Katwa Nono Katwa 22
1 Bulus woro, “Akune na Yahudwa nan nuana ning, dinang atuf ilanza ile imon na nba bellu alenge na idin vurzi nliru nene!”
"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make in your presence."
2 Na ligozin nanite lanza Bulus nlirina nin lilem in Ibranaci, ita tik, itunna nlazughe. Bulus nin woro nani,
When they heard him speaking in Hebrew they became the more quiet.
3 “Meng wang ku Ibraniyawa, nafo anunghe. Iwa marue kipin Tarsus, nanya kusarin Sisiliya, Ama nna kunjo kikane in Urshalima. A ndutu gono, iwa yinnin ti duka to na Musa wani an kabite ku. Gamaliyari wadi unan dursuzui. Nwa dortu ti duka tone bara na nwadi nin su ndortu uliru Kutelle, meng tutung yiru anung vat wang din dortun toni ti duke.
"I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strict manner of the Law of our forefathers, ardent for God, even as you all are this day.
4 Unare wati meng fo kidowo nkpazu nalenge na iyinna nin kadura Kutelle kitenen Yesu. Nwa pisuru tibau nmolsu nani. Vat kubi ko na nse nalilime sa awani alenge na yinna nin kadure, asa nta ito nani kilari licin.
"I persecuted to the death this way, continually binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.
5 Udya na Prieste wa yiru nani, nanere wang inung anit alenge na iwadi nanya kudaru kudya na Yahudawa wa yiru. Iwa ni iyerte ndomun kiti nuana mine a Yahudawa na iwa di kipin in Damaskus. Mani ma yerte wa ni likara nwo ndo kikane nkifo kogha ku na ayinna nin Yesu. Asa nkifo nani, nnin yauna nani nafo acin udu Urushalima, inin di funuan.
"To this the high priest and all the council of elders are witnesses. It was from them that I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was already on my way to bring those also who were there back to Jerusalem, in bonds, for punishment.
6 Inin nya udu u Damaskos. Na nda kupopo Ndamaskus, kubi nikoro likure nin naba nwui, nmong nkanang tunna minuzu kitene susut ninmi.
"But when, on my journey, I was nearing Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me.
7 Nkanaghe wadii kang ntunna ndeu kutiin. Ntunna nlanzaa liwui nmong din liru ninmi piit kitene kani, adin du, 'Shawulu! Shawulu! iyaghari nta udin yoyi?'
"I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, "‘Saul! Saul! why are you persecuting me?’
8 In kawaghe, 'Feghari Cikilari?' A worei, 'Menghari Yesu un Nazeret, ulenge na udin yoghe.'
"‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. "‘I am Jesus, the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting,’ he answered me.
9 Anit ale na iwa di nin mi yene nkananghe, ama na ilanza imon ilenge na liwuye wadin belle ba.
"Now my companions, though they beheld the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.
10 Meng tirino, 'Iyaghari udi ninsu nsufi Cikilari?' Cikilare worei, 'Fita upiru nanyan Damaskus. Umong unit di kikane na ama bellin fi vat imon ilenge na uma su.'
"And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ and the Lord said to me, ‘Rise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about all that you are destined to do.’
11 Nkanang mone wadi kang na nkuru yene kiti ba, nkanang wati iduu. Inung anite naa iwa di nin mi kifo ucara ning inin wonu udu nanyan Daskuse.
"And as I was seeing nothing for the glory of the light, I was led by the hand of my companions, and so came into Damascus.
12 Umong unit na lissame wadi Hananiyas da nda yeni. Ame unitari na awadin lanzu fiu Kutelle nin dortu tiduka na Yahudawa. Vat a Yahudawa na iwa sosin Damaskuse belle imon icine kitene me.
"And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, well thought of by all the Jews who lived there,
13 Ada adayissina kupo ning anin woro, 'udondon ning Shawulu, 'tunna nyenju tutung!' Ntunna yenju, nyeneghe ayissin kupo ning.
"came to me, and standing by me, said to me, "‘Brother Saul, receive your sight’ "In that very hour I regained my sight and looked up at him.
14 Atunna aworoi: 'Kutelle kurika nati dighe nsujada, a kurika na acif bite na sughe usujada na fere fi amanin dursu fi imon ile naa adi nin su usu.
"Then he said. "‘The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know his will; and to see the righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 A dursofi unan katwa kalau warum, Yesu Umasiya, Uminin kuru ulanzaghe din liru litime.
"‘For before the face of all men you will be a witness for him of what you have seen and heard.
16 Bara nani nene yenje uwa molu kubi? Fita nshitinfi nmyen ushitinu ulau, unin su nlira nanya lissan Yesu Cikilari utiringhe akusufi alapi fe!'”
"‘And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling upon his name.’
17 Na nkpilla Urushalima. Nlonliri ndo kutii nlira kudya, ntunna nlira, na nwadi nanyan lire kikane, nse litining nanya namoro.
"After my return to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple,
18 Cikilare lirina ninmi, aworoi, 'Yenje uwa so kiti kane! Suna Urushalima nene, bara anite kikane mayinnu nin nimon ile na uma bellu nani liti nighe ba!'
"I fell into a trance and saw him saying to me, "‘Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive your testimony concerning me.’
19 Ama meng woroghe, ' Cikilari, iyiru nwo meng nacinu atii nlira adidya kang in pizuru nalenge na iyinna ninfi. Alenge na nse iyinna ninfi, meng wati itiza nani nilari licin, in wadin fonani wang.
"‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘they themselves well know that I was beating and imprisoning in synagogue after synagogue those who believed in you,
20 Idin lizinu nin kubi ko na iwa molu kucin fe Istifanus, meng wayissin kite ndin yenjee nkuru na nani uyinu ning kitene nimon ile na iwadin sue. Meng tutung wang wadi nca nimoon ilenge na anan molume wa kala iceo kusari kurum!'
"‘and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and holding the garments of his murders.’
21 Ama Cikilare woroi, 'Kayi, yenje uwa so kiti kane! Suna Urushalima, bara meng matufi piit nin kiti kane udu kiti namon anit, na idi a Yahudawa ba!'”
"‘Depart,’ he said to me, ‘for I will send you forth, far hence, to the Gentiles.’"
22 Anite wadin lanzu Bulus ku nlire se na iwa lanza Cikilarin toghe kiti namong anit. Itunna ighanan jartuzu, “Molonghe! Na acaun uso nin lai tutung ba!”
Until they heard this last statement, the people were listening to Paul, but now they roared out. "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He is not fit to live!"
23 Na iwa di nanya jaartuze, ikalza altuk kitene mine inin fizza lidau kitene kani, uleli ute din durru tinanayi mine.
When they continued to shout, throwing their clothes into the air, and flinging dust around,
24 Udya mine tunna ata iyaun Bulus ku iteghe nanya kilari licin. Aworo nani ikpizu Bulus ku anan belle imon ile na ata inanza a Yahudawa ayi kang nani.
the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and examined under the lash, to learn for what reason the people were thus crying out against him.
25 Inin tunna inakpa acara me itereghe nnunwo ikpizughe kimal me. Ama Bulus belle kusoja kupome, “Uma patilunu uduka andi ukpizai, kunan Rumawa, urika na umong nsa do ninghe kilarin shara akpaghe nin kulapi ba!”
But when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing near, "If a man is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned, is it lawful for you to scourge him?"
26 Na kusoje nlanza nani, ado kitin dya mine adi bellinghe. Aworo ndya nasoje, “Ule unite kunan Rumawari! Iyiru dai na uwasa utanari ti kpizoghe ba!”
When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him. "What are you intending to do? This man is a Roman citizen."
27 Udya nasoje da ada woroghe, “Belli, fe kunan Rumawari?” Bulus woroghe “e-e.”
So the tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.
28 Udya nasoje kawaghe aworo, “meng se nin nikufun gbardanghari inase uso kunan Rumawa.” Bulus woroghe, “Meng kumat in Rumawari.”
"I paid a large sum to get this citizenship," said the tribune. "But I was citizen-born," said Paul.
29 Anit ale na iwa cinu udun tirighe tipinpin tunna isughe deidei. Ame udya nadidya nasoje wang fiu wa kifoghe, kube na awal anza Bulus kunan Rumawari, bara na ame wa terughe.
Then those who were about to scourge him, immediately left him. And the tribune too, was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
30 Ukurtunun nkuye, udya nasoje wadi nin su alanza kidegen nvurzun liru ule na a Yahudawe dumun' kitenen Bulus. Bara nani abuku time, anin ta udya na Prieste nin vat kudaru me izuro. Anin da nin Bulus aceughe in kitik mine.
The next day, as he wished to learn the real reason why the Jews accused Paul, he unbound him, and commanded the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and brought Paul down, and placed him before them.
