Acts 26
1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
Bhai, Agilipa gubhaabhalanjile a Pauli, “Nnaino mmelekete malobhe genu.” Penepo a Pauli gubhajinwile nkono gwabho gubhatandwibhe kubheleketa nkwitapula bhalinkuti.
2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
“Mmakulungwa Agilipa, lelo ngunakwiibhona njikola shikono sha jima na mmwe nibheleketa malobhe ga kuitapula, kwa ngani ja malobhe gowe gubhanugwilenje Bhayaudi.
3 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
Kwa nneyo mmwe mmayene muimanyi ukoto ikubho ya Bhayaudi na shibhakuti taukangana, bhai ngunakunnjuga mwiipililile kumbilikanishiya.”
4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
“Bhayaudi bhowe bhamanyinji nne shinjite tama kutandubhila gwana gwangu, shinjite tama pa shilambo shangu na ku Yelushalemu.
5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
Gwaumila bhukala Bhayaudi bhamanyinji nne, numbe bhapingangaga kungong'ondela bhanaakombolanga, pabha kuumila bhukala munaaliji munkumbi gwa Ashimapalishayo, nilikagulila ukoto malajilo ga dini jetu.
6 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
Na nnaino nyimi apano kuukumulwa ligongo lya kulupalila malajilo gubhapegwilwenje bhanangulungwa bhetu na a Nnungu.
7 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
Gene malaganogo ni gaakulupalilwa na makabhila likumi limo na gabhili ga bhandunji bhetu, akuno bhalitumbilanga kwaatindibhalila a Nnungu shilo na mui. Mmakulungwa, gubhanugulanga nne Bhayaudi, ni ga jene ngulupaijo!
8 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
Kwa nndi kwenu mmanganyanji nnakulibhonanga lilobhe lya a Nnungu lya kwaayuyanga bhawilenje linaganishiywa nngabha lya kulupalika?”
9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
“Nkali nne namwene naganishiyaga kuti ngunapinjikwa ndende itendi ya kulikana lina lya a Yeshu Bhanashaleti.
10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
Genego nigundendile ku Yelushalemu. Punapegwilwe malajilo na bhakulungwa bha bhaabhishilanga, njinkwaatabhanga mmagelesha bhandunji bha ukonjelo. Na pubhabhulagwangaga nne natendaga kunda.
11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
Na papagwinji mmashinagogi gowe nashinkwaapotekanga nilikwashishilishiyanga bhajikananje ngulupai jabhonji. Nnjimwa yangu ishinkupunda mbuti akwete shalubha, gumbite kwaapotekanga nkali muilambo ya taliya.”
12 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
“Bhai kwa ligongo lyolyo pelyo, gumbite ku Dameshiki nilimbegwilwe mashili na malajilo na bhakulungwanji bhaabhishila.
13 About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
Mmakulungwa, puyaliji mui nili mumpanda, gunishibhweni shilangaya shapunda shilangaya sha lyubha shilikopoka kunani kunnungu, nimulishila nne na ashaamwanja ajangunji.
14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Gutugwile pai tubhowe, gumbilikene lilobhe lilimalanjila kwa Shiebhulania, ‘A Shauli, a Shauli! Pakuti nnaanjima? Nkakombola mmwe kulikoma lionga na lukongono.’”
15 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
“Nne gumushiye, ‘Mmakulungwa mwe agani?’ Bhakulungwa gubhajangwile, ‘Nne a Yeshu, bhunkwapoteka.
16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
Ikabheje nnjinushe nnjime kwa makongono genu, pabha njikunkoposhela nkupinga nintende ntumishi jwangu na nkukong'ondela jwa indu imwibhweni na indu ishininanguye.
17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
Shinintapule kubhandunji bhenu Bhaishilaeli na kubhandunji bha ilambo ina bhunguntuma kwaajendelanga.
18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Mwaunukulanje meyo gabhonji nkupinga bhashokangane nnubhindu bhajinjilangane nshilangaya, bhalekanje kuntumishila Lishetani bhaatendebhushilanje a Nnungu, nkupinga bhaleshelelwanje yambi yabhonji na bhabhanganje munkumbi gwa bhandunji bhaagulwenje na a Nnungu kwa ligongo lya ngulupalila nne.’
19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
“Kwa nneyo, mmwe a mpalume Agilipa, nne nangagakana gene gunigabhweni gakopweshe kunnungugo.
20 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
Ikabhe gundandwibhe kulunguya kubhandunji bha ku Dameshiki na kubhandunji bha ku Yelushalemu na nshilambo showe sha ku Yudea na kubhandunji bha ilambo ina. Nilikwaakwiyanga bhaatendebhushilanje a Nnungu na bhalangulanje kwa itendi kuti bhaipetilenje.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
Kwa lyene ligongolyo Bhayaudi gubhangamwilenje nili nniekalu gubhalinjilenje kumulaga.
22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
Ikabheje a Nnungu gubhanyangutile, kwa nneyo mpaka lelo juno ngunaajima nilikong'ondela kubhandunji bhakulungwanji na bhashoko. Ingutaya nne nngabha ina, ikabhe ibhatashiyenje ashinkulondola bha a Nnungu na a Musha kuti shiikoposhele,
23 that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
kuti a Kilishitu bhashinkupinjikwa bhapotekwe na kubha bha ndandubho kuyuka kukopoka kubhawilenje, nkupinga bhalunguye kuti nnaino shilangaya shaagombolwa bhandunji, shinakwaalangashiyanga bhandu bhowe, Bhayaudi na bhandunji bha ilambo ina.”
24 At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
A Pauli bhakaishileje penepo nkuibheleketela, a Peshito gubhabhashite kwa utiya, “A Pauli! Nshikola shalubha! Kushoma kwenu kwa punda, kunakumpuganya lunda!”
25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
Ikabheje a Pauli gubhajangwile, “Mmakulungwa a Peshito nne nangali shalubha. Ingubheleketa ino ni ya kweli na ya lunda.
26 For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
Agano malobhe gano mwe mmakulungwa nngamanyi, kwa nneyo nangali bhoga kummalanjila. Pabha genega gamanyishe kwenu mmwe, gangali ng'iyo.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
Mmakulungwa Agilipa, bhuli nnikulupalila ga ashinkulondola bha a Nnungu bha bhukala? Nimumanyi kuti nnikwaakulupalilanga.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
Agilipa gubhaajangwile a Pauli, “Punkuganishiya kashokope nnei shindende nne kubha Nkilishitu?”
29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
A Pauli gubhaajangwile, “Ngunakwaajuga a Nnungu kuti ibhe kwa malobhe gashokope eu gamagwinji, nngabha mmwe jikape, ikabhe na bhandunji bhowe bhaambilikananga nne lelo, ibhe nnaino eu pakaabhe, bhabhanganje malinga nne, ikabheje nngabha na mindondolo jino.”
30 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
Penepo bhakulungwa Agilipa na liwali na a Bhenike na bhowenji bhatemingenenje pepala bhala, gubhajiminji.
31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
Bhakajabhulanganeje, gubhabhalanjilenenje, “Aju munduju shakwapi shatendile shaapinjikwa kubhulagwa wala kutabhwa.”
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Na bhalabho Agilipa gubhaabhalanjile a Peshito, “Aju munduju gwangali pinga malobhe gakwe gakamaliywe kwa a Kaishali, akagopwelwe.”
