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!”
Ayungjvma nga, lvbwlaksu vdwv twngtv yaya toku, hoka Grik gaam minv Jius gola okv Jius jvjvgo bunu gvlo yalunggo dumisito. Grik minv Jius vdwv minyato ho bunugv hvngmi vdwv aludwkibv dvnamtvngnam ornam nga mvnglwk makv vto.
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]!
Vkvlvgabv Apostol vringgola anyiv mvngjwngnv vdwa lvkobv gokkum nyato okv minto, “So si ngonu gvbv alvma Pwknvyarnv gv gaama japma yabvya ainmorko a gakbwngla rinamv.
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,
Vkvlvgabv, ajin vdwv nonugv pinkolo nyi kanwgo darlinto yvv alvjvbv darwknv Dowa gvvdunv okv minlak dunv, okv vkvnvlo ngonu bunua soogv lvgabv kaaria dubv tulwkre.
4 and we [(exc)] will devote our time to pray and to preach and teach the message [about Jesus].”
Vbvritola, ngonu atubongv kumku lo okv japgokolo rilwkdoolwk riku.”
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].
Nyitwng mvnwng ngv Apostol gv mingku bv lvkobv tulwk minggv toku, vkvlvgabv bunu Stipinnyi tulwkto, nyi angv achialvbv mvngjwng okv Darwknv Dow dooto, okv Pilip, Prokoras, Nikanor, Timon, Parminas, okv Nikolas, Antiok lokv Jentail nyi go klu lokv Judaism lo aaku nvgo.
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].
Nyitwng ngv bunua Apostol vdwgvlo daklin motoku, bunu mvnwng gv laak v bunu gvlo lakpv tola kumtoku.
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].
Okv Pwknvyarnv gv gamcharv tloblobv dupwng karbv moduku. Mvngjwng nvngv Jerusalem lo twngtv yaya toku, okv nyibu vdwka achialvgo mvngjwng la tulwk minggv toku.
8 God was enabling Stephen to do many things by God’s power. He was doing many amazing miracles among the [Jewish] people.
Stipin, Pwknvyarnv gv jwkrw okv kairungnv boktalwkjinam nyi ako, nyi mvnwng gv apam lo achialvgo lamrwpadubv okv kaasartabo bv kaatamto.
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.
Vbvritola ninyia Jius kumkunaam gv topukunam nyi vdwv bunu kaanwng mabv rito, (um vbv minto) ho vv Jius lokv Sairene okv Alekjandaria gvgoto. Bunu okv kvvbi Jius Silisia okv Asia lokv Stipinnyi lvkobv larmi surap toku.
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.
Vbvritola Darwknv Dowv Stipinnyi mvnglak moto vdwlo hv mirap tokudw, bunu ninyia larya yanyumato.
11 Then that group secretly persuaded [some] men to [falsely accuse Stephen. saying], “We [(exc)] heard him say bad things about Moses and God.”
Vkvlvgabv bunu nyi kvvgonyi jinamgo jinyok tola mimuto, “Ngonu ninyia Moses okv Pwknvyarnvnyi tvvrutvya dubv minam am tvvyapvnv kv!”
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.
Vbvrila bunu nyi mvnwng nga miriok patoku, nyigagatv vdwa, okv pvbv tamsarnv vdwa. Bunu Stipinnyi naatung toku okv ninyia kvba kaagialo boolwk toku.
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].
Vbvrikunamv ninyia mvvya modu bv bunu nyi meego naalwkto. Bunu minto, “so nyi si”, “ngonugv Pwknvyarnvnaam gv okv Moses gv Pvbv nga dvbvdwkibv minyingmiru mingki yado.
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].”
Ngonu ninyia vbv mindubv tvvto so Najaret gv Jisu Pwknvyarnvnaam am mvyakre okv Moses gv lokv ngonu kvvlogv ridung mvnwng nga akusibv mvriku!”
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.
Kvbalo doonv mvnwng ngv bunugv nyikv Stipinnyi kaagap jinjin namv ninyigv nyukmuv nyidogindung gv nyukmu aingbv ritoku.
