Acts 6
1 About this time, as the number of disciples was increasing, complaints were made by the Greek-speaking Jews against the Hebrews because their widows were habitually overlooked in the daily ministration.
Mu masubawo, beshikwiya balikabaya kufulilako. Bayuda balikwamba Cigiliki balikutongokela Bayuda banabo balikwamba Cihebeli, busuba ne busuba nkabalikuyaba cena mali, ne bipo nabimbi kubamukalubingi babo.
2 So the Twelve called together the general body of the disciples and said, "It does not seem fitting that we Apostles should neglect the delivery of God's Message and minister at tables.
Batumwa likumi ne babili, balabunganya beshikwiya bonse pamo, ne kubambileti, “Nkacaina kwambeti afwe tushiyenga kukambauka maswi a Lesa, tutatike kusamalila bamukalubingi.
3 Therefore, brethren, pick out from among yourselves seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, and we will appoint them to undertake this duty.
Mobanse, musalepo pakati penu, batuloba basanu ne babili, babwikalo bwaina, besulilwa ne Mushimu Uswepa, bakute mano, mbotitupe incito iyi.
4 But, as for us, we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the delivery of the Message."
Afwe nitulibenge kukupaila, ne kukambauka maswi a Lesa.”
5 The suggestion met with general approval, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch.
Bonse balakondwa kunyumfwa maswi alico. Neco balasala; Stefano, muntu wa lushomo, wesulilwa ne Mushimu Uswepa. Filipo ne Pulokolasi ne Nikana ne Timoni. Pamenasi ne Nikolasi waku Antiyokeya, uyo kendi walikukonka kwiyisha kwa Ciyuda.
6 These men they brought to the Apostles, and, after prayer, they laid their hands upon them.
Kufumapo balabemanika pamenso pabatumwa, nabo batumwa balapaila ne kubika makasa pa batuloba basa.
7 Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and very many priests obeyed the faith.
Maswi a Lesa alamwaikila kulikonse, nabo beshikwiya balatatika kufulilako mu Yelusalemu. Beshimilumbo bangi nabo balashoma.
8 And Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great marvels and signs among the people.
Stefano walikuba muntuyo Lesa ngwalapa colwe ne ngofu shingi, cakwinseti walikwinsa bishikukankamanisha ne bingashilo byangofu pakati pa bantu.
9 But some members of the so-called 'Synagogue of the Freed-men,' together with some Cyrenaeans, Alexandrians, Cilicians and men from Roman Asia, were roused to encounter Stephen in debate.
Kwalesa bantu nabambi balafuma ku Kulene ne ku Alekisandiliya, bakung'anda yakupaililamo yalikukwiweti, Ng'anda ya Mipailo ya bantu Basunguluka. Aba bantu pamo ne bantu baku Kilikiya, neku Asiya, balatatika kutotekeshana ne Stefano.
10 They were quite unable, however, to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
Nsombi balalilwa kumushinina, pakwinga Mushimu Uswepa ewalikumupa mano akwamba.
11 Then they privately put forward men who declared, "We have heard him speak blasphemous things against Moses and against God."
Lino balayungaula bantu nabambi kwambeti, bambengeti, “Twalamunyumfwa kacobola Mose ne Lesa.”
12 In this way they excited the people, the Elders, and the Scribes. At length they came upon him, seized him with violence, and took him before the Sanhedrin.
Neco, balakalalisha bantu, bamakulene Baciyuda, ne beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose. Bonse pamo balamubukila Stefano, balamwikata ne kuya nendi ku nkuta inene ya Bayuda.
13 Here they brought forward false witnesses who declared, "This fellow is incessantly speaking against the Holy Place and the Law.
Balaleta bakamboni babwepeshi abo balambeti, “Ee muntuyu nishikwambowa maswi akunyansha Ng'anda ya Lesa, kayi ne milawo ya Mose.
14 For we have heard him say that Jesus, the Nazarene, will pull this place down to the ground and will change the customs which Moses handed down to us."
Twalamunyumfwa kambeti, Yesu waku Nasaleti nakapwaye Ng'anda ya Lesa ne kushinta miyambo njalatupa Mose.”
15 At once the eyes of all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin were fastened on him, and they saw his face looking just like the face of an angel.
Bomboloshi bonse balikuba mu nkuta balaswamuna menso abo pali Stefano, pakwinga cinso cakendi calaboneketi ca mungelo.
