Acts 26

1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

Mme Ageripa a raya Paulo a re, “Tswelela o re bolelele polelo ya gago.” Jalo Paulo a otlolola letsogo a ikarabela a re:

2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

“Ke sego, Kgosi Ageripa, fa ke na le tshwanelo ya go ikarabela fa pele ga gago gompieno,

3 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

gonne ke itse fa o le moitseanape wa melao ya Sejuta le ngwao. Mme ke a go kopa gore o ntheetse ka bopelotelele!

4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.

“Fela jaaka Bajuta ba itse sentle, ke rutilwe thata ka Sejuta go tswa bonyaneng jwa me kwa Tareso, mme morago ka rutwa kwa Jerusalema, mme ka tshela fela jalo.

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.

Mme fa ba rata ba ka dumalana le nna, ba itse gore ke ne ke le mofarasai yo o tlhokomelang melao fa go tla mo kobamelong ya melao ya Sejuta le dingwao.

6 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

Mme lebaka le ba ntshetseng morago go ntshekisa ke ka ntlha ya selo sengwe, ke ka ntlha ya gore ke solofetse tiragalo ya tsholofetso ya Modimo e e neng ya solofediwa borraa-ronamogologolwane.

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.

Merafe e e lesome le bobedi ya Iseraele e leka bosigo le motshegare go goroga kwa tsholofelong e ke nang nayo! Le fa go ntse jalo Kgosi, mo go nna ba re ke molato!

8 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

A mme go molato go dumela mo tsogong ya baswi.

9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

“A go utlwala go sa dumelesege mo go wena gore Modimo o ka tsosa batho mo losong gore ke tshwanetse go dira ditiro tse di boitshegang mo balateding ba ga Jesu wa Nasaretha.

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.

Ke ne ka tsenya baitshepi ba le bantsi mo kgolegelong kwa Jerusalema, jaaka go ne go laotswe ke baperesiti ba bagolo; mme erile ba atlholelwa leso ka dumelana nabo.

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.

Ke ne ke tlhokofatsa Bakeresete gongwe le gongwe go leka gore ba hutse Keresete. Ke ne ke le bogale thata mo go bone mo ke neng ka bogisa le ba metse e e kgakala mo mafatsheng a sele.

12 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

“Ke ne ke le mo loetong lo lo ntseng jalo ke ya Damaseko, ke tshotse ditaelo tse di neng di tswa kwa baperesiting ba bagolo,

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.

fa ka letsatsi lengwe ka e ne e le motshegare wa sethoboloko, nna le bapati ba me ra phatshimelwa ke lesedi le le neng le phatsima go gaisa letsatsi.

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.’

Re ne ra wela fa fatshe rotlhe, mme ka utlwa lentswe le bua le nna ka Sehebera le re, ‘Saulo, Saulo, o mpogisetsang? O ikutlwisa botlhoko fela!’

15 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

“Ka botsa ka re, ‘O mang Morena?’ Mme a fetola a re, ‘Ke Jesu, yo o mmogisang.

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.

Jaanong ema ka dinao! Gonne ke bonetse mo go wena go go dira modiredi le mosupi wa me. O tshwanetse go bolelela lefatshe ka tiragalo e, le kaga tse dingwe tse ke tlaa di go supegetsang.

17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

Mme ke tlaa go sireletsa mo go bagaeno le mo go Badichaba. Ee, ke tlaa go romela kwa go Badichaba,

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.’

go bula matlho a bone mo go tse e leng tsa boammaaruri gore ba tle ba ikwatlhaye ba nne mo leseding la Modimo go na le gore ba tshele mo lefifing la ga Satane, gore ba tle ba bone boitshwarelo jwa dibe tsa bone le go ja boswa jwa Modimo mmogo le batho botlhe gongwe le gongwe ba dibe tsa bone di tlhatswitsweng, ba ba beetsweng kwa thoko ka ntlha ya go dumela mo go nna.’

19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

“Mme jalo, Kgosi Ageripa, ga ke a ka ka tlhoka go reetsa ponatshegelo eo e e tswang kwa legodimong!

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.

Ke ne ka rerela pele ba ba kwa Damaseko, le Jerusalema le mo tikologong yotlhe ya Judea, le mo go Badichaba gore botlhe ba tshwanetse go tlogela dibe tsa bone mme ba sokologela kwa Modimong, mme ba supe tshokologo ya bone ka go dira ditiro tse di siameng.

21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

Bajuta ba ne ba ntshwara mo Tempeleng ka ntlha ya go rera jaana, mme ba leka go mpolaya,

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:

mme Modimo o ne wa ntshireletsa gore ke be ke sa ntse ke tshela gompieno gore ke bolelele mongwe le mongwe dilo tse, bagolo le bannye. Ga ke rute sepe fa e se se baporofiti le Moshe ba se buileng,

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.”

gore Mesia o tlaa boga, mme a nne wa ntlha go tsoga mo baswing, go tlisa lesedi mo Bajuteng le mo go Badichaba.”

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!”

Mme ka tshoganetso Feseto a goa a re, “Paulo oa tsenwa, Go rutega thata ga gago go a go tsentsha!”

25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

Mme Paulo a fetola a re, “Ga ke tsenwe, Motlotlegi Feseto. Ke bua mafoko a boammaaruri jo bo itekanetseng.

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.

Mme Kgosi Ageripa o itse kaga dilo tse. Ke bua ke gololesegile gonne ke itse sentle gore ditiragalo tse di tlwaelesegile mo go ene, gonne ga di a direlwa mo sephiring!

27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

Kgosi Ageripa, a o dumela baporofiti? Mme ke a itse gore o a dumela.”

28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”

Mme Ageripa a mo tsena ganong a re, “A o batla go ntira Mokeresete mo lobakeng lo lokhutshwane lo?”

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.”

Mme Paulo a fetola a re, “Mo Modimong le fa mafoko a me a le bokoa kgotsa a nonofile, wena le botlhe ba ba leng fano mo bathong ba ba tsileng go reetsa ba, lo ka nna jaaka nna, ke sa reye lo golegilwe ka dikeetane tse.”

30 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.

Mme Kgosi le molaodi, le Berenise le ba bangwe botlhe ba ema ba tsamaya.

31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

Mme erile ba ntse ba buisanya kgang e, ba dumalana jaana ba re, “Monna yo ga a dira sepe se se tshwanetseng loso kgotsa go tsenngwa mo kgolegelong.”

32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Mme Ageripa a raya Feseto a re, “Fa a ka bo a sa dira boikuelo kwa go Kaisara, o ka bo a gololwa.”