¹ Amoon na ci Sesare nit ku tudd Korney, nekk njiitu xare, mu bokk ci mbooloom xare, mi ñuy wax mu Itali.

¹And there was a certain man in Cesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion from a band called Italian,

² Moom nag ku farlu woon ci Yàlla la, te ragal ko, moom ak waa këram gépp; muy sarax ñu bare ci bànni Israyil, tey saxoo ci ñaan ci Yàlla.

²pious, and fearing God with all his house, doing also many kind acts to the people, and beseeching God always,

³ Am bés ci tisbaar nag mu am peeñu, gis bu leer malaakam Yàlla feeñu ko ne ko: «Korney!»

³he saw in a vision manifestly, as it were the ninth hour of the day, a messenger of God coming in unto him, and saying to him, `Cornelius;`

⁴ Noonu Korney ne ko jàkk, daldi tiit ne ko: «Kilifa gi, lu mu doon?» Malaaka ma ne ko: «Say ñaan ak say sarax yéeg na fa kanam Yàlla, te nangul na la.

⁴and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, `What is it, Lord?` And he said to him, `Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,

⁵ Yónnil léegi nag ay nit ci dëkku Yope, ñu woo ku tudd Simoŋ, mi ñu dàkkentale Piyeer.

⁵and now send men to Joppa, and send for a certain one Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

⁶ Mu nga dal fa Simoŋ wullikat, bi këram nekk ci wetu géej.»

⁶this one doth lodge with a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea; this one shall speak to thee what it behoveth thee to do.`

⁷ Bi malaaka mi doon wax ak moom demee, Korney woo ñaar ci ay surgaam ak benn xarekat bu farlu ci Yàlla ci ñi koy topptoo;

⁷And when the messenger who is speaking to Cornelius went away, having called two of his domestics, and a pious soldier of those waiting on him continually,

⁸ mu nettali leen lépp, yebal leen Yope.

⁸and having declared to them all things, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹ Ca ëllëg sa, ba ñuy jaar ca yoon wa, ba jub dëkk ba, Piyeer yéeg ca kaw taax ma ci digg-bëccëg ngir ñaan ci Yàlla.

⁹And on the morrow, as these are proceeding on the way, and are drawing nigh to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour,

¹⁰ Noonu xiif dab ko fa, mu bëgg a lekk. Waaye bi ñu koy toggal, Yàlla feeñu ko.

¹⁰and he became very hungry, and wished to eat; and they making ready, there fell upon him a trance,

¹¹ Mu xool asamaan ubbiku, gis lu mel ni sér bu mag bu ñu téye ci ñeenti laf ya, yoor ko, mu jëm suuf.

¹¹and he doth behold the heaven opened, and descending unto him a certain vessel, as a great sheet, bound at the four corners, and let down upon the earth,

¹² Boroom ñeenti tànk yépp ñu nga ca, ak yiy raam ci suuf, ak picci asamaan.

¹²in which were all the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven,

¹³ Te baat ne ko: «Jógal, Piyeer, rey te lekk.»

¹³and there came a voice unto him: `Having risen, Peter, slay and eat.`

¹⁴ Waaye Piyeer tontu ko: «Mukk, Boroom bi, ndaxte musumaa lekk dara lu daganul mbaa lu araam.»

¹⁴And Peter said, `Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;`

¹⁵ Waaye baat bi wax ak moom ñaareelu yoon ne ko: «Lu Yàlla sellal, bu ko araamal.»

¹⁵and [there is] a voice again a second time unto him: `What God did cleanse, thou, declare not thou common;`

¹⁶ Ñu def ko nag, ba muy ñetti yoon, ba noppi ñu ne cas sér ba, jëme asamaan.

¹⁶and this was done thrice, and again was the vessel received up to the heaven.

¹⁷ Bi loolu amee Piyeer jaaxle lool ci lu peeñu miy tekki; fekk booba nit ñi Korney yebal, laajte woon nañu kër Simoŋ, ba agsi ci bunt bi.

¹⁷And as Peter was perplexed in himself what the vision that he saw might be, then, lo, the men who have been sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

¹⁸ Ñu woote nag naan: «Simoŋ, mi ñu dàkkentale Piyeer, ndax fi la dëkk?»

¹⁸and having called, they were asking if Simon, who is surnamed Peter, doth lodge here?

¹⁹ Bi Piyeer di rabal xelam ci peeñu ma, Xel mi ne ko: «Ñetti nit a ngi nii, di la wut.

¹⁹And Peter thinking about the vision, the Spirit said to him, `Lo, three men do seek thee;

²⁰ Jógal, nga wàcc te ànd ak ñoom; bul werante, ndaxte maa leen yebal.»

²⁰but having risen, go down and go on with them, nothing doubting, because I have sent them;`

²¹ Piyeer wàcc nag ne nit ñi: «Maa ngi nii, man mi ngeen di wut; lu doon seeni tànk?»

²¹and Peter having come down unto the men who have been sent from Cornelius unto him, said, `Lo, I am he whom ye seek, what [is] the cause for which ye are present?`

²² Ñu tontu ko: «Korney, njiitu xare ba, nit ku jub la te ragal Yàlla, ba am seede su rafet ci bànni Israyil gépp. Malaaka mu sell nag sant na ko, mu woolu la ci këram te déglu li ngay wax.»

²²And they said, `Cornelius, a centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, well testified to, also, by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy messenger to send for thee, to his house, and to hear sayings from thee.`

²³ Ci kaw loolu Piyeer dugal leen, dalal leen. Ba bët setee, Piyeer jóg, dem ak ñoom, ànd ak ñenn ci bokk yi dëkk Yope,

²³Having called them in, therefore, he lodged them, and on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa went with him,

²⁴ te bés ba ca topp mu dikk Sesare. Fekk Korney woo na këram ay bokkam ak i xaritam yi ko gën a jege, di xaar Piyeer.

²⁴and on the morrow they did enter into Cesarea; and Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kindred and near friends,

²⁵ Bi Piyeer duggee nag, Korney daje ak moom, daanu ciy tànkam, sargal ko.

²⁵and as it came that Peter entered in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at [his] feet, did bow before [him];

²⁶ Waaye Piyeer yékkati ko ne: «Jógal, man it nit rekk laa.»

²⁶and Peter raised him, saying, `Stand up; I also myself am a man;`

²⁷ Noonu muy waxtaan ak moom, duggsi, fekk fa ndajem nit ñu bare.

²⁷and talking with him he went in, and doth find many having come together.

²⁸ Mu ne leen: «Xam ngeen ne, aaye nañu Yawut, mu jaxasoo ak ku mu bokkalul xeet, mbaa mu dugg ci këram. Waaye Yàlla won na ma ne, warumaa ne kenn setul mbaa araam na.

²⁸And he said unto them, `Ye know how it is unlawful for a man, a Jew, to keep company with, or to come unto, one of another race, but to me God did shew to call no man common or unclean;

²⁹ Looloo tax, bi ngeen ma wooloo, ñëw naa ci lu àndul ak werante. Maa ngi leen di laaj nag, lu ngeen may doye?»

²⁹therefore also without gainsaying I came, having been sent for; I ask, therefore, for what matter ye did send for me?`

³⁰ Ci kaw loolu Korney tontu ne: «Ñetti fan a ngii may ñaan ci sama biir kër ci waxtu wii, maanaam tisbaar. Ci saa si ku sol yére yuy melax taxaw ci sama kanam,

³⁰And Cornelius said, `Four days ago till this hour, I was fasting, and [at] the ninth hour praying in my house, and, lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹ mu ne ma: “Korney, say ñaan nangu na, te say sarax egg nañu fa kanam Yàlla.

³¹and he said, Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thy kind acts were remembered before God;

³² Yónneel nag ci Yope, woolu Simoŋ, mi ñu dàkkentale Piyeer; mu nga dal ci kër Simoŋ miy wullikat ca wetu géej ga.”

³²send, therefore, to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; this one doth lodge in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea, who having come, shall speak to thee;

³³ Yónnee naa nag ci ni mu gën a gaawe, woolu la; te maa ngi lay sant ci li nga ñëw. Léegi nag nun ñépp nu ngi fi ci kanam Yàlla, ngir déglu lépp li la Boroom bi sant.»

³³at once, therefore, I sent to thee; thou also didst do well, having come; now, therefore, are we all before God present to hear all things that have been commanded thee by God.`

³⁴ Noonu Piyeer jël kàddu ga ne leen: «Ci dëgg gis naa ne, Yàlla du gënale,

³⁴And Peter having opened his mouth, said, `Of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

³⁵ waaye ci xeet yépp, ku ko ragal tey def lu jub, moom la nangu.

³⁵but in every nation he who is fearing Him, and is working righteousness, is acceptable to Him;

³⁶ Yónnee na kàddoom bànni Israyil, di leen xebaar jàmm, jaarale ko ci Yeesu Kirist, miy Boroom lépp.

³⁶the word that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news — peace through Jesus Christ (this one is Lord of all,)

³⁷ Xam ngeen li xewoon ci réewum Yawut yépp, li ko tàmbalee ci diiwaanu Galile, topp ci waareb Yaxya, mu naan nit ñi, mu sóob leen ci ndox.

³⁷ye — ye have known; — the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

³⁸ Xam ngeen ne Yàlla fal na Yeesum Nasaret, sol ko Xel mu Sell mi ak kàttan; muy wër, di def lu baax ak di faj ñépp ñi nekkoon ci kilifteefu Seytaane, ndaxte Yàlla ànd na ak moom.

³⁸Jesus who [is] from Nazareth — how God did anoint him with the Holy Spirit and power; who went through, doing good, and healing all those oppressed by the devil, because God was with him;

³⁹ «Seede nanu li mu def lépp ci biir réewu Yawut ya ak Yerusalem. Moona rey nañu ko ci wékk ko ci bant.

³⁹and we — we are witnesses of all things that he did, both in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, — whom they did slay, having hanged upon a tree.

⁴⁰ Waaye Yàlla dekkal na ko ci ñetteelu fan ba te biral ko,

⁴⁰`This one God did raise up the third day, and gave him to become manifest,

⁴¹ waxuma xeet wépp, waaye seede yi Yàlla tànn lu jiitu, maanaam nun ñi daan lekk di naan ak moom gannaaw ndekkiteem.

⁴¹not to all the people, but to witnesses, to those having been chosen before by God — to us who did eat with [him], and did drink with him, after his rising out of the dead;

⁴² Te Yeesu sant na nu, nu yégal xeet wa, di seede ne, moom la Yàlla jagleel àtteb ñiy dund ak ñi dee.

⁴²and he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify fully that it is he who hath been ordained by God judge of living and dead —

⁴³ Yonent yépp seedeel nañu ko ne, ku ko gëm, Yàlla dina la baal say bàkkaar ci turam.»

⁴³to this one do all the prophets testify, that through his name every one that is believing in him doth receive remission of sins.`

⁴⁴ Bi Piyeer di wax loolu, Xel mu Sell mi wàcc ci kaw ñépp ñiy déglu kàddu ga.

⁴⁴While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

⁴⁵ Yawut yi gëm yépp nag, ñi ànd ak Piyeer, daldi waaru ci li Yàlla tuur Xel mu Sell, mi mu maye, ci ñi dul Yawut itam.

⁴⁵and those of the circumcision believing were astonished — as many as came with Peter — because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

⁴⁶ Ndaxte dégg nañu leen, ñuy wax yeneeni làkk ak di màggal Yàlla.

⁴⁶for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

⁴⁷ Booba Piyeer daldi wax ne: «Ñii jot Xel mu Sell mi ni nun, ndax manees na leen a bañ a sóob ci ndox?»

⁴⁷Then answered Peter, `The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive — even as also we?`

⁴⁸ Noonu mu santaane, ñu sóob leen ci ndox ci turu Yeesu Kirist. Gannaaw loolu ñu ñaan ko, mu toog ci ñoom ay fan.

⁴⁸he commanded them also to be baptized in the name of the Lord; then they besought him to remain certain days.