Sura 23

1 Paulo ahanga amaso abantu bali batelanye alavuga, "Bagenzi bange, mbayeho imbele yimana numutima gwiyumvila neza kushicha uyu musi." 2 Anania askofu mukulu ategeka abali hofina wene bamukubite kumunwa wiwe. 3 Niho Paulo yamubwila Imana izokukubita wewe ulukuta lusizwe ichokaa wikaye kuchila ulubanza kumategeko nawe utegeka nkubitwe kunyu lanye ni sheria?" 4 Badya bali bahagaze hofi nawe balavuga, "Uku niko utuka Askofu mukulu wi Mana?" 5 Paulo alavuga "bagenzi bange sindamenya yuko uyu ali Askofu mukulu. Kubela vyandichwe, ntumovuga nabi umutwale wabantu bawe." 6 Paulo abonye yuko uluhande lumwe ala Abasadakuyo abandi Abafarisayo alasemelela avuga, "bagenzi bange jewe ndumu farisayo, Umwana wumufarisayo nikubela kukutinyuka nizige kuzuka kwa bapfuye nicho kituma bachila ulubanza. 7 Avuzivyo ubuhalilizi bunini bucha bulaba hagati ya Mafarisayo naba sadukayo ikitelane chichamwo kabili. 8 Kubela abasadukayo bavuga ntakuzuka abamalaika ntana mutima aliho, aliko abafarisayo bavuga ibi vyona biliho. 9 Uluhagalala lunini lilabaho bamwe mubandichi bali kuluhande gwa mafarisayo balahalala bala bazanya, bavuga, "Ntitula bona chochose kuli yuno muntu. Nikute mutima au malaika yaganiye na wene?" 10 Bavuganye amajambo akaze, umukulu wabana jeshi yalatinye yuko Paulo bohava bamugabana ibipande pande, kwidyo acha alategeka abana jeshi bululuke Paulo bamukulecho kunguvu mbele ya bajumbe bulubanza bamutwla managome. 11 Ijoro dya kulikiye umwami yahagaze hofi yiwe avuga ntitinye kubela washuhudoiye Yerusalemu kandi ulotanga ubushahidi na Roma. 12 Hamaze kucha bamwe mubayahudi bala sezelanye bahamala umuvumo hejuru yabo. Bavuga yuko bata zodya no kunywa chochose mpaka ahobazo mwicha Paulo. 13 Hali abantu balenga arobaini bakoze iyo njama 14 Bagenda kuba kulu ba makuhani nabazehe bavuga Twisize kumuvumo munini twebwe nyene ntitudye chochose mpaka ahotuzo mwicha Paulo. 15 None lelo abacha ulubanza nibabwile kamanda mukulu amuzane iwanyu nkuko mushaka kucha ulubanza gwiwe neza twebwe ino tuli tayari kumwicha atalasohole ngaha." 16 Aliko Umwana wa mshikiwa Paulo alumva yuko haliho injama alagenda alingila mungome alamubwila Paulo. 17 Paulo ahamagala Umwanajeshi alavuga mutwale uyu musole kwa kamanda mukulu kubela uyu alafishe ijambo aubwila. 18 Uwo mwanajeshi acha ala mutwala uyo musole kwa kamanda mukulu ala mubwila, "Paaulo yudya mfungwa ya mpamagaye ambwila kuzanile uyu musole alafishe ijambo akubwila." 19 Kamanda mukulua afata ukuboko agenda na wene kuluhande ala mubaza, "Nikintu nyabaki ushaka kubwila?" 20 Uyo musole alavuga, " Abayahudi baganiye kukusaba Paulo nyibucha umuzane kubacha lubanza nkiko baba basha kuva ihabari ziwe neza. 21 Wewe ntulo kwemele kubela abantu balenga arobaini bamwibundiye. Bifunze kumuvumo, ntibadye ntibanywe mpakaho bazo mwicha. Nubu balitayari balindiye ikitambulisho kwawe." 22 Kamanda mukulu alamuleka uyo musole agende, amaze kumwihanikiliza "ntubwile umuntu wewese yuko wabwiye ivyo." 23 Ahamagara abana jeshi babili avuga bandale abana jeshi amajana abili kugenda kaisaria na banajeshi bulila ifarasi milongo mushanjo, nabamachumu amajana abili, mulo kwanduluka kwizamu ya katatu yijoro. 24 Ababwila kwandala ibikoko uzotwala Paulo azo mutwale neza kuli Feliki ichgela cha Kaisali. 25 Yandika ibaruha kuti, 26 Klaudio lisia kuli liwali nyakubawha Feliki, ndakujeje. 27 Uyu muntu yafashwe na Bayahudi balihofi kumwicha, niho ndagenda numugwi wabana jeshi ndamukiza, maze kubonka ihabari yuko alumunya kihungu cha barumi. 28 Nashache kumenya ni kuku bamushitaka ndamutwala kubachamanza. 29 Mbona yuko yashitakiwe kumajambo ya mategeko yabo, wala ntiya shitakiwe ijambo dyodyose dyotuma yichwa au kufpugwa. 30 Bilamenyekana kwange yuko hali injama kuli wene, kulivyo ni bugoga na mutumye kwawe, ntegeka badya bamushitaka bazane amashitaka imbele yawe balasezelana." 31 Badya bana jeshi balubaha amategeko: Bala mutwala Paulo mpaka Antipatri mwijoro. 32 Ulusikugwa kulikiye abana jeshi benki balabasiga badya bagenda ni farasi bagende hamwe nawe, nabo basubila iwabo mungome. 33 Abagenda ni Farasi bosohoye Kaisaria bamuha liwali yidya baruha bamushila Paulo imbele yiwe. 34 Nawe liwali asomye iyobaruha yala mubajije Paulo wavuge mwiwilaya yahe, amenye yuko alumuntu wa kilikia, 35 Alavuga, "Ndokumva wewe ni baza badya bakushitache," ategeka bamushile ikulu kwa Herode.