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1 “Artwa tjina ntjarrai, kngarripata ntjarrai turta, nukarrka kangkwerrai.” 2 Worla etna wumalanga era etnakurna Hebrew angkatjala angkamanga, etna tjukunya inthorrerraka.
Paul-alantama etnanha ilaka, 3 “Yinga kunha artwa Jew. Yinga katjia intaka Tarsus town-ala, pmara Cilicia-ala. Kurunga yinga Jerusalem-ala mangkaka. Anma, yinga artwa Gamaliel-anga kaltjerraka. Era yinganha mpaarangaranga nurnakanha ingkarraka arratja inthorra kaltjinthaka. Yingantama thakerraka Altjirraka arratja inthorra kangkwerritjika, rrangkarrala lyarta Altjirraka kangkwerritjika thakerramanga ngerra.
4 “Athantama relha etnanha tutjika lurnaka, etnala Jesuanha tnakamanga. Atha artwa pa arrkutja tnakanhakanha ntjarranha errkuka. Athantama arrpunha ntjarranha jail-aka kurnaka. 5 High Priest era nuka kaltja, Sanhedrin council etna turta. Etna kunha yinganha pepa nthakala relha Jew ntjarraka Damascus-ala. Yingantama Damascus-urna lhaka, tnakanhakanha ntjarranha chain-ala yirnamala Jerusalem-urna kngitjalputjika, itornka rrakangkarranhala etnanha rrarrathala tutjinanga.
6 “Yinga pula Damascus-aka etinyerramalanga, nhanga ngkinyala ngerra, parrtja kngarrala yinganha alkiranga parrtjilhelaka. 7 Yingantama arnakarlaka tnyika. Athantama wuka yinganha ntangkamanga, ‘Saul-ai, Saul-ai iwunhangama unta yinganha tutjika lurnama?’
8 “Athantama erinha pmarraka, ‘Ingkartai, ngunhama unta?’
“Era yinganha alpmelaka, ‘Yinga kunha Jesua Nazareth-arinya nama. Untataka yinganha tutjika lurnama.’ 9 Artwa etnala nukalela lhamanga, etna kala parrtja erinha araka, etna pula Jesuanha itjala wuka era nukurna angkamanga.
10 “Athantama Jesuanha pmarraka, ‘Ingkartai, iwunhakama unta antja nama?’
“Erantama yinganha ilaka, ‘Kala kamerrai, Damascus town-urna turta lhai. Town ekuralantama artwa nyintala nganha kala angkatja arrpunha nukanha ilitjina.’ 11 Parrtja kngarra erataka yinganha pangilakala. Lakinhanga artwa nhanga nukalela pitjikala ntjarralantama yinganha Damascus-urna rretjingaka.
12 “Damascus ekurala artwa Ananias-anha naka, artwa ilporatha. Era Moses-aka mpaarangarangaka kangkwerritjata. Relha Jew ingkarraka town lenharinya ekura kaltja naka. Ananias erantama nukurna pitjika. 13 Era nukanga kuta itnaka, yinganha ilaka turta, ‘Saul, tjina nukai, alknga ungkwanganha kala marrerrakantama.’ Athantama erinha irrpalthala araka.
14 “Ananias-alantama yinganha ilaka, ‘Errilkngipata nurnakanhaka Altjirrala nganha urraraka ekura urrkaputjika. Era turta nganha urraraka, untarrpa Artwa Arratja erinha aritjika pa wutjika. 15 Untantama relha ingkarrakanha ilitjika untala arakala pa wukala. 16 Kuta intitjalai. Kala kamerrai, atha nganha Jesuaka rretnyala kaltjirrpulhelitjinanga. Altjirrala turtantama korna ungkwanganha iwutjina.’
17 “Nhanhiperra yinga Jerusalem-urna alpuka. Arlta arrpunhala yinga temple-urna lhaka Altjirrurna ingkitjika. Athantama altjirraraka. 18 Athantama Ingkartanha araka. Era turta yinganha ilaka, ‘Kala Jerusalem-anga lhai. Relha town-arinya ntjarra angkatja ungkwanganhaka itja kangkwerritjina, unta etnanha nukiperra ilamanga.’
19 “Atha pula erinha alpmelaka, ‘Ingkartai, etnataka kaltja yinga synagogue nyintaminyinturna lhitjata. Etna turta kaltja atha tnakanhakanha ntjarranha jail-aka kurnitjata, etnanha tutjata turta. 20 Etna turta kaltja atha kunpala ararlanaka, etna Stephen-anha errilknga tumalanga. Stephen nhanga erinhakwia, erala relha ntjarranha arratja tjatjatukala ungkwangiperra. Yinga kangkaka etna erinha errilknga tumanga. Atha turta nhanga errilknga tunhatunha ntjarraka mantarra ntarntaraka.’
21 “Ingkartala pula yinganha ilaka, ‘Kala lhai! Atha nganha pmararrpaninhurna yairnama, Relha Lorinya ntjarrurna.” ’
Rome-arinya itornkala Paul-anha whip-ala tutjika antja naka, Paul-anha pula ilalhaka era Roman citizen namanga
22 Worla etna Paul-anha tjukunyalarrka wurlanaka. Kurunga era Relha Lorinya ntjarrurna lhitjika angkamanga, etna ilkaka, “Erinha kala errilknganta twai. Era kunha artwa korna.” 23 Etnantama kuta ilkaka, mantarra etnakanha tjepakaka, arna turta alkiraka iwuka.
24 Itornka kngarralantama tjapartia ntjarranha turnaka Paul-anha iltha etnakanhurna irrpulhelitjika. Kurunga era tjapartia arrpunha ntjarranha turnaka Paul-anha whip-ala tutjika. Era turta etnanha turnaka, etna Paul-anha pmarritjika, “Iwunhangama relha Jew ntjarra ungkwanga antjakunya inthorra?” 25 Etna erinha irnakarlaka yirnamalangantema, erinha whip-ala tutjinala, Paul-ala itornka erinha pmarraka, “Nhanha arratjama nama Roman citizen-anha whip-ala tutjika, erinha court-ala itjantema imilakalanga?”
26 Nhanha wumala itornka era itornka kngarra ekururna lhamala, erinha ilaka, “Unta yarna artwa nhanhanha whip-ala tuma. Era ilalhama era kula Roman citizen namanga.”
27 Itornka kngarra erantama Paul-urna lhamala, erinha pmarraka, “Yinganha ilai, unta Roman citizen namama?”
Paul-ala erinha alpmelaka, “Yinga nama.”
28 Itornka kngarra erantama erinha ilaka, “Atha kunha government-anha money kngarra nthaka Roman citizen erritjika.”
Paul-ala pula erinha ilaka, “Yinga pula Roman citizen-ala alkngerraka.”
29 Tjapartia etnala Paul-anha tutjikerrakala, etnantama parrpa tjanalhaka. Itornka kngarra era turta trerraka, era Roman citizen chain-ala yirnakalanga.
Paul-anha Sanhedrin council etnaka ilalhaka
30 Arlta arrpunhalantama itornka kngarra era Sanhedrin council etnaka ntangkalhaka. Erataka antja naka etnakanga arratja inthorra wutjika, “Iwunhangama rrangkarra Paul-aka antjakunya inthorra?” Era tjapartia etnanha turnaka Paul-aka chain ilutjika. Kurunga Sanhedrin council etna worlerrakalanga, era Paul-anha turnaka etnakanga urlarra itnatjika.

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