Acts 22
1 Ye men, brethren and Fathers, heare my defence nowe towards you.
Bhaholo na bhaise bhane, ehwiyuumile hulimwe.”
2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrewe tongue to them, they kept the more silence, and he sayd)
Ubungano nabhuumvwa uPaulo ayanga eshiebrania, bhonti bhapuma kati. Wayanga waga,
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.
“Ane endi muyahudi, empepwe hu Tarso ieneo lya hu Kilikia, ihapite elimu humuji ogu, omwalimu wane ali yu Gamalieli. Ihamanyije idala lyaligolushi elya bhaise bhetu. Ane endi khalaganu hwa Ngulubhi, neshi shamundola.
4 And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prison both men and women.
Nabhalavizye nabhapinyaga alume na bhashe na bhafunje mwijela.
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.
Ugosi wishibhanza nazee bhabhajiye ayanje, huje nahajile ekalata yabhala nayo hu Dameski, aje bhakhate nabhalete hu Yerusalemu abhantu abhidala lila aje bhalongwe.
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.
Panabhalaga hu Dameski, lwanapalamiye, ulukhozyo lwafumile humwanya lwahozya.
7 So I fell vnto the earth, and heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou mee?
Nahumvwa izu liyiga, 'Sauli, Sauli yeenu ohumvisya?'
8 Then I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Iesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Waga ane ne Yesu, Munazareti wu mvisya.'
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.
Bhaala bhabhali nane bhahumvizye izu lelo sigabhalolile umuntu yayangaga nane.
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.
Nabhuuzya waga, ihonzye wili Gosi?' Wambuula waga imilila bhalaga hu Dameski uhwo ubhabhuulwe izyuhwanziwa abhombe.'
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.
Amaso gane gabadiye ulukhozyo lula lwali lukhali, bhaala bhabhali nane bhahata ukhono bhantwala hu Dameski.
12 And one Ananias a godly man, as perteining to the Lawe, hauing good report of all the Iewes which dwelt there,
Uhwo natangana nu muntu umo, itawa yu Anania, uyo atinihwaga na Yahudi bhonti bhabhali uhwo, umuntu uyo akhite tee isheria.
13 Came vnto me, and stoode, and sayd vnto me, Brother Saul, receiue thy sight: and that same houre I looked vpon him.
Winza huline wimilila hwitagalila lyane waga holo wane Sauli, amaso gaho galole' Papaala nalola.
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.
Waga, 'Ungulubhi waise bhetu asaluye awe uzilole ezyasungwa umwene na hwumvwe izu lyaufuma mwilomu lyakwe.
15 For thou shalt be his witnes vnto all men, of the things which thou hast seene and heard.
Eshi awe ubhabhe keti wakwe zyuzilolile na hwumvwe.
16 Now therefore why tariest thou? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sinnes, in calling on the Name of the Lord.
Eshi leha akhaabile emelela? Uyoziwe uyozye embibhi zyaho, ulikwizye itawa lyakwe.'
17 And it came to passe, that when I was come againe to Hierusalem, and prayed in the Temple, I was in a traunce,
Nanawela hu Yerusalemu, nabhala mushibhanza apuute, nalola embonesyo.
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.
Nalola ambuula aiga sogola hu Yerusalemu abhantu sigabhabhazyitishe enongwa zyaho nuhainjanga ane.'
19 Then I sayd, Lord, they know that I prisoned, and beat in euery Synagogue them that beleeued in thee.
Ane naga abhene bhaminye huje nabhafungaga mwijela bhabhalikwizyaga itawa lyaho mumasinagogi.
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.
Ni danda lya Stefano uketi waho anehimiliye papipi nenalindaga amenda gabho bhabhabudaga u Stefano.'
21 Then he sayd vnto me, Depart: for I will send thee farre hence vnto the Gentiles.
Lelo ambuulile, 'Huje ihutuma uhutali hwabhantu bhamataifa.'”
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.
Abhantu bhaga womo ayanje enongwa ezi. Pamande nantele bhabwaga bhage sogozyi umuntu unu pansi siga ahwanziwa aje abhe mwomi.”
23 And as they cried and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the aire,
Nabhabwaga bhaponya amenda nalusye amankondi humwanya,
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.
ujemedari ugosi wamwinjizya uPaulo mungome. Bhabhuzya ahu bhahusheta ni nsanzo aje amanje huje yeenu abhantu bhahubwajila ibwago.
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?
U Paulo nawakhomwa wabhuuzya uakida yapalamine nawo, “Eshi shinza hukhone umuntu yali Murumi samusile hulonje?”
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.
U Akida wabhala hwa jemedari waga umuntu unu Murumi.”
27 Then the chiefe captaine came, and sayd to him, Tel me, art thou a Romane? And he said, Yea.
Ujemedari wabhala wabhuuzya waga awe uli Murumi?” U Paulo waga, “Ena.”
28 And the chiefe captaine answered, With a great summe obtained I this freedome. Then Paul sayd, But I was so borne.
Ujemedari waga, “Ane nakalile ni hela oulaia.” U Paulo waga ane endi Murumi wapapwe.”
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.
Bhabhahanzaga hubhuuzye bhasogola lwulwo. Wope ujemedari wogopa nahumvwa huje uPaulo ali Murumi na huje afunjile.
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.
Shandabho lwakwe ujemedari ahanzaga amanye zyabhashitakiye u Paulo. Wabhakwizya agosi bheshibhanza nalonzi bhibalaza bhonti wamwaula inyabho uPaulo waleta, wabhiha pahati.
