikhatimulako ime embikwami
Kwatsi Pawula asawubonile lombono satilungiselela masinyane kuwelela eMasedoniya, ngobe sase sibonile kutsi Nkulunkulu usibitele kutsi siyewushumayela liVangeli kubo.
Sesuka lapho saya eFiliphi, lidolobha lelisesifundzeni sekucala saseMasedoniya, lelingephansi kwembuso wemaRoma. Sahlala emalanga lambalwa kulelo dolobha.
Kwatsi kube kufike Silasi naThimothi baphuma eMasedoniya, Pawula wase utinikela ngalokuphelele ekushumayeleni nasekufakazeni kumaJuda kutsi Jesu unguKhristu.
Emvakwaloko Pawula watimisela emoyeni wakhe kudzabula eMasedoniya nase-Akhaya aze ayewufika eJerusalema, atsi: “Nangisuka kuletindzawo kufanele ngifike naseRoma.”
Asatfumele boThimothi na-Erastusi, lababebasiti bakhe, eMasedoniya, wase uyahlalahlala eveni lase-Asiya.
Kwesuka lesikhulu siphitsiphitsi kulo lonkhe lidolobha. Sicuku sadvumela boGayusi na-Aristakhusi sabadvungulula sabayisa enkhundleni yemidlalo. Bona-ke babebaseMasedoniya, bahambisana naPawula.
Emvakwalesiphitsiphitsi Pawula wabita labakholwako wabakhutsata, wabavalelisa, wabashiya, waya eMasedoniya.
lapho ahlala khona tinyanga letintsatfu. Besalungisela kuya eSiriya ngemkhumbi, nakeva kutsi emaJuda afuna kumbulala, wase ubona kutsi kuncono abuyele emuva ahambe ngaseMasedoniya.
Sakhwela emkhunjini lowawusuka e-Adramithiyamu lowase utawusuka uye etikhumulweni temikhumbi elugwini lwase-Asiya, nembala salucala luhambo lwetfu siphekeletelwa ngu-Aristakhusi labewaseMasedoniya esuka eThesalonika.
IJopha yayisedvute naseLida, kwatsi bafundzi nabeva kutsi Phetro abeseLida, batfumela emadvodza lamabili nemlayeto lotsi: “Sicela unonophe ute lapha kitsi.”
Ngobe kwaba kuhle kubaseMasedoniya nebase-Akhaya kutsi banikelele labangcwele labamphofu baseJerusalema.
Ngisenani, angizange ngibe ngumtfwalo kunome ngubani, nangeswele. Tonkhe tidzingo tami tacedvwa bazalwane labebaphuma eMasedoniya. Ngako-ke angizange ngibe ngumtfwalo, futsi sonkhe sikhatsi ngiyawuchubeka ngingesiwo.
Bengingahle ngikhukhunyetwe kakhulu ngenca yetembulo letinyenti, ngako-ke kwabekwa linyeva enyameni yami, ingilosi yaSathane yangihlaba, khona ngingetitikhukhumeta kakhulu.
Kuliciniso kutsi nasifika eMasedoniya, asikutfolanga kuphumula. Satikhandza sisenhluphekweni macala onkhe: Kwakunekulwa ngephandle, kunekwesaba ngekhatsi.
Bazalwane, sitsandza kutsi nati ngemusa waNkulunkulu lawuphe emabandla aseMasedoniya.
Ngiyati kutsi nitimisele kangakanani kusita. Ngiko loko lengiyaye ngitigcabhe ngako kubaseMasedoniya, ngibatjela kutsi base-Akhaya bese bavele bakulungele kunikela khona nyakenye. Inshisekelo yenu ibavusele umdlandla labanyenti.
Futsi awukho ngesheya kwelwandle, kutsi seningaze nibute nitsi: ‘Ngubani lotakwewela lolwandle ayewusitsatsela asichazele wona, kuze siwulalele siwuhloniphe?’
Empeleni loko senikubonakalisile kubo bonkhe bazalwane labaseMasedoniya. Kodvwa siyanikhutsata, bazalwane, kutsi chubekani nikwente loko.