Imbombo incha Vasuhwa 6
1 Leno isikhu inchi, eidadi ya vasiole vikhongesekha, elilalamekho lya Vayakhudi na Kiyunani vakhategwile ipakha Avaeblania, ulyakhova ugovo vavene vale kosamiwe vovigava ugovo gwa khya kholya.
During that time, many more people were becoming believers. [Some of them were from other countries and spoke only the Greek language, but most of them had always lived in Israel and spoke the Hebrew language]. Those who spoke Greek began to complain about those who spoke Hebrew. They were saying. “When [you Hebrew-speaking believers] distribute [food or money] to widows every day, you are not giving fair amounts to the widows who speak Greek!”
2 Avasukhya kumi na mbili vakhavelanga khulikusanyekho lyoni lya vasiule nukhunchova, “Sio ulyeli khulyofye ukhulelekha ilimenyu lya Ngolove ukhudumela emesa.
So, [after the] twelve [apostles had heard what they were complaining about], they summoned all the [other] believers [in Jerusalem to meet] together. Then the apostles said [to those other believers], “We [(exc)] would not be doing right if we stopped [preaching and teaching] God’s message [about Jesus] in order to distribute food [MTY] [and money to the widows]!
3 Po, valokolo, nchagula, avagosi saba, ukhuhuma khulyumwe, avana avanonu, avadegile, enumbula nekhekima vavatuwesya ukhuvalekhela embombo eye.
So, fellow believers, carefully choose seven men from among you, men whom [you] know that the Spirit [of God] controls completely and who are very wise. Then we [(exc)] will appoint them to do this work,
4 Nayofye, tukhendelelaga dama ukhudova nakhombombo ya limwenyu.”
and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
5 Ekhitabu yavene yekhanogela pakutano guvoni. Apo, vakhanchagola uSitefano, umunu uyudegile ulyedeho nu Mepo Umbalanche, nu Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanori, Timoni, Parmena, na Nikolao, utakatifu ukhuhuma kho Antiokia.
What the apostles recommended pleased all of the [other] believers. So they group chose Stephen. He was a man who strongly believed [in God] and whom the Holy Spirit controlled completely. [They also chose] Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas who was from Antioch [city]. Nicolas had accepted the Jewish religion [before he had believed in Jesus].
6 Avaumini vakhava twala avanu ava khuvolongolo khuvasukhya, vakhodova pongela vakhavavekhela amavokho gavo.
They brought these [seven] men to the apostles. Then after the apostles prayed [for those men], they placed their hands on [the heads of each one of] them [to appoint them to do that work].
7 Ewo, elimenyu lya Ngolove lekheneile; eidadi ya vasiole yekhongesekha ukhya khu Yelusalemu; eidadi embakha ya vatekheji vakha yedekhe eimani.
So [the believers] continued to tell many people the message from God. (The number of people in Jerusalem who believed [in Jesus] was increasing greatly./More and more people in Jerusalem were believing in Jesus.) [Among them] were many [Jewish] priests who were believing the message [about Jesus].
8 No Sitefano, uyadegile ulyedekho ni ngofu, alenkovomba amaajabu ne ishara imbakha khuvanu.
God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
9 Po apo lekhinokha avanu avange avafuasi va sinagogi likhyelangiwa Sinagogi lya Mahuru, elya Wakirene nelya Waeskandelaa, na vange ukhuhuma khu Kilikia na khu Asia. Avanu ava valen'kovonchana nu Sitefano.
However, some people opposed Stephen. They were Jews from a group [that regularly met together in a Jewish meeting place that was] {[that people]} called the Freedmen’s Meeting Place. [Those people were from] Cyrene and Alexandria [cities] and [also] from Cilicia and Asia [provinces]. They all began to argue with Stephen.
10 Po, savakhawesye ukhusinda nekhekima yo Mepo yeyo akhalenayo uSitefano ayekohumela ukhunchova.
But they were not able (to refute [what he said/to prove that what he said was wrong]), [because God’s] Spirit enabled him to speak very wisely.
11 Po vakhasonga avange avanu khu vutitu ukhuta “Tupolikhe uSitefano inchova amamenyu gakufulu zaidi ya Musa na zaidi ya Ngolove.”
Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
12 Vakhavatesya avanu, avasekhe, navasimbi, nukhundutela uSitefano, vakhamwibata, nukhutwala khuvulongolo khulibalasa.
So, [by saying that], they made the [other Jewish] people angry [at Stephen, including] the elders and the teachers of the [Jewish] laws. Then [they all] seized Stephen and took him to the Jewish Council.
13 vakhavaleta avasakhidi va vodesi, vavovakhanchovile, “umunu uya sibekhela ukhunchova amamenyu amavivi zaidi ya lieneo ele elitakatifu lya lulagelo.
They [also] brought in some other men who accused Stephen falsely [about several things]. They said, “This fellow continually says bad things about this holy Temple and about the laws [that Moses received from God].
14 Mbona tupolikhe voichova ukhuta uYeesu va Nazaleti ikhopananga aponu apa nukhubadelesya(mila) destuli inchatupile uMusa.”
Specifically, we [(exc)] have heard him say that this Jesus from Nazareth [town] will destroy this Temple and will tell us to obey different customs than Moses [taught our ancestors].”
15 Khila yomo uyakhale ndibalasa, vakhalola amikha gavo khya Sitefano, navope vakhavovona khumikho khya mwene vuvile kama vouso wa sukhwa(malaika).
When all [the people] who were sitting in the Council [room heard that, and as they] all stared at Stephen, they saw that his face was [shining] [SIM] like the face of an angel.
