Acts 26
1 And, Agrippa, to Paul, said—It is permitted thee, on thine own behalf, to be speaking. Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, went on to make his defence.
Lanwani ii, Agripa den yedi Pɔli, “Maadi ki fie a yuli.” Ke Pɔli duoni o nuu, ki saa i mɔni ki yedi.
2 Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, King Agrippa, I have been counting myself happy, that, before thee, am I about, this day, to be making my defence;
O badciamo Agripa, n ye li pamanli nni yeni min ga mi maama a nintuali ki ba maadi ki fie n yuli juufinba yaaba n jalgi nni nuui nni;
3 especially, as thou art, well-versed, in all the Jewish customs and questions. Wherefore, I beseech thee, patiently, to hear me.
Kelima a tie bancianma daano yaali n nua juufinba yema yeni bi bogda po. Lanyapo i ke n mia ŋa ke ŋan pa juunli ki cengi nni.
4 My manner of life, then, from my youth, which, from its commencement, was formed among my nation, even in Jerusalem, know all Jews,
Ti ya ba maadi i mɔni, juufinba kuli bani min ye maama hali n jawaama nni n dogu nni yeni Jerusalema po.
5 inasmuch as they were aforetime observing me, from the outset, —if they please to bear witness, —that, according to the strictest sect of our own religion, I lived, a Pharisee.
Bi bani nni hali mi cilma, ki ba tuo ki saa i mɔni ke n den cɔlni farisienba yema, ya jaanbuolu n cɔlni mi teginma sanu.
6 And, now, for the hope of the promise, unto our fathers, being brought to pass by God, am I standing to be judged, —
Mɔlane n ji se ne ke bi jiagi nni ti buudi kelima n lingi ya ñɔnianu ke U Tienu den niani ti yaajanba
7 unto which [hope], our twelve-tribed nation, with intensity, night and day, rendering divine service, is hoping to attain—concerning which hope, I am being accused by Jews, O King!
Kelima li tie ya ñɔnianu ke ti piiga n cuglieda den pugi U Tienu yeni ti cɔlindi yienu yeni ñiagu ki daani ke ban baa i. O badciamo Agripa, li dandanli po i, ke juufinba jalgi nni.
8 What! incredible, is it judged with you, that, God the dead doth raise?
Beyapo i ke i siiga nni bá niyendo ki maali ke U Tienu ba fidi ki faadi bi tinkpiba.
9 I, therefore, imagined to myself, that, against the name of Jesus the Nazarene, it was needful, many hostile things, to bring about, —
Yoguba, n den maali ke mi tieni bona boncianli ki kɔni yeni yaaba n taagi Nasareti Jesu yeli.
10 which also I did in Jerusalem, yea and, many of the saints, I myself, in prisons, shut up, —the authority, from the High-priests, having received: and, when they were to be put to death, I brought against them my vote;
N tieni li bona Jerusalema dogu nni. Salga yidkaaba ciamo ń den puni nni ya yiko po cedi ke n luoni bi dugikaaba boncianli a kpaadidiena nni, n den solgi ban den kpa yaaba.
11 and, throughout all the synagogues, ofttimes punishing them, I would fain have compelled them to defame; and, being excessively maddened against them, I went on to pursue them as far as even the outlying cities.
N den ŋmalgi bi tuba yognu kuli ti yikodi codiena nni ki niidi ba ke bi sugdi U Tienu. N den fiindi n pabienli bi po, ki wangi ba falaciamo bá i doglami nni mɔno.
12 Among which things, being on a journey unto Damascus, with the authority and commission of the High-priests,
Min den tuuni lanya tuona, n den caa Damasi ke li tie salga yidkaaba ciamo yikodi sanu nni;
13 at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O King, from heaven, above the splendour of the sun, shining around me, a light, and [around] them who, with me, were journeying;
O badciamo, li sanu po, u yensiinu, n den ya yenma n ñilgi ki tuudi ki cie u yienu, ke mi ñani ŋaljanli nni ki yendi ki lindi mini yeni n yegni.
14 and, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice, saying unto me, in the Hebrew language—Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting? It is hard for thee, against goads, to be kicking!
Ti kuli ń lagdi ki baá, n den gbadi ke u nialu maadi yeni nni ebrewu maama nni, “Soli, Soli, be n cedi ki a wangi nni ya falaciamo ne? li paa a po yeni ŋan taa a taali ki pua li bonmuukaali.”
15 And, I, said—Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said—I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!
Ke n buali “A tie ŋma i, O Diedo? Ke o diedo jiini N tie Jesu, ŋan falgi yua i.
16 But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee, —To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee:
Mɔla, fii ki sedi a taana po; lanyapo i ke n dɔgdi a po, ki lugdi a ke ŋan tua n tuonsɔnlo yeni n kasiedi yaali nua ŋan bani nni mɔlane yaali ya po yeni min ba yuandi ki waani a ya bona;
17 Rescuing thee from among the people, and from among the nations, unto whom, I, am sending thee—
N go ba faabi a min suani a ya dogtieba yeni ya nilanba siiga nui nni.
18 To open their eyes; that they turn from darkness unto light, and the authority of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among them who have been made holy by the faith respecting me.
Ke ŋan luodi bi nuni, ki ñani ba li biigli yeni Setaani paaciamu nui nni, ki ŋmagdi ba mi yenma yeni U Tienu po, ke ban fidi ki baa U Tienu sugli bi tuonbiadi po, ki di min gagdi ki ŋanbi yaaba faali kelima ban pia ya dudugdi n po.
19 Wherefore, O King Agrippa, —I became not disobedient unto the heavenly vision;
O badciamo Agripa, lanwani ii, n ki fali ŋaljanli nni bonlakaali;
20 But—both to them in Damascus, first, and in Jerusalem, unto all the country of Judaea also, and unto the nations, I carried tidings—that they should repent, and turn unto God, and, works worthy of their repentance, should practise.
Ama, cincinli, Damasa yaaba po, ki tuani Jerusalema po, yeni Jude dogu nni yaaba kuli yeni bi bi nilanba po, n teni ba u tondu ke ban biidi bi pala bi tuonbiadi po, ki lebdi bi tɔgu, ki guani U Tienu kani ki ya tuuni ya tuonŋana n dagdi yeni ti tuonbiadi sugli.
21 Because of these things, Jews seized me in the temple, and were attempting to slay me with their own hands.
Lanyapo i ke jufinba cuo nni ku jaandiegu nni ki bigni ke ban kpa nni.
22 So then, having met with, the help that is from God, until this day, do I stand, witnessing to both small and great, nothing else saying, than those things which both the prophets, and Moses, did say should certainly come to pass: —
Hali yeni mɔla kuli, U Tienu todi nni, kelima n se ki saagi i mɔni bi niba kuli yeni a nigbenga siiga ke yii nua bontɔli kase bi sawalpuaba yeni Moyiisi ń waani ke yaali n ba tieni ke laa pia tama;
23 If, to suffer, the Christ was destined, if, the first of a resurrection of the dead, he is about to carry tidings, of light, both unto the people, and unto the nations.
Ke li buali ke Kirito ń la fala, ki tua yua n ba kpia ki faadi bi tinkpiba siiga, ki fii ki kpaandi ki waani jufinba buolu yeni bi nilanba mi yenma.”
24 Now, as he was saying these things in his defence, Festus, with a loud voice, saith—Thou art raving, Paul! Thy great learning, is turning thee round unto, raving madness.
Pɔli ń maadi o mɔmɔnsaali ki dudi, ke Festusi tandi ki yedi, “Pɔli a tie gaado i, a bancianma n cedi ke a gaadi.”
25 But Paul—I am not raving (saith he), most noble Festus, —but, the declarations of truth and soberness, am I sounding forth:
Ama ke pɔli maadi, “O nicɔlinka Festusi, mii tie gaado ka, ama n paani n pali i, ki ñani i mɔmɔni lanbona ki maadi yeni li yumiinli
26 For well-knoweth, the king, concerning these things, unto whom, with boldness of utterance, am I speaking; for, that these things are not hidden from him, I am well persuaded, —for, not in a corner, hath this thing been done.
Kelima o badciamo bani lanya bona kuli po, lani n cedi ke n fuoni n yama ki maadi o, kelima n bani ke bonli ki ye li maama po ki duagi o; kelima libakuli ki tieeni wuoli nni.
27 Believest thou, King Agrippa, in the prophets? I know that thou believest!
O badciamo Agripa, a dugi bi sawalpuaba po oo? N bani ke a dugi bi po”
28 And, Agrippa, [said] unto Paul—Almost, art thou persuading, me, to become a, Christian!
Agripa ń maadi pɔli, “A bua li y pugni waamu ŋan maadi kuani n yama min tuo ki tua Kirito ŋɔdka yo oo?
29 And, Paul, [answered] —I could pray unto God that, both almost and altogether, not only thou but all they who are hearing me this day, might become such, —as even, I, am, excepting these bonds.
Pɔli ń yedi, “N jaandi ki miadi U Tienu ke lan tie mɔla ne yo oo, lan ba waagi yo oo, lan da tie fini baba ka ama yaaba cengi n maama dinne ne ń tua nani mini yeni, ama lan da tie li kpadidieli kudseseli ya po ka.”
30 And the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and they who had been sitting with them;
Ke o badciamo fii, ke gobna yeni Bernisi yeni yaaba n bo taani ki kaa yeni ba kuli fii;
31 And, retiring, they began conversing one with another, saying, Nothing worthy of death or of bonds, doth this man practise.
ban ñani ku dieciangu nni ke bi maadi yeni bi lieba ki tua, “Ya nilo ne ki tieni ya bonli n pundi kuuma bii cuoma.”
32 And, Agrippa, unto Festus, said—This man might have been released, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
Agripa ń yedi Festusi, “Bi bi ba fidi ki luodi o nilo ne ki ŋa o li ya bi ki tie ke o pendi yeni mi maama Sesaari kani.”
