1Ndipo Festo ajhingili mu lijimbo elu ni baada jha magono madatu akalota kuhoma Kaisaria hadi Yerusalemu.
2Kuhani mbaha ni bhayahudi mashuhuri bhaletili shutuma dhidi jha Paulo kwa Festo, na bhalongili kwa nghofu kwa Festo.
3Na bhan'sokili Festo fadhili juu jha habari sya Paulo abhwesiajhi kunkuta Yerusalemu ili bhabhwesiajhi kun'koma munjela.
4Lakini Festo ajibili kujha Paulo ajhele mfungwa mu Kaisaria, ni kwamba muene ikerebhuka okhu manyata.
5Ajobhili “Kwa hiyo, bhala ambabho bhibhwesya kulota okhu ni tete. Kama kujhe ni khenu kibaya kwa munu ojho, mwilondeka kun'shtaki.”
6Baada jha kutama magono nane au kumi zaidi, akakerebhuka Kaisaria. Na ligono lyalafuatili atamili pa kiti kya hukumu ni kuamuru Paulo aletibhwayi kwa muene.
7Bho afikili, Bhayahudi kuhoma Yerusalemu bhajhemi karibu, bhakapisya mashtaka mazito ambajho bhabhwesilepi kughathibitisha.
8Paulo akitetili ni kujobha, sio dhidi jha lihina lya bhayahudi, sio panani pa hekalu, na sio panani pa Kaisaria, nibhombi mabaya.'
9Lakini Festo alondeghe kwipendekesya kwa bhayahudi, efyo akan'jibu Paulo ni kujobha, 'Je, wilonda kulota Yerusalemu ni kuhukumulibhwa ni nene kuhusu mambo agha okhu?'
10Paulo ajobhili, 'nijhemili mbele jha kiti kya hukumu kya Kaisari ambapo nilondeka kuhukumulibhwa. Nibhakosilepi bhayahudi, kama kya umanyi bhebhe.
11Nikajhiajhi nikosili na kama nibhombi kyakilondeka kifo, nibelepi kufwa. Lakini kama shutuma sya bhene khenu lepi, ajhelepi munu jhaibhwesya kunikabidhi kwa bhene. Nikansoka Kaisari. '
12Baada jha Festo kulongela ni baraza akajibu, “Ukan'soka Kaisari; wibetalota kwa Kaisari.”
13Baada jha magono kadhaa, mfalme Agripa ni Bernike bhafikili Kaisaria kubhomba ziara rasmi kwa Festo.
14Baada jha kutamaapu kwa magono mingi, Festo awasilishi kesi jha Paulo kwa mfalme; Akajobha, 'Munu mmonga alekibhu apa ni Feliki kama mfungwa.
15Bho nijhe Yerusalemu makuhani bhabhaha ni bhaseya bha bhayahudi bhaletili mashtaka juu jha munu ojho kwa nene na bhene bhakotili juu jha hukumu dhidi jha muene.
16Kwa e'le nene nabhajibili kujha desturi jha Bharoma lepi kumpisya munu upendeleo badala jhiake, mtuhumibhwa ilondeka kujha ni nafasi jha kubhakabili bhashtaki bha muene ni kwitetela dhidi jha tuhuma e'su.
17Kwa hiyo, bhobhahidili pamonga apa, nabhwesilepi kulendela, lakini ligono lya lyafwatili natamili pakiti kya hukumu ni kuamuru munu ojho aletibhwayi mugati.
18Wakati bhashtaki bhajhemili ni kun'shtaki, nifikirileghe kujha ghajhelepi mashtaka mabaha ghaghaletibhu dhidi jha muene.
19Badala jhiake, bhajhele ni mabishano fulani pamonga ni muene kuhusu dini jha bhene ni kuhusu Yesu ambajhe afuili, lakini Paulo idai kuwa ajhe muomi.
20Nafumbibhu jinsi jha kuchungusya lisuala e'le, na nan'kotili kama ngaalotili Yerusalemu kuhukumibhwa kuhusu mambo agha.
21Lakini Paulo bho akutibhu abhekibhwayi chini jha ulinzi kwandabha jha uamuzi bhwa Mfalme, naamuiri abhekibhwayi hata panibeta kumpeleka kwa Kaisari.'
22Agripa alongilili ni Festo, “Nilondeghe kabhele kumpelekesya munu ojho.” “Festo, akajobha, “kilabhu wibeta kumpelekesya.”
23Hivyo kilabhu jhiake, Agripa ni Bernike bhafikili ni sherehe simehele; bhafikili pa ukumbi ni maafisa bha kijeshi, ni bhanu mashuhuri bha mji. Ni Festo bho apisili amri, Paulo aletibhu kwa bhene.
24Festo akajobha, “Mfalme Agripa, ni bhanu bhoha ambabho bhabhajhele apa pamonga natu, mukambona munu ojho; Jumuiya jhioha jha bhayahudi okhu Yerusalemu ni apa kabhele bhilonda nibhashauriajhi, ni bhene bhakapiga kelele kwa nene kwamba asitami.
25Nibhona kujha abhombilepi lyalilondeka kufwa; Lakini kwandabha an'kutili Mfalme, naamuili nimpelekayi kwa muene.
26Lakini nijhelepi ni khenu dhahiri kya kulemba kwa Mfalme. Kwandabha ejhe, nindetili kwa bhebhe, hasa kwa bhebhe, Mfalme Agripa, ili nibhwesiajhi kujha ni khenu kya kulemba kuhusu kesi.
27Kwa kujha nibhona ijhelepi ni maana kumpeleka mfungwa ni bila kulasya mashtaka ghaghakan'kabili.
