1 Emva kweentsuku ezintlanu umbingeleli omkhulu uHananiya waya eKhesariya, ekunye nabadala abathile noTertulo igqwetha. Bavela phambi kwerhuluneli bemmangalela uPawulos.
2 Weziswa uPawulos, waza uTertulo wammangalela wenjenje: “Felekis, mhlekazi ohloniphekileyo, ukulawula kwakho ngobulumko kuze nethuba elide loxolo. Nezinye izinto eziyimfuneko zenkqubela siyazibona zisenzeka kweli lizwe lethu.
3 Ngamaxesha onke siyazamkela ezi zinto, futhi sinongazenzisiyo umbulelo kuwe.
4 Andifuni ukulidla ixesha lakho, ngoko ke ndicela ukuba usiphulaphule ngobulali esi simangalo.
5 Lo mfo simfumene engumdodobalisi oyingozi. Uhamba ephemba udushe phakathi kwamaJuda kulo lonke elimiweyo; futhi uyinkokheli yegqiza lamaNazarete.