Acts 23
1 Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”
Polo wusungimina tala batu ba lukutukunu lu minyadi ayi wuba kamba: —A bakhomba ziama! Nate lumbu kiaki, mu ntima wukambu bila ndidiatidi va meso ma Nzambi!
2 The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
Vayi Ananiasi, Pfumu banganga Nzambi wuvana lutumunu kuidi bobo baba bafikama ayi Polo mu kumbeta va munu.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
Vayi Polo wunkamba: —A ngeyo baka kivindu phembi! Nzambi wela kubeta! Vuandidi vovo mu diambu wutsambisa boso buididi Mina. Vayi weti bundulamuina bu weti tuma ti bambeta!
4 Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”
Batu bobo bafikama va bela Polo bakamba: —A ngeyo, wulembo fingi pfumu banganga Nzambi e?
5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”
Polo wuvutula: —A Zikhomba! Ndisi zaba ko ti niandi pfumu banganga Nzambi, bila disonama ti: kadi yolukila mambimbi mu diambu di Pfumu yi dikanda diaku.
6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
Bosi Polo bu kazaba ti ndambu yi batu bankaka mu bawu baba Basaduse bosi bankaka Bafalisi, buna wuyamikina muna khati lukutukunu lu minyadi: —A bakhomba, minu ndidi Mfalisi, muana Mfalisi. Bila ndinsambusulubuabu mu diambu ndieti tula diana mu mfulukulu yi batu bafua!
7 When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
Bu kamana tuba bobo, ziphaka zingolo zibua va khatitsika Bafalile ayi Basaduse. Nkangu wuvasuka.
8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.
Bila Basaduse bawu beti tuba ti kuisi ko mfulukulu yi batu bafua ayi kuisi ko kadi zimbasi ayi kuisi ko ziphevi. Vayi Bafalisi beti wilukila mambu moso momo.
9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s not fight against God!”
Biyoko biwombo bibua. Minsoniki minkaka mi Bafalisi mitelama ayi mituba: —Tuisi mona ko kadi diambu dimosi di mbimbi mu mutu wawu. Bilathangu zinkaka mbasi voti pheve yi nyolukila e?
10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.
Ziphaka bu zisabila ngolo, pfumu masodi wutumisa nkangu wumasodi mu diambu mabotula Polo va khatitsika lukutukunu ayi mannata ku ka bila tsisi kamona mu diambu bobo baba mu lukutukunu bedi vonda Polo.
11 The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
Mu builu bulanda, Pfumu wutelama va ndambu vaba Polo ayi wunkamba: —Bika wuba bukhafi! Bila banga bu wuthelimini kimbangi ku Yelusalemi buawu fueti kuthelimina kimbangi ku Loma.
12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
Buisi bu bukia Bayuda bakutakana; bayendila Polo manenga. Bavanga tsila ti balendi dia voti nua ko nate bamvonda Polo.
13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Thalu yi batu banyendila manenga baba vioka makumaya.
14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
Buna bayenda kuidi bapfumu banganga Nzambi ayi kuidi bakulutu, bakamba: —Beto tuvengi tsila ti tulendi bimba kadi kima ko nate tumvonda Polo.
15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
Buabu, beno va kimosi ayi batu ba lukutukunu lu minyadi lulubulapfumu masodi muingi kalunatina Polo; lusia ti banga beno lueka buelatala mambu madi mu nitu andi lueka buela kunsambisa. Buna beto tukubimini mu diamu di kumvonda tuamina katula kuaku!
16 But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
Vayi muana wu khomba yi nketo yi Polo wuwa lufiefi lu ntambu beni, buna wuyenda ayi wukota kuna ka ki masodi, wulubula Polo.
17 Paul summoned one of the centurions and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”
Buna Polo wutumisa nkulutu wumosi wu masodi, wunkamba: —Nata muana ditoko diodi kuidi Pfumu masodi bila diambu didi yandi di kunkamba.
18 So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
Nkulutu beni wunnata kuidi pfumu masodi ayi wunkamba ti: —A mueni, Polo diodio didi mu nloko, niandi wuthumisini ayi wukhembi ti ndinata ditoko diadi kuidi ngeyo bila diambu didi yandi dikukamba.
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”
Pfumu masodi wusimba muana ditoko beni mu koko, wunnata valutengo bosi wunyuvula: —A diambu mbi tidi kukhamba e?
20 He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
Niandi wumvutudila: —Bayuda bawizini mu kuleba muingi mbazi wunata Polo va ntualalukutukunu lu minyadi; banga ti batidi buela kunsambisa diaka.
21 Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”
Vayi ngeyo kadi kuba wila. Bila viokila makumaya ma batu bela ku nlekila ntambu, balembo mfiedi. Bavengingi tsila ti balendi dia voti nua ko nate bamvondidi. Nzebi ti buabu baboso bameni kubama, balembo vingila tsilꞌaku.
22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”
Pfumu masodi wuvutula muana ditoko, wunkamba: —Kadi kamba kadi mutu wumosi ti ngeyo wundubudi mu nsamu wowo.
23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Bosi pfumu masodi wutumisa bakulutu buadi ba masodi, wuba kamba: —Kubikanu zikhama zizole zi masodi ayi kubikanu lusambudi lu masodi mandiatilanga mu ziphunda ayi zikhama zizole zi masodi mannuaninangamu madionga mu diambu luenda ku Sezale va thangu yivua yi builu.
24 He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Kubikanu phunda mu diambu di Polo muingi katula bumboti kuidi nyadi Felikisi.
25 He wrote a letter like this:
Bosi wunsonikina nkanda wawu:
26 “Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
A mueni nyadi Felikisi, tambula mboti yibedi kuidi minu Klode Lisiasi.
27 “This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
Bayuda bakanga mutu wawu, buna fioti kuandi fisiala nganu bamvonda. Ndivika totuka va kimosi ayi nkangu wu masodi ayi ndinkula bu ndizaba ti niandi muisi Loma.
28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Bosi bu ndizola zaba bila kioki bamfundila, ndinnata va ntuala lukutukunu luawu lu minyadi.
29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
Ndiyiza bakula ti bamfundila mu diambu di mambu matedi Mina miawu; kasi vanga diambu difueti kotila mutu mu nloko ko voti vondolo ko.
30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
Vayi bu bandubudi mu diambu di mintambu miomi Bayuda batambidi mutu wawu, diawu mbakidi lukanu lukumfidisila kuidi ngeyo ayi bu khembingimimfundi miandi ti biza kambi bawu veka mambu mibeki mutu wawu.
31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
Landila zithumu zi batambula, muna builu masodi mabonga Polo ayimannata ku Antipatalisi.
32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Mu nsuka, masodi mavutuka kuawu ku ka kiawu, mayekula Polo mu mioko mi bobo bannatanga ziphunda.
33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
Bu batula ku Sezale, bavana nkanda kuidi nyadi, ayi bammonisa Polo.
34 When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,
Nyadi bu kamana tanga nkanda ayi bu kamana yuvula keni Polo muisi zunga mbi ayi bu kazaba ti niandi muisi Silisi,
35 “I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.
buna wunkamba: —Ndiela kusambisa nate mimfundi miaku miela kuiza! Bosi wuvana lutumunu muingi bantula mu nzo yi Elode.
