1 PBA Sel tana ap,sakola aibar mang tofang ta, sahoir sabob pa'nu ara Helenis hinung anai latel fa Ibrani hinung ba pali mi a'boco ho araham, fede' sipi o'a'lofe bar nun ukarang sel a'rian ho sipi e panen neneam. BSB BSB: In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
2 PBA Horo he'e sakola pir ernu faling alo so beng bar o'lofe ho' ubang ho, "Niraham homi e abul nene, mang fede' Lahtal o fom pa'ho e a'no'lame nene, fa omeja araham. BSB BSB: So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
3 PBA Honife, inai homi i ile' iri utara' pir itito med, o'ahol mi, no'ham, Roh Bolang, na ahol dil ma eh ara sipi afeng, ni afoh med karesang baleta ho' u ad. BSB BSB: Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
4 PBA Ma niriho, ni dume toh aome, medFom pa' mateng pa' ho ni ano' lame.'' BSB BSB: and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 PBA Mateng pa' ho'o, name tofang om sanang apang no' sipi name tara sari ho, Stefanus ai ba o udume kufa' Roh bolang ara, foil o'ata'ain honi he'e, Filipus, Prokhorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas med Nikolaus Antiokia o'name. BSB BSB: This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
6 PBA Name sipi a'ra ho' sakola aibar abung, sipi aome sonang itito ho sakola aibar satang ta a'hir. BSB BSB: They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 PBA Lahtal o fom pa' u mateng pali' arian, sakola aibar Yerusalem mi mang tofang ta, Yahudi hinung o lafung sariho Imam barmate nudi ma udume ho a'lol a'taain. BSB BSB: So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
8 PBA Stefanus ho, tutung kufa' afah ahir mi, na u tahoir ernu sa panen tofang anai mi. BSB BSB: Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
10 PBA Honi sobo sipi Stefanus lafang sah, fede' Stefanus mateng lurung eh sobo Roh Bolang at ta afu' ta. BSB BSB: but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
11 PBA Sipi por-por name om hoc ahow mateng, "Ni ma'eh! ai ho'o mateng sah bit Musa a'raham, med Lahtal di a'raham!" BSB BSB: Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
12 PBA Sipi name tofang om hoc, tumo' bar med salang sura' o mate, sipi a'how Stefanus o lap ho' apuin arasam mate a'bung. BSB BSB: So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
13 PBA Sipi ladimang labor o'name tofang a'ra ho' sipi ubang ho, ai ho'o, mateng pa' sah mamang ubang ma emele bolang med salang sura' a'rahamhi' nene a lorang nene. BSB BSB: where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
14 PBA Fede' ni abung ma eh sa ubang ho, Yesus Nazaret hinung ho, sa eleme ho' a'utung, no' he'e hada damuhuinba Musa med ten ho sa tiling. BSB BSB: For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
15 PBA No' Stefanus apongfa' edun, name tofang ba lubung homi ho, sipi apongfa' edun he'e mang fede' malaikat apongfa' honi. BSB BSB: All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
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