Acts 7
1 The high priest said, "Are these things so?"
Untekesi umbaha akajova, “sinomuvomba isi sakyang'ani?” U Stefano akajova, vanyalukoo numue va Nata vango, mumulikisighe uneune:
2 He said, "Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
U NguluveNguluve uwalwimiko aliya muhumile uNata ghwitu Abrahamu unsinki ghuno alyiale ku Mesopotamia, ye naikalile ku Harani,'
3 and said to him, 'Go out from your land and from your relatives, and come into a land which I will show you.'
akambula, vukugha mu iisi Jakob navanyalukolo vako ulutaghe mu iisi jino kumwa nikukusona'.
4 Then he came out of the land of the Kasdim, and lived in Haran. From there, after his father died, he moved him into this land, where you are now living.
Pe akabuka mu iisi ija Ukaldayo akikala ku Harani, kuhuma apuo ye afyuila u Nata ghwa muenhe, uNguluve akamuleta mu iisi iji, jino vikukala lino.
5 He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him, when he still had no child.
Nalyampelile name kimonga ikya vuhosi vwamwene, napwalia nambe jumonga apa kubiika ulughulu. Loli u Abraham alyafingilue ye akyiale nambe kuhola umuana ulwakuva ipelua iisi jive vutema vwa mwenhe na vanha va muenhe.
6 But God spoke in this way, 'His descendants will live as strangers in a foreign land, and that they will be slaves and mistreated, for four hundred years.
U Nguluve alyajovile naghuope ndiki, ulwakuti avanha va mwenhe valikala mu iisi ija vuhesia, ulwakuti avanya iisi jila vikuvavikagha kuva vakami vavanave na kuvavomba fivi munsiki ughwa make filundu finhe.
7 But I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God, 'and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.'
Naju Nguluve akajova, nilikuvahighagha ikisina kino kivavikile vagalulua, pano sikilile isio apuo pe vilihumagha na pikufunya kuliune mu iisi iji.'
8 He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
Akam'pela u Abrahamu ulufingo ulwa kukeghetua, apuo u Abrahamu akava vise ghwa Isaka akakegheta ikighono ikya lekela kuoni; U Isaka akava vise ghwa Yakobo, nhu Yakobo akava vise ghwa visukulu vitu kijigho na vavili.
9 "The patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him,
Avisukulu vitu vakam'bonela igila uYusufu vakamughusia mu iisi ija Misiri, na ju Nguluve alyale palikimo nhumwene,
10 and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. He made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
kange akamwavula mu mumuko sa Vene, akmpela ulunyamasio nhu vufwihu pavolongolo pa Farao Ntuwa u ghwa Misiri. U Farao akombuike kuva n'temi mu Misiri na munyumba ijamuene joni.
11 Now a famine came over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers found no food.
Lol pejiliale injala imbaha kiongo nhi mumuk inyinga mu iisi ja Misiri namu Kanani nava Nhata viitu vakapatile ifyakulia.
12 But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers the first time.
Loli u Yakobo ye apulike kuti kwekile ikyakulia ku Misiri alyavomuile avaNhata.
13 On the second time Joseph was made known to his brothers, and Joseph's family became known to Pharaoh.
Ye vaghendile uYusufu akihufiagha kuvanyalukolo va mwene, ulukolo ulwa Yusufu lukakagula kwa Farao.
14 Then Joseph sent, and summoned Jacob, his father, and all his relatives, seventy-five souls.
U Yusufu akavomola avanyalukolo va mwene kuluta kukum'bula u Yakobo nhu vise ghuvanave ise ku Misir, palikimo navanyalukolo vamwene, palikimo na vanhu voni valyale ifijigho n'dekela lubale navahano.
15 Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, himself and our fathers,
Loli uYakobo akika kuMisiri pe akafua umwene palikimo nava Nhata viitu.
16 and they were brought back to Shechem, and placed in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor in Shechem.
Vakatolua vakaluka ku Shekemu vakasyilula mu mbipa jino uAbrahamu valyaghulile ni ndalama kuhuma kuvanha vaHamari kuula ku Shekemu.
17 "But as the time of the promise came close which God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Amasiki agha lufingo Lula ghano Unguluve alyafingine nhu Abrahamu ye ghulipipi, avanhu pano vakava vongelile ku Misri.
18 until 'there arose a different king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.'
Unsiki ughuo alyatemile ujunge uNtuwa Misri, uNtuwa Juno alyankaguile u Yusufu.
19 The same took advantage of our race, and mistreated our fathers, and forced them to throw out their babies, so that they would not stay alive.
u Ntua ujunge ujuo akavadengania avanhu vitu name vavombi ava Nhata vitu, no kuvatagha avana vavanave avafyiele kuti valeke kukukala.
20 At that time Moses was born, and was exceedingly handsome. He was nourished three months in his father's house.
Unsiki ghulaghula uMusa akaholuagha; alyilealyile nofu pavulongolo pa Nguluve, akalelua mesi ghatatu munyumba ija vise.
21 When he was thrown out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and reared him as her own son.
Unsiki ghuno alyataghilue, umwalive Farao alyatolilue akamulela huene mwanake.
22 Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. He was mighty in his words and works.
U Musa alyavulanisivue imanyilo soni isa Misri; alyale nikufu kumasio na kumbombele.
23 But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
Loli yekwaline amaka fijigho fine' lukamwisila munumbula jamwene kuvaghendela vanyalukolo vake, Alana ava Israeli.
24 Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.
Ye amwaghile umu Israeli ivombelua fiivi, uMusauMusa akan'tanga name kuvangulila akalumbila kwa juno alyam'bonile akantova umMisiri.
25 He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they did not understand.
Akisaghilagha kuti vanyalukolo va mwene vikagula kuti u Nguluve ikuvavula mu luvoko ulwa mwene, loli navalyalumanyile.
26 "The day following, he appeared to them as they fought, and urged them to be at peace again, saying, 'Men, you are brothers. Why do you wrong one another?'
Ikighono kino kikafingile akaluta kuvamo va Israeli valyale vilua, akaghela kuvasambania; akatisagha, mwevatua, umue mulilukolo; kiiki mupungana jumuejumue kwa jumue?
27 But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
Loli juno alyamokiile um'bading'ani ghwa mwene akavadighulilagha kuvutali, na akajova, 'Ghweveni juno akuvikile piva ntemi kange piva meghi ghwitu?
28 Do you want to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?'
Uve ghuloda pikum'buda, ndavule WA mbuda umuMisri Pammie?”
29 Moses fled at this saying, and became a stranger in the land of Midian, where he became the father of two sons.
U Musa akakimbila ye asipulike isio; akava mesia mu iisi ja Midiani, apuo pe akava vise ghwa vanha vavili.
30 "When forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
Ye ghakilile amaka ifijigho fine, unyamola akamuumila mulukuve lwa kidunda ikya Sinai, mululapi ulwa mwoto munkate mukianji.
31 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight. As he came close to see, a voice of the Lord came,
Unsiki ghuno u Musa alyaghuvuene umuoto, alyadeghagha na pikudegha kiongo kind alyakivuene, panopano akaghelagha kuti akiveleleele ulwakuti akilole, ilisio lya Mutwa likamwisila likati,
32 'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob.' Moses trembled, and dared not look.
'Une nili Nguluve wava NhataNhata vako, Nguluve ughwa Abrahamu, nhu Isaka, nhu Yakobo; uMusa alyatetime nakaghela nambe kulola.
33 The Lord said to him, 'Take your sandals off of your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
U Mutwa akam'bula, full ifilato fyiako, apuo pano ghwimile pimike.
34 I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you to Egypt.'
Nisaghile imumuko sa vanhu vango vino vali ku Misri, nipulike kutamua kuvanave, unenikile ulwakuti nivavule; lino isagha, nekwomola uve ku Misri.'
35 "This Moses, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'—God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
U Musa uju Juno valya n'kanile, unsiki ghono valyajovile, 'ghweveni juno akakuvombile piva n'temi kange mulamusi ghuitu?' alyale ghwe Nguluve Juno alyamwomwile ave n'temi kange m'poki. U Nguluve alyamwomwile muluvoko lwa vanyamola Juno aliya muhumile uMusa mukihanji.
36 This man led them out, having worked wonders and signs in Egypt, in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.
U Musa alyavalongwisie kuhuma ku Misri ye akiiale kuvomba ifidegho ni kidegho mu Misri name mulusumba ilya Shamu, na mulukuvi mu nsiki ughwa maka fijigho fine.
37 This is that Moses, who said to the children of Israel, 'God will raise up a prophet for you from among your brothers, like me.'
Ghwe Musa uju juno alyavavulile avanhu va mu Israeli kuva, uNguluve ilikumwimia um'bili kuhuma mu lyumue muvanyalukolo vinhu, um'bili ndavule unhe'.
38 This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received words of life to give to us,
Uju ghwe munhu juno alyale mukipugha kya lukuvi nhu nyamola juno alyajovile nhu mwene mukidunda ikya Sinai. Uju ghwe munhu Juno alyale nava Nhata vitu, uju ghwe munhu alyupile ilisio linolilyale nhu vumi na kutupela usue.
39 to whom our fathers would not be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
Uju ghwe munhu juno ava Nhata vitu valyankanile kukumuleva, valyantaghile kuvutali, na munumbula sivanave sino silyagevukile ku Misri.
40 saying to Aaron, 'Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this Moses, who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
Munsiki ughuo valyam'bulile u Haruni.' ututendele amatekelo ghano ghikutu longosia. U Must ujuo, juno alyale ikutulongosia kuhuma mu iisi ja muMisri, natukagula kinokimwaghile.'
41 They made a calf in those days, and brought a sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.
ApuoApuo pevakatenda indama kufighono ifio pe vakahumiagha ilitekelo kukihwani ikio pe vakahovokagha ulwakuva vavombile imbombo sa mavoko gha vanave.
42 But God turned, and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Loli uNguluve alyavahambusie na pikuvapela vino vikufunya kunondue isakukyanya, ndavule lilyalembilue mikitabu kya vaviili, 'vuli munyumikisie une amatekelo agha fidimuafidimua finofino mulyabudile ku lukuve ku nsiiki ughwa maka fijigho fine, munyumba ja Israeli?
43 You took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rephan, the images that you made to worship them. Therefore I will exile you beyond Babylon.'
Mwitike ihema ijakukong'ania ija Moleki ni nondue ija Nguluve u refani, nakikihuani kino mukatendile na pikufunya kuveene: pe nikavatwalagha kuvutali kukila kubabeli.'
44 "Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern that he had seen;
Ava Nhata vitu valyale nihema ija kukong'anile ija vwolesi kulukuve, ndavule u Nguluve alyavalaghile pano alyajovile nhu Musa, kuuti ngale alyatendile mu kihwani kino alyakyaghile.
45 which also our fathers, in their turn, brought in with Joshua when they entered into the possession of the nations, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, to the days of David,
Iji je hema jino avaNhata viitu, munsiki ghwave, valyatwalile mu iisi nhu Joshua. Isi silyahumile amasiki ghanovalingile kutema ikisiina kino uNguluve alyavadughile ava nhata viitu yevakyale kuviikua. uluo lulyale ndiki m'paka kufikila mufighono fya Daudi,
46 who found favor in the sight of God, and asked to find a habitation for the God of Jacob.
juno alitikisivue nhunhu Nguluve pa Mason ghake, pe akasuma kulonda uvukalo Kwan Nguluve ughwa Yakobo.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
Loli uSelemani alyanjengile inyumba ja Nguluve.
48 However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
Loli umwene juno alyale kukyanya na ikukala munyumba sino sijengilue na mavoko; ulu lulindavule up'biili alyajovile.
49 'Heaven is my throne, and the earth a footstool for my feet. What kind of house will you build me?' says the Lord; 'or what is the place of my rest?
Uvulanga kye kitengo kyango ikya vuTua, iisi je jakuvika amaghulu ghango. Jiva nyumba je jilindani mukunjengela?, u Mutwa ijova: nakuva kwekughi kulyune ukwakupumila?
50 Did not my hand make all these things?'
Na lweluvoko lwango lunoluvombile ifi fioni?'
51 "You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so you do.
Umwe mwe vnhu mwe vanya sing inyuumu mwe vano namudumulivue inhumbula ni nimbung'ulutu, January mukunkana uMhepo Mwimiike,' muvomba ndavule ava nhata vunhu valyavombile.
52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you have now become betrayers and murderers.
M'biili veni muva viili juno avanhata viinu navalyampumwisie? Valyavabudile avaviili vanovalyavahumile yeye akyale pikuisa jumo unyavwakyang'ani,' nalinolino mulivahindami kange mulivabudi vamweene,
53 You received the Law as it was ordained by angels, and did not keep it."
umuewe vanhu mwevano mukupile indaghilo sila sino silyaghuile nhumunyamola loli namukajikola.”
54 Now when they heard these things, they were furious, and they ground their teeth at him.
Loli avatua va pa vuhighighi ye vapulike amasio agha inhumbula sivsnave silya vavile kyiongo, vaka gwenulila amino u Stefano.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.
Loli umwene, ye amalile uMhepo uMwimike, akalola vunono kukyanya akavwagha uvwimike vwa Nguluve,' napikumbona u Yesu imile kuluvoko ulwa kundio ulwa Nguluve.
56 And he said, "Look, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God."
U Stefano akajova, “Lolagha nivwaghile uvulanga vudindwike, najumwana wa Adam imile uluvoko lwa kundio ulwa Nguluve.”
57 But they shouted out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.
Loli avahighi va vahighi vakovela kyongo ni lisio ilikome, vakadinda imbughulutu sivanave, vakankimbiliila palikimo.
58 They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Vakantagha kunjikunji kulikaja pe vakadijavakadija na mavue: navavolesi va kafula ameanda gha vanave aghakunji nakuvikapasi pipi na maghulu agha nsoleka juno akatambuluagha Sauli.
59 They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Pano valyale vikun'tova u Sitefano namavue, pe akaghendelela pikunkemela uMutwa akajova, “Mutwa Yesu, upila inhumbula jango,”.
60 He kneeled down, and shouted out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.
Akafughama namafundo akakemela nilisiio ilivaha, “Mutwa nhungavavalililaghe uvuhosi uvu.” Ye ajovile isio akafwisagha.
