Ntendo nia itumi 25

1 Uugwa uFesto nai wakingila mukati i jimbo nilanso hangi ze yakilaa mahiku ataatu akalongola kupuma ku Kaisaria kupikiila ku Yerusalemu.

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

2 uKuhani nu mukulu ni Ayahudi ni asanigwe ai aletile usemelwa kutula Paulo kung'wa Festo. hangi ai aligitilye ku ngulu kung'wa Festo.

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

3 Hangi ai amulompile uFesto Fadhili migulya a makani ang'wa Paulo alije kumitanga ku Yerusalemu iti ahume kumubulaga mu nzila.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, plotting to kill him on the way.

4 Kuiti uFesto ai usukiiye kina uPaulo ai watulaa mutungwa mu Kaisaria, ni kina ung'wenso mukola ukukaya kusuka kung'wanso.

However Festus answered that Paul should be kept in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart shortly.

5 Ai uligitilye, “Kululo, awo naza ahumile, ahumile kulongola uko nu sese. Anga ize kikoli kintu kibibi ku muntu uyu, mutakiwe kumusemela.”

“Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”

6 Ze yakilaa ki kie mahiku mu nana ang'wi ikumi ni ikilo, wikasuka ku Kaisaria. Nu luhiku nai lutyatile wakikie mi ituntu nila ulamuli nu kulagiilya uPaulo waletwe kitalakwe.

When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

7 Nai wakapika, Ayahudi kupuma ku Yerusalemu akimika pakupi, Akapumya usemelwa widu ulito naiza shanga ikahuma ku ukaminkiilya.

When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

8 uPaulo ai witambuiye nu kuligitya, 'Shanga ku lina nila Ayahudi, shanga migulya itekeelo, ni shanga migulya ang'wa Kaisari, nitumile u ubi.'

while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”

9 Kuiti uFesto ai uloilwe kielya ku Ayahudi, ni lulo aka musukiilya uPaulo ku kuligitya, 'Itii, uloilwe kulongola ku Yerusalemu nu kulamulwa nu nene kutula i makani aya kuko?'

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be judged by me there concerning these things?”

10 uPaulo ai uligitilye, 'nimekile ntongeela i ituntu nila ulamuli ni lang'wa Kaisari naiza ntakiwe kulamulwa. Shanga nia tumuie i Ayahudi, anga u ewe nulingile ibahu.

But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

11 Anga itule ntumue hangi anga itule nitumile ni ashanga inonee insha, shanga nihitile kusha. Kuiti anga u usemelwa nuao shanga kintu, kutili u muntu nuhumile kuninkiilya kitalao. Kumulompa uKaisari.'

For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

12 Ze yakilaa u Festo kuligitya ni i anza akasukiilya, “ukumulompa u Kaisari; ukulongola kung'wa Kaisari.”

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

13 Ze yakilaa mahiku kituunga, u mutemi u Agripa nu Bemike ai apikile ku Kaisaria kituma wiumbaumbi kung'wa Festo.

Now when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea and greeted Festus.

14 Ze yakilaa kikie papo ku mahiku idu, uFesto ai winkiiye usemelwa nuang'wa Paulo ku mutemi; Akaligitya, 'Muntu ung'wi aza ulekilwe papa nu Feliki anga mutungwa.

As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

15 Naza natula ku Yerusalemu akuhani ni akulu ni anyampala a Ayahudi ai aletile usemelwa migulya a muntu uyu kitalane, ni enso ai akoiye migulya a ulamulwa ku ng'waakwe.

about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

16 Ku ili unene aza niasukiiye kina ku ntendo nia a Roma kumupumya muntu ku kielya badala akwe, u musemelwa utakiwe kutula ni lyoma nila ku gugana ni asemi akwe nu kitambuilya ku usemelwa nuanso.

I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

17 Ku lulo, nai akiza palung'wi apa, shanga ai nihumile kulindiila, kuiti luhiku nai lutyatile ai nikie mi tuntu nila ulamuli nu kulagiilya u muntu nuanso waletwe mukati.

When therefore they had come together here, I didn’t delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat and commanded the man to be brought.

18 Itungo i asemi naza imikile nu kumusemela, nikasiga kina kutili u usemelwa nu ukulu nu uletilwe kitalakwe.

When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;

19 Badala akwe ai akete u wikungumi nua kituunga palung'wi nu ng'wenso kutula kizindaalo ni kao ni kutula uYesu naiza ai watulaa wakule, kuiti uPaulo ukudaya kina ukoli upanga.

but had certain questions against him about their own religion and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20 Ai natulaa nkunikiwe kinya kudumiila ikolyo ili, hangi nikamukolya anga ize ukulongola ku Yerusalemu kulamulwa kutula makani aya.

Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

21 Kuiti uPaulo nai wakitangwa waikwe pihi a usunja ku nsoko a ulamuli nua mutemi, ai ndagiiye waikwe ga ni nikamutwala kung'wa Kaisari.

But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.”

22 uAgripa ai witambuie nu Festo, “aza nzeelowa ga nu kumutegeelya u muntu uyu.” “uFesto, akaligitya, “mudau ukumutegeelya.”

Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.” “Tomorrow,” he said, “you shall hear him.”

23 Iti gwa mudau akwe, uAgripa nu Bernike ai apikile ni sherehe idu; ai apikile mi itando ni a afisa ni idale, ni antu nia asanigwe mu kisali. Nu Festo ai upumilye ilagiilyo, uPaulo waletwe kitalao.

So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

24 uFesto akaligitya, “Mutemi Agripa, ni antu ihi naza amoli apa palung'wi nu sese, mu mihengile u muntu uyu; muhangu wihi nua Ayahudi uko ku Yerusalemu ni apa iti ga aloilwe ni asije, ni enso ikazogolya kitalane kina waleke kikie.

Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, you see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

25 Ai nihengile kina shanga ai witumile lihi nilinonee insha; kuiti ku nsoko wamitangaa u mutemi, ai namue kumutwala kitalakwe.

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him,

26 Kuiti nimugila i kintu ni kikaminkiie nika kukilisa ku mutemi. Ku nsoko ili, numuletile kitalako Agripa, iti nihume kutula ni kintu nika kukilisa kutula usemelwa.

of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.

27 Ku nsoko kihenga kigila i ndogoelyo kumutwala u mutungwa hangi bila kulagiila u usemelwa nu umukinyiie.

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to also specify the charges against him.”