Nchito 26

1 Lino Agilipa wakambila Pawulu wati, “Ulakonzya kulyambwida lwako” Mpawo Pawulu wakanyampuka kuboko kwakwe walyambila.

And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:

2 Ndabotelwa lwangu, Mwami Agilipa kwamba kumakani ngibandibejelezya oonse baJuda;

In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:

3 kapati nkambo we ulimusongo kuziyanza zyabaJuda akumibuzyo. Aboobo ndakumbila kuti indiswilizye mebo chamoyo mulamfu.

The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.

4 Kasimpe, bonse baJuda balikuzi kupona kwangu kuzwa kubwanikenike munyika yangu muJelusalema.

All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;

5 Balizi atala andime kuzwa kumatalikil, kuti kabayanda kuzizumina, obo kuti ndakalikupona mbuli muFalisi, wamunkamu njumu loko yabukombi bwesu.

And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.

6 ndayimikizigwa ano kuti ndibetekwe nkambo kabulangizi mbwakasyomezya Leza lwindila kulibamatata.

And now I am here to be judged because of the hope given by God's word to our fathers;

7 Chisyomezyo chamikowa yesu ili kkumi ayibili nchituli abulangizi akutambula kuti twakomba Leza mansiku asikati, nkambo kabulangizi obo chembikilwa kaambo kubaJuda.

For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!

8 Nkambonzi mukuyeya kwanu, nimutazumini kuti Leza ulabusya bafu?

Why, in your opinion, is it outside belief for God to make the dead come to life again?

9 Lino nchobeni, lwangu ndakali kuyeya kuchita zintu zizkazania azina lyJesu wakuNazaleta.

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 Ndakachita ezi muJelusalema bantu basalali bingi baLeza ndakabanjizya muntolongo mbundapegwa bwendelezi abapayizi bapati, anibakalikujegwa, ndakazumina kuti bajayigwe.

And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.

11 Ndakabapenzya kwachindi chilamfu muzikombelo zyoonse alimwi ndakezya kubajata changuzu kuti basampawulwe. Ndakanyema akubakalalila akubapenzya nikuba kuchisi chabwenzu.

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

12 Nindakachili kuchita ezi ndakinka kuDamasikka munguzu amumalayilile a bapayizi bapati;

Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

13 Nkiya buya oko, nilyakaba akalanga bweseme, mwami, ndakabona mumuni kuza kujulu wakali kubalama kwinda zuba wakatumwinikila watuzyunguluka ime abalumi mbindakali abo.

In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

14 Lino nitwakawida ansi, ndakamvwa ijwi kalyambula kulindime lyakuti mumulaka waHebbelu, 'Sawulo, Sawulo, undipenzezyanzi? Chiyumu kulindime kubbompa kasamu kalamfu kakubizya banyama.'

And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

15 Mpawo ndakamba kuti, 'Nduweni, Mwami?' Mwami wakasandula kuti, 'Ndime Jesu ngulokpenzya.

And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

16 Lino nyampuka uyimikile amawulu ako; Nkambo kamakanze nchindalibonia kulinduwe, ndikubikke kuti ube simulimu wangu asikulungununa wazezi zintu nzuzi atala andime azintu nzindakutondezya kunembo;

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

17 Ndiyokuvuna kubantu akuli bamasi oko nkundiyokutuma,

And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

18 Kuti ukabbanune meso akulekelelwa zibi akuti bakakone ezyo nzipa kuli babo basalazigwa alusyomo kwindila mulindime.'

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

19 Aboobo, Mwami Agilipa, tendakaka kulemeka chilengano chakujulu;

So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

20 Pele kusanguna abaliku Damasikka mpawo amuJelusalema akwiinda muchisi chaJudiya, akuli bamaasi, ndakapa ijwi lyakuti bakonzye kusanduka akubola kuliLeza, bachite milimu iyelede kusanduka.

But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

21 Azezi baJuda bandanga mun'anda yaLeza kwezya kuyanda kundijeya me.

For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

22 Aboobo ndakatambula kuvunwa kuzwa kuliLeza kusikila sunu, ndimvwi akulungununa akati kabanini abapati katakwe chakuyungizya kunze kwazezi zyakaambwa abasinsimi aMozesi kuti zizochitika;

And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

23 Kuti Kilisito ulelede kupenzegwa, akuba mutanzi kubuka kubafu akupandulwida mumuni kubantu bakulindiswe akuli bamasi.”

That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

24 Nkamaninsya kulyambila Pawulo, Fesitasi wakompolola ajwi pati wati, “Pawulo wasondoka; kwiiya kwako kupati kwasondosya.

And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.

25 Pele Pawulo wakati, “Nsisondokede pe, Fesitasi; simunantya makani uyindilide, ndikwamba biyo majwi akasimpe amvwika kunembo lyalubeta.

Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.

26 Nkambo mwami ulaza makani aya; lino ndambula achamba anguwe, ndakombelezya kuti kumakani aya oonse taakwe ngatabwene, nkambo echi techakachitwa kumbali pe.

For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

27 Ulasyoma na basinsimi, mwami Agilipa? Ndilizi kuti ulasyoma”.

King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

28 Agilipa wakamba kuti kuli Pawulo, “Kuchindi nchicho echo uyanda kundisandula na kuti mbemukilisitu na?”

And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.

29 Pawulo wakati, “Ndakomba kuli Leza, kuti nikuba kuchindi chilamfu, kutali ndiwe awulikke, aboobo bandimvwa sunu, bazoba mbuli ndime, kakutakwe nketani zyamuntolongo”.

And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

30 Mpawo mwami wakanyampuka, amwendelezi a Benikke alakwe, aboonse mbibakakkede aboo;

And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

31 Nibakazwa mun'anda, bakambula kuli umwi awumwi bati, “Oyu mwalumi tachitide chintu chelede lufu nikuba kwaangwa.”

And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

32 Agilipa wati kuli Fesitasi, “Oyu mwalumi walede wangununwa anoli talina kumbila kuti atatongelwe a Kkayesa.”

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.