¹ Ndizvo Festusi aguma munyikayo, ngosure kwomazuva matatu wakakwira Jerusarema, echibva Sizaria. ² Apo vapristi vakuru novakuru vevaJudha vakamuronzera ndaa yaPhauri, vakapota kwaari,, ³ vechikumbira kuti avadakadzise ngokuita kuti Phauri atumirwe Jerusarema, kuti vazohwarira kumuuraya munjira. ⁴ Asi Festusi wakapingula akati Phauri wakangwarirwa muSizaria, ngokuti yewe waida kukasira kuendayo. ⁵ Wakati: “Ndizvo ngavadzake neni avo vane simba pakati penyu, kudai iripo ndaa kunouwo munhu, ngovamumangarire.” ⁶ Naapo agara pakati pavo mazuva asikapindi masere nokuti gumi, yena wakadzaka kuenda Sizaria; nochomangwani wakagala pachigalo chokutonga ndaa, akapanga kuti Phauri aunzwe. ⁷ Naapo auya, vaJudha avo vakadzaka vechibva Jerusarema vakaema vechimutendenedza, vechimuitira ndaa dzakawanda dzakashata, dzevasaikona kuonisa pamhene. ⁸ Naapo Phauri mukudzirwira kwake wakati: “Andizi kugura mipango yevaJudha nokuti yeTemberi nokuti kunaSiza.” ⁹ Asi Phauri wakati: “Ndinoema pachigalo chokutonga chaSiza, apo panosisira kuti nditongwe. Andizi kuita chiro chakashata kuvaJudha, kudai ngozvounonasa kuzia iwewe. ¹⁰ Asi Festusi, echida kudiwa ngovaJudha, wakapingula Phauri, akati: “Unotenda here kukwira Jerusarema, utongwe ngeidzi ndaa pamberi pangu?” ¹¹ Naapo Festusi apangana novatongi vevaJudha, wakapingura yechiti: “yewe wapota kuti ndaa yako ikwidzwe kunaSiza; unozoenda kunaSiza.” ¹² Ndizvo kudai ndiri muiti wezvakashata, ndakaita chinosisira kuti ndife, andirambi kufa akadi; asi kudai pasina gwinyiso kuneizvo zvovanondiitira ndaa ndizvo ava, apana munhu ungandipira kwavari. Ndinopota kuti ndaa yangu ikwidzwe kunaSiza.” ¹³ Zvino kwopera mazuva amweni, mambo Agipa naBhenise vakaguma Sizaria, vakachingamidza Festusi. ¹⁴ Navo vachagarapo mazuva mazhinji, Festusi wakatura ndaa yaPhauri pamberi pamambo echiti: “Pane munhu wakasiiwa ari bhanditi ndiFerikisi. ¹⁵ Naapo ndainga muJerusarema vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevaJudha vakanditurira ndaa, vechikumbira kuti atongwe. ¹⁶ Yeni ndakapingura kuti andiwopi mushuma wevaRoma kuti vapire munhu kunyazwi ngouri kumutongi, asati aonana hope kuhope nouwo unomumangarira, kuti aone mukuwo wokudzirwira ngendaa yaanoitirwa. ¹⁷ Ndizvo apo vaungana pano, andizi kunonoka, asi ngozuva loitevera ndakagala pachigaro chokutonga ndaa, ndakapanga kuti uwo munhu aunzwe. ¹⁸ Naapo vaimuitira ndaa vaema, avazi kumuitira ndaa yezvakashata kudai ngozvendaikarira. ¹⁹ Asi vakamuitira ndaa yezviro zvimweni nomibvunzo ngendaa yokudira kwavo nendaa youmwe Jesu, wakafa, waakagwinyisisa Phauri kuti unopona. ²⁰ Ndechikangaidzwa ngenjira yokubvunzwa kweizvi zviro, ndakamubvunza kuti ungatenda kuenda Jerusarema, atongerweyo ndaa idzi. ²¹ Asi apo Phauri akumbira kuti angwarirwe metsa ndaa igurwe ndimambo mukuru, ndakapanga kuti angwarirwe metsa ndakona kumutumira kunaSiza.” ²² Agripa wakati kunaFestusi: “yeni ndingada kuti ndimuzwe munhuwo pachangu.” Iye wakati: “Mangwani unozomuzwa ²³ Ndizvo nechimangwani Agripa naBhenise vakauya, vakapfeka zvouthende hukuru, vakapotera kundau yokupurutana ndaa, pamwepo nenduna huru novakuru vedhorobha. ²⁴ Naapo Festusi apanga, Phauri wakapotedzwamwo., NaFestusi wakati: “Mambo Agripa novanhu veshe vari pano nayesu, munoona munhu uyu, uwo wevakaitira ndaa vaJudha veshe, veshe vomuJerusarema nevepano, vechidaidzira kuti aasisiri kuti apone. ²⁵ Asi inini ndakaona kuti aazi kuita chiro chinomuita kuti aurawe; zvino kudai ngozvaakakumbira kuti ndaa yake ikwidzwe kunamambo mukuru, ndakagura kumutumirayo. ²⁶ Asi andina chiro chine gwinyiso chokunyora kunamambo wangu. Ndizvo ndamuunza pamberi penyu, kakurutu pamberi pako, mambo Agripa, kuti ngesure kwokutsvakisisa ndingatozoona chokunyora. ²⁷ Ngokuti kwendiri kunooneka chiri chiro chisina shwiro, mukutumira bhanditi, pasikadudzirwi ndaa dzaanopomerwa ndidzo.”