1 Wo to le Mansa Akiripa ko Pawulu ye ko, “Saayiŋ i ye siloo soto le ka i faŋo la kuwo fo.” Bituŋ Pawulu ye taamanseeroo ke a buloo la, a diyaamuta ka a faŋ tankandi ko, 2 “Mansa Akiripa, ŋa a je le ko, a keta n ye faladiyaa le ti bii, ka m faŋ tankandi i ñaatiliŋo la kuwolu bee to, Yahuudoolu ye n tuumi mennu la, 3 kaatu ite mu londitii baa le ti Yahuudoolu la aadoolu niŋ ñoosaboolu to. Wo kamma la, ŋa i daani ka n lamoyi muñoo kono.
4 “Yahuudoolu bee ye a loŋ ne, m baluuta ñaameŋ, kabiriŋ n na dindiŋyaa waatoo la n na tundoo kaŋ, aniŋ Yerusalaamu. 5 Itolu faŋo si n na kuwo seedeyaa noo le, niŋ ì lafita a ke la ko, nte be Farisewolu* la kafoo le kono. Ì ye a loŋ ne ko, ŋa ǹ na diinoo muta niŋ soobeeyaa le la, meŋ mu ǹ na kafoo la siloo ti meŋ maŋ ñoŋo soto. 6 Saayiŋ, n loota jaŋ kotoboroo la, kaatu n jikita laahidoo le la, Alla ye meŋ dii m̀ mumuñolu la. 7 Wo mu laahidoo le ti, ǹ na lasili taŋ niŋ fuloo jikita ka meŋ na timmoo je, biriŋ ì ka Alla batu soobeeyaa kono suutoo niŋ tiloo la. Mansa, ǹ na ñiŋ jikoo le ye a tinna Yahuudoolu ye n tuumi. 8 Muŋ ne ye a tinna ali maŋ laa noo ko, Alla si furewolu wulindi noo le?
9 “Tooñaa, nte faŋo ye a miira le nuŋ ko, n ñanta kuu jamaa le ke la ka balaŋ Yeesu Nasaretinkoo too ma. 10 Ŋa wo ke Yerusalaamu kono le, aduŋ ŋa kaŋo soto piriisi* ñaatonkoolu bulu le ka ñiŋ moo senuŋ jamaa soroŋ bunjawoo kono. Niŋ ì la faa kuwo kacaata, n ka soŋ ì la saayaa ma le. 11 Jamaa-jamaa n ka toora kuwolu laa ì kaŋ ne Yahuudi diina bendulaalu* to taariŋ, n ka a kata ka ì diyaakuyaa ke ka kuma jawoo fo ka balaŋ Yeesu ma. N ka tu kamfaariŋ ì kamma baake, aduŋ ŋa ì toora hani wandi saatewolu kono.
Pawulu ye a la tuuboo la kuwo fo
(Kiilaalu 9:1-19Kiilaalu 22:6-16)12 “Wo to le ŋa taamasiloo taa ka taa Damasiku saatewo to, ŋa kaŋo niŋ yaamaroo soto ka bo piriisi ñaatonkoolu bulu. 13 Bituŋ Mansa, tilikuntee waatoo la, m be siloo kaŋ tumoo meŋ na, ŋa maloo je ka bo saŋo santo. Wo maloo tambita tiloo faŋo la le, a be malamala kaŋ, a ye n niŋ n taañoolu murubeŋ. 14 M̀ bee boyita bankoo to. Bituŋ ŋa kumakaŋo moyi, meŋ ko n ye Hiburu kaŋo to ko, ‘Sawulu, Sawulu, muŋ ne ye a tinna i ka nte toorandi? A be koleyaa la i fee le ka ŋaniŋo damfu.’ 15 Bituŋ n ko, ‘Maariyo, jumaa le mu ite ti?’ Maariyo ye n jaabi ko, ‘Nte mu Yeesu le ti, i ka meŋ toora. 16 Wuli, i ye loo i siŋolu kaŋ. M fintita i kaŋ ñiŋ daliiloo le kamma, ka i tomboŋ ka i ke dookuulaa ti, aniŋ seedoo kuwolu to, i ye mennu je, aniŋ m be mennu yitandi la i la. 17 M be i kanandi la i la moolu bulu le, aniŋ mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti, m be i kii la mennu kaŋ. 18 I si ì ñaalu yelendi fo ì si bo diboo kono ka naa maloo kono, ka bo Seetaanoo* la maraloo kono ka naa Alla kaŋ. Wo to le ì be junube yamfoo soto la, aniŋ niyo moolu kono, mennu naata seneyaa kaatu ì laata nte la.’
19 “Wo kamma la, Mansa Akiripa, m maŋ balaŋ jeroo la, meŋ naata n kaŋ ka bo Arijana. 20 Folooto, ŋa kawandoo ke wo moolu le ye, mennu be Damasiku jee, bituŋ Yerusalaamu, Yudeya, aniŋ moolu fanaa ye, mennu maŋ ke Yahuudoolu ti. N ko ì ye ko, ì si ì koo dii ì la junuboolu la ka naa Alla kaŋ, aduŋ ì si ì la tuuboo yitandi ì la kebaaroolu kono. 21 Yahuudoolu ye m muta ñiŋ daliiloo le kamma Alla Batudulaa kono, ì ye a kata ka m faa. 22 Bari Alla la maakoyiroo tarata n kaŋ ne fo ñiŋ luŋo la. Wo le ye a tinna n loota jaŋ bii ka a seedeyaa moolu bee ye, biriŋ moondiŋ fo moo baa. Aduŋ m maŋ feŋ fo, fo Musa niŋ annabiyomu doolu ye meŋ fo ko, a be ke la le. 23 Wo le mu ñiŋ ti ko, Alimasiihu* ñanta toora la le, aduŋ ate le be ke la foloo ti ka wuli saayaa kono. Wo kamma la, a be maloo la kuwo kankulaa la Yahuudoolu ye le, aniŋ moo koteŋolu.”
24 Kabiriŋ a be ñiŋ kumoolu fo kaŋ ka a faŋo tankandi, Festus sarita a kaŋ santo ko, “Pawulu, ite ñaamaata le. I la karaŋ baa ye i ñaamandi le.” 25 Bari Pawulu ko a ye ko, “Ǹ na alifaa baa Festus, n ñaa maŋ maa, bari n ka tooñaa niŋ kuma koyoo le fo. 26 Mansakewo ye ñiŋ kuwolu loŋ ne. N si kuwolu bee fo a ye ko ì be ñaameŋ, kaatu a koyita m ma le ko, hani kiliŋ wolu kono maŋ nukuŋ a ma. Ñiŋ kuwolu maŋ ke kulloo kono. 27 Ite Mansa Akiripa, fo i laata annabiyomoolu la le baŋ? Ŋa a loŋ ne ko, i laata ì la le.”
28 Wo to le Mansa Akiripa ko Pawulu ye ko, “Fo i ye a miira le, i be nte sondi noo la tariyaake wo le ñaama ka n ke Kiristu* noomalankoo ti?” 29 Bituŋ Pawulu ye a jaabi ko, “Fo tariyaake waraŋ meerinke baŋ, n ka Alla daani le ko, a kana ke ite dammaa ti, bari alitolu bee mennu ye m moyi bii si ke ko nte be ñaameŋ, bari a kana ke niŋ neejoloolu la.”
30 Bituŋ mansakewo wulita, aniŋ kumandaŋo, Berinise niŋ doolu bee mennu be siiriŋ ì fee. 31 Kabiriŋ ì bota jee, ì ko ñoo ye ko, “Ñiŋ kewo maŋ feŋ ke, meŋ jarita saayaa la, waraŋ ka a soroŋ bunjawoo to.” 32 Wo to le Akiripa ko Festus ye ko, “Ñiŋ kewo si bula noo le, niŋ a maŋ Rooma bankoo la mansa* la a kiitindoo daani.”
1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: 3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; 5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them . 11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. 12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. 21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me . 22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: 23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: 31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cæsar.
