Acts 23
1 And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.
Zvino Pauro wakati achitarisisa dare remakurukota akati: Varume hama, ini ndakafamba pamberi paMwari nehana yese yakanaka, kusvikira zuva rino.
2 Then the hie Priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth.
Asi mupristi mukuru Ananiasi wakaraira vakange vamire naye kuti vamurove muromo.
3 Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
Ipapo Pauro akati kwaari: Mwari achakurova, madziro akadzudzurwa akacheneswa; nokuti iwe ugere kuti unditonge maererano nemurairo, zvino unoraira kuti ndirohwe zvinopesana nemurairo here?
4 And they that stood by, sayd, Reuilest thou Gods hie Priest?
Zvino vakange vamirepo vakati: Unotuka mupristi mukuru waMwari here?
5 Then sayd Paul, I knewe not, brethren, that he was the hie Priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speake euill of the ruler of thy people.
Pauro ndokuti: Ndanga ndisingazivi, hama, kuti mupristi mukuru; nokuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Usataura zvakaipa pamusoro pemutungamiriri wevanhu vekwako.
6 But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
Zvino Pauro wakati aziva kuti rimwe divi ndereVaSadhusi uye rimwe ndereVaFarisi, akadanidzira kudare remakurukota, akati: Varume hama, ini ndiri muFarisi, mwanakomana wemuFarisi; ini ndinotongwa pamusoro petariro nekumuka kwevakafa.
7 And when hee had saide this, there was a dissension betweene the Pharises and the Sadduces, so that the multitude was deuided.
Wakati areva izvi, kupesana kukauya pakati peVaFarisi neVaSadhusi, chaunga ndokukamukana.
8 For the Sadduces say that there is no resurrection, neither Angel, nor spirit: but the Pharises confesse both.
Nokuti VaSadhusi vanoti hakuna kumuka, kana mutumwa, kana mweya; asi VaFarisi vanobvuma zviri zviviri.
9 Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.
Zvino mhere-mhere huru ikamuka; vanyori vekudivi reVaFarisi vakasimuka vachipikisa zvikuru vachiti: Hatiwani chinhu chakaipa kumunhu uyu; asi kana mweya akataura naye kana mutumwa, hatingarwisani naMwari.
10 And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commanded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
Zvino kupesana kukuru kwakati kwauya, mukuru wechuru akatya kuti Pauro angabvamburwa navo, akaraira mauto kuti aburuke amubvute pakati pavo, amuise kuimba yemauto.
11 Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
Zvino usiku hwakatevera Ishe wakamira naye akati: Tsunga moyo Pauro; nokuti sezvawakapupura zvinhu maererano neni paJerusarema, saizvozvo zvakafanirawo kuti upupure kuRoma.
12 And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul.
Zvino kwakati kwaedza, vamwe veVaJudha vakaita rangano, vakazvisunga nemhiko, vachiti havangadyi kana kunwa kusvikira vauraya Pauro.
13 And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
Zvino vaipfuura makumi mana vakange vaita mhiko iyi pamwe chete;
14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.
ava vakaenda kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru vakati: Tazvisunga nemhiko huru, kuti hatidyi chinhu kusvikira tauraya Pauro.
15 Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
Naizvozvo ikozvino imwi nedare remakurukota taridzai kumukuru wechuru, kuti amuburusire kwamuri mangwana, sezvinonzi munoda kunyatsobvunzisisa zviri maererano naye; asi isu asati aswedera, tazvigadzira kumuuraya.
16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul.
Zvino mwanakomana wehanzvadzi yaPauro akanzwa zvekuvandira, akauya akapinda mumba memauto, akaudza Pauro.
17 And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him.
Pauro ndokudanira kwaari umwe wevakuru vezana akati: Isa jaya iri kumukuru wechuru; nokuti rine chekutaura kwaari.
18 So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
Zvino ndokumutora, akamuuisa kumukuru wechuru, ndokuti: Pauro musungwa wandidanira kwaari akakumbira kuti ndiuise jaya iri kwamuri, rine chekutaura kwamuri.
19 Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
Mukuru wechuru akabata ruoko rwaro, akaenda naro parutivi vari vega, akabvunza akati: Chii chaunacho chekundiudza?
20 And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:
Iye akati: VaJudha vatenderana kukukumbirai, kuti muburusire Pauro kudare remakurukota mangwana, sevanoda kunyatsobvunzisisa chimwe chinhu maererano naye.
21 But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.
Naizvozvo imwi musatendeswa navo; nokuti vakamuvandira pakati pavo varume vanopfuura makumi mana, vakazvisunga nemhiko kuti havangadyi kana kunwa kusvikira vamuuraya; zvino ikozvino vakagadzirira vachimirira chivimbiso kubva kwamuri.
22 The chiefe captaine then let the yong man depart, after hee had charged him to vtter it to no man, that he had shewed him these things.
Naizvozvo mukuru wechuru wakaregera jaya richienda, ariraira achiti: Usaudza munhu kuti wandizivisa zvinhu izvi.
23 And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.
Zvino akadanira kwaari vamwe vaviri vevakuru vezana, akati: Gadzirirai mauto mazana maviri kuti afambe kusvikira Kesariya, nevatasvi vemabhiza makumi manomwe, nevemapfumo mazana maviri, kubva paawa rechitatu reusiku;
24 And let them make readie an horse, that Paul being set on, may be brought safe vnto Felix the Gouernour.
muvawanisewo zvipfuwo, kuti vatasvise Pauro vamuise akachengeteka kumutungamiriri Ferikisi;
25 And he wrote an epistle in this maner:
akanyora tsamba yakatakura zvemukati izvi:
26 Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
Kiraudhio Risia kuna Ferikisi mutungamiriri changamire, kwaziwai.
27 As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
Uyu murume wakabatwa neVaJudha, uye angadai akaurawa navo, ndikasvika nemauto ndikamununura, ndanzwa kuti muRoma.
28 And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
Zvino ndakati ndichida kuziva chikonzero chavaimupomera nacho, ndikamuburusira kudare ravo remakurukota;
29 There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
ndikawana achipomerwa pamusoro pemashoko emurairo wavo, asi asingapomerwi chinhu chingafanira rufu kana zvisungo.
30 And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commanded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
Zvino ndakati ndaziviswa kuti kwakange koda kuva nekuvandirwa kwemurume uyu neVaJudha, ndikamutumira kwamuri pakarepo, ndikarairawo vanomumhan'arira kuti vataure pamberi penyu zvavanopesana naye. Chisarai.
31 Then the souldiers as it was commanded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Zvino mauto, sezvaakarairwa akatora Pauro, akamuisa kuAntipatiri neusiku.
32 And the next day, they left the horsemen to goe with him, and returned vnto the Castel.
Zvino chifume, vakarega vatasvi vemabhiza kuti vaende naye, vakadzokera kuimba yemauto;
33 Now when they came to Cæsarea, they deliuered the epistle to the Gouernour, and presented Paul also vnto him.
ivo vakati vasvika kuKesariya, vakakumikidza tsamba kumutungamiriri, vakaisawo Pauro pamberi pake.
34 So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,
Zvino mutungamiriri wakati averenga, akabvunza kuti ndewedunhu ripi; zvino aziva kuti ndeweKirikia,
35 I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commanded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.
akati: Ndichakunzwa, kana vanokupomera mhosva vasvikawo; akaraira kuti achengetwe mumba maHerodhe mekutongera.
