¹Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

¹Unaute aw, pate aw, tun ah na kiang uah ka siamna thu ka honhilh ding hi, ngaikhia un, a chi a.

²And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

²Huan, Hebru pauin a kiang uah thu a gen chih a jak tak un, a dai nawn sem ua; huan, aman,

³I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

³Juda mi ka hia, Silisia gama Tarsa khua a piang ka hi a, himahleh hiai khua ah Gamaliel khe bula zila khanglian ka hi, i pipute Dan omdan kimtak zil jela om ka hia, tunia noumau tengteng bangtakin Pathian adinga phatuam ngai sam jel ka hi.

⁴and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

⁴Huan, hiai Lama mite hihlum hial khopin ka sawi jela, numei-pasal ka hena, suangkulh ah ka khumsak jel ahi.

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 journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

⁵Siampu Lianpen leh upate tengtengin leng huai thu hontheihpih thei hi, amau akipanin leng unaute piak dingin lai ka mu hi, huan, Damaska khua a om peuhmah, a sawi ding un, hensa a Jerusalem khua a pi dingin ka hoh hi.

⁶And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

⁶Huan, kapaia, Damaska khua kiang ka tunin, sun annek hun lain, thakhatin van akipan vak thupitak ka kim ah a hongvak puapa,

⁷And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

⁷lei ah ka puka, ka kiangah, Salua, Saula, nang bangachia honsawi? chiin aw ka ja a.

⁸And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

⁸Huan, ken, Toupa kua na hia? chiin, ka donga. Huan, aman ka kiangah, Nazarit Jesu na sawi ka hi, a chi a.

⁹And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

⁹Huan, ka lawmten vak jaw a mu ua, honhoupihpa aw jaw a za kei uhi.

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.

¹⁰Huan, ken, Toupa, bang ka hih dia? ka chi a. Huan, Toupan, ka kiangah, Thou inla, Damaska khua ah lutin, thil tengteng na hihding a chih peuhmah a honhilh ding uh, a chi a.

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.

¹¹Huan, huai vak thupi jiakin khua ka mu theita keia, ka lawmten khutin a honkai ua, Damaska khua ah ka lutta ahi.

¹²And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,

¹²Huan, mi khat, Anania, Dan lama Pathian limsak leh, huai Juda omte tengteng kianga min hoih,

¹³came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.

¹³ka kiangah a honga, ka kiangah a dinga, ka kiangah, Unau Suala, mit vak nei in, a honchi a. Huan, huai laitakin amah ka mu touta hi.

¹⁴And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

¹⁴Huan, aman I pipute Pathianin a deihlam thei leh Mi Kichian mu a, a kamsuak za dingin a honsepta hi.

¹⁵For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

¹⁵Na muh leh na jak thu ah mi tengteng kiangah amah thutheihpihpa na hi ding.

¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.

¹⁶Huan, bangdia omom na hia? thou inla, amah min lou kawmin baptisma tang inla, na khelhna hihsiang tanla, a honchi hi.

¹⁷And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁷Huan, Jerusalem khua a ka pain awn nungin, Pathian biakina ka thum laiin, mengmu bangin ka oma.

¹⁸and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

¹⁸Huan, Kin inla, Jerusalem khua akipan pawtin; ka tanchin nag en ding a pom tuak kei uh, a honchih lai ka mu a.

¹⁹And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

¹⁹Huan, ken, Toupa kikhopna in tenga nang gingta peuhmah ka hentasak a, ka vuak jel dan a thei ngal ua.

²⁰and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

²⁰Huan, na thu theihpihpa Stephen sisan a suah lai un kei leng a kiang uah ka dinga, ka nalemsa a, a hihlumte puan khawng leng ka nakem ahi, ka chi a.

²¹And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

²¹Huan, aman, Pai in, hiai akipanin gamla taka Jentelte kiangah ka honsawl ding ahi, a honchita a, a chi a.

²²And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

²²Huan, huai thu tanin a ngaikhia ua; huan, aw ngaihtakin, Mi hichi bang phiangsan khovel akipan hihmangthang un; hingtak ahi kei hi, a chita ua.

²³And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

²³Huan, a kikou ua, a puan khawng uh a hawk ua, a pai ua, leivui a vik ua,

²⁴the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.

²⁴huchiin, sepaih heutu lalpenin Paula kulh sunga pilot thu a pia a, a tungah huchi tela a kikouna uh a theihna dingin vuak kawma dottel ding, a chi a.

²⁵And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

²⁵Huan, savun khaua a lehhensawm khit un, Paulain, a kianga ding sepaih zaheutu kiangah, Rome mi himhim na vo thei ua hia? siamlouh tansak nung leng lah hilouin? a chi a.

²⁶And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.

²⁶Huan, sepaih zaheutuin huai a jak takin, sepaih zaheutu lianpen kiangah a hoh a, na thilhih ding pilvang dih aw; hiai mi Rome mi a na hi e, a chi a, a hilh a.

²⁷And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

²⁷Huan, sepaih heutu lianpen a honga, a kiangah, Rome mi na hi maw? honhilh in, a chi a.

²⁸And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.

²⁸Huan, aman, Hi e, a chi a. Huan, sepaih heutu lianpenin, hiai khomi hihna ken sum tampia ka lei ahi, chiin, a dawnga. Huan, Paulain, kei jaw Romemi a piang him kahi, a chi a.

²⁹They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

²⁹Huchiin, dottel tumten amah a paisan pah ngal ua; sepaih heutu lianpenin leng Rome mi ahi chih a theihin a kihta a, a hen jiakin a lau hi.Huan, a jingin, Judaten bangjiakin ahia Paula a hek uh chih theihtel tumin, sepaih heutu lianpenin amah a phela, siampu liante leh vaihawm tengteng kikhop ding thu a pia a, Paula a pi suka, a ma uah a dingsakta hi.

³⁰But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

³⁰Huan, a jingin, Judaten bangjiakin ahia Paula a hek uh chih theihtel tumin, sepaih heutu lianpenin amah a phela, siampu liante leh vaihawm tengteng kikhop ding thu a pia a, Paula a pi suka, a ma uah a dingsakta hi.