13 Kodwa inkosana+ yommandla wasebukhosini wasePersi+ yamelana+ nam iintsuku ezingamashumi amabini ananye, wada uMikayeli,+ omnye weenkosana ezibalaseleyo,+ weza kundinceda; wandikhulula apho ndandithintelwe khona ngakookumkani basePersi.+

22 Wema ke uPawulos phakathi kweAreyopago+ waza wathi:

“Madoda aseAthene, ndiyabona ukuba ezintweni zonke nibonakala ngathi nizinikele ngakumbi ekoyikeni izithixo+ kunokuba abanye benjalo.

4 Ngokuqinisekileyo ukuba uThixo akazange ayeke ukohlwaya iingelosi+ ezonayo, kodwa, wazinikela kwimihadi yentsunguzi yobumnyama, ngokuthi aziphose eTartaro,+ ukuze zibekelwe umgwebo;+

14 Enyanisweni, ngamazwi aphefumlelwe+ ziidemon nawenza imiqondiso,+ aphuma aye kookumkani+ bomhlaba omiweyo uphela,+ ukubahlanganisela ndawonye kwimfazwe+ yemini enkulu+ kaThixo uSomandla.+