Acts 22
1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
«N ninjaba yeni n baanba, cengi mani min pia ya maama ki bua ki maadi yi, ke yin ga ma».
2 ( And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith, )
O niwulgu n den gbadi ke Pɔli maadi Hebilu maabuolu nni, bikuli den suoni Silibi. Pɔli den yedi:
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 God, as ye all are this day.
«N tie Jufi ki mali taasa Cilisi ya yogu ama den kua Gamali cogu o naa dogu nni. O den bangi ti yaajanba maama cain, n den kuani yama kuli U Tienu po nani i kuli n bua wan maama dinne.
4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
N den wangi yaaba n ŋua laa fala paa, n den loli b jaba yeni b puoba kuli ki kuani ba li yonmidieli 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.
Ba sala yidikaaba cianba yeni b ni kpe juogi kaaba ba fidi ki tieni siedi ke ban den teni li tili ke min gadi Damasa ke pan teni ti ninjaba yaaba tie Jufinba min den gadi naa po ke loli yaaba n ŋɔa o sɔnu ki cuani ba Jelusaema ki ban pua ba.
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.
Li den bua ki pundi naani o yie sinu yeni mini den pa u Sɔnu ki caa Damasa nni den nagi. La yo o yen ciangu den ñiliti ki ñani tanpoli po ki ba Lidini.
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
N den jiidi ba tinga ki gbadi o nialu ka li maadi Solo Laabaali ki wangi fala.
8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
N den gua buali o a tie ŋmaa yonbidaano i? o den ŋmiani nni Jesu Nasaleti yua ki wang 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.
Min yen yaaba n den yegi bi den la n yenyenma ama bi den gbadi yua maadi yeni min ya nialu.
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord 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.
N den yed: N ba tieni lede n yonbidaano? N yonbdaano den yedi: Fii ki pundi Damasa, lan kani bi ba wani a ŋa ba tieni yala 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.
N den nua kelima yenyenma ciangu n yen n po, n yegi lieba n den dadi nni ki pundi Damasa.
12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
Lan kani ke n den bandi ban yi yua Ananiasa, oja yen tie nimono U Tienu bali maama po, ya Jufinba ye Damasa kuli tiedi o po sieda ŋaamo.
13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
Wan Ananiasa den cua min ye naani, ki nagi ni kani ke yedi: N ninjua Solo, ŋɔli, li yogu ki la o.
14 And he said, The God 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: ti ya yaaba ke U Tienu lugdi ba ka bani o yama buama ki ya tiegi, ki gu wan ba maadi ya maama o ya ŋɔbu nni.
15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
A ba tua o siedi b niba yaŋa nintuali nni ŋan laa yaala yeni ŋan badi yaala yeni ŋa gbadi galo.
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Mɔla a kaa gu be? Fii ki ñani a biidi, kelima bi jaandi Jesu ya yeli po.
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 Jerusalema, ya yogu ki den ye li jaandieli nni ki jandi U Tienu, li den cua n po nani ba yeni.
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 u yonbdaano ki yedi: Fii ki ñaa Jerusalema tonma tonma kelima bi kan gua ŋaaba ban tieni a po ya sieda kuli.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
N den yedi: «N yonbdaano, ban mɔlo ba ki cuo yaaba ṅ den ŋua a ki kuani ba a yonbi diena nni, ki kpa tianba a jaandiena nni.
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 tie sieda yi po ya daali k b den wuli Etina sɔnma, n den taa yi yapo mɔmɔni, k guudi yaaba n den ye tiadi.»
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
Ama n yonbdaano den yedi: «Ti ki gadi kelima n nua ke n ya gadi hali fagma bi nilanba yapo.»
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.
O niwulgu den ŋmini ke maadi ki den pundi hali li kani ke bi ji yigniki yedi: «kpa mani ya nibuolu nan ki nano yeni ki tingi, kelima la ŋa ya nilo na ya pia li miali.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
ya yogu ki bi tandi kin landi li liada ki yadi ti tandi,
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 mintiela yudaano den cua kua yeni o paalu ki cuo Pɔli. O den seni o niwulgu kuli ki buali Pɔli n tieni yaala bi ya nintuali nni, ki bandi yaala n tieni ki bi taandi ya tantaani buoli na.
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?
Ya yogu ke bi loli Pɔli i baabi i, o den yedi a mintiela kobga yudaano yua n den se o kani: «Li cabi ke yin pua ya nilo n tie Loma ki daa buni yeni 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.
A mintiela kobga yudaano n gbadi yeni, o den gadi a mintiela yudaanciamo kani ke yedi: «a mɔ la ke tin tieni lede? kelima o nilo yeni tie Loma yua cain.»
27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
A mintiela ciamo den gadi ki yedi: «bi maadi a ya linani Loma cain» Pɔli den ŋmini.
28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
A mintiela ciamo den guani ke yedi o «Li en tie faala ka ki tua Loma yua cain ama yen ya liigi kpiagi.»
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.
Lan yogu yaaba den puo wan Pɔli den siedi, ti ja waandi den cuo li mintiela yudaano kelima waa gbadi ki Pɔli tie Loma yua yi cain ke den lolo yi baabi yeni.
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.
Li daa taa daali, a mintiela yudaano den bua ki bandi i mɔmɔni yaala ya po ke Jufinba kɔni yeni Pɔli, o den lodi yi baabi Pɔli nungi nni, ki yiini li jandieli yudanba yeni bi nikpela ki taani ba. O den jiini Pɔli ki sieni o bi kuli ya siiga nni.
