Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
Su, Agiripa kamgambira Paulu, “Guluusiwa kujiteteya.” Panu Paulu kanyoshiti liwoku lyakuwi kujiteteya hangu.
2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before you touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
Mtuwa Agiripa, nuliwona nana bahati lelu kujiteteya panlongulu paku kuusu mashitaka goseri aga geni Wayawudi waweriti watakula kuusu neni.
3 Especially because I know you to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: why I beseech you to hear me patiently.
Asa toziya gumweni gwenga ndo mwana malifa gwa ntambu za Wayawudi na migogolu yawu, nukuluwa su gumpikiniri kwa uhepelera.
4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among my own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
“Wayawudi wavimana shisoweru sha makaliru gangu kwanjira uwananguta, mtambu yandamiti kwanjira kwanja pakati pa isi yangu aku Yerusalemu.
5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most strait sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Wavimana kwa shipindi shitali, na waweza kupitawulira, handa pawafira, handa kwanjira mwanzu ndamiti handa yumu gwa shipinga shana siyasa ikalipa nentu mudini yetu, yani shipinga sha Mafalisayu.
6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, to our fathers:
Na vinu na panu ntozwi toziya nulitumbira kwayidi kulii kweni Mlungu kawalagiliti wambuyi wetu.
7 To which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
Lagilu ali ndo liraa lilii lyalitumbirwa na makabila lilongu na mbili lya maisi getu, wankumtendera Mlungu kwa nakaka paliwala na pashiru. Mtuwa mfalumi, Wayawudi wankunzitaki toziya ya litumbiru ali!
8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
Kwa shishi mwenga mwona tabu nentu kujimira handa Mlungu kawazyukisiyaga yawahowiti?
9 I truly thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Nakaka neni namweni njimiriti handa ndo lihengu lyangu kutenda vitwatira vivuwa kulirema litawu lya Yesu gwa Nazareti.
10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
Shitwatira ashi ndo shantenditi aku Yerusalemu. Neni namweni mpatiti uwezu kulawa kwa Watambika wakulu, mpatiti kuwatula mushibetubetu wavua wa wantu wa Mlungu. Nawomberi pawatozitwi kuwahowiziya, ngalambuziiti simbi za kujimira.
11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to strange cities.
Ntambu yimonga neni ng'enditi munumba za Mlungu panagalira womberi wazibiwi, naneni panjera kwa makakala wayigilangi njimiru yawu. Maya gangu gaweriti makulu nentu kwawomberi ata ng'enditi kuwatabisiya mlushi za patali.
12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
“Kwa nfiru iraa ayi, ng'enditi Dameski shipindi shimu, neni nweriti na utuwa na malagiliru kulawa kwa Watambika Wakulu.
13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
Mheshimiwa, shipindi panweriti mnjira, saa sita paliwala, moniti uweru mkulu kuliku wa mshenji pawuyaka kulawa kumpindi, uzyengeta neni na walii waweriti wanamwanja wayangu.
14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me? it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.
Twawoseri twenga tuguwiti pasi, naneni mpikanira liziwu ling'ambira kwa Shiebraniya, ‘Sauli, Sauli! Kwa shishi gundenda? Gulitenda hera handa ng’ombi yakaguma liteki fimbu ya mtuwa gwakuwi.”
15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.
Neni nkosiyiti, “‘Gwee gwa gaa Mtuwa?’ Mtuwa kankula, ‘Neni ndo Yesu mweni gwenga gwaguntabisiya.
16 But rise, and stand on your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in the which I will appear to you;
Gwimuki vinu, gugoloki. Nukulawira su nukutuli nakamu guweri ntumintumi gwangu. Guwalanguziyi wantu wamonga vitwatira vyaguviwoniti lelu na vilii vyeni vyankali hanukulanguziyi.
17 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you,
Hanukulopoziyi na wantu wa Israeli na wantu wa Israeli na wantu wa maisi gamonga geni neni nukulagiliri kwawomberi.
18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
Hagugatumuliziyi masu gawu na kuwatenda womberi walawi muluwindu na kwingira muwulangala, walawi mumakakala ga Shetani na wamgalambukiri Mlungu su wapati ulekiziwu wa vidoda vyawatenditi na wapati uhala pakati pawu kwa walii yawapungitwi kwa njimiru yaiwera kwaneni.’”
19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision:
“Hangu, Mtuwa Agiripa weza ndiri kuweri mkaidi kwa mawonu aga ga kumpindi.
20 But showed first to them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Ila nyanjiti kubwera kwanja kwa wantu wa Dameski, shakapanu kwa walii wa Yerusalemu na isi yoseri ya Yudeya, na viraa kwa wantu wa maisi gamonga. Nuwahimiziyiti wamgalambukiri Mlungu na kulangalira kwa vitendu handa waleka vidoda vyawu vyawatenditi.
21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
Toziya ayi, Wayawudi wankamuliti paweriti Mnumba nkulu ya Mlungu, wajeriti kunaga.
22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
Kumbiti Mlungu kandangiti, na avi mpaka mashaka ga lelu ngoloka ugangamala panavia lulangaliru kwa woseri, wakulu na wadidini. Gatakula ndo galii geni wambuyi na Musa watakuliti hagalawiri.
23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.
Yani kafiruwa Kristu katabiki na kaweri gwa kwanja kuzyuka kulawa kwa wahowiti, su wabweri handa uweru wa ulopoziya uwalangalira vinu wantu woseri, Wayawudi na viraa wantu wawawera ndiri wayawudi.”
24 And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, you are beside yourself; much learning does make you mad.
Paulu pakayiziti panu mukujiteteya kwakuwi, Festu katakuliti kwa liziwu likulu, “Paulu! Gwana lukwali! Kubetula kwaku kuvuwa kukujegera lukwali!”
25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
Kumbiti Paulu katakula, “Nahera lukwali mtuwa Festu. Shantakula ndo nakaka hera.
26 For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
Gwenga Mfalumi guvimana vitwatira avi, hangu weza kuyowera pota lyoga palongolu paku. Nahera shashatika handa malawiru aga gamanika kwakuwi toziya shitwatira ashi shitendeka ndiri kwakulififa.
27 King Agrippa, believe you the prophets? I know that you believe.
Mfalumi Agiripa, hashi, gwana njimiru na wambuyi? Nuvimana handa gujimira.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, Almost you persuade me to be a Christian.
Agiripa kamwankula Paulu, “Mushipindi shididini hera, hashi gulihola haguntendi nweri Mkristu?”
29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only you, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Paulu kamwankula, “Nankumluwa Mlungu handa, kwa katepu ama shipindi shitali, gwenga ndiri hera ila woseri yawampikinira leru wapati kuwera ntambu yanwera neni, kumbiti pota minyololu ayi.”
30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
Panu Mfalumi Agiripa, mkulu wa mkowa, Beriniki na woseri walii wawaweriti pamwera nawomberi, wagolokiti.
31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Pawawukiti kala, waligambiziyana, “Muntu ayu katenda ndiri shoseri shashifiruwa azabu ya kumlaga ama kutatirwa.”
32 Then said Agrippa to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
Yomberi Agiripa kamgambira Festu, “muntu ayu kaweza kuyopolwa handa mekaweriti ndiri kakata lufaa kwa Kaisari.”
