Acts 22
1 Paul said, “[Jewish] elders and my other fellow Jews, listen to me now while I reply to [those who are accusing me]!”
Anu henu nan ankaco, rikani ti toi ikunna ubura um u aye a hira a shime aname.
2 When the crowd of people heard Paul speaking to them in [their own] Hebrew language, they became even more quiet and really listened. Then Paul said to them,
Sa ni ori na nabo wakunna tize ti bulus ini hem na ibraniyawa wadusa watatonno tek, magu.
3 “I am a Jew, [as are all of you]. I was born in Tarsus [city], in Cilicia [province], but I grew up here in Jerusalem. [When I was young, for many years] I studied the laws [that Moses gave to our ancestors]. I was taught by [the famous teacher] Gamaliel [MTY] {[The famous teacher] Gamaliel taught [MTY] me}. [I have] carefully [obeyed those laws, because] I have wanted to obey God. I [am sure that] many of you also carefully obey [those laws].
Me ubayahude mani uwatu usamirika anabo ini ikiliya, anyimo amanyanga mu gamaliyal a pokum aje ni, a kuri abezizi abinime kang inu gunno itarsi una u inko utize ta cokoro aro, izin nu inko iriba atize ta Asere kasi shime sa izin tini.
4 [That is why] I previously persecuted those who believe the message [that people call] the Way [that Jesus taught. I continually looked for ways] to kill [them. Whenever I found] men or women [who believed that message], I [commanded that] they should be seized and thrown {[people to] seize them and throw them} into jail.
Ma mensi anabo in husi ma kuri in tirzi ahana aruma nan na a ēh in han we ati gomo a tuburko we udenge unirere.
5 The supreme priest knows this, and so do the [other respected men who belong to our Jewish] Council. They gave me letters to [take to] their fellow Jews in Damascus [city. By means of those letters, they authorized me to] go to there and find people who believed in [Jesus. They had written in the letters that I was to bring those people] as prisoners to Jerusalem, so that they would be punished here {[the leaders here] could punish them}. [So I went on my way to Damascus].
Anime ani unu udang ukayuma ka Asere na nu wadi nya u inpo amaro inu guna ma kabi nikara nitize tu inko u watu ushi barki ni henu sa wa rani damascu, barki idusa abirko, katuma kam kani i tarsi adesa wa tarsa una ugino me, i en we anyimo urshalima barki a tarsi we.
6 About noon, my companions and I were getting near Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky flashed all around me.
Uganiya mara anyimo atanu, inkuri in ha ma mu nan damascu, inu wui ace uganiya u inde masaa madangdang usuro Asere u pokino ma ketum.
7 [The light was so bright that] I fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice [of someone] speaking to me [from up in the sky. The one who was speaking to me said], ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you [(sg)] do things to harm me?’
In rizi adizii uganiya madusa ma kunna ni gmyirang ni gusa me, 'shawulu, shawulu, barki nyanini yawuna uzin nu kunna um iwono?'
8 I answered, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I [am the one] whom you [(sg)] are harming [by doing things to harm my followers].’
In babirikame, 'aveni hu ugomo Asere?' magun me, 'immani Yeso ubanazarat unigesa uzin nu nya ume uzito ugino me.'
9 The men who were [traveling] with me saw the [very bright] light, [and they heard a voice], but they did not understand what the voice said to me.
Anuge besa wazi nigo nan me wa iri masaa me, idaki warosi niggmyirang na veni mazin tize me ba.
10 Then I asked, ‘Lord, what [do you want] me to do?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus! [A man] there will tell you [(sg)] all that I have planned for you to do.’
Ma gu, 'nyanini indi wuzi hu ugomo Asere?' Ugomo Asere magume, 'magu me ihire idusa anyimo damascu, abini me ani adi boki we imum ikadure sa udi wuzi.
11 [After that, I could not see], because the [very bright] light had caused me to become blind. So my companions took me by the hand and led me until [we(exc) arrived] in Damascus.
Idaki iri ahira me ba barki umilme u masa, idusa anyimo damascu u watu u tarsa andebesa wazi ni go nan me.
12 [A couple of days] later, a man whose name was Ananias came to [see] me. He was a man who [greatly respected God and] carefully obeyed [our Jewish] laws. All the Jews living in Damascus said good things about him.
Abirko me ani ma kem uye unaniz ni ananiya, una biyyau ba Asere ahira u inko utize, tini kobbo nanni zani rere aje ayahudawa as wa ciki abirko me.
13 He came and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see [again]!’ Instantly I could see! I saw Ananias [standing there beside me].
Ma eh ahira am magu, ni henu shawulu, kaba uhira unipen, rep na nu ganiya ginu me iri me.
14 Then he said: ‘The God whom [we(inc) worship and] whom our ancestors [worshipped] has chosen you and will show you what he wants [you to do. He has allowed you] to see the righteous one, [the Messiah], and you have heard him speaking [to you].
Uganiya magu, 'Asere aka co uro sa mazauka we inu gunna urosi imumbe sa me ma nyara wa ira unu iriba ishew iginome, kunna tize tige besa ti suso anyo ameme.
15 He wants you to tell people everywhere what you have seen and heard [from him].
Udi cukuno unu impo amaru ame barki timumum sa wa ira nan ti gebe sa wa kunna tini.
16 So now (do not delay!/why delay?) [RHQ] Stand up, let [me] baptize you, and by praying to the Lord [Jesus ask God] to forgive you [(sg)] for your sins!’”
Aname nyanini uzin nu nyargame? hira azoro we akuri akpici we madini ma we me, unu tisa anyimo aniza nu meme.
17 “Later, I returned to Jerusalem. [One day] I went to the Temple courtyard. While I was praying there, I saw a vision [in which]
Uganiya sa ma kuri urushalima uganiya mazin im birigara anyimo udenge me ina makabi tiro.
18 I saw the Lord speaking to me. He said to me, ‘[Do not stay here]! Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people [here] will not (believe/listen to) what you [(sg)] tell [them] about me!’
Ma irime magun me, 'wuza dibe-dibe u ceki urushalima a-a na me, barki wada kaba me u impo amaru imumbe sa udi boki ini ahira am ba.
19 But I [protested and] said to him, ‘Lord, they know that I went to many of our meeting houses looking for people who believe in you. I was putting in jail those [whom I found] who believed in you, and I was even beating them.
Uganiya sa azin nu kponko umaye munu impo amaru aweme istifanus, maturi izin nu impo amaru, in kuri in hiri tironga ta desa wa hume.
20 [They remember that] when Stephen was killed [MTY] {when people killed [MTY] Stephen} because he told people about you, I stood there [watching it all] and approving [what they were doing]. I [even] guarded the outer garments that those who were murdering him [had thrown aside. So if I stay here, the fact that I have changed how I think about you will surely impress those leaders of our people].’
Magu, 'ugomo Asere, we ina ce awe warusa uwuna sa ma wuweni udenge uni rere in kuri intiri aye desa wa nya muruba muwe sa wa kabi we atidenge ti biringara.
21 But the Lord said to me, ‘No, [do not stay here]! Leave [Jerusalem, because] I am going to send you [(sg)] far away [from here] to non-Jewish people!’”
Manno magu me, 'dusa, barki idi tumu we abirko ahira anu amaree.
22 The people listened [quietly] to what Paul was saying until [he mentioned the Lord sending him to non-Jewish people]. Then they began shouting [angrily], “Kill him! [He does not deserve to live any longer]!” [They said that because they could not believe that God would save anyone except Jews].
Anabu wa ceki me ma wuzi tize nan nu hana uganiya, barki anime wa dusa wa yeze agmyinrang wazi nu gusa na kari kunu kuginu me, anyimo unee, daki ya wuna urii acekime makese ba.
23 While they continued shouting, [“Kill him!”] they took off their cloaks and threw dust into the air, [which showed how angry they were].
Uganiya sa wazin nu yeze agmyinrang wa vingizi tironga tu we wa hirziza usuru u pebu.
24 So the commander [commanded] that Paul be taken {[soldiers] to take Paul} into the barracks. He told [the soldiers] that they should strike Paul with a whip [that had pieces of bone/metal on the end of it], in order to make him tell what he had done that made the Jews shout so angrily. [So the soldiers took Paul into the barracks].
Unu udandang uma soja ma nya nikara ahamme in bulus ahira sa ma cikin, madusa ma nya magu a ikime a gunguzunu me in ni sisari barki wa rosi imum sa ya wuna izin me iti hunu ishina.
25 Then they stretched his arms out [and tied them] so that they could whip him [on his back. But] Paul said to the officer who was standing nearby [watching], “[You(sg) should think carefully about this]! You will certainly be [RHQ] acting unlawfully if you whip me, a Roman [citizen whom] no [one has put on trial and] condemned!”
Uganiya sa w tirzi me ini sere, bulus magu ana dandang me sa wazi mamu nan me, ''nani ya wuna anime e wuna inko utize awu u barome a wuzi me tize tu inko a hume sarki ucoboo?''
26 When the officer heard that, he went to the commander and reported it to him. He said [to the commander], “This man is a Roman [citizen] (Surely you would not [command us to whip him]!/Do you really want [us to whip him]?) [RHQ]”
Sa una je ma kunna anime ma ha ahira unu udandang nyanini n nyara u wuzi, ''unu uginu me una nu roma mani.''
27 The commander [was surprised when he heard that. He himself] went [into the barracks] and said to Paul, “Tell me, are you [(sg) really] a Roman [citizen]?” Paul answered, “Yes, I [am].”
Unu udandang uma soja ma ē magu me, ''bukam hu una nu roma mani?'' bulus magu, ''anime ani.''
28 Then the commander said, “[I am also a Roman citizen]. I paid a lot of money to become a [Roman] citizen.” Paul said, “But I was born a [Roman] citizen, [so I did not need to pay anything].”
Unu udandang uma soja makabrika me, ''adi kpi ucukuno vana umanyanga ini ikirfi igbardang.'' ine ini bulus magu, ''aymo uma manyanga mu roma.''
29 The soldiers [were about to whip Paul and to ask him questions about what he had done. But when they heard what Paul said, they] left him immediately. The commander also became afraid, because he realized that Paul was a Roman [citizen] and that he had [illegally commanded soldiers to] tie up Paul’s [hands].
Aye wa ē ugizo ume wa dusa wa ceki me daki wade ba, unu udandang uma soja ma kunna biyyau sa ma tinka unu gunna bulus u yoo wanu roma uni, sa mamu tirza me.
30 [The commander still] wanted to know exactly why the Jews were accusing Paul. So the next day he [told the soldiers to] take the chains off Paul. He also summoned the chief priests and the [other Jewish] Council [members]. Then he took Paul [to where the Council was meeting] and [commanded] him to stand before them.
Sa ahira asana, unu dandang uma soja me ma nyari marusi kadure kimum be sa ya wu awuzi anime ayahudawa wa wuzi anice ni bulus. Ma dusa ma soppi me anyimo tisere me, ma kuri ma nya unu dandang ukatuma kadandang ka Asere nan na nu ira wa gurna ma dusa ma en bulus atii aweme.
