Acts 22
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
«N ninjaba yeni n baanba, cengi mani min pia ya maama ki bua ki maadi yi, ke yin ga ma».
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
O niwulgu n den gbadi ke Pɔli maadi Hebilu maabuolu nni, bikuli den suoni Silibi. Pɔli den yedi:
3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
«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.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
N den wangi yaaba n ŋua laa fala paa, n den loli b jaba yeni b puoba kuli ki kuani ba li yonmidieli nni.
5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
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.
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
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.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
N den jiidi ba tinga ki gbadi o nialu ka li maadi Solo Laabaali ki wangi fala.
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
N den gua buali o a tie ŋmaa yonbidaano i? o den ŋmiani nni Jesu Nasaleti yua ki wang fala.
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
Min yen yaaba n den yegi bi den la n yenyenma ama bi den gbadi yua maadi yeni min ya nialu.
10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
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.
11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
N den nua kelima yenyenma ciangu n yen n po, n yegi lieba n den dadi nni ki pundi Damasa.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
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.
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
Wan Ananiasa den cua min ye naani, ki nagi ni kani ke yedi: N ninjua Solo, ŋɔli, li yogu ki la o.
14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
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.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
A ba tua o siedi b niba yaŋa nintuali nni ŋan laa yaala yeni ŋan badi yaala yeni ŋa gbadi galo.
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
Mɔla a kaa gu be? Fii ki ñani a biidi, kelima bi jaandi Jesu ya yeli po.
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
Min den guani Jerusalema, ya yogu ki den ye li jaandieli nni ki jandi U Tienu, li den cua n po nani ba yeni.
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
N den u yonbdaano ki yedi: Fii ki ñaa Jerusalema tonma tonma kelima bi kan gua ŋaaba ban tieni a po ya sieda kuli.
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
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.
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
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.»
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
Ama n yonbdaano den yedi: «Ti ki gadi kelima n nua ke n ya gadi hali fagma bi nilanba yapo.»
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
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.
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
ya yogu ki bi tandi kin landi li liada ki yadi ti tandi,
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
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.
25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
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?»
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
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.»
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
A mintiela ciamo den gadi ki yedi: «bi maadi a ya linani Loma cain» Pɔli den ŋmini.
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
A mintiela ciamo den guani ke yedi o «Li en tie faala ka ki tua Loma yua cain ama yen ya liigi kpiagi.»
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
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.
30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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.
