Acts 7
1 And the high priest said, Are these things so?
uKuhani nu mukulu akaligitya, “makani aya ingi a tai?”
2 And he said, Men! Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran.
uStefano akaligitya, Anya ndugu ni a tata ane, ntegeelyi u nene; Itunda nu ikulyo ai umupumie u tata nuitu u Abrahimu matungo nai ukoli ku Mesopotamia, ze wakili kikie ku Harani,'
3 And he said to him, Go forth out of thy land, and from thy kinfolk, and come into a land that I will show thee.
akamuila, 'Hega mi ihi ako ni anya ndugu ako hangi ulongole mi ihi ni nikakulagiila.'
4 Then after coming out of the land of the Chaldeans, he dwelt in Haran. And from there, after his father died, God resettled him in this land in which ye now dwell.
Iti gwa akahega mihi a Ukalidayo akikie ku Harani, kupuma papo, ze yakilaa u tata nuakwe kusha, Itunda akamuleta mi ihi iyi, ni ikiie itungili.
5 And he gave him no inheritance in it, not even a footstep. And he promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, although there was no child by him.
Shanga ai uminkiiye kihi anga usali nuakwe, ai kutili ipatyo ga nila kuika u mugulu. Kuiti uAbrahamu ai upewe ilago ze ikili ga nu kulija ung'wana kina ukupegwa ihi anga isalo ni lakwe nu ulelwa nuakwe.
6 And God spoke thus: His seed would be alien in a foreign land, and they would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.
Itunda ai wituntile nu ng'wenso iti, nia kina ulelwa nuakwe ai uziikie mi ihi a uziila, ni kina i akola ihi nia kuko akuatenda kutula atugwa ao nu kuatenda ibibi ku itungo nila myaka magana anne.
7 And I will judge the nation to whomever they will be in bondage, God said, and after these things they will come forth and serve me in this place.
Nu Itunda akaligitya, nikaulamula u ingu niiza ukumutenda aholwa, ni i zeyakilaa nia pang'wanso akupuma nu kumpoelya mu nkika iyi!
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. And Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
Hangi akaminkiilya uAbrahamu ilago nila kidamu, itigwa u Abrahamu akatula tata wang'wa Isaka akamutwala i kidamu luhiku nula mu nana; uIsaka akatula tata wang'wa Yakobo, nu Yakobo akatula tata nua isekulu itu ikumi na abiili.
9 And the patriarchs, being envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him,
iIsekulu ni itu akamuonela wilu uYusufu aka mugulya mu ihi a ku Misri, nu Itunda ai watulaa palung'wi nu ng'wenso,
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him governor over Egypt and his entire house.
hangi akamuguna mu lwago nu lakwe, nu kuminkiilya kipegwa nu upolo ntongeela ang'wa Farao mutemi nua ku Misri. uFarao akamuika watule muhumi migulya a Misri nu migulya a ito ni lakwe lihi.
11 Now a famine came on all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no sustenance.
Uugwa ikatula ni nzala nkulu nu lwago lidu mu ihi a Misri ni Kanani, ni a tata itu shanga ai aligilye indya.
12 But when Jacob heard of grain being in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time.
Kuiti uYakobo nai wakija ikoli idya ku Misri, ai ualagiiye i atata itu ku nkua ang'wandyo.
13 And during the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's race became manifest to Pharaoh.
Mu muhinzo nua kabiili uYusufu akilagiila ku aluna akwe, anyandugu ang'wa Yusufu akakumuka kung'wa Farao.
14 And Joseph having sent forth, he summoned Jacob his father. And all his kinfolk, in souls, were seventy-five.
uYusufu aka alagiilya i aluna akwe alongole kumuila uYakobo tata nuao waze ku Misri, palung'wi ni anya ndugu akwe, kuhanguila antu ihi ingi makumi mupungati na ataano.
15 And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he perished, he and our fathers.
Iti gwa uYakobo akasima ku Misri; Uugwa akasha ng'wenso palung'wi ni atata itu.
16 And they were carried into Shechem, and laid in the sepulcher that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Hamor of Shechem.
Akaholwa ga nu ku Shekemu akaikwa mu kibiila naiza uAbrahamu ai ukiguile ku ipande nia mpia kupuma ku ana ang'wa Hamori uko ku Shekemu.
17 But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Matungo a ilo ilago naiza Itunda ai umulagile uAbrahamu nai lahumbeela, antu aze atulaa ongeeleka uko ku Misri,
18 until another king arose who had not known Joseph.
matungo nanso ai u ukile mutemi mungiiza migulya a Misri, mutemi ni shanga umulingile u Yusufu.
19 This man, who cunningly victimized our race, mistreated our fathers to make their infants be placed outside in order not to keep alive.
uMutemi uyu nu mungiiza waka akongela i antu itu nu kuatenda ibibi i a tata itu, nu kuaguma i ana ao ni adabu iti aleke ki kie.
20 During which time Moses was born (and he was well-formed by God) who was reared three months in his father's house.
Mu matungo nanso uMusa ai utugilwe; ai muziza ntongeela ang'wa Itunda, akalelwa myeli itaatu mi ito nilang'wa tata nuakwe.
21 And when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter took him away, and reared him for a son to herself.
Itungo nai ugumilwe, u munanso nuang'wa Farao ai umuhoile akamulela anga ng'wana nuakwe.
22 And Moses was reared in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was mighty in his words and deeds.
uMusa ai umanyisigwe umanyisigwa wihi nua ku Misri; ai munyangulu mu nkani nu mu ntendo.
23 But when a forty year time span was fulfilled by him, it came into his heart to go help his brothers, the sons of Israel.
Kuiti ze yakilaa kutimilya myaka makumi anne, ikamuziila mu nkolo akwe kuagendeela i anyandugu akwe, ana a Israeli.
24 And after seeing a certain man suffering wrong, he defended him, and did vengeance for the man being oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian.
Nai akamihenga mu Israeli ukutendeelwa ubii, uMusa ai umuguniiye nu kususha u ubii nai watula ukumuonela ku kumukua u mu Misri:
25 And he presumed his brothers understood that, by his hand, God was giving them salvation, but they did not understand.
aze usigile kina i anya ndugu akwe akulinga kina Itunda ukuaguna ku mukono nuakwe, kuiti shanga ikalinga.
26 And on the next day he was seen by them as they fought, and he was reconciling them for peace, having said, Men, ye are brothers. Why is it that ye wrong each other?
Luhiku nai lutyatile akalongola ku ang'wi a Aisraeli nai atulaa akilea; wakagema kuahunga; azeligitya, 'Akulu, Unyenye ingi mi ndugu; mbona mukilea nyenye ku nyenye?
27 But the man doing wrong to his neighbor thrust him away, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge over us?
Kuiti nai umuleile u munyakisali nuakwe akamugumiila kuli, nu kuligitya, 'Nyenyu nu kuikile wi muhumi hangi wi mulamula antu?
28 Do thou not want to kill me, as thou killed the Egyptian yesterday?
Uewe uloilwe kumbulaga, anga naza umubulagile u Mumisri igulo?”
29 And Moses fled at this word, and became an alien in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons.
uMusa akamanka ze yakilaa kija ayo; akatula muziila mu ihi a Midiani, naiza akatula tata nua ana abiili.
30 And forty years having been fulfilled, an agent of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire of a bush.
Ze yakilaa myaka makumi anne kukila, malaika akamupumila mu ibambazi nila lugulu nua Sinai, mu lulimi nula moto mukati i kundui.
31 And when Moses looked, he wondered at the sight. And as he approached to examine, a voice of the Lord came to him,
Matungo uMusa nai wakihenga u moto, ai ukuiwe iko nai ukihenga, hangi nai ugemile kukihumbeela iti kukigoza, luli nila Mukulu likamuzila luzeligitya,
32 I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. But Moses, who developed trembling, dared not examine.
Nene Itunda nua atata ako, Itunda wang'wa Abrahamu, hangi wang'wa Isaka, hangi wang'wa Yakobo; uMusa ai ukagatile hangi shanga akagema kugozeela.
33 And the Lord said to him, Put off the shoes from thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.
Mukulu akamutambuila, Tugula i ilatu niako, inkika nuimikile ingi kianza kelu.
34 Having looked, I saw the oppression of my people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and I came down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
Nihengaa u lwago nula antu ane niamoli ku Misri; Nijaa kulwala kitalao, nu nene nasimaa iti niagune; itungili pembya, nikakulagiilya uewe ku Misri.'
35 This Moses whom they refused, having said, Who appointed thee a ruler and a judge? This man God sent, a ruler and a liberator by the hand of the agent who appeared to him in the bush.
Uyu uMusa naiza amuhitile, itungo nai aligitilye, 'nyenyu nukuikile kutula wi muhumi hangi mulamuli nuitu?' - ai watulaa yuyo ng'wenso Itunda ai umulagiiye atule muhumi hangi muguni. Itunda ai umulagiiye ku mukono nuang'wa malaika naiza ai umupumiie uMusa mi ikundui.
36 This man brought them forth after performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
uMusa ai uatongee kupuma ku Misri ze yakilaa kituma u ukuilwa ni ilingasiilyo mu Misri nu mu luzi nula shamu, nu mu ibambazi ku itungo nila myaka makumi anne.
37 This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, The Lord our God will raise up a prophet for you, from your brothers, like me.
Ingi uMusa yuyo nai uatambuie i antu a Israeli kina, 'Itunda ukumunyansuilya munyakidagu kupuma mukati a anyandugu anyu munyakidagu anga nene'
38 This is he who became in the congregation in the wilderness with the agent who spoke to him on the mount Sinai, and of our fathers who received living oracles to give to us.
Uyu ingi muntu niiza mu i anza mi ibambazi nu malaika naiza ai utambue nu ng'wenso mu lugulu nula Sinai. Uyu yuyo muntu naiza ai watulaa ni atata itu, uyu ingi muntu naiza ai usingiiye u lukani nulukete u upanga nu kuinkiilya usese.
39 To whom our fathers did not want to become obedient, but they thrust away, and turned back in their heart to Egypt,
Uyu ingi muntu naiza i atata itu ai ahitile ku mukulya; ai amugumiie kuli, nu mu nkolo niao ai apilukie ku Misri.
40 after saying to Aaron, Make gods for us who will lead us. For this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has happened to him.
Mu itungo nilanso ai amutambuie uHaruni. 'kuzipilye i itunda ni ika kutongeela. Uyu uMusa, nai watulaa uku utongeela kupuma kihi a ku Misri, shanga kulingile nai kimihangile,'
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered up sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
Iti gwa ai azipilye ndama ku mahiku nanso nu kupumya isongelyo kung'wa nuanso u dudu hangi akiloeelya ku nsoko a mulimo nua mikono ao.
42 But God turned, and gave them over to serve the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Kuiti Itunda ai uapiue nu kuinkiilya ipoelye i nzota nia kilunde, anga nai ikilisigwe mu mbugulu a anyakidagu, 'Itii, mampumilyaa unene i masongelyo a ikali nai muisinzile mi ibambazi ku matungo a myaka makumi anne, ito ni lang'wa israeli
43 And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, the images that ye made to worship them. And I will deport you beyond Babylon.
Makigombaa i kitala nika kutankanila ni kang'wa Moleki ni inzota niang'wa Itunda refani, nu mululi ni mu uzipilye nu kuipoelya enso; hangi kumutwala kuli ikilo ni Babeli.'
44 The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, just as he arranged (he who spoke to Moses), to make it according to the pattern that he had seen.
aTata anyu ai akete i kitala nika kutankanila nika ukuiili mu ibambazi, anga Itunda nai ulagiiye nai utambue nu Musa, kina ukukizipya ku mpyani a iko nai ukihengile.
45 Which also our fathers, having received in succession, brought in with Joshua into the possession of the nations whom God drove out from the presence of our fathers, until the days of David
Iki ingi kitala naiza a tata itu ku itungo ni lao, ai aletilwe mu ihi nu Joshua. Iki ai kipumie matungo nai ingie kusala u ingu naiza Itunda ai uazunsilye ze yakilaa u umoli nu a a tata itu. Iki ai kituile iti kupikiila luhiku u Daudi,
46 who found favor in the sight of God. And he asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
naiza ai uligilye u ugombigwa mu miho ang'wa Itunda; nu kulompa kuduma likalo kung'wa Itunda nuang'wa Yakobo.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
Kuiti uSelemani ai umuzengee ito Itunda.
48 However the Most High does not dwell in man-made temples, just as the prophet says,
Ga ni iti Nukoli kigulya shanga wikiie mu mato nazengilwe ku mkono; iki iti anga u munyakidagu nai uligitilye.
49 The heaven is to me a throne, and the earth a footstool of my feet. What house will ye build for me? says the Lord. Or what is the place of my rest?
Ilunde ingi ituntu nilane nila ukulu, ni ihi ingi nkika a kuikila migulu ane. Ito la mpyani kii Mukunzengela?, uligitilye Mukulu; ang'wi ingi pii i nkika ane na akusupilya?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?
Shanga mukono nuane nuitumile izi i intu yihi?'
51 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers, ye also.
Unye antu niakete nkingo nkaku ni shanga mutawe i kidamu mu nkolo ni akutwi, kila nkua mimukingila u Ng'wau Ng'welu,' mukituma anga i a tata anyu nai itumile.
52 Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold about the coming of the Righteous man, of whom ye now have become betrayers and murderers,
Ingi munyakidagu kii mu anyakidagu naiza i a tata anyu shanga ai amagilye? Ai a abulagile i anyakidagu ihi nai apumie ze ikili u upembelyo nua Ung'wi munya Tai ane; ni itungili matulaa ahugi hangi abulagi akwe ga,
53 who received the law at directions of agents, and did not keep it.
unye antu nai musingiiye ilagiilyo ilo nai lilagiigwe nu malaika kuiti shanga ai muliambile.”
54 Now when they heard these things, they were split with a saw in their hearts, and they gnashed their teeth against him.
Uugwa i anyi anza nai akija imakani aya, ai asonsilwe i nkolo niao, akamukilisilya i mino uStefano.
55 But being full of the Holy Spirit, having gazed into heaven, he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Kuiti nuanso, aze watulaa wizue u Ng'wau Ng'welu, ai ugozile kilunde ku ukendegeeli hangi akihenga ikulyo nilang'wa Itunda,' nu kumihenga uYesu wimikile mukono nua kigoha nuang'wa Itunda.
56 And he said, Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.
uStefano akaligitya, “Goza nihengaa ilunde lalugukaa, nu Ng'wana wang'wa Adamu wimikile mukono nua kigoha nuang'wa Itunda.”
57 But they, having cried out in a great voice, held their ears shut, and rushed upon him with one accord.
Kuiti i anyi anza akazogolya ku luli nula migulya, akakiila i akutwi ao, aka mumankiila ku palung'wi,
58 And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.
akamuguma kunzi a kisali nu kumukua i magwe; ni akuiili akatugula i ang'wenda ao nia kunzi nu kuika pihi pakupi ni migulu a muhumba nuitangwaa Sauli.
59 And they stoned Stephen, who was calling and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Nai atulaa akumukua i magwe, uStefano ai ulongolekile kumitanga u Mukulu nu kuligitya, “Mukulu Yesu, singiilya i nkolo ane,”.
60 And having knelt down, he cried out in a great voice, Lord, place not this sin to them. And after saying this, he slept.
Akatugama nu kitanga ku luli lukulu, “Mukulu, leka kua ailya u mulandu uwu. “Nai wakaligitya aya, akatinanga inkolo.
