Mabasa 24

¹Zvino mazuva mashanu akati apfuvura, Ananiasi, muPirisita mukuru, akaburuka navamwe vakuru, nomumwe mureveri, wainzi Terturo; vakamhan’arira Pauro kumubati.And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

²Iye akati adanwa, Terturo akatanga kumupomera mhosva achiti: Zvatinovona rugare rukuru nemi, norudzi urwu zvarunoruramisirwa mhosva nokubata kwenyu kwakanaka;And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

³tinozvigamuchira nemitovo yose napanzvimbo dzose nokuvonga kukuru, imi, Feriksi wakakurumbira zvikuru.We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

⁴Asi, zvandisingadi kukunonosai, ndinokumbira zvikuru kwamuri, kuti mutinzwei nengoni dzenyu zvishomanene.Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

⁵Nokuti takavona kuti murume uyu wakashata kwazvo, unomutsa bope pavaJudha vose panyika dzose, ari mutungamiriri weboka ravaNazareni.For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

⁶Iye wakaidza vo kushatisa tembere, tikamubata, [tichida kumutonga nomurairo wedu.Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

⁷Asi Risia, mutungamiri mukuru, ndokuvuya, akamubvisa mumavoko edu nesimba guru,But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

⁸akaraira vanomupomera kuti vavuye pamberi penyu.] Kana mukamubvunzisisa mumene, muchagona kuziva izvozvo zvose zvatakamukwirira nazvo.Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

⁹NavaJudha vakabvumira vo pakumhangara, vakasimbisa kuti zvinhu izvozvo ndizvo.And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

¹⁰Zvino mubati wakati amuninira kuti ataure, Pauro akapindura, akati: Zvandinoziva kuti mava mutongi wavanhu ava makore mazhinji, ndinozvidavirira nomufaro,Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

¹¹nokuti munzwisise kuti mazuva achigere kupfuvura gumi namaviri, kubvira panguva yandakakwira Jerusarema kundonamata.Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

¹²Havana kundiwana ndichiita nharo mutembere nomunhu, kana muguta;And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

¹³havangagoni vo kusimbisa kwamuri izvo zvavanondipomera nazvo zvino.Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

¹⁴Asi ndinotenda hangu kwamuri, kuti ndinoshumira Mwari wamadzibaba edu neNzira, yavanoti idzidziso yakatsauka, ndichitenda zvose zvomurairo nezvakanyorwa pavaporofita;But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

¹⁵ndinetariro kunaMwari, iyo yavanotenda vo vamene, kuti kuchavapo kumuka kwavakafa kwavakarurama navasakarurama.And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

¹⁶Pachinhu ichi ndinoidza zvikuru kuti misi yose ndive nehana isinemhosva kunaMwari nokuvanhu.And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

¹⁷Zvino makore mazhinji akati apfuvura, ndakavuya nezvipo nezvibayiro kuvanhu vangu.Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

¹⁸Ndizvozvo zvavakandiwana ndichiita mutembere, ndanatswa, ndisinavanhu vazhinji, kana bopoto;Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

¹⁹asi vamwe vaJudha veAsia vaivapo ivo vaifanira kuva pano pamberi penyu, kundipomera mhosva, kana vaiva nechinhu neni.Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

²⁰Kunyange naivava ngavareve vamene chisakarurama chavakawana, musi wandakamira pamberi pamakurukotaOr else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

²¹asi shoko iri bedzi, randakadanidzira, ndimire pakati pavo, ndichiti: Ndinotongwa nhasi pamusoro pokumuka kwavakafa.Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

²²Asi Feriksi, zvaakazivisisa zvakanaka. Nzira iyo, akavavetsa, achiti: Kana Risia, mutungamiri mukuru aburukira pano, ndichanatso-bvunzisisa mhaka yenyu.And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

²³Akaraira mukuru wezana kuti Pauro achengetwe, arerusirwe, vuye kuti varege kudzivisa mumwe wokwake kumushumira.And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

²⁴Zvino mamwe mazuva akati apfuvura, Feriksi akasvika, nomukadzi wake Drusira, waiva muJudha, akadana Pauro, akamunzwa pamusoro pokutenda kunaKristu Jesu.And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

²⁵Zvino wakati achitaura zvokururama, nokuzvidzora, nokutonga kunovuya, Feriksi akatya zvikuru, akapindura, akati: Enda hako zvino; kana ndikazova nenguva yakanaka, ndichakudana.And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

²⁶Wakati vo zvimwe uchazopiwa mari naPauro; amusunungure naizvozvo wakamudana kazhinji, achitaura naye.He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

²⁷Asi makore maviri akati apera, Porkio Festo akapinda panzvimbo yaFeriksi, zvino Feriksi achida kufadza vaJudha, akasiya Pauro akasungwa.But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’ room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.