Acts 6
1 In those days, as the number of disciples was increasing, there occurred a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were treated with disdain in the daily ministration.
Muaki mu bilumbu bina, thalu yi minlonguki yibuelama, Bayuda bobo baba tubanga kingeleki baniungutina Bayuda bobo baba tubanga Kiebelewo. Bila mu thangu kabula bidia bi lumbu ka lumbu baba babanzilangamafuola mawu mu bufuana.
2 And so the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: “It is not fair for us to leave behind the Word of God to serve at tables also.
Buna kumi bamvuala buadi zitumisa nkangu wu minlonguki, baba kamba: —Busi fuana ko ti tubika buela longa mambu ma Nzambi muingi tukabulanga bidia!
3 Therefore, brothers, search among yourselves for seven men of good testimony, filled with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom, whom we may appoint over this work.
Zikhomba, sobulanu tsambudi di batu, bobo badi kimbangi kimboti, badi bawala mu Pheve Yinlongo ayi badi diela muingi tuba vana kisalu kioki.
4 Yet truly, we will be continually in prayer and in the ministry of the Word.”
Vayi beto, tueka yekimina kisalu kisambila ayi kilonga!
5 And the plan pleased the entire multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and with the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a new arrival from Antioch.
Nkangu woso wumona khini mu diambu di mambu momo. Diawu basobudila Etieni, mutu wuba wuwala mu minu ayi wuwala mu Pheve Yinlongo; Filipi, Polokoli, Nikanoli, Timoni, Palimenasi ayi Nikola, muisi Antioshi wukituka Nyuda.
6 These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.
Baba tuala va ntuala bamvuala. Bamvuala bu zisambila, babatetika mioko.
7 And the Word of the Lord was increasing, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was multiplied exceedingly. And even a large group of the priests were obedient to the faith.
Mambu ma Nzambi maluta buela tembakana; thalu yi minlonguki yiluta buelama mu Yelusalemi ayi banganga Nzambi bawombo ziwilukila.
8 Then Stephen, filled with grace and fortitude, wrought great signs and miracles among the people.
Etieni wuba wuwala mu nlemvo ayi mu lulendo, wuvangamambu manneni ayi bikumu biwombo va khatitsika batu.
9 But certain ones, from the synagogue of the so-called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia rose up and were disputing with Stephen.
Buna batu bankaka ba nzo lukutukunu, lolo baba tedilanga nzo lukutukunu lu batu bakulu mu buvika va kimosi ayi batu basi Silene, basi Alesandeli ayi basi Silisi ayi basi Azi, batona findana ziphaka ayi Etieni.
10 But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
Vayi basia nunga ko va ntuala diela ayi Pheve yoyi yika yolukila.
11 Then they suborned men who were to claim that they had heard him speaking words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.
Vana vawu bafuta batu muingi batuba ti: —Beto tuwilu mutu wawu wulembo yoluka mambu mamvuezolo mu diambu di Moyize ayi mu diambu di Nzambi.
12 And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council.
Bakitumuna khindu muidi batu, muidi bakulutu, muidi minsoniki mi Mina; bayiza kuidi Etieni, bankanga ayi bannata va ntuala lukutukunu lu minyadi.
13 And they set up false witnesses, who said: “This man does not cease to speak words against the holy place and the law.
Batotula bambangi baluvunu, zituba ti: —Mutu wawu kakadi vonga mu yolukanga mambu mambimbi mu diambu di buangu kiaki kinlongo ayi mu diambu di Mina.
14 For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the traditions, which Moses handed down to us.”
Bila tuwilu boso kabedi tuba ti Yesu diodi di muisi Nazaleti, wela tiolomuna buangu kiaki ayi wela viakisa bifu bi tulonga Moyize.
15 And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face, as if it had become the face of an Angel.
Vayi meso ma batu boso bobo baba mu lukutukunu lu minyadi masungimina tala Etieni. Bamona zizi kiandi kikituka banga zizi ki mbasi.
