1 Phawuloosi hewaan shiiqeedda asaa caddi xeelliide, “Taanaadan ammaniyaawanttoo, taani hachche gakkanawukka Xoossaa sinthan ta de7uwaa ubbaan tilla wozanaan de7aaddi” yaageedda.
2 Qeesatuwaa ubbatuwaa kaappuu Hanaanii, Phawuloosa doonaa baqqana mala, A matan eqqeeddawantta azazeedda.
3 Phawuloosi he wode A, “Laa ha booshinchchaan okkeedda godaw, Xoossay neena baqqana. Neeni ta bolla higgiyan pirddanaw uttaade, wogay baynnaan taana baqqana mala azazay?” yaageedda.
4 Phawuloosa matan eqqeeddawanttu A, “Neeni Xoossaa qeesatuwaa ubbatuwaa kaappuwaa boray?” yaageeddino.
5 Hewaappe guyye Phawuloosi, “Taanaadan ammaniyaawanttoo, I qeesatuwaa ubbatuwaa kaappuwaa gideeddawaa taani erabeykke; ayissi gooppe, ‘Ne gadiyaa mooddiyaawaa bolla iita qaalaa haasayoppa’ geetettiide Xoossaa Maxaafan xaafetteedda” yaageedda.
6 Shin Phawuloosi baggatuu Saduqaawanatuwaa; baggatuu Parisaawatuwaa gideeddawaa be7iide, “Taanaadan ammaniyaawanttoo, taani Parisaawiyaanne Parisaawiyaa na7aa; ‘Hayqqeeddawanttu hayquwaappe denddanawantta’ gaade taani nashechchaan naagiyaa diraw, unttunttu ta bolla pirddiino” yaagiide, dhoqqu oothiide haasayeedda.
7 Phawuloosi hewaa yaagina, Parisaawatuwaa giddoninne Saduqaawanatuwaa giddon walassay kesina, shiiqeedda asay laaletteedda.
8 Ayissi gooppe, Saduuqaawanatuu, “Hayqqeedda asay denddenna; kiitanchchaykka ayyaanaykka baawa” yaageeddino; Parisaawatuu qassi laa77uukka de7iyaawaa ammaniino.
9 Wolqqaama walassay denddeedda; Parisaawatuwaa baggappe Muse higgiyaa tamaarssiyaawanttu denddi eqqiide, “Ha bitaniyaa bolla aynne balaa demmibeykko; aw ayyaanay woy kiitanchchay haasayennan aggenna” yaagiide palumetteeddino.
10 Walassay darina, olaa kaappuu Phawuloosa unttunttu menthereethanenttonne gi yayyiide, bare wottaaddaratuu wodhdhiide, unttunttu giddoppe A ellekka kesiide, barenttu de7iyaasaa afana mala azazeedda.
11 He qamma Goday Phawuloosa matan eqqiide, “Phawuloosaa, neeni taw Yeerusalaamen markkatteeddawaadan, Roomenkka markkattanaw bessee; minna; aynne baawa” yaageedda.
12 Wonttissa gallassi, Ayihudatuu Phawuloosa wodhana gakkanaassi, meennaadaaninne ushennaadan, caaqettiide giigetteeddino.
13 Phawuloosa bolla hewaa maqqetteedda asatuu oytamuwaappe dariino.
14 Unttunttu qeesatuwaa kaappatuwakkonne cimatuwaakko yiide, “Nuuni Phawuloosa wodhana gakkanaassi, aynne baarennaadan, giigetti utteeddo.
15 Hewaa diraw, hinttenttunne shiiqeedda asay Phawuloosabaa geeshshiide biddiyaawaa malatiide, olaa kaappuu A hinttenttukko duge wothana mala oochchite; nuuni I haa shiiqanaappe kasenna A wodhanaw giigi utteeddo” yaageeddino.
16 Shin Phawuloosa michchatti na7ay he maqquwaa siseedda wode, biide wottaaddaratuu de7iyaasaa geliide, Phawuloosaw odeedda.
17 Phawuloosi xeetatuwaa kaappatuwaappe ittuwaa xeesiide, “Ha na7aa olaa kaappuwaakko afa; ayissi gooppe, olaa kaappuwaassi I odiyaawe de7ee” yaageedda.
18 Hewaa diraw, xeetatuwaa kaappuu na7aa olaa kaappuwaakko afiide, “Qasho gollen de7iyaa Phawuloosi, ha na7ay new ayentto odiyaabay de7iyaa diraw, taana barekko xeesiide, A neekko ahanaadan, taana woosseedda” yaageedda.
19 Olaa kaappuu na7aa kushiyaa oyqqiide, dumma gaxaa kessiide, “Neeni taw odanabay ayee?” yaagiide oochcheedda.