Acts 6

1 And in these days, the disciples multiplying, there came a murmuring of the Hellenists at the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily ministration,

Ɛberɛ bi akyi a na asuafoɔ no redɔɔso no, akasakasa sii Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Arameike ne Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Griik kasa no ntam. Na Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Griik no no asɛm ne sɛ, Hebrifoɔ a wɔka Arameike no nhwɛ wɔn akunafoɔ yie.

2 and the twelve, having called near the multitude of the disciples, said, 'It is not pleasing that we, having left the word of God, do minister at tables;

Enti, asomafoɔ dumienu no frɛɛ asuafoɔ no nyinaa ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛgyae Onyankopɔn asɛnka kɔkyɛ aduane.

3 look out, therefore, brethren, seven men of you who are well testified of, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may set over this necessity,

Enti, anuanom, monyi mo mu nnipa baason a Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ wɔn ma na wɔnim nyansa na wɔahwɛ aka saa asɛm no.

4 and we to prayer, and to the ministration of the word, will give ourselves continually.'

Yɛn ankasa de, yɛde yɛn adagyeɛ nyinaa bɛbɔ mpaeɛ aka Asɛmpa no.”

5 And the thing was pleasing before all the multitude, and they did choose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch,

Nnipa no nyinaa penee adwene a asomafoɔ no de baeɛ no so. Enti, wɔyii Stefano a na gyidie ne Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ no ma no, ne Filipo, Prokoro, Nikanor, Timon, Pamina ne Nikolao a ɔfiri Antiokia a na ɔwɔ Yudasom no mu.

6 whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them [their] hands.

Wɔde saa nnipa yi kyerɛɛ asuafoɔ no maa wɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ de wɔn nsa guu wɔn so.

7 And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Nnipa pii gyee asɛm no diiɛ maa wɔn mu dodoɔ no ara bɛkaa wɔn ho. Yudafoɔ no mu pii nso gyee wɔn nkyerɛkyerɛ no diiɛ.

8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people,

Stefano a Onyankopɔn adom ne tumi ahyɛ no ma no yɛɛ anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ bebree wɔ asafo no mu.

9 and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen,

Nanso, da koro bi nnipa bi a wɔfiri Yudafoɔ hyiadan bi a wɔfrɛ no “Ahofadifoɔ Hyiadan” no mu a wɔyɛ Yudafoɔ a wɔfiri Kirene ne Aleksandria ne wɔn a wɔfiri Kilikia ne Asia no ne Stefano gyee akyinnyeɛ.

10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;

Nanso, Honhom no maa Stefano nyansa maa ɔde kasaeɛ a obiara antumi anka hwee.

11 then they suborned men, saying — 'We have heard him speaking evil sayings in regard to Moses and God.'

Ɛno enti wɔka hyɛɛ nkurɔfoɔ bi ano sɛ, “Yɛtee sɛ ɔreka abususɛm atia Mose ne Onyankopɔn.”

12 They did stir up also the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and having come upon [him], they caught him, and brought [him] to the sanhedrim;

Wɔnam saa ɛkwan yi so maa nnipa no ne mpanin no ne Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no sɔre tiaa Stefano. Wɔbɛkyeree Stefano de no kɔɔ badwafoɔ anim.

13 they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

Afei, wɔde nnipa ba bɛdii adansekurumu tiaa Stefano sɛ, “Daa, saa onipa yi ka abususɛm tia yɛn asɔredan kronkron no ne Mose Mmara no.

14 for we have heard him saying, That this Jesus the Nazarean shall overthrow this place, and shall change the customs that Moses delivered to us;'

Yɛtee mpo sɛ ɔreka sɛ, saa Yesu Nasareni no bɛdwiri yɛn asɔredan no agu na wasesa yɛn amanneɛ a Mose de maa yɛn no!”

15 and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.

Nnipa a na wɔte badwa mu hɔ no nyinaa hwɛɛ Stefano anim, na wɔhunuiɛ sɛ nʼanim ayɛ te sɛ ɔsoro ɔbɔfoɔ anim.