Acts 25:8-23

⁸Paul rang ilelhek, “Yeng merrentj-kweny anem. Thang itja mpwareng-areng nwern-henh arrkentj-ilek, Altjerr-kenh church angerretj renh apek. Thang itja twernk Caesar renh apek arrampewek.”

⁹Festus rang ahentj-anek, tjerrtj Jew map kwer kangketjeh. Lakenheng rang Paul renh pawenhek, “Ntwang key tjengel-ayeng petjemer Jerusalem-warn, inang ngwenh Jerusalem kwerel pawenhetjeh, tjengeng ularr?”

¹⁰Paul-el renh tjernemel ilek, “Itja, yeng ahentj-kweny. Nhenh yeng irnem ngkwengeng ularr. Ngwenh kwenh twernk angerr Caesar Rome-arenyel arrernek, twernk nhenhel anetjeh. Nhenhel ntwarrp yengenh pawenhetjeh! Ntwang kel kaltj anem, thang itja tjerrtj Jew map-henh mpwareng-areng arrkentj-ilek.

¹¹Yeng apek merrentj anemeng, yeng kel ineh anthelhemer, inarrp yengenh irrernng atwetjeh. Yeng itja merrentj anem. Lakenheng ntwang itja yengenh tjerrtj Jew map-warn lanthetjeh. Kel twernk Caesar-warnant yengenh lanthang! Yeng ahentj, rang yengenh pawenhetjeh!” Lakenh Paul rang twernk renh ilek.

¹²Festus-el lakenh awemel rang artwang arrpenh mapel-ayeng-amparr angkerrek. Artwang nhenh inartek Rome-henh mpwareng-arengeh kaltj anek. Kwereng rang Paul renh ilek, “Ntwang wart ahentj-anekarleng, twernk angerr Caesar-el ngwenh pawenhetjeh, thang ngwenh kel Caesar kwer-warn lanthetjenh.”

¹³Kel arltang rrpwetj-penh King Agrippa town Caesarea-warn alhek, tjey kwerenh-akert, arreny kwerenh Bernice-akert. Agrippa rang king arrpenh anek. Rang kaltj anek Jew map-kenh mpwareng-arengek. Ratherr petjek twernk Festus-warn, kwerel-ayeng yatjarr anerl-alpetjeh.

¹⁴Arltang arrpenhel Festus King Agrippa-el-ayeng angketj Paul-penh angkerrek. Rang renh ilek, “Twernk arrpenh Felix-el-artek artwang nyent tjayeleh imperl-alhek.

¹⁵Yeng Jerusalem-el anetjamarleng, priest twernk map angerrepat map thwen inang tjeng-warn petjek. Inang Paul tjengeng ularr ilek, rang artwang merrentj anek kwel. Inang yengenh ilek, thang renh pawenhetjeh, renh irrernng atwetjeh-anngernt.

¹⁶“Thang inenh ilek, mpwareng-areng Rome-areny-henh arrpenh anem, nwern itja tjerrtj renh pelkel irrernngant atwetjeh. Inang renh alngetherr pawenhetjeh-amparr court-el. Kwereng tjerrtj rang ilelhetjeh-amparr. Ilelhekarlengant war thang renh merrentj apek iletjenh.

¹⁷Ngwerreh war tjerrtj Jew inang tjengel-ayeng nhenh-warn petjewarrek. Arltang arrpenhel yeng Paul-ehemeh ntangkelhek, thang angketj kwerenh awetjenheng.

¹⁸Tjerrtj Jew map inang kemerremel renh pawenhek. Yeng kel pal war iterrek, artwang rang anetj anthwerr mpwarekarleh-athen, lakenheng inang renh court-el ngkernewarrek pawenhetjeh. Thang alhengk-arekemeh, inang renh pelkel pawenhek.

¹⁹Inartek ilerrek Altjerr inehenh-penh, inang artwang irrernng-penh angkerrek, arreny kwerenh Jesu-penh. Paul rang ilek, artwang Jesu rang iteth kwel anerleh.

²⁰“Yengemeh ywarn iterrek. Thang Paul renh pawenhek, ‘Ntwang key tjengel-ayeng petjemer, inang ngwenh Jerusalem kwerel court-el pawenhetjeh?’

²¹Paul rang angkek, ‘Itja! Yeng ahentj-anem, twernk angerr Caesar-elant yengenh pawenhetjeh.’ Lakenheng thang renh tjayelel kwet anyenem, thangemeh renh twernk Caesar-warn town Rome-warn lanthetjeh-anngernt.” Lakenh Festus-el King Agrippa renh ilek.

²²King Agrippa rang Festus renh ilek, “Yeng-artek ahentj-anem, artwang angketj kwerenh awetjeh-amparr.” Festus-el renh ilek, “Ntwang kel renh ngwenthant awetjenheng.”

²³Arltang arrpenh kwerelemeh King Agrippa tjey kwerenh Bernice thwen ratherr Festus-henh warl angerr-warn irrpek, rnwanentj amparrkey anthwerr ratherr irrpekarl-akert. Atwenh-atwenh twernk map angerrepat mer-areny map thwen inang kwer-warn arraw-irretj-alhek. Kwereng Festus rang atwenh-atwenh nyent ilek, Paul renh ngwerl-alpetjeh. Kel rang Paul renh ngwek.