1Mi fkan lameṛ a nerkeb lbabuṛ ɣer tmurt n Selyan, ǧǧan Bulus akk-d kra n imeḥbas nniḍen i yiwen ufesyan n terbaɛt n Qayṣer, isem-is Xulyus. 2Nerkeb deg yiwen lbabuṛ n temdint n Adramit, ara iṛuḥen rrif n tmura n Asya ; nṛuḥ, yedda yid-nneɣ Aristaṛk yellan d amasiduni n temdint n Tiṣalunik. 3Azekka-nni, newweḍ ɣer temdint n Sidun , Xulyus yețqadaṛen Bulus, ixdem-as lemziya, iserreḥ-as ad iṛuḥ ɣer imdukkal-is iwakken a s-d-fken ayen yeḥwaǧ. 4Mi neqleɛ syenna, nɛedda rrif rrif n tegzirt n Qubṛus axaṭer iṣbeḥ-aɣ-d waḍu iǧehden si zdat. 5Nezger lebḥeṛ n Silisya akk-d Bamfilya, newweḍ ɣer lmeṛṣa n Mira yellan di tmurt n Lizya. 6Afesyan-nni yufa dinna lbabuṛ n Skandriya ara iṛuḥen ɣer tmurt n Selyan, isserkeb-aɣ deg-s. 7Lbabuṛ nni yewwi-yaɣ kra n wussan s țțawil ; armi neṛwa leɛtab i newweḍ ɣer tama n temdint n Knidus, imi ur aɣ-yeǧǧi ara waḍu a nqeṛṛeb, nɛedda rrif n tegzirt n Kritus, ɣer tama n Salmuni. 8Nkemmel rrif rrif s leɛtab, armi newweḍ ɣer yiwen wemkan isem-is « Lemraṣi icebḥen », zdat temdint n Lazaya.

9Nesṛuḥ aṭas n lweqt, lweqt n usafer di lebḥeṛ yuɣal yewɛeṛ aṭas, imi ass i deg țțuẓummen wat Isṛail di taggara n lexṛif iɛedda. 10Daymi i sen-iɛeggen Bulus yenna-yasen : Ay atmaten, ẓriɣ belli tikkelt-agi ma nkemmel aṣafeṛ-nneɣ, a d-tili lexsaṛa mačči kan i lbabuṛ d sselɛa yellan deg-s, lameɛna tezmer aț-țeglu ula yis-nneɣ. 11Afesyan-nni aṛumani yuɣ awal i bab n lbabuṛ akk-d win i t-inehṛen wala ad yaɣ awal i Bulus. 12Imi lmeṛṣa-nni ur telhi ara iwakken ad sɛeddin deg-s ccetwa, azgen ameqqran n ibeḥriyen bɣan ad ṛuḥen, iwakken ma yella wamek, ad awḍen ɣer lmeṛṣa n Finikus yellan di tegzirt n Kritus ; lmeṛṣa-yagi tqubel lǧiha taɣeṛbit, bɣan ad sɛeddin deg-s ccetwa.

13Akken i d-yekker yiwen ubeḥri xfifen, ɣilen ad awḍen ɣer leqsed nsen. Refden amextaf n lbabuṛ, ṛuḥen rrif rrif n tegzirt n Kritus.

14Lameɛna ur tɛeṭṭel ara tekker-ed yiwet n tbuciḍant iwumi qqaṛen Erakilun i d-ikkan seg idurar n tegzirt-nni. 15Imi lbabuṛ ur s-izmir ara i tbuciḍant-nni, neǧǧa-t a t-yawi waḍu ɣer wanda i s-yehwa, 16nɛedda seddaw yiwet n tegzirt tamecṭuḥt yeddurin ɣef waḍu, isem-is Kluda. Mi ɣ-teɣli teflukt-nni n leslak, s leɛtab ameqqran i ț-id-nessuli ɣer lbabuṛ. 17Imi nuggad a ɣ-yawi waḍu ɣer leryuf iweɛṛen n tmurt n Libya, ncudd lbabuṛ s imurar ; nerna nṣubb-ed lbac-nni s wayes i t-yețțawi waḍu, neǧǧa iman-nneɣ a ɣ-yawi ɣer wanda yebɣa. 18Azekka-nni, imi mazal lebḥeṛ yenhewwal, nessenqes kra n sselɛa yellan deg-s nḍeggeṛ-iț ɣer lebḥeṛ. 19Ass wis tlata, ixeddamen n lbabuṛ rnan ḍeggṛen sselɛa-nni i d-iqqimen. 20Acḥal n wussan ur d-iban yiṭij ur d-banen itran, lebḥeṛ mazal-it yerwi, ur numin ara a nțwasellek.

21Aṭas wussan i neqqim mbla lmakla ; dɣa Bulus ibedd-ed gar-asen yenna : Ay irgazen, lemmer i yi-tuɣem awal m'akken i wen-d-nniɣ : a neqqim axiṛ di lmeṛṣa n Kritus, tili ur d-tdeṛṛu ara lexsaṛa akk-d lxuf-agi ! 22Tura ur țțagadet ara, sǧehdet iman-nwen axaṭer ula d yiwen deg-wen ur ițmețțat ; ur d-tețțili lexsaṛa anagar lbabuṛ-agi ara iɣeṛqen. 23Iḍ iɛeddan, Sidi Ṛebbi i ɛebbdeɣ iceggeɛ-ed yiwen lmelk ibedd-ed ɣuṛ-i 24yenna-yi-d : « a Bulus, ur țțaggad ara ! Ilaq aț-țbeddeḍ zdat Qayṣer, atan Sidi Ṛebbi a kkun isellek s kečč s wid yellan yid-ek ». 25Sewṛet ihi ay atmaten ! Țekleɣ ɣef Ṛebbi ad idṛu am akken i d-yenna ; 26mbla ccekk ihi a ɣ-ḍeggṛent lemwaji ɣer yiwet n tegzirt.

27Iḍ wis ṛbeɛṭac, mazal aḍu yețhuccu-yaɣ ițțawi-yaɣ akkin akka ɣef lebḥeṛ Agrakal ; di țnaṣfa n yiḍ, ibeḥṛiyen ḥussen belli ur bɛiden ara ɣef lberr. 28Ktalen lqaɛ n lebḥeṛ s wemrar, ufan llant 29Imi uggaden lbabuṛ a t-id-iḥaz kra seddaw-as, ḍeggṛen ṛebɛa imextafen ɣer deffir n lbabuṛ, tqelqen melmi ara yali wass. 30Lameɛna ixeddamen n lbabuṛ țqelliben ad rewlen ; ṣubben taflukt n leslak ɣer lebḥeṛ, steɛmilen am akken d amextaf ara ḍeggṛen ɣer zdat lbabuṛ. 31Dɣa Bulus yenna i lqebṭan d lɛeskeṛ-is : M'ur qqimen ara yergazen-agi di lbabuṛ, ur tezmirem ara aț-țmenɛem ! S 32Imiren lɛeskeṛ gezmen imurar n teflukt, ǧǧan-ț aț-țeɣli ɣer lebḥeṛ.

33Weqbel ad yali wass, Bulus inha-ten akk ad ččen cwiṭ n lqut, yenna : Ass-agi d ass wis ṛbeɛṭac ur teɛṛiḍem lqut. 34Tura nhiɣ-kkun ihi aț-țeččem iwakken aț-țețțusellkem, ula d yiwen deg-wen ur s-ițṛuḥ wenẓad seg uqeṛṛuy. 35Mi d-yenna ayagi, iddem-ed aɣṛum, iḥmed Ṛebbi zdat-sen meṛṛa, yebḍa-t, yebda itețț. 36Yekkes-asen akk lxuf dɣa ččan. 37 38Mi ččan armi ṛwan, ḍeggṛen ɣer lebḥeṛ ticekkaṛin n yirden, iwakken ad yifsus lbabuṛ.

39Mi guli wass, ur eɛqilen ara maḍi tamurt-nni anda wwḍen. Lameɛna walan yiwen wemkan iqeṛben, iban-ed deg-s ṛṛmel, bɣan ad rren lbabuṛ ɣer dinna ma yella wamek. 40Fsin imurar i imextafen bran asen ɣer lebḥeṛ, fsin daɣen imurar i imeqdafen s wacu nehṛen lbabuṛ ; dɣa ssulin yiwen ubeḥnuq yellan ɣer zdat n lbabuṛ iwakken a ten-yawi waḍu ɣer rrif n lebḥeṛ. 41Lameɛna wwḍen ɣer yiwen wemkan n ṛṛmel iwumi d-izzi lebḥeṛ ; rran ɣer dinna lbabuṛ-nni, lǧiha n zdat teḥṣel di ṛṛmel teḥbes ma d lǧiha n deffir tebda tețṛuẓu si lqewwa n lemwaji. 42Lɛeskeṛ bɣan ad nɣen imeḥbas-nni axaṭer uggaden a sen-rewlen s lɛum. 43Lqebṭan-nni i gebɣan ad isellek Bulus, ur ten-yeǧǧi ara ad xedmen lebɣi-nsen. Yefka lameṛ i wid yessnen ad ɛummen, ad ḍeggṛen iman-nsen d imezwura ɣer waman iwakken ad awḍen ɣer rrif. 44Ma d wiyaḍ a ten-tebɛen, ad ṭṭfen di telwiḥin neɣ deg iceqfan n lbabuṛ. S wakka, wwḍen meṛṛa ɣer rrif n lebḥeṛ di laman.