1 PBL Hetti loddo-loddo netti, nemangedada ahrengngewe ahmatabo, iyage madengngi oudawe wali ata-ata Helen is barrada ata-ata Ibrani takka oroda maghinne walu-maghinne waluda ghidda daangnga dangngakidi barrana bapaghatadi panga, a iyaloddo-iyaloddo. 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 PBL Neka, kabullu dohda rasul ghaida kadangnga ngarra kuadi ah rengngewe monno ahtekkiwe, "Danna duakiwe barrama yamme badappa angnga dangngakuge li, ina Mori taguna bapadolana meja. 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 PBL Orona ghetti, dughu-dadi, pedeko pittu ata wali barrami yemmi ah ghinna takkana dua, bonnuna Ngau Matua monno mangeilo, nepa keketama taguna nepareta neghe. 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 PBL Baka ghidda, yamme enganiage katukku wekkina batabaya monno barrana bapa dukkige li, ina. BSB BSB: and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 PBL Patekki nekke ahpakadada ateda ngarra kua ata. Monno, ghidda ahpedeza Stefanus, ata ah bonnuna ate wai monno Ngau Matua, Lappata Filipus, Prokhorus, Timon, Parmenas, monno Nikolaus iya ata proselit wali Anthiokia. 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 PBL Ghidda neghe ahghindizi aroda ngarra rasul, monno baba patabaya, ngarra rasul ahbotidi limma ghidda barra pittu ata ghaida. BSB BSB: They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 PBL Li, ina Allah engage banamawezarawe, monno mangeda ahrengngewe ne Yerusalem engage bamatabo. Lappata, iya pabodo kaladada imam ah dukku badekudi ghaida imam ghetti. 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 PBL Monno, Stefanus, bonnuna kanurru monno nanorge, narabibage netti pakarabba dangnga monno tada-tada ah mangadi ne barrada ata mangeda. BSB BSB: Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
10 PBL Takka ghinawe, ghidda ghetti danna bisake bagabbage nemagottu monno Ngau ay el-Ni Stefanus paneghe-paneghe. BSB BSB: but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
11 PBL Baka, monno kanagha-kanagha ghidda bahaidorai pirra ata ga, ika paneghe, "Yamme marengngebaza ata nagha bana tekkiwe paneghe-paneghe natibbolai barrada Musa monno Allah!" BSB BSB: Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
12 PBL Monno, ghidda ahtullaradi ata mangeda, paama-paama, monno ahpande-pandege Taurat, baka ahbarrani Stefanus baghappaza, baka ghindiza arona Sanhedrin. BSB BSB: So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
13 PBL Ghidda apaarodi ah etawe marawi daghinnana, natekkiwe, "Ata nagha danna ngau du, aki bana tekkiwe paneghe-paneghe ah gabbage padou ah zingira monno hukum Taurat. BSB BSB: where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
14 PBL Orona, yamma marengngeba nia bana tekkiwe banati Yesus wali Nazaret engana pamubbukawe padou neghe monno naghungage ne parawi ahdamma papaburruda Musa barrada ghitto. 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 PBL Monno, bana payarrana matai Stefanus, ngarra kua ata ahmadi, i ne Sanhedrin etanawe matana yongngu mata malaikatwe. 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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