Acts 25
1 Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
Patapita masiku atatu Festo atafika mʼdera lake, anachoka ku Kaisareya ndi kupita ku Yerusalemu.
2 where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
Kumeneko akulu a ansembe ndi atsogoleri a Chiyuda anabwera kwa iye ndi kumufotokozera mlandu wa Paulo.
3 to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
Iwo anamupempha Festo kuti awakomere mtima potumiza Paulo ku Yerusalemu, pakuti anali atakonzekera chiwembu kuti amuphe Pauloyo pa njira.
4 But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
Festo anayankha kuti, “Paulo akusungidwa ku Kaisareya, ndipo ndipita kumeneko posachedwa.
5 So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
Ena mwa atsogoleri anu apite nane kumeneko, kuti akafotokoze mlandu wa munthuyu, ngati anachita kanthu kalikonse kolakwika.”
6 After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
Festo atakhala nawo masiku asanu ndi atatu kapena khumi iye anapita ku Kaisareya, ndipo mmawa mwake anayitanitsa bwalo nalamula kuti abweretse Paulo pamaso pake.
7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
Paulo atafika, Ayuda amene anafika kuchokera ku Yerusalemu anayima momuzungulira. Iwo anamunenera zinthu zoopsa zambiri zimene sakanatha kubweretsa umboni wake.
8 Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
Kenaka Paulo ananena mawu ake odziteteza kuti, “Ine sindinalakwirepo lamulo la Ayuda, kapena Nyumba ya Mulungu kapenanso Kaisara.”
9 But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
Festo, pofuna kuti Ayuda amukonde anafunsa Paulo kuti, “Kodi iwe ukufuna kupita ku Yerusalemu, kuti kumeneko ukafotokoze mlandu wako pamaso panga?”
10 Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
Paulo anayankha kuti, “Ine tsopano ndayima pamaso pa bwalo la milandu la Kaisara, ndiko kumene ayenera kundiweruza. Ine sindinalakwire Ayuda, monga inu mukudziwa bwino.
11 If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Koma ngati ndili wolakwa, ngati ndachita kanthu koyenera kuphedwa, ine sindikukana kufa. Koma ngati mlandu umene abweretsa Ayudawa siwoona, palibe munthu angathe kundipereka mʼmanja mwawo. Ndikupempha kuti ndikaweruzidwe ndi Kaisara!”
12 Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”
Festo atakambirana ndi akuluakulu abwalo lake, anati, “Popeza wapempha kupita kwa Kaisara, kwa Kaisara udzapitadi!”
13 After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
Patapita masiku ochepa mfumu Agripa pamodzi ndi Bernisi anabwera ku Kaisareya kudzalonjera Festo.
14 Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
Atakhala kumeneko masiku angapo, Festo anafotokozera mfumuyo za mlandu wa Paulo. Iye anati, “Kuli munthu wina kuno amene Felike anamusiya mʼndende.
15 While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
Nditapita ku Yerusalemu akulu a ansembe ndi akuluakulu a Ayuda anandifotokozera mlandu wake ndipo anandipempha kuti ndigamule kuti ndi wolakwa.
16 I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
“Ine ndinawayankha kuti si mwambo wa Aroma kungomupereka munthu ayi. Munthu woyimbidwa mlanduyo amayenera kukumana nawo omunenezawo, kuti iye akhale ndi mwayi woyankhapo pa zimene akumuyimba mlanduzo.
17 So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
Atabwera kuno pamodzi ndi ine, sindinachedwetse mlanduwo, koma ndinayitanitsa bwalo mmawa mwake ndi kulamula kuti amubweretse munthuyo.
18 But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
Omuyimba mlandu aja atayimirira kuti ayankhule, iwo sananene cholakwa chilichonse chimene ndimayembekezera.
19 They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
Mʼmalo mwake, anatsutsana naye pa fundo zina za chipembedzo chawo ndi za munthu wakufa, dzina lake Yesu, amene Paulo akuti ali moyo.
20 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
Ine ndinathedwa nzeru wosadziwa momwe ndikanafufuzira nkhaniyi; kotero ndinafunsa ngati akanafuna kupita ku Yerusalemu kuti akaweruzidwe kumeneko.
21 But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
Koma Paulo anapempha kuti akaonekere pamaso pa mfumu ya Chiroma, ndipo ndinalamula kuti asungidwe mpaka pamene ndidzamutumize kwa Kaisara.”
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear this man myself.” “Tomorrow you will hear him,” Festus declared.
Ndipo Agripa anati kwa Festo, “Ine ndikufuna ndimumve ndekha munthu ameneyu.” Iye anayankha kuti, “Mudzamumva mawa.”
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.
Mmawa mwake Agripa ndi Bernisi anabwera mwaulemu waukulu waufumu nalowa mʼbwalo la milandu pamodzi ndi akulu a asilikali ndiponso akuluakulu a mu mzindawo. Atalamula Festo kuti Paulo abwere, anabweradi.
24 Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
Festo anati, “Mfumu Agripa, ndi onse amene muli nafe pano, mukumuona munthu uyu! Ayuda onse anandipempha ine za uyu ku Yerusalemu ndiponso kuno ku Kaisareya, mofuwula kuti, ameneyu sayenera kukhala ndi moyo.
25 But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
Ine ndinapeza kuti iyeyu sanachite kanthu koyenera kufa, koma popeza anapempha kuti apite kwa mfumu ya Chiroma, ine ndinatsimikiza zomutumiza ku Roma.
26 I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign one about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
Koma ndilibe kanthu kenikeni koti ndilembere Wolemekezekayo za iyeyu. Nʼchifukwa chake ndabwera naye pamaso pa nonsenu, makamaka kwa inuyo mfumu Agripa, kuti mwina mukamufunsitsa ndikhale ndi choti ndilembe.
27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
Pakuti ine ndikuganiza kuti ndi chinthu chopanda nzeru kutumiza wamʼndende popanda kutchula zifukwa zenizeni za mlandu wake.”
