Imisebenzi 27
1 Kwathi sekuqunyiwe ukuthi siye eIthaliya ngomkhumbi, banikela uPawuli lezinye izibotshwa ezithile enduneni yekhulu, nguJuliyu ngebizo, eyesigaba senkosi enkulu.
Pawaamuwiti kala twendereyiti na mwanja mpaka Italiya, wamtuliti Paulu pamwera na watatirwa wanonga pasi pa ulolera wa Yuliu yakaweriti mkulu gwa mashonta pakati shipinga yawashishema “shipinga sha Augustu.”
2 Sasesingena emkhunjini weAdramithiyu, obusuzakuya endaweni zangaseAsiya, saqala ukuhamba, uAristako umMakedoniya weThesalonika wayelathi.
Tukweniti meli ya Adiramitu iweriti yangugenda na kupitira bandali zimu za mkowa gwa Asiya, tuyanja mwanja. Alisitariku, mwenikaya gwa Makedoniya kulawa Tesaloniki, kaweriti pamwera natwenga.
3 Lakusisa safika eSidoni; uJuliyu wasemphatha kuhle uPawuli, wamvumela ukuthi aye kubangane ukuze asizwe.
Shirawu yakuwi tusulusiyi nanga pakati pa bandali ya sidoni. Yuliu kamtendiriti Paulu viheri kwa kumluusu kawawoni waganja wakuwi na kumpanana nfiru zyakuwi.
4 Sasesisuka lapho ngomkhumbi sehla sagudla iKuprosi, ngoba imimoya yayiphambene lathi,
Kulawa aku twendereyiti na mwanja, kumbiti kuweriti na lihega liweriti lyankuvuma kwa kanongola nentu kutuyizira kwa ulongolu, tupitiliti uwega wa shisiwa sha kupiru kweni lihega liweriti livuwa ndiri.
5 kwathi sesidabule ulwandle olungaseKilikhiya lePamfiliya, safika eMira yeLikhiya.
Shakapanu tulokiti bahali ya kilikiya na Pamfiliya, tusulusiiti nanga Mura, lushi lya Lukiya.
6 Lapho-ke induna yekhulu yathola umkhumbi weAleksandriya oya eIthaliya, yasikhweza kuwo.
Panu afisa ulii kawoniti meli yimu ya Alekizandiriya yaiweriti yankugenda Italiya, na hangu katukweniziya twingira mngati mwakuwi.
7 Sasesihamba kancinyane okwensuku ezinengi, safika nzima maqondana leKinidu, umoya ungasivumeli, sehla sagudla iKrete maqondana leSalamone;
Tugenditi mpolimpoli kwa mashaka gavuwa na kwa ntabiku tusokiti pakwegera na Kenidu. Toziya lihega liweriti lyankali lyankutukoma, tupitira uwega wa kushana kushisiwa sha Kireti, kugenda Salumoni.
8 sasesiyigudla kanzima safika endaweni ethile ethiwa yiMathekwamahle; okwakuseduze layo umuzi iLaseya.
Tupititi pambeku yakuwi mpolimpoli kwa ntabika tuyingiriti pahali pawapashema “Bandali nyanyi,” pakwegera na lushi lwa Laseya.
9 Kwathi sekudlule isikhathi esikhulu, njalo sekuyingozi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi, ngoba lezilo lokudla laseledlule, uPawuli wabeluleka
Shipindi shivuwa shipititi, na hata mashaka ga kulikala pota kuliya gaweriti gaperiti kala. Vinu iweriti atali nentu kugenda na meli. Su, Paulu kawayupiti moyu,
10 esithi kubo: Madoda, ngiyabona ukuthi uhambo luzakuba lengozi lomonakalo omkhulu, kungeyisiwo owempahla lomkhumbi kuphela kodwa lowempilo zethu.
“Watuwa, nulihola handa mwanja agu haguweri gwa ntabiku na kwa asala ivuwa kwa memiziwu ya meli hera, ila viraa kwa makaliru getu.”
11 Kodwa induna yekhulu yakholwa induna yomkhumbi lomnikazi wawo kulezinto ezazitshiwo nguPawuli.
Kumbiti afisa ulii kakwegitwi nentu na maholu ga nahoza na ga mweni kana meli kuliku galii gakatakuliti Paulu.
12 Kwathi njengoba itheku lalingalungelanga ukuhlalwa ebusika, inengi labo lacebisa ukuthi kusukwe lalapho, mhlawumbe kwenzeke ukuthi bafike eFenikisi bahlale khona ebusika, itheku leKrete elikhangele eningizimuntshonalanga lenyakathontshonalanga.
Toziya bandali ayi iweriti ndiri pahala paherepa pa kulivaga shipindi sha mbepu, wavuwa wafiriti kwendeleya na mwanja, payiwezekana mpaka Foiniki. Foiniki ndo bandali ya Kireti yaigenda kushana na kwaguzyeta mshenji na kusika na kwaguzyeta mshenji, na aku mewawezi kulivaga shipindi sha mbepu.
13 Njalo kuthe umoya weningizimu usuphephetha buthakathaka, banakana ukuthi sebekuzuzile lokho ababekuqondile, sebephakamise ingwegwe sagudla eKrete.
Su, lihega lyanyanyi lya kusi lyanjiti kuvuma, nawomberi washeriti wapata lengu lyawu. Hangu wawusiya nanga, wendesha meli pakwegera nentu na mpeku ya Kireti.
14 Kodwa kungabanga yisikhathi eside umoya oyisivunguzane, othiwa iYurakilidoni, wawutshaya;
Kumbiti katepu hera, lihega likalipa lishemwa “Lihega lya kusika” liyanja kuvuma kulawa kushisiwa.
15 umkhumbi wasubanjwa, wehluleka ukukhangelana lomoya, sasesiwuyekela undenda.
Lihega liikomiti meli ilii, na toziya tusinditi kulidiwira, tuyileka ijegwijegwi na lihega ali.
16 Sathi sesigudla phansi kwesihlengana esithile esithiwa yiKlawuda, senelisa kalukhuni ukuwubamba umkolo;
Litanda limu lyalishemwa Kauda litupingira shididini kwa liyega lilii, na patupititi kusika mwakuwi tufauliti, iweriti kwa tabu, kusalimisha mtumbwi gwa meli.
17 abathi sebewuphanyekile, basebenzisa izincediso, babopha ngamagoda azingelezela umkhumbi; basebesesaba ukuthi bazaphoseka eSirtisi, behlisa iseyili, ngokunjalo basebendenda.
Wanamashi walii wagunikiti mtumbwi mngati, shakapanu wayizyengetiziya meli ngoyi na kuitawa kwa likakala. Watiriti kuwera mewawezi kugomuluwa pambeku pa Siriti. Hangu wasulusiyiti matanga na kuyileka meli ijegwijegwi na lihega.
18 Kuthe ukuthi siphoswe kakhulu yisiphepho, ngolulandelayo baphosa impahla;
Lipuga lyendereyiti kuvuma na shirawu yakuwi wayanja kuyasa kunja shehena ya meli.
19 kwathi ngolwesithathu salahla izikhali zomkhumbi ngezandla zethu uqobo.
Lishaka lya tatu, wayanja viraa kuyasa mmashi vintu vya meli kwa mawoku gawu weni.
20 Kwathi kungelalanga njalo kungelankanyezi ezibonakalayo insuku ezinengi, lesiphepho esingesincinyane siqinisa, kusukela lapho laseliphela ithemba lonke lokuthi sizasinda.
Kwa shipindi sha mashaka gatangala tuweza ndiri kuwona mshenji ama ntondi, lipuga lyendereyiti kuvuma nentu, ata litumbiru lyoseri lya kuponeka litupera.
21 Kwathi sekuyisikhathi eside bengasadli, uPawuli wasesukuma phakathi kwabo, wathi: Madoda, ngabe lalalela mina kalaze lasuka eKrete, njalo laphepha kulobubunzima lakulumonakalo.
Pa kulivaga shipindi shitali pota kuliya shiboga, Paulu kagolokiti pakati pawu, katakula, “Waheshimiwa, meyiweriti mbaka handa mungampikiniriti na kuleka mwanja kulawa Kireti handa mngatenditi hangu metushapili tabu ayi na asala zoseri azi.
22 Khathesi-ke sengileluleka ukuthi lime isibindi; ngoba kakusoze kulahleke impilo leyodwa kini, ngaphandle komkhumbi.
Kumbiti vinu nankuwaluweni muweri na moyu, kwahera hata yumu gwenu mekahowiziyi ukomu wakuwi, meli hera ndo haiyagamili.
23 Ngoba ngalobubusuku bekumi kimi ingilosi kaNkulunkulu, engingowakhe, lengimkhonzayo,
Toziya lishu ntumintumi gwa kumpindi gwa ulii Mlungu mweni neni ndo gwakuwi na yomberi neni numguwira kandawiliti,
24 yathi: Ungesabi Pawuli; ngoba umele ukuma phambi kukaKesari; njalo khangela, uNkulunkulu ukuphile bonke labo abahamba ngomkhumbi lawe.
kang'ambira, ‘Paulu, kotukutira! Mpaka hagugoloki pawulongolu pa Kaisari, na Mlungu, kwa lusungu lyakuwi kakutangi kwa kuwalopoziya woseri wawagenda mwanja na gwenga.’
25 Ngakho manini isibindi madoda; ngoba ngiyakholwa kuNkulunkulu ukuthi kuzakuba njengalokho engikutsheliweyo.
Hangu, wahishimiwa, mulipanani moyu! Toziya numjimira Mlungu kuweri hayiweri teratera ntambu yawang'ambiriti.
26 Kodwa kumele sitshayeke esihlengeni esithile.
Kumbiti ndo mpaka hatuyaswi kumpeku kushisiwa tunga.”
27 Kwathi sekufike ubusuku betshumi lane, sasindenda sizula olwandle lweAdriya, phakathi kobusuku, abomkhumbi bakhumbula ukuthi umhlabathi othile ususondela kubo;
Pashiru pa lishaka lya lilongu na msheshi tuweriti twankukwegwa aku na aku mubahali ya Adria. Pakwegera na pashiru nentu, washima mitumbwi waliholiti kuwera wapakwegera na isi iyuma.
28 basebephosa intambo yokulinganisa bathola amafathome angamatshumi amabili; sebeqhubekile kancinyane baphosa intambo yokulinganisa futhi, bathola amafathome alitshumi lanhlanu;
Hangu wasakuliti utali wa bahari kwa kusulusiya lugoyi lwawatawiti shintu shitopa, wapata utali wa mita malongu msheshi. Shakapanu wapima kayi wapata mita malongu matatu.
29 njalo sesaba ukuthi mhlawumbe singatshayeka emadwaleni, basebephosela ingwegwe ezine ngemva komkhumbi, bafisa ukuthi kuse.
Toziya ya kutila kugomuluwa mumatalawu, wasulusiyiti nanga msheshi kumpeli kumeli, waluwa kushii kanongola.
30 Abomkhumbi sebezama ukubaleka emkhunjini, basebesehlisela olwandle umkolo ngokungathi basebezakwehlisela ingwegwe ngaphambi komkhumbi,
Wanamashi wafiriti kushapira, na wasulusiyiti kala mtumbwi mmashi, walipayira handa wagenda kusulusiya nanga uwega wa kulongolu kwa meli.
31 uPawuli wathi enduneni yekhulu lakwabebutho: Uba laba bengahlali emkhunjini, lingesindiswe lina.
Kumbiti Paulu kamgambiriti mkulu gwa jeshi ulii na wanjagila wakuwi, “Handa wanamashi awa hapeni wasigali mngati mwa mtumbwi, hapeni mlopoziwi.”
32 Abebutho basebequma amagoda omkolo, bawuyekela wawa.
Panu wanjagila walii wazidumuliti ngoyi zyaziweriti zikolera mtumbwi, waguleka gutolwi na mashi.
33 Kwasekusithi sekuzakusa, uPawuli wabancenga bonke ukuthi bathathe ukudla, esithi: Lamuhla kulusuku lwetshumi lane lilindile lihlezi lingadli, lingathathi lutho.
Pakwegera na mandawira, Paulu kawahimiziyiti woseri walii shiboga “Kwa mashaka lilongu na msheshi vinu muwera mumashashatiku na pota kuliya, hamweni lii shintu shoseri.
34 Ngakho ngiyalincenga ukuthi lithathe ukudla; ngoba lokhu ngokosindiso lwenu; ngoba kakuyikuwa komunye unwele lwekhanda lenu.
Su, nuwaluwa mlii shiboga toziya mshifira su muwezi kwendeleya kulikala. Toziya ata viri yimu mumituwi yenu hapeni yagamiri”
35 Kwathi esetshilo lezizinto, esethethe isinkwa, wabonga uNkulunkulu phambi kwabo bonke; wasihlephula waqala ukudla.
Pakatakulita kala hangu, Paulu katoliti libumunda, kalonga maya ga shi Mlungu pamberi pa woseri, kaumega, kanja kuliya.
36 Basebesima isibindi bonke njalo bona bathatha ukudla.
Panu woseri wapata moyu, na womberi vila waliya shiboga.
37 Njalo thina sonke esasisemkhunjini sasiyimiphefumulo engamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesithupha.
Woseri waweriti wantu mia mbili na malongu saba na sita mumeli.
38 Njalo sebesuthi ukudla baphungula umkhumbi, baphosela amabele olwandle.
Pa kila yumu kuliya shiboga sha kwikuta, wapunguliti kutopa kwa meli kwa kuyasa viboga mubahari.
39 Kwathi sekusile, kabalazanga ilizwe; kodwa babona itheku elithile lilokhumbi, abamisa ukuthi baqhubele umkhumbi kulo, uba kungenzeka.
Pawushiiti, wanamashi wawezandiri kuyimana isi ilii. Ira wawoniti guba yimu yana mpeku, Waamuwa kusulusiya nanga aku handa payiwezikana.
40 Basebequma ingwegwe baziyekela olwandle, ngesikhathi esifananayo bathukulula amagoda abophe amaphini okuqondisa, baphakamisela emoyeni iseyili yaphambili baqonda ekhunjini.
Hangu wazidumuliti nanga na kuzileka mubahari, na shipindi shiraa ashi waziyopola ngoyi zaziweriti ziguyopa msukanu, shakapanu wagolosiya tanga yimu palongolu kukola lihega, wagenditi kumpeku.
41 Basebefika bengananzelele endaweni lapho ulwandle olwaluhlangana khona bawuqhubela umkhumbi esihlabathini; njalo isihloko somkhumbi sagxumekeka sahlala singanyikinyeki, kodwa ingemuva yomkhumbi yephulwa ngamandla amagagasi.
Kumbiti wasokiti pahali pena mikondu miwili ya bahari iliwona, na meli igomuluwa. Seemu ya palongolu iweriti imiruwa mumhanga pota kutikinyika. Seemu ya kumbeli ya meli iyanjiti kumegeka vipandi vipandi kwa makomangu ga likakala lya makupala.
42 Labebutho babeqonde ukubulala izibotshwa, hlezi ezinye zibaleke ngokuntshezela khatshana.
Wanjagira wafiriti kuwalaga watatirwa woseri kwa kutira handa wankusuga mpaka kumbeku na kutoloka.
43 Kodwa induna yekhulu, ifisa ukusindisa uPawuli, yabavimbela kunjongo yabo, yasilaya ukuthi labo abakwaziyo ukuntsheza baziphosele olwandle kuqala, baye emhlabathini;
Kumbiti toziya afisa jeshi ulii kafiriti kumlopoziya Paulu, kawaberiti nawatenda hangu. Kaamuliti walii yawamana kusuga wakopoki kulawa mumeli na kusuga mpaka kumpeku.
44 labaseleyo, abanye ngamapulanka, labanye ngezinye zezinto zomkhumbi. Ngokunjalo-ke kwenzeka ukuthi bonke bafike emhlabathini besindile.
Na wamonga wayizi pawalikolilera mumbawu ama muvipandi vya meli vyavimegikiti. Ndo twenga ntambu yatusokiti nyanyi kumpeku.
