15. Nina ke *neBhunga thumelani kumphathi-mkhosi wamaRoma ukuba azise uPawulos kuni, nenze ngathi nisafuna ukuncina inyaniso ngaye. Thina ke soba sesilungile, simhlasele simbulale engekafiki kuni.”
16. Kodwa weva ngeli yelenqe unyana wodade boPawulos, waza ke waya kungena enqabeni yamajoni, wamxelela ngalo uPawulos.
17. UPawulos ubize umphathi-butho, wathi kuye: “Yisa lo mfana kwingqwayi-ngqwayi. Kukho into afuna ukuyixelela yona.”
18. Umphathi-butho wamthatha wamsa kwingqwayi-ngqwayi, wafika wathi: “Ndibizwe ngumbanjwa uPawulos, wathi mandize nalo mfana kuwe, kuba kukho into aza kukuxelela yona.”
19. Ingqwayi-ngqwayi imbambe ngesandla umfana lowo, yamtsalela bucala, yambuza isithi: “Uze kundixelela ntoni?”
20. Uthe umfana: “Iziphathamandla zamaJuda zivumelene ukuba zikucele ngomso, ukhe uthumele uPawulos eBhungeni, zisenza ngathi kukho indawo ebalulekileyo elifuna ukuyiqonda kuye iBhunga.