Ọrụ Ndị Ozi 24
1 Mgbe ụbọchị ise gasịrị, onyeisi nchụaja bụ Ananayas na ụfọdụ ndị okenye ndị Juu na lọya ha aha ya bụ Tatulọs bịara. Ha dum pụtara ịgbagide Pọl ama nʼihu onye na-achị obodo.
And after five days Ananias the high priest with certain elders, and a certain orator Tertyllus, came down, who appeared before the governor against Paul.
2 Mgbe a kpọbatara ya, Tatulọs pụtara guzo boo ya ebubo sị, “Onye a na-asọpụrụ ka ị bụ. Nʼihi gị, mmadụ niile enwela udo ogologo mgbe. Ịdị nkọ nke uche gị emeela ka mgbanwe dị nʼobodo a.
And he having been called, Tertyllus began to accuse him, saying,
3 Anyị ji ekele nke jupụtara nʼọṅụ na-anabata ihe ndị a nke ọma, nʼebe niile na nʼụzọ niile, gị Feliks, onye a na-asọpụrụ.
Receiving great peace through thee, and prosperity accruing to this nation through thy wisdom, we receive with all gratitude, both always, and everywhere, O most noble Felix.
4 Achọghị m itufu oge gị. Ana m arịọ ka i were ndidi na obiọma nụrụ nkenke okwu anyị ji bịa.
But in order that I may not weary you excessively, I exhort you to hear us patiently according to your clemency.
5 “Anyị chọpụtara na nwoke a bụ onye na-akpalikarị ọgbaaghara, onye ọrụ ya bụ ịkwagide ndị Juu nọ nʼebe niile nʼụwa a ka ha nupu isi. Ọ bụkwa onyeisi nke ajọ otu ahụ a na-akpọ Otu ndị Nazaret.
For having found this man pestilential, and stirring up seditions to all the Jews who are throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6 Ọ chọkwara imerụ ụlọnsọ anyị, ya mere anyị ji jide ya. Ma anyị chọrọ ikpe ya ikpe dịka omenaala anyị siri dị,
who also endeavored to pollute the temple: whom we indeed arrested,
7 ọchịagha Lisias, bịara jiri ike napụ ya nʼaka anyị.
8 Ọ bụrụ na inyochaa ya, ị ga-enwe ike ịghọta ihe niile banyere ebubo anyị na-ebo ya.”
with whom you yourself, having made inquiry, are able to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him.
9 Ndị Juu kwadokwara okwu ya, na ihe niile e boro ya, bụ ihe mere eme.
And the Jews were consenting, saying, Truly these things are so.
10 Mgbe gọvanọ feere ya aka ka o kwuo okwu, Pọl zara, “amaara m na ị bụ onye ọkaikpe nke mba a ogologo mgbe. Nke a na-enye m obi ụtọ ịgọpụ onwe m nʼihu gị.
And Paul responded, the governor beckoning to him to speak; Knowing you to be a judge to this nation from many years, I cheerfully apologize as to the things concerning myself:
11 Ị pụrụ ịchọpụta na o rubeghị ụbọchị iri na abụọ kemgbe m rigooro nʼụlọnsọ ukwu na Jerusalem ife ofufe.
you being able to know, that there are not more than twelve days to me since I came up to Jerusalem to worship.
12 Ha ahụghị m ka mụ na onye ọbụla na-arụrịta ụka nʼụlọnsọ, maọbụ na o nwere ebe m kpatara ọgbaaghara nʼime ụlọ nzukọ, maọbụ ebe ọbụla nʼime obodo.
Neither did they find me in the temple disputing with any one, or causing an excitement of the multitude, neither in the synagogues, nor throughout the city:
13 Ha enwekwaghị ihe ọbụla ha ga-eji kwagide ama ha na-agba megide m.
neither are they able to prove before you the things which they are now accusing me.
14 Agaghị m agọ agọ nʼihu gị na m na-ekpere Chineke nke nna anyị ha, dịka onye na-eso Ụzọ ahụ ha na-akpọ otu. Ekwenyere m ihe niile dịka usoro nke iwu si dị, na nke e dere nʼakwụkwọ ndị amụma.
But I confess this to you, that according to the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of our fathers, believing all things which have been written in the law and in the prophets:
15 Ma enwere m olileanya nʼebe Chineke nọ dịka ha onwe ha nwekwara, na mbilite nʼọnwụ nke ndị ezi omume na nke ndị ajọ omume ga-adị.
having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is going to be a resurrection, both of the just and unjust.
16 Nʼihi nke a, a na m agbalị inwe akọnuche dị ọcha nʼihu Chineke na nʼihu mmadụ niile.
In this I also exercise, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
17 “Ugbu a, mgbe ọtụtụ afọ gasịrị, abịara m Jerusalem iwetara ndị nke m onyinye, nakwa ịchụrụ Chineke aja.
And after many years I came to do alms and offerings to my race;
18 Emezuola m omenaala ịdị ọcha mgbe ha hụrụ m nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ mgbe m na-eme nke a. Ọ dịkwaghị igwe mmadụ so m maọbụ na m sonyere ọgbaaghara ọbụla.
in which they found me having been purified in the temple, not with rabble, nor with an uproar; and were certain Jews from Asia,
19 Ma enwere ụfọdụ ndị Juu si Eshịa bịa, bụ ndị kwesiri ịnọ nʼebe a ma ọ bụrụ na ha nwere ihe ọbụla megide m.
whom it behooves to be present before me, and accuse me, if they should have anything against me.
20 Maọbụ ndị nke nọ nʼebe a ugbu a, ka ha kwuo ajọ omume ọbụla ha hụrụ nʼime m mgbe m guzoro nʼihu ndị nzukọ ndị okenye.
Or let them tell what injustice they found, while I was standing before the sanhedrim,
21 Karịa na m kwuru naanị otu ihe mgbe m guzoro nʼihu ha tie mkpu, ‘A na-ekpe m ikpe taa nʼihi okwukwe m na mbilite nʼọnwụ nke ndị nwụrụ anwụ.’”
except concerning this one voice, which I cried out standing in their midst, that concerning the resurrection of the dead I am judged before you this day.
22 Mgbe ahụ, Feliks onye maara ihe banyere Ụzọ ahụ nke ọma yigharịrị ikpe a. Ọ gwara ha, “Aga m eleba anya nʼikpe gị a, mgbe Lisias onyeisi agha bịara.”
And Felix having learned more thoroughly the things concerning the way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch may come down, I will diagnose the things appertaining to you:
23 O nyere ọchịagha ahụ iwu ka e debe ya nʼokpuru nlekọta ha. Ma ka ha nye ya ohere inwere onwe ya ime ụfọdụ ihe, ka ha kwekwa ka ndị enyi ya bịa nyere ya aka gboo mkpa ya.
having commanded the centurion to keep him, and let him have liberty, and prohibit no one of his friends from ministering unto him.
24 Mgbe ụbọchị ole na ole gasịrị, Feliks na nwunye ya Drusila, bụ onye Juu bịara, ọ kpọrọ Pọl ka ọ gwa ha okwu banyere inwe okwukwe nʼime Jisọs Kraịst.
And after certain day, Felix with Drusilla his wife, being a Jewess, coming, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith which is towards Christ Jesus.
25 Ma mgbe ọ gara nʼihu na-ekwu ihe banyere ezi omume na mkpa ọ dị mmadụ ijide onwe ya aka, ya na ihe banyere ụbọchị ikpe nke na-abịa nʼoge ikpeazụ, egwu jidere Feliks. Ọ sịrị, “I nwere ike ịpụ ugbu a. Aga m akpọkwa gị nʼoge ọzọ mgbe m nwetara ohere.”
And he reasoning concerning righteousness and temperance and the coming judgment, Felix, being alarmed, responded, Go thy way for this time; and having received an opportunity, I will call for thee:
26 Ọ na-atụkwa anya na Pọl ga-enye ya ego. Ya mere o jiri na-eziga ka a na-akpọ ya site nʼoge ruo nʼoge ka ya na ya na-akparịta ụka.
at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul; therefore indeed the more frequently sending for him, he conversed with him.
27 Mgbe afọ abụọ gasịrị, onye a na-akpọ Pọshiọs Festọs nọchiri anya Feliks. Ma ebe ọ chọrọ inweta ihuọma nʼaka ndị Juu, Feliks hapụrụ Pọl nʼụlọ mkpọrọ.
But two years having passed away Felix received Porcius Festus as his successor: and Felix, wishing to confer on the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.
