Ngsäea Khut 6
1 Ivei am law ham se, axüisawe nung law u lü, Krik ngthu pyenki Judahe ja Judah ngthu pyenkie cun mtumbäkie. Krik ngthu pyenkie naw kami hmeinue ngcawn ami teyet üng ami jah hawih u ni ami ti.
In those days, as the number of disciples was increasing, there occurred a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were treated with disdain in the daily ministration.
2 Acunüng, a ngsä xaleinghngihe naw jumki khyange avan ja khü u lü “Pamhnama ngthu pyen, hawih u lü ngui xüia phäh kami bi hin am daw ve.
And so the twelve, calling together the multitude of the disciples, said: “It is not fair for us to leave behind the Word of God to serve at tables also.
3 Acunakyase, ka püie, nami ksunga Ngmüimkhya ja themnak am bekia khyang khyüh xü ua, amimi cun ahin, khut na khaiea kami ja mcawn khai;
Therefore, brothers, search among yourselves for seven men of good testimony, filled with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom, whom we may appoint over this work.
4 kamimäta, ktaiyünak ja ngthu pyennaka khutbi akcün täse kami bi khai” ami ti.
Yet truly, we will be continually in prayer and in the ministry of the Word.”
5 Acuna ngthu naw avan cun a jah jesak; acunüng, jumeinak ja Ngmüimkhya Ngcim am beki Stephen, Philip, Pyakhaw, Nikanor, Tihmon, Parmenah, ja khyangmjükce Judahea jumnak üng ngpyawtki Antiok üngka Nikolah cun ami jah xü.
And the plan pleased the entire multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and with the Holy Spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas, a new arrival from Antioch.
6 Acune cun Ngsäea hmaia ja ngdüisak u se, Ngsäe naw ami kut taih u lü ami jah ktaiyü pet.
These they set before the sight of the Apostles, and while praying, they imposed hands on them.
7 Acunüng, Pamhnama ngthu cun hnün khawha üng pha hü se; Jerusalema axüisawe aktäa nung law dämdämkie. Acunüng, ktaiyüe üngkae khawha naw jumnak yahkie.
And the Word of the Lord was increasing, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem was multiplied exceedingly. And even a large group of the priests were obedient to the faith.
8 Acunüng, Stephen cun Mhnama dawkyanak ja johit am be lü khyangea veia cäicatnake ja müncamkse jah pawhki.
Then Stephen, filled with grace and fortitude, wrought great signs and miracles among the people.
9 Acunsepi, khyang avang, “Sinakok üngka mpya kläte” ami ti cun Kurinih hnea Judahe, Aleksandria hnea Judahe, Kilikih hnea khyange, Asah hnea khyange naw lawsih u lü Stephen cun ami ngcuh lawpüi.
But certain ones, from the synagogue of the so-called Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those who were from Cilicia and Asia rose up and were disputing with Stephen.
10 Acunsepi, Ngmüimkhyaa pet themnaka phäh Stephen ngthu a pyen üng am näng khawh u.
But they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
11 Acunüng, khyange ami hlei pyen khaiea; acune naw, “Mosi ja Pamhnam jah kpetnaka ngthu pyen se kami ngjaki” ami ti vaia ami jah kcük.
Then they suborned men who were to claim that they had heard him speaking words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.
12 Acunüng, khyange cun, angvaie ja thum ksinge ami jah ksük, ami mlungso law lü, Stephen cun man u lü kawngcia ami cehpüi u.
And thus did they stir up the people and the elders and the scribes. And hurrying together, they seized him and brought him to the council.
13 Acunüng, ami hlei pyen khaiea ja ksük u se; acune naw, “Hin naw, hina ngcimcaihkia Temple ja Mosia Thum ja kse naki;
And they set up false witnesses, who said: “This man does not cease to speak words against the holy place and the law.
14 Hina Nazaret Jesuh naw hina Temple phyeh lü Mosi naw a jah peta thume jah nglatsak khaia a pyen kami ngjaki ni” ami ti.
For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and will change the traditions, which Moses handed down to us.”
15 Acunüng, Kawngci üng ngawki he naw Stephen cun bükteng u lü, a hmai cun khankhawngsäa hmaia mäiha ami hmuh.
And all those who were sitting in the council, gazing at him, saw his face, as if it had become the face of an Angel.
