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, the high, Ananias, came down, with the elders, and a certain orator, named Tertullus: and they made their appearance 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 being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, As we enjoy great peace by your means, and as illustrious deeds are happily done to this nation, by your prudent administration;
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.
we accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
4 Achọghị m itufu oge gị. Ana m arịọ ka i were ndidi na obiọma nụrụ nkenke okwu anyị ji bịa.
But, that I may not further trouble you, I beseech you to hear us briefly, with your usual candor.
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 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:
6 Ọ chọkwara imerụ ụlọnsọ anyị, ya mere anyị ji jide ya. Ma anyị chọrọ ikpe ya ikpe dịka omenaala anyị siri dị,
who has attempted to profane the temple; and whom we apprehended, and would have judged according to our law;
7 ọchịagha Lisias, bịara jiri ike napụ ya nʼaka anyị.
but Lysias, the commander, coming upon us with a great force, took him away out of our hands,
8 Ọ bụrụ na inyochaa ya, ị ga-enwe ike ịghọta ihe niile banyere ebubo anyị na-ebo ya.”
commanding his accusers to come to you; by which means, you may yourself, on examination, know the certainty of 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 also gave their assent, saying, that these things were 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.
Then Paul, after the governor had made a signal to him to speak, answered, Knowing that you, O Felix! have been for several years a judge to this nation, I answer for myself with the more cheerfulness;
11 Ị pụrụ ịchọpụta na o rubeghị ụbọchị iri na abụọ kemgbe m rigooro nʼụlọnsọ ukwu na Jerusalem ife ofufe.
since you may know that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem;
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.
and they neither found me disputing with any man in the temple, nor making any insurrection among the people, either in the synagogues, or in the city:
13 Ha enwekwaghị ihe ọbụla ha ga-eji kwagide ama ha na-agba megide m.
nor can they produce any proof of the things concerning which they now accuse 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 this I confess to you, that after the way which they call a sect, so worship I the God of our fathers; believing all things which are 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 toward God, of that which they themselves also expect, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust.
16 Nʼihi nke a, a na m agbalị inwe akọnuche dị ọcha nʼihu Chineke na nʼihu mmadụ niile.
And upon this account, I exercise myself to have always a conscience without offense toward God, and toward men.
17 “Ugbu a, mgbe ọtụtụ afọ gasịrị, abịara m Jerusalem iwetara ndị nke m onyinye, nakwa ịchụrụ Chineke aja.
Now, after several years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:
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.
upon which some Asiatic Jews found me purified in the temple; neither with multitude nor with tumult;
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.
who ought to have been present before you, and to accuse me, if they had 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 these themselves say, if, when I stood 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.’”
they found any crime in me; unless it be with relation to this one word, which I expressed, when I stood among them--that, for the resurrection of the dead, I am judged by 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 when Felix heard these things, he put them off, saying, After I have been more accurately informed concerning this way, when Lysias, the commander, comes down, I will take cognizance of the affair between 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.
And he commanded the centurion to keep Paul, and let him have liberty, and to hinder none of his friends from assisting him, or coming to 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 some days, Felix, coming the Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
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 reasoned concerning righteousness and temperance, and judgment to come, Felix, trembling, answered, Go your way for this time, and I will take some future opportunity to call for you.
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.
And he hoped, also, that money would be given him by Paul, that he might be set at liberty: and, therefore, he sent the more frequently for him, and discoursed 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.
Now, after two years were ended, Felix was succeeded by Portius Festus; and Felix, willing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, left Paul a prisoner.
