Ayyukan Manzanni 6
1 A waɗannan kwanaki, sa’ad da yawan almajirai suke ƙaruwa, sai Yahudawan masu jin Hellenanci a cikinsu suka yi gunaguni a kan Yahudawan da suke Ibraniyawa domin ba a kula da gwaurayensu a wajen raba abinci na yau da kullum.
Now in those days, as the disciples were multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
2 Saboda haka Sha Biyun nan suka tara dukan almajirai wuri ɗaya, suka ce, “Bai zai yi kyau mu bar hidimar maganar Allah don mu shiga hidimar abinci ba.
So summoning the multitude of the disciples the twelve said: “It is not advantageous that we should forsake the Word of God to serve at tables.
3 ’Yan’uwa, ku zaɓi mutum bakwai daga cikinku waɗanda aka sani suna cike da Ruhu da kuma hikima. Mu kuwa za mu danƙa musu wannan aiki
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we will appoint over this need.
4 mu kuwa mu mai da halinmu ga yin addu’a da kuma hidimar maganar Allah.”
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word.”
5 Wannan shawarar kuwa ta gamshi dukan ƙungiyar. Sai suka zaɓi Istifanus, mutumin da yake cike da bangaskiya da kuma Ruhu Mai Tsarki; da Filibus, Burokorus, Nikano, Timon, Farmenas, da Nikolas daga Antiyok, wanda ya tuba zuwa Yahudanci.
The statement pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicholas, a proselyte from Antioch,
6 Suka gabatar da waɗannan mutane wa manzanni, waɗanda kuwa suka yi addu’a, suka ɗibiya hannuwansu a kansu.
whom they set before the Apostles; and after praying they laid hands on them.
7 Saboda haka maganar Allah ta yaɗu. Yawan almajirai a Urushalima kuwa ya yi saurin ƙaruwa, firistoci masu yawa kuma suka zama masu biyayya ga wannan bangaskiya.
Well the Word of God kept spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem kept multiplying at a great rate, and a large company of the priests were obeying the faith.
8 To, Istifanus, mutum cike da alheri da ikon Allah, ya aikata manyan ayyukan da alamu masu banmamaki a cikin mutane.
While Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
9 Sai hamayya ta taso daga’yan ƙungiyar Majami’a na’Yantattu (kamar yadda ake kiransu), Yahudawan Sairin da Alekzandariya da kuma lardunan Silisiya da Asiya. Mutanen nan suka fara muhawwara da Istifanus,
Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen.
10 amma ba su iya cin nasara kan hikimarsa ko kuma a kan Ruhu wanda ta wurinsa ne ya magana ba.
And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.
11 Sa’an nan a asirce suka zuga waɗansu mutane su ce, “Mun ji Istifanus ya faɗa kalmomin saɓo game da Musa da kuma Allah.”
Then they instigated men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
12 Ta haka suka tā da hankalin mutane da dattawa da kuma malaman dokoki. Suka kama Istifanus suka kawo shi a gaban Majalisa.
And they stirred up the people, and the elders and the scribes; and coming upon him they seized him, and brought him in to the Sanhedrin;
13 Suka kawo masu ba da shaidar ƙarya, waɗanda suka ba da shaida cewa, “Wannan mutum ba ya rabuwa da maganar banza a kan wurin nan mai tsarki da kuma doka.
and they put forward false witnesses who said: “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against the holy place and the law;
14 Gama mun ji shi yana cewa wannan Yesu Banazare zai rushe wurin nan ya kuma canja al’adun da Musa ya ba mu.”
for we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Natsorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses delivered to us.”
15 Dukan waɗanda suke zaune a Majalisar suka kafa wa Istifanus ido, suka kuma ga fuskarsa ta yi kama da ta mala’ika.
All who sat in the council, looking intently at him, saw his face like the face of an angel.
