¹And after five days came down the high priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator called Tertullus, and laid their informations against Paul before the governor.

¹Zvino mushure memazuva mashanu, Ananiasi mupristi mukuru akaburuka nevakuru, neumwe mumiririri wainzi Teturo; vakamhan'arira Pauro kumutungamiriri.

²And he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse, saying, Seeing we enjoy great peace through thee, and that excellent measures are executed for this nation by thy forethought,

²Zvino wakati adamwa, Teturo akatanga kumupomera mhosva achiti: Rugare rukuru tinoruwana nemwi, nemabasa akanaka akaitika munyika ino neurongwa hwenyu;

³we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

³tinozvigamuchira nemitoo yose nepanzvimbo dzose nekuvonga kukuru, imwi Ferikisi changamire mukuru.

⁴But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.

⁴Asi kuti ndisaramba ndichikubatirirai, ndinokumbira zvikuru kwamuri kuti mutinzwe netsitsi dzenyu muchidimbu.

⁵For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

⁵Nekuti takawana kuti murume uyu ari hosha huru, unomutsa bongozozo pakati pevaJudha vose panyika yose, ari mutungamiriri weboka ravaNazarini.

⁶who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;

⁶Iye wakaidzawo kushatisa tembere, tikamubata, tichida kumutonga nemurairo wedu.

⁷but Lysias, the chiliarch, coming up, took [him] away with great force out of our hands,

⁷Zvino mukuru wechuru Risiyasi ndokumutora nechisimba mumaoko edu,

⁸having commanded his accusers to come to thee;] of whom thou canst thyself, in examining [him], know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.

⁸akaraira vapomeri vake kuti vauye kwamuri; kana mukamubvunzisisa momene muchawana ruzivo rwezvinhu izvi zvose zvatinomupomera.

⁹And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so.

⁹NevaJudha vakabvumirawo, vachiti zvinhu izvi zvakadaro.

¹⁰But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

¹⁰Zvino Pauro akapindura mutungamiriri amuninira kuti ataure akati: Pamaziviro angu ava makore mazhinji muri mutongi kurudzi urwu, ndinozvidavirira nemufaro,

¹¹As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

¹¹nekuti kuti munzwisise kuti mazuva achigere kupfuura gumi nemaviri kubvira pandakakwira kuJerusarema kunonyengetera.

¹²and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

¹²Havana kundiwana mutembere ndichiita nharo nemunhu, kana kumutsira chaunga bongozozo kunyange musinagoge kana muguta;

¹³neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me.

¹³uye havagoni kupa uchapupu hwezvinhu zvavanondipomera ikozvino.

¹⁴But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;

¹⁴Asi ndinobvuma izvi kwamuri, kuti nenzira yavanoti yakatsauka, saiyoyo ndinoshumira Mwari wamadzibaba, ndichitenda zvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa pamurairo nepavaporofita;

¹⁵having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.

¹⁵ndine tariro kuna Mwari, iyo yavanotendawo vamene, kuti kuchava nekumuka kwevakafa, zvose kwevakarurama nevasakarurama.

¹⁶For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

¹⁶Uye pachinhu ichi ini ndinoidza, kuti nguva dzose ndive nehana isina mhosva kuna Mwari nekuvanhu.

¹⁷And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

¹⁷Zvino shure kwemakore mazhinji, ndakasvika kuzopa zvipo zvenyasha nezvibayiro kurudzi rwangu.

¹⁸Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,

¹⁸Ndiri pane izvozvo, vamwe vaJudha vakabva Asia vakandiwana ndakanatswa mutembere, ndisina chaunga kana bongozozo;

¹⁹who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;

¹⁹vaifanira kuva pano pamberi penyu vachindipomera mhosva kana vaiva nekupokana neni.

²⁰or let these themselves say what wrong they found in me when I stood before the council,

²⁰Kana kuti ivava ngavareve vamene kana vakawana chisakarurama mandiri musi wandakamira pamberi pedare remakurukota

²¹[other] than concerning this one voice which I cried standing amongst them: I am judged this day by you touching [the] resurrection of [the] dead.

²¹asi kunze kwemaererano neshoko iri rimwe randakadanidzira ndimire pakati pavo maererano nekumuka kwevakafa, ndinotongwa nhasi nemwi.

²²And Felix, knowing accurately the things concerning the way, adjourned them, saying, When Lysias the chiliarch is come down I will determine your affair;

²²Asi Ferikisi wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, ane ruzivo rwakanyanya rwenzira iyo, akambovadzosera achiti: Kana Risia, mutungamiri mukuru aburukira pano, ndichanyatsoongorora mhaka yenyu;

²³ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.

²³akaraira mukuru wezana kuti achengete Pauro, uye ave nerusununguko, uye kuti varege kudzivisa umwe wevekwake kumushumira kana kumushanyira.

²⁴And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

²⁴Zvino shure kwemamwe mazuva, Ferikisi akasvika nemukadzi wake Drusira, waiva muJudhakadzi, akadana Pauro, akamunzwa pamusoro perutendo kuna Kristu.

²⁵And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

²⁵Zvino wakati achataura zvekururama, kuzvidzora, nekutonga kunouya, Ferikisi akabvunda akapindura akati: Enda ikozvino; kana ndikazova nenguva yakafanira, ndichakudana.

²⁶hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.

²⁶Waitarisirawo kuti mari ichapiwa kwaari naPauro, kuti amusunungure; naizvozvo wakamudana kazhinji achitaura naye.

²⁷But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound.

²⁷Asi makore maviri akati azadziswa, Pokio Festo akapinda panzvimbo yaFerikisi, zvino Ferikisi wakada kufadza vaJudha akasiya Pauro akasungwa.