1 Artwang Rome-areny arreny Festus petjek Caesarea-warn, twernk angerr anetjeh Jew mapek. Arltang rrpwetj-penh Festus Caesarea town-eng Jerusalem-warn alhek. 2 Mer kwerelemeh, priest twernk mapel tjerrtj Jew angerrepat rrpwetjel thwen renh angketj Paul-akert ilek. 3 Inang Festus renh pawenhek, rang Paul Jerusalem-warn angetjetjeh. Inang lakenh anyenng-anyenng war pawenhek, inartek ahentj-anekarleng, Paul renh tjeyel petjerleh renh irrernng atwetjeh. 4 Festus-el inenh ilek, “Paul rang Caesarea-el arrwekel tjeng karelhem. Yeng arltang rrpwetj-penh Caesarea-warn angkep alpetjenh. 5 Arrantherr ilem, rang artwang anetj kwel. Twernk rrpwetj arrehantherr-henh tjengel-ayeng petjetjeh, renh tjengeng ularr pawenhetjenheng.” Lakenh Festus-el inenh ilek.

6 Festus arltang 10-el Jerusalem-el inehel-arleng antarl-irrek. Kwereng rang Caesarea-warnemeh angkep alpek. Arltang arrpenhel rang court-warn irrpek, Paul renh ngwerl-alhemel. 7 Paul rang court-warnemeh irrpek. Tjerrtj Jew Jerusalem-eng petjekarl map inang court-warn irrpek. Inang Paul kwer-warn arraw-irrek, renh pawenhetjeh. Inang ywarn renh pawenhek, angketj inehenh itja arratj anekarleng wart.

8 Paul 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.”

9 Festus 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?”

10 Paul-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. 11 Yeng 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.

12 Festus-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.”

13 Kel 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. 14 Arltang arrpenhel Festus King Agrippa-el-ayeng angketj Paul-penh angkerrek. Rang renh ilek, “Twernk arrpenh Felix-el-artek artwang nyent tjayeleh imperl-alhek. 15 Yeng 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. 17 Ngwerreh war tjerrtj Jew inang tjengel-ayeng nhenh-warn petjewarrek. Arltang arrpenhel yeng Paul-ehemeh ntangkelhek, thang angketj kwerenh awetjenheng. 18 Tjerrtj 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. 19 Inartek 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?’ 21 Paul 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.

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

Festus-el renh ilek, “Ntwang kel renh ngwenthant awetjenheng.”

23 Arltang 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. 24 Festus rang angkek, “King Agrippay! Twernk map thwenay! Arrantherr key artwang nhenh arem? Tjerrtj Jew ingkerrekel artwang nhenh renh inang angerr nakepakel-ilek, Jerusalem-el town nhenh Caesarea-el thwen! Inang yengenh ilek, thang renh irrernng atwetjeh kwel. 25 Thang inenh pawenhek, wenheng inang renh nakepakel-ilek. Inang ilek, rang anetj mpwarek. Angketj inehenh itja arratj anek. Thang itja renh pelkel irrernng atwetjenh. Rang angkekarleng, ‘Caesar-elant yengenh pawenhetjeh’, lakenheng thang renh Caesar kwer-warn lanthetjenh, town Rome-warn. 26 Nthakenhameh thang angketj pip-warn arrernetjenh Paul kwer-akert? Thang ywarn iterl-arem. King Agrippay, lakenh kwereng yeng ngkweng ntangkelhek, arrpenh mapeh thwen, arrantherr renh mantj anthwerrel pawenhetjeh. Yeng ahentj-anem, ntwang angketj arratj yengenh iletjeh artwang Paul-akert, thang pip kwer tanthetjenheng, Caesar kwer-warn lanthetjeh-anngernt. 27 Caesar-el alhengk-aretjeh, Paul renh wenh-penh inang renh nakepakel-ilemeng.” Lakenh Festus rang King Agrippa ilek.