1 Nihuku noneraru toka uphiya waya velhaponi vawo, Nafesto ahothama Ukaisariya nkayaarwaa Uyerusalemu. 2 Opochera ishaani olhupalhe vamoka ni aholhelhi a Ayahudi akina yahaahimiachera mwaha wo milhatu chi Napaolo. 3 Nkayaavekelha Nafesto wiira aapangelhe attu ittu yaattuna aya, waawiha Napaolo Uyerusalemu, ukhalhawaya yaari anapangachilhe miruku cho uweeva Napaolo mphironi. 4 Nansho Nafesto yahaakhulha, “Napaolo anoohalha muuttukiyani Ukaisariya ni mii kinoohokolhia wowo mahuku vakani anowa. 5 Mwaahiyeke aholhelhi inyu akittukaneke mii wowo, arwee ahimiacheke milhatu chaya yakhalhaka ihaawo ittu yo uwonya ipannge aya.”

6 Nafesto yaholhokelha wowo mahuku nane ama khumi, nkayaahokolhia Ukaisariya. Waashelhe waya yahorwaa va ipuwa yo uhukumulhelhiya milhatu, nkayaalhehera uwiihiya Napaolo. 7 Napaolo vaawiihiye aya, Ayahudi yaakhumme Uyerusalemu yahaarukureria ni uchokholha uhimiacha milhatu chinchi chulhupalhe chahooria uhimiechesha ikekhiaye. 8 Wo wiichaakiha, Napaolo yaheera, “Mii akittekilhe ittu iriyoothe inaacha mwaha wo Malhehero a Ayahudi, mena upanga ittu iriyoothe inaacha Inupa ya Nlhuku mena inaacha Nakaisari.”

9 Nafesto yahottuna waatelhiha Ayahudi. Paahi etu nkayaakoha Napaolo, “Chani mwaanothanana urwaa Uyerusalemu mwahukumulhiye ni mii chilha milhatu chilha?”

10 Napaolo nkayaakhulha, “Kineemelha va ipuwa yo milhatu ya Nakaisari, vaa phi nophwanelhiya aka uhukumulhiya. Thoko chinochuwelha inyu, akaapangenlhe Ayahudi ittu yo uhilhoka ttekenlhe Ayahudi ittu iriyoothe. 11 Paahi etu, yakhalhaka kihopanga ittu yo uhilhoka vanophwanelha wiiviya, akinlhepelha wiira kihiyereriye kihiiviye. Nansho yakhalhaka khiiwo ikeekhene nhina chi milhatu chihimiachiye chi, khaawo ntu okihelha mmathathani mwaya. Vano etu, kinolhepelha wiira kirweehiyeke kahumulhiye ni Nakaisari!”

12 Nafesto yoolhumaneke attu aya yaakaviha, nkayeerelha Napaolo, “Nholhepelha irufaa yo wiiwelhelhiya ni Nakaisari, paahi etu nnoorweehiya wowo!”

13 Mahuku vakani miholho, amwene Naagiripa yahowa Ukaisariya vamoka ni Nabenike arokoraya uwaashikuriani Nafesto. 14 Vaalhokenlhe aya wowo wo mahuku vakani, Nafesto yahaahimiachera Amwene mwaha u Napaolo wiira, “Hawo ntu mmoka vaa hiiye mpaani ni Nafeliksi. 15 Vaarwelhe aka Uyerusalemu opochera ishaani olhupalhe ni ashulhupalhe a Ayahudi yahokihimeria milhatu chawe ni ukilhepelha wiira kinhukumulhe. 16 Nansho mii kahaakhulha wiira kihiwe phi makhalhelho a Arumi unhukumulha ntu hinaya wiiwelhelhiya. Ahiyereriyeke thoko apatte nipesha no wiivaraanga wa attu apangelhiye chittu cho uhirera. 17 Paahi vaawiilhe aya vaa, akaapichilhe. Waashelhe waya kahokhalha vapuwani va uhukumulhelha milhatu ni ulhehera wiira Napaolo awiihiye. 18 Attu yaawilhe alhe yahohimiacha milhatu, nansho chihikhalhaka ni mwaha uriwoothe wo unanara thoko chaaweherera aka.

19 “Nansho mwaha waarina aya waari waakhulhana ni attu akina mwaha wo ulhapelha ni mwaha wa ntu mmoka aakhwilhe neehaniya Yesu nansho Napaolo anominda wiira ri nkumi. 20 Akinochuwelha ittu yo upanga wiira kipatte ikekhiaye nhina mwo yoyo nlhatu uyo. Paahi kahaakoha Napaolo yakhalhaka wiira yanthanana urweehiya uhukumulhiyani Uyerusalemu. 21 Nansho Napaolo nkayaalhepelha irufaa wiira, ahiiyeke mpaani mpaka ahukumulhiye ni Nakaisari. Paahi nkakaalhehera wiira, mbaya akhalhe mpaani mpaka vanohalha aka waahokolhosha wa Nakaisari.”

22 Paahi Naagiripa nkayeerelha Nafesto, “Kinoothanana umwiiwa kimwanene yoyo ntu uyo.”

Nafesto nkayeera, “Nnomwiiwa meelho.”

23 Washeeke, Naagiripa ni Nabenike yahowa upuwani attapelhelhiyaka anaattukanne aholhelhi o manyaasikari ni attu o weemelhelha iwani. Nafesto nkayaalhehera wiira Napaolo awiihiye mpaani. 24 Nafesto nkayeera, “Amwene Naagiripa ni attu onkhaye nrii vaa vamoka ni hii, Vaa haawo ntu mmoka khuwachiye ni Ayahudi onkhaye o vaa ni o Uyerusalemu wiira kaphwanelhiye ukhalha nkumi tho. 25 Nansho mii akoonne wiira hotteka vanohukumulhiya wiira eeviye. Nansho ukhalhawaya Napaolo anene yaholhepelha irufaa wa Amwene o Urumi, kahoona mbaya kaarweehe. 26 Nansho uwannyaka mii akirina ittu yo ulhepa wa apwiiya amwene olhupalhe o Urumi imwaachaka. Phi nlhatu etu no ummwiiha uwaninyu Amwene Naagiripa, mwamalhaka ukohakoha milhatu chawe, kipatteke nlhove no ulhepa. 27 Ukhalhawaya inowa ukhalha thoko ncheche unrweeha ntu ttukiye wo uhiromolhacha milhatu chawe.”

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