Matendu 25
1 Pa mashaka matatu kwingira kumkoa, Festu kalawiti kaisariya kagenda Yerusalemu.
Three days after Festus entered his province, he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
2 Watambika wakulu pamwera na walongoziya wa Shiyawudi wampiti shisoweru kuusu mashitaka gakaweriti naga Paulu. Wamluwiti Festu.
The high priest and the Jewish leaders laid charges against Paul before him.
3 Kawatenderi shitwatira shiheri kwa kumjega Paulu Yerusalemu. Waweriti watenda mpangu wamlagi pakawera mnjira.
They urged him, asking it as a favor, to send for him to Jerusalem. They meant to lay in wait for him and kill him on the way.
4 Kumbiti Festu kankula “Paulu hakasigali mshibetubetu kulii Kaisariya na neni hang'endi aku ulavinu.
But Festus answered that Paul was in custody at Caesarea, and that he himself was going there soon.
5 Muwaleki walongu wenu wagendi haku pamwera naneni wagalavii mashitaka gawu kuusu yomberi handa katenda shoseri shidoda.”
"Let those then," he said, "who are in authority among you, go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him."
6 Festu katamiti nawu kwa shipindi sha mashaka msheshi ama ligumba, shakapanu kawuya Kaisariya. Shirawu yakuwi kalikala pa kutozera, kaamuwa Paulu wamjegi pashizyungu.
After staying not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, after taking his seat upon the tribunal, he ordered Paul to be brought.
7 Shipindi Paulu pakiziti, Wayawudi waweriti walawa Yerusalemu wamzyengikiti wanjiti kulaviya masitaka gavuwa geni waweziti ndiri kugalanguziya.
When he came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him and brought a number of serious charges against him, which they could not prove.
8 Kwa kujiteteya, Paulu katakuliti, “Neni ndenda ndiri likosa lyoseri kuusu Malagaliru ga Wayawudi, pota kuusu numba nkulu ya kumluwa Mlungu, pota kumhusu Kaisari.”
Paul said in his defense, "I have committed no crime against the Law of the Jews, against the Temple, or against Caesar."
9 Festu kafiriti kulijegelera kwa Wayawudi na hangu kamkosiya Paulu, “Hashi, gufira ng'endi Yerusalemu na aku wakakutozi kulongolu kwaneni kuusu masitaka aga?”
But Festus, wishing to ingratiate himself with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Will you go up to Jerusalem and be tried there by me upon these charges?"
10 Paulu kankula, “Nankugoloka palongolu pa shizyungu sha Kaisari, na palaa panu ndo nfiruwa kutozwa. Handa ntambu yaguvimana mweni, nuwatendera ndiri Wayawudi vidoda vyoseri.
"I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal," answered Paul, "where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.
11 Su, payiwera neni wera na likosa lyanfiruwa azabu ya kuhowa, nduwa ndiri mundekiziyi azabu ayi. Kumbiti handa kwahera unakaka pakati pamasitaka gawalaviyiti wantu awa, kwahera yakaweza kuntula neni kwa womberi. Ng'enda kulongolu kwa Kaisari!”
"If I am a criminal and have done anything for which I ought to die, I do not object to die. But if none of their charges is true, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."
12 Su, pa Festu kuyowera na washawuli wakuwi, kamgambira Paulu, “Gufira kugenda kwa Kaisari, su, gugendi kwa Kaisari.”
Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered. "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."
13 Pamberi pa mashaka gavuwa ndiri, Mtuwa Agiripa na Beriniki wasokiti Kaisariya su kulaviya ligoya lyawu kwa Festu.
A short time after this King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14 Waweriti aku mashaka ng'o, Festu kamgambira mfalumi masitaka ga Paulu, “Kwana muntu yumu panu mweni Felisi kamtatiriti.
And while they tarried many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king. "There is a man here," he said, "whom Felix left a prisoner.
15 Pangenditi Yerusalemu watambika wakulu wa numba ya Mlungu na wazewi wa Shiyawudi wamsitakiti na kunduwa numtozi.
"The chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, when I was at Jerusalem, demanding a sentence against him.
16 Kumbiti neni ntakuliti handa shitiba shetu ndiri Warumi kumlaviya muntu kaazibiwi pamberi pa msitakiwa hakeniliwoni na wasitaki wakuwi shinaga ubaga na kumupa lupenu lwa kujiteteya kuusu masitaka aga.
I told them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give any man up for punishment, before the accused had his accusers face to face, and had opportunity of defending himself against the charges that had been brought against him.
17 Su, pawasokiti panu, ngawalira ndiri, su tuliwoniti pashizyungu shirawu yakuwi, himiziya muntu ayu wamjegi.
"So when a number of them came together here, I made no delay, but the next day took my seat in the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought.
18 Wasitaki wakuwi wagolokiti kumbiti walaviya ndiri masitaka madoda handa ntambu yanweriti nankulolera.
"But when his accusers stood up, they did not begin charging him with any of the crimes that I was expecting,
19 Ira hera nweriti na likakatala nentu pamwera nayomberi kuusu dini yawu na kuusu muntu yumu yawamshema Yesu yomberi kahowiti, kumbiti Paulu kankukololera handa kamkomu.
but they kept quarreling with him about certain matters connected with their own religion, and about one Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed over and over was alive.
20 Neni maniti ndiri shakutenda kuusu shauli ali. Su, numkosiyiti Paulu handa kafira ng'endi kushizyungu Yerusalemu kulii kwaajili ya masitaka aga.
I was perplexed how to investigate such questions, and asked Paul whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
21 Kumbiti Paulu kendereyiti kulongolu, kaluwa walekiziyi mshibetubetu mpaka uwamuzi wa shitwatira ashi utendwi na Kaisari hangu amuwiti katami mshibetubetu mpaka paweza kumjega kwa Kaisari.”
But when Paul appealed to have his case reviewed for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered him to be detained until I could send him up to Caesar."
22 Su, Agiripa kamgambira Festu, “Nfira kumpikinira muntu ayu neni namweni, “Hagumpikiniri shirawu.” Festu kamgambira
"I should like to hear the man, myself," said Agrippa to Festus. Festus answered, "You shall hear him tomorrow."
23 Hangu, shirawu yakuwi, Agiripa na Beriniki wiziti kwa nemeleru pakati pamdamu gwa kuliwona waweriti walikola na wakulu wa wanjagila na walongoziya wa lushi. Festu kaamuwiti Paulu wamjegi mnumba.
So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp, and took their places in the hall of audience, accompanied by the tribunes and men of high rank in the city. At the command of Festus Paul was brought in.
24 Festu kalongiti, “Mfalumi Agiripa na woseri wawaweriti panu pamwera na twenga! Panu paulongolu penu kwana muntu yomberi shipinga shoseri sha Wayawudi panu na Yerusalemu kulii wanalamikiriti pawatenda umatu handa kafiruwa kayi ndiri kuwera ukomu.
"King Agrippa," said Festus, "and all men who are present with us, you see here the man about whom the entire body of the Jews at Jerusalem, and here also, sent to me, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
25 Kumbiti neni mona handa kaweriti katenda ndiri shoseri shidoda ata kafiruwa wamupi azabu ya kumlaga. Kumbiti Paulu mweni kendeleyiti kulongolu kwa Kaisari, amuwiti wamjegi.
"I could not find that he had done anything for which he ought to die; but as he himself has appealed to the Emperor, I have determined to send him.
26 Kwa uwega waneni nahera visoweru kamili vyeni weza kumlembera Kaisari kuusu yomberi. Ina mana numjega panu palongolu penu na palongolu paku mfalumi Agiripa, su pawamshunguziti kala, nwezi kuwera na shakulemba.
"Now I have nothing very definite to tell our sovereign about him. So I have brought the man before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, in order that, after examination, I may have something to write.
27 Kwa mana iwezekana ndiri kumjega mtatilwa pota kukanda likosa shinaga ubaga.”
"For it does seem to me unreasonable to send a person without signifying the charges against him."
