Incito 24
1 Mpopalapita masuba asanu, mukulene wa beshimilumbo Hananiya, pamo ne bamakulene Baciyuda, ne nkalakata ya milawo walikukwiweti Tetalasi, balaya ku Kaisaleya. Mpobalashika kuli Mwendeleshi Felekisi, balamubepesha Paulo.
And after five days the chief priest Ananias came down, with the elders, and a certain orator—Tertullus, and they disclosed to the governor [the things] against Paul;
2 Mpobalamukuwa Paulo, Tetalasi walatatika kumubepesheti, “Omwalemekwa! Butangunishi bwenu bwa mano ebulalete lumuno kwacindi citali mubwikalo bwetu, kayi ni bintu bingi bilenshikinga kusumpula cishi cetu.
and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, “Enjoying much peace through you, and worthy deeds being done to this nation through your forethought,
3 Ibi bintu tulabitambulunga ne makasa abili kuli konse pacindi conse, neco tulamulumbunga.
always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
4 Nsombi nkansuni kumutaila cindi sobwe, ndamusengengeti mubombe moyo, kayi munkututikishe pa makani ang'ana awa ngotulambanga.
and that I may not be further tedious to you, I exhort you to hear us concisely in your gentleness;
5 Twacaneti muntuyu wapensha. Ni shikuleta mipyopyongano pakati pa Bayuda ne mucishi conse capanshi. Kayi ni mutangunishi wa likoto likute kukwiweti, ‘Banasaleti.’
for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world—also a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes—
6 Kayi wayandanga kusafwanya Ng'anda ya Lesa, neco twalamwikata. Twali kuyanda kumombolosha kwelana ne Milawo yetu.
who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,
7 Nomba mukulene wa bashilikali bonse Lisiyasi, walesa ne kwisa kumufunya mwangofu mu makasa etu.
and Lysias the chief captain having come near, took away out of our hands with much violence,
8 Kufumapo, Lisiyasi, walambeti beshikumupa milandu bonse, belela kwisa kuli njamwe. Na mu mwipushe muntuyu ngamulinyumfwila mobeneti milandu yonse njotulambanga ni mucaneti ni yakubinga.”
having commanded his accusers to come to you, ]] from whom you may be able, yourself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him”;
9 Nabo Bayuda balasuminisheti mbyalambanga ni bya kubinga.
and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.
10 Mwendeleshi Felekisi, walamucebula Paulo ne cikasa kwambeti ambepo, Paulo walambeti, “Ndicinsheti mwalatatika kaindi kombolosha bantu bamucishici, neco ndakondwa kulifuna pamenso penu.
And Paul—the governor having beckoned to him to speak—answered, “Knowing [that] for many years you have been a judge to this nation, I answer more cheerfully the things concerning myself;
11 Inga mulicanina mobene kwambeti palapiti masubowa likumi ne abili, mpondalaya ku Yelusalemu kuya kukambilila Lesa.
you being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem,
12 Bayuda aba baliya kuncana mu Ng'anda ya Lesa kantotekeshana ne bantu. Ndiyawa kuletapo mipyopyongano mu manda abo akupaililamo, nambi mu munshi wa Yelusalemu.
and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;
13 Nkabelela kucikonsha kumulesheti byonse mbyobalambepeshenga ni bya kubinga sobwe.”
nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me.
14 “Nsombi ncondasumininga ni kwambeti, ame nkute kukambilila Lesa uyo ngobali kukambilila bamashali betu bakulukulu, kwelana ne ‘Nshila iyo njobalambangeti niya bwepeshi.’ Ndashoma byonse byalembwa mu Milawo ya Mose, kayi ne byalembwa mu mabuku abashinshimi bakulukulu.
And I confess this to you, that, according to The Way that they call a sect, so I serve the God of the fathers, believing all things that have been written in the Law and the Prophets,
15 Ndapembelelenga muli Lesa, mbuli aba naboyo ncobalapembelelenga, kwambeti bantu bonse balenshinga byaina, ne balenshinga byaipa ni bakapunduke kubafu.
having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;
16 Ecebo cakendi ndelekeshenga ne ngofu kwikala buyumi bwaina pamenso a Lesa ne bantu.”
and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
17 “Palapiti myaka ingi mpondalafuma mu Yelusalemu, ndabwelelowa linolino kuleta bipo bya mali kuli Bayuda baname bakandu, kayi ndaleta milumbo naimbi ya kubenga kuli Lesa.
And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,
18 Mpondalikwinseco, empobalancana mu Ng'anda ya Lesa kandi ndapwishi kuliswepesha kwelana ne Milawo ya Mose. Nkandalikubapo ne likoto lya bantu kayi nkapalikubapo mipyopyongano sobwe.
in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult,
19 Nsombi palikuba Bayuda nabambi baku Asiya, abo banga belela kubapo pano pamenso penu kwambeti bampe mulandu.
whom it is necessary to be present before you, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
20 Mpani nabo aba balipo ngabamwambila na pali mulandu ngobalancana nawo beshinkuta babo mpobalang'ombolosha.
or let these same say if they found any unrighteousness in me in my standing before the Sanhedrin,
21 Nsombi, pali cintu cimo ncondalamba mpondalemana pantangu pabo, ndalambeti, ndomboloshewanga ne njamwe lelo cebo cakushometi bafwa ni bakapundushiwe.”
except concerning this one voice, in which I cried, standing among them—Concerning a resurrection of the dead I am judged by you today.”
22 Popelapo Mwendeleshi Felekisi, walatuntulusha busuba bwakombolosha mulandu wabo, pakwinga walikwinshiba cena makani a Nshila ya Mwami Yesu. Walabambileti, “Ninkapingule mulandu wenu akesa Lisiyasi mukulene wa bashilikali bonse.”
And having heard these things, Felix delayed them—having known more exactly of the things concerning The Way—saying, “When Lysias the chief captain may come down, I will know fully the things concerning you”;
23 Walambila mukulene wa bashilikali mwanda, kwambeti amulonde Paulo, kayi amupengonga cindi ca kulikalila mwine, ne kusuminisha banendi kumuletelako bintu bilayandikinga pali endiye.
having also given a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let [him] also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.
24 Mpopalapitako masuba ang'ana, Felekisi ne Dulusila mukashendi Muyuda, walesa. Walatuma muntu kuya kumukuwa Paulo, balanyumfwishisha ncalikwamba Paulo sha lushomo muli Klistu Yesu.
And after certain days, Felix having come with his wife Drusilla, being a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning faith toward Christ,
25 Lino cindi Paulo ncalikwamba sha bululami, ne sha kulilama kayi ne sha busuba Lesa mbweshakomboloshe bantu, Felekisi walatina. Popelapo walamwambila Paulo, “Pacino cindi koya, ndabona cindi ni nkukuwe kayi.”
and he reasoning concerning righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment that is about to be, Felix, having become afraid, answered, “For the present be going, and having time, I will call for you”;
26 Felekisi walikuyanda kupewako mali acishinkamulomo kufuma kuli Paulo. Ecebo cakendi wali kumukuwakuwa.
and at the same time also hoping that money will be given to him by Paul, that he may release him, therefore, also sending for him often, he was conversing with him;
27 Lino mpopalapita byaka bibili, Polokiyo Fesito, walapyana Felekisi pacipuna ca bwendeleshi. Pakuyanda kubakondwelesha Bayuda, Felekisi walamushiya Paulo mujele.
and two years having been fulfilled, Felix received a successor, Porcius Festus; Felix also willing to lay a favor on the Jews, left Paul bound.
