Acts 22
1 "Brethren and fathers," he said, "listen to my defence which I now make before you."
—Zikhomba ayi batata, wanu mambu madi yama ma kulukamba mu kukitabila!
2 And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said,
Bu bawa wunyoluka mu ki Ebelewo, baboso beka dio sui.
3 "I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.
Wutatamana kuba kamba: —Minu ndidi Nyuda, minu ndibutukila ku Talise; divula didi mu zunga ki Silisi. Mu divula diadi di Yelusalemi ndiyundukila; Ngamalieli niandi wundonga mina mi Bakulu beto. Bufula buwombo buba yama mu diambu di Nzambi banga bobo beno luididi buabu.
4 I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;
Ndiyamisa ayi ndivondisa batu bobo balandakana nzila yayi yi Pfumu. Ndikanga babakala ayi baketo, ndiba kotisa mu nloko.
5 as the High Priest also and all the Elders can bear me witness. It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled there, in chains to Jerusalem, to be punished.
Pfumu yi zinganga Nzambi ayi lukutukunu lu minyadi balenda kuawu telama kimbangi enati mambu ndintuba madi ma kiedika voti ma luvunu. Bila kuidi bawu ndiyenda baka minkanda mu diambu di vana kuidi bakhomba zi Damasi. Buna ndiyenda ku Damasi mu diambu di kanga batu bobo baba kuna banlandakana nzila yi Pfumu ayi kuba nata mu zisieni ku Yelusalemi muingi batambula thumbudulu.
6 "But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.
Bu ndiba mu nzila ayi buna ndieka fikama ku Damasi, buna midi mieka nduka, ndizimbukila kiezila kimosi kingolo kiba ku diyilu kinzungidila.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Nditumbu bua va tsi, ndiwa mbembo yimosi yikhamba: “A Sawuli! A Sawuli, bila mbi wulembo ndiamisinanga e?”
8 "'Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, 'whom you are persecuting.'
Buna ndiyuvula: “A Pfumu, ngeyo widi nani e?” Niandi wuphutudila: “Minu Yesu, muisi Nazaleti diodi weti yamisa”.
9 "Now the men who were with me, though they saw the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.
Batu bobo baba yama bamona kiezila beni vayi basia wa ko mbembo.
10 And I asked, "'What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said to me, "'Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
Bosi ndiyuvula: “A Pfumu, mbi mfueti vanga buabu e?” Pfumu wukhamba: “Telama, yenda ku Damasi, kuna maba kamba mambu momo fueti vanga.”
11 "And as I could not see because the light had been so dazzling, those who were with me had to lead me by the arm, and so I came to Damascus.
Kiezila beni kiphonda meso ayi batu bobo baba yama batsimba mu koko ayi bandata nate ku Damasi.
12 "And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,
Kuna kuba mutu wumosi dizina diandi Ananiasi, niandi wuba mutu wuba kinzikanga Nzambi boso buididi Mina mi Moyize ayi wuba telumunungu kimbangi kimboti kuidi Bayuda boso baba ku Damasi;
13 came to me and standing at my side said, "'Brother Saul, recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked up at him.
wuyiza kumbata ayi wukhamba: “Khombꞌama Sawuli, buela moni kuaku!” Muna thangu beni kuandi, meso mama mazibuka ayi ndimmona.
14 Then he said, 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the righteous One and hear Him speak.
Bosi wukhamba: “Nzambi yi bakulu beto niandi wusobula muingi wuzabaluzolo luandi, muingi wumona mutu wusonga ayi wuwa mbembo andi.
15 For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.
Ngeyo fueti ba mbangi andi kuidi batu boso muingi wuba kamba mambu moso momo wumueni ayi momo wuwilu.
16 And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'
Vayi buabu mbi wukidi vingila e? Telama, yenda botama ayi sambila dizina di Pfumu muingi wuvedoso mu masumu maku.”
17 "After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
Bu ndivutuka ku Yelusalemi ayi bundiba sambila mu nzo Nzambi, ndimona tsongolo;
18 I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "'Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'
Pfumu wukhamba: “Yenda kuaku! Botuka nsualu mu Yelusalemi bilabatu balendi kikinina ko kimbangi kiaku mu diambu diama.”
19 "'Lord,' I replied, 'they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;
Minu ndivutula: “A pfumu, bazebi kuawu ti minu ndiba kotisanga batumu nloko ayi minu ndiba betisanga bikoti batu boso bobo baba kuwilukilanga mu zinzo zi zikhutukunu.
20 and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'
Bosi mbangi aku Etieni boso baba kumvonda, buna minu ndiba vana. Minu ndikikinina mambu momo mavangama ayi ndisunga minledi mi batu bobo bamvonda.”
21 "'Go,' He replied; 'I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"
Vayi Pfumu wumvutudila: —Yenda, thama ndieka kufidisa; kuidi makanda ma Bapakanu!
22 Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live."
Buna banwa nate katuba diambu diodi. Bayamikina mu mbembo yingolo: —Mutu wu phila yoyi fueni botolo va ntoto. Kasi fuana zinga ko!
23 And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,
Sumbu bayamikina diaka ngolo, baloza minledi miawu ayi mbungi-mbungi ku yilu.
24 the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.
Buna Pfumu masodi wuvana lutumunu mu diambu bakotisa Polo ku khati ka ki masodi ayi bambeta bikoti muingi katuba bila kioki batu baba yamikinina ngolo mu diambu diandi.
25 But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen--and one too who is uncondemned?"
Mu thangu baba kunkanga minsinga, Polo wuyuvula nkulutu masodiwuba va ndambu yika ba: —A buevi, minsua midi mu betisa muisi Loma mu kambu teka samba e?
26 On hearing this question, the Captain went to report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."
Komanda ki masodi bu kawa bobo, wuyenda kuidi pfumuꞌandi ayi wunkamba: —A mambu mbi momo wumvanga e? Keti mutu wawu muisi Loma!
27 So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.
Pfumu masodi bu kayiza vana vaba Polo, wunyuvula: —Bika wukhamba, bukiedika widi muisi Loma e? Niandi wumvutudila: —Nyinga, bobo kuandi!
28 "I paid a large sum for my citizenship," said the Tribune. "But I was born free," said Paul.
Pfumu masodi wubuela tuba: —Zimbongo ziwombo ndifuta muingi minu ndibaka ki muisi Loma. Polo wumvutudila: —Vayi minu, ki muisi Loma kiama kibutukila!
29 So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
Buna batu bobo bedi kambeta, banyekula muna thangu beni. Bosi Pfumu masodi wumona boma bu kazaba ti mutu wuka kangisa mu zisieni widi muisi Loma.
30 The next day, wishing to know exactly what charge was being brought against him by the Jews, the Tribune ordered his chains to be removed; and, having sent word to the High Priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble, he brought Paul down and made him stand before them.
Mu lumbu kilanda, Pfumu masodi, wuzola zaba bila kioki Bayudabafundila Polo. Wutuma ti banianguna Polo, wukutikisa zinganga Nzambi ayi batu bankalanga mu lukutukunu lu minyadi. Bosi wubonga Polo ayi wuntedimisa va khatitsikꞌawu.
