Pauro Vanopomerwa Mhosva Pamberi paFesto
Gavhuna mutsva anogara nhaka yemhosva yacho uye zano rekare rekuvandira rinodzoka. Pane kuti aendeswe kuJerusarema, Pauro anokwidza nyaya yake kuna Kesari uye Festo anozvibvumira. Pachivande Festo anobvuma kuti gakava iri pamusoro pemunhu akafa anonzi Jesu uyo Pauro anoomerera kuti mupenyu.
25 1Zvino Festo vakati vasvika mudunhu, mazuva matatu apfuura, vakakwira kuJerusarema vachibva kuKesariya. 2Ipapo vapristi vakuru navatungamiriri vavaJudha vakauya nemhosva yavo pamusoro paPauro, vakaramba vachivakumbirisa, 3vachikumbira nyasha pamusoro paPauro—kuti vadaidze Pauro auye kuJerusarema. Vakanga vakavandira kuti vamuuraye munzira. 4Festo vakapindura kuti Pauro vakanga vakachengetwa kuKesariya, uye kuti ivo pachavo vaizoenda nokukurumidza. 5Vakati, “Saka, vari pakati penyu vanokwanisa ngavaburuke neni vagopomera murume uyu, kana paine chakaipa paari.”
6Festo vakagara navo kwemazuva asingapfuuri masere kana gumi, vakabva vaburuka vachienda kuKesariya. Zuva rakatevera vakagara pachigaro chokutonga vakarayira kuti Pauro vauyiswe. 7Pauro vakati vasvika, vaJudha vakanga vabva kuJerusarema vakavakomba, vachiuya nemhosva zhinji huru dzavakanga vasingagoni kuratidza kuti ndedzechokwadi. 8Pauro vakapindura vachizvidzivirira, vachiti, “Handina kutadzira murayiro wavaJudha, kana temberi, kana Kesari.”
9Asi Festo, vachida kufadza vaJudha, vakabvunza Pauro, vachiti, “Mungada kukwira kuJerusarema mundotongerwa ikoko pamberi pangu pamusoro pemhosva idzi here?”
10Pauro vakati, “Ndimire pamberi pechigaro chokutonga chaKesari, pandinofanira kutongerwa. Handina kutadzira vaJudha, sezvamunonyatsoziva imi pachenyu. 11Kana ndakatadza, ndikaita chinhu chakafanira rufu, handirambi kufa. Asi kana mhosva dzavanhu ava dzavanondipomera dzisina maturo, hapana angandiisa mumaoko avo. Ndinokwirira kuna Kesari.”
12Festo vakati vataurirana nedare ravo, vakapindura, vachiti, “Makwirira kuna Kesari; kuna Kesari ndiko kwamuchaenda.”
13Mazuva mashoma akati apfuura, Mambo Agiripa naBheniki vakasvika kuKesariya kuzokwazisa Festo. 14Zvino sezvo vakapedza mazuva mazhinji ikoko, Festo vakarondedzera nyaya yaPauro kuna mambo, vachiti, “Pano pane murume akasiyiwa naFerikisi ari musungwa. 15Pandakanga ndiri kuJerusarema, vapristi vakuru navakuru vavaJudha vakamupa mhosva, vachikumbira kuti ndimupe mhosva. 16Ndakavaudza kuti haisi tsika yavaRoma kuisa munhu mumaoko avamwe, mupomerwi asati atarisana navanomupomera chiso nechiso, uye asati awana mukana wokuzvidzivirira pamhosva yacho. 17Saka vakati vaungana pano, handina kunonoka napadiki—zuva rakatevera ndakagara pachigaro chokutonga ndikarayira kuti murume auyiswe. 18Vamupomera vakati vasimuka, havana kutaura kana imwe chete yemhosva dzakaipa dzandaitarisira. 19Asi vakanga vaine nharo dzakati naye pamusoro pechitendero chavo uye pamusoro pomunhu akafa ainzi Jesu, uyo Pauro vairamba vachiti mupenyu. 20Zvandakashaya kuti ndingaferefeta sei nyaya iyi, ndakabvunza kana vaizoda kuenda kuJerusarema vandotongerwa ikoko pamhosva idzi. 21Asi Pauro zvavakakwirira kuti vachengetwe kusvikira Mambo Mukuru atonga nyaya yavo, ndakarayira kuti vachengetwe kusvikira ndavatumira kuna Kesari.”
22Agiripa vakati kuna Festo, “Ini pachangu ndaida kunzwa murume uyu.” Festo vakati, “Mangwana muchamunzwa.”
Pauro Vanomira Pamberi paAgiripa naBheniki
23Zuva rakatevera Agiripa naBheniki vakasvika nokubwinya kukuru, vakapinda muimba yemisangano pamwe chete navakuru vemauto navarume vakuru veguta. Pakurayira kwaFesto, Pauro vakauyiswa. 24Festo vakati, “Mambo Agiripa, nemi mose muri pano nesu—munoona murume uyu. Vanhu vose vavaJudha vakandikumbira pamusoro pake, kuJerusarema nepano, vachidanidzira kuti havafaniri kuramba vari vapenyu. 25Asi zvandakaona kuti hapana chavakaita chakafanira rufu, uye sezvo ivo pachavo vakakwirira kuna Mambo Mukuru, ndakafunga kuvatumira. 26Handina chinhu chakajeka chokunyorera ishe wangu pamusoro pavo, saka ndavauyisa pamberi penyu mose, zvikuru pamberi penyu, Mambo Agiripa, kuti shure kwokuongororwa uku ndiwane chokunyora. 27Nokuti zvinoita sezvisina musoro kwandiri kutumira musungwa pasina kuratidza mhosva dzavari kupomerwa.”