1 PBS Pui, hahake laku nawoe, teba Yahudi pila Yunani-i popo tete-e teba Ibrani, kei jako tete-ei teba roro tetei babafa jatenika. 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 PBS Tunaiko hahake hapai teniko teakokekei telufata pa teni: Ne-nohaeka, kei pifekeke nenitaru te janotere-e tarira 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 PBS Peanya, johane, ebafai teba napahetou ihihi, efula teba heve, pa Tata Letuke hekopi pa jakelo, u-tenoroete janoi, 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 PBS pa u-newowe hupala momo lupopo pa Tata pifeke." BSB BSB: and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 PBS Pikelotei bapakei keteji, kaipa Stafanus teke, keba hupalanave pa Tata Letuke hemole, pa Filipus, Prokhorus, Nikanor, Timon, Permenas pa Nikolaus, keba laku Yahidi lupopokate ka 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 PBS Teterutute hahake-ho, kaipa hahake lupopo jatete pa noterefe-te. BSB BSB: They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
7 PBS Tata pifeke pakutupa, pa teako te-e Yerusalem tetopalako nawoe; teba janore-e Tatapake no-teri pa keteji. 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 PBS Pa Stefanus, keba pipate pa ma hekopi, jalopa pa jakoli kelei tebapa. BSB BSB: Now Stephen, who was full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people.
10 PBS Pa tuta keke tela tape pa Letu fakako pikelei. BSB BSB: but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
11 PBS Kaipa tebafau tefajako teni: "Lonelate pitikelai Musa pa Tata piti fefekelai. BSB BSB: Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
12 PBS Loma noiau jaleu tete tebapapa teba huhu pa teba rupulafuete; Stefanus tekeke, tejaru pa tekeketute Taba Huhu-ho. BSB BSB: So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
13 PBS Kaipa teba jafu putelako teni: "Kebawe fepapapa piti fefe kelai jete-tuwe pa Tata Make, BSB BSB: where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
14 PBS Kei neworu kelo, kei Yesus, keba Nazaret-i, pawe ketapepele pa lejanene pipave wa Musa to ne. 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 PBS Tebapa me tebapahoi tekarefaku Stefanus, pa tekarete Stefanus tahai anara taha tebafapa. 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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