¹Kahaa-haea kawoo-woria' -mi tauna to mpotuku' Yesus. Lomo' -lomo' -na, topetuku' Yesus paka' to Yahudi. Aga to hantongo' -ra mobasa Yunani, pai' to hantongo' wo'o mobasa Yahudi moto-ra. Nto'u toe, ngkunuti-ramo topetuku' Yesus to mobasa Yunani, mpongkunutii doo-ra to mobasa Yahudi, ra'uli': "Tobine-kai to balu, uma raratai bagia to rabagi butu eo-na hi to mpe'ahii'."

¹Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists The Hellenists used Greek language and culture, even though they were also of Hebrew descent. against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

²Toe pai' suro Pue' Yesus to hampulu' rodua mpokio' hawe'ea topetuku' Yesus bona morumpu, pai' ra'uli' -raka: "Uma-hawo lompe' ane kai' mpo'urusi pompobagi koni', apa' uma mpai' hono' loga-kai mpokeni Lolita Alata'ala.

²The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

³Jadi' ompi' -ompi', agina tapelihi ngkai laintongo' -ta tau pitu to lompe' po'ingku-ra, to nakuasai Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' to monoto nono-ra, bona hira' -mi to kiwai' bago mpo'urusi kara-kara pongkoni' toe.

³Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

⁴Apa' pobago-kai kai' to poko-na mpu'u, mosampaya pai' mpokeni Lolita Alata'ala."

⁴But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

⁵Lolita suro toera rapo'io' -mi omea. Toe pai' mpopelihi-ramo Stefanus, to mepangala' mpu'u hi Pue' Yesus pai' to nakuasai Inoha' Tomoroli'. Rapelihi wo'o: Filipus, Prokhorus, Nikanor, Timon, Parmenas pai' Nikolaus to Antiokhia. Nikolaus toei, bela-i to Yahudi, aga mesua' -imi hi agama Yahudi.

⁵These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

⁶To pitu toera rakeni hilou hi suro Pue' Yesus, pai' suro toera mpojama woo' -ra pai' mosampaya merapi' bona Pue' mpogane' -ra.

⁶whom they set before the apostles. When they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.

⁷Jadi', ngkai toe-mi pai' kawoo-woria' tauna to mpo'epe Lolita Alata'ala. Pai' katedoo-donihia-mi kawori' topetuku' Yesus hi Yerusalem. Imam-imam moto wo'o, wori' -ramo to mepangala' pai' mengkoru hi Pue' Yesus.

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

⁸Ane Stefanus, Alata'ala mpogane' mpu'u-i, nawai' -i kuasa mpobabehi wori' tanda mekoncehi to mpopohiloi kabaraka' -na Alata'ala hi ntodea.

⁸Stephen, full of faith and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.

⁹Aga ria wo'o-ra to mposapuaka. Tomesapuaka toera, anggota tomi posampayaa to rahanga' Tomi Libertini (batua-na: tomi tauna to rabahaka ngkai karapobatuaa-ra). Anggota tomi posampayaa toe, to Yahudi to ngkai ngata Kirene pai' Aleksandria. Hira' toe hante to Yahudi ngkai tana' Kilikia pai' Asia mpomehono' -ki Stefanus.

⁹But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines,” and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

¹⁰Aga uma-ra hompe mpotompoi' lolita Stefanus, apa' Inoha' Pue' Ala mpowai' -i kanotoa nono mololita.

¹⁰They weren’t able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke.

¹¹Toe pai' ba hangkuja dua tauna rawai' doi, bona hira' mpobabehi lolita boa' mpobalihi Stefanus, ra'uli': "Ki'epe-i-kaina mporuge' Atura Musa pai' mpokedi' Alata'ala!"

¹¹Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

¹²Ngkai ree, mpo'ukei' -ra ntodea hante pangkeni to Yahudi pai' guru agama, bona moroe-ra hi Stefanus. Kahilou-rami mpohoko' -i pai' rakeni hi topohura agama.

¹²They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

¹³Karata-ra hi ree, rapope'onga wo'o-ramo-rawo to tungkai' mosabi' boa'. Ra'uli' sabi' boa' toera: "Tau tohe'ii ntora mporuge' Tomi Alata'ala pai' mporuge' Atura Musa!

¹³and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

¹⁴Ki'epe-i mololita mpo'uli': Yesus to Nazaret toe mpogero mpai' Tomi Alata'ala pai' mpobalii' hawe'ea ada to tapososora ngkai nabi Musa."

¹⁴For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

¹⁵Mpo'epe toe, hawe'ea topohura mponaa Stefanus. Rahilo-rawo, lio-na hewa lio mala'eka.

¹⁵All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.