Acts 25
1 And so, when Festus had arrived in the province, after three days, he ascended to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
Hanu, Fesitasi avengili mu chikiliti, mi hakuhita mazuva otatwe, ava yendi ku kazwa kwa caesariya mbwita kwa Jerusalema.
2 And the leaders of the priests, and those first among the Jews, went to him against Paul. And they were petitioning him,
Mu prisita mukulwana ni machaziva va majuda vava leti inyazo zavo kuamana ni Paulusi kwa Fesitasi, mi vava wambi chokukoza kwa Fesitasi.
3 asking for favor against him, so that he would order him to be led to Jerusalem, where they were maintaining an ambush in order to kill him along the way.
Mi vava kumbili Fesitasi chisemo kuamana ni Paulusi, kuti awole kumusumpila kwa Jerusalema njokuti va mwihaye mukati kenzila.
4 But Festus responded that Paul was to be kept in Caesarea, and that he himself would soon go there.
Kono Fesitasi avetavi kuti Paulusi avali musuminwe mwa kaeseria, mi kuti iye mwine chava kwina hafuhi ni kuvola kwateni.
5 “Therefore,” he said, “let those among you who are able, descend at the same time, and if there is any guilt in the man, they may accuse him.”
“Cwalehe, avo va wola,' cha wamba,' vaswanela kuyenda kwateni oko naswe. Haiva kwina chi fosahele ni mukwame, muswanela kumunyasa.”
6 Then, having stayed among them no more than eight or ten days, he descended to Caesarea. And on the next day, he sat in the judgment seat, and he ordered Paul to be led in.
Ha mana kwikala mazuva amana iyanza ni minwe yone kapa mazuva e kumi, chayenda kwa kaisera. Mi kwi zuva lyi chilila, chekala mu chipula che nkatulo ni kulaela Paulusi aletwe kwali.
7 And when he had been brought, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, throwing out many serious accusations, none of which they were able to prove.
Heza kusika, ma Juda vakwa Jerusalema vava kuzimene hembali, mi vavaleti inyazo mikando mingi isena ivava kuwola ku paka.
8 Paul offered this defense: “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in any matter.”
Paulusi chalizimanina iye mwine niku wamba,'”kakwina chinapanga chifosahele kuamana ni mulao wa ma Juda, kapa kuamana ni tempele, kapa kuamana ni caesar.”
9 But Festus, wanting to show greater favor to the Jews, responded to Paul by saying: “Are you willing to ascend to Jerusalem and to be judged there about these things before me?”
Kono Fesitasi avakusaka ku wana chisemo ku majuda, mi he chetava Paulusi niku wamba,'”Usaka kuyenda kwa Jerusalema mi nikuka atulwa kwangu kuamana nezi zintu kuna?”
10 But Paul said: “I stand in Caesar’s tribunal, which is where I ought to be judged. I have done no harm to the Jews, as you well know.
Paulusi chawamba, “ni zimana havusu bwe chipula che nkatulo ya caesar hani swanela kuka atulelwa. Kena niva fosekezi mujuda, sina mo wizivile hande nenwe.
11 For if I have harmed them, or if I have done anything deserving of death, I do not object to dying. But if there is nothing to these things about which they accuse me, no one is able to deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
Kono haiva niva fosi, mi niva pangi chiswanela ifu, kani kani kufwa, Kono haiva kuhambiliza kwavo kahena, kakwina yata ni tambike kuvali. Nisumpa caesar.”
12 Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded: “You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go.”
Fesitasi hamana kuwamba ni venkuta, che tava, “wa sumpa caesar,' moyende kwa caesar.”
13 And when some days had passed, king Agrippa and Bernice descended to Caesarea, to greet Festus.
Hanu hakuhita mazuva, Murena Agrripa ni Bernice chiveza kusika kwa caesarea kwiza kumupotela Fesitasi chokusepahala.
14 And since they remained there for many days, Festus spoke to the king about Paul, saying: “A certain man was left behind as a prisoner by Felix.
Hachamana kwikala uko chamazuva mangi, Fesitasi cheza kuzala indava ya Paulusi ku Murena; cha wamba, “mukwame zumwi ava siiwa ku masule kunu nji Felixi sina suminwa.
15 When I was at Jerusalem, the leaders of the priests and the elders of the Jews came to me about him, asking for condemnation against him.
Hani vakwina mwa Jerusalema, mu prista mukulwana ni va kulwana va majuda vavaleti milandu kuamana uzu mukwame kwangu, mi vava kumbili inkatulo hali.
16 I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before he who is being accused has been confronted by his accusers and has received the opportunity to defend himself, so as to clear himself of the charges.
Kwezi nivetavi kuti kena mulao ni Maroma kutambika muntu uvu chisemo; kono, muntu yo hambilizwe uswanela kuhewa chivaka chokuvonana navo va muzekisa mi niku lizimanina mu mizeko yakwe.
17 Therefore, when they had arrived here, without any delay, on the following day, sitting in the judgment seat, I ordered the man to be brought.
Cwale aho, hava keza hamwina kunu, mi kena niva lindizi, kono izuva lichilila nive kali mu chipula che nkatulo, mi niku laela mukwame aletwe kwangu,
18 But when the accusers had stood up, they did not present any accusation about him from which I would suspect evil.
Vahambilizi hava zimana niku muhambiliza, seke ni tele kuti kakwina ku milandu iva muhambiliza yo vutokwa.
19 Instead, they brought against him certain disputes about their own superstition and about a certain Jesus, who had died, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.
Kono, kuvavi niku salizuwa kuamana ni ntumero zavo ni kuamana ni Jesu yavafwi, uzo Paulusi wata kuti uhala.
20 Therefore, being in doubt about this kind of question, I asked him if he was willing go to Jerusalem and to be judged there about these things.
Niva kuziyelehete kaku sakisisa iyi ndava, mi niva muvuzi heva uwola kuyenda kwa Jerusalema kuka atulelwa kwateni kuamana nezi zintu.
21 But since Paul was appealing to be kept for a decision before Augustus, I ordered him to be kept, until I might send him to Caesar.”
Kono Paulusi hava sumpwa kuka vikwa mu mpavalelo ye nkatulo yo Murena, china mulaela kuti akavikwe haisi hasa mutuminwe kwa Caesar.”
22 Then Agrippa said to Festus: “I myself also want to hear the man.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”
Agrippa cha wamba kwa Fesitasi, “seni saka neme kuteka kozu mukwame.” “Izona,” Fesitasi cha wamba, “ko muzuwe.”
23 And on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had arrived with great ostentation and had entered into the auditorium with the tribunes and the principal men of the city, Paul was brought in, at the order of Festus.
Cwale hezuva lyi chilila, Agrippa ni Bernice vavakezi ni mukiti mukando; vavakezi mumakopanelo ni mapokola niva kwame va sepahala vamwi ve ntolopo. Mi Fesitasi ha wamba intaelo, Paulusi avaletwa kuvali.
24 And Festus said: “King Agrippa, and all who are present together with us, you see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews disturbed me at Jerusalem, petitioning and clamoring that he should not be allowed to live any longer.
Fesitasi cha wamba, “Murena Agrippa, nenwe vakwame vena umu naswe, mubwene uzu mukwame; iveza ku zekisa ma juda vangi kwangu mwa Jerusalema no kunu konse chiva huweleza kwangu kuti kasiswaneli kuhala.
25 Truly, I have discovered nothing brought forth against him that is worthy of death. But since he himself has appealed to Augustus, it was my judgment to send him.
Niva lituti kuti kakwina ma fosisa a panga aswanela ifu; kono kakuli ava sumpi ku murena, niva atuli kuti va mutumine.
26 But I have not determined what to write to the emperor about him. Because of this, I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, O king Agrippa, so that, once an inquiry has occurred, I may have something to write.
Kono kanina chintu chovuniti cho kuñola ku murena. Kelyi vaka, na muleta kwako, sihulu kwako, Murena Agrippa, njokuti nive ni chimwi chingi chokuñola kuama iyi indava.
27 For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to indicate the accusations set against him.”
Kaho ku voneka kusava ni vaka kutumina musuminwa mi hape niku sawamba mulandu hakwe.”
