Mitendo 23
1 Paulusi na lolelela vayendisi benkuta nikucho, “Bakwangu, niva hali havusu bwa Ireeza mu mihupulo yangu milotu, kuleta sunu hanu.”
And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.
2 Mupurisita mukulwana cha laera avo vava zimene naye, kumu wopa kumulomo.
And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.
3 Imi Paulusi nacho kwali, “Ireeza mwaku wope nawe, iwe limota vasitwe ku tuva. Wikere chakuni watula chomulao, mi hape uni laera kuti vani vakule, ku lwisanisa mulao?”
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 Avo vava zimene hembali nivati, “Njimona mumu tukila muprurisita Mukulwana wa Ireeza vovuti?”
And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?
5 Paulusi nacho kuti, “Kana niva kwizi, Bakwangu, kana nivesi kuti mupurisita mukulwana. Mukunti kuñoletwa, “Kanji mu wambi vuvi vwa muyendisi wa vaantu venu.”
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 Cwale Paulusi ha vona kuti imwina imbali ye nkuta vavali masaduki ni vamwi vafalisi, cha wamba chaku nyamuna liinzwi munkuta, “Bakwangu, ni mu Falisi, mwana wabafalisi. Ivaka lya kuti nina inseepo yakuti kuti vafu kavavuuke ini atulwa chayo”
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 Ha wamba vulyo, inkani chiza tanga mukati kavaFalisi ni MaSaduki, imi vuungi nivwa liyaba.
And when he had said this, there was an argument between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and a division in the meeting.
8 “Mukuti maSaduki vacho kuti kakwina kuvuka kuva vafwile, kakwina mañiloi, kakwina luhulo, kono baFalisi va zumina muzonse.”
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 Cwale chi kweza ilata ikando, ni vamwi vañoli vawila kuvaFalisi niva ziima kukaanana, nivati, “Katu wani chifosahele kozu mukwame, kwina vule hamwi Luhuho kamba Iñiloi njilya wamba kwali?”
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 Hakuva ni nkani inkando, muyendisi wenkondo, ava tite kuti Paulusi mwa halolwe vusasa ku vali, imi cha laera valwi venkondo kuya hansi ni kumu twala chenkaani ku mu zwisa kuvenkuta, ni kumu leta munzuvo ikolete.
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 Masiku e chilila Ireeza na ziimana hembali naye, nikumuti, “Siye ku tiya, mukuti uva paki vuniti kachangu mwa Jerusalema, imi uka pake vulyo ni mwa 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 Haliza ku ñatula, maJuda vamwi chiveza hamwina, niku sumpila chikuto havali veene: chivati, kete valye kamba kunywa chimwi konji chive haya Paulusi.
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 Vavali kuhitilila amakumi one vava tendi uwu mulelo.
And more than forty of them took this oath.
14 Nivayenda ku mupurisita mukulwana, ni kuvakulwana niku kawamba, “Chitwalivika tuvene mu chikuto chikando, kusa lya chimwi konji chitwe haya Paulusi.
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 “Cwale, hanu, mu siye inkuta i wambile muyendisi wenkondo, nikuka muleta kwenu, uvu musaka kusakisisa indava zakwe, imi iswe, mutuve kulitukiseze kumwi haya naseni kusika kunu.”
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 Kono mwana'nchizye wa Paulusi wa chiswisu naa zuwa kuti vava lele chaku lindila, imi ava yendi kukenjila munzuvo isilelezwe nikuta Paulusi,
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 Paulusi cha kumbila zumwi wa vaganteri nikucho, “Mutwale uzu mukwame kuva yendisi ve nkondo mukuti wina chimwi kawola kumu wambila.”
And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.
18 Imi niva muhinda mushisu nikumu twala kumuyendisi we nkondo ni kukacho, “Paulusi musuminwa wani sumpila kwali, ni kuni takuti nilete uzu mushisu kwako. Wina cha saka kuwamba kwako.”
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 Mukulwanna we nkondo na muhinda kwiyanza ni kuya kuchivaka chi li ungwile ni kumu vuza, “Chinzi cho swanela kuni wamba kwangu?”
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 Mulombwana chamuwambila, “Majuda bazumizana kuti bakukumbile utwale Paulusi izona kukuta, ubu basaka kukabuza chakuya chenako ye indaba yakwe.”
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 Kono kazi ubahi ye, kakuti kwina bakwame bahitilila makumi one bamubandamine. Ba bika chikuto hewulu lyabo, kense balye kapa kunywa hesi chiba mwihaya. Niheba hanu bali ndukiseze, balindile kuti uba zuminine.”
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 Imi mupurisita mukulwana nasiya mushisu kuliyendela, hamana kumu laera, “Kanji uwambili nangati yeke kuti wa wamba izi zintu kwangu.”
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 Cha sumpila kwali vakwame vovere nikuti, “Uhinde valwi venkondo vachita myanda yovere vali tukiseze kuyenda konji kwa Sizeriya ni vatanti ve mbizi vena makumi achita myanda yovere hape, niva milinga vena myanda yovere. Mumu nyamuke hakati kamasiku.”
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 Naava laera hape ku lukisa imbizi Paulusi yawola kwichila hateni, ni kumu twala siinte kwa Felekisi muvusisi.
And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.
25 Imi avañoli iñolo chovuti;
And he sent a letter in these words:
26 “Kilaudiyasi Laisiyasi kuyo tompeha muvusisi Felekisi, intumeliso.
Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.
27 Uzu mukwame ava suminwa kuma Juda, imi ava kusaka kwi hayiwa kuvali, hani keza havali ni masole venkondo, nikumu haza, kuzwa hani ziva kuti Muroma.
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 Nivaku saka kwiziva ivaka hava zekiswa, cwale cina mutwala kunkuta.
And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:
29 China lituta kuti ukwete ku zekiswa kuamana che mpuzo za mulao wavo veene, ni kuti kakwina zimusumina kutwala ku lufu kamba ku pika.
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 Imi ni kwezibahazwa kwangu kuti kuveena vusandukili kozu mukwame. imi namu tumina hahanu kwako, ni ku laera valwisi vakwe ku leta zivamunyaza chazo havusu vwako. Shale sinte!”
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 Cwale valwi venkondo chiva kuteka intaero zavo: niva hinda Paulusi nikumu leta masiku kwa Antiporisi.
So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.
32 Izuva lichilila, vuungi vwa valwi benkondo nivasiya vantanti ve mbizi kuti vayende naye imi avo vene niva voola kuchivaka chisilelezwe.
But on the day after, they sent the horsemen on with him, and went back to their place:
33 Vatanti vembizi hava sika mwa Sizeriya, niva leta iñolo kumuvusisi, niku tambika Paulusi kwali.
And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.
34 Muvusisi hamana kuvala iñolo, na vuuza kuti Paulusi uzwa muchikiliti nzi; he ziva kuti uzwa kwa Sisilia,
And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,
35 Nati, “Muni zuwe chokwizula vazekisi vako chiveza kunu,” imi cha laera kuti a vikiwe mumuleneñi wa mubuso wa Heroda.
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.
