Acts 22
1 Ye men, brethren and Fathers, heare my defence nowe towards you.
“Ta ishato, ta aawato, taani ha77i hinttew immiya zaaruwa si7ite.”
2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrewe tongue to them, they kept the more silence, and he sayd)
Phawuloosi enttaw Ibraysxe doonan odeyssa si7idi kaseyssafe aathidi si7i gidosona. I kaallidi,
3 I am verely a man, which am a Iew, borne in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought vp in this citie at the feete of Gamaliel, and instructed according to the perfect maner of the Lawe of the Fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
“Taani Kilqiyan de7iya Terseesen yelettada ha kataman diccas. Ta asttamaareykka Gamaaliyale; taani nu aawata higgiya mintha tamaarida, hachchi hintte ubbay haneyssada Xoossaas mishettiya Ayhude asi.
4 And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prison both men and women.
Taani ha ogiya kaalliya maccatanne addeta oykkada qasho keethan yeggashenn entta wodhisana gakkanaw waaye bessida asi.
5 As also ye chiefe Priest doeth beare me witnes, and al the company of the Elders: of whom also I receiued letters vnto the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring them which were there, bound vnto Hierusalem, that they might be punished.
Hessadakka, kahine halaqaynne Shanggo ubbay tabaa markkattanaw dandda7ees. Taani Damasqqon de7iya entta ishatas enttafe dabddaabbiya ekkada yan de7iya asati qashettidi seerettana mela Yerusalaame entta ehanaw yaa bas.
6 And so it was, as I iourneyed and was come neere vnto Damascus about noone, that suddenly there shone from heauen a great light round about me.
“Taani bada Damasqqo matida wode seeta gallas qopponna saloppe gita poo7oy ta yuushuwan poo7is.
7 So I fell vnto the earth, and heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou mee?
Taani sa7an kundda de7ishin, ‘Saa7ola, Saa7ola, tana ays goodday?’ giya qaala si7as.
8 Then I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Iesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Taani zaarada, ‘Godaw, neeni oonee?’ yaagas. I zaaridi, ‘Taani, neeni gooddiya Naazirete Yesuusa’ yaagis.
9 Moreouer they that were with me, sawe in deede a light and were afraide: but they heard not the voyce of him that spake vnto me.
Taara de7eyssati poo7uwa be7idosonappe attin taw odeyssa qaala akeekibookkona.
10 Then I sayd, What shall I doe, Lord? And the Lord sayde vnto me, Arise, and goe into Damascus: and there it shall be tolde thee of all things, which are appointed for thee to doe.
“Taani, ‘Godaw, ta ay ootho?’ yaagas. “Goday taakko, ‘Denddada Damasqqo ba. Neeni oothana mela Xoossay oothanaw qoppidabaa ubbay yan new odettana’ yaagis.
11 So when I could not see for the glory of that light, I was led by the hand of them that were with me, and came into Damascus.
He wolqqaama poo7uwa gaason ta ayfey qooqin, taara de7iya asati ta kushiya oykkidi, tana goochchin Damasqqo gakkas.
12 And one Ananias a godly man, as perteining to the Lawe, hauing good report of all the Iewes which dwelt there,
“Damasqqon de7iya Ayhude ubbay daro bonchchiya issi Hananiya giya addey, nu higgiya bonchcheysinne Xoossaa minthi woosseyssi de7ees.
13 Came vnto me, and stoode, and sayd vnto me, Brother Saul, receiue thy sight: and that same houre I looked vpon him.
Hananey taakko yidi, ta matan eqqidi, ‘Ta ishaw Saa7olaa, xeella’ yaagis. Ellesada taani iya xeella aggas.
14 And he sayd, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee, that thou shouldest knowe his wil, and shouldest see that Iust one, and shouldest heare the voyce of his mouth.
“I taakko, ‘Nu aawata Xoossay neeni iya sheniya erana mela, iya xillo Na7aa be7ana melanne iya doonappe qaala si7ana mela kasetidi nena dooris.
15 For thou shalt be his witnes vnto all men, of the things which thou hast seene and heard.
Neeni be7idabaanne si7idabaa asa ubbaa sinthan iyaw markkattana.
16 Now therefore why tariest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sinnes, in calling on the Name of the Lord.
Ha77i ays gam77ay? Denddada xammaqetta; iya sunthaa xeegada ne nagaraappe meecetta’ yaagis.
17 And it came to passe, that when I was come againe to Hierusalem, and prayed in the Temple, I was in a traunce,
“Taani guye Yerusalaame simmada Xoossa Keethan woossishin, taw qonccethi benttis.
18 And saw him saying vnto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Hierusalem: for they will not receiue thy witnes concerning me.
Qonccethan Goday taakko, ‘Ne taw markkattiya markkatethaa asay ekkonna gisho ellesada Yerusalaameppe keya’ yaagishin taani be7as.
19 Then I sayd, Lord, they know that I prisoned, and beat in euery Synagogue them that beleeued in thee.
“Taani, ‘Godaw, Ayhude Woosa Keetha ubban nena ammaneyssata oykkada wadhdhidayssanne qasho keethan yeggidayssa entti eroosona.
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Steuen was shed, I also stood by, and consented vnto his death, and kept the clothes of them that slew him.
Entti ne markka Isxifaanose wodhiya wode taani he odan issifas. Qassi entta matan eqqada iya wodheyssata ma7uwa naagays’ yaagis.
21 Then he sayd vnto me, Depart: for I will send thee farre hence vnto the Gentiles.
“Goday taakko, ‘Taani nena Ayhude gidonna asaakko haahoso kiittiya gisho denddada ba’” yaagis.
22 And they heard him vnto this worde, but then they lift vp their voyces, and sayd, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not meete that he should liue.
Phawuloosi he qaala odidi ongana gakkanaw asay I geyssa si7oosona. Hessafe guye, bantta qaala dhoqqu oothidi, “Hayssa biittafe dhayssa! I daanaw bessenna” yaagidosona.
23 And as they cried and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the aire,
Entti wocamishin, bantta ma7uwa bolla holishininne baana bolla laallishin;
24 The chiefe captaine commanded him to be led into the castle, and bade that he should be scourged, and examined, that he might knowe wherefore they cryed so on him.
Shaalaqay be7idi wotaaddareti Phawuloosa bantta de7iyasuwa efana mela kiittis. Qassi asay ays hessada wocamidaakko eranaw koyidi Phawuloosa lisson garaafidi pilggana mela entta kiittis.
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul sayd vnto the Centurion that stood by, Is it lawfull for you to scourge one that is a Romane, and not condemned?
Shin wotaaddareti Phawuloosa dafon minthi qachchidi garaafana haniya wode Phawuloosi ba matan eqqida mato halaqaakko, “Roome asi pirddi baynna garaafeyssi hinttew wogee?” yaagis.
26 Nowe when the Centurion heard it, hee went, and tolde the chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou doest: for this man is a Romane.
Mato halaqay hessa si7ida wode shaalaqaakko bidi, “Ha addey Roome asi. Neeni ay oothanaw qoppay?” yaagidi oychchis.
27 Then the chiefe captaine came, and sayd to him, Tel me, art thou a Romane? And he said, Yea.
Shaalaqay Phawuloosakko shiiqidi, “Neeni Roome ase? Ane taw oda” yaagis. Phawuloosi, “Ee” yaagis.
28 And the chiefe captaine answered, With a great summe obtained I this freedome. Then Paul sayd, But I was so borne.
Shaalaqay zaaridi, “Taani ha gadetethaa daro miishen shammas” yaagis. Shin Phawuloosi, “Ta he gadetethaa yeletethan demma ekkas” yaagis.
29 Then straightway they departed from him, which should haue examined him: and the chiefe captaine also was afrayd, after he knewe that hee was a Romane, and that he had bound him.
Hessa gisho, Phawuloosa pilgganaw qoppidayssati iira iyappe shaakettidosona. Shaalaqay Roome asi santhalaatan qachchidayssa erida wode yayyis.
30 On the next day, because hee would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bonds, and commanded the hie Priests and all their Councill to come together: and he brought Paul, and set him before them.
Wonttetha gallas Shaalaqay, Ayhudeti Phawuloosa ays mootidaakko geeshshi eranaw koyis. Kahine halaqatinne shanggoy ubbay shiiqana mela kiittis; qassi Phawuloosa qashoppe bilisidi entta sinthan essis.
