Acts 22
1 “Men, brothers, and fathers, hear my defense now to you.”
N kpiiba leni n baanba cengi mani min pia ya maama moalene ki ba maadi ki gaa n yuli!
2 and they having heard that he was speaking to them in the Hebrew dialect, they became even more silent, and he says,
ban den gba ke o maadi leni ba ebulu maama nni bi den ŋmine suo. lani Polo den yedi ba:
3 “I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactness of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all you are today.
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 this Way I persecuted to death, binding and delivering up to 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 chief priest testifies to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters to the brothers, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might 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, in my going on and coming near to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of Heaven there shone a great light around 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 I also fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute 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 are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you persecute—
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 who are with me saw the light, and became afraid, and they did not hear the voice of Him who is speaking 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 will I do, Lord? And the LORD said to me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it will be told you concerning all things that have been appointed for you 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 did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to 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 a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [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 having come to me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and the same hour I looked up to 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 God of our fathers chose you beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out 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 because you will be His witness to all men of what you have 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 do you linger? Having risen, immerse yourself, and wash away your sins, calling on the Name of the LORD.
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, when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
Min den guani Jelusalema ki ye U Tienu diegu nni ki jaandi U Tienu, n den laa li bonlekaala.
18 and I saw Him saying to me, Hurry and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive your 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, LORD, they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging those believing on You in every synagogue;
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 your witness Stephen was being poured forth, I was also standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
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 to me, Go, because I will send you to far-off nations.”
Lani o Diedo den yedi nnifii ki gedi kelima n ba soani a ŋali foagima, bi nilanba po.
22 And they were hearing him to this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, “Away from the earth with such a one; for it is not fit for him to 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 they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing 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 stronghold, saying, “Let him be examined by scourges,” that he might know for what cause they were crying 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 he was stretching him with the straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful to you to scourge a man, a Roman, 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 And the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, “Take heed what you are about to do, 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 and the chief captain having come near, said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes”;
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, “I, with a great sum, obtained this citizenship”; but Paul said, “But I have even been born [so].”
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 Immediately, therefore, they departed from him, those being about to examine him, and the chief captain was also afraid, having learned that he is 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 and the next day, intending to know the certainty for what reason he is accused by the Jews, he loosed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their Sanhedrin to come, and having brought down Paul, he 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.
