¹Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

¹Huan, huai laia, nungjuite a pun a pun lai un, a niteng thil hawm uah amau meithaite a limsaklouh nak jiak un Hebrute tungah Grik-Judate a phunta ua.

²And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.

²Huan, sawm leh nihten nungjui mipite a sam ua, Pathian thugen tawpsana, dohkana nektak ka bawl uh a hoih kei ding hi.

³Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

³Huaijiakin, unaute aw, na lak uah Kha leh pilna dim mi minhoih ngen sagih tel un, amau hiai thil gel dingin ka bawl ding uh;

⁴But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.

⁴kou tuh thum leh thu nasemin ka om nawn zo ngitnget ding uh, a chi ua.

⁵And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch;

⁵Huai thuin mi tengteng a kipaksaka; huchiin ginna leh Kha Siangthoua dim Stephen toh, Philip toh, Prokora toh Nikanor toh, Timon toh, Parmena toh, Judate phungkai Antiokei khua a mi Nikola toh a tel ua;

⁶whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

⁶Tua mite sawltakte maah a dingsak ua: huan, amau a thum ua, a tunguah a khut uh a koih uh.

⁷And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

⁷Huan, Pathian thu a hongdalha; Jerusalem khua ah nungjuite a pungta mahmah uhi; siampute lakah leng mi tampi ginna lam a hongngata uhi.

⁸And Stephen, full of grace and power, wrought great wonders and signs among the people.

⁸Huan, Stephen hehpihna leh thilhihtheihnain a dima, mi lakah thillamdang leh chiamtehna thupipi a hih jela.

⁹But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.

⁹Himahleh, Sal Suakte, Kurini khua te, Aleksandria khua te kikhopna a chih ua mi khenkhat leh, Silisia gama te; Asia gama te kikhopna a mi khenkhatte a hongkisa ua, Stephen a hong kiselpih ua.

¹⁰And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.

¹⁰Himahleh, a pilna leh a genpihpa Kha tuh a selkhe theikei uhi.

¹¹Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.

¹¹Huan, mi bang a golh ua; huai miten tuh, Mosi leh Pathian a gensiat ka ja uh, a chi ua.

¹²And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,

¹²Huan, mite, upate leh laigelhmite a hasuan ua, Stephen a sual ua, a man ua, vaihawmte kiangah a pi uhi;

¹³and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

¹³huan, theihpih takloute a bawl un, huaiten tuh, Hiai min hiai In Siangthou leh Dan a gense gige hi;

¹⁴for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

¹⁴Hiai Nazareth Jesun hiai In a hihse dia, Mosiin honpiak dante a hihlamdang ding chih, a gen ka ja uh, a chi ua.Huan, vaihawmte tengtengin Stephen a ensal chiat ua, a mel tuh angel mel bangin a mu uh.

¹⁵And all that sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

¹⁵Huan, vaihawmte tengtengin Stephen a ensal chiat ua, a mel tuh angel mel bangin a mu uh.