Mabasa 23
1 Zvino Pauro wakati achitarisisa dare remakurukota akati: Varume hama, ini ndakafamba pamberi paMwari nehana yese yakanaka, kusvikira zuva rino.
Paul behelde the counsell and sayde: men and brethre I have lived in all good coscience before God vntill this daye.
2 Asi mupristi mukuru Ananiasi wakaraira vakange vamire naye kuti vamurove muromo.
The hye prest Ananias comaunded the that stode by to smyte him on the mouth.
3 Ipapo Pauro akati kwaari: Mwari achakurova, madziro akadzudzurwa akacheneswa; nokuti iwe ugere kuti unditonge maererano nemurairo, zvino unoraira kuti ndirohwe zvinopesana nemurairo here?
Then sayde Paul to him: God smyte the thou payntyd wall. Sittest thou and iudgest me after the lawe: and commaundest me to be smytten contrary to the lawe?
4 Zvino vakange vamirepo vakati: Unotuka mupristi mukuru waMwari here?
And they that stode by sayde: revylest thou Goddes hye preste?
5 Pauro ndokuti: Ndanga ndisingazivi, hama, kuti mupristi mukuru; nokuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi: Usataura zvakaipa pamusoro pemutungamiriri wevanhu vekwako.
Then sayd Paul: I wist not brethren that he was the hye preste. For it is writte thou shalt not curse the rular of thy people.
6 Zvino Pauro wakati aziva kuti rimwe divi ndereVaSadhusi uye rimwe ndereVaFarisi, akadanidzira kudare remakurukota, akati: Varume hama, ini ndiri muFarisi, mwanakomana wemuFarisi; ini ndinotongwa pamusoro petariro nekumuka kwevakafa.
When Paul perceaved that the one parte were Saduces and the other Pharises: he cryed oute in the counsell. Men and brethren I am a Pharisaye the sonne of a Pharisaye. Of the hope and resurreccion fro deeth I am iudged.
7 Wakati areva izvi, kupesana kukauya pakati peVaFarisi neVaSadhusi, chaunga ndokukamukana.
And when he had so sayde ther arose a debate bitwene the Pharisayes and ye Saduces and the multitude was devided.
8 Nokuti VaSadhusi vanoti hakuna kumuka, kana mutumwa, kana mweya; asi VaFarisi vanobvuma zviri zviviri.
For ye Saduces saye that ther is no resurreccio nether angell nor sprete. But the Pharisayes graunt bothe.
9 Zvino mhere-mhere huru ikamuka; vanyori vekudivi reVaFarisi vakasimuka vachipikisa zvikuru vachiti: Hatiwani chinhu chakaipa kumunhu uyu; asi kana mweya akataura naye kana mutumwa, hatingarwisani naMwari.
And ther arose a great crye and the Scribes which were of the Pharisayes parte arose and strove sayinge: we fynde none evyll in this man. Though a sprete or an angell hath apered to him let vs not stryve agaynst God.
10 Zvino kupesana kukuru kwakati kwauya, mukuru wechuru akatya kuti Pauro angabvamburwa navo, akaraira mauto kuti aburuke amubvute pakati pavo, amuise kuimba yemauto.
And when ther arose greate debate the captayne fearynge lest Paul shuld have bene pluckt asondre of them comaunded the soudiers to goo doune and to take him from amonge them and to bringe him into the castle.
11 Zvino usiku hwakatevera Ishe wakamira naye akati: Tsunga moyo Pauro; nokuti sezvawakapupura zvinhu maererano neni paJerusarema, saizvozvo zvakafanirawo kuti upupure kuRoma.
The nyght folowyng God stode by him and sayde: Be of good cheare Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Ierusalem so must thou beare witnes at Rome.
12 Zvino kwakati kwaedza, vamwe veVaJudha vakaita rangano, vakazvisunga nemhiko, vachiti havangadyi kana kunwa kusvikira vauraya Pauro.
When daye was come certayne of the Iewes gaddered them selves to geder and made a vowe sayinge that they wolde nether eate nor drinke till they had killed Paul.
13 Zvino vaipfuura makumi mana vakange vaita mhiko iyi pamwe chete;
They were aboute. xl. which had made this conspiracio.
14 ava vakaenda kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru vakati: Tazvisunga nemhiko huru, kuti hatidyi chinhu kusvikira tauraya Pauro.
And they cam to ye chefe prestes and elders and sayde: we have boude oure selves with a vowe that we will eate nothinge vntill we have slayne Paul.
15 Naizvozvo ikozvino imwi nedare remakurukota taridzai kumukuru wechuru, kuti amuburusire kwamuri mangwana, sezvinonzi munoda kunyatsobvunzisisa zviri maererano naye; asi isu asati aswedera, tazvigadzira kumuuraya.
Now therfore geve ye knowlege to the vpper captayne and to the counsell that he bringe him forth vnto vs to morow as though we wolde knowe some thinge more perfectly of him. But we (or ever he come neare) are redy in ye meane season to kill him.
16 Zvino mwanakomana wehanzvadzi yaPauro akanzwa zvekuvandira, akauya akapinda mumba memauto, akaudza Pauro.
When Pauls sisters sonne hearde of their layinge awayte he wet and entred into the castle and tolde Paul.
17 Pauro ndokudanira kwaari umwe wevakuru vezana akati: Isa jaya iri kumukuru wechuru; nokuti rine chekutaura kwaari.
And Paul called one of ye vnder captaynes vnto him and sayde: bringe this younge man vnto ye hye captayne: for he hath a certayne thinge to shewe him.
18 Zvino ndokumutora, akamuuisa kumukuru wechuru, ndokuti: Pauro musungwa wandidanira kwaari akakumbira kuti ndiuise jaya iri kwamuri, rine chekutaura kwamuri.
And he toke him and sayd: Paul ye presoner called me vnto him and prayed me to brige this youge ma vnto ye which hath a certayne matter to shewe ye.
19 Mukuru wechuru akabata ruoko rwaro, akaenda naro parutivi vari vega, akabvunza akati: Chii chaunacho chekundiudza?
The hye captayne toke him by the hond and wet a parte with him out of the waye: and axed him: what hast thou to saye vnto me?
20 Iye akati: VaJudha vatenderana kukukumbirai, kuti muburusire Pauro kudare remakurukota mangwana, sevanoda kunyatsobvunzisisa chimwe chinhu maererano naye.
And he sayd: the Iewes are determined to desyre the yt thou woldest brynge forth Paul to morowe into the counsell as though they wolde enquyre somwhat of him more parfectly.
21 Naizvozvo imwi musatendeswa navo; nokuti vakamuvandira pakati pavo varume vanopfuura makumi mana, vakazvisunga nemhiko kuti havangadyi kana kunwa kusvikira vamuuraya; zvino ikozvino vakagadzirira vachimirira chivimbiso kubva kwamuri.
But folowe not their mindes: for ther lyein wayte for him of the moo then. xl. men which have boude the selves wt a vowe that they will nether eate ner drinke till they have killed him. And now are they redy and loke for thy promes.
22 Naizvozvo mukuru wechuru wakaregera jaya richienda, ariraira achiti: Usaudza munhu kuti wandizivisa zvinhu izvi.
The vpper captayne let ye yoge man departe and charged: se thou tell it out to no man that thou hast shewed these thinges to me.
23 Zvino akadanira kwaari vamwe vaviri vevakuru vezana, akati: Gadzirirai mauto mazana maviri kuti afambe kusvikira Kesariya, nevatasvi vemabhiza makumi manomwe, nevemapfumo mazana maviri, kubva paawa rechitatu reusiku;
And he called vnto him two vnder captaynes sayinge: make redy two hondred soudiers to goo to Cesarea and horsmen threscore and ten and speare men two houndred at the thyrde houre of the nyght.
24 muvawanisewo zvipfuwo, kuti vatasvise Pauro vamuise akachengeteka kumutungamiriri Ferikisi;
And delyvre them beastes that they maye put Paul on and bringe him safe vnto Felix the hye debite
25 akanyora tsamba yakatakura zvemukati izvi:
and wrote a letter in this maner.
26 Kiraudhio Risia kuna Ferikisi mutungamiriri changamire, kwaziwai.
Claudius Lisias vnto ye most mighty rular Felix sendeth gretinges.
27 Uyu murume wakabatwa neVaJudha, uye angadai akaurawa navo, ndikasvika nemauto ndikamununura, ndanzwa kuti muRoma.
This man was take of the Iewes and shuld have bene killed of them. Then cam I with soudiers and rescued him and perceaved that he was a Romayne.
28 Zvino ndakati ndichida kuziva chikonzero chavaimupomera nacho, ndikamuburusira kudare ravo remakurukota;
And when I wolde have knowen the cause wherfore they accused him I brought him forth into their cousell.
29 ndikawana achipomerwa pamusoro pemashoko emurairo wavo, asi asingapomerwi chinhu chingafanira rufu kana zvisungo.
There perceaved I yt he was accused of questios of their lawe: but was not giltye of eny thinge worthy of deeth or of bondes.
30 Zvino ndakati ndaziviswa kuti kwakange koda kuva nekuvandirwa kwemurume uyu neVaJudha, ndikamutumira kwamuri pakarepo, ndikarairawo vanomumhan'arira kuti vataure pamberi penyu zvavanopesana naye. Chisarai.
Afterwarde when it was shewed me how that ye Iewes layde wayte for ye man I sent him strayght waye to the and gave commaundmet to his accusars yf they had ought agaynst him to tell it vnto ye: fare well.
31 Zvino mauto, sezvaakarairwa akatora Pauro, akamuisa kuAntipatiri neusiku.
Then ye soudiers as it was comaunded the toke Paul and brought him by nyght to Antipatras.
32 Zvino chifume, vakarega vatasvi vemabhiza kuti vaende naye, vakadzokera kuimba yemauto;
On the morowe they lefte horsmen to goo with him and returned vnto the castle.
33 ivo vakati vasvika kuKesariya, vakakumikidza tsamba kumutungamiriri, vakaisawo Pauro pamberi pake.
Which when they cam to Cesarea they delivered the epistle to the debite and presented Paul before him.
34 Zvino mutungamiriri wakati averenga, akabvunza kuti ndewedunhu ripi; zvino aziva kuti ndeweKirikia,
When the debite had redde the letter he axed of what countre he was and when he vnderstode that he was of Cicill
35 akati: Ndichakunzwa, kana vanokupomera mhosva vasvikawo; akaraira kuti achengetwe mumba maHerodhe mekutongera.
I will heare the (sayde he) whe thyne accusars are come also: and commaunded him to be kepte in Herodes pallys.
