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.

¹Ai antunchi le slugi mai butionas, le Zhiduvuria kai denas duma grekchisko vachinas pe pal Zhiduvuria kodole themeske, ke lenge zhuvlia kai sas phivlia chidenas le so trobulas le swako dies.

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.

²Le desh u dui disipluria chide andek than sa le kolavre slugen ai phende lenge, nai mishto te terduas te mothas po Del ai te la sama katar o xabe.

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.

³Anda kodia murhe phral, alon mashkar tumende efta mursh, kai zhal pa lende shukar xiro, ai kai si pherdo Swunto Duxo ande lende, ai gojaver, ai dasa lende kadia buchi.

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

⁴Ai ame rodasa te das mai but vriama ka rhugimos, ai kai vorba le Devleski.

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;

⁵So phende pa kodola bucha sa o narodo drago sas lenge; ai thode iekes kai busholas Stephen, kodo manush sas pherdo pachamos ai O Swunto Duxo, ai vi o Philip, ai Prochorus, ai Nicanor, ai Timon, ai Parmenas, ai Nicolas, iek manush andai Antioch kai mai anglal wo pachalaspe sar le Zhiduvuria.

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

⁶Andine le kal slugi kai kana rhugisaile thode le vas pe lende.

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.

⁷E Vorba le Devleski zhalas mai dur ai mai dur, ai le slugi mai butionas but anda Jerusalem; ai but andal rasha vi won, dine pe le Devleske.

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

⁸O Stephen, kai sas pherdo lashimos ai pherdo putiera, kerelas bari bucha andel Devlesko anav, ai bare mirakluria mashkar o narodo.

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.

⁹Uni manush nas dakordo le Stephenosa, won sas andai synagogue, won bushonas Libertianes ai Cyrenians, ai Alexandrians, le Zhiduvonsa andai Cilicia ai andai Asia.

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

¹⁰Numa nashtinas te inkeren pala leski goji ai pala Swunto Duxo kai delas duma pa lesko mui.

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

¹¹Antunchi pochinde avre manushenge, te mothon, "Ashundiam leste ke delas duma ai marelas mui katar o Moses, ai katar O Del."

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

¹²Xoliarde o narodos, ai le mai phure, ai kodola kai ramonas o zakono, ai porme pashile pashai Stephen, ai line les, ai angerde les kal mai bare.

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

¹³Ai andine manushen kai xoxavenas ai thonas dosh pe leste intaino, won mothonas, "Kado manush marel mui katar amari Swunto tampla, ai katar o zakono le Mosesosko;

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.”

¹⁴Ke ame ashundiam leste, kai phendia ke O Jesus kai sas andai Nazareth peravela kadia tampla, ai parhuvel o zakono kai dia ame o Moses."

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

¹⁵Sa le manush kai sas kotse ande kodo than, dikhenas po Stephen, ai dikhle ke lesko mui sas sar ieke angelosko.