Acts 22
1 MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.
Bhaholo na bhaise bhane, ehwiyuumile hulimwe.”
2 Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said,
Ubungano nabhuumvwa uPaulo ayanga eshiebrania, bhonti bhapuma kati. Wayanga waga,
3 I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for 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 so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.
Nabhalavizye nabhapinyaga alume na bhashe na bhafunje mwijela.
5 As also the high-priest will bear me witness, and all the body of elders: from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, I went unto Damascus, to bring those who were there in chains unto Jerusalem, 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 But as I went and drew nigh to Damascus, at noon-day, suddenly there shone a great light from heaven around me.
Panabhalaga hu Dameski, lwanapalamiye, ulukhozyo lwafumile humwanya lwahozya.
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Nahumvwa izu liyiga, 'Sauli, Sauli yeenu ohumvisya?'
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
Waga ane ne Yesu, Munazareti wu mvisya.'
9 Now they who were with me saw the light indeed, and were terrified; but the voice of him that spake to me heard they not.
Bhaala bhabhali nane bhahumvizye izu lelo sigabhalolile umuntu yayangaga nane.
10 Then I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, go into Damascus; and there information shall be given thee of all things which are ordained for thee to do.
Nabhuuzya waga, ihonzye wili Gosi?' Wambuula waga imilila bhalaga hu Dameski uhwo ubhabhuulwe izyuhwanziwa abhombe.'
11 Then as I could no longer see through the dazzling brightness of that light, led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
Amaso gane gabadiye ulukhozyo lula lwali lukhali, bhaala bhabhali nane bhahata ukhono bhantwala hu Dameski.
12 And one Ananias, a religious man according to the law, and in high repute with all the Jews dwelling there,
Uhwo natangana nu muntu umo, itawa yu Anania, uyo atinihwaga na Yahudi bhonti bhabhali uhwo, umuntu uyo akhite tee isheria.
13 came to me, and standing by me, said, Brother Saul, recover sight. And the same hour I looked up at him.
Winza huline wimilila hwitagalila lyane waga holo wane Sauli, amaso gaho galole' Papaala nalola.
14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
Waga, 'Ungulubhi waise bhetu asaluye awe uzilole ezyasungwa umwene na hwumvwe izu lyaufuma mwilomu lyakwe.
15 For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.
Eshi awe ubhabhe keti wakwe zyuzilolile na hwumvwe.
16 And now why delay? arise, to be baptised, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
Eshi leha akhaabile emelela? Uyoziwe uyozye embibhi zyaho, ulikwizye itawa lyakwe.'
17 Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;
Nanawela hu Yerusalemu, nabhala mushibhanza apuute, nalola embonesyo.
18 and beheld him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony of me.
Nalola ambuula aiga sogola hu Yerusalemu abhantu sigabhabhazyitishe enongwa zyaho nuhainjanga ane.'
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I was imprisoning and scourging from synagogue to synagogue those who believe on thee:
Ane naga abhene bhaminye huje nabhafungaga mwijela bhabhalikwizyaga itawa lyaho mumasinagogi.
20 and when the blood of Stephen thy martyr was shed, I myself even stood by, and took delight in his execution, and guarded the garments of those who slew him.
Ni danda lya Stefano uketi waho anehimiliye papipi nenalindaga amenda gabho bhabhabudaga u Stefano.'
21 And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.
Lelo ambuulile, 'Huje ihutuma uhutali hwabhantu bhamataifa.'”
22 And they gave him audience to this sentence, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Abhantu bhaga womo ayanje enongwa ezi. Pamande nantele bhabwaga bhage sogozyi umuntu unu pansi siga ahwanziwa aje abhe mwomi.”
23 So when they began raising a vast clamour, and stripping off their garments, and casting dust into the air,
Nabhabwaga bhaponya amenda nalusye amankondi humwanya,
24 the military tribune commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what cause they clamoured so loudly against him.
ujemedari ugosi wamwinjizya uPaulo mungome. Bhabhuzya ahu bhahusheta ni nsanzo aje amanje huje yeenu abhantu bhahubwajila ibwago.
25 So as they were tying him up for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?
U Paulo nawakhomwa wabhuuzya uakida yapalamine nawo, “Eshi shinza hukhone umuntu yali Murumi samusile hulonje?”
26 And when the centurion heard this, he came and told the military tribune, saying, Consider what you are going to do: for this man is a Roman citizen.
U Akida wabhala hwa jemedari waga umuntu unu Murumi.”
27 Then the tribune came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes.
Ujemedari wabhala wabhuuzya waga awe uli Murumi?” U Paulo waga, “Ena.”
28 And the tribune replied, With a large sum of money I purchased this citizenship. And Paul said, But I enjoy it as my birthright.
Ujemedari waga, “Ane nakalile ni hela oulaia.” U Paulo waga ane endi Murumi wapapwe.”
29 Immediately then they who were about to put him to the question, withdrew from him: and indeed the tribune dreaded the consequences, when he knew that he was a Roman citizen, that he had even gone so far as to bind him.
Bhabhahanzaga hubhuuzye bhasogola lwulwo. Wope ujemedari wogopa nahumvwa huje uPaulo ali Murumi na huje afunjile.
30 So on the morrow, desirous to know of a certainty what it was of which he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the high-priest and all the sanhedrim to appear, and bringing Paul down, set him before them.
Shandabho lwakwe ujemedari ahanzaga amanye zyabhashitakiye u Paulo. Wabhakwizya agosi bheshibhanza nalonzi bhibalaza bhonti wamwaula inyabho uPaulo waleta, wabhiha pahati.
