Bɔɔlɔs mɔŋgwɔ rocce rogɽo ruuŋwun kiyǝnǝ yǝthi Aghriibaas.
1 Nǝ Aghriibaas ǝccǝ Bɔɔlɔs-ŋwɔ, “Nyii kwɔŋa inḏǝthǝ izinǝ ethisi andasi ŋǝthi ṯɔgwor ṯɔɔŋwɔ.” E-ta nǝ Bɔɔlɔs allasi ṯii-la nɔŋw rocce rogɽo ruuŋwun nɔŋwaarɔŋw,
2 “Yaa mǝlik Aghriibaas, nyii kwaamina ethi kaṯṯasi fɔrsa aŋwɔnɔ ki-yǝnǝ yɔɔŋwa kwomne-gi ŋgwa tatap kwallisa-nyii Yahuuḏ naana, 3 kaka nilŋithiŋǝ-gwɔ rogɽo-ri rɔɔŋwa ǝthiyǝ tatap wǝthi Yahuuḏ ṯɔppatha-thi-lɔ. E-ta ŋǝ uṯicǝlɔ ethi kettice nyuŋwɔ kǝni kwimthicǝ-nyii ṯɔgwori.
4 “Yahuuḏ tatap yilŋica ŋethre ŋiinyi ŋiḏiiɽiny-ŋǝlɔ ŋaamal-lɔ tuk, a-naaniny-gwɔ deŋgen-na ki-bǝlǝḏ-nǝ kwiinyi nǝ Urshaliim tok. 5 Lilŋithi-nyii kinaŋw-lɔ tuk, mǝr ǝmmini ethi kette shahaaḏa kwǝni nyii, kaka nɔrɔny-gwɔ kwette kwǝthi lɔdɔŋw kila lǝṯi mithǝ ḏiinǝ ṯǝri tetter, na nǝnyii nanni kaka kwette kwir Kwɔfirriisii. 6 Nǝ kire-kirem-ŋgwɔ nǝnyii rilli kɔnɔŋw ethi ǝccǝ nyuŋwɔ haakima sǝbǝb-gi kwǝthi ṯǝkkizǝ kizǝn ṯǝthi-nyii, ṯǝccǝ-thi Allah rǝrinyǝri-ŋwsi wa@ḏa. 7 Nǝr-ṯǝ oro ŋa ŋette-ŋette ŋigittathi-ŋi yǝbiilǝ yir wrii-kwuɽǝn ethisi aavi, ṯɔgwɔccathalɔ ṯǝthi Allah yaaŋwɔno yulŋǝ. Nǝṯǝ sǝbǝb oro ŋgwo kwǝthi ṯǝkkizǝ kizǝn kɔthɔ yaa sǝyyiḏ, kwɔgitticany-gi Yahuuḏ shǝkiyǝ! 8 Arpa ŋotho ŋifirllaṯi-ŋǝsi ŋaaŋa linaanalɔ kɔnɔŋw ethi ǝmmini ethaarɔŋw Allah wǝṯi dindi lizi laayɔ?
9 “Nyii rogɽo-ri riinyi ninyaarɔŋw laazim nyɽǝrri ŋuuru ŋir ṯuwǝn yiriny naana yǝthi Yǝcu kwǝthi Naasira-ŋw. 10 Ŋinḏǝr-ṯǝ ŋa ŋǝrrǝ-nyji Urshaliim-nǝ. Naavany-gwɔ sɔlṯa naanɔ-gwɔ rɔ-asa rǝthi kahana, mindaŋ nǝnyii kette lizi lirllinǝlɔ ter littǝzir ki-sijin-nǝ; na mǝrsi ǝccǝ haakima ŋiɽany-ŋi, ǝṯi-nyii ǝmmini ŋiɽany ŋeeŋen. 11 Nyaamin nyittǝzir ǝṯi-nyji inḏǝthǝ jiizǝ ki-limajma@-na, ǝṯi-nyji ṯǝcicci tok mindaŋ ethi ǝvirinni ṯǝmminǝ ṯeeŋen. Nǝnyji wǝzi mindaŋ nǝnyii ele ki-muḏun-nǝ kwǝthi fartɔŋwɔ nǝnyji-gwɔ ǝwɽǝ yǝy-lɔ.
Bɔɔlɔs mɔŋwsi-gwɔ andasi ŋimǝŋw-ŋi urlǝ ṯɔgwor-lɔ.
(A@maal 9:1-19A@maal 22:6-16)12 “Nǝṯǝ sǝbǝb oro ŋgwɔ kwiilǝnyii Ḏimashga sɔlṯa-gi nǝ awaamir-yi wǝthi rɔ-asa rǝthi kahana. 13 Nǝ mǝ aaŋwɔn iila kelgeny-na tittir, yaa kwɔr kwɔppa ŋɔɔrɔ, ninyeese fɔɔri kwuthǝmthi fɔɔri-la kwǝthi aaŋwɔn kwɔɔɽɔ ki-leere nɔŋw irṯaci nyuŋw-lɔ nǝ lɔɔrɔ-lɔ tok kila lirɔɔmɔthiny-li. 14 Nǝnyii iidi tatap kwurǝyu-lu, mindaŋ nǝnyii neŋne ṯogɽɔ ṯǝndica-nyii kandisa-gi kǝthi @ibraaniiyyiin ṯǝccǝnyii-ŋw, ‘Shaawul! Shaawul! A kwotho kwǝwɽǝ-nyii yǝy-lɔ? Ŋifirlli-mi beṯṯen ethi ermicice tɔmɔr tiiranna’. 15 Nǝnyii uṯicǝlɔ nǝnyii ǝccǝŋw, ‘A kwir kwǝni ǝyǝ Kweeleny?’ Nǝnyii kweeleny ǝŋnici nɔŋwaarɔŋw, ‘Nyii kwɔrɔ kwǝni Yǝcu ŋgwa kwǝwɽǝ-ŋǝ yǝy-lɔ. 16 Laakin diiɽu a irllathala ŋwaara-ŋi. Nyii kwurwǝnnicǝ-ŋǝlɔ sǝbǝb-gi ŋgwɔ, ethi alla ŋaaŋwɔ ethi akkɔ ŋothɽor mindaŋ a kette shahaaḏa ki-ŋiɽaŋal ŋa tatap ŋimǝsi ese naaniny-gwɔ, nǝ ŋa ŋinḏi-ŋǝsi ethisi ruwǝccǝlɔ kwaathan, 17 ŋǝ kilǝthi lizi naana lǝthi Israa-iil nǝ lǝthi Umam tok linḏi-ŋǝ-gwɔ ethi-gwɔ ɔɔsina. 18 Ǝsi ǝvrici yǝy-nǝ, nǝ ǝsi urlǝlɔ kirim-nǝ etheele ki-fɔɔri-na, nǝ ki-ŋɔma-na ŋǝthi Shiiṯaan ethi aaɽitha Allah naana, mindaŋ a ŋikiya ŋeeŋen fivrinni kithaay ṯǝmminǝ-thi ṯinḏir ethǝthi duŋgwiny-nǝ, mindaŋ mǝraavi ǝzir weeŋen ki-lizi-nǝ kila limǝ suuɽunni’.
Bɔɔlɔs mɔŋwsi-gwɔ andasi ŋǝthi ŋothɽor ŋuuŋun.
19 “Nǝrṯoroŋw yaa mǝlik Aghriibaas, ninyeere dirnacci rɔ-aya ŋiɽaŋali mac ŋa ŋiisa-nyji ki-leere. 20 Nǝnyii aari bǝshirǝ ker-kerreny Ḏimashga, Urshaliim, na bǝlǝḏǝ naana tatap kwǝthi Yahuuḏiiyyǝ-ŋw, nǝ ki Umam-na tok, laazim ethi ɔrlacca ŋikiyaŋi ŋeeŋen ŋwɔdoŋw ethi aaɽitha Allah naana, mindaŋ ethisi ǝrri ŋa ŋɔvthanna ŋinḏisi ethisi ilŋithini ethaarɔŋw limǝ urlǝ rɔgwor-lɔ. 21 Nǝṯǝ sǝbǝb oro ŋgwɔ kwimthiny-gi Yahuuḏ kinaŋw a-naaniny ki Heikal-na, mindaŋ nǝrnyii ṯǝcci ethi ɽeenye. 22 Laakin Allah wɔmǝ-nyii mǝcci mindaŋ laamin limǝ ɔppatha ṯǝ kɔlɔ. Ŋwɔṯaŋw nǝnyi-mǝ rilli kɔnɔŋw kwɔgitta shahaaḏa kiyanǝ yaṯhi tatap, lokwɔɽony na lappa ṯok. Ŋa ŋaṯi-nyji andasi nǝrṯoro ŋette-ŋette ŋa ŋandisasi liɽii-ŋa Muusǝ-ŋǝli, ŋa ŋinḏi ethǝrrini; 23 ŋinḏi-ŋi laazim ethi kwɔrɔstɔ rǝrinni; mindaŋ ŋworo kwette kwiŋna ki-thidiiɽǝ-nǝ ṯǝthi ŋiɽany, ethi andaci Yahuuḏ-ŋwɔsi Umam-yi ŋǝthi fɔɔri kwǝthi ŋiglǝthǝ.”
24 Nǝ mǝ Bɔɔlɔs rocce rogɽo ruuŋwun ṯǝrṯiib-thi kɔthɔ, nǝ Fasṯuus kirinyatha tig-tig nɔŋwɔccǝ Bɔɔlɔs-ŋwɔ, “A kwɔmǝ-mi oro kǝɽiyǝŋ! Ṯa@liim ṯɔɔŋwa ṯɔppa ṯimǝŋǝ ruusi kǝɽiyǝŋ!” 25 Nǝ Bɔɔlɔs ǝŋnici nɔŋw-ǝccǝŋw, “Yaa kwɔr kwɔppa ŋɔɔrɔ nyii kwiti kwir kǝɽiyǝŋ kǝzir weere mac! Ŋandisa-nyji ŋǝthi yǝnǝ ŋir rerrem, 26 yaa mǝlik Aghriibaas, nyii kwǝthi ŋɔma ethi andaci ŋaaŋwɔ ŋuugul-ŋi, kaka nilŋithiŋǝ-gwɔ ŋiɽaŋali ŋɔ tatap. Nyii kwilŋithi rac rerrem ethaarɔŋw ŋimǝsi iili yǝyi ŋeere-ŋeere tatap, kaka niti nǝrrinǝ-gwɔ ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔ ŋuluccunǝ ki-rɔkɔn-na mac. 27 Yaa mǝlik Aghriibaas, a kwǝthicǝ liɽiya ṯǝmminǝ? Nyii kwilŋithi rac ethaarɔŋw ṯǝthicǝ-ŋǝsi.” 28 Nǝ Aghriibaas ǝccǝ Bɔɔlɔs-ŋwɔ, “A kwɔnaŋna-nyii ethi ruusi kwɔgrɔstiyan ki-lɔɔmɔr-la ṯǝ kɔlɔ lokwɔɽoc-ŋwa?” 29 Nǝ Bɔɔlɔs ǝŋnici nɔŋwɔccǝŋw, “Ki-lɔɔmɔr-la lɔblana alla lɔɔlɔna, nyii kwǝṯi aari Allah kiyiiriny mindaŋ ǝŋgi kɔlɔ tatap ligittica-nyii yǝni aŋwɔnɔ ǝŋgoro kaka nyuŋwɔ — laakin illi ŋwɔɔɽɔŋw ŋwɔ dak.”
30 E-ta nǝ mǝlik-ŋǝ haakim-yi nǝ Barniika, nǝ lithaathɔ tatap diiɽi, 31 na mǝr urli ŋwɔdoŋw tǝ, nǝr andasina nǝraarɔŋw, “Kwɔr ŋgwɔ kwende-mbǝ kwǝrrǝ kwomne kweere kwǝthi-gwɔ iɽinyatha, wala kwǝthi-gi kette ŋunduŋw ki-sijin-nǝ” 32 Nǝ Aghriibaas ǝccǝ Fasṯuus-ŋwɔ “A kwǝthir ŋɔma rac ethi kǝdu kwɔɔrɔ ŋgwɔ, ǝŋgwɔŋweere naŋni Imbraaṯɔɔra mac.”
Paul Defends Himself before Agrippa
1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak on your own behalf.” Paul stretched out his hand and defended himself as follows:
2 “King Agrippa! I consider myself fortunate that today I am to defend myself before you from all the things these Jews accuse me of, 3 particularly since you know so well all the Jewish customs and disputes. I ask you, then, to listen to me with patience.
4 “All the Jews know how I have lived ever since I was young. They know how I have spent my whole life, at first in my own country and then in Jerusalem. 5 They have always known, if they are willing to testify, that from the very first I have lived as a member of the strictest party of our religion, the Pharisees. 6 And now I stand here to be tried because of the hope I have in the promise that God made to our ancestors— 7 the very thing that the twelve tribes of our people hope to receive, as they worship God day and night. And it is because of this hope, Your Majesty, that I am being accused by these Jews! 8 Why do you who are here find it impossible to believe that God raises the dead?
9 “I myself thought that I should do everything I could against the cause of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 That is what I did in Jerusalem. I received authority from the chief priests and put many of God's people in prison; and when they were sentenced to death, I also voted against them. 11 Many times I had them punished in the synagogues and tried to make them deny their faith. I was so furious with them that I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
Paul Tells of His Conversion
(Acts 9.1-19Acts 22.6-16)12 “It was for this purpose that I went to Damascus with authority and orders from the chief priests. 13 It was on the road at midday, Your Majesty, that I saw a light much brighter than the sun, coming from the sky and shining around me and the men traveling with me. 14 All of us fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by hitting back, like an ox kicking against its owner's stick.’ 15 ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. And the Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus, whom you persecute. 16 But get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant. You are to tell others what you have seen of me today and what I will show you in the future. 17 I will rescue you from the people of Israel and from the Gentiles to whom I will send you. 18 You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.’
Paul Tells of His Work
19 “And so, King Agrippa, I did not disobey the vision I had from heaven. 20 First in Damascus and in Jerusalem and then in the whole country of Israel and among the Gentiles, I preached that they must repent of their sins and turn to God and do the things that would show they had repented. 21 It was for this reason that these Jews seized me while I was in the Temple, and they tried to kill me. 22 But to this very day I have been helped by God, and so I stand here giving my witness to all, to small and great alike. What I say is the very same thing which the prophets and Moses said was going to happen: 23 that the Messiah must suffer and be the first one to rise from death, to announce the light of salvation to the Jews and to the Gentiles.”
24 As Paul defended himself in this way, Festus shouted at him, “You are mad, Paul! Your great learning is driving you mad!”
25 Paul answered, “I am not mad, Your Excellency! I am speaking the sober truth. 26 King Agrippa! I can speak to you with all boldness, because you know about these things. I am sure that you have taken notice of every one of them, for this thing has not happened hidden away in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you do!”
28 Agrippa said to Paul, “In this short time do you think you will make me a Christian?”
29 “Whether a short time or a long time,” Paul answered, “my prayer to God is that you and all the rest of you who are listening to me today might become what I am—except, of course, for these chains!”
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up, 31 and after leaving they said to each other, “This man has not done anything for which he should die or be put in prison.” 32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to the Emperor.”