Mabasa 25

¹Zvino Festo wakati asvika panyika iyo, mazuva matatu apfuvura, akakwira Jerusarema, achibva Kesaria.Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

²vaPirisita vakuru navakuru vavaJudha vakamhangarira Pauro kwaari, vakamunyengetera,Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

³vakakumbira kuti avafadze pamusoro pake, amudanire Jerusarema, kuti vamuvandire vamuvuraye panzira.And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

⁴Asi Festo wakapindura, achiti Pauro wakachengetwa Kesaria, vuye kuti iye amene wakanga okurumidza kuenda’ko.But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither.

⁵Akati: Avo vanesimba pakati penyu, ngavaburuke neni; kana kunechinhu chisakafanira kumunhu uyu, ngavamupomere mhosva.Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

⁶Akagara pakati pavo mazuva asingapfuvuri masere kana gumi, ndokuburukira Kesaria; fume mangwana akagara pachigaro chokutonga, akaraira kuti vavuye naPauro.And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

⁷Wakati asvika, vaJudha vakabva Jerusarema, vakamukomba, vakamupomera mhosva zhinji dzakaipa, dzavakanga vasingagoni kusimbisa.And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

⁸Zvino Pauro akazvidavirira, akati: Handina kutadzira murairo wavaJudha, kana tembere, kana Kesari.While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

⁹Zvino Festo achida kufadza vaJudha, akapindura Pauro akati: Unoda here kukwira Jerusarema, undotongwa’ko pamberi pangu pamusoro pezvinhu izvi?But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

¹⁰Ipapo Pauro akati: Ndinomira pamberi pechigaro chokutonga chaKesari, pandinofanira kutongwa; handina kuitira vaJudha zvisakarurama, sezvamunoziva nemi vo zvakanaka.Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

¹¹Zvino kana ndinemhosva kana kuti ndakaita chinhu chakafanira rufu handirambi kufa; asi kana pasinechinhu chezvokwadi pazvinhu zvavanondipomera, hakunomunhu ungandiisa mumavoko avo.Ndinozviisa kunaKesari.For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

¹²Ipapo Festo akataurirana namakurukota, akapindura, akati: Wazviisa kunaKesari; kunaKesari uchaenda.Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

¹³Zvino mamwe mazuva akati apfuvura, mambo Agripa naBernike vakasvika Kesaria kuzokwazisa Festo.And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

¹⁴Vakati vagara mazuva mazhinji, Festo akaisa mhosva yaPauro kunamambo, achiti: Kunomumwe murume wakasiyiwa pano naFeriksi, akasungwa;And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

¹⁵ndichiri paJerusarema, vaPirisita vakuru navakuru vavaJudha vakamumhangarira, vachikumbira kuti atongerwe rufu.About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.

¹⁶Ndikavapindura, ndikati; haizi tsika yavaRoma kutongera munhu rufu, uyo unopomerwa asati ambotarisana navanomupomera, akapiwa chinguva yokuzvipindurira pamusoro penyaya yaanopomerwa.To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

¹⁷Zvino vakati vavungana pano, handina kunonoka, asi fume mangwana ndakagara pachigaro chokutonga, ndikaraira kuti vavuye nomurume uyo.Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

¹⁸Zvino vapomeri vakasimuka, asi havana kumupomera mhosva yezvinhu zvakaipa zvandakanga ndichiti vachamupomera nazvo;Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

¹⁹asi vakanga vanamamwe mashoko okupira kwavo, nomumwe Jesu wakanga afa, wainzi naPauro mupenyu.But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

²⁰Zvino ini, zvandakanga ndisingazivi mubvunzire wezvinhu zvakadai, ndikabvunza kana achida kuenda Jerusasrema kundotongwa ikoko pamusoro pezvinhu izvozvo.And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

²¹Pauro wakati azviisa kuna mambo mukuru ndikaraira kuti achengetwe kusvikira ndichimutumira kuna Kesari.But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

²²Ipapo Agripa akati kunaFesto; Neni ndinoda kunzwa munhu uyu ndimene. Iye akati: Mangwana muchamunzwa.Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

²³Fume mangwana Agripa wakati asvika naBernike, vashonga kwazvo, vakapinda mumba maitambirwa mhaka, navatungamiriri vakuru, navakuru veguta, vakavuya naPauro varairwa naFesto.And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth.

²⁴Zvino Festo akati: Mambo Agripa, nemi varume vose vaneni, munovona munhu uyu, wandakanyengeterwa navaJudha vose paJerusarema napano, vakadanidzira, vachiti: Haafaniri kuva mupenyu.And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

²⁵Asi ini ndakawana kuti haana kuita chinhu chakafanira rufu, vuye zvaakakumbira kuiswa kunamambo mukuru, ndakati, ndichamutuma.But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

²⁶Asi handineshoko kwaro rezvokwadi randinganyorera ishe pamusoro pake, saka ndavuya naye pamberi penyu, zvikuru pamberi penyu, imi mambo Agripa, kuti kana abvunzisiswa nemi, ndigova nezvandinganyora.Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

²⁷Nokuti kwandiri zvakaita sezvisina kufanira kutuma musungwa, mhosva dzaakakwirirwa nadzo dzisingaziviswi vo.For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.