Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Sawluh naw Bawipa hnukläk jah mkyüh lü jah hnim khaia ngbüki naw,
2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Bawipa tuilam kläklamkie nghnumi kpamie naküt jah khit lü Jerusalema a jah lawpüi vaia, Damatet mlüha sinakoka veki am ca a ja pet vaia Jerusalema ktaiyü ngvaia veia kthäh khaia citki.
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
Acukba cit lü Damatet mlüh pei a pha law üng, khankhawa ka akvai cun angxita a peia vai law sawxatki.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
Acunüng, Sawluh mdeka khana kyu lü, “Sawluh, Sawluh, i vai na na mkhuimkhaki ni?” tia kthai a ngjak.
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
Sawluh naw, “Bawipa, nang u ni?” a ti. “Na mkhuimkha Jesuha ka kyaki ni; tia kthai a ngjak.
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Acunsepi tho law lü mlüh da cita, acunüng na pawh vai ni mtheh khaie ni” a ti.
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
Acua a hlawnga cit hngakie naw kthai ngja u sepi, u am hmu u.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
Sawluh cun mdek üngka naw tho law be lü, hang mangki naw ipi am hmu thei se, a kut üng kaih u lü, Damatet mlüha ami cehpüi.
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
Mhnüp kthum khawdei am hmu lü i am eiaw lü veki.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
Acunüng, Damateta Anani ngming naki axüisaw mat veki. Pamhnam naw a ngmang üng, “Anani” a ti. Ani naw, “Bawipa aw, hia ve veng” a ti.
11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
Bawipa naw a veia, “Tho law lü, lam ngdüng ami tia lama cita, Sawluh naki Tasuh mlüha ka Judaha ima va suia; acua ktaiyü lü veki ni;
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
Anani ngming naki naw lut lü a mik a mdeisak be vaia, a khana a kut mtaih se, hmu päng veng” a ti.
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
Anani naw, “Bawipa aw, acun cun, Jerusalem mlüha na khyangea khana a jah mkhuimkhanak, khyang ngcim khawhah mpyawng üng ka ngjaki;
14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
acunüng, hia pi na ngming pyenki naküt a jah mannak vaia ktaiyü ngvaiea veia ana yah pängki ni” ti lü a msang.
15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Acunsepi, Bawipa naw, “Cita, Khyangmjükcee, sangpuxange ja Isarel khyangmjükcee venaka ka ngming cehpüi khaia ka xü ni.
16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
“Ka ngminga phäha mkhuimkhanak ihlawka khamei khai tia ka ksing lawsak khai” a ti.
17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Acunüng, Anani cun va cit lü Sawluha venak ima lutki; a khana a kut mtaih lü, “Ka na Sawluh aw, na mika hmuhnak be vai ja Ngmüimkhya Ngcim am na benak vaia, na law lama Bawipa na veia ngdangki Jesuh naw a na tüih law ni” a ti.
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
Acunja, a mik üngka naw ngalipa nglawh lawa mäiha nglo law lü, a mik mdei law beki; acunüng, tho law lü, Baptican khanki.
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
Acunüng, a ei päng ja, aktha ve law beki. Acunüng, Damatet khawa veki axüisawea veia asäng veki.
20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
Sinakoka cit täih lü, Jesuh cun Pamhnama Cakpa akyaka mawng sangki.
21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
A ngthu pyen ngjaki naküt naw cäi u lü, “Hin hin, Jerusalem mlüha hina ngming pyenki naküt ja khuimkha khawikia am kya ai se? Acune cun jah khit lü ktaiyü ngvaiea veia a jah cehpüi vaia lawki ni” ami ti.
22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
Acunsepi, Sawluh cun a pyen johit am be law lü, Damateta vekia Judahea pyen naküta ngthu ja msang lü, Jesuh cun Khritaw kcanga akyaka mawng a jah mtheh.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
Acunüng, asäng nghjawk se, Sawluh hnim khaiea Judahe nghmu u lü cengkie.
24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
Acunsepi, Sawluh naw ami ceng a ksingei. Sawluh hnim khaiea bü u lü mkawte cun amhnüp mthana ami jah ngnäng.
25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
Acunsepi, axüisawe naw cehpüi u lü mthana vawh üng takie naw ngvawng üngkhyüh ami ju khyak.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Acunüng, Sawluh naw Jerusalem mlüh a pha ja, axüisawe jah ngdawn hüpüi se, axüisawa kya hngaki ti am jum u lü ami van naw ami kyühei.
27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
Banabah naw ngkhahpüi lü axüisawea veia lawpüiki naw, lama Bawipa hmu se a ngthuheipüia mawng, Damatet khawa am kyühei lü Jesuha ngming am ngthu a pyena mawng cun a jah mtheh.
28 So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
Acukba Sawluh cun Jerusalem khawa ami veia cit hü lü Bawipa ngming am ling lü ngthu pyenki.
29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
Krik khyü pyenki Judahea veia ngthu pyen se, ngcupüikie naw, hnim khaie a ami bü.
30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Acunüng, Jumeikie naw ami ksing law üng, Ketarih khawa cehpüi u lü Tasuh khawa ami tüihin u.
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Sangcime cun Judah, Kalile ja Samariha dim’yenak am vekie; acunüng, Ngmüimkhya Ngcim naw ngjuk ktha jah pe lü khyang nung law u lü Bawipa cun aktäa kyühkie.
32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
Pita cun hnün naküt üng cit hü lü Ludah mlüha veki Mhnama khyangea venaka ju citki.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
Acua khyang mat, Eni ngming naki, xo lü kum khyet a ihnak üng ngjänki a hmu.
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Pita naw, “Eni, Jesuh Khritaw naw ning mdaw be ve; tho law lü na ngjännak pyanga” ti se, acun üng, angxita tho lawki.
35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Ludah mlüh ja Saron mlüha vekie naküt naw, Eni hmu u lü, Bawipa veia nghlatkie.
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Jukpei mlüh k'uma Tabitah ngmingnakia nghnumi mat veki. A Krik ngming cun Dorka naki, ‘Sa khyuk’ tinaka kyaki. Acuna nghnumi cun jumei lü, akdaw bilo lü, aktäa petmsawkia nghnumia kyaki.
37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
Acunüng, ani cun am mya lü thi se, a yawk cun mthi u lü ima khana ami mphän.
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Acunüng, Ludah mlüh cun Jukpei mlüh khyüh am thuk, axüisawe naw Pita acua veki tia ami ksing üng, “Käh sü lü, kami veia law kawpi” tia nghui na khaia, khyang nghngih ami jah tüih.
39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
Acunüng, Pita cun tho law lü, ami veia cit haki. A pha ja khan ima ami cehpüi; hmeinu naküt cun a peia ngdüi u lü, Dorka naw ami veia a ve ham üng a jah pyana kcue ja jihe jah büktengsak u lü kyapkie.
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Acunsepi, Pita naw ami van kpunga ja lu lawsak lü a mkhuk süm lü ktaiyüki; yawk da nglat lü “Tabitah, tho law” a ti. Acunüng, mdei law lü, Pita a hmu ja tho law lü ngawki.
41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
Acunüng, Pita naw a kut säng lü mthoki naw, jumeikie ja hmeinue jah khü lü, akxünga a jah mhnuh.
42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
Acun cun Jukpei mlüh üngkae ami van naw ngja u lü khyang khawha naw Bawipa jumkie.
43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Pita cun Jukpei mlüha mhnüp khawvei savun pyangki Sihmona ima veki.
