Acts 26
1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
Su, Agiripa kamgambira Paulu, “Guluusiwa kujiteteya.” Panu Paulu kanyoshiti liwoku lyakuwi kujiteteya hangu.
2 “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,
Mtuwa Agiripa, nuliwona nana bahati lelu kujiteteya panlongulu paku kuusu mashitaka goseri aga geni Wayawudi waweriti watakula kuusu neni.
3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
Asa toziya gumweni gwenga ndo mwana malifa gwa ntambu za Wayawudi na migogolu yawu, nukuluwa su gumpikiniri kwa uhepelera.
4 “Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
“Wayawudi wavimana shisoweru sha makaliru gangu kwanjira uwananguta, mtambu yandamiti kwanjira kwanja pakati pa isi yangu aku Yerusalemu.
5 having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Wavimana kwa shipindi shitali, na waweza kupitawulira, handa pawafira, handa kwanjira mwanzu ndamiti handa yumu gwa shipinga shana siyasa ikalipa nentu mudini yetu, yani shipinga sha Mafalisayu.
6 Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
Na vinu na panu ntozwi toziya nulitumbira kwayidi kulii kweni Mlungu kawalagiliti wambuyi wetu.
7 which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
Lagilu ali ndo liraa lilii lyalitumbirwa na makabila lilongu na mbili lya maisi getu, wankumtendera Mlungu kwa nakaka paliwala na pashiru. Mtuwa mfalumi, Wayawudi wankunzitaki toziya ya litumbiru ali!
8 Why is it judged incredible with you if God does raise the dead?
Kwa shishi mwenga mwona tabu nentu kujimira handa Mlungu kawazyukisiyaga yawahowiti?
9 “I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Nakaka neni namweni njimiriti handa ndo lihengu lyangu kutenda vitwatira vivuwa kulirema litawu lya Yesu gwa Nazareti.
10 I also did this in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
Shitwatira ashi ndo shantenditi aku Yerusalemu. Neni namweni mpatiti uwezu kulawa kwa Watambika wakulu, mpatiti kuwatula mushibetubetu wavua wa wantu wa Mlungu. Nawomberi pawatozitwi kuwahowiziya, ngalambuziiti simbi za kujimira.
11 Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
Ntambu yimonga neni ng'enditi munumba za Mlungu panagalira womberi wazibiwi, naneni panjera kwa makakala wayigilangi njimiru yawu. Maya gangu gaweriti makulu nentu kwawomberi ata ng'enditi kuwatabisiya mlushi za patali.
12 “Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,
“Kwa nfiru iraa ayi, ng'enditi Dameski shipindi shimu, neni nweriti na utuwa na malagiliru kulawa kwa Watambika Wakulu.
13 at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
Mheshimiwa, shipindi panweriti mnjira, saa sita paliwala, moniti uweru mkulu kuliku wa mshenji pawuyaka kulawa kumpindi, uzyengeta neni na walii waweriti wanamwanja wayangu.
14 When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Twawoseri twenga tuguwiti pasi, naneni mpikanira liziwu ling'ambira kwa Shiebraniya, ‘Sauli, Sauli! Kwa shishi gundenda? Gulitenda hera handa ng’ombi yakaguma liteki fimbu ya mtuwa gwakuwi.”
15 “I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
Neni nkosiyiti, “‘Gwee gwa gaa Mtuwa?’ Mtuwa kankula, ‘Neni ndo Yesu mweni gwenga gwaguntabisiya.
16 But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will reveal to you;
Gwimuki vinu, gugoloki. Nukulawira su nukutuli nakamu guweri ntumintumi gwangu. Guwalanguziyi wantu wamonga vitwatira vyaguviwoniti lelu na vilii vyeni vyankali hanukulanguziyi.
17 delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,
Hanukulopoziyi na wantu wa Israeli na wantu wa Israeli na wantu wa maisi gamonga geni neni nukulagiliri kwawomberi.
18 to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
Hagugatumuliziyi masu gawu na kuwatenda womberi walawi muluwindu na kwingira muwulangala, walawi mumakakala ga Shetani na wamgalambukiri Mlungu su wapati ulekiziwu wa vidoda vyawatenditi na wapati uhala pakati pawu kwa walii yawapungitwi kwa njimiru yaiwera kwaneni.’”
19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
“Hangu, Mtuwa Agiripa weza ndiri kuweri mkaidi kwa mawonu aga ga kumpindi.
20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
Ila nyanjiti kubwera kwanja kwa wantu wa Dameski, shakapanu kwa walii wa Yerusalemu na isi yoseri ya Yudeya, na viraa kwa wantu wa maisi gamonga. Nuwahimiziyiti wamgalambukiri Mlungu na kulangalira kwa vitendu handa waleka vidoda vyawu vyawatenditi.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
Toziya ayi, Wayawudi wankamuliti paweriti Mnumba nkulu ya Mlungu, wajeriti kunaga.
22 Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
Kumbiti Mlungu kandangiti, na avi mpaka mashaka ga lelu ngoloka ugangamala panavia lulangaliru kwa woseri, wakulu na wadidini. Gatakula ndo galii geni wambuyi na Musa watakuliti hagalawiri.
23 how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles.”
Yani kafiruwa Kristu katabiki na kaweri gwa kwanja kuzyuka kulawa kwa wahowiti, su wabweri handa uweru wa ulopoziya uwalangalira vinu wantu woseri, Wayawudi na viraa wantu wawawera ndiri wayawudi.”
24 As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”
Paulu pakayiziti panu mukujiteteya kwakuwi, Festu katakuliti kwa liziwu likulu, “Paulu! Gwana lukwali! Kubetula kwaku kuvuwa kukujegera lukwali!”
25 But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
Kumbiti Paulu katakula, “Nahera lukwali mtuwa Festu. Shantakula ndo nakaka hera.
26 For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
Gwenga Mfalumi guvimana vitwatira avi, hangu weza kuyowera pota lyoga palongolu paku. Nahera shashatika handa malawiru aga gamanika kwakuwi toziya shitwatira ashi shitendeka ndiri kwakulififa.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.”
Mfalumi Agiripa, hashi, gwana njimiru na wambuyi? Nuvimana handa gujimira.”
28 Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”
Agiripa kamwankula Paulu, “Mushipindi shididini hera, hashi gulihola haguntendi nweri Mkristu?”
29 Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”
Paulu kamwankula, “Nankumluwa Mlungu handa, kwa katepu ama shipindi shitali, gwenga ndiri hera ila woseri yawampikinira leru wapati kuwera ntambu yanwera neni, kumbiti pota minyololu ayi.”
30 The king rose up with the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
Panu Mfalumi Agiripa, mkulu wa mkowa, Beriniki na woseri walii wawaweriti pamwera nawomberi, wagolokiti.
31 When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
Pawawukiti kala, waligambiziyana, “Muntu ayu katenda ndiri shoseri shashifiruwa azabu ya kumlaga ama kutatirwa.”
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Yomberi Agiripa kamgambira Festu, “muntu ayu kaweza kuyopolwa handa mekaweriti ndiri kakata lufaa kwa Kaisari.”
