Jesu Tondiba Tuona 22
1 «N ninjaba yeni n baanba, cengi mani min pia ya maama ki bua ki maadi yi, ke yin ga ma».
“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
2 O niwulgu n den gbadi ke Pɔli maadi Hebilu maabuolu nni, bikuli den suoni Silibi. Pɔli den yedi:
When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,
3 «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.
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.
4 N den wangi yaaba n ŋua laa fala paa, n den loli b jaba yeni b puoba kuli ki kuani ba li yonmidieli nni.
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
5 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.
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 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.
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 N den jiidi ba tinga ki gbadi o nialu ka li maadi Solo Laabaali ki wangi fala.
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 N den gua buali o a tie ŋmaa yonbidaano i? o den ŋmiani nni Jesu Nasaleti yua ki wang fala.
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 Min yen yaaba n den yegi bi den la n yenyenma ama bi den gbadi yua maadi yeni min ya nialu.
My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 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.
Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11 N den nua kelima yenyenma ciangu n yen n po, n yegi lieba n den dadi nni ki pundi Damasa.
Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 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.
There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
13 Wan Ananiasa den cua min ye naani, ki nagi ni kani ke yedi: N ninjua Solo, ŋɔli, li yogu ki la o.
came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.
14 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.
Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.
15 A ba tua o siedi b niba yaŋa nintuali nni ŋan laa yaala yeni ŋan badi yaala yeni ŋa gbadi galo.
You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16 Mɔla a kaa gu be? Fii ki ñani a biidi, kelima bi jaandi Jesu ya yeli po.
And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’
17 Min den guani Jerusalema, ya yogu ki den ye li jaandieli nni ki jandi U Tienu, li den cua n po nani ba yeni.
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18 N den u yonbdaano ki yedi: Fii ki ñaa Jerusalema tonma tonma kelima bi kan gua ŋaaba ban tieni a po ya sieda kuli.
and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
19 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.
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
20 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.»
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21 Ama n yonbdaano den yedi: «Ti ki gadi kelima n nua ke n ya gadi hali fagma bi nilanba yapo.»
Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22 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.
The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
23 ya yogu ki bi tandi kin landi li liada ki yadi ti tandi,
As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24 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.
the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
25 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?»
But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
26 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.»
On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 A mintiela ciamo den gadi ki yedi: «bi maadi a ya linani Loma cain» Pɔli den ŋmini.
The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 A mintiela ciamo den guani ke yedi o «Li en tie faala ka ki tua Loma yua cain ama yen ya liigi kpiagi.»
“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 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.
Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
30 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.
The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
