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.
Now after fiue dayes, Ananias the hie Priest came downe with the Elders, and with Tertullus a certaine oratour, which appeared before the Gouernour 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 foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we haue obtained great quietnesse through thee, and that many worthy things are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,
3 Kũndũ guothe na maũndũ-inĩ mothe, wee mũgaathe Felike, nĩtwamũkĩrĩte ũndũ ũyũ tũrĩ na ngaatho nene.
We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,
4 No nĩgeetha ndigakũnogie makĩria, nĩngũkũũria na gĩtĩĩo ũtũthikĩrĩrie hanini.
But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.
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,
Certainely we haue found this man a pestilent fellowe, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a chiefe maintainer of the secte of the Nazarites:
6 na ningĩ nĩageragia gũthaahia hekarũ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkĩmũnyiita. (Na nĩtũngĩamũtuĩrĩire kũringana na watho witũ.
And hath gone about to pollute the Temple: therefore wee tooke him, and woulde haue iudged him according to our Lawe:
7 No Lisia, mũnene ũcio wa mbũtũ agĩũka akĩmũruta moko-inĩ maitũ na hinya akĩmweheria, na agĩathana athitangi aake moke kũrĩ wee.)
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
8 Wee mwene wamũũrangia nĩũkũmenya ma ya ũhoro ũyũ wothe tũmũthitangĩire.”
Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest (if thou wilt inquire) know all these things whereof we accuse him.
9 Nao Ayahudi makĩnyiitanĩra na thitango ĩyo, makiuga atĩ maũndũ macio maarĩ ma ma.
And the Iewes likewise affirmed, saying that it was 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 that the gouernour had beckened vnto him that hee shoulde speake, answered, I do the more gladly answere for my selfe, for as much as I knowe that thou hast bene of many yeres a iudge vnto this nation,
11 Nĩ ũndũ mũhũthũ harĩwe kũmenya atĩ ti makĩria ma mĩthenya ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ ĩthirĩte kuuma ndambata Jerusalemu kũhooya Ngai.
Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.
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 neither found mee in the Temple disputing with any man, neither making vproare among the people, neither in the Synagogues, nor in the citie.
13 Na matingĩhota kuonania ihooto harĩwe cia thitango icio maathitangĩire.
Neither can they proue the things, whereof 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 confesse vnto thee, that after the way (which they call heresie) so worship I the God of my fathers, beleeuing all things which are written in the Lawe and 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.
And haue hope towardes God, that the resurrection of the dead, which they themselues looke for also, shalbe both of iust and vniust.
16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩndĩĩrutanagĩria hĩndĩ ciothe kũiga thamiri yakwa ĩtarĩ na ũcuuke mbere ya Ngai na mbere ya andũ.
And herein I endeuour my selfe to haue alway a cleare conscience towarde God, and toward men.
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.
Now after many yeres, I came and brought almes 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.
At what time, certaine Iewes of Asia founde mee purified in the Temple, neither with 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.
Who ought to haue bene present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me.
20 Akorwo ti ũguo, aya marĩ haha nĩmagĩrĩirwo moige ihĩtia rĩrĩa maanyonire narĩo rĩrĩa ndaarũgamire mbere ya Kĩama,
Or let these themselues say, if they haue found any vniust thing in mee, while I stoode in the Council,
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 it be for this one voyce, that I cried standing among them, Of the resurrection of the dead am I accused of 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.”
Nowe when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, When I shall more perfectly know the things which concerne this way, by the comming of Lysias the chiefe Captaine, I will decise your matter.
23 Agĩatha mũnene ũcio wa thigari igana rĩmwe aige Paũlũ arĩ mũrangĩre, no amũhe wĩyathi mũnini na etĩkĩrie arata aake marũmbũiye mabata make.
Then hee commanded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and that he should haue ease, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister vnto him, or to come vnto 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 certaine dayes, came Felix with his wife Drusilla, which was a Iewesse, and he called foorth Paul, and heard him of 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 disputed of righteousnes and temperance, and of the iudgement to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time, and when I haue conuenient time, I will call for thee.
26 Ihinda-inĩ o rĩu no ehokaga atĩ Paũlũ nĩangĩamũheire ihaki, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩaikaraga akĩmũtũmanagĩra, akaaria nake.
Hee hoped also that money shoulde haue bene giuen him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore hee sent for him the oftner, and communed with him.
27 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mĩaka ĩĩrĩ yathirire-rĩ, Porikio Fesito agĩcooka ithenya rĩa Felike, no tondũ Felike nĩendaga gũkenia Ayahudi, agĩtiga Paũlũ njeera.
When two yeeres were expired, Porcius Festus came into Felix roume: and Felix willing to get fauour of the Iewes, left Paul bound.
