Acts 25
1 Festus, [who was now the governor] of the province, arrived in Caesarea, and three days later he went up to Jerusalem.
Gakapiteje mobha gatatu ga uliwali gwabho, a Peshito gubhajabhwile ku Kaishalia gubhapite ku Yelushalemu.
2 In Jerusalem, the chief priests and [other] Jewish leaders formally told [Festus] about [the things that they said] that Paul [had done that were wrong].
Bhakulungwanji bhaabhishila na ashikalongolele bha Bhayaudi gubhaabhalanjilenje a Peshito ngani ja a Pauli. Gubhaashondelesheyenje a Peshito
3 They urgently asked Festus to do something for them. [They asked him to command soldiers] to bring Paul to Jerusalem, [so that Festus could put him on trial there]. But they were planning that some [of them] would hide [near the road] and wait [for Paul] and kill him when he was traveling [to Jerusalem].
na kwaajuga bhaatendelanje ntuka gwa kuti, bhaamulishe a Pauli bhapelekwe ku Yelushalemu, pabha bhashinkulagananga bhaajubhililanje mumpanda nkupinga bhaabhulaganje.
4 But Festus replied, “Paul is in Caesarea, and is being guarded {[soldiers] are guarding him} [there]. I myself will go down to Caesarea in a few days.
Ikabheje a Peshito gubhajangwile, “A Pauli mubhali mmakono ga ulinda ku Kaishalia na namwene nguli tome na kwenda.
5 Choose some of your leaders to go there with me. [While they are there], they can accuse Paul of the wrong things that you say that he has done.”
Mwaalekanje ashikalongolele bhenunji bhaelelanje na nne bhakaalugulanje a Pauli monaga shipali shibhalebhile.”
6 After Festus had been [in Jerusalem] eight or ten days, he went back down to Caesarea. [Several of the Jewish leaders also went there]. The next day Festus [commanded] that Paul be brought {someone to bring Paul} to him [in the assembly hall] so that he could judge him.
A Peshito bhakatameje na bhandunji bhala kwa mobha nane eu likumi limo, gubhabhujile ku Kaishalia. Pa malabhi gakwe gubhapite tama pa shitengu sha ukumu, gubhaamulishe bhaajiyenabhonji a Pauli.
7 [After] Paul was brought to [the assembly hall], the Jewish [leaders] from Jerusalem gathered around him [to accuse him]. They told [Festus] that Paul had committed many crimes. But they could not prove [that Paul had done the things about which they accused him].
A Pauli bhakaisheje, Bhayaudi bhakopokengene ku Yelushalemu gubhaatimbililenje gubhatandubhenje kwaalugula ga indu yaikuluikulu yatenda nkali ashaayene nngakombola kong'ondela.
8 Then Paul [spoke] to defend himself. He said to Festus, “I have done nothing wrong against the laws of us [(exc)] Jews, and I have not disobeyed the rules concerning our Temple. I have also done nothing wrong against your government [MTY].”
A Pauli nkwiitapula gubhashite, “Nne shakwapi shinebhile kwa shalia ja Bhayaudi, wala kwa liekalu wala kwa a Kaishali.”
9 But Festus wanted to please the Jewish [leaders, so] he asked Paul, “Are you [(sg)] willing to go up to Jerusalem so that I can listen as these men accuse you [there]?”
Ikabheje a Peshito nkupinga kwiikonjeleya ku Bhayaudi gubhaabhushiye a Pauli, “Bhuli, nnipinga kwenda ku Yelushalemu nkaukumulwe kwa malobhe gubhakunnugulangaga na nne nili popo?”
10 But Paul [did not want to do that. So] he said [to Festus], “[No], I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]! I am [now] standing before you, and you [(sg)] are the judge [whom the Roman] Emperor [MTY] [has authorized. This is the place] where I should be judged {where you should judge me}. I have not wronged the Jewish people [at all], as you know very well.
A Pauli gubhajangwile, “Punyimi pano pa lukumbi lwa a Kaishali, pepano ni pa ukumulwa nne. Malinga mmwe shimmumanyi ukoto, nne shakwapi shinaalebhilenje Bhayaudi.
11 If I had done something bad [for which I] should be executed {[concerning which the law said that they] should execute me}, I would not plead [with them that they] not kill me. But none of these things about which they accuse me is [true, so] no one can [legally] surrender me to [these Jews]. So I formally request that the emperor [MTY] [should judge me at Rome].”
Bhai, monaga shipali shinebhile sha pinjikwa mulagwe, nne ngakana kuwa. Ikabheje monaga ibhanugulangai nngabha ya kweli, jwakwapi jwangamuya nne kubhanganyabha. Pungupinga malobhe ganguga gakamaliywe na a Kaishali.”
12 Then after Festus conferred with the [men who regularly] advised him, he replied to Paul, “You [(sg)] have formally requested [that I should send you] to the emperor [in Rome. So I will arrange for] you to go there [in order that he can judge you].”
Bhai, a Peshito bhakakungulusheje na bhandunji bhabho bha lukumbi, gubhaabhalanjile a Pauli, “Nshipinga malobhe genu gajende kwa a Kaishali! Bhai, shinnjende kwa a Kaishali.”
13 After several days, King [Herod] Agrippa arrived at Caesarea, along with [his younger sister] Bernice. They had come to [formally] welcome Festus [as the new Governor of the province].
Gakapiteje mobha gashoko, bhakulungwa bhana bhashemwaga Agilipa, bhaliji bhakulungwa bha shilambo shina nngabha ku Yudea na a Bhenike, gubhaikenje ku Kaishalia kukwalamushila a Peshito.
14 King Agrippa and Bernice stayed many days in Caesarea. While [they were] there, Festus told Agrippa about Paul. He said to the king, “There is a man here whom Felix kept in prison [while he was governor]. He left him [there when his time as governor ended].
Gubhatemingenenje kweneko mobha gamagwinji na a Peshito gubhaabhalanjile bhakulungwa Agilipa malobhe ga a Pauli, bhalinkuti. “Ashipagwa mundu jumo pepano jubhanneshile a Pelikishi ali atabhilwe.
15 When I went to Jerusalem, the chief priests and [the other] Jewish elders told me that this man had done many things [against their laws]. They asked me to condemn him [to be executed] {judge him [so that people could kill him]}.
Ngajendeje ku Yelushalemu bhakulungwanji bha bhaabhishila na bhanangulungwa bha Bhayaudi gubhanugulilenje gaka jwene mundujo bhalinyuganga ninng'ukumule apotekwe.
16 But I told them that when someone has been accused [of a crime, we] Romans do not immediately (condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty). First, we [command] him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. [After that, the judge will decide what to do with] him.
Ikabheje gunaajangwilenje kuti Bhaloma bhakakunshoyanga mundu akwete malobhe ga lugulwa, akanabhe bhonegana naka mundu annugwile jula, nkupinga najwalakwe abhelekete malobhe ga kwiitapula kwa gubhannugulenjego.”
17 So those Jews came [here to Caesarea] when I came. I did not delay. The day after [we(exc) arrived], after I sat down at the place where I make decisions, I [commanded] that Paul be brought {[soldiers] to bring Paul} into [the courtroom].
“Bhai, bhakaikanganeje nne nangakabhiya, ikabhe pa malabhi gakwe nne gumishile shitamo kulukumbi, gunajile mundujula bhannjiye nabhonji.
18 The Jewish leaders did accuse him, but the things about which they accused him were not any of the [evil] crimes about which I thought [they would accuse him].
Bhaalugulanga bhala bhakajimanganeje kubheleketa, shakwa shilebho shibhalugwilenje sha malinga shinalolelaga.
19 Instead, what they argued about with him were some teachings that [some] Jews believe [and others do not believe. They argued] about a man whose name was Jesus who had died, [but the man they were accusing, whose name is] Paul, kept saying, ‘Jesus is alive again.’
Ikabhe bhatendaga taukangana ga dini jabhonji na gaka mundu jumo lina lyakwe Yeshu numbe amalile, ikabheje a Pauli bhakuti jwankoto.
20 I did not know what questions to ask [them, and I did not know how to judge] concerning their dispute. So I asked Paul, ‘Are you [(sg)] willing to go [back] to Jerusalem and have the dispute [between you and these Jews] judged there {and [let me] judge there the dispute [between you and these Jews]}?’
Nne nangashimanya shatenda kwa gene malobhego. Bhai, gunaabhushiye a Pauli monaga shibhapinje kwenda ku Yelushalemu bhakaukumulwe kwa gene malobhego.
21 But Paul answered, ‘[No]. I [am not willing to go to Jerusalem]!
Ikabheje a Pauli gubhajujile malobhe gapeleshwe kubhakulungwa bha ku Loma, gubhataushile bhatame muulinda mpaka malobhe gabho gamaliywe na bhakulungwa bha ku Loma. Kwa nneyo gunajile bhatame muulinda mpaka pushinaapeleshe ku bhakulungwa bha ku Loma a Kaishali.”
22 Agrippa said to Festus, “I also would like to hear the man myself.”
Bhai Agilipa gubhaabhalanjile a Peshito, “Nne namwene natendaga pinga nimpilikanishiye jwene mundujo,” A Peshito gubhashite, “Shumumpilikane malabhi.”
23 The next day Agrippa and Bernice came very ceremoniously to the assembly hall. Some [Roman] commanders and prominent men in [Caesarea] came with them. Then, Festus told an officer to bring Paul. So after the officer [went to the prison and] brought him,
Kwa nneyo, malabhi gakwe, bhakulungwa bhana Agilipa bhaliji bhakulungwa bha shilambo shina nngabha ku Yudea na a Bhenike gubhaikenje kulukumbi kwa angalila na bhakulungwanji bha bhakomana ngondo na ashikalongolele bha shilambo. A Peshito gubhalajile a Pauli bhakatolwe bhajinjiywe nnukumbi.
24 Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all [the rest of you] who are here, you see this man. Many [HYP] Jews in Jerusalem and also those here [in Caesarea] appealed to me, screaming that we [(exc)] should not let him live any longer.
A Peshito gubha shite, “Mmakulungwa Agilipa na mmowe nninginji na uwe apano! Nnikummonanga aju munduju, nkumbi gowe gwa Bhayaudi bha pepano na bha ku Yelushalemu bhashimbinganga nne naajangutilanje, bhalijobhelanga kuti akapinjikwa alame.
25 But [when I asked them to tell me what he had done, and they told me], I found out that he had not done anything for which he should be executed {[anyone should] execute him}. However, he has asked that our emperor [should judge his case], so I have decided to send him to Rome.
Ikabheje nne nangashibhona shilebho shaatendile shaapinjikwa bhabhulagwe. Pabha a Pauli bhayene bhashipinga malobhe gabho gajende ku bhakulungwa bha ku Loma a Kaishali, gungundile kwaapeleka kwa bhenebho.”
26 But I do not know what specifically I should write to the emperor concerning him. That is why I have brought him here. I [want] you all [to hear him speak], and I especially want you [(sg)], King Agrippa, to hear him. Then, after we [(inc)] have questioned him, I may know what I should write [to the emperor about him].
“Na nne kwa malobhe gabhoga nangali malobhe gammbone ga kwaajandishila bhakulungwa bha ku Loma a Kaishali. Kwa nneyo njikwashema apano kwenu mmanganyanji na mmakulungwa Agilipa, nkupinga mwabhuyanje, mbate shakwajandishila.
27 It seems to me [that it would be] unreasonable to send a prisoner [to the emperor in Rome without my] specifying the [things about which people] are accusing him.”
Pabha ngunabhona ikakonja kumpeleka mundu atabhilwe gwangali taya malobhe galugwilwe jwene mundujo.”
