19 Kwathi ngolwesithathu usuku bazilahla ngezandla zabo iimpahla zenqanawa.
20 Yaba ziintsuku ezininzi singenakulibona ilanga neenkwenkwezi, yaye uqhwithela lona lusitsho ukuvuthuza. Ekugqibeleni sancama ukuba singásinda.
21 Emva kwexesha elide amadoda lawo engatyi, waphakama uPawulos wathi: “Madoda, ukuba nanindivile asemka eKrete, ngesiwuphephile wonke lo monakalo nale lahleko ingaka.
22 Kodwa ke qinani, ndiyanibongoza! Kuba akukho bani uza kuphulukana nobomi bakhe; yinqanawa yodwa eza konakala.
23 Kuba phezolo isithunywa sikaThixo, lo ndingowakhe ndimnqulayo, sifike kum,
24 sathi: ‘Sukoyika, Pawulos! Uza kuma phambi *koKhesare. UThixo ngokulunga kwakhe uza kubasindisa bonke aba uhamba nabo.’
25 Ngoko ke, madoda, qinani; kuba ndimthembile uThixo ukuba uya kwenza njengoko andixeleleyo.