Acts 22
1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
N kpiiba leni n baanba cengi mani min pia ya maama moalene ki ba maadi ki gaa n yuli!
2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, )
ban den gba ke o maadi leni ba ebulu maama nni bi den ŋmine suo. lani Polo den yedi ba:
3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward Elohim, as ye all are this day.
N tie jufi ki mali Tasa dogu nni Silisi diema nni. Ama n den fandi u naa dogu nni, n den kua Gamalieli cogidieli. Ke o bangi nni ti yaajanba balimaama cap. N den pia li yankuali U Tienu po nani yikuli n tie maama dinni.
4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
N den waani yaaba n ŋua Jesu sanŋoadima fala ŋali ki ku ba, n den loli bi puoba leni bi jaba ki kuani ba a kadidiena nni.
5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
Bi kopadicianba bado leni bi cancannikpeliba taancianli kuli den tie n po siedinba. Bi den teni nni tisoankaana ke min ban teni ti kpiiba yaaba n ye Damasa, min den gedi naanpo ki baan loli yaaba n ye lipo ki ŋua mi naa sanŋoadima ki cuani ba Jelusalema na ki baa teni ban waani ba fala.
6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
Min den ye u sanu nnin, ki nagidi Damasa, ke li bua ki pundi u yensiinu, lanyogunu mi yenyencianma den ǹani tanpoli ki jiidi ki lindi nni.
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
N den baa tiipo ki gbadi u nialu ke u yedi nni: Solo, Solo, be yapo ke a wanginni fala?
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Master? And he said unto me, I am Yahushua of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
n den yedi: a tie ŋmee yo n Diedo? lani o den yedi nni: n tie jesu Nasaleti yua ŋan wangi yua fala.
9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Yaaba n den yegi leni nni den laa mi yenma yeni ŋanma, ama baa den gbadi yua n maadi leni nni nialu. Lani n den yedi nDiodo n baa tieni be?
10 And I said, What shall I do, master? And Yahushua said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
o Diodo den yedi nni: fii ki gedi Damasa, lankani bi ba waani a ŋan baa tieni yaala kuli.
11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
Nani min ki den nua liba kelima mi yenma yeni n den yendi maama, yaaba n den yegi leni nni den cuo n nuu ki dadi nni ke n pundi Damasa.
12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
O joa den ye Damasa ki yi Ananiasa o den ŋua U Tienu ki fangi o ki kubi o balimaama. Ya jufinba n den ye Damasa kuli den tiendi o po o siediŋamo den cua n kani.
13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
O den yedi nni: N kpiilo Solo, guani ki ya nua. Lanyogunu n den guani ki noanli ki laa o.
14 And he said, The Elohim of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
O den yedi nni: ti yaajanba U Tienu, tuodi ki gandi a ki bili ke ŋan bandi o yanbuama, ki le o nitenginkoa ki gbadi o ǹoabu nni maama.
15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
Kelima a baa tie o siedo, bi nisaaliba kuli poi, ki wangi ba ŋan laa ki go gbadi yaala.
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of YHWH.
Moala a go jii be? fii ki teni ban batisi a, a tuonbiadi n ŋuudi ki ǹa, kelima a jaandi o Diodo yeli nni.
17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
Min den guani Jelusalema ki ye U Tienu diegu nni ki jaandi U Tienu, n den laa li bonlekaala.
18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
N den laa o Diodo ke o yedi nni: fii ki ǹa jelusalema ne tontoni kelima bi kan gaa ŋan tiendi npo ya siedi.
19 And I said, Yahushua, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
N den yedi: n Diedo, bani biba bani ke n den caa li balimaama diena nni ki co bi siiga nni yaaba n tuo ki daani a, ki kuandiba a kadidiena nni ki tendi ke bi pua ba i gbiani.
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
N den taa leni yaba n den wuli a siedo Etiena soama ki ku o, ki saa bipo i moamoani ke li pundi, ki se ki guu yaaba n ku o tiayiekaadi.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
Lani o Diedo den yedi nnifii ki gedi kelima n ba soani a ŋali foagima, bi nilanba po.
22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Bi den cengi Polo ŋali ke o maadi ki pundi laa maama. Lane bi den tangi ki tua: kpa o mani. Laa pundi ya nibuolu n tie ne n ya ye leni miali.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
Bi den tangi ki pugidi, ki luni bi tiadi, ki yadi mi tama tanpoli.
24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
A minteela yudanciamo den yedi ke ban kuani Pololi diepaali nni ki pua o i balijoe ki buali o ki bandi yaala n teni ku niligu tangi opo yeni.
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Ban den loli o ki baa pua o ya yogunu, Polo den yedi miteela kobiga yudaano yua n den se likani: Naani yi pia u sanu ki pua Loma yua i balijoe ki daa buni leni o?
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Minteela kobiga yudaano n den gbadi laa maama, o den gedi ki ban waani a minteela yudanciamo ki yedi: A baa tieni be? o joa yeni tie Loma yua yo.
27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
A minteela yudanciamo den cua Polo kani ki yedi o: waani nni, a tie Loma yua yo? o den guani ki yedi o yeni de.
28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
A minteela yudanciamo den yedi o: N den pani ligiciame ki tua Loma yua. Polo den guani ki yedi o, mini wani n mali ki tie yene.
29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Lanyogunu yaaba n den ba pua o wan maadi den fuadi o kani. A minteela yudanciamo mo den jie boncianla kelima o teni ke bi loli Polo yua n tie Loma yua leni i kuseseli.
30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Lan den fii ki fa, ke minteela kobiga yudaano den li bua ki bandi jufinba n den li kuliti Polo yaala ya po, o den teni ke bi lodi Polo, ki go teni ke bi kopadicianba yudanba leni bi cancannikpeliba taancianli kuli n taani. Lani o den gedini Polo ki sieni o bi nintuali.
