¹Na'uli': "Tuama-tuama, ompi' hawe'ea! Pe'epei-ka-kuwo, ku'uli' -kokoi noa' -ku."

¹Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.

²Kara'epe-na ntodea Paulus mololita hi rala basa-ra moto, hangkedi' pengkalino-ra. Napokaliliu Paulus lolita-na, na'uli':

²And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,

³"Aku' tohe'i, to Yahudi-a. Ngata kaputua-ku, Tarsus hi tana' Kilikia, aga ngkai kakedia' -ku mo'oha' -a hi rehe'i hi Yerusalem. Pai' mosikola lompe' wo'o-a, guru-ku Gamaliel, hadua guru to rabila' lia. Natudui' -a hawe'ea atura to nawai' Musa hi ntu'a-ta owi. Tida mpu'u-a mpotuku' Alata'ala, hewa koi' toi-e ompi'.

³*I* am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as *ye* are all this day;

⁴Jadi', toe pai' kuhuduwukui wengi mpo'ewa tauna to mpotuku' Tudui' Pue' Yesus. Ria-ra to kupatehi. Wori' -ra to kuhoko' pai' to kutarungku', lompe' tomane lompe' tobine.

⁴who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;

⁵Imam Bohe moto pai' hawe'ea pangkeni agama ma'ala mposabii' ka'uma-ku boa'. Apa' hira' toe-mi wengi to mpowai' -a sura kuasa hilou hi ompi' -ompi' -ta to Yahudi hi ngata Damsyik. Patuju-ku hilou hi Damsyik toe, mpohoko' topetuku' Yesus to hi ria, kuhoo' pai' kukeni nculii' tumai bona rahuku'.

⁵as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.

⁶"Hi rala pomako' -ku hilou hi Damsyik toe, ba neo' tebua' -mi eo, neo' rata-makai hi Damsyik. Nto'u toe, muu-mule' mehini ncorobaa baja to mekiroi' ngkai langi', mehini hi ntololikia-ku.

⁶And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.

⁷Kamodungka-kumi hi tana', pai' -a mpo'epe lolita to mpo'uli': `Saulus! Saulus! Napa pai' nubalinai' -a?'

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

⁸"Kupekune' -i: `Ha hema-ko Pue'?' "Na'uli' -ka: `Aku' -mile Yesus to Nazaret, to nubalinai' -e.'

⁸And *I* answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, *I* am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom *thou* persecutest.

⁹Ane doo-doo-kuera, rahilo moto wo'o-rawo to mehini toe, aga uma ra'incai napa to na'uli' -ka.

⁹But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.

¹⁰"Ngkai ree, ku'uli': `Ane wae, napa to kana kubabehi Pue'?' "Na'uli' Pue': `Memata-moko pai' kaliliu mesua' hi rala ngata. Hi ria-damo mpai' ra'uli' -koko hawe'ea to nahubui-koko Alata'ala bona nubabehi.'

¹⁰And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee to do.

¹¹Ngkai ree, apa' wero-ama, napakawero to mehini toe-e we'i, ratete' doo-kua-damo rata hi ngata Damsyik.

¹¹And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.

¹²"Hi Damsyik toe, ria hadua tomane, Ananias hanga' -na. Ananias toei, tau monoa' -i, moroho petuku' -na hi Atura Musa. Hawe'ea to Yahudi to mo'oha' hi Damsyik mpobila' -i.

¹²And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there],

¹³Tumai-imi Ananias toei mpokinomo-a, mokore-i hi ncori-ku, pai' na'uli' -ka: `Ompi' -ku Saulus, pehilo nculii' -moko!' Hampinisi mata pehilo mpu'u-ama, pai' kuhilo-imi.

¹³coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And *I*, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him.

¹⁴Ngkai ree, na'uli' wo'o-mi mpo'uli' -ka: `Alata'ala to rapue' ntu'a-ta owi mpelihi-moko, bona nu'inca napa konoa-na. Napelihi-ko bona nuhilo-i Yesus, Batua-na Alata'ala to Monoa', pai' bona nu'epe libu' -na hante tilinga-nu moto.

¹⁴And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;

¹⁵Iko-mi mpai' to jadi' sabi' -na to mpokarebai hi hawe'ea tauna napa to nuhilo pai' to nu'epe-mi tetu-e.

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

¹⁶Wae-pi, napa wo'o-pi to nupopea! Mokore-moko pai' raniu' -moko jadi' topetuku' Yesus. Mekakae-moko hi Pue' Yesus bona na'ampungi jeko' -nu.'

¹⁶And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.

¹⁷"Jadi', ngkai ree, nculii' -ama tumai hi Yerusalem, pai' bula-ku mosampaya hi Tomi Alata'ala, ria pangila-ku.

¹⁷And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,

¹⁸Kuhilo Pue' Yesus mpololitai-a, na'uli' -ka: `Pesahui malai ngkai Yerusalem, apa' uma-ra mpai' mpotarima posabi' -nu mposabi' -ka.'

¹⁸and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹"Kutompoi' hewa toi: `Pue', ratarima moto mpai'. Apa' ra'inca moto-hana kehi-ku ri'ulu: beiwa-a mesua' hi rala tomi posampayaa, kuhoko' pai' kuweba' hawe'ea tauna to mepangala' hi Iko Pue'.

¹⁹And *I* said, Lord, they themselves know that *I* was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;

²⁰Wae wo'o, hi karapatehi-na sabi' -nu Stefanus, retu wo'o-a-kuwo mpokagoe' karapatehi-na, pai' aku' -mi to mpodongo baju-ra to mpopatehi-i.'

²⁰and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.

²¹"Oti toe, na'uli' tena-ka Pue': `Bate hilou-moko, apa' kuhubui-ko mpai' hilou hi ngata to molaa, hi tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi.'"

²¹And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off.

²²Rodo oa' -ramo ntodea mpo'epe Paulus mololita. Tapi' kana'uli' -na we'i kahilou-na hi tauna to bela-ra to Yahudi, pejeu' -rami rahuduwukui, ra'uli': "Patehi lau-imi pe'! Uma ntoto-ipi natao tuwu'!"

²²And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.

²³Nto'u pejeu' -ra tohe'e, ratene' -mi baju-ra, pai' -ra mpohawu' awu hi lolo raoa, apa' nakeni kagigi nono-ra.

²³And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,

²⁴Toe pai' kapala' tantara mpohubui tantara-na ngkeni Paulus kaliliu hilou hi tomi tantara, bona hi ria-damo mpai' raweba' pai' rapompekunei' bona ra'inca napa pai' moroe rahi-ra to Yahudi mpolibui' -i.

²⁴the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.

²⁵Rata hi ria, rataka' -imi Paulus hi tuha' bona raweba'. Toe pai' na'uli' mpo'uli' -ki tadulako to hi ncori-na: "Ha ma'ala moto-hawo raweba' hadua warga negara Roma, ane ko'ia rapohurai kara-kara-nae?"

²⁵But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?

²⁶Mpo'epe toe we'i, kahilou-nami tadulako toei hi kapala' -na pai' na'uli': "Napa to tababehi, Kapala'? Apa' to Roma-i-hana."

²⁶And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.

²⁷Oti toe, kapala' tantara hilou hi Paulus pai' mpekune' -i: "Uli' -ka, ba makono mpu'u-ko warga negara Poparenta Roma?" Na'uli' Paulus: "Makono mpu'u-di."

²⁷And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art *thou* a Roman? And he said, Yes.

²⁸Na'uli' kapala': "Wori' -hana pobayari-ku bona mesua' -a warga negara Roma." Na'uli' Paulus: "Ane aku', ngkai kaputu-kumi-kuna warga negara Roma-a."

²⁸And the chiliarch answered, *I*, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But *I* was also [free] born.

²⁹Ngkai ree, ngkala'ura-ramo tantara to doko' mpoparesa' Paulus, pai' me'eka' wo'o-imi-hawo kapala' tantara toei. Apa' napehubui-hana we'i mpohoo' Paulus, ntaa' warga negara Roma-idi.

²⁹Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

³⁰Kapala' tantara toei we'i doko' mpo'inca ba napa mpu'u sala' Paulus pai' -i rapakilu to Yahudi-e. Toe pai' kamepulo-na, nakio' hawe'ea imam pangkeni pai' pangkeni agama Yahudi ntani' -na bona moromu. Oti toe, nabahaka-imi Paulus ngkai tarungku' pai' nakeni-i hilou mponyanyo-ra.

³⁰And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty [of the matter] why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.