Mitendo 26
1 Linu Agiripa chawamba kwa Paulusi, “Uwola kuli wambilila.” Lyahanu Paulusi cha wotolola iyanza lyakwe nikuli sileleza.
Then Agrippa sayd vnto Paul, Thou art permitted to speake for thy selfe. So Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himselfe.
2 “Nilizuwa kuti nilukuluhite Mulena Agiripa, kutenda indava yangu havusu vwako sunu hewulu lyazintu zonse zivava nihambilizi ma Juda;
I thinke my selfe happy, King Agrippa, because I shall answere this day before thee of all the things whereof I am accused of the Iewes.
3 sihulu, kakuli wichaziva wechizo cha ma Juda ni mpuzo. Linu ni kumbila kuti unizuwe chentokomelo.
Chiefly, because thou hast knowledge of all customes, and questions which are among the Iewes: wherefore I beseech thee, to heare me patiently.
4 Cheniti, ma Juda vonse vezi muniva halili kuzwa kuvuhwile vwangu mwi nkanda yangu ni mwa Jerusalema.
As touching my life from my childhood, and what it was from the beginning among mine owne nation at Hierusalem, know all the Iewes,
5 Vavanizi kuzwa kuma tangilo vawola kuzumina kuti nivahali neli ni mu Falisi, yavali wachiyemba ahulu cha chilumeli chetu.
Which knewe me heretofore, euen from my elders (if they would testifie) that after the most straite sect of our religion I liued a Pharise.
6 Lyahanu nizimana hanu kuti ni atulwe kakuli ni lolete che nsepiso yaba tendi Ireeza ku veshetu.
And now I stand and am accused for the hope of the promise made of God vnto our fathers.
7 Cheyi insepiso masika etu ekumi ni tobele vava lisepise kutambula niva kwatilile kulumbeka Ireeza masiku ni musihali. Nji cheyi insepo, Simwine mukando Agiripa, Juda chingi ivanihambiliza.
Whereunto our twelue tribes instantly seruing God day and night, hope to come: for the which hopes sake, O King Agrippa, I am accused of the Iewes.
8 Chinzi zumwi kwenu hazeza kuti kulotu kuti Ireeza uvusa vafu.
Why should it be thought a thing incredible vnto you, that God should raise againe the dead?
9 Ka imwi inako nivazezi kuti niswanela kutenda zintu zingi zilwisanisa izina lya Jesu wa Nazareta.
I also verely thought in my selfe, that I ought to doe many contrarie things against the Name of Iesus of Nazareth.
10 Niva tendi izi mwa Jerusalema. Niva sumini valumeli vangi mwi ntolongo cha maata aniva wani ku mupurisita mukulwana, have haiwa, nivali kuvika inketisa zangu h havo.
Which thing I also did in Hierusalem: for many of the Saints I shut vp in prison, hauing receiued authoritie of the hie Priests, and when they were put to death, I gaue my sentence.
11 Niva kuvaha inkoto mwi nako zingi mu ma Sinagoge ni kulika kuva hambiliza kuti vanyanse. Nivava vengeli ahulu nikuva nyandisa nanga mu muleneñi muvasazwi.
And I punished them throughout all the Synagogues, and compelled them to blaspheme, and being more mad against them, I persecuted them, euen vnto strange cities.
12 Anivali kupanga ichi, nivayendi kwa Damaseka ni maata ni ntaelo zizwa kumu purisita mukulwana;
At which time, euen as I went to Damascus with authoritie, and commission from the hie Priests,
13 linu mwi nzila, musihali, Simwine mukulwana, nivavoni iseli livakuzwa mwiwulu liva kuvenya kuhita izuva imi livatondezi kwetu niva kwame vani va kuyenda navo.
At midday, O King, I sawe in the way a light from heauen, passing the brightnes of the sunne, shine round about mee, and them which went with me.
14 Twense hatuwila hansi, niva zuwi inzwi liwamba kwangu mumushovo we chi Heveru, 'Saule, Saule, chinzi honi nyandisa? Ku kukutu kwako ku raha muso.
So when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voyce speaking vnto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kicke against pricks.
15 China wamba kuti njewe ni, Simwine? Simwine chetava, njeme Jesu yo nyandisa.
Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.
16 Linu vuke uzimane cha matende ako; nji cheli ivaka haniva voneki kwako, kuketa iwe kuva umuhikana ni mpaki kuamana ni zintu ziwizi zangu hanu nizintu zete ni kutondeze chitwe kalakala;
But rise and stand vp on thy feete: for I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a minister and a witnesse, both of the things which thou hast seene, and of the things in the which I will appeare vnto thee,
17 imi kani kulamulele kuvantu ni ku machava kuni kutuma,
Deliuering thee from this people, and from the Gentiles, vnto whom now I send thee,
18 kwiyalula menso avo kuazwisa mwififi ni kuatwala mwi seli ni ku ziho za Satani kwa Ireeza, njikuti vatambule kwa Ireeza maiswalelo ezivi zavo nikuyola zete nivahe ni kuli kauhanya kwangu che ntumelo ina kwangu.
To open their eyes, that they may turne from darknes to light, and from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receiue forgiuenes of sinnes, and inheritance among them, which are sanctified by fayth in me.
19 Chikwina vulyo, Simwine mukando Agiripa, kena navikila kwimbali chivono chewulu;
Wherefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly vision,
20 kono kwavo vena mwa damaseka che ntanzi, navana vena kwa Jereusalema, ni nkanda yonse ya Judea, ni kumachava, niva kutazi kuti vavakile zivi zavo vavole kwa Ireeza, kuvonisa mitendo ivonisa kuvaka kwavo.
But shewed first vnto them of Damascus, and at Hierusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Iudea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turne to God, and doe workes worthy amendment of life.
21 Cheli ivaka ma Juda vava nisumini niku lika kuni haya.
For this cause the Iewes caught me in the Temple, and went about to kill me.
22 Ireeza avanitusi kusika hanu, cwale niziima nikuha vupaki kuvantu feela niku va tompeha nizimwi zihita zivawambwa kuma porofita ni Mushe kuti muzipangahale;
Neuertheles, I obteined helpe of God, and continue vnto this day, witnessing both to small and to great, saying none other things, then those which the Prophets and Moses did say should come,
23 kuti keresite uswanela kunyanda, ni kuta kuti mwave we ntanzi kukuvuka kuvafu niku zimana kupaka iseli kuma Juda ni machava.
To wit, that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light vnto this people, and to the Gentiles.
24 Paulusi hamana kuli lamulela, fesitusi chawamba chenzwi li katukite, “Paulusi, uvurumuka; intuto yako inkando iku vulumuna.”
And as he thus answered for himselfe, Festus said with a loude voyce, Paul, thou art besides thy selfe: much learning doeth make thee mad.
25 Kono Paulusi chati, kani vurumuki, hande ahulu Fesitusi; kono cho vundume niwamba manzwi ovusakusima ninisa nywine.
But he said, I am not mad, O noble Festus, but I speake the wordes of trueth and sobernes.
26 Kakuli Simwine mukando wizi izi zintu; njikuti, niwamba kwali nini lukuluhite, kakuli ni susuweze kuti kakwina zi patitwe kwali; mukuti izi kena ziva pangilwa kuliungwiile.
For the King knoweth of these things, before whom also I speake boldly: for I am perswaded that none of these things are hidden from him: for this thing was not done in a corner.
27 Uzumina kuvaporofita, Mulena Agiripa? Nizi kuti uzumina.”
O King Agrippa, beleeuest thou the Prophets? I know that thou beleeuest.
28 Agiripa chawamba kwa Paulusi, “Mu nako infuhi moni susuweze nive ni mulumeli?”
Then Agrippa said vnto Paul, Almost thou perswadest me to become a Christian.
29 Paulusi chati, “Ni lapela kwa Ireeza, kuti kapa munfuhi kapa inde inako, insiñi iwe wenke, kono nivonse vanizuwa sunu, muvave uvu njeme, kono nikusena anu mahaka entorongo.”
Then Paul sayd, I would to God that not onely thou, but also all that heare me to day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30 Linu Mulena chazima mwiwulu, ni muyendisi, ni Bernise naye, ni vonse vavekele naavo;
And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.
31 lyahanu hava siya uwo muyaho, vavawambi hamwina nikuti, “Uzu mukwame kakwina zavapangi ziswanela lufu ni ku suminwa.”
And when they were gone apart, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, nor of bonds.
32 Agiripa cha wambila Fesitusi, “Uzu mukwame ava kuwola kulukululwa kambe kena ava likumbili kwa Sizare.”
Then sayd Agrippa vnto Festus, This man might haue bene loosed, if hee had not appealed vnto Cesar.
