prēritāḥ 22
1 hē pitr̥gaṇā hē bhrātr̥gaṇāḥ, idānīṁ mama nivēdanē samavadhatta|
“Ụmụnna m na ndị nna anyị, geenụ m ntị mgbe m na-agọrọ onwe m nʼihu unu.”
2 tadā sa ibrīyabhāṣayā kathāṁ kathayatīti śrutvā sarvvē lōkā atīva niḥśabdā santō'tiṣṭhan|
Mgbe ha nụrụ na ọ na-agwa ha okwu nʼasụsụ Hibru, ha deere duu karịa. Mgbe ọ sịrị,
3 paścāt sō'kathayad ahaṁ yihūdīya iti niścayaḥ kilikiyādēśasya tārṣanagaraṁ mama janmabhūmiḥ, ētannagarīyasya gamilīyēlanāmnō'dhyāpakasya śiṣyō bhūtvā pūrvvapuruṣāṇāṁ vidhivyavasthānusārēṇa sampūrṇarūpēṇa śikṣitō'bhavam idānīntanā yūyaṁ yādr̥śā bhavatha tādr̥śō'hamapīśvarasēvāyām udyōgī jātaḥ|
“Abụ m onye Juu. Amụrụ m na Tasọs nʼime Silisia. Azụrụ m na obodo a nʼụkwụ Gamaliel onye nkuzi m. Anatara m ọzụzụ dị ike na ịsọpụrụ iwu nke nna nna anyị ha ejikwa m ịnụ ọkụ nʼobi na-efe Chineke dịka unu niile si eme taa.
4 matamētad dviṣṭvā tadgrāhinārīpuruṣān kārāyāṁ baddhvā tēṣāṁ prāṇanāśaparyyantāṁ vipakṣatām akaravam|
Akpagburu m ndị niile na-eso ụzọ ọhụrụ a, na-etinye ha nʼaka ọnwụ. Ejidere m ndị ikom na ndị inyom ha tụbakwa ha nʼụlọ mkpọrọ.
5 mahāyājakaḥ sabhāsadaḥ prācīnalōkāśca mamaitasyāḥ kathāyāḥ pramāṇaṁ dātuṁ śaknuvanti, yasmāt tēṣāṁ samīpād dammēṣakanagaranivāsibhrātr̥gaṇārtham ājñāpatrāṇi gr̥hītvā yē tatra sthitāstān daṇḍayituṁ yirūśālamam ānayanārthaṁ dammēṣakanagaraṁ gatōsmi|
Ma dịka onyeisi nchụaja na nzukọ ndị okenye niile pụrụ ịgbara m akaebe. Anatakwara m nʼaka ha akwụkwọ ozi e deere ụmụnna anyị nọ na Damaskọs. Agara m ebe ahụ ịkpụta ha nʼagbụ bịa Jerusalem maka ịta ha ahụhụ.
6 kintu gacchan tannagarasya samīpaṁ prāptavān tadā dvitīyapraharavēlāyāṁ satyām akasmād gagaṇānnirgatya mahatī dīpti rmama caturdiśi prakāśitavatī|
“Nʼetiti ehihie, mgbe m na-aga nʼụzọ, nʼebe dị Damaskọs nso, oke ìhè nke si nʼeluigwe, chara gburugburu m.
7 tatō mayi bhūmau patitē sati, hē śaula hē śaula kutō māṁ tāḍayasi? māmprati bhāṣita ētādr̥śa ēkō ravōpi mayā śrutaḥ|
Adara m nʼala ma nụkwa olu gwara m okwu sị m, ‘Sọl, Sọl, gịnị mere i ji na-akpagbu m?’
8 tadāhaṁ pratyavadaṁ, hē prabhē kō bhavān? tataḥ sō'vādīt yaṁ tvaṁ tāḍayasi sa nāsaratīyō yīśurahaṁ|
“‘Onye ka ị bụ Onyenwe m?’ Ka m jụrụ. “Ọ sịrị m, ‘Abụ m Jisọs onye Nazaret onye ị na-akpagbu.’
9 mama saṅginō lōkāstāṁ dīptiṁ dr̥ṣṭvā bhiyaṁ prāptāḥ, kintu māmpratyuditaṁ tadvākyaṁ tē nābudhyanta|
Ndị mụ na ha so hụkwara ìhè ahụ, ma ha anụghị olu onye ahụ na-agwa m okwu.
10 tataḥ paraṁ pr̥ṣṭavānahaṁ, hē prabhō mayā kiṁ karttavyaṁ? tataḥ prabhurakathayat, utthāya dammēṣakanagaraṁ yāhi tvayā yadyat karttavyaṁ nirūpitamāstē tat tatra tvaṁ jñāpayiṣyasē|
“Asịrị m, ‘Gịnị ka m ga-eme Onyenwe anyị?’ “Onyenwe anyị sịrị m, ‘Bilie banye Damaskọs; nʼebe ahụ a ga-agwa gị ihe niile a kwadobere na ị ga-eme.’
11 anantaraṁ tasyāḥ kharataradīptēḥ kāraṇāt kimapi na dr̥ṣṭvā saṅgigaṇēna dhr̥tahastaḥ san dammēṣakanagaraṁ vrajitavān|
Nʼihi na-enweghị m ike ịhụ ụzọ nʼihi ebube ìhè ahụ chachiri m anya. Ya mere ndị mụ na ha so sekpụụrụ m nʼaka bata na Damaskọs.
12 tannagaranivāsināṁ sarvvēṣāṁ yihūdīyānāṁ mānyō vyavasthānusārēṇa bhaktaśca hanānīyanāmā mānava ēkō
“Nʼebe ahụ ka Ananayas bi, bụ onye anyị pụrụ ịgụ nʼonye ezi omume nʼihi idebe iwu. O nwekwara ọgbụgba ama dị mma site nʼọnụ ndị Juu bi nʼebe ahụ.
13 mama sannidhim ētya tiṣṭhan akathayat, hē bhrātaḥ śaula sudr̥ṣṭi rbhava tasmin daṇḍē'haṁ samyak taṁ dr̥ṣṭavān|
Ọ bịakwutere m, guzoro nʼakụkụ m sị, ‘Nwanna anyị Sọl, ka emee ka ị hụ ụzọ!’ Otu mgbe ahụ, e nwetara m ike ịhụ ụzọ, m hụkwara ya.
14 tataḥ sa mahyaṁ kathitavān yathā tvam īśvarasyābhiprāyaṁ vētsi tasya śuddhasattvajanasya darśanaṁ prāpya tasya śrīmukhasya vākyaṁ śr̥ṇōṣi tannimittam asmākaṁ pūrvvapuruṣāṇām īśvarastvāṁ manōnītaṁ kr̥tavānaṁ|
“Mgbe ahụ, ọ sịrị, ‘Chineke nke nna nna anyị ha ahọpụtala gị ịmara uche ya na ịhụ Onye Ezi Omume ahụ na ịnụta okwu site nʼọnụ ya.
15 yatō yadyad adrākṣīraśrauṣīśca sarvvēṣāṁ mānavānāṁ samīpē tvaṁ tēṣāṁ sākṣī bhaviṣyasi|
Ị ga-abụ onyeama ya nye ndị niile banyere ihe ị hụrụ na ihe ị nụrụ.
16 ataēva kutō vilambasē? prabhō rnāmnā prārthya nijapāpaprakṣālanārthaṁ majjanāya samuttiṣṭha|
Ma ugbu a, gịnị ka ị na-eche? Bilie ọtọ, ka e mee gị baptizim, ka a sachakwa gị site na mmehie, na-akpọkukwa aha ya.’
17 tataḥ paraṁ yirūśālamnagaraṁ pratyāgatya mandirē'ham ēkadā prārthayē, tasmin samayē'ham abhibhūtaḥ san prabhūṁ sākṣāt paśyan,
“Mgbe m lọghachikwara na Jerusalem, nọrọ na-ekpe ekpere nʼụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ, ahụrụ m ọhụ,
18 tvaṁ tvarayā yirūśālamaḥ pratiṣṭhasva yatō lōkāmayi tava sākṣyaṁ na grahīṣyanti, māmpratyuditaṁ tasyēdaṁ vākyam aśrauṣam|
ebe ọ na-agwa m, ‘Mee ngwa! Hapụ Jerusalem, nʼihi na ndị bi nʼala a agaghị anara ọgbụgba ama gị banyere m.’
19 tatōhaṁ pratyavādiṣam hē prabhō pratibhajanabhavanaṁ tvayi viśvāsinō lōkān baddhvā prahr̥tavān,
“Ma asịrị m, ‘Onyenwe anyị, ndị a maara nke ọma na m na-aga nʼụlọ nzukọ nʼotu nʼotu, na-atụba ndị kwere na gị nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, na-etikwa ha ihe.
20 tathā tava sākṣiṇaḥ stiphānasya raktapātanasamayē tasya vināśaṁ sammanya sannidhau tiṣṭhan hantr̥lōkānāṁ vāsāṁsi rakṣitavān, ētat tē viduḥ|
Nʼoge a na-awụfu ọbara onyeama gị bụ Stivin, eguzo m nso na-akwado nʼihe emere dị mma, ma na-elekọtakwa uwe ndị ahụ tụgburu ya anya.’
21 tataḥ sō'kathayat pratiṣṭhasva tvāṁ dūrasthabhinnadēśīyānāṁ samīpaṁ prēṣayiṣyē|
“Mgbe ahụ, ọ sịrị m, ‘Gawa; nʼihi na aga m ezipu gị ebe dị anya ijekwuru ndị mba ọzọ.’”
22 tadā lōkā ētāvatparyyantāṁ tadīyāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā prōccairakathayan, ēnaṁ bhūmaṇḍalād dūrīkuruta, ētādr̥śajanasya jīvanaṁ nōcitam|
Ha ṅara ya ntị ruo ugbu a. Mgbe ahụ, ha niile tiri mkpu nʼotu olu sị, “Wepụnụ onye dị otu a nʼụwa! O kwesighị ka onye dị otu a dịrị ndụ!”
23 ityuccaiḥ kathayitvā vasanāni parityajya gagaṇaṁ prati dhūlīrakṣipan
Ha tiri mkpu na-atụli uwe mgbokwasị ha elu, na-achilikwa aja nʼala na-efesasị ya ebe niile,
24 tataḥ sahasrasēnāpatiḥ paulaṁ durgābhyantara nētuṁ samādiśat| ētasya pratikūlāḥ santō lōkāḥ kinnimittam ētāvaduccaiḥsvaram akurvvan, ētad vēttuṁ taṁ kaśayā prahr̥tya tasya parīkṣāṁ karttumādiśat|
ọchịagha ahụ nyere iwu ka a kpụgaa ya nʼogige ndị agha, pịa ya ụtarị, ka eziokwu pụta ya nʼọnụ. Ọ chọrọ ịmata ihe mere ha ji eti mkpu otu a megide ya.
25 padātayaścarmmanirmmitarajjubhistasya bandhanaṁ karttumudyatāstāstadānīṁ paulaḥ sammukhasthitaṁ śatasēnāpatim uktavān daṇḍājñāyām aprāptāyāṁ kiṁ rōmilōkaṁ praharttuṁ yuṣmākam adhikārōsti?
Ma mgbe ha chịịrị ụdọ akpụkpọ kechaa ya, Pọl sịrị onye agha guzo ya nso, “Ọ bụ ihe ziri ezi nʼiwu na unu ga-eti nwa afọ Rom ihe, onye na-enweghị ikpe a mara ya?”
26 ēnāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā sa sahasrasēnāpatēḥ sannidhiṁ gatvā tāṁ vārttāmavadat sa rōmilōka ētasmāt sāvadhānaḥ san karmma kuru|
Mgbe onye agha a nụrụ okwu a, o jekwuuru ọchịagha ahụ sị, “Gịnị ka ị na-aga ime? Nwoke a bụkwa onye Rom.”
27 tasmāt sahasrasēnāpati rgatvā tamaprākṣīt tvaṁ kiṁ rōmilōkaḥ? iti māṁ brūhi| sō'kathayat satyam|
Ọchịagha ahụ bịakwutere sị ya, “Gwa m, ị bụ onye Rom?” Ọ sịrị, “E.”
28 tataḥ sahasrasēnāpatiḥ kathitavān bahudraviṇaṁ dattvāhaṁ tat paurasakhyaṁ prāptavān; kintu paulaḥ kathitavān ahaṁ janunā tat prāptō'smi|
Ọchịagha ahụ zara, “ma o furu m ego dị ukwuu iji bụrụ onye Rom.” Ma Pọl sịrị, “Amụrụ m dịka nwa afọ ala a.”
29 itthaṁ sati yē prahārēṇa taṁ parīkṣituṁ samudyatā āsan tē tasya samīpāt prātiṣṭhanta; sahasrasēnāpatistaṁ rōmilōkaṁ vijñāya svayaṁ yat tasya bandhanam akārṣīt tatkāraṇād abibhēt|
Ndị ahụ chọrọ ịgba ya ajụjụ ọnụ mere ngwangwa wezuga onwe ha. Egwu tụkwara ọchịagha nʼonwe ya mgbe ọ matara na ọ bụ nwa afọ Rom, nʼihi na o keela ya rịị agbụ na mbụ.
30 yihūdīyalōkāḥ paulaṁ kutō'pavadantē tasya vr̥ttāntaṁ jñātuṁ vāñchan sahasrasēnāpatiḥ parē'hani paulaṁ bandhanāt mōcayitvā pradhānayājakān mahāsabhāyāḥ sarvvalōkāśca samupasthātum ādiśya tēṣāṁ sannidhau paulam avarōhya sthāpitavān|
Nʼechi ya, ebe ọ chọrọ ịmata ihe bụ isi okwu na ihe mere ndị Juu ji ebo ya ebubo, o nyere iwu ka ndịisi nchụaja na ndị ụlọ ikpe ha zukọọ. Mgbe ahụ, o dupụtara Pọl, mee ka o guzo nʼihu ha.
