Acts 25
1 Three days after Festus had arrived in the province he left Caesarea to go to Jerusalem.
U Festo winjila hwi jimbo elyo isiku elya tatu abhalile afume hu Kaisaria paka hu Yerusalemu.
2 The chief priests and Jewish leaders came to him and brought their charges against Paul.
Ugosi weshibhanza na Yahudi bhaletile amalulumwo hwa Festo, na bhanjile hwikhone hwa Festo.
3 They begged Festus as a favor to send Paul to Jerusalem, plotting to ambush and kill him on the way.
Bhalabhile uFesto huje uPaulo abhale hu Yerusalemu aje nkaabhabude mwidala.
4 But Festus replied that Paul was in custody at Caesarea and that he himself would be there shortly.
Lelo uFesto ajile uPaulo afungwilwe hu Kaisaria, lelo umwene ahayinza uhwo nanali.
5 “Your leaders can come with me, and make their accusation against this man, if he has done anything wrong,” he told them.
Ajile “Bhaala bhabhajiye, tibhajenye abhale nabho. Nkashele zihweli embibhi zyazyonti hwe muntu unu mubhajiye hutake.”
6 After staying there with them for no more than eight or ten days, Festus returned to Caesarea. The following day he took his seat as judge, and ordered that Paul be brought before him.
Nawakala ensiku nane nezyamwabho wagaluha hu Kaisari. Shandabho yakwe wakhala pitengo elyalonjele wakwizya uPaulo huje ayinze.
7 When he came in the Jews that had come from Jerusalem surrounded him and brought many serious charges against him that they couldn't prove.
Nawafiha, Ayahudi bhabhafumile hu Yerusalemu bhaleta amashitaka amwamu gasigabhabhajiye ahakikisye.
8 Paul defended himself, telling them, “I have not sinned at all against the Jewish law, the Temple, or Caesar.”
U Paulo wahwitetela waga, 'Siga imbombile embibhi hwa Yahudi, hushibhanza hwa Kaisari, siga entulile nahamo.'
9 But Festus, who was looking to gain favor with the Jews, asked Paul, “Are you willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried before me there about these matters?”
Lelo uFesto ahanzaga ahwipendekezye hwa Yahudi wabhuuzya uPaulo huje uhwanzaje tibhale alonjele hu Yerusalemu enongwa ezi?'
10 “I'm standing before Caesar's court to be tried, right where I should be,” Paul replied. “I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.
U Paulo waga ane enemeleye epa pitengo elyalongwe elya Kaisari pehwanziwa alongwe. Sembahoseye Ayahudi, neshi shulolile.
11 If I've committed a crime and have done something that deserves death, I do not ask to be pardoned from a death sentence. But if there's no substance to these accusations they're making against me, then nobody has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
Ane nkashele nihweli zyenkosiye ezyalongwe huje enfwe, sigakhana afwe. Lelo nkanazimo numo umuntu yabhajiye antwale uhwo ehulabha u Kaisari. '
12 Festus then conferred with the council, and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go!”
U Festo nawayanga ni baraza waga uhulabha uKaisari; ubhabhale hwa Kaisari.”
13 Several days later, King Agrippa and his sister Bernice arrived in Caesarea and came to pay their respects to Festus.
Nazyashila ensiku zinyinji umfumu u Agripa nu Bernike bhahafihile hu Kaisaria hujendele uFesto.
14 They were staying some time so Festus presented Paul's case to the king, explaining, “There's a man that Felix left as a prisoner here.
Nabhakhala ensiku zyenyinji uFesto aletile engongwa zya Paulo hwa mfumu; Waga, 'Umuntu umo alehwilwe epa umuntu unufungwe.
15 When I was in Jerusalem, the Jewish chief priests and leaders came and made accusations against him and asked me to sentence him.
Nihali hu Yerusalemu agosi bheshibhanza nazee bha Yahudi bhaletile enongwa huline na bhabhuuzizya eshalonje enongwa eyo.
16 I replied that it is not according to Roman law to convict anyone without having them face their accusers and giving them the opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.
Ane nabhabhulile huje siga deestuli yetu hulonje umuntu nu upendelelo, umuntu yalongwa abhane nafasi eyahwitetele hwa bhantu bhabhahulonga.
17 So when his accusers arrived here, I wasted no time and convened the court the very next day. I ordered the man to be brought in.
Nabhahinzile palishimo ana siganagulile, shandabho lwakwe, nahakhiye pitengo elyalonjele nahaga umuntu uyo ayinze muhati.
18 However, when the accusers got up they didn't bring charges of criminal acts as I expected.
Bhala bhabhashitakile nabhaletaga amashitaka gabho, nahagaga jibha nagamo amashitaka amagosi gagaletilwe.
19 Instead they brought up controversies over religious questions, and over a man called Jesus who was dead but whom Paul insisted was alive.
Nahalola bhadalisanya nawo, amambo ge dini yabho na mambo ega Yesu ula yafwiye uPaulo yaiga alishamwomi.
20 Since I was undecided as to how to proceed in investigating such matters, I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there.
Ane napotilwe eshalilonje iswala eli nabhuuzya huje abhajiye abhale hu Yerusalemu huje bhalonjele uhwo enongwa zyabho ezi.
21 However, Paul appealed for his case to be heard by the emperor, so I ordered him detained until I could send him to Caesar.”
Lelo uPaulo nahaletwa abhihwe pansi ye ulinzi aje ayamule umfumu naga abhihwe paka panaihutwala hwa Kaisari. '
22 “I would like to hear the man myself,” Agrippa told Festus. “I'll arrange for you to hear him tomorrow,” Festus replied.
U Agripa ayanjile nu Festo, “huje ingasungwilwe nane huje itejelezye umuntu unu.” U Festo, waga, “uhaihutejelezya shandabho.”
23 The next day Agrippa arrived with Bernice in great ceremonial splendor and entered the auditorium with the commanders and leading citizens. Then Festus ordered Paul to be brought in.
Shandao lwakwe, uAgripa nu Bernike bhafishile ne shikulukulu sheshinji bhahinzile ne muukumbi nebhiheya na abhogopwe abhe muji. U Festo waga aletwe uPaulo hwibho.
24 “King Agrippa, and everyone who is present here with us,” Festus began, “you see before you this man whom all the Jewish people, both here and in Jerusalem, have complained to me about, shouting that he shouldn't be allowed to live.
U Festo waga, “wee Mfumu na bhantu bhonti bhabhali epa, muhulola umuntu unu ejumuiya yonti eya Yahudi uhwo hu Yerusalemu nepa, bhahwaje embalinganye abheene bhabwaga bhaga afwe sigatihwanza aje akhale.
25 However, I discovered he has not committed any crime that deserves death, and since he has appealed to the emperor I decided to send him there.
Ane siga nalilolile elyahuje afwe eshi pepo akwizizye Umfumu ane etwalile hwa mwenee.
26 But I don't have anything specific to write about him to His Imperial Majesty. That's why I have brought him before you so I can have something definite to write.
Lelo siga endinizyasimbe hwa Mfumu. Ane shi iletile huliwe awe Mfumu Agripa, aje embenazyasimbe munongwa ene.
27 It doesn't seem fair to me to send on a prisoner without explaining the charges made against him.”
endolile nemo emaana hulete ufungwe nkanongwa ezya hulonjele nazyo.
