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

¹“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense 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':

²When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

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 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 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.

⁴I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into 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 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.

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.

⁶It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

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

⁷I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

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

⁸I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’

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

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.

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.'

¹⁰I 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.’

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

¹¹When 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.

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.

¹²One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

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.

¹³came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at 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.

¹⁴He 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.

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

¹⁵For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have 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.'

¹⁶Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’

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

¹⁷“It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

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, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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'.

¹⁹I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

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.'

²⁰When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those 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.'"

²¹“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

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'!"

²²They 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!”

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

²³As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw 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 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.

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?"

²⁵When 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?”

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

²⁶When 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!”

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."

²⁷The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” 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."

²⁸The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”

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 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.

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.

³⁰But 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.