1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there , 13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 When the centurion heard that , he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. 27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. 29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
1 Pawulu ko, “M baadiŋolu* niŋ alifaalu, ali n na faŋ kanandi kumoolu moyi, n ka naa mennu fo saayiŋ ali ñaa la saayiŋ n na kuwo to.” 2 Kabiriŋ ì ye a moyi, a diyaamuta ì ye niŋ ì la Hiburu kaŋo la, ì ye i deyi tek. Bituŋ a tententa ka a fo ko, 3 “Nte mu Yahuudoo le ti. N wuluuta Tarisus saatewo le to, Silisiya tundoo kaŋ, bari n kuluuta jaŋ ne. Kamaliyel le ye n karandi kendeke m̀ mumuñolu la Luwaa la, aduŋ n tarata hameriŋ baake Alla la kuwo to le ko alitolu bee be ñaameŋ bii. 4 N keta nuŋ ñiŋ siloo noomalankoolu jawu baa le ti. Ŋa ì toorandi, kewolu niŋ musoolu, ŋa ì muta ka ì sitiriŋo dundi bunjawoo kono. 5 Piriisi* kuntii baa niŋ kansulu alifaalu bee si n seedeyaa wo la le ko, ŋa leetaroolu soto ì bulu le nuŋ ka a samba ì baadiŋolu ye Damasiku, fo n si ñiŋ siloo noomalankoolu sitiriŋo samba naŋ Yerusalaamu ka kuluuroo laa ì kaŋ.
Pawulu ye a la tuuboo la kuwo fo
(Kiilaalu 9:1-19Kiilaalu 26:12-18)6 “Biriŋ m be taa kaŋ tilikuntee waatoo la, aniŋ n sutiyaata Damasiku saatewo ma, wo loo niŋ baroo teema maloo bota naŋ santo, a ye m murubeŋ. 7 Bituŋ m boyita bankoo to, ŋa diyaamukaŋo moyi ko, ‘Sawulu, Sawulu, muŋ ne ye a tinna i ka nte toorandi?’ 8 Wo to le n ko, ‘Maariyo, jumaa le mu ite ti?’ A ye n jaabi ko, ‘Nte mu Yeesu Nasaretinkoo le ti, i ka meŋ toorandi.’ 9 Moolu mennu tarata m fee wo siloo kaŋ, ì ye maloo je le, bari ì maŋ kumakaŋo moyi, meŋ diyaamuta n ye.
10 “Bituŋ n ko, ‘Maariyo, n ñanta muŋ ne ke la?’ Wo to le Maariyo ko n ye ko, ‘Wuli, i ye taa Damasiku. Kuwo bee be fo la i ye jee le, i tombonta meŋ kamma.’ 11 Bari wo malamaloo kamma la, m maŋ feŋ je noo kotenke. Wo to le n taañoolu ye m buloo muta ka n samba Damasiku saatewo kono.
12 “Kewo doo le be jee nuŋ, meŋ too mu Ananiyas ti. A mu moo tilindiŋo le ti, meŋ ye Musa la Luwaa* muta kuu. Yahuudoolu mennu be sabatiriŋ jee, ì bee ye a horoma le. 13 A naata n yaa, a loota n daala, a ko n ye ko, ‘M baadiŋ Sawulu, jeroo ke kotenke!’ Wo waati kiliŋo kono le ŋa jeroo ke, aduŋ ŋa a faŋo je. 14 Bituŋ a ko n ye ko, ‘M̀ mumuñolu la Alla le ye i tomboŋ ka a la lafoo loŋ. Ate le ye i tomboŋ ka Tilindiŋ Kiliŋo je, aniŋ ka a diyaamukaŋo moyi. 15 I be ke la seedoo le ti moolu bee ye a la kuwo to, i ye meŋ je, aniŋ i ye meŋ moyi. 16 Saayiŋ, i ka muŋ ne batu? Wuli, ì ye batisee*! I la junuboolu si kuu ka bo niŋ Maariyo too kumandoo la.’
17 “Bituŋ m muruta Yerusalaamu. Kabiriŋ m be duwaa la Alla Batudulaa to, m maŋ naa tara noo m faŋ bulu. 18 N naata Maariyo je, a ko n ye ko, ‘Bo Yerusalaamu katabake, kaatu ì te soŋ na i la seedeyaa la n na kuwo to.’ 19 N ko a ye ko, ‘M Maarii, itolu faŋolu ye a loŋ ne ko, n taata saatewolu bee to le taariŋ, Yahuudoolu la diina kafoolu be daamennu to, ka moolu muta, mennu laata ite la. N ka ì buutee aniŋ ka ì dundi bunjawoo to. 20 Aduŋ kabiriŋ ì be i la seedoo Stifeni faa kaŋ nuŋ, m be looriŋ jee le, aduŋ ŋa a muta kuu betoo le ti. Ŋa wo moolu la waramboolu muta ì ye le, mennu ye a faa.’ 21 Bari a ko n ye ko, ‘Taa, kaatu m be i kii la dulaa jaŋ ne to moolu kaŋ, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti.’ ”
22 Moolu ye i lamoyi Pawulu la fo a ye ñiŋ kumoolu fo. Bituŋ ì sarita santo ko, “Ñiŋ baadiŋ siifaa ye bondi duniyaa kono. A maŋ jari ka baluu!”
Pawulu la jaabiroo kelediŋ kuntii baa ye
23 Biriŋ moolu be wuuri kaŋ, ì ye ì la waramboolu fayi, ì ye kankaŋo wulindi foñoo kono. 24 Wo to le kelediŋ kuntii baa ye yaamaroo dii a la kelediŋolu la ko, ì ye Pawulu samba kelediŋolu la koridaa to. A ye ì yaamari ka Pawulu karawaasi, aniŋ ka a ñininkaa, fo a si tooñaa loŋ, meŋ ye a tinna moolu be wuuri kaŋ teŋ.
25 Kabiriŋ kelediŋolu ye Pawulu landi duuma ka a siti kulujuloolu la, a diyaamuta kelediŋ kuntiyo ye, meŋ be looriŋ a daala ko, “Fo luwaa sonta ñiŋ na le baŋ, ka Rooma bankudiŋo karawaasi, meŋ maŋ kiitindi?” 26 Biriŋ kelediŋ kuntiyo ye ñiŋ moyi, a taata kelediŋ kuntii baa yaa ka a fo a ye ko, “I be muŋ ne ke la saayiŋ? Ñiŋ kewo mu Rooma bankudiŋo le ti.”
27 Bituŋ kelediŋ kuntii baa naata Pawulu kaŋ, a ye a ñininkaa ko, “A fo n ye, fo ite mu Rooma bankudiŋo le ti baŋ?” Pawulu ko, “Haa, m mu wo le ti.” 28 Wo to le kelediŋ kuntii baa ko a ye ko, “Nte ye kodi jamaa le bondi ñiŋ bankudiŋyaa kunna.” Pawulu ko a ye ko, “Nte wuluuta ñiŋ bankudiŋyaa kono le.” 29 Kelediŋolu mennu pareeta ka a ñininkaa, ì bota a bala katabake. Kelediŋ kuntii baa fanaa silata, kaatu a ye a loŋ ne saayiŋ ko, a ye Pawulu meŋ siti, mu Rooma bankudiŋo le ti.
Pawulu be kansuloo ñaatiliŋo la
30 Wo saamoo kelediŋ kuntii baa ye yaamaroo dii ka Pawulu firiŋ. A lafita ka daliiloo faŋo loŋ, meŋ ye a tinna Yahuudoolu ye Pawulu tuumi. Wo kamma la a ye yaamaroo dii ko, piriisi ñaatonkoolu niŋ kansulumoolu bee si beŋ. A ye Pawulu samba, a ye a londi ì ñaatiliŋo la jee.