Mabasa 26

1 Zvino Agripa akati kuna Pauro: Unotenderwa kuzvitaurira. Ipapo Pauro akatandavadza ruoko, akazvipindurira achiti:

And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:

2 Pane zvese zvandakamhan'arirwa neVaJudha, mambo Agripa, ndinoona ndichifara kuti ndodozvidavirira pamberi penyu nhasi;

In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:

3 zvikuru nokuti ndinoziva kuti mune ruzivo rwetsika dzese nemakakava ari pakati peVaJudha; naizvozvo ndinokukumbirai, kuti mundinzwe nemoyo murefu.

The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.

4 Naizvozvo mufambiro wangu kubva paudiki, waiva kubva pakutanga pakati perudzi rwangu paJerusarema, VaJudha vese vanoziva,

All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;

5 vaindiziva kubva pakutanga kana vachida kupupura, kuti nenzira yakasimba yeboka rechitendero chedu ndairarama ndiri muFarisi.

And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.

6 Uye ikozvino ndimire ndichitongwa nekuda kwetariro yechivimbiso chakaitwa naMwari kumadzibaba,

And now I am here to be judged because of the hope given by God's word to our fathers;

7 marudzi edu gumi nemaviri achishumira akasimba siku nesikati vachitarisira kusvika pachiri. Nekuda kwetariro iyi, mambo Agripa, ndinopiwa mhosva neVaJudha.

For the effecting of which our twelve tribes have been working and waiting night and day with all their hearts. And in connection with this hope I am attacked by the Jews, O king!

8 Sei zvichifungwa kuti zvinhu zvisingatendeseki kwamuri, kana Mwari achimutsa vakafa?

Why, in your opinion, is it outside belief for God to make the dead come to life again?

9 Naizvozvo ini ndaifunga ndomene kuti ndinofanira kuita zvinhu zvizhinji zvinopesana nezita raJesu weNazareta;

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 neni zvandakaita muJerusarema, uye ini ndakapfigira vazhinji vevatsvene mumatirongo, ndagamuchira simba kubva kuvapristi vakuru; nepavaiurawa ndaizvisarudza.

And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.

11 Uye ndaivaranga kazhinji mumasinagoge ese, ndichivaroverera kuti vanyombe; zvino ndichinyanya kuvapengera, ndakavashusha kusvikira nekumaguta ekunze.

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

12 Ndipo neni ndichienda kuDhamasiko nesimba uye nekutumwa kubva kuvapristi vakuru,

Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

13 pamasikati makuru, mambo, ndakaona munzira chiedza chichibva kudenga, chaikunda kupenya kwezuva, chichipenya chakandipoteredza nevaifamba neni.

In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

14 Zvino takati tese tawira pasi pavhu, ndakanzwa izwi richitaura kwandiri richiti nerurimi rwechiHebheru: Sauro, Sauro, unondishushirei? Zvinokuremera kukavana nezvibayo.

And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

15 Zvino ini ndikati: Ndimwi ani, Ishe? Akatiwo: Ndini Jesu waunoshusha iwe.

And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

16 Asi simuka, uye umire netsoka dzako; nokuti ndazviratidzira izvi kwauri, ndikuite mushumiri nechapupu zvese chezvinhu zvawakaona nezvandichazviratidza nazvo kwauri,

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

17 ndichikununura kuvanhu nevahedheni, vandinokutumira kwavari ikozvino,

And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

18 kusvinudza meso avo, nekuvatendeusa kubva murima vaende kuchiedza, nepasimba raSatani vaende kuna Mwari, kuti vagamuchire kanganwiro yezvivi, uye nhaka pakati pevakaitwa vatsvene nerutendo rwuri mandiri.

To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

19 Naizvozvo, mambo Agripa, handina kuramba kuteerera chiratidzo chekudenga;

So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

20 asi ndakaparidza kutanga kune veDhamasiko neveJerusarema, nekudunhu rese reJudhiya, nekuvahedheni, kuti vatendeuke, uye vadzokere kuna Mwari, vaite mabasa akafanira kutendeuka.

But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.

21 Nekuda kwezvinhu izvi VaJudha vakandibata mutembere, vakaidza kundiuraya.

For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

22 Naizvozvo ndawana rubatsiro kubva kuna Mwari, ndakamira kusvikira zuva rino, ndichipupura kuvadiki nevakuru, ndisingarevi zvimwe zvinhu kunze kweizvo vaporofita naMozisi zvavakataura kuti zvichaitika,

And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

23 kuti Kristu wakafanira kutambudzika, uye kuti ari wekutanga kumuka kuvakafa, achaparidza chiedza kuvanhu ava nekuvahedheni.

That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

24 Zvino wakati achazvidavirira zvinhu izvi, Fesitasi akati nenzwi guru: Pauro, unopenga; kudzidza kukuru kunokupenza.

And when he made his answer in these words, Festus said in a loud voice, Paul, you are off your head; your great learning has made you unbalanced.

25 Asi wakati: Handipengi, Fesitasi changamire; asi ndinodanidzira mashoko echokwadi uye euchenjeri.

Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.

26 Nokuti mambo vanoziva zvezvinhu izvi ivo vandinotaura pamberi pavowo ndisingatyi; nokuti ndine chokwadi kuti hapana chimwe chezvinhu izvi chakavanzika kwavari, nokuti chinhu ichi hachina kuitwa pachikona.

For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

27 Mambo Agripa, munotenda vaporofita here? Ndinoziva kuti munotenda.

King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

28 Agripa ndokuti kuna Pauro: Wasara padiki wandipwisa kuva muKristu.

And Agrippa said to Paul, A little more and you will be making me a Christian.

29 Pauro ndokuti: Ndinoshuva kuna Mwari, kunyange nediki uye nehuru musava imwi mega, asi nevese vanondinzwa nhasi, vave vakadai sezvandiri ini, kunze kwezvisungo izvi.

And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

30 Zvino wakati ataura zvinhu izvi, mambo akasimuka, nemutungamiriri, naBhenike, nevakange vagere navo;

And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

31 vakati vabuda vakataurirana, vachiti: Munhu uyu haaiti chinhu chakafanira rufu kana zvisungo.

And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

32 Agripa ndokuti kuna Fesitasi: Munhu uyu ungadai asunungurwa dai asina kuikwidza kuna Kesari.

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.