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25:1 Manje, lapho uFestu engenile esifundeni, ngemva kwezinsuku ezintathu wenyuka
ukusuka eKhesariya ukuya eJerusalema.
25:2 Khona umpristi omkhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda bamangalela kuye
uPawulu, wamncenga,
25:3 Futhi wacela umusa ngaye ukuba athumele ukumbiza eJerusalema.
bemqamekele endleleni ukuze bambulale.
25:4 Kodwa uFestu waphendula ukuthi uPawulu kufanele agcinwe eKhesariya, nokuthi yena
yena wayezosuka aye khona ngokushesha.
25:5 Wathi-ke labo abanamandla phakathi kwenu mabehle nami;
nimbeke icala lo muntu, uma kukhona ububi kuye.
25:6 Esehlale phakathi kwabo izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyishumi, wehlela kubo
eKhesariya; ngangomuso wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela wayala uPawulu
ukulethwa.
25:7 Futhi lapho efika, amaJuda abehla evela eJerusalema wema
nxazonke, futhi bamangalela uPawulu eziningi nezinzima, okuyinto
abakwazanga ukufakazela.
25:8 Eseziphendulela wathi: “Nomthetho wamaJuda,
nethempeli, nakaKesari angonanga muntu
into nhlobo.
25:9 Kodwa uFestu, ethanda ukujabulisa abaJuda, waphendula uPawulu, wathi:
Uyathanda ukukhuphukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona ngaphambili ngalezi zinto
mina?
25:10 Khona-ke uPawulu wathi: "Ngimi esihlalweni sokwahlulela sikaKhesari, lapho kufanele ngibe khona
angonanga lutho kumaJuda, njengoba wena wazi kahle.
25:11 Ngoba uma ngingonile, noma ngenze noma yini efanele ukufa, I
ungala ukufa, kodwa uma kungekho okunye kwalokhu okukhona
ngimangalele, akakho onganginikela kubo. ngidlulisela icala kuKesari.
25:12 Khona uFestu, lapho esekhulumile nomkhandlu, waphendula, "Unayo yini?"
lidlulisele kuKesari? kuKesari uzakuya.
25:13 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku ezithile u-Agripha inkosi noBernike bafika eKhesariya
Khonzani kuFestu.
25:14 Futhi lapho sebehlale izinsuku eziningi, uFestu wamemezela indaba kaPawulu
enkosini, ethi: Kukhona indoda ethile eyashiywa nguFeliksi iboshiwe;
25:15 Obani, lapho ngiseJerusalema, abapristi abakhulu namalunga
abaJuda bangibikela befuna ukwahlulelwa.
25:16 Engabaphendula, Akuyona indlela yamaRoma ukukhulula noma iyiphi
umuntu afe, ngaphambi kokuba omangalelwe abhekane nabamangaleli
ubuso bakhe, futhi abe nelayisensi yokuziphendulela mayelana necala elibekiwe
ngokumelene naye.
25:17 Ngakho, lapho befika lapha, ngaphandle kokulibala ngakusasa I
wahlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wayala ukuba lendoda ilethwe.
25:18 Kwathi abamangaleli besukuma, abavezanga cala ngalo
izinto ezinjalo engangizicabanga:
25:19 Kodwa babe imibuzo ethile ngokumelene naye mayelana inkolelo yabo siqu, futhi
munye uJesu, owayefile, uPawulu asho ukuthi uyaphila.
25:20 Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngangingabaza ngale ndlela imibuzo, Ngambuza ukuthi
wayethanda ukuya eJerusalema, ahlulelwe khona ngalezo zindaba.
25:21 Kodwa lapho uPawuli esenxuse ukuba agcinelwe icala lika-Awugustu.
Ngalaya ukuthi agcinwe ngize ngimthumele kuKesari.
25:22 Khona-ke u-Agripha wathi kuFestu: "Nami ngingathanda ukuzwa lowo muntu. Kuya
wathi: Lizamuzwa kusasa.
25:23 Kwathi ngangomuso, u-Agripha efika noBernike ngokugabadela okukhulu.
wangena endaweni yokulalela kanye nezinduna zenkulungwane, kanye
izinduna zomuzi, ngomyalo kaFestu uPawulu walethwa
phambili.
25:24 Futhi uFestu wathi: "Nkosi Agripha, futhi wonke amadoda akhona lapha
thina, niyayibona le ndoda lonke uquqaba lwabaJuda eyenze ngaye
nami eJerusalema nalapha, ngimemeza ngokuthi akufanele
phila isikhathi eside.
25:25 Kodwa lapho ngathola ukuthi wayengenzanga lutho olufanele ukufa, futhi lokho
yena ngokwakhe ulidlulisele ku-Awugustu, nginqumile ukumthuma.
25:26 Anginanto eqinisekile ngaye engingayibhalela inkosi yami. Ngalokho nginakho
wamkhipha phambi kwenu, ikakhulukazi phambi kwakho, nkosi Agripha;
ukuze, ngemva kokuhlolwa, ngibe nokuthile engizokubhala.
25:27 Ngoba kimi kubonakala kungenangqondo ukuthumela isiboshwa, futhi hhayi kanye
khombisa amacala abekwe wona.