IzEnzo 25:1-12

Kwathi uFestu esengenile esikhundleni, wasuka eKesariya emva kwezinsuku ezintathu, wenyukela eJerusalema. Khona umpristi omkhulu nezikhulu zabaJuda bamangalela uPawulu kuye, bamncenga. Bacela umusa ngaye ukuba ambize eJerusalema, beqamekele ukuba bambulale endleleni. Kodwa uFestusi waphendula wathi uPawuli ugcinwe eKesariya, lokuthi laye ngokwakhe usezasuka aye khona masinyane. Wathi-ke labo abanamandla phakathi kwenu mabehle nami, bambeke icala lo muntu, uma kukhona okubi kuyo. Esehlale nabo izinsuku ezingaphezu kweziyishumi, wehlela eKesariya; ngangomuso ehlezi esihlalweni sokwahlulela, wayala ukuba uPawulu alethwe. Esefikile, abaJuda abehla bevela eJerusalema bama bemhaqa, bamangalela uPawulu izimangalo eziningi ezimbi, abangenakuzifakazela. Eziphendulela wathi: “Nangomthetho wabaJuda, nethempeli, nakuKesari angonanga lutho. Kepha uFestu ethanda ukujabulisa abaJuda, wamphendula uPawulu, wathi: “Uyathanda ukukhuphukela eJerusalema, wahlulelwe khona ngalezi zinto phambi kwami na? UPawuli wasesithi: Ngimi esihlalweni sokwahlulela sikaKesari, lapho engifanele ukwahlulelwa khona; Ngokuba uma ngingonile, noma ngenze utho olufanele ukufa, angifuni ukufa; ngidlulisela icala kuKesari. UFestusi esekhulume nomphakathi waphendula wathi: “Ulidlulisele kuKesari? kuKesari uzakuya.