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

¹And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

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

²And 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 nemitoo yose nepanzvimbo dzose nekuvonga kukuru, imwi Ferikisi changamire mukuru.

³We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

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

⁴Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

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

⁵For 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 wakaidzawo kushatisa tembere, tikamubata, tichida kumutonga nemurairo wedu.

⁶Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

⁷Zvino mukuru wechuru Risiyasi ndokumutora nechisimba mumaoko edu,

⁷But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

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

⁸Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

⁹NevaJudha vakabvumirawo, vachiti zvinhu izvi zvakadaro.

⁹And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

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

¹⁰Then 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:

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

¹¹Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

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

¹²And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

¹³uye havagoni kupa uchapupu hwezvinhu zvavanondipomera ikozvino.

¹³Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

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

¹⁴But 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:

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

¹⁵And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

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

¹⁶And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.

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

¹⁷Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

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

¹⁸Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

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

¹⁹Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

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

²⁰Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

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

²¹Except 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 Ferikisi wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, ane ruzivo rwakanyanya rwenzira iyo, akambovadzosera achiti: Kana Risia, mutungamiri mukuru aburukira pano, ndichanyatsoongorora mhaka yenyu;

²²And 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 achengete Pauro, uye ave nerusununguko, uye kuti varege kudzivisa umwe wevekwake kumushumira kana kumushanyira.

²³And 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 shure kwemamwe mazuva, Ferikisi akasvika nemukadzi wake Drusira, waiva muJudhakadzi, akadana Pauro, akamunzwa pamusoro perutendo kuna Kristu.

²⁴And 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 achataura zvekururama, kuzvidzora, nekutonga kunouya, Ferikisi akabvunda akapindura akati: Enda ikozvino; kana ndikazova nenguva yakafanira, ndichakudana.

²⁵And 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.

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

²⁶He 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 azadziswa, Pokio Festo akapinda panzvimbo yaFerikisi, zvino Ferikisi wakada kufadza vaJudha akasiya Pauro akasungwa.

²⁷But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.