Atũmwo 24
1 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.
And after five days, Ananias the chief priest came down with the elders and a certain orator, Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.
2 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.
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying:
3 Kũndũ guothe na maũndũ-inĩ mothe, wee mũgaathe Felike, nĩtwamũkĩrĩte ũndũ ũyũ tũrĩ na ngaatho nene.
Since through you we enjoy great quietness, and since whatever has been undertaken for this nation has been conducted to a successful issue by your foresight at all times and in all places, we accept it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 No nĩgeetha ndigakũnogie makĩria, nĩngũkũũria na gĩtĩĩo ũtũthikĩrĩrie hanini.
But that I may not detain you longer, I beseech you to hear us, in your clemency, a few words.
5 “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,
For we have found this man a pest and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
6 na ningĩ nĩageragia gũthaahia hekarũ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkĩmũnyiita. (Na nĩtũngĩamũtuĩrĩire kũringana na watho witũ.
He also attempted to profane the temple; and we took him, and wished to judge him according to our law.
7 No Lisia, mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ agĩũka akĩmũruta moko-inĩ maitũ na hinya akĩmweheria, na agĩathana athitangi aake moke kũrĩ wee.)
But Lysias the officer came, and, with much violence, took him out of our hands,
8 Wee mwene wamũũrangia nĩũkũmenya ma ya ũhoro ũyũ wothe tũmũthitangĩire.”
and commanded his accusers to come before you. From him you may be able yourself, by examination, to gain a knowledge of all these tilings of which we accuse him.
9 Nao Ayahudi makĩnyiitanĩra na thitango ĩyo, makiuga atĩ maũndũ macio maarĩ ma ma.
And the Jews united in accusing him, saying that these things were so.
10 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.
Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: Knowing that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully offer a defense for myself:
11 Nĩ ũndũ mũhũthũ harĩwe kũmenya atĩ ti makĩria ma mĩthenya ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ĩthirĩte kuuma ndambata Jerusalemu kũhooya Ngai.
for you can understand that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
12 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.
And they found me neither disputing with any one in the temple, nor exciting the multitude in the synagogue, or in the city:
13 Na matingĩhota kuonania ihooto harĩwe cia thitango icio maathitangĩire.
nor are they able to prove the things of which they now accuse me.
14 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,
But this I confess to you, that after the way which they call sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers; believing all things that are written in the law and in the prophets;
15 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.
having hope in God, which they themselves also admit, that I there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust.
16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndĩĩrutanagĩria hĩndĩ ciothe kũiga thamiri yakwa ĩtarĩ na ũcuuke mbere ya Ngai na mbere ya andũ.
And I do exercise myself in this, always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and man.
17 “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.
But, after many years, I came to bring charitable gifts to my nation, and offerings.
18 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.
While engaged in these things, certain Jews from Asia found me fulfilling my vow of abstinence in the temple, not with a multitude, nor with tumult.
19 No nĩ kũrĩ Ayahudi a kuuma bũrũri wa Asia arĩa magĩrĩirwo nĩgũkorwo marĩ haha mbere yaku na maathitange angĩkorwo nĩ marĩ ũndũ mangĩnjuukĩra.
These ought to be here before you, and bring their charge, if they have any, against me.
20 Akorwo ti ũguo, aya marĩ haha nĩmagĩrĩirwo moige ihĩtia rĩrĩa maanyonire narĩo rĩrĩa ndaarũgamire mbere ya Kĩama,
Or let these persons here say, what offensive conduct they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrim,
21 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.’”
except in this one expression, which I uttered while standing among them: With respect to the resurrection I of the dead, I am judged by you this day.
22 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.”
But Felix, having a more accurate knowledge of this way, put them off, and said: When Lysias the officer comes down, I will inquire fully into your matters.
23 Agĩatha mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe aige Paũlũ arĩ mũrangĩre, no amũhe wĩyathi mũnini na etĩkĩrie arata aake marũmbũiye mabata make.
And he commanded the centurion to keep him under guard, and to relax the rigor of his confinement, and to forbid no one of his friends to minister or to come to him.
24 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.
And, after some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess; and he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
25 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.”
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered: For the present withdraw; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you.
26 Ihinda-inĩ o rĩu no ehokaga atĩ Paũlũ nĩangĩamũheire ihaki, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩaikaraga akĩmũtũmanagĩra, akaaria nake.
He hoped, at the same time, that money would have been given him by Paul, to release him. For this reason, he sent for him very frequently, and conversed with him.
27 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ yathirire-rĩ, Porikio Fesito agĩcooka ithenya rĩa Felike, no tondũ Felike nĩendaga gũkenia Ayahudi, agĩtiga Paũlũ njeera.
But, after two years, Felix received Portius Festus as his successor; and Felix, wishing to confer a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
