Imilimo ya Batumwa 6:1-15
6 Nomba muli isho nshiku, ilyo abasambi balefulilako, abaYuda abalelanda iciGriki batendeke ukuilishanya pa fyalecita abaYuda abalelanda iciHebere, pantu bamukamfwilwa babo tabalebapeelako ifya kulya ifyo balingile ukulabapeela cila bushiku.+
2 E ico abatumwa 12 balongenye ibumba lya basambi no kubeba abati: “Te kuti ciwame tuleke ukusambilisha icebo ca kwa Lesa e lyo tutampe ukulapeela abantu ifya kulya pa matebulo.+
3 E ico bamunyinefwe, mwi bumba lyenu fwayenimo abaume abacetekelwa*+ 7, abatungululwa no mupashi wa mushilo* kabili aba mano,+ pa kuti tubasonte ukulabomba uyu mulimo uulingile ukubombwa;+
4 lelo ifwe twakulabika amano mu kupepa na mu kusambilisha icebo ca kwa Lesa.”
5 Ibumba lyonse lyalitemenwe ifi balandile, kabili basalile Stefani, umwaume uwakwete sana icitetekelo no mupashi wa mushilo, Filipi,+ Prokore, Nikanore, Timone, Parmena na Nikola umwina Antioke uwaishileba umuYuda.
6 Babatwele ku batumwa, kabili ilyo abatumwa bapepele, balibabikilepo iminwe.+
7 E ico abantu abaleumfwa icebo ca kwa Lesa balefulilako fye,+ kabili abasambi balefulilako nga nshi+ mu Yerusalemu; ne bumba ilikalamba ilya bashimapepo lyalitetekele.+
8 Nomba apo Lesa alitemenwe Stefani kabili alimupeele amaka, Stefani alecita ifipesha amano ifikalamba ne fishibilo ifyo abantu balemona.
9 Lelo kwali abantu bamo aba mwi Sunagoge ilyo beta ukuti ilya Balubulwa, abaishile mu kuumanya Stefani. Bali pamo na bena Kurene, abena Alekisandria, abena Kilikia na bena Asia.
10 Lelo balifililwe ukumucincintila pantu umupashi wa mushilo walengele alalanda na mano sana.+
11 Lyena mu bumfisolo batunkile abantu ukuti balande ukuti: “Twalimumfwile alepontela Mose na Lesa.”
12 Kabili balengele abantu, abakalamba na bakalemba bafulilwa Stefani. Lyena balimufukukiile, bamufyambata e lyo bamutwala ku cilye ca Sanhedrini.
13 Kabili baletele bakambone ba bufi, abalandile abati: “Uyu muntu taleka ukupontela ili itempele na Mafunde.
14 Pantu twamumfwile aleti uyu Yesu umwina Nasarete akawisha lino itempele kabili akaalula intambi isho Mose atushilile.”
15 Nomba ilyo bonse abaikele mu cilye ca Sanhedrini bamulolekeshe, bamwene icinso cakwe cilemoneka kwati cinso ca kwa malaika.
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “abaume 7 abo abantu balandapo ifisuma.”
^ Mu ciGriki, “abaisulamo umupashi wa mushilo.”
