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Paalɛ akáádé ḿme nkáá áʼsō wɛ́ɛ kə̂ŋ Agripa
1 Dɔ́ɔ kə̂ŋ Agripa álâŋgɛɛ́ Paalɛ aá, “Ewóó kunze bɔɔb âhɔ́b dyam.” Paalɛ ansálé ekáá áte, boŋ ábootéd akáa. Anhɔ́b aá, 2 “A-kə̂ŋ Agripa, ntédé nɛ́n mɛɛ́ yə̌l eboó mɛ áte ânyín nɛ́n ntyéémé áwoŋ eʼsó chii âkáa âhúd mekan mésyə̄ə̄l áyə̄l ḿme ábɛ́n bad bé Israɛl béhɔ́bɛɛ́ bán mbɛlé. 3 Nhɔ́be nɛ̂ áyə̄le nɛ́n, mbíí nɛ́n mɛɛ́ edíi mod awě asóŋtɛ́né eʼlem éʼ bad bé Israɛl, ne wɛ́ɛ nswaŋtɛn ḿbídɛɛ́ bɔ́. Né-ɔɔ́ ncháa wɛ nɛ́n mɛ́ɛ éched yə̌l, éwóglɛn mɛ. 4 Ábêm bad bé Israɛl bébíí aloŋgé ádêm se á mwěndemé áde ḿbédé á Jerusalɛm. 5 Bélyɔ́gé mɛ abíi. Nzé bédə́ə́-ʼɛ, né běn béhɛlé bébíd mbóŋ nɛ́n bán se á mbooted, mbédé mod a epepé éche éhídeʼ ḿmɛ̄d mekan mé Dyǒb ámbīd nyaa echě ewúú áte. Nhídeʼ ngáne mod a epepé é Befarisia átə́ŋgɛ́né abɛl. 6 Bɔɔb-pɔɔ́, nzé ntyéémé á nkáásé hɛ́n chii, né édíi áyə̄le eʼlyə́g bé nlém ábe ńwóó nɛ́n mɛɛ́ Dyǒb dɛ́bɛlé ábɛ̄d betaa chǒm éche ánhɔ̄bpē aá mɔ́ɔ̄bɛlé bɔ́. 7 Ádɛ́n dyam dɔ́-ʼaá ḿmɛd metúmbé dyôm ne mébɛ mésúmé nlém áyə̄l bán bɛ́kǔd, abɛ áde bébagɛɛ́ Dyǒb edúbé nkuu ne mǔte. Boŋ ábɛ́n eʼlyə́g bé nlém běn-naá éʼkə́ə́ boŋ bad bé Israɛl béhɔ̄bēʼ mɛ mam mé mbéb á yə̌l, a-kə̂ŋ. 8 Cheé ékə́ə́ boŋ nyé bad bé Israɛl nyéēhɛ̄lē adúbe nɛ́n bán Dyǒb ápuudte bad ámbīd e kwééd? 9 Mměn ámpē menwémtɛ́n mɛɛ́ ntə́ŋgɛ́né nɛ́ɛ ńhɛ́dé nzii ésyə̄ə̄l âbébed dǐn áde Yesuɛ, mod a Nazarɛt. 10 Né-ʼaá mêmbɛnlé á Jerusalɛm. Menkǔd kunze wɛ́ɛ beprisɛ bémbáá, nhɛ́-ʼɛ bad bé Dyǒb híin á mbwɔg. Nzé bémbīdēd-tɛ mbakú nɛ́n bán bétə́ŋgɛ́né awɛ́, mɛ́mpē nkwɛ̌ntánnáá. 11 Memmɛntɛ́n bɔ́ akɔ́gsɛn á ndáb é mekáne ésyə̄ə̄l, ńhɛdé nɛ́n mɛɛ́ béhɔ̂b Yesuɛ mam mé mbéb áyə̄l. Ekaŋ énkōb mɛ áte áyə̄l echâb nyaa echě ńkágéʼáá á myad mé meloŋ mémpēe âtaged bɔ́.
Paalɛ ahɔ́bé ngáne ámwédé Yesuɛ atimɛn
(Mbɛl 9.1-19; 22.6-16)
12 “Enɛ́n nzɔm chɔ́ɔ ekəə́ boŋ ńkǎg á Damaskɔs ne kunze ne ekag éche beprisɛ bémbáá bêmbɛɛ́ mɛ. 13 A-kə̂ŋ, á nzii wɛ̂, dyam kəd, dɔ́-ʼaá ńnyíné eʼnyínɛn bé ekíde ábe éʼpɛneʼ tómaa enyɛn, éʼbídé ámīn éʼləŋnéd mɛ ne bad ábe syáābɔ̄ɔ sênwǒŋ. 14 Sé moosyəə́l sênhún ásē. Hɛ́ɛ ńwógé ehɔ́b élâŋge mɛ á ehɔ́b é Hibru aá, ‘Á-Sɔɔl, á-Sɔɔl, cheé ékə́ə́ boŋ ehɛ́ mɛ á meséb. Nzum echě éwannɛɛ́ mɛ edíi nɛ̂ŋgáne mwǎn ákwaglɛɛ́ abíi ányaŋ. Echě yə̌l chěn-ɛɛ́ ábɛlɛɛ́ mbéb.’ 15 Dɔ́ɔ ńsɛ́dté mɔ́ mɛɛ́ ‘A-Sáŋ, Nzɛ́-módɛ́ édíí?’ Dɔ́ɔ Sáŋgwɛ́ɛ́ átimtanné mɛ aá, ‘Mɛ-ɛɛ́ ndé Yesuɛ awě éhāgkē á meséb. 16 Bɔɔb-pɔɔ́, hidé ásē étyéem ámīn. Mpiídé wɛ âpwɛd wɛ nɛ̂ŋgáne áwêm mbəledɛ. Wɛ-ɛɛ́ wɛ̌lāā bad ábe bélyə́gé ásē chǒm éche ényíné chii ne éche mɛ́lūmēdtē wɛ á póndé echě ehúɛʼ áʼsō. 17 Mɛ̌sǒŋ ádōŋ aloŋgé á mekáá mé bad bé Israɛl ne á mekáá mé bad ábe béesɛ̌ bad bé Israɛl ábe mɛ́lōmmē wɛ áwab. 18 Wɛ-ɛɛ́ wɛ̌nedé bɔ́ mǐd âbɛl béhide á ehíntɛ́n-tê, békud eʼnyínɛn bé ekíde, béhīdē-ʼɛ ásē e nkamlɛn ń Satan bétim á nkamlɛn ń Dyǒb. Nɛ̂ dɛ́bɛ̌l bɛ́kǔd alagsɛn dé mbéb, bébɛ̄-ʼɛ hǒm ahɔ́g ne bad ábe Dyǒb ásáŋté ne adúbe áde bédúbpé mɛ.’
Paalɛ ahɔ́bé chǒm éche ékə́ə́
boŋ bad bé Israɛl bésɔ́mɛ́n mɔ́
19 “Né-ɔɔ́, a-kə̂ŋ Agripa, ndɔ́g echě ményīnnē echě ehúú ádyōb, menkêmbáŋgé chɔ́ ahíd. 20 Bootya hɛ̂, membootéd nkalaŋ ḿ bwâm akal, membootéd á dyad á Damaskɔs, ńkɛ á Jerusalɛm boŋ ńtiméʼ á mbwɔ́g e Israɛl esyəə́l, ne á mbwɔ́g e bad ábe béesɛ̌ bad bé Israɛl. Nkǎnléʼáá bɔ́ mɛɛ́ bétɛde ḿmāb mbéb bétimɛn Dyǒb, bébɛle-ʼɛ mekan ḿme mélûmteʼ nɛ́n bán bétɛ́dté ḿmab mbéb. 21 Akal áde ńkáléʼáá ḿmɛ́n nkalaŋ dɔ́ɔ dênkə̌ŋ boŋ bad bé Israɛl békób mɛ áde ḿbédé á Ndáb-e-Dyǒb bépōn-nɛ mɛ awúu. 22 Boŋ kə́ə́ŋne bɔɔb, Dyǒb děn dɔ́ɔ ákɛ̄wōŋgɛ̄n mɛ. Né-ɔɔ́, ntyéémé hɛ́n âkale nyé moosyəə́l mbále. Ken bad ábe bédé etógnɛ́n kéʼɛ ábe béesɛ̌ etógnɛ́n. Mekan ḿme ńhɔ́bɛɛ́ médíi melemlem mé mekan ḿme bekal béʼdəə́dəŋ ne Mosɛɛ bénhɔ̄bpē bán mɛ́bɛnléd. 23 Bénhɔ̄b bán Ane-awě-Béwɔ́gté atə́ŋgɛ́né ákūd metake, abɛ́-ʼɛ mod aʼsó âpuu. Ǎkalé bad aá eʼnyínɛn bé ekíde éʼpɛnteʼ ábɛ̄d bad bé Israɛl ekíde bɔɔb éʼpɛnté-ʼɛ bad ábe béesɛ̌ bad bé Israɛl.”
24 Nyaa eche Paalɛ ánkāāʼɛ́ embɛ̌l Fɛstusɛ ankáné mɔ́ áte aá, “Á-Paal weesáaʼɛ́-yɛ? Ádôŋ ayə́ge ámbáá áhɛde we mǐn apid-ɛ?” 25 Paalɛ ankwɛntɛ́n aá, “A-kə̂ŋ e edúbé, meépagké mǐn. Chǒm éche ńhɔ́bɛɛ́ édé mbále nhɔ́bne-ʼɛ debyɛ́ɛ́. 26 Mɛ̌panléd kə̂ŋ ḿmɛ́n mekan mésyə̄ə̄l áte áyə̄le mbíí mɛɛ́ asóŋtɛ́né ḿmɛ́n mekan. Ndúbpé nɛ́n mɛɛ́ mwěn asóŋtɛ́né akan tɛ́ɛ́ áde ábɛ́nlédé, áyə̄le dyam áde ábɛ́nlédé déebɛnledɛɛ́ á eʼkoŋnéd-te. 27 A-kə̂ŋ Agripa, edúbpé mekan ḿme bekal béʼdəə́dəŋ bétélé ásē-yɛ? Mbíí mɛɛ́ edúbpé mɔ́.” 28 Agripa antimtɛ́n Paalɛ aá, “Áyə̄l e anɛ́n mwǎ esóŋ á póndé dɔ́ɔ éwémtɛ́né wɛɛ́ mɔ́hɛle mɔ́bɛ̄l ńtīmɛ̄n adúbé á Krǐstəə?” 29 Paalɛ ankwɛntɛ́n aá, “Ébɛ̂ ké á esóŋ é póndé kéʼɛ póndé eche echabé áte, nkânneʼ Dyǒb nɛ́n mɛɛ́, wɛ ne moosyəə́l awě awóglan mɛ, ábɛ̂ ngáne ńdíí. Boŋ pɛn meekánnɛ́ɛ́ mɛɛ́ béhɛ̂ nyé bengɔbéngɔ̄bē ngáne béhédé mɛ nɛ́n.”
30 Dɔ́ɔ kə̂ŋ, nkamlɛnɛ Fɛstusɛ, mwǎnyaŋ a kə̂ŋ, Bɛnisɛ ne bad bésyə̄ə̄l ábe bébédé áhed béhídté ásē âkɛ. 31 Bémáá-ʼaá abíd, áde békagké nɛ̂ dɔ́ɔ bébóótédé akal nɛ́n bán, “Anɛ́n mod eébɛlɛɛ́ dyamdyam áde ákwógnédé âhɔ́b bán béwúu mɔ́ kéʼɛ béhɛ̂ mɔ́ á mbwɔg.” 32 Hɛ́ɛ Agripa álâŋgɛɛ́ Fɛstusɛ aá, “Nhɛláá-sɛ ńtɛ̄dē anɛ́n mod nzé enkênhɔ́b aá Kaisɛɛ mɔ́ɔ̄mǎd ḿme nkáá.”