Ọrụ Ndị Ozi 26
1 Agripa gwara Pọl, “Ị nwere ike i kwuru ọnụ gị.” Mgbe ahụ, Pọl gbasara aka ya abụọ bido ikwu okwu ịgọrọ onwe ya,
And, Agrippa, to Paul, said—It is permitted thee, on thine own behalf, to be speaking. Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, went on to make his defence.
2 “Ana m agụ onwe m dịka onye nwere ihuọma, eze Agripa, inwe ohere ọma dị otu a, ịzara ọnụ m nʼihu gị nʼihe niile metụtara ebubo ndị Juu na-ebo m.
Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I have been counting myself happy, that, before thee, am I about, this day, to be making my defence;
3 Nke ka nke, amatara m na omenaala ndị Juu na ịrụ ụka metụtara iwu ha doro gị anya. Biko ana m arịọ gị ka i jiri ndidi gee m ntị.
especially, as thou art, well-versed, in all the Jewish customs and questions. Wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently, to hear me.
4 “Ndị Juu niile maara ibi ndụ m site na nwata m. Ha makwa site na mbụ, otu m si bie ndụ m niile nʼobodo nke m, nakwa nʼime Jerusalem.
My manner of life, then, from my youth, which, from its commencement, was formed among my nation, even in Jerusalem, know all Jews,
5 Ha matara kemgbe ogologo oge, ha ga-agbakwa ama, ma ọ bụrụ na ha chọrọ ikwu eziokwu, na site na mbụ e biri m ndụ dịka otu onye so nʼime otu ahụ nke iwu ya dị ike karịchasịa nʼime okpukpe ndị Juu, nke bụ otu ndị Farisii.
inasmuch as they were aforetime observing me, from the outset, —if they please to bear witness, —that, according to the strictest sect of our own religion, I lived, a Pharisee.
6 Ma ugbu a, a na-ekpe m ikpe nʼihi na enwere m olileanya na nkwa ahụ Chineke kwere nna nna anyị ochie ha.
And, now, for the hope of the promise, unto our fathers, being brought to pass by God, am I standing to be judged, —
7 Nkwa nke ebo iri na abụọ niile na-ele anya ịnata mgbe ha na-efe ofufe ehihie na abalị. Eze Agripa, ọ bụ nʼihi olileanya a, gị onye a na-asọpụrụ, ka ndị Juu ji na-ebo m ebubo.
unto which [hope], our twelve-tribed nation, with intensity, night and day, rendering divine service, is hoping to attain—concerning which hope, I am being accused by Jews, O King!
8 Gịnị mere unu jiri na-eche na ọ rara Chineke ahụ ime ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ site nʼọnwụ bilie?
What! incredible, is it judged with you, that, God the dead doth raise?
9 “Na mbụ, anara m eche na apụrụ m imeso aha Jisọs onye Nazaret mmeso ọjọọ niile.
I, therefore, imagined to myself, that, against the name of Jesus the Nazarene, it was needful, many hostile things, to bring about, —
10 Otu a ka m mere na Jerusalem. Ọ bụghị naanị na m natara ikike nʼaka ndịisi nchụaja jiri ya kpọchie ọtụtụ ndị nsọ nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, ewelikwara m aka elu nʼoge a na-ama ha ikpe ọnwụ.
which also I did in Jerusalem, yea and, many of the saints, I myself, in prisons, shut up, —the authority, from the High-priests, having received: and, when they were to be put to death, I brought against them my vote;
11 Ọtụtụ mgbe ka m hụrụ na a tara ha ahụhụ nʼụlọ nzukọ niile. Agbalịrị m ịkwagide ha ka ha kwuo arụ ma kwutọkwa okwukwe ha. Nʼihi na iwe m dị ọkụ megide ha, esogburu m ha nʼobodo dị iche iche nke na-abụghị obodo ndị Juu.
and, throughout all the synagogues, ofttimes punishing them, I would fain have compelled them to defame; and, being excessively maddened against them, I went on to pursue them as far as even the outlying cities.
12 “Nʼihi nke a, a gara m Damaskọs site nʼikike na nkwenye nke ndịisi nchụaja. Anatakwara m ike nʼaka ndịisi nchụaja.
Among which things, being on a journey unto Damascus, with the authority and commission of the High-priests,
13 Nʼoge ehihie, eze Agripa, mgbe mụ na ndị otu m na-aga nʼụzọ, gị onye a na-asọpụrụ, ka m hụrụ ìhè nke na-acha karịa anyanwụ ka o si nʼeluigwe chaa m na ndị mụ na ha so gburugburu.
at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O King, from heaven, above the splendour of the sun, shining around me, a light, and [around] them who, with me, were journeying;
14 Anyị niile dara nʼala. Ma anụrụ m olu gwara m okwu nʼasụsụ Hibru, ‘Sọl! Sọl! Gịnị mere i ji na-akpagbu m? Ị na-emerụ onwe gị ahụ site nʼịkpọ ụkwụ na ndụdụ e ji achị ehi.’
and, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice, saying unto me, in the Hebrew language—Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting? It is hard for thee, against goads, to be kicking!
15 “Asịrị m, ‘Ị bụ onye, Onyenwe anyị?’ “Onyenwe anyị kwuru, ‘Abụ m Jisọs onye ị na-akpagbu.
And, I, said—Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said—I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!
16 Ugbu a, bilie, kwụrụ ọtọ! Nʼihi na-emere m ka ị hụ m anya, ka m họpụta gị ka ị bụrụ onyeozi m na onye akaebe m. Ị ga-emekwa ka ụwa niile mara ihe banyere nzute a i zutere m taa, na ọtụtụ mgbe ọzọ m ga-ezute gị.
But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee, —To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee:
17 Aga m azọpụta gị site nʼaka ndị nke gị na sitekwa nʼaka ndị mba ọzọ, ndị m na-eziga gị ka i jekwuru.
Rescuing thee from among the people, and from among the nations, unto whom, I, am sending thee—
18 Imeghe anya ha mee ka ha si nʼọchịchịrị lọghachi banye nʼìhè, sikwa nʼike nke ekwensu lọghachikwute Chineke. Ka ha site nʼokwukwe ha nwere nʼebe m nọ nata mgbaghara mmehie ha, ketakwa oke ahụ dị ngọzị nʼetiti ndị e doro nsọ.’
To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.
19 “Ya mere, eze Agripa, enupughị m isi nʼọhụ nke eluigwe ahụ.
Wherefore, O King Agrippa, —I became not disobedient unto the heavenly vision;
20 Ebidoro m izisa oziọma a na Damaskọs. Emekwara m otu a na Jerusalem na nʼime Judịa niile na nʼetiti ndị mba ọzọ. Ana m ekwusa mkpa ọ dị ka mmadụ niile nwee nchegharị lọghachikwute Chineke. Ka ha gosikwa nchegharị ha site nʼezi ọrụ nke ha na-arụ.
But—both to them in Damascus, first, and in Jerusalem, unto all the country of Judaea also, and unto the nations, I carried tidings—that they should repent, and turn unto God, and, works worthy of their repentance, should practise.
21 Ọ bụ nʼihi nke a ka ndị Juu jiri nwụchie m nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ ma chọsiekwa ụzọ ike ịnapụ m ndụ m.
Because of these things, Jews seized me in the temple, and were attempting to slay me with their own hands.
22 Ma Chineke chebere m mee ka m bụrụ onye dị ndụ taa, ịkọrọ mmadụ niile akụkọ a, ndị ukwu na ndị nta. Ihe m na-ekwu bụkwa ihe ndị amụma na Mosis kwuru na ọ ga-emezu,
So then, having met with, the help that is from God, until this day, do I stand, witnessing to both small and great, nothing else saying, than those things which both the prophets, and Moses, did say should certainly come to pass: —
23 na Kraịst ahụ ga-ahụ ahụhụ, bụrụkwa onye mbụ ga-esi nʼọnwụ bilie, iwetara ndị Juu na ndị mba ọzọ ìhè.”
If, to suffer, the Christ was destined, if, the first of a resurrection of the dead, he is about to carry tidings, of light, both unto the people, and unto the nations.
24 Mgbe ọ na-agọpụ onwe ya, Festọs tiri mkpu, “Pọl, ị bụ onye isi mebiri! Oke mmụta gị emebiela gị isi.”
Now, as he was saying these things in his defence, Festus, with a loud voice, saith—Thou art raving, Paul! Thy great learning, is turning thee round unto, raving madness.
25 Ma Pọl sịrị, “Isi emebighị m, ezigbo nna anyị Festọs. Ihe m na-ekwu nʼanya udo bụ naanị eziokwu.
But Paul—I am not raving (saith he), most noble Festus, —but, the declarations of truth and soberness, am I sounding forth:
26 Eze nʼonwe ya makwaara ihe ndị a niile, nʼihi ya ejighị m egwu ọbụla agwa ya okwu a. Ekwenyere m na ọ dịghị ihe ọbụla nʼime ihe ndị a merenụ nke ezonarịrị ya, nʼihi na o nweghị nke mere na nzuzo.
For well-knoweth, the king, concerning these things, unto whom, with boldness of utterance, am I speaking; for, that these things are not hidden from him, I am well persuaded, —for, not in a corner, hath this thing been done.
27 Gị eze Agripa, i kwenyeghị na ndị amụma? Amaara m na i kweere.”
Believest thou, King Agrippa, in the prophets? I know that thou believest!
28 Mgbe ahụ Agripa sịrị, “Pọl, ị na-achọ nʼime ntakịrị oge a ịkwagide m ka m bụrụ onye kwere na Kraịst?”
And, Agrippa, [said] unto Paul—Almost, art thou persuading, me, to become a, Christian!
29 Ma Pọl sịrị, “Ọ gaara atọ m ụtọ ma ọ bụrụ na Chineke ga-ekwe, mee ka gị na ndị niile nọ nʼebe a bụrụ ihe mụ onwe m bụ nʼime Kraịst ma ewezuga agbụ ndị a.”
And, Paul, [answered] —I could pray unto God that, both almost and altogether, not only thou but all they who are hearing me this day, might become such, —as even, I, am, excepting these bonds.
30 Mgbe ahụ eze biliri ọtọ, ya na Festọs na Benaisi nwunye ya na ndị ọzọ niile ya na ha nọ nʼoche.
And the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and they who had been sitting with them;
31 Mgbe ha na-apụ, ha kwurịtara nʼonwe ha, “Nwoke a emeghị ihe ọbụla kwesiri ọnwụ maọbụ ịga mkpọrọ.”
And, retiring, they began conversing one with another, saying, Nothing worthy of death or of bonds, doth this man practise.
32 Agripa gwara Festọs, “A gaara a hapụ nwoke a ma ọ bụrụ na o nyefeghị Siza ikpe ya.”
And, Agrippa, unto Festus, said—This man might have been released, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
