¹ Weno Festus aghaya ngene ruha rwashirongo, kuruku rwamayuva matatu, ghuye ayendi atunde Caesarea dogoro kuYerusalema. ² vakurona vavanene vava Pristeli nava Yuda vamakuto ghunene avamutulilimo Paurusa marapoto, mpo vapurayire Festus kamangudu- ³ mpo vamu pampilikidire ghuye ahame kwavo naPaurusa-amurawire ayende kuYerusalema, mposhi vavo kwakuwapayikilire mukumushondavera vamudipaghe mundyira. ⁴ Festus alimburura ashi Paurusa kuna kumutura kuCaesarea, ntani nka ghuye paghu mwendi nko ngayenda munkwangu. '' ⁵ Mpo ngoli ashi, ovo vana kuvura,'' ghuye aghamba, '' vayende kumwe natwe. Ntjeneshi mpolili lipuko koghu mukafumu, mukamurapote. ⁶ Festus kapi adiyamine pamayuva ntantatu ndi murongo naye nko kuyenda kuCaesarea, liyuva lya kukwamako aka shungira muli puna lya Upanguli nakurawira vayite Paurusa kukwendi. ⁷ Opo ayatikire, vaYuda vamu Yerusalema vayimanine pepi, nakuyita marapoto ghankondo unene anongoli kapi akalire naUmbangi waushiri. ⁸ Paurusa akupopere naghumwendi nakughamba ashi, '' Ame kapi narughana undyoni kudi muragho dava Yuda ndi Tembeli ndi Caesar.'' ⁹ Mara Festus ashanine awane mfumwa kuva Yuda, mpo alimbwilire Paurusa nakughamba ashi,'' Ghuna shana kuyenda kuYerusalema ngani kakupangure ame kuhamena vininke vino?'' ¹⁰ Paurusa agahmba, '' Ame kuna yimana kughuto wampanguro yalipuna lya Caesar nko vampangwira ame. Ame kudereko vaYuda nadyonena, yira momu waviyiva vene nove. ¹¹ Mpili ndi ngoli ntjene ashi mpolili lipuko narughana olyo kumpa matengekero akushetakana namfa kapi nakushwena mfa. Mara ntjene ashi virapota vyavo vinadongonoka, kudereko ogho antapo mumahoko ghavo. Ame naturamo lishungido kwaCaesar.'' ¹² Apa amanine Festus kutimwitira nava mpititi, ghuye alimburura, '' ove ghuna shungido Caesar. Kwendi nko ghuyenda!'' ¹³ Kuruku tupu rwamayuva, Hompa Agripa naBerinisi avayatiki kuCaesarea paveta vaya dingure Festus. ¹⁴ Muruku vavo vana yakara mayuva ghamangi, Festus anegheda shirapota shaPaurusa kwaHompa; mpo aghambire, mukafumu ghumwe mushuvire kuno kuruku muliyendito lya Felix ghuye mudorongo. ¹⁵ Opo nakalire kuYerusalema, mukurona wava Prisiteli navakurona vava Yuda mbo vaya murapotiro kwande mukafumu, mpo vapulire ashi awane matengekero ghakumupa undyoni ghuye. ¹⁶ Ani valimburura ashi kapishi mpo yaVakaRoma kutapa ogho varapota kovo vamurapoto kumeho ghuye vahana kumupa ruvede aku popere naghumwendi kovo vamurapoto. ¹⁷ Makura ngoli, opo vayire kumwe kuno, kapi nakukatakatire, liyuva lyakukwamako mpo naka shungilire mushipuna shakupangwira, Ame anirawiri vamuyite. ¹⁸ Opo vashapukire ovo vamurundiliro, kudereko ovyo namonine ashi ndi ngo udona wendi. ¹⁹ Nani vavo, vakara kare nadimutangu daku hamena mapuliro ghgavo ghakuhamena Yesusa ogho afiro, akupitangwidire Paurusa ashi muyumi. ²⁰ Ame kapi nayivire nawa nawa ashi weni nikona-kona shirapota, mpo namupulire ntjeneshi kuvura ayende kuYerusalema vaka mupangwireko kuhamena ovyo vamurapota. ²¹ Makura Paurusa opo atuliremo lishungido vamuture mudorongo ataterere litokoro lya Hompa, ani mutantere vamuture mudorongo dogoro nganimutume kuKalisayi.'' ²² Agripa aghamba kwaFestusi, '' Name nashana kuterera kwandyeghu mukafumu.'' '' Yona,'' Festusi aghamba, '' kughumuyuva.'' ²³ Muliyuva lyakukwamako, Agripa naBerinisi kwayire navilika vyavingi, kwayire mundyugho pongero navakurona vavakwayita navakafumu vamulyo munkurumbara. Opo Festusi aghambire veta, Paurusa vamuyite kwavo. ²⁴ Festusi aghamba '' Hompa Agripa, nanwe namuvanye vakafumu munakaro pano natwe, munamumono ghuno mukafumu, nayintje mbunga yava Yuda kwandyitire muYerusalema namomu nka, ntani nka vanayiyiri kwande ashi kapishi aparukenka. ²⁵ kani kushongereko ashi kudereko ovyo karuwana vyavidona vyakumutwalidira kumfa, mara mukonda ayamonikire kumatimbi, mbyo natokora kumutuma. ²⁶ Mara kapi nakara nakehevino vyakungambipara nitjange kwaKarunga wande. Koyino konda, namuyita koye, kwapentjoye Hompa Agripa, mposhi niwaneko vyavingi vyakutjanga kuhamena shino shirapota. ²⁷ Kwandeko ame ndi panderepo konda yakumutulira mudorongo nakumupa undyoni.''