Dem Accuse Am for Felix Front
One orator wey dem hire call Paul plague and ringleader. Paul answer sey nobody fit prove anytin, and sey na because of resurrection dem really dey judge am. Felix dey delay, fear catch am when di talk turn to judgment, and e keep am two years dey hope for bribe.
24 1Afta five days, di high priest Ananias come down with some elders and one lawyer wey dem dey call Tertullus, and dem bring charges against Paul for di governor front. 2Wen dem call Paul come, Tertullus start im accusation: “Na through you we dey enjoy plenty peace, and better tins don come dis nation through your correct plan-ahead, 3we dey gree with dis for evri way and evriwhere, most excellent Felix, with all our thank-you. 4But make I no hold you long-long, I dey beg you make you hear us small small, for few words. 5We find out say dis man na wahala, e dey stir up riots among all di Jew people for di whole world, and na im be di head of di Nazarene group. 6E even try to spoil di holiness of di temple, so we grab am. a a v6 Di oldest manuscripts no get verse 7 for here; later copies add: “But di commander Lysias come and with plenty force carry am comot for our hand,” 8If you check am yourself, you go fit sabi evritin wey we dey accuse am of.”
9Di Jew people too join di attack, dey insist say na so di tins be.
10Di governor sign for am make e talk. Paul answer: “As I sabi say you don dey judge dis nation for plenty years, I dey happy to defend myself. 11You fit confirm am say e no pass twelve days since I go up go worship for Jerusalem. 12Dem no catch me dey argue with anybody, or dey stir up any crowd—no be for di temple, no be for di synagogues, no be anywhere for di city. 13And dem no fit prove to you di charges wey dem dey bring against me now. 14But I dey confess to you: I dey follow di Way—wey dem dey call one group—I dey worship di God of our ancestors, I dey bilив all tin wey gree with di Law and wey dem write for di Prophets. 15I get hope for our Papa—di same hope wey dis men too hold—say di people wey get correct-and-holy way and di people wey no get am, all of dem go rise. 16So I dey always try make my conscience dey clean for our Papa front and for people front. 17Afta plenty years, I come bring charity gifts for my nation poor people, and offerings. 18As I dey do dis tin, dem catch me wen I don purify myself for di temple—no crowd, no noise. 19Some Jew people from Asia for dey here for your front to accuse me, if dem get anytin against me. 20Or make dis men demselves talk wetin bad tin dem find wen I stand for di council front, 21except dis one tin wey I shout as I stand among dem: ‘Na because of di resurrection of dead people I dey stand trial for una front today.’”
22Felix, wey sabi di Way well well, put di hearing for hold: “Wen Lysias di commander come, I go decide your case.” 23E order di centurion make e guard Paul but allow am get small freedom, make dem no stop any of im friends from serving am.
24Some days later, Felix come with im wife Drusilla, wey be Jew, e send for Paul, and e hear am talk about faith for Christ Jesus. 25As Paul dey talk about correct-and-holy way, and how to control yourself, and di judgment wey dey come, fear catch Felix and e sey, “Dat one don do for now; go. Wen I get time, I go call you.” 26E also dey hope say Paul go give am money, so e dey send for am plenty times and dey talk with am.
27Afta two years, Porcius Festus take Felix place. As Felix wan please di Jew people, e leave Paul for prison.
