Ọrụ Ndị Ozi 6
1 Nʼoge ahụ mgbe ọnụọgụgụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya bidoro ịmụba, ndị Juu na-asụ asụsụ Griik mere mkpesa megide ndị Juu na-asụ asụsụ Hibru nʼihi na a na-elefuru ndị inyom ha, ndị di ha nwụrụ anwụ anya na nri a na-eke kwa ụbọchị.
Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint by the Grecian Jews began against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
2 Nʼihi nke a, ndị ozi iri na abụọ ahụ kpọrọ ọgbakọ ndị niile na-eso ụzọ ya sị, “O zighị ezi na anyị ga-ahapụ ikwusa oziọma Chineke bido na-eke nri.
The twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, “It is not right for us to give up the word of God in order to serve tables.
3 Ụmụnna anyị, sitenụ nʼetiti unu họpụta ndị ikom asaa ndị a na-agbara ezi ama na ha jupụtara na Mmụọ Nsọ na amamihe. Anyị ga-enyefe ha ọrụ a nʼaka.
You should therefore choose, brothers, seven men from among yourselves, men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
4 Ebe anyị onwe anyị, ga-enyefe onwe anyị nʼọrụ ikpe ekpere, na ọrụ niile metụtara izisa oziọma.”
As for us, we will always continue in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
5 Mmadụ niile nabatara atụmatụ a nke ọma. Ha họpụtara Stivin, nwoke jupụtara nʼokwukwe na Mmụọ Nsọ. Ha họpụtakwara Filip, Prokorọs, Nikanọ, Timọn, Pamenas na Nikolas, onye Antiọk na-eso ụzọ ofufe ndị Juu.
Their speech pleased the whole multitude. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch.
6 Ha chere mmadụ ndị a nʼihu ndị ozi, ndị kpeere ha ekpere, bikwasịkwa ha aka nʼisi.
The believers brought these men before the apostles, who prayed and then placed their hands upon them.
7 Okwu Chineke gbasara nnọọ. Ọnụọgụgụ ndị na-eso ụzọ ya na Jerusalem bakwara ụba. Nʼoge a, ọtụtụ ndị nchụaja nabatara na-erubekwa isi nʼokwukwe.
So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large number of the priests became obedient to the faith.
8 Ugbu a, Stivin, nwoke jupụtara nʼamara na nʼike Chineke rụrụ ọtụtụ ọrụ ebube na ọrụ ịrịbama dị ukwuu nʼetiti ndị mmadụ.
Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
9 Mgbe ahụ ụfọdụ ndị Juu si nʼụlọ nzukọ nke ndị nweere onwe ha (dị ka e si akpọ ya), na nke ndị Sirini na Alegzandria nakwa ndị ọzọ sitere na mpaghara Silisia na Eshịa. Ha na Stivin malitere ịrụgharị ụka.
But there arose some people who belonged to the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia. These people were debating with Stephen.
10 Ma ha enweghị ike iguzogide amamihe na ike nke Mmụọ Nsọ nke o ji ekwu okwu.
But they were not able to stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.
11 Mgbe ahụ, ha ji ụzọ nzuzo kpalie ụfọdụ ndị ikom ka ha sị, “Anyị nụrụ ka ọ na-ekwujọ Mosis na Chineke.”
Then they bribed some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
12 Ha kpasuru ndị mmadụ, ma ndị okenye ma ndị ozizi iwu. Ha bịakwutere ya jide ya, kpụrụ ya gaa na nnọkọ ụlọ ikpe.
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they approached Stephen and seized him and brought him before the council.
13 Ha kpọtakwara ndị bịara gbaa ama ụgha megide ya sị, “Oge niile ka nwoke a na-ekwu okwu ọjọọ banyere ebe a dị nsọ na iwu anyị.
They brought false witnesses, who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the law.
14 Anyị nụrụ ka o kwuru, na Jisọs onye Nazaret a ga-akwatu ụlọ a, gbanwekwa omenaala Mosis nyere anyị.”
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
15 Ndị niile nọ nʼụlọikpe ahụ legidere ya anya. Ha hụrụ ihu ya ka ọ na-enwu dị ka ihu mmụọ ozi.
Everyone who sat in the council fixed their eyes on him and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
