¹Zvino Pauro wakati achitarisisa dare remakurukota akati: Varume hama, ini ndakafamba pamberi paMwari nehana yose yakanaka kusvikira zuva ranhasi.

¹And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

²Asi mupristi mukuru Ananiasi wakaraira vakange vamire naye kuti vamurove pamuromo.

²And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.

³Ipapo Pauro akati kwaari: Mwari uchakurova, rusvingo rwakacheneswa; nekuti iwe ugere kuti unditonge nemurairo, asi unoraira kuti ndirohwe zvinopesana nemurairo nhai?

³Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

⁴Zvino vakange vamirepo vakati: Unotuka mupristi mukuru waMwari here?

⁴And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?

⁵Pauro ndokuti: Ndanga ndisingazivi, hama, kuti mupristi mukuru; nekuti kwakanyorwa, kuchinzi: Usataura zvakaipa pamusoro pemutungamiriri wevanhu vako.

⁵Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

⁶Zvino Pauro wakati achiona kuti rimwe bandi vaSadhusi rimwe vaFarisi, akadanidzira mudare remakurukota, akati: Varume hama, ini ndiri muFarisi, mwanakomana wevaFarisi, ndotongwa pamusoro petariro yekumuka kwevakafa.

⁶But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

⁷Wakati areva saizvozvo, kupesana kukamuka pakati pevaFarisi nevaSadhusi; chaunga chikakamukana.

⁷And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

⁸Nekuti vaSadhusi vanoti hapana kumuka kwevakafa, kana mutumwa, kana mweya; asi vaFarisi vanobvuma zviri zviviri.

⁸For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

⁹Zvino bopoto guru rikamuka; vanyori vekudivi revaFarisi vakasimuka vachipikisa zvikuru vachiti: Ngatirege kurwa naMwari, hatiwani chinhu chakaipa kumunhu uyu; asi kana mweya kana mutumwa akataura naye, hatigoni kupikisana naMwari.

⁹And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

¹⁰Zvino kupesana kukuru kwakati kwakamuka, mukuru wechuru akatya kuti Pauro ungabvamburwa kuita zvidimbu navo, akaraira mauto kuti aburuke amubvute pakati pavo, amuise muimba yemauto.

¹⁰And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

¹¹Zvino usiku hwakatevera, Ishe wakamira naye akati: Tsunga moyo Pauro; nekuti sezvawakapupura pamusoro pangu paJerusarema, saizvozvo zvakafanirawo kupupura paRoma.

¹¹And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

¹²Zvino kwakati kwaedza, vamwe vevaJudha vakaita rangano, vakazvisunga nemhiko vachiti havangadyi kana kumwa kusvikira vauraya Pauro.

¹²And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

¹³Zvino vaipfuura makumi mana vakange vaita rangano iyo.

¹³And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

¹⁴Ava vakaenda kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru vakati: Tazvisunga nerushambwa rukuru, kuti hatidyi chinhu kusvikira taponda Pauro.

¹⁴And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

¹⁵Naizvozvo ikozvino imwi nedare remakurukota taridzai kumukuru wechuru, kuti amuburusire kwamuri mangwana, sezvinonzi munoda kunyatso-bvunzisisa maererano naye; asi isu asati aswedera, tazvigadzira kumuuraya.

¹⁵Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

¹⁶Zvino mwanakomana wehanzvadzi yaPauro akanzwa zvekuvandira kwavo, akaenda akapinda mumba memauto, akaudza Pauro.

¹⁶And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

¹⁷Ipapo Pauro akadanira kwaari umwe wevakuru vezana, akati: Isa jaya iri kumukuru wechuru; nekuti une rimwe shoko raanoda kumuudza.

¹⁷Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

¹⁸Naizvozvo wakamutora, akamuuisa kumukuru wechuru, akati: Pauro musungwa wandidana akakumbira kuti ndiuise jaya iri kwamuri rine shoko rarinoda kutaura kwamuri.

¹⁸So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

¹⁹Mutungamiri mukuru akabata ruoko rwaro, akaenda naro parutivi vari vega, akabvunza akati: Chii chaunoda kundiudza?

¹⁹Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

²⁰Iye akati: VaJudha vatenderana kukukumbirai kuti muburusire Pauro kudare remakurukota mangwana sevanoda kunyatsomubvunzisisa zvimwe.

²⁰And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would enquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

²¹Naizvozvo musavatendera; nekuti vakamuvandira pakati pavo varume vanopfuura makumi mana vakazvisunga nemhiko, kuti havangadyi kana kumwa, kusvikira vamuuraya; zvino vakagadzirira vachimirira chivimbiso chinobva kwamuri.

²¹But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

²²Naizvozvo mutungamiri mukuru wakaregera jaya richienda ariraira achiti: Usaudza munhu kuti wandizivisa zvinhu izvi.

²²So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

²³Zvino akadanira kwaari vamwe vakuru vezana vaviri, akati: Gadzirirai mauto mazana maviri afambe kusvikira asvika Kesariya, nevatasvi vemabhiza makumi manomwe, nevemapfumo mazana maviri, kubva paawa rechitatu reusiku;

²³And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

²⁴muvatsvakire zvipfuwo kuti vatasvise Pauro vagomuuisa zvisina njodzi kumutungamiriri Ferikisi;

²⁴And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

²⁵akanyora tsamba nenzira iyi:

²⁵And he wrote a letter after this manner:

²⁶Kraudhio Risia, kuna Ferikisi, mutungamiriri changamire, ndinokukwazisai!

²⁶Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

²⁷Uyu munhu wakabatwa nevaJudha, uye ungadai akaurawa navo, ini ndikasvika nemauto ndikamununura, ndaziva kuti muRoma.

²⁷This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

²⁸Zvino ndakati ndichida kuziva chikonzero chavaimupomera, ndikamuburusira kudare remakurukota avo;

²⁸And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

²⁹ndikawana kuti waipomerwa pamusoro pemashoko emurairo wavo, asi asingapomerwi chinhu chingafanira rufu kana kusungwa.

²⁹Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

³⁰Zvino ndakati ndanyeverwa kuti kwakange koda kuva nekuvandirwa kwemunhu uyu nevaJudha, ndikamutumira kwamuri pakarepo, ndikarairawo vanomukwirira kuti vataure pamberi penyu zvavanomupomera. Chisarai.

³⁰And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

³¹Zvino mauto sezvaakarairwa akatora Pauro, akamuisa Antipatri usiku.

³¹Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

³²Zvino chifume vakarega vatasvi vemabhiza kuti vaende naye, vakadzokera kuimba yemauto.

³²On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

³³Vaya vakati vasvika Kesariya, vakakumikidza tsamba kumutungamiriri, vakaisawo Pauro pamberi pake.

³³Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

³⁴Zvino mutungamiriri wakati averenga, akabvunza kuti ndewedunhu ripi; zvino wakati anzwa kuti ndeweKirikia,

³⁴And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

³⁵akati: Ndichakunzwa kana vanokupomera mhosva vasvikawo; akaraira kuti achengetwe mumba maHerodhe mekutongera.

³⁵I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.