Nchito 6
1 Lino kumazubayo nobakali kuyabuvula basikwiiya ba Giliki bakatalisya kutongawukila ba Hebbulayo, nkambo bamukabafu bakuli mbabo bakatongawuka amakani azyakulya nzibakali kupewa buzuba abuzuba zyakuliwasya.
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.
2 Balikkumi ababili bakayita basikwiiya boonse mubwiingi bwabo babambila kuti, “Tachili chibotu kuti iswebo tuleke ijwi lya Leza nkambo kamakani azyakulya.
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.
3 Aboobo bakwesu mulelede kusala balumi bali musanu ababili akati kanu. Balumi bali ampuwo mbotu, bazwide Muuya usalala antomwe awabusono, abo mbitutabike mumulimu oyu.
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.
4 Kwalo iswebo, tulinkilila kunembo lyonse akukomba akukambawuka ijwi lya Leza.”
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 Eno ijwi lyabo lyakabotezya nkamu yabantu boonse. Aboobo bakasala Sitivini mwalumi uzwide lusyomo alimwi a Muuya Uusalala, a Filipi, a Pulokkolasi, Nikkanoli, Tayimoni, Pamenasi, antomwe a Nikkolasi, mukombi wachi Juda wakali kuzwa ku Antiyokki.
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.
6 Basyomi bakabayimika balumi aba kumawulu abatumwa, mpawonya bakabakombela alimwi bakabikka manza alimbabo.
They set these men before the apostles, who then prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 Elyo ijwi lya Leza lyakayinkilila kunembo aboobo basikwiiya bakavulisya mu Jelusalemu ababo bapayizi bayingi bakali bombya akusyoma.
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.
8 Lino Sitivini kazwide luzyalo anguzu, wakali kuchita zigambyo zipati azitondezyo akati kabantu.
Now Stephen, a man full of faith and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
9 Pesi bakanyampuka bamwi bantu baku chikombelo chaambwa kuti nchikombelo cha Fulidimeni, wakuba Sayilini akuba Alekizandiliya, antomwe abamwi bazwaku Silisiya aku Eziya. Aba bantu bakali kukazyania a Sitivini.
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.
10 Pesi tebakalikwe nguzu pe zyakukazyania abusongo a muuya walikwambula muli Sitivini.
But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
11 Mpawo bakapa bamwi balumi masinkamulomo kabati, “Twakamumvwa ulamba majwi akusampawula Mozesi alimwi kambula bubi atala a Leza.”
Then they induced some men to say, “We heard Stephen speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
12 Bakasungilizya bantu abapati, abalembi bayinka, bamujata Sitivini bamweta kulubeta.
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.
13 Bakeeta bakamboni basikubeja, kabamba kabati, “Oyu mwalumi taleki pe kusampawula busena obu busalala amulawu.
Then they put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against the holy place and against the law.
14 Nkambo twakamumvwa kaamba kuti Jesu waku Nazaleta uyobumwaya busena obu, asandule ziyanza zyakatupa Mozesi.
For we heard him saying that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
15 Boonse bakakkede mulubeta bakamulangisisya, babona busyu bwakwe bwasanduka bwaba mbuli busyu bwamungelo.
And all who were sitting in the Sanhedrin stared at Stephen intently and saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
