Acts 6
1 In those days, as the disciples increased in number, a complaint arose against the Hebrews on the part of the Hellenists that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
Lyahanu mwaanu mazuva, linu impalo ya valutwana haiva kukabwinjiha, impiraero ya Magerike va Majuda chiyatanga Kulwisa Maheveru, kakuti imberwa zavo zivali kuketululwa mwizuva ni zuva lya kuholiswa kwa zilyo.
2 So the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, “It is not proper for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.
Vena ikumi ni vovele chivasupi chinavungi cha varutwana kuvali ni kuti, “kakwina hande kwetu kuti tusiye liinzwi lye Ireeza niku taha he ntafule.
3 Therefore, brothers, look for seven men among you who have a good reputation and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint for this need.
Mu swanera lyahanu kuketa, vakwaluzuvo, bakwame vakwana iyanza ni vovere mukatikenu, bakwame vene vuhalo vulotu, ve zwile luhuho ni vutali. Avo vatuwola kuketa mwei impisinisi.
4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Haili iswe, katuzwire havusu mwi intapero ni mukukutaza liinzwi.”
5 This proposal pleased the whole multitude, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, together with Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, an Antiochean convert to Judaism.
Zi wambo zavo ziva tavisi chinavungi chonse. Linu chivaketa Sitefani, mukwame yowizwire intumelo ni Luhuho Lujolola, ni Filipi, ni Porokoras, ni Nikonora, ni Timoni, ni Parmemasi, ni Nikolasi muprositelite yozwa kwa Antiyoke.
6 They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.
Varumeri vavaleti ava vakwame havusu vwa vapositola, vava lapeli ni ku tula mayanza avo havali.
7 So the word of God continued to increase, and the number of disciples continued to multiply greatly in Jerusalem, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Chovulyo linzwi lya Ireeza liva weli; imi impalo ya varutwana ivayekezehi mwa Jerusarema nikuhitiliza; mi impalo yingi ya vapurisita ivakezi kukuteka intumelo.
8 Now Stephen, a man full of faith and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
Lyahanu Sitefani, avezwile chisemo ni maata, ava kupanga inkezo zikomokisa ni imboniso mukati kavaantu.
9 But some men from the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), along with some of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some men from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and began to argue with Stephen.
Kono chikweza kuzimana vantu wa wila kumasinagoge asumpwa masinagoge alukuluhite, va kwa Serina ni Alexandriya, nivamwi vazwa kwa Silicia ni Asia. Ava vaantu vava kukandekisana ni Sitefani.
10 But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
Kono kana vava kuwola kuzimana kulwisanisa vutali ni Luhuho ulo lwa vakuwamba chalo Sitefani.
11 Then they induced some men to say, “We heard Stephen speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
Linu che inkunutu chiva susuweza vamwi vakwame kuwamba, “Twazuwa Sitefani na wamba maanzwi akunyefula Mushe ni Ireeza.”
12 They also stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. So they came up to Stephen, seized him, and brought him to the Sanhedrin.
Vava vengisi vaantu, vakulwana, ni vañoli, mi chiva yenda kwa Sitefani, ni kumukaheeka, ni kumuleeta kunkuta.
13 Then they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against the holy place and against the law.
Vava leti impaki zamapa, vava wambi, “Uzu mukwame kaleki kuwamba maanzwi alwisanisa chivaka chichena ni mulao.
14 For we heard him saying that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
Kakuti tuvamuzuwi nawamba kuti Jesu wa Nazareta usaka kushinya ichi chivaka ni ku chincha milawo yavaleti Mushe hansi kwetu.”
15 And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin stared at Stephen intently and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
Vaantu vonse vavekele munkuta vava twalite menso avo kwali mi chivavona chifateho chakwe ni chikola ili chifateho che Iñeloi.
