27 Kwathi sezizakuphela lezo zinsuku eziyisikhombisa, abaJuda base-Asiya bembonile ethempelini, bayaluzisa sonke isixuku, babeka izandla kuye,
28 bamemeza bathi: “Madoda akwa-Israyeli, yelekelelani; nguye lo muntu ofundisa bonke ezindaweni zonke okuphambene nesizwe, nomthetho, nale ndawo, futhi wangenisa ethempelini amaGreki, wayingcolisa le ndawo engcwele.”
29 Ngokuba babebonile ngaphambili uTrofimu wase-Efesu enaye emzini, ababesho ngaye ukuthi uPawulu umngenisile ethempelini.
30 Umuzi wonke wanyakaziswa, abantu bagijimela ndawonye, bambamba uPawulu, bamhudulela ngaphandle kwethempeli; iminyango yavalwa masinyane.
31 Kuthe sebefuna ukumbulala, kwafika izwi enduneni yenkulungwane lokuthi lonke iJerusalema liyayaluza;
32 yona yayisithatha masinyane amabutho nezinduna zekhulu, yagijimela kubo; sebebona induna yenkulungwane namabutho bayeka ukumshaya uPawulu.
33 Khona induna yenkulungwane yasondela, yamthatha, yayala ukuba aboshwe ngamaketanga amabili, yabuza ukuthi ungubani nokuthi wenzeni.