1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
1 «Ya nya-izey da baabey, araŋ ma hangan ka maa sohõ ay fansa sanno se kaŋ ay ga ci araŋ se.»
2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
2 Waato kaŋ i maa a goono ga salaŋ da Yahudancey sanni, i ye ka dangay ka tonton. Bulos ne:
3I 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.
3 «Ay wo Yahudance no. Tarsus, Silisiya laabo ra no i n'ay hay, amma kwaara wo ra no i n'ay biiri. Gamaliyel n'ay cawandi iri kaayey asariya ganayaŋo boŋ hal a ma boori. Ay gonda anniya mo Irikoy se, sanda mate kaŋ cine araŋ bara nd'a hunkuna.
4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
4 Ay na fondo wo borey gurzugandi mo, hal a to fundi ciine gaa. Ay na alborey da wayborey haw ka kond'ey ka daŋ kasu.
5As 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.
5 Woodin boŋ no alfaga beero da faada arkusey kulu ga te ay se seeda. I do mo no ay du tirayaŋ Damaskos nya-izey se. Noodin mo ay goono ga koy zama ya borey di ka kand'ey Urusalima hawante, zama i ma ciiti nd'ey.
6And 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.
6 A go no binde, ay goono ga dira, hal ay maan Damaskos, sanda zaari sance cine. Kala sahãadin, kaari bambata fo fun beene ka nyaale ay windanta.
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
7 Ay kaŋ ganda. Kal ay maa jinde fo kaŋ ne ay se: ‹Sawulu, Sawulu, ifo se no ni goono g'ay gurzugandi?›
8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
8 Ay tu a se ka ne: ‹Nin no may, ya Rabbi?› A ne ay se: ‹Ay no Yesu, Nazara bora, kaŋ ni goono ga gurzugandi.›
9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
9 Ay banda borey go ga di kaaro, amma i mana maa jinda kaŋ goono ga salaŋ ay se.
10And 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.
10 Ay mo ne: ‹Rabbi, ifo no ay ga te?› Rabbi ne ay se: ‹Ma tun ka koy Damaskos. Noodin no i ga ci ni se hay kulu kaŋ Irikoy waadu ni boŋ ni ma te.›
11And 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.
11 Annura din kaaro darza sabbay se, ay mana hin ka di. Borey kaŋ go ay banda n'ay candi hal ay kaa Damaskos.
12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
12 Boro fo mo go Damaskos, kaŋ maa Hananiya. Asariya ganako hanno no. Yahudancey kulu kaŋ yaŋ goono ga goro noodin goono g'a seeda nda seeda hanno.
13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
13 A kaa ka kay ay jarga ka ne ay se: ‹Ay nya-ize Sawulu, ma du diyaŋ.› Saaya din ra no ay du ka di a.
14And 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.
14 A ne ay se: ‹Iri kaayey Irikoyo na ni daŋ ni ma nga miila bay, ni ma di Adilitaraykoyo, ni ma maa nga bumbo jinda kaŋ goono ga salaŋ.
15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
15 Zama ni ga ciya a seeda borey kulu se, haŋ kaŋ ni di da haŋ kaŋ ni maa boŋ.
16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
16 Sohõ binde, ifo no ni goono ga batu? Tun k'a maa ce, i ma te ni se baptisma, a ma ni zunubey nyun.›
17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
17 A go no binde, waato kaŋ ay ye Urusalima, ay go adduwa gaa Irikoy windo ra, kal ay di bangayyaŋ.
18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
18 Ay di Rabbi, a goono ga ne ay se: ‹Ma waasu ka fun Urusalima da waasi, zama i si ni seeda ta ay boŋ.›
19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
19 Ay ne: ‹Rabbi, ngey bumbey ga bay kaŋ waato, Yahudance diina marga fu kulu ra, borey kaŋ yaŋ na ni cimandi, ay doona k'i barzu ka kond'ey ka daŋ kasu.
20And 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.
20 Koyne, waato kaŋ i goono ga ni seedakwa Istifanos kuro mun, ay goono ga kay noodin, ay go ga yadda, ay go g'a wiikoy bankaarayey batu mo.›
21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
21 Rabbi ne ay se: ‹Tun, zama ay ga ni donton nangu mooro dumi cindey do.› »
22And 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.
22 Jama hangan Bulos se kal a na sanno din ci, gaa no i na ngey jinde sambu ka ne: «Ni ma boro wo dumi kaa ndunnya ra, zama a si hima a ma funa!»
23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
23 I goono ga kuuwa ka ngey bankaarayey kaa ka laabu ku ka say beene.
24The 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.
24 Gaa no wongu nyaŋo lordi ka ne i ma kande Bulos soojey fuwo ra. A ne i ma Bulos kar da barzu ka cimo bay, zama nga ma du ka bay taali kaŋ se no i goono ga kuuwa a gaa ya-cine.
25And 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?
25 Waato kaŋ i goono ga Bulos haw da kuuru korfoyaŋ, Bulos ne sooje jine funa se kaŋ goono ga kay noodin: «I ga yadda araŋ se araŋ ma boro kaŋ Romance no barzu, kaŋ ciiti man'a zeeri mo?»
26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
26 Waato kaŋ sooje jine funa din maa woodin, a koy ka ci wongu nyaŋo se ka ne: «Ifo no ni ga ba ka te? Zama bora din ya Romance no.»
27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
27 Gaa no wongu nyaŋo bumbo kaa ka ne Bulos se: «Ma ci ay se hala ni ya Romance no?» Bulos ne: «Oho.»
28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
28 Wongu nyaŋo mo tu ka ne: «Ay wo, nooru boobo no ay no ka du burcinitaro wo.» Bulos mo ne: «Ay wo, i n'ay hay a ra no.»
29Then 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.
29 Borey binde, kaŋ yaŋ goono ga soola ngey m'a barzu ka du ka cimo bay, fay d'a sahãadin. Wongu nyaŋo mo humburu, waato kaŋ a du ka bay kaŋ Bulos ya Romance no, zama a jin ka Bulos haw.
30On 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.
30 A wane suba mo, a ga ba nga ma bay da cimi haŋ kaŋ se no Yahudancey goono g'a kalima. A na Bulos kaa taray ka alfaga beero da Yahudancey arkusey marga borey kulu lordi ka ne i ma margu. A kande Bulos mo k'a kayandi i jine.