Acts 25

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

Hanu, Fesitasi avengili mu chikiliti, mi hakuhita mazuva otatwe, ava yendi ku kazwa kwa caesariya mbwita kwa Jerusalema.

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

Mu prisita mukulwana ni machaziva va majuda vava leti inyazo zavo kuamana ni Paulusi kwa Fesitasi, mi vava wambi chokukoza kwa Fesitasi.

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

Mi vava kumbili Fesitasi chisemo kuamana ni Paulusi, kuti awole kumusumpila kwa Jerusalema njokuti va mwihaye mukati kenzila.

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

Kono Fesitasi avetavi kuti Paulusi avali musuminwe mwa kaeseria, mi kuti iye mwine chava kwina hafuhi ni kuvola kwateni.

5 “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.”

“Cwalehe, avo va wola,' cha wamba,' vaswanela kuyenda kwateni oko naswe. Haiva kwina chi fosahele ni mukwame, muswanela kumunyasa.”

6 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.

Ha mana kwikala mazuva amana iyanza ni minwe yone kapa mazuva e kumi, chayenda kwa kaisera. Mi kwi zuva lyi chilila, chekala mu chipula che nkatulo ni kulaela Paulusi aletwe kwali.

7 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,

Heza kusika, ma Juda vakwa Jerusalema vava kuzimene hembali, mi vavaleti inyazo mikando mingi isena ivava kuwola ku paka.

8 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.”

Paulusi chalizimanina iye mwine niku wamba,'”kakwina chinapanga chifosahele kuamana ni mulao wa ma Juda, kapa kuamana ni tempele, kapa kuamana ni caesar.”

9 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?”

Kono Fesitasi avakusaka ku wana chisemo ku majuda, mi he chetava Paulusi niku wamba,'”Usaka kuyenda kwa Jerusalema mi nikuka atulwa kwangu kuamana nezi zintu kuna?”

10 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.

Paulusi chawamba, “ni zimana havusu bwe chipula che nkatulo ya caesar hani swanela kuka atulelwa. Kena niva fosekezi mujuda, sina mo wizivile hande nenwe.

11 For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not 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!”

Kono haiva niva fosi, mi niva pangi chiswanela ifu, kani kani kufwa, Kono haiva kuhambiliza kwavo kahena, kakwina yata ni tambike kuvali. Nisumpa caesar.”

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

Fesitasi hamana kuwamba ni venkuta, che tava, “wa sumpa caesar,' moyende kwa caesar.”

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

Hanu hakuhita mazuva, Murena Agrripa ni Bernice chiveza kusika kwa caesarea kwiza kumupotela Fesitasi chokusepahala.

14 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;

Hachamana kwikala uko chamazuva mangi, Fesitasi cheza kuzala indava ya Paulusi ku Murena; cha wamba, “mukwame zumwi ava siiwa ku masule kunu nji Felixi sina suminwa.

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

Hani vakwina mwa Jerusalema, mu prista mukulwana ni va kulwana va majuda vavaleti milandu kuamana uzu mukwame kwangu, mi vava kumbili inkatulo hali.

16 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.

Kwezi nivetavi kuti kena mulao ni Maroma kutambika muntu uvu chisemo; kono, muntu yo hambilizwe uswanela kuhewa chivaka chokuvonana navo va muzekisa mi niku lizimanina mu mizeko yakwe.

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

Cwale aho, hava keza hamwina kunu, mi kena niva lindizi, kono izuva lichilila nive kali mu chipula che nkatulo, mi niku laela mukwame aletwe kwangu,

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

Vahambilizi hava zimana niku muhambiliza, seke ni tele kuti kakwina ku milandu iva muhambiliza yo vutokwa.

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

Kono, kuvavi niku salizuwa kuamana ni ntumero zavo ni kuamana ni Jesu yavafwi, uzo Paulusi wata kuti uhala.

20 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.

Niva kuziyelehete kaku sakisisa iyi ndava, mi niva muvuzi heva uwola kuyenda kwa Jerusalema kuka atulelwa kwateni kuamana nezi zintu.

21 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.”

Kono Paulusi hava sumpwa kuka vikwa mu mpavalelo ye nkatulo yo Murena, china mulaela kuti akavikwe haisi hasa mutuminwe kwa Caesar.”

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

Agrippa cha wamba kwa Fesitasi, “seni saka neme kuteka kozu mukwame.” “Izona,” Fesitasi cha wamba, “ko muzuwe.”

23 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.

Cwale hezuva lyi chilila, Agrippa ni Bernice vavakezi ni mukiti mukando; vavakezi mumakopanelo ni mapokola niva kwame va sepahala vamwi ve ntolopo. Mi Fesitasi ha wamba intaelo, Paulusi avaletwa kuvali.

24 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.

Fesitasi cha wamba, “Murena Agrippa, nenwe vakwame vena umu naswe, mubwene uzu mukwame; iveza ku zekisa ma juda vangi kwangu mwa Jerusalema no kunu konse chiva huweleza kwangu kuti kasiswaneli kuhala.

25 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,

Niva lituti kuti kakwina ma fosisa a panga aswanela ifu; kono kakuli ava sumpi ku murena, niva atuli kuti va mutumine.

26 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.

Kono kanina chintu chovuniti cho kuñola ku murena. Kelyi vaka, na muleta kwako, sihulu kwako, Murena Agrippa, njokuti nive ni chimwi chingi chokuñola kuama iyi indava.

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

Kaho ku voneka kusava ni vaka kutumina musuminwa mi hape niku sawamba mulandu hakwe.”