UPawuli eyisibotshwa umangalelwa kuFelike eKesariya

24Kwathi emva kwensuku ezinhlanua uAnaniyab umpristi omkhulu wehla labadala lomkhulumeli othile uTertuloc, abamangalela uPawuli kumbusid. 2 Kwathi esebiziwe, uTertulo waqala ukumcala esithi: Ukuthula okukhulu sikuzuzile ngawe, lemisebenzi emihle yenzakele kulesisizwe ngokunakekela kwakho, 3 ngazo zonke indlela lakuzo zonke indawo siyakwemukelae, mhlekazi Felikef, ngakho konke ukubonga. 4 Kodwa ukuze ngingakubambeleli kakhulu, ngiyakuncenga ukuthi ngomusa wakhog usizwe ngokufitshane. 5 Ngoba lindoda siyifice iyinkathazo, njalo ingeyenza umvukela phakathi kwamaJuda wonkeh emhlabeni jikelelei, lomkhokheliqembu wobubhazuka bamaNazarethaj; 6 eyake yazama lokungcolisa ithempelik; esike sayibamba sithanda ukuyehlulela ngokomlayo wethul, 7 kodwa kwafika uLisiya induna enkulu wamthatha ngodlakela olukhulu ezandleni zethum, 8 elaya abamangaleli bakhe ukuthi beze kuwen; ongathi, ngokumbuzisisa wena uqobo, ungaba lakho ukwazi kuye ngazo zonke izinto thina esimmangalela ngazo. 9 LamaJuda lawo avuma, esithi lezizinto zinjaloo.

10 UPawuli wasephendula, umbusi esemqhwebile ukuthi akhulumep, wathi: Ngoba ngiyazi ukuthi sekuyiminyaka eminengi ungumahluleli phezu kwalesisizwe, ngiyaziphendulela ngesibindi esikhulu ngezinto zamiq, 11 njengoba ungakubona ukuthi kakukadluli insuku ezilitshumi lambilir, lokhu ngenyukele eJerusalemas ukukhulekat; 12 njalo kabangificanga ethempeliniu ngiphikisana lomuntu loba ngivusa isiphithiphithi exukwini, loba emasinagogeni, loba emzini. 13 Futhi bangeke baqinise ngezinto abangimangalela ngazo khathesiv. 14 Kodwa ngiyavuma kuwe lokhu, ukuthi ngendlela abayibiza ngokuthiw yibubhazukax, ngokunjalo ngiyamkhonza uNkulunkulu wabobabay, ngikholwa konke okulotshiweyo emlayweni lakubaprofethiz; 15 ngilethemba kuNkulunkulua, abalilindeleyo labo uqobo lwabo, elokuthi kuzakuba khona ukuvuka kwabafileyob, okwabalungileyo kanye labangalungangac. 16 Njalo kulokho mina ngiyazama, ukuthi ngibe lesazelad esingelacala phambi kukaNkulunkulu labantu isikhathi sonkee. 17 Kwathi emvaf kweminyaka eminengi ngafikag ukuletha izipho zomusa esizweni sakithi leminikeloh; 18 ngikulezizintoi amaJuda athilej avela eAsiya angifica ethempelini ngihlanjululwe, kungekho ixuku loba isiphithiphithik; 19 afanele ukuba khona lapha phambi kwakho angicale uba elolutho ngamil; 20 kumbe bona ngokwabo kabatsho, ukuthi baficani okungalunganga kimi, mhla ngimi phambi komphakathim, 21 ngaphandle kwalelolizwi elilodwa, engalimemeza ngimi phakathi kwabo ngisithi: Ngokuvuka kwabafileyo mina ngiyehlulelwa yini lamuhlan.

22 Kwathi uFelike wabadlulisela phambili, esezwile lezizinto esazi ngokupheleleyoo izinto ngaleyondlelap, esithi: Nxa uLisiya induna enkulu isiyehlileq, ngizayihlolisisa indaba yenur; 23 waselaya induna yekhulu ukuthi agcinwe uPawuli, lokuthi abe lenkululekos, njalo kungalelwa muntu wakibo ukumncedisa kumbe ukuza kuyet.

UPawuli utshumayela kuFelike ngoKristu

24 Kwathi emva kwensuku ezithile, uFelike weza loDrusila umkakhe engumJudakazi, wathumela ukubiza uPawuli, wamuzwa mayelana lokholo kuKristu. 25 Kwathi esakhuluma ngokulunga langokuzithibau langokwahlulela okuzayov, uFelike watshaywa luvalo waphendula wathi: Hamba okwakhathesi; nxa sengizuze ithuba elihle ngizakubizela kimiw; 26 njalo ngesikhathi esifananayo wayethemba futhi ukuthi uzanikwa imali nguPawuli, ukuze amkhululex; ngakho wayehlezi embizela kuye ekhuluma laye. 27 Kodwa sekugcwaliseke iminyaka emibili, uFelike wemukela omlandelayo uPorkiyu uFestusi; uFelike efisa ukuthokozisa amaJuda wamtshiya uPawuli ebotshiwey.