Acts 24
1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa mĩthenya ĩtano, Anania, mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũrĩa mũnene, agĩikũrũka agĩthiĩ Kaisarea marĩ na athuuri amwe na wakiri wetagwo Teritulo, na makĩrehe thitango ciao cia gũũkĩrĩra Paũlũ kũrĩ barũthi.
2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by you we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by your providence,
Rĩrĩa Paũlũ eetirwo thĩinĩ, Teritulo akĩambĩrĩria kũmũthitanga mbere ya Felike, akiuga atĩrĩ: “Nĩtũkeneire ihinda iraaya rĩa thayũ tũrĩ rungu rwaku, na ũũgĩ waku wa kuona na kabere nĩũgarũrĩte maũndũ marĩa mooru magatuĩka mega bũrũri-inĩ ũyũ.
3 We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
Kũndũ guothe na maũndũ-inĩ mothe, wee mũgaathe Felike, nĩtwamũkĩrĩte ũndũ ũyũ tũrĩ na ngaatho nene.
4 Notwithstanding, that I be not wearisome anymore unto you, I pray you that you would hear us of your clemency a few words.
No nĩgeetha ndigakũnogie makĩria, nĩngũkũũria na gĩtĩĩo ũtũthikĩrĩrie hanini.
5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
“Nĩtuonete mũndũ ũyũ arĩ mũndũ wa kũrehe thĩĩna, na nĩarehete ngũĩ gatagatĩ-inĩ ka Ayahudi kũndũ guothe thĩinĩ wa thĩ. We nĩ mũtongoria wa gĩkundi kĩrĩa gĩĩtagwo Anazari,
6 Who also has gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
na ningĩ nĩageragia gũthaahia hekarũ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkĩmũnyiita. (Na nĩtũngĩamũtuĩrĩire kũringana na watho witũ.
7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
No Lisia, mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ agĩũka akĩmũruta moko-inĩ maitũ na hinya akĩmweheria, na agĩathana athitangi aake moke kũrĩ wee.)
8 Commanding his accusers to come unto you: by examining of whom yourself may take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
Wee mwene wamũũrangia nĩũkũmenya ma ya ũhoro ũyũ wothe tũmũthitangĩire.”
9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
Nao Ayahudi makĩnyiitanĩra na thitango ĩyo, makiuga atĩ maũndũ macio maarĩ ma ma.
10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that you have been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
Rĩrĩa barũthi aaheneirie Paũlũ na moko aarie-rĩ, Paũlũ oigire atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjũũĩ atĩ nĩũkoretwo ũrĩ mũtui ciira wa rũrĩrĩ rũrũ ihinda rĩa mĩaka mĩingĩ, nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngwĩyarĩrĩria ngenete.
11 Because that you may understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem in order to worship.
Nĩ ũndũ mũhũthũ harĩwe kũmenya atĩ ti makĩria ma mĩthenya ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ĩthirĩte kuuma ndambata Jerusalemu kũhooya Ngai.
12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
Andũ arĩa maathitangĩte matianyonire ngĩkararania na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ hekarũ-inĩ, kana ngĩtũma kĩrĩndĩ kĩgĩe na ngũĩ thunagogi-inĩ, o na kana handũ hangĩ o hothe itũũra-inĩ.
13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Na matingĩhota kuonania ihooto harĩwe cia thitango icio maathitangĩire.
14 But this I confess unto you, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
No rĩrĩ, nĩngwĩtĩkĩra atĩ nĩhooyaga Ngai wa maithe maitũ ndĩ mũrũmĩrĩri wa Njĩra ĩyo, o ĩyo metaga ya gĩkundi kĩa nyamũkano. Niĩ nĩnjĩtĩkĩtie maũndũ mothe marĩa megiĩ Watho na marĩa mandĩkĩtwo mabuku-inĩ ma Anabii,
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
na ndĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro thĩinĩ wa Ngai o ta kĩrĩa andũ aya marĩ nakĩo, atĩ nĩgũgakorwo na kũriũka kwa andũ arĩa athingu na arĩa aaganu.
16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndĩĩrutanagĩria hĩndĩ ciothe kũiga thamiri yakwa ĩtarĩ na ũcuuke mbere ya Ngai na mbere ya andũ.
17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
“Thuutha wa gũkorwo itarĩ kuo mĩaka mĩingĩ, nĩndokire Jerusalemu nĩgeetha ndeehere andũ akwa iheo nĩ ũndũ wa athĩĩni na ndute maruta nĩ ũndũ wa Ngai.
18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
Na rĩrĩa ndarũmbũyanagia na maũndũ macio nĩmangorire kũu hekarũ-inĩ ndĩtheretie. Gũtiarĩ na gĩkundi kĩa andũ ndaarĩ na kĩo, o na kana ngĩkorwo ngĩruta thĩĩna.
19 Who ought to have been here before you, and object, if they had ought against me.
No nĩ kũrĩ Ayahudi a kuuma bũrũri wa Asia arĩa magĩrĩirwo nĩgũkorwo marĩ haha mbere yaku na maathitange angĩkorwo nĩ marĩ ũndũ mangĩnjuukĩra.
20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,
Akorwo ti ũguo, aya marĩ haha nĩmagĩrĩirwo moige ihĩtia rĩrĩa maanyonire narĩo rĩrĩa ndaarũgamire mbere ya Kĩama,
21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Concerning the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.
tiga ũkorirwo nĩ ũndũ ũyũ ũmwe ndanĩrĩire rĩrĩa ndaarũngiĩ mbere yao ngiuga atĩrĩ: ‘Ũmũthĩ ndũgamĩte mbere yanyu njiirithio nĩ ũndũ nĩnjĩrĩgĩrĩire ũhoro wa kũriũka kwa arĩa akuũ.’”
22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
Nake Felike, nĩ ũndũ nĩamenyete wega ũhoro wa Njĩra ĩyo, agĩtĩĩria ciira. Akiuga atĩrĩ, “Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Lisia, ũcio mũnene wa mbũtũ agooka-rĩ, nĩguo ngaatua ciira waku.”
23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
Agĩatha mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe aige Paũlũ arĩ mũrangĩre, no amũhe wĩyathi mũnini na etĩkĩrie arata aake marũmbũiye mabata make.
24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Na rĩrĩ, thuutha wa mĩthenya mĩnini, Felike agĩũka marĩ na mũtumia wake Dirusila, ũrĩa warĩ Mũyahudi mũtumia. Agĩtũmanĩra Paũlũ, na akĩmũthikĩrĩria akĩaria ũhoro wa wĩtĩkio thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ.
25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, wilful restrain, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.
Rĩrĩa Paũlũ aaragia ũhoro wa ũthingu, na wa kwĩgirĩrĩria merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ, o na wa ciira ũrĩa ũgooka, Felike akĩigua etigĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩ ũguo! Rĩu no ũthiĩ. Rĩrĩa ndĩrĩgĩa na ihinda rĩagĩrĩire, nĩndĩgũtũmanĩra ũũke.”
26 He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
Ihinda-inĩ o rĩu no ehokaga atĩ Paũlũ nĩangĩamũheire ihaki, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩaikaraga akĩmũtũmanagĩra, akaaria nake.
27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ yathirire-rĩ, Porikio Fesito agĩcooka ithenya rĩa Felike, no tondũ Felike nĩendaga gũkenia Ayahudi, agĩtiga Paũlũ njeera.
