1 Di Festo lababuo ni sɛka kalekɔ nɔɔ di ayi atiɛ sɛmaa, aadie di Keasarea aakyɛ Yerusalem. 2 Nfa di Yaa olebatatɛ banɔɔfo ku Yuda batii banɔɔfo latɔkɔ nwɔ Paulo suoto ɔlaa nɛ. Ni baatikiti nwɔ lekoto alɛ 3 ata bakpaa Paulo bawako Yerusalem. Diekye disibu lɛma niale alɛ, babasiɛ mansoko nwɔ di osuku. Nse oofe see batoolo nwɔ. 4 Kafɔɔ Festo latɔkɔ ma alɛ, “Leyo di Paulo nte di Kaesarea. Mia kafɔɔ kɔwa nfa ɔbasifi di obe kakui kamɛ. 5 Nioso bita banɔɔfo lee bawa nfa nse bakpe ɔlaa owo di osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle suoto babadiki babuɛ.”

6 Di Festo lasiɛ ni ninfa fɛ ayi anɛ ee lefosi kamaa, aakple aasifi Kaesarea. Dii le aakple ni kaleesɛ, aalɛɛ Paulo ɔlaa nwu di kakankɔ. 7 Di Paulo lababuo ni kakankɔ nwu ninfa, Yuda batii ba niakye ni Yerusalem baawa nii, labamana Paulo baakyi, baabudi Paulo kanya ku sɛlaa kpinwu osie kanya. Kafɔɔ batawɛ ɔtɛ onyu kuonwii baatuo alɛ, sɛlaa se boobuɛ ni di suoto nɔɔ nte nkpo.

8 Paulo ladiki suoto kanya aabuɛ alɛ, “Nintaalɛ Yuda batii kufiofa ee nkpɔnɔnfɔsa Yaa Olekatakɔ ee nyila di Roma Ɔka kufiofa suoto.”

9 Kafɔɔ Festo lamiɛ alɛ oobuo Yuda batii anu, nioso, aakaalɛ Paulo alɛ, “Foomiɛ falɛ fasifi Yerusalem nimatɔɔka ɔlaa lɛfɔ nwu ninfa?”

10 Ni di Paulo latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Oowo. Ɔka Kplɛ Kaesare kakankɔ n-yɛ nɛ. Nfũ kafɔɔ dikpe ni bɛɛkankoe. Fɛ mmle di afɔ omu lɛfɔ faye ni, nimbla okpile di Yuda batii suoto. 11 Nse lɛbla lɛsaa le dikaatɛ alɛ baalo mi, ninsĩ nlɛ batanloe! Kafɔɔ nse nimbla okpile kuonwii, dinaa alɛ afɔ ee otii bamba lɛyɔ mi eepkee di batii ba mmle nnɛɛ. Nioso komiɛ nlɛ ɔlaa nii kute di Ɔka Kplɛ Kaesare anu aabuɛ nwu atɛɛ!”

12 Nioso Festo ku banɔɔfo wo nɔɔ lakpee asi baawo ni aatɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Fɛɛnya feebuɛ falɛ fɔɔyɔ ɔlaa lɛfɔ fantɛ ni di Ɔka Kplɛ Kaesare anu oso, Kaesare anu ko fabakyɛ.”

13 Di ayi awo sɛmaa, Ɔka Agripa ku obilɛma sankobi Bernike lawa Festo nfũ di Kaesarea alɛ bɔbasɛɛsa nwɔ mantɔɔ ɔfɔɔ. 14 Baasiɛ ninfa ayi kpi, nioso Festo layɔ Paulo ɔlaa aatɔkɔ Ɔka wɔ mmle alɛ, “Osuɔtɔ onwii nte leeyo ninfũ mmle di Felike lesifi eediɛ nwɔ nii. 15 Obe wɔ lakyɛ ni Yerusalem yi, Yaa olebatatɛ banɔɔfo ku Yuda batii banɔɔfo latɔkɔ mi ɔlaa nɔɔ, ni baatɔkɔ mi alɛ, nlo nwɔ lɛpɔɔ nɛ.

16 “Kafɔɔ latɔkɔ ma nlɛ, Roma batii kufiofa diɛta osuku alɛ baalo otii lɛpɔɔ fiɛ baakanko nwɔ. Dikpe ni bɛɛtɔɔ osuku alɛ manko batii ba niɛwɛ ni ɔlaa, bɛɛkyaka anu ku anu beebuɛ ɔlaa nwu fiɛ, se baalo nwɔ lɛpɔɔ, fiɛ manlo nwɔ. 17 Di obe wɔ baawa ni nfũ di ɔlaa wɔ mmle oso yi, ntafenko nwu sɛmaa. Kaleesɛ, ni lata baakpaa osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle baawakoe di kakankɔ nɛ. 18 Kafɔɔ, ɔlaa wɔ baayɔ ni di suoto nɔɔ ditale okpile wɔ lanyu nlɛ loo baabuɛ alɛ ɛɛbla nii. 19 Sɛlaa se ko baabuɛ ni niale ɔlaa ɔnanfi ku Paulo di mma bamu ofũ onu lɛma suoto, ku osuɔtɔ onwii bɔɔlɛɛ ni Yesu alɛ atookpi nii. Kafɔɔ Paulo kobuɛ alɛ akpe ni nkpa! 20 Diakpɔkpɔtɔ mi, nioso ntatofo mmle kabudisa ni ɔlaa nwu. Nioso lakaalɛ Paulo se eetuna alɛ bɔɔyɔ ɔlaa nwu mansifiko Yerusalem manaabuɛ ninfa. 21 Kafɔɔ Paulo labuɛ alɛ oomiɛ alɛ ayɔ ɔlaa nɔɔ ata Ɔka Kplɛ Kaesare. Nioso lata nlɛ bayɔ nwɔ bakpee leeyo diɛlaase di obe wɔ mata mankpaa nwɔ mansifiko ni nfa.”

22 Ni di Ɔka Agripa latɔkɔ Festo alɛ, “Komiɛ nlɛ ami omu nnu nwɔ kanya ɔlaa.”

Ni di Festo latɔkɔ nwɔ alɛ, “Yoo, kɔsɛɛ fabanu nwɔ kanya ɔlaa!”

23 Ninfɛ kaale lasɛ nii, Ɔka Agripa ku Bernike lawa kakankɔ nwu di Sɛɛka kanya. Bakpɛtɛ banɔɔfo ku okpoo nwu kamɛ banɔɔfo latikanko ma baawa. Ni di Festo lakpee alɛ balaakpaa Paulo bawako nɛ. 24 Ni di Festo labuɛ alɛ, “Ɔka Agripa ku aye ba niesi ni ninfũ, biɔnya osuɔtɔ wɔ mmle? Yuda batii ba bamuu ninkpe ni di Yerusalem ku Kaesarea lɛyɔ ɔlaa di suoto nɔɔ alɛ diɛkaatɛ alɛ aakple ansiɛ nkpa. 25 Kafɔɔ ninnya okpile wɔ ɛɛbla ni oso eesiɛko alɛ baalo nwɔ nii. Kafɔɔ obe wɔ di nnwɔɔ omu nɔɔ ɛɛkaalɛ alɛ ɔɔyɔ ɔlaa nɔɔ anta ni Ɔka Kplɛ letuna nlɛ kɔkpaa nwɔ nsifiko nfa. 26 Kafɔɔ nnaa ɔlaa kuonwii katɛ nkpana ni di suoto nɔɔ nkyɛnko ni Ɔka Kplɛ. Diekye aabla okpile kuonwii nwaako. Nioso ntɔɔkpaa nwɔ lɛwako ye, kyenkye afɔ Ɔka Agripa, nse bitoonu nwɔ kanya kamɛ ɔlaa bieloo, kawɛ ɔlaa nkpana nkyeko suoto nɔɔ. 27 Diekye, diɛlɛ alɛ faayɔ leyo tentɛ fankyesee Ɔka bamba falɛ akanko nwɔ alɛ, faakpana okpile wɔ ɛɛbla ni fakyakaa.”