Ebhikolwa bhya Jintumwa 6
1 Mbe oli munsiku ejo, ao obhukumi bhwa bheigisibhwa bhwaliga nibhukanya, lilalamiko lya bhayaudi bhe chiyunani nilingira mubhaebrania, kunjuno abhasigwa bhebhwe bhaliga mbabharabhirwa mumugabho gwe bhiryo bhya bhuli lusiku.
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 Jintumwa ekumi ne bhili bhabhilikiye likofyanya lyona lya bheigisibhwa mbaika ati, “Itali kisi okusiga omusango gwa Nyamuanga no kufurubhenda kumeja.
Batumwa likumi ne babili, balabunganya beshikwiya bonse pamo, ne kubambileti, “Nkacaina kwambeti afwe tushiyenga kukambauka maswi a Lesa, tutatike kusamalila bamukalubingi.
3 Mbe oli, bhasu, musole, abharume musanju, okusoka agati yemwe, abhanu bhekisi, abho bhejuye Omwoyo no bhwengeso, abho echitura okuyana obhufurubhendi bhunu.
Mobanse, musalepo pakati penu, batuloba basanu ne babili, babwikalo bwaina, besulilwa ne Mushimu Uswepa, bakute mano, mbotitupe incito iyi.
4 Eswona, echigenderera mwisabhwa no musango gwa Nyamuanga.”
Afwe nitulibenge kukupaila, ne kukambauka maswi a Lesa.”
5 Inyaika yebhwe nikonderesha likofyanya ryona. Kurwejo, mbamusola Stefano, omunu oyo ejuye elikirisha no Mwoyo Omweru, na Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanori, Timoni, Parmena, na Nikolao, omuchuguki okusoka Antiokia.
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 Abhekirisha mbabhaleta abhanu bhanu imbele ya jintumwa, mbasabhwa na mbamara mbabhatelako amabhoko gebhwe.
Kufumapo balabemanika pamenso pabatumwa, nabo batumwa balapaila ne kubika makasa pa batuloba basa.
7 Kurwejo, omusango gwa Nyamuanga gwasuganile; no bhukumi bhwa bheigisibhwa mbukanya okwiyongesha eyo Yerusalemu; no bhukumi bhwanfu bhwa bhabhambasi mbalamila elikirisha.
Maswi a Lesa alamwaikila kulikonse, nabo beshikwiya balatatika kufulilako mu Yelusalemu. Beshimilumbo bangi nabo balashoma.
8 Na Stefano, oyo ejuye echigongo na managa, aliga nakora ebhiruguro ne bhibharikisho bhyanfu mubhumwi bhwa bhanu.
Stefano walikuba muntuyo Lesa ngwalapa colwe ne ngofu shingi, cakwinseti walikwinsa bishikukankamanisha ne bingashilo byangofu pakati pa bantu.
9 Mbe nawe ao mbemuka abhanu abhandi bhali bhayemba bha lisinagogi ndibhilikirwa lisinagogi rya Mahuru, ne rya Bhakirene ne rya Bhaeskanderia, na bhandi okusoka Kilikia na Asia. Abhanu bhanu bhaliga mbabhushanya na Stefano.
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 Mbe nawe, bhatatulire okubhambashanya no bhwengeso no Mwoyo ogwo Stefano aliga nakorera okuroma.
Nsombi balalilwa kumushinina, pakwinga Mushimu Uswepa ewalikumupa mano akwamba.
11 Mbamara mbakongya abhanu okuroma imbisike ati, “Chamongwa Stefano naroma emisango jo kugaya obhukumi bhwa Musa no bhwa Nyamuanga.”
Lino balayungaula bantu nabambi kwambeti, bambengeti, “Twalamunyumfwa kacobola Mose ne Lesa.”
12 Mbabhayatika abhanu, abhakaruka, na bhandiki, no kumulubha Stefano, mbamugwata, no kumusila imbele ya libharaja.
Neco, balakalalisha bantu, bamakulene Baciyuda, ne beshikwiyisha milawo ya Mose. Bonse pamo balamubukila Stefano, balamwikata ne kuya nendi ku nkuta inene ya Bayuda.
13 Mbaleta abhabhambasi bho rulimi, abho bhaikire, “omunu unu atakusiga kwaika emisango emibhibhi jitasikene ne chalo chinu echeru ne bhiragiro.
Balaleta bakamboni babwepeshi abo balambeti, “Ee muntuyu nishikwambowa maswi akunyansha Ng'anda ya Lesa, kayi ne milawo ya Mose.
14 Kwo kubha chamunguwe naika ati Yesu unu wa Nazareti kanyamula orukiji lunu no kuyindura ebhwitonde bhinu chayanilwe na Musa.”
Twalamunyumfwa kambeti, Yesu waku Nasaleti nakapwaye Ng'anda ya Lesa ne kushinta miyambo njalatupa Mose.”
15 Bhuli umwi oyo aliga ali mwibharaja, nalosha ameso gaye okumurorera Stefano, mbabhurora obhusu bhwaye bhuli nko bhwa malaika.
Bomboloshi bonse balikuba mu nkuta balaswamuna menso abo pali Stefano, pakwinga cinso cakendi calaboneketi ca mungelo.
