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

¹Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.”

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

²The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike 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 Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

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

⁴Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

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

⁵Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’” Exodus 22:28

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 brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

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

⁷When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly 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, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

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.

⁹A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, “We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let’s 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.

¹⁰When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

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

¹¹The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”

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

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

¹³Zvino vaipfuura makumi mana vakange vaita rangano iyo.

¹³There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

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

¹⁴They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed 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, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

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

¹⁶But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

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

¹⁷Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something 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 commanding officer, and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you.”

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

¹⁹The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

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

²⁰He said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

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

²¹Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.”

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

²²So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, “Tell no one that you have revealed 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;

²³He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night about 9:00 PM .”

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

²⁴He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

²⁵akanyora tsamba nenzira iyi:

²⁵He wrote a letter like this:

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

²⁶“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

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

²⁷“This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

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

²⁸Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

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

²⁹I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

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

³⁰When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

³¹Zvino mauto sezvaakarairwa akatora Pauro, akamuisa Antipatri usiku.

³¹So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

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

³²But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

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

³³When they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.

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

³⁴When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

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

³⁵“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.