Acts 25
1 Then Festus having entered upon his office, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem;
Zvino Fesitasi wakati asvika padunhu iro, shure kwemazuva matatu akakwira kuJerusarema achibva Kesariya.
2 and both the chief priests and the first men of the Jews appeared before him against Paul, and continued to entreat him,
Zvino mupristi mukuru nevakuru veVaJudha vakamhan'arira Pauro kwaari, vakamukumbirisa,
3 asking favor against him, in order that he might send him to Jerusalem, making a plot to kill him on the road.
vachikumbira nyasha dzinopikisana naye, kuti amudanire kuJerusarema, vakavandira kuti vamuuraye panzira.
4 Then indeed Festus responded, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and himself was about to go away quickly:
Asi Fesitasi wakapindura, kuti Pauro wakachengetwa paKesariya, uye kuti iye amene wakange okurumidza kuendako.
5 Then, says he, Let the influential ones among you, coming down, accuse him, if there is anything wrong in the man.
Akati: Naizvozvo avo vanokwanisa pakati penyu ngavaburuke neni; kana pane chisina kururama kumurume uyu, ngaamupe mhosva.
6 And having tarried with them not more than eight or ten days, having come down to Caesarea, on the following day, sitting on the tribunal, he commanded that Paul should be brought forth.
Wakati agara pakati pavo mazuva anopfuura gumi, wakaburukira Kesariya; chifume agara pachigaro chekutonga akaraira kuti Pauro auiswe.
7 And he being present, the Jews having come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him charges many and heavy, which they were not able to prove.
Zvino wakati asvika, VaJudha vakaburuka vachibva kuJerusarema vakamira vakamukomba, vachiuisa mhosva zhinji uye dzinorema pana Pauro, dzavakange vasingagoni kusimbisa,
8 And Paul apologizing, that Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I done anything wrong.
iye achizvidavirira akati: Kumurairo weVaJudha, kana kutembere, kana kuna Kesari handina kutadza chinhu.
9 And Festus, wishing to confer a gratification on the Jews, responding to Paul, said, Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, there to be judged by me concerning these things?
Asi Fesitasi achida kufadza VaJudha, wakapindura Pauro akati: Unoda here kukwira kuJerusarema, unotongwako pamusoro pezvinhu izvi pamberi pangu?
10 And Paul said, I am standing at the tribunal of Caesar, where it behooves me to be judged. To the Jews I have done nothing wrong, as you indeed well know.
Asi Pauro akati: Ndimire pamberi pechigaro chekutonga chaKesari, pandinofanira kutongwa; kuVaJudha handina kuita zvisakarurama, sezvamunozivisisa imwiwo.
11 If therefore I indeed am guilty of unrighteousness, and have done anything worthy of death, I do not ask not to die: but if nothing of these things of which they accuse me is true, no man is able to gratify them (by my death): I appeal unto Caesar.
Nokuti kana ndakatadza uye ndakaita chinhu chakafanira rufu, handirambi kufa; asi kana pasina chinhu chezvinhu zvavanondipira mhosva ivo, hakuna munhu anogona kundikumikidza kwavari pachena. Ndinoikwidza kuna Kesari.
12 Then Festus, having spoken with the council, responded, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar; thou shalt go unto Caesar.
Ipapo Fesitasi ataurirana nedare remakurukota, akapindura akati: Waikwidza kuna Kesari? Kuna Kesari uchaenda.
13 And some days having passed away, king Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea, saluting Festus.
Zvino mamwe mazuva akati apfuura, mambo Agripa naBhenike vakasvika kuKesariya kuzokwazisa Fesitasi.
14 And while they were spending many days there, Festus expounded to the king the matters appertaining to Paul, saying, A certain man has been left a prisoner by Felix:
Vakati vagarako mazuva mazhinji, Fesitasi akarondedzera zviri maererano naPauro kuna mambo, achiti: Kune umwe murume wakasiiwa naFerikisi ari musungwa,
15 concerning whom, I being in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews appeared before me, asking condemnation against him;
wandakati pandakange ndiri kuJerusarema, vapristi vakuru nevakuru veVaJudha vakamumhan'arira, vachikumbira mutongo unopokana naye.
16 to whom I responded, that it is not the customs to the Romans to slay any man gratuitously, before that the accused may have his accusers face to face, and receive a place of defence concerning the charge.
Vandakapindura, kuti haisi tsika yeVaRoma kukumikidza pachena chero munhu kurufu, uyo anopiwa mhosva asati ambotarisana nevanomupa mhosva, akagamuchira mukana wekuzvipindurira maererano nemhosva.
17 Then they, having come together to this place, making no delay, immediately sitting on the judgment-seat, I commanded that the man should be led forth;
Naizvozvo vakati vaungana pano, pasina kunonoka, nezuva raitevera ndakagara pachigaro chekutonga, ndikaraira kuti murume auiswe.
18 concerning whom his accusers standing by, brought no evil charge of those things which I supposed:
Vamhan'ari vakamusimukira vakasamupa mhosva yezvandaifungira ini,
19 but they had certain questions against him concerning their own religion, and about a certain Jesus, who is dead, whom Paul was saying that He is alive.
asi vaiva nezvimwe zvavaimupikisa maererano nechitendero chavo, uye zveumwe Jesu wakange afa, Pauro waaiti mupenyu.
20 And I, being at a loss as to the question concerning these things, asked him if he is willing to go to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things.
Zvino ini zvandakange ndisina chokwadzi maererano negakava rakadai, ndakati anoda kuenda kuJerusasrema here, anotongwa ikoko pamusoro pezvinhu izvi.
21 And Paul having demanded that he should be kept for the diagnosis of Augustus, I demanded that he should be kept until I shall send him to Caesar.
Pauro wakati aikwidza kuti achengeterwe mutongo wamambo mukuru, ndakaraira kuti achengetwe, kusvikira ndichimutumira kuna Kesari.
22 And Agrippa said to Festus, I myself also would wish to hear the man. He says, To-morrow you shall hear him.
Agripa ndokuti kuna Fesitasi: Neni ndinoda kunzwa munhu uyu. Iye akati: Mangwana muchamunzwa.
23 Then on the following day, Agrippa and Bernice having come with great pomp, and entering into the auditorium, along with the chiliarchs, and chief men of the city, and, Festus commanding, Paul was led forth.
Naizvozvo chifume, Agripa wakati asvika naBhenike, vachionekera kwazvo, vakapinda mumba mekutambira mhosva, nevatungamiriri vezvuru, nevarume vakuru veguta, Fesitasi araira, vakauya naPauro.
24 And Festus says, O king Agrippa, and all ye men present with us, you see this man, concerning whom the whole multitude of the Jews is besieging me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that it does not behoove him to live any longer.
Zvino Fesitasi akati: Mambo Agripa, nevarume vese vari pano nesu, munoona uyu, chaunga chese cheVaJudha wachakandikumbira zvese paJerusarema nepano, vachidanidzira kuti haafaniri kuramba achirarama.
25 But I discovered that he had done nothing worthy of death, however he himself appealing to Caesar, I decided to send him.
Asi ini ndakati ndawana kuti haana kuita chinhu chakafanira rufu, uye kuti iye pachake waikwidza kuna mambo mukuru, ndagura kumutumira.
26 Concerning whom I have nothing definite to write to my lord; therefore I have led him to you, and especially to thee, O king Agrippa, in order that, there being an investigation, I may have something which I shall write;
Asi handina chinhu chakasimba chandinganyorera ishe pamusoro pake. Naizvozvo ndauya naye pamberi penyu, uye zvikuru pamberi penyu, mambo Agripa, kuti mamuongorora, ndingava nechandinganyora.
27 for it seems to me to be unreasonable, sending a prisoner, and not to signify charges against him.
Nokuti ndinoona zvisina musoro kutuma musungwa, pasina kutaridzwawo mhosva dzakanangana naye.
