The "Acts of Paul and Thecla" were composed more than a hundred years after Paul's death, but it appears that his picture was handed down by faithful tradition.
Kha ḽiṅwalwa ḽa 'Acts of Paul and Thecla' ḽe ḽa ṅwalwa nga ṅwaha u ṱoḓaho u vha 150 A. D, hu na mafhungo ane a nga ṱalusa mbonalo ya Paulo nga nḓila yavhuḓi na zwe zwa vha zwi tshi tendiwa u bva kale.