Acts 6

1 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!”

Nkali bhaajiganywa pubhajenjeshekangaga, gugakoposhele mainginiko ga bhaajiganywa bhabheleketanga Shigiliki na bhaajiganywa Bhaebhulania. Pabha Bhayaudi bhabheleketanga Shigiliki bhashitenga bhabhonji, bhashinkulibhalilwanga kugabhilwa indu ya mobha gowe.

2 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]!

Kwa nneyo, bhantenga likumi limo na bhabhili bhala, gubhaashemilenje bha nkumbi gwa bhaajiganywa bhowe, gubhashitenje, “Nngabha mwammbone uwe tuleshe kulunguya lilobhe lya a Nnungu ga liengo lya gabhanya indu.

3 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,

Bhai, ashalongo ajetu, nng'agulanje bhandu shabha munkumbi gwenunji, bhandunji bhanguja, bhagumbeywenje na Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo na bhakwetenje lunda, twaakamuyanje lyene liengolyo.

4 and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”

Ikabheje uwe, shitulonjeye nkujuga Nnungu na liengo lya lunguya Lilobhe lya a Nnungu.”

5 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].

Gene malobhego gugaanonyelenje bhowe. Guabhaagwilenje a Shitepano bhandu bhakwete ngulupai na gumbalwa na Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo na a Pilipi na a Polokashi na a Nikanoli na a Timona na a Palumenashi na a Nikola bha ku Antiyokiya bhailundile na dini ja Shiyaudi.

6 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].

Gubhaabhishilenje mmujo ja mitume, nabhalabhonji gubhaabhishilenje makono nikwaajujilanga Nnungu.

7 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].

Lilobhe lya a Nnungu gulipundile jenela, na ku Yelushalemu bhaakulupalila bha a Yeshu gubhapundilenje kujenjesheka na likundi likulungwa lya bhaabhishila gubhakundilenje jene ngulupaijo.

8 God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.

A Nnungu gubhaapele a Shitepano mituka jajigwinji na mashili ga tenda ilapo yaigwinji kubhandu.

9 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.

Ikabheje gubhakoposhelenje bandu bhananji nkupinga taukangana na a Shitepano. Bhandunji bha shinagogi jashemwaga, “Shinagogi ja bhangwana”, bhakoposhelenje ku Kilene na ku Alekishandilia, bhananji ku Kilikia na ku Ashia.

10 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.

Ikabheje gubhalepelenje kwatauka, kwa ligongo lya lunda lwabho na kwa ligongo lika Mbumu jwa Ukonjelo abhalongoyaga kubheleketa.

11 Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”

Kwa nneyo gubhaajigenyenje bhandunji bhakong'ondelanje kuti, “Tushikwaapilikana a Shitepano bhalikwaapetekuya a Musha na a Nnungu.”

12 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.

Kwa nneyo niikwiyanga nnjimwa kubhandunji na kubhanangulungwa na kubhaajiganya bha Malajilo ga a Musha. Bhai gubhaakamulenje a Shitepano nigubhaapelekenje ku lukumbi.

13 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].

Gubhaajimikenje bhaakong'ondela bha unami bhabheleketanje kuti “Bhene bhandubha bhanapundape kupatukana pa Ukonjelo pano na Shalia ja a Musha.

14 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].”

Pabha, twaapilikene bhalibheleketa kuti, a Yeshu Bhanashaleti bhapinga kupaangabhanya pepano na bhapinga tindiganya ikubho ituposhele kwa a Musha.”

15 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.

Bhowenji bhatemingenenje pa lukumbi pala gubhaakolondolesheyenje meyo a Shitepano, gubhaabhweninji kumeyo bhali mbuti malaika jwa kunnungu.