Ntendo nia itumi 23

1 uPaulo aka agozeela kung'wandyo i antu ianza nu kuligitya, “Anyandugu ane, nikie ntongeela ang'wa Itunda ku nsula nziza kupikiila lelo iyi.”

And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.

2 uKuhani nu mukulu uAnania aka alagiilya awo nai imikile pakupi nu ng'wenso amukue ilangu nilakwe.

And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

3 Uugwa uPaulo akamutambuila, “Itunda uku ukua nu ewe, ikiligo nai lipoguhiwe inswakaala. Wikie ukunamula ku ilagiilyo, nu ewe ukundagiilya nkuwe nsuta ni malagiilyo?”

Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?

4 Awo nai akoli imikile pakupi nu ng'wenso akaligitya, “Iti uu nu kumutukila u kuhani nu mukulu nuang'wa Itunda?”

And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

5 uPaulo akaligitya, “alunaa ane, unene shanga azaningile kina uyu ingi kuhani nu mukulu. Ku nsoko ikilisigwe, shanga ukuligitya ibibi migulya a mukulu nua antu ako.”

And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

6 uPaulo nai wakihenga ya kina i nkika ing'wi ni ianza ingi Asadukayo ni auya ingi Afarisayo, akitunta nukuligitya, anyandugu ane, unene ni Mufarisayo, ng'wana nua Mufarisayo. Ingi ku nsoko iyi nsumbiiye ku ukamatiku u wiukigwa nua ashi nikulamulwa nu enso.”

But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.

7 Nai wakamaligitya aya, Wikungumi ukulu ukapumila mukati a Afarisayo ni Asadukayo, ni ianza likagalanuka.

And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.

8 Ku iti iAsadukayo iligitya kutile u wiukigwa, malaika ang'wi ng'wau ng'welu, ila i Afarisayo iligitya aya ihi akoli.

For the Sadducees say that there is no coming back from the dead, and no angels or spirits: but the Pharisees have belief in all these.

9 Minyomo ukulu ukapumila hangi ang'wi a amanyi nai akoli nkika a Afarisayo akimika nu kisija, azeligitya, “shanga kihengile kihi ni kibibi kung'wa muntu uyu. Uli anga u Ng'weu ng'welu ang'wi malaika uligitilye nu ng'wenso?”

And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

10 Itungo nai lipumie ikolyo ikulu, mukulu nu idale ai witubiule kina uPaulo ai uzee tamulanigwa mapuli mapuli ni enso, iti gwa akalagiilya i anyidale asime pihi nu kuhola ku ngulu kupuma ku anyianza ni ianza, nu kumuleta mi itando.

And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

11 Utiku nai utyatile uMukulu ai wimikile pakupi nu ng'wenso nu kuligitya, “Leka kitumba, Ku nsoko unkuiie mu Yerusalemu, iti ukupumya ukuiili ga nu mu Roma.”

And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

12 Nai ukela, ang'wi a Ayahudi ai azipilye ilago nu kitanga kizumi migulya ao akola; ai aligitilye kina shanga ikalya ang'wi kung'wa kihi kupikiila ni ikamubulaga uPaulo.

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

13 Ai akoli antu makumi anne ikilo naza azipilye isui ili.

And more than forty of them took this oath.

14 akalongola ku akulu a akuhani ni anyampala nu kuligitya, “Ki ika akola mu kizumi kikulu, kuleke kulya kihi kupikiila kamubulaga uPaulo.

And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death

15 Iti gwa itungili, ianza limutambuile u mukomoli nu mukulu wamulete kitalanyu, anga kina mukulamula usemelwa nuakwe ku uziza. Kitaitu usese kukoli kihambile kumubulaga ze wakili kupika apa.”

So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.

16 Kuiti ung'wana nua muluna musungu wang'wa Paulo wakija kina likoli isui, akalongola akingila mukati i itando nu kumutambuila uPaulo.

But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.

17 uPaulo akamitanga u akida ung'wi akaligotya, “Muhole u muhumba uyu kung'wa mukomoli; ku nsoko ukete lukani nula kumutambuila.”

And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

18 Uugwa u akida akamuhola u muhumba uyo akamutwala kung'wa mukomoli nu mukulu akamutambuila, “uPaulo u mutungwa uyo aza unintangile wandagiilya nukuletele u muhumba uyu kitalako. Ukete lukani nula ku utambuila.”

So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

19 uMukomoli uyo nu mukulu akamuamba ku mukono akibagula nu ng'wenso ku mpelo, nu kumukolya, “Ingi kintu kii nuloilwe kuntambuila?”

And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?

20 Umuhumba uyu akaligitya, “Ayahudi igombilye ku ulompa umulete uPaulo mudau mi ianza anga kina aloilwe kulija nkani niakwe ku uziza ikilo.

And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.

21 Uugwa u ewe uleke kugomba ku ndogoelyo antu makumi anne ikilo akumutungila. Itungile ku kizumi, aleke ga nu kulya ang'wi kung'wa kupikiila ni ikamubulaga. Ga ni itungili akoli akondaniie, aze alindiie ugombigwa puma kitalako.”

But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order.

22 Uugwa umukomoli uyo nu mukulu akamuleka u muhumba walongole yakwe, ze yakilaa kumulagiilya “waleke kumuila muntu wihi nia kina wamuganuila aya.”

So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

23 Akaitanga i a akida abiili akaligitya azipiilyi i a asikali magana abiili kulongola ku Kaisaria ni a asikali anankila mpalasi makumi mupungati, nawa niakete i ndilima magana abiili, mukuhega zamu a kataatu a utiku.

And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:

24 Aka atambuila kuika ikali ikondile naiza uPaulo uku mutumila nu kumuhola iziza kung'wa Feliki uGavana.

And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

25 Akakilisa ibada ku kinya iti,

And he sent a letter in these words:

26 Klaudio Lisia kung'wa Liwali mukuligwa uFeliki, mulamu.

Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

27 Umuntu uyu aza uambilwe ni Ayahudi atula pakupi kumubulaga, uugwa nalongola ni idale nila asikali nu kumuguna, nazandigilye inkani nia kina ung'wenso ingi munya ku Rumi.

This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.

28 Aza ndoilwe kulinga ku niki amusemee, iti gwa namutwala mi anza.

And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:

29 Nihenga kina aza watulaa usemewe ku nsoko a makolyo a malagiilyo ao, ang'wi shanga aza usemewe lukani lihi nu luzipie kubulagwa ang'wi kutungwa.

Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.

30 Uugwa yakumuka kitalane kina likoli isui ki talakwe, iti gwa ku ukau namulagiilya kitalako, nu kualagiilya niamusemee alete ga nu usemelwa nuakwe ntongeela ako. Ilaga.”

And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

31 Uugwa awo i a asikali akakela ilagiilyo; akamuhola uPaulo akamutwala ga nu ku Antipatri utiku.

So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

32 Luhiku naza lutyatile, i a asikali idu aka aleka awo ianankila mpalasi alongole palung'wi nu ng'wenso, nianso akasuka yao mitando.

But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:

33 Ni anankila mpalasi nai akapika ku Kaisaria, nu kuminkiilya u liwali ibada, akamuika uPaulo ntongeela akwe.

And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

34 Nu ng'wenso u liwali akalisoma ibada, ai umukoiye uPaulo ai upembeeye i jimbo kii, nai wakalinga nia kina ingi muntu nua ku Kilikia,

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

35 akaligitya, “Nikakija u ewe ni ikapembya awo nia kusemee,” akalagiilya waikwe mu ikulu ang'wa Herode.

I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.