Kwathi uFestu engenile esikhundleni , wasuka eKesariya emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, wenyukela eJerusalema;

Kepha uFestu waphendula ngokuthi uPawulu ugcinwe eKesariya nokuthi naye usezakuya khona masinyane;

Kepha uFestu ethanda ukubongwa ngabaJuda , wamphendula uPawulu , wathi: Uyathanda yini ukwenyukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona phambi kwami ngalezi zinto, na? UPawulu ufuna ukwahlulelwa nguKesari

Khona uFestu esekhulumile nomp hakathi waphendula wathi : Ulidlulisele kuKesari, uzakuya kuKesari. U-Agripha ubikelwa indaba kaPawulu

Kwathi sekudlule izinsuku ezithile , u-Agripha inkosi , noBernike behlela eKesariya ukuyobingelela uFestu.

Sebehlezi khona izinsuku eziningi, uFestu weneka phambi kwenkosi indaba kaPawulu, wathi: Kukhona indoda ethile eyashiywa nguFeliksi iboshiwe;

Khona ngangomuso kwafika o -Agripha noBernike ngemvunulo enkulu , bangena endlini yamacala kanye nezinduna zenkulungwane nezikhulu zomuzi; uFestu wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe.

UFestu wathi : Nkosi, Agripha, nani nonke nina madoda enikhona lapha kanye nathi , niyambona lona oluze ngaye kimi lonke uquqaba lwabaJuda eJerusalema nalapha, lumemeza luthi akafanele ukuba abe esaphila.

Kwathi esaziphendulela kanjalo , uFestu wathi ngezwi elikhulu : Pawulu, uyahlanya; ukufunda okuningi kuyakuhlanyisa.