Katuma 26

1 Agrippa ma gun Bulus buu tize ini ce ni we me. Ba Bulus ma witino ma tubi boo tize uni ce ni meme.

Then Agrippa said to Paul: You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and answered for himself.

2 In zini uruba irum in ni ce num, ugomo Agippa, in e in tize tum nan na Ayudawa ageme in malim mam.

I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because I shall this day make my defense before you, concerning all things of which I am accused by the Jews;

3 Barki urusa imum me sa u wuza anyimo Ayahudawa nan nu utanda uweme, ane ani in igizo me u kunam seke.

especially, since you are acquainted with all the customs and questions that are among the Jews. For this reason, I beseech you to hear me patiently.

4 Kadure kani va Ayahudawa wa rusa ta hana dati ani pin num uhana Ushalima.

My course of life from my youth, which, from the beginning, was among my own nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

5 Wa rusa utuba um mi unanu Farisawa mani anyimo ati gomo ti dang tiru.

who, knowing me from the first, could testify, if they would, that, according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.

6 Ana me in the aje ashime azini u igizo um tizee, barki sa a nyara in myinca imum sa Asere ugomo ma wu ak coo aru.

And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers;

7 Barki anime in turi tilem ukirau inti re sa wa tarsa Asere niye nan uwui, ta wuna ire ubuka imum me sa ira iruba iru. Barki ane ani Ayahudawa wuzum malim, ugomo.

to which promise our twelve tribes, zealously serving night and day, hope to come: on account of which hope, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

8 Nyanini u ira uwee me ingi Asere ahira de be sa maa wono.

What? Is it thought a thing incredible among you, that God raises the dead?

9 Uganiya u inde in gun nice num indi wuzi imum gbardang ahira ani za ni Yesu unu Nazaret.

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

10 Ma wuzi anime Aurshalima, inkurzuzo anu aka tuma kasere anyimo udenge ukorsuzo wanu, ma wuzi anime in nikara ahira unu adngdang aka tuma uenge Asere nan aye ma sa ma huzi we me bezi nice num inda nyara ura uwenba.

And this I did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests: and when they were put to death, I gave my vote against them.

11 Ma wuzi we imum iburi inyizi uzatu ukadure inkunzina iruba in we, ine ini ya wu wa ziti atari tum.

And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to speak impiously; and, being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

12 Sa ma zin uni wuza anime, indusa Udimaska in nikara sa ma kem ahira unu dang.

While I was engaged in these things, and was going to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 Una um uhana me in nati ana ti uwui, in iri masaa sa ma teki uwui haru nan an desa tazin nigo me.

at midday, while I was on the road, I saw, O King, a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and those who journeyed with me.

14 Ti rizi vat uru adizi, ba in dusa in kunna ni myira ni gusam in ni lem na Ibraniyawa, shawulu, shawulu nyanini ya wuna uwuzam ani me, ya wuna ani me?

And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying, in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

15 Ba in iki ingu hu aveni ugomo Asere? Ba ugomo Asere ma kabirka, imani Yesu sa gaa me.

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? He replied, I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

16 Ma dusa ma gun me hira tonno in ti buna ti we me, barki ma bezi mu henu mum ahira aweme, ma zauka we a nyimo akatuma kam u buu imum me sa u rusa ani ce num nan ige sa indi buki we.

But arise, and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness of the things which you have seen, and of those in which I will appear to you,

17 In di zi nigome nan huu barki an desa wada rusa mi ba an desa indi tumi we ahira awe.

delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you,

18 Uka poko aje ugamirka we usuro umaree uhana amasaa nan ni kara, nan ni kara ni nu uburi uhana ni kara na Asere. Barki wa kabi ukpico uma dini maweme wan unu kaba sa indi kabi we barki uhem iruba im.

in order to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.

19 Barki ani me, ugomo Agrippa, daki ma game imum me sa ya su ri aseser ba.

Wherefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision;

20 Andesa wa e Udimaska unu tuba, atarsi una Urishalima wan vat nipin nu Judiya wan an desa wa tawe Asere ba, ma buu we tize ta Asere inu guna wa suri amaree uhana amsaa, wa ceki uwuza imum ibur wa tarsi Asere.

but announced first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

21 Ine ini ya wuu Ayahudawa wa mekum anyimo udengenAsere wa nyari uhuna um.

For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple, and endeavored to kill me.

22 Asere a benkum u aye ukani me, in turi unu boo anu acinci wan na dandang.

Having, therefore, obtained help from God, I have stood till this day, testifying both to small and to great, saying nothing else than the things which the prophets and Moses did say should come to pass:

23 Unu bura uru uginome madi si nirere, memani madi zi unu tuba uhira anyimo ani wono mabezi masaa ahira Ayahudawa wan na nu uzatu rusa ta Asere.

that Christ should suffer, and that he first, by his resurrection from the dead, should show light to the people, and to the Gentiles.

24 Bulus ma mari ubura uni ce ni meme, Festus magu inimyira aseser Bulus uzin nice ba urusa uwe me wa wuna iranzaa.

And as he spoke these things in his defense, Festus said, with a loud voice; Paul, you are mad; much learning drives you to madness.

25 Ba Bulus magun me in zini iranza ba unudang Festus sede in buu tize tikadure anyimo ni za ni desa in tarsa me.

But he replied: I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

26 Ugomo cangi ma rusa ini mum me, barki ane ani indi buu tize in ni kara sarki biyau, mi in rusa ada hunzize me imum ba, daki amu wuna ani ba vat.

For the king has knowledge of these things, before whom, also, I speak with boldness; for I am persuaded that none of these things have escaped his notice; for this was not done in a corner.

27 Wa hem unu nu kurzuzo tize, ugomo Agrippa? “In rusa wa hem”.

King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe.

28 Agrippa magun in Bulus” anyimo aku ganiya kucin u nyara ukurzom unu tarsa Asere.”

Then Agrippa said to Paul: You almost persuade me to be a Christian.

29 Bulus magu “maringirka ani me anyimo ani za na Asere anyimo kuganiya kuci nan ujoko, da huucasba, nan an desa wa kunnam kani me, wadi cukuno kasi mi, we wada sa me nirere ba. “

And Paul replied: I could pray to God, that not only you, but also all that hear me to-day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

30 Sa wa kunna ani me, Ugomo ma hiri ma tonno wan desa a zauka me ani pin me, nan andesa wa raa ahira me cangi.

And the king arose, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

31 Sa wa suri ani kubu me, wa gamirka acece aweme wagu”unu ugeme daki ma wuna imum me sa adi hu me ba nani atirzi me”.

And when they had withdrawn, they conversed with one another, saying: This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

32 Agrippa magu in Festus, “Ada ceki me unu geme ba in daki ma yeze tize me uhana uwatu kaisar ba “.

And Agrippa said to Festus: This man could have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Cæsar