Incito 26
1 Neco Agilipa walambeti kuli Paulo, “Ulasuminishiwa kulifuna omwine.” Paulo walatandabula cikasa cakendi ne kutatika kwambeti,
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 “Mobami ba Agilipa, Lelo ndaba ne colwe cakwambeti ndilifune ndemwine pamenso penu pa bintu byonse mbyobalambepeshenga Bayuda.
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 Amwe muyinshi cena miyambo yonse ya Bayuda, ne kutanyumfwana konse. Neco ndamusengengeti munyumfwishishe mwakwikalika moyo ncondambanga.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 “Bayuda bonse babwinshi cena buyumi bwakame kufumina kubutwanike bwakame. Bacinshi ncondalikwikala kumasuba akunyuma mucishi ca comwetu, kayi ne mu Yelusalemu.
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Na balayandanga kwamba pamenso penu, ngabasumineti ame kumasuba akunyuma ndalikuba mu likoto lya Bafalisi, bantu bakute kulama cena milawo ya mpaililo yetu, kupita bantu bonse.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 Ndemana pano lelo komboloshewa, cebo cakupembelela cintu ncalashomesha Lesa kuli bamashali betu bakulukulu.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 Mikowa yetu yonse ili likumi ne ibili ilapembelelenga kutambula copeleco Lesa ncalashomesha, kupita mukukambilila munshi ne mashiku. Neco Mobami Mwalemekwa, cebo cakupembelela uku Bayuda balambepeshenga!
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 Ni pacebo cini amwe Bayuda omuli pano, mukute kuyeyeti nkacikonsheke kushometi Lesa ukute kupundusha bafwa?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 “Pacakame ndenka, ndalikuyeya kucana cakwinsa ciliconse, ncendelela kulwanisha kwambeti makani alambanga sha Yesu waku Nasaleti amwene.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Ico encendalensa mu Yelusalemu. Ndalapewa ngofu shakwinseco kufuma kuli beshimilumbo bamakulene, ndalasungisha bantu ba Lesa bangi mujele. Mpobali kombolosheweti bashinwe ndalikubapo kayi ndalasuminishako.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Tunkanda twingi ndalapesheti bantu aba bacane cisubulo mu mibungano ya Bayuda, ndalelekesha cangofu kwambeti bacileke kushoma muli Yesu. Ndalikuba mukalu cakwinseti ndalikuya kayi ne mu minshi ya mubishi nabimbi kuya kubapensha.”
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 “Neco, cebo ca makani awa, ndalaya ku Damasiko kankute makalata alampa ngofu alalemba beshimilumbo bamakulene.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Omwalemekwa Mwami, mpotwalikwenda mu nshila cindi ca 12 koloko, ndalabona mumuni kufuma kwilu. Mumuni uwu walikuba wapita kumunika kwalisuba, mpondalikuba ame, pamo ne baname, palamweka mwee!
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 Twense twalawa panshi. Calakonkapo ndalanyumfwa liswi mu mulaka wa Cihebeli lyakwambeti, ‘Saulo! Saulo! Ulampenshelenga cani? Nulilinge omwine pakukakatila kulwana ne njame, ulyeti musune lawalanga bibambala bilashikilinga mukatondo nkateya mwineyo.’
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 Lino ndalepusheti, ‘Inga njamwe bani Nkambo’ Mwami walankumbuleti, ‘Njame Yesu ngolapenshenga.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Konyamuka! Ndabonekele kuli njobe kwambeti ndikusale, ube musebenshi wakame. Ulayandikinga kuba kamboni wa bintu ibi mbyolabono lelo, kayi ne byo mbyoti nkakuboneshenga kumasuba akuntangu.
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 Ni nkakufunenga ku Baislayeli ne kubantu bamishobo naimbi nkoti nkakutumenga.
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 Ukabacalulenga menso kwambeti bakafume mushinshe ne kwingila mu mumuni, kayi bakafumenga mungofu ya Satana kwambeti bese kuli Lesa. Kupitila mu lushomo lwabo muli njame, Lesa nakabalekelele bwipishi bwabo kwambeti bakabeko ne musena pakati pa bantu basalwa bakendi Lesa.’
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 “Neco, Omwalemekwa Mwami Agilipa, ndiya kukana kunyumfwila ncondalabona mu cimbonimboni calafuma kwilu.
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Ndalatanguna kukambauka mu Damasiko, ne mu Yelusalemu ne mu cishi conse ca Yudeya, kayi ne kubantu bamishobo naimbi. Ndalabakambaukila kwambeti basanduke kushiya bwipishi bwabo, basandukile kuli Lesa ne kwinsa bintu bilaleshengeti basanduka cancinencine.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 Cebo cakukambauka uku, mpobalancana Bayuda mu Ng'anda ya Lesa, balanjikata kabayanda kunshina.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Mpaka lelo pano Lesa elanyamfwanga, neco ndemana pano kupa bukamboni ku bantu bonse, balemekwa ne bantususu. Ndambanga bintu byalamba bashinshimi bakulukulu ne Mose, abo balambeti,
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 Wasalwa wakendi Lesa nakapenshewe ne kumushina, nsombi nakabe mutanshi kupunduka ku bafu kwambeti, akakambaukile Bayuda ne bantu bamishobo naimbi mu muni walupulusho.”
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Paulo kacamba makani awa akulifuna, Fesito walambila Paulo maswi akucelemuka, “Paulo ulakonyo! Kwiya bintu bingi kula kukonyeshe!”
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 Paulo walakumbuleti, “Ndiya kukonya, Mwalemekwa, Fesito! Makani ngondambanga nakubinga, kayi a mano.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Mwami Agilipa, bacinshi ncondambanga, ecebo cakendi ndambanga mwakusunguluka. Ndashoma kwambeti paliya cintu nacikaba cimo ca bintu ibi mbyobalabula kunyumfwa, pakwinga makani awa aliya kwinshikila mu musena wasolama.”
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Amwe Bami ba Agilipa, “Sena mwashoma maswi abashinshimi bakulukulu? Ndicinsheti mwashoma.”
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Popelapo Mwami Agilipa walepusha Paulo, “Sena mukacindi kang'anowaka obe ulayeyengeti ngaunsandula kuba muklistu ayi?”
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Paulo walakumbuleti, “Mukacindi kang'anowa nambi cindi citali, ame ndapailinga kuli Lesa kwambeti amwe, pamo ne bonse balanyumfunga maswi awa lelo, ngababeti ncombele, uku nteko kwambeti ne njamwe musungwe ncetani ishi sobwe!”
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 Popelapo, Mwami Agilipa ne Mwendeleshi ne Benisi, kayi ne bantu bonse balanyamuka.
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 Mpobalikufumapo bali kabambeti, “Paliya cintu caipa ncalensa muntuyu ncelela kufwilapo, nambi kusungwa mujele sobwe.”
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Agilipa walambila Fesito, “Muntuyu nalabula kusengeti Mwami waku Loma akawomboloshe mulandu wakendi, nshinga nolamusungululu kopele kuno.”
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
