The author of the Acts of the Apostles tells us how the crew of St Paul's ship abandoned all hope when the ship had been driven by the gale for several days without sight of the sun or stars; because of course they had had no means of orienting themselves.
Umbhali wezenzo zabaPostile usixelela ukuba iqela lenqanawa yase St Paul lawalahla njani onke amathemba xa inqanawa yayiqhutywa yinkanyamba kwintsuku ezininzi ngaphandle kokubona ngelanga okanye iinkwenkwezi; ngenxa yalendlela bafanele bazilondla ngokwabo.