Bienzedi bia bapostolo 6:1-15
6 Mpindieu mu matuku au pavua bayidi benda bavula, bena Yuda bavua bakula tshiena Greke bakatuadija kudiabakena bua bena Yuda bavua bakula tshiena Ebelu, bualu bavua balengulula bakaji bakamba babu pavuabu babanya biakudia dituku dionso.+
2 Nunku bapostolo 12 bakabikidisha musumba wa bayidi pamue, kubambilabu ne: “Ki mbimpe* bua tuetu kulekela dîyi dia Nzambi bua kuabanya biakudia ku mêsa to.+
3 Nunku, bana betu, sungulayi munkatshi muenu balume muanda mutekete badi ne lumu luimpe,*+ buwule tente ne nyuma ne meji,+ bua tubateke ku mutu kua mudimu wa mushinga eu;+
4 kadi tuetu netudifile mu disambila ne mu mudimu wa dîyi.”
5 Bualu buvuabu bambe buakasankisha musumba wonso, ke kusungulabu Stefano, muntu muwule tente ne ditabuja ne nyuma muimpe,* kabidi ne Filipo,+ Polokolo, Nikanô, Timono, Pâmena ne Nikolao muntu wa ku Antiokia uvua muitabuje buena Yuda.
6 Bakalua nabu kudi bapostolo, ne bobu bamane kusambila, bakabatentekela bianza.+
7 Nunku dîyi dia Nzambi diakatungunuka ne kumuangalaka,+ ne bungi bua bayidi buvua anu buenda buvulangana bikole+ mu Yelushalema; ne musumba munene wa bakuidi wakabanga kuitabuja.+
8 Mpindieu Stefano, muwule tente ne dianyishibua dia Nzambi ne bukole, uvua wenza malu manene a kukema* ne bimanyinu binene munkatshi mua bantu.
9 Kadi bantu bakuabu ba mu nsunagoga uvuabu babikila ne: wa Bantu balekelela bakalua ne bamue bena Kulene ne bena Alesandelia, ne bamue bantu ba ku Kilikia ne Asia, bua kukokangana ne Stefano.
10 Kadi kabavua mua kuimana kumpala kua meji ne nyuma bivuaye wakula nabi to.+
11 Nunku, bakitabujija bantu mu musokoko bua kuamba ne: “Tudi bamumvue upenda Mose ne Nzambi.”
12 Bakasonsola bantu, bakulu, ne bafundi, ne bakalua kudiye diakamue, kumukuatabu ku bukole ne kuyabu nende ku Tshilumbuluidi tshinene.*
13 Bakalua kabidi ne bantemu ba dishima bavua bambe ne: “Muntu eu udi anu wakula bibi bua muaba wa tshijila eu ne bua Mikenji.
14 Tshilejilu, tudi bamumvue wamba ne: Yezu eu muena Nazaleta neupule muaba eu ne neashintulule bilele bivua Mose mutushile.”
15 Nunku pavua bantu bonso bavua basombe mu Tshilumbuluidi tshinene* bamutangile, bakamona ne: mpala wende uvua anu bu mpala wa muanjelu.
Note
^ Ku mua.: “Kabiena bisankisha.”
^ Anyi “balume 7 badibu bakula bimpe bua bualu buabu.”
^ Anyi “bintu bidi bileja bualu buenzeka matuku atshilualua.”