Acts 6
1 About this time, when the number of the disciples was constantly increasing, complaints were made by the Greek speaking Jews against the Aramaic speaking Jews, that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
Na mikolo wana, motango ya bayekoli ezalaki kaka kobakisama. Bayuda oyo bazalaki koloba lokota ya Greki bakomaki koyimayima mpo na kotelemela Bayuda oyo bazalaki koloba lokota ya Ebre, pamba te basi na bango oyo bakufisa mibali bazalaki kozangela na tango ya kokabola bilei ya mokolo na mokolo.
2 The Twelve, therefore, called together the general body of the disciples and said to them, ‘It is not well for us to see to the distribution at the tables and neglect God’s message.
Boye, bantoma zomi na mibale basangisaki bayekoli nyonso mpe balobaki na bango: — Ekozala malamu te mpo na biso kotika mosala ya koteya Liloba na Nzambe mpo na komipesa na mosala ya kokabola bilei.
3 Therefore, friends, look for seven men of reputation among yourselves, wise and spiritually-minded men, and we will appoint them to attend to this matter;
Yango wana bandeko, bopona mibali sambo kati na bino, oyo bayebana na bizaleli na bango ya malamu, oyo batonda na Molimo Mosantu mpe na bwanya mpo ete topesa bango mokumba yango.
4 while we, for our part, will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the delivery of the message.’
Boye, biso tokomipesa na mabondeli mpe na mosala ya koteya Liloba na Nzambe.
5 This proposal was unanimously agreed to; and the disciples chose Stephen – a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit – and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a former convert to Judaism;
Likanisi yango esepelisaki lisanga mobimba. Boye, baponaki Etieni, moto oyo atonda na kondima mpe na Molimo Mosantu; Filipo, Prokore, Nikanori, Timoni, Parimenasi mpe Nikola, moto ya Antioshe, oyo akotaki na lingomba ya Bayuda.
6 and they brought these men to the apostles, who, after praying, placed their hands on them.
Balakisaki bango epai ya Bantoma; Bantoma basambelaki mpo na bango mpe batiaki bango maboko.
7 So God’s message spread, and the number of the disciples continued to increase rapidly in Jerusalem, and a large body of the priests accepted the faith.
Boye, Liloba na Nzambe ezalaki kokoba kopanzana, motango ya bayekoli ezalaki mpe kobakisama makasi na Yelusalemi mpe Banganga-Nzambe ebele bakomaki kondimela Yesu.
8 Meanwhile Stephen, divinely helped and strengthened, was showing great wonders and signs among the people.
Nzokande, Etieni, moto oyo atondaki na ngolu mpe na nguya ya Nzambe, azalaki kosala bikamwa mpe bilembo minene kati na bato.
9 But some members of the Synagogue of the Freed Slaves (as it was called), Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;
Bongo bato mosusu ya ndako ya mayangani oyo ebengamaka Ndako ya mayangani ya bansomi: Bayuda ya Sirene, ya Alekizandri, ya bituka ya Silisi mpe ya Azia; bakomaki kotia tembe na miso ya Etieni.
10 yet they were quite unable to withstand the wisdom and the inspiration with which he spoke.
Kasi bazangaki makoki ya kotelemela bwanya mpe Molimo oyo azalaki kotinda ye koloba.
11 Then they induced some men to assert that they had heard Stephen saying blasphemous things against Moses, and against God;
Bongo, bapesaki kanyaka epai ya bato mpo ete baloba: « Toyokaki Etieni koloba maloba ya kofinga Moyize mpe Nzambe. »
12 and they stirred up the people, as well as the elders and the teachers of the Law, and set on Stephen, and arrested him, and brought him before the High Council.
Batombokisaki bato, bakambi mpe balakisi ya Mobeko. Boye, bayaki kokanga Etieni na mbalakata mpe bamemaki ye na Likita-Monene.
13 There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. ‘This man,’ they said, ‘is incessantly saying things against this holy place and the Law;
Kuna, babimisaki batatoli ya lokuta oyo balobaki: — Moto oyo azali kotika te koloba mabe mpo na kobebisa lokumu ya esika oyo ya bule mpe ya mibeko;
14 indeed, we have heard him declare that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and change the customs handed down to us by Moses.’
pamba te toyokaki ye koloba ete Yesu ya Nazareti akobuka Tempelo oyo mpe akobongola bizaleli oyo Moyize atikela biso.
15 The eyes of all the members of the Council were riveted on Stephen, and they saw his face looking like the face of an angel.
Bato nyonso oyo bavandaki na Likita-Monene batalaki Etieni malamu penza, mpe bamonaki ete elongi na ye ekomaki lokola elongi ya anjelu.
